BTTS landed in the first leg meeting between the sides which saw Frankfurt come away with a surprise 2-1 victory, leaving Ajax with plenty to do in Germany.

Frankfurt have seen 10 goals across their four games at home in the Europa League this season, avoiding defeat in all four, suggesting that this could be a tall order for the Eredivisie side.

Ajax have seen 10 goals across their five away games in the Europa League this season, Francesco Farioli’s side face up against a Frankfurt outfit that have seen BTTS in four of their last five games across all competitions with the exception coming against Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena, a game in which you could forgive Frankfurt for not finding the back of the net.

Ajax need a goal to get back into this tie and Frankfurt aren’t a side that will look to protect a delicate lead. This should result in quite an open game once the first goal goes in, especially if Ajax manage to level the tie early on. We should see a continuation of Frankfurt’s recent run of seeing BTTS as we did in the first leg encounter.

Lazio are one of the strongest sides in this year's competition. They backed this claim up in the league phase in which they topped the league table with six wins from their eight games, scoring 17 and conceding just five goals. They’re unbeaten in the Europa League this season at home having won three and drawn one of their four games in Rome.

Marco Baroni’s side put in a competitive performance to come away 2-1 winners in the first leg despite being reduced to nine men by the end of the encounter.

Viktoria Plzen have made a real fight of their European campaign so far with many thinking they would be eliminated early on in the league phase, but this task does seem a step too far for the Czech side who will have been hugely deflated by Lazio’s last-gasp winner. Lazio should be able to comfortably navigate the tie having got their noses in front away from home.

This tie will be packed with tension, mainly for Manchester United fans with this competition representing their last chance of winning silverware this season but more importantly also representing the only chance they have of securing European football next season.

This tension matches up well with United’s lack of ability to create chances from open play. There has been plenty of analysis as to why it’s not quite working under Ruben Amorim but the simple answer is that he doesn’t have the right profiles to play his preferred system. United have failed to score in the first half in 71% of their games this season, a metric that reflects the passive nature of this United side who are still relying on individual brilliance to see them through games.

United failed to score in the first half of the first leg in a performance that highlighted this exact issue. They were able to play through La Real but struggled at the final hurdle in converting these chances. Real Sociedad have only conceded three first half goals in their last five games across all competitions, all coming against Real Madrid and Barcelona, who boast far greater attacking quality and efficiency than Man United. Real Sociedad have kept a first half clean sheet in 67% of their games this season.

Ange Postecoglou’s side were far from their usual selves in the initial meeting between the sides in which AZ Alkmaar managed to take a 1-0 lead which was deserved given the balance of play. The Dutch side will perhaps be a bit disappointed that they didn’t make more of the opportunities they had in the first leg having had 12 shots with five of these finding the target.

Tottenham’s home games usually see more goals than their away matches, the North London side often feel more emboldened to take the game to the opposition when at home, but this can result in the Lilywhites being a little light at the back suggesting more goals in the second leg. Tottenham have seen 11 goals across their four home games in the Europa League this season whilst AZ Alkmaar have seen 19 goals across their five away games in the competition this campaign, including seeing over 2.5 goals in both legs against Galatasaray in the last round.

AZ have failed to win any of their five games on the road in the Europa League this season which is a record that will encourage Tottenham in their search to get back into this tie. Tottenham have seen 16 more goals at home compared to their away games in the Premier League this season, which is a statistic that should come to the fore here given that Ange Postecoglou’s men are chasing the tie.