Here we take a look at Smart Acca Picks for Thursday, with this one being a decent shot at 227/1 chosen by Smart Acca via the Free FA Betting Hub App.
This is a five-fold Match Result and Over 2.5 Goals accumulator, with fixtures coming from the Europa League, Europa Conference League and Premier League.
The first game on this Smart Acca comes from the Orange Velodrome as Marseille hosts Atalanta in the first leg of the Europa League semi-finals.
Marseille managed to beat Benfica 4-2 on penalties after a 2-2 aggregate draw in the last round, while in Ligue 1, they have drawn 2-2 with both Toulouse and Nice, while beating Lens 2-1.
Atalanta have won all of their last three matches since sensationally beating Liverpool 3-1 on aggregate in the quarter-finals. La Dea have managed to beat Monza 2-1, Fiorentina 4-1 and Empoli 2-0.
AS Roma versus Bayer Leverkusen should be an intriguing encounter in the Europa League.
The hosts have had a slight wobble of late, following a 2-2 draw at Napoli after a 3-1 home loss to Champions League qualification rivals Bologna. Prior to this, Daniele De Rossi’s men had beaten AC Milan 3-1 on aggregate in the Europa League after a 1-0 win over fierce rivals Lazio.
Bayer Leverkusen are in solid form, as Xabi Alonso’s side beat West Ham 3-1 on aggregate to qualify for this round of the Europa League while thrashing Werder Bremen 5-0 at the BayArena to win their first-ever Bundesliga title. SInce then, they have managed to maintain their unbeaten run across all competitions via 1-1 and 2-2 draws with Borussia Dortmund and Stuttgart.
Aston Villa takes on Olympiakos at Villa Park as Unai Emery’s men aim to give themselves a good platform to advance to the final of the Europa Conference League.
The Villans scraped past Lille on penalties in the quarter-finals after a 3-3 aggregate draw, while in the Premier League, they have beaten Arsenal 2-0, Bournemouth 3-1 and drew 2-2 at home to Chelsea last time out despite taking a 2-0 lead through a Marc Cucurella own goal and a superb strike by Morgan Rogers.
Olympiakos were also victorious on penalties in the last round of the Europa Conference League, as they beat Fenerbahce via spot kicks after a 3-3 aggregate draw. The visitors have managed to win two of their last three matches since then, having beaten PAOK 2-1 and Lamia 4-1 on either side of a 1-1 draw with Aris.
In Thursday’s other Europa Conference League semi-final match-up, Fiorentina faces off against Club Brugge.
La Viola progressed past Viktoria Plzen 2-0 on aggregate in the quarter-finals and have since beaten Salernitana 2-0 and Sassuolo 5-1 on either side of a heavy 4-1 away loss to Atalanta in the Copa Italia.
Club Brugge are in pristine form, as they beat PAOK 3-0 on aggregate while also earning impressive league wins over Royal Antwerp and Union Saint-Gilloise by 3-0 and 2-1 scorelines in the run-up to consecutive 4-0 and 3-0 victories over Genk.
The final game on this Smart Acca comes from the Premier League, as Chelsea go head-to-head with Tottenham Hotspur at Stamford Bridge.
Mauricio Pochettino’s men will be hoping to do the double on their opponents having thrashed Spurs 4-1 back in November. The Blues are just six points away from the Europa League positions despite drawing 2-2 with Sheffield United and Aston Villa on either side of a 6-0 home win over Everton as well as 1-0 and 5-0 defeats to Manchester City in the FA Cup and Arsenal in the league.
Tottenham’s Champions League qualification hopes look to be wilting as they have won just one of their last four games since beating Luton 2-1 on 30th March. The Lilywhites had drawn 1-1 with West Ham and beat Nottingham Forest 3-1 in the run-up to 4-0 and 3-2 defeats at Newcastle and at home to Arsenal.
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