Europa League quarter-final betting tips: Preview, predictions & latest odds, including Slavia Prague v Chelsea and Arsenal v Napoli

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Quarter-final fixtures

  • Arsenal v Napoli
  • Benfica v Eintracht Frankfurt
  • Slavia Prague v Chelsea
  • Villarreal v Valencia

Slavia Prague v Chelsea (2000 BST) (George Pitts)

  • Sinobo Stadium, BT Sport 3

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  • These two sides have met in European competition twice before – in the semi-finals of the UEFA Cup in 2003-04. The first leg was drawn nil-nil in Villarreal, before Valencia saw out a 1-0 victory on home turf courtesy of a first-half penalty from Mista. Valencia, under the tutelage of Rafael Benítez, went on to defeat Marseille in the final.
  • This is Villarreal’s fifth appearance in the quarter finals of the UEFA Cup/Europa League, also reaching this stage in 2003-04, 2004-05, 2010-11 and 2015-16; only in 2004-05 against AZ Alkmaar were they eliminated.
  • Valencia have reached the quarter finals of the UEFA Cup/Europa League for the ninth time, progressing at this stage in three of their last four attempts (vs Bordeaux in 2003-04, AZ Alkmaar in 2011-12 and FC Basel in 2013-14).
  • Villarreal have won just one of their previous eight all-Spanish European games (D2 L5), defeating Atletico Madrid 2-0 at home in the first leg of the UEFA Intertoto Cup final in August 2004.
  • Valencia have been beaten only twice in their last 11 games in the Europa League (W8 D1), but both games were away to fellow Spanish sides (0-2 vs Sevilla in 2013-14 and 0-1 vs Athletic Club in 2015-16).

Benfica v Eintracht Frankfurt (2000 BST) (Paul Higham)

  • Estadio de la Ceramica, BT Sport ESPN

Eintracht have been the revelation of the Europa League this season having put out Inter Milan in the last round and they're yet to taste defeat in the tournament, while in all competitions they're on a 15-game unbeaten run.

Benfica have a strong home record with 11 wins out of the last 14 and have improved under new coach Bruno Lage, who has drawn them level with Porto in the Portuguese title race. But there is just a worry that the push for that title could distract them from this competition.

Given Frankfurt have already won at Lazio, Marseille and Inter then this trip won't hold too much fear for them and in Luka Jovic they have one of the top strikers in Europe who has scored seven Europa League goals at an average of one every 87 minutes.

Jovic just happens to be on a two-year loan from Benfica and will desperately want to put one over on a side that obviously didn't rate him that highly before he confirms a permanent move to Champions league-bound Frankfurt - or even a bigger side in Europe.

Score prediction: Benfica 0-1 Eintracht Frankfurt ()

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