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This is the 2nd-highest rated game on my Goals Sheet for Both Teams to Score.

Goztepe have conceded three goals on two occasions already, just three league games into the season.

BTTS landed after 33 minutes in their last game, and just 30 minutes in their opening gameweek 3-3 draw at Samsunspor.

Two of the last three head-to-heads between these two have seen this bet land and Gaziantep have seen both teams score in two of three to start the season.

The visitors have scored in all three of those games so far and conceded after just 12 minutes in their last game.

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

Den Bosch have seen this bet land in all four of their games so far this season.

They’ve conceded three, then two and then four goals coming into this match, so Jong PSV should be confident of troubling them at the back.

PSV’s youngsters have seen BTTS land in four of their five league games so far, the bet came in after just 27 minutes in their trip to Waalwijk.

Den Bosch are the underdogs here, but actually come into the game averaging over two goals for per game themselves.

Jong Utrecht have seen BTTS in 5/5 league games so far this season.

They’ve conceded two or more goals in all of those games and have lost all five.

Eindhoven haven’t been much better, they’ve seen BTTS in their last three and have only won once in their four league outings.

They’ve conceded three or more goals in their last three on the bounce, and they actually lost 3-0 last time they visited Jong Utrecht.

It’s no surprise to see BTTS heavily odds-on when these two hopeless backlines face off against each other on Monday.

Nantes are still in freefall after suffering relegation from Ligue 1 last season.

They’ve only picked up one point from four games in Ligue 2 and they’ve conceded 11 goals already.

They’ve conceded before the 18th minute in each of their last three games, so bad defensively that scoring five goals in their last two games has only yielded one point.

Nancy will do well not to get sucked into the chaos, having won their last two - they saw BTTS land in 11 of 17 away games last term, narrowly keeping themselves above the relegation spots.

They kept only three clean sheets in 17 away trips last term, and Nantes have been scoring freely of late despite not yet having the points to show for it.

Bromley have conceded 12 goals in their last two League One matches, yes TWELVE.

The newly-promoted side, who were playing non-league football as recently as 2024, lost 7-2 at Sheffield Wednesday and then 5-0 at home to Leyton Orient.

AFC Wimbledon are not a fluid attacking side, but they have the nous and physicality to take advantage of Bromley failing defensive contingent, having scored and generated comfortably over 1 xG in each of their last two games.

Follow Charlie (9.6) is Monday's NAP selection at Perth, backed on the strength of back-to-back course wins.

Follow Charlie's last run saw him win at Perth on good ground under Murray Dodd, following up a similar success at the track in July. He's clearly relishing his current conditions, and we'll be hoping the same form carries him through again as he bids to make it three course wins from his last four starts.

He does carry a rating that's crept up to a level he's struggled from in the past, but I believe there's enough substance in his recent form to make good here.

R M Smith trains locally to the track and has clearly placed this gelding shrewdly to find the winning thread.

Try Them (9.6) kicks off our E/W Double in Perth off the back of a taking maiden win, making all at the track last time under Brian Hughes, a success that also doubled as Hughes' 2,000th career winner. That followed a well-beaten debut for the yard, so the improvement was significant.

He now steps up from maiden company, largely untested at this level, but the manner of that win, travelling and jumping confidently throughout, is encouraging. Both his Perth runs have come on Good ground, which is expected again today.

Trainer Patrick Neville, a Cheltenham Festival winner himself, had his yard firing on the same card Try Them won on. Neville and Try Them look a smart, progressive combination here, though today's jockey booking isn't confirmed, so it's unclear if the same winning partnership is retained.

Let's Mingle (8.4) is Monday's second E/W selection at Perth, backed on the strength of a course win last time out.

Her last run saw her win a Class 4 handicap hurdle at Perth under Jack Power, and that followed a genuinely unlucky spring when she was disputing the lead before unseating her rider at the last over this same course and distance.

Let's Mingle returns to a course and going combination that clearly suits, with both her Perth efforts this year coming on Good ground. It's her finishing that particularly caught the eye last time out, and the pattern supports that too, with a progressive run of form once you look past the bad luck of that April mistake.

Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore run a big and growing Scottish yard, and their placement of this mare at her favoured track speaks for itself.

Lauralynn (6.9) kicks off our E/W Acca from Wolverhampton this evening with her form pointing in an encouraging direction after a couple of solid placed efforts.

Her last two runs have both seen her finish runner-up, and that came off the back of a 7th which itself followed a win, so the overall picture, blip aside, is one of a filly who keeps turning up. That win, notably, came on the all-weather, and with today's Tapeta surface offering exactly those conditions again, there's a decent chance she can find that winning thread once more.

Declan Carroll's yard operates on modest overall numbers, with a strike rate of around 11% this season, and jockey Zak Wheatley, her long-standing partner throughout the campaign, sits at a decent 8%.

Robusto (7.2) is next for Monday's E/W Acca from Wolverhampton, with course and distance form firmly in his favour.

He's a confirmed course and distance winner at this exact track and trip, having found the target here as recently as April, and that success came under Harry Vigors, the very jockey reunited with him in the saddle today.

Robusto steps into a Class 4 handicap he's already proven himself at, having landed four wins in this sort of company earlier in his career, and there's nothing here to suggest he's out of his depth.

Eve Johnson Houghton is a trainer with a modest 9% strike rate this season, but her placement of this gelding at his best track and surface speaks for itself. Johnson Houghton and Robusto have already combined for course success this year, and have a fair chance of doing so again with the help of Harry Vigors, who has partnered him to the winner's enclosure before.

Helm Rock (8.1) is worth a look at Wolverhampton tonight for our E/W Acca, carrying a confirmed course and distance win into this Class 4 handicap.

He's also been runner-up at this same track before, so the evidence of course affinity runs deeper than just the one success. His recent form reads a string of largely placed efforts (3rd, 2nd, and 3rd most recently) with just a couple of quieter runs mixed in, suggesting a horse who's rarely far away even without finding the winner's enclosure lately.

Helm Rock has already proven himself at this level, having taken advantage of a favourable mark to win at Haydock previously, so there's nothing here that looks beyond him.

Daniel and Claire Kubler operate a competent yard working to a healthy strike rate of around 17% this season, and their placement of this gelding back at a track he clearly likes makes sense.

The Kublers and Helm Rock have a fair chance of adding another course success tonight with the help of Alec Voikhansky, who rides at a solid 14% strike rate this season.

Midnight Call (7.2) wraps up our E/W Acca from Wolverhampton, boasting a genuinely remarkable course record of six wins from just twelve starts at the track.

Her last run saw her well beaten on a rare venture onto turf at Goodwood, a result that looks plausible given every one of her wins has come on this exact all-weather surface. We'll be hoping the return to her spiritual home sparks the same magic again tonight, especially after a spell off since that disappointing switch.

Midnight Call drops back into conditions that have brought her nothing but success, and I believe there's a strong case to back her here.

Tony Carroll isn't necessarily a stranger to the winner's enclosure at this track, being the reigning Champion All-Weather Trainer and working to a strong 14% strike rate this season.

Real Madrid’s meeting with Inter Milan is undoubtedly one of the standout fixtures from the opening round of Champions League action, and I’m backing both teams to find the net at the Bernabéu.

Jose Mourinho’s men have been far from watertight during the early stages of his second spell in charge, failing to keep a clean sheet in three of their opening four LaLiga matches.

That sequence includes a 4-1 home victory over Real Sociedad, so Los Blancos have tended to leave the back door open even when flexing their attacking muscles.

Inter are renowned for being a well-drilled machine under Cristian Chivu, but their opening three Serie A assignments have already produced a couple of high-scoring contests.

The Nerazzurri conceded in a 4-1 opening-weekend win over Monza before edging Napoli 3-2 in a thriller on Saturday night.

With both teams’ strengths lying in the final third, backing goals at both ends looks the way to go.

Real Madrid look like a team worth keeping an eye on in the card markets this season, and I’m backing them to collect at least two bookings against Inter Milan on Tuesday night.

Jose Mourinho’s teams have never been shy when it comes to showing their aggressive side, and that fiery streak has already surfaced during the opening weeks of his second spell at the Bernabeu.

Los Blancos picked up three bookings despite cruising to a 4-1 home victory over Real Sociedad, before collecting another four in Friday night’s 1-0 defeat at Real Betis.

Mourinho also went into the book during that loss, further highlighting the frustration that ran through the Real Madrid ranks.

Inter possess several technically gifted players who can cause the hosts problems, so it would be no surprise to see Mourinho’s men resort to the odd cynical challenge.

Moreover, Cristian Chivu’s side have drawn at least two cards from each of their three opponents in Serie A this season, further strengthening the case for Real Madrid to collect 2+ bookings at the Bernabéu.

With goals expected at the Bernabéu, Kylian Mbappe is the obvious candidate to score or assist on Tuesday night.

The Real Madrid superstar has hit the ground running in LaLiga, scoring four goals across his opening four appearances, including a hat-trick at home to Real Sociedad.

That tally could have been even higher had the Frenchman converted from the penalty spot against Real Betis on Friday night.

Mbappe will be determined to make amends, and an Inter Milan defence that conceded twice against Napoli at the weekend could struggle to contain him.

He also enters the Champions League fresh from an outstanding World Cup campaign, having registered 10 goals and four assists as France reached the semi-finals.

Mbappe also racked up 49 goal involvements in 42 appearances for Real Madrid last season, including 16 in the Champions League, adding further weight to the case for him to contribute again here.

Dean Huijsen looks worth backing to be fouled at least once when Real Madrid face Inter Milan on Tuesday night.

The Spanish centre-half has drawn a foul in two of his four LaLiga appearances this season, having averaged 0.57 fouls drawn per game last term.

He is set to face his sternest test of the season so far, which could play into our hands in this market.
Huijsen is likely to come under pressure from Lautaro Martinez and Marcus Thuram, with both Inter forwards renowned for pressing relentlessly and engaging defenders in physical battles.

Martinez is particularly prone to giving away free kicks, committing a team-high four fouls in Serie A this season, including two against Napoli last time out.

The Inter captain also committed seven fouls across his four starts for Argentina at this year’s World Cup, so Huijsen should have opportunities to draw at least one foul at the Bernabéu.

Aston Villa have undoubtedly made a stuttering start to the season and remain a team in transition, but they should still have enough quality to avoid defeat in Belgium on Tuesday evening.

Unai Emery’s side collected their first Premier League point of the campaign in Saturday’s 0-0 draw away at Hull, having also given a decent account of themselves in a narrow 1-0 defeat to Arsenal in their previous outing.

Villa are likely to view this as one of their better opportunities to put points on the board, with tougher assignments against the likes of Barcelona, PSG and Borussia Dortmund still to come, along with a trip to Galatasaray.

Club Brugge have lost some key players over the summer and failed to win seven of their 10 Champions League matches last season.

With Emery no stranger to delivering results in Europe, I think Villa look capable of taking at least one point from Tuesday’s trip to Belgium.

Aston Villa's knack for drawing cards from their opponents makes Club Brugge collecting at least two bookings a tempting proposition on Tuesday evening.

No Premier League side drew more yellow cards from their opponents last season than Villa, whose opposition averaged 2.37 per game.

That trend continued in Villa’s opening Premier League game of the season away at Brighton, with the hosts collecting two bookings inside the opening 11 minutes, while both cards shown in Saturday’s clash with Hull went to the Tigers.

Club Brugge have picked up at least two bookings in each of their last two Belgian Pro League matches, including three yellow cards and one red in a 2-1 defeat at Gent.

The Belgian side also collected at least two cards in two of their three Champions League meetings with Villa during the 2024/25 campaign, adding further weight to this selection.

Back Emiliano Buendia to attempt at least two shots against Club Brugge on Tuesday evening.

The Aston Villa playmaker is rarely shy when a shooting opportunity presents itself, registering multiple attempts in Saturday’s 0-0 draw with Hull City.

Buendia also cleared this line against Brighton on the opening weekend of the Premier League campaign and in last month’s UEFA Super Cup final against PSG.

Those numbers are no great surprise when you consider that he averaged 2.50 shots per game in the Premier League last season, along with 1.81 per 90 in the Europa League.

With Buendia operating in a number ten role of late, there should be further opportunities for him to let fly against a Club Brugge side that posted just one clean sheet across their 10 Champions League matches last term.

Look for Boubacar Kamara to commit a minimum of one foul against Club Brugge on Tuesday evening.

The Aston Villa midfielder has been his typically combative self since returning from injury, committing six fouls across his three Premier League appearances this season.

That includes one offence against Hull on Saturday, while he averaged 1.02 fouls per game before injury brought his campaign to a premature end last term.

Further encouragement comes from the fact that Kamara committed a combined total of four fouls across Aston Villa’s two visits to Club Brugge in the 2024/25 campaign.

Kamara could be kept particularly busy by Romeo Vermant, who was fouled twice against Lommel SK last time out.

The Club Brugge ace also drew an average of 2.32 fouls per game in the Belgian Pro League last season, so there is plenty to like about Kamara being penalised at least once on Tuesday night.

Newcastle have made a better start to the season than many expected, and I'm backing them to maintain that momentum by seeing off Millwall on Tuesday night.

Matthias Jaissle named an extremely strong side against West Brom in the previous round, suggesting that he has every intention of taking this competition seriously.

The Magpies have strengthened since then, leaving Jaissle with even greater depth to call upon at the Den.

Newcastle have scored multiple goals against both Liverpool and Bournemouth at St James' Park, either side of an impressive 2-0 victory away at Tottenham.

Millwall may have swept Bolton aside 4-0 on Saturday, but the scoreline was slightly misleading, as the Lions led just 1-0 until a late flurry of goals put a flattering gloss on the result.

With Alex Neil's side also suffering heavy Championship defeats against Southampton and Wrexham in recent weeks, Newcastle look worth backing to come out on top.

Newcastle's matches have delivered plenty of goalmouth action during the early stages of the season, so over 2.5 goals looks worth backing at the Den on Tuesday night.

The Magpies have already drawn 2-2 with both Liverpool and Bournemouth, as well as recording a 3-2 victory over Championship opposition West Brom in the previous round.

While I expect Newcastle to come out on top, their early results suggest that Millwall could play their part in pushing this contest beyond the over 2.5 goal line, even if it is only through a consolation strike.

Further encouragement comes from the fact that four of the Lions' opening five league games have produced over 2.5 goals, including all three at home.

Harvey Barnes looks a prime candidate to register at least one shot on target on Tuesday night.

The Newcastle winger scored a wonderful goal to drag his side back into Saturday's clash with Bournemouth, taking his tally for the season to three.

His other two strikes came against West Brom in the previous round of the EFL Cup, when he fired off three on-target efforts.

Barnes has picked up where he left off last term after averaging 0.96 shots on target per game in the Premier League.

Millwall could field an understrength side due to fixture congestion, while the Lions have also shown signs of defensive vulnerability after conceding eight goals across recent Championship defeats against Southampton and Wrexham.

Their pragmatic approach under Alex Neil is likely to invite plenty of pressure from the visitors, which should leave Barnes with no shortage of opportunities to test the goalkeeper.

Lyndon Dykes looks worth backing to commit at least two fouls during Tuesday night's EFL Cup tie.

The Millwall striker is an old-fashioned centre-forward who leads the line with plenty of aggression and is never afraid to impose himself physically.

Following his summer move to Millwall, Dykes came off the bench in each of his first three league appearances and committed one foul in all three games.

He has since been handed back-to-back starts, committing five fouls across those two matches and reaching the 2+ foul mark in both.

That continues a trend from last season, when he averaged 2.05 fouls per game in the Championship across his spells with Birmingham and Charlton.

Dykes also committed two fouls in just 16 minutes for Scotland against Haiti at the World Cup earlier this summer.

He is likely to come up against Malick Thiaw and Sven Botman, who have each made four starts for Newcastle this season and drawn seven fouls between them.

Man City have made a perfect start to their Premier League campaign, taking nine points from three matches against Bournemouth, Crystal Palace and Coventry.

Their most recent victory was far from convincing, but Erling Haaland’s first-half header ultimately proved enough to secure another three points - even when they aren’t at their best, City have shown they can grind out the three points.

Porto have also started strong with five wins from five in the league, but this matchup against Man City promises to be their toughest test yet.

The Portuguese side has typically struggled against English opposition in the Champions League, and City should once again have more than enough quality to start their European campaign on a high.

Porto have only conceded one goal in their five league matches so far, highlighting how they tend to dominate matches.

Despite that, they still have an average of 13.8 fouls per game, which ranks them third in the division for total infringements.

Porto are a side who like to be aggressive in their press, making life hard for their opponents.

Even against a side like Man City, they are unlikely to sit back and drop off, especially at the Dragao Stadium.

However, Porto are definitely not going to exert the same level of control as they are normally accustomed to - the visitors should see more of the ball.

That means Porto’s defensive workload will be higher than usual, which makes cards a target.

Antoine Semenyo has registered five shots across Man City’s opening three Premier League matches, landing this selection against both Bournemouth and Crystal Palace.

He has also contributed two assists, highlighting his importance in the final third.

That includes sending in the cross which Erling Haaland headed home as the only goal against Coventry last time out.

The Ghana international recorded the third-most shots in the Premier League during the 24/25 campaign, and he followed that up with an average of 2.33 shots per 90 in the league last season.

He completed his move to Man City in January, and his shot figures remained high - Semenyo finished the campaign with 17 goals under his belt.

His overall season average sat at 2.33 shots per 90, and 49% of those efforts hit the target.

In addition to that, Semenyo had an average of 1.58 fouls per 90, which is incredibly high for a winger.

Even this campaign, Semenyo has committed seven fouls in four matches across all competitions, maintaining that aggressive approach.

Semenyo is a player who likes to press from the front and look to put opposing defenders under pressure, which can often lead to him committing soft fouls.

Alberto Costa usually starts at right back for Porto, meaning he will be directly up against Semenyo.

The 22-year-old is comfortable carrying the ball forward, and he has drawn three fouls in his three starts for Porto this season.

Even last season, he had an average of 1.37 fouls drawn per 90.

Pablo Rosario is expected to start at the base of Porto’s midfield, giving him the responsibility of protecting the back four and disrupting Man City’s attacks.

He should find himself directly up against Rayan Cherki, who has arguably been City’s best performer this campaign, proving difficult to stop.

Phil Foden and Semenyo also tend to cut inside, which will make Rosario’s life even tougher.

The 29-year-old is averaging 1.61 per 90 this season in the league, with a total of seven fouls.

He also committed three fouls against Totteense in the Super Cup final, which was the first game of the season.

Rosario was booked in that game; he has a big defensive responsibility for Porto, and he tends to be strong in his tackles.