Sunday's card holds far more appeal with a host of attractive and potentially exciting matches to be expected with goals goals goals the theme of my selections. In Spain, Valencia welcome Barcelona in a fixture that usually proves to be a tricky one for the visiting Catalans while Sevilla entertain Celta on the back of a tough loss in Russia on Thursday evening in the Europa League. Both games look good for goals and I expect all 4 sides to find the net. Rangers will be looking to break the hearts of, well, Hearts when they entertain the unbeaten league leaders in what should be a decent contest from the SPFL with the home side in fine form at Ibrox, scoring 16 in their last 4 including a fine 3.1 win over Rapid Vienna this past Thursday to leave the Glasgow giants sitting proudly at the top of the section. It is just over 15 months since Rangers were humbled and bundled out of Europe by Luxembourg minnows Niederkorn but now, lead by the magnetic Steven Gerrard, the Ibrox side now sit top of a section containing opponents from Spain, Russia and Austria. Progres indeed if you'll pardon the pun. While the visitors have been in tremendous form, topping the table by 5 points already but their recent record against Rangers is a poor one and while I do fancy BTTS, Rangers will also fancy their chances of closing the gap on their Edinburgh rivals. In France, Lyon travel to Paris in what should be another entertaining contest in Ligue 1 with the visitors showing some excellent form already this season in dispatching both Man City and Marseille in recent weeks. Beyond that, an on-fire Eintracht Frankfurt should bring up the BTTS market when they face-off with perennial goals favoruites Hoffenheim. Both sides were involved in midweek European action and while Hoffenheim had 2 additional days recovery time, the visitors will be buoyed by their fabuolous 4.1 win over Lazio on Thursday and I expect them to score at least. In Italy, I can't resist the BTTS selection at Napoli with Sassuolo scoring in a remarkable number of away matches over the past 3 and a half years. Here then are your best bets for Sunday and I am recommending this day, ahead of Saturday in terms of stakes and levels of confidence. In addition, I will be taking some of these selections and adding them to my best bets from Saturday in order to form my trebles and accas on Saturday. i will post images of these bets to twitter once they have been placed. #BOlieve Bundesliga
14:30 Hoffenheim vs Eintracht Frankfurt - Prediction 2.2 Best Bets BTTS @½ - 3.5 stars BTTS and over 2.5 goals @⅘ - 3 stars Key Facts
PL 12:00 Fulham vs Arsenal - Prediction 3.3 Best Bets BTTS and over 2.5 goals @4/6 - 3 stars Key Facts
16:30 Liverpool vs Manchester City - Prediction 2.2 Best Bets BTTS @½ - 3.5 stars BTTS and over 2.5 goals @⅘ - 3 stars Man City to score 2 or more @1/1 - 2.5 stars Final Verdict No key facts required. While Man City's recent record at Liverpool isn't a great one, I really expect them to put in an improved performance this time and with both sides so attacking in their intents, it's hard to see past BTTS and over 2.5 goals. Despite that poor record of City at Anfield, I don't expect them to lose this one with Liverpool desperately out of sorts in their midweek loss to Napoli. Goals have to be expected and the value selection looks to be City to score 2 or more @1/1 in what should be a truly super Sunday contest. La Liga 17:30 Espanyol vs Villarreal - Prediction 1.1 Best Bets Draw @12/5 - 2 stars Key Facts
17:30 Sevilla vs Celta Vigo - Prediction 2.2 Best Bets BTTS @ 4/7 - 3 stars BTTS and over 2.5 goals @⅚ - 2.5 stars Key Facts
19:45 Valencia vs Barcelona - Prediction 1.2 Best Bets BTTS @4/7 - 3 stars Key Facts
Serie A 14:00 Lazio vs Fiorentina - Prediction 1.2 Best Bets BTTS @7/10 - 3.5 stars Fiorentina or draw @19/20 - 2.5 stars Key Facts * Lazio have seen BTTS in each of their last 5 matches (all comps) * Fiorentina have seen BTTS in 4 of their last 5 away matches (serie A) * Lazio have conceded 7 goals in their last 2 matches (all comps) * 6 of the last 7 meetings have seen BTTS * 29 goals were scored in those 7 matches Final Verdict Looks good for goals while I fancy the visitors to go home with at least a point with Lazio enduring a horrendous week, losing the Rome derby 3.1 before a crushing 4.1 loss in Germany against Eintracht. 17:00 Napoli vs Sassuolo - Prediction 2.1 Best Bets BTTS @7/10 - 3 stars Key Facts
SPL 15:00 Rangers vs Hearts - Prediction 2.1 Best Bets Rangers to score 2 or more @4/6 - 3 stars BTTS @¾ - 3 stars Key Facts
Ligue 1 20:00 Paris Saint Germain vs Lyon - Prediction 3.2 Best Bets BTTS @4/7 - 3.5 stars BTTS and over 2.5 goals @ 8/11 - 3 stars
Sunday Best Bets Liverpool vs Manchester City - BTTS @½ - 3.5 stars Paris Saint Germain vs Lyon - BTTS @4/7 - 3.5 stars Lazio vs Fiorentina - BTTS @7/10 - 3.5 stars Valencia vs Barcelona - BTTS @4/7 - 3 stars Sevilla vs Celta Vigo - BTTS @ 4/7 - 3 stars Paris Saint Germain vs Lyon - BTTS and over 2.5 goals @ 8/11 - 3 stars Rangers vs Hearts - BTTS @¾ - 3 stars Rangers vs Hearts - Rangers to score 2 or more @4/6 - 3 stars Napoli vs Sassuolo - BTTS @7/10 - 3 stars Liverpool vs Manchester City BTTS and over 2.5 goals @⅘ - 3 stars Fulham vs Arsenal - BTTS and over 2.5 goals @4/6 - 3 stars Lazio vs Fiorentina - Fiorentina or draw @19/20 - 2.5 stars Sevilla vs Celta Vigo - BTTS and over 2.5 goals @⅚ - 2.5 stars Liverpool vs Manchester City Man City to score 2 or more @1/1 - 2.5 stars Long shots Espanyol vs Villarreal - Draw @12/5 - 2 stars Napoli vs Sassuolo - Napoli to win and BTTS @7/5 - 1.5 stars Sevilla vs Celta - Draw @14/5 - 1 star Comments are closed.
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