It's the last round of fixtures in the group phase of the Europa League tonight and the three British clubs involved are all looking to seal a last-16 slot by finishing in the top eight.
Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur sit fourth and sixth respectively so they will be confident of getting the job done against FCSB and Elfsborg respectively.
But their opponents still have something to play for and it's far from gimme, even though the odds on offer at the bookies suggest otherwise.
Rangers sit 13th after losing at Old Trafford last time out but still have a chance of getting back into the top eight if they can defeat Union Saint-Gilloise at Ibrox.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Elfsborg top betting tips
I thought a new manager might be in the dugout for Spurs heading into this game after a weekend loss at home to Leicester City piled the pressure on Ange Postecoglou.
But results in the knockout competitions appear to be keeping the big Aussie off the canvas during a horror run that has seen Tottenham take just one point from their last seven Premier League games.
The biggest problem for Postecoglou has been a crippling injury list and he's without almost an entire team again for tonight's visit of Swedish side Elfsborg.
So I'm surprised to see Spurs as short as 2/11 against a team who need a result to stay in the play-off places, with the Swedes sitting 20th in the table on 10 points.
Tottenham have only won by more than one-goal margin once in the group stage so Elfsborg +2 in the handicaps looks worth a punt at 7/5 tonight.
Son Heung-min hit a double in Spurs' last Euro outing so he looks decent value at evens for another goal tonight.
FCSB vs Manchester United top betting tips
Manchester United head to Romania with a bit of belief after winning two games on the spin but this game is a potential banana skin, with FCSB losing just once in the group stage so far.
BoyleSports are banking on Ruben Amorim's side continuing their revival as they make United 4/7 hot favourites, while Steaua are 4/1 outsiders despite having home advantage.
The Red Devils kept a clean sheet against Fulham at the weekend and BTTS has only landed in two of FCSB's seven group games. That makes me think betting against BTTS could pay off tonight at 20/21, while under 2.5 goals also appeals at evens.
This one could get a bit feisty and I like the 23/10 available at BoyleSports for Steaua defender Risto Radunovic to pick up his fifth card of the season.
Rangers vs Union Saint-Gilloise top betting tips
Rangers are similar to Manchester United and Spurs in the sense that a desperately disappointing domestic campaign hasn't affected their results in Europe.
Philippe Clement's side have already banked a place in the Europa League play-off and a win at home to Union Saint-Gilloise tonight might be enough to book a place in the last 16.
The Belgians sit on the same points as Rangers so this should be an open game as they will also be going all out for a win.
Combining BTTS and over 2.5 goals only pays 5/6 at BoyleSports but the odds are better for BTTS and no draw at 5/4.
Hamza Igamane continues to catch the eye for Rangers and the young Moroccan is a decent 11/8 for anytime scorer.
Thursday's Super Singles
- Elfsborg +2 handicap 7/5 BoyleSports.
- Under 2.5 goals in FCSB v Manchester United Evens BoyleSports
- Hamza Igamane anytime scorer 11/8 BoyleSports
Upcoming match previews and betting tips
- Thu 20:00 Roma vs Eintracht Frankfurt
- Thu 20:00 FCSB vs Manchester United
- Thu 20:00 Rangers vs Union Saint-Gilloise
- Thu 20:00 Tottenham v Elfsborg
- SlipsTips’ Tips: Light Blues to land 11/10 Bet Builder
Racing tips
Bradley and Rizzel are teaming up for the Thursday racing as they look to give the bookies a bashing.
- Thursday’s Racing Tips – Montgomery can prove to be well-handicapped with the drop in trip
- Thursday’s Nap of the Day: Glorious Angel to race to glory at Southwell?
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Before people jump on me for this tip, I know Greg Browning used to like this bet when it was the last round of matches. This was back when I was betting everyday but I’m more controlled and very selective about betting nowadays plus I don’t follow Greg anymore.
There was 64 goals in 18 games last night (matchday 8 of the Champions League).
I’ve always loved a goals bet and this new format makes the final round of matches very exciting and interesting especially if you’re watching the goals shows on TNT sports.
Anyway, enough preamble…
Combined Match Totals on Skybet
39+ total goals – 11/10
41+ total goals – 7/4
43+ total goals – 3/1
45+ total goals – 5/1
47+ total goals – 9/1
49+ total goals – 16/1
51+ total goals – 28/1
53+ total goals – 60/1
55+ total goals – 125/1
57+ total goals – 300/1
I’m on 53+ total goals @ 60/1 – 0.5 units
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While I’m looking through the fixtures and stats for tonight,this could be a candidate for consideration…
FC Midtjylland at home to Fenerbahce,top v bottom in the disciplinary table.
Midtjylland have picked up just 7 yellows in 7 matches, Mourinhos visitors have racked up 28 yellows which is the highest of all 36 Europa League sides & they’ve picked up 2 reds also
Fenerbahce most booking points 10/11
If the Turks are losing and heading out they might spit the dummy…..
Longshot Fenerbahce red card 17/2
Short price for a single but could be added to BTTS as neither side are guarenteed a play-off place
No joy at Villa last night LOSER
Well done all winners
In regard to the combined match total goals bet on skybet that is mentioned above i just went to back it myself only to find that it is for 12 games not the full 18 which is why the odds are so good obviously not saying it won’t happen just wanted to make people aware of the fact in case they don’t notice.
You don’t get many goals in these fixtures anyway, Uefa ruined it when they changed the name to Europe League and made it a group format. Used to be a gold mine before all the changes. Low quality football better bets elsewhere imo.
Good spot dj
Good afternoon ,Guys,
Yesterday’s punt won, Today’s punt,
Europa League – kick off 20:00
Rangers vs Union Saint- Gilloise
Rangers to win ( early pay out for 2 up)
Both teams to score
Over 6 corners
@16/5 with Bet365 Betbuilder.
Good luck with all bets today !!!!
Good afternoon ,Guys,
Yesterday’s punt won, Today’s punt,
Europa League – kick off 20:00
Rangers vs Union Saint- Gilloise
Rangers to win ( early pay out for 2 up)
Both teams to score
Over 6 corners
@16/5 with Bet365 Betbuilder.
Good luck with all bets today !!!!
Good afternoon ,Guys,
Yesterday’s punt won, Today’s punt,
Europa League – kick off 20:00
Rangers vs Union Saint- Gilloise
Rangers to win ( early pay out for 2 up)
Both teams to score
Over 6 corners
@16/5 with Bet365 Betbuilder.
Good luck with all bets today !!!!
Try again…..
Only 1 out of 3 on last nights red cards,we move onto today…
Europa League red cards
Maccabi Tel Aviv v Porto 5/1
Lyon v Ludogorets 6/1
Twente v Besiktas 7/2
Braga v Lazio 9/2
Yankee bet
6x doubles, 4x trebles and
Midtjylland 🇪🇺 (8.00pm)
Twente 🇪🇺 (8.00pm)
Over 2.5 goals double 1.41/1 ,
Goodluck with the bets all……..
Ajax v Galatasaray
Could get feisty
Ajax red card 10/1
Galatasaray red card 8/1
Both teams to see red 8/1
Hills
That`s 80/1 for both teams to see red not 8/1