Europa League Predictions

OFI Crete vs Hoffenheim: four home games, four wins, no goals conceded Four home games this season, four wins, no goals conceded. OFI Crete are launching their first ever European league phase with that kind of record. Kick-off is set for Thursday, September 17 at 18:45 CEST, at the Pankritio Stadio in Heraklion. It is…

Levski Sofia vs RB Salzburg: fifteen years of waiting on one side, 17 goals in six games on the other Levski Sofia is back on the main European stage for the first time in 15 years. The Bulgarian club opens its league phase at Vasil Levski Stadium on Thursday, 17 September at 18:45 Paris time.…

Viktoria Plzen vs Union Saint-Gilloise: a three-goal comeback against the Belgian co-leaders Viktoria Plzen booked their place in this league phase by overturning a three-goal deficit. Thrashed in the first leg by Red Star Belgrade, the Czech side hit back with a 5-1 win after extra time at home, taking the tie 5-4 on aggregate.…

Omonia Nicosia vs Celta Vigo: a first meeting between two blunt attacks Omonia Nicosia and Celta Vigo have never faced each other before. So this opening night of the league phase brings a clean slate, on Wednesday 16 September at 18:45 Paris time, at the GSP Stadium. Both clubs arrive with the same problem: the…

Ararat-Armenia vs Sparta Prague : four away defeats in six trips for the Prague side, four straight European home wins for the Armenians Sparta Prague have lost four of their six away games in all competitions since the start of the season. That record frames their opening league-phase trip to Yerevan on Wednesday. Kick-off is…

Olympiacos vs Jagiellonia Białystok: three goals in four league matches against nine unbeaten European trips Olympiacos have scored three goals across their first four Greek Super League matches. No side near the top of the table has posted a leaner attack. That return leaves the Piraeus club sixth with seven points, from two wins, one…

Crystal Palace vs Lech Poznań: 11 goals conceded in four league games as the Polish runners-up head to Selhurst Park Crystal Palace have shipped 11 goals across their first four Premier League matches. They sit 16th with three points, thanks to one win and three defeats. It is a grim start, and it jars with…

Bayer Leverkusen vs NK Celje: nine straight home wins and 37 Europa League goals Bayer Leverkusen have won their last nine home games in the Europa League, scoring 37 times in that run. No club in action on Wednesday can match that record on home turf in this competition. The BayArena is hosting the competition…

Sunderland vs AZ Alkmaar: 53 years of waiting meets 16 points out of 18 Sunderland play their first European game in fifty-three years on Wednesday. That number tells the story better than any tactical breakdown. The Stadium of Light hosts the league phase on Wednesday 16 September at 21:00. The draw handed the Mackems a…