We have four late games for Thursday’s evening to look at in this article the first will be from the Johan Cruijff ArenA where Ajax will welcome Frankfurt from the first of their two legs. The Dutch side beat USG 3-2 on aggregate in the last round needing extra time to finish the tie. In the Eredivisie they are 8 pts clear with ten games to go of the season, the home form in the league is 11 victories and 1 draw out of 12 games so although this will be a tough match Francesco Farioli’s team will be hoping to take advantage of playing at home first and take a lead back to Germany.
The visitors Frankfurt are having their first knockout phase match after finishing 5th in the table. In the Bundesliga they sit 3rd but with 11 pts to 2nd and 19 pts to top they are playing for a Champions League place next season at best, Dino Toppmoller’s side have lost their last two league games albeit to the two teams above them. They lost away to Bayern Munich (4-0) and at home to Leverkusen (1-4) so can they get back to winning ways here?
Match Betting Odds at Non UK Licensed Casinos: Ajax 31/20, Frankfurt 17/10 and the Draw 13/5 Kick of 20.00pm Live on TNT Sports 6
The second game for us to look at is from the Aspmyra Stadion where Bodo/Glimt welcome Olympiacos, Kjetil Knutsen’s side season finished at the beginning of December but in this competition they beat FC Twente in the first knockout phase game 6-4 on aggregate.
The visitors Olympiacos finished 7th in the table of this competition so this will be their first knockout phase tie, Jose Mendilibar’s side are five points clear at the top of the Super League and look likely to be playing in the Greek Football Cup final after winning the first leg of their semi final 6-0 at home to AEK. In the Super League they have won their last three games also but they know a victory in Norway will be a tough task.
Match Betting Odds at USA Casino For UK Players: Bode/Glmit 23/20, Olympiakos 23/10 and the Draw 12/5 Kick off 20.00pm Live on TNT Sports 7
The third game of the evening comes from the Stadio Olimpico where Roma will host Athletic Bilbao, Claudio Ranieri’s side beat Porto 4-3 on aggregate in the last round. Although they are only 8th in Serie A they arrive here on the back of four straight victories in the league beating Venezia and Parma both 1-0 away from home as well as two home victories against Monza (4-0) and Como (2-1). The Italian side would really need a lead to take back to Spain for the return leg.
The visitors Athletic Bilbao finished second in the table so this will be their first knockout phase tie, Ernesto Valverde’s side are 4th in La Liga and hoping to keep the last Champions League position. The 16 game unbeaten record in La Liga came to a end at the weekend where they lost 1-0 away to Atletico Madrid but if the Spanish side can get a 1-1 draw in this first leg like the last encounter finished here earlier in the competition it would be a great result to take back to Spain.
Match Betting Odds at Betting Sites That Accept Credit Cards: Roma 5/4, Athletic Bilbao 23/10 and the Draw 12/5 Kick off 20.00pm Live on TNT Sports 1
The final match to look at will come from the Stadion Mesta Plzne where Plzen host Lazio, Miroslav Koubek’s side beat Ferencvaros 3-1 on aggregate in the previous round of the knockout phase. The Czech side are 13 pts behind Slavia Praha in the table so a runner up spot is their best possible finishing position with six games remaining of the season. They need a win here in the first leg to have any hope of progressing to the next stage.
The visitors Lazio finished top of the league so this will be their first knockout phase game, Marco Baroni’s side are 5th in Serie A and with just 11 games remaining they need a mighty 8 pts to catch top spot Inter, they are unbeaten in five league games and will arrive here on the back of a victory away to Milan (1-2). They exited the Coppa Italia quarter final losing to Inter 2-0 but they will hope to progress further in this competition.
Match Betting Odds at Gambling Sites No ID Verification UK: Plzne 3/1, Lazio 17/20 and the Draw 13/5 Kick off 20.00pm Live on TNT Sports 4 & 8
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