The Conference League last 16 ties will all be settled on Thursday night and ahead of the second round of matches, we have the best betting tips and latest odds for what is sure to be a thrilling night of action.
There are just eight matches left to play this week but with everything still to play for in most of the games we can expect plenty of drama throughout the evening.
Conference League Tips and Predictions
Aston Villa vs Ajax Tips
- Aston Villa to win & BTTS @ 9/5
Aston Villa and Ajax surprised everyone at the Johan Cruijff Arena last week with a goalless draw, but the game definitely wasn’t short of drama.
Although neither side could find the back of the net last Thursday there was a lot of late action with both teams seeing a man sent off deep in the second half.
With just seven minutes left to play in Amsterdam Ajax were handed a huge advantage, as Ezri Konsa picked up his second yellow card of the game for a reckless foul on the edge of the box.
Fortunately for Villa the hosts weren’t able to capitalise on their man advantage and they were also reduced to ten men when Tristan Gooijer hacked down Nicolo Zaniolo just five minutes later.
We think that this weeks game is going to be much more open than the first leg, with more pressure on both teams to score than last time out.
Even if both teams score its hard to ignore Villa’s home form this season and having won all three of their last games when both teams scored, we are backing Aston Villa to win & both teams to score.
You can back Aston Villa to win and both teams to score at a price of 9/5 with the Latest Aston Villa vs Ajax betting odds.
Fiorentina vs Maccabi Haifa Tips
- Fiorentina to win by two or more goals @ 5/6
After a shaky first leg at the Bozsik Aréna last week Fiorentina have just a one goal lead over Maccabi Haifa following a seven goal thriller that had goals right until the very end.
Antonin Barak popped up with a late winner for Fiorentina after an enthralling 90 minutes that the Serie A side dominated even though they failed to completely put away the tie.
Now returning to Italy for their home leg we think Fiorentina are going to cruise though to the quarter finals of the Conference League with home advantage to give them a final push over the line.
Fiorentina are certainly vulnerable at the back and the first leg showed that they lacked organisation at points that allowed Maccabi Haifa to score.
Despite an early scare in first leg Fiorentina were able to put four past their opponents and if they can match a similar sort of form on Thursday they could run away with the tie.
Lucky Block have odds of 5/6 for Fiorentina to win by two or more goals this week.
Club Brugge vs Molde Tips
- Brugges to win & BTTS @ 2/1
Club Brugge vs Molde very much still hangs in the balance following their first leg last week, with Molde holding a slender advantage going to Belgium on Thursday night.
The hosts last week won 2-1 with Fredrik Gulbrandsen scoring the winner in added time to cancel out a Maxim De Cruyper equaliser just five minutes before.
Our tip for the second leg this week is for Brugges to turn things around with a win – although we think Molde will still find a way to score in defeat.
Brugges to win and both teams to score is currently 2/1 with Lucky Block’s latest odds.
Both teams have scored in four of Brugges seven Conference League matches this season and in both of the Belgian side’s last two domestic games.
Seven out of of nine Molde Conference League games have seen both teams score and the Norwegian side are often involved in goal-fests.
NOTE: All three of our tips can be combined into one accumulator on the Lucky Block sports betting site, at odds of 14/1. A £20 stake would return £300.
