Europa League Predictions

Salzburg vs Mjallby: an own goal in the 90th+1 minute is the only thing separating them before the second leg Salzburg take this tie to Austria thanks to a stoppage-time own goal. It is about the flimsiest lead a favourite could possibly drag home from a trip away. The first leg was played on Thursday…

Viktoria Plzeň vs Red Star Belgrade: three goals to claw back and barely any room for error After a convincing 3-0 win at Rajko Mitic Stadium on August 20, Red Star Belgrade have all but wrapped up this Europa League playoff. It is a mountain for Viktoria Plzen to climb before the second leg on…

Aarhus vs Benfica: two-goal cushion and a Danish champion running on fumes Thanks to their 3-1 win at the Estadio da Luz on 20 August, Benfica put themselves in a superb position ahead of the second-leg Europa League playoff. It was decided quickly in the first game: Rafa Silva stunned the Danes inside two minutes,…

Omonia vs Sint-Truidense: one goal to claw back and a big night in Nicosia Sint-Truidense won the first leg 1-0 at Daio Wasabi Stayen on August 20. The second leg of this Europa League playoff takes place on Thursday August 27 at 20:00 local time in Cyprus, 19:00 in France, at the GSP Stadium in…

Benfica vs Aarhus: a walk in the park for the Lisbon side? Benfica eased past Hearts 7-2 on aggregate in the third qualifying round. Aarhus, by contrast, head to Lisbon after shipping four unanswered goals in Baku against Sabah. The two clubs meet on Thursday 20 August at 21:00 at the Estadio da Luz in…

Besiktas vs Kauno Zalgiris: standing firm against the Lithuanian champions Besiktas finished the 2025-26 season in third place in the Super Lig, behind Galatasaray, Fenerbahce and Trabzonspor. That finish triggered a full overhaul of the club’s sporting project this summer. The first leg of this Europa League play-off is on Thursday 20 August at 20:00…

Jagiellonia Bialystok vs Iberia Tbilisi: the Rangers slayer meets a survivor from the champions path Jagiellonia Bialystok dumped out Rangers in the third qualifying round, winning 3-2 on aggregate. Iberia Tbilisi, meanwhile, needed extra time to see off Larne. The first leg of this play-off is on Thursday 20 August at 18:00 at the Chorten…

Mjallby vs Salzburg: a Swedish champion skirting danger against a serial qualifier Mjallby won both the Allsvenskan and the domestic cup last season. Fast forward to now, and they are hovering just above the relegation zone in their own league. That gap between reputation and reality is the key to this tie. The first leg…

Trabzonspor vs Ferencvaros: six straight qualifiers without defeat on one side, no European matches on the other Ferencvaros have played six European qualification matches since 9 July and still havent lost. Trabzonspor have played none. That gap in match sharpness is the first thing to note before the first leg of this play-off tie, set…