Sunday’s 5/1 European Football Accumulator Tips

Montpellier will travel to Monaco on Sunday afternoon as the Stade Louis II plays centre stage for this exciting Ligue 1 fixture.

Having started the season in blistering fashion, Adi Hütter’s side have really gone off the boil recently with a 2-0 loss at Lille and a 0-0 stalemate with newly promoted Clermont Foot before the international break. Those results were compounded by a 5-2 humbling at title rivals Paris St. Germain last Friday evening, and a response is needed.

However, in the context of his reign as manager, Monaco are probably further ahead than they anticipated and there is a felling that Hütter is building something special at the club, especially with the talent at his disposal. The return of midfield dynamo Youssouf Fofana will be huge for the hosts and with the likes of Takumi Minamino, Folarin Balogun and Wissam Ben Yedder all available are firing, there is every reason to believe they can get their campaign back on track against a struggling Montpellier side, despite losing this fixture last season 4-0.

Michel Der Zakarian’s side arrive here following a disappointing 3-1 home defeat against Brest and a 1-1 draw in midweek and they will need to arrest their current form if they are to collect anything at high flying Monaco. In fact, the away side have only managed two wins in their last eleven matches, although they might take some comfort from the calibre of the teams they’ve faced during that run (Paris St. Germain, Lille, Nice and Rennes).

There is however a sense that this Montpellier side could struggle this season as they currently sit 13th in the table, just two points above the drop zone and its not inconceivable that they could get dragged into a relegation battle. There is a heavy reliance on Nigerian forward Akor Adams who’s responsible for almost half of their goals this season, and if Monaco can keep him under control, it could be a tough ask for the away side to make an impression.

Despite their run of recent results, Monaco are fancied to bounce back in style against a struggling Montpellier side, so taking them to win the game makes plenty of appeal.

Fiorentina will host Salernitana at the Stadio Artemio Franchi on Sunday afternoon.

Fiorentina have had a decent start to this campaign, currently finding themselves three points behind fourth-place Napoli. Fiorentina have had a tough run of fixtures, losing against AC Milan, Juventus and Lazio. The hosts were very unlucky to lose by one goal against both Juventus and AC Milan, dominating possession and having a significantly greater number of shots on goal in both games.

The hosts have scored twenty goals this season, with forward Nicolas Gonzalez being key for his club, netting seven times. Giacomo Bonaventura has also threatened offensively, amassing seven goal contributions in twelve starts.

Salernitana have been very poor this season, currently sitting rock bottom of the Serie A. The visitors have only won one of their thirteen games. Goals have been hard to come by for Filippo Inzaghi’s side, who have only scored ten goals this season.

Boulaye Dia, who has provided the most threat for the visitors, missed the last game against Lazio, and may not be fit to face Fiorentina, thus adding to Salernitana’s woes. Salernitana have the worst defensive record in the league, having conceded twenty-five goals already.

Following their difficult run, Fiorentina will be confident of returning to winning ways when a struggling Salernitana side visit Florence.

Betis will visit a struggling Almeria side on Sunday afternoon.

Almeria are having a torrid time in La Liga, failing to win any of their opening fourteen games. The hosts have been poor in front of goal, averaging around one goal scored per game.

However, Almeria’s real weakness is their defence, conceding more goals than any other team in the league. Almeria have conceded thirty-seven goals this season, nearly averaging three goals per game. Gaizka Garitano’s side have failed to keep a clean sheet across their fourteen games.

Betis are unbeaten in the league since mid-September. The visitors currently find themselves one point behind the European qualification spots, having won six and drawn six of their opening fourteen games. Betis have not exactly been on fire in front of goal; however, Willian Jose and Ayoze Perez have impressed, netting ten goals between them.

Defensive solidity has been key to Manuel Pellegrini’s side’s success, with the Andalusian side having a better defensive record than three of the top six: Girona, Bilbao and Sociedad.

It already looks like Almeria’s time in La Liga is running out, and things could get worse when Betis visit. Betis will be hoping to win this one; however, the only concern is that Almeria have picked up some draws at home this season; one of which came against Valencia, who are of a similar calibre to Betis. Backing the visitors to either win or draw seems a sensible bet.

This Bundesliga fixture looks a really interesting affair as Bayer Leverkusen face Borussia Dortmund at the BayArena.

The home side are absolutely flying at the moment under the stewardship of former Liverpool and Bayern Munich midfielder Xabi Alonso, as they currently occupy top spot in the Bundesliga. Die Werkself have already amassed 34 points from their opening twelve matches and are scoring goals for fun, with only Bayern Munich’s 43 eclipsing their impressive tally of 37.

At the other end, they look very assured having only shipped 10 goals in the league, and it’s easy to see why they are genuine title contenders this season. There are goals all over this team including Victor Boniface who has been a revelation since joining from Belgian side Royal Union in the summer.

Defenders Alejandro Grimaldo and Jeremie Frimpong have also contributed with goals this season and it’s difficult to see the visitors keeping a clean sheet for 90 minutes against what is a dangerous and clinical offensive outfit.

Borussia Dortmund will have been inspired by their 3-1 win on the road at AC Milan in the Champions League on Tuesday evening, and should therefore arrive here full of confidence. However, Edin Terzić’s side are currently 4th in the league and are already 10 points behind their opponents at this stage of the season, as a result they will likely setup to have a real go here in an effort to close the gap at the top.

Offensively, if any team can unlock this stubborn defensive unit, it’s likely to be Borussia Dortmund as they don’t very often draw a blank domestically. In fact they have scored in all but one league and DFB Pokal games this campaign and there is every chance they get themselves on the scoresheet to add to their tally of 25 league goals. Julian Brandt, Niclas Fullkrug and Donyell Malen are a constant threat for any opposition and will all be involved here.

This one is setup to be an explosive and action packed game, and goals are certainly expected. Therefore taking the Over 2.5 Goals during the match is the preferred bet.

An enticing fixture takes place at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on Sunday as last season’s champions Napoli take on current table toppers Inter Milan.

The side from Naples currently find themselves in fourth place and eight points off early pacesetters Inter, well below the standards that would have been expected prior to the season from last season’s Scudetto winners.

Last season’s star man Victor Osimhen is yet to rediscover his red hot form that led his side to the title and currently has six league goals in nine league games.

Inter Milan have been brilliant in Serie A this season, tasting defeat on only one occasion, a 2-1 defeat at home to Sassuolo. Argentine forward Lautaro Martinez has been on incredible form in front of goal this season and finds himself top of the goalscoring charts with 13 league goals in as many games.

Inter as a team have netted 30 goals in the league at an average of 2.31 goals per game. The last five fixtures between these two sides have seen plenty of action, with 14 goals scored in that time for an average of 2.8 goals per game.

Bearing everything in mind, it seems that the overs goal market is the sensible option for this one, with over 2.5 goals offering particularly nice value.