Genk to beat Thun 4/5:
The team 5th in the Belgian League take on the team 7th in Swiss in this one. Genk opened their campaign with a great win over Dynamo Kiev and are unbeaten in nine matches in all competitions. At home Genk have been fantastic, winning six of their seven matches. Thun also got the group stage of off to a perfect start with a win over Vienna. Thun are now without a win in their last three matches and have won just one of the last five on the road and lost their last match in the Europa League to Partizan when away. With Genk in better form and playing in a higher caliber league, they should beat their weaker opponents.
AZ Alkmaar to beat PAOK 6/5:
AZ are currently on their best run of the season to date with four wins in their last five matches in all competitions. They have also lost just once at home so far this season and are building momentum. PAOK aren’t in bad form either with four wins in their last eight. However on the road they have just one win in their last five. AZ play in a higher quality league and have a better team than PAOK and consequently, at home I expect them to run out winners.
Lyon to beat Guimaraes 4/7:
Next up are French giants Lyon as they take on Portuguese side Guimaraes. It hasn’t been Lyon’s best start to a season and they sit 9th in France. The issue has been too many draws with three draws in their last five. They are unbeaten in their last three at home but have won just one of them matches. Guimaraes are also in mid table sitting 10th in Portugal. However they have won just two of their last six in all competitions and won just once away from home all season. Lyon may not have made the best start but neither have their Portuguese opponents and with European pedigree and some half decent home form, Lyon should come out on top.
Legia Warsaw to beat Apollon Limassol 4/9:
Polish league leaders Warsaw host the Cypriots Limassol in what should be a routine win. Legia are in great form winning five of their last six in all competitions. They have won seven of their last ten at home with just one defeat in that time. Limassol aren’t in the best form, with three defeats in their last seven in all competitions. They have lost both their away games so far this season and playing in a very weak league in Cyprus means this team really are poor. Poland is no great standard but it is certainly much better than that in Cyrpus so Legia should prevail here.
Swansea to beat St Gallen 4/9:
Finally Swansea City. Swansea got their Europa League campaign off to a great start with a 3-0 win over Valencia in game one. They aren’t in the best league form with two wins in their last five but they have been fantastic in Europe. They have won both of their home games comfortably and have lost just once. Gallen play in Switzerland and are unbeaten this season. However, compared to Swansea’s quality they have very little to trouble the Swans.
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