Many European leagues have already come to a close ahead of this weekend but for some leagues, this serves as its final matchday.
With these being the final games in their respective leagues there is sure to be plenty of the line and that is especially the case for both Ligue 1 and the Eredivisie as these are the relegation/promotion play-off finals.
Read on as we take a look at these final matches and pick out our top tips and booking codes:
Atalanta vs Fiorentina
Atalanta and Ademola Lookman have had a phenomenal couple of weeks, securing their place in the UEFA Champions League next season thanks to a guaranteed fourth-place finish in Serie A, while they could still move into third in their final game.
More importantly, they secured the Europa League trophy thanks to a 3-0 victory in a game they were largely viewed as the underdogs against Bayer Leverkusen. Lookman netted a brilliant hat-trick in that game, becoming on the second player to do so for an Italian side in a European final and the sixth to do so in the final of a major UEFA competition.
That victory was their ninth in the last 11 games they have played, losing one and drawing one, and they now have the chance to continue that streak and leapfrog Juventus into third place.
Lookman has scored four in his last two outings, including that hat-trick, and we believe he will continue that fantastic run with another goal here.
Ademola Lookman to score anytime, 2.40
Metz vs St Etienne
Metz and St Etienne are set to match up in the second leg of their relegation/promotion playoff final, and St Etienne currently hold the advantage thanks to a dominant 2-1 victory in the first leg.
That loss was Metz’s fifth consecutive loss and their poor performance will not give them much confidence of a second-leg turnaround as they had just five shots compared to St Etienne’s 15.
While Metz do hold the home advantage in this second leg they only won three times at their own ground across the entirety of the Ligue 1 season and alongside St Etienne’s dominant performance in the first game, we expect the Greens to win this one and gain promotion back to the top flight.
St Etienne to win, 3.25 (90 minutes only)
Excelsior vs Breda
Excelsior are in a similar position to Metz for their Eredivisie relegation/promotion second leg as despite being the current top-flight side, they come into the second leg trailing to the second division team.
Breda were the much better side in that first leg, in part due to the two red cards that Excelsior received, and now hold a four-goal lead going into the second leg. They had 34 shots compared to Excelsior’s nine and while their opponents will have 11 men again for this game, Breda will be extremely confident of securing promotion.
Excelsior do hold the home advantage for this second leg and with Breda struggling on the road in the Eerste Divisie this season, picking up seven wins, six draws and six losses, we believe the hosts will win this game.
Despite us believing that Excelsior will win this second leg, we believe that Breda’s four-goal aggregate lead from the first leg will be enough to see them over the line and secure their place in the top flight for next season.
Excelsior to win, 1.90 (90 minutes only)
Booking Codes:
6NQBSBR
