Football Accumulator Tips: Thursday 8/1 Treble sees Liverpool march on

Olympiakos vs West Ham – Over 2.5 goals & Both Teams to Score

The first game of this Thursday treble comes from the early kick off between Olympiakos and West Ham in the Europa League.

Olympiakos saw their clash with Panathinaikos abandoned after the visitor’s left-back Juankar was hit by a firework and the Greek side really need to win here if they are to have any chance of progressing to the knockout rounds, given they’ve picked up just a single point from their first two games in this competition. They lost to Freiburg and drew to TSC Backa Topola, scoring twice in both those games.

West Ham on the other hand beat Freiburg in Germany and also beat TSC Backa Topola at home, putting them in top spot after two games. They suffered a heavy 4-1 defeat to Aston Villa which halted their good run, which had seen them go four games unbeaten in all competitions since the middle of September.

Greece could prove to be a tense venue for the Hammers, who are eager to bounce back from their weekend disappointment, whereas the hosts will want to create a strong atmosphere to use to their advantage. Both of these’s sides Europa League games have seen over 2.5 goals and both teams getting on the scoresheet, so we think the same will happen here in this latest fixture.

Bayer Leverkusen vs FK Qarabag – Bayer Leverkusen to Win to Nil

Bayer Leverkusen host Qarabag looking to continue their impressive start to the campaign as the second leg of this Thursday treble.

They have won all but one of their fixtures in all competitions, picking up a draw away to Bayern Munich, and are excelling under Xabi Alonso this season. They sit top of the Bundesliga table and are on a roll.

They take on a Qarabag side who have also been impressive in the Azerbaijan Premier League, also sitting in top spot. They’ve won both of their two Europa League ties against Molde and Haecken, but this proves to be a higher level of opponent for the visitors.

Leverkusen have kept clean sheets in three of the last six in all competitions, including their last home game against Koln. We think the level they are playing at just gives them a chance to do the same here, so we’ll back a Leverkusen win to nil in this one.

Liverpool vs Toulouse – Liverpool to Win to Nil

The final leg of Thursday’s treble see’s Toulouse travel to the famous Anfield to take on Liverpool.

Liverpool have won their last two Europa League matches and kept a clean sheet in the Merseyside derby on the weekend, highlighting their solid defence.

Anfield has seen three clean sheets in six games in all competitions, and you’d think that would extend to four given the quality of their backline and lack of quality of the Toulouse attack.

The French visitors squeezed past LASK but have seen successive 1-1 draws since that win. They are draw specialists, drawing six of their 11 games in all competitions. They sit bang in midtable in Ligue 1 and might not prove too much of a difficult challenge for the Reds.

With that said, Liverpool will want a relatively stress free game this weekend before they welcome Nottingham Forest, and we think that’ll be the case. We think Jurgen Klopp’s side win again at home to nil to finish off Thursday’s treble.