Europa League Predictions

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…

Kairat Almaty vs Anderlecht: seven qualifying games for one side, four for the other, and no history between them Kairat Almaty are into their seventh European qualifier since July 8. Anderlecht have played four, all in the Europa League. The two clubs have never met in a competitive match. This first leg kicks off on…

Rangers vs Jagiellonia : one-goal deficit to erase under the lights at Ibrox Rangers host Jagiellonia on Thursday 13 August at Ibrox in the second leg of their Europa League third qualifying round tie. The Scottish side go into it a goal down after the first leg in Poland. At Chorten Arena in Białystok, Rangers…

Pafos vs RB Salzburg : it all comes down to the Alphamega Stadium Pafos went down by the narrowest of margins in Austria, losing the first leg 1-0. Nothing is settled yet, with the tie now heading to Cyprus for this Europa League third qualifying round second leg. The Cypriot side are coming off a…

Jagiellonia Bialystok vs Rangers: are the Polish side about to spring a trap on the Gers? Eight wins from their last nine games. Jagiellonia head into this tie flying. Rangers arrive as favourites, but last season’s European record was anything but convincing. Reputation alone won’t get the job done at Jagiellonia Bialystok Municipal Stadium. A…