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Our top three Europa picks for this week. ✅

16:30 — Rennes vs Olympiacos

18:45 — AC Milan vs Ferencvarosi TC

18:45 — Anderlecht vs Red Bull Salzburg

18:45 — Crystal Palace vs Hoffenheim

18:45 — Levski vs Jagiellonia Bialystok

18:45 — Lillestrom vs Viktoria Plzen

18:45 — NEC Nijmegen vs AC Omonia

18:45 — Real Sociedad vs Lyon

18:45 — Sparta Prague vs Bournemouth

21:00 — AZ Alkmaar vs Juventus

21:00 — Bayer Leverkusen vs Marseille

21:00 — Benfica vs Lech Poznan

21:00 — Celta Vigo vs Royal Union Saint-Gilloise

21:00 — Celtic vs Besiktas

21:00 — Hapoel Beer Sheva vs OFI Crete

21:00 — Sturm Graz vs NK Celje

21:00 — Sunderland vs Dinamo Zagreb

21:00 — Uniao Torreense vs Ararat Armenia

18:45 — AGF Aarhus vs Braga

18:45 — Atalanta vs Kairat

18:45 — FC Midtjylland vs Ajax

18:45 — FC Thun vs Hearts

18:45 — Kuopio PS vs Gent

18:45 — Lincoln Red Imps vs HNK Hadjuk Split

18:45 — Mjallby vs FK Borac Banja Luka

18:45 — Red Star Belgrade vs Inter Club d’Escaldes

18:45 — Trabzonspor vs Freiburg

21:00 — Monaco vs FC Nordsjaelland

21:00 — Copenhagen vs Iberia 1999

21:00 — CS Universitatea Craiova vs FK Egnatia

21:00 — Getafe vs Brighton

21:00 — Lugano vs Kauno Zalgiris

21:00 — Panathinaikos vs CSKA

21:00 — Riga FC vs Baumit Jablonec

21:00 — Sint Truiden vs Brann

21:00 — Twente vs Pafos

Top 3 Stats:

CXSports says: This one’s simple — Red Star beats Inter on just about every comparison that we can make. In this competition alone (as small of a sample as it might be), Red Star has scored 4 goals in 2 games while Inter has only scored 1. And it’s not like Red Star pulled that off by facing softer competition. Quite the contrary. They faced Switzerland’s Lugano and Denmark’s Copenhagen, who carry an average UEFA rating of 37.8. Meanwhile, Inter’s games came against Sweden’s Mjällby and Romania’s Craiova, who average 8.2. And Inter still lost to both of them while failing to score in one of them. And, given that mismatch in opponent strength, we’re going to go out a limb here and say that means Red Star’s defense, which is even with Inter’s in terms of goals conceded (both have conceded 5), is technically better.

That mismatch also helps put Red Star’s lack of a victory this season (they have one draw and one loss) into perspective. While their overall results are barely any better than Inter’s (who’s lost both matches), the closeness in results hardly reflects the reality on the ground.

Of course, there’s always the chance that this is all just down to Inter having a rough patch. After all, their domestic league numbers are quite good — they’re unbeaten in 7 Andorran league games with 17 scored and just 5 conceded. However, as good as that looks, Red Star also has even better numbers domestically, with 37 goals scored and just 6 conceded in 14 games. And they did that in a tougher league.

So where does that leave us? Well, we don’t like Inter’s chances of scoring here, even if they’re not zero. While Red Star has conceded in five of its last six matches (including 2 at 12th-placed Mačva in its domestic league), and are also without Gudelj (a key central defender), Inter’s near-total inability to score at this level so far doesn’t leave us with high hopes. As for Red Star, given their stats, what else could we expect but goals, and several of them?

Score prediction: 3-1 for Red Star Belgrade

Bet: Red Star Belgrade Victory

Odds Range: 1.02-1.09

Bet: Over/Under (Over 2.5)

Odds Range: 1.20-1.32

Top 3 Stats:

CXSports says: Benfica should win this easily, and the reason is simple — they score prolifically at home, while Lech don’t seem to score in Europe at all. At home this season, Benfica’s been averaging 3.2 goals a game. And haven’t lost in 10. Meanwhile, Lech has only scored once in its three Europa League games (against a league average of 1.54). Oh, and Lech are currently 32nd of 36 while Benfica are joint first.

With that said, Lech’s European numbers are arguably not quite as bad as they seem. Their games this season were against Crystal Palace, Leverkusen, and Sunderland, who all sit in the top half of the competition. The only problem is that Benfica’s not only in the top half — it’s literally at the top sharing joint-1st with Leverkusen (who beat Lech 4-0 just a couple of weeks ago).

Of course, to be fair to Lech, their domestic league form isn’t that bad. In fact, it’s actually kinda good — they’ve got ten wins in twelve, 2.67 goals a game, and they’re the top of Poland. The only problem is, Benfica’s league numbers are almost identical — 2.70 goals a game and 8 wins in 10. What’s more, Benfica earned its numbers in a stronger league.

As such, this one’s pretty simple. Benfica scores consistently. Lech does the opposite. Expect that pattern to be what dictates this match.

Score prediction: 3-0 for Benfica

Bet: Benfica Victory

Odds Range: 1.07-1.18

Bet: Over/Under (Over 2.5)

Odds Range: 1.20-1.31

Top 3 Stats:

CXSports says: Copenhagen scores freely without conceding excessively — they’ve taken 5 goals against 2 conceded in their two Conference League games this season. Meanwhile, Iberia’s barely scored, with just one scored against 3 conceded in its two Conference League games. Of course, that’s the results of just two games, so we shouldn’t trust those numbers blindly. However, the same basic mismatch plays out even as we look across a broader set of games.

In their respective domestic leagues, both clubs are second. However, those standings aren’t immediately comparable — Denmark is 16th in UEFA’s rankings while Georgia is way back 50th. Meanwhile, Copenhagen’s club rating is 54.375 against Iberia’s 5.000. So if we adjust for that, Copenhagen’s 2nd place carries far more weight than Iberia’s. What’s more, despite facing much tougher domestic competition, Copenhagen still manages to score 41% above the Danish league average and concede 40% below it. Meanwhile, Iberia only scores 10% above the Georgian average while conceding just 20% below it — respectable results in the context of its league, but utterly useless once adjusted at the European level.

With that said, Copenhagen aren’t necessarily home free. Their last six games have seen them draw three — a 1-1 vs AGF and OB at home, and 2-2 at Red Star. So there is a case to be made that they maybe lack a little in terms of form insofar as finishing goes, although we wouldn’t make too much of it. After all, Copenhagen are still unbeaten in all six, have scored in every one, and still kept three clean sheets with an aggregate of 12 goals scored against 4 conceded in its last 6. So that hardly looks like the kind of form a side like Iberia — a side that struggles to score at this level — is going to be able to challenge.

As such, we’re calling this one as a clean sheet victory for Copenhagen. Potentially by multiple goals.

Score prediction: 2-0 for Copenhagen

Bet: Copenhagen Victory

Odds Range: 1.10-1.20

Bet: Both Teams to Score (No)

Odds Range: 1.58-1.80