Best betting tips for European games on Friday
Another round of exciting football games are to be played and as usual, we’ve picked the best tips for your digest after extensive analysis.
BOTH TEAMS TO SCORE AT CRAVEN COTTAGE
Fulham are fourth on the Championship league table, and are currently on a three-game winning streak. The playoff spot is almost guaranteed for Fulham but they will want to end their season in a strong note.
Coming off the back of a morale boosting win against another play-off hopefuls Nottingham Forest, they will feel confident going into this one.
Cardiff are feeling the pressure as a plethora of teams are breathing down their neck for the last play-off spot as they are just three points off Derby County.
Cardiff will look to win this match to stay further clear off the Rams.
Cardiff are among the five teams to have scored 60 or more goals in the division so far this season, so we can expect goals on Friday.
In H2H record between these two, the reverse fixture was a draw with both sides scoring a goal each. The hosts remain unbeaten against Cardiff in five previous games at Craven Cottage. Fulham have two wins and a loss in five previous meetings with this opposition.
Both of these teams are known for their brilliant attacking prowess, and both of them found the net in majority of their recent H2H games also. Taking this into consideration, we expect both teams to score at the end of the match. The BTTS is priced at 1.82 odds on Bet9ja.
REAL TO STRENGTHEN THEIR LEAD
Real Madrid will be aiming to cement top position in the standings when they face Deportivo Alaves here. Los Blancos are on the right track to retain the La Liga title, but boss Zinedine Zidane must warn his boys against being complacent.
Dani Carvajal and club captain Sergio Ramos who have been immense in recent weeks are suspended for this match though, while Raphael Varane could recover in time to face Alaves.
Alaves on their part, aim to bounce back from a 1-0 loss to Real Valladolid, they are on a five-game losing run in the Spanish top flight and are not likely to pose much of a threat to the title favourites.
Alaves have a dreadful away record this season, having only won twice in their 17 away fixtures till now. The reverse fixture saw Real Madrid edge Alaves 2-1 and the visitors have not been successful in any of their visits to the Santiago Bernabeu since 2001.
Real Madrid’s form since after the restart have been flawless. They enjoy home ground advantage here too, and are unbeaten at home this season and that is unlikely to change against a poor Alaves team.
A full time win for Real Madrid is priced at 1.24 odd on Betway, but Real Madrid strikers have been misfiring with the Los Blancos needing penalties to score in recent matches, the under 3.5 option is priced at a better odd of 1.51 by the same firm.
SPORTING TO WIN SANTA CLARA
Sporting Libson are eyeing an Europa League spot, and should look to win this match against a Santa Clara side who are on a losing streak.
Sporting Libson will go into this match after recording no league defeat in seven matches and scored over two goals in five of the matches in that sequence. They drew their last match on the road against Moreirense.
The host have 11 wins in 15 home matches in the league, and are on a five-game winning streak in their home record this season.
Santa Clara have won only one of the last five matches in the campaign and have not scored in their recent two fixtures.
Their previous encounter was a 1-0 home loss to Martimo. Mixed form on the road and having only won one of their recent five away games, Sporting should have no problem seeing off Santa Clara in this match.
Sporting have the home ground advantage and have an eighteen point lead over the visitors.
They are on an unbeaten run unlike the visitors who are on a poor run. The home win at full time thus, should be the best bet in the clash for punters which is priced at 1.60 odds on Betway.
All odds are correct at the time of this publication. Please gamble responsibly.
