We’ve got a whopping 9-fold European acca in store for Sunday’s action, containing a combination of three of our Spanish football expert’s La Liga tips, four selections from our Serie A tipster, and two selections from our Bundesliga expert. The accumulator is currently priced at 27/1 – a £10 bet on our accumulator returns £277.70 if it lands.
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Alaves have been an attack-minded side this term, registering an average of 13.5 shots per game over their last six. Recently, they played out a thrilling game against Real Madrid at the Bernabeu. After being 3-0 down after 50 minutes, Alaves scored in the 85th minute, and then again in the 86th to set up a tense finish. Despite a late onslaught, they were unable to find the all-important goal.
Barcelona have not exactly been watertight so far under Hansi Flick, with both teams scoring in six of their eight domestic games this season. Midweek in the Champions League, Young Boys failed to score, but had a goal chalked off for a marginal offside, also hitting the crossbar. Alaves should be much more competitive opponents, especially in front of a home crowd.
After a poor start to the season for Sevilla, which saw them winless after four games, results have begun to pick up. They have won two of their last four games, with over 1.5 goals landing in their last three straight matches.
With injuries to William Carvalho and Marc Bartra, Real Betis have looked a bit shaky at the back of late – over 1.5 goals has landed in five of their last six games. Lo Celso finds himself in incredible form, scoring in his last four consecutive games.
Both head-to-head games finished 1-1 last season, with sides evenly matched. The two fixtures had plenty of goalmouth action, with 3.34 xG created at the Benito Villarmarin Stadium, and 2.47 xG in Seville.
Injuries for Atletico leave them a bit light defensively – Robin Le Normand and Cesar Azpilicueta are both out, while Marcos Llorente is suspended. In midweek, Atletico Madrid were dismantled in Portugal, as Benfica ran out 4-0 winners. Over 1.5 goals has landed in five of the last six for Diego Simeone’s men.
With that in mind, Real Sociedad will be looking to contribute to the scoreline. Last time out in La Liga, they put together a comprehensive victory over Valencia, with Orri Steinn Oskarsson netting a brace off the bench.
Both head-to-head games between these sides last season saw this selection land, as Atletico Madrid won 2-1 at the Metropolitano, before securing another 2-0 victory in the reverse fixture.
Both sides here have been pretty inconsistent so far this season, winning games nobody expected them to but also losing some against arguably inferior opposition. For that reason, we’ve opted to stay away from trying to predict the result, instead focussing on this gem of a bet in the shots market.
Leao has averaged 4.08 shots per 90 this season, despite an initial turbulent start featuring disciplinary problems and a reported clash with Paulo Fonseca. Despite meritting his reputation as one of Europe’s top wingers, he receives a fair amount of criticism from the Italian media and fans who accuse him of playing for himself rather than for the team. This often manifests itself in taking opportunistic shots rather than playing a simpler pass to a team-mate with a clearer sight of goal. While that may not benefit Milan, it certainly helps us on our quest for value.
Last season Leao featured for Milan 28 times in the league (50+ minutes), firing off at least two shots in 23 of them, contributing to an 88% hit rate. If we take that to be a vague expectation of what he might achieve this season, this bet looks even safer.
Fiorentina have struggled defensively this season, particularly against some of the league’s more aggressive teams. These include Parma, Atalanta and Lazio, against each of whom they conceded at least 13 shots, averaging 15.67 per game. The away side certainly fit this description and given that no Milan player (150+ minutes played) averages more shots per 90 than Leao, this could be described as a banker.
This bet could almost write itself given the huge number of reasons to suggest Parma might score but we’ll list a few below.
First and foremost, Parma’s ideology has been that of ‘defence is the best form of attack’, with the almost sole focus being on outscoring the opponent. This has led to Parma’s games producing an average of 3.67 goals, with them notching at least once in all six, and twice in each of the most recent three. That’s despite some pretty tough clashes with them having already played Napoli, Atalanta and Fiorentina. Despite being 15th in the league, only Atalanta and Milan have accumulated more expected goals than Fabio Pecchia’s men.
Bologna’s defensive record adds further value to this selection with them yet to record a single clean sheet this season. Como and AC Monza have both recently found the back of the net against Vincenzo Italiano’s men, the latter of whom have scored just four goals in total this season.
Juventus have proven themselves to be a formidable and perhaps unbreachable defensive force this season under Thiago Motta, with the Bianconeri yet to concede after six league matches. That’s the longest starting run in the history of Serie A since the tournament started awarding three points for a victory. The underlying stats suggest this is by no means down to luck as the Old Lady are yet to concede over 1 xG in a match, conceding fewer shots on target than most teams have goals.
That said, it hasn’t all been plain-sailing for Juventus who have at times found breaking opposition teams down to be a challenge. They’ve overachieved in terms of expected goals which actually suggests they have the fifth-least effective attack in the league, generating just 7.15 xG. Consequently, it’s no surprise they’ve already failed to find the back of the net in three games.
Cagliari haven’t been the most prolific in front of goal this season and are likely to encounter difficulties against Juventus’ backline. They’ve scored just four times in six matches so far, failing to bag a goal in two thirds of their league games. If that’s anything to go off, this could be a low-scoring affair, particularly in the case of the away side.
The first thing that stands out here is the disparity in quality between the sides with AC Monza sat rock bottom of Serie A, six points behind Roma in 9th.
Monza have been really poor offensively, managing to bag just four times in their six games with only Lecce managing fewer. You might be surprised to hear that those four goals actually represent a pretty substantial overperformance for Monza who have accumulated just 2.44 xG, an average of 0.41 per game.
It simply hasn’t been working for Alessandro Nesta, whose tactics appear dismally unimaginative, particularly in the buildup which looks detached and fragmented. Ahead of the international break, rumours are circulating that the Italian manager could get the sack, whilst a commonly held view in Italy suggests he only remains in the job now because of his strong link with CEO, Adriano Galliani, from their time together at Milan.
Roma have played eight games this season in all competitions, conceding two or more goals just once in their 2-1 defeat to Empoli. All in all, they’ve let in no more than four goals in the league and it’s unlikely the aforementioned Monza will cause them too much trouble defensively.
Both teams head into gameweek 6 of the Bundesliga following clean sheets, but Heidenheim’s vulnerabilities against top-tier opposition make RB Leipzig strong favourites for this fixture. While Heidenheim continue to be a surprise package under Frank Schmidt, sitting in 5th place, they have shown defensive weaknesses against tougher opponents, conceding 7 goals in their two losses to Freiburg and Dortmund. Their home form is mixed, with one win and one loss, consistent with their 41%-win rate at home last season. Against stronger teams like Leipzig, these weaknesses are likely to be exposed.
Leipzig, meanwhile, remain undefeated in the Bundesliga this season, with their only loss due to a last-minute winner at Atlético Madrid in the Champions League. Leipzig’s away form is especially strong, with six wins in their last nine competitive away fixtures, including an impressive 3-2 victory at Bayer Leverkusen.
The recent head-to-head record further supports Leipzig’s superiority, as they won both league fixtures against Heidenheim last season 2-1.
Both Frankfurt and Bayern Munich are entering this match in strong attacking form. Frankfurt’s victory over newly promoted Kiel marked the fifth time in seven competitive games this season that both teams scored, and the total exceeded 2.5 goals.
Frankfurt’s offensive power and defensive solidity increase at home, where they average 2.5 goals scored and 0.5 conceded.
Bayern Munich, under Vincent Kompany, have reignited their attacking prowess, netting 17 goals and conceding only 4 in five Bundesliga matches. When factoring in all competitions this season, those numbers soar to an impressive 30 goals scored and just 6 conceded, underscoring their offensive dominance across the board.
However, their defence has shown some vulnerability on the road, with three of their four Bundesliga goals conceded coming in away fixtures, indicating a slight drop in their defensive stability when playing outside the Allianz Arena. Despite this, Bayern’s attacking style has led to high-scoring affairs in all three of their away Bundesliga matches, each featuring five or more goals.
Historically, this fixture has been a goal-rich affair, with over 2.5 goals landing in 68% of the 38 meetings between the two sides. Both teams scoring has also occurred in 50% of their matchups. More recently, BTTS and over 2.5 goals has landed simultaneously in 12 of their last 16 encounters, suggesting this trend is likely to continue Sunday afternoon.
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