The penultimate round of Europa League fixtures for the calendar year will take place on Thursday as Europe’s former royalty compete to make it safely to the knockout rounds.
Half of the games in the reformed league stage have already taken place, with the likes of Manchester United, Roma and Porto reduced to mid-table obscurity after underwhelming starts.
Seven are still waiting for their first win in the league stage of the competition, while eight are yet to taste defeat as the 36-team table begins to take shape.
here they are 90 minutes score predictions for matchday 5 of the Europa League.
Many of the Europa League’s elite teams feature in the 20:00 GMT kick-off slot, but there are some impressive teams taking part in the opening matches. 2004 Champions League winners Port visit the undefeated Anderlecht as they are only looking for a second win in the league stage.
Athletic Club they have been one of the best performers so far and have a relatively easy task at home against the Swedish outfit Elfsburg. turkish giants Besiktas i Galatasaray both start early, with the former after a difficult start with two straight wins and the latter, yet to taste defeat, finished third.
The great flight of Marco Baroni Lacius they are the only team with a perfect record after four games and should maintain their streak when they welcome the winless Bulgarian side Ludogorets in Rome The Italian side have won 11 of their last 12 matches in all competitions and he must now be considered among the favorites for the tournament.
RFS i PAOK clash in the battle of the acronyms this week, while Lyon make the long journey to Azerbaijan to cope Karabakh. The French side won their first two, but haven’t been able to taste victory since.
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fixation |
Start Time (GMT) |
prediction |
|---|---|---|
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Anderlecht vs Porto |
5:45 p.m |
1-2 |
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Athletic Club vs Elfsborg |
5:45 p.m |
2-0 |
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AZ Alkmaar vs Galatasaray |
5:45 p.m |
1-3 |
|
Besiktas vs Maccabi Tel Aviv |
5:45 p.m |
2-1 |
|
Dynamo Kyiv vs Viktoria Plzen |
5:45 p.m |
0-1 |
|
Lazio vs Ludogorets |
5:45 p.m |
4-0 |
|
Qarabag vs Lyon |
5:45 p.m |
1-2 |
|
RFS vs PAOK |
5:45 p.m |
1-1 |
|
Braga vs Hoffenheim |
20:00 |
2-2 |
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FCSB vs Olympiacos |
20:00 |
1-3 |
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Ferencvar vs Malmo |
20:00 |
2-1 |
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Man Utd vs Bodo/Glimt |
20:00 |
2-0 |
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Midtjylland vs Eintracht Frankfurt |
20:00 |
1-3 |
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Nice vs Rangers |
20:00 |
2-0 |
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Real Sociedad vs Ajax |
20:00 |
2-2 |
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Slavia Prague vs Fenerbahce |
20:00 |
1-2 |
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Tottenham vs Roma |
20:00 |
2-1 |
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Twente vs Union Saint-Gilloise |
20:00 |
1-0 |
Late releases involve both Premier League sides of the competition. Ruben Amorim takes charge of his first game in European competition and at Old Trafford as Man Utd manager, with the Norwegian side They/Glimt the visitors The Scandinavian side follow up their trip to Manchester with a decider against already relegated Lillestrom in the final round of the Eliteserien on Sunday.
Tottenham Hotspur they are also in action after their impressive weekend win against Manchester City. They face the visit of Italian giants Romewho are now under the direction of Claudio Ranieri for the third time in their history. Spurs lost their last European game at Galatasaray but face a struggling Roma side with just one win in four Europa League games.
rangers are the other British side in action, making the picturesque journey to beautiful. Philippe Clement is on the brink of the sack and not getting a positive result in France could be the last nail in his coffin.
Conference winners Olympiakos they have been somewhat less impressive in the continent’s second most prestigious competition and face a day away from home FCSB. The Greek side can leapfrog their Romanian opponents with victory.
Champions 2021/22 Eintracht Frankfurt have impressed this term, led by the in-form Omar Marmoush. They visit Central Jutland in search of a fourth straight Europa League win.
Those looking for a fun shock can tune in with the face Royal Society vs Ajax in San Sebastián. The Dutch side are in impressive European form, but will be subjected to an almighty test from their Spanish rivals.
