Football Accumulator Tips

Atletico Madrid were handily beaten by Arsenal and Liverpool in the League Phase, while they were a mess defensively against Club Brugge in the last round. Spurs won all four home games on their way to finishing fourth in the first round, and they can match an Atletico side who have been far from dominant in Europe in recent seasons.

Sporting are arguably the weakest of the top-eight sides, while Bodo have won four straight European games including home and away victories over Inter Milan. The Norwegian side went to the semis in the Europa League last year, and they can see off a Sporting side who overperformed their xG numbers at a huge rate in the League Phase.

While Chelsea beat PSG 3-0 in the summer’s Club World Cup, Enzo Maresca’s tactical tweaks were key in that victory. Months on, and the Blues look to have gone backwards. PSG clearly took issue with the Blues, and they can claim some revenge after eliminating three Premier League sides on their way to last season’s final.

These two sides are meeting in the knockouts for the fifth straight year, and Real Madrid have won three of the previous four meetings, including the last two. The Spanish giants have won eight of their last 10 under new boss Arbeloa at the time of the draw, and they are one of the few sides in Europe with the individual talent to match City.

Wimbledon have seven points from the last nine available and they’ve won their last three league games at the Cherry Red Records Stadium. The Dons should be able to overcome Blackpool, who have won just one of their last eight games and have five defeats in their last seven on the road.

Norwich are one of the Championship’s form teams with seven wins in their last nine league games. The Canaries can claim maximum points against a Sheffield United side who underwhelmed in a draw with West Brom at the weekend and have four defeats in their last eight away from home.

Coventry have won five on the spin and can extend that run, paired with a clean sheet, against a Preston side who have been struggling as of late. North End have failed to score in six of their last 11 matches.

There have been at least four goals scored in five of PSG’s last seven games across all competitions and in five of Chelsea’s last seven. Both of these teams also scored on average over two goals per-game in the league phase, while Chelsea shipped nine goals across their four trips and PSG conceded six goals in their four home games. With both attacks looking sharp and both defences showing occasional signs of vulnerability, there is the potential for a high-scoring affair in Paris and over 3.5 goals appeals.

Manchester City have won nine and drawn two of their last 11 matches in all competitions and should be able to get the better of an injury-hit Real Madrid who they already beat 2-1 at the Bernabeu earlier this season. Both teams have found the net in ten of the last 11 meetings between Real Madrid and Manchester City and considering the array of attacking options at both teams’ disposal, a repeat of that is fancied.

Arsenal are on a 13-game scoring streak and they hit an impressive 23 goals in their eight league phase games. The Gunners should be able to score at the BayArena but a clean sheet could be beyond them. Arsenal have conceded in five of their last seven games and Leverkusen rarely draw blanks at home, having scored in 18 of their last 19 home games across all competitions.

Glimt are on a five-game unbeaten run in the Champions League that started with a draw against Borussia Dortmund before wins over Atletico Madrid and Man City. They then beat Inter Milan in both legs in the play-off round. The Norwegian side’s artificial pitch has been a key advantage in Europe in recent seasons and they can add Sporting to their list of victims on Wednesday.

There have been at least four goals scored in five of PSG’s last seven games across all competitions and in five of Chelsea’s last seven. Both of these teams also scored on average over two goals per-game in the league phase, while Chelsea shipped nine goals across their four trips and PSG conceded six goals in their four home games. With both attacks looking sharp and both defences showing occasional signs of vulnerability, there is the potential for a high-scoring affair in Paris and over 3.5 goals appeals.

Manchester City have won nine and drawn two of their last 11 matches in all competitions and should be able to get the better of an injury-hit Real Madrid who they already beat 2-1 at the Bernabeu earlier this season.

Wimbledon have seven points from the last nine available and they’ve won their last three league games at the Cherry Red Records Stadium. The Dons should be able to overcome Blackpool, who have won just one of their last eight games and have five defeats in their last seven on the road.

Norwich are one of the Championship’s form teams with seven wins in their last nine league games. The Canaries can claim maximum points against a Sheffield United side who underwhelmed in a draw with West Brom at the weekend and have four defeats in their last eight away from home.

Coventry have won five on the spin and can extend that run, paired with a clean sheet, against a Preston side who have been struggling as of late. North End have failed to score in six of their last 11 matches.

PSG come into Wednesday’s game in mixed form with just three wins in normal time in their last eight games. Since Liam Rosenior has been in charge, Chelsea have only lost to Arsenal – albeit on three occasions – and the visitors may be able to get a positive result by at least avoiding defeat in this first leg.