Thursday’s Soccer Picks, +3289 Parlay & Bet365 Europa League Odds
Europa League Betting Picks
- Under 2.5 goals in Lazio vs Real Sociedad (-163 Bet365)
- Tie or Braga double chance vs Union St Gilloise (-125 Bet365)
- Frankfurt to win & BTTS vs Ferencvarosi (+200 Bet365)
- Vaclav Cerny to score or assist vs Manchester United (+300 Bet365)
We've reached the penultimate round of the Europa League's new-look league phase and plenty of teams remain in the hunt for a spot in the knockout stage.
The top eight teams will go through automatically to the round of 16, with those sides that finish ninth to 24th set to enter a play-off round to decide the eight remaining spots in the last 16.
At this stage of the season, the last thing a lot of teams need is an extra two games to squeeze into a congested calendar, so a place in the top eight is highly coveted.
We should be in for some competitive action on Matchday 7 and we've been through the Bet365 Europa League odds for the 3pm games to pick out our four best bets, which combine to make a +3289 parlay.
Lazio vs Real Sociedad prediction
Lazio have won five out of six so far in the Europa League and need just a point to secure a place in the top eight when they play host to Real Sociedad.
The Eagles warmed up for the tie with a 3-0 win away to Verona in Serie A, ending a three-game winless run, and betting sites expect them to follow up at home to Sociedad.
The Spaniards lost 1-0 to Valencia at the weekend, after which coach Imanol Alguacil said his side was showing signs of fatigue after a busy start to 2025.
They'll need to dig deep if Sociedad are to get the win that could catapult them into the top eight, but breaking down a Lazio side with the best defensive record in the competition won't be easy.
Sociedad tend to be fairly compact too and with a point enough for Lazio to achieve their aims, this sets up as a cagey encounter, low on goals.
Europa League Pick 1: Under 2.5 goals in Lazio vs Real Sociedad (-163 Bet365)
Union St Gilloise vs Braga Prediction
Union St Gilloise are chasing a third successive win in the Europa League and soccer betting sites have made them strong favorites to do just that.
But the Belgian side, who aren't playing at their usual home stadium due to it failing to meet Uefa regulations, may be getting a little too much respect from the books and are worth opposing in this spot.
Union have recorded a draw and a last-gasp win from their two previous 'home' matches and Braga arrive needing a result to stay in the mix for a place in the knockout round.
The Archbishops have the second best away record in the domestic Portuguese league, recently winning away to Benfica, and while results on the road in the Europa League haven't been as good, they've shown enough to suggest they can avoid defeat in Belgium.
Europa League Pick 2: Tie or Braga double chance vs Union St Gilloise (-125 Bet365)
Eintracht Frankfurt vs Ferencvarosi Prediction
Eintracht Frankfurt topscorer Omar Marmoush completed a move to Manchester City this week, but that doesn't mean the 2021/22 Europa League winners lack the firepower to deal with Ferencvarosi.
The Hungarians recently appointed Robbie Keane as their new head coach and go into this fixture in a good position to qualify for the knockout stage.
They've been full of goals with Barnabas Vargas helping himself to five UEL scores and there's every chance they hit the net again on Thursday against a Frankfurt team that's conceded in four of their six league phase games.
Ferencvarosi might be handy on offense, but are defensively suspect, conceding five away to PAOK last time out in the Europa League.
Frankfurt have won their last three and while Marmoush's exit will hurt their attacking output, they've have enough to overcome Ferencvarosi.
Europa League Pick 3: Frankfurt to win & BTTS vs Ferencvarosi (+200 Bet365)
Manchester United vs Rangers Prediction
Manchester United haven't kept a shut out for 12 straight games and have conceded in five out of six Europa League matches this season.
With that in mind, there could be value in searching through the goalscorer markets on betting apps for the visit of Rangers, who have been free-scoring in Europe this season.
No one has more goal involvements for the Gers than Vaclav Cerny (16) and he looks undervalued at +300 in the Bet365 Europa League odds to score or assist against United.
Cerny has been involved in a goal in three of his last five appearances for the Scots and wide forwards have had plenty of success against United's fragile defense in recent matches.
Europa League Pick 4: Vaclav Cerny to score or assist vs Manchester United (+300 Bet365)
