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Europa League · 2026/27

Europa League Matchday 5 predictions

This matchday at a glance

  • 18 matches on 26 Nov.
  • Headline match on our Elo ratings: Celta Vigo – AFC Bournemouth (1879 vs 2097).
  • Widest gap on our Elo ratings: Benfica (+329 Elo in Viktoria Plzeň – Benfica).
  • Closest on our Elo ratings: Olympiacos – Milan (1938 vs 1967).
  • Our picks for 18 matches come out 48 hours before kick-off.
  • Matchday 4: our result picks were 8 of 18 right.

The matches

Thursday 26 November

Clubs in this matchday: form and ratings

Place Club Last 5 Attack Defence Elo
#112p Benfica
97
91
2075
#212p AFC Bournemouth
100
94
2097
#312p Ferencváros
51
66
1866
#410p Union St.Gilloise
71
97
2038
#510p Juventus
83
89
1973
#610p Olympiacos
31
100
1938
#79p Bayer Leverkusen
94
86
2013
#87p Beşiktaş
54
43
1850
#97p Dinamo Zagreb
63
34
1849
#107p Levski Sofia
11
54
1738
#117p Sunderland
26
83
1893
#127p NEC Nijmegen
37
14
1731
#137p Lyon
77
80
1947
#146p AZ Alkmaar
43
40
1802
#156p Anderlecht
46
60
1842
#166p OFI Crete
9
9
1652
#176p Rennes
86
51
1909
#186p Omonia Nicosia
40
63
1818
#196p Torreense
3
3
1577
#205p Real Sociedad
89
57
1919
#215p Crystal Palace
74
77
1967
#224p Hoffenheim
69
49
1885
#234p Sparta Prague
34
23
1771
#244p Sturm Graz
17
46
1765
#254p NK Celje
23
6
1662
#264p Salzburg
49
31
1812
#273p Celta Vigo
60
71
1879
#283p Jagiellonia Białystok
20
17
1734
#293p Milan
80
74
1967
#303p Viktoria Plzeň
29
29
1746
#313p Marseille
91
69
1935
#323p Celtic
57
37
1817
#331p Hapoel Beer Sheva
14
26
1768
#341p Lillestrøm
6
11
1682
#351p Lech Poznań
66
20
1847
#360p Ararat Armenia
0
0
1551

League phase table 2026/27

#Team PWDLGoalsGDPts
1 Benfica 4 400 13:3 +10 12
2 AFC Bournemouth 4 400 11:2 +9 12
3 Ferencváros 4 400 11:3 +8 12
4 Union St.Gilloise 4 310 10:2 +8 10
5 Juventus 4 310 11:4 +7 10
6 Olympiacos 4 310 4:1 +3 10
7 Bayer Leverkusen 4 301 8:1 +7 9
8 Beşiktaş 4 211 11:8 +3 7
9 Dinamo Zagreb 4 211 5:4 +1 7
10 Levski Sofia 4 211 4:3 +1 7
11 Sunderland 4 211 4:4 0 7
12 NEC Nijmegen 4 211 8:9 -1 7
13 Lyon 4 211 6:7 -1 7
14 AZ Alkmaar 4 202 7:4 +3 6
15 Anderlecht 4 202 6:3 +3 6
16 OFI Crete 4 202 5:4 +1 6
17 Rennes 4 130 4:3 +1 6
18 Omonia Nicosia 4 202 6:7 -1 6
19 Torreense 4 202 7:9 -2 6
20 Real Sociedad 4 121 9:4 +5 5
21 Crystal Palace 4 121 9:6 +3 5
22 Hoffenheim 4 112 6:6 0 4
23 Sparta Prague 4 112 6:6 0 4
24 Sturm Graz 4 112 3:6 -3 4
25 NK Celje 4 112 5:9 -4 4
26 Salzburg 4 112 3:8 -5 4
27 Celta Vigo 4 103 4:6 -2 3
28 Jagiellonia Białystok 4 103 4:7 -3 3
29 Milan 4 103 4:7 -3 3
30 Viktoria Plzeň 4 103 3:7 -4 3
31 Marseille 4 103 2:6 -4 3
32 Celtic 4 103 6:11 -5 3
33 Hapoel Beer Sheva 4 013 1:8 -7 1
34 Lillestrøm 4 013 2:10 -8 1
35 Lech Poznań 4 013 2:12 -10 1
36 Ararat Armenia 4 004 4:14 -10 0

Our table from the results: points, then goal difference, then goals scored. Official tie-breakers can differ.

Times are UTC.