Wednesday’s Football Tips: German Invincibles Bayer Leverkusen eye Europa League glory

ALL eyes are on Dublin tonight as Bayer Leverkusen bid to continue their perfect season by beating Atalanta to get their hands on the Europa League trophy.

The new German champions have gone 51 games unbeaten during a remarkable campaign and now stand on the brink of the most remarkable treble in European football history.

The bookies make them heavy favourites to defeat an Atalanta side sitting fifth in Serie A but Gian Piero Gasperini's side have already upset the odds by dumping Liverpool in the quarter-finals.

So the Italian outfit will be confident of upsetting the odds once more to get their hands on a European trophy for the first time in their history.

Atalanta vs Bayer Leverkusen Top Betting Tips

With the likes of Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund, RB Leipzig, Roma and West Ham unable to get the better of Bayer Leverkusen this season, it's no surprise to see Bet365 pricing them at just 2/5 to lift the trophy.

But this is a one-off game and the Serie A side shouldn't be rank outsiders so there might be a bit of value in backing Atalanta in the double chance at 19/20, given few teams are often that price for a European final.

Going for goals is probably safer as both managers like to play on the front foot, although nerves can often make finals a disappointment. Over 2.5 match strikes is 10/11 and combining that with BTTS boosts the odds to 13/10.

Gianluca Scamacca has been Atalanta's main man in Europe, netting six times. Kevin Mac has flagged him up at 16/1 to score a header in his match preview for the final and that looks worth a long-odds punt.

In a European final it's often a smart move backing a keeper to get booked as they can pick up yellows for time-wasting if their side is in front. Atalanta's Juan Musso is 9/2 in that market while Leverkusen's Matej Kovar is 6/1.

VPS Vaasa vs KuPS Kuopio Top Betting Tips

There's some action in Finland before the main event tonight and first plays third in the Veikkausliiga as VPS Vaasa host KuPS Kuopio.

After six games only three points separate the top six and VPS lead the way by a point from champions HJK Helsinki and KuPS after winning four of their matches.

Both teams have been involved in some thrillers so far, with BTTS failing to land in just one of their matches for each. That makes backing both to score appealing tonight at 10/11 and adding over 2.5 goals to that boosts the odds to 6/4.

With both sides making good starts it should be a close game and the half-time draw pays 21/20.

HJK Helsinki vs Gnistan Top Betting Tips

HJK Helsinki have made a decent start to their Finnish title defence and sit second but have played a game more than most of their title rivals so they need a win at home to Gnistan tonight.

Seventh-placed Gnista flew out the traps by beating FC Inter then defeating Ilves Tampere 6-4 in a thriller. But they've gone five games without a win since then so it's no surprise to see HJK Helsinki as 2/5 hot favourites tonight.

Backing the champions to be winning at half-time and full-time boosts the odds to 11/10. Over 10 corners also looks good at 6/5 as that bet has landed in HJK's last three at home, with 18 in their last match against VPS.

Wednesday's Football Tips: Super Singles

• BTTS and over 2.5 goals in Europa League Final 13/10 Bet365
• Half-time draw in VPS v KuPS 21/20 Bet365
• Over 10 corners in HJK v Gnistan 6/5 Bet365

Long shot

• Gianluca Scamacca to score a header 16/1 Bet365

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• Wed 20:00 Atalanta v Bayer Leverkusen

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