Nottingham Forest and Rangers are beginning life under new managers, and their Europa League games are among our five predictions for tomorrow night’s action. BOYLE Sports customers can always Back Yourself by adding more picks, but you can get 212/1 for this acca.
Brann vs Rangers
Brann To Beat Rangers 1-0, 2-0 or 2/1 @ 12/5
Brann will be looking to add to the problems facing Rangers and their new boss, Danny Rohl, by making it back-to-back Europa League victories. The Norwegian side are on a five-game winning streak at home, including a 1-0 European triumph over FC Utrecht and a 4-1 drubbing of Haugesund on Saturday, whereas Rohl has inherited a misfiring Rangers team with only five wins in total this term.
The Light Blues have had a miserable time of it, winning just one of eight league games, dumped out of the Champions League 9-1 on aggregate by Club Brugge and losing their opening two Europa League games.
Go Ahead Eagles vs Aston Villa
Aston Villa To Win At Go Ahead Eagles With Over 3.5 Goals @ 19/10
Aston Villa’s poor start, in which they failed to win any of their opening six games, looks a thing of the past with Unai Emery’s side now having reeled off five successive wins.
That included Europa League victories over Bologna and Eredivisie leaders Feyenoord, and they should be in for more Dutch delight tomorrow.
Go Ahead Eagles recorded a 2-1 triumph at Panathinaikos before the international break, but that is their only victory in their last five matches, losing three, and they have only won once at home all season.
Celtic vs Sturm Graz
Celtic To Draw With Sturm Graz @ 16/5
Sturm Graz will be chasing an Old Firm double when they take on stumbling Celtic at Parkhead.
The Austrian side beat Rangers in their last Europa League outing and head to Glasgow on the back of four successive wins. Interestingly, they have yet to draw in 14 fixtures this season, winning 10 and losing four.
Celtic, in contrast, have drawn five of their last 11 matches and lost 2-0 at home to Braga in their last European fixture. Brendan Rodgers’ men also suffered a shock 2-0 defeat at Dundee on Sunday.
Nottingham Forest vs Porto
Nottingham Forest To Draw With Porto @ 21/10
New Forest boss Sean Dyche faces a baptism of fire as in-form Porto head to the City Ground in a battle between two former European champions.
Dyche has taken over a Forest side without a win since the opening weekend of the Premier League season, suffering seven defeats in their last nine games, including a 3-0 home loss to Chelsea on Saturday, which saw the end of Ange Postecoglou’s short reign.
Porto have no such issues and are one of seven teams to have maximum points from their opening two Europa League matches. The Primeira Liga leaders have won 10 of their 11 games overall this term - conceding only two goals - with their only blip being a goalless draw with Benfica.
Crystal Palace vs Larnaca
Crystal Palace HT/FT Against Larnaca @ 4/6
Palace will seek to continue their annus mirabilis with victory over Larnaca as Selhurst Park hosts its first European competition proper fixture.
Oliver Glasner’s FA Cup winners have only lost once this term - although they survived a scare in Saturday’s 3-3 draw with Bournemouth thanks to Jean-Philippe Mateta’s second-half hat-trick - and beat Dynamo Kyiv in their Conference League opener.
Larnaca have won four of their last five matches, including a 4-0 Conference League triumph over 10-man AZ Alkmaar, but struggled away from home during Europa League qualifying and may find it tough to ground the Eagles.
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