Football Accumulator Tips: Thursday 13/2 Treble for the Europa League

Ludogorets Razgard vs Ajax – Both teams to score

Bulgarian champions Ludogorets will welcome Dutch giants Ajax to the Huvepharma Arena for the first-leg showdown in the Europa League final qualifying round on Thursday.

Having lifted their 12th straight domestic title with a 1-0 victory away to Cherno More on the final matchday of last season, Ludogorets began their Champions League qualification adventure until they ran into Slovenian side Olimpija Ljubljana who knocked them out of the quarter-finals of the qualifiers on aggregate 2-3.

As well as seeing their four-year Eredivisie reign come to an end last term, Ajax also suffered their worst finish in the elite tier of Dutch football in 14 years, finishing third with 69 points - 13 behind champions Feyenoord.

True, Ajax are the favourites to advance in the Europa League group stage, but we strongly doubt that the Dutch giants will get the job done in the first leg, especially knowing their recent chaotic away form in which they managed to grab only a point from their last five games.

Evidently, the main problem of the Amsterdam club lies in the porous back line, which was breached at least twice in seven straight visits, so because of this we are going with both teams to score in this one.

Slovan Bratislava vs Aris Limassol – Slovan Bratislava to win

Slovan Bratislava will welcome Aris Limassol to Slovakia on Thursday, for the first leg of their Europa League playoff-round tie.

Both sides dropped out of Champions League qualifying but are guaranteed group-stage football, with the winning team advancing to Europe's secondary competition and the losers dropping to the Europa Conference League.

We anticipate a close encounter on Thursday between two sides with the tools to hurt one another, and while Aris Limassol are arguably more dangerous going forward, the Slovakian side will know they must make the most of home advantage and because of this we fancy Slovan Bratislava to win.

Slovan Brarislava are generally a team that preforms better at home having won their last four leagues at home.

Klaksvik vs FC Sheriff – FC Sheriff to win

KI Klaksvik and Sheriff Tiraspol meet in the Europa League playoff round on Thursday as they bid to earn a spot in the group stages.

However, whoever loses this two-legged tie will drop into the Europa Conference League, a scenario which may ease the pressure on both sides ahead into this contest.

Of all the European stories that have been written since the start of 2023-24, Klaksvik is the most notable, the Faroe Islands representatives embarking on a journey that will see them participate in the group stages of European football for the first time.

Having upset the odds to overcome Ferencvaros and Hacken in Champions League qualifying, they lost out to Molde in the penultimate stage before the main draw, only succumbing in extra time.

Although Klaksvik have enjoyed a dream run of form in recent weeks, they are beginning to face steps up in quality. With that in mind, we expect Sheriff to edge this match, giving them the platform to get the job done in the reverse fixture.