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It’s another action-packed night of action across Europe with THREE big derbies in store plus a tasty clash from the Africa Cup of Nations. We’ve Super Cup action in Italy and Spain as Juventus and Inter Milan meet in Derby d’Italia and Barcelona tackle Real Madrid in El Clasico before Chelsea and Tottenham do battle in north London in the Carabao Cup semi-finals.
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Before that tasty trio Ivory Coast get their AFCON campaign underway against Equatorial Guinea. Let’s go hunting for our best bets…
The latest football odds are on PaddyPower.com right now* An accumulator on these four best bets pays at approximately 20/1 with Paddy Power. CLICK HERE TO ADD IT TO YOUR BETSLIP.
7pm: Equatorial Guinea v Ivory Coast – Ivory Coast -1 (Alternative Handicap Betting)
TV: Sky Sports Premier League
Equatorial Guinea v Ivory Coast concludes the first round of fixtures at the African Cup of Nations. Ivory Coast are second-favourites to win the tournament behind Algeria and Senegal, with The Elephants boasting one of the best squads in the competition and are huge odds-on favourites to win their opener here.
Eric Bailly, Willy Boly and Serge Aurier will likely start in defence, while Nicolas Pepe, Wilfried Zaha and Maxwel Cornet will play behind Sebastien Haller up top. Equatorial Guinea are in good form and have scored in their last five matches, however, Ivory Coast should have more than enough firepower to get the win. There’s little value in the straight win market, so we’re taking them a -1 on the Alternative Handicaps to get the job done.
7pm: Barcelona v Real Madrid – Real Madrid to Win
TV: BT Sport 1
They’re not what they used to be but we’ve got another El Clasico on Wednesday night and this time it’s in the Spanish Supercopa. Real Madrid are flying in La Liga and boast a five-point lead at the top of the table. They’ve been led by Karim Benzema, who has netted 22 goals and chipped in with eight assists this season.
As for Barcelona, club legend Xavi has steadied the ship at the Nou Camp. However, they’re sixth in La Liga and a staggering 17 points behind Real. Xavi will know how important it could be to pick up silverware due to Barcelona’s terrible start in La Liga this season, but Real Madrid have no new injury or Covid concerns so we fancy them to get the better of their arch-rivals in this semi-final match in Saudi Arabia.
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7:45pm: Tottenham v Chelsea – Chelsea to Win
TV: Sky Sports Football & Main Event
Chelsea head to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium for the second leg of their EFL Cup semi-final boasting a 2-0 lead after last week’s impressive win at Stamford Bridge. Both sides have played in the FA Cup since the first leg, with the Blues hammering Chesterfield and Tottenham limping past Morecambe after Antonio Conte was forced to bring Harry Kane and Co. off the bench to reach the next round.
Tottenham will also be without Heung-Min Son, who is sidelined for the rest of the month with a leg injury. Spurs looked lifeless in the first leg and we fancy Chelsea to dominate once again and book their place in the final against Liverpool or Arsenal.
8pm: Inter Milan v Juventus – Inter Milan to Win & Over 2.5 goals
TV: Premier Sports 1
Finally we have Inter Milan v Juventus in the Italian Supercup final. Juventus come into this one on the back of their thrilling 4-3 win against Roma on Sunday. However, the win came at a cost, with star man Federico Chiesa suffering an ACL injury which will keep him out for the remainder of the season. Juan Cuadrado and Matthijs de Ligt will also be absent through suspension.
Inter Milan, meanwhile, are flying in Serie A and currently boast a one-point lead at the top of the table after beating Lazio 2-1 last weekend to extend their winning Serie A run to eight games. They’re averaging three goals a game over their last four matches and with Juventus scoring and shipping them freely on Sunday we’ll take in-form Inter to Win with Over 2.5 goals in the match.
Wednesday footy acca:
7pm: Equatorial Guinea v Ivory Coast – Ivory Coast -1 (Alternative Handicap)
7pm: Barcelona v Real Madrid – Real Madrid to Win
7:45pm: Tottenham v Chelsea – Chelsea to Win
8pm: Inter Milan v Juventus – Inter Milan to Win & Over 2.5 Goals
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