Brann face a must-win game here, while the underlying numbers suggest these two sides are closer than the table would have you believe. The champions have beaten two of the top five at home, while Viking lost their last away game and the visitors have yet to beat a top four side this season. Four of Brann’s five home wins have seen them concede, while Viking have scored in each of their trips so far.

England are expected to cruise to victory and they can secure the points in style. The Lionesses beat a solid Netherlands team 4-0 last time out, the fourth time in seven matches that they’ve scored four or more goals. Wales have conceded 11 times across their previous three games, so they’ll struggle to contain the champions’ forward line. England could win with plenty of room to spare and cover a -3 handicap.

PSG demolished Real Madrid 4-0 in the semi-finals to make it ten wins from their last 11 competitive games. The last seven of these victories have been to nil, including against Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, Atletico Madrid, and Inter Milan, while Chelsea have only generated 3.72 expected goals in normal time across their three knockout ties, despite facing inferior opposition.

Independiente Rivadavia head into the Clausura in fine form with just one defeat in their last nine games across all competitions. They’ve won their last five home games and can see off a Newell’s side who lost four of their eight trips in the Apertura.

Justin Thomas has struggled in his last two Masters starts – no surprise given the downturn in his form generally – but he ended 2024 by finishing second and third in his last two events. He’s well suited to Augusta, where his approach play and scrambling ability are huge assets.

Rory McIlroy’s first PGA Tour title came at the Charlotte venue in 2010 and he’s gone on to win the Wells Fargo Championship at the course on a further three occasions. He is comfortable at Quail Hollow and looks an obvious title threat if he can hold it together mentally.

A runner-up in 2022 and third in 2023, the exacting test which the US Open usually provides should prove to be ideal for such a marvellous ball-striker as Scottie Scheffler.

Tommy Fleetwood is one of the best exponents of links golf in the world, finishing in the top 12 in four of the last six Opens. Expect him to make another bold run at the Claret Jug come July.

Aryna Sabalenka dominated the hard courts on the WTA tour last year, winning 40 of her 49 matches on the surface, and she claimed both the Australian Open and US Open titles. She can be devastating in Melbourne, winning 27 of her last 28 matches at the Grand Slam in the last three seasons.

Iga Swiatek remains the undisputed queen of clay on the WTA tour. The Pole has won the title at Roland Garros three seasons running as well as in 2020 and she has lost just twice in 37 matches at the clay-court Grand Slam.

Last season’s ATP Tour was pretty much dominated by Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz, who each won two of the four Grand Slam titles, and between them it should be another stellar year. Alcaraz reigned supreme at Wimbledon, making it back-to-back titles at the All England Club, and Novak Djokovic’s obvious decline at 37 years of age makes the Spaniard a worthy favourite to rack up the hat-trick.

At the back end of a gruelling season, the US Open can sometimes throw up strange results and there are often surprises before the September silverware is eventually secured. It could, therefore, be worth going against the head of the market and hard-court specialist Daniil Medvedev ticks plenty of boxes at a nice price.

Carlos Alcaraz won the French Open despite facing three match points in the fourth set to reel in Jannik Sinner in the final. That was the fifth time in the last six meetings that Alcaraz had got the better of his fierce rival, while he is on an 18-match winning streak, having won the last three tournaments he has contested.

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2023 winner Vondrousova recently won in Berlin, while she defeated Madison Keys, Diana Shnaider, Ons Jabeur and Sabalenka along the way. She’s capable of matching top-seed Sabalenka, making her a good outside option to win the title.

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Valerenga are backed to beat Bryne away. They boast a stronger defence, conceding 19 goals in 13 games compared to Bryne’s 21 in 12, and have allowed just one goal per game on the road. Bryne haven’t kept a home clean sheet all season and are winless in three matches.

Hammarby are on a roll with four straight wins and just one defeat in ten. They’ve been particularly strong when scoring first and have averaged 1.71 goals per game against top-half opposition. With GAIS showing some defensive frailty at home, the visitors are well placed to take all three points.

Djurgardens should capitalise on Varnamo’s dismal home form, with the hosts winless in seven at home this season and 15 Allsvenskan games overall. The visitors are eight places and 15 points better off, and Varnamo’s ongoing attacking issues make an away win the standout bet.

Sarpsborg are unbeaten in six away games this season and have lost just once in their last eight Eliteserien matches. Positioned two places above Kristiansund, they have a stronger recent form and scoring record. Their attacking strength and Kristiansund’s weak home defence make Sarpsborg the best bet to win on Sunday.

Rosenborg, fourth in the league, are unbeaten in seven home games and have conceded just three goals at home this season. Ham-Kam, 13th, have struggled away with only one win in six matches and a weak defence. Rosenborg are the strong favourites to secure a home victory on Sunday.

Degerfors’ matches have been full of action this season, with more games featuring four or more goals than any other Allsvenskan side. They’ve seen over 3.5 land in four of seven away games, and with AIK strong at home but prone to conceding, another high-scoring clash is expected.

Degerfors’ matches have been full of action this season, with more games featuring four or more goals than any other Allsvenskan side. They’ve seen over 3.5 land in four of seven away games, and with AIK strong at home but prone to conceding, another high-scoring clash is expected.

England are expected to cruise to victory and they can secure the points in style. The Lionesses beat a solid Netherlands team 4-0 last time out, the fourth time in seven matches that they’ve scored four or more goals. Wales have conceded 11 times across their previous three games, so they’ll struggle to contain the champions’ forward line.

Haugesund, winless and bottom of the Eliteserien with 11 losses in 13 games, host 14th-placed Oslo. Both sides have struggled, and Haugesund have lost 12 of their last 15 matches. With neither team convincing, both teams to score stands out as the best bet for their Sunday clash.

Halmstads have conceded 27 goals in 14 games and Hacken have kept just two clean sheets in their last 11 league meetings with them. Both sides are prone to defensive lapses, and with five of their last seven meetings at this ground seeing goals at both ends, BTTS looks solid.

The Netherlands went into the tournament with BTTS landing in nine of their last 10 matches, while the French have scored at least twice in their last 10 matches. The Dutch need a high-scoring win to progress, while France have both scored and conceded in their first two games at the Euros.

Brann face a must-win game here, while the underlying numbers suggest these two sides are closer than the table would have you believe. The champions have beaten two of the top five at home, while Viking lost their last away game and the visitors have yet to beat a top four side this season. Four of Brann’s five home wins have seen them concede, while Viking have scored in each of their trips so far. 

Halmstads have conceded 27 goals in 14 games and Hacken have kept just two clean sheets in their last 11 league meetings with them. Both sides are prone to defensive lapses, and with five of their last seven meetings at this ground seeing goals at both ends, BTTS looks solid. Hacken are capable in attack and have four two-goal victories already this season. Halmstads leak goals regularly and have suffered two straight away defeats, so back the hosts to win and concede.

Brann face a must-win game here, while the underlying numbers suggest these two sides are closer than the table would have you believe. The champions have beaten two of the top five at home, while Viking lost their last away game and the visitors have yet to beat a top four side this season.

Brann face a must-win game here, while the underlying numbers suggest these two sides are closer than the table would have you believe. The champions have beaten two of the top five at home, while Viking lost their last away game and the visitors have yet to beat a top four side this season.

PSG demolished Real Madrid 4-0 in the semi-finals to make it ten wins from their last 11 competitive games. The last seven of these victories have been to nil, including against Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, Atletico Madrid, and Inter Milan, while Chelsea have only generated 3.72 expected goals in normal time across their three knockout ties, despite facing inferior opposition.

England are expected to cruise to victory and they can secure the points in style. The Lionesses beat a solid Netherlands team 4-0 last time out, the fourth time in seven matches that they’ve scored four or more goals. Wales have conceded 11 times across their previous three games, so they’ll struggle to contain the champions’ forward line.

The Netherlands went into the tournament with BTTS landing in nine of their last 10 matches, while the French have scored at least twice in their last 10 matches. The Dutch need a high-scoring win to progress, while France have both scored and conceded in their first two games at the Euros.

England are expected to cruise to victory and they can secure the points in style. The Lionesses beat a solid Netherlands team 4-0 last time out, the fourth time in seven matches that they’ve scored four or more goals. Wales have conceded 11 times across their previous three games, so they’ll struggle to contain the champions’ forward line.

The Netherlands went into the tournament with BTTS landing in nine of their last 10 matches, while the French have scored at least twice in their last 10 matches. The Dutch need a high-scoring win to progress, while France have both scored and conceded in their first two games at the Euros.

England are expected to cruise to victory and they can secure the points in style. The Lionesses beat a solid Netherlands team 4-0 last time out, the fourth time in seven matches that they’ve scored four or more goals. Wales have conceded 11 times across their previous three games, so they’ll struggle to contain the Lionesses’ forward line. Wales scored a consolation goal against the French, while five of their last seven matches have seen both teams score. England should rack up the goals in a big win, so back a 5-1 victory for the defending champions.

The Netherlands went into the tournament with BTTS landing in nine of their last 10 matches, while the French have scored at least twice in their last 10 matches. The Dutch need a high-scoring win to progress, while France have both scored and conceded in their first two games at the Euros. France have won every game in 2025, but all they need is a point to secure top spot. The Dutch have lost only twice in 2025, including two score draws, so a 1-1 stalemate has a chance. 

Ousmane Dembele returned to the starting lineup for the first time since the Champions League final last time out, scoring and assisting in PSG’s 4-0 thrashing of Real Madrid. This followed his goal from the bench against Bayern Munich, and he can end his season on a high on Sunday.

Only champions Liverpool are a shorter price than Tottenham to win their opening Premier League fixture and I think I would look to oppose Spurs.Of course, a home tie against Burnley appears a fairly kind fixture, but I wouldn’t be surprised if the Clarets, who conceded only 16 goals in 46 Championship matches last term, were difficult to break down.The decision to replace Ange Postecoglou with Thomas Frank wasn’t met with unanimous euphoria in north London and it could take a while for Spurs to find their stride.

Brentford have a busy summer ahead as they plan for a future after Thomas Frank but they should be ready for the opening weekend of the season and can start with a win against Nottingham Forest at the City Ground.The Bees might be without Bryan Mbeumo, who has been heavily linked with a move to Manchester United, but they are usually a step ahead when it comes to player recruitment and are likely to assemble a strong squad over the next few weeks.Forest will be in for a tough game and they might struggle to shrug off the disappointment of missing out on Champions League qualification.The Tricky Trees have taken one point from their last four home games and they could be stung by the Bees.

Despite little expectation, there was plenty of promise in Fabian Hurzeler’s first season at the Amex and it would be no surprise to see a young Brighton side take another forward step next term.The Seagulls saw out the campaign by drawing with Newcastle and beating West Ham, Wolves, Liverpool and Tottenham in their final five matches and they have already added Sunderland’s playoff hero Tommy Watson and Italy Under-21 centre-back Diego Coppola to a strong squad.Fulham, meanwhile, lost five of their last seven matches of the season, only beating Southampton and Brentford, and are yet to bring in any new faces, suggesting an opening-day defeat may be on the cards for the Cottagers.

Pep Guardiola must adapt his usual pre-season plans due to Manchester City’s involvement in the Club World Cup and the Citizens could drop points in a tricky opening assignment at Wolves.City made hard work of May’s 1-0 home victory over Wolves, who hit the woodwork twice at the Etihad Stadium, and they needed a 95th-minute John Stones winner at Molineux in October.Wolves sold forward Matheus Cunha to Manchester United and left-back Rayan Ait-Nouri to City but their recruitment has been good in recent years and they won ten of their 22 league matches after Vitor Pereira’s arrival in December.

Leeds were the highest-scoring side in last season’s Championship, but they may find the going tougher in the top flight, and they could kick off their season with a low-scoring affair at Elland Road.Ten of Everton’s final 12 games of 2024/25 featured fewer than three goals, and their away games throughout last season averaged a Premier League low of 1.95 goals per game. A mere 26 per cent of them went over 2.5 goals, and no team outside the top four conceded fewer goals than the Toffees.

Liverpool won by at least two goals in nine of their 14 home victories last season, while they comfortably saw off Bournemouth home and away. The Cherries lost 3-0 at Anfield and 2-0 at home to the Reds, despite enjoying a successful campaign.Bournemouth have already sold Dean Huijsen to Real Madrid, while Liverpool are pursuing their left-back Milos Kerkez. The Reds will have plenty of time to bed in their new signings, while Andoni Iraola’s side will likely start this campaign weakened at the back. Back the champions to lay down a marker in their opener.

Montse Tome’s side look to have a much easier group that contains Italy, Portugal and Belgium, especially as they put 19 goals past the latter two in four Nations League meetings this season. Spain have demonstrated they know how to bottle a winning formula and they look strong candidates to add to their trophy collection.

Tadej Pogacar has been nigh on unbeatable since winning a third yellow jersey, claiming the world championship title and three Monuments, and he looks capable of landing this year’s Tour de France.

Lando Norris is yet to win around Silverstone, but the 25-year-old has outperformed team-mate Oscar Piastri in each of their two British Grands Prix at McLaren, finishing third here last year and second the year before, both times over 12 seconds ahead of the Australian.

Ryan Fox looks an excellent each-way bet at generous odds. Fox has claimed PGA Tour titles at the Myrtle Beach Classic and the Canadian Open since the start of May. He is a proven links specialist, winning the Dunhill Links in 2022 – where three of the four rounds are played on Open venues – and he was 16th at Portrush in 2019.

Oleksandr Usyk already has one KO win over Daniel Dubois on his CV and he can remove any controversy over that result with another stoppage in the rematch. The Ukrainian is too slick to get caught by Dubois and has the power and accuracy to win without needing the scorecards.

Dundee have not conceded a goal in their two pre-season friendlies and Pressley will be demanding a strong start to the new campaign, against a team they beat 4-0 in last season’s Scottish Cup.

The Rapids come into the game after a comprehensive midweek 3-0 defeat at LAFC and Vancouver have had a few extra days to prepare for this game. The Whitecaps won 2-0 in a reverse fixture earlier this season and can see off a Colorado outfit who have five defeats in their last seven.

Philadelphia Union have fallen to successive 1-0 defeat against Columbus Crew and Nashville, which has knocked them off the top of Major League Soccer’s Eastern Conference, but their home form is so strong that they should get back to winning way against New York Red Bulls.

PSG’s 4-0 thrashing of Real Madrid was their tenth win in their last 11 games, and the last seven of these victories have been accompanied by a clean sheet. This includes wins to nil against Inter Milan, Atletico Madrid, Bayern Munich, and Real Madrid, so Chelsea have their work cut out if they are to trouble this impervious Parisien defence.

Sweden are unbeaten in 14 matches, scoring in 15 of their last 17 fixtures. Germany have not lost in their previous eight and both sides have scored four goals in their opening two games. Neither side will want to finish second in the group, so expect both teams to play on the front foot as they try to maintain their current form in front of goal.

France landed the result of the group stage so far when beating defending champions England 2-1 in their opener and despite a spate of changes ahead of their next game, they followed up with a 4-1 rout of Wales. The Netherlands are unlikely to be quite as bad going forwards against France, a side who have failed to keep a clean sheet at Euro 2025, and should have enough to net in defeat.

Minnesota have won four of their last six home games in all competitions and have only lost twice at this ground in MLS. However, the Quakes have scored in nine of their 10 road games in this competition and can grab a consolation effort.

Charlotte’s attacking momentum and strong home form give them the edge against a New York City side that has lacked cutting edge on the road. The hosts have scored at least twice in five of their last seven games and should have enough firepower to see off an NYC team that has netted less than one goal per game away from home.

Cincy are on a four-game winning streak overall and they have lost just one of their eight MLS games at this venue, winning five. The Crew are winless in five on the road and may fall short against the Eastern Conference leaders.

Toronto look the better side at home and should be backed against an Atlanta team that has failed to win any of their ten MLS road games this season. Atlanta’s poor away form—six defeats in their last eight—makes the hosts the more reliable option. 

Vancouver won 2-0 when these sides met in a reverse fixture back in April and on the balance of play they could have won by a far bigger margin. If they can produce a similar level of performance here they should be able to claim maximum points at Colorado Rapids.

There have been goals at both ends in each of SKC’s last seven games and in three of Seattle’s last five, including their three outings at the Club World Cup. Both defences look vulnerable so goals at both ends looks likely. Seattle sit above SKC in the standings but their road form has been poor. Sporting have seven points from their last three games and have just one defeat in their last five at home. The hosts may be able to pull off a bit of an upset here and claim the spoils in a game where both teams score.

Both sides have scored in the last six MLS games between Real Salt Lake and Houston, and that run looks set to continue again when they meet at Rio Tinto Stadium. Real have won their last two home games and are on a three-game unbeaten run overall, they may be able to edge out a Houston side who have three defeats in their last five. 

Union have six wins and just one defeat after 10 home MLS games. The Red Bulls are among the worst travellers in the competition with just seven points to show from 11 games so a home win looks a strong play here. Union have scored multiple goals in each of their last five home games across all competitions and have hit at least three goals in three of their last four at Subaru Park, with their attack in form they can cover a -1 handicap.

Minnesota have won four of their last six home games in all competitions and have only lost twice at this ground in MLS. However, the Quakes have scored in nine of their 10 road games in this competition and can grab a consolation effort.

LAFC have the best home record in the West and they should be able to win with some room to spare against FC Dallas, who have lost their last three games and have conceded nine goals during that period.

Cincy are on a four-game winning streak overall and they have lost just one of their eight MLS games at this venue, winning five. The Crew are winless in five on the road and may fall short against the Eastern Conference leaders.

Meetings between these two tend to have plenty of goals with both teams contributing so we could be in for a high-scoring game. 

Both teams have had their defensive struggles of late. Austin FC have failed to keep a clean sheet in nine of their last 11 MLS games, while New England Revolution have been unable to keep their opponents at bay in five straight matches.

There have been goals at both ends in each of SKC’s last seven games and in three of Seattle’s last five, including their three outings at the Club World Cup. Both defences look vulnerable so goals at both ends looks likely.

Vancouver won 2-0 when these sides met in a reverse fixture back in April and on the balance of play they could have won by a far bigger margin. If they can produce a similar level of performance here they should be able to claim maximum points at Colorado Rapids.

LAFC have the best home record in the West and they should be able to win with some room to spare against FC Dallas, who have lost their last three games and have conceded nine goals during that period.

Cincy are on a four-game winning streak overall and they have lost just one of their eight MLS games at this venue, winning five. The Crew are winless in five on the road and may fall short against the Eastern Conference leaders.

Union have six wins and just one defeat after 10 home MLS games. The Red Bulls are among the worst travellers in the competition with just seven points to show from 11 games so a home win looks a strong play here.

Vancouver won 2-0 when these sides met in a reverse fixture back in April and on the balance of play they could have won by a far bigger margin. If they can produce a similar level of performance here they should be able to claim maximum points at Colorado Rapids. The Rapids have failed to score in three of their last six games and Vancouver’s last two MLS wins have been accompanied by clean sheets so a repeat of April’s 2-0 win for the Whitecaps is the correct score play. 

LAFC have the best home record in the West and they should be able to win with some room to spare against FC Dallas, who have lost their last three games and have conceded nine goals during that period. LAFC have been keeping clean sheets at home with three in their last five MLS games at this venue. With the Dallas defence looking suspect, a 3-0 win for the hosts appeals.

Vancouver won 2-0 when these sides met in a reverse fixture back in April and on the balance of play they could have won by a far bigger margin. If they can produce a similar level of performance here they should be able to claim maximum points at Colorado Rapids.