ABERDEEN scored in Bosnia and may need to net in Cyprus to reach the Europa League play-offs.
The Dons found Apollon a tough net to crack at Pittodrie but Graeme Shinnie's late cracker against 10 men handed them a vital 2-1 lead.
A 1-0 win for the Cypriots will put them through so Derek McInnes's men can't sit on their lead and will take heart from the stat that says they've netted in seven of their last 10 Euro road trips.
Apollon are a better outfit than Siroki so best bet could be both to score at evens with bet365.
And while they are strong at home – one defeat in 23 – some of that disadvantage has been taken away by UEFA moving the tie to Larnaca.
The Dons are slight favourites to qualify at 8-13 at William Hill with Apollon 6-5 at the same firm but to win on the night the Cypriots are 10-11 at McBookie with the Scots 31-10.
McInnes's side have crashed at this stage three seasons running but if the likes of Ryan Christie and Greg Stewart are at their best and the defence play a blinder they can stay alive.
Just to score the Dons are 11-20 at McBookie and to avoid defeat you can have 3-10.
Christie's netted three times in Europe this season and looks best bet at 3-1 at McBookie.
Elsewhere Everton head to Slovakia with just a one-goal lead after a tepid display at home.
I expect an improvement from the Toffees who have spent big this summer. They are 2-5 at McBookie away to Ruzomberok but there is more value in backing them to win to nil at 5-4 with McBookie against a low-scoring outfit.
Recommended Bets
- Apollon v Aberdeen BTTS (6pm) (Evens, bet365)
- Christie to score
- Everton to win to nil (7.45pm)
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