Away from the Champions League and Europa League games from midweek, it’s back to weekend games. It’s a packed and very busy week ahead with lots of games just few days from each other. Teams might be forced to rotate and all so you can expect some upsets and shock results.
Regardless, we have taken time to give you the best tips for the day just as we always do.
Straight Wins
An interesting game is on the cards when Manchester City welcome West Ham to the Etihad today. In fact, it will be a battle between two of the most in-form Premier League sides in 2021. Only Guardiola’s men have more points than the Hammers this year. However, City have blown everything that has come their way of late. They are on a 19-game win streak, that goes back to November and we can see them making it 20 wins on the spin today. Bet365 have 1.22 odds, 1xbet have 1.24 and Bet9ja have 1.25.
PSG to beat Dijon PSG will be intent on returning to winning ways in Ligue 1 today when they take on Dijon. Their upset loss to Monaco last Sunday closed the gap between themselves and their fourth-placed conquerors to just two points. Seeing their crown in serious jeopardy, PSG must recover with a vengeance here. They take on bottom side Dijon with only two wins all season and we expect them to win convincingly. Bet365 have 1.18 odds, Bet9ja have 1.19 and 1xbet have 1.21.
Borussia Dortmund are big favorites to beat Arminia Bielefeld on home turf. Dortmund looked more like their old selves in the previous round as they handed out a 4-0 derby defeat to Schalke, registering a third straight match in which they scored before half time, and 2+ goals by full time. The title race still looks long gone for the German heavyweights but a UEFA Champions League spot remains a possibility. We expect Dortmund to win today. Bet365 have 1.18 odds, Bet9ja have 1.21 and 1xbet have 1.24.
Juventus to beat Verona None of Juventus’ last nine consecutive Scudetto-winning seasons have seen them register less than their 45 points at this stage. Although, four victories ‘to-nil’ in their last five SA matches have given them some hope. Juventus have only lost once in their last five games and we can see them beating a Verona side that has been largely inconsistent. Bet365 have 1.53 odds, Bet9ja have 1.57 and 1xbet have 1.58.
Top-four chasers Lazio have scored in 19 consecutive SA games for the first time since 1993, only doing better in the top-flight back in 1956, when they hit 21. Obvious favourites to win Bologna, Lazio have picked up nearly half of their campaign points (43) over the last eight SA games (W7, L1) whilst conceding only six goals. Bet365 have 2.05 odds, Bet9ja have 2.06 and 1xbet have 2.11.
Over 2.5 Goals
Bayern will be out for goals when they take on Koln today. They suffered a shock loss to Eintracht Frankfurt last time out and you can expect the Bavarians to go back to their best today. With 62 goals scored, they are by far the highest scorers in the Bundesliga and we’re likely to see another goal-fest today. Four out of Bayern’s last five games has seen the over 2.5 tip come through. Bet9ja have 1.28 odds, Bet365 have 1.29 and 1xbet have 1.30.
Sevilla and Barcelona meet in what will be an exciting La Liga clash. Sevilla already beat the Catalan giants in the Copa del Rey earlier this month and revenge would be on the cards for Ronald Koeman. Given that only two points separate both sides and Atletico are once again in reach, we can expect a good number of goals in this one. Bet9ja have 1.60 odds, Bet365 have 1.66 and 1xbet have 1.69.
Four straight Bundesliga wins – and a couple of recent Bayern Munich slip ups – has RB Leipzig closing in on top spot as they chase their first ever top-flight title. They might have the best defence in the league but they take on a Borussia Monchengladbach side that are unbeaten in the Bundesliga since December. Monchengladbach also lost to City in midweek and they’ll be geared up to return to winning ways. You can expect goals in this game. Bet9ja have 1.64 odds, Bet365 have 1.66 and 1xbet have 1.72.
Highest goal-scorers in Ligue 1 PSG take on the least goal-scorers and bottom side Dijon. That alone tells a lot about how this game might go. We already tipped PSG to win and we can see them doing that with a good margin as well. Bet9ja have 1.38 odds while Bet365 and 1xbet have 1.40.
Anytime Goalscorer
Lewandowski
Picking Lewandowski to score these days is as certain as the sun rising and setting each day. The Polish forward has a bad habit of scoring for fun now and is already on a whopping 32 goals this season. Even on days when Bayern lose, you can count on Lewandowski to sure. The bookies also know he can score almost every time and it’s evident in the odds usually given to him. Bet365 have 1.25 odds for him to score while Bet9ja have 1.35.
Ronaldo
Ronaldo has scored five first-half goals inside Juventus’ last three competitive wins. At age 36, he remains top of the Serie A charts with 18 goals to his name. Last time out, he bagged a brace against Crotone and he’ll come into this fixture with much confidence and motivation for more goals. Bet365 have 1.61 odds whileBet9ja have it better at 1.81.
Messi
In similar fashion to Ronaldo, the Argentine is on top form at the moment and also leads the La Liga scoring charts. He is fresh from scoring a brilliant brace against Elche in midweek and will be more than motivated to carry on his good form. If Barca are to get their revenge against Sevilla, Messi bringing his a game today will be key to their chances. Bet365 have 1.81 odds for him to score while Bet9ja have theirs at 2.00.
Sterling
Raheem Sterling has impressed for City of late and is also their highest scoring player this season. With City proving to be unstoppable at the moment, the Englishman seems to be enjoying himself upfront and he’s no doubt a value bet to get on the score-sheet today. Bet365 have 2.20 odds while Bet9ja have it slightly better at 2.25.
Mbappe
Kylian Mbappé bagged a hat-trick in PSG’s last competitive road trip. Mbappé has also seen PSG beat the -3 handicap in six of his seven prior goal-scoring competitive appearances against Dijon. He is Ligue 1’s top scorer with 16 goals to his name and we’re backing him to add to his tally today. Bet365 have 1.50 odds while Bet9ja have 1.70.
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