The Europa League 1st legs are upon us and we have some exciting fixtures to look forward to.
We decided to pass on the West Ham and Lyon game for our Parlay as we see that being very tough to call, but if looking to add a little more bite to the +420 parlay then consider taking under 2.5 match goals to boost the parlay odds to around +850.
Let’s check out what soccer picks we have in store ahead of this Europa League quarter-final first leg.
RB Leipzig vs. Atalanta BC
Thursday, April 07, 2022 – 12:45 PM EDT at Red Bull Arena
Leipzig will play their first knockout game of the competition this season as they were given a walkover against the Russian opposition last time out.
Leipzig is to be feared at the Red Bull Arena as they have lost just two of their previous 15 home games.
The German side will take much-needed encouragement into this fixture having thumped league rivals Borussia Dortmund at the weekend 4-1.
Atalanta was the only team in the previous round to win both their home and away games after they have seen off another German team in the form of Bayern Leverkusen.
Although a cagey affair is to be expected here, we still like the over 2.5 goals line.
Albeit the stats don’t exactly back this up as both teams have seen just 4 of their previous 10 games home and away games go over the 2.5 line.
Both have a lot of attacking firepower and an early goal in this game will give us great confidence that we will cash the over. We are predicting a 2-2 draw.
Soccer Pick: Over 2.5 Goals (-130) with BetOnline
SC Braga vs. Glasgow Rangers
Thursday, April 07, 2022 – 03:00 PM EDT at Estádio Municipal de Braga
Braga and Rangers are two teams who like to get on the scoreboard and we can’t see that stopping here in this fixture.
Rangers on the road this season in the Europa League have witnessed both teams scoring in their previous 5 games.
Although Braga has kept two clean sheets on home soil in their previous two Europa League games, they did concede in the previous three and the Rangers are a very attack-minded team.
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Braga has only kept 4 clean sheets in their previous 12 games.
Rangers have become the first-ever Scottish team to reach the quarter-finals of this competition and after knocking out Borussia Dortmund and Red Star Belgrade they will be very confident they can overcome Portuguese opposition.
Rangers have been unbeaten in their previous 13 matches against Portuguese teams in UEFA competitions.
We expect this game to start quite slow and eventually end up as a 1-1 tied game. Adding the tie to the Parlay would dramatically improve the betting odds but we like the btts a little more just in case either team nicks it 2-1.
Soccer Pick: Both Teams to Score (-120) with BetOnline
Eintracht Frankfurt vs. FC Barcelona
Thursday, April 07, 2022 – 03:00 PM EDT at Deutsche Bank Park
This is by far our favorite selection of the parlay and we encourage you to bet this as a single also, despite laying -130 to win on the road, this is a stacked Barcelona team post-January and with the return of Pedri, they look better.
If -130 on the moneyline is a lot of juice, we also like the -1.5 line at +180.
Frankfurt has lost 4, drawn 3, won just 1 of their previous 8 home games, and embarrassingly drew 0-0 at home against the bottom of the Bundesliga at the weekend.
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It was the first time all season long the bottom placed team didn’t concede twice on the road, Barcelona will be licking their lips.
The Catalans won their previous 5 road games and scored at least twice in all those fixtures, beating the likes of Napoli 4-2 and rivals Real Madrid 4-0.
Barcelona striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has racked up an impressive goal tally against this very opposition, scoring 10 goals in 13 games against the German side, if looking to target him to be on the scoresheet in this one he is best priced at Everygame (visit our Everygame Review) at Europa League odds of -110.
We predict the Catalans to win this one on the road 3-0 against this very poor Frankfurt outfit.
Soccer Pick: Barcelona Win (-130) with BetOnline
Parlay Pick
- Over 2.5 Goals (-130)
- Both Teams to Score (-120)
- Barcelona Win (-130)
Soccer Pick: Three-Leg Parlay (+420) with BetOnline (visit our BetOnline Review)
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