Europa League Treble: Torino and PSV ripe for unders

Panathinaikos were the first team to hold PSV in Eindhoven in 2014/15

Michael Lintorn focuses on the over/under 2.5 goals market for his latest Europa League treble...

HJK Helsinki v Torino
Thursday, 18:00
Back under 2.5 goals @ 1.768/11

This Group B tie has everything that an under 2.5 goals backer could dream of (and no, don't even think of quipping "an Italian club" - did you not see the Juventus game two nights ago?). Torino haven't conceded a goal in their three group outings to date - or any of their four qualifiers for that matter - whereas the hosts haven't scored in their three.

If those two streaks are extended then all that you need for this bet to pay out is for Torino to grab two goals or fewer, as was the case when these sides met in Italy a fortnight ago, and in each of the visitors' previous 15 fixtures across all competitions, in which they notched a mere 11 times in total.

Panathinaikos v PSV
Thursday, 18:00
Back under 2.5 goals @ 1.758/11

Ask a Dutch football enthusiast to play word association with their hobby and the most likely response would probably be "goals", but PSV haven't stayed true to that recently, particularly in Europe. All three of their 2014/15 group matches and 12 of their 13 overall contests in the competition since the start of last season delivered under 2.5 goals.

One of European football's other beloved stereotypes is that of Greek teams being low-scoring and Panathinaikos have performed to their expectations more than their Eredivisie-leading opponents have. Both of the home side's last two Europa League clashes finished with two goals or fewer, as have six of their last eight across the board.

Rio Ave v Steaua Bucharest
Thursday, 20:05
Back over 2.5 goals @ 2.3211/8

This is the above-evens selection designed to drive the multiple's price up, with our optimism in it coming good enhanced by the events of the initial encounter, which saw Steaua Bucharest triumph 2-1 as Rio Ave netted for the first time since the preliminaries as a consolation.

Every one of the Romanian champions' Europa League games this term since dropping out of the Champions League during its qualifying phase yielded three goals or more, while Rio Ave have also helped to uncharacteristically push all of their latest four home outings beyond the 2.5-goal mark.

A 10 treble provides a 51.10 profit if successful