The Conference League round of 16 matches starts this week, and we have picked the top betting tips and odds for a number of intriguing matchups.
Teams from the Conference League's knockout round competed against teams from their Conference League's second-place finish to advance to the competition's round of 16 as the Conference League's knockout phase got underway. These teams had finished third in their group in the UEFA Europa League.
Lazio, Fiorentina, Basel, and five more teams advanced to the round of 16 by winning their matchups in the knockout stage. They will focus on the round of 16, where they will compete against groups that placed first in the Conference League, for a chance to advance to the quarterfinals.
Our tickets include West Ham, Nice, Villarreal, Anderlecht and Fiorentina respectively.
Conference League goals accumulator, betting tips and odds
Anderlecht vs Villarreal: over 1.5 goals @ 1.34 odds
Fiorentina vs Sivasspor: over 2.5 goals @ 1.77 odds
Basel vs Slovan Bratislava: over 2.5 goals @ 1.87 odds
Gent vs Istanbul Basaksehir: under 3.5 goals @ 1.27 odds
Total odds on Sportybet: 5.72 odds
Booking code: 5FC55330
*The odds were correct at the time of posting
Anderlecht vs Villarreal
Thursday, March 9, 6:45 pm (GMT+1)
Betting tip: over 1.5 goals
Odds: 1.34 on Sportybet
Villarreal's recent performance has been worse than Anderlecht's, who have won four games and drawn four in all competitions. In contrast to Villarreal, who have won four and lost five of their most recent ten games across all competitions, they have also scored in seven of their previous ten games and had over 1.5 goals in six of those ten games. In seven of their last 10 games, they have played above 1.5 goals, and they have scored in eight of those ten games. In this contest, we anticipate scoring numerous goals.
Fiorentina vs Sivasspors
Thursday, March 9, 9:00 pm (GMT+1)
Betting tip: over 2.5 goals
Odds: 1.77 on Sportybet
Fiorentina has been scoring goals like it's no big deal lately and is now on a strong run, winning three straight games. They have also triumphed in five of their past 10 games overall. In addition to winning five of their last ten games overall, Sivasspors have also scored in eight of their past ten games and have had over 2.5 goals in six of those ten games. Also, they have scored in each of their previous 10 games and have had over 2.5 goals in nine of those contests.
Basel vs Slovan Bratislava
Thursday, March 9, 9:00 pm (GMT+1)
Betting tip: over 3.5 goals
Odds: 1.87 on Sportybet
Both teams have had good running in recent games and have scored goals. They have met twice previously and have scored over 2.5 goals just once. Basel have scored in eight of their last ten games and have played over 2.5 goals in six of those ten games in all competitions. Slovan Bratislava on the other hand have scored their last ten games and have played over 2.5 goals in six of those ten games. We expect many goals in this encounter as we have predicted.
Gent vs Istanbul Basaksehir
Thursday, March 9, 9:00 pm (GMT+1)
Betting tip: under 3.5 goals
Odds: 1.27 on Sportybet
Gent are having poor form heading to this game, having won four and lost four of their last ten games in all competitions. However, they have failed to score more than one goal in five of their last ten games and have played under 3.5 goals in seven of those ten games whereas Istanbul Basaksehir have won five of their last ten games and have played under 3.5 goals in seven of those ten games in all competitions.