Utrecht ran out 2-0 winners in the first leg of this tie as the away side, and are in an even stronger position to secure their progression to the Europa League, seeing out the tie on home soil. Utrecht have won both of their two home games in the Eredivisie this season, scoring four goals in both games. 

Zrinjski look to be in a really vulnerable position at the moment. As well as the first leg defeat at home, they’ve made a poor start to their domestic season. They drew their opening game of the season 0-0 before falling to a 2-0 defeat in the fixture sandwiched between those two legs. 

Utrecht avoided defeat in 12 of their 17 home games in the Eredivisie during the 24/25 season, winning nine of those games. They scored 28 goals across these fixtures (1.64 per game), which is a scoring power that should unsettle the vulnerable Bosnian side. Utrecht won both of their home games against Sheriff and Servette in the previous rounds of Europa League Qualifying, whilst Zrinjski have only kept one clean sheet across their seven qualifying ties across the Champions League and Europa League.

Samsunspor must score here or Panathinaikos will take their spot in the Europa League this season. This is certainly possible for the Turkish side who netted 32 goals across their 18 home games in the Super Lig last season (1.77 per game). They have started this season in similar fashion as they ran out 2-1 winners in their opening game of the 25/26 Super Lig season at home against Genclerbirligi. 

Panathinaikos were much easier to score against when they played away from home last season. They only conceded 11 goals across their 16 home games in the Greek Super League last year which was the 2nd-best defensive record in the division, so it was quite an achievement for Samsunspor to score in the away leg to give them a chance in front of their home fans. 

However, when we look at Panathinaikos’ away performances in the Greek Super League last season, they conceded 10 more goals over the same number of games (1.31 per game). This record, when partnered with Samsunspor’s more than decent scoring rate at home, suggests that the home side will be able to get on the scoresheet here.

Aberdeen are facing FCSB at the perfect time. The Romanian side have started their domestic season really poorly with just one win from their opening seven matches. They’ve conceded 12 goals across these games (1.71 per game), which is a record that should really encourage Aberdeen. FCSB haven’t kept a clean sheet in their last 10 matches across all competitions. 

There were four goals in the first leg, with the sides contesting a 2-2 draw. Aberdeen’s attacking metrics from the game were really positive, with 28 shots and seven shots on target. It should be noted that FCSB were reduced to 10 men in the 39th minute of the first leg, so the Scottish sides’ attacking metrics are a bit inflated, but they should still take plenty of confidence from their first leg performance, especially seeing as they conceded the first goal. 

Aberdeen haven’t had the best start to their domestic season with losses against Hearts and Celtic in the SPFL, but they did manage to score 48 goals across their 38 games in the Scottish Premiership last season (1.26 per game). I expect Aberdeen to make the most of the issues that FCSB have been facing in the early stages of the season, it may not be enough to see them qualify for the Europa League, but a single goal looks within reach for Jimmy Thelin’s men.

BTTS landed in the first leg meeting between these sides as Maccabi Tel Aviv ran out 3-1 winners, leaving Dynamo Kyiv with an uphill battle in front of their home fans. The Ukrainian side didn’t lose a game at home domestically last season, winning 11 of their 15 home games. They scored 31 goals across these games (2.06 per game).

Maccabi Tel Aviv have seen BTTS in each of their last four matches across all competitions. They can expect to be put under a lot of pressure early on here by the home side, who just need one goal to bring this tie to life. I would expect Dynamo Kyiv to score at least once here with their strong record at home from the 24/25 campaign. 

Dynamo Kyiv should naturally leave gaps at the back as they go hunting for a way back into this tie. This should see both sides have plenty of chances, as they did in the first leg, with the sides combining for 13 shots on target overall. Maccabi Tel Aviv conceded 21 goals across their 18 away games in their domestic top-flight last season (1.16 per game).