It's half-time in the all-English Europa League semi-final and Nottingham Forest have a slender advantage heading into tonight's second leg away to Aston Villa.
Last week's clash at the City Ground was incredibly cagey and it took a Chris Wood penalty to separate the sides on a night of few chances.
Nottingham Forest head to Villa Park buoyed by five successive wins but Unai Emery will be hoping the fired-up home crowd can roar his side on to a place in the showpiece.
Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest top betting tips
With just a one-goal deficit to overturn, I'd be surprised if this was an open game and we could be in for a repeat of the first leg, with chances at a premium.
That makes the half-time draw a decent option at 5/4 with Virgin Bet tonight, especially after that bet landed last week.
Villa were aggrieved that VAR didn't intervene to send Elliot Anderson off at the City Ground after he caught Ollie Watkins on the ankle.
He escaped without any punishment but the combative midfielder looks decent value to go into the book tonight at 3/1 with William Hill.
Villa skipper John McGinn also loves a tackle and the Scotland star is a tempting 11/10 at Bet365 to commit over 1.5 fouls.
Freiburg vs Sporting Braga
The other Europa League semi-final is also on a knife edge with Sporting Braga defending a 2-1 lead against Freiburg in Germany.
I tipped the Portguese side to win the first leg but they made me sweat and didn't grab their second goal until right at the death.
Braga are now just 8/11 to qualify for the final but it's Freiburg who are 4/5 favourites for a win on the night, with the visitors a bit overpriced at 4/1 with 10Bet.
We only saw four corners in the first leg but there should be more tonight, especially if one of the teams is chasing a goal for most of the match. Over 9.5 corners pays 19/20 at Paddy Power and that looks worth a punt.
Most of those corners should go to Freiburg as they try to level the tie on aggregate and backing the German side at -2 in that handicap pays 10/11 at Bet365.
Fancy backing a team with a goal advantage or underdog status? Take a look at our Masterclass on Handicap Betting to understand how the margins shift.
Crystal Palace vs Shakhtar Donetsk
Crystal Palace have one foot in the Conference League Final and it would be a massive surprise if they blew a 3-1 lead at home to Shakhtar Donetsk.
The Eagles did me a turn by winning last week's first leg in neutral Poland and looked a cut above their Ukrainian opponents.
There will be a cracking atmopshere for Selhurst Park's first European semi-final and I'm expecting Oliver Glasner's men to go for another win instead of defending their lead.
Crystal Palace are a best 8/13 at Betfred but you can increase their odds to 7/5 at BOYLESports by backing them to be winning at half-time and full-time.
Ismaila Sarr has scored in Palace's last four European games so he looks decent value at 11/10 with BetMGM for a goal or assist tonight.
Super singles
- Elliot Anderson to be carded 3/1 William Hill
- Over 9.5 corners in Freiburg vs Sporting Braga 19/20 Paddy Power
- Ismaila Sarr goal or assist 11/10 BetMGM
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Racing tips
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