San Jose are out of form with just one win in their last eight competitive games, losing four of their last six. The Earthquakes look set for another loss at Cincy, who have won three of their last four MLS home games.

NYRB are going through a bit of a slump and have lost both of their games after the World Cup break. In contrast, Orlando have won both of their games since the MLS resumed and the visitors appeal as underdogs here.

Both teams have scored in six of Minnesota’s last eight games and they have managed just one clean sheet in nine. San Diego have scored in six of their last seven games and have conceded in 14 of their last 16, so goals at both ends looks likely.

Vancouver have only picked up one point from their two games since the World Cup break but they were both road games, and they can get back to winning ways when LAFC visit Canada. The Whitecaps have a near-perfect home record with seven wins in eight games, losing once, while LAFC have a mixed road record and have lost three of their last four competitive trips.

Hibernian will be brimming with confidence following their 4-1 Conference League qualification victory over Malisheva on Thursday night, and while Motherwell also enjoyed a positive result, Hibs are likely to prove tough to beat in Leith.

St Patricks are second in the Premier Division and sit 14 points above Derry City, having won 12 of their 25 matches compared to the visitors’ six. They boast the league’s best defensive record with just 21 goals conceded and have kept three clean sheets in their last four home games. Derry, meanwhile, are winless in six away matches. Five of Derry City’s last six Premier Division games have seen both teams score. 

Bohemians are third in the table and 15 points clear of Galway, arriving in strong form with four wins from their last six Premier Division matches. They have won their last three league games, kept three consecutive clean sheets, and scored at least twice in each of their last three outings. Galway, meanwhile, have lost six of their last seven away matches.

SK Brann have scored two or more goals in nine of their 15 Eliteserien matches this season and have found the net in 18 of their last 20 games. They also have a strong record in this fixture, losing only one of their last ten league meetings with Rosenborg. The visitors have lost six of their last eight away matches, so back Brann for all three points. Rosenborg have scored 12 goals across their last four games so they can at least strike in defeat. 

There have been 24 goals scored across the last five Super Cups, and AZ head into this game having seen over 3.5 goals scored in three of their warm-up matches. PSV averaged 3.41 goals per game at home last season, so goals should be on the cards here.

San Jose are out of form with just one win in their last eight competitive games, losing four of their last six. The Earthquakes look set for another loss at Cincy, who have won three of their last four MLS home games.

Hibernian will be brimming with confidence following their 4-1 Conference League qualification victory over Malisheva on Thursday night, and while Motherwell also enjoyed a positive result, Hibs are likely to prove tough to beat in Leith. Over 2.5 goals has copped in five of the last seven meetings between Hibs and Motherwell at Easter Road and the Leith side could secure a 2-1 success on home turf.

St Johnstone took the Scottish Championship title last season and the Saints are fancied to win on their return to the top flight. However, there is a gap for the Perth side to bridge and they look a little too short in this spot. Five of the last six Perth contests between St Johnstone and Kilmarnock have gone under 2.5 goals and Killie are fancied to nick a narrow 1-0 victory in their opening Scottish top-flight clash of the season. 

Hibernian will be brimming with confidence following their 4-1 Conference League qualification victory over Malisheva on Thursday night, and while Motherwell also enjoyed a positive result, Hibs are likely to prove tough to beat in Leith.

St Johnstone took the Scottish Championship title last season and the Saints are fancied to win on their return to the top flight. However, there is a gap for the Perth side to bridge and they look a little too short in this spot.

Shelbourne sit 12 points above Waterford and arrive in strong away form, unbeaten in their last six Premier Division road games and with only one defeat in their last ten away matches. They have also lost just one of their last ten meetings with Waterford. The hosts possess the league’s weakest defence, having conceded 47 goals in 25 games, and they’re set to fall to a defeat.

Tromso are third in the league, ten places and 18 points above Aalesund. They have nine wins, four draws and two losses from their 15 games, while Aalesund have won only twice. Tromso have scored two goals or more in eight of their 15 Eliteserien games this season, and they can defeat an Aalesund side who have won just one of their last ten Eliteserien home games.

The visitors are looking vulnerable at the back. Kristiansund have conceded on all seven of their Eliteserien away days this season and have failed to keep a clean sheet in 18 of their last 20 league games. They’ve also failed to score more than any other team, and their dreadful away record should play into the hands of KFUM.

AIK have scored at least twice in four of their last six Allsvenskan matches, while eight of their 14 league games this season have produced three or more goals. They have also shown defensive vulnerability at home, failing to keep a clean sheet in ten of their last 12 Allsvenskan home matches, supporting another high-scoring contest.

There have been 24 goals scored across the last five Super Cups, and AZ head into this game having seen over 3.5 goals scored in three of their warm-up matches. PSV averaged 3.41 goals per game at home last season, so goals should be on the cards here.

AIK have scored at least twice in four of their last six Allsvenskan matches, while eight of their 14 league games this season have produced three or more goals. They have also shown defensive vulnerability at home, failing to keep a clean sheet in ten of their last 12 Allsvenskan home matches, supporting another high-scoring contest.

PSV have won four of the last five Super Cups, and they’ve scored four or more goals in three of those five matches. The Dutch champions averaged 3.41 goals per home game last season, and they meet an AZ side who have scored at least twice in three of their four preseason friendlies. PSV look likely to win the Johan Cruyff Shield inside normal time but they may concede in the process.

Hibernian will be brimming with confidence following their 4-1 Conference League qualification victory over Malisheva on Thursday night. Motherwell also enjoyed a positive result in their own qualifier and should be able to get on the scoresheet, but Hibs can get a win over the line in a game where both teams score.

Hibernian will be brimming with confidence following their 4-1 Conference League qualification victory over Malisheva on Thursday night, and while Motherwell also enjoyed a positive result, Hibs are likely to prove tough to beat in Leith.

Sven Mijnans scored 21 goals across all competition for AZ last season and now lines up against them for PSV. Mijnans has scored for his new club during pre-season and can haunt his old employers in his first game against them by opening his account for PSV.

Four of Galway’s last five Premier Division games have produced three or more goals, while the visitors have conceded in all 12 of their away matches this season. Bohemians have been scoring freely, netting two or more goals in three straight league games. Those stats suggest we should see goals at both ends.

Five of Derry City’s last six Premier Division games have seen both teams score, and two of their last three away fixtures have ended in 2-1 defeats. St Patrick’s have been prolific at home, scoring 28 goals in 13 league matches, so goals at both ends looks likely.

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.