Europa League Predictions

Anderlecht vs Kairat Almaty: three European games without a goal for the Kazakh club Kairat Almaty have not scored in Europe for three straight matches. That is the stat making this second leg look like a mountain too steep to climb. The first leg was played on Thursday, 20 August in Kazakhstan. Anderlecht won 3-0…

Ferencvaros vs Trabzonspor: seven European games, seven goals for the Hungarian side Ferencvaros have scored in each of their seven European qualifying matches this summer. That streak is the key story heading into this second leg. After a 1-0 away win on August 20, sealed by Kristoffer Zachariassen from an Olivér Nagy assist, Ferencvaros did…

Kauno Zalgiris vs Besiktas: five European games, five clean sheets for the Turkish side Besiktas have not conceded a single goal in five European qualifiers this summer. That is the headline stat heading into the second leg. Thanks to a clear 3-0 win in the first leg on 20 August at Tupras Stadyumu in Istanbul,…

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…