Football accumulator tips for Thursday August 4: Linfield lead 19-1 acca

There's a plethora of European qualifiers for punters to get stuck into on Thursday night as we bid to follow up Wednesday's success, which saw our team land a 5-1 fourfold.

The race to reach the group stages of the Europa League and Europa Conference League intensifies and there are several teams from Britain and Ireland in the mix to make the first-round proper, including Dundee United, who end a decade-long wait to return to continental competition on Thursday.

All bets must be placed by 7.15pm on Thursday

Racing Post Sport's Chris Rivers has picked:

Maribor to beat HJK Helsinki

Linfield or draw double chance v FC Zurich

AZ Alkmaar to beat Dundee United

Both teams to score in Olympiakos v Slovan Bratislava

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Maribor v HJK Helsinki

Maribor have been slow out of the blocks this season, dropping out of the Champions League qualification race via a 1-0 aggregate loss to Sheriff Tiraspol, but they did gain a much-needed domestic win at the weekend. They can keep the ball rolling against HJK Helsinki, who have a dreadful European record, losing nine of their last 12 matches.

Linfield v FC Zurich

Linfield were embarrassed 8-0 by Bodo/Glimt in the Champions League last time out but that thrashing took place in Norway after they'd won the home leg 1-0 and David Healy's men are a different beast at Windsor Park. Linfield have won eight of their last 11 European home matches and are capable of claiming a result against a Zurich side who have failed to win any of their first five matches in all competitions.

Dundee United v AZ Alkmaar

Dundee United's return to European football after a decade away looks like being an unhappy one after being paired with a smart AZ Alkmaar side in the Europa Conference League. Pascal Jansen's men are European mainstays and have reached at least the last eight of the Europa League four times since 2005.

Olympiakos v Slovan Bratislava

Olympiakos have made a stuttering start to the season, losing 4-0 at home to Maccabi Haifa to end their Champions League qualification hopes. The unpredictable Greeks are odds-on to get back to winnings ways against Slovan, who they beat 3-0 at home in the Europa League last August, but the Slovaks have been full of goals recently and both teams to score is a far more appealing bet.

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