Football Betting Tips

Roma are fifth in Serie A, 16 points above Lecce, and have won 11 of their 18 matches this season. They are unbeaten in nine of the last ten league meetings with Lecce. The hosts are 16th and have failed to keep a clean sheet in five of their last six games.

St Mirren sit two places and nine points above Livingston, who are bottom of the Premiership. Livingston have won just one of their last 22 league matches and only one of their last ten at home. They have also lost 12 of 15 games when conceding first.

Juventus have won seven of their last nine games, including back-to-back Serie A victories away from home. The Old Lady have been putting up some impressive underlying numbers, and they’re backed to see off a Sassuolo side who have lost four of their five clashes with the top six.

Rangers will be full of confidence after beating rivals Celtic 3-1 last time out and they should be able to follow up against Aberdeen, who have lost three of their last four games. The last five head-to-heads have gone over 2.5 goals and this could follow suit.

West Ham have lost four of their last five games and have taken just one point from their last four at home. They have scored in four of their last six on home soil, though, while Nottingham Forest have conceded in their last four away games and won 2-1 here last season.

Mahrez has scored five goals across his last five games for Algeria, while he’s netted in both appearances at this tournament so far, scoring three times.

The Ivory Coat beat Gabon 3-2 in their last game, after a 1-1 draw with Cameroon. They meet a Burkina Faso side that generated at least 1.0 xG in each of their three group games, while they’ve won six of their last seven ahead of this showdown with the champions.

St Mirren sit two places and nine points above Livingston, who are bottom of the Premiership. Livingston have won just one of their last 22 league matches and only one of their last ten at home. They have also lost 12 of 15 games when conceding first.

Juventus have won seven of their last nine games, including back-to-back Serie A victories away from home. The Old Lady have been putting up some impressive underlying numbers, and they’re backed to see off a Sassuolo side who have lost four of their five clashes with the top six.

West Ham fell to a humiliating 3-0 defeat to rock-bottom Wolves last time out and have the worst defensive record in the Premier League. They have conceded twice or more in four of their last five games, while Nottingham Forest have won three of their last six away games, scoring twice or more in each of those victories.

The Ivory Coat beat Gabon 3-2 in their last game, after a 1-1 draw with Cameroon. They meet a Burkina Faso side that generated at least 1.0 xG in each of their three group games, while they’ve won six of their last seven ahead of this showdown with the champions.

Juventus have won seven of their last nine games, including back-to-back Serie A victories away from home. The Old Lady have been putting up some impressive underlying numbers, and they’re backed to see off a Sassuolo side who have lost four of their five clashes with the top six.

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.

West Ham have lost four of their last five games and have taken just one point from their last four at home. They have scored in four of their last six on home soil, though, while Nottingham Forest have conceded in their last four away games and won 2-1 here last season.

Rangers will be full of confidence after beating rivals Celtic 3-1 last time out and they should be able to follow up against Aberdeen, who have lost three of their last four games. The last five head-to-heads have gone over 2.5 goals and this could follow suit.

West Ham fell to a humiliating 3-0 defeat to rock-bottom Wolves last time out and have the worst defensive record in the Premier League. They have conceded twice or more in four of their last five games, while Nottingham Forest have won three of their last six away games, scoring twice or more in each of those victories.

Rangers have conceded four goals in their last four games and Aberdeen have found the net in 12 of their last 14 league matches so side with a 2-1 victory for the home side in this Scottish Premiership clash.

West Ham have lost four of their last five games and have taken just one point from their last four at home. They have scored in four of their last six on home soil, though, while Nottingham Forest have conceded in their last four away games and won 2-1 here last season.

The crisis in East London deepened at the weekend as the struggling West Ham fell to a demoralising defeat to the previously winless Wolves, with that 3-0 reverse seeing the Hammers take an unwanted position as the Premier League’s worst defensive side.They have conceded 41 goals in 20 games, shipping two or more goals in four of their last five matches. Nottingham Forest have hardly had the most successful festive period, but they have won three of their last six away games and scored twice or more in each of those victories. The Tricky Trees have notched two or more goals in four of their last five meetings with West Ham, and they can continue that run on Tuesday.

Defending champions Napoli will be hoping to return to the top of the Serie A table in their midweek meeting with Verona, and they should extend their winning streak to five games and bag a couple of goals en route.I Partenopei have won their last four games by a 2-0 scoreline and have scored at least twice in five of their last six at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, while Verona have conceded nine times across their last five away days and lost 2-0 here last January.

Reigning Premier League champions Liverpool have got their act together after a miserable autumn, but their resurgence could come to an end against an Arsenal side set to take their top-flight crown this year.The Gunners’ potentially record-breaking defence may have taken a turn for the worse, but they have made up for that with an improved attack, and they head into Thursday’s tie having scored nine goals in their last three games.Mikel Arteta’s side have scored twice or more in seven of their last eight games at the Emirates, and Liverpool, who have only kept one clean sheet in their last eight Premier League away games, have conceded five goals in their last two trips to this ground.

A 2-2 draw with Ajax leaves NEC Nijmegen an excellent fourth place in the Eredivisie, and they can keep the pressure on the teams above them by opening gameweek 18 with a victory on Friday.The hosts have the second-best attacking record in the division with an average of 2.53 goals per game, and they have scored 23 of their 43 goals at Gofferstadion.NEC have notched twice or more in all eight of their home matches this season and should continue that streak against Utrecht, who have conceded twice away to Real Betis and Go Ahead Eagles recently.

FA Cup champions Crystal Palace begin the defence of their first-ever major trophy away to one of the lowest-ranked sides remaining in the competition on Saturday, and the Eagles should get off to a flyer in Cheshire.This is the Silkmen’s first third-round appearance since their reformation, but they have conceded four goals in their last two National League North fixtures and could be out of their depth against a Palace side that will be eager to bounce back following a difficult run of form.

Bayern Munich have dropped just four points in 15 Bundesliga games so far, and their rampant attack can take a lot of the credit for their nine-point cushion at the top of the German footballing pyramid.They have scored some 55 goals in 15 matches and have netted three or more goals in five of their last six games. Die Bayern have averaged 3.88 goals per home game in the Bundesliga, while Wolfsburg are without a clean sheet in their last three away fixtures.