European football is back! With top domestic leagues in Germany, Spain, Italy and France already starting to take shape, I’ve compiled my latest European accumulator ahead of this weekend’s action. Check out my 5/1 four-fold below…
HANNOVER 96 vs BORUSSIA DORTMUND
Hannover snatched a decent point away at Werder Bremen on the opening weekend and it wouldn’t be a huge surprise to see the hosts create chances against Dortmund.
The visitors have an excellent record in this fixture, losing just three of the last 18 meetings between the two sides. Hannover will be up against it from start to finish on Friday night.
Dortmund were rampant against RB Leipzig last weekend but only after falling behind in the first minute. Lucien Favre’s side were behind after less than a minute and the visitors cannot afford to start slowly.
Keeping Hannover at bay during the early exchanges could be the difference between victory and defeat – 13/25 is a solid enough price considering the gulf in class.
TIP: Borussia Dortmund to win @ 13/25
PREDICTED SCORE: Hannover 1-2 Dortmund (Priced at 7/1 with 888sport)
GUINGAMP vs TOULOUSE
Guingamp are rock bottom of the Ligue 1 table after losing their opening three matches of the campaign. Yes, they’ve not had the easiest run of fixtures by any means but that is no excuse – Guingamp have been very poor.
This is their best chance yet of securing a positive result and the writing could be on the wall if they fail to emerge victorious here.
Meanwhile, Toulouse have responded well since conceding four against Marseille on the opening weekend. Back-to-back wins against Bordeaux and Nimes have rocketed the visitors up to seventh in the table and it would take a brave man to bet against them on Sunday.
At 8/11 to avoid defeat, Toulouse are worth backing in the double chance market.
TIP: Toulouse to win OR draw @ 8/11
PREDICTED SCORE: Guingamp 1-2 Toulouse (Priced 11/1 with 888sport)
ATALANTA vs CAGLIARI
If you look back at the recent history of this fixture, punters may be tempted to side with Cagliari. The Italian minnows won both league games against Atalanta last season and some will fancy the visitors to prevail once again.
Atalanta have scored two or more goals in three of their previous four Serie A home games and 8/15 should be snapped up for another solid showing from the hosts.
Cagliari were pegged back twice by Sassuolo in their first fixture of the 2018/19 campaign before falling short against Empoli last time out.
If Atalanta go all out for the jugular, this could get ugly for the visitors. Damage limitation mode in an attempt to frustrate the home side might be the best tactic for Cagliari this weekend.
TIP: Over 1.5 Atalanta goals @ 8/15
PREDICTED SCORE: Atalanta 3-0 Cagliari (Priced at 9/1 with 888sport)
REAL BETIS vs SEVILLA
Real Betis have picked up just one point from their two La Liga outings so far in 2018/19 and another disheartening performance could be on the cards this weekend.
A slump after the highs of last season was expected but nobody thought Betis would fail to score in fixtures against Alaves and Levante. The crowd will be demanding an instant improvement.
For me, this is the riskiest leg of the four-fold. Sevilla were left frustrated after their goalless draw with Villarreal last weekend but that disappointment could fuel Pablo Machin’s side to push on and secure a positive result in this encounter.
The 4/9 for Sevilla to win or draw is a decent enough price. An early goal for the visitors will settle a few nerves…
TIP: Sevilla to win OR draw @ 4/9
PREDICTED SCORE: Real Betis 1-1 Sevilla (Priced at 6/1 with 888sport)
*Odds subject to change - correct at time of writing*
