Football Accumulator Tips

Cambridge are unbeaten at home this season and they look worth backing in the double chance market, as they look to cause a cup upset.

Brentford reached the quarter-finals of this competition last season and look overpriced to beat Bournemouth in a clash of clubs that sold the family silver this summer.

Coventry should be too strong for their Championship rivals and are fancied to come out on top.

North End are unbeaten after four games this season and the early signs suggest they will be a force at home this term, having claimed victories over two of the relegated teams at Deepdale. They can see off Championship rivals Wrexham in this EFL Cup tie. 

Stoke have started the season by posting three successive wins in the Championship and, while they were taken to penalties in the last round of the EFL Cup, they should be able to get past League One outfit Bradford City on Tuesday.

Sunderland’s kind start to the season means their full focus needs to be on their league campaign. The Black Cats were eliminated at the first hurdle in both cups last season, so Huddersfield appeal on the double chance market to get a result at the Stadium of Light.

There haven’t been too many positives for either of these sides to take from their opening couple of games of the season but Wolves did at least show a bit of defensive resolve in a defeat at Bournemouth at the weekend, as they restricted the Cherries to just one goal despite playing for almost the entire second half with 10 men. Wolves may be able to edge out the Hammers as the visitors look incredibly suspect at the back, shipping eight goals across their opening two games.

Coventry head into this game after stunning 5-3 and 7-1 wins and they can triumph in another thriller against Millwall. The Lions have scored in three of their four games this season and can get on the scoresheet against a defence that has shipped four goals in two games, but this in-form Cov attack can outgun their hosts.

Sheffield Wednesday have conceded at least two goals in all four competitive games this season, but they have scored six times at the other end and may be able to get on the scoresheet against Yorkshire rivals Leeds. These teams can combine for at least four goals.

Bodo Glimt’s 5-0 first leg victory was their eighth win in their last nine matches across all competitions. They won five of their six qualifiyng matches last summer and they can see off a Sturm Graz side who have lost six of their previous 10 home matches in Europe, although expect the hosts to get on the scoresheet to restore a little pride.

Bournemouth picked up their first win of the season at home to Wolves on Saturday and were impressive in their opening-night trip to Anfield. They should have the beating of a Brentford side still adjusting to life under Keith Andrews.

Birmingham put out a strong team against Sheffield United in the previous round, albeit with a few changes, and they should have too much for Port Vale. Vale’s only win so far this season came in this competition and they’ve failed to score in three of their last four league games. The Blues have won their last three games against a better standard of opposition and can beat the League One visitors with a bit of room to spare.

North End are unbeaten after four games this season and the early signs suggest they will be a force at home this term, having claimed victories over two of the relegated teams at Deepdale. They can see off Championship rivals Wrexham in this EFL Cup tie.

Paphos won 2-1 in Serbia last week and they’ve scored in all five qualifiers so far. The visitors have seen BTTS land in four of their five qualifying clashes and in six of their last seven across all competitions.

Kairat Almaty picked up a 0-0 draw in Glasgow last week and they’ve won to nil in all three home games in this qualifying campaign. The visitors had a fixture at the weekend while Kairat rested up to prepare for this one. The Bhoys’ long journey to Kazakhstan will do them no favours, while they’re aiming to end a 12-game run without an away win in Europe.

Paphos won 2-1 in Serbia last week and they’ve scored in all five qualifiers so far. The visitors have seen BTTS land in four of their five qualifying clashes and in six of their last seven across all competitions.

Bodo Glimt’s 5-0 first leg victory was their eighth win in their last nine matches across all competitions. They won five of their six qualifiyng matches last summer and they can see off a Sturm Graz side who have lost six of their previous 10 home matches in Europe.

Odds-on favourites Celtic were held to a goalless draw in Glasgow in the first leg, and the Kazakhstan visitors deserved the result as they limited the Bhoys to 0.56 expected goals.Kairat have won all three of their home Champions League qualifiers this season and have only lost four of their last 29 home games in Europe, while Celtic haven’t won an away game on the continent since 2021.

Qarabag built a 3-1 lead in Hungary last week, but they were arguably the worst team in that tie and may fail to justify their favouritism on home soil.They lost the shot count and had an expected goal deficit of -0.32 at Ferencvaros, and the Hungarian side have regularly performed better on the road than in front of their own fans in Europe.Four of their last five Champions League defeats have come at home, with only one road defeat in their last eight trips in this competition. With Qarabag already holding a comfortable lead, don’t expect the Azerbaijani’s to push for a win.

Aberdeen were good value for their 2-2 draw in Scotland last week as they won the shot count 28-10 and controlled possession throughout, and they should be able to avoid defeat in Bucharest on Thursday.FCSB have only won seven of their last 13 home European games, and Aberdeen have proven a difficult side to beat in their continental forays in recent years, losing only two of their last six away games.

St Pauli opened their Bundesliga campaign with an impressive 3-3 draw at home to Borussia Dortmund, and they can remain unbeaten for another week when they face the newly promoted Hamburg.St Pauli have only lost three of their last 11 Bundesliga games and went unbeaten in their final three away games last season, so they can take something away from the Volksparkstadion.

Everton were miserable as they lost their opening game against Leeds, but they looked a transformed side against Brighton last weekend and should be able to maintain momentum against Wolves.Saturday’s hosts have lost both of their games so far without scoring, and look to be missing the departed Rayan Ait-Nouri and Matheus Cunha.

Aston Villa are yet to score a goal in the Premier League, and their winless start to the season may stretch to three matches against an impressive looking Crystal Palace outfit.The Eagles have drawn against Chelsea and Nottingham Forest either side of a European win over Fredrikstad, and they are unbeaten in their last five meetings with Villa, winning four of them.