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Both of these sides are really prolific in front of goal, Nijmegen have only failed to score once across their last 39 matches while Bodo Glimt have only been kept out once across their last 22 games.

The first leg meeting between these sides saw BTTS and produced four goals as Bodo Glimt registered a 3-1 win on the road against Nijmegen to give them control of this Champions League qualifying tie.

That game saw both sides register a healthy xG (1.70-1.75) with 30 shots in the game in total, most of which actually came from the home side (22). After a period of consistent clean sheets, Bodo Glimt have seen BTTS in each of their last four matches - with most of these games being qualifying ties.

Bodo Glimt saw BTTS in both of their qualifying games against Union St Gilloise in the last round, with the Belgian side scoring twice when they visited Norway from an xG of 2.61.

Nijmegen have also seen BTTS in each of their last four matches and were one of the best sides in Europe to back in this market last season due to their aggressive style of play which is very attacking.

Nijmegen have to score at least twice here to have a chance of qualifying for the Champions League next season, which is the perfect scenario for our angle as Bodo Glimt are usually ruthless in transition - scoring three goals from just four shots on target in the first leg.

Ipswich made the perfect start to the season as a newly promoted side, beating Sunderland 2-1 at home thanks to goals from Emmerson and Jack Clarke. 

They’ve got a favourable tie in the cup here with Leicester really struggling to adapt to the style of Russell Martin in the early weeks of the season, failing to win either of their opening two games in League One against Notts County and Burton.

Ipswich have quite a bit of momentum coming into this game even putting that opening win of the Premier League season aside, they won each of their final four friendly matches - winning two of these games to nil.

This is a potential banana skin for Barnsley, who come into the game as favourites despite a pretty poor start to the season in which they’ve lost to Bromley at home and then failed to beat Doncaster on the road.

The low scoring nature of these opening games is slightly deceiving, their opening 1-0 defeat to Bromley saw an xG of 2.74 while their 0-0 draw with Doncaster produced 25 shots and a combined xG of 1.82. 

Crewe should feel confident of causing an upset here having won both of their games in League Two so far this term, as well as seeing 3+ goals in the last round of the EFL Cup as they beat Accrington 2-1 at home.

Watford have failed to keep a clean sheet in both of their games in the Championship so far this season, seeing 3+ goals in their 2-1 win over Southampton on the opening day of the campaign.

Watford have conceded xG totals of 1.72 and 1.91 across their opening matches, so they are far from secure at the back and some rotation for this cup tie will only make that aspect of their game more vulnerable as they attempt to reach the next round.

Peterborough saw 3+ goals last time out as they came away 2-1 winners over Mansfield at home. That game produced a combined xG of 2.86, following on from an xG of 3.08 in their 2-0 defeat to Bradford on the opening day of the campaign. 

Cardiff’s games have been very entertaining at the start of this season, seeing BTTS in all three of their competitive matches against Swindon, Wrexham and Derby.

Their clash with Derby last time out produced four goals with the game seeing a combined xG of 4.06. Cardiff should remain to be quite an entertaining side to follow in the EFL this season due to the style of play imposed by Brian Barry Murphy.

Norwich have seen BTTS in two of their three competitive games so far this season, beating MK Dons in the first round of the cup to set up this tie by a 4-1 scoreline. 

Furthermore, meetings between these sides tend to be entertaining and end to end with each of the last four clashes seeing BTTS - the most recent of which took place last year.

These sides faced off on the opening weekend of the Premier League season in what proved to be a tight encounter that was eventually edged out by Leeds thanks to a free kick from Anton Stach.

I think we’ll get a few more goals here given that this is a cup tie, there will be rotation from both sides having played just a few days ago and this often leads to more open games and more frequent lapses in judgement defensively. 

Both league meetings between the sides last season produced 4+ goals, with each side claiming a 3-1 win as the home outfit. This competition won’t be a major priority for either side, so there should be less pressure on this clash than the meeting on the opening weekend of the campaign.

This selection landed after just 52 minutes when these sides met on the opening weekend of the Premier League, and we probably should have seen a few more cards given that there were 29 fouls in total.

The league meeting between the sides at the City Ground last season also produced three match cards from 21 fouls, while the clash at Elland Road fell just one card short of this line.

The referee for this game is Andrew Kitchen, who handed out three cards and awarded a penalty in his only game so far this season as Charlton beat West Ham over the weekend.

Both league meetings between these sides last season produced at least 10 corners, with the meeting at Elland Road seeing 15 corners. 

There were five corners in Leeds’ 1-0 win over Nottingham Forest a few days ago, which can be considered a bit of an outlier seeing as both sides underperformed their corner average from last campaign on the whole.

As with the goals selection, i’m anticipating a more open game in this cup tie with the expected rotation from both sides.

This should aid the match corner count with Forest in particular set to be a decent side from set pieces under Oliver Glasner - who saw his Palace side score the second most goals from set pieces while he was in charge, behind Arsenal.

The first leg meeting between these sides saw BTTS and produced four goals as Bodo Glimt registered a 3-1 win on the road against Nijmegen to give them control of this Champions League qualifying tie.

That game saw both sides register a healthy xG (1.70-1.75) with 30 shots in the game in total, most of which actually came from the home side (22). After a period of consistent clean sheets, Bodo Glimt have seen BTTS in each of their last four matches - with most of these games being qualifying ties.

Bodo Glimt saw BTTS in both of their qualifying games against Union St Gilloise in the last round, with the Belgian side scoring twice when they visited Norway from an xG of 2.61.

Nijmegen have also seen BTTS in each of their last four matches and were one of the best sides in Europe to back in this market last season due to their aggressive style of play which is very attacking. 

Celtic put three goals past LASK in the first leg at Celtic Park last week, giving them control of this tie heading into the second leg.

I think they will have enough to get on the scoresheet again here with LASK being forced to be quite forward thinking from the start of this match, as they need at least three goals to get back into the tie.

This should leave gaps that Celtic can exploit with their attacking options, including Duran, Nygren and Hogh who have all made positive starts to the campaign. 

LASK conceded 19 goals across their 16 home games domestically last season, so there is definitely a defensive vulnerability that Celtic can exploit against an Austrian side who won’t prioritise the defensive side of their game in this clash. 

Cardiff’s games have been very entertaining at the start of this season, seeing BTTS in all three of their competitive matches against Swindon, Wrexham and Derby.

Their clash with Derby last time out produced four goals with the game seeing a combined xG of 4.06. Cardiff should remain to be quite an entertaining side to follow in the EFL this season due to the style of play imposed by Brian Barry Murphy.

Norwich have seen BTTS in two of their three competitive games so far this season, beating MK Dons in the first round of the cup to set up this tie by a 4-1 scoreline. 

Furthermore, meetings between these sides tend to be entertaining and end to end with each of the last four clashes seeing BTTS - the most recent of which took place last year.

Barnsley can use tonight's tie to focus on improving their attacking play, up against weaker opposition than they play in the league.

There's some extra juice in the BTTS price for this game, because both sides have played out low-scoring affairs in the league and Barnsley are yet to score in their opening two League One encounters.

I'm seeing that from the angle that it makes tonight's game even more likely to see goals, especially from the Tykes, getting some confidence in the final third may even be a bigger priority than progressing to the next round for the hosts.

Barnsley have been creating chances, they've generated 1.77 xG and had 35 shots in the league, just without that cutting edge.

A Crewe side who conceded 1.26 goals per game in League Two last season, and typically prioritise in-possession strength anyway, are good opposition in aiming to address those concerning goalscoring numbers.

Crewe have scored in 3/3 competitive outings themselves so far this term.

The first leg meeting between these sides saw BTTS and produced four goals as Bodo Glimt registered a 3-1 win on the road against Nijmegen to give them control of this Champions League qualifying tie.

That game saw both sides register a healthy xG (1.70-1.75) with 30 shots in the game in total, most of which actually came from the home side (22). After a period of consistent clean sheets, Bodo Glimt have seen BTTS in each of their last four matches - with most of these games being qualifying ties.

Bodo Glimt saw BTTS in both of their qualifying games against Union St Gilloise in the last round, with the Belgian side scoring twice when they visited Norway from an xG of 2.61.

Nijmegen have also seen BTTS in each of their last four matches and were one of the best sides in Europe to back in this market last season due to their aggressive style of play which is very attacking. 

Samuel Adenrian was LASK’s most dangerous player in the first leg meeting between the sides, taking the joint most shots (6) and having the joint most touches in the opposition box (6) of any player. 

He found the target with three of his shots in the clash, and was quite unlucky not to find the back of the net having recorded a personal xG of 0.80 - accounting for over half of LASK’s total xG at Celtic Park on his own.

He’ll have to be just as dangerous here if LASK are to find a way back into the tie. He’s started the season in strong form domestically, scoring four goals across three starts and taking 11 shots across these games (4.65 per 90). 

Benjamin Nygren has been brilliant for Celtic in the early weeks of this campaign, contributing to two of Celtic’s three goals in the first leg - including getting on the scoresheet.

It’s not that surprising that Nygren has started the season in strong goalscoring form, he was Celtic’s top scorer across all competitions last year with 21 goals from midfield. 

Nygren has scored two goals across his two starts domestically already this season from six shots (3.44 per 90), seeing three of these efforts find the target. The 16 goals he scored domestically last season came from 38 shots on target, working out to an average of 1.35 shots on target per 90.

Celtic covered this line on their own last week, but I don’t think it will be as straightforward in this game and expect both sides to contribute to the goal count.

Celtic actually lost the xG battle in the first leg, with LASK registering an xG of 1.58 without getting on the scoresheet. I expect them to be more clinical in front of their own fans, boosted by the fact that they need to score at least three goals here to have a chance of progressing.

Celtic have seen 3+ goals in each of their last three matches, notably covering this line on their own in all three of these games. LASK have seen 3+ goals in four of their last five matches. 

Real Madrid needed a last minute winner from new signing Carlos Espi to edge past Espanyol last time out, but were dominant in the game when looking at the underlying numbers - registering an xG of 2.71 from 21 shots. 

Mourinho’s side avoided defeat across all five of their friendly matches, scoring 2+ goals in four of these games. It’s this scoring power that will set Real Madrid apart from most sides in LaLiga this season, especially a Sociedad side who fell to a 1-0 defeat to Real Betis last time out with just nine shots.

Real Sociedad really struggled on the road in LaLiga last season, winning just three of their 19 away matches. They only scored 22 goals across these games, once again suggesting that there is quite a bit of a gap in the scoring power of these sides. 

The first leg meeting between these sides finished 2-2 with Viking managing to upset the odds, and the underlying data, to claim a draw in Zagreb. 

Viking have seen BTTS in five of their last six matches across all competitions, and have notably won all seven of their home games domestically this season - scoring 25 goals in the process (3.57 per game). 

Dinamo Zagreb were heavy favourites to qualify before the first leg, but have since drifted to be the outsiders. They’ve scored in each of their last 13 matches ahead of this clash, notably seeing BTTS in four of their last five matches during Champions League qualifying.

Beorma has won each of her last seven races, and 46% of her 15 career races.

The latter includes four of her 10 runs over today's distance and seven of her 10 runs on these ground conditions.

Given those hit rates, it is not a surprise to see Beorma as a heavily odds-on favourite for this race with the ground suiting her immensely.

She is well rested and being meticulously managed by the stable to maximise performance.

Beorma is the clear standout in this race, going for an eighth consecutive win and presents a good opportunity to get this win double off to a winning start.

Getmyfriend has won two of her five career races.

That includes two wins from four races over today's ground conditions.

She has won two of her last four races, with a 4th and a 3rd in between, and has already won at this level.

Dan Skelton's yard are in good form this year and Harry Skelton will be in the saddle, having rode Getmyfriend to her two previous wins.

The ground conditions should work in her favour, and she's a nice price as second-favourite.

Newcastle looked pretty impressive in their opening game of the Premier League season as they earned a point against Liverpool. 

They were quite unlucky not to take all three points, given that Liverpool were awarded a controversial penalty in the last few minutes of the game.

They take on a West Brom side that has started the season quite well, but I do think the EFL Cup is a bit of a distraction for the Baggies who are unlikely to see it as a priority given that they have a massive game against Middlesbrough to come at the weekend. 

I think we’ll see those priorities reflected in the lineup put out by James Morrison who won’t want to sacrifice the momentum that West Brom have built up across the early weeks of the season in the Championship. 

It’s hard to oppose Premier League sides in the early rounds of the EFL Cup, the gap between the top flight and the lower leagues has never been greater and that often shows in these matches.

Everton made a strong start to the season with a comfortable 2-0 win over Crystal Palace. They’ve got a decent squad this year, with the likes of George and Ndiaye being particularly impressive on the opening weekend alongside goalscorers Thierno Barry and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall.

It’s also been a very long time since Everton won anything, so I would expect them to take this competition quite seriously with a kind draw in the first round. Preston have really struggled at the start of this campaign, losing to Bolton and Wolves - also struggling in pre-season with just one win from their five friendly matches. 

Burnley have looked really open at the back in their first few matches under Nicky Hayen, conceding three goals against West Brom last time out after conceding twice against West Ham in their opening game of the season.

This defensive vulnerability isn’t too surprising, Hayen mentioned when he was appointed that he wanted to change the style of play and this is quite a drastic shift from the stubborn defensive approach that Burnley employed under Scott Parker.

I think Bradford will see this as an opportunity to cause an upset as the home side. They’ve scored in all three of their competitive matches so far this season and should be the latest team to benefit from the lack of defensive organisation which is currently present with Burnley. 

Charlton should see this as a free hit and I think it’ll be an entertaining game given the style that De Zerbi will persist with. Charlton have started the season quite well, beating Derby and West Ham in what could prove to be crucial points come the end of the campaign. 

Both of these victories have seen 3+ goals, with Charlton being really clinical in both matches to outperform their xG tallies. They take on a Tottenham side that is still lacking confidence, and suffered a 3-0 defeat to Brentford last time out - notably conceding an xG of 3.87. 

Tottenham’s defensive vulnerabilities are there to be exploited by a clinical Charlton side, even if the away side lack the individual quality of the North London outfit. I can see Charlton getting on the scoresheet in what should be a high scoring game.

The first leg meeting between these sides finished 2-2 with Viking managing to upset the odds, and the underlying data, to claim a draw in Zagreb. 

Viking have seen BTTS in five of their last six matches across all competitions, and have notably won all seven of their home games domestically this season - scoring 25 goals in the process (3.57 per game). 

Dinamo Zagreb were heavy favourites to qualify before the first leg, but have since drifted to be the outsiders. They’ve scored in each of their last 13 matches ahead of this clash, notably seeing BTTS in four of their last five matches during Champions League qualifying.

Both of these sides will feel as though they belong in the Champions League, and failing to qualify would have pretty bad consequences financially for both teams. 

BTTS landed in the first leg meeting between the sides which was a bit cagey. You could feel the pressure on both sides, but Lyon did well to avoid defeat and come into the second leg as marginal favourites.

I think we’ll see a cagey game in the early stages again here, but the game will inevitably open up with the first goal as it will force the other side to come out and create a more end to end game with this being a straight shootout for a spot in the Champions League next season.

The first leg meeting between these sides ended 0-0, which is a real blow for Levski Sofia as the only way I saw them coming through this tie was if they managed to get a result at home.

The tie being level coming into the second leg massively benefits an AEK Athens side who only lost one of their 16 home games in the Greek Super League last term, scoring 31 goals in the process and conceding just seven.

AEK Athens have also avoided defeat in each of their last 11 matches across all competitions, stretching all the way back to early April. Levski Sofia have done well to get to this stage of qualifying, but this looks like an uphill battle for the away side. 

Did you know that Yaya Toure is the manager of Slovan Bratislava? 

It’s his first venture into coaching and the early signs of his style would suggest that he is trying to play positive and front footed football, with Slovan Bratislava yet to be defeated across his nine games in charge - winning seven of these matches.

Slovan Bratislava were held to a 1-1 draw in the first leg, but were pretty dominant in the underlying numbers. They also have the advantage of having competed in the Champions League before, giving them a superior level of experience when compared with their opponents.

I do think Everton will dominate this cup tie, Preston have looked very poor in their opening two games of the Championship season - losing to Bolton and Wolves.

Preston lost the corner battle 5-2 in their opener against Bolton, they did marginally win the tussle against Wolves - but I can’t see them spending enough time in Everton’s half to come away with a healthy corner count in this clash. 

Everton utilise set pieces quite well under David Moyes and won the corner battle with ease against Crystal Palace in their opening game of the Premier League season - racking up four corners to no reply from the Eagles.

It’s hard to oppose Premier League sides in the early rounds of the EFL Cup, the gap between the top flight and the lower leagues has never been greater and that often shows in these matches.

Everton made a strong start to the season with a comfortable 2-0 win over Crystal Palace. They’ve got a decent squad this year, with the likes of George and Ndiaye being particularly impressive on the opening weekend alongside goalscorers Thierno Barry and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall.

It’s also been a very long time since Everton won anything, so I would expect them to take this competition quite seriously with a kind draw in the first round. Preston have really struggled at the start of this campaign, losing to Bolton and Wolves - also struggling in pre-season with just one win from their five friendly matches. 

Beto should come into the starting lineup for Everton here with Thierno Barry set to be given a rest after scoring on the opening weekend of the Premier League as Everton came away 2-0 winners over Crystal Palace.

Beto is quite a chaotic and unpolished striker, but he’s more than good enough to contribute at this level having scored 10+ goals across all competitions in each of his last two seasons at Everton. 

He gives Moyes’ side a clear target man to aim for, which may be useful in a cup tie where the games can get quite scrappy. 

Beto also has the personal motivation to try and force his way back into the Everton starting lineup. Barry looks to be Everton’s first choice at the start of this season, so Beto should have the drive to try and score a few goals to get himself back in the picture. 

Gornik Zabrze missed their chance to have a real chance in this tie by falling to a 3-2 defeat to Monaco last week - though they did well to come back from two goals to keep the French side engaged for the second leg.

Monaco will be wary of the threat that the Polish side can cause them and I think we’ll see a professional performance from Felipe Luis’ side as a result. He’s won both of his games as Monaco boss so far, guiding them to a 1-0 win over Le Havre between these ties.

Monaco are one of the sides that could win the Conference League this year, and the home advantage they have should prove too much for a Gornik side who showed resolve in the first leg, but this is unlikely to be enough against a Monaco side that only lost five of their 17 home games in the league last season. 

I backed St Gallen games for goals quite often last season and this is the perfect scenario to see more here with the home side trailing 1-0 from the first leg encounter.

The first leg meeting saw plenty of goalscoring opportunities, despite the small margin of victory for Nordsjaelland. Both sides registered an xG in excess of 1.0 (2.13-1.76) and combined for 31 shots and 10 shots on target. 

Nordsjaelland’s keeper was actually awarded man of the match in that first leg, making six saves and preventing an xG of 1.06. It’s very unlikely he produces the same level of performance here, given that St Gallen scored 33 goals across 19 home games in the Swiss Super League last season.

Ajax should be one of the sides aiming to win the Conference League after navigating this qualifying process, and they’re in a strong position to do so having won the first leg 4-2 on the road.

There’s still just enough jeopardy in the tie from the two goals that Sion scored in front of their own fans to keep Ajax professional and interested in this second leg. They are likely to try and outscore Sion again, which was their approach in the first leg as we can tell from the xG battle (3.53-1.74).

Only four sides beat Ajax at home in the Eredivisie last season, and the first leg meeting would suggest that they just have too much firepower for a Sion side who also want to play on the front foot and have failed to keep a clean sheet across their last five matches.

I backed St Gallen games for goals quite often last season and this is the perfect scenario to see more here with the home side trailing 1-0 from the first leg encounter.

The first leg meeting saw plenty of goalscoring opportunities, despite the small margin of victory for Nordsjaelland. Both sides registered an xG in excess of 1.0 (2.13-1.76) and combined for 31 shots and 10 shots on target. 

Nordsjaelland’s keeper was actually awarded man of the match in that first leg, making six saves and preventing an xG of 1.06. It’s very unlikely he produces the same level of performance here, given that St Gallen scored 33 goals across 19 home games in the Swiss Super League last season.

Copenhagen were held to a 0-0 draw by FC Inter in the first leg meeting between these sides, despite registering an xG of 1.20 from 11 shots - seeing three of these efforts find the target.

FC Inter really needed to take a lead into this second leg tie to stand a chance of qualifying for the Conference League against a Copenhagen outfit who have vastly more experience than their opponents on the European stage, as well as a stellar home record during qualifying.

Copenhagen massively underperformed domestically last season, which is why they find themselves competing for a spot in the Conference League, but the early signs this season look a bit better with three wins from their opening four matches.

They’ve also eased through the qualifying process so far, beating Debrecen 8-1 in the last round over two legs after seeing off Polissya 2-1 at home following a draw on the road.

Gornik Zabrze missed their chance to have a real chance in this tie by falling to a 3-2 defeat to Monaco last week - though they did well to come back from two goals to keep the French side engaged for the second leg.

Monaco will be wary of the threat that the Polish side can cause them and I think we’ll see a professional performance from Felipe Luis’ side as a result. He’s won both of his games as Monaco boss so far, guiding them to a 1-0 win over Le Havre between these ties.

Monaco are one of the sides that could win the Conference League this year, and the home advantage they have should prove too much for a Gornik side who showed resolve in the first leg, but this is unlikely to be enough against a Monaco side that only lost five of their 17 home games in the league last season. 

Hearts have seen both teams score in five of their last six games in all competitions, which includes their last three in qualifying for Europe.

The first leg finished 2-2, with Hearts getting pegged back after coming from behind to lead 2-1.

Rapid created the better chances on the night, but Hearts weren't afraid to fire shots off, winning the shot count 17-9.

Rapid have been very dangerous in front of goal this season, scoring 3.44 goals per game on average from nine matches across all competitions.

This bet came in after 56 minutes of the first leg, and if there's an early goal, it could be chaos, with the winner sealing a place in the Conference League league phase.

This is the highest-rated game on my Goals Sheet for Both Teams to Score.

Newcastle’s came impressively close to beating Liverpool in their Premier League opener, drawing 2-2, after a turbulent summer.

West Brom have burst out of the blocks in the Championship, beating heavily-fancied Norwich (2-1 away) and newly-relegated Burnley (3-1 at home) in their first two games - they’ll be very motivated and optimistic about their chances of springing an upset on the Toon Army.

West Brom have scored two or more goals in all three competitive games so far.

Newcastle conceded 2.98 xG at home to Liverpool and saw both teams score when they beat Bradford 4-1 in their first game of the competition last season.

This bet landed after 30 minutes of Real Madrid’s La Liga opener.

They were very unconvincing in their 2-1 win at Espanyol, especially in the first half when they conceded 0.97 xG.

BTTS landed in both of the sides’ meetings last season, and though Real Sociedad lost their first game 1-0 at Real Betis, they generated 1.36 xG and should have the quality to get on the scoresheet at the Bernabeu.

Real Sociedad scored in 33 of their 38 league games last season, only three teams drew fewer blanks.

That includes finding the net in 16 of their 19 league away games (84%).