Europa League Predictions

This competition doesn’t appear to be a priority for Nice and that is reflected in their meagre tally of two points from five games. In contrast, Union SG are showing some desire and held a strong Roma side to a 1-1 draw at this venue in their last game. The Belgian side have won their last three in a row on home soil and they look worth backing to overcome Nice at the King Baudouin Stadium, their home ground for this season’s European games.

Rangers have reeled off four straight wins in all competitions, including a 4-1 thrashing of Nice on the last Europa League matchday, and they can take advantage of Tottenham’s inconsistencies when the teams square up in Glasgow.

PAOK have managed just one win in this competition and could be left frustrated by Ferencvarosi. The Hungarian side started out with two defeats but have won three in a row since and can at least avoid defeat in Greece.

Dinamo Kiev have struggled in this competition, failing to pick up a point in six matches and just scoring one goal. They come up against an in-form Real Sociedad who have won their last four matches. The Spanish side are typically very stout at the back and should dominate Dinamo Kiev from the off and win this to nil.

Both teams come in on good form with Lyon winning four of their last five, and Frankfurt winning three of their last five. This should be a competitive match up between two evenly matched teams, that should see both teams getting in on the goal action. Frankfurt have had a great first half to the season, and find themselves second in the Bundesliga. They’ve won three of their last five away games, and could come out on top in this clash.

This competition doesn’t appear to be a priority for Nice and that is reflected in their meagre tally of two points from five games. In contrast, Union SG are showing some desire and held a strong Roma side to a 1-1 draw at this venue in their last game. The Belgian side have won their last three in a row on home soil and they look worth backing to overcome Nice at the King Baudouin Stadium, their home ground for this season’s European games.

Both teams come in on good form with Lyon winning four of their last five, and Frankfurt winning three of their last five. This should be a competitive match up between two evenly matched teams, that should see both teams getting in on the goal action.

Rangers have scored in each of their last 11 home games across all competitions and can keep that run going against Tottenham. Both teams have scored in three of Spurs’ last four matches overall and they are yet to draw a blank in this competition.

Viktoria Plzen are likely to on the front foot after winning their last two Europa League matches and they are unbeaten at home this season across all competitioms. Both teams have scored in each of the Czech side’s last four games and they’ve scored in 12 of their 13 home games, while both teams have scored in four of United’s games in this competition.

Both teams have scored in five of Fiorentina’s last six home games and in each of LASK’s last five away from home.

This looks a big ask for St Gallen but they may at least be able to score against Guimaraes. Both teams have scored in eight of the Swiss side’s last nine home games, while Guimaraes have gone eight games without an away clean sheet and have scored in six of those trips.

Lazio are unbeaten in this competition but seeing off Ajax on their own patch may be too big of an ask and the spoils could be shared in Amsterdam. Ajax have scored exactly twice in four of their last six games, a run that has included two 2-2 stalemates, and Lazio have hit five goals in total across their two trips in this competition.

Frankfurt have had a great first half to the season, and find themselves second in the Bundesliga. They’ve won three of their last five away games, and could come out on top in this clash with a 2-1 win.

Lazio’s Pedro has starred in Europe with three goals in five games and has already managed one goal in the Netherlands, at Twente, and he can add to his haul at Ajax.

Both teams have been in good scoring form and Lazio have scored in nine of their 10 trips across all competitions, while Ajax have only failed to score on one of their 12 home games. Both teams can contribute to the goals total and over 2.5 goals has been a winning bet in each of Ajax’s last three games and in three of Lazio’s last five.

Elfsborg have given a lot to this competition and have beaten Roma, as well as pushing AZ Alkmaar and Galatasaray close in defeats. They only have four points to show for their efforts but can boost their hopes of knockout involvement by seeing off Qarabag, who have lost four of their five games – including a 2-1 defeat to Elfsborg’s domestic rivals Malmo.

Guimaraes are unbeaten in this competition with 10 points from a possible 12. The Portuguese side should be able to claim the spoils in Switzerland against a St Gallen side who have just one win in four attempts in the Conference League and are winless in five across all comps.

Gent ended a four-match winless run over the weekend but all of those poor results came away from home. At the Planet Group Arena, they’ve won each of their last four – scoring 15 goals without conceding – and they can win with room to spare against a TSC side who have suffered heavy defeats to Legia and Maccabi Tel Aviv in Europe this season.

Real Madrid clinched a record-extending 15th Champions League trophy at Wembley last season and they look good value to make it 16 in Munich next year.

They have won 15 of their 18 appearances in the final and have won six of the last 11 instalments, with their last defeat in the final of this competition coming back in 1981 against Liverpool.

Los Blancos’ storied history in this competition would have put them among my favourites for the trophy even before their business in the summer, but the transfer window has been kind to them and they head into the 2024/25 campaign with arguably the best squad in the world.

The world-class talents of Jude Bellingham and Vinicius Junior remain instrumental to Carlo Ancelotti’s side, but the arrival of arguably the world’s best player in Kylian Mbappe could send them stratospheric.

As if that wasn’t enough, teenage sensation Endrick has also arrived in the Spanish capital and scored on his home debut against Real Valladolid.

Led by a manager who has won the Champions League a record five times with two separate teams, it would take a brave man to oppose Real Madrid.

Athletic Bilbao have clear motivation for a deep Europa League run – as their San Mames stadium will host the final in May. Spain star Nico Williams has hung around for another season dreaming of European glory with his boyhood club in their home ground.

Athletic won the Copa del Rey last term and they’re seen as the strongest Spanish side in the competition. With eight of the last 11 seasons seeing a Spanish winner of the Europa League, Athletic are standout value at 12/1.

Copenhagen made the Champions League last 16 earlier this year, making it through a group that contained Bayern Munich, Manchester United and Galatasaray. They finished four points off the Danish title in May and slipped into the Conference League as a result, where the change in format offers them a path to glory. After a decent summer transfer window and a strong domestic start, Copenhagen can make an impact in a competition which has a vulnerable trio of favourites.

Athletic Bilbao have clear motivation for a deep Europa League run – as their San Mames stadium will host the final in May. Spain star Nico Williams has hung around for another season dreaming of European glory with his boyhood club in their home ground.

Athletic won the Copa del Rey last term and they’re seen as the strongest Spanish side in the competition. With eight of the last 11 seasons seeing a Spanish winner of the Europa League, Athletic are standout value at 12/1.