Thursday's Europa League predictions and free football tips

Where to watch

Midtjylland vs Eintracht Frankfurt
TNT Sports 9, 8pm Thursday

Athletic Bilbao vs Elfsborg
TNT Sports 10, 5.45pm Thursday

Braga vs Hoffenheim
TNT Sports 10, 8pm Thursday

Best bets

Eintracht Frankfurt to beat Midtjylland
TNT Sports 9, 8pm Thursday
3pts 11-10 general

Under 2.5 goals in Athletic Bilbao vs Elfsborg
TNT Sports 10, 5.45pm Thursday
1pt 15-8 Betfair

Hoffenheim or draw double chance vs Braga
TNT Sports 10, 8pm Thursday
2pts 4-5 bet365, BoyleSports

Thursday's Europa League football predictions

Eintracht Frankfurt beat Rangers on penalties in the 2021-22 Europa League final and they are relishing their return to the competition this season.

After letting slip a 3-1 lead to draw 3-3 with Viktoria Plzen in their opener, Eintracht have beaten Besiktas 3-1, Rigas 1-0 and Slavia Prague 1-0 and they should extend that winning streak away to Midtjylland.

Dino Toppmoller's side, inspired by prolific Egyptian forward Omar Marmoush, are also flying in the Bundesliga.

A three-match winning run, including a 7-2 rout of Bochum, means only Bayern Munich are above them in the table and Europa League hosts Midtjylland are unlikely to halt their charge.

The Danes had lost four in a row before Monday's 1-0 home win over Silkeborg and they are missing injured striker Dario Osorio.

Elfsborg's first two away results were a 3-2 defeat at AZ Alkmaar and a 4-3 loss at Galatasaray but it may be worth backing a low-scoring contest when they travel to Athletic Bilbao.

The Swedes have kept clean sheets in their last two Allsvenskan matches, a 1-0 win over Vasteras and a 0-0 draw at Varnamo, and have been competitive in all four Europa League games.

Elfsborg beat Roma 1-0 on matchday two and held Braga to a 1-1 draw last time out. Athletic Bilbao defeated AZ Alkmaar 2-0 and Slavia Prague 1-0 in their first two home games so under 2.5 goals, a winner in five of their last six matches in all competitions, looks a big price.

Hoffenheim lost 2-0 at Porto on matchday three but that was one of only two defeats in their last ten games and they can pick up at least a point against Braga on their return to Portugal.

The Germans have drawn their last three Bundesliga away games, conceding only one goal, and beat RB Leipzig 4-3 at home last week.

Braga needed two late goals to claim a 2-1 home win over Maccabi Tel Aviv on matchday one and have picked up only one point from three subsequent fixtures against Olympiakos, Bodo/Glimt and Elfsborg. 

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