Football Tips: Best bets for this evening's Europa League action

Thursday night football sees the return of the Europa League along with the Europa Conference. I’ve picked out 3 potential bets that have caught my eye this evening.

Leicester welcome Napoli to the King Power to kick of their Europa league campaign Thursday evening. The hosts will be looking to bounce back after a 1-0 defeat vs Man City on the weekend, whereas Italian giants Napoli will look to continue their 100% start to the season.

I’m surprised to see Napoli as big as 21/10 heading into this game all things considered. Leicester haven’t impressed me to start the season and they face a team firing on all cylinders. Napoli come into this game full of confidence after a late winner vs Juve, it’s only right to side with the away side here.

The +0.25 AH gives us some insurance if Napoli do draw this game. A win for the Italians means a full win, with a drew resulting in a half win. The foxes have looked dry in front of goal so far this season and I fancy Napoli to keep them at bay.

Galatasaray host Lazio in what looks like an entertaining Group E opener. The Turks come into this group as the lowest seed the group has to offer so the home games are that bit more important. However, the Istanbul side have never blanked in a Europa league home game, a stat which bodes well for goals.

On the flip side, Galatasaray haven’t kept a clean sheet in any of their last 6 games, with their last 3 seeing over 3.5. They welcome a Lazio side also without a clean sheet in their last four.

I’m expecting goals here so seeing the over 2.5 priced at a fair 1.80 (4/5), I am more than happy to take that as our second play.

I think Lyon are a decent price heading into this fixture, but with a few question marks on over who will be fit to travel to Glasgow, I am heading into the anytime goalscorer market for my third bet.

Moussa Dembele has been on fire since rejoining the french side, but he picked up a knock and will sit this game out. With that being said, I am expecting Ekambi to lead the line and 7/4 for him to notch does appeal.

Despite not scoring yet this season as he’s usually deployed in a wider role, the Cameroonian scored 14 in 34 last season, so certainly has an eye for goal. Rangers haven’t been the same side so far this season especially in Europe, their Champions league dreams were shattered as they crashed out to Malmö conceding 4 goals in the process.

I feel Lyon can get at this Rangers side and wouldn’t be surprised to see them score a couple. With that in mind, I happy to take the 7/4 for Ekambi to score as he should lead the line here. You can always check the lineups before the match just to be sure.