NOV 30: BOTH TEAMS TO SCORE

IT'S part one of a Europa League double header on Wednesday and I'll be putting up both teams to score lines for tonight and tomorrow.

There are 12 games each night so let's go for a straight fourfold. And I've got to do better than Tuesday when I was disappointed with ome out of six.

I'm starting with Metalist v Austria Vienna. The Ukrainian side need a win to clinch Group C and should get it. But it could be a hard-fought affair with the Austrians having netted seven goals in their four games – and they haven't drawn a blank yet.

Metalist won the corresponding game 2-1 in Vienna and have netted 10 in their four games including seven in two games with Swedish champions Malmo.

Next look at the Group C between two sides going through to the next round – Legia Warsaw v PSV.

All that has to be settled is top spot and hopefully this will be a relaxed entertaining encounter between teams who have netted 15 between them in their four group games.

Legia's Euro encounter ended in a 3-1 win over Rapid Bucharest while Dutch cracks PSV have netted 19 goals in their last six games in all competitions.

My third pick is Braga v Birmingham. For a Championship side Brum have performed well, losing only their opener 2-1 to the Portuguese.

Since then they have played in Europe and at home and four of their last five have been score draws. I expect them to net as they did in Bruges and Maribor.

Braga have just secured decent results against Porto (2-3) and Benfica (1-1) in the league and have put ona some superb shows at home to British sides in recent seasons. They have netted 10 in four games in Group H and I can't see Birmingham keeping them at bay.

Finally complete the fourfold with Celtic v Atletico Madrid. Celtic have performed OK in the group with just that one defeat in Spain.

They thumped Rennes 3-1 in their last home game but haven't managed a clean sheet in Europe yet. Madrid will be a threat on the break with the likes of Adrian and Falcao if he's fit.

Celtic will be confident after beating St Mirren 5-0 last Saturday. They have dangerous forward players such as Gary Hooper, Anthony Stokes and James Forrest but are always liable to throw one in at the other end.

Remember some of the games kick off at 6pm so get your lines on early.

Both teams to score

Metalist v Austria Vienna (6.0)

Legia Warsaw v PSV (8.05)

Braga v Birmingham (6.0)

Celtic v Atletico Madrid (6.0)

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