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Europa League – FC Krasnodar v Bayer 04 Leverkusen – Round of 32

February 11, 2019February 11, 2019 by Robert

The Europa League begins its next round in a few days, so we will be highlighting the matchups featuring either clubs with a chance to win it all or match-ups that could see either team pull out a victory and move on to the Round of 16.

While Europa League is not packed with the big names of the Champions League, there are still some high quality clubs playing for the title, and with it, an automatic berth in the Group Stage of next season’s Champions League.

Our next matchup features Russian squad FC Krasnodar, who will be playing host to Bayer 04 Leverkusen at Krasnodar Stadium on 14 February 2019 at 5:55pm GMT (12:55pm EST).

Europa League – Matchday 6 Recap

December 15, 2018December 14, 2018 by Robert

Entering Matchday 6 of the Europa League, there were 11 spots available in the knockout phase of the tournament. (I covered all the scenarios here and here for the groups that mattered). Most of the matches that mattered on Thursday went as expected, though there were a couple of surprises based on the tournament up … Read moreEuropa League – Matchday 6 Recap

Europa League – Matchday 6 Scenarios (Part 3)

December 13, 2018December 13, 2018 by Robert

Click here for Part 1 and a look at all the settled groups in Europa League. Click here for Part 2 and a look at the groups with one spot open. There are eight groups – and 23 clubs – that will actually have something to play for during Matchday 6. I’ve broken these eight … Read moreEuropa League – Matchday 6 Scenarios (Part 3)

Europa League – Matchday 3 Recap

November 16, 2018October 26, 2018 by Robert

We are halfway through the group stage of Europa League, and just like over in the Champions League, nobody has yet clinched their respective group. However, six of the 12 groups are led by clubs with three wins:

Zürich leads Group A, with a goal differential of +3 (49% chance of first in group)
Red Bull Salzburg leads Group B, with a GD of +6 (81% chance)
Dinamo Zagreb leads Group D, with a GD of +6 (92% chance)
Arsenal leads Group E, with a GD of +6 (92% chance)
Eintracht Frankfurt leads Group H, with a GD of +6 (69% chance)
Chelsea leads Group L, with a GD of +4 (98% chance)

These six clubs have a leg up on at least finishing second in their respective groups, especially the clubs (Zagreb and Chelsea) that have a second-place club that doesn’t have six points. Chelsea remains the overall favorite, even among teams that might show up after finishing third in their Champions League group (we see you Paris Saint-Germain and Tottenham Hotspur!).

These are some of the results from the third day of matches from Europa League that caught our attention, based on pre-tournament UEFA rankings and where the match took place. Matches that moved a club closer to clinching a spot in the next round – or securing their ouster – will also get some attention. Home teams are listed first:

Europa League – Matchday 2 Recap

November 17, 2018October 5, 2018 by Robert

The next 24 matches have been completed in the Europa League, and they mostly went as expected, with only five road clubs coming away with victories. But there were still some surprises, and this will highlight some of those results.

These are some of the results from the second day of matches from around Europe (based on UEFA rankings heading into the match or location) that piqued our interest. We’ll also be referencing clubs’ chances to win their group or advance, and I am using the great UEFA Europa League Predictions over at FiveThirtyEight for that (so I don’t have to keep linking it in multiple spots). Home teams are listed first:

Malmo FF 2-0 Besiktas
Sarpsborg 08 3-1 Genk
I wanted to highlight both matches from Group I because they made the group the only one with all four clubs tied with three points after two matches. It also continued the trend of the home teams winning, with all four matches played thus far in the group having won by the hosting club. Nominally, Sarpsborg is leading the group because they’ve scored the most goals (yet have the lowest odds of reaching the next round per FiveThirtyEight), and Malmo is in last place because they’ve scored the fewest, but Matchday 3 should hopefully allow for some separation. Note: Sarpsborg and Besiktas are the home clubs in three weeks, soplace your bets if you think the home team trend is going to continue.