Sheffield United have recovered impressively from their slow start to the season and they can continue their promotion push by defeating Charlton at the Valley. The Blades are playing with confidence and should appreciate facing the lowly Addicks, who haven’t won since August.

Cardiff squandered a three-goal advantage in Wednesday’s 3-3 draw at home to West Ham, but they remain unbeaten in the Welsh capital and can respond with a win against Burnley. The long trip could be fruitless for the Clarets, who have won just one of 14 Championship games.

Rosenborg have scored three or more goals in six of their last seven, and they can continue their surge up the table against Start. The visitors have shipped 2.92 goals per game on their travels this term, and seven of their 10 away defeats have come by 2+ goals.

Bremen endured a miserable campaign last term as they narrowly avoided the drop but they have been excellent this season. Die Werderaner are unbeaten in the league since the opening round of fixtures, with four wins in seven games, and they can pull off an upset against a Stuttgart side who have lost back-to-back home games. Daniel Thioune’s side have conceded in each of their last five away, while VfB were on a four-game scoring streak before drawing a blank at Gala.

Sparta Rotterdam have scored three goals in their last two away games, and they head to an ADO Den Haag side that has lost three of five home matches this term. The hosts have lost seven from 11 overall, and they head into this game following consecutive losses. Both teams have scored in 10 of Sparta’s last 11, so back them to win and concede.

Auxerre have taken seven points from their last three at home, including wins over Nice and Brest. Paris FC have lost back-to-back away games, and they could fall to another defeat.

Second-tier leaders Hertha Berlin have won nine of their first 10 games, including each of their first four at home. Wolfsburg have already lost at St Pauli and they shipped four goals at second-placed Nurnberg, so back a Hertha side that has the second-best defensive record in the division to secure victory.

Roma have won four of their five home league games, and the hosts have seen four or more goals scored in seven of their last nine games. Sassuolo have lost their last four games, shipping 16 goals along the way.

Sporting have the worst defensive record in the top five of the Portuguese top flight, conceding 11 times in 10 games, and both teams to score is fancied when they host Moreirense, who have been in fine form recently. However, the home side’s quality should tell and they can win.

Nacional have been in dreadful form recently, losing eight of their last nine games in all competitions, and they look set for more misery when they take on Academico de Viseu. The visitors have won five in a row in the league and can extend that impressive run.

Take Bayern Munich to win and both teams to score at Mainz. Bayern’s 2-0 win over Atletico Madrid on Tuesday brought their first clean sheet for seven games, while Mainz have lost five of their last six home matches and both teams have found the net in those defeats.

Bremen endured a miserable campaign last term as they narrowly avoided the drop but they have been excellent this season. Die Werderaner are unbeaten in the league since the opening round of fixtures, with four wins in seven games, and they can pull off an upset against a Stuttgart side who have lost back-to-back home games. Daniel Thioune’s side have conceded in each of their last five away, while VfB were on a four-game scoring streak before drawing a blank at Gala.

Real Madrid have won their last seven matches, and they’ve picked up nine wins from 11 in La Liga. However, the visitors have conceded in seven of their eight away trips, conceding 12 goals. Valencia have scored in five of their last six league games, and they can notch in a defeat.

Fulham have hit some form with seven points from their last three games and they can heap the pressure on Newcastle with a win on Saturday. The Magpies have four defeats in their last five games and the pressure is mounting on boss Matthias Jaissle.

Birmingham have won their last three home games and they should be backed to get the win at St. Andrew’s against Swansea on Saturday.

Sheffield United have recovered impressively from their slow start to the season and they can continue their promotion push by defeating Charlton at the Valley. The Blades are playing with confidence and should appreciate facing the lowly Addicks, who haven’t won since August.

QPR were the better side in Tuesday’s 1-1 draw at home to Burnley and they can ease their feeling of frustration by defeating Lincoln at Loftus Road. The Hoops are playing some excellent football and should be too slick for the Imps, who have suffered back-to-back losses.

This looks to be a match where there will be goals at both ends. That has happened in each of Dundee United’s last three outings and on five of the last six occasions that Motherwell have been in Scottish Premiership action.

Both teams have scored in four of Depor’s five away games this term, and the visitors have yet to keep a clean sheet this season. Espanyol have conceded in four straight home games, while they’ve only failed to find the net in a defeat to Atletico Madrid across their 11 league outings.

Osasuna have conceded 22 goals in 11 league games this season and both teams to score looks the best bet when Athletic Bilbao visit El Sadar. The Basque visitors have won their last two but were beaten 3-1 at Levante in their last away fixture in La Liga.

There looks a strong chance that both teams will score in this clash. That has happened on each of the last five occasions that Auxerre have been in action and in all but two of Paris’s last seven outings.

Tom Hill: West Brom should have too much for Millwall at the Hawthorns on Saturday. The Baggies are unbeaten in five games and have picked up positive results against fellow promotion-hopefuls Southampton and West Ham in recent weeks.

Enda McElhinney: Rangers have scored exactly one or two goals in nine of their 11 Scottish Premiership games. Only bottom-of-the-table Hibernian have scored fewer goals than St Mirren’s 12 thus far.

Aaron Rogan: Roma have won four of their five home league games, and the hosts have seen four or more goals scored in seven of their last nine games. Sassuolo have lost their last four games, shipping 16 goals along the way.

Joe Casey: Sheffield United appear to have turned a corner, racking up ten points from their last four games in the Championship, and they are fancied to extend their good run as they visit Charlton on Saturday.

Gareth Freeman: Bremen endured a miserable campaign last term as they narrowly avoided the drop but they have been excellent this season. Die Werderaner are unbeaten in the league since the opening round of fixtures, with four wins in seven games, and they can pull off an upset against a Stuttgart side who have lost back-to-back home games. Daniel Thioune’s side have conceded in each of their last five away, while VfB were on a four-game scoring streak before drawing a blank at Gala.

Rosenborg have scored three or more goals in six of their last seven, and they can continue their surge up the table against Start. The visitors have shipped 2.92 goals per game on their travels this term.

Nine of Manchester City’s last ten matches have featured at least three goals, and they have kept just one clean sheet in those games. Forest have been better going forward than their goal return suggests, so back goals at the City Ground.

A high-scoring affair looks likely when strugglers Den Haag host Sparta Rotterdam. Eight of the visitors’ last 10 Eredivisie games have had four or more goals and the home side have conceded 24 times in 11 games.

Roma have won four of their five home league games, and the hosts have seen four or more goals scored in seven of their last nine games. Sassuolo have lost their last four games, shipping 16 goals along the way.

Goals are on the cards when Excelsior host Go Ahead Eagles. Nine of the visitors’ last 11 Eredivisie games have had four or more goals and Excelsior are no strangers to a high-scoring clash either, conceding 28 goals in 11 games.

Roma have won four of their five home league games, and the hosts have seen four or more goals scored in seven of their last nine games. Sassuolo have lost their last four games, shipping 16 goals along the way.

Real Madrid have won their last seven matches, and they’ve picked up nine wins from 11 in La Liga. However, the visitors have conceded in seven of their eight away trips, conceding 12 goals. Valencia have scored in five of their last six league games, and they can notch in a defeat.

Rangers are closing in on Celtic at the top of the Scottish Premiership and the gap could be down to a point after the Gers face St Mirren on Saturday. Derek McInnes’ men are fancied to win a high-scoring contest against a poor Buddies side.

Goals are on the cards when Excelsior host Go Ahead Eagles. Nine of the visitors’ last 11 Eredivisie games have had four or more goals and Excelsior are no strangers to a high-scoring clash either, conceding 28 goals in 11 games.

Roma have scored at least four times in their last two league games, while Sassuolo have conceded 4+ in defeats to Lazio, Fiorentina and Frosinone across the last month. However, the visitors are capable of getting a consolation goal in Rome.

Troyes have struggled badly going forward this season but only one of their nine league games have been a blowout and they could keep this one tight. Back PSG to cruise to a 3-0 win in this clash.

Roma have won four of their five home league games, and the hosts have seen four or more goals scored in seven of their last nine games. Sassuolo have lost their last four games, shipping 16 goals along the way.

Spurs have hit form as they head to Elland Road seeking a fourth successive win. Tottenham have a strong recent record against their hosts and they look good value to claim maximum points against a Leeds side who are winless in five.

Fulham have hit some form with seven points from their last three games and they can heap the pressure on Newcastle with a win on Saturday. The Magpies have four defeats in their last five games and the pressure is mounting on boss Matthias Jaissle.

Arsenal have won eight of their nine Premier League games and have the best defence in the division with just five goals conceded. The Gunners have three clean sheets in five home games across all competitions and can win to nil against Hull, who are on an eight-game winless run.

Manchester City need to get back on track after successive Premier League losses to Aston Villa and Brighton, but they should have too much for Nottingham Forest, who have claimed just one win in the league all season

Omar Marmoush has managed just one league goal this season but impressed without scoring in the win over Crystal Palace last time out. The Egyptian had four shots in that fixture and should get some chances at Leeds, so he stands out as a contender for an anytime effort.

Alex Iwobi is averaging a solid 1.7 shots per game and hit the winner against Hull in Fulham’s last home league game, he can play his part in a Fulham win on Saturday with an anytime effort.

Bukayo Saka remains sidelined for the hosts and Noni Madueke has impressed in his absence with two goals in his last five games. Madueke scored in the midweek Champions League win over Slavia Prague and can follow that up with a strike against Hull.

Erling Haaland remains City’s biggest goal threat, but Rayan Cherki has been keen to try his luck lately and can add to his tally of six goals for the Citizens this season.

Malaga have struggled to adjust to life back in the top tier of Spanish football. They are the only La Liga side yet to win this season and have already lost 3-1 to Villarreal and 5-2 to Real Sociedad at home. Racing Santander are a level below that pair but could add to Malaga’s troubles.

Frosinone have enjoyed a fantastic start to the Serie A season and they can rack up a seventh league win of the season at Cagliari. The hosts have lost their last four and scored just two goals in five home league games. That is in contrast to Frosinone, who have had no issues finding the net.

Elversberg have performed commendably since gaining promotion to the German top flight, but this is a tough assignment. They have failed to score in their last three league away games and they look set to struggle against the Bundesliga’s tightest defence.

Fulham have hit some form with seven points from their last three games and they can heap the pressure on Newcastle with a win on Saturday. The Magpies have four defeats in their last five games and the pressure is mounting on boss Matthias Jaissle.

QPR were the better side in Tuesday’s 1-1 draw at home to Burnley and they can ease their feeling of frustration by defeating Lincoln at Loftus Road. The Hoops are playing some excellent football and should be too slick for the Imps, who have suffered back-to-back losses.

St Johnstone have drawn three of their last four matches in the Scottish Premiership but this could be the occasion when they finally get over the line. Dundee have been defeated in five of their last seven games on the road and look vulnerable on their trip to Perth.

Sporting Charleroi have won four of their five away trips this season, and they head into this clash having won four from five overall in the league. Westerlo have lost all four encounters with sides above them, and they were beaten 4-1 at Anderlecht last time out.

The league table shows these sides’ contrasting fortunes. Fortuna have lost just one of their last eight Eredivisie games, while Telstar have lost three of their last four away outings. The visitors won last time out but they look set for more misery.

Nacional have been in dreadful form recently, losing eight of their last nine games in all competitions, and they look set for more misery when they take on Academico de Viseu. The visitors have won five in a row in the league and can extend that impressive run.

Paris Saint-Germain have won 14 and drawn three of the last 17 times that they have hosted Troyes and they look unlikely to slow down their success against this side now. Troyes have only netted seven goals in nine league games.