Thursday Europa League predictions, FC Zurich vs Hearts

HJK Helsinki will host Silkeborg at the Sonera Stadium on Thursday in the first leg of the Europa League knockout stages.

The visiting team arrives in form after suffering their first defeat in the 2022-23 Danish Superliga campaign and will be looking to quickly return to winning tactics.

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Shamrock Rovers will face Ferencvaros in the first leg of the Europa League knockout stages on Thursday evening.

Although whoever loses this two-legged tie will advance to the Europa Conference League, both organizations will be striving to gain a rare position in the organizational stages of European football’s secondary competition.

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FC Pyunik host Sheriff Tiraspol in the first leg of the Europa League qualifiers at the Stade Républicain on Thursday.

Both were beaten in the third round of Champions League qualifying and will now have to settle for a place in Europe’s second-tier club competition.

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Malmo and Sivasspor meet at the Eleda Stadion in the first two-legged match of the Europa League qualifiers on Thursday.

The visitors come to the game without winning in their first 3 games of the 2022-23 campaign and will end that drought and foot-to-foot position in the organizational stages of the European competition.

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Apollon Limassol and Olympiacos meet on Thursday at the Tsirion Athlitiko Kentro in the first leg of the Europa League qualifying round.

The local team, which comes to the match after winning the Cyprus Super Cup, will continue in the same line and will enter the organizational phase of the competition.

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Swiss champions FC Zurich will face Scottish Hearts at the Kybunpark in St. Gallen on Thursday evening in the first leg of the Europa League qualifiers.

FCZ secured their place at this level after beating Linfield in two games, while the visitors will be taking part in their first European qualification since the 2016-17 campaign.

However, in St. Gallen we are in for a hard-fought party and this time we can see how the spoils are distributed.

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Ludogorets Razgrad and FK Zalgiris will meet on Thursday in the first leg of the Europa League qualifiers at the Huvepharma Arena.

Having noted their Champions League hopes coming to an end, the groups will be willing to miss out on the secondary European club tournament.

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Gent will face Omonia on Thursday in the first leg of the Europa League knockout stages.

Both clubs qualified for this level after winning their domestic cups last season.

Omonia have consistently punched above their weight in Europe in recent years, but a lack of fitness can catch up with them towards the end of the match.

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Austria Vienna will host Fenerbahce on Thursday in the first leg of the Europa League qualifiers.

The Austrians will be hoping for a positive result at home before next week’s difficult match in Istanbul.

That result will most likely suit both sides, as Fenerbahce believe they have a much better chance of winning in front of the raucous Sukru Saracoglu Stadium next Thursday.

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