UEFA Europa Soccer League Picks

Another great chance to bet on UEFA soccer league games tonight: In Game 1 of our selection, Celta Vigo hosts Panathinaikos. In their 1st European home game since March 2007, Celta will play the Greek team for the 1st time. The Spanish team Celta Vigo is the heavy favorite to win the game. So, I pick them to win the game on the Money Line (ML), with the option "Draw No Bet", and if the game is tied after 90 mins. of play, the Bet is Void. Game 2 of our selection is Fiorentina vs. Qarabag FK.  Fiorentina will look to pick up the three points in the Group (J). The Azerbaijani side came from behind to earn a 2-2 draw against Liberec in their first group game.  The teams are meeting for the 1st time and it is Fiorentina's first experience of Azerbaijani opponents.  The Italian team has a 100% qualification success rate in 4 UEFA Cup and UEFA Europa League group stage campaigns. Thus, I pick Fiorentina to win the game on the Money Line (ML), with the option "Draw No Bet", and if the game is tied after 90 mins. of play, the Bet is Void. Game 3 of our selection presents Olympiacos vs APOEL Nicosia. Two of the most successful sides in the Greek-speaking world meet for the 1st time in an official match - both teams are meeting for the 1st time in UEFA competition.  Olympiacos's record in 6 games against clubs from Cyprus is W4 D1 L1 (W2 D1 at home). Olympiacos has won their last 3 European matches, and are unbeaten in 2 UEFA home games this season. Therefore, I pick Olympiacos to win the game on the Money Line (ML), with the option "Draw No Bet", and if the game is tied after 90 m. of play, the Bet is Void. Our last selection features Schalke 04 vs. Salzburg. Schalke has yet to lose in 13 UEFA Europa League group stage fixtures, and they will look to maintain their impressive unbeaten run in UEFA Europa League group stage games. The teams are meeting for the first time in UEFA competition. Schalke opened their Group I campaign with a convincing 1-0 triumph in Nice, France. Their record in the last 13 UEFA Europa League group stage fixtures is W9 D4. Thus, I pick Schalke 04 to win the game on the Money Line (ML), with the option "Draw No Bet", and if the game is tied after 90 mins. of play, the Bet is Void.

Special Proposition: 4-team Parlay - Parlays are single wagers [of each selected game above] that are linked together, all of which must win for the Parlay to be graded as a Winner. Parlays are actually accumulators, which are widely used in popular European betting markets. The odds on parlays are greater than individual side, selected above. In our case, the 4-team Parlay, consisting of the proposed matches, gives us the following odds: (1.25 x 1.20 x 1.20 x 1.33) = 2.394. If for some reason, any of the Single Bets above (participating in the Parlay) is Void, the odds would be reduced.

UPDATE September 30, 2016 - FINAL Results: Celta Vigo 2-0 Panathinaikos, Fiorentina  5-1 Qarabag FK, Olympiacos 0-1  APOEL Nicosia [the biggest surprise of the night!], Schalke 3-1 Salzburg. Let's see the results: Celta won 2-0 as expected - Guidetti found the net on 84 minutes, simple finish from Wass's ball from right, then Wass doubled home side's lead with superbly struck free-kick.  Ibarbo missed a fine chance to level - header saved by Sergio Álvarez. Fiorentina scored 3 goals in 9 minutes before half-time to clobber Qarabağ 5-1. This was a record-equaling UEFA club competition win for the Italian side. The biggest surprise of the day happened in Greece - the visitors APOEL scored the game's only [winning] goal through Sotiriou header in the 10th minute.  Olympiacos have had 21 shots to APOEL's only 9, but they could not break Cypriot side's defense - it was "one of those games" as we say [no luck for the Home side].  APOEL rose to the top of Group B with maximum points after this stunning victory on the road. Schalke joined the top of Group I [with total of 2 Wins] after a 3-1 victory over Salzburg, a side left with 0 points after 2 games.  Leon Goretzka header put Schalke in front.  Höwedes made it 3-0, but J. Soriano pulled one back for the visitors. In conclusion, we ended up 3-4 in our soccer predictions for the day, which is not bad after all...