Europa League 2024/25 Predictions: Quarter-finals: 17/04/2025
Manchester United remain unbeaten in the Europa League following their 2-2 draw against Lyon in France in the quarter-final first leg. Now, they must avoid a defeat this week when they welcome the Frenchmen to Old Trafford for the second leg. Bookies identify the Red Devils as favourites to win the encounter, but we’ll find out if Ruben Amorim’s team can live up to expectations.
Eintracht Frankfurt held Tottenham to a frustrating 1-1 draw in London in the first leg; now they must avoid a defeat in Germany if they fancy continuing in this competition. Lazio lost 2-0 away from home to Bodo/Glimt; now they must win by at least a 3-goal margin to advance to the next round. A huge mountain to climb for the Romans.
We took a long look at each of these four matches and came out with the best possible outcomes.
Europa League quarter-final second-leg predictions: 17/04/2025
Lazio and Bodo/Glimt will exchange goals: Lazio vs Bodo/Glimt
- Date: 17/04/2025
- Kick-off: 21:00 CET
- Bodo/Glimt are fond of scoring goals away from home in this competition, so we back them to repeat the same in Rome.
Lazio need a big performance in front of their fans to overturn the first-leg deficit. They lost 2-0 in Norway, so they need to win the second leg by a 3+ goal margin. However, it will be difficult to shut the visitors out because Bodo/Glimt have played six away matches in the Europa League this season and scored in five. So we are counting on them to find the net in Rome.
Lazio vs Bodo/Glimt prediction: Both teams to score – yes
Loads of corner kicks to be played: Eintracht Frankfurt vs Tottenham
- Date: 17/04/2025
- Kick-off: 21:00 CET
- Corners usually come in excess in matches involving Tottenham, and we expect the upcoming game to follow suit.
Each of Tottenham’s last three away Europa League matches ended with at least nine corners. The first leg against Eintracht Frankfurt produced 12 corners, so there’s a huge chance the return leg in Germany will produce at least nine corners, as both teams will attack for the win.
Eintracht Frankfurt vs Tottenham prediction: Total corners – over 8.5
Athletic Bilbao to advance to the latter stage: Athletic Bilbao vs Rangers
- Date: 17/04/2025
- Kick-off: 21:00 CET
- The first leg was uneventful, but the return leg promises to be exciting for the home crowd.
Athletic Bilbao had a one-man advantage for the majority of the game but couldn’t break Rangers’ defense line. They did everything, but they lacked creativity in the team. However, we expect a much-improved performance from the La Liga outfits, as the hosts haven’t dropped a single point at home in the Europa League. Athletic Bilbao have played five home matches in this competition and won all. So we expect them to make it seven wins in a row.
Athletic Bilbao vs Rangers prediction: Home team to win
Manchester United to go through: Manchester United vs Lyon
- Date: 17/04/2025
- Kick-off: 21:00 CET
- Manchester United remain unbeaten in the Europa League this term, so we can count on the Red Devils to remain invincible against the Frenchmen.
Lyon left it late until the last second of the game to find the equaliser in the first leg, but we doubt they can be that lucky in the second leg. Manchester United play their best football in this competition at home, which explains why they are unbeaten so far in the competition, so we can count on them to win the encounter comfortably in front of the Old Trafford crowd.
Manchester United vs Lyon prediction: Home team to win
