Both Teams to Score Tips Today

This looks like one of the most even games of the night on paper with both sides coming into this game having avoided defeat in each of their last five matches across all competitions.

Milan have seen BTTS in four of these games, most recently coming from two goals down to earn a point against Lazio. Their only clean sheet so far this term came against a Venezia side who have lost all four of their matches in Serie A this term, netting just four goals.

Benfica have avoided defeat in each of their last 12 matches, winning each of their last five ahead of this clash. They’ve seen BTTS in three of these games, and also saw BTTS in each of their final four qualifying matches to reach the Europa League.

Sturm Graz come into this midweek clash after handing LASK their first loss of the season - that game finished 2-1 at the weekend.

Despite a stuttering start to the campaign, that was a massive result for Sturm Graz, and they should be full of confidence here. They are priced as pre-match underdogs, but the Austrian side will fancy their chances of at least finding the back of the net on home turf - they have managed that in all five matches this season so far. 

Rennes have been excellent this season, boasting the record of three wins and one draw from their opening four Ligue matches. The only draw came against PSG, as that game finished 2-2. Rennes have scored eight goals in their opening four games, but they have also conceded five.

AZ have made an excellent start to their domestic campaign, picking up 16 points from six Eredivisie matches, with 17 goals scored. The Dutch side are currently level on points with Feyenoord at the top of the table, only behind on goal difference, highlighting their excellent form.

Sunderland’s recent results have been more mixed, as they failed to score against Arsenal on Saturday, but they still created good opportunities and were awarded a penalty, which was missed by Enzo Le Fee. Prior to that defeat, the Black Cats had scored against Ipswich, Fulham and Brentford in their opening three league matches. Regis Le Bris’ side will fancy their chances on home turf, but keeping AZ at bay could prove challenging.

I’m really surprised to see Nijmegen priced at 10/1 outsiders to claim all three points here, I do make Juventus favourites - but not by that margin, making BTTS an appealing angle to look at.

Nijmegen enjoyed a really positive season last year, finishing third in the Eredivisie and seeing BTTS more often than any other side across Europe’s top five divisions. This outcome is a result of Nijmegen being very bold in their approach, sending floods of players forward as often as possible.

Juventus have seen BTTS in each of their last two matches ahead of this clash, conceding three goals against Sassuolo last time out. Nijmegen have failed to keep a clean sheet in any of their last five matches, seeing BTTS in three of these games. 

This is Bournemouth’s first ever experience of a European competition, so it may take the club some time to adapt to the standard and demands of European football - though we have seen the Premier League sides dominate this competition in recent seasons.

Bournemouth’s style of play hasn’t changed that much under Marco Rose, with the German boss wanting his side to press quite high and play with intensity - which are traits that Iraola had already installed in this Bournemouth side prior to his departure from the club to join Liverpool.

Bournemouth have seen BTTS in four of their last five matches, only keeping a clean sheet against Lincoln in the EFL Cup during this spell. They travel to a Real Sociedad side who have also only kept one clean sheet across their last five matches, seeing BTTS in three of these games. 

Marseille have endured quite a poor start to the campaign, most recently losing 1-0 to Rennes on the road as they attempt to shift away from the direction set for the club by Roberto De Zerbi, who is now at Tottenham.

Marseille have only kept one clean sheet so far this season, with that shutout coming against Strasbourg - they have lost the three games since that victory, conceding 2+ goals in two of these matches. 

Besiktas enter this clash in better form having won each of their last three matches, seeing BTTS in two of these games. They’ve only kept one clean sheet across their last five games, which is a record that should encourage Marseille. 

Besiktas only lost four games at home domestically last season, but did concede 20 goals across their 17 matches and this opening game of their Europa League campaign looks good for goals at both ends. 

This tends to be a really entertaining encounter, each of the last five head to head meetings between the sides at Old Trafford has seen BTTS & Over 2.5 Goals, with Brighton notably winning all of these games.

The most recent meeting between the sides at Old Trafford was in the FA Cup earlier this year, with Brighton coming away 2-1 winners on that occasion and both sides boasting a healthy xG (1.30-1.24).

Brighton have scored more goals than any other side in the Premier League so far this season, most recently hitting five against Coventry without reply. They saw BTTS in both league games before that victory against Leeds and Chelsea, seeing BTTS & Over 2.5 goals against the latter.

United have only kept one clean sheet so far this season, with that shut out coming against Sabah in the Champions League. I can’t see them keeping Brighton out, but they do have the firepower to cause issues at the opposite end.