Wolves have a strong squad following their relegation from the Premier League, but Cesar Peixoto’s men may not be at full strength for their EFL Cup tie with Port Vale. The Valiants could spring a surprise.

Drogheda United have found some form and head to Galway unbeaten in four games. This includes away games against Sligo Rovers and Dundalk, while Galway United have only won one of their last five Irish Premier Division games.

Middlesbrough were clearly a stronger team than Wrexham last season and Boro have improved their squad this summer. Kim Hellberg’s men are heading for an EFL Cup success on Teesside.

Shamrock Rovers are flying at the moment and find themselves seven points clear at the top of the table. They have won four of their last five competitive home games, although they have conceded in each of these fixtures and face a Dundalk side that have seen goals at both ends in each of their last four.

Ibrahima Ba and Gustavo Sa rate as big losses for Famalicao and Vila Nova may not be able to repeat last season’s excellent effort. Estoril look good value to open the season with three points.

Champions Club Brugge take on newly-promoted Kortrijk and it’s likely to be one-way traffic for the Blue and Blacks. Ivan Leko has lost some big performers in the summer, but there have been more shrewd additions and it’s likely to be business as usual for Club Brugge.

A five-game winning streak has left Always Ready two points clear at the top of the Bolivian Liga Profesional and they face a Blooming side with just one win in their last four. Always Ready have won their last two meetings with Blooming and have scored 17 goals across their last five matches.

Cambuur have had a difficult end to their pre-season with four successive defeats, but they have scored in the last three of these and should be able to find the net in their first game back in the Eredivisie. Excelsior achieved a mid-table finish last season and took 11 points from their final five matches. However, they conceded in four of these, with over 2.5 goals landing in four of them and in four of their five pre-season games.

Cambuur have had a difficult end to their pre-season with four successive defeats, but they have scored in the last three of these and should be able to find the net in their first game back in the Eredivisie. Excelsior achieved a mid-table finish last season and took 11 points from their final five matches. However, they conceded in four of these, with over 2.5 goals landing in four of them and in four of their five pre-season games.

Drogheda United have found some form and head to Galway unbeaten in four games. This includes away games against Sligo Rovers and Dundalk, while Galway United have only won one of their last five Irish Premier Division games.

Middlesbrough were clearly a stronger team than Wrexham last season and Boro have improved their squad this summer. Kim Hellberg’s men are heading for an EFL Cup success on Teesside.

Shamrock Rovers are flying at the moment and find themselves seven points clear at the top of the table. They have won four of their last five competitive home games, although they have conceded in each of these fixtures and face a Dundalk side that have seen goals at both ends in each of their last four.

Cambuur have had a difficult end to their pre-season with four successive defeats, but they have scored in the last three of these and should be able to find the net in their first game back in the Eredivisie. Excelsior achieved a mid-table finish last season and took 11 points from their final five matches. However, they conceded in four of these, with over 2.5 goals landing in four of them and in four of their five pre-season games.

Shamrock Rovers are flying at the moment and find themselves seven points clear at the top of the table. They have won four of their last five competitive home games, although they have conceded in each of these fixtures and face a Dundalk side that have seen goals at both ends in each of their last four.

Cambuur have had a difficult end to their pre-season with four successive defeats, but they have scored in the last three of these and should be able to find the net in their first game back in the Eredivisie. Excelsior achieved a mid-table finish last season and took 11 points from their final five matches. However, they conceded in four of these, with over 2.5 goals landing in four of them and in four of their five pre-season games.

Shamrock Rovers are flying at the moment and find themselves seven points clear at the top of the table. They have won four of their last five competitive home games, although they have conceded in each of these fixtures and face a Dundalk side that have seen goals at both ends in each of their last four.

Cambuur have had a difficult end to their pre-season with four successive defeats, but they have scored in the last three of these and should be able to find the net in their first game back in the Eredivisie. Excelsior achieved a mid-table finish last season and took 11 points from their final five matches. However, they conceded in four of these, with over 2.5 goals landing in four of them and in four of their five pre-season games.

Ibrahima Ba and Gustavo Sa rate as big losses for Famalicao and Vila Nova may not be able to repeat last season’s excellent effort. Estoril look good value to open the season with three points.

Wolves have a strong squad following their relegation from the Premier League, but Cesar Peixoto’s men may not be at full strength for their EFL Cup tie with Port Vale. The Valiants could spring a surprise.

Drogheda United have found some form and head to Galway unbeaten in four games. This includes away games against Sligo Rovers and Dundalk, while Galway United have only won one of their last five Irish Premier Division games.

Kortrijk couldn’t have been set a more difficult task on their return to the Belgium top flight and it’s likely to be hard work for the promoted side. Club Brugge scored 91 league goals last season and they are heading for another impressive success.

Sligo Rovers remain bottom of the Irish Premier Division and have conceded 43 times in 26 games. They have shipped two or more goals in three of their last four league away games and Derry City have scored at least twice in each of their last three at home in the league.

Graham Burke has scored eight Irish Premier Division goals this season and scored the opener in their Europa League qualifier in midweek. He has scored in three of his last six competitive appearances and could boost his tally on Friday.

There were six goals in their two matches between Middlesbrough and Wrexham last term and the entertainment looks set to continue with a 2-1 victory for Boro in the EFL Cup first-round tie.

Famalicao hit only 15 goals in 17 away league matches last season, and while it was a positive campaign, they could struggle at Estoril. The 54 goals scored by the Canaries last term was bettered only by Porto, Sporting, Benfica and Braga and the home side have the firepower to win 2-0.

Portsmouth spent last season battling the drop and seem set for another season of struggle. They have made some bold transfer moves but they have signed players unproven in this league, and don’t necessarily seem any stronger than they were last season so they are among the contenders to drop down to League One.

Cambridge won promotion last term and are yet to really strengthen their team. The U’s spend four years in League One before a campaign in League Two last term, and they only finished higher than 18th in one of those seasons. Of all the promoted teams, Cambridge are perhaps the most likely to drop straight back down.

Tranmere lost 20 of their final 26 games last season and only avoided the drop by two points. The two teams that came up from the National League should be competitive and that should result in an intense relegation fight, and Rovers look likely to be involved.