UEL Semifinals Betting Odds: Sevilla, Juventus, Time to Start kicking People in the Teeth
Can The Old Lady Kick Some Booty?
UEL Final Berths Decided on Thursday
The UEFA Europa League Semifinals have already produced a bunch of drama. Namely, Juventus managed to level the score vs. Sevilla at the death and there’s all to play for on Thursday. For Roma, 20-year old Edoardo Bove scored the game’s only goal on his first Europa League start vs. Bayer Leverkusen. Both fixtures very much hang in the balance, so anything can happen in the second legs. We’ll take a look at the UEL Semifinals betting odds ahead of two crucial matches.
UEL Semifinals Matches
Sevilla vs Juventus
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Sevilla had a handful of excellent chances last Thursday at Juventus but could only come away with a draw. Sevilla led Juventus 1-0 heading into the final minute of the match. However, Paul Pogba kept the ball alive on a corner and Federico Gatti equalized for Juve at the Allianz Stadium.
Returning to Spain, Sevilla will host Juventus for the second leg, which is on the UEL Schedule for Thursday. After all, Sevilla are the most successful team in the history of the Europa League, with six titles.
The UEL Semifinals betting odds price Sevilla as +140 favorites for this match and they’ve been in good form lately. Los Rojiblancos picked up a 3-0 win over Valladolid in La Liga on Monday and have lost just one of their last 11 matches, in all competitions.
They’re also battle-tested, as they dispatched Manchester United in the Quarterfinals. Meanwhile, Juventus come in as +205 underdogs and also got a 2-0 win over Cremonese on Monday. The Old Lady are in second place in Serie A and will almost certainly be playing in the Champions League next season.
Incredibly, Sevilla have won 24 of their last 27 matches at home in the Europa League. When playing at home in the second leg in knockout fixtures, they’re also nine for nine in advancing to the next round. Still, this is expected to be a close match as it’s listed as a pick’em. Sevilla show -150 odds to cover and visitors Juventus display +120 ATS odds.
This is the sixth European meeting between these two sides and Juventus have only lost one previous match vs. Sevilla. However, Juve are just 2-3-12 on the road vs. Spanish teams in major European competition knockout stages. A draw would mean extra time and one sits at +225 odds. Meanwhile, under 2.5 goals are priced at -145 odds here.
Bayer Leverkusen vs Roma
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Bayer Leverkusen had a couple of excellent chances in the first leg of the UEL Semifinals at Roma but couldn’t capitalize. Instead, Roma midfielder Edoardo Bove converted on a rebound to give the Giallorossi a lead heading into the second leg.
After winning last year’s UEFA Europa Conference League, Roma are just a draw away from reaching another European final. A draw displays +245 odds as Roma are -175 favorites to go on to the final. Meanwhile, Bayer Leverkusen are winless in their last four matches vs. AS Roma and are +145 underdogs to qualify for the final.
Roma drew with Bologna 0-0 in their recent Bundesliga schedule match and are going for a third straight clean sheet on Thursday. Goalkeeper Rui Patricio is a joint-leader in shutouts in the Europa League stats and Roma’s defense has been consistently good this season. Although Leverkusen need to get on the board here, under 2.5 goals come in at -145 odds here.
Leverkusen do sit at both even ATS and moneyline odds and are capable of turning this fixture around. Midfielder Robert Andrich suffered a season-ending injury last Thursday, though. He joins striker Patrik Schick on the sidelines.
Roma are dealing with a few injuries as well, as defender Chris Smalling will try to return in time for this match. Zeki Celik is also day-to-day, while Marash Kumbulla and Diego Llorente remain out. Regardless, the UEL Semifinals betting odds list Roma +0.5 at -130.
Roma are winless in their last five matches away at German teams and are +280 moneyline underdogs here. They do have an excellent record of progressing in European competitions after winning the first leg, though. Roma have advanced in 23 of their last 25 two-legged European fixtures and will feel confident about going through once again.
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