Anderlecht rather laboured in their first leg against Dinamo Minsk, sneaking victory thanks to an early goal from Ludwig Augustinsson. That encounter was played on neutral ground in Hungary, and back on home soil, the Belgian outfit will expect to turn in an altogether more convincing display.

The hosts, after all, rotated their squad significantly for that midweek trip to Eastern Europe last week. Having been given the weekend off, they will surely deploy more of their big hitters in this encounter.

Despite the 1-0 scoreline last time out, look for goals to be on the menu here. Anderlecht’s last three domestic games have all produced at least a couple of strikes, with both teams finding the net in each game. With Minsk needing to push for a goal at some stage in this encounter, it would not be a huge surprise if the visitors found the net. The hosts, though, should have the firepower in their ranks to counter this.

The Belarusian side have not travelled well in Europe this season, losing their last couple. A fortnight ago, they even contrived to lose 2-1 against Gibraltar outfit Lincoln Red Imps on their travels. Expect Anderlecht to have significantly too much class.

It was a case of goals, goals, goals in the first leg between Besiktas and Lugano, with the encounter finishing in a thrilling 3-3 draw. Expect a similarly high-scoring affair in the return match in Turkey.

Besiktas, after all, have been a free-scoring team. In their last three competitive matches, they have scored at least three goals, while in the only other game they have played this season, they were 2-0 winners away against Samsunspor. They were inactive at the weekend, meanwhile, giving them an optimal condition to come into this fixture.

Lugano, meanwhile, have been involved in a string of high-scoring matches. They have played in nine competitive games this season, with eight of these ending with at least three goals. The exception was a 1-0 win away against Partizan in August – the only game they have been involved in which did not see both teams scoring.

The visitors have also shown they can be competitive in Turkey, losing 2-1 against Jose Mourinho’s Fenerbahce in Champions League qualifying after going down 4-3 in the first leg.

With both teams having a history of thrilling matches, expect more of the same.

Rapid Vienna trail 2-1 following the first leg of this tie, but it was a match conditioned by a red card for Lukas Grgic after just four minutes of the game. To still be competitive is, therefore, something of an achievement from the Austrian side – and back at home they will fancy their chances of an even more positive outcome.

The hosts, after all, have won each of their four home matches this season, scoring a total of 11 goals and conceding just one. In this Europa League run, they have overcome Wisla Krakow 6-1 and defeated Trabzonspor 2-0 in the previous round. They are ready to give this one everything, having rotated for the weekend’s loss against Blau Weiss Linz.

Braga, meanwhile, did not have the luxury of wholesale weekend changes, having had to play a derby match against Moreirense, in which they picked up a 3-1 success.

Although Carlos Carvalhal has won four from four since taking charge of Braga, the tight nature of last week’s match; despite the advantage the Portuguese side had, plus Rapid’s excellent home record, means the odds of the former Sheffield Wednesday boss losing his perfect start are simply too tempting to pass up here.