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Europa Conference League Best Bets: Thursday, May 11th
We are getting closer to the finish line and here is another UEFA Europa Conference League best bet for this Thursday. The battle continues for a place in the final and we will take a look at some of the valuable odds to get on.
In this article:
- Fiorentina vs Basel Preview and Best Bet
- West Ham vs AZ Alkmaar Preview and Best Bet
- Europa Conference League Double Odds
Fiorentina vs Basel Preview
Thursday, April 20th, 20:00 (UK)
Fiorentina and Basel will trade tackles at Stadio Artemio Franchi in what should be an exciting Conference League semi final first leg contest. The Viola have seen a change in fortune since the turn of the year and are seen as hot favourites to win the first leg. Defender Lucas Martinez Quarta returns from suspension on the local front, while both Salvatore Sirigu and Arthur Cabral are expected to miss the fixture in Florence.
Basel, to the shock of many, knocked Nice out in the quarter-finals and do have a great task in front of them in the Italian giants. On the home front, The Swiss side is not doing well and even lost 2-0 to Zurich. Given the number of goals seen in Fiorentina’s recent games, a goal fest could be on the cards on Thursday night.
Fiorentina vs Basel Best Bet
In the previous round, Fiorentina survived a major scare in the second leg, going down 3-2 at home to Lech Poznań for a 6-4 aggregate win. While most Basel fans will want to see their team do the unthinkable once again, taking a decent aggregate scoreline into the second leg at St Jakob-Park certainly wouldn’t be entirely a bad result.
The two teams will meet for the first time since November 2015 when they played out a 2-2 draw in the Europa League group stages. Both of their fixtures that season also had over 2.5 goals.
- Selection: Over 2.5 Goals
- Best Odds: 1.61 (bet365)
- Stakes: 7/10
West Ham vs AZ Alkmaar Preview
Thursday, May 11th, 20:00 (UK)
West Ham United will be hosting AZ Alkmaar in a Europa Conference League semi final first leg match at the London Stadium on Thursday. This crucial fixture comes after the morale-boosting win over Manchester United at the weekend, as the Hammers aim to build on that and are equally capable of beating AZ based on their performances in the Conference League this season.
Manager David Moyes could make a few changes to his squad as defender Angelo Ogbonna returns from suspension after missing the Gent game.
AZ, on the other hand, frustrated Ajax at the weekend and forced them to a goalless draw at Johan Cruijff Arena. The visitors have been impressive at the back of late, but preventing West Ham from scoring at London Stadium is easier said than done. The Dutch side have some injury worries in Karlsson, Martins Indi, Westerveld, and de Wit but they should still be competitive enough.
West Ham vs AZ Alkmaar Best Bet
The English side have been impressive in Europe and won all their group games earlier in the campaign. They will be hoping that the poor record of AZ in England – the Dutch side have lost all of their six previous trips to England – continues on Thursday. On the flip side, AZ could draw some inspiration from the young AZ team who won the UEFA Youth League last month and go all the way. Although they are yet to concede in their past four games, stopping West Ham in London will be difficult.
- Selection: West Ham to Win
- Best Odds: 1.55 (bet365)
- Stakes: 6/10
Odds via bet365 as of 14:00 May 9th 2023. Odds may now differ.
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Europa Conference League Double Odds
- Fiorentina vs Basel – Over 2.5 Goals
- West Ham vs AZ Alkmaar – West Ham to Win
Odds: 2.50
Odds via bet365 as at 8:45 May 11th 2023. Odds may now differ.
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