Real Madrid vs Rayo Vallecano. Will the hosts bounce back from their horrible Champions League defeat by the Saturday night clash with the struggling visitors?
Football betting tips
Italy’s oldest derby, Torino vs Juventus, descends on Turin on Saturday. No surprising Torino’s win is expected there.
Fulham play host to West Ham United on Saturday. The ‘Cottagers’ will be looking to take points from their third consecutive Premier League home encounter.
Watford vs Cardiff City. The visitors are expected to oppose well the hosting side currently having the worst form in the entire league.
Cadiz CF travel to Malaga. Quite an equal match is expected.
OGC Nice vs AS Saint-Etienne. The hosts’ no-loss run is expected to continue with no break on Friday.
Sevilla take on Krasnodar on Thursday. The hosts’ motivation is very high, so they are expected to beat the guests on their turf.
Confirmed first-placed Dynamo Kyiv play host to the outsider Jablonec. The home side are expected to get a confident win, pleasing their fans in the last match of 2018.
RB Leipzig vs Rosenborg. The hosts must win to have any chance of progression to the next Europa League stage.
Leading their national leagues, Slavia Prague and Zenit Petersburg are meeting on Thursday. Either a draw, or the visitors’ win is expected.
Olympiakos Piraeus and AC Milan feature a make-or-break match on Thursday. Given Olympiakos’ latest performance and their position in the standings, their fans cannot feel very optimistic as far as the outcome of the Thursday match is concerned.
Spartak Trnava vs Fenerbahce. The hosts will concentrate on avoiding defeat against second-placed Fenerbahce – a swansong that their fans would appreciate.
Champions League holders Real Madrid take on the bottom-placed CSKA Moscow on Wednesday and are expected to score at least twice to their guests.
FC Victoria Plzen take on AS Roma and are expected to fight fiercely for the win which will guarantee them a spot in the Europa League knockouts.
Manchester City vs Hoffenheim. Two brutally efficient sides are meeting at the Etihad Stadium wherein they are expected to provide for goal-fest.
Valencia welcome Manchester United to the Estadio de Mestalla on Wednesday. The guests are expected to be very motivated and win.
Ajax vs Bayern Munich. The Dutch team boast a blistering form and are expected to win the visiting Germans.
As Juventus can secure top spot with a victory over Young Boys, they will strive to win the opponent, and they will certainly succeed.
In urgent need of a win, Shakhtar play host to Lyon on Wednesday. The home side are expected to make at least two goals in this encounter.
Galatasaray S.K. vs Porto FC. Will Galatasaray win on Tuesday and guarantee their transfer to the Europa League knockout round?