Europa League Treble: Expect goals as Trencin v Hull

Steve Bruce is leading Hull on an unlikely European adventure

Goals for Hull, Lyon and Aberdeen on their continental travels are required for a 7/1 winner...

As the Europa League qualifying clientele become more glamorous, we're adopting a different approach to this week's treble, being led by the matches rather than the odds and picking out the best bets for three of the more attractive encounters...

Trencin v Hull
Thursday, 18:00
Back over 2.5 goals @ 2.186/5

European debutants Hull were regular visitors to under 2.5 goalsville last season, but that started to change in the spring, with four of their closing five Premier League games and their final four FA Cup ties all delivering three goals or more.

Their first ever Europa League opponents Trencin should harness that growing sense of adventure. The Slovakians' last five fixtures in the competition served up over 2.5 goals (three clearing 3.5 too), with their clash with Serbia's Vojvodina seeing them win the first leg 4-0 then lose the second 0-3.

Mlada Boleslav v Lyon
Thursday, 18:00
Back over 2.5 goals @ 2.3611/8

Lyon have spent far more time in the Europa League than they would have imagined possible during their 12-season stint as Champions League furniture between 2000 and 2012, with this their 21st outing in the B league in under two years.

The fact that they have played so much in that period is at least evidence that they are pretty skilled Europa League navigators, though their true area of expertise is earning bucks for overs backers, having done so in their last six road trips to have produced a winner. Mlada Boleslav have fired one blank in 18 home matches.

Real Sociedad v Aberdeen
Thursday, 19:30
Live on Premier Sports
Back Real Sociedad not to keep a clean sheet @ 1.9310/11

Curiously, Real Sociedad haven't competed in the UEFA Cup/Europa League all century, despite qualifying for the Champions League twice, hinting that prior to last term, their campaigns were always either exceptional or abysmal, rather than just plain good.

Aberdeen aren't exactly regulars either, yet they are making the most of this latest chance, thrashing Daugava Riga 8-0 on aggregate before surprising Eredivisie side Groningen. In those two ties, they accumulated five away goals, a tally they can add to against a team without a home shutout in four, having obtained a mere two in nine.

A 10 treble provides a 70.70 profit if successful