Football Betting Tips

Rangers haven’t lost against Celtic in normal time in any of the last four meetings across all competitions and are unbeaten in three against their bitter rivals at Ibrox. The hosts can at least avoid defeat on Sunday.

Manchester City have to pick themselves up after a surprise home loss to Tottenham, but there was enough in their opening 4-0 win over Wolves to suggest they will be a real force this season and they can come out on top of an entertaining encounter at Brighton.

The last four Premiership editions of the Dundee Derby have all gone over 2.5 goals and that pattern could well continue. Over 2.5 goals has landed in each of Dundee United’s last five games, and in three of Dundee’s last five.

Nottingham Forest have made a confident start to the new Premier League campaign and they should have enough to secure a comfortable win over West Ham, who have lost all three of their matches this season.

Villarreal are the best bet to win at Celta Vigo on Sunday. The hosts have lost their last two home games in the Primera Liga, while Villarreal come into this game on the back of two away wins.

Borussia Dortmund have scored three or more goals in six successive Bundesliga games and Sunday’s clash with Union Berlin at Signal Iduna Park promises goals again – back over 2.5 goals.

Nottingham Forest have made a confident start to the new Premier League campaign and they should have enough to secure a comfortable win over West Ham, who have lost all three of their matches this season.

Manchester City have to pick themselves up after a surprise home loss to Tottenham, but there was enough in their opening 4-0 win over Wolves to suggest they will be a real force this season and they can come out on top of an entertaining encounter at Brighton.

Villarreal are the best bet to win at Celta Vigo on Sunday. The hosts have lost their last two home games in the Primera Liga, while Villarreal come into this game on the back of two away wins.

Nice are the best bet to win at Le Havre on Sunday. Didier Digard’s hosts have won just one of their last ten home league games, and Nice boss Franck Haise can steer his side to victory at Stade Oceane.

Espanyol have won their last two home games and they are worth backing to get another win when Osasuna visit the RCDE Stadium on Sunday. Osasuna have only won one of their last ten away games in the league, a run that includes four games without a victory.

Villa have failed to score in two games this season and have now drawn blanks in three consecutive competitive games. Palace have scored just two goals across their last four games but have shipped just one themselves. With both attacks struggling but both backlines looking fairly solid, this could be a game where defences come out on top and under 2.5 goals looks a strong bet.

Inter Milan won all their home meetings with the bottom 11 last term and they looked more attack-minded in their 5-0 win over Torino on Monday night. Cristian Chivu’s side can beat Udinese with something to spare.

At least three goals have been scored in eight of Lyon’s last 11 Ligue 1 matches and also in nine of Marseille’s last 11 league contests.

Barcelona have won both of their La Liga games this season and should be able to make it three in a row against Rayo Vallecano, who lost at Bilbao last week and played a European qualifier on Thursday. Rayo have scored in each of their last seven home games against Barca, however, and they can get on the scoresheet in defeat on Sunday.

Wales have picked up seven points from four games so far and beat Kazakhstan 3-1 in the reverse fixture. Their defeat to Belgium in June ended an impressive nine-match unbeaten streak, while Thursday’s hosts have lost three of their last four games and four of their last five at home.

Turkey beat Georgia 3-1 in Euro 2024 and have won three of their last four games. Georgie look in good form on paper, but their recent opposition has been weak, and they did lose to the  Czech Republic, Albania, and Ukraine last year.

The Czech Republic have won three of their four World Cup qualifiers in Group L, including a 2-0 win at home to Friday’s hosts Montenegro.That was their sixth successive win against Montenegro, and they head to the Podgorica City Stadium having won six, drawn two, and lost just one of their last nine games.

France may have failed to win the UEFA Nations League this summer, but they have picked up six wins from their last nine games in what has been a difficult run of fixtures. Their victims in this period include Germany, Croatia, Italy, and Belgium, and they are justified favourites to win in the neutral Tarczynski Arena.

The Ironsides, after taking four points from their opening two games, have lost five competitive games on the spin, and now come up against a Bristol Rovers side that have recovered from a difficult start to win back-to-back games in League Two.

At 3pm, League One’s second-worst team Port Vale could succumb to a fifth league defeat of the season against Leyton Orient. The hosts have taken just one point from three home games following their promotion, and Leyton Orient, who won 1-0 the last time they visited Vale Park, beat Plymouth on the road a couple of weeks ago.

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.

Manchester City have to pick themselves up after a surprise home loss to Tottenham, but there was enough in their opening 4-0 win over Wolves to suggest they will be a real force this season and they can come out on top of an entertaining encounter at Brighton.

Nottingham Forest have made a confident start to the new Premier League campaign and they should have enough to secure a comfortable win over West Ham, who have lost all three of their matches this season.

Borussia Dortmund have scored three or more goals in six successive Bundesliga games and Sunday’s clash with Union Berlin at Signal Iduna Park promises goals again – back the home win and over 2.5 goals.

Barcelona have won both of their La Liga games this season and should be able to make it three in a row against Rayo Vallecano, who lost at Bilbao last week and played a European qualifier on Thursday. Rayo have scored in each of their last seven home games against Barca, however, and they can get on the scoresheet in defeat on Sunday.

The last four Premiership editions of the Dundee Derby have all gone over 2.5 goals and that pattern could well continue. Over 2.5 goals has landed in each of Dundee United’s last five games, and in three of Dundee’s last five.

Borussia Dortmund have scored three or more goals in six successive Bundesliga games and Sunday’s clash with Union Berlin at Signal Iduna Park promises goals again – back over 2.5 goals.

Under 2.5 goals was a winning bet in 28 of Torino’s 38 Serie A games last season and Fiorentina have won two of their last three in the league by the odd goal.

Villa have failed to score in two games this season and have now drawn blanks in three consecutive competitive games. Palace have scored just two goals across their last four games but have shipped just one themselves. With both attacks struggling but both backlines looking fairly solid, this could be a game where defences come out on top and under 2.5 goals looks a strong bet.

At least three goals have been scored in eight of Lyon’s last 11 Ligue 1 matches and also in nine of Marseille’s last 11 league contests.

Barcelona have won both of their La Liga games this season and should be able to make it three in a row against Rayo Vallecano, who lost at Bilbao last week and played a European qualifier on Thursday. Rayo have scored in each of their last seven home games against Barca, however, and they can get on the scoresheet in defeat on Sunday.

Nottingham Forest have made a confident start to the new Premier League campaign and they should have enough to secure a comfortable win over West Ham, who have lost all three of their matches this season.

Borussia Dortmund have scored three or more goals in six successive Bundesliga games and Sunday’s clash with Union Berlin at Signal Iduna Park promises goals again – back over 2.5 goals.

Liverpool have won their two Premier League games this season, but their defence has looked shaky at times and both Bournemouth and Newcastle have scored twice against them, so expect the superior Gunners to replicate that achievement.

Villa have failed to score in two games this season and have now drawn blanks in three consecutive competitive games. Palace have scored just two goals across their last four games but have shipped just one themselves. With both attacks struggling but both backlines looking fairly solid, this could be a game where defences come out on top and under 2.5 goals looks a strong bet.

Inter Milan won all their home meetings with the bottom 11 last term and they looked more attack-minded in their 5-0 win over Torino on Monday night. Cristian Chivu’s side can beat Udinese with something to spare.

At least three goals have been scored in eight of Lyon’s last 11 Ligue 1 matches and also in nine of Marseille’s last 11 league contests.

Barcelona have won both of their La Liga games this season and should be able to make it three in a row against Rayo Vallecano, who lost at Bilbao last week and played a European qualifier on Thursday. Rayo have scored in each of their last seven home games against Barca, however, and they can get on the scoresheet in defeat on Sunday.

Manchester City have to pick themselves up after a surprise home loss to Tottenham, but there was enough in their opening 4-0 win over Wolves to suggest they will be a real force this season and they can come out on top of an entertaining encounter at Brighton.

Borussia Dortmund have scored three or more goals in six successive Bundesliga games and Sunday’s clash with Union Berlin at Signal Iduna Park promises goals again.

Villa have failed to score in two games this season and have now drawn blanks in three consecutive competitive games. Palace have scored just two goals across their last four games but have shipped just one themselves. With both attacks struggling but both backlines looking fairly solid, this could be a game where defences come out on top.

Barcelona have won both of their La Liga games this season and should be able to make it three in a row against Rayo Vallecano, who lost at Bilbao last week and played a European qualifier on Thursday. Rayo have scored in each of their last seven home games against Barca, however, and they can get on the scoresheet in defeat on Sunday.

New midfielder Tijjani Reijnders was superb when he scored in the win at Molineux and he can find the net for the second consecutive away game.

Forest’s Chris Wood scored twice in their 3-1 win over Brentford the last time they were in league action at the City Ground and he can cause all sorts of problems for West Ham’s leaky defence.

Barcelona’s Raphinha has made a strong start to the new campaign with a goal and an assist. He can continue his fine form with a goal art Rayo.

The Hammers have to push forward after their limp efforts in their 5-1 loss to Chelsea and the subsequent 3-2 EFL Cup defeat at Wolves. Expect them to get on the scoresheet, but Forest can secure a 3-1 win, as they did in their last league home game against Brentford.

Villa have only conceded one goal in two games and Palace have conceded just one across their last four in all competitions. This Sunday Premier League game has the potential to produce a bore draw.