Thursday's Europa League predictions including Juventus vs. Sevilla

Juventus vs. Sevilla (Thursday, 8.00pm)

One of five Italian semi-finalists across the three UEFA club competitions, Calcio giants Juventus aim to overcome Europa League specialists Sevilla over two legs, starting on Thursday night in Turin.

By contrast with their visitors, Juve have never before lifted the trophy, but they are determined to salvage some silverware from a controversy-hit campaign and will seek a lead to take to Spain next week.

We say: Juventus 0-1 Sevilla

Full of confidence from their recent exploits and scoring regularly, Sevilla can take the initiative in this semi-final tie by seizing a first-leg advantage. Juventus are a safety-first side, but they can be caught out on occasion and sometimes struggle to respond.

Roma vs. B. Leverkusen (Thursday, 8.00pm)

As they seek to take one step closer to more silverware, Roma welcome Bayer Leverkusen to Stadio Olimpico on Thursday, in the first leg of the teams' Europa League semi-final tie.

Last year's Europa Conference League winners will take on their German counterparts twice in seven days, with the winner progressing to the final, held in Budapest later this month.

We say: Roma 1-1 Bayer Leverkusen

These sides have faced each other on four previous occasions in Europe, with past ties bringing one win each and a total of 19 goals - an average of 4.8 per game. Given Roma's pragmatic style under Mourinho, it is less likely to be that open on Thursday, and a low-scoring draw would see Leverkusen leaving the Olimpico content with their night's work.