Villarreal II vs Hercules Alicante

Today’s featured game is in the Spanish Segunda Liga and features newly-promoted Villarreal II and title hopefuls Hercules Alicante. The hosts have made the kind of start to this season that I expected i.e. poor. They’ve played two games, won neither and conceded too many goals. I feel this sets the precedent for Villarreal II’s season quite well, really. They’re not good enough to be in this division and I don’t expect them to be in it next year. Visitors Hercules Alicante may not be in it either but for other reasons – they’ve got their eyes set on promotion. After being so close last year, Hercules Alicante appear to have carried their momentum over from that season to this one. An impresisve 2-1 victory over Real Betis Balompie last match gives them any additional bonus they need to overcome a lowly Villarreal II tonight, not that needed any anyway! The visitors are simply too good and odds of 5/4 astound me, frankly – take them whilst you still can!

Saturday’s Picks

My tips:

As ever, below are my recommended value tips for today in no particular order:

Villarreal II vs Hercules Alicante – away win at 5/4 – see introduction for full details.

Chacarita Juniors vs Rosario Central - away win at 6/5. After yet another victory mid-week, clubs are beginning to take Rosario Central a bit more seriously as they now boast three wins from three games. Today their hosts are newly-promoted Chacarita Juniors, who are playing like a newly-promoted side is generally expected to play – badly and with few points. In this instance, however, Chacarita Juniors have zero points from three games having tasted defeat three times. As irony would have it, Rosario Central were in a similar position in the not-too-distant past but time makes fools of us all! These two sides are polar opposites today and I think an away win is on the cards at 6/5.

Velez Sarsfeld vs San Lorenzo de Almagro – home win at 10/11. As expected, Velez Sarsfeld are making a dominating start to their campaign. They’re currently first in the league with three wins from three games and just a solitary goal conceded. They look the side to beat this year as I thought they might and I don’t think rivals San Lorenzo de Almagro have enough to compete with them today. The visitors are unbeaten so far in this campaign although that’s largely due to a late goal by Alejandro Goméz in the away game with Godoy Cruz de Mendoza. Frankly, San Lorenzo de Almagro not only lack the quality but also the performance to match Velez Sarsfeld today and I thoroughly expect it to show with a home win at 10/11.

Wacker Innsbruck vs Admira Wacker – home win at 6/5. There’s not a great deal between these two outfits but what does stand out is that Wacker Innsbruck are currently the best home side in the division. They’ve won three times and drawn once, conceding just one goal in the process but scoring nine. Visitors Admira Wacker have a decent away record, as it happens, having been beaten just once on the road and winning twice. Although form isn’t my foundation here, it is worth pointing out that Admira Wacker haven’t won in three games, losing two of their last three. Lastly, head-to-heads show that Wacker Innsbruck not only managed to win this fixture last season but haven’t lost this fixture in their last three meetings. For me, there’s value in the home win at 6/5.

Lokomotiva Zagreb vs Sibenik – away win at 6/4. High-flying Sibenik travel to newly-promoted Lokomotiva Zagreb with hopes of claiming a third consecutive win and what better side for them to play against? The hosts have leaked a lot of goals in the Prva Liga already this season and find themselves just outside the drop zone currently. Sibenik aren’t the best side in Croatia by some distance but they’ve got more than enough in their arsenal to overcome a weaker opponent in Lokomotiva Zagreb and 6/4 is a good price to see it happen at.

Rijeka vs Karlovac – home win at 4/5. Unexpectedly, Karlovac have entered the Prva Liga with a real bang and currently find themselves in second place in the table behind the usual leaders Dinamo Zagreb. The visitors today are unbeaten in all competitions currently with their main strength being that sides find it hard to score against them. However, their fixtures tell me they’ve not had a real test yet, something they’re guarenteed to get today at Rijeka. The hosts have been formidable on their own ground for some years now with a lot of clubs fearing to come here. Rijeka have continued to build upon their fortress’ reputation by winning all three of their home games this season, including an impressive win over Hajduk Split. The hosts are well-placed to deal a considerable blow to little Karlovac and I expect to see it happen today. 4/5 are good odds so take them whilst you can!

Sparta Prague vs Jablonec - lay Sparta Prague at 5/4. This is a bold call but I’m intrigued by it. Sparta Prague are beginning to prove on a regular basis that they’re unable to score more than a goal a game. For a title contender, this is obviously a considerable drawback. Sparta Prague can consider themselves extremely fortunate that none of their rivals are putting in their best performances yet or Sparta Prague might just find themselves a good distance behind the leaders. Jablonec have played very well this season and currently sit atop the Gambrinus Liga unbeaten with four wins from six games. They’ve put in some very good performances and justly claimed some good results from it. Jablonec have scored in every away game this season, they did it here last year and have scored against Sparta Prague in each of their last two meetings. Since then, Sparta Prague have become weaker, in my opinion, and Jablonec are more than capable of obtaining at least a draw here so laying Sparta Prague at 5/4 looks a potentially really good bet. 

Derby County vs Sheffield United - away win at 13/8. This is a bit of a no-brainer with the proviso that Sheffield United turn up. Any side that can concede three goals to Nottingham Forest cannot defend – it’s that simple. This is the kind of side Sheffield United have been waiting to play against because they’re struggling to score goals. The hosts aren’t in the best of form and the visitors might be unbeaten but they’ve drawn more than they’ve won. They’ll be keen to get three poinst today and I think they’ve got more than enough firepower to see it happen. 13/8 on the away win looks a good bet for me.

Preston North End vs Swansea City – home win at 5/6. Preston North End are finally rediscovering their good performances after a shaky start and have the perfect game with which to increase their run of wins to three in their last four games. The hosts are still unbeaten this season and a depleted Swansea City squad are unlikely to break that particular statistic. With just one win in five games, the Welsh visitors will be lucky to leave Deepdale with anything at all. The hosts have everything they need to win this game so I’d take 5/6 on the home win whilst you still can.

Queens Park Rangers vs Peterborough United – home win at 5/6. Although it’s not identical, this game is very similar to the one above in my eyes. Queens Park Rangers have yet to consistently deliver this season but have the opportune moment to do so against Championship rubbing rags Peterborough United. The hosts have the ability to win this game with ease and a win last match has given them that extra momentum they maybe just needed to kickstart their campaign. Peterborough United have been unlucky in some of their games so far this season but the fact remains that after five games they’re still yet to claim three points. I can’t see that changing here today so a home win looks favourable at 5/6 as long as Queens Park Rangers take the chances that they get.

West Bromwich Albion vs Plymouth Argyle – home win with -1.75 handicap at 6/5. This is a definite no-brainer! The league table tells you all you need to know here!

Bristol Rovers vs Oldham Athletic – home win at 10/11. High-flying Bristol Rovers entertain a demoralised and under-performing Oldham Athletic side at what can only be classed as a “perfect time”. Why? Well, Oldham Athletic are actually a pretty damn good side – they’re just hiding it well at the moment. In fact, I think they made their ability invisible because they managed to lose 3-0 at home to Hartlepool United last game, which is frankly farcical. Oldham Athletic haven’t won in their last four games now, losing and drawing twice. The hosts are virtually untouchable currently with four wins in six games and look set to continue this characteristic against a brusied, battered and bewildered Oldham Athletic at odds of 10/11.

Charlton Athletic vs Southampton – home win with -1.75 handicap at 15/8. Much akin to West Bromwich Albion vs Plymouth Argyle, this is a no-brainer – the league table shows you all you need to know!

Nomme Kalju vs Flora Tallinn  – away win at 11/10. I don’t know why the bookmakers keep underestimating Flora Tallinn but it’s quite pleasing, really! Admittedly, they’ve not had the most productive of seasons and are languishing a couple of places below where they expect to be at this stage of the Meistriliiga season but nonetheless they’re a good side in good form. Frankly, they’re better than Nomme Kalju in whichever light you look at it as they’ve proven for a long time now – well, in terms of league placing and games on this ground, anyway! Nomme Kalju are something of a bogey team when this fixture is played at Flora Tallinn but in this fixture Flora Tallinn have emerged victorious for three years running now. 11/10 on an away win here is a real bargain!

Tampere United vs IFK Mariehamn – home win at 11/8. This is a dubious call but Tampere United are the best home side in the Veikkausliiga so I’m prepared to give it a shot! Seven home wins from ten games says that Tampere United are extremely well-placed to overcome their opponents today. However, IFK Mariehamn could be described as the hardest side to beat in this division being as nobody seems to be able to do it! This point is backed up by the fact that they have only lost one away game this season but have drawn a staggering seven games, winning just twice! There’s no questioning the dogged tenacity of IFK Mariehamn and I expect a tight game because of it. However,Tampere United have just enough to get the job done here so odds of 11/8 do look inviting.

Girondins de Bordeaux vs Grenoble Foot – home win with -1.75 handicap at 5/6. I’ve been very impressed with Girondins de Bordeaux this season, moreso than I was last season, even. That coupled with the fact that they’re playing the worst side in the division says this will be a convincing win – another no-brainer! Soon you won’t need me anymore, eh?!

Dundalk vs Cork City - away win at 6/4. Annihlation at Derry City saw Dundalk morale drop as it’s now three games without a win for today’s hosts. Visitors Cork City, by contrast, have won their last two games consecutively and boast one of the best away records in the division. When you add the remaining information that Cork City are considerably better than Dundalk quality-wise, you get a pretty convincing away win. 6/4 are surprisingly good odds to see it happen at, too!

Livorno vs AC Milan - away win at 3/4. I know AC Milan were trounced 4-0 by a rampant Internazionale in the Milan derby but has that really affected the bookmakers enough to give such good odds on this game?! I can’t explain it and frankly, I don’t want to. I feel that if I could I might implode!! AC Milan are head and shoulders above a weak Livorno team in terms of quality and have more than enough in reserve to see this game out with three points in their back pockets. The hosts do have an intimidating atmosphere here, moreso than most sides do, but they’ve sold one of their best players to West Ham United and will struggle to get anything from this game. The away win at 3/4 looks an absolute steal!

Frosinone vs Padova - home win at 10/11. Frosinone have surprised me by their tremendous start to their Serie B campaign but I’m happy to ride it, particularly against newly-promoted Padova. The hosts have won three games from three, two of which were impressive away wins to recently relegated Lecce and tough home side Salernitana. Padova may be unbeaten currently but they’re facing a decent side in very good form and that always spells danger in my book. 10/11 on the home win could be a very good bet here.

Kyoto Purple Sanga vs FC Tokyo – home win at 2/1. I wasn’t going to bother with this bet until I saw the fantastic odds that the bookies are giving on this outcome, something I can hardly believe! Kyoto Purple Sanga are one of the best home sides in the whole of the J-League despite their deceptive league placing. Eight wins from twelve home games says that giving 2/1 on the home win could be a very big mistake for the bookies if this comes off. FC Tokyo, to their credit, are one of the better away sides in this division but three defeats in their last five games says that they’re struggling to maintain that fact. Kyoto Purple Sanga’s form is hit-and-miss as you’d expect from a dogged home side like they are but I still cannot fathom why they’re 2/1 to win this game but rest assured I will be taking those odds!!

Kashima Antlers vs Kawasaki Frontale – home win at evens. These two sides are battling it out at the top of the J-League. Kashima Antlers are the bigger and better side whereas Kawasaki Frontale are seeking to rock the boat of their bigger and more illustrious opponents. I have to give credit to Kawasaki Frontale, however – they’ve certainly managed to rock the boat for a large part of the season thus far but I think today is a bridge too far for them. In my eyes, a home win here today sees the title in the hands of Kashima Antlers and what better side for them to do it against? They’ll be highly motivated because Kawasaki Frontale are title rivals and confident because of their scintillating home record of nine wins from eleven games with zero defeats. As much as I respect Kawasaki Frontale, I can’t see them getting anything here today against a good Kashima Antlers side so evens on the home win looks a good bet.

Indios vs Toluca – away win at 11/8. Winless Indios entertain a good Toluca side that have had some of the wind taken out of their sails lately, most notably in the 7-2 thrashing by America. However, the fact remains that Toluca are a good side and five wins from seven games proves that point. Indios still haven’t managed to gain three points this season and their form suggests that this game will be little more than a walk in the park for Toluca today. 11/8 on the away win looks a good bet for those reasons.

Jagiellonia Bialystok vs Lech Poznan – home win at 17/10. This is a dubious bet but one of my favourites of the day, it has to be said! Jagiellonia Bialystok have performed admirably in the wake of their points deduction at the start of the season having already recovered the lost points. They’ve got some good momentum going on (despite defeat by Wisla Krakow last match) and are a well-organised side. Lech Poznan used to be an organised side too but they just don’t seem to have that at the moment. I’m not sure why they’re not turning up but no wins in three games (two defeats and one draw) says they’re just not with it currently. The quality is still there but the organisation and momentum clearly isn’t. For those reasons, I fancy Jagiellonia Bialystok to steal three points today and 17/10 is superb odds to see it happen at!

Dubnica vs MSK Zilina – away win at 11/10. Despite four points from their last six, Dubnica are still a poor side – there’s just no getting away from that fact. They’ve won once in eight attempts and entertain an MSK Zilina side that consistently competes for the Corgon Liga title as they are this year with five wins from seven games. They’ve only tasted defeat once this season and I don’t think little Dubnica have enough to cause them problems today. An MSK Zilina win at 11/10 looks a potential bargain, particularly with their good form against a mediocre opponent.

Espanyol vs Real Madrid - home win with +1 handicap at 7/5. This is probably my riskiest call of the day but bear with me! I tipped Espanyol to do well this season but that was before the death of key centre-back and Captain Daniel Jarque. Espanyol aren’t as good without him, admittedly, but this is their first home game since his death and the players and fans alike will want to win this in his honour. Whereas I’m not saying they’re capable of beating Real Madrid in the open, I do think we can beat Real Madrid by giving Espanyol +1 at 7/5. Real Madrid have some very good attackers but their defence is beyond shocking and I expect them to concede in just about every game they play in this year. The hosts still have a decent enough squad to take a draw here and that’ll be enough to see us win!

Trelleborg vs Kalmar – home win at 7/4. Kalmar are struggling a little at the moment with just one win in their past four games. They’ve now lost the two Elms from their squad, which are both big losses, and now face the arduous task of overcoming a resilient Trelleborgs side that have won enough home games to be in the top four/five of the Allsvenskan currently. The hosts make this a real fortress for sides to come and play at so a weakened and slightly demoralised Kalmar will have a mightily tough task overcoming Trelleborgs today, something I actually think is beyond them. Taking the home win at 7/4 could turn out to be a really good bet here as the hosts have won seven from ten home games thus far in this campaign.

Le Mont vs Lugano - away win at 3/4. I’m not sure why the bookies are giving 3/4 on one of the Challenge League’s promotion favourites Lugano are travelling to one of the worst sides in the division – Le Mont – who haven’t won any of their last three games, losing two in those three efforts. The hosts are in the relegation zone as they’ve claimed just one win from six games whereas the promotion hopefuls are currently second in the Challenge League with four wins from six games. Lugano boast an astounding away record of three wins from three games, a massive fourteen goals scored and not a single goal conceded. Make no mistake, Le Mont will have their work cut out to obtain anything here so the away win looks a great bet at 3/4!

As ever, any questions/explanations required, feel free to email me at thefootytipster@gmail.com. For the complete picks listing, see below!

Argentinian Primera Division:

Chacarita Juniors vs Rosario Central (7) 1-2
Velez Sarsfeld vs San Lorenzo de Almagro (8) 1-0, at least one red card in this game
Tigre vs Arsenal de Sarandi (5) 0-0
Atletico Tucuman vs Boca Juniors (7) 0-1

Australian A-League:

Newcastle Jets vs Brisbane Roar (6) 1-1
Sydney FC vs North Queensland Fury (8) 2-0

Austrian Bundesliga:

SV Mattersburg vs SV Ried (6) 2-1
Sturm Graz vs LASK Linz (8) 2-0
Wiener Neustadt vs SV Kapfenberg (8) 2-0
Austria Karnten vs Austria Vienna (8) 1-3

Austrian Liga 1:

Wacker Innsbruck vs Admira Wacker (7)

Belgian Eerste Klasse:

Sint-Truiden vs Anderlecht (8) over 2.5 goals
Standard de Liege vs Mechelen (7) 2-1
Zulte-Waregem vs Kortrijk (6) 1-0
Charleroi vs Cercle Brugge (7) both sides to score
AA Gent vs Roeselare (9) 2-0
Excelsior Mouscron vs Westerlo (6) 1-1

Belgian Tweede Klasse:

Red Star Waasland vs Ronse (8)
Eupen vs Tienen (9)
Tubize vs KVSK United (7)
Lierse SK vs Mons (7)
Dender vs Liege (8)
Antwerp vs Tournai (8)

Bosnia-Herzegovina Premijer Liga:

Rudar Prijedor vs Slavija Sarajevo (5)
Borac Banja Luka vs Zrinjski Mostar (6)
Sloboda Tuzla vs Zvijezda Gradacac (5)
Modrica vs Siroki Brijeg (6)
Velez Mostar vs Celik Zenica (8)
Olimpik Sarajevo vs Leotar Trebinje (5)
FK Sarajevo vs Laktasi (7)
Travnik vs Zeljeznicar Sarajevo (4)

Brazilian Serie A:

Sao Paulo vs Avai (8) over 2.5 goals
Flamengo vs Sport Recife (4) 1-1

Bulgarian A PFG:

Pirin Blagoevgrad vs CSKA Sofia (9) -1.75 handicap
Lokomotiv Mezdra vs Chernomorets Burgas (8) 1-2
Sportist Svoge vs Lokomotiv Plovdiv (6) 1-1
Levski Sofia vs Lokomotiv Sofia (8) both sides to score, at least one red card in this game

Chinese Super League:

Shaanxi Zhongxin vs Qingdao Jonoon (6) 1-1
Chengdu Blades vs Henan Jianye (6) 1-2
Jiangsu Shuntian vs Guangzhou Yiyao (5) 1-0
Chongqing Lifan vs Hangzhou Lucheng (6) 0-0
Shenzhen FC vs Changchun Yatai (7) 1-1
Shandong Luneng vs Tianjin Teda (6) over 2.5 goals
Changsha Ginde vs Dalian Shide (6) 1-1
Shanghai Shenhua vs Beijing Guoan (7) 1-1

Colombian Futbol Profesional:

Independiente de Santa Fe Bogota vs Millonarios Bogota (8) 2-1
Deportivo Pereira vs Once Caldas Manizales (7) under 2.5 goals

Croatian Prva Liga:

Zadar vs Croatia Sesvete (6) 1-0
Lokomotiva Zagreb vs Sibenik (7) 1-2
Osijek vs Istra 1961 (8) 1-0
Slaven Koprivnica vs Medimurje (4) 0-1 double chance
Inter Zapresic vs Dinamo Zagreb (9) -1.75 handicap
Rijeka vs Karlovac (8) 2-0

Cypriot Division 1:

APOP/Kinyras vs Enosis (7) 2-0
Apollon Limassol vs Ermis (8) 2-0
APOEL Nicosia vs A.E.Paphos (9) 2-1

Czech Republic Gambrinus Liga:

Banik Ostrava vs Bohemians Prague (8) under 2.5 goals
Pribram vs Viktoria Plzen (6) 1-0
Sparta Prague vs Jablonec (5) 1-1
Slovan Liberec vs Slavia Prague (7) 1-1

Danish Superligaen:

OB Odense vs FC Copenhagen (5) 1-0, draw no bet
FC Midtylland vs FC Nordsjaelland (6) 2-1

Ecuadorian Primera A:

Tecnico Universitario vs Deportivo Quito (7) 1-2
Barcelona Guayaquil vs Deportivo Cuenca (6) 1-0
LDU-Portoviejo vs El Nacional Quito (7) 1-2

English Premier League:

Blackburn Rovers vs Wolverhampton Wanderers (7) 1-0
Liverpool vs Burnley (9) 2-0
Manchester City vs Arsenal (6) 1-2, draw no bet
Portsmouth vs Bolton Wanderers (8) 0-0
Stoke City vs Chelsea (7) under 2.5 goals
Sunderland vs Hull City (8) 2-1
Wigan Athletic vs West Ham United (6) 1-1
Tottenham Hotspur vs Manchester United (5) 1-1

English Championship:

Derby County vs Sheffield United (7)
Coventry City vs Bristol City (6)
Crystal Palace vs Scunthorpe United (7)
Leicester City vs Blackpool (7)
Middlesbrough vs Ipswich Town (4)
Preston North End vs Swansea City (8)
Queens Park Rangers vs Peterborough United (8)
Reading vs Doncaster Rovers (6)
Sheffield Wednesday vs Nottingham Forest (7)
Watford vs Barnsley (8)
West Bromwich Albion vs Plymouth Argyle (9) -1.75 handicap

English League One:

Gillingham vs Millwall (7)
Bristol Rovers vs Oldham Athletic (8)
Carlisle United vs Brighton & Hove Albion (7)
Charlton Athletic vs Southampton (10) -1.75 handicap
Hartlepool United vs Wycombe Wanderers (6)
Huddersfield Town vs Brentford (8)
Leyton Orient vs Exeter City (5)
Swindon Town vs Colchester United (6)
Tranmere Rovers vs Walsall (6)
Yeovil Town vs Stockport County (5)

English League Two:

Aldershot Town vs Port Vale (6)
Bournemouth vs Lincoln City (8)
Bradford City vs Burton Albion (7) both sides to score
Bury vs Cheltenham Town (5)
Dagenham & Redbridge vs Chesterfield (6)
Grimsby Town vs Hereford United (8)
Macclesfield Town vs Barnet (7)
Notts County vs Northampton Town (6)
Rochdale vs Torquay United (7)
Rotherham United vs Morecambe (7)
Shrewsbury Town vs Crewe Alexandra (6)

Estonian Meistriliiga:

Tulevik Viljandi vs Sillamae Kalev (8) 1-2
Levadia Tallinn vs Kuressaare (10) -2.75 handicap
Maag Tammeka Tartu vs Tallinna Kalev (7) 2-1
Nomme Kalju vs Flora Tallinn (8) 2-3
Trans Narva vs Flora Paide (9) -1.75 handicap

Faroese Meistaradeildin:

IF Fuglafjordur vs KI Klaksvik (6)

Finnish Veikkausliiga:

JJK Jyvaskyla vs Jaro Pietarsaari (6) 1-0
Tampere United vs IFK Mariehamn (7) 1-0
FC Honka Espoo vs Inter Turku (8) 2-1

Finnish Ykkonen:

Jippo Joensuu vs PS Kemi Kings (6)
PoPa Pori vs AC Oulu (6) draw no bet
TP 47 Tornio vs TPV Tampere (6)

French Ligue 1:

Le Mans vs Olympique de Marseille (5) 1-1
LOSC Lille vs Sochaux (6) 1-0
Olympique Lyonnais vs Lorient (8) 2-1
Montpellier HSC vs Racing Club Lens (5)
AS Nancy-Lorraine vs Toulouse (6) 1-2, draw no bet
Valenciennes vs Boulogne (6) 0-0
Girondins de Bordeaux vs Grenoble Foot (9) -1.75 handicap

German Bundesliga:

VFL Wolfsburg vs Bayer 04 Leverkusen (6) over 2.5 goals
BV09 Borussia Dortmund vs Bayern Munich (7) 2-2
Hoffenheim vs VFL Bochum (7) 1-0
SC Freiburg vs Eintracht Frankfurt (7) 1-1
FSV Mainz 05 vs Hertha BSC Berlin (6) 1-1
FC Nurnberg vs Borussia Moenchengladbach (6) 0-0
Hamburger SV vs VFB Stuttgart (7) 2-2

German Bundesliga 2:

1860 Munich vs Greuther Furth (7)
Hansa Rostock vs Koblenz (6)

Greek Super League:

Larissa vs Atromitos (8) 1-0
Aris Salonika vs PAS Giannina (8) 2-0
Olympiakos Piraeus vs Kavala (7) 1-0 NO HANDICAPS!

Greek B Ethniki:

Diagoras GS Rodos vs OFI Crete (6)

Hungarian Soproni Liga:

Zalaegerszegi TE vs Ujpest (6) 1-2
Szombathelyi Haladas vs Gyori ETO FC (7) 1-1
Budapest Honved vs Kecskemeti TE (6) 1-0
Papa vs Diosgyori VTK (8) 2-1
Vasas Budapest vs Kaposvari Rakoczi (5) 0-0
Nyiregyhaza Spartacus vs Fehervar (6) 0-1, draw no bet

Irish Premier League:

Dundalk vs Cork City (7) 1-2

Israeli Ligat Ha’al:

Maccabi Haifa vs Hapoel Ramat Gan (8) 2-0
Maccabi Ahi Nazareth vs Hapoel Haifa (6) 0-0
Maccabi Netanya vs Hapoel Ra’anana (6) under 2.5 goals
Ashdod vs Hapoel Acre (7) 2-1
Maccabi Petach-Tikva vs Beitar Jerusalem (6) 0-1
Bnei Sakhnin vs Hapoel Petach-Tikva (5) 1-1

Italian Serie A:

Livorno vs AC Milan (8) 1-2
Lazio vs Juventus (6) 1-1

Italian Serie B:

Cittadella vs Grosseto (5)
Crotone vs Cesena (6)
Frosinone vs Padova (8)
Gallipolli vs Sassuolo (7)
Mantova vs Reggina (5)
Piacenza vs Brescia (7)
Torino vs Albinoleffe (8)
Triestina vs Salernitana (7)
Vicenza vs Ascoli (6)

Japanese J-League:

Shimizu S-Pulse vs Omiya Ardija (6) 1-0
Kyoto Purple Sanga vs FC Tokyo (6) 2-1
JEF United Ichihara vs Albirex Niigata (7) 0-0
Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Yokohama F Marinos (7) over 2.5 goals
Kashima Antlers vs Kawasaki Frontale (7) 2-1
Nagoya Grampus vs Kashiwa Reysol (8) 2-0
Gamba Osaka vs Vissel Kobe (8) over 2.5 goals

Mexican Primera Division:

Jaguares vs Puebla (6) 0-0
Monterrey vs Atlante (8) 2-1
San Luis vs Guadalajara (7) 1-1
Indios vs Toluca (8) 0-1
Atlas vs Cruz Azul (6) 1-1

Moldovan Divizia Nationala:

Dinamo Bender vs Zimbru Chisinau (8)
Olimpia Balti vs Dacia Chisinau (8)

Montenegrin First League:

Rudar Pljevlja vs Buducnost Podgorica (6)
Mornar vs Berane (6)
Grbalj Radanovici vs Decic Tuzi (7)
Lovcen Cetinje vs Sutjeska Niksic (8)
Zeta Golubovci vs OFK Petrovac (6)
Mogren Budva vs Kom Podgorica (7)

Dutch Eredivisie:

PSV Eindhoven vs Roda JC Kerkrade (8) -1.75 handicap
FC Twente Enschede vs FC Utrecht (8) 2-1
Heerenveen vs Groningen (7) 1-1
ADO Den Haag vs AZ Alkmaar (8) 1-2

Northern Irish Premier League:

Dungannon Swifts vs Glentoran (6)
Crusaders vs Glenavon (7)
Coleraine vs Institute (6)
Ballymena United vs Newry City (6)
Lisburn Distillery vs Cliftonville (7)
Linfield vs Portadown (8)

Norwegian Tippeligaen:

Fredrikstad vs Valerenga Oslo (7) 0-0

Polish Ekstraklasa:

GKS Belchatow vs Ruch Chorzow (6) 1-1
Cracovia Krakow vs Arka Gdynia (6) 0-0
Slask Wroclaw vs Legia Warsaw (7) 0-1
Jagiellonia Bialystok vs Lech Poznan (7) 2-1

Portuguese Liga Sagres:

Rio Ave vs CD Nacional (7) 1-1
Porto vs Leixoes (9) -1.75 handicap

Romanian Liga:

Unirea Urziceni vs Unirea Alba Iulia (9) -1.75 handicap
Dinamo Bucharest vs Otelul Galati (8) 2-0
Gloria Bistrita vs International (7) 1-0

Russian Premier League:

FK Moscow vs Amkar Perm (8) 2-0
CSKA Moscow vs Krylya Sovetov Samara (6) 1-0
Rubin Kazan vs Saturn Moscow Oblast (9) -1.75 handicap
Kuban Krasnodor vs FK Khimki (7) 0-0

Scottish Premier League:

Motherwell vs Rangers (8) 0-1
Celtic vs Dundee United (8) over 2.5 goals
Heart of Midlothian vs Kilmarnock (7) 2-1
St.Mirren vs St.Johnstone (6) 1-0

Serbian Super Liga:

OFK Belgrade vs Napredak (8) 2-0
Mladi Radnik vs Rad Belgrade (5) 1-1
Borac Cacak vs Jagodina (6) 1-0
Javor Ivanjica vs Spartak Subotica (7) 2-1
Red Star Belgrade vs Metalac GM (9) -1.75 handicap

Slovakian Corgon Liga:

Banska Bystrica vs Nitra (7) 2-1
Ruzomberok vs Senica (6) 1-0
Tatran Presov vs Spartak Trnava (6) 1-2, draw no bet
Dubnica vs MSK Zilina (8) 0-2

Slovenian Prva Liga:

Nafta Lendava vs Gorica (6) 1-1
Olimpija Ljubljana vs Celje (7) 1-1
Maribor vs Drava (6) 1-0
Rudar Velenje vs Interblock Ljubljana (6) 2-1

Spanish Primera Liga:

Getafe vs Barcelona (8) 1-2
Atletico Madrid vs Racing Club de Santander (8) -1.75 handicap
Espanyol vs Real Madrid (6) 1-1
Sevilla CF vs Real Zaragoza (8) -1.75 handicap

Spanish Segunda Liga:

Real Union Club de Irun vs Cartagena (5)
Gimnastic de Tarragona vs Real Sociedad (7)
Las Palmas vs Numancia (6)
Celta de Vigo vs Levante (7)
Cadiz vs Cordoba (6)
Villarreal II vs Hercules Alicante (8)
Castellon vs Albacete (5)

Swedish Allsvenskan:

Trelleborgs vs Kalmar (6) 2-1
Elfsborg Boras vs GAIS Goteborg (8) 2-0

Swiss Super League:

St.Gallen vs Sion (6) 1-0
FC Zurich vs Grasshoppers Zurich (9) 3-1, at least one red card in this game

Swiss Challenge League:

Le Mont vs Lugano (8)
Stade Nyonnais vs Servette (7)
Wohlen vs Lausanne Sports (6)
Winterthur vs Yverdon Sport (7) over 2.5 goals
Locarno vs Thun (6)
Schaffhausen vs Vaduz (5)

Turkish Super Lig:

Kayserispor vs Ankaraspor (7) 2-1
Galatasaray vs Besiktas JK (8) 2-0, at least one red card in this game
Denizlispor vs Diyarbakirspor (5) under 2.5 goals
Manisaspor vs Sivasspor (6) 1-2

Welsh Premier League:

Aberystwyth Town vs Airbus UK (7) 2-1
Caersws vs Prestatyn Town (6) 1-1
Llanelli vs Newtown (8) 2-0
Welshpool Town vs Carmarthen Town (5) 1-1

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Real Madrid vs Deportivo La Coruna

Today’s previewed game is between Real Madrid and Deportivo La Coruna in what is the first competitive game of the season for either side. Real Madrid have made massive headlines over summer by signing big names like Cristiano Ronaldo, Kaka, and Karim Benzema, just to name a few. The money they’ve spent is ludicrous, as is the idea that this will resolve the issues that have plagued this club for the past seven/eight years. They’re brought in excellent players to replace very good players so I must commend them there. But still – where’s the youth in the squad to bring a bit of local passion to the game? Where’s the defence in this team? They’ve sold more defenders than they’ve bought this summer. Real Madrid could well prove to be a laughing stock this season unless they get off to a good start and there’s no better place for them to do that than at the Santiago Bernabeu. They’re hosting an organised Deportivo La Coruna today, a side who were in the limelight themselves not too many years ago. Times have changed since then but the Deportivo La Coruna side of today are no fools. Indeed, as lax as their defence can be, they’re very good at scoring goals. It’s hard to envision them not scoring today against a feeble Real Madrid defence, although it’s even harder to imagine that Real Madrid won’t score with the wealth of attacking ability available to them. For those reasons, taking both sides at 5/6 looks to be some of the best value found in this game. The other value I’ve located is going over 3.5 goals at 10/11, also for the above reasons. I can’t see this game being anything but a free-flowing, high-scoring game because both sides can attack all day long and can’t defend for shit – just like the atypical Spanish game, really! Whereas I do think we’ll witness a home win here today, I can’t see any value in it as I’m far from comfortable with the idea of a handicap on such an important opening day, particularly as it is the first competitive game of the season! 5/6 on both sides to score today though is an absolute bargain!

Saturday’s Picks

My tips:

As ever, below are my recommended value tips for today in no particular order:

Real Madrid vs Deportivo La Coruna – both sides to score, over 2.5 goals – see introduction for full details.

Kortrijk vs AA Gent - away win at 4/5. A good start to the season has seen AA Gent continue their impressive run over from last season to this one. They’re currently second in the Eerste Klasse with three wins and one draw from their opening four games. There’s not many sides they’ll be happier to have lined up against today than Kortrijk either as the hosts are without a win after four games and seem to be struggling just as much as last season. I’m not sure how they stayed in this division last year and I’m not quite sure if they’ll stay in it this year either! Lastly, AA Gent were one of the more impressive away sides last season, notching up one of many away wins at Kortrijk by a scoreline of 0-2. Quality of the squad and momentum points to an away win and I’m inclined to agree so an away win looks good value at 4/5.

Mechelen vs Sint-Truiden – home win at 5/6. Interestingly, both of these sides have got off to a flying start this season with each side occupying third and fourth place respectively. Both sides have won their last two games in a row so we should be in for quite an open game today, particularly as there’s not a great deal of quality difference between these two sides. Mechelen currently boast a 100% home record, however – two wins from two in total. Sint-Truiden are still trying to get used to life in the Eerste Klasse and I think today might be a lesson for them in that respect. Mechelen proved last year that whilst they’re not a great side, they’re a solid side and know how to make their ground a fortress, having lost less games at home last season than the majority of the division. For those reasons, a home win at 5/6 looks interesting.

Cibalia vs Varteks Varazdin – home win at 5/6. An impressive start to both sides’ campaigns leaves this tie looking closer than I believe it actually is. Cibalia are currently 5th in the Prva Liga with nine points from their opening five games. Their home record shows they’re setting up their stall just as they did last season by making themsevles incredibly difficult to play against on their own turf. Varteks Varazdin are currently unbeaten this season but much like their hosts today, they struggle to score goals. Given that Cibalia was one of the best home sides in the division last year and that they’re aiming to emulate it this year already (two home games played, two wins, no goals conceded), I have to fancy them to be the first side to beat Varteks Varazdin this season and 5/6 is a decent set of odds to see it happen at.

Enosis vs Apollon Limassol – away win at evens. Ah, I do love the easy previews! Despite this being the first game of the season for both sides, the gulf in class between these two sides is large so I’m feeling quite happy with Apollon Limassol being at evens to win this game! There’s not a lot else I can add to this, really!

AEL Limassol vs Doxa - home win at 5/6. This is another easy preview! Much like the preview above, AEL Limassol are simply a lot better than Doxa and thus should make light work of their opponents. Frankly, bookies showing generous odds of 5/6 on an AEL Limassol home win isn’t something that’s like to be repeated in the near future so take advantage of it whilst you can!

Manchester United vs Arsenal – home win at 11/10. Despite a relatively shaky start to the season, you can’t help but favour a Manchester United win here today. The hosts generally have the voodoo sign over Arsenal with four wins against Arsenal in their last six meetings at either ground. Manchester United haven’t conceded a goal at home to Arsenal in their last two meetings and generally have more options to win the game when push comes to shove. Arsenal have a lot of flair and neat passing but Manchester United generally tend to stop that and Arsenal are a side without a Plan “B” in a game of football because Arsene Wenger is a very stubborn manager! Manchester United will miss key defender Rio Ferdinand for this game, which could be exploited by a difficult Arsenal attack. That said, this game is being played at a ground which witnessed sixteen home wins from nineteen games last season in arguably the most difficult league in the world. Enough said? Lastly, there appears to have been some subtle mind-games from Sir Alex Ferguson ahead of this game, although not his usual tricks! The newspapers have reported a supposed bust-up between him and Brazilian midfielder Anderson, allegedly over a lack of first team football. The irony of this is that Anderson always plays in the games against Arsenal because he keeps Fabregas in his back pocket for the whole game, usually. I will not be surprised if he starts this game and assumes his usual commanding style in the centre of the park. All in all, a home win looks good value at 11/10.

Tottenham Hotspur vs Birmingham City – home win with -1.75 handicap at 11/10. Tottenham Hotspur have finally found a good manager to utilise their large quantities of money and good footballers without firing him! Hurrah! They’re rapidly reaping the benefits thus far having won every competitive game they’ve played in any competition this season. Newly-promoted Birmingham City aren’t really in a position to prevent this because they’re not as good and don’t have the momentum away from home to cause problems. A home win at -1.75 handicap odds of 11/10 could be a real bargain today, particularly with England international striker Jermain Defoe in lethal form!

Doncaster Rovers vs Cardiff City – away win at 5/4. Although most Championship games today are “stay away” games, I do quite fancy this one. Doncaster Rovers set their stall out last season as being hard to beat at their own ground. However, a loss of players over the summer and a run of four games without a win has seen them slide alarmingly quickly towards the foot of the table. Welsh outfit Cardiff City, by contrast, have lost some key players over summer and gained from it on the pitch, somehow! There wins and one draw from four games shows they have the momentum to win this game and they’re certainly a better side so an away win at 5/4 could turn out to be a rather good bet!

Swansea City vs Watford – away win with draw no bet odds of 13/8. This is a very risky call, primarily because Watford are shit. However, mid-week antics in the League Cup means that Swansea City are missing at least five played through this game – three through suspension, two through injury – and Watford will no doubt take heart from that. Watford also put in a rather spirited display at Leeds United mid-week in the League Cup before eventually losing the game. However, against a depleted Swansea City, an away win could be on the cards. Given that Watford are shit, however, do take it at draw no bet odds of 13/8!

Colchester United vs Leeds United - away win at 5/4. Although both of these two sides are good, Colchester United are only just beginning to adapt as they lost their manager to Norwich City and Leeds United are in fine fettle, firing goals in on all fronts. The quality gap isn’t too large, although the visitors are the better outfit so an away win at 5/4 looks intriguing.

Tranmere Rovers vs Charlton Athletic - away win at 5/4. I don’t like John Barnes. Consequentially, I don’t like the team he manages – Tranmere Rovers. Needless to say that I’m pretty content that he’s doing as awful a job as expected. The hosts just can’t get to grips with themselves currently and three defeats from their opening four games says that things are going to get worse before they get better. Charlton Athletic have adapted to life in League One a lot better than I expected, currently sat atop the table with four wins from four games. They’ve got the quality and the momentum to overcome a demoralised and unorganised Tranmere Rovers so 5/4 on the away win looks a good bet!

Wycombe Wanderers vs Bristol Rovers - away win at 6/4. This bet is a little dubious but the atrocious form of Wycombe Wanderers has seduced me into having a flutter. The hosts have lost three of their four opening games, drawing the other. They’ve not made the kind of impact I imagined they would in League One and now find themselves hosting a side that are making a bigger impact than I thought they would – Bristol Rovers. The visitors are currently fourth in the table with three consecutive wins now. Whereas they’re not good enough to stay there, they are somewhat better than Wycombe Wanderers and all the above signs point to an away win so I do too! 6/4 on the away win looks good value, too!

Barnet vs Notts County - away win at 10/11. Moneybags Notts County take their emphatic form of late into this game against an in-form Barnet in the knowledge that they’ve overcome a big potential title rival last match (Dagenham & Redbridge) and have also clinched the signing of veteran defender Sol Campbell on a five-year deal. These two factors alone will have buoyed the Nottingham-based outfit, let alone their massive momentum at the moment and the quality available to them. Barnet just don’t have the quality to counter this relentless Notts County machine despite their good form thus far so an away win at 10/11 looks great value!

Dagenham & Redbridge vs Lincoln City – home win at 5/6. Despite a blatant beating being taken against Notts County in their last game, there’s no denying the quality of the players available to Dagenham & Redbridge, nor the fact that they’ve won three games from four this season and average scoring three goals per game currently. They’re hosting a poor Lincoln City side that are a little haphazard with their form currently but don’t have the quality to match Dagenham & Redbridge, especially not on the ground where Dagenham & Redbridge have a 100% home record thus far this season. A home win at 5/6 looks a banker today!

Boulogne vs Auxerre - home win at 7/5. Auxerre have made a dismal start to the season with three defeats from three games without even scoring a goal. This kind of form will buy them a guaranteed one-way ticket to Ligue 2 if they’re not careful. Whereas I don’t think Boulogne are necessarily that good, they are in a good vein of form with two wins from three games and I expect them to take advantage of a demoralised and out-of-sorts Auxerre side. Odds of 7/5 on the home win could be very profitable here.

Racing Club Lens vs Stade Rennais - away win at 9/5. This is a risky call but I’ve been very impressed with Stade Rennais’ football this season. They’ve been very unlucky in some games (i.e. against Olympique de Marseille) and it’s only a matter of time before that luck changes. Ismael Bangoura looks an extremely potent threat in attack and Gyan is always a handful. Despite Racing Club Lens having won their past two games consecutively, I’m going against the bookies to call an away win here for the better side to win the game against the run of form. 9/4 on an away win here could be very valuable today!

Olympique Lyonnais vs AS Nancy-Lorraine – home win with -1.75 handicap at 11/10. After a short period of worry, I’m now on the road to believing Olympique Lyonnais are back to their brilliant best with new signing Lisandro Lopez absolutely on fire at the moment! If he continues his goalscoring form then Olympique Lyonnais won’t even remember who Karim Benzema is! The hosts are in scintillating form on all fronts and have a great deal of quality to attack AS Nancy-Lorraine with. Despit the visitors having started the season well, they shouldn’t be able to compete with a potent Olympique Lyonnais at Stade Gerland today so the -1.75 handicap at 11/10 looks very inviting!

Greuther Furth vs Arminia Bielefeld – home win at 5/4. After an unfortunate finish last season, Greuther Furth are back with a bang to yet again attempt to obtain promotion to Bundesliga, exactly where Arminia Bielefeld were last season. I say that Arminia Bielefeld were in the Bundesliga last season but you wouldn’t know it from the poor football they’re currently playing. They’ve claimed just one win from their opening three games and as today they face a Greuther Furth side that have now won two on the bounce. The omens are looking a little ominous for Arminia Bielefeld despite it still being early season so I’m going to ride the wave of momentum and call a home win at 5/4.

Crotone vs Brescia - away win at 11/8. I’m not entirely sure how Brescia didn’t manage to obtain promotion last season. They’ve got the quality and the support to do so. I guess you could simply say luck was against them, really! Either that or the Italian mafia! Regardless of this wittering from myself, they’re a much better side than newly-promoted Crotone and a win in their opening game should give them enough edge to win this game comfortably against weaker opposition. Odds of 11/8 on the away win look intriguing for those reasons.

Triestina vs Grosseto – home win at 5/6. Despite a good season last year, Grosseto have had some difficulties over summer and have lost a few players. They currenetly look like a mid-table finish would beyond please them. Triestina, by contrast, have strengthened their squad significantly over summer and look in a good position to win this game in light of the above information, particularly as Grosseto took a 3-0 battering at home to Torino in their opening game. For those reasons, 5/6 on a home win looks a good bet.

Vissel Kobe vs Urawa Red Diamonds – home win at 8/5. It’s the same drill as last week, guys and girls – Urawa Red Diamonds are on a downward spiral and it’s up to us to ride the wave until they pull themselves out of it! If their poor form wasn’t enough, they’re travelling to a massively in-form Vissel Kobe that have won three of their last four games, drawing the other. They also boast an impressive home record of six wins from eleven games, a better home record than the vast majority of the J-League. For those reaons, 8/5 on a home win looks a real bargain today!

Valerenga Oslo vs Molde – away win at evens. This season appears to be getting worse and worse for Valerenga Oslo every time I see them. Today’s fixture with Molde is unlikely to alleviate the mass of problems facing the hosts on all fronts so I’m all in favour of kicking Valerenga Oslo when they’re down, particularly when one of the most in-form sides in the Tippeligaen is on their doorstep waving an “evens” tag!! Molde are currently the second best side in the Tippeligaen when it comes to winning away from home and they have everything they need to increase that formidable record today. Frankly, evens is a real steal on this game – I was tempted to make it game of the day but it was just pipped to the post by Real Madrid vs Deportivo La Coruna.

Saturn Moscow Oblast vs Terek Grozny – home win at 5/4. Despite losing to FK Moscow last match, it’s very difficult to ignore the tremendous run of form that Saturn Moscow Oblast currently have in their arsenal. The hosts have three wins from their last five games and host a Terek Grozny side which suffered a surprise defeat at home to Spartak Nalchik last match. The visitors have now lost three times in fives games and their atrocious away form this season won’t have them entering this game with much confidence. Momentum and opportune moment are well and truly with Saturn Moscow Oblast so taking the home win at 5/4 looks a really good bet today!

Cukaricki vs Vojvodina Novi Sad – away win at 10/11. I’m not a massive advocate of Balkan away wins but a dismal Cukaricki are entertaining a very good Vojvodina Novi Sad tonight so it could be time for a change! The visitors have won both of their opening two games without even conceding a goal whereas the hosts are yet to claim so much as a point with two straight defeats so far this season. Vojvodina Novi Sad have won against Cukaricki three out of the last four times they’ve met, drawing the other occasion. All in all, an away win looks favourable, particularly at 11/10.

Senica vs Banska Bystrica - away win at 11/10. An impressive Banska Bystrica are today travelling to newly-promoted Senica in hope of maintaining a terrific run of form that sees them currently sitting atop the Corgon Liga, which is a somewhat unfamiliar position for them. However, seven games played with no defeat and four games won in a row says that Banska Bystrica have certainly earned their current league placing. The hosts Senica are a little hit-and-miss with form but generally don’t have the quality to repel an in-form Banska Bystrica so the away win looks very tempting here at 11/10.

Interblock Ljubljana vs Gorica – home win at 6/5. This clash in the Slovenian Prva Liga sees two out-of-sorts sides try to obtain a valuable three points in Ljubljana.  Both of these sides have had unsuccessful spells in the UEFA Europa League this season as both sides were knocked out without even scoring a goal over two legs. However, Gorica seem to be the worst for wear out of these two sides with three straight defeats now. Interblock Ljubljana are making a slow start to rediscovering the good form of last year but they’re starting to show it now as they’re unbeaten in their last two games, winning their last game away to Nafta Lendava. For those reasons, I think the hosts have just enough to see the home win occur here at 6/5.

Villarreal II vs Levante - away win at 13/8. Estbalished Segunda Liga side Levante travel to Villarreal II, the second team of Primera Liga outfit Villarreal, surprisingly! The visitors will no doubt be seeking to return to the Primera Liga after their year long absence and what better place to start it than by winning away to newly-promoted Villarreal II? The hosts are surely destined for as quick an exit from this division as Sevilla’s second team (Sevilla Atletico) were last year. I can’t see odds like this being available often so I’d recommend taking 13/8 on the away win whilst you still can!

Real Union de Irun vs Recreativo Huelva – away win at evens. I don’t  generally like betting on sides travelling to the Basque country but Real Union de Irun have been looking a little too weak for this division, much like fellow Basque outfit Eibar did last season. I suspect a similar fate may be in line for Real Union de Irun also, unfortunately. When coupling the above information with the fact that Recreativo Huelva are fresh from the Primera Liga and will no doubt be desperate to return there, an away win at evens suddenly looks very inviting indeed!

Zakarpattya Uzhhorod vs Arsenal Kiev - away win at 4/5. I just can’t see lowly Zakarpattya Uzhhorod lasting in this division. They don’t have the quality to stay in this league and it’s showing via their abysmal form of late, which has seen them lose no less than five games consecutively, which is actually all of their games in the Ukrainian Premier League since promotion. Whereas I accept that this run can’t last forever, I can’t help but feel confident it will last aganist a talented Arsenal Kiev side that are currently unbeaten and are proving a tough nut to crack for most sides. The visitors have done good things with their squad over summer and I thoroughly expect them to pile further misery upon the hosts and it’s potentially one of the bargains of the day at 4/5!

As ever, any questions/explanations required, feel free to email me at thefootytipster@gmail.com. For the complete picks listing, see below!

Argentinian Primera Division:

Tigre vs Rosario Central (6) 1-1
Racing Club de Avellaneda vs Colon de Santa Fe (5) 1-1
Velez Sarsfeld vs Arsenal de Sarandi (8) 2-0
Estudiantes De La Plata vs Gimnasia De La Plata (8) over 2.5 goals, at least one red card in this game
Argentinos Juniors vs Banfield (6) 1-1
Godoy Cruz de Mendoza vs San Lorenzo de Almagro (7) 1-2

Australian A-League:

Brisbane Roar vs Central Coast Mariners (7) 1-1

Austrian Bundesliga:

Salzburg vs SV Kapfenberg (8) 2-1

Austrian Liga 1:

Admira Wacker vs SCR Altach (5) draw no bet

Belgian Eerste Klasse:

Lokeren vs Excelsior Mouscron (6) 0-0
Kortrijk vs AA Gent (7) 1-2
Mechelen vs Sint-Truiden (8) 2-1
Roeselare vs Charleroi (6) 0-1

Belgian Tweede Klasse:

Antwerp vs Brussels (8)
Eupen vs Beveren (6)
Oostende vs Ronse (7)
Tubize vs Tienen (8)
Red Star Waasland vs Liege (8)
Dender vs Tournai (8)

Bosnia-Herzegovina Premijer Liga:

Laktasi vs Olimpik Sarajevo (7)
Leotar Trebinje vs Velez Mostar (6)
Celik Zenica vs Modrica (5)
Zvijezda Gradacac vs Borac Banja Luka (6)

Brazilian Serie A:

Nautico vs Atletico Paranaense (6) over 2.5 goals
Coritiba vs Avai (6) 1-2
Flamengo vs Santo Andre (5) 1-0

Bulgarian A PFG:

Slavia Sofia vs Levski Sofia (8) both sides to score
Lokomotiv Sofia vs Pirin Blagoevgrad (8) 2-0
Minior Pernik vs Sliven (5) 0-1, draw no bet
Chernomorets Burgas vs Sportist Svoge (9) 2-0

Colombian Futbol Profesional:

Deportes Quindio vs Real Cartagena (8) 1-1
Atletico Nacional de Medellin vs Atletico Huila (7) over 2.5 goals
Millonarios Bogota vs Deportivo Pasto (6) 2-1

Croatian Prva Liga:

Istra 1961 vs NK Zagreb (5) 1-0, draw no bet
Cibalia vs Varteks Varazdin (8) 2-0
Hajduk Split vs Lokomotiva Zagreb (7) 2-1
Sibenik vs Rijeka (6) 1-1
Karlovac vs Inter Zapresic (6) 1-0
Medimurje vs Zadar (5) 0-0
Croatia Sesvete vs Osijek (5) 0-1, draw no bet

Cypriot Division 1:

Nea Salamis vs Ethnikos Achnas (6) 0-1
Enosis vs Apollon Limassol (7) 1-2
AEL Limassol vs Doxa (8) 2-0
Omonia Nicosia vs A.E.Paphos (8) -1.75 handicap

Czech Republic Gambrinus Liga:

Mlada Boleslav vs Bohemians 1905 (9) -1.75 handicap
Viktoria Plzen vs Kladno (7) 2-0

Danish Superligaen:

FC Nordsjaelland vs AGF Aarhus (7) 1-2, draw no bet

Ecadorian Primera A:

Deportivo Quito vs Manta FC (6) 1-0
El Nacional Quito vs Barcelona Guayaquil (8) 2-1
Deportivo Cuenca vs Macara Ambato (7) 2-1
Tecnico Universitario Ambato vs Olmedo Riobamba (5) 0-1
Liga de Portoviejo vs Liga de Quito (8) 2-3

English Premier League:

Chelsea vs Burnley (9) -1.75 handicap
Blackburn Rovers vs West Ham United (7) 1-1
Bolton Wanderers vs Liverpool (8) 0-2
Stoke City vs Sunderland (5) 1-1
Tottenham Hotspur vs Birmingham City (9) -1.75 handicap
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Hull City (7) 2-1
Manchester United vs Arsenal (7) over 2.5 goals

English Championship:

Nottingham Forest vs Derby County (6)
Barnsley vs Reading (5)
Blackpool vs Coventry City (6)
Brisol City vs Middlesbrough (8)
Doncaster Rovers vs Cardiff City (7)
Ipswich Town vs Preston North End (5)
Plymouth Argyle vs Sheffield Wednesday (6)
Scunthorpe United vs Queens Park Rangers (7)
Sheffield United vs West Bromwich Albion (5)
Swansea City vs Watford (5) draw no bet

English League One:

Huddersfield Town vs Yeovil Town (9)
Brentford vs Oldham Athletic (7)
Colchester United vs Leeds United (7)
Exeter City vs Milton Keynes Dons (6)
Hartlepool United vs Norwich City (6)
Leyton Orient vs Carlisle United (7)
Stockport County vs Southampton (6)
Swindon Town vs Southend United (5)
Tranmere Rovers vs Charlton Athletic (8)
Walsall vs Gillingham (6)
Wycombe Wanderers vs Bristol Rovers (8)

English League Two:

Accrington Stanley vs Shrewsbury Town (5) draw no bet
Barnet vs Notts County (8)
Bournemouth vs Crewe Alexandra (6)
Bradford City vs Torquay United (7)
Burton Albion vs Northampton Town (5)
Chesterfield vs Morecambe (8)
Dagenham & Redbridge vs Lincoln City (8)
Darlington vs Cheltenham Town (4)
Grimsby Town vs Aldershot Town (6)
Hereford United vs Port Vale (6)
Macclesfield Town vs Rotherham United (7)
Rochdale vs Bury (6)

Estonian Meistriliiga:

Sillamae Kalev vs Flora Paide (9) 2-0
Kuressaare vs Trans Narva (9) -1.75 handicap
Tallinna Kalev vs Nomme Kalju (8) 1-3
Tulevik Viljandi vs Maag Tammeka Tartu (7) 2-1
Flora Tallinn vs Levadia Tallinn (6) over 2.5 goals

French Ligue 1:

Boulogne vs Auxerre (7) 1-0
Racing Club Lens vs Stade Rennais (7) 1-2
Lorient vs Le Mans (6) 2-1
OGC Nice vs Montpellier HSC (6) 0-0
Saint-Etienne vs Grenoble Foot (7) 1-1
Sochaux vs AS Monaco (6) 0-1
Olympique Lyonnais vs AS Nancy-Lorraine (8) -1.75 handicap

French Ligue 2:

Angers SCO vs AC Ajaccio (7)

German Bundesliga:

VFB Stuttgart vs FC Nurnberg (8) 3-1
Schalke 04 vs SC Freiburg (8) 2-0
Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs VFL Bochum (8) 2-1
Hannover 96 vs Hoffenheim (6) 1-1
Eintracht Frankfurt vs BV09 Borussia Dortmund (6) over 2.5 goals
Bayern Munich vs VFL Wolfsburg (6) 2-2

German Bundesliga 2:

Greuther Furth vs Arminia Bielefeld (8)
Hansa Rostock vs Rot-Weiss Oberhausen (6)

Hungarian Soproni Liga:

Debreceni VSC vs Nyiregyhaza Spartacus (8) -1.75 handicap
Kaposvari Rakoczi vs Ferencvaros (6) 1-1
Papa vs Kecskemeti TE (5) 1-0
Diosgyori VTK vs Vasas Budapest (6) 2-1
MTK Budapest vs Paksi SE (8) 2-1

Icelandic Landsbankadeild Karla:

IBV Vestmannaeyjar vs Valur Reykjavik (6) 1-1
Fjolnir Reykjavik vs Keflavik (5) 1-2, draw no bet

Israeli Ligat Ha’al:

Ra’anana vs Maccabi Haifa (7) 1-2
Hapoel Petach-Tikva vs Maccabi Tel-Aviv (6) 0-0
Hakoah Ramat Gan vs Hapoel Be’er (6) 1-0
Hapoel Akko vs Maccabi Netanya (6) 1-1
Hapoel Haifa vs Ashdod (5) 2-1

Italian Serie A:

Bari vs Bologna (6) 1-0
AC Milan vs Internazionale (6) 1-2, draw no bet, at least one red card in this game

Italian Serie B:

Ancona vs Salernitana (6)
Cittadella vs Albinoleffe (6)
Crotone vs Brescia (8)
Frosinone vs Mantova (7)
Gallipoli vs Cesena (5)
Modena vs Ascoli (6)
Piacenza vs Lecce (7)
Reggina vs Padova (7)
Triestina vs Grosseto (8)
Vicenza vs Sassuolo (7)

Japanese J-League:

Omiya Ardija vs Kashima Antlers (6) 1-2
FC Tokyo vs Oita Trinita (6) 1-0
Yokohama F Marinos vs JEF United Ichihara (8) 2-1
Jubilo Iwata vs Gamba Osaka (6) 1-1
Nagoya Grampus vs Albirex Niigata (7) 2-1
Vissel Kobe vs Urawa Red Diamonds (7) 2-1

Latvian Virsliga:

Blazma Rezekne vs FK Jurmala (6) 1-2
FK Daugava Riga vs Skonto Riga (8) 0-2

Lithuanian A Lyga:

Vetra Vilnius vs Kruoja Pakruojis (9) -1.75 handicap
Suduva Marijampole vs Ekranas Panevezys (6) 1-0
FK Siauliai vs LKKA Teledema Kaunas (7) 2-0
Banga Gargzdai vs FK Taurus Taurage (7) 2-1

Maltese Premier League:

Marsaxlokk vs Dingli Swallows (7)
Valletta vs Floriana (8)

Mexican Primera Division:

Jaguares vs Atlante (6) 1-1
Monterrey vs Estudiantes Tecos (8) 2-1
Indios vs Atlas (6) 0-1
Guadalajara vs Pachuca (7) 1-1
San Luis vs Puebla (5) 1-2, draw no bet

Montenegrin Prva Liga:

Kom Podgorica vs Zeta Golubovci (7)
OFK Petrovac vs Lovcen Cetinje (6)
Sutjeska Niksic vs Grbalj Radanovici (6)
Decic Tuzi vs Mornar (7)
Berane vs Rudar (5)

Dutch Eredivisie:

NEC Nijmegen vs VVV Venlo (7) 2-1
AZ Alkmaar vs Willem II (9) -1.75 handicap
FC Utrecht vs Sparta Rotterdam (7) 1-0

Northern Irish Premier League:

Dungannon Swifts vs Crusaders (7)
Linfield vs Newry City (7)

Norwegian Tippeligaen:

Valerenga Oslo vs Molde (8) 1-2

Polish Ekstraklasa:

Ruch Chorzow vs Polonia Warsaw (6) 2-1
Wisla Krakow vs Jagiellonia Bialystok (8) both sides to score
Lechia Gdansk vs Slask Wroclaw (7) 1-0
Korona Kielce vs Cracovia Krakow (6) 1-1

Portuguese Liga Sagres:

Pacos de Ferreira vs Vitoria Guimaraes (7) 0-0
Naval de Maio vs Porto (8) 0-2

Russian Premier League:

Tom Tomsk vs FK Moscow (6) 1-2, draw no bet
Saturn Moscow Oblast vs Terek Grozny (8) 2-1
Lokomotiv Moscow vs Kuban Krasnodor (8) 2-0

Scottish Premier League:

Aberdeen vs Motherwell (7) 2-1
Dundee United vs Falkirk (8) 2-0
Kilmarnock vs St.Mirren (7) 2-0
Rangers vs Hamilton Academicals (9) -1.75 handicap

Serbian Superliga:

Cukaricki vs Vojvodina Novi Sad (8) 1-2
BSK Borca vs Javor Ivanjica (7) 0-1
Spartak Subotica vs Borac Cacak (6) 0-0
Jagodina vs Mladi Radnik (6) 1-1
Metalac GM vs Smederevo (5) 1-0

Slovakian Corgon Liga:

Senica vs Banska Bystrica (7) 1-2
Spartak Trnava vs Artmedia Petrzalka (6)

Slovenian Prva Liga:

Koper vs Olimpija Ljubljana (8) 2-0
Interblock Ljubljana vs Gorica (7) 2-1
Celje vs Maribor (6) 1-2

Spanish Primera Liga:

Real Madrid vs Deportivo La Coruna (8) over 3.5 goals, both sides to score
Real Zaragoza vs Tenerife (6) under 2.5 goals

Spanish Segunda Liga:

Las Palmas vs Real Sociedad (6)
Celta Vigo vs Numancia (7)
Villarreal II vs Levante (8)
Real Union de Irun vs Recreativo Huelva (7)
Rayo Vallecano vs Albacete (7)
Girona vs FC Cartagena (6)
Real Betis vs Cordoba (8)

Swedish Allsvenskan:

AIK Solna vs Trelleborgs (8) 2-0

Swedish Superettan:

Atvidabergs vs Falkenbergs (7)

Swiss Super League:

Aarau vs FC Zurich (8) 0-2
Luzern vs St.Gallen (7) 1-1

Swiss Challenge League:

Thun vs Stade Nyonnais (6)
Wil vs Kriens (5) draw no bet
Yverdon Sport vs Wohlen (7)
Biel-Bienne vs Servette (6)

Turkish Super Lig:

Eskisehirspor vs Antalyaspor (6) 1-1
Ankaragucu vs Istanbul BB (7) 1-1
Kayserispor vs Denizlispor (6) 2-1

Ukrainian Premier League:

Zakarpattya Uzhhorod vs Arsenal Kiev (8) 0-2
Chernomorets Odessa vs Dnipro Dnepropetrovsk (7) over 2.5 goals
Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih vs Illichiets Mariupol (5) 0-1, draw no bet

Uruguayan Primera Division:

Club Nacional de Montevideo vs Tacuarembo (8) 2-0
Fenix vs Racing Club Montevideo (7) 1-2
Montevideo Wanderers vs Rampla Juniors (5) 1-1

Welsh Premier League:

Aberystwyth Town vs Prestatyn Town (7) 2-1
Neath Athletic vs Newtown (5) 0-0
Caersws vs Welshpool Town (6) 0-1
Rhyl vs Port Talbot Town (8) 2-1
The New Saints vs Airbus UK (8) 2-0

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