Pandurii vs Dnipro betting tips by Isaiah

Pandurii made the big surprise in the play offs of Europa League and excluded Portuguese Braga beating them away from home 0:1 (0-2 in extra time), a result that shocked the footballing Europe. In the Romanian League Pandurii has made a positive start and they are located in fifth position after seven games.

The administration has strengthened the existing roster with foreign players who had prior service in other Romanian teams. Their target is to transform their club from a low range club to a top club in Romania, something that happens slowly. Since last January they have Cristian Pustai on the bench, an able and ambitious coach who led Gaz Metan in the Europa League a few years ago. Tonight Pandurii debuts to the groups of the Europa League, but they will lack their physical home stadium as it does not meet the requirements of UEFA, so the game will be held at CFR Cluj stadium, which is around 200 kilometers away from Targu Jiu. Anyway, Pandurii will want to show everyone that they have a good team that is fighting all games. Qualification is within their targets although they have been found in a difficult group. Main defender Paraskevas Christou is expected to play although he had an injury last week, while Lithuanian striker Deivydas Matulevicius will not play as he did not surpassed his injury. Also attacking midfielder Cornel Predescu is injured.Dnipro qualified easily against Estonian Kalju (3-1, 2-0) and have been found again in the groups of Europa League, and aiming now only to qualify to the next round. Their administration supports the team with spending lot of cash during summer and they kept Spanish coach Juande Ramos. Their roster did not change a lot compared to last season, since the main structure of the team remained and their teamwork is at high levels for this season’s effort. In the Ukrainian League Dnipro has proven their quality and they are now sitting comfortable in the second position just three points behind Metalist. They already won against Shakhtar 3:1 and got an away draw against Dinamo. As their coach stated they want to win all six group games and see Europa League seriously this season. They will not underestimate the Romanians, they know well that they are a dangerous team. Striker Nikola Kalinic is suspended and attacking midfielder Giuliano is injured, no other problems are reported for Dnipro. There is lot of option for the attack with Matheus, Roman Zozulya, Evgen Seleznev, Bruno Gama and Evgen Konoplyanka, undoubtely a very rich squad with many quality attacking players. Pandurii will come to this game with high morale after the big success over Braga and they will have lot of enthusiasism to their game, but they are left without lot of options in the attack, as only young striker Diego Rubio is available in the strike line. I guess that will face the game giving more emphasis in the defense and will try with counters, while Dnipro will come into the game pressing from first minute without fear. I think that Dnipro have the quality to start the Europa League groups with all three points. Bet: Dnipro Win

Maribor vs Rubin betting tips by Neuro

Maribor was eliminated from the Champions League play-off round from the Czech side Viktoria Plzen with a 1:4 aggregate score, but they will be able to play in Europa League group stage which is still quite a success for them. They were inferior to their opponent in many phases during both matches and had many defensive gaps, while Plzen got qualified more than fairly.

In comparison to previous season, biggest difference in the team is that the coach got changed for the Slovenian side as their successful previous coach Darko Milanic took Austrian side Sturm Graz and was replaced by Croatian Ante Cacic who had previous success in his country. Their roster didn’t change much, while they tried to improve it during the Summer transfer period. Start in the league was good for them as they currently hold the first position with three points more than second placed Zavrc. Coach has said that they begin the new Europa League campaign with enthusiasm, saying that Rubin is a great team and that probably their own performance will decide the game, he admitted honestly. Important midfielder Mezga remains injured and will not be counted, while the offensive duo will be Tavares-Mendy in a 4-4-2 formation, while the team is expected to defend more as the game passes.Rubin Kazan excluded Serbian side Jagodina, Danish Randers and Norwegian side Molde in order to find their place in the Europa League group stage. They earned all six victories, basing their performance on counter attacks and scoring relatively easily in all matches they played during the qualifying progress. However, the team has started the Russian championship in a very moderate way as they have two victories and six draws in first eight matches. They are the only undefeated team in the league, together with leaders from CSKA, but are also already six points behind that and nobody is happy with too many draws. Their roster wasn’t strengthened as expected during Summer, but uniformity and good atmosphere inside the locker room remain their qualities. Substitute players, central defender Abishov and forward Mukhametshin are not included into the roster due their injuries, while the team is expected to play in a 3-6-1 formation with Rondon at the top of attack. Rubin is undefeated in all (fourteen) official matches this season. Maribor has some quality and experience in Europe, but in case Rubin takes them anything close to serious, Russian side should get quite an easy victory in a game they shouldn’t fail in case they want one of two first positions. Bet: Rubin Wins

Football | Fiorentina vs Ferreira betting tips by Sunshine

Fiorentina couldn’t have imagine much more worse Sunday evening last weekend as they had quite a poor performance in a home game against Cagliari in a 1:1 draw, draw that broke the run of two consecutive victories at the start of championship, but they have also lost Mario Gomez who got injured and will stay out of the action for six or seven weeks. However the team could have earned three points too, as they had some really good chances and weren’t given a clear penalty by the end of the full time, while Pizarro got red carded due to protest to the referee. Both goals were scored in last twenty minutes of the game, while the visitors managed to pull out a draw in 89th minute. Coach has said that the team wants to go out and play in the best possible way, saying that he knows Pacos Ferreira was a surprise in last season’s Portuguese league and that they will be a very difficult opponent. Apart from Mario Gomez, Viola will be without Colombian winger Cuadrado who is also out of the action for next couple of weeks. Central defender Savic and midfielder Ilicic are also expected to stay out for this game, due to small injuries they suffer from. Injured defender Hegazy, goalkeeper Lupatelli, winger Vargas and striker Rebic are not eligible to play Europa League anyway.Benfica hosted Pacos Ferreira on Saturday night, as the team of Ferreira once again stayed without a point earned in a 3:1 defeat this time. It was already 2:0 after 23 minutes, while the guests manage reduce the deficit five minutes into the second half, unfortunately for them, Benfica replied almost right away for another convincing victory. No doubt that the early start into the season is disastrous for Ferreira as the team counts four losses in first four rounds, being also excluded from Zenit in a play-off round of Champions League with a 3:8 aggregate score. Out of four matches in Portuguese league, they have scored only one goal, conceded seven and are deservedly at the bottom of the table. Coach Costinha might be in a very difficult position very soon in case of their results staying the same, while the target for this game against Viola is not to lose. Tiago Valente and Duarte remain long term absentees, while striker Carlao has a muscular injury. Midfielder Rui Miguel and striker Hurtado will fight normally. Ferreira has lost all seven matches into the new season. Italian side might not be in the best form and has some absences for this game, but Portuguese side is completely out of form and will surely try to focus on domestic league more, at least until they get a safe position there. Viola seems much better upfront and everything except their victory would be a huge surprise. Bet: Fiorentina -1.25 Asian handicap

Valencia vs Swansea City Prediction and Europa League Tips By Stephen Hunt

Swansea face Europa League Group A favourites Valencia at the Mestalla in front of 55,000 in their opening group game and we have got Europa League betting tips for tonight.

Brian Laudrup’s men will be hoping their recent turn in fortunes will continue and will be able to capitalise on Valencia’s indifferent form. Valencia’s last five games have seen them win two and lose three, they have only played twice at home though, winning once and narrowly losing 2-3 to Barcelona. Swansea had to come through the play offs to qualify for the group stages beating Romanian side Petrolul 6-3 on aggregate which included a 5-1 home win and losing 2-1 away. In the league Laudrup’s men lost their opening two games against Manchester United and Spurs, but then they beat WBA 2-0 away and in their last game they drew 2-2 with Liverpool at home. Swansea will be without Pablo Hernandez, Neil Taylor and the suspended Leon Britton for this Europa game and they will give a late fitness test to Wilfred Bony after he picked up a rib injury against Liverpool but he is expected to be fit. Valencia has no injury concerns and could name the same side that lost 3-1 to Betis. Valencia’s last four games have all gone over 3.5 goals while two out of Swansea’s last three games have gone over 2.5 goals. It’s also worth noting that in Valencia’s last four games there has been over 1.5 first half goals, while in Swansea’s last game also brought over 1.5 first half goals. Valencia v Swansea Betting Tips Over 2.5 goals – 10/11 Over 1.5 first half goals – 85/40 Valencia to win and both teams to score – 11/4

Tottenham v Tromso Prediction and Betting Tips for Tonight By Andrew Clark

Tottenham play Tromso in the Europa League tonight and we have got a preview and betting tips for the match from White Hart Lane.

Tromso are 23 matches into their domestic season and are struggling down in 13th place and have won just one of their last five matches and were actually knocked out the competition by Besiktas before the Turkish side were thrown out for match fixing. The Norwegian outfit have already been through four rounds of qualifying and have stumbled through those matches again much lesser opposition so Tottenham could have a field day here. Spurs manager Andre Villas-Boas loves this competition and will play a team strong enough to win this match comfortably, despite him already complaining about fixture congestion. New man Erik Lamela is expected to make his full debut and he is our betting tip to score the first goal of the match at 9/2 given that Roberto Soldado is expected to be rested. In the latest betting for the match Tottenham are 1/7, the draw is 9/1 and Tromso are 40/1 with Winner to shock the hosts. Picking Europa League betting tips is always tricky but there looks set to be a flood of goals for Tottenham tonight so you could either go for a high scoring win on the correct score market or look at Spurs on the handicap. Tottenham to win by four goals or more at 19/10 looks too good to turn down while a correct score of Spurs to win 5-0 at 16/1 is perfect for a big price football tip. Tottenham v Tromso Betting Tips Erik Lamela to score first – 9/2 Tottenham to win (-3 Handicap) – 19/10 Tottenham to win 5-0 – 16/1

Accumulator Betting Tip - Thursday 19th September By Alex Peace

The long slog to the Europa League final kicks off this Thursday and here is our first accumulator tip of the group stage.

This six-fold gives odds of just over 13/1 with William Hill and new members can get a free bet of up to £25 and losing stake refunded if one team let you down: Accumulator Betting Tip: Fiorentina to beat Pacos Ferreira 1/3: First up are Fiorentina. The Italian team have started their league campaign well with two wins and a draw. They overcame Grasshopper to get here, winning the first leg 2-1 before losing the second 1-0. They are a good side and sit in 4th in Serie A. Pacos have had a dreadful start to their league campaign losing their four matches so far only managing one goal in the process. They got in to the groups as a result of being knocked out the Champions League meaning they are yet to win a game this season. Fiorentina are a good team and with Pacos really struggling they should dismiss them easily. PSV Eindhoven to beat Ludogorets 4/11: Next up are Dutch side PSV who should beat the Bulgarian side Ludogorets. PSV have had a good start to their league campaign and sit second. Their only defeat so far was against AC Milan and they are unbeaten in the league. They haven’t lost a home game in all competitions and are a good team. Ludogorets are top of the Bulgarian league but are in this competition courtesy of losing in the Champions League against Basel. The side also lost their last away game in the league and are playing at a much lower level than PSV and should succumb on Thursday. Standard Liege to beat Esbjerg 4/9: Liege have had a great start to the season and should overcome a team playing in a much worse division. Liege have won all seven of their league matches to date and every match in qualifying for the competition. Esbjerg are sixth in the Danish league and have had an ok start. They are now without a win in their last four though and will struggle against Liege. The Belgian’s should have far too much quality for their opponents and should register a comfortable win. Vitoria Guimaraes to beat Rijeka 7/10: Next up are the Portuguese side Guimaraes. They have made an ok start to their domestic campaign and sit 7th after four games. They have two wins under their belt and are a decent side. They take on Croatian team Rijeka who are 3rd in their domestic league. No mugs but they are playing in a much lower quality of league and scraped past Stuttgart to get to this stage. Lazio to beat Legia Warsaw 8/13: Lazio have made a strong start to the season winning two of their opening three league matches. Both these matches were at home and they are on a four game winning streak at home in the league stretching back to last season. Legia are top of the Polish league and are in the Europa League after being knocked out the Champions League by Rosenborg. Once more, not a bad side but Lazio at home should be too much of a challenge for them. Real Betis to beat Lyon Evens: Finally I fancy Betis to overcome Lyon. Betis have had a slow start but seem to be finding their feet. After two defeats in their opening league matches they now have a draw and a win in their last two matches. They beat Jablonec easily enough to get to this stage and are a good team. Lyon have really began to struggle, without a win in their last three and crashing out of the Champions League to Sociedad of late. They lost their last away game to Evian and the Champions League regulars may have a fight on here against a good Betis side. ACCUMULATOR ODDS: 13/1

Both Teams to Score Treble Tip - Thursday 19th September By Alex Peace

Both Teams to Score Betting Tip – Thursday 19th September The Europa League group stages kick off this Thursday with a whole host of matches. This five-fold with William Hill gives odds of just under 18/1 and new members can get up to £25 in a free bet if they join today:

Both Teams to Score Betting Tip: Valencia v Swansea 4/5: First up are Valencia and Swansea. Valencia started the season with two 1-0 victories but have now lost three on the spin. They have scored in every match so far this season and have conceded in their last three now with fourteen goals in total. Swansea have scored in all but two of their eight matches in all competitions this season. There have been sixteen goals in this time and Swansea have kept just three clean sheets with two of these against Malmo. With goals flying in for both of these sides of late this game looks a safe bet for both sides scoring. St Gallen v Kuban 8/11: In St Gallen’s 7 league matches so far this year there have already been seventeen goals. The Swiss side have scored in all but two of their league matches and know how to score. In their Europa League Play-Off, goals flew in as eight were scored between them and Spartak Moscow. Both teams have scored in five of eight of Kuban’s league matches so far. They average a goal a game and have conceded nine. Two of the lesser sides in the competition face off here and with both needing a win to help them progress, their should be goals. Maccabi Tel Aviv v APOEL Nicosia 19/20: Maccabi Tel Aviv are just two games in to their domestic league so are hard to call but I like the look of this one. They have scored in both their league matches and three of their four Champions League qualifiers, with both teams scoring in three of them matches. Nicosia are also just two games in to their domestic campaign in Cyprus and have scored in both league matches. Both teams have scored in both of APOEL’s Europa League games to date and it should happen again here. Dynamo Kiev v Genk 8/11: Kiev are nine matches in to their new league season and have scored in all but one of their matches. Keeping just two clean sheets in the process their matches see goals at both ends. In their two Europa League qualifiers to date there were eleven goals showing their love for goals in Europe. Genk have managed to score in all but one of their Belgian league matches. Keeping just two clean sheets in that time they also seem also to score but concede at the same time. Genk also managed to score seven in their qualifier to get to this stage. Real Betis v Lyon 4/5: Betis are just four games in to their league campaign and ten goals have already been seen. Keeping just one clean sheet in this time Betis are mid table in the league leaking too many goals. Betis scored eight in their qualifier and with two quality sides going head to head goals should go in. Lyon have made a slowish start to their season but have still got eight goals in five matches. They’ve only kept two clean sheets in that time and aren’t as good as they once were. With two teams from better leagues involved, both sides should grab a goal. ACCUMULATOR ODDS: 18/1