Both teams have scored in Internacional’s last three home matches, while Remo have a fine scoring record on the net, netting six goals across their last four away trips.

Both teams have scored in Internacional’s last three home matches, while Remo have a fine scoring record on the net, netting six goals across their last four away trips.

Leon won all three of their Leagues Cup matches, after picking up a victory in their last Liga MX match. That four-game winning streak, which saw them concede in back-to-back away wins ahead of this trip, can continue against a Necaxa side that have lost three of their last four, with BTTS landing in six of the hosts’ previous seven matches.

Pachuca have won 12 of their last 16 home meetings with Puebla, including a 2-1 victory in March. The visitors have suffered four defeats in their last five games, and Pachuca can build on a 1-0 victory over Charlotte FC in their last match.

A 7-1 aggregate win over Kauno Zalgiris in the last round continued a run of high-scoring matches for Dinamo Zagreb, and similar is expected when they host Viking.Over 2.5 goals has landed in their last eight home European games and Viking have been involved in a string of exciting affairs in Norway’s top flight, with three or more goals being scored in five of their last six assignments.

Lyon may have excelled in their home leg against Sparta Prague, but that followed a disappointing 2-1 defeat away from home and that is something home-specialists Fenerbahce will be looking to exploit.The Turkish side have not lost a home qualifier since 2022 and have won ten of the 11 fixtures since. With a typically raucous atmosphere expected in Istanbul, they can secure a first-leg lead in their quest to reach the Champions League proper for the first time since 2008.

Celtic have started the season with three successive wins and they can add a fourth against a LASK side that have struggled on the road in Europe in recent years.The Austrians reached the UEFA Conference League league phase in 2024/25, but they have lost each of their last seven European away games and haven’t won a continental away day since 2022.

Bodo/Glimt lit up the Champions League last season with a string of impressive attacking performances, and now they meet a similarly goal-hungry NEC side returning to European football for the first time since 2008.Each of NEC’s last three games have produced at least three goals, while over 2.5 goals has been a winner in each of Bodo/Glimt’s last six games and in each of their last ten European ties.

A 4-0 away defeat to Sabah in Champions League qualifying knocked AGF down to the Europa League, and they could be in for another tough time when they travel to Lisbon on Thursday.Benfica beat Hearts 6-1 and St Gallen 5-0 in their two home European games this season and AGF have conceded at least three goals in three of their last five away games in Europe.

Bohemians have taken a hit in recent weeks with their elimination from the UEFA Conference League, but their home form is solid and they can live up to their favouritism against Derry City on Friday.They have won four of their last six home games, only losing to Midtjylland, while the visiting Candystripes are winless in their last eight Irish Premier Division away games.

Waterford have enjoyed an upturn in form as they look to distance themselves from the relegation battle in Ireland. Still, their defence away from home remains a concern and rock-bottom Sligo Rovers should be able to get on the scoresheet.Waterford have scored 12 and conceded 13 in their last six away games and both teams have found the net in five of these, and Rovers have seen goals at both ends in their last six home league games.

The newly promoted Coventry raise the curtain on the Premier League season in the most difficult fashion imaginable as they visit reigning champions Arsenal, and the Gunners can get their defence up and running with a routine win.Mikel Arteta’s side outclassed Manchester City in the Community Shield at the weekend and built their title-winning season from the back. They conceded just 27 goals in 38 games and only 11 of those were shipped at the Emirates.

Manchester United are short-priced favourites to open their campaign with a win, but their defence remains a weakness and the newly promoted Hull could capitalise on that.Out of last season’s Premier League top eight, only Liverpool and Bournemouth conceded more than the Red Devils and they have conceded in five of their six pre-season friendlies, while the Tigers scored in six of their final eight Championship home fixtures last term.

Le Havre may have spent last season battling relegation, but they lost just four of their 17 Ligue 1 home games and may begin afresh by defying the odds against Monaco.The visitors have lost Maghnes Akliouche, Aladji Bamba and Caio Henrique this summer and only won six away games last season. They have only won two of their last six meetings with Le Havre and haven’t won at Stade Oceane since a 2011 Ligue 1 encounter.

Barcelona have won back-to-back La Liga titles and netted 95 times last season, and the return of Jose Mourinho to Real Madrid is unlikely to stop the Catalans from clinching a third successive title.

Mourinho has not won a league title since 2015 and there is almost certain to be friction among the big egos at the Bernabeu, especially with the Special One at the helm.

Arsenal landed a long-awaited Premier League title last season and have improved with the additions of Bruno Guimaraes and Christos Tzolis over the summer.

The main reason for their favouritism, however, is what is going on at their rivals.

Manchester City begin life without Pep Guardiola and both Chelsea and Liverpool have new managers to bed in, while Manchester United are still relatively unproven under Michael Carrick.

The Scudetto has not been successfully defended since 2020, but Inter can break that streak despite an upheaval at the back.

John Stones and Manuel Akanji arrive to compensate for the losses of Denzel Dumfries, Stefan de Vrij and Stefan de Vrij and, while the Nerazzurri may look weaker overall, many of their rivals have also taken a step backwards.

Napoli have an ageing squad and will have to do without Antonio Conte, while AC Milan have given Ruben Amorim a chance in the dugout and Juventus are still playing catch-up after a terrible period of recruitment.

Like Bayern Munich, PSG look almost untouchable at the top of Ligue 1 and, while Lens were last season’s surprise package, a host of departures bring the other Ligue 1 teams into play.

While other teams have suffered summer losses, sixth-place finishers Rennes have taken strides forward after cashing in on Jeremy Jacquet and boast last season’s top scorer in Esteban Lepaul.

It is hard to see anybody topping a rampant Bayern Munich, but Borussia Dortmund are the best chance of challenging the Bavarians after finishing second last season.

They have kept the majority of their squad together and added a host of exciting youngsters to their books, while last season’s third-place finishers, RB Leipzig, have lost Yan Diomande.

Bayer Leverkusen are unproven after the appointment of their third manager in the past year, while Stuttgart are unlikely to be able to bridge last season’s 11-point gap to Dortmund.

Halmstad have lost six of their last seven matches, and they’ve lost five of their seven away matches this term. Hacken have scored twice or more in six of their eight home matches this term, but they’ve kept only one clean sheet, so back them to win a high-scoring contest.

Deportivo La Coruna have won seven of their last nine home league games (La Liga 2) while Elche have lost seven of their last nine away La Liga matches. Deportivo’s performance in a 1-0 friendly defeat to Real Madrid this week suggests they can overcome the lowly visitors, who finished 15th last term.

Cardiff have won their last four competitive home games and beat Roma 4-1 at their stadium in pre-season. Meanwhile, Wrexham have failed to score in three straight 1-0 defeats, including friendlies.

Benfica have won three of their last five trips to Casa Pia, and the hosts won only two of their 17 home matches last season on their way to finishing third from bottom.

Hacken have scored twice or more in six of their eight home matches, while they’ve managed only one clean sheet in those matches. Bottom side Halmstad have conceded 2.29 goals per game on their travels this season, so back a high-scoring encounter.

Cardiff have been scoring freely this summer with six against Cork, five at Forest Green, four at home to Roma and three in the cup against Swindon. Only five sides conceded more goals than Wrexham last season, so over 2.5 appeals here.

Elche have conceded twice in two of their last three pre-season games and in several of their away games during last season’s run-in. But they are capable of scoring, having bagged in their final eight La Liga matches last term and appear determined to play more front-foot football this term.

Elche have conceded twice in two of their last three pre-season games and in several of their away games during last season’s run-in. But they are capable of scoring, having bagged in their final eight La Liga matches last term and appear determined to play more front-foot football this term. Deportivo should overpower them 2-1 at home.

Cardiff have been scoring freely this summer with six against Cork, five at Forest Green, four at home to Roma and three in the cup against Swindon. They can bag at least twice against a side that conceded multiple goals in five of their final eight away matches last season. Wrexham scored in seven of those and are picked to lose this opener 2-1.

Deportivo La Coruna have won seven of their last nine home league games (La Liga 2) while Elche have lost seven of their last nine away La Liga matches. Deportivo’s performance in a 1-0 friendly defeat to Real Madrid this week suggests they can overcome the lowly visitors, who finished 15th last term.

Pavlidis has scored in three straight games for Benfica, netting six goals in that time. He scored 22 Primeira Liga goals last season, and he can find the net against Casa Pia on Monday night.