⚽UEFA Europa League Discussion Thread -- 2023/24 | Winner: Atalanta

[CLS63]

Frankly, I liked Fenerbahce's performance against Slovacko very much. This is the team performance that I want to see from them. And the player who I loved his performance the most was absolutely Lincoln. Both of his goals were incredible but I appreciated the free-kick one the most. By getting a 3-0 victory they have already opened the door for next round. However Fenerbahce will need to keep this performance against more serious opponents as well. Only in that way they can move on to the group stage and have a successful run as well.

[fzkto]

Slovan Bratislava will face Olympiacos in the return leg at home today. Judging from their first game, Slovan have a better chance of winning, because they almost won the away game, conceding only in the final minutes, playing a draw. I think that Olympiacos will lose today and in general the Greek club has played much worse than before.

[buwaytress]

^ neither are even 3/1 so am avoiding that match altogether. Oh and don't forget what I'd PM'd you about


What I did do instead was to take Maribor as the underdogs, Partizan and Malmo and the odds turned out to be 8.88.

Probably not wise, but I couldn't resist stupendous belief in superstition I didn't realise I even had

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[fzkto]

^ neither are even 3/1 so am avoiding that match altogether. Oh and don't forget what I'd PM'd you about


What I did do instead was to take Maribor as the underdogs, Partizan and Malmo and the odds turned out to be 8.88.

Probably not wise, but I couldn't resist stupendous belief in superstition I didn't realise I even had

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I don't know how the magic of 888 numbers can help you, but I think your first bet on Maribor will be lost. I don't rule out a draw here because they have nothing to lose today, but the Finns look much stronger. I have my doubts about Malmo as well. After a comfortable home win, they have no motivation to play well today, unlike the hosts. I wish you good luck, but I don't think it will be tonight.

[morvillz7z]

∆ HJK Helsinki - NK Maribor BTTS @1.93 ∆ X

I was looking for a visiting team that has lost the 1st leg at home and needs to win and Maribor fits my criteria. In their case, they will need multiple goals. From what i was able to catch watching extended highlights from the reverse fixture, it was a reasonably even match with both teams getting into great positions in the opposition's final third. Maribor hit the crossbar and missed some nice chances in the 1HF and got undone by an early 2HF goal. There should be goals here, both ways!

[LTU_btc]

Fenerbahche won first game against Slovack 3:0 and now odds for their win is @2.25. I see it as very good value bet. 3;0 isn't that result after which Fenerbahche wouldn't play seriously. Partizan lost against AEK unexpected, but as I already said, they're still favourites IMO. I include them to my parlay together with Malmo @2.36. And I also go with over 2.5 goals parlay in Dudelange - Malmo and Zurich - Linfield @2.66.

[casperBGD]

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Partizan lost against AEK unexpected, but as I already said, they're still favourites IMO.

as a fan, I would say that we are favorites, but Partizan is not on my parlay
match just started, it was a great fireworks before the match, and looking at past performance after fireworks before the match, we will probably lose today

four matches without a win, three in local league, and one against AEK, situation is far from good, if we do not score up to HT, team will get nervous, and hardly have any chance

nevertheless, hopping for the best

[CLS63]

Fenerbahçe finished their job by getting a 1-1 draw in the rematch. Slovacko weren't a very difficult opponent for them and they didn't make any mistake in this round. Now they are in the play-off round and the new opponent is Austria Wien. This is a more difficult opponent actually but there is still a big gap between them as for the quality of the squads. Fenerbahçe should be able to get past this obstacle successfully as well. I would like to see my team doing a good job in the Europa League and it is important for our country points as well.

[el kaka22]

I do not know how you guys are doing something so scary to me. All these games look like they are going to be pretty difficult to beat, and they look like they are going to be wildly unexpected and I couldn't really make any sense out of them.

Betting on these feels like I might as well shoot darts in the dark and hope for the best, doesn't mean I would miss each time, but there is a good chance I would miss most of the time, and would do so with these games as well. I would prefer to wait it out, and reach the group stages. There, I would know most of the teams, and at the very least know the best teams in each group and wager better.

[LTU_btc]

From today's bets, only HJK and Zurich bring me money. At least thing were better in Conference League. Seems that we will have penalty shootout in Slovan - Olympiacos game. Before game I already had written-off Oly.
So, probably only AEK kicked out Partizan is only big surprise in this round.

as a fan, I would say that we are favorites, but Partizan is not on my parlay
match just started, it was a great fireworks before the match, and looking at past performance after fireworks before the match, we will probably lose today

Your concerns weren't without a reason. Despite relatively early goal, Partizan didn't managed to win game and it ended 2:2.
Anyway, both Partizan and Malmo screwed my parlay

[Joca97]

From today's bets, only HJK and Zurich bring me money. At least thing were better in Conference League. Seems that we will have penalty shootout in Slovan - Olympiacos game. Before game I already had written-off Oly.
So, probably only AEK kicked out Partizan is only big surprise in this round.

as a fan, I would say that we are favorites, but Partizan is not on my parlay
match just started, it was a great fireworks before the match, and looking at past performance after fireworks before the match, we will probably lose today

Your concerns weren't without a reason. Despite relatively early goal, Partizan didn't managed to win game and it ended 2:2.
Anyway, both Partizan and Malmo screwed my parlay

Partizan was just terrible and with 2 goals that they scored it just wasnt enough . Some news after the match is that Partizan sacked their head coach and still the fans arent satisfied with the club management. In the club its really heated the fans are going crazy with the management

[Iranus]

Fenerbahçe finished their job by getting a 1-1 draw in the rematch. Slovacko weren't a very difficult opponent for them and they didn't make any mistake in this round. Now they are in the play-off round and the new opponent is Austria Wien. This is a more difficult opponent actually but there is still a big gap between them as for the quality of the squads. Fenerbahçe should be able to get past this obstacle successfully as well. I would like to see my team doing a good job in the Europa League and it is important for our country points as well.

Since Fenerbahçe was leading 3-0 in the first leg. So a draw today was enough for Fenerbahçe. And they have been able to do it successfully. Fenerbahçe was aiming for a draw in today's match. And they played a defensive strategy in this match. Maybe Fenerbahçe won't have too much trouble in the next match against Austria Wien. Fenerbahçe's squad is quite experienced. However, betting on a win at Fenerbahçe is still a bit of a risk.

[Balmain]

Slavacko - Fenerbahce match The first half match ended in a draw. The pressures of Fenerbahce in the first half did not yield any results. Serdar had given the signals of the goal, let alone. In the second half, Serdar Dursun had good control of the ball and created a good angle and scored with a hard shot and put his team forward. Immediately after, Slovacko made good use of the mistake in the defense and scored the goal that would bring the game to a draw. We have seen the problem of defense in the league, it needs to find a solution at the beginning of the season immediately.

[casperBGD]

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Your concerns weren't without a reason. Despite relatively early goal, Partizan didn't managed to win game and it ended 2:2.
Anyway, both Partizan and Malmo screwed my parlay

yeah, we are now in Conference league, which is probably more suitable to our strength at the moment
it is hard to lose from a team from Cyprus, but now we have team from Malta in Conference league draw, and losing from them will kick even harder

nevertheless, I think that we will manage to get to Conference league group stage, and to play in Europe next spring as well (passing through group stage)

Olympiakos crushed my parlay, expected them to win in regular time

[buwaytress]

^ neither are even 3/1 so am avoiding that match altogether. Oh and don't forget what I'd PM'd you about


What I did do instead was to take Maribor as the underdogs, Partizan and Malmo and the odds turned out to be 8.88.

Probably not wise, but I couldn't resist stupendous belief in superstition I didn't realise I even had

Feel free to not follow on Sportsbet: https://sportsbet.io/sharebetslip/37907dd3-97ac-47b1-836e-9ae527cb96b1

I don't know how the magic of 888 numbers can help you, but I think your first bet on Maribor will be lost. I don't rule out a draw here because they have nothing to lose today, but the Finns look much stronger. I have my doubts about Malmo as well. After a comfortable home win, they have no motivation to play well today, unlike the hosts. I wish you good luck, but I don't think it will be tonight.

Yeah, smashed me to bits, and not much luck elsewhere, but I have been doing particularly well in early Conference qualifying, so yeah, Europa isn't quite the way to bet SO far.

I'm actually still holding off on outright as well, might take a punt or two once qualifying is over but I suspect we get a lot of joy from betting against some favourites (like maybe who knows, United haha).

[Daniel91]

From today's bets, only HJK and Zurich bring me money. At least thing were better in Conference League. Seems that we will have penalty shootout in Slovan - Olympiacos game. Before game I already had written-off Oly.
So, probably only AEK kicked out Partizan is only big surprise in this round.

as a fan, I would say that we are favorites, but Partizan is not on my parlay
match just started, it was a great fireworks before the match, and looking at past performance after fireworks before the match, we will probably lose today

Your concerns weren't without a reason. Despite relatively early goal, Partizan didn't managed to win game and it ended 2:2.
Anyway, both Partizan and Malmo screwed my parlay

Partizan was just terrible and with 2 goals that they scored it just wasnt enough . Some news after the match is that Partizan sacked their head coach and still the fans arent satisfied with the club management. In the club its really heated the fans are going crazy with the management

The failure of Partizan is really one of the biggest surprises of this round of the competition.
Their fans are really fanatical, but the Partizan players now need peace so that they can concentrate on the most important match of the season that awaits them, which is the fight to enter the group of the conference league.
Another failure would really be a disaster for the sporting ambitions of this club and its finances.
What will happen with the coach and club management, is there any new news?

[Marvell1]

Partizan was just terrible and with 2 goals that they scored it just wasnt enough . Some news after the match is that Partizan sacked their head coach and still the fans arent satisfied with the club management. In the club its really heated the fans are going crazy with the management

The failure of Partizan is really one of the biggest surprises of this round of the competition.
Their fans are really fanatical, but the Partizan players now need peace so that they can concentrate on the most important match of the season that awaits them, which is the fight to enter the group of the conference league.
Another failure would really be a disaster for the sporting ambitions of this club and its finances.
What will happen with the coach and club management, is there any new news?

As much as they could, Partizan gave it their best shot. However, I can tell that that Own Goal really hurt them a lot. In the absence of that Own Goal, it would have been their match. It is obvious, however, that the players do not intend to score OG. It was not the outcome that the people expected in my opinion.

Furthermore, they had a very inconsistent form going into the match as well. I was sure that the match would not be a one-sided affair, as there was no way that it would be a one-sided affair. The situation for partizan is not good as they have also lost the match that they had on the 14th of August. In my opinion, there hasn't been any improvement in the last few months but I may be mistaken?

[3meek]

I really like Sheriff because last year they managed to beat away Champions League winners Real Madrid... But for some reason they're not playing well this season... Bookmakers are giving high odds for their win against Armenian Pyunik, who disgracefully lost to Crvena Zvezda with the total score of two matches 7-0... I hope Sheriff will win...

[LTU_btc]

10 play-off round qualifying round games today. Change of manager didn't helped much for Malmo, but I still see them as favorites against Sivasspor - they having terrible start in Turkish league. I'm also backing Zurich against Hearts, like I said, Scottish teams (Except Rangers and Celtic) isn't competetive on European level at all. Odds isn't high, but I think it's safe bet - parlay of Ferencvaros and Gent ML. Attractive odds for Sheriff, but I'm not sure about them. And probably most interesting game today Austria - Fenerbahche.

I really like Sheriff because last year they managed to beat away Champions League winners Real Madrid... But for some reason they're not playing well this season... Bookmakers are giving high odds for their win against Armenian Pyunik, who disgracefully lost to Crvena Zvezda with the total score of two matches 7-0... I hope Sheriff will win...

Playing in Champions league and winning against Real was above their level. Quality of their squad isn't something special and it's nothing surprised that this year they have failed to reach Champions League. But considering opponent that they have, they must reach Europa league groups this year.

[buwaytress]

Not able to do bets today easily, annoying as some games seem ripe to put silly money on... Sheriff has been underwhelming I would say, after last season's heroics...

Anyone want to line up the 5/1 and above pickings so I can do blind magic? Haha