Bookings Tips | Liverpool v Sevilla | 18th May 2016 | BT Sport Europe

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CARD KING Gavin Murphy (@GamePlanGavin) picks out his favourite bookings bet from Wednesday night’s Europa League final from Basel.

Liverpool v Sevilla | Wednesday 19.45 | BT Sport Europe

Sevilla aim for their third straight Europa League success in Basel on Wednesday night as they tackle Liverpool.

This promises to be a fantastic match and UEFA have gone with a low risk option by appointing Sweden’s Jonas Eriksson.

You probably don’t know this but the Swede is a multi-millionaire having sold TV sports rights.

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Scandinavian officials are notoriously lenient but I’ve noticed an interesting pattern in previous Europa League finals.

In the past five finals, the number of first-half card totals read as 3-3-2-2-2 – that is a 100% success rate for the selection I’m about to recommend.

Eriksson in meaningful European action this season showed three first-half cards between Bayern Munich and Juventus (Champions League last-16) and three in the Champions League qualification battle between Lazio and Bayer Leverkusen.

His only blot was issuing zero cards before the interval in the Europa League quarter-final between Braga and Shakhtar Donetsk.

The history of this final definitely supports this recommendation, especially with a Spanish team involved.

Therefore, I’ll be backing 2-3 first-half cards at 8/5 with William Hill.

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Liverpool v Sevilla – 2-3 first-half cards (8/5 William Hill)

TOPICS Europa League Tips

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