⚽ UEFA Europa League 2026-2027 🥈

[Lida93]

There will be more Europa League matches today:

OFI — Hoffenheim
Levski — Red Bull Salzburg
Juventus — NEC Nijmegen
Real Sociedad — Bournemouth
Besiktas — Olympique Marseille
Celtic — Ferencvaros
Crystal Palace — Lech Poznan
Viktoria Plzen — Union Saint-Gilloise
Lillestrom — Uniao de Torres

For me, one of the most interesting matches will probably be Real Sociedad vs. Bournemouth. Neither team has made a particularly good start to the season, but they are roughly equal in terms of quality. Juventus, the Europa League favorites, will also be playing today.

Just by looking at the fixtures it could be so easy to give predictions on the teams that will win their games but then this is the Europa League where underdogs can offset games outcome in an unexpected scores. Like the Real Sociedad Vs Bournemouth game it's just difficult to take a side but the safe bet for the game would be a BTS because for an equal strength team It's likely they would score each other.

In other games, Juventus is with a high winning probability, meanwhile for any other favourites I would go with a double chance just to keep my ticket on safer side.

[Ahli38]

AC Milan Vs Benfica is probably the most interesting one, sports-wise. Both clubs are more Champions League-level, but they didn't make it there, so they're competing in the Europa League instead.

Yeah, it will be strange to see clash of these teams in Europa, not Champions league. Maybe coonsidering current state of Milan, maybe it's not surprise to see their in EL, while Benfica had quite disapppointing season in domestic league. No way that I'm going to put money on Milan. Haven't checked odds, but maybe I'll put some money on BTTS.
From other games, it will be interesting to follow Sunderland return to Europe after more than 50 years. They got tough opponent for first game - AZ Alkmaar.

AC Milan’s performance was deeply disappointing following their 0-2 defeat to Benfica. This loss has made AC Milan’s situation look even worse as they have failed to secure a single win in their last three consecutive matches. Ruben Amorim has reportedly recognized his squad’s lack of creativity in generating scoring opportunities (Source). He seems to have realized this in their previous match, where they appeared unable to control the game. However he remains optimistic that they can adapt to compete more effectively in upcoming matches. It’s clear just how poor their performance was in that match even though they dominated possession. They failed to create a single clear-cut chance throughout the game. I personally think the AC Milan players’ mentality seems to be in a bad place right now. And I think it’s very likely that this will continue to affect their style of play in upcoming matches by considering that they need strong motivation to bounce back and that will take some time. I’m confident they’ll be able to overcome this when they face Salzburg later given that there’s still plenty of time before that match. But I’m not sure they’ll be able to immediately turn their performance around and play exceptionally well against Lecce.

[Sobz]

There will be more Europa League matches today:

OFI — Hoffenheim
Levski — Red Bull Salzburg
Juventus — NEC Nijmegen
Real Sociedad — Bournemouth
Besiktas — Olympique Marseille
Celtic — Ferencvaros
Crystal Palace — Lech Poznan
Viktoria Plzen — Union Saint-Gilloise
Lillestrom — Uniao de Torres

For me, one of the most interesting matches will probably be Real Sociedad vs. Bournemouth. Neither team has made a particularly good start to the season, but they are roughly equal in terms of quality. Juventus, the Europa League favorites, will also be playing today.

Their are interesting games to day. Juventus seems to be favourite against NEC because they are in a better form. Bournemouth have been doing good this season in EPL, but they have no much difference in performance with Real Sociedad, it is possible this game may end up in draws. Europa league is always interesting and cant be predicted. Their are teams that are expected to do well based on their overall performance,  but when it gets to the Europa games they perform unexpected.

[Daniel91]

I can't believe this thread got so quiet.
Things will change, as we're going to have some action tomorrow/Thursday.

Fixtures and odds (from 1win.com) for all of tomorrow's 9 games:

Omonia Nicosia x3.96 Vs Celtic de Vigo x1.98; Draw x3.36
FC Ararat-Armenia x5.20 Vs Sparta Prague x1.64; Draw x4.10
Bayer Leverkusen x1.14 Vs NK Celje x18.00; Draw x8.50
Olympiacos Piraeus x1.39 Vs Jagiellonia Bialystok x8.40; Draw x4.77
AC Milan x2.10 Vs SL Benfica FC x3.43; Draw x3.63
Sunderland x1.58 Vs AZ Alkmaar x5.50; Draw x4.37
RSC Anderlecht x2.95 Vs Lyon x2.31; Draw x3.66
Sturm Graz x3.65 Vs Rennes x1.94; Draw x3.90
Hapoel Beer Sheva x3.66 Vs Dinamo Zagreb x1.96; Draw x3.77

AC Milan Vs Benfica is probably the most interesting one, sports-wise. Both clubs are more Champions League-level, but they didn't make it there, so they're competing in the Europa League instead.

In terms of betting picks, high odds for Jagiellonia drew my attention, but they are not doing that great in the Polish league, so the odds are justified.
Another underdog, AZ Alkmaar, are also worth considering, perhaps for a double-chance bet. AZ have been in decent form recently, with 5 wins and one draw in the Dutch Eredivisie.

It seems that in the end most of these predictions were correct and helpful.
The favorites, Sparta, Bayer, Olympiacos, Sunderland, Lyon won and the surprises were the victories of Omonia and Benfica.
As I predicted yesterday in this thread (I hope you listened to me when betting) Dinamo did not beat Hapoel Beer Sheva even though they were the favorites.
On the contrary, Hapoel was a much better team and deserved to win.
Dinamo has been in a crisis of play and results for a long time and I am not sure how competitive they will be in this competition until the end.

[9ja Amaka]

There will be more Europa League matches today:

OFI — Hoffenheim
Levski — Red Bull Salzburg
Juventus — NEC Nijmegen
Real Sociedad — Bournemouth
Besiktas — Olympique Marseille
Celtic — Ferencvaros
Crystal Palace — Lech Poznan
Viktoria Plzen — Union Saint-Gilloise
Lillestrom — Uniao de Torres

For me, one of the most interesting matches will probably be Real Sociedad vs. Bournemouth. Neither team has made a particularly good start to the season, but they are roughly equal in terms of quality. Juventus, the Europa League favorites, will also be playing today.

Just by looking at the fixtures it could be so easy to give predictions on the teams that will win their games but then this is the Europa League where underdogs can offset games outcome in an unexpected scores. Like the Real Sociedad Vs Bournemouth game it's just difficult to take a side but the safe bet for the game would be a BTS because for an equal strength team It's likely they would score each other.

In other games, Juventus is with a high winning probability, meanwhile for any other favourites I would go with a double chance just to keep my ticket on safer side.

I don't know some of the teams that are playing, strage to me. Because I do know most teams, and here I am figuring out when I last saw most of these teams. I will give a straight win to the EPL teams. Again, this is the Europa League. The favorite teams to be trusted are the EPL teams, not the Italian team and Portuguese league teams we see there.

I wouldn't bet a straight win for Juventus anyway. It will be Juventus to win or draw. I am not trusting these teams anymore, regardless of their current form in their respective league.

[Promocodeudo]

There will be more Europa League matches today:

OFI — Hoffenheim
Levski — Red Bull Salzburg
Juventus — NEC Nijmegen
Real Sociedad — Bournemouth
Besiktas — Olympique Marseille
Celtic — Ferencvaros
Crystal Palace — Lech Poznan
Viktoria Plzen — Union Saint-Gilloise
Lillestrom — Uniao de Torres

For me, one of the most interesting matches will probably be Real Sociedad vs. Bournemouth. Neither team has made a particularly good start to the season, but they are roughly equal in terms of quality. Juventus, the Europa League favorites, will also be playing today.

Juventus Vs NEC Nijmegen is supposed to be a stress free match for Juventus considering the fact that Juventus is well known team that has more experience in the UEFA outings compared to their opponent, however, in the Italian Serie A, Juventus has scale through in two matches, the ended 1 in a draw and lost 1, while in Netherland Eridivisie, NEC has drawn 1, lose 3 and win 2.
I know that odd is nothing, and we can not rely on it to predict the outcome of a match, but Juventus still stand a better chance to win against NEC Nijmegen, because the are more better in terms of good performance and experience.

[Inwestour]

Juventus Vs NEC Nijmegen is supposed to be a stress free match for Juventus considering the fact that Juventus is well known team that has more experience in the UEFA outings compared to their opponent, however, in the Italian Serie A, Juventus has scale through in two matches, the ended 1 in a draw and lost 1, while in Netherland Eridivisie, NEC has drawn 1, lose 3 and win 2.
I know that odd is nothing, and we can not rely on it to predict the outcome of a match, but Juventus still stand a better chance to win against NEC Nijmegen, because the are more better in terms of good performance and experience.

As for the Europa League, there are a few matches today that look like they should be fairly easy, including Juventus's game, but odds of 1.15 for a Juventus win are too low. Especially considering Juventus hasn't managed to win its last two matches, which raises some doubts about their current form. On the other hand, Nijmegen concedes a lot of goals and rarely wins. Personally I’d probably prefer to bet on a Crystal Palace win today, the odds are a bit better there, or perhaps a Salzburg win against Levski.

[Altryist]

I noticed Benfica’s long winning streak, because no winning streak lasts forever. I think Milan could be a suitable team to bring that streak to an end. But I agree with you that betting on the match result would not be the most reasonable decision. Since Benfica's attack is in such good form, betting on them to score seems like a solid option. I imagine the odds for a Benfica goal aren't very high right now, so it might be worth waiting a bit and placing that bet live.

Both teams are going to score, if I were going to bet on the match, that would be my bet. The two teams are solid with their attacks, the defense may not be that great, so they will concede against themselves. AC Milan will come out to play, same with Benfica, it might end up being a high-scoring match, 2+ goals for each side, and for a winner, AC Milan looks promising to deliver such a performance.

Although both teams played quite well, and Milan might even have had the edge at times, it was Benfica that managed to score two goals and win the match. I had mentioned that picking a winner would be difficult, but I emphasized that Benfica was in excellent form and likely to score. As for Milan, they were probably just a bit unlucky in this game.

[pawel7777]

Last chance to bet on the remaining games of matchday 1.
Odds (from 1win) are:



In terms of good value and underdog picks, I'd say Ferencvaros are looking decent. While Celtic are doing great in the Scottish Premier League, their most recent European tournament performance was very far from perfect. They lost to LASK 5-1 (5-4 on aggregate) and dropped out of the Champions League. They also lost their last game in the Scottish League Cup 3-0 to Rangers.
Ferencváros are a bit of the opposite. They have been a little bit of a disappointment when it comes to the Hungarian League games, but they have been exceeding expectations in the European cup qualifiers so far.

[LTU_btc]

In terms of good value and underdog picks, I'd say Ferencvaros are looking decent. While Celtic are doing great in the Scottish Premier League, their most recent European tournament performance was very far from perfect. They lost to LASK 5-1 (5-4 on aggregate) and dropped out of the Champions League. They also lost their last game in the Scottish League Cup 3-0 to Rangers.
Ferencváros are a bit of the opposite. They have been a little bit of a disappointment when it comes to the Hungarian League games, but they have been exceeding expectations in the European cup qualifiers so far.

Yes, Celtic is looking very disappointing, especially in Europe and I'm using every opportunity to benefit from it. But this time I'm not sure about it. Ferencvaros might be just not good enough to win in Glasgow. Draw - maybe.
From evening games I haven't decided which game to watch. I'm picking between Real Sociedad - Bournemouth and Marseille - Besiktas

[ArabBTC]

As for the Europa League, there are a few matches today that look like they should be fairly easy, including Juventus's game, but odds of 1.15 for a Juventus win are too low. Especially considering Juventus hasn't managed to win its last two matches, which raises some doubts about their current form. On the other hand, Nijmegen concedes a lot of goals and rarely wins. Personally I’d probably prefer to bet on a Crystal Palace win today, the odds are a bit better there, or perhaps a Salzburg win against Levski.

Personally i don’t like going for wins especially in competitions like this because it is always dicy, the presumed weaker team might just sprout up a surprise and before you know it the game will end in either a draw or the weaker team will win. I normally prefer to go for goals, today’s Europa games i can’t say for sure which teams will win because it is a competition and every team will want to give their best and it will certainly bring about a lot of goals, so i played all the matches over 0.5goals and am hoping to win my bet.

[Dreadboost]

Beşiktaş vs Marseille are of equal strength. I can't predict which of them will win. 

The current score for the match is 1-1. I guess one of them will find a way to win. For me, this is the toughest fixture.

Crystal Palace and Juventus are already 3 goals up. Real Sociedad can't handle the strength and speed of Bournemouth. I think the games are going well if you place a bet tonight.

[red4slash]

Beşiktaş vs Marseille are of equal strength. I can't predict which of them will win. 

The current score for the match is 1-1. I guess one of them will find a way to win. For me, this is the toughest fixture.

Crystal Palace and Juventus are already 3 goals up. Real Sociedad can't handle the strength and speed of Bournemouth. I think the games are going well if you place a bet tonight.

This match was quite balanced even though in the first half Besiktas were quite able to control the flow of the game but they had a little difficulty when facing counterattacks so that the first half ended in a draw.

Looking at the current conditions I think the second half will remain the same where Besiktas will remain in the same form to take advantage of the home advantage and use possession as their strength but poor finishing makes the conditions difficult.
I want a draw in this game because I think it's been very good for both teams if you look at the conditions that are happening now with Mareseille always able to take advantage of the momentum of a quick counter-attack then if Besiktas do not want to miss like a goal back in the first half they should certainly be able to anticipate this in midfield even though their ball possession is good but if individual mistakes often occur especially for communication problems then it could be detrimental for them.

[Phoenix Anka]

Beşiktaş vs Marseille are of equal strength. I can't predict which of them will win. 

The current score for the match is 1-1. I guess one of them will find a way to win. For me, this is the toughest fixture.

Crystal Palace and Juventus are already 3 goals up. Real Sociedad can't handle the strength and speed of Bournemouth. I think the games are going well if you place a bet tonight.

It's true that both Beşiktaş and Marseille are evenly matched in terms of strength. Both teams are doing their best, and we're witnessing a good fight. Beşiktaş is working hard to win this match at home in front of their fans, and the players are showing it. It's a tough away game for Marseille. We could see a goal at any moment because we're watching a very exciting match.

[Amphenomenon]

As for the Europa League, there are a few matches today that look like they should be fairly easy, including Juventus's game, but odds of 1.15 for a Juventus win are too low. Especially considering Juventus hasn't managed to win its last two matches, which raises some doubts about their current form. On the other hand, Nijmegen concedes a lot of goals and rarely wins. Personally I’d probably prefer to bet on a Crystal Palace win today, the odds are a bit better there, or perhaps a Salzburg win against Levski.

Personally i don’t like going for wins especially in competitions like this because it is always dicy, the presumed weaker team might just sprout up a surprise and before you know it the game will end in either a draw or the weaker team will win. I normally prefer to go for goals, today’s Europa games i can’t say for sure which teams will win because it is a competition and every team will want to give their best and it will certainly bring about a lot of goals, so i played all the matches over 0.5goals and am hoping to win my bet.

I feel like tonight game wasn't really shocking, most games went in a way that we would have expected but to be honest I was quite unsure how Bournemouth will be able to handle Real Sociedad but man they have been able to pull it up, two goals to nil currently.

Although the second half still have enough time for things to change, bith teams can still score more goals. Crystal Palace win is more certain.

Ps: the score is currently 2 for Bournemouth and 1 for Real Sociedad, things are getting more exciting

[Jaycoinz]

As for the Europa League, there are a few matches today that look like they should be fairly easy, including Juventus's game, but odds of 1.15 for a Juventus win are too low. Especially considering Juventus hasn't managed to win its last two matches, which raises some doubts about their current form. On the other hand, Nijmegen concedes a lot of goals and rarely wins. Personally I’d probably prefer to bet on a Crystal Palace win today, the odds are a bit better there, or perhaps a Salzburg win against Levski.

Personally i don’t like going for wins especially in competitions like this because it is always dicy, the presumed weaker team might just sprout up a surprise and before you know it the game will end in either a draw or the weaker team will win. I normally prefer to go for goals, today’s Europa games i can’t say for sure which teams will win because it is a competition and every team will want to give their best and it will certainly bring about a lot of goals, so I played all the matches over 0.5goals and am hoping to win my bet.

I can relate to what you are saying because that's the same thing that happened yesterday with my bet on the Europa League fixture between AC Milan and Benfica. Because AC Milan were playing on their home soil, I predicted it might be a win for them or atleast if no win then maybe a draw but to my shock, Benfica actually won comfortably away and the funny thing about this fixture is that Ac Milan might still go away to Portugal and then still miraculously come up with a victory playing from away too.

[Hvdv]

Beşiktaş started the second half very well and quickly scored two goals to take a 3-1 lead. Beşiktaş is still fighting against Marseille and is looking for a fourth goal. Meanwhile, in other ongoing matches, Juventus, Crystal Palace, and USG are all 3-0 up. As the Europa League matches conclude, we're seeing some very exciting games. There are many goals this week.

[Youngrebel]

I can relate to what you are saying because that's the same thing that happened yesterday with my bet on the Europa League fixture between AC Milan and Benfica. Because AC Milan were playing on their home soil, I predicted it might be a win for them or atleast if no win then maybe a draw but to my shock, Benfica actually won comfortably away and the funny thing about this fixture is that Ac Milan might still go away to Portugal and then still miraculously come up with a victory playing from away too.

This is the main reason why I always say home advantage should not be seen as a guarantee to win, AC Milan playing in their home ground made a win or draw look reasonable, but Benfica showed good formations, tactics and how the game actually ends can just change everything completely And honestly, football can be so so unpredictable that AC  Milan could still turn it around in Portugal.