There are two Europa semi-final 2nd leg encounters taking place on Thursday night and we suggest a bet in each of them.
Let’s start with a look at the latest Outright Betting where Roma are 9/4 favourites to lift the Cup ahead of Sevilla at 23/10. You can get Juventus at 5/2 and Leverkusen currently the outsider of the quartet at 15/4.
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Bayer Leverkusen v AS Roma – Click here to bet
Bayer Leverkusen saw off Monaco on penalties in the Round of 32 clash before beating Ferencvaros 4-0 on aggregate in the Round of 16. It was on to the quarter-finals where Royale Union SG lay in wait, but were no match for Leverkusen going down 5-2 on aggregate. They were edged in the 1st leg of their semi-final away at Roma going down 1-0 with Roma scoring the winner in the 63rd minute.
Leverkusen haven’t won in their last 4 matches across all competitions and were held to a 1-1 draw at Stuttgart in the League on the weekend.
AS Roma beat Salzburg 2-1 on aggregate in their Round of 32 clash having to come back from an away loss to take the tie. They then beat Real Sociedad 2-0 on aggregate and Feyenoord went down in extra time in the quarter-finals.
AS Roma also drew their League match on the weekend 0-0 away at Bologna and they have only won 1 of their last 6 matches in all competitions.
I am expecting this match to start off in cagey fashion as Roma would be more than happy for the draw. I think Leverkusen have what it takes to get the win though and I am backing them to do just that.
Suggested Bet: Leverkusen win at 11/10
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Sevilla v Juventus – Click here to bet
Sevilla withstood a second leg comeback from PSG in the round of 32 to eventually progress 3-2 on aggregate. They then saw off Fenerbahce 2-1 on aggregate in the last 16 also losing the home leg. Manchester United away to the quarter-finals and after a 2-2 draw at Old Trafford, Sevilla finished the job with a 3-0 win at home to take a 5-2 aggregate victory. The first leg of this tie took place at Juventus and Sevilla came very close to grabbing an away win with a 26 minute goal only for Juventus to equalise deep into injury time.
Sevilla have only lost 1 match of their last 11 across all competitions and they beat Valladolid 3-0 away from home in the League on the weekend.
Juventus beat Nantes 4-1 on aggregate in the Round of 32 and they then saw off Freiburg 3-0 over the two legs in the last 16. Their quarter-final opponents was Sporting CP and after a 1-0 home leg they drew 1-1 on the road to take the tie 2-1.
Juventus are unbeaten in their last 5 matches across all competitions and they beat Cremonese 2-0 at home in the League on the weekend.
Bookmakers expect a tight game with over 2.5 goals trading at 23/20 and with this tie still locked after the first leg, I would be nervous backing overs in this one. With some consideration I am going to side with the home team to grab the win which they were very close to doing in Italy.
Suggested Bet: Sevilla win at 29/20
Note: All prices correct at the time of writing but are subject to change
