Europa League Thursday match betting previews, free tips & where to watch

Free football tips, best bets and analysis for Thursday's live Europa League games Astana v Manchester United, Braga v Wolves, Feyenoord v Rangers and Celtic v Rennes.

Astana v Manchester United

Where to watch

BT Sport 2, 3.50pm Wednesday

Best bet

Astana
1pt 19-10 Coral, RedZone
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Team news

Astana Striker Ndombo Mubele (knee) is out.

Man Utd The Red Devils have included 14 teenagers in their squad to travel to Kazakhstan.

Match preview

Manchester United's kids have beaten League One sides Rotherham, Lincoln and Doncaster in the EFL Trophy, but Astana away might be a hurdle too high.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has despatched 14 teenagers to Kazakhstan for this Group L showdown, an irrelevance in as much as United are through and Astana are out.

The Kazakhs have had a couple of weeks off since winning their league, though they could still be value to beat what is effectively an decent academy side.

United's four matches have produced just five goals – none conceded which is impressive – but they've looked bereft of ideas on trips to AZ and Partizan.

Key stat

United have managed one shot on target – a penalty – in their two previous away ties.

Braga v Wolves

Where to watch

BT Sport 2, 5.55pm Thursday

Best bet

No goalscorer
1pt 15-2BoyleSports, RedZone
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Team news

Braga No injury worries are reported.

Wolves Willy Boly is absent. Ryan Bennett is unlikely to be involved.

Match preview

A draw would be just the ticket for Group K pace­setters Braga and Wolves and that isn't lost on the layers with stalemate odds short.

Nuno Espirito Santo heads to his homeland with Wolves in fine form – they haven't lost a European or Premier League match since a 1-0 home defeat at home to Braga in September.

The Portuguese have lost once since and they are solid at home where they have beaten Brondby and Spartak Moscow in qualifying and drawn 2-2 with Slovan Bratislava and beaten Besiktas 3-1 in the group stage.

Braga have kept successive clean sheets in the Primeira Liga and goals could come at a premium.

Key stat

Wolves have scored one or two goals in 17 of their last 18 matches.

Feyenoord v Rangers

Where to watch

BT Sport 3, 5.55pm Thursday

Best bet

Rangers
1pt 15-8Betfair, Betway, Hills
Back this selection with Hills

Team news

Feyenoord Defenders Sven van Beek, Edgar Le and Rick Karsdorp are injured.

Rangers Jordan Jones is back in training but a doubt.

Match preview

Rangers could qualify with a point but would go through with a win and they'll regard Feyenoord as there for the taking.

The Dutch giants, who are managed by ex-Gers boss Dick Advocaat, are having a terrible season. They are tenth in the Eredivisie, though they are unbeaten in four since Jaap Stam was fired last month.

There is, however, nothing for Steven Gerrard's men to fear in The Tub, especially given their own outstanding form.

Rangers have been beaten only twice this season and are on a run of six straight wins. Good enough to draw at Porto, the highflying Scots can do better in Rotterdam.

Key stat

Rangers have found the net in each of their last nine away games.

Celtic v Rennes

Where to watch

BT Sport 3, 8pm Thursday

Best bet

Draw
1pt 15-4 bet365
Bet on this tip with bet365

Team news

Celtic Jozo Simunovic, Hatem Elhamed, Jonny Hayes, Mo Elyounoussi and Youssuf Bayo are out.

Rennes Midfielder Jonas Martin is still out. Striker Raphinha limped off at Dijon and is a doubt.

Match preview

Celtic have qualified after four rounds and boss Neil Lennon has indicated he'd like to finish top of Group E.

Rennes, in contrast, cannot qualify after a disappointing campaign which mirrors the average one they are having in Ligue 1.

These sides drew 1-1 in France at the start of the campaign and given that Rennes seldom get turned over by anyone – they haven't lost a match by more than one goal since April – this could well be close, so consider the draw as a betting option.

The Bretons are sufficiently well organised to be able to frustrate Celtic, who may tweak their starting 11 ahead of a busy December.

Key stat

Celtic have scored at least two goals in each of their last 15 home matches.

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