Football Accumulator Tips

Olympiacos will be up against it when they head to Spain to face Hansi Flick’s Barcelona on Tuesday night. The Greek outfit have yet to score in the Champions League this season, while Barcelona have netted at least three goals in two of their last four victories. The Spanish giants have won four of their last five home matches this season and should showcase their class from the outset.

Mikel Arteta’s team will be full of confidence ahead of this tie after winning their last five matches in all competitions. The Gunners kept a clean sheet in four of those victories, and they should be able to outmuscle an Atletico side that has been inconsistent with only five wins in their last 10 outings.

Newcastle have only lost to Liverpool, Barcelona, Arsenal and Brighton this season and they proved too much for Union Saint-Gilloise in their last Champions League tie as they recorded a 4-0 away win. Under Jose Mourinho, Benfica have only won two of their last five matches and they have lost both of their games in the competition so far.

Manchester City’s 2-0 win over Everton ensured that Pep Guardiola’s side are now unbeaten in eight matches in all competitions this season. While Villarreal are unbeaten at home in all competitions, they are winless in three and they are without a victory in their last eight European fixtures against English teams.

Pafos have picked up 18 points from seven games in the Cypriot First Division and they will not be fazed by the trip to Almaty, unlike some of their other European rivals. Kairat are without a win in their previous eight UEFA competition group stage/league phase matches and they have conceded nine goals in two games so far.

Bristol City are winless in their last three games at home and they look vulnerable ahead of the visit of Southampton. Will Still’s team have improved their performances and are unbeaten in four games and they should pick up all three points if they can maintain their recent creativity.

FC Copenhagen are in poor form ahead of kick-off as the Danish outfit are winless in three games in all competitions. They were beaten 2-0 by Qarabag in their last League Phase tie and they also conceded two goals at home against Bayer Leverkusen on Matchday One. Dortmund have scored eight goals so far in the Champions League and should secure all three points.

PSV are unbeaten in five games in all competitions, but Napoli head to the Netherlands on the back of seven wins in 10 matches. The hosts fell to a 3-1 defeat to Union Saint-Gilloise in their opening European tie, before they then failed to bounce back in a 1-1 draw against Bayer Leverkusen and all signs point to them struggling defensively in this tie.

After beating PSV Eindhoven 3-1 in their opening League Phase match, Union Saint-Gilloise were brought back down to earth when losing 4-0 to Newcastle earlier this month. Inter come into the match on the back of six successive wins and should prove too good for their Belgian opponents.

Watford have been tough to overcome at Vicarage Road this season, with the Hornets winning three of their five matches at home. Javi Gracia’s side have only lost once in front of their own fans, and they should be able to get the better of a West Brom side that lost 3-0 to Millwall in their last match on the road.

Bayern Munich have covered a -2 handicap in five of their last seven matches. They have won all five previous home matches against Belgian clubs and look capable of a comfortable win against a Brugge side that lost 3-0 at home to Dortmund in last season’s league phase.

Real Madrid have won 12 of their last 13 home Champions League games. They can register a win to nil against a struggling Juventus side without a win in their last six matches across all competitions. The Old Lady have failed to score in their last two while Los Blancos kept a clean sheet in their 1-0 win at Getafe on Saturday.

Marseille are on a five-match winning streak across all competitions, which includes victories against PSG, Strasbourg and Ajax. They can edge a tight game with goals in Lisbon. Sporting have scored in 18 straight European home group games and can at least extend that run in defeat.

Swansea beat QPR 2-1 when the two teams last met in April and they did the Championship double over the R’s last season. QPR have conceded on all five of their Championship away days and they have let in 12 goals away from home.

Watford have been tough to overcome at Vicarage Road this season, with the Hornets winning three of their five matches at home. Javi Gracia’s side have only lost once in front of their own fans, and they should be able to get the better of a West Brom side that lost 3-0 to Millwall in their last match on the road.

Oxford United should struggle on the road in midweek as they have only picked up four points in five second-tier matches on the road. Wrexham are winless on home soil in the Championship, but they have only lost one of their last five at home in all competitions and have steadied the ship in recent weeks.

Sheffield Wednesday are still looking for their first win at home in the Championship this season. They should fall short against a Middlesbrough side that have only lost once away from home, picking up eight points from five fixtures.

Atalanta boast a solid defensive record. with only three goals conceded across their last five games. They have enough quality and experience to edge this clash without conceding.

Bayern Munich have covered a -2 handicap in five of their last seven matches. They have won all five previous home matches against Belgian clubs and look capable of a comfortable win against a Brugge side that lost 3-0 at home to Dortmund in last season’s league phase.

Both teams have scored in eight of Eintracht Frankfurt’s last nine games and a repeat of that looks likely considering the defensive struggles of the Bundesliga side and Liverpool this season.

Goals seem to follow Monaco wherever they go. Both teams to score and over 2.5 goals has been a winning bet in seven of their last eight games, as well as each of their five outings at Stade Louis II this term. The same bet has landed in Tottenham’s last three matches and is a standout selection again.

Fewer than three goals have been scored in six of Athletic Club’s last eight matches in all competitions and in six of Qarabag’s last 10 matches. Under 2.5 goals have been scored in three of Qarabag’s previous five games against Spanish opposition too.

Galatasaray have won four and drawn two of their last six home European matches while Bodo/Glimt have lost five of their last nine European games, scoring in all nine.