Europa League Betting Tips: Best Value Picks on Frankfurt vs Rangers
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West Ham United’s European adventure has been completely epic this season, with David Moyes having steered his team to the business end of the Europa League.
After a 1-1 draw against Lyon at the London Stadium, the odds on the best betting sites were against them going through. However, an outstanding performance saw the Hammers claim a 3-0 win in France to progress.
It means that the Premier League side are through to the semi-final stage of the competition and they’ll feel confident when lining up against Eintracht Frankfurt over two legs.
The German side produced a shock of their own when defeating Barcelona 3-2 at the Nou Camp after the two teams had played out a 1-1 draw in the first leg.
It is another Bundesliga side who are outright favourites to win this competition on football betting sites, with RB Leipzig having started the season in the Champions League.
But they then dropped into the Europa League, beating Real Sociedad and received a walkover as Spartak Moscow were kicked out of the competition owing to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Leipzig were then able to triumph 3-1 on aggregate against Atalanta, with a 2-0 win achieved in Bergamo.
The final team through to the semi-finals are Rangers, with the Scottish champions potentially on a collision course to meet West Ham in the final.
After losing 1-0 away to Braga, they were able to claim a 2-1 victory in 90 minutes at Ibrox and then they grabbed a winning goal in extra-time which means they will line up against Leipzig in the semis.
West Ham Second Favourites To Win Europa League
West Ham supporters have had things pretty rough over the past few years.
There have been protests against the club ownership and the move from Upton Park to the London Stadium came with plenty of glitches. However, everything now appears to have fallen into place under David Moyes.
The Scot deserves enormous credit for his achievements at the London club, with West Ham topping their Europa League group before a tricky clash with Sevilla which saw them overcome their high-flying Spanish opponents in extra-time. To then knock Lyon out at the quarter final stage will give them real belief that they can win the competition.
Declan Rice’s stock continues to rise, although it was the complete team performance at the Groupama Stadium, with Jarrod Bowen and Craig Dawson also finding the net.
The team are warm favourites to overcome Eintracht Frankfurt and they will play the first leg at the London Stadium on 28 April. You’ll find the Hammers at 2/1 to win the entire competition with bet365.
Bookies Expecting RB Leipzig To Be Team To Beat
RB Leipzig have had a strange season which began with Jesse Marsch in charge.
The current Leeds United manager struggled to get a tune out of the German Bundesliga team and they exited the group stage of the Champions League after finishing third in a section that included Manchester City.
There wasn’t a huge amount of optimism that the Red Bull-sponsored club would be able to go deep in the secondary European competition. However, Domenico Tedesco has had a huge impact at the Red Bull Arena, with the Italian having steered the team past Real Sociedad and Atalanta to line up at the semi-final stage.
At the time of writing, Leipzig are enjoying an unbeaten run of 15 games which has included 11 victories.
Domestically, they have broken into the top four of the Bundesliga and might not need to win the Europa League in order to qualify for next season’s Champions League. However, they will be very confident of toppling Rangers.
Rangers The Big Betting Outsiders In The Europa League
Glasgow Rangers are the second British club left in the Europa League and they are trading as big as 11/2 with Ladbrokes to win the Europa League final which takes place in Sevilla on 18 May.
Giovanni van Bronckhorst’s side might be losing their battle to reclaim their Scottish Premiership title, although the Gers supporters could be celebrating something bigger in a few weeks’ time.
Rangers weren’t given much of a prayer when being drawn against Borussia Dortmund before an incredible 4-2 victory at the Westfalenstadion.
Meanwhile, there was then a 4-2 aggregate win over Red Star Belgrade before a packed Ibrox saw them come from behind on aggregate to see off Braga in the last eight.
Having already knocked out Dortmund, Rangers won’t be too fazed by the prospect of going up against Europa League betting favourites Leipzig, with the Scottish champions now able to give their full focus on this competition.
Perhaps they will relish their role as underdogs when it comes to this double header.
Eintracht Frankfurt Have A Puncher’s Chance After Beating Barcelona
Barcelona were the short-priced favourites to win the 2021/22 Europa League after being knocked out of the Champions League. The Spanish side have been transformed since Xavi took charge, however they were stunned by a spirited Eintracht Frankfurt team at the Nou Camp and fell three goals behind before a late rally.
It’s therefore Eintracht who line up in the last four of the competition and West Ham will certainly hold no fear for a team who pulled off a minor miracle when putting Barca to the sword, with lots of their fans infiltrating the Nou Camp.
Previously to this, they had beaten another Spanish opponent when overcoming Real Betis. Die Adler have a fairly strong track record in this European competition even if they sit 10th in the domestic standings.
Manager Oliver Glasner is very much making the Europa League the primary focus for a team who finished fifth in the Bundesliga last term and they seem to be saving themselves for the big occasions.
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