Football Accumulator Tips

Steve: Rotherham looked out on their feet against Coventry on Thursday after playing five games in 13 days. They have to go again on Sunday against a well-rested Birmingham side that have shown signs of improvement over the past few weeks.

Aaron and James: Barnsley’s high-pressing energy has taken them into the Championship top six and with 11 wins in their last 14 games they are looking good value for the playoffs. Coventry can’t match them physically or technically and lost 4-1 to Bournemouth last weekend.

Ian: Huesca have claimed consecutive victories against Levante and Elche recently and look excellent value against an Alaces side that look destined for the drop. The hosts have won just one of their last 15 league games and have lost five of their last seven at home.

Alex: Monaco are still very much in the Ligue 1 title race and they can close the gap at the top with a win over a Bordeaux side that have lost nine of their last 11 league games. Monaco head into this on the back of a three-match winning streak and will be in high spirits after Lille’s draw on Friday.

Simon: Serie A champions-elect will face a stern test when they come up against a Napoli side that have won nine of their last ten competitive home games. The hosts have scored in each of their last ten games, but Inter have scored in 11 consecutive Serie A outings and can easily match them going forward.

Fulham’s great escape has hit a roadblock of late and they come into this having lost five of their last six Premier League games. Arsenal were buoyed by a 4-0 thrashing of Slavia Prague in midweek and have lost only two of their last nine Premier League games at the Emirates.

Bologna should return to winning ways this weekend as they face a Spezia side that have lost six of their last seven away games, including defeats in each of their last four. Bologna have won seven of their nine home games against teams outside the top eight.

Dijon are rock-bottom of Ligue 1 after losing each of their last six league matches. They have failed to find the net in four of these and now face a Nice side that have won three of their last five Ligue 1 outings.

Alaves look destined for relegation after taking just two points from their last eight La Liga games. They have won just one of their last 15 La Liga games and face an improving Huesca side that have boosted their survival hopes with consecutive wins against Levante and Elche.

Bordeaux aren’t out of relegation danger just yet and come into this having lost nine of their last 11 Ligue 1 matches. Monaco are still in the title race and can close the gap at the top with a fourth consecutive win on Sunday.

Inter Milan’s 14-game unbeaten streak in Serie A has left them 11 points clear at the top of the table and they can claim an 11th consecutive win when they face a Napoli side that have won just one of their last five meetings with Inter.

Real Madrid progressed to the Champions League semi-finals in midweek and they could leapfrog Atletico Madrid with a win on Sunday. Los Blancos have won eight and drawn two of their last ten La Liga matches and face a Getafe side that have won just one of their last 12 league games, losing seven times.

Fulham’s great escape has hit a roadblock of late and they come into this having lost five of their last six Premier League games. Arsenal were buoyed by a 4-0 thrashing of Slavia Prague in midweek and have lost only two of their last nine Premier League games at the Emirates.

Bologna should return to winning ways this weekend as they face a Spezia side that have lost six of their last seven away games, including defeats in each of their last four. Bologna have won seven of their nine home games against teams outside the top eight.

Dijon are rock-bottom of Ligue 1 after losing each of their last six league matches. They have failed to find the net in four of these and now face a Nice side that have won three of their last five Ligue 1 outings.

Benevento have won just seven Serie A games this season and they head into this having failed to score in four of their last eight matches. Lazio have won their last four Serie A matches and have kept a clean sheet in two of their last three, so they should claim the points against the struggling visitors.

Alaves look destined for relegation after taking just two points from their last eight La Liga games. They have won just one of their last 15 La Liga games and face an improving Huesca side that have boosted their survival hopes with consecutive wins against Levante and Elche.

Fulham’s great escape has hit a roadblock of late and they come into this having lost five of their last six Premier League games. Arsenal were buoyed by a 4-0 thrashing of Slavia Prague in midweek and have lost only two of their last nine Premier League games at the Emirates.

Burnley have displayed signs of a strong finish recently and the usually goalshy Clarets have netted in each of their last five games. Manchester United’s defensive resilience is largely contained to tight matches against the top tier sides, with half of their home clean sheets coming against top six teams.

Barnsley have been in excellent form in 2021 and head into this having won 11 of their last 14 Championship matches, including each of their last six away games. They have conceded in their last four away games though and face a Coventry side buoyed by a midweek victory.

Burnley have scored in each of their last five games but their defeat to Newcastle last weekend showed there is plenty of room for improvement. Manchester United look nailed on for the silver medal in the Premier League this season and after their 2-0 win over Granada in midweek have now won each of their last four competitive games.

Inter Milan’s 14-game unbeaten streak in Serie A has left them 11 points clear at the top of the table and they can claim an 11th consecutive win when they face a Napoli side that have won just one of their last five meetings with Inter. The hosts have scored in their last 18 competitive games, however.

Leicester are justified favourites to make it to the FA Cup Final as they face a Southampton side that have won just four of their last 15 games in all competitions. The Foxes have beaten Southampton to nil in two of their last three meetings and the Saints have lost six of their last ten in all competitions.

Inter Milan’s 14-game unbeaten streak in Serie A has left them 11 points clear at the top of the table and they can claim an 11th consecutive win when they face a Napoli side that have won just one of their last five meetings with Inter.

Real Madrid progressed to the Champions League semi-finals in midweek and they could leapfrog Atletico Madrid with a win on Sunday. Los Blancos have won eight and drawn two of their last ten La Liga matches and face a Getafe side that have won just one of their last 12 league games, losing seven times.

Nantes are winless in their last 13 home games in Ligue 1 and face one of the best away sides in the division on Sunday. Lyon have lost just once on the road and are unbeaten in 14 away from home, although they have conceded in each of their last four trips and Nantes have scored in six of their last seven at home.

• Southampton have won only two of their last eight meetings with Leicester.
• Kelechi Iheanacho has scored nine goals in his last eight competitive appearances.
• Southampton have averaged 4.3 shots on target per game this season.
• Wilfred Ndidi has been booked in three of his last four appearances for club and country.

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