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Fiorentina have not been at their fluent best in recent weeks, but a return to continental duty at the Stadio Artemio Franchi offers a familiar comfort. AEK arrive with impressive control numbers and a solid unbeaten run, turning this Conference League group fixture into a finely balanced meeting between a side that knows how to handle Europe at home and another that has learned how to manage matches with authority.

Bologna and RB Salzburg arrive at Stadio Renato Dall'Ara with very different strengths but a shared sense that this Europa League group campaign is still wide open. One side has built a long unbeaten run on defensive discipline, the other leans on high-tempo attacking play, and their collision promises a tight contest decided by small margins rather than spectacle.

Group-stage nights in Deventer do not come around often, and Go Ahead Eagles have earned this one. Stuttgart arrive with the look of a side built for European football, yet the Dutch hosts have quietly turned De Adelaarshorst into a difficult venue. This meeting feels like a clash between a heavyweight on the ball and a team that thrives on making games messy and efficient.

Two familiar European names meet again as Racing Genk host FC Basel at the Luminus Arena, with both sides eyeing a place in the knockout phase and carrying very different strengths into a match that looks finely balanced on paper.

Real Betis have quietly built one of the more reliable European home records in recent seasons, and Utrecht arrive in Seville knowing their own margin for error has almost disappeared. With Manuel Pellegrini’s side eyeing top spot in the league stage and Ron Jans’ Utrecht battling to extend their campaign, this meeting in Andalusia has the feel of a crossroads for both clubs.

Group-stage campaigns can twist quickly, and Maccabi Tel Aviv know it. With Lyon arriving as one of the group’s form sides, the Israeli club face a pivotal night for their Europa League hopes, trying to halt a slide against opponents who have built a reputation for being very hard to put away.

Under the Belgrade floodlights, Crvena Zvezda face an FCSB side stretched by absences but buoyed by decent recent form in Europe. With both clubs locked on three goals scored and negative goal differences in the Europa League group, this meeting looks like a pivotal swing match in the chase for knockout football.

Two clubs with very different rhythms collide in Athens as Panathinaikos, strong at home and steadily built under Rafael Benítez, face a Sturm Graz side that has forgotten how a win feels in Europe. With group positions tightening and contrasting trends on both sides, this one looks like a classic case of form against structure.

The City Ground has seen Nottingham Forest grow steadily into this Europa League campaign, and their meeting with Malmö feels like a chance to turn quiet progress into a clear statement. With Sean Dyche’s side hardening defensively and the Swedish visitors searching for rhythm in Europe, the numbers lean strongly toward a home performance built on control rather than chaos.

Three and a half years after that wild extra‑time night in Glasgow, Rangers and Sporting Braga cross paths again in the Europa League, but the balance of power between the two looks very different this time. Rangers are bottom of their group and leaking goals, while Braga arrive with one of the sharpest attacks in the competition and a long unbeaten stretch behind them in Europe. The question is whether Ibrox can once more tilt a finely poised contest in the home side’s favour.

Štadión Tehelné pole hosts a pivotal UEFA Europa Conference League clash as Slovan Bratislava try to rescue a faltering group campaign against a Rayo Vallecano side that has quietly built one of the more solid records in this season’s league stage.

Raków Czestochowa have turned their Europa Conference League group into familiar territory, solid at home and hard to break down. Rapid Wien arrive with their continental campaign on the brink, needing a sharp change in performance to stay alive against a side that has made consistency its calling card in this competition.

Pressure is building on Hamrun Spartans as they return to Ta’ Qali to face a Lincoln Red Imps side that has quietly pieced together a strong unbeaten run in all competitions. With group-stage points at a premium and their only previous home meeting ending in defeat, the Maltese champions face a demanding test of character and structure.

Sigma Olomouc face Celje in a Europa Conference League group match that quietly carries plenty of significance: the Czechs are unbeaten in the competition at home this season, while the Slovenians arrive with one of the most imposing away records in the entire tournament setup. With both sides in strong runs of form, small details at both ends of the pitch could decide it.

Pressure is beginning to build on AZ Alkmaar’s European campaign, and Shelbourne’s visit to the AFAS Stadion arrives at a delicate moment. The Dutch side have the pedigree and the ball dominance, but the early group standings and their own inconsistencies leave little margin for error against a Shelbourne team that has quietly become a stubborn opponent to break down.

Under the lights at Stadion Bijeli Brijeg, Zrinjski Mostar sense a real opportunity to turn a solid European campaign into something more, while Häcken arrive searching for a way out of a stubborn winless spell. The numbers on both sides point to a match shaped by contrasting trends: one team powerful at home, the other hard to beat but struggling to finish the job.

Lech Poznan and Lausanne-Sport arrive at this Europa Conference League clash with contrasting stories in the group table but strangely similar recent form. One side leans on a powerful home record in Europe, the other on a long unbeaten stretch in the competition. That balance of strengths sets up a finely poised meeting in Poznan.

Two clubs with very different relationships to continental pressure meet in Nicosia, as Omonia Nicosia look to stretch a formidable home sequence in Europe against a Dynamo Kyiv side that scores freely but has struggled to turn control into points. With both still jostling for position in the Europa Conference League group, the details behind the numbers could decide a tight contest.

CS Univ Craiova have turned Stadionul Ion Oblemenco into one of the more reliable home strongholds in this competition, but a perfect group campaign from Mainz so far raises the stakes for a finely balanced Conference League meeting. Possession heavy hosts against a German side that rarely dominates the ball but manages results: the contrast in styles is clear, and so is what is at stake in the league stage table.

Two very different European stories collide at Stade Pierre‑Mauroy, where Lille’s imposing home record faces a Dinamo Zagreb side that has quietly built a habit of winning and often winning big. With both clubs still tightly packed in a competitive Europa League group, this feels like a fork-in-the-road fixture rather than just another date on the calendar.