We take a look at 4 of the Europa League matches taking place on Thursday night and suggest a bet in each game.

Liverpool are the current 28/10 favourites to win the Europa League with Roma priced at 11/1, Leverkusen at 12/1 and you can get 14/1 and better the balance.

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MARSEILLE v AEK ATHENS – Click here to bet

Marseille are 2^nd in Group B and have drawn both their opening matches, away at Ajax 3-3 and at home against Brighton 2-2. Domestically they haven’t been in the best of form and lost 1-0 away at Nice on the weekend.

AEK Athens are top of the log with 4 points from a possible 6^th.  They opened their campaign with a surprise 3-2 win over Brighton, a game where they were priced as 11/1 underdogs.  They then drew 1-1 at home to Ajax in Matchday 2.  They have won 2 in a row in the League and both by 3-0 margins.

Marseille are the 15/20 favourites here, but I think that AEK Athens can get a point out of the game.

Suggested Bet:  The draw at 3/1

LIVERPOOL v TOULOUSE – Click here to bet

Liverpool are currently top of Group E with a maximum of 6 points from their opening two games.  they beat LASK 3-1 on the road in Matchday 1 and then beat Royal Union SG 2-0 at home, a game where they started 1/5 favourites.

Toulouse are 2^nd on the log on 4 points from three matches.  They drew 1-1 at Royal Union in their opener and then beat LASK 1-0 at home last time out.

Liverpool are 2/9 for the win here with Toulouse priced at 11/1 and I can’t look past the confident English side who are coming off a Mersey side Derby win over Everton on the weekend.

Suggested Bet:  Liverpool Total Goals, Over 3.5 at 18/10.

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ROYAL UNION SG v LASK – Click here to bet

These sides are currently sitting 3^rd and 4^th in Group E respectively.

Royal Union had to qualify for the group stages and they then drew 1-1 to Toulouse on their opening weekend before going down 2-0 at Liverpool, a game where they were 12/1 underdogs.  They would have taken some heart from that performance having kept the score down to 1-0 going into injury time.

LASK also came through qualification to reach the group stages and they have yet to take a point, losing 3-1 to Liverpool at home and 1-0 to Toulouse on the road.

Royal Union should have the edge in this one, but I don’t have the confidence to back them at the current price of 13/20.  Both these sides have nothing to lose so I am looking for a match with plenty of goals.

Suggested Bet:  Over 3.5 goals at 33/20

AS ROMA v SLAVIA PRAGUE – Click here to bet

The hosts Roma are currently 2^nd in Group G, level on points with Slavia Prague and both teams have a 100% record after 2 games.  Roma beat Servette 4-0 at home last time out and in Matchday 1 beat Sheriff Tiraspol on the road.

Slavia Prague came through the qualification stages and they were 1/1 to beat Servette away on Matchday 1, delivering a 2-0 win before a comprehensive 6-0 victory over Sheriff Tiraspol last time out.

Roma beat Monza 1-0 in the League on the weekend and Slavia Prague were too good for Slovacko winning 2-0 at home.

Slavia Prague are a team which has been getting great results of late, but I think they are going to find Roma too strong for them in Italy.

Suggested Bet:  AS Roma win at 15/20

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