Yahoo Sports Werder Bremen vs West Ham: Betway Cup 2017 prediction, team news, line-ups, start time, live, TV
West Ham continue their preparations for the 2017-18 season in a two-legged Betway Cup encounter against Werder Bremen in Germany this weekend.
The Hammers face the Bundesliga club on Friday and Saturday in back-to-back matches as Slaven Bilic builds his squad's fitness for the coming campaign.
Bilic says the Betway Cup format has been designed to ensure "perfect preparation" for the season opener at Manchester United on August 13.
West Ham fans will be optimistic this term given the club's recent transfer window business, with £16million Javier Hernandez joining Joe Hart, Marko Arnautovic and Pablo Zabaleta - and lifting some pre-season silverware would be a welcome boost as the Hammers look to a brighter future.
Start time
West Ham take on Werder Bremen at the Osterwald-Stadion at 17:30 on Friday.
The second leg will take place at the Heinz-Dettmer-Stadion at 14:30 on Saturday.
TV and online live coverage
The matches will not be shown live on television in the UK, but Standard Sport will be bringing you news and reaction after the final whistle on Friday and Saturday.
Team news and line-ups
Summer signings Hart, Arnautovic and Zabaleta are all training with their new team-mates in Germany.
Former Bayer Leverkusen striker Hernandez is yet to join up with the squad, and is unlikely to start anyway given his Confederations Cup exploits with Mexico this summer.
Prediction
Betting odds (via 888Sport)
Odds for the Betway Cup will be released on Friday July 28.
