Smart Acca Picks: Europa League Providing Plenty of Value

The first game on this list comes from Norway, where Bodo/Glimt and PSV go head-to-head in Group A, with the home side looking for a place in the Europa Conference League, while the Dutch Eredivisie outfit are aiming to pip Arsenal to top spot.

Bodo/Glimt enters this match off the back of 3-2 and 2-1 defeats to Rosenborg and Zurich after hammering the likes of Kristiansund 5-0 and Valarenga 6-0.

PSV are on a two-game winning run, as Ruud van Nistelrooy’s men managed 3-0 and 2-0 victories over NEC and Arsenal following disappointing 4-2 and 1-0 losses to Groningen and the Gunners. Prior to this sequence of results, PSV thrashed Utrecht 6-1 as Xavi Simons, Anwar El Ghazi and Guus Til all scored braces.

In Group F, Feyenoord and Lazio face off in a crucial match, with both sides aiming to advance to the knockout stages of the competition.

Last time out, Feyenoord suffered a damaging 1-0 loss to Austrian side Sturm Graz. Prior to this, they had drawn 1-1 and 2-2 with Fortuna Sittard and Midtjylland on either side of a 3-1 away win at AZ Alkmaar. Feyenoord had also managed to defeat FC Twente 2-0 at home.

Lazio’s form has been somewhat inconsistent of late, as following a 2-2 draw with Sturm Graz at the Stadio Olimpico, they drew 0-0 with Udinese, before managing back-to-back victories over Atalanta 2-0 and Midtjylland 2-1, but, last time out they were defeated 3-1 at home by Salernitana.

Gent against Molde is the only Europa Conference League fixture on this list, with both sides battling on matchday six to finish as runners-up in Group F.

The home side enters this match off the back of two 1-1 draws with OH Leuven and Shamrock Rovers, following 2-1 and 3-0 victories over RFC Seraing and Mechelen on either side of a 2-0 defeat to Union Saint-Gilloise.

Molde bounced back from a 3-2 loss to Djurgarden by thrashing Viking 4-1 last time out. Prior to these results, they had beaten Rosenborg 2-1, Lillestrom 1-0 and Shamrock Rovers 2-0.

Turkish Super Lig outfit Trabzonspor go up against top-of-the-group Ferencvaros on matchday six of Group H in the Europa League.

The hosts are under pressure heading into this fixture, having lost 2-1 to Crvena Zvezda last time out after beating AS Monaco 4-0. Their domestic form has been underwhelming of late, following 0-0 and 2-2 draws with Kasimpasa and Besiktas prior to their 1-0 home win over Sivasspor.

Ferencvaros have already qualified for the knockout stages, as they sit on ten points from five matches after earning 3-2, 1-0 and 2-1 victories over Trabzonspor, Monaco and Red Star. Their other results in this group have seen them lose 4-1 to Crevena Zvezda and draw 1-1 at home to Monaco.

The final game on this list sees AS Monaco and Crvena Zvezda meet in a crucial match in Group H, as both sides have the opportunity to qualify for the knockout stages at each other's expense.

Monaco are in poor form entering this must-win game, as their 2-0 victory over Angers last time out was their first win in their last five matches, having drawn 1-1 with Ferencvaros and Clermont Foot after being defeated 4-3 and 4-0 by Lille and Trabzonspor.

Crvena Zvezda have won two of their last three Europa League games, having beaten Trabzonspor 2-1 and Ferencvaros 4-1 on either side of a 2-1 loss to the latter. Before this, they have lost 2-1 to Trabzonspor and 1-0 at home to AS Monaco.