Smart Acca Picks: Celtic vs Real Madrid Providing Good Value

On Tuesday night, Dinamo Zagreb takes on Chelsea on matchday one of Group E.

Dinamo enters this match off the back of four wins in a row, having beaten the likes of Osijek 5-2, Bodo/Glimt 2-1, as well as Sibenik 2-1 and Rijeka 3-1.

On the other hand, Chelsea’s form has been patchy of late, winning just two of their last five outings after controversially beating West Ham 2-1 at the weekend thanks to a late Kai Havertz winner. Prior to this, Thomas Tuchel’s men had lost 2-1 to Southampton after beating Leicester 2-1 and had even been thrashed 3-0 by Leeds in the aftermath of a 2-2 home draw with Tottenham.

Benfica goes up against Maccabi Haifa in Group H, with the home side realistically needing to get off to a good start to have any chance of progressing due to having Juventus and PSG in their group.

The home side managed a dramatic 2-1 win over Vizela last time out thanks to a late Joao Mario penalty. Benfica have won all of their previous five matches, having also defeated Pacos de Ferreira 3-2, Boavista 3-0 and Dynamo Kyiv 5-0 on aggregate.

To reach the group stages, Maccabi have had to pull off some shocks, as they thrashed Olympiakos 4-0 away from home and defeated Apollon 4-2 on aggregate. Last time out they emerged as 5-4 victors against Crvena Zvezda.

Celtic hosts Real Madrid at Celtic Park in what could be a fascinating match-up between two European giants.

The Hoops come into this match off the back of some fantastic results, having hammered the likes of Rangers 4-0 and Dundee United 9-0. Prior to this, Ange Postecoglou’s side also managed to beat Hearts 2-0, Kilmarnock 5-0 and Ross County 3-1.

Real Madrid are also in decent form, as since beating Liverpool in the Champions League final, they have gone on to beat Almeria 2-1, Celta Vigo 4-1, Espanyol 3-1 and Real Betis 2-1 last time out thanks to goals by Vinicius Junior and Rodrygo.

RB Leipzig and Shakhtar Donetsk go head to head on Tuesday night, with the German Bundesliga outfit coming in as firm favourites.

The home side were thrashed 4-0 away at Eintracht Frankfurt last time out after hammering Teutonia Ottensen 8-0. Prior to this, Domenico Tedesco’s men beat Wolfsburg 2-0 after losing 2-1 at Union Berlin 2-1 and drawing 2-2 with FC. Koln.

Shakhtar have managed to win both of their last two Ukrainian Premier League matches by 1-0 scorelines, defeating both Kryvbas and Rukh Vynnyky. This was after a 0-0 draw with Metalist and two club friendlies against Al Fateh who they lost to 3-1 and beat 5-0.

The final tip on this list sees Manchester City travel to the Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan where they’ll face Sevilla.

The home side have picked up just one point from four matches in La Liga this campaign, having lost the likes of Jules Kounde and Diego Carlos in the summer. Sevilla lost 2-1 to Osasuna on the opening weekend, before drawing 1-1 at home with newly promoted Real Valladolid and losing 2-1 and 3-0 to Almeria and Barcelona.

City’s shock 1-1 draw with Aston Villa at the weekend is the only time the Over 2.5 Goals market has failed to land in their last five matches. Pep Guardiola’s men had thrashed Nottingham Forest 6-0 prior to the weekend, as well as beaten Crystal Palace 4-2 and AFC Bournemouth 4-0 on either side of a 3-3 away draw at Newcastle.