Sunday evening’s action features two key games across Europe with a pair of eye-catching clashes in Ligue 1 and Serie A.
Football tipster Shane O’Brien has dived into the markets for both games to rustle up a Sunday Bet Builder, and two of his picks are covered by Paddy’s Super Sub offer, too, meaning that if a player is replaced, the pick carries over to his replacement.
Sunday’s Bet Builder tips
*Both games kick off at 7:45pm
PSG (-1)
Ousmane Dembele to have 2+ shots on target
Randal Kolo Muani to score anytime
Cagliari to have 4+ shots on target
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Lyon v PSG
Ligue 1 match at the Groupama Stadium, Lyon
PSG (-1)
PSG have gone to a different level since beating Lyon 3-1 in Paris just before Christmas, especially in recent weeks.
Their come-from-behind win over Manchester City in the Champions League appears to have been the catalyst, with the Parisians winning all but one of the following eight games since, and winning all but two of those games by at least two goals.
They have looked particularly ruthless in Europe, thrashing Stuttgart 4-1 in a do-or-die clash on the final day of the league phase, before thumping Brest 10-0 on aggregate in the play-offs.
Their front three of Bradley Barcola, Ousmane Dembele and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia have looked very strong in recent games and it is difficult to see Lyon withstanding a free-flowing PSG attack.
Lyon have commendably arrested a run of seven games without a win in all competitions with successive comprehensive wins over Reims and Montpellier, but they should realistically be no match for a PSG side that has scored 31 goals in its last nine games.
Ousmane Dembele to have 2+ shots on target
Dembele has been a considerable factor in PSG’s red-hot form, scoring 10 goals in his last seven games in all competitions, and six in his last four Ligue 1 outings.
The France international has scored an eye-catching 23 goals in 31 club appearances this season and appears to finally be reaching the potential that made Barcelona pay all that money for him back in 2017.
He is almost certain to have an impact on Sunday night and is a good bet to find the target at least twice.
Dembele averages 3.2 shots per game in the league for PSG this season and there is every chance he will test goalkeeper Lucas Perri a couple of times. With how things have been going, there is also a good chance he finds the back of the net at least twice too.
Cagliari v Juventus
Serie A match at the Sardegna Arena, Cagliari
Randal Kolo Muani to score anytime
Kolo Muani’s loan move to Juventus might have given his career the shot in the arm it desperately needed.
The Frenchman never really took to life at PSG and only scored twice in ten Ligue 1 appearances when he headed to Juventus in January. He has already beaten that tally for his new club, scoring five times in four Serie A appearances.
Kolo Muani had scored in every league appearance for Juventus prior to last Sunday’s 1-0 win over Inter and he is decent value to get back to goal scoring ways at Cagliari
The Sardinian side have managed just one clean sheet in their last 12 games, in a run stretching back to November, with Juventus enjoying a resounding 4-0 victory in a Coppa Italia meeting with them before Christmas. Kolo Muani will fancy his chances of finding the back of the net in this one.
Cagliari to have 4+ shots on target
Juventus enjoyed a hugely impressive win over title challengers Inter Milan last Sunday, only to then undo their good work by losing at PSV and exiting the Champions League at the play-off hurdle.
There is a good chance they will be reeling from that defeat, but will also leave the door open for Cagliari to cause them problems on Sunday night.
Cagliari currently rank 13th in terms of shots per game in Serie A, with an average of 3.5 efforts on target, which almost perfectly lines up with their league position of 14th.
Juventus, however, face an average of 10.4 shots per game, which is only the seventh-best record in the division and does not correspond to their league placing of fourth. Away from home, they face an average of 11.8 shots per game, while Cagliari average 4.5 efforts on target per home game.
There is a good chance Juventus will still be hungover from Wednesday and Cagliari can cause them to worry.
Sunday’s Euro betting tips
Lyon v PSG
PSG (-1)
Ousmane Dembele to have 2+ shots on target
Cagliari v Juventus
Randal Kolo Muani to score anytime
Cagliari to have 4+ shots on target
- A Bet Builder with these bets pays at approximately 18/1 with Paddy Power. CLICK HERE TO ADD IT TO YOUR BETSLIP.
*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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