Matchday four of the UEFA Europa League kicks off on Thursday night as teams look to fortify their positions within the group and attempt advance onto the next stage of the tournament. With so many of the groups having very little points between the top and bottom placed teams, there are loads of hugely important games taking place.
Read on as we pick out our top tips and exclusive booking code for Thursday’s games:
Brighton & Hove Albion to win, 1.76
Ajax vs Brighton & Hove Albion
Brighton and Ajax have both gone through tough spells this season and while Ajax may be starting to put things right, with them winning their last two, Brighton are well and truly going through a tough patch at the moment. They have managed only two wins in their last 10 games across all competitions, with their most recent win being in the reverse fixture of this game.
However, with Group B split by just three points, we fully expect Roberto De Zerbi to get his team back to winning ways in this one and increase their chances of making history by reaching the knockout rounds.
Liverpool to win and over 2.5 goals, 1.75
Liverpool’s overwhelming quality has really shown in the Europa League this season as the Reds have gone on to win all three games, scoring 10 and conceding twice in the process. In the last matchup between these two sides, Liverpool ran out 5-1 winners and we expect them to continue their goalscoring form against Toulouse once again.
Romelu Lukaku to score, 2.60
Romelu Lukaku has proven his critics wrong once again since joining Roma in the summer with the Belgian already netting six in nine in the league, just four less than he managed throughout the entire last campaign with Inter. His performances have been no different in the Europa League either as Lukaku has scored in all three of Roma’s games thus far, and we expect him to continue this record with another goal in this one.
Victor Boniface to score, 1.70
Qarabag vs Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Another striker who has taken to his new club like a duck to water is Victor Boniface, who is the top scorer for Bayer 04 Leverkusen since joining. His seven league goals and two Europa League goals have contributed to Xabi Alonso’s side winning all but one of their opening 15 games, with the exception being a 2-2 draw to Bayern Munich.
30 goals in 10 league games and 11 in three in the Europa League shows just how many chances Leverkusen create, and with Super Eagle Boniface managing 5.4 shots per game in the Bundesliga and 3.3 in the Europa League, we fully expect him to convert one of these into yet another goal.
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