Man United Go for the Champions League – Betting Preview

GamingZion analyzed Tuesday’s Champions League qualifiers including Manchester United vs Club Brugge in their betting preview.

The UEFA Champions League qualifiers reached the playoff stage. This means that the sides are only one tie away from the TV jackpot of the Champions’ League group stages.

• Man United going for a convincing win
• Both teams to score in Rome and in Lisbon
• Improve your betting slip with BATE and Astana

An advance or a failure could determine certain clubs’ future for years, so these matches are crucial for the participating teams. And they also provide an excellent opportunity to bet on football with some big teams getting involved too. Though American players have the handicap of strict US gambling laws as well as early kick-off times, these games mark the real start of the European football betting season for them too.

Man United vs Club Brugge betting preview

Manchester United are obvious favorites against the Belgian side. Against any Belgian sides, anytime actually, as they have won all their three home games against Belgian opponents in European club competitions. They scored 18 and conceded only one in three games. Their victims were Anderlecht on all three occasions. The hosts won their both opening league games 1-0. Though they are far from their peak, they were solid in defense and got the three points on both occasions.

Though a football festival is not expected on Tuesday evening, a few of United’s strikers might boost their confidence by bagging a goal. Louis van Gaal aims for another clean sheet, and Club Brugge will miss a couple of key attacking players. Therefore a scoreline around two or three to nil seems to be a realistic target for the hosts. 2-0 is available at 6.5 (11/2) on the correct score markets of Bet365 Sportsbook, while 3-0 is priced at 8.00 (7/1). Wayne Rooney is 4.00 (3/1) to score two or more goals.

Lazio vs Bayer Leverkusen betting preview

Besides Van Gaal’s European debut with the Red Devils, Lazio vs Bayer Leverkusen will be the hottest game amongst Tuesday’s Champions League qualifiers. The Germans been there, done that, succeeding five times in the qualifiers of the competition in the past, without eliminating once. Leverkusen started their Bundesliga campaign with a 2-1 home win against Hoffenheim on Saturday. Lazio lost 2-0 in the Italian Super Cup final against Juventus, current rulers of calcio. The Germans are favourites not just to advance but to win the first leg as well, gambling news report. They are available at 2.70 (17/10) on Bet365 Sportsbook’s winner market. Some combativeness is expected from the Italians tough, so if you consider backing Leverkusen a longshot, look for both teams to score for 1.83 (5/6).

Sporting vs CSKA Moscow betting preview

For those, who gamble online, another interesting game will be the clash of the Portuguese and the Russian runners-up. They faced each other in the UEFA Cup final ten years ago. That match was won by CSKA, though this time Sporting are favourites, available at 1.95 (20/21) on Bet365 Sportsbook. However this is valid for the first game only, as the two sides have equal chances to qualify according to Bet365 with odds of 1.91 (10/11) each.

Sporting defeated Benfica in the Portuguese Super Cup final 1-0 and started the league with a 2-1 win at Tondela. CSKA eliminated Sparta Praha in the previous round of the Champions League qualifiers by 5-4 on aggregate. The Russians’ defense was far from that vulnerable in their home campaign though. They won all their five opening league games conceding only one on the go. As two sides in great forms will face each other in Lisbon, both teams to score for 2.00 (1/1) at Bet365 is tempting.

BATE Borisov vs Partizan Belgrade will be another interesting one on Tuesday. It will be hard to predict and Bet365 provides great odds on the winner market. BATE are 2.30 (13/10) favourites to win with a Partizan victory priced at 3.60 (13/5). Draw goes for 3.20 (11/5). FC Astana will also entertain APOEL Nicosia on Tuesday. The Kazakhstani champions are 2.15 (23/20) favourites to win against the Cypriots, as the visitors will play after completing a 2,100 mile-long trip.

This Tuesday will be an excellent opportunity to wager on football for anyone who bet on sports in the EU or in the US. Wednesday’s Champions League qualifiers will also deliver some interesting fixtures and opportunities to boost your bankroll, including Celtic vs Malmo, Valencia vs Monaco and Rapid Vienna vs Shakhtar Donetsk.