Football Accumulator Tips

Midtjylland scored in all four of their home league phase games, facing the likes of Eintracht Frankfurt and Fenerbahce during that period. The hosts also conceded five goals in four games and it is hard to see them keeping Sociedad at bay, as the La Liga side are yet to draw a blank in this competition.

Molde, who have changed coach since the League phase when they struggled through in 23rd place, have won four of their last five home games in the competition. They warmed up for this clash with a solid 1-0 win over Hammarby and may prove too strong for a Rovers side that have lost their pacy front two since their successful League phase run.

Union Saint-Gilloise are unbeaten at Stade Roi Baudouin with two wins and two draws. They have won six of their last seven games in all competitions and should carry enough threat from set pieces to punish an Ajax side that have lost four of their last eight away matches.

AZ Alkmaar have won eight of their last nine home games and could get the better of a Galatasaray side who have failed to win any of their last seven road trips in this competition and are missing star trio Victor Osimhen, Davinson Sanchez and Lucas Torreira through suspension.

Porto have been in dreadful form recently, winning just one of their last eight games in all competitions. That came against Maccabi Tel Aviv and Roma are a significant step up on those opponents, take the visitors in the draw no bet market.

Molde, who have changed coach since the League phase when they struggled through in 23rd place, have won four of their last five home games in the competition. They warmed up for this clash with a solid 1-0 win over Hammarby and may prove too strong for a Rovers side that have lost their pacy front two since their successful League phase run.

Porto have been in dreadful form recently, winning just one of their last eight games in all competitions. That came against Maccabi Tel Aviv and Roma are a significant step up on those opponents, while their struggles going forward could see them fail to find the net.

Youssef En-Nesyri has been a standout for Fener though, and having scored once in his opening 12 games of the season, he has since bagged 16 in his next 19 appearances, and 12 in his last nine.

Ferencvaros  collected a 4-3 win over AZ Alkmaar in their final match of the league stage and two of the Dutch side’s goals came in the closing stages, so they should take confidence from that and home victories over Nice and Malmo. Both teams have scored in five of Plzen’s last six Europa League matches and that pattern could continue this week.

Real Sociedad’s only defeats during the league phase came against Lazio, Anderlecht and Viktoria Plzen – that trio finished in the top half – while Midtjylland’s three wins all came against sides who finished in the bottom half, suggesting the visitors should take the spoils.

Union have beaten Liverpool, Nice, and Braga at home across the last two seasons in the Europa League and they can add Ajax to their list of victims.

Galatasaray failed to win away from home in the Europa League league phase, drawing three times, including a 1-1 tie in Alkmaar in November. AZ beat Elfsborg, Gala’s big rivals Fenerbahce and Roma at AFAS Stadion in the last round and can make home advantage count.

Roma are stuck in midtable in Serie A, but Claudio Ranieri’s return has steadied the ship after a shaky start. His side remain a rung or two below the top sides in Italy, but they can hold an out-of-sorts Porto side. The Portuguese outfit have been held to score draws in three of their last four, so back both teams to score and this game to finish level.

PAOK only squeezed into the Europa League play-offs on goal difference but they can secure a vital first-leg victory over FCSB as they aim to make the last 16.

The goals flow when Twence and Bodo/Glimt play domestically, but the Dutch side in particular have kept things tighter in Europe. Three of their last four Europa League fixtures have featured two goals or fewer, and all four of their home games in the league phase went under 2.5 goals.

AZ Alkmaar have won eight of their last nine home games and could get the better of a Galatasaray side who have failed to win any of their last seven road trips in this competition and are missing star trio Victor Osimhen, Davinson Sanchez and Lucas Torreira through suspension.

Porto have been in dreadful form recently, winning just one of their last eight games in all competitions. That came against Maccabi Tel Aviv and Roma are a significant step up on those opponents, take the visitors in the draw no bet market.

Port Vale’s last five League Two matches have featured goals at both ends and four of them have gone over 2.5 goals, including both their home assignments in this period. Notts County have seen three or more goals in five of their last six League Two away days and both teams have scored in half of these.

Seven of Bodo/Glimt’s eight Europa League games have seen both teams to score land, as have 11 of their last 12 in all competitions, while half of Twente’s Europa League matches featured goals at both ends and six of their last seven in all competitions have.

Atalanta missed out on automatic progression by a whisker, but a strong League Phase showing has handed them a winnable tie against a Club Brugge side that finished 24th. Atalanta have blown away Sturm Graz, Young Boys, and Shakhtar Donetsk in this competition and could settle this tie by the halfway point.

PSG have won their last three meetings with Brest by an 11-4 scoreline and they have not lost to French opposition all season, while Brest lost three of their final four League Phase matches.

Bayern Munich are overwhelming favourites with good reason as they face a Celtic side that were thrashed 7-1 in Dortmund earlier this season. Despite their domestic success, their prospects against Die Bayern look even bleaker after the Bavarian giants won four of their last five in the League Phase.

AC Milan had a rough start to the season in Europe, but they won five of their final six League Phase matches and face a Feyenoord side that were demolished 6-2 at Lille last time out.

Benfica beat Monaco 3-2 in November and could follow that with a play-off win against a side that lost three of their final four League Phase matches. The Eagles have won their last three in all competitions and beat Juventus 2-0 away from home last month.

Sporting have won just seven fo 18 games since Ruben Amorim left and lost three of their last four in the Champions League. Borussia Dortmund have the quality to beat the Portuguese side after just missing out on a top-eight finish.

Manchester City’s 5-1 loss at Arsenal showed they are still fragile against top-quality opposition and Real Madrid won their final three League Phase games, while the Citizens conceded 14 times and won just once in their last five games in this competition.

Juventus won when these sides met in the opening round of the League Phase, but they have won just one of their last six in the competition and PSV improved after a shaky start, winning four of their final five.