Check out our well-observed player bet for Thursday’s Europa League round of 16 first leg matches.
We selected a player bet from each of the eight Europa League fixtures on Thursday and accumulated them into one 1,602 odds acca.
Prediction: Anytime goalscorer: Kerem Azmoun
Odds: 2.15
Reason: Azmoun scored in each of Bayer Leverkusen’s last two matches against Freiburg and Hertha Berlin. He’s a candidate to get on the scoreboard on Thursday.
Prediction: To get a card: Martin Zubimendi
Odds: 3.0
Reason: Zubimendi, a defensive midfielder, was shown the yellow card in two of Real Sociedad’s last three matches. As a result, he’s one of the favourites to get carded in Italy.
Prediction: To get a card: Ugarte
Odds: 2.50
Reason: The defensive midfielder received a yellow card in two of his last three matches for Sporting Lisbon. If Ugarte isn’t available for selection, Granit Xhaka is another candidate that could get a card.
Prediction: Sheraldo Becker total shots on target: Over 0.5
Odds: 1.61
Reason: Union Berlin are going to dominate the game in Germany, hence providing the centre-forward, Becker, some changes to hit on goal.
Prediction: Anytime goalscorer: Dusan Vlahovic
Odds: 2.60
Reason: Vlahovic scored the last time Juventus hosted a Europa League game and that was last month against Nantes. Angel Di Maria is another candidate to get on the scoreboard, after he scored a hat-trick against Nantes in the return leg.
Prediction: Anytime goalscorer: Marcus Rashford
Odds: 2.05
Reason: Rashford is one of the leading top goalscorer in the competition with 5 goals in seven appearance. He scored against Barcelona in the round of 32. The England international should be able to get on the score sheet against Betis.
Prediction: To get a card: Willian Arao
Odds: 4.20
Reason: Arao got booked in one of Fenerbahce’s last two matches. He’s a defensive midfielder, his chances of making tough tackles are high because Sevilla will want to dominate the game in Spain.
Prediction: Anytime goalscorer: Gimenez
Odds: 2.87
Reason: Santiago Gimenez is a proper candidate to get on the scoreboard as he’s Feyenoord’s centre-forward, who was on the scoreboard in two of Feyenoord’s last three matches.