Football Multi Bet: $23.06 Tip for Friday

The 2025/26 Europa League gets underway this week and we are here with the best bets from the first day of the group stages. Stay with us to learn how bets on VfB Stuttgart, Rangers, Genk, Aston Villa, and Bologna can net you $23.06.

Friday September 26, 7:00am NZT, Mercedes-Benz Arena

VFB Stuttgart begin their Europa League campaign on Thursday, hosting Spanish side Celta Vigo at the Mercedes-Benz Arena. The German side returned to winning ways in the Bundesliga last weekend, and will look to bring that form into Europe.

On the other hand, the Sky Blues are winless after their first six La Liga matches, and they have drawn the last five.

Neither of these sides have had a flying start to the season, but the best online sports betting tipsters consider Stuttgart the favourites based on home ground advantage and their slightly better form. We believe backing Stuttgart to win is the best bet to make in this match.

Friday September 26, 7:00am NZT, Ibrox Stadium

Rangers and Genk will look to escape their domestic struggles with a Europa League win when the two sides meet on Friday. The hosts are second to bottom in the Scottish Premiership, and Genk sit only two steps above the bottom of the Belgian Pro League. So, football betting sites are expecting a close battle at Ibrox.

Rangers finished runner-up in Scotland last season and had the chance to make it to the Champions League via the qualifiers. That is, until a humiliating 9-1 aggregate defeat to Club Brugge in the playoffs demoted them to the Europa League. Genk, meanwhile, entered the fray after beating Lech Poznan in the Europa League qualifiers.

There’s not much to separate these two sides at this moment. Rangers are the home team, but have won only three of the last six matches they’ve played in front of their fans. So, we expect this match to end in a draw.

Friday September 26, 7:00am NZT, Villa Park

Aston Villa boss Unai Emery, who is the most successful manager in Europa League history, will look to lead his team to their first win of the season on Friday morning. The Villans will take on Serie A outfit Bologna, whom they beat 2-0 at Villa Park last season.

The Rossoblu are here as Coppa Italia champions. They will hope for better luck on the road this time after losing two back-to-back away matches.

It’s another matchup that is tough to call, but given the forms of both sides, this should end up in a draw as well.