Thursday, April 13, 2017

Quarterfinals in the Europa League. Favorites, odds and predictions.

Dropping Roma strengthened United.
UEFA also slowly approaching its end and we have other 8 teams who will play their quarterfinal matches on 13th and 30th April. The tournament was only one English team in the face of Manchester United after which the draw fell to play

with Belgian Anderlecht. The surprise removal of Roma in the second round prompted bookmakers to dramatically reduce the odds of winning the Cup of "Reds". The question now is will succeed Jose Mourinho to win the tournament and thus bring the first such title for Manchester United and also to secure a place in the Champions League next season.

Odds of favorites to win the trophy.

    
Manchester United - 2.25
    
Lyon - 4.20
    
Celta - 8.00
    
Schalke 04 - 9.00
    
Ajax - 15.00
    
Besiktas - 19:00
    
Anderlecht - 34.00
    
Genk - 41.00
Forecasts for the quarterfinals in the Europa League
Ajax (Netherlands) - Schalke 04 (Germany)
Both teams have won this tournament before, so this match might call it a clash of former champions. Ajax have achieved their success in 1992 while Schalke managed to win the tournament in 1997. A lot of strong teams already eliminated giving those two teams the chance to win again. Ajax have won 12 of their last 14 matches in Europe against German teams which not only is very good statistics but makes 2.62 coefficient on their victory at Bet365 quite attractive.Schalke 04 are in the middle of the Bundesliga and only thus can boast this season's good performance in the Europa League so far. In the previous two rounds team managed to remove PAOK and Borussia M'gladbach as Greeks went through after a total score of 4-1, but the removal of Gladbach came thanks to most away goals. Schalke have lost only one match in the Europa League this season which actually applies to their opponents Ajax. We expected a pretty heavy collision in which the team that will last is the one who manages to seize more of their household.
Anderlecht (Belgium) - Manchester United (England)
Anderlecht drew the short stick in the draw for the quarter-finals in the Europa League. Belgians have faced six times so far against Manchester United and have 3 wins and 3 losses which includes losses of 10-0 back in 1956. The presentation of Anderlecht in their matches on the island is shocking. Team has played 15 games on English soil and has lost 13 of them. This statistic is one reason Manchester United have absolute favorite for the winner in this match. For "Reds' final confrontation with the Belgian team is in season 2015/16 when they played with Club Brugge and defeated them 7-1 on aggregate. Manchester United have managed to keep a clean sheet in 6 of its 10 matches in the Europa League this season, a factor that Bet365 offer a team to win today without committing goal is 3.00.
Celta Vigo (Spain) - Genk (Belgium)
This is the first match between these two teams like Celta have two draws in their previous matches with Belgian teams. Spaniards have won only half of their matches in the Europa League this season, and the conclusion that we can draw from their results, the team looks vulnerable as in the away game and before his own audience. Nevertheless Celta won their last three away matches in the tournament and all three were zero.For Genk will be the 16th and 17th match in the tournament this season, so the team has come a very long way to get here. So far the team has played eight home games in the Europa League this season and has won seven of them. The game of Genk in the games so far was less convincing than that of Celta Vigo and maybe that's why favorites to continue forward are Spaniards. I think you get a pretty open game in which the hosts will not only seek victory, but will look to secure a good lead before the second leg.
Lyon (France) - Besiktas (Turkey)
These two teams also met for the first time, and besides, Lyon stand for the first time in a long time against a Turkish team. Their last match against Turkish team was in the group stage of the Champions League Champions League in season 2004/2005. In the second round of the Europa League, Lyon managed to eliminate the team of AS Roma which automatically lowered their rate of winning the tournament at 4:20. Franzutsite have scored goals 16 goals in their last 4 games in the Europa League as 5 of them in both their match with Roma. Besiktas chance to keep a clean sheet for the first time this season in the Europa League looks close to zero. Definitely seems to get a very interesting meeting in addition coefficient victory of Lyon, this for goal / goal seems also quite attractive.

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