Here we take a look at Smart Acca Picks for Thursday’s action, with this one being a long shot at 220/1 chosen by Smart Acca via the Free FA Betting Hub App.
This is a five-fold Match Result and Both Teams to Score accumulator, with fixtures coming from the UEFA Europa League and UEFA Europa Conference League.
Qarabag versus Bayer Leverkusen is the first game on this Smart Acca, with Xabi Alonso’s side knowing that a victory will qualify them for the Round of 16.
The home side have managed six points in Group H, having beaten Molde and Hacken by 1-0 scorelines before being thrashed 5-1 away at Leverkusen in the return match. Since their thrashing at the hands of the German Bundesliga outfit, Qarabag have suffered a 2-1 loss to Araz-Naxcivan before hammering Kapaz 7-1 last time out.
Leverkusen are in terrific form having won all of their last five matches across all competitions following 3-2, 5-2, 2-1, 5-1 and 2-1 victories over the likes of Hoffenheim, Sandhausen, Freiburg, Qarabag and Wolfsburg.
Toulouse and Liverpool go head-to-head at Stadium TFC in Group E of the Europa League.
Carles Martinez Novell’s men are winless in their last five outings, having drawn 1-1 with both Brest and Reims before being thrashed 5-1 at Liverpool and suffering further 3-0 and 2-1 losses to Montpellier and Le Havre.
Liverpool were held to a 1-1 draw away at Luton Town at the weekend as Luis Diaz scored a 95th-minute equaliser, however, in the run-up to that game, Jurgen Klopp’s men had beaten Bournemouth 2-1 in the EFL Cup, as well as Nottingham Forest 3-0 and Everton 2-0 on either side of their 5-1 win over Toulouse.
Sporting Lisbon faces Polish Ekstraklasa champions Rakow at the José Alvalade Stadium in Group D.
Ruben Amorim’s men are unbeaten in their last four matches since losing 2-1 to Atalanta, having beaten Arouca 2-1 and Boavista 2-0 on either side of their 1-1 away draw with Rakow, before earning a narrow 3-2 home win over Estrela at the weekend via goals from Daniel Braganca, Marcus Edwards and Paulinho.
Rakow suffered 2-0 and 1-0 losses in their first two matches of the group stages to Atalanta and Sturm Graz, however, they did earn a point last time out at home to Sporting following Viktor Gyokeres’ 8th-minute red card, as Fabian Piasecki’s 79th-minute equaliser cancelled out Sebastian Coates’ first-half opener.
Fenerbahce travels to Bulgaria to face Ludogorets in what could be a closely fought contest in the Europa Conference League.
The hosts have struggled in this season’s competition, as following their 4-0 win at home to Spartak Trnava, they have suffered heavy 7-1 and 3-1 away losses to the likes of Norsjaelland and Fenerbahce.
Ismail Kartal’s men saw their 19-match winning run end at the weekend as they were beaten 3-2 at home by Trabzonspor. Prior to their shock defeat, Fenerbahce had thrashed Pendikspor 5-0 after 3-1, 4-2 and 2-0 wins over Ludogorets, Hatayspor and Kasimpasa.
West Ham United hosts Olympiakos at the London Stadium on Thursday night, with David Moyes hoping that his side can earn a confidence-boosting victory.
The Irons' only win in their last five outings came at the expense of Arsenal in the League Cup as they won 3-1 via goals from Ben White (own goal), Mohammed Kudus and Jarrod Bowen. Their losses have come against the likes of Brentford 3-2, Everton 1-0, Olympiakos 2-1 and Aston Villa 4-1.
Olympiakos suffered a 4-2 loss to PAOK at the weekend following back-to-back 2-0 and 2-1 wins over OFI and West Ham. In the run-up to their victory over the Hammers, Diego Martinez’s men had drawn 2-2 with TSC and beat PAS Giannina 3-0.
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