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It’s Friday night once again which can only mean one thing – it’s acca time. It’s a veritable feast this time around with action from Germany, Italy, Spain and France.
In case you weren’t aware, the end of the season is very close now so it’s time to do the business or get off the pot all across the continent. Bochum take on Arminia Bielefeld, who occupy the relegation zone in the Bundesliga, and Genoa, who are second bottom in their division, host Juventus who are safely into next season’s Champions League.
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In La Liga Levante badly need a win if they’re to stay up against Real Sociedad who are equally desperate for the points to keep their Champions League dreams alive, and we finish in Ligue 1 where the red-hot Monaco head to Lille who are comfortably midtable.
Lots on the line and, hopefully, an equal amount of winning value on offer. Settle in, here’s your Friday four fold acca to kick off the weekend.
*An accumulator with these four bets pays at approximately 27/1 with Paddy Power. CLICK HERE TO ADD IT TO YOUR BETSLIP.
7.30pm: Bochum v Arminia Bielefeld – Bochum to Win
TV: Sky Sports Mix
We get underway with Arminia Bielefeld’s seemingly forlorn battle against the drop in the Bundesliga at Bochum. The away side are 17th in the German top flight and lie six points adrift of Hertha in 15th with two to play. However, their more realistic target is catching Stuttgart, who are two points ahead in 16th, and who occupy the relegation playoff spot
The omens are not good, though, they’ve not won for 10 games, losing seven and drawing two since that victory. Bochum are 12th with eyes firmly on their summer holidays. They’ve lost two, drawn one and won two in their last five, including the thrilling and impressive 4-3 win over the ever-bonkers Borussia Dortmund last time out.
The thing here is that Arminia can’t beat the sides around them, let alone anyone way above them. Those two draws came against the aforementioned Stuttgart and Hertha. With home advantage and high spirits after their last match I feel pretty confident we’ll see a Bochum Win.
8pm: Genoa v Juventus – Juventus Win & BTTS
TV: BT Sport 2
We take in the thrills and spills of Serie A next where Juventus travel to Genoa. The Old Lady are in impressive form and have won seven on their last nine, drawing one and losing one on their way to 4th in the league. There’s not much on this for them as their Champions League spot is safely assured, they’re just scrapping it out with Napoli for 3rd spot.
Genoa, on the other hand, would kill for an unlikely win here. They’re 19th, three points behind Cagliari in 17th with a slightly better goal difference with three to play. Genoa have lost four of their last five but crucially beat Cagliari two games back.
We have to side with Juventus here and we can bolt some value on by adding Both Teams to Score. The home side are chronically low soring but they have netted in each of their last three in front of their own fans.
Both side have netted in all four of Juve’s most recent games with them winning three of those. With that stat, added to Genoa’s ability to net at least once at home, should mean Juventus to Win and Both Teams to Score has a good chance.
8pm: Levante v Real Sociedad – Over 2.5 Goals
TV: Premier Sports 2 and LaLigaTV
Levante’s race in La Liga is nearly run and with Real Sociedad up next here, followed by a trip to Real Madrid in the week, they could be relegated by next weekend. They’re 20th and six points from safety with four to play.
Real Sociedad, for their part, are 6th and have five points to make up on Atletico Madrid in 4th if they’re to avoid Thursday night European football next season. In terms of form, both are all over the shop and it’s making this game a little tougher to call than you’d think on first glance.
Our hosts have won two, drawn one and lost two while Sociedad have won two, drawn two and lost one, but haven’t won for three games. The outcome might be unpredictable but we should be able to rely on goals.
Both teams have scored in five of the home side’s last six with Over 2.5 Goals clicking on four occasions. They’ve seen 24 goals in that time, an average of 4.0 per match. Sociedad are far less entertaining with just seven goals in their last five games but, with Levante in do-or-die territory, I think we can expect more fireworks from them and Over 2.5 Goals.
8pm: Lille v Monaco – Monaco to Win
TV: BT Sport ESPN
We round off Friday’s action in France’s Ligue 1 with a clash between Little and Monaco. The hosts are looking forward to the end of an average season while the club from the principality are absolutely flying and will fancy their chances of taking France’s 2nd Champions League spot.
Lille are 10th and have won one, lost three and drawn one of their last five. Monaco have won seven in a row, including a 3-0 win over Paris St-Germain. They’re 4th and are three points behind Marseille in 2nd with a better goal difference to boot.
Don’t need to get too funky here. When we’ve got a side who’ve won seven on the bounce playing another who have triumphed in just one of six it’s easy to put a tick next to Monaco to Win here at a pretty decent price as well, all things considered.
Friday football acca tips
7.30pm: Bochum v Arminia Bielefeld – Bochum to Win
8pm: Genoa v Juventus – Juventus to Win and Both Teams to Score
8pm: Levante v Real Sociedad – Over 2.5 Goals
8pm: Lille v Monaco – Monaco to Win
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