Europa League Predictions

Sevilla vs AS Roma: Preview and Expert Football Prediction

The 2022/23 Europa League season ends this Wednesday with the competition’s record holders Sevilla facing Italian side AS Roma.

Sevilla come into this game looking to extend their incredible record in the tournament. The Spanish side have won the Europa League six times, which is the most for any club.

The Andalusian side booked their place in the final thanks to a 3-2 aggregate win over Juventus. However, they are travelling to Budapest in bad form, with no win in their last four games (D3, L1).

However, the loss in that sequence came in their last game– a 2-1 loss to Real Madrid in La Liga. But José Luis Mendilibar made many changes for that game against Madrid, so his boys should be physically and mentally fresh for their visit to Budapest.

Yet, the fact is that Sevilla haven’t won any of their four UEL away games this season (D2, L2). Furthermore, they are winless in 13 games outside of Spain in European competition, which makes lifting another UEL trophy here far from straightforward.

Meanwhile, Roma and Jose Mourinho will look to continue his impressive record in finals when he takes his side to Budapest on Wednesday.

The Portuguese manager has never lost a final and will look to build on his achievement of winning the Europa Conference League with Roma last season.

But like Sevilla, the Giallorossi fell to a 2-1 defeat against Fiorentina in Serie A at the weekend. That loss means that Roma are on the verge of missing out on the Europa League as they sit in sixth position. This makes winning this trophy even more important as it would give them a free pass to the Champions League next season.

Roma are without a win in four games (D3, L1) and are also winless in their last four Europa League games held outside of Italy (D2, L2).

However, Mourinho knows how to lift trophies and will bank on them to deliver at Budapest. He will be desperate here, too, as winking will make him the most decorated manager in the history of major European competition.

Meanwhile, the previous 13 UEL finals have seen an average of 2.92 goals per game. So we can expect over 2.5 goals in this game.

Bayer Leverkusen vs AS Roma: Preview and Expert Football Prediction

AS Roma will look to book their place in their second European final in two seasons when they travel to BayArena to play Bayer Leverkusen.

Leverkusen were beaten 1-0 in the first leg but have the chance at redemption at the BayArena, where they have won five of their last seven games in all competitions (D1, L1).

However, the hosts come into this tie in poor form, having not won a game in their last four tries (D2, L2). Their last outing was a 1-1 draw with Stuttgart, which has all but ended their chance of finishing in the top four and qualifying for the UCL next season.

Therefore their only chance of playing UCL football next campaign is by winning the UEL this season. Beating Roma here by multiple goals is the first step toward achieving that goal.

Coach Xabi Alonso indicated, “Nothing is lost” after their defeat in Rome. But having not scored more than once in their last four games, it could be another disappointing end to what has been a brilliant UEFA Europa League campaign.

Meanwhile, Jose Mourinho will look to take Roma to their second European final in as many years when they visit Germany on Thursday. The Portuguese tactician will fancy his side’s chances of winning this tie given that Giallorossi have a tremendous record of winning ten of their last eleven European ties following a 1-0 success in the first leg at home (L1).

However, that lone exception did come against a Bundesliga club, but Mourinho will be more concerned about their failure to score in each of their last three European away ties (D1, L2), with both those defeats coming by a 1-0 scoreline.

Should this tie end 1-0 in favour of the hosts, then a place in the final in Budapest will be determined in extra time and potentially a penalty shootout. Such an occurrence would be another huge test for a squad that has “reached their limit”, according to Mourinho.

Meanwhile, Roma lost five of their last six (D1) UEFA visits to Germany, including a 3-1 H2H defeat in 2004.

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Sevilla vs Juventus: Preview and Expert Football Prediction

The battle for a place in the final of the UEFA Europa League resumes this Thursday as Juventus travel to Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán to to face Sevilla in the second leg of their semi-final tie.

The first leg at the Allianz Stadium ended level, with Juventus coming from a goal down to rescue a 1-1 draw in the 97th minute.

Despite narrowly missing out on a win in the first leg, José Luis Mendilibar’s side will come into this tie as the favourites, given that they play at their famed Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán, where they have enjoyed remarkable success.

Sevilla beat Manchester United 3-0 on this ground in the last round after securing a credible 2-2 draw at Old Trafford. However, after winning a 3-0 win away to Real Valladolid in their last outing, they will fancy their chances to win this game.

The Andalusian side can bank on an almost perfect home record in all UEL football since 2018/19 (W15, D2) to push them through this tie. That run includes six clean sheets in the post-group stage phase (W5 D1).

Meanwhile, Juventus will feel lucky to still be in this tie after a lucky escape in the first leg. They come into this tie on the back of a 2-0 win over Cremonese at the weekend. That win means they need just two points in their remaining three Serie A games to secure a place in the next UEFA Champions League group stage.

That should allow them to throw everything they have at this tie. Having rested key players like Filip Kostić, Manuel Locatelli and goalkeeper Wojciech Szczęsny in the last game, they will hope that they can continue their decent away run in the competition this season (W2, D1).Meanwhile, the first period has been the highest-scoring half in just one of Sevilla’s last 12 competitive games. So, we suggest a first-half goal prediction here.

Juventus vs Sevilla: Preview and Expert Football Prediction

Europa League football returns to Turin this Thursday as Juventus welcome the competition’s record holders Sevilla in the first leg of their semifinals of the UEL.

The Old Lady qualified for this semis thanks to a 2-1 aggregate win over Portuguese side Sporting Lisbon in the previous round. They welcome the Spanish side Sevilla on the back of a massive 2-0 win over Atalanta that kept them firmly planted inside Serie A’s top four.

That win ended their poor away form over the previous month and would have given them the confidence boost they needed ahead of this tie.

Meanwhile, after that win at the weekend, manager Max Allegri declared that his players are “mentally good” ahead of this visit from a Sevilla side they last met in the 2016/17 UCL group stage.

Having not tasted defeat in this edition of the Europa League (W4, D2) despite a series of cagey affairs that averaged less than two goals per game., they will fancy their chances of winning here. Furthermore, the fact that they have never lost a UEL home fixture (W7, D7) will also boost their morale.

Meanwhile, Sevilla travel to the Allianz Stadium in good spirits after returning to winning ways in their last outing.

The Andalusian club suffered their first defeat under new manager José Luis Mendilibar two weeks ago when Girona beat them 2-0 at home. But they bounced back in style at the weekend to all but seal their La Liga status with a 3-2 win over Espanyol 3-2.

So Mendilibar will be hoping his side can produce another magical performance this Thursday at Turin. The Spanish tactician made his UEL managerial debut in Sevilla’s 5-2 aggregate quarter-final win over Manchester United. He will look to secure another win in Sevilla’s 50th match in the UEL’s knockout phase.

The 622-year-old claims that his next opponent Juventus are “stronger” and “more challenging” than the Red Devils, but he’ll fancy his team’s chances of winning after five wins from their last six competitive outings (L1).

However, Sevilla’s away form might worry even the most optimistic fans. The Andalusians haven’t won any of their last six knockout round-away legs (in two-leg ties) played at an opposition venue (D2, L4).

Meanwhile, all but two of Sevilla’s ten UEL matches since the start of 2021/22 saw only the winning team score. So we will likely see a low-scoring affair of under 2.5 goals.

AS Roma vs Bayer Leverkusen: Preview and Expert Football Prediction

Bayer Leverkusen will travel to Rome this Thursday to take on Jose Mourinho’s side, AS Roma, in the first leg of their UEFA Europa League semi-final tie.

The Serie A giants are one of the favourites to win the Europa League this season, given the experience of manager Mourinho and their recent Europa Conference League win last season. That title win was their first European title in over 60 years.

However, they head into this Europa League semi-final looking to bounce back from a 2-0 loss to Inter Milan at the weekend. That was the fourth-successive game without a win for Mourinho’s side (D2, L2). Still, the Portuguese manager insists he’s “optimistic” his players will return to form, despite admitting they are “tired” due to a hectic fixture schedule.

But in all this, Roma’s poor domestic form has seen them drop out of the Serie A top six. As such, success in the UEL might be their best hope of qualifying for Europe next season. Returning to UEL action perhaps comes as a welcome distraction, and the Roma supporters will be confident of securing a first-leg triumph against Xabi Alonso’s Leverkusen side at Stadio Olimpico, where the Serie A club have lost just one of their last 24 European matches (W17, D6).

Meanwhile, Bayer Leverkusen will look to get back to winning ways when they travel to Rome on Thursday.

Xabi Alonso’s side were dealt a huge blow in their quest for a top-four finish in Bundesliga last outing, as FC Koln beat them 2-1 at home. The result ended a run of 14 consecutive games without defeat for Leverkusen (W10, D4).

However, the visitors look set to get a result here, as they make the trip from Germany on the back of a nine-game unbeaten run away from the BayArena (W6, D3). That run has been built on a water-tight defence that has kept a clean sheet in four of the last five away trips.

Alonso is confident his side can win here as they aim to reach their first European final since 2002. The former Liverpool midfielder has urged his players to make May a month to “forever remember” as they seek a first win in Italy this century (D1, L5).

Meanwhile, both teams have scored in the previous four meetings between these sides, so a BTTS/GG game can be expected.

Sporting Lisbon vs Juventus: Preview and Expert Football Prediction

Sporting Lisbon and Juventus will square up this Thursday in Portugal for the second leg of their 2022/23 Europa League quarter-final tie.

The hosts lost 1-0 in their first leg, where the breathing difficulties of Juventus ‘keeper Wojciech Szczęsny grabbed the headlines. However, the Pole has since been declared fit for this tie and should be back between the sticks.

But this tie is far from over as the discontinuation of the away goals rule gives the hosts a chance to reach the UEL semis for only the second time ever, with coach Rúben Amorim reassuring fans that “the margin is so slim and we must have faith” after the loss in Turin.

A much-changed Sporting side drew 1-1 in their league match with Arouca on Sunday, losing ground on European qualification, making the progression from this tie vital.

Yet, with the Lions having failed to win at Estádio José Alvalade across their last four European home matches (D2, L2) and considering they have lost each of the last six two-legged ties with Italian clubs, home fans may not be bullish.

Juventus also lost ground in their push for the European spots after falling 1-0 to Sassuolo on Sunday ahead of a troika of key matches in three different competitions (UEL, Serie A and Coppa Italia) that could decide where their season is heading.

But they should be confident after the first-leg win made it four consecutive European victories with a clean sheet for the first time since the 2016/17 Champions League campaign. However, coach Massimiliano Allegri identified “a few mistakes” and some areas where “the lads can improve” following that leg.

The Old Lady needs those improvements to stabilise their away form that has landed three losses across five competitive trips (W2), including two in a row. Four of those results have come by a single-goal margin, meaning we can’t rule out another tight game.

So an under 2.5 goals game is a possibility here.

Sevilla vs Manchester United: Preview and Expert Football Prediction

The Europa League returns this Thursday as the competition record holders Sevilla welcome Manchester United to Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán for the second leg of their quarter-final tie.

The hosts snatched a credible 2-2 draw in the first leg, despite going two goals behind in the first half. So they will hope to build on that second-half performance at home, where they have enjoyed much success lately.

The Andalusian club have lost just one of their last eleven games at Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán (W8, D2), scoring 2+ goals in their last seven games at this venue.

Having recorded a pair of home clean sheets and wins against PSV Eindhoven (3-0) and Fenerbahçe (2-0) in this tournament, they will be full of confidence going into this game.

An unbeaten record against United (W2, D2) and an unbeaten start to life under new manager José Luis Mendilibar (W2, D2) will also boost their morale as they attempt to secure progression to their first UEL semi-finals since 2019/20.

Manchester United bounced back from that disappointing 2-2 draw with Sevilla last Thursday to record a huge 2-0 win over struggling Nottingham Forest.

The result gave them complete control of their top four destiny in the PL as they ended the weekend sitting in third position.

They also recorded their seventh clean sheet in their last ten wins in that game, so they should be buoyed by that ahead of this tie.

Another source of confidence will be that they remain undefeated in this competition since an opening matchday home loss to Real Sociedad (W8, D2). Their run includes three trips to Spain (W2, D1).

Therefore, they have every right to be confident of returning home as semi-finalists, especially not having lost any of their last seven UEFA contests on Spanish soil (W5, D2).

Meanwhile, all but two of Sevilla’s last 15 competitive wins were accompanied by a clean sheet. So we might see a low-scoring affair at Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán, with an under 2.5 goals game the most likely.

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Juventus vs Sporting Lisbon: Preview and Expert Football Prediction

Juventus will resume their Europa League campaign this Thursday when they host Portuguese side Sporting Lisbon.

The Old Lady dropped from the Champions League after finishing third in their group behind Benfica and Paris Saint-Germain but have enjoyed a remarkable run in this competition.

They beat Nantes 4-1 on aggregate in the playoffs before a 3-0 win over Freiburg in the last round sealed their progression to this quarterfinals round. So they will fancy themselves one of the favourites to win this famous trophy.

However, a 2-1 loss to Lazio at the weekend didn’t do their preparations for this game any good. But ahead of this game, the Old Lady will be buoyed that they have never lost a home match in the UEL (W6, D7).

They will undoubtedly be confident of extending that run here and should also have their confidence boosted by the fact they have won their last three European outings without conceding a goal.

Like their hosts, Sporting Lisbon were also demoted to the Europa League after finishing third in the Champions League group. But since coming here, they have defeated Midtjylland and Arsenal (on penalties) to qualify for this round.

So they will consider themselves one of the stronger teams here, given their record so far. A run of just one loss from their last 14 games in all competitions (W19, D4) will also convince them that they can beat anyone here.

Also, the hosts have never lost a home match in the UEL (W6, D7), so they’ll undoubtedly be confident of extending that run here. They should also be buoyed by the fact they’ve won their last three European outings without conceding a goal.

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Manchester United vs Sevilla: Preview and Expert Football Prediction

Europa League returns this Thursday as Manchester United host the competition’s record-holders Sevilla at Old Trafford in the first leg of their quarter-finals tie.

Erik ten Hag’s side qualified for this round of the competition courtesy of a 5-1 aggregate win over Spanish La Liga side Real Betis.

They secured a 4-1 win at Old Trafford before recording a narrow 1-0 win in Spain in the second leg. So they will be happy to have the first-leg home advantage again in this stage.

Meanwhile, the Red Devils come into this tie on the back of a 2-0 win over Everton. The win took their run of games without defeat at home to 24 (W21, D3), a run that stretches back to September 2022.

So not only do they have a first-leg home advantage, but they also possess a solid home form to back it up. However, the last team to beat them at Old Trafford was Real Sociedad in this competition. Yet, a run of five games without defeat against Spanish opposition (W4, D1) shows how far they have come.

Meanwhile, Sevilla have a good record against Manchester United as they have never lost a head-to-head against the Red Devils (W2, D1).

They come into this tie in decent shape, having not tasted defeat under new manager José Luis Mendilibar. The Spanish coach was hired to replace the sacked Jorge Sampaoli and has taken four points from the available six (W1, D1).

However, Medilibar was frustrated by a 2-2 draw with Celta Vigo in their last outing. If he wants to avoid another frustrating outing, his side will need to improve his side’s away form. Sevilla have won just one of their last eight away matches (D1, L6), while they have also lost four UEL trips in a row and were knocked out of this competition by English opposition last season (West Ham).

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Arsenal vs Sporting Lisbon: Preview and Expert Football Prediction

Arsenal will look to book their place in the next stage of the Europa League this Thursday when they take on Portuguese side Sporting Lisbon in the second leg of their Europa League knock-out tie.

The hosts come into this game after an impressive 3-0 win over Fulham in the Premier League. The result maintained the Gunners’ five points lead at the top of the Premier League table and extended their unbeaten run in all competitions to six games (W5, D1).

After securing a 2-2 draw in the first leg of this tie, Mikel Arteta’s side have it all to play for now at the Emirates. The fact that they are at home in this second leg will give them a big boost, given that the Gunners have seven wins from nine home games against Portuguese clubs in European competition (D1, L1).

Mikel Arteta’s side have also won five of their last seven UEFA ties in which they drew the away leg first, so they will be confident of winning here. However, the hosts have yet to concede a home UEL goal this term (W3), so Sporting will have a mountain to climb to bridge that defence on Thursday night.

But the Portuguese side have goals aplenty in them. They followed up their 2-2 draw with Arsenal last Thursday with a brilliant 3-0 win over Boavista in the Portuguese league. The win extended their scoring run in all competitions to ten games and was the sixth time in the last ten games they have scored 2+ goals in a game.

The Lions are also unbeaten in all competitions in their last seven games (W5, D2) and so will be confident of a good result at the Emirates. Moreover, they have progressed from their previous six ties against English sides in the knock-out stages of UEFA’s second-tier club competition. Still, they are winless in their last nine away games against English opposition in major European competitions (D4, L5).

So the signs point to an Arsenal win here and an over 2.5 goals game in favour of the Gunners.

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