We’re focusing on the opening round of Europa League group stage games for our midweek European football tips and have a 25/1-plus acca across Wednesday and Thursday.
With price boosts and early pay-out promotions on offer throughout this competition, punters can always Back Yourself with extra selections, but these are our best bets:
Real Betis vs Nottingham Forest
REAL BETIS TO BEAT NOTTINGHAM FOREST @ 11/10
Forest are back in Europe for the first time in three decades and face a tough introduction when visiting Spain, the most successful country in this competition.
Betis reached the Conference League final last term and were strong at home during Europa League pool-stage campaigns over the three previous seasons, posting six wins and just one defeat in front of their own fans.
Red Star Belgrade vs Celtic
RED STAR BELGRADE AND CELTIC TO DRAW @ 23/10
Both of these teams suffered disappointing defeats in Champions League play-offs and may be content to steady the ship at the start of this phase.
Red Star lost six of eight games in Europe’s elite club competition last term, but a 5-1 demolition of Stuttgart in Belgrade should serve as a warning to Celtic, who failed to win away in the same tournament but did draw with Atalanta, Dinamo Zagreb and the mighty Bayern Munich on the road.
Aston Villa vs Bologna
ASTON VILLA TO BEAT BOLOGNA @ 3/4
It has been a slow start to the season for Villa, who are yet to claim their first victory of the current campaign, but Premier League away draws at Everton and Sunderland since the international break are no disgrace, and this fixture could provide a flashback to better times.
Unai Emery’s side stormed to the top of the Champions League pool stage table when beating Bologna 2-0 in the Midlands 11 months ago and can take heart from the fact that the visitors have lost both Serie A away matches this term.
Rangers vs Genk
RANGERS TO BEAT GENK @ 5/4
Under-fire Rangers boss Russell Martin enjoyed a welcome boost with Saturday’s 2-0 Scottish League Cup victory over Hibernian and can hopefully build on that here, especially with North Macedonia striker Bojan Miovski breaking his duck for the club and Belgium midfielder Nicolas Raskin back in favour.
Amidst a torrid run of results, there have been impressive Ibrox wins over Panathinaikos and Viktoria Plzen in Europe, and they now face a Genk side reeling from back-to-back home losses to Charleroi and Royale Union Saint-Gilloise in Belgium’s top flight.
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