2023 UEFA Europa League Odds: Matchday 2 Picks

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The UEFA Europa League Group Stage continues on Thursday when top UEFA league squads that didn’t qualify for the Champions League throw down. Ajax heads to AEK Athens a big time underdog. Marseille hosts Brighton a slight home dog, and Freiburg battles Premier squad West Ham in what should be the day’s most competitive matchup. Check out odds, analysis, and free picks for six of Thursday’s top Europa League games.

Check out lines for UEFA Europa League, plus the betting analysis and free picks for six of Thursday’s best games.

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2023–24 UEFA Europa League | 53rd season of Europe’s premier club football tournament
Matchday 2: Thursday, October 5th, 2023

AEK Athens vs Ajax Amsterdam

UEL Odds: AEK Athens +118; Ajax Amsterdam +210
Thursday, October 5th at 12:45 pm ET
OPAP Arena, Athens, Greece

The road underdog is in awful form. Ajax has lost 3-of-5 with a couple of draws. The last match was a disaster as Feyenoord dropped Ajax 4-1.

Athens has won 4-of-5. The lone loss came in the last match, though. Losing to OFI Crete via a 2-0 score is a sign Athens’s form could be heading south. Backing Ajax makes sense.

Europa League Pick: Ajax Amsterdam | Bet West Ham United vs Backa Topola
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Marseille vs Brighton & Hove Albion

UEL Odds: Marseille +184; Brighton & Hove Albion +139
Thursday, October 5th at 12:45 pm ET
Stade Vélodrome, Marseille, France

Brighton is a quality squad that plays in a much better league, the EPL compared to Ligue 1, but the odds make the road team unplayable.

Both these teams head into this off 2 straight losses. Brighton’s 2 straight losses came versus Chelsea and via a 6-1 pasting handed down by Aston Villa.

Marseille fell to Paris Saint-Germain and AS Monaco. The Ligue 1 squad has home pitch advantage, which will mean something in this.

Europa League Pick: Marseille | Bet West Ham United vs Backa Topola
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SC Freiburg vs West Ham United

UEL Odds: SC Freiburg +162; West Ham United +155
Thursday, October 5th at 12:45 pm ET
Europa-Park Stadion, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany

Bundesliga squad Freiburg hosts West Ham United in what should be an excellent matchup. Freiburg shows 2 wins and a draw in their last 3. West Ham shows 3 wins and a loss to Liverpool in their last 4.

Freiburg has the edge because this happens on their pitch. Not only that, but the Bundesliga squad offers a slightly better payout and in a close match, going with the team offering the better payout is the wise play.

Europa League Pick: SC Freiburg | Bet West Ham United vs Backa Topola
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Sporting CP vs Atalanta

UEL Odds: Sporting CP +124; Atalanta +214
Thursday, October 5th at 12:45 pm ET
Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon, Portugal

Both squads are playing excellent soccer. In their last, Atalanta drew 0-0 versus Serie A rival Juventus. The draw came on the heels of 4 straight wins.

Sporting CP has won 5 straight. The Portuguese Liga team gets home pitch advantage and based on rosters, should be better than Atalanta. Sporting gets the nod.

Europa League Pick: Sporting CP | Bet West Ham United vs Backa Topola
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Liverpool vs Union St-Gilloise

UEL Odds: Liverpool -1.5 -170; Union St-Gilloise +1.5 +132
Thursday, October 5th at 3:00 pm ET
Anfield, Liverpool, England

Liverpool should be playing in the Champions League, not the Europa League. Since the season started, Pool has designated themselves a legit contender to unseat Manchester City as the English Premier League’s top squad.

The 2-1 loss to Tottenham in London in the last shouldn’t bother soccer handicappers. Union St-Gilloise won’t touch the Reds. Pool covers the handicap spread.

Europa League Pick: Liverpool -1.5 | Bet West Ham United vs Backa Topola
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Villarreal vs Stade Rennais

UEL Odds: Villarreal +104; Stade Rennais +246
Thursday, October 5th at 3:00 pm ET
Estadio de la Cerámica, Villarreal, Spain

Based on recent form, the home team is the loser. Villarreal’s last win came against Almeria on Sep 17.

Since then the home squad has lost 2 and drawn twice. Stade Rennais has won 2-of-3. We’d go for the draw but the odds on the road squad entice.

Europa League Pick: Stade Rennais | Bet West Ham United vs Backa Topola
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2023 UEFA Europa League Matchday 2 Schedule

Date	Time	Round	Home		Away
October 5	12:45 p.m.	Matchday 2	AEK Athens	vs.	Ajax Amsterdam
October 5	12:45 p.m.	Matchday 2	Aris Limassol	vs.	Rangers
October 5	12:45 p.m.	Matchday 2	Marseille	vs.	Brighton & Hove Albion
October 5	12:45 p.m.	Matchday 2	Raków Czestochowa	vs.	SK Sturm Graz
October 5	12:45 p.m.	Matchday 2	Real Betis	vs.	Sparta Prague
October 5	12:45 p.m.	Matchday 2	SC Freiburg	vs.	West Ham United
October 5	12:45 p.m.	Matchday 2	Sporting CP	vs.	Atalanta
October 5	12:45 p.m.	Matchday 2	TSC Backa Topola	vs.	Olympiacos
October 5	3:00 p.m.	Matchday 2	AS Roma	vs.	Servette
October 5	3:00 p.m.	Matchday 2	BK Hacken	vs.	FK Qarabag
October 5	3:00 p.m.	Matchday 2	Liverpool	vs.	Union St.-Gilloise
October 5	3:00 p.m.	Matchday 2	Maccabi Haifa	vs.	Panathinaikos
October 5	3:00 p.m.	Matchday 2	Molde	vs.	Bayer Leverkusen
October 5	3:00 p.m.	Matchday 2	Slavia Prague	vs.	Sheriff Tiraspol
October 5	3:00 p.m.	Matchday 2	Toulouse	vs.	LASK Linz
October 5	3:00 p.m.	Matchday 2	Villarreal	vs.	Stade Rennais

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2023-24 UEFA Europa League Odds to Win

Team	Odds
Liverpool	+222
Leverkusen	+530
Milan	+970
Brighton	+1275
West Ham	+1400
Roma	+1600
SL Benfica	+2100
Villarreal	+2500
Atalanta	+2500
Sporting Lisbon	+2700
Galatasaray Istanbul	+2700
Marseille	+3100

Bet 2024 UEFA Europa League Lines

Team	Odds
Feyenoord Rotterdam	+3600
Lens	+3700
SC Braga	+4000
Glasgow Rangers	+4100
Rennes	+4300
Freiburg	+4700
FC Shakhtar Donetsk	+6400
Slavia Prague	+7000
Young Boys Bern	+7000
Toulouse	+9000
Sparta Prague	+10000
Qarabag FK	+20000