Football Betting Tips

Atletico Madrid were handily beaten by Arsenal and Liverpool in the League Phase, while they were a mess defensively against Club Brugge in the last round. Spurs won all four home games on their way to finishing fourth in the first round, and they can match an Atletico side who have been far from dominant in Europe in recent seasons.

Sporting are arguably the weakest of the top-eight sides, while Bodo have won four straight European games including home and away victories over Inter Milan. The Norwegian side went to the semis in the Europa League last year, and they can see off a Sporting side who overperformed their xG numbers at a huge rate in the League Phase.

While Chelsea beat PSG 3-0 in the summer’s Club World Cup, Enzo Maresca’s tactical tweaks were key in that victory. Months on, and the Blues look to have gone backwards. PSG clearly took issue with the Blues, and they can claim some revenge after eliminating three Premier League sides on their way to last season’s final.

These two sides are meeting in the knockouts for the fifth straight year, and Real Madrid have won three of the previous four meetings, including the last two. The Spanish giants have won eight of their last 10 under new boss Arbeloa at the time of the draw, and they are one of the few sides in Europe with the individual talent to match City.

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.

Chesterfield look the better bet away at Barnet. The visitors are above their opponents in the table, have fewer defeats this season and continue to do good work on the road. Barnet are wobbling at home and remain vulnerable defensively, which gives an in-form Chesterfield side a strong chance here.

Wrexham are the best bet to win at Charlton on Saturday. They have won on four of their last five Championship away trips and can secure another victory at The Valley against a Charlton side who are without a win in three games.

Colchester look the best bet at home to Salford after their emphatic 4-1 win over Barnet. They have won six of their last eight league games on their own ground and arrive on a two-match winning run. Salford are wobbling, with no win in four and back-to-back away defeats.

QPR had an off night when losing 5-0 at Southampton on Tuesday but they can revive their playoff hopes with a home win over Sheffield United. The Hoops are usually strong at their West London base and can pile on the misery for the Blades, who are smarting from a 2-1 loss at home to Coventry.

Plymouth beat league leaders Cardiff 5-2 on Saturday to extend their good form, and second-bottom Rotherham should struggle to match them. The hosts have lost three games in a row, while they’ve lost four of six home meetings with top-half teams. Plymouth have won all of their visits to the bottom eight so far, and they’ve scored 12 goals across their last three games.

Southampton have found the net in their last eight league games and there is potential for a goalfest when they visit Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough on Saturday. Back over 3.5 goals. The hosts have had a leaky defence this season. Sheffield Wednesday have failed to keep a clean sheet in 20 of their last 21 Championship games, and no team has shipped more goals in the league this season than the 68 they have conceded so far – an average of exactly two goals per game.

Estrela can really help their survival hopes by winning at AVS on Saturday. The hosts have won only once all season and have failed to score in three of their last four home league games.

Bottom side Heracles tested PSV when the pair last met, with the leaders running out with a 4-3 home win. They head to Heracles having won 11 of 12 away trips, but the basement club have still scored 20 times in their 11 home matches. Eight of the visitors’ last nine Eredivisie matches have seen both teams score, so back a high-scoring away win.

NEC Nijmegen are without a win in three, but they picked up a solid 1-1 draw at Ajax last weekend. The hosts have a strong record at home, while visitors Fortuna Sittard have lost all four of their visitors to the top six, despite scoring in three of those games. The third-placed hosts have seen BTTS land in 12 straight games, while the same has landed in nine of Fortuna’s 12 trips.

Guimaraes have won four of their last five at home in all competitions and are worth siding with when Alverca visit. However, both teams have scored in Guimaraes’ last three and Alverca’s last four. The visitors have lost each of their trips to top-half sides, but they can find the net in another defeat.

Auckland are second in the A-League and they have a strong home record, but they’ve conceded in all but two of their eight home matches. Visitors Melbourne City have seen BTTS in their last five games, which has included heavy losses to Melbourne Victory and Macarthur FC.

Newcastle Jets have won their last eight A-League games, while they’ve won seven straight away trips this term. The visitors lost 3-2 at Central Coast Mariners earlier this season, and the hosts are in good form having gone five games without defeat, winning the last three. The hosts have scored at least twice in three of their last four, while the visitors have kept one away clean sheet in spite of their winning streak.

Perth Glory have stronger underlying numbers, despite sitting a place below Brisbane Roar. The away team has won the last four meetings between these two sides, and Brisbane Roar head into this contest have lost four of their last five games.

The visitors’ last four games have featured a total of 16 goals, while the hosts last three at home have finished 2-2, 6-2, and 0-3. Defensive issues are clear for both sides, with Western Sydney shipping 1.88 goals per game on their travels this season.

Auckland are second in the A-League and they have a strong home record, but they’ve conceded in all but two of their eight home matches. Visitors Melbourne City have seen BTTS in their last five games, which has included heavy losses to Melbourne Victory and Macarthur FC.

Newcastle Jets have won their last eight A-League games, while they’ve won seven straight away trips this term. The visitors lost 3-2 at Central Coast Mariners earlier this season, and the hosts are in good form having gone five games without defeat, winning the last three. The hosts have scored at least twice in three of their last four, while the visitors have kept one away clean sheet in spite of their winning streak.

Norwich have scored at least twice in six of their last eight Championship games, and both teams to score has landed in a number of Leicester’s latest outings. That looks the best bet when these sides meet on Saturday.

Both teams have scored in Portsmouth’s last three Championship matches and four of Hull’s last six, with BTTS coming in by half time when the sides last clashed in November. Both teams have been struggling defensively of late, with Hull conceding 48 goals so far this season in the Championship – an average of 1.45 goals per game from 33 games – and Portsmouth failing to keep their opponents at bay in five straight league games.

Both teams to score looks the best angle at the BayArena. Recent meetings regularly produce goals at both ends, and Mainz have seen BTTS land in four of their last five away games. Neither defence is convincing either, with Leverkusen short of clean sheets and Mainz unable to shut teams out on the road.

Both teams to score looks the play here. Lincoln are flying and have scored in 18 straight games, but they have also looked less secure defensively. Blackpool are conceding too often, yet they have been finding the net away from home, especially in tougher matches, which gives BTTS strong appeal.

Both teams to score looks the standout play at Estadi Olimpic. Barcelona are almost guaranteed to do their part, having scored in 49 of their last 50 league games, but Villarreal arrive in decent form and carry threat too. Neither defence looks fully trustworthy, which strengthens the BTTS angle here.

Bournemouth have won two of their last three home league games while Sunderland have lost their last three Premier League away matches. The Black Cats are struggling for goals and may come up short on the South Coast.

Bournemouth have won two of their last three home league games while Sunderland have lost their last three Premier League away matches. The Black Cats are struggling for goals and may come up short on the South Coast.

Burnley have conceded at least two goals in five of their last six home games while Brentford have scored multiple goals in three of their last five league away trips.

Liverpool have won their last three games to nil, including a couple of 1-0 road wins against struggling Nottingham Forest and Sunderland.

Both teams come into this game in good form and having found the net with regularity in recent weeks. Four of the last six head-to-heads have seen both teams score and over 2.5 goals and a repeat of that looks likely.

Athletic Club finally look to be getting it together and can record a fourth straight league win when they head to Rayo Vallecano. The visitors have won seven of 10 clashes with the bottom six, so back them to extend their fine form.

Hoffenheim look a decent bet to beat St Pauli in the Bundesliga this weekend. They have won 14 of their 23 league games while St Pauli have lost 13 of their 23. These two teams are at opposite ends of the table and the gulf in class may show.

Bromley look the right bet at home to Accrington. They sit top of League Two, are unbeaten in 16 home games this season and have been one of the division’s most reliable sides. Accrington come into this out of form, short on goals and struggling to keep opponents out too.

Burnley have conceded at least two goals in five of their last six home games while Brentford have scored multiple goals in three of their last five league away trips. Only Tottenham and Wolves have conceded more home goals than Burnley across their last 10 at Turf Moor, while they have scored just under one goal per game in that span.

Cardiff can put an end to Doncaster’s winning streak when they visit the Eco-Power Stadium on Saturday. Cardiff are in good form, having been winners in four of their last six League One games and they are leading League One, having won 21 of their 33 games this season.

Only Livingston are keeping Kilmarnock off the bottom of the Scottish Premiership. Killie have won only two of their last 22 matches and Falkirk, who are enjoying an excellent return to the top flight, can make it three wins from four at home against one of the league’s worst travellers.

Millwall are in good form and look set to continue their winning ways away at Preston on Saturday. Alex Neil’s side got a big win in their last Championship game and can secure another victory at Deepdale. They beat Birmingham 3-0 in their last Championship game on Wednesday, while Preston are without a win in three games.

Estrela can really help their survival hopes by winning at AVS on Saturday. The hosts have won only once all season and have failed to score in three of their last four home league games.

Napoli look the clear bet away at Verona. The hosts are bottom, winless in 11 league games and have taken just one victory from their last ten at home. They are struggling badly at both ends, while Napoli have the quality and consistency to take advantage of another poor Verona performance.

Monaco look the right pick at Stade Louis II. They have won three of their last four league games, are chasing a third straight home win and are scoring freely, especially on their own ground. Angers have lost their last two, failed to score in both and remain poor away.

Dango Ouattara has scored two goals and registered one assist in his last four Premier League games. He is a great foil for Igor Thiago and can cause problems if Burnley’s wing-backs push up.

Harry Kane has nine goals in his last six games and leads the Bundesliga scoring charts by some distance with 28 goals after 23 rounds of fixtures. He can score for the seventh successive game across all comps when Bayern head to the Westfalenstadion.

Antoine Semenyo has five goals in just nine starts in all competitions for Manchester City and he has scored twice in three games against Leeds in his career, the former Bournemouth man is fancied to do so once more.

Federico Dimarco was one of the few Inter players who impressed against Glimt and he’s been in good form in general lately. The 28-year-old had an assist against Lecce last week and also saw a goal of his own ruled out, and he has two goals in his last seven games in all competitions.

James: Phil Parkinson’s side have won their last two league matches, beating Ipswich 5-3 and Portsmouth 2-1, while they have been excellent on their travels with 13 points collected from the last 15 on offer. It has been a different story for Charlton, who are without a victory in three outings and have tasted success just once from their last four fixtures at the Valley.

Aidan: An away victory would extend Bolton’s unbeaten sequence to 10 games and see them do the double over City after a 2-1 home win in the reverse fixture in December.

Warren: Mansfield have taken their eye off the ball having reached the FA Cup fifth round, with the Dons able to take advantage on Saturday. Johnnie Jackson’s men have won three and drawn one of their last five league matches and are now three places and three points ahead of the Stags.

Alex: Barcelona’s 67 La Liga goals gives them the best attacking record in the division. The Blaugrana have averaged 3.08 goals per home game this season and have scored at least three goals in each of their last six on home soil. Villarreal have shipped nine goals in their last five away games and now face one of the best attacking outfits in Europe.

Henry: I think Manchester City’s good recent run is being overplayed and Leeds look overpriced. Pep Guardiola’s side weren’t convincing in a 2-1 win over Newcastle last weekend, and they could fall short against a Leeds side who have lost only two of their last 16 matches.

Gareth: Mallorca opted to axe Jagoba Arrasate as coach after their defeat to Celta Vigo on Sunday and we may see a reaction from the relegation-threatened side. In any case, home form hasn’t been the issue for Los Piratas as they have just three defeats at the Mallorca Son Moix all season and they’ve won two of their last three.

Bromley look the right bet at home to Accrington. They sit top of League Two, are unbeaten in 16 home games this season and have been one of the division’s most reliable sides. Accrington come into this out of form, short on goals and struggling to keep opponents out too.

Coventry have enjoyed success in 12 of their last 15 home games in the Championship and can be backed to win at the CBS Arena against Stoke on Saturday. The visitors are out of form, with just one win in Stoke’s last eight Championship matches. They have failed to secure victory in any of their last three away games.

Only Livingston are keeping Kilmarnock off the bottom of the Scottish Premiership. Killie have won only two of their last 22 matches and Falkirk, who are enjoying an excellent return to the top flight, can make it three wins from four at home against one of the league’s worst travellers. 

Mansfield look the best bet at home to AFC Wimbledon. Neither side has had a great season, but the visitors’ defensive issues stand out. Wimbledon have gone four league games without a clean sheet and have failed to shut teams out in 17 of their last 20, which gives Mansfield the edge.

Burnley have conceded at least two goals in five of their last six home games while Brentford have scored multiple goals in three of their last five league away trips.

Over 3.5 goals have been scored in four of Dortmund’s last six games and in three of Bayern’s last five. Bayern score on average 3.7 goals per-game in the Bundesliga and BVB are averaging over two, so these sides should be able to combine for at least four goals.

Both teams come into this game in good form and having found the net with regularity in recent weeks. Four of the last six head-to-heads have seen both teams score and over 2.5 goals and a repeat of that looks likely.

Over 2.5 goals stands out in Mallorca against Real Sociedad. Both teams have been involved in plenty of high-scoring games, with Mallorca seeing eight of their last ten go over the line and Sociedad’s last three doing the same. Neither defence inspires confidence, which should create a more open contest.

Over 2.5 goals looks the standout bet when Le Havre face PSG. The visitors have scored in nine straight games and their recent matches keep producing goals. The last four league meetings between these sides have all gone over the line, while both teams have looked shaky defensively too.

Harry Kane has nine goals in his last six games and leads the Bundesliga scoring charts by some distance with 28 goals after 23 rounds of fixtures. He can score for the seventh successive game across all comps when Bayern head to the Westfalenstadion.

Dortmund have scored at least twice in nine straight league games and they can continue that run, but they may still miss out on claiming any points. BVB have to win this game to keep their title hopes alive but Bayern won the reverse fixture and can take advantage of their hosts on the counter, back the Bavarians to edge a five-goal thriller 3-2.

Despite their solid record as of late, Leeds have lost their last five meetings with Manchester City and Pep Guardiola’s men could edge what should be a competitive affair, take the visitors to win this one 2-1.

Bottom side Heracles tested PSV when the pair last met, with the leaders running out with a 4-3 home win. They head to Heracles having won 11 of 12 away trips, but the basement club have still scored 20 times in their 11 home matches. Eight of the visitors’ last nine Eredivisie matches have seen both teams score, so back a high-scoring away win.

Bundesliga 2 leaders Schalke have won their last two games, but the visitors have failed to keep a clean sheet in five. They head to bottom side Greuther Furth, and the hosts have scored 1.45 goals per game at home, but they’ve lost six of their seven meetings with the top six.

NEC Nijmegen are without a win in three, but they picked up a solid 1-1 draw at Ajax last weekend. The hosts have a strong record at home, while visitors Fortuna Sittard have lost all four of their visitors to the top six, despite scoring in three of those games. The third-placed hosts have seen BTTS land in 12 straight games, while the same has landed in nine of Fortuna’s 12 trips.

Guimaraes have won four of their last five at home in all competitions and are worth siding with when Alverca visit. However, both teams have scored in Guimaraes’ last three and Alverca’s last four. The visitors have lost each of their trips to top-half sides, but they can find the net in another defeat.

Inter suffered a European humiliation in midweek and will feel the need to respond this weekend, which could be bad news for visitors Genoa. Il Griffone are winless in five away from home and they have an Inter side who have scored multiple goals in five of their last six home assignments, the hosts look capable of covering a -1 handicap here after winning the reverse fixture 2-1 earlier in the campaign.

Atletico Madrid have won just three of their 12 away games in La Liga and they come into this game after a midweek fixture. Real Oviedo have just one defeat in their last seven at home and can at least deny Los Colchoneros all three points.

Over 2.5 goals looks the standout bet when Le Havre face PSG. The visitors have scored in nine straight games and their recent matches keep producing goals. The last four league meetings between these sides have all gone over the line, while both teams have looked shaky defensively too.

Guimaraes have won four of their last five at home in all competitions and are worth siding with when Alverca visit. However, both teams have scored in Guimaraes’ last three and Alverca’s last four. The visitors have lost each of their trips to top-half sides, but they can find the net in another defeat.

Guimaraes have won four of their last five at home in all competitions and are worth siding with when Alverca visit. However, both teams have scored in Guimaraes’ last three and Alverca’s last four. The visitors have lost each of their trips to top-half sides, but they can find the net in another defeat.