Cusco are unbeaten in five matches and have only lost two of their last ten, including three wins from their last five away games. Atletico Grau are difficult to beat, but they have only won two of their last 15 competitive fixtures.

Palmeiras should have gotten the better of Porto in their opening game but they are fancied to put that right with a success over Al Ahly in their second game, who were shutout by Inter Miami in their first match.

Nine of Inter Miami’s last ten games have gone over 2.5 goals and a repeat is fancied in their clash with Porto, although the UEFA team’s strength should be too much for the MLS side and they are fancied to win.

Both teams have scored in each of Deportes Tolima’s last five home matches and each of their last seven home and away, while Junior have seen goals at both ends in three of their last four on the road.

Inter Turku are justified favourites after losing just one of their eight home games in 2025, but they have conceded in four of their last five at home, while KTP have scored in defeat in their last two Veikausliiga away games.

Seattle lost 2-1 to Botafogo in their opener, but they created 2.18 xG in that encounter. With home advantage, they should cause problems for an Atletico side who were beaten 4-0 by PSG in their opening match. However, the Spaniards’ attacking talent should prove too much for the Sounders to handle.

Justin Thomas has struggled in his last two Masters starts – no surprise given the downturn in his form generally – but he ended 2024 by finishing second and third in his last two events. He’s well suited to Augusta, where his approach play and scrambling ability are huge assets.

Rory McIlroy’s first PGA Tour title came at the Charlotte venue in 2010 and he’s gone on to win the Wells Fargo Championship at the course on a further three occasions. He is comfortable at Quail Hollow and looks an obvious title threat if he can hold it together mentally.

A runner-up in 2022 and third in 2023, the exacting test which the US Open usually provides should prove to be ideal for such a marvellous ball-striker as Scottie Scheffler.

Tommy Fleetwood is one of the best exponents of links golf in the world, finishing in the top 12 in four of the last six Opens. Expect him to make another bold run at the Claret Jug come July.

Believing returned to action to win over six furlongs at Meydan in April, in a run where she was always prominent under William Buick. If Ryan Moore, who takes the ride at Ascot, can keep the five-year-old closer to the pace, her trademark strong finish can see her take the King Charles III Stakes prize.

Field Of Gold can show that he is the number one three-year-old colt over the mile trip.

Anmaat was narrowly beaten by Los Angeles in the Tattersalls Gold Cup at the Curragh last month, but Owen Burrow’s charge is fancied to reverse the placings.

Trawlerman appears capable of running near to his peak in the Gold Cup and he may be good enough to pick up the prize.

Aryna Sabalenka dominated the hard courts on the WTA tour last year, winning 40 of her 49 matches on the surface, and she claimed both the Australian Open and US Open titles. She can be devastating in Melbourne, winning 27 of her last 28 matches at the Grand Slam in the last three seasons.

Iga Swiatek remains the undisputed queen of clay on the WTA tour. The Pole has won the title at Roland Garros three seasons running as well as in 2020 and she has lost just twice in 37 matches at the clay-court Grand Slam.

Last season’s ATP Tour was pretty much dominated by Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz, who each won two of the four Grand Slam titles, and between them it should be another stellar year. Alcaraz reigned supreme at Wimbledon, making it back-to-back titles at the All England Club, and Novak Djokovic’s obvious decline at 37 years of age makes the Spaniard a worthy favourite to rack up the hat-trick.

At the back end of a gruelling season, the US Open can sometimes throw up strange results and there are often surprises before the September silverware is eventually secured. It could, therefore, be worth going against the head of the market and hard-court specialist Daniil Medvedev ticks plenty of boxes at a nice price.

Seattle lost 2-1 to Botafogo in their opener, but they created 2.18 xG in that encounter. With home advantage, they should cause problems for an Atletico side who were beaten 4-0 by PSG in their opening match. However, the Spaniards’ attacking talent should prove too much for the Sounders to handle.

Both teams have scored in each of Deportes Tolima’s last five home matches and each of their last seven home and away, while Junior have seen goals at both ends in three of their last four on the road.

Inter Turku are justified favourites after losing just one of their eight home games in 2025, but they have conceded in four of their last five at home, while KTP have scored in defeat in their last two Veikausliiga away games.

Seattle lost 2-1 to Botafogo in their opener, but they created 2.18 xG in that encounter. With home advantage, they should cause problems for an Atletico side who were beaten 4-0 by PSG in their opening match. However, the Spaniards’ attacking talent should prove too much for the Sounders to handle, who have lost three games on the spin.

Inter Turku are justified favourites after losing just one of their eight home games in 2025, but they have conceded in four of their last five at home, while KTP have scored in defeat in their last two Veikausliiga away games.

Seattle lost 2-1 to Botafogo in their opener, but they created 2.18 xG in that encounter. With home advantage, they should cause problems for an Atletico side who were beaten 4-0 by PSG in their opening match. However, the Spaniards’ attacking talent should prove too much for the Sounders to handle.

Nine of Inter Miami’s last ten games have gone over 2.5 goals and a repeat is fancied in their clash with Porto, although the UEFA team’s strength should be too much for the MLS side and they are fancied to win.

Palmeiras should have gotten the better of Porto in their opening game but they are fancied to put that right with a success over Al Ahly in their second game, who were shutout by Inter Miami in their first match.

Botafogo opened the tournament with a win, but they generated just 0.9 xG in that victory. The Brazilian side have scored only once across their first six trips domestically this term, while PSG are chasing a fourth win to nil on the bounce.

Nine of Inter Miami’s last ten games have gone over 2.5 goals and a repeat is fancied in their clash with Porto, although the UEFA team’s strength should be too much for the MLS side and they are fancied to win.

Seattle have lost three games on the spin and another defeat looks likely, as Atletico try to get their campaign back on track. While PSG were too much for Atleti, this is an easier test and they should produce a stronger display. Simeone’s side ended their La Liga campaign with three wins from four, scoring four goals in each victory.

Inter Miami have conceded 24 goals in their last ten games and were extremely fortunate in their opening game against Al Ahly. Porto may not be so wayward and the Dragons to win 3-1 looks a solid bet.

Cusco are unbeaten in five matches and have only lost two of their last ten, including three wins from their last five away games. Atletico Grau are difficult to beat, but they have only won two of their last 15 competitive fixtures.

Botafogo opened the tournament with a win, but they generated just 0.9 xG in that victory. The Brazilian side have scored only once across their first six trips domestically this term, while PSG are chasing a fourth win to nil on the bounce.

Kvaratskhelia had a game-high three shots against Atletico, while he finished that clash with two assists. The Georgian winger scored three goals in two matches before the tournament, including a brilliant strike against Inter in the Champions League final.

Only champions Liverpool are a shorter price than Tottenham to win their opening Premier League fixture and I think I would look to oppose Spurs.Of course, a home tie against Burnley appears a fairly kind fixture, but I wouldn’t be surprised if the Clarets, who conceded only 16 goals in 46 Championship matches last term, were difficult to break down.The decision to replace Ange Postecoglou with Thomas Frank wasn’t met with unanimous euphoria in north London and it could take a while for Spurs to find their stride.

Brentford have a busy summer ahead as they plan for a future after Thomas Frank but they should be ready for the opening weekend of the season and can start with a win against Nottingham Forest at the City Ground.The Bees might be without Bryan Mbeumo, who has been heavily linked with a move to Manchester United, but they are usually a step ahead when it comes to player recruitment and are likely to assemble a strong squad over the next few weeks.Forest will be in for a tough game and they might struggle to shrug off the disappointment of missing out on Champions League qualification.The Tricky Trees have taken one point from their last four home games and they could be stung by the Bees.

Despite little expectation, there was plenty of promise in Fabian Hurzeler’s first season at the Amex and it would be no surprise to see a young Brighton side take another forward step next term.The Seagulls saw out the campaign by drawing with Newcastle and beating West Ham, Wolves, Liverpool and Tottenham in their final five matches and they have already added Sunderland’s playoff hero Tommy Watson and Italy Under-21 centre-back Diego Coppola to a strong squad.Fulham, meanwhile, lost five of their last seven matches of the season, only beating Southampton and Brentford, and are yet to bring in any new faces, suggesting an opening-day defeat may be on the cards for the Cottagers.

Pep Guardiola must adapt his usual pre-season plans due to Manchester City’s involvement in the Club World Cup and the Citizens could drop points in a tricky opening assignment at Wolves.City made hard work of May’s 1-0 home victory over Wolves, who hit the woodwork twice at the Etihad Stadium, and they needed a 95th-minute John Stones winner at Molineux in October.Wolves sold forward Matheus Cunha to Manchester United and left-back Rayan Ait-Nouri to City but their recruitment has been good in recent years and they won ten of their 22 league matches after Vitor Pereira’s arrival in December.

Leeds were the highest-scoring side in last season’s Championship, but they may find the going tougher in the top flight, and they could kick off their season with a low-scoring affair at Elland Road.Ten of Everton’s final 12 games of 2024/25 featured fewer than three goals, and their away games throughout last season averaged a Premier League low of 1.95 goals per game. A mere 26 per cent of them went over 2.5 goals, and no team outside the top four conceded fewer goals than the Toffees.

Liverpool won by at least two goals in nine of their 14 home victories last season, while they comfortably saw off Bournemouth home and away. The Cherries lost 3-0 at Anfield and 2-0 at home to the Reds, despite enjoying a successful campaign.Bournemouth have already sold Dean Huijsen to Real Madrid, while Liverpool are pursuing their left-back Milos Kerkez. The Reds will have plenty of time to bed in their new signings, while Andoni Iraola’s side will likely start this campaign weakened at the back. Back the champions to lay down a marker in their opener.

While River are the favourites, there are question marks around them defensively with BTTS landing in six of their previous seven. Opponents Urawa Red Diamonds have seen both teams score in five of their last six J-League outings, while the same landed in their previous three games in the AFC Champions League.

England have been very attack-minded at this tournament, creating tons of chances. However, their dropped points in the second game means they need to go all-out against a German side who have netted seven times across two matches.

These two sides drew their opening matches 0-0, but they were both awful defensively in those matches they conceded a combined 4.06 xG in those games, so expect chances for both sides in this contest.

BTTS has landed in in four of Derry’s last five, while the Shels have conceded in 16 of their 20 games with their title defence faltering. The visitors have scored in all of their visits to sides below them, but they’ve also conceded in all but one of those.

These two sides are flatering in the title race, but they’ve been fantastic in front of goal. The hosts have scored 17 times in nine home matches, while Vissel Kobe have struck 13 times on the road. BTTS has landed in six of the visitors’ last seven, so expect goals here.

Tromso have both won and lost 3-1 across their first four matches on the road, while they’ve also shared a 4-4 draw at leaders Viking. HamKam have only failed to score once at home this term, but they’ve conceded close to two goals per game.