Football Accumulator Tips: Thursday 20/1 Treble backs Aston Villa

Chelsea vs Tottenham

This is the first of two games Spurs have in hand on Aston Villa as they chase down Champions League qualification for next year. Chelsea still have hopes of European football next year but need to start finding results. 

Both these sides are very evenly matched and I can see them cancelling each other out here.

Neither of these them are in good form, they both have just two wins in their last six games and are leaking goals at the back.

Chelsea have the fourth worst defensive record in the league in the last six games (14 conceded) and Spurs have the fifth worst (13 conceded).

Both sides have averaged two goals scored all season and both have a similar average goals conceded (Chelsea average 1.8 and Tottenham average 1.6).

Chelsea have seen five draws in their last nine Premier League matches and Spurs have drawn in three of their last six away fixtures.

It's difficult to pick a winner here and I can see the spoils being shared between them.

Roma vs Bayer Leverkusen

This is the first leg of the Europa League semi-final tie between Roma and Bayer Leverkusen and is a replay of last years semi-final.

I think it will be hard to seperate these two sides in a high stakes game like this.

Roma are very strong when playing at home, they have lost just once in their last eight home games and have three clean sheets in their last five games at the Stadio Olimpico.

They take on a side that have been impossible to beat and are undefeated in all competitions all season.

Roma are likely to want to take advantage of the home support in this game and try and take a lead to Germany for the second leg so I expect Roma to go for the win in this fixture.

However, they face the Bundesliga's best defence and a side that have conceded just 22 goals in the League this season.

Leverkusen have conceded on average just 0.8 goals per game in the Europa League and Roma average just 0.7.

Both sides don't struggle to find the goal either with Roma scoring in all ten of their home games under new manager De Rossi and Leverkusen averaging 2.5 goals per game this season.

Both teams are defensively sound and both offer an attacking threat, I think it will be a close game that neither side will dominate.

Aston Villa vs Olympiacos

Aston Villa welcome Olympiacos to Villa Park for the first leg of their Europa Conference league semi-final tie.

This seems somewhat of a no brainier for me. Aston Villa are one of the best sides in the Premier league this season and are unbeaten in their last 6 games in all competitions and have won four of their last six home games.

They have the joint second most home wins in the Premier League and fifth best overall home record.

This is their first European semi-final in 42 years and the home crowd will no doubt get behind them.

Olympiacos are in fine form winning five of their last seven games in all competitions, however, the Greek league is far inferior to the Premier League and the level of opponent they face today will be a level above anything they have faced this season.

Olympiacos struggled to pass Fenerbache in the quarter finals when they won on penalties after losing away from home and they face a far greater challenge here when travelling to Villa.