WHAT HAPPENED NEXT?

Wednesday and Thursday saw a whole host of top-level international sport with five European semi-finals taking place across the Champions League, Europa League and Conference League.

There was also action from the Indian Premier League, Super League and racing meets across the UK and Ireland for sports fans to enjoy.

As always, we have picked out three big winning spread bets from Wednesday and Thursday’s action.

Please remember Spread betting carries a high level of risk to your capital and can result in losses larger than your initial stake/deposit. They may not be suitable for everyone so please ensure you fully understand the risks involved.

KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS V RAJASTHAN ROYALS – LAUNCH! (SETTLED AT 2548)

First, we head to Eden Gardens where the Kolkata Knight Riders hosted the Rajasthan Royals with both sides needing a win to stay in the hunt for this year’s playoffs.

The hosts were put into bat first and posted an under-par score of just 149-8 from their 20 overs with Indian international Shreyas Iyer top scoring with 57.

The Royals then entered the crease and got off to the worst possible start as England T20 captain Jos Butler was run out without scoring after just 10 deliveries.

21-year-old Yashasvi Jaiswal then took it upon himself to secure the victory for the visitors as he smashed 98 off just 47 deliveries to win the game for the Royals with seven overs to spare.

With Jaiswal top scoring with 98 and the highest scoring over going for a massive 26, the Launch! market made up at 2548 (98 x 26 = 2548). With a pre-match spread of 1525-1625 offered, punters who decided to buy won 923x their stake!

FIORENTINA V BASEL – MULTI-BOOKINGS (SETTLED AT 0)

Next, we head to Florence as Fiorentina faced Basel in the first leg of their Europa Conference League semi-final, just one step away from the final in Prague.

Fiorentina, who were heavy favourites heading into this tie, took the lead through the leading scorer in the tournament Anthony Cabral after just 25 minutes as they looked to make the most of their home advantage.

However, fifth in the Swiss League, Basel shocked the home crowd as they equalised in the 71st minute before winning the tie in added time through Zeki Amdouni.

But where was the value for the punters?

With the three bookings shown in the game being awarded all in the second half the Multi-Bookings market made up at 0 (0 x 30 = 0). With a pre-match spread of 630-750 offered, punters who decided to sell won 630x their stake!

ROMA V BAYER LEVERKUSEN – TOTAL CARD MINUTES (SETTLED AT 477)

Finally, we make the short trip to Rome where last year’s Conference League winners welcomed Bayer Leverkusen to the Stadio Olimpico.

The first half saw little to no action with each side only having one attempt on target and neither side being shown a booking.

In the second half Edoardo Bove, who was making his European debut for the hosts, scored the only game of the game in the 63rd minute to give the hosts a lead to take to Germany.

With seven yellow cards being shown, and all of them being shown in the second half, the Total Card Minutes made up at 477 (50 + 57 + 58 + 76 + 89 + 90 = 477). With a pre-match spread of 270-300 offered, punters who decided to buy won 170x their stake.

Please note that these are examples of winning bets from the past week, and it is important to remember that spread betting carries a high level of risk to your capital and can result in losses larger than your initial stake/deposit.