For Friday night’s football fixtures, we’re diving into the Bundesliga, the FA Cup, the Championship, Ligue Un, and the Primeira Liga.
Our football tipster, Sam Farley, is on hand and has gone in search of value punts in five of the best fixtures from Friday’s offering.
With this being a five-fold Acca, too, Paddy’s footy acca betting offer kicks in, and we’ll get our stake back if just one leg lets us down.
Let’s jump right into the action.
7:30pm Bayer Leverkusen v Stuttgart – Victor Boniface to score
7:45pm Notts County vs Alfreton Town – Alassana Jatta to score
8pm Luton v West Brom – Carlton Morris to score or assist
8pm Lille v Lyon – Lille to win
8:15pm Sporting v Estrela – Sporting Lisbon win to nil
Bayer Leverkusen v Stuttgart Victor Boniface to score
Bundesliga match at the BayArena, Leverkusen
TV: Sky Sports Mix, 7:30pm
Victor Boniface was one of the key players for Leverkusen when they won the Bundesliga last year. He’s started this season well, with six league goals in eight games.
He was rested in the cup this past week, coming on for just 11 minutes, so he comes into this fresh, having scored in his past four starts across the Bundesliga and Champions League.
With Stuttgart giving up an average of two goals per game, we might see the Nigerian striker bag another.
Notts County vs Alfreton Town – Alassana Jatta to score
FA Cup match at Meadow Lane, Nottingham
7:45pm
It’s the First Round Proper, yes that’s what they’re calling it, of the FA Cup, and Notts County have been given a good home tie against Alfreton Town, who sit two tiers below them in the National League North.
County are third in League Two, with Gambian forward Alassana Jatta, and his six goals, part of the reason why. He scored the winner at the weekend against Harrogate Town and will be licking his lips at facing an inferior defence under the floodlights at Meadow Lane.
Luton v West Brom – Carlton Morris to score or assist
Championship match at Kenilworth Road, Luton
TV: Sky Sports Football/Main Event, 8:00pm
West Brom might still be in the playoff spots but they’ve failed to win any of their past six games, with the goals of Josh Maja drying up.
Luton might still be in the relegation spots, but they’ll fancy their chances of getting something from this game, especially with Carlton Morris in red-hot form. The 28-year-old has scored four and set up one across his past four games.
Lille v Lyon – Lille to win
Ligue Un match at the Decathlon Arena, Lille
TV: Ligue1pass, 8:00pm
Just three points separate the teams, with Lille fourth in the league, six points behind front-runners PSG and Lyon back in seventh.
Lyon have been stop-start all season, while Lille have really rallied after a poor spell in September. They’re unbeaten in seven in all competitions and have beaten second-placed Monaco, as well as both Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid in the Champions League in recent weeks.
They haven’t historically had the best results in this fixture, winning just one of the last six meetings, but that should change.
Sporting v Estrela – Sporting Lisbon win to nil
Primeira Liga match at the Estadio Jose Alvalade, Lisbon
TV: TrillerTV, 8:15pm
It’s believed that Manchester United-bound Ruben Amorim will be in the dugout for this one but regardless of manager, this is a game that Sporting should win with ease.
Estrela sit 16th of 18 and have failed to score in all but one of their away league games this season.
Meanwhile, Sporting sit at the summit, unbeaten, with 30 goals scored in nine games and just two goals conceded.
Friday’s football tips
Bayer Leverkusen v Stuttgart – Victor Boniface to score
Notts County vs Alfreton Town – Alassana Jatta to score
Luton v West Brom – Carlton Morris to score or assist
Lille v Lyon – Lille to win
Sporting v Estrela – Sporting Lisbon win to nil
*All prices are bang up to date with our snazzy widgets, while odds in copy are accurate at time of publishing but subject to change.
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