This fixture pits two attack‑minded teams with fragile defenses. Sion’s home streak (12–3 goal difference in last 4 at Stade de Tourbillon) collides with Ajax’s possession‑heavy style. Expect goals on both ends, with Over 2.5 goals and BTTS (Yes) the strongest statistical plays. Ajax’s pedigree makes them slight favorites, but Sion’s counterattacking threat means a draw or narrow Ajax win is most realistic.

Egnatia score in 85% of home European games, while Lillestrøm’s direct attacking style generates 2.1 xG per game on the road despite conceding in 4 of their last 5 away outings. BTTS HERE LOOKS POSSIBLE.

Craiova have won 4 consecutive home competitive matches without conceding a goal. Ararat-Armenia struggle away from home, registering under 32% shot accuracy in European qualifying trips.

Sint-Truidense’s defensive low-block setup limits opponent xG to just 0.88 at home. Omonoia’s away European games average only 1.7 total goals per 90 over their last 6 matches.

This is the closest matchup on the Europa League slate — a solid mid-table Greek Super League side hosting a Bulgarian giant that's currently rebuilding. OFI's home form in Crete is historically resilient, and CSKA Sofia have had inconsistent European away form in recent seasons. A cautious first leg between two evenly matched sides fits a low-confidence, protective double-chance angle rather than an outright winner call.

73% Iberia 1999 needed extra time just to eliminate Larne in the previous round — a Northern Irish part-timer side — signalling they're stretched thin against stronger continental opposition. Jagiellonia are a stable, well-run Polish Ekstraklasa club with home advantage and a much deeper squad. This looks a straightforward step-up mismatch in Jagiellonia's favour.

Lech are a well-organized Ekstraklasa side but not defensively airtight against attacking Swiss Super League opposition — Thun have earned this play-off spot by beating a tricky opponent in the previous round and carry a functional attack. Both clubs tend to play forward-thinking, transition-based football rather than parking the bus in a first leg, which tilts toward goals at both ends.

Salzburg are a Champions League-caliber club with a squad development pipeline that regularly produces individually superior talent to Allsvenskan sides. Mjällby are a solid Swedish top-flight team but this is a significant step up in class — Salzburg's high press and vertical transitions typically overwhelm technically limited domestic-level opposition in the first 30 minutes of these ties. THE PICK HERE IS SALZBURG WIN

Two clubs with genuine European pedigree (Zvezda regular CL/EL group-stage participants, Plzeň consistent Czech league winners and continental regulars) who both prioritize attacking football domestically. Zvezda's Marakana atmosphere pushes tempo high, and Plzeň traditionally don't sit back even away from home — they've been involved in high-scoring continental affairs historically. Expect an open first leg with both keepers tested. BTTS HERE

This is one of the widest quality gaps on the card — a Turkish giant with a squad built for continental football against a Lithuanian A Lyga club playing its first-ever UEFA play-off round. Kauno Žalgiris's run here has been built on limited continental competition and a domestic league far below Süper Lig standard. Beşiktaş at home in a first leg they'll want to put beyond doubt should comfortably clear a 1.5-goal handicap.