The Europa League and Europa Conference League semi-finals take centre stage later today, with all eight teams across the four first-leg fixtures set to battle for the advantage ahead of next week’s return legs.
Read on for best booking codes to use at Bet9ja, with all odds available at the time of writing:
Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa
Nottingham Forest and Aston Villa meet at the City Ground in an all-Premier League semi-final tie, and the Tricky Trees will fancy their chances of securing the first-leg advantage against the Villans.
Vitor Pereira’s side are undefeated in their last eight matches across all competitions, including five wins and three draws, featuring particularly impressive wins against Sunderland (5-0), Porto (1-0) and Tottenham Hotspur (3-0).
The Tricky Trees have also been strong at home, winning two and drawing two of their last four games, while Aston Villa have managed only one win in their last five away games, alongside three defeats and one draw.
With Nottingham Forest’s recent upturn in form and superb home record in recent weeks, we are backing the hosts to win this one.
Nottingham Forest to win, 2.58 – 5CM79XP
Braga vs Freiburg
Ricardo Horta has enjoyed a fantastic goalscoring season for Braga, netting 18 goals in 43 appearances across all competitions, including four goals in 12 Europa League matches.
The forward heads into this match having netted two goals in his last three games for Braga, including against Real Betis in the quarter-finals, and with Freiburg showing their defensive frailties with six goals conceded in their last two games, we are backing Horta to capitalise and score here.
Ricardo Horta to score anytime, 3.15 – 5CM7LZ3
Rayo Vallecano vs Strasbourg
Rayo Vallecano have been formidable at home in recent weeks, winning five, drawing three and losing only one of their last nine matches across all competitions, including a crucial 3-0 victory in the first leg of their quarter-final clash with AEK Athens.
Meanwhile, Strasbourg were on the wrong end of a 2-0 defeat in their away leg in the quarter-finals against Mainz, but an impressive 4-0 second leg victory at home secured their place in this round.
While Strasbourg demonstrated their quality in that second-leg win, the hosts have been strong at home, and with that in mind, we are predicting the Spanish side to win this first leg.
Rayo Vallecano to win, 2.30 – 5CM7RV7
Shakhtar Donetsk vs Crystal Palace
Shakhtar Donetsk have scored 19 goals and Crystal Palace have netted 20 goals in the Conference League, both ranking in the top three goalscorers in the competition, while both teams have conceded 10 in the tournament.
Given the high-scoring nature of both sides but also the ability for teams to score against the pair, we are backing this one to have several goals scored, with over 1.5 goals predicted.
Over 1.5 goals, 1.35 – 5CM83WY
Overall Booking Code: 5CM8CWZ, Odds: 25.23
