Thursday Europa League matches betting preview and free tips

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By 5.55pm Thursday

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Eintracht Frankfurt
1pt 21-20 Coral, Ladbrokes

Wolfsburg
3pts 8-13 general

Match previews

Eintracht Frankfurt cost Niko Kovac his job by thumping Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich 5-1 on Saturday and they can take a step closer to the Europa League knockout phase by beating Standard Liege in Belgium.

The losses of Luka Jovic, Ante Rebic and Sebastien Haller in the summer prompted concerns about Frankfurt’s front line but they have notched at least two goals in each of their last six games.

Adi Hutter is getting a tune out of Bas Dost and Goncalo Paciencia and, as well winning two of their three group games in Europe, they are just two points off Borussia Dortmund in second in the Bundesliga.

They were in complete control of their reverse fixture with Liege, winning the shot count 14-7 and enjoying 63 per cent possession, and look overpriced at odds-against quotes.

In another Germany-Belgium encounter, Bundesliga outfit Wolfsburg should have no problems disposing of Gent.

The Wolves have endured a frustrating fortnight, conceding in additional time against Gent to draw 2-2 before they were hammered 6-1 in the German Cup and their unbeaten start to the Bundesliga season is over.

But this is the ideal game for them to arrest their slide, with Gent having failed to win any of their ten away assignments domestically or in Europe this season.

The Bundesliga side are top of Group I and exciting talents such as Maximilian Arnold, Josip Brekalo and Joao Victor have helped them take 17 points from their opening ten league matches.

They have already faced Leipzig and Dortmund in that run and have justified favouritism in home contests with Cologne, Oleksandriya and Union Berlin in their Europa campaign.

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