Thursday hosts plenty of football taking place from a variety of different competitions, from the English Premier League to the UEFA Europa League and Europa Conference League semi-finals.
All of these games are sure to involve plenty of tension as teams battle it out to move one step closer to their objectives, whether this be to qualify for the UEFA Champions League through league standings or to win their European competition.
Read on as we pick out our top tips and booking codes for the upcoming matches on Thursday:
Chelsea vs Tottenham Hotspur
Cole Palmer’s move from Manchester City to Chelsea last summer was heavily criticised due to the high fee for a player who had never played a full season at the senior level, but Palmer has certainly squashed any criticism with his fantastic performances throughout this term.
23 goals and 13 assists across his 40 games mark a brilliant campaign so far, and he currently is well in with a chance of winning both the Golden Boot and the most assists in the Premier League. He has scored 11 goals in his last eight games for the club and scored in the reverse fixture of this tie when Chelsea ran out 4-1 winners earlier this season.
For these reasons, we believe that Palmer will continue his excellent season with yet another goal in this one.
Cole Palmer to score anytime, 2.20
Roma vs Bayer Leverkusen
Bayer Leverkusen have literally been unbeatable so far this season with no team able to hand them a loss in any of the 46 games they have played across all competitions throughout this campaign.
They come into this one already crowned Bundesliga champions and will now be aiming to go on and win their Europa League semi-final to give them the best chance of winning a treble, with them already in the final of the DFB Pokal, all while remaining unbeaten.
While Roma will prove a tough task, especially with this first leg taking place in Italy, we believe that Leverkusen’s momentum from not losing so far this season will help push them past Roma and secure a victory.
Bayer Leverkusen to win, 2.12
Marseille vs Atalanta
Marseille’s home record has been phenomenal this season, losing just twice at the Stade Velodrome with the first being on penalties at the beginning of the season and the second coming at the end of March to PSG.
Atalanta secured a fantastic win away from home at Anfield in the previous round, leaving them likely to be unphased by their trip to Marseille’s home stadium. However, with top scorer Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang in their ranks, we believe that the home side will go on to win this one.
Marseille to win, 2.65
Aston Villa vs Olympiakos
Aston Villa have been brilliant this season, well on course to securing fourth spot and achieving qualification to the Champions League for next season, and they come into this one as the favourites to progress into the final as well.
Unai Emery’s side have been solid at home throughout the campaign, losing just five times, and we believe that this combined with the overall quality of their squad will prove too much for Olympiakos with the English side securing victory in this first leg.
Aston Villa to win, 1.42
Fiorentina vs Club Brugge
Nicolas Gonzalez is on course to secure the most prolific season of his career sitting on 13 goals after 37 games, just two less than his best-ever tally of 15 in the 2019/20 season with VfB Stuttgart.
The Argentinian comes into this game having scored three goals in his last three games, including the crucial opening goal in Fiorentina’s eventual 2-0 victory over Viktoria Plzen across both legs in the previous round of this competition.
With this, we believe that Gonzales will continue his goalscoring form and move one step closer to achieving his best ever personal season with yet another goal.
