Thursday's are reserved for Europa and Conference Leagues: Accumulator Tips for August 21, 2025

The final battles for filling the three European cups are underway. Over the next three days, the play-offs for the Champions League, Europa League, and Conference League qualifications will be held. Tonight, the teams will take to the field in the fight for the most elite competition. Like Tuesday and Wednesday, Thursday also brings us several very interesting matches across Europe, and the qualifying matches for the Europa League and Conference League are certainly in the spotlight again. This time, we have analyzed for you the duel that will be played in Poland between Lech and Genk, Young Boys will be visiting Bratislava, and Malmö will welcome the Czech Sigma Olomouc.

Lech vs Genk

The first leg of a crucial UEFA Europa League qualifying match between Lech Poznan and Belgian side Genk awaits us at the Enea Poznan Stadium on Thursday. Both teams are still searching for consistency in the opening stages of the season, so an even and uncertain match is expected. Lech Poznan were eliminated from the Champions League qualifiers after being knocked out by Red Star Belgrade with a 4-2 aggregate score, despite a 1-1 draw in Belgrade last week. Genk comes to Poland after an important 2-1 away win against OH Leuven in the Belgian Jupiler League, where Zakaria El Ouahdi scored both goals. It was their first win after three league rounds without a triumph. Considering the statistics and playing style of both teams, I expect a dynamic and open match with goals on both sides.

Possible Lineups

🔖 Lech (probable lineup) 4-2-3-1: Mrozek - Pereira, Skrzypczak, Milic, Gurgul - Thordarson, Jagiello - Bengtsson, Palma, Lisman - Ishak

🔖 Genk (probable lineup) 4-2-3-1: Lawal - El Ouahdi, Sadick, Smers, Ditu - Bangoura, Heynen - Steuckers, Karetsas, Sor - Oh

• Bet on: Over 2.5

Slovan Bratislava vs Young Boys

Slovan Bratislava and Young Boys meet again in the European qualifiers, but this time they are fighting for a place in the group stage of the UEFA Europa League. After playing in the Champions League last season, one of these two teams will end up in a weaker competition this time – the Conference League. Slovan Bratislava had ambitions for another participation in the Champions League, but they were not at the required level this summer. After eliminating Zrinjski, they were eliminated by Kairat Almaty on penalties. Young Boys played in the group stage of the Champions League in the previous two seasons, but this season they can reach the maximum of the Europa League. Their form is not the best – in the domestic championship, they have celebrated only once in four rounds. Neither team is at the desired level in the early stages of the season. Slovan was unexpectedly eliminated by Kairat, while Young Boys have a poor performance in the domestic league. However, their attacking potential is still expressed – Slovan scored in six of seven matches, and Young Boys in four of five.

Possible Lineups

🔖 Slovan Bratislava (probable lineup) 4-2-3-1: Takac - Blackman, Kashia, Wimmer, Pokorny - Bajric, Tolic - Barseghyan, Weiss, Mak - Strelec

🔖 Young Boys (probable lineup) 4-4-2: Keller - Athekame, Wuthrich, Benito, Hadjam - Males, Fernandes, Raveloson, Fassnacht - Colley, Bedia

• Bet on: BTTS

Malmo vs Sigma Olomouc

The European qualifiers are slowly coming to an end, and we are focusing on the duel between Malmö and Sigma Olomouc in the play-off round of the Europa League qualifiers. The first match will be played at the Eleda Stadium in Malmö, where the Swedes will try to reach the group stage of the European competition for the second season in a row. Malmö have been Swedish champions 24 times, and last season they finished with a trophy, winning the double crown. However, things are worse this season, as they are currently third in the domestic championship, 11 points behind the leader Mjallby. In the Champions League qualifiers, they eliminated Iberia 1999 and RFS, only to be knocked out by FC Copenhagen with a convincing 5:0 aggregate. Sigma Olomouc have not been among the better teams in the Czech Republic in recent seasons. Last season, they finished sixth, last in the championship group, where they appeared to be the weakest team. However, they secured Europe by winning the Cup, which gave them their first European appearance since the 2018/19 season, when they were eliminated by Sevilla. Both teams are playing quite efficient matches, so we expect goals in this match as well.

Possible Lineups

🔖 Malmo (probable lineup) 5-4-1: Olsen - Stryger Larsen, Jansson, Djuric, Rosler, Busanello - Ali, Rosengren, Johnsen, Bolin - Haksabanovic

🔖 Sigma Olomouc (probable lineup) 4-3-3: Koutny - Slavicek, Sylla, Kral, Slama - Breite, Spacil, Tkac - Navratil, Tijani, Mikulenka

• Bet on: Over 2.5