Football Accumulator Tips

Watford have the third-best home record in the Championship, losing just two of their 14 fixtures at Vicarage Road. The Hornets face a Portsmouth side on the brink of the relegation zone and have lost five of their last seven away games.

Chelsea’s last four wins at home have been accompanied by a clean sheet and they can repeat the feat with Pafos expected to be set up in a low block and play for the odd chance on the counter-attack. The Cypriot visitors have failed to score in three Champions League away games, firing blanks at Olympiakos, Kairat Almaty and Juventus.

Juventus have won six of their last eight matches, keeping five clean sheets in the process and could prove tough tight at the back for a Benfica side that have failed to score in three of their last four European away trips.

Newcastle are strong favourites for this clash with PSV but they showed little in Sunday’s 0-0 draw with Premier League basement boys Wolves to suggest they warrant those odds. The visitors have already beaten Liverpool and Napoli in this season’s Champions League and can claim another scalp on Tyneside.

Barcelona have won 11 of their last 12 games in all competitions. They have tended to score more goals in the big domestic matches and in Europe, where at least three goals have been scored in all six of their league phase contests. Slavia Prague have lost three and drawn two of their last five Champions League matches, conceding three at home to Arsenal and two at home to Bodo/Glimt. With both teams needing a result for different reasons, back over 3.5 goals and a Barca win.

Stoke remain in the promotion hunt but Saturday’s 0-0 draw with QPR was not enough to suggest they can cope with second-placed Middlesbrough. Kim Hellberg’s visitors have won six of their last ten league games, thrashing Southampton 4-0 and beating West Brom 3-2 in their last two.

Galatasaray have avoided defeat in seven of their last eight European home games and will be boosted by the return of leading marksman Victor Osimhen. They can avoid defeat against an Atletico Madrid side that have won only one of their last four away Champions League matches.

Newcastle are strong favourites for this clash with PSV but they showed little in Sunday’s 0-0 draw with Premier League basement boys Wolves to suggest they warrant those odds. The visitors have already beaten Liverpool and Napoli in this season’s Champions League and can claim another scalp on Tyneside.

Southampton’s last three games have produced 12 goals in total, with over 2.5 goals landing in each of them. Visitors Southampton have seen three or more goals scored in five of their last six fixtures and seven of their last nine away games.

Watford have the third-best home record in the Championship, losing just two of their 14 fixtures at Vicarage Road. The Hornets face a Portsmouth side on the brink of the relegation zone and have lost five of their last seven away games.

Stoke remain in the promotion hunt but Saturday’s 0-0 draw with QPR was not enough to suggest they can cope with second-placed Middlesbrough. Kim Hellberg’s visitors have won six of their last ten league games, thrashing Southampton 4-0 and beating West Brom 3-2 in their last two.

Atalanta have won six of their last seven home games, conceding only four goals in their last eight contests overall, while Athletic Club have lost three and drawn three of their last six away matches. The Basque outfit have failed to score in four of their six Champions League matches this season.

Chelsea’s last four wins at home have been accompanied by a clean sheet and they can repeat the feat with Pafos expected to be set up in a low block and play for the odd chance on the counter-attack. The Cypriot visitors have failed to score in three Champions League away games, firing blanks at Olympiakos, Kairat Almaty and Juventus.

Juventus have won six of their last eight matches, keeping five clean sheets in the process and could prove tough tight at the back for a Benfica side that have failed to score in three of their last four European away trips.

Atalanta have won six of their last seven home games, conceding only four goals in their last eight contests overall, while Athletic Club have lost three and drawn three of their last six away matches. The Basque outfit have failed to score in four of their six Champions League matches this season.

Chelsea’s last four wins at home have been accompanied by a clean sheet and they can repeat the feat with Pafos expected to be set up in a low block and play for the odd chance on the counter-attack. The Cypriot visitors have failed to score in three Champions League away games, firing blanks at Olympiakos, Kairat Almaty and Juventus.

Juventus have won six of their last eight matches, keeping five clean sheets in the process and could prove tough tight at the back for a Benfica side that have failed to score in three of their last four European away trips.

Barcelona have won 11 of their last 12 games in all competitions. They have tended to score more goals in the big domestic matches and in Europe, where at least three goals have been scored in all six of their league phase contests. Slavia Prague have lost three and drawn two of their last five Champions League matches, conceding three at home to Arsenal and two at home to Bodo/Glimt. With both teams needing a result for different reasons, back over 3.5 goals and a Barca win.

James: Copenhagen should be fresh and raring to go after competing a couple of friendlies in January to get prepared for this contest. Napoli are on an eight-game unbeaten run but they have drawn three of their last four fixtures and have lost all three away assignments in Europe.

Alex J: With just one win in their opening six games in the Champions League this season, Olympiacos look out of their depth at this level. Leverkusen have impressed in their last two away games in the Champions League, with a 1-0 win at Benfica followed by a 2-0 victory at Manchester City.

Aaron: PSG have won four of their six Champions League games so far, and they’ve won eight of their last 12 matches across all competitions. The French champions are backed to stop a Sporting side who have been beaten by Napoli and Bayern Munich in Europe this term, but BTTS has landed in five of the hosts’ six Champions League games.

Aidan: Qarabag have already beaten Copenhagen and drawn with Chelsea in Baku in the league phase. Visitors Frankfurt ave struggled in Europe this season, managing just one win in six games. The German outfit also approaches this trip to Azerbaijan without a victory in any of their last four Bundesliga matches.

Rob: Atleti look good value to chalk up their fourth successive win in the Champions League. The hosts have lost their last two games in Europe without scoring, which includes a 1-0 home defeat to Union SG.

Alex W: Bayern Munich netted another five goals at the Red Bull Arena on Saturday, and they can impress against USG. The Bundesliga side have netted 18 times in the competition so far, and they have scored four or more goals in four of their last five matches. 

Goal difference alone separates these two sides heading into the final two weeks of League Phase action, and there could be little to separate Copenhagen and Napoli at the Parken Stadium on Tuesday.I Partenopei are yet to claim a point on their travels in the Champions League and have won just one of their last four ties, while the Danes have only lost one of their three home games in this competition, including a high-scoring draw with Bayer Leverkusen in September.

Bayern Munich put yet another defence to the sword when they demolished RB Leipzig 5-1 on Saturday, and they will have Union Saint-Gilloise quaking in their boots as they visit the Allianz Arena.Die Bayern have scored four or more goals in four of their last five games and have scored 22 goals across their last five at home. Union Saint-Gilloise have lost four of their six Champions League ties, including 4-0 thrashings at the hands of Newcastle and Inter Milan.

Lyon are top of the standings in the Europa League league phase, and they can consolidate top spot when they visit Switzerland on Thursday.Les Gones have won five of their six Europa League fixtures, and they head into matchday seven of the competition off the back of a fantastic run of form over the winter period. They have wonseven of their last eight, and hosts Young Boys have lost their last three assignments, conceding 12 goals in the process.

After a round of midweek fixtures, Derby and West Brom will lock horns at Pride Park on Friday evening, and it is the Rams backed to take all three points to close the gap on the Championship play-off positions.John Eustace’s side have taken five points from their last five home games and, while they are far from the best home side in the second tier, their visitors have lost their last ten league away games and four of their last five trips to this ground.

Despite a dreadful run of form which has seen them win just one of their last eight games, Tottenham are odds-on favourites for their trip to Turf Moor, and they look worth opposing after last weekend’s shambles.Thomas Frank’s side were beaten on their own patch by the dire West Ham and, despite their lowly position in the table, Burnley have taken points from Liverpool and Manchester City in their last two games. It remains to be seen whether Thomas Frank will still be in charge on Saturday but, if he is, the Clarets could put the final nail in his coffin.

AZ Alkmaar’s 18 Eredivisie games have produced a massive 64 goals, and there could be a fair few added to that tally when they visit the BUKO Stadion on Sunday.Telstar have scored 17 and conceded 20 in their last nine home games, with seven of those going over 3.5 goals, while four or more goals have been scored in five of AZ’s last six domestic fixtures.

Arsenal are already virtually assured of their place in the last 16 after triumphing in all six games so far and Inter, who are sixth, still have a bit of work to do. Mikel Arteta knows a winning habit is key for his side and I cannot see the Gunners easing off in Milan.

Spurs have just one win in their last seven games and they’ve lost four of those. Ahead of Saturday’s game with St Pauli, BVB are on a six-game unbeaten run and have been in excellent scoring form recently having hit eight goals across their last three games. The in-form Bundesliga side can boost their chances of avoiding a play-off with a win at Tottenham.

The home side go into this clash in good form in Serie A, with three straight wins since the turn of the year and without conceding a goal. Atalanta can claim a win that could seal their path into the last 16.