Europa League Preview

The Europa League group stages kick-off on Thursday, with Manchester United, Arsenal, Wolves, Celtic and Rangers all in action.

United kick-off as favourites to lift the trophy and they begin at home to FC Astana in Group L.

Arsenal are in Group F and they face a tricky looking trip to Germany to face Eintracht Frankfurt.

Wolves, who came through qualifying to make it into the main draw, are in Group L and face Portuguese outfit Sporting Braga at Molineux.

Steven Gerrard’s Rangers were handed a tough looking task in Group G and they open up against Feyenoord, whilst Celtic also have a difficult task as they face Rennes in France.

We run through every game including predictions from our own Football Insider Graeme Bailey and BoyleSports’ Lawrence Lyons.

GROUP A
Apoel Nicosia 17:55 F91 Dudelange

MATCH ODDS: Nicosia 1/4 Draw 15/4 Dudelange 12/1
BoyleSports pick: Nicosia -1 @20/23

GRAEME SAYS: Comfortable home win coming…3-0

FK Qarabag 17:55 Sevilla

MATCH ODDS: Qarabag 5/1 Draw 14/5 Sevilla 8/15
BoyleSports pick: Sevilla & over 1.5 goals @ 20/23

GRAEME SAYS: Not an easy trip but Sevilla have too much quality…0-2

GROUP B
Dynamo Kiev 17:55 Malmo FF

MATCH ODDS: Kiev 20/23 Draw 11/5 Malmo 10/3
BoyleSports pick: Kiev -1 @12/5

GRAEME SAYS: Good game this one but I think Kiev sneak it…2-1

FC Copenhagen 17:55 Lugano

MATCH ODDS: Copenhagen 8/15 Draw 3/1 Lugano 9/2
BoyleSports pick: Copenhagen to win 1-0, 2-0 or 2-1 @17/10

GRAEME SAYS: Copenhagen at home will have too much here…2-0

GROUP C
FC Basel 17:55 FK Krasnodar

MATCH ODDS: Basel 6/5 Draw 5/2 Krasnodar 2/1
BoyleSports pick: Both Teams To Score @4/6 

GRAEME SAYS: Basel are a very good team in Europe and should win this…2-0

Getafe 17:55 Trabzonspor

MATCH ODDS: Getafe 4/7 Draw 11/4 Trabzonspor 9/2
BoyleSports pick: Draw HT/Getafe FT @3/1

GRAEME SAYS: Tough trip to Spain but I think Trabzonspor could claim a win here…1-2

GROUP D
LASK 17:55 Rosenborg

MATCH ODDS: LASK 5/6 Draw 5/2 Rosenborg 3/1
BoyleSports pick: Draw @5/2

GRAEME SAYS: Not sure I see a goal fest in this one…0-0

PSV Eindhoven 17:55 Sporting Lisbon

MATCH ODDS: PSV 3/4 Draw 14/5 Sporting 3/1
BoyleSports pick: PSV to win @3/4

GRAEME SAYS: Close game, but PSV at home just edge it…3-2

GROUP E
CFR Cluj 17:55 Lazio

MATCH ODDS: Cluj 7/2 Draw 12/5 Lazio 3/4
BoyleSports pick: Lazio to win & Both Teams To Score @14/5

GRAEME SAYS: A trip to Romania is not easy but Lazio should just about edge it…1-2

Rennes 17:55 Celtic

MATCH ODDS: Rennes 23/20 Draw 9/4 Celtic 5/2
BoyleSports pick: Rennes to score first @4/5

GRAEME SAYS: This is a big ask for Celtic and I think they slip up…2-0

GROUP F
Eintracht Frankfurt 17:55 Arsenal

MATCH ODDS: Frankfurt 9/5 Draw 13/5 Arsenal 11/8
BoyleSports pick: Both Teams To Score @8/15

GRAEME SAYS: Arsenal are very good in Europe, and can see Unai Emery’s side grabbing the win…0-2

Standard Liege 17:55 Vitoria Guimaraes

MATCH ODDS: Standard 5/6 Draw 5/2 Vitoria 3/1
BoyleSports pick: Standard @5/6

GRAEME SAYS: Home win coming, Standard Liege should take this…2-0

GROUP G
FC Porto 20:00 Young Boys

MATCH ODDS: Porto 4/9 Draw 3/1 Young Boys 11/2
BoyleSports pick: Porto HT/FT @5/4

GRAEME SAYS: Porto will be far too good here and take a comfortable win…3-0

Rangers 20:00 Feyenoord

MATCH ODDS: Rangers 5/4 Draw 23/10 Feyenoord 11/5
BoyleSports pick: Rangers to win @5/4

GRAEME SAYS: I think that Rangers get something, but only a draw…2-2

GROUP H
Espanyol 20:00 Ferencvarosi TC

MATCH ODDS: Espanyol 2/5 Draw 16/5 Ferencvaros 13/2
BoyleSports pick: Draw at Half Time @11/10 

GRAEME SAYS: Home win for Espanyol here…2-0

Ludogorets Razgrad 20:00 CSKA Moscow

MATCH ODDS: Ludogorets 17/10 Draw 15/8 CSKA 9/5
BoyleSports pick: Draw @15/8 

GRAEME SAYS: CSKA will have enough to claim the away win here…0-2

GROUP I
KAA Gent 20:00 Saint Etienne

MATCH ODDS: Gent 11/10 Draw 12/5 St Etienne 11/5
BoyleSports pick: Both Teams To Score @7/10 

GRAEME SAYS: Tough call, two decent teams and I see St Etienne getting the draw…1-1

VfL Wolfsburg 20:00 Oleksandria

MATCH ODDS: Wolfsburg 1/5 Draw 5/1 Oleksandria 11/1
BoyleSports pick: Wolfsburg to win & over 2.5 goals @4/6

GRAEME SAYS: Wolfsburg will have too much here…3-1

GROUP J
Borussia Monchengladbach 20:00 RZ Pellets WAC

MATCH ODDS: Borussia 2/5 Draw 7/2 WAC 11/2
BoyleSports pick: Borussia -1 @Evens

GRAEME SAYS: Comfortable home win here…3-0

Roma 20:00 Istanbul Basaksehir

MATCH ODDS: Roma 4/11 Draw 15/4 Basaksehir 6/1
BoyleSports pick: Mkhitaryan to score anytime @ 13/8

GRAEME SAYS: Could be a very good contest here, I can see a draw…2-2

GROUP K
Slovan Bratislava 20:00 Besiktas

MATCH ODDS: Bratislava 2/1 Draw 13/5 Besiktas 23/20
BoyleSports pick: Draw at Half Time @23/20 

GRAEME SAYS: Besiktas are a good team and I think they have enough to win…0-2

Wolverhampton Wanderers 20:00 Sporting Braga

MATCH ODDS: Wolves 8/13 Draw 14/5 Braga 4/1
BoyleSports pick: Wolves HT/FT @ 6/4

GRAEME SAYS: Wolves are a quality side and will show it here with a comfortable win…3-0

GROUP L
Manchester United 20:00 FC Astana

MATCH ODDS: Man Utd 2/7 Draw 9/2 Astana 11/1
BoyleSports pick: Mason Greenwood to score first time @4/1

GRAEME SAYS: Man Utd will play a young team but they will win…2-0

Partizan Belgrade 20:00 AZ Alkmaar

MATCH ODDS: Partizan 9/5 Draw 21/10 Alkmaar 6/4
BoyleSports pick: Partizan to win @9/5

GRAEME SAYS: I think this has to go to Partizan, Belgrade is a tough way to go…3-1

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