Europa League qualifying acca: Goals galore on the cards in Sweden and Belarus
- Seb Sternik
- 16 August 2023
Planet Sport takes a closer look at Thursday's Europa League qualifying action.
Europa League qualifying matches continue on Thursday with seven ties set to conclude across the continent.
Here, we take a closer look at five of those encounters and pick a tip in each as we form a tasty Thursday night acca.
HJK Helsinki (FIN) vs Qarabag (AZE)
A big night of European football awaits in Helsinki as HJK look to overturn a 2-1 first leg deficit against Qarabag.
The Azerbaijan outfit appear to have recovered from their shaky start to the season and backed up their win over HJK with a 3-0 league success at the weekend.
We're backing the visitors to utilise their wealth of recent European experience and win the tie.
Hacken (SWE) vs Zalgiris (LTU)
Hacken have scored 11 goals across their last four competitive games. Zalgiris, on the other hand, bagged four in a league match at the weekend.
We're backing the goal party to continue on Thursday.
Tip: Over 3.5 goals
BATE Borisov (BEL) vs Sheriff Tiraspol (MDA)
Speaking of goals, Borisov is the place to be if you want to see some action.
BATE have seen 22 goals across their last three European qualifying matches - majority of them scored against them.
Considering the Belarusian outfit are 5-1 down after the first leg, they have nothing to lose and should go on the attack. That could open the door for Sheriff to unleash more pain.
Tip: Over 4.5 goals
Dnipro-1 (UKR) vs Slavia Prague (CZE)
Slavia Prague have kicked off the new season with five straight wins across all competitions.
With the team 3-0 up after the first leg in this tie, Slavia may not be as determined as last week which could open the door for Dnipro to get on the scoresheet. While it may not be enough to turn the tide of this tie, both teams to score is our tip.
Tip: Both teams to score
Olympiacos (GRE) vs Genk (BEL)
In truth, there's not a lot separating both teams. In the opening leg, it was Olympiacos who prevailed by a single goal.
Genk were able to return to winning ways in the league over the weekend, though it was also a slender 1-0 win.
One goal winning margin is our tip ahead Thursday's decider.
