The Europa group stages conclude on Thursday and we select 3 of the games to have a bet in.
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Union Saint-Gilloise v Liverpool – Click here to bet
This is a Group E clash and pits 3rd place Royale Union against 1st place Liverpool.
Royale Union have nothing more than a mathematical chance of catching Toulouse in 2nd place, having won 1 of their 5 matches. That victory did come at home against LASK 2-1 and their other home game was a draw against Toulouse who they also drew with on the road in their last fixture 0-0.
Liverpool have won 4 of their 5 matches and they hammered LASK 4-0 at home last time out. On the road they also beat LASK 3-1 and lost 3-2 to Toulouse.
When these sides met in Matchday 2 it was Liverpool who came out on top 2-0 at home, a game where they started 1/5 favourites.
The bookies have these sides quite closely matched given that Liverpool don’t need anything out of this game and Union are currently 18/10 with the draw 28/10 and Liverpool 11/8. I like the look of the draw and I think Liverpool would be quite happy to go home with a point.
Suggested Bet: The draw at 28/10
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Brighton v Marseille – Click here to bet
Brighton are currently 2nd in Group B, 1 point behind Marseille, and both sides are guaranteed to progress to the next round.
The Seagulls have won 2 away games in a row against AEK Athens and Ajax and their last home game was also a 2-0 home victory over Ajax.
Marseille are undefeated in the group stages with 2 draws and 3 wins which have come in their last 4 matches. They beat Ajax 4-3 at home last time out and on the road they have beaten AEK Athens and drawn to Ajax.
When these sides met in Matchday 2 the match finished 2-2 in Marseille.
4 of the 5 Marseille matches have reached at least the 4 goal mark. With both teams under very little pressure, I think we could get a free flowing game with plenty of goals.
Suggested Bet: Over 3.5 goals at 5/4
Ajax v AEK Athens – Click here to bet
These sides have both been disappointing in Group B and neither of them can catch Brighton and Marseille at the top of the table.
Ajax have lost their last 3 games including going down 4-3 away to Marseille last time out. At home they have lost to Brighton and drawn to Marseille.
AEK Athens have also lost their last 3 matches, including their last 2 games at home where they went down 1-0 to Brighton and 2-0 to Marseille. On the road they lost 3-1 to Marseille, but did beat Brighton 3-2 in their opening game.
When these sides met in Athens in Matchday 2 the match finished 1-1.
Ajax have had a disappointing campaign, but they have hit some good form in the League and I fancy them to sign off with a victory.
Suggested Bet: Ajax win at 11/10
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