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Inter have started the season really well, winning five of their opening six matches in Serie A - scoring 18 goals in the process.

Only Roma, who sit just behind them in the table, have managed to take points off them domestically this season in the form of a 2-2 draw a few weeks back - Inter won the xG battle in that game too (2.86-1.66).

Inter did lose their opening game of their Champions League campaign, but you can’t get much tougher assignments in the Champions League than a trip to the Bernabeu, making this game look much more winnable on paper.

Club Brugge have also started the season well domestically but tend to struggle at this level, as shown by their 3-2 defeat at home on Matchday 1 to Aston Villa.

That game saw them concede an xG of 3.22 despite having 64% of the ball - showing how they aren’t at the level of get anything from this clash with Inter looking really strong so far this season.

Arsenal look a lot stronger than Lille on paper here, and it is likely to be one-way traffic. The Gunners accrued eight corners in their opening Premier League match against Coventry, before also landing this selection against Chelsea. Last season, they had an average of 5.75 corners per game across all competitions, rising to 6.0 when playing at the Emirates. 

Set pieces remain a significant part of Arsenal’s attacking approach, so they typically look to utilise width when their opponents sit deep. The hosts should dominate proceedings, forcing Lille into extended spells of defending their box. That should bring corners into the game.

Galatasaray have lost just one of their home games over the last year and should be able to offer a decent attacking threat to a Barcelona side who are scoring for fun themselves at the moment.

Barcelona have won each of their last five matches ahead of this clash, but have only managed to keep a clean sheet in one of these games. They conceded two goals in their opening game of the Champions League campaign, scoring seven in response as they beat Feyenoord comfortably.

Galatasaray have seen BTTS in three of their last five matches, and this angle is mainly backing them to score as Barcelona are as short as 1.11 to find the back of the net here. Barcelona don’t care too much about conceding shots and chances, giving Galatasaray the perfect scenario where they can get on the scoresheet.

It’s hard to make a case for either of these backlines at the moment, United conceded to 10 man Tottenham over the weekend to mark another game where they’ve failed to keep a clean sheet - only Sabah have failed to score against United so far this season.

Atletico Madrid have found clean sheets quite difficult to come by too, keeping just three shutouts this term - with two of those coming against sides that sit in the bottom five of LaLiga following the opening set of matches. 

They’ve seen BTTS in each of their last two matches ahead of this game, and also saw BTTS in their opening game of the Champions League campaign as they fell to a 2-1 defeat to Liverpool. 

Simeone is not quite the same defensively minded manager he is usually pinned as, he’s been willing to be more expansive over recent seasons which partly explains Atletico Madrid’s early record.

Bryan Mbeumo has been in decent goalscoring form so far this season, netting three goals across his six starts in the Premier League - with the latest goal coming against Tottenham at the weekend.

Mbeumo has always been a very solid finisher, and could find himself leading the line again here with Benjamin Sesko still being a doubt for the game. He registered an assist in United’s convincing 4-0 win over Sabah in thru first Champions League game and had one shot on target in that clash.

Mbeumo scored 11 goals in the Premier League last season, taking 73 shots across his 31 starts in the competition (2.51 per 90). 32 of these efforts found the target (1.10 per 90), which is a solid record over a decent sample size to suggest that Mbeumo will find the target at least once here.

Marc Pubill really struggled in Atletico Madrid’s opening game of the Champions League campaign, committing three fouls and collecting a yellow card as Atletico Madrid fell to defeat at Anfield - with Pubill accounting for a third of the total fouls that Atletico committed.

Pubill is expected to continue at right centre back here, pitting him directly against Matheus Cunha who will be a real handful for the Spaniard to contain given his already aggressive baseline. Pubill has committed six fouls across his five starts in LaLiga this season (1.34 per 90).

Cunha was back on the left hand side for United’s 1-1 draw against Tottenham last time out, and looked much more comfortable in that role as he registered an assist and was fouled three times.

Cunha is a really good player when it comes to winning fouls due to how he moves with the ball. He’s very fluid and has a consistent record over the last few seasons, averaging 1.94 fouls won per 90 across 29 starts in the Premier League last campaign.

Cunha was fouled twice in United’s 4-0 win over Sabah in their opening Champions League game and will be up against Marcos Llorente and Marc Pubill in this one. I’m more interested in his battle with Pubill rather than Llorente, but Cunha can force either to haul him down on a few occasions here.

You really have to feel for Senne Lammens as his good work in goal for United over the last year or so has largely gone unnoticed due to how poor their overall defensive record has been.

Lammens has been doing his bit, he’s already made 18 saves across six starts in the Premier League this season (3.0 per 90), yet has not been rewarded with a clean sheet across these games for his efforts.

Lammens was forced into making 79 saves across his 32 starts in the Premier League last season (2.47 per 90) with a save percentage of 66.9%. Atletico Madrid forced Alisson into three saves in their opening game of the Champions League, and should be able to do the same against a United backline that is really struggling.  

Viktor Gyokeres hasn’t been given much of a chance in the league this season, but the Swedish international is expected to start midweek to allow Kai Havertz a rest.

During the international break, Gyokeres was in exceptional form, and he scored in all four appearances for his national side - it was a surprise to see him benched against Leeds. Gyokeres found the back of the net against Poland and Bosnia, while also scoring in both encounters with Romania. 

Assuming Gyokeres starts midweek, this will be an ideal opportunity for him to try and lock down a starting role under Mikel Arteta, and prove he is up to standard.

Eberechi Eze is another player who has largely had to settle with a role from the bench this campaign, but he has typically played in midweek games.

Arsenal are looking a bit light on wide options, so Eze is likely to feature on the wing here. The former Crystal Palace man started against Napoli before the international break, and he committed two fouls. In his only other start of the season, he also landed this selection with one foul against Ipswich Town.

Eze is likely to play on the same flank as Dilane Bakwa on Tuesday night - he scored against Le Havre at the weekend, and is averaging 1.86 fouls drawn per 90 this season.

Hakon Haraldsson is another player who has been adept at drawing contact, and he has been one of Lille’s most consistent players this campaign. Tiago Santos has been fouled the most times for Lille this season with 15, but Haraldsson is not too far behind with 13 fouls drawn. 

Haraldsson is usually the player who Lille look to when they need to alleviate pressure - he likes getting on the ball in midfield, and is always looking to beat his man. The attacking midfielder has landed this selection in three of his last four starts, and he is averaging 2.37 fouls drawn per 90. Arsenal like to press aggressively in midfield areas, which bodes well for this selection.

Arsenal started their Champions League campaign with a 1-0 victory away against Napoli, as Martin Odegaard scored the decisive goal during the closing stages.

Mikel Arteta’s men went into the international break following a 3-0 defeat against Brighton, but they responded by completing an impressive comeback against Leeds at the weekend. That means the Gunners have won eight of their last nine matches across all competitions, maintaining their momentum after lifting the Premier League title last season.

Meanwhile, Lille were beaten 3-2 by Real Betis in their opening European match, despite taking the lead twice. They then squeezed past Le Havre last weekend, despite the visitors being reduced to ten men.

Arsenal look a lot stronger than Lille on paper here, and it is likely to be one-way traffic. The Gunners accrued eight corners in their opening Premier League match against Coventry, before also landing this selection against Chelsea. Last season, they had an average of 5.75 corners per game across all competitions, rising to 6.0 when playing at the Emirates. 

Set pieces remain a significant part of Arsenal’s attacking approach, so they typically look to utilise width when their opponents sit deep. The hosts should dominate proceedings, forcing Lille into extended spells of defending their box. That should bring corners into the game.

Bruno Fernandes cut the same frustrated figure that’s followed him throughout his United career after United failed to beat 10 men for the second time this season in front of their own fans last time out. 

Fernandes has every right to feel a bit let down by his team mates, he’s been setting an unreal standard for the last few seasons but that hasn’t been matched by the players around him - often leaving Fernandes as the sole point of quality within this United side.

Fernandes has registered four goal contributions across his six starts in the Premier League already this season and also scored against Sabah in United’s opening game of the season in the Champions League. 

Atletico Madrid have only managed to keep three clean sheets this season, with two of those shutouts coming against sides that sit in the bottom five sides in LaLiga. United can cause them issues with their attacking quality and Fernandes is an obvious candidate to register a goal contribution.

Alvarez is yet to get going this season, but this is the perfect game to announce himself with a goal contribution following what was a very turbulent summer for the striker in which he was heavily linked with a move to Barcelona.

Alvarez really enjoyed playing in the Champions League for Atletico Madrid last season, registering 14 goal contributions across his 15 starts in the competition - only Kvaratskhelia, Mbappe and Kane registered more goal contributions than Alvarez in the Champions League last season.

Furthermore, Alvarez is lining up against a United side who have only kept one clean sheet this term - with that shutout coming against Sabah on Matchday 1. Alvarez registered an assist in Atletico Madrid’s opening game of the campaign against Liverpool, and I’m backing him to cause similar damage to their rivals.

Maguire has already collected two yellow cards across his six starts in the Premier League this season, and I think we’ll see the centre back struggle with the speed of Atletico’s frontline with Alvarez, Lookman and Kang In Lee set to be running at him here.

Maguire is really well suited to the English game with his ability in the air and surprising composure on the ball - but he’s not very quick or agile, which is where his game can come apart a bit against a side with the attacking quality of Atletico Madrid. His main opponent here is likely to be Julian Alvarez, who averaged 0.85 fouls won per 90 last season.

I’m more interested in Maguire’s battles with Lookman (1.25 fouls won per 90) and Lee (1.61 fouls won per 90) who will know that they have the beating of the United centre back and will relish the chance to drag him into wider areas where Maguire is naturally not as comfortable.

There aren’t many moves in football that make as much sense as Romero joining Atletico Madrid. 

It’s a transfer that has looked inevitable for the last few years with Romero being the perfect player to embody Simeone’s style of play. He’s already picked up one yellow card for his new side, with that caution coming against Real Madrid.

Romero was cautioned in both league meetings between Tottenham and Manchester United last season, actually being sent off in Tottenham’s 2-0 defeat at Old Trafford towards the end of last season.

Romero will be up against Bryan Mbeumo here with Benjamin Sesko suffering a recurrence of the injury that kept him sidelined at the start of the campaign. Mbeumo averaged 0.96 fouls won per 90 last season and will cause Romero issues as a makeshift striker.

Bryan Mbeumo has been in decent goalscoring form so far this season, netting three goals across his six starts in the Premier League - with the latest goal coming against Tottenham at the weekend.

Mbeumo has always been a very solid finisher, and could find himself leading the line again here with Benjamin Sesko still being a doubt for the game. He registered an assist in United’s convincing 4-0 win over Sabah in thru first Champions League game and had one shot on target in that clash.

Mbeumo scored 11 goals in the Premier League last season, taking 73 shots across his 31 starts in the competition (2.51 per 90). 32 of these efforts found the target (1.10 per 90), which is a solid record over a decent sample size to suggest that Mbeumo will find the target at least once here.

Limerick Leader is the highest rated horse on Racing Ratings today, with a 9.6/10.

He has won three of his last four races coming into this, finishing in the top two in all of those events.

Limerick Leader is the standout horse in this three-horse field when it comes to pedigree over this distance, he has won two of four outings over this trip.

He has had success above this level, winning a Class 3 last time out, the drop in class is not a concern.

The distance is a key advantage, and Limerick Leader could yet go off closer to favouritism, at the time of writing he's trailing Axel Bleue (2.0) at 2.50.

Ayase Ueda has made a strong start to life at Lille since arriving from Feyenoord, contributing three goals from just five appearances.

That includes getting on the scoresheet against Real Betis in his last Champions League appearance. The Japanese international is averaging 2.96 shots per 90 this season, which is the highest figure in the Lille squad. Even though that is based on a small sample size, it is worth noting that he had an average of 3.37 shots per 90 across all competitions for Feyenoord last season - he is adept at finding gaps in opposing defences.

Impressively, 42% of those efforts hit the target as well. Ueda will be Lille’s biggest threat in transition, and he will hope to exploit this Arsenal backline who have looked a bit shaky in defence.

Benjamin Andre has long been one of Lille’s most aggressive midfielders over the years, and he has recorded double-digit card counts in all seven seasons as a Lille player. That includes 11 yellows in 37 appearances across all competitions last season, and 15 in the campaign before that. 

This season, he has picked up one card in four appearances, but he is averaging 2.43 fouls per 90 in that time, which shows how his intense approach hasn’t changed. The Frenchman will have a tough task here trying to contain the Arsenal forwards, so this price stands out.

Martin Odegaard scored the winning goal against Napoli in Arsenal’s opening Champions League match, so he should be looking forward to this fixture.

The Norwegian international was one of the standout performers for Arsenal prior to the international break - he scored in four out of eight appearances across all competitions. Even though he didn’t score against Leeds last time out, he still played a massive role in the final third, and recorded a shot on target. 

Odegaard only scored one goal in 36 appearances across all competitions last season, but he looks revitalised this term. He was much more of a provider last season, contributing seven assists, and he will be the one pulling the strings again midweek.

Roma have been an entertaining side to watch under Gian Piero Gasperini, and they are battling near the top of the Italian top flight with four wins and two draws from their opening five matches.

They have scored 14 goals in that time. Even last season, Gasperini guided the Romans to a third-place finish, only behind Inter Milan and Roma, which shows how they are an incredibly competitive side now.

They have pulled off some impressive results already this season, including a 2-1 win against Atalanta, and a 2-2 draw against Inter. Over 2.5 has landed in four of their seven matches across all competitions this season. 

Goals have also been flying in when Real Madrid are playing - over 2.5 goals has landed in eight out of ten of their fixtures this term.

Roma are averaging 5.2 corners per game in Serie A this season, in addition to 18.7 shots per match. They landed this selection against Inter Milan, with 18 shots and four corners, and Atalanta.

Gasperini prefers a 3-4-3 system, and he wants his wingbacks to be positive and make overlapping runs. Roma always look to progress play through their wide players and send crosses into the box, which brings corners into the game. 

Real Madrid come into this clash as favourites, but this could be a tough night for them, especially at the Stadio Olimpico. The hosts are unlikely to sit back and absorb pressure, especially considering how Real Madrid have already lost two of their four away matches this season.

Paulo Dybala has made his return from injury recently, and he has been one of Roma’s most influential players in the final third. The Argentine international has accumulated 23 shots from seven appearances, with eight of those efforts hitting the target. He has also provided four assists, which is the highest in the Roma squad.

Dybala has been playing just behind Donyell Malen, in an inside forward role which has given him the freedom to find pockets of space in the final third. He is the designated free-kick taker for Roma, and could also be on penalty duties. Dybala had an injury-hit previous campaign, but he looks back to his best this term, and he will be hoping to make an impact against Real Madrid midweek.

Gianluca Mancini has benefitted from the back three system under Gasperini, as he has more cover defensively. Mancini likes to be aggressive in his challenges, and step out to try and contest duels.

He has committed ten fouls in seven appearances this season, averaging 1.62 fouls per 90. The Italian international will be playing on the same side as Vinicius Junior on Wednesday night, and that is a matchup to keep an eye on. 

The Brazilian is averaging 3.21 fouls drawn per 90 this season across all competitions, and he has earned a reputation for being a frustrating player to come up against.

Mancini has shown a tendency to lose his head at times - he picked up 12 yellow cards and one red in 45 appearances across all competitions last season.

Jude Bellingham is another player who has been adept at drawing contact for Los Blancos, and he should also find duels against Mancini when he drifts over to the left. The Englishman is averaging 3.17 fouls drawn per 90 this campaign, and he has drawn multiple free-kicks in eight of his nine appearances overall. 

Bellingham also had an average of 2.42 fouls drawn per 90 last season across all competitions - he is a strong carrier of the ball, and he sees plenty of involvement in midfield. Considering Roma are averaging 13.3 fouls per game this season, it looks like an excellent matchup for him to be fouled.

This is a great value boost for the early kick off in the Champions League.

Luis Suarez scored in Sporting's opening game in the Champions League as they emerged 3-1 winners with Suarez converting from the penalty spot from three shots in total - two of which found the target.

Suarez has been in good form domestically as well, scoring seven goals across just five starts in Liga Portugal.

He's found the target nine times across these games (1.66 per 90), making the 2.0 being offered for him to find the target a very appealing price.

Liverpool made a steady start under Iraola prior to the international break, remaining unbeaten in seven games across all competitions. After starting positively against Man City at the weekend, it was a red card to Ryan Gravenberch which ultimately proved costly. After his dismissal, the visitors scored three times.

Liverpool have been effective on their travels so far, picking up seven points from three away games while also keeping two clean sheets. The Reds started their Champions League campaign with a 2-1 victory over Atletico Madrid, and they will hope to follow that up with another three points here.

LASK were beaten 2-0 by Rapid Wien at the weekend, meaning they have failed to win any of their last four matches across all competitions coming into this clash.

Even without some of their key attacking players, Liverpool should have more than enough attacking firepower to get the job done in Austria, and it is likely to be one-way traffic. Liverpool matches are averaging 9.9 corners this season, and their Champions League opener against Atletico Madrid saw a total of 12 corners. The Reds accounted for seven of those.

LASK have been just as effective at generating corners so far. In fact, they are averaging 7.1 corners per game across all competitions this season. They have been quite effective at getting to the byline, and they will have to be direct against Liverpool.

Bradley Barcola is still waiting for his first goal contribution since joining Liverpool over the summer, but this fixture presents an excellent opportunity for him. The Reds are missing key attacking personnel, so there is big pressure on the shoulders of the Frenchman. 

Barcola joined Liverpool after contributing 76 goals and assists across 152 appearances for PSG, so there is no doubt about his quality in the final third. He racked up 21 goals and 20 assists in his first full season at PSG, before adding another 13 goals and six assists last season. It has taken some time for him to find his feet this campaign, but this looks like a favourable matchup.

Florian Wirtz had a tough outing against Man City last time out, but with the Reds so depleted in forward areas, Iraola might have to stick with the German international.

After completing his big money move from Bayer Leverkusen, Wirtz managed just seven goals and eight assists in his first full season for Liverpool. So far this term, he has just one assist to his name, despite featuring in seven games. 

However, he is still averaging 2.25 shots per 90, which shows how he is still picking up promising shooting positions. This will be an ideal opportunity for him to break his duck and start re-building some confidence.

If LASK are going to pose a threat in the final third against Liverpool, Kasper Jorgensen will have to play a role. The Danish international has been incredibly active going forward for LASK this campaign, despite being listed as a right wingback on paper. He has recorded 29 shots in 12 appearances, averaging 2.82 shots per 90 across all competitions.

Even last season, he bagged seven goals in 32 league appearances for LASK, which shows just how important he is going forward. Jorgensen isn’t afraid to try his luck from distance, and he usually shoots as soon as the space opens up. That could be useful against Liverpool where chances will be rarer than usual.

Wrexham have seen BTTS in 4/4 Championship home games so far this season.

They have conceded 1.50 xG or more in each of their last three home league games, and West Brom should have enough to contribute having underperformed in front of goal of late.

West Brom haven’t scored in their last two, which is giving us a bigger price for this bet, but they generated over 1 xG last time out and have looked capable, scoring in each of their first seven before this drop-off.

Wrexham have failed to score in only 2/9 in the league, and this bet landed comfortably in both meetings last season - it was in after 42 minutes as West Brom won 3-2 at Wrexham, and after 47 minutes in a 2-2 draw at The Hawthorns.

It’s hard to make a case for either of these backlines at the moment, United conceded to 10 man Tottenham over the weekend to mark another game where they’ve failed to keep a clean sheet - only Sabah have failed to score against United so far this season.

Atletico Madrid have found clean sheets quite difficult to come by too, keeping just three shutouts this term - with two of those coming against sides that sit in the bottom five of LaLiga following the opening set of matches. 

They’ve seen BTTS in each of their last two matches ahead of this game, and also saw BTTS in their opening game of the Champions League campaign as they fell to a 2-1 defeat to Liverpool. 

Simeone is not quite the same defensively minded manager he is usually pinned as, he’s been willing to be more expansive over recent seasons which partly explains Atletico Madrid’s early record.

Galatasaray have lost just one of their home games over the last year and should be able to offer a decent attacking threat to a Barcelona side who are scoring for fun themselves at the moment.

Barcelona have won each of their last five matches ahead of this clash, but have only managed to keep a clean sheet in one of these games. They conceded two goals in their opening game of the Champions League campaign, scoring seven in response as they beat Feyenoord comfortably.

Galatasaray have seen BTTS in three of their last five matches, and this angle is mainly backing them to score as Barcelona are as short as 1.11 to find the back of the net here. Barcelona don’t care too much about conceding shots and chances, giving Galatasaray the perfect scenario where they can get on the scoresheet.

Miracles Do Happen is Racing Ratings' joint-3rd favourite today with a score of 8.4/10.

She is the joint-favourite for the 16:05, at the time of writing, and has shortened in odds of late.

Miracles Do Happen was victorious last time out after an otherwise slow start to the season.

None of the other horses in the race have a recent win to speak of.

She won last time out over the same distance and ground conditions.

She's proven at this level and runs for an in-form yard, Billy Aprahamian.

Royal County Glory is Racing Ratings' 2nd-favourite of the day, with a score of 9.0.

He has won three of his last four, finishing in the top two in four of five and it's no surprise to see him comfortably leading the market for the 17:30.

No other horse in the race, other than 10/1 shot Supreme Dancer, has a win in their last five and he looks set to go off odds-on.

He has been rock solid over this distance and ground of late, and runs for a yard in good recent form (Jack Jones).

Oisin Murphy stays in the saddle after winning with Royal County Glory just last week, they can continue that as the class horse in today's field.

Miracles Do Happen is Racing Ratings' joint-3rd favourite today with a score of 8.4/10.

She is the joint-favourite for the 16:05, at the time of writing, and has shortened in odds of late.

Miracles Do Happen was victorious last time out after an otherwise slow start to the season.

None of the other horses in the race have a recent win to speak of.

She won last time out over the same distance and ground conditions.

She's proven at this level and runs for an in-form yard, Billy Aprahamian.

Aspire To Glory is Racing Ratings' joint-3rd favourite today, with a score of 8.4/10.

He won last time out and is the joint-2nd favourite at the time of writing, having shortened in odds of late.

Aspire To Glory has made the top three in nine of 31 career races at today's distance, which is encouraging experience to take into this event.

He's a course and distance winner from late September and the ground conditions, in particular, are a big positive.

Only one other horse in the race, a 9/1 shot, has a win in their last five.

Royal County Glory is Racing Ratings' 2nd-favourite of the day, with a score of 9.0.

He has won three of his last four, finishing in the top two in four of five and it's no surprise to see him comfortably leading the market for the 17:30.

No other horse in the race, other than 10/1 shot Supreme Dancer, has a win in their last five and he looks set to go off odds-on.

He has been rock solid over this distance and ground of late, and runs for a yard in good recent form (Jack Jones).

Oisin Murphy stays in the saddle after winning with Royal County Glory just last week, they can continue that as the class horse in today's field.

Midnight Media is the odds-on favourite for the last race at Wolverhampton today, backed by Racing Ratings with an 8.1/10.

She has finished in the top two in five of her last six races, winning two of those and has commanded a lot of respect from the bookies coming into this one.

Having Oisin Murphy in the saddle demonstrates the high expectations and strong reputation she has, as something of a course specialist at Wolves.

She last won at the track in July but has consistently gone close since and has a good record on all-weather.

She's proven at this level and should end a three-race run away from the Winners' Enclosure with Murphy on board.

Preston have lost seven of nine league outings this season, and though Graham Alexander looks a shrewd appointment in the dugout, he’s yet to turn the tide.

They only managed 0.65 xG in a 1-0 home defeat to Millwall on Saturday, to begin Alexander’s reign, and after a positive first half they fell away to only have two shots in the second period and conceded in the 79th minute.

Birmingham have only lost once in their first nine, in the league, and they returned from the international break with a 1-0 win at West Brom.

They dominated the first half, generating 1.88 xG to West Brom’s 0.38, before seeing it out and they’re now inside the play-offs on goal difference.

Without a significant improvement in performance level, Preston aren’t yet up to the challenge, currently rock-bottom with four points.

This bet has won in all four of Blackburn’s league away games this term, three draws and one defeat.

Bristol City will have been frustrated with a 1-1 draw at Charlton on Saturday, hard done by as goalkeeper Arthur Okonkwo should’ve been sent off for fouling Yu Hirakawa, who would’ve had an open goal if not for the late challenge - no foul given.

City have underperformed to score three times from 4.13 at home this season, and they could cut loose against Blackburn.

Rovers’ last two away trips have been kind, Preston (24th) and Portsmouth (19th), but they’ve taken just one point and conceded twice in both games.

Wrexham have seen BTTS in 4/4 Championship home games so far this season.

They have conceded 1.50 xG or more in each of their last three home league games, and West Brom should have enough to contribute having underperformed in front of goal of late.

West Brom haven’t scored in their last two, which is giving us a bigger price for this bet, but they generated over 1 xG last time out and have looked capable, scoring in each of their first seven before this drop-off.

Wrexham have failed to score in only 2/9 in the league, and this bet landed comfortably in both meetings last season - it was in after 42 minutes as West Brom won 3-2 at Wrexham, and after 47 minutes in a 2-2 draw at The Hawthorns.

Stoke’s 2-1 win at Bolton on Saturday will have taken its toll on the group, ahead of facing one of the best teams in the league.

Stoke had to play with 10 for 70+ minutes after Maksym Talovierov’s early red card, they had just 32% possession, and only 24% in the second half, as Bolton generated 3.13 xG but scored their only goal in the 92nd minute.

Boro have looked like automatic promotion contenders since gameweek 1 and got the better of newly-relegated Wolves, 1-0, at The Riverside on Saturday.

This bet has won in 8/9 Boro league games and they won the most recent head-to-head, 2-1 at Stoke earlier this year.

Andres Andrade has produced some notable shot counts for LASK this season, despite playing as a centre back. The Panama international is averaging 2.27 shots per 90 across all competitions, and he has even found the back of the net three times. As well as being the main threat from set-pieces when LASK send the ball into the box, Andrade does occasionally try his luck from distance. 

With chances likely to be few and far between for the hosts midweek, they are likely to throw their centre backs forward into the box at every available opportunity. Andrade will be the target man, and he tends to be accurate with his efforts. He has recorded nine shots on target this season.

Alexis Mac Allister was shown a yellow card in Liverpool’s Champions League victory over Atletico Madrid - the Argentine committed two fouls before being substituted after 69 minutes. He hasn’t featured regularly this season, but Mac Allister has still managed to pick up two cards in just six starts. 

He likes to press aggressively in midfield, and can often be drawn into cynical challenges. Last season, Mac Allister hit ten yellow cards, after racking up 11 bookings in the season prior. LASK can pose a threat in transition with pace in behind, and if Liverpool get caught out then Mac Allister might be forced to take one for the team.

Melayro Bogarde has committed 15 fouls from just seven starts across all competitions for LASK this season, averaging 2.01 per game. Four of those infringements came against AEK Athens in round one of the Champions League, where he was also booked. Prior to that, he racked up three fouls against Celtic in the final Champions League qualifier. 

Bogarde should have plenty of defensive work to get through against Liverpool, who are expected to dominate possession. The 24-year-old will be up against the likes of Barcola, Rio Ngumoha and Victor Munoz - players who like to be direct and beat their man.

Only Mac Allister has committed more fouls for Liverpool  than Milos Kerkez this season, and the fullback has shown struggles defensively.

Iraola has a good understanding of the Hungarian international as they were both at Bournemouth together, but the Spanish manager hasn’t yet been able to get the best out of him in a Liverpool shirt.

Kerkez has been a bit rash in his challenges, meaning he has picked up three yellow cards in seven starts, and he recorded multiple infringements in four of those.

Kerkez will be directly up against Jorgensen midweek, who will keep him occupied. The Danish international is averaging 1.51 fouls drawn per 90 this season across all competitions.

Fernandes has already taken 20 shots in the Premier League this season (3.33 per 90), seeing five of these attempts find the target and result in three goals.

Fernandes had three shots in United's 4-0 win over Sabah in the opening game of their Champions League campaign, seeing two of those efforts find the target and one end up in the back of the net.

Fernandes' willingness to shoot from almost anywhere, including from distance, makes this boost worth backing at 2.0 for Tuesday's Champions League action.

Miracles Do Happen is Racing Ratings' joint-3rd favourite today with a score of 8.4/10.

She is the joint-favourite for the 16:05, at the time of writing, and has shortened in odds of late.

Miracles Do Happen was victorious last time out after an otherwise slow start to the season.

None of the other horses in the race have a recent win to speak of.

She won last time out over the same distance and ground conditions.

She's proven at this level and runs for an in-form yard, Billy Aprahamian.

Aspire To Glory is Racing Ratings' joint-3rd favourite today, with a score of 8.4/10.

He won last time out and is the joint-2nd favourite at the time of writing, having shortened in odds of late.

Aspire To Glory has made the top three in nine of 31 career races at today's distance, which is encouraging experience to take into this event.

He's a course and distance winner from late September and the ground conditions, in particular, are a big positive.

Only one other horse in the race, a 9/1 shot, has a win in their last five.

Royal County Glory is Racing Ratings' 2nd-favourite of the day, with a score of 9.0.

He has won three of his last four, finishing in the top two in four of five and it's no surprise to see him comfortably leading the market for the 17:30.

No other horse in the race, other than 10/1 shot Supreme Dancer, has a win in their last five and he looks set to go off odds-on.

He has been rock solid over this distance and ground of late, and runs for a yard in good recent form (Jack Jones).

Oisin Murphy stays in the saddle after winning with Royal County Glory just last week, they can continue that as the class horse in today's field.

Midnight Media is the odds-on favourite for the last race at Wolverhampton today, backed by Racing Ratings with an 8.1/10.

She has finished in the top two in five of her last six races, winning two of those and has commanded a lot of respect from the bookies coming into this one.

Having Oisin Murphy in the saddle demonstrates the high expectations and strong reputation she has, as something of a course specialist at Wolves.

She last won at the track in July but has consistently gone close since and has a good record on all-weather.

She's proven at this level and should end a three-race run away from the Winners' Enclosure with Murphy on board.

Elliot Anderson was the best player on the pitch in City’s 3-0 win over Liverpool at Anfield - and was notably fouled eight times.

Liverpool committed 19 fouls in total against City, meaning that Anderson accounted for 42% of the total fouls that City won in the game. It’s a really consistent part of his game, those eight fouls take his tally to the season to 20 fouls won (3.56 per 90). 

PSG are quite aggressive when out of possession and will press City often. Anderson is likely to be on the end of this counter press with how often he is on the ball and his consistent ability when it comes to winning fouls.

Anderson won 80 fouls across his 37 starts in the Premier League last season (2.16 per 90), showing further how this is a consistent part of his game that has followed him to City and can come to the fore here. 

These sides met in the Europa League last season, and there were exactly ten corners. Aston Villa held onto the win in the end as Jadon Sancho scored the only goal of the game, but it was a very even contest. Both sides managed exactly five corners apiece to clear this line. This time, Aston Villa will benefit from home advantage, but it is likely to be another even contest. 

Fenerbahce are averaging 9.8 corners per game this season, rising to 11.4 when playing away. They are averaging 7.0 corners for, and 4.4 corners against when playing on their travels this campaign. The Turkish side are not short of talent in the final third, so this could be quite an open contest.

The previous meeting between these sides was a feisty encounter which produced nine cards and 28 fouls. Fenerbahce were responsible for five of those bookings, while Villa accounted for the other four, as they struggled to retain their lead towards the end of the match.

Cards are usually a target to keep an eye on when Fenerbahce are playing - they are averaging 2.3 cards per game from their seven away matches this term, despite just one of those ending in defeat. 

Even last season, the Turkish side had an average of 3.7 cards per game in the Europa League. Meanwhile, Villa are averaging 2.5 cards per game across all competitions this season, and they have been booked at least twice in eight out of nine games in total.

Johan Manzambi made an immediate impact on his first Premier League start, scoring against Tottenham before the international break. The Swiss international registered four shots in that match, with two hitting the target.

He was unfortunate not to find the back of the net against Brentford last time out, as he accumulated seven shots with one on target. Manzambi is not lacking confidence in the final third - he is averaging 5.12 shots per 90 as a Villa player. |

|After his stellar World Cup campaign, during which he registered three goals and two assists, Manzambi has gone from strength to strength, and the 20-year-old is one to keep an eye on midweek.

Fenerbahce were kept at bay by Aston Villa last season, but they have since added Mason Greenwood to their front line.

The former Man United man has already bagged four goals in eight appearances for the Turkish side, and he has been a constant threat in the final third.

The winger is averaging 3.98 shots per 90 across all competitions this season, which is more than any other Fenerbahce player. 

Even last season, Greenwood scored 26 goals in 45 appearances across all competitions for Marseille. Villa have only kept one clean sheet in their nine matches this season, so Greenwood should be able to find chances in the final third.

Joao Gomes has committed at least two fouls in four of his five competitive starts for Aston Villa.

The former Wolves man has also been shown two yellow cards and a red in that time, which shows how he has taken a bit of time to get up to speed with Unai Emery’s tactics.

The Brazilian presses intensely in midfield, and Villa haven’t been anywhere near as effective at controlling possession this season. 

Fenerbahce are averaging 12.4 fouls drawn per game this season across all competitions, which shows how they can be a frustrating team to come up against. Joao Gomes should be kept busy in midfield.

Greenwood has racked up the most shots in the Fenerbahce squad, but Vedat Muriqi has been the most efficient when chances have fallen his way.

The Kosovo international has scored six goals in eight appearances across all competitions after completing his move from Mallorca last season. Muriqi scored 23 goals in 37 La Liga appearances last season, but that wasn’t enough to save Mallorca from relegation. 

The striker is averaging 3.59 shots per 90 this season, and 57% of those have hit the target. That is impressive efficiency, and it speaks volumes of the quality of chances Muriqi is finding - he knows how to pick gaps in opposing defences, and this looks like a good matchup for him against a shaky Villa backline.

John McGinn has already collected four yellow cards for Aston Villa this season. He was booked during the Champions League victory over Club Brugge after committing three fouls, while he has also been carded twice in the Premier League, despite being only six matches into the campaign.

If the Villa captain starts on the right wing again, he will find duels against Archie Brown and Kerem Akturkoglu, who have combined for an average of 2.95 fouls drawn per 90 across all competitions this season. The Turkish side often concentrate play down that left wing, which should bring McGinn into the game defensively. The Scottish international is averaging 1.79 fouls per 90 this season, and that figure could rise further midweek.

Following the departure of Youri Tielemans over the summer, Boubacar Kamara has been given a much greater role on the ball in midfield, and Emery will be desperate for the Frenchman to remain fit this season.

He was fouled five times against Brentford at the weekend, taking his average to 1.87 fouls drawn per 90 across all competitions. He has landed this selection in four of his last five starts for Villa. 

Fenerbahce are likely to press strongly in midfield, but Kamara is adept at retaining possession and using his body to buy free-kicks. Even last season, Kamara had an average of 1.91 fouls drawn per 90 despite missing large parts through injury.

Archie Brown has committed eight fouls in five Champions League appearances this season, as Fenerbahce had to navigate their way through the qualifying rounds.

The left back accumulated three infringements against Roma in round one of the league phase, and he looked a bit exposed at times. 

Brown should find himself directly up against McGinn on Wednesday night, and that is a matchup to keep an eye on. The Scottish international was fouled five times against Brentford last time out, taking his average this season to 3.23 fouls drawn per 90 across all competitions.

He is adept at using his body to draw soft fouls, and Archie Brown should have plenty of defensive work to get through.

Cherki scored a brilliant goal and was awarded man of the match for his performance against Liverpool over the weekend, and the City man is in brilliant form more widely ahead of this clash.

Cherki has registered six goal contributions across his five starts in the Premier League. He scored three goals across just four starts in the Champions League last season, so he’s clearly comfortable at this level and the momentum he carries into the game can’t be ignored.

Cherki registered 28 goal contributions across all competitions for Manchester City last season in a strong debut campaign. He seems to be getting even better under Maresca, who is more willing to use Cherki as a regular member of his starting eleven than Guardiola was.

It’s no secret that Ousmane Dembele saves his best form for these high profile games with Luis Enrique often rotating his side domestically to ensure that they have enough fitness to be ready for these high profile Champions League matches.

Dembele started in PSG’s opening game of the Champions League campaign against Slovan Bratislava, a game that the French side ended up winning 6-1 with Dembele walking away with four goal contributions. We only need him to have a hand in one goal here, which looks likely given his overall record in the Champions League.

Dembele registered 10 goal contributions across just 11 starts in the Champions League last season, building on the 24/25 campaign where Dembele was the best player of the competition - registering 14 goal contributions across 13 starts.

Nunes’ shift from a talented midfielder to one of the most reliable and consistent fullbacks in world football isn’t spoken about enough, Guardiola did an excellent job in profiling Nunes in this way and he’s now really settled in this role.

However, there are times where it is obvious that Nunes is not a natural fullback and those instances tend to be when  Nunes is up against a world class winger, as he will be here. His main opponent is likely to be Kvaratskhelia, who averaged 2.29 fouls won per 90 across 14 starts in the Champions League last season.

Nunes collected five yellow cards across his 32 starts in the Premier League last season, as well as committing five fouls across his five starts in the Champions League (1.04 per 90). I can see Kvaratskhelia really testing Nunes here, tempting him into committing a few fouls and picking up a card.

Hakimi has picked up one yellow card across his five starts in Ligue 1 already this season, and is an ideal candidate to pick up a caution again here with the right back set to be in a constant clash with Jeremy Doku.

Doku was the best player on the pitch when he came on against Liverpool at Anfield over the weekend, scoring a wonderful goal as well as winning three fouls and completing five dribbles inside just 34 minutes of action.

That snapshot is a good example of how good Doku can be when it comes to winning fouls, he’ll drive at Hakimi constantly and tempt him into a few late challenges. Hakimi collected three yellow cards and a red card in Ligue 1 last season, as well as two yellow cards in the Champions League. 

Haaland scored again over the weekend as City secured a 3-0 win at Anfield to extend their perfect start to the season. Haaland only had one effort on target in that game, but has been regularly finding the target on at least two occasions in the early stages of this season.

Haaland scored two goals against Porto in City’s opening game in the Champions League, taking six shots in that game and seeing four of those efforts find the target. This is obviously a step up in quality of opposition, but PSG have had their defensive issues this team with only one shutout so far.

Haaland scored eight goals across his nine starts in the Champions League last season. He took 35 shots across those matches, seeing 20 of the efforts find the target (2.38 per 90). There aren’t many players you’d be more confident in backing for a few shots on target at the moment, even if PSG are a step up in quality from the opponents that City have faced so far.

Kvaratskhelia was rested for PSG’s opening Champions League game against Slovan Bratislava with Luis Enrique not needing to risk all of his star players for that game. 

PSG came away 6-1 winners in the end, managing 14 shots on target from their 35 shots. We obviously don’t expect the same level of attacking output from PSG here, but it’s a good snapshot of the type of scoring power that PSG can produce.

Kvaratskhelia was PSG’s most influential player in the Champions League last season, netting 10 goals across his 14 starts as well as providing six assists. He took 50 shots across those appearances (3.95 per 90), seeing 18 of those efforts find the target (1.42 per 90).

Elliot Anderson was the best player on the pitch in City’s 3-0 win over Liverpool at Anfield - and was notably fouled eight times.

Liverpool committed 19 fouls in total against City, meaning that Anderson accounted for 42% of the total fouls that City won in the game. It’s a really consistent part of his game, those eight fouls take his tally to the season to 20 fouls won (3.56 per 90). 

PSG are quite aggressive when out of possession and will press City often. Anderson is likely to be on the end of this counter press with how often he is on the ball and his consistent ability when it comes to winning fouls.

Anderson won 80 fouls across his 37 starts in the Premier League last season (2.16 per 90), showing further how this is a consistent part of his game that has followed him to City and can come to the fore here. 

I still think that Joao Neves is really underrated, he doesn’t get mentioned as often as he should when people talk about this PSG side and I’m focusing on him to commit at least one foul against a City midfield who win fouls for fun.

Neves has committed five fouls across his five starts in Ligue 1 this term, working out to an average of 1.16 fouls per 90. He’s also averaging 5.34 defensive contributions per 90 and 2.55 tackles per 90 domestically, so it’s clear that Neves is getting stuck in and will get involved in some of the uglier parts of the game here.

He’ll be up against Elliot Anderson, Rayan Cherki and Enzo Fernandez who won 10 fouls between them at Anfield over the weekend. Anderson will be the main threat to Joao Neves here having drawn eight of those fouls, giving Neves the perfect opponent to commit at least one foul in this clash.

Fernandes & Alvarez 1+ Shot on Target

We know how good Fernandes can be on his day, and we’ve seen glimpses this season of the quality that earned him POTY last year. United have struggled a little of late though, which has had an impact on his attacking returns.

Despite that, he’s still registered seven shots on target across his eight appearances in all competitions this season. He’s certainly not shy of having a go either, averaging 3.33 shots per 90 in the Premier League. He also hit the target twice in United’s opening Champions League game.

After a summer of rumours over a potential move away from Atletico, Alvarez started the season featuring from the bench but has now worked his way back into the starting XI.

He’s made a strong impact too, hitting the target six times across his last three appearances in La Liga and the Champions League. He’s averaging 1.23 shots on target per game in La Liga this season.

Both of these players should be on set pieces too, which only adds to their appeal.

Fernandes & Alvarez 1+ foul committed

Bruno has committed six fouls across his eight appearances for United this season, while averaging 0.83 fouls committed per 90 in the league.

He also committed a foul against Sabah in United’s opening Champions League game, and this fixture should offer a much higher level of competitiveness.

His likely opponents, Koke and Barrios, are averaging 1.41 and 1.54 fouls won per 90 in La Liga this season respectively, which could result in a couple of potential opportunities for Bruno to commit a foul here.

As for Alvarez, he’s committed at least one foul in each of his last three games, including two against Liverpool in Atletico’s opening Champions League fixture. He also averaged 1.52 fouls committed per 90 in the Champions League last season.

Fernandes & Alvarez 1+ foul drawn

Bruno drew two fouls against Sabah in gameweek one, and his stats for fouls drawn last season were very strong too, averaging 1.03 fouls won per 90 in the Prem.

Atletico are averaging 12.6 fouls per match in La Liga this season and received the second-most yellow cards in the Champions League last year. Given Bruno is United’s strongest ball carrier and main threat, I’d be surprised if he wasn’t targeted here.

Alvarez, has been fouled in each of his last three games and is averaging 0.85 fouls drawn per game in La Liga this season.

His likely opponents, Martinez and Maguire, are averaging 0.8 and 1.17 fouls committed per 90 respectively. Given Alvarez’s style of play, he should have opportunities to draw a foul, particularly if he can run at either defender, and get them turning in dangerous areas.