talkSPORT tips – Best football bets and expert advice for Thursday 13 August

The European action continues on Thursday and there is plenty to look forward to in both the Europa League and Conference League.

Scottish football fans are well covered as Rangers, Hearts, Hibernian and Motherwell are also in action, while Bohemians, Shelbourne and Shamrock Rovers fly the flag for the Republic of Ireland.

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Thursday football tips

Bet of the Day

Over 3.5 goals – Shelbourne vs Ajax @ 19/20

Dutch giants Ajax have a 3-1 lead to defend in the second leg of their Conference League qualifier against Shelbourne and another end-to-end battle should be on the cards.

Shelbourne are low on confidence after four successive defeats in all competitions and they have conceded 20 goals in their last 10 competitive matches.

The hosts have let in 24 goals in 14 home games this season domestically and Ajax should run riot, having scored 13 times in four competitive ties.

Ajax have only kept one clean sheet so far, though, so with Shelbourne needing to go all out for victory, we expect both teams to find the net in what should be a cracking tie.

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BTTS, Ryan Naderi to score anytime, Rangers over 5.5 corners @ 22/5

Derek McInnes’ reign at Rangers has got off to a slow start, and that is being kind. The former Hearts coach has yet to oversee a victory and the Gers have lost two of their three games in all competitions.

Polish outfit Jagiellonia Bialystok recorded a 2-1 win at home last week in the first leg of their Europa League clash, and they should be able to trouble Rangers at Ibrox.

The Gers have conceded and scored in each of their ties this season, and Jagiellonia head to Glasgow in good form in front of goal, having scored five in four. However, clean sheets are a worry for them too, as they have shipped four goals in that time.

Rangers forward Ryan Naderi has been consistent in front of goal, and if he maintains his recent accuracy, he is bound to score sooner rather than later, with the German seeing three of his four shots this season hit the target.

Despite playing in Poland last week, Rangers won the corner count 5-1 and they should be able to repeat that in front of a passionate Ibrox crowd.

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Hearts double chance, Motherwell, PAOK @ 19/2

Hearts were battered 6-1 by Benfica last week, but the Jam Tarts might be able to restore some pride.

Benfica boss Marco Silva is bound to rest players after such a convincing victory and Hearts need a miracle to even push the Portuguese giants close.

However, Benfica lost 2-1 to St Gallen away from home in the last round and Hearts hammered Dundee United 4-0 at the weekend, which is a great sign that they can respond to adversity.

Benfica’s players will look to avoid injury in this tie and with some of their fringe players set to start, Hearts can pick up at least a draw.

Motherwell and HJK Helsinki played out a 1-1 draw last week, but The Well look good value for a home success. HJK have lost four of their last 10 away trips in the league, while they have only recorded one win in their last 20 European trips.

Motherwell are unbeaten this season and they can record their fourth win from six games.

PAOK lost 1-0 to Anderlecht last week, but it was a mystery how they did. They enjoyed 64 per cent possession, finished with an xG of 1.78 and registered a whopping 16 shots.

The Greek outfit beat Dynamo Kyiv 3-2 away from home in the last round and their first-leg dominance suggests they can get revenge this time around.

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