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Leeds have won four of their last eight home league games with two draws while Sunderland have lost three of their last four away Premier League fixtures. The Whites had the better of the 1-1 Stadium of Light draw earlier this season and can the result their recent play deserves here.

Brentford won their fourth successive away game on Saturday and could defy the odds against a Bournemouth side they have beaten five times on the spin, including twice this season. The Bees haven’t lost to the Cherries since the first leg of their Championship play-off final in 2021, while the hosts have dropped points in three of their last four games.

Como have lost only two of 16 home matches this season, winning nine and face an Inter side have a number of injury issues. Fabregas’ side have recently beaten Juventus and drawn with AC Milan so are worth backing in the Draw No Bet marlet for what could be a tense first leg.

Portugal’s top two meet in the semi-finals of the cup on Tuesday, with their two league meetings this season each finishing with both teams scoring. Sporting haven’t failed to find the net in any game this season, while Porto have scored in all of their league trips.

NEC Nijmegen are struggling for form ahead of this Dutch Cup clash with Eredivisie leaders PSV. The hosts lost 3-2 to Fortuna Sittard at the weekend, their fourth straight league game without a win. Over 3.5 goals has landed in 68% of their Eredivisie games, while PSV won 5-3 in their league clash at this ground.

FEBRUARY –  The Texans’ suffocating defence has been the key to their eight-game winning run and with the AFC looking the less competitive conference this season after the demise of the Kansas City Chiefs, they have the talent to go a long way. Quarterback CJ Stroud is fully fit again and can look for an elite wide receiver in Nico Collins while former first-round picks Will Anderson Jr. and Derek Stingley Jr. are just two of their many defensive stars.

JULY – Elena Rybakina looks a bet in her bid to repeat her 2022 triumph at the All England Club. The Kazakhstani has had a tough couple of years, due in the main to off-court issues, but she finished last year on a high with victory at the WTA Finals. She’s a superb grass-court player who is as good as Aryna Sabalenka and Iga Swiatek when she’s on her game.

JULY – Alex Noren enjoyed a resurgence in his career in 2025, winning twice on the DP World Tour, and 2026 could finally be the year he ends his long wait for a maiden Major. The Swede has an affinity for links golf, evidenced by his victory at the 2016 Scottish Open and his two top-10 Open finishes, he could go all the way and land the Claret Jug in 2026.

DECEMBER – Mercedes may have botched the ground-effect era, but the Silver Arrows have a strong record of responding well to rule changes, and the sweeping regulation shift coming in 2026 should bring the title back into play. Their power unit has already come under, and been cleared, of scrutiny, suggesting it is likely to be among the strongest engines on the grid, and they have the driver lineup to win the consistent points necessary to land the constructor crown.

NEC Nijmegen are struggling for form ahead of this Dutch Cup clash with Eredivisie leaders PSV. The hosts lost 3-2 to Fortuna Sittard at the weekend, their fourth straight league game without a win. Over 3.5 goals has landed in 68% of their Eredivisie games, while PSV won 5-3 in their league clash at this ground.

Barcelona are 4-0 down from the first leg and need a comeback of massive proportions. They will give it a go in the knowledge that Atletico Madrid have conceded nine goals in their last five games and should win with at least four goals in the game.

Leeds average 1.5 goals per home game this season, which rises to almost two goals per game since Farke switched formation in December. Meanwhile, Sunderland have conceded multiple goals in three of their last four away trips.

The Bees have scored exactly twice on each of their last three visits to the Vitality Stadium, while they’ve netted seven goals across their previous two league trips.

PSV have won 18 of the previous 22 meetings between these sides, including a 5-3 win at NEC Nijmegen in September. The hosts have scored in every home league game this term, while they head into this cup semi winless in four, including a 3-2 defeat at home to Fortuna Sittard on Saturday.

Leeds have won four of their last eight home league games with two draws while Sunderland have lost three of their last four away Premier League fixtures. The Whites had the better of the 1-1 Stadium of Light draw earlier this season and can the result their recent play deserves here.

Port Vale have scored in each of their last five games, but League One’s bottom-placed club are unlikely to keep out the superior Bristol City, who have seen both teams score in four of their last five games.

Both teams can find the net when Barnsley host Wycombe in League One at Oakwell. The hosts have scored at least twice in eight of their last ten league games, but they have also conceded 53 goals this season – an average of 1.71 per game from 31 matches.

Portugal’s top two meet in the semi-finals of the cup on Tuesday, with their two league meetings this season each finishing with both teams scoring. Sporting haven’t failed to find the net in any game this season, while Porto have scored in all of their league trips.

Burnley have seen score draws in four of their last eight Premier League games, while BTTS has landed in their last four matches across all competitions. Everton have failed to keep a clean sheet in their last six home league games, and the Clarets have conceded in all 14 of their trips so far.

Lamine Yamal has scored eight goals in his last nine Barcelona games, including a hat-trick last weekend.

Dominic Calvert-Lewin has scored five goals in Leeds’ last eight home league games and also bagged at the Stadium of Light earlier this season.

Flemming scored his first six league goals of the campaign on the road, and he’s now scored in back-to-back games after netting equalisers against Chelsea and Brentford.

Igor Thiago scored his 18th Premier League goal of the season on Saturday and has notched seven of these in his last nine appearances, while he also got on the scoresheet when he visited the Vitality Stadium in the League Cup earlier this term.

Leeds have won four of their last eight home league games with two draws while Sunderland have lost three of their last four away Premier League fixtures. The Whites had the better of the 1-1 Stadium of Light draw earlier this season and can the result their recent play deserves here.

Igor Thiago scored his 18th Premier League goal of the season on Saturday and has notched seven of these in his last nine appearances, while he also got on the scoresheet when he visited the Vitality Stadium in the League Cup earlier this term.

Everton have won only two of their last 11 home games across all competitions, and they’ve failed to win at the Hill Dickinson Stadium in 2026. Burnley have been spirited in their recent displays, and they’ve avoided defeat in three of their four trips.

Liverpool have seen six of their last eight away trips finish goalless in the first half, while the same has landed in four of Wolves’ previous five. The Reds have scored 66% of their away goals this term after the break, including 18 of their 21 strikes on the road. The Reds have won all four of their visits to the bottom five after the game was 0-0 at half-time, and 10 of their 14 away games this season have seen more goals scored after the break.

Celtic head to an Aberdeen side who have taken one point from the last 15 available, while they have lost 12 of 14 meetings with the top-half. However, BTTS has landed in five of their last six league games. The champions have also conceded in 11 of their 14 Premiership trips this season.

Lazio have lost to nil in four of their five home league meetings with the top seven this term, including a 2-0 loss to Atalanta last month. That lack of spark in the final third is worth opposing again, as la Dea look to build on their Champions League success with a cup final appearance.

Gladbach aren’t expected to trouble Bayern, with the visitors losing all five of their encounters with the top four this season. They fell 3-0 to Stuttgart and 5-1 at Hoffenheim earlier this year, and Bayern could improve on their 3-0 win on the road earlier this term.

Cheltenham have pulled away from the League Two drop zone with a four-game unbeaten run, but their defensive struggles have continued.Both teams have scored in five of their last six, and they host a Barrow side who have kept two away clean sheets all season. Both teams have scored in Barrow’s last 11 away games, with the visitors scoring in five straight away defeats.

Millwall’s 2-0 win at Preston on Saturday was their fourth win in five Championship games, while the Lions have scored 15 times across their last seven. Hull have conceded at least twice in their last four home games, while the Lions struck twice in wins at Wrexham and Sheffield United last month.

The visitors have lost all of their visits to top half teams this season and they’ve lost 10 of their 13 away trips overall. Osasuna beat Real Madrid in their last home game, and they’ve won six of seven at home to sides below them.

Paris FC have conceded 23 goals across their seven meetings with the top five overall, including a 3-3 draw when these sides met in the capital. Paris FC have a good scoring record on the road, but they should struggle to contain Lyon’s impressive forward line.

Everton have won only two of their last 11 home games across all competitions, and they’ve failed to win at the Hill Dickinson Stadium in 2026. Burnley have been spirited in their recent displays, and they’ve avoided defeat in three of their four trips.

Ipswich are in decent form, but they have failed to win four of their last seven games and promotion-rivals Hull have the best away record in the Championship. The Tigers are unbeaten since November on their travels, winning seven of their eight trips since.

Barcelona are 4-0 down from the first leg and need a comeback of massive proportions. They will give it a go in the knowledge that Atletico Madrid have conceded nine goals in their last five games and should win with at least four goals in the game.

Port Vale have scored in each of their last five games, but League One’s bottom-placed club are unlikely to keep out the superior Bristol City, who have seen both teams score in four of their last five games.

Sunderland have been poor travellers this season and Leeds need the points more than the Black Cats so I think it will be a home win for the Whites at Elland Road on Tuesday. Sunderland have won just twice away from home all season and while Leeds’ home form has been mixed, they can pick up an important three points as they look to move further away from trouble.

This will be a game the Hammers will have targeted in their bid to get out of the bottom three. A late Raul Jimenez goal was the difference between the sides in the reverse fixture in December, when West Ham were arguably in their worst form. They look a different team now and with Fulham not keeping a clean sheet since that win at the London Stadium, Nuno will believe that his refreshed squad can take advantage.

Chelsea look a decent price away at Aston Villa, who have been struggling recently. The goals have dried up for Unai Emery’s men recently and the same can’t be said for the Blues under Liam Rosenior. Chelsea have also been better away from home under their new boss than at Stamford Bridge.

Barcelona beat a good Villarreal side 4-1 at the weekend and secured a 3-1 league victory over Atletico Madrid earlier this season, They can achieve a similar result against an Atleti side that has shipped exactly three goals in two of their last five fixtures.

Como have one of the best defensive records in Serie A, having conceded one less goal than Inter this season. They have kept recent clean sheets against Juventus and Atalanta and edged a tense quarter-final against Napoli after a 1-1 draw. They are backable to prevail 1-0 against an Inter side that lost a recent away cup match to Norwegian outfit Bodo/Glimt.

These two sides are meeting in the knockouts for the fifth straight year, and Real Madrid have won three of the previous four meetings, including the last two. The Spanish giants have won eight of their last 10 under new boss Arbeloa at the time of the draw, and they are one of the few sides in Europe with the individual talent to match City.

While Chelsea beat PSG 3-0 in the summer’s Club World Cup, Enzo Maresca’s tactical tweaks were key in that victory. Months on, and the Blues look to have gone backwards. PSG clearly took issue with the Blues, and they can claim some revenge after eliminating three Premier League sides on their way to last season’s final.

Sporting are arguably the weakest of the top-eight sides, while Bodo have won four straight European games including home and away victories over Inter Milan. The Norwegian side went to the semis in the Europa League last year, and they can see off a Sporting side who overperformed their xG numbers at a huge rate in the League Phase.

Atletico Madrid were handily beaten by Arsenal and Liverpool in the League Phase, while they were a mess defensively against Club Brugge in the last round. Spurs won all four home games on their way to finishing fourth in the first round, and they can match an Atletico side who have been far from dominant in Europe in recent seasons.

Liverpool look like the best value pick, with the Reds putting their struggles behind them with an eight-game unbeaten run. The Reds have the fourth-best Expected Goals record across the first six Champions League gameweeks, while they’ve recorded back-to-back 1-0 wins over Real Madrid and Inter Milan in Europe. Arne Slot’s side have a kind double-header in January, leaving them primed for a top-eight finish. With the Premier League coasting towards a fifth Champions League berth, the Reds should be in a good position to focus on European success in the spring.

Spain have some incredibly talented individuals, Lamine Yamal being the prime example, but are strong in all areas and don’t have any particular weaknesses. They won Euro 2024 with relative ease and they should be too good for their continental rivals at the World Cup. They also look a level above South American heavyweights Argentina and Brazil, suggesting they will be the team to beat at the World Cup this summer.

With both of these sides struggling for consistency, an open and exciting affair is expected in Udine. Hosts Udinese have seen both teams to score land in five of their last eight games and with the same selection winning in eight of Fiorentina’s last 11 as well as the four most recent head-to-heads, it looks the standout play again.

19th-placed Pisa have won just one game all season and have lost six of their last seven at home. They have found the net in their last three home fixtures, though, so they could bag a consolation against a Bologna side that have won four of their last five away games but have conceded in eight of their last ten trips.

Amiens may be struggling for wins, but both teams have scored in six of their last seven home games and they should be able to find the net against promotion-chasing Troyes, who have conceded in four of their last six on the road.

Gil Vicente may be underdogs, but they have only lost twice at home this season and have the attacking capabilities to strike back at Benfica. They have scored in nine of their 11 home games and over 2.5 goals has landed in four of their last five here, while Benfica have conceded in three of their last four on the road but have the talent to make this a high-scoring affair.

Real Madrid have won eight in a row against Getafe, but seven of those have featured no more than two goals, and with Los Blancos having also failed to score more than twice in eight of their last 10 La Liga matches, this could end in another low-scoring success.

19th-placed Pisa have won just one game all season and have lost six of their last seven at home. They have found the net in their last three home fixtures, though, so they could bag a consolation against a Bologna side that have won four of their last five away games but have conceded in eight of their last ten trips.

Cordoba have won three of their last four home games and should pick up another three points against Andorra, who are only two points above the Segunda Division relegation zone. The visitors have lost three of their last four on the road but have scored in three of these, so they may find the net against a home side without a clean sheet in three at home.

Cordoba have won three of their last four home games and should pick up another three points against Andorra, who are only two points above the Segunda Division relegation zone. The visitors have lost three of their last four on the road but have scored in three of these, so they may find the net against a home side without a clean sheet in three at home.

19th-placed Pisa have won just one game all season and have lost six of their last seven at home. They have found the net in their last three home fixtures, though, so they could bag a consolation against a Bologna side that have won four of their last five away games but have conceded in eight of their last ten trips.

19th-placed Pisa have won just one game all season and have lost six of their last seven at home. They have found the net in their last three home fixtures, though, so they could bag a consolation against a Bologna side that have won four of their last five away games but have conceded in eight of their last ten trips.

With both of these sides struggling for consistency, an open and exciting affair is expected in Udine. Hosts Udinese have seen both teams to score land in five of their last eight games and with the same selection winning in eight of Fiorentina’s last 11 as well as the four most recent head-to-heads, it looks the standout play again.

Cordoba have won three of their last four home games and should pick up another three points against Andorra, who are only two points above the Segunda Division relegation zone. The visitors have lost three of their last four on the road but have scored in three of these, so they may find the net against a home side without a clean sheet in three at home.

Amiens may be struggling for wins, but both teams have scored in six of their last seven home games and they should be able to find the net against promotion-chasing Troyes, who have conceded in four of their last six on the road.

19th-placed Pisa have won just one game all season and have lost six of their last seven at home. They have found the net in their last three home fixtures, though, so they could bag a consolation against a Bologna side that have won four of their last five away games but have conceded in eight of their last ten trips.

Gil Vicente may be underdogs, but they have only lost twice at home this season and have the attacking capabilities to strike back at Benfica. They have scored in nine of their 11 home games and over 2.5 goals has landed in four of their last five here, while Benfica have conceded in three of their last four on the road but have the talent to make this a high-scoring affair.

With both of these sides struggling for consistency, an open and exciting affair is expected in Udine. Hosts Udinese have seen both teams to score land in five of their last eight games and with the same selection winning in eight of Fiorentina’s last 11 as well as the four most recent head-to-heads, it looks the standout play again.

Cordoba have won three of their last four home games and should pick up another three points against Andorra, who are only two points above the Segunda Division relegation zone. The visitors have lost three of their last four on the road but have scored in three of these, so they may find the net against a home side without a clean sheet in three at home.

Amiens may be struggling for wins, but both teams have scored in six of their last seven home games and they should be able to find the net against promotion-chasing Troyes, who have conceded in four of their last six on the road.

Six of Getafe’s last seven trips to Real Madrid have seen them lose without scoring and, with just four goals in their last six La Liga away days and facing a Los Blancos side on a seven-game winning run at home, they may struggle once again.

Moise Kean took his tally to eight Serie A goals last time out and has now scored in each of his last three league appearances. He notched a brace against Udinese in the reverse fixture in December and looks good value to strike again.

Vinicius Junior has been on fire recently, scoring for the fifth successive game against Benfica last time out to bring his tally to seven goals and two assists in his last eight appearances for Real Madrid.

Real Madrid have won eight in a row against Getafe, but seven of those have featured no more than two goals, and with Los Blancos having also failed to score more than twice in eight of their last 10 La Liga matches, this could end in another low-scoring success.

Gil Vicente may be underdogs, but they have only lost twice at home this season and have the attacking capabilities to strike back at Benfica. They have scored in nine of their 11 home games and over 2.5 goals has landed in four of their last five here, while Benfica have conceded in three of their last four on the road but have the talent to make this a high-scoring affair.

Real Madrid have beaten Getafe in eight matches on the bounce and four of those successes have finished 2-0 in favour of Los Blancos, including the most recent time the pair locked horns at the Bernabeu in December 2024.

Birmingham have drawn five of their last seven league games at home, with four of them finishing 1-1, which was also the scoreline when they were knocked out of the FA Cup by Leeds on penalties. Boro have drawn their last two, including last weekend’s 1-1 share with Leicester.