5 Europa Conference League RO16 Tips 10/3/22

On Thursday night, Leicester City hosts Rennes at the King Power Stadium in a crucial fixture for the Foxes in their bid to requalify for Europe next season.

In their Round of 32 tie against Danish Superliga outfit Randers, Leicester won 3-1 and 4-1 to claim a 7-2 aggregate win and will likely find it tougher against a Rennes side who qualified ahead of the likes of Tottenham Hotspur in their group.

Brendan Rodgers’ men will be coming into this match in full confidence having managed back to back 1-0 and 2-0 victories over Leeds United and Burnley in their last two outings.

Rennes have won each of their last three matches in Ligue 1 since being beaten 1-0 by PSG, doing so by 4-1 and 4-2 scorelines against Montpellier and Troyes, as well as 2-0 over Angers, showing that they do give away a fair amount of chances.

Bodo/Glimt faces Dutch Eredivisie outift AZ Alkmaar at Aspmyra Stadion with Kjetil Knutsen’s side looking to claim another scalp in this year’s competition.

The Norwegian Elitserien side made all the headlines when they hammered Jose Mourinho’s Roma 6-1 in the group stages back in October and will be fancying their chances of progressing again against AZ, having knocked out Celtic 5-1 on aggregate - recording a 3-1 win at Celtic Park. Prior to their tie with ​​the Parkhead club, they had beaten Mjondalen 3-0 and drew 2-2 with Brann in their domestic league.

AZ are in superb form heading into this tie, as they have won all of their last five matches, beating the likes of PSV, Heracles and Feyenoord by 2-1 scorelines, as well as thrashing Go Ahead Eagles 4-1 and winning 3-1 away at NEC last time out.

Vitesse and AS Roma go head to head on Thursday night with Jose Mourinho determined to become the first manager to win the inaugural competition.

The home side will be coming into this match in good spirits, following their recent 4-1 and 2-0 wins over NEC and Rapid Vienna, having initially lost to the Austrian side 2-1 in Vienna and being hammered 5-0 by PSV.

A player who will be looking to take advantage of Vitesse’s inconsistent defence is former Chelsea striker Tammy Abraham, who is having an excellent first season in Italy.

The England international has managed to score 19 goals and create three assists in 33 matches this campaign, averaging a goal every 137 minutes, hence why he is priced at 7/2 to score first or last here.

Marseille takes on FC Basel at the Orange Velodrome on Thursday in what is expected to be a tight affair between two out of form sides.

Jorge Sampaoli’s side have won just two of their last five matches, with both coming in this competition against Qarabag in the Round of 32 by 3-1 and 3-0 scorelines, whilst in Ligue 1, they have been beaten 1-0 and 2-0 by Monaco and Clermont Foot, as well as drawing 1-1 against Troyes.

In 27 league matches, Marseille have scored 39 and conceded just 25 times, seeing them sit third-place in France’s top-flight.

FC Basel are third in the Swiss Super League and have won just two of their last five fixtures, having beaten Lugano 2-0, as well as Lausanne Sport 3-0. They have also suffered 3-1 and 4-2 losses to Young Boys and Zurich and could only manage a 2-2 draw at home to St Gallen.

The final tip on this list sees PSV and FC Kobenhavn meet in the Round of 32 in the Europa Conference League.

Roger Schmidt’s men are in fine form entering this match, following a 2-1 aggregate win over Maccabi Tel Aviv, as well as earning 3-1 victories over both Heerenveen and Heracles on top of a 2-1 win against Sparta Rotterdam.

Meanwhile, FC Copenhagen are top of their domestic league having won all of their last four matches, seeing them hold a three-point lead over FC Midtjylland.

A player that will fancy his chances in this match is Netherlands international Cody Gakpo, as the 22-year-old has managed eight goals and 12 assists in 19 league appearances, seeing him priced at 8/5 to score anytime here.