Football Betting Tips

Liverpool look like the best value pick, with the Reds putting their struggles behind them with an eight-game unbeaten run. The Reds have the fourth-best Expected Goals record across the first six Champions League gameweeks, while they’ve recorded back-to-back 1-0 wins over Real Madrid and Inter Milan in Europe. Arne Slot’s side have a kind double-header in January, leaving them primed for a top-eight finish. With the Premier League coasting towards a fifth Champions League berth, the Reds should be in a good position to focus on European success in the spring.

Spain have some incredibly talented individuals, Lamine Yamal being the prime example, but are strong in all areas and don’t have any particular weaknesses. They won Euro 2024 with relative ease and they should be too good for their continental rivals at the World Cup. They also look a level above South American heavyweights Argentina and Brazil, suggesting they will be the team to beat at the World Cup this summer.

Hoffenheim have won nine and lost only one of their last 12 games and have started 2026 with three consecutive victories. Hoffenheim were 3-1 winners when these two sides last met and claimed a victory by the same scoreline at Eintracht Frankfurt on Saturday. With the hosts averaging 1.38 goals per game at home, back them to score in a defeat.

Cambridge are up to fourth place after four successive wins and are unbeaten in League Two since October. Shrewsbury lost 5-1 when facing promotion hopefuls MK Dons on Saturday, and they’ve scored in all four of their visits to the top six, losing three of those. 

Lincoln lead the chasing pack in pursuit of League One leaders Cardiff and the impressive Imps should make no mistake at home to Bradford. Lincoln have won seven of their last eight home league matches while the Bantams have lost three of their last four on the road. However, eight of the hosts’ last nine have seen BTTS land, and Bradford have scored in 81% of their league games this term.

Rochdale have won 20 of their 25 games this term, including nine wins from 11 at home. Opponents Southend are winless against the top six, but the visitors have scored in all of their 14 away games this term, suffering four defeats on their travels.

St. Pauli have picked up the fewest home points in the Bundesliga this season and given RB Leipzig won at another struggling side, Heidenheim, on Saturday, the visitors will be confident of securing back-to-back road successes.

Hoffenheim have won nine and lost only one of their last 12 games and have started 2026 with three consecutive victories. Against a Werder Bremen side that are winless in eight, the visitors will fancy their chances of collecting another three points.

Salford are starting to look the real deal as they aim for promotion. The Ammies are unbeaten in 10 games in all competitions and are catching ailing Chesterfield at a good time. The Spireites have failed to win in five and the points should stay in Greater Manchester.

Fiorentina’s form is improving, as evidenced by last month’s 5-1 home win over Udinese, while Como are flying right now, recording back-to-back wins over Lazio and Torino and scoring nine goals in the process. The net should bulge with plenty of regularity in this cup clash.

RB Leipzig were 2-0 winners when these sides last met and history can repeat itself on Tuesday, especially considering St. Pauli are the lowest home scorers in the German top flight.

Hoffenheim were 3-1 winners when these two sides last met and claimed a victory by the same scoreline at Eintracht Frankfurt on Saturday. With the visitors in form and Werder Bremen conceding plenty on home soil, history could be set to repeat itself.

Hoffenheim have won nine and lost only one of their last 12 games and have started 2026 with three consecutive victories. Against a Werder Bremen side that are winless in eight, the visitors will fancy their chances of collecting another three points.

Tranmere have lost 4-2 and 3-1 in their last two matches, and 69% of their trips have featured three or more goals. Barnet’s last four home matches have seen over 2.5 goals land, so back a high-scoring encounter.

Cambridge are up to fourth place after four successive wins and are unbeaten in League Two since October. Shrewsbury lost 5-1 when facing promotion hopefuls MK Dons on Saturday, and there have been four or more goals in 62% of their away matches.

Cardiff have a four-point cushion at the top of League One and, with both teams scoring in eight of their last 10 matches, and 71% of their home games have featured at least three goals. Barnsley have seen both teams score in seven of their last nine matches and that includes their away game at Liverpool in the FA Cup.

Doncaster drew 3-3 with Wigan on Saturday and more goals should be on the cards, as over 2.5 has landed in four of Leyton Orient’s last five matches. The visitors have shipped 2.23 goals per game on their travels.

Fiorentina’s form is improving, as evidenced by last month’s 5-1 home win over Udinese, while Como are flying right now, recording back-to-back wins over Lazio and Torino and scoring nine goals in the process. The net should bulge with plenty of regularity in this cup clash.

Barnet have won three of their last four to move into mid-table and can improve their recent run by winning against Tranmere. Rovers have lost four out of five and may struggle at the Hive.

League Two leaders Bromley are unbeaten in nine outings and could outclass Crewe. The Railwaymen have won only one of their last six games away from home and the points are expected to stay at Hayes Lane.

Lincoln lead the chasing pack in pursuit of League One leaders Cardiff and the impressive Imps should make no mistake at home to Bradford. Lincoln have won seven of their last eight home league matches while the Bantams have lost three of their last four on the road.

Only a point separates these teams but Notts County can move above Swindon in the playoff race with a third win in a row. The Robins have lost their last three in all competitions and the Magpies are favoured for the victory.

Wigan came from three goals down to rescue a point at Doncaster on Saturday but they have won just one of their last eight league games and look out of their depth at Wycombe. The Chairboys have won five of their last eight at home and they triumphed 1-0 in October’s reverse fixture.

Blackpool have scored in their last nine League One games, while they’ve netted 23 goals across their 14 games at Bloomfield Road. However, only two sides in the third tier have conceded more goals than Blackpool’s 39. Opponents Stockport have found the net in 10 of their 13 away games this term, but all of the visitors’ away clean sheets have come against teams in the relegation zone.

Barcelona haven’t kept a clean sheet in their seven Champions League games this term. The Catalans have conceded at home to Olympiakos and Eintracht Frankfurt, and they host a Copenhagen side who are pushing to make the top 24 after winning 3-2 against Villarreal last time out. 

Feyenoord have conceded 13 times across their seven League Phase games, while they were beaten 4-3 at FCSB in their last European trip. Betis have scored twice in all three of their home games in the Europa League this term, but the visitors need a win to avoid elimination. 

BTTS has landed in 10 of 14 Genoa games since Patrick Viera was sacked, and they head to a Lazio side who have scored 13 times in their six home clashes with sides below them.

Wolves have conceded the second-highest number of goals at home, while Bournemouth have shipped the most goals away. BTTS has landed in the visitors’ last eight games, while Wolves can threaten after an upturn in performances under Rob Edwards.

Rangers return from a visit to Portugal aiming to continue some free-scoring form in the Premiership, but they visits a Hibs side that averages two goals per game at home. 

Douvikas has scored three times in two games in this season’s Coppa Italia, while he took his tally for the campaign to 11 wth a brace in the weekend win over Torino.

Tom: Ajax can still qualify for the knockout stages but they know they will need to beat Olympiakos at the Johan Cruyff Arena. The hosts have certainly improved over recent weeks, winning seven of their last 10 across all competitions.

Oliver: Athletic Bilbao are in must-win territory to secure their place in the knockout stages. They take on Sporting, who have already secured knockout football, but have done so without winning away from home. Bilbao can take advantage of that and will be confident after beating Atalanta last week.

Enda: Dortmund were undone by a red card against Tottenham last week but responded with a 3-0 Bundesliga win at Union Berlin. Inter were well beaten by Arsenal on matchday seven and had to come from 0-2 down at the San Siro to see off Pisa at the weekend.

Aidan: Club Brugge need a win to stand any chance of finishing in the top 24 and they have demonstrated they can be tough to handle at home already in the competition, beating Monaco 4-1.

Phil: Juventus have won their last three Champions League games against Bodo/Glimt, Pafos and Benfica and they can complete a clean sweep of the second half of their league phase with a win in Monaco. Juve have lost only one of their last ten league and cup games, while the home side are struggling with more Ligue 1 defeats than wins this season.

Henry: PSV were crushed 3-0 by Newcastle last week, in a game where they could manage only one shot on target. Bayern Munich have qualification in the bag, but the Bavarians will still be striving for a top-two finish.

Rob: Atalanta look good value for the away win at Union Saint-Gilloise, with Raffaele Palladino having made a tremendous impact. La Dea have won 10 of the 15 games in which he has been in charge. Union have already lost to Marseille (3-2), Inter (4-0) and Newcastle (4-0) at home and Atalanta can make it a perfect four.