Thursday Football Cheat Sheet: Best bets for Europa League and more

• Kevin Hatchard's tips for Europa League
• Ronaldo to score again for Man Utd
• Goals at both ends when Arsenal visit Norway
• Shots tip for West Ham clash
• Gapko express to roll right on

Bodo Glimt v Arsenal: There's Norway defences will dominate

Bodo Glimt 7.413/2 v Arsenal 1.51/2, the Draw 5.04/1
17:45
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Kevin Hatchard says: "Arsenal's position at the top of the Premier League is no fluke according to the underlying data. Only second-placed Manchester City have a better xGF figure (22.5 compared to 19.5), and the xGA figures are very similar.

"In their first nine games Arsenal have had to face Manchester United, Tottenham and Liverpool, and they had to slay an historic demon at Brentford. This has not been a benign start to the campaign.

"In the UEL, Arsenal have been picture perfect so far, winning 2-1 at Swiss champions Zurich and sweeping aside Bodo Glimt 3-0 last week. Backup goalkeeper Matt Turner made some impressive saves, while Gabriel Jesus' understudy Eddie Nketiah netted the opener, and has now scored what was ultimately the winning goal in both UEL matches."

Kevin's bet: Back Both Teams To Score @ 1.84/5

Man Utd v Omonia: Resurgent Ronaldo to sparkle

Man Utd 1.111/9 v Omonia 36.035/1, the Draw 13.012/1
20:00
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Kevin Hatchard says: "For all of Omonia's effort, they really should have been smashed in Cyprus last week, but United were profligate in front of goal. That was especially true of Ronaldo, who hit the post and missed other good chances. I can see the hosts creating lots of chances here, but the Asian Handicap bar is set pretty high, with us needing to back United to win by three goals or more to get an attractive price.

"Instead I'll focus on Ronaldo. He's finally off and running in the Premier League this season, and reaching that career milestone of 700 club goals is a weight off his shoulders. I'll back him to score two goals or more here on the Sportsbook at 2.75.

"Alternatively, you could use the Sportsbook's Bet Builder to back Ronaldo to score, United -1 on the Handicap and Over 2.5 Goals at 1.87."

Kevin's bet: Back Cristiano Ronaldo to score two goals or more @ 2.757/4

West Ham v Anderlecht: Belgians can produce shots profit

West Ham 1.715/7 v Anderlecht 5.85/1, the Draw 4.03/1
20:00
Live on BT Sport 2

Andy Schooler: "While West Ham were deserved winners of last week's reverse fixture, Anderlecht showed enough to suggest they can compete at the London Stadium on Thursday night.

"The Hammers will again make wholesale changes which the Belgians will look to exploit. On-loan Wolves man Fabio Silva certainly gave that much-changed defence a few problems and was a tad unlucky not to score a late equaliser in that first game.

"He fired off a total of six attempts at goal and is certainly worth a look in those shots markets - the Portuguese is 35/1 for a repeat here. Silva hit seven in one of Anderlecht's other Europa Conference League games and while this is clearly their toughest match in the group, he's still worth siding with."

Andy's bet: Back Fabio Silva 2+ shots and Yari Verschaeren 2+ shots @ around 3.8

PSV v Zurich: Stay on the Gakpo train

PSV 1.251/4 v Zurich 13.525/2, the Draw 7.413/2
20:00
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Kevin Hatchard says: ""In the Eredivisie and Europa League Cody Gakpo continues to excel - he scored the winner in the weekend's 1-0 success at Heerenveen, and overall he has scored nine goals in nine league appearances.

"Zurich are a total mess. They were champions against all the odds last term, but coach Andre Breitenreiter defected to German side Hoffenheim, top scorer Assan Ceesay went to Lecce, and Italian international pocket rocket Wilfried Gnonto ended up being Leeds United's Gakpo alternative.

"Zurich are rock-bottom of the Swiss Super League, with four points from ten games. They have lost to Arsenal, Bodo Glimt and PSV in the UEL, and in the league they are conceding an average of two goals per game.

"Gakpo is 2.2 to score on the Sportsbook, and closer to kick-off you might even be able to get a better price on the Exchange."

Kevin's bet: Back Cody Gakpo to score for PSV v Zurich at 2.2

Football Bet of the Day: Goals bet with FCSB should be AOK

FCSB 2.942/1 v Silkeborg 2.568/5, the Draw 3.613/5
20:00
Live on BT Sport Digital

Kevin Hatchard says: "FCSB are up against Silkeborg in the UEFA Europa Conference League, and there could be goals on the menu.

"Danish side Silkeborg have been pretty sharp in attack so far in this competition, and there is still a strong chance they could end up finishing second behind West Ham in their section, so they have to go for it tonight. Last week, Silkeborg thrashed FCSB 5-0, and they have scored seven goals across their three group-stage games so far.

"If you look at the last six games in all competitions for Kent Nielsen's side, five have featured at least three goals, and three of those would have seen an Over 4.5 Goals bet land. In the Danish Superliga, Silkeborg have scored the same number of goals as leaders Nordsjaelland and runners-up Randers."

Kevin's bet: Back Over 2.5 Goals at 1.92