The first leg ties of the Europa League round of 16 take place on Thursday, and we have found a tremendous treble priced at 8/1 in our epic acca bet.
Europa League Acca Bet Tips Thursday 12th March
We have analysed Thursday’s fixtures taking into account the Europa League so far and the teams’ performance in their domestic leagues and cups to come up with three great value bets. A £10 bet with SBK, one of the best online bookies in the UK, would see you get a £90 payout.
| Match | Market | Odds at SBK |
|---|---|---|
| Lille vs Aston Villa | Olivier Giroud Anytime Goalscorer | 23/10 |
| Stuttgart vs FC Porto | Bilal El Khannouss Over 0.5 Shots on Target | 5/8 |
| Nottingham Forest vs Midtjylland | Over 9.5 Corners | 4/6 |
| Treble | 8/1 |
Odds correct at 07:00 GMT on 09/03/2025. Odds subject to change.
Lille vs Aston Villa Betting Tips: Olivier Giroud Anytime Goalscorer
Lille are currently sixth in Ligue 1 and are unbeaten in five league matches with three draws and two wins. Villa are in fourth place in the Premier League, however, they are in something of a slump with two league defeats in a row making it a sequence of one win in five. We think that Villa will have enough to go through over two legs and, given their record away from home, we believe that they could come back from France with a lead.
Despite this we are backing former Arsenal striker Olivier Giroud to cause them problems. Giroud has four goals in four starts and six substitute appearances in the Europa League this season. Given Villa’s recent uncertainty at the back we think that 23/10 at SBK for the Frenchman to be an anytime goalscorer is a good price.
Stuttgart vs FC Porto Preditions: Bilal El Khannouss Over 0.5 Shots on Target
Stuttgart, fourth in the Bundesliga, take on FC Porto who are top of the Primeria Liga. It is Stuttgart’s attacking midfielder Bilal El Khannous who has caught our eye. Our Kickform stats show that Khannouss has five goals in five starts and four appearances off the bench in this season’s competition, the joint fourth highest total in the 2025/26 Europa League to date. These goals have come from 17 shots, nine of which have been on target, an average of 1.75 shots on target per 90 minutes. In the Bundesliga he has averaged 0.71 shots on target per 90. We think that he will work the goalkeeper at least once against Porto.
Nottingham Forest vs Midtjylland Betting Odds: Over 9.5 Corners
Forest go into this one as strong favourites and we think that they will establish a first leg lead at the City Ground. We are looking at the corner market for this match. Our Kickform stats show that 50% of Forest’s games in the Europa League have seen over 9.5 corners, with 75% of Midtjylland’s seeing double figures on the corner count.
When you look at Forest’s home matches and Midtjylland's away games Forest have seen 10 or more corners 60% of the time while Midtjylland have seen over 9.5 corners in every one of their away Europa League matches. In the Premier League, Forest’s fixtures have seen over 9.5 corners 61% of the time. In this season’s Europa League, the Tricky Trees have won an average of 5.4 corners per match while Midtjylland have been awarded 5.25 corners on average. We are confident that there will be at least 10 flag kicks on Thursday.
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