Smart Acca Picks: Arsenal vs Aston Villa Offering Good Value

Olympique Lyon against Auxerre is the first tip on this which is a meeting of fourth against seventh in Ligue 1.

Lyon’s opening three fixtures have seen them score a decent amount of goals, having beaten Ajaccio 2-1 and Troyes 4-1 before labouring to a 1-1 draw away at Reims.

Auxerre’s first game back in the top-flight saw them hammered 4-1 away at Lille, however, they have shown significant signs of improvement since then, having drawn 2-2 with Angers before beating Montpellier 2-1 and Strasbourg 1-0.

Bristol City hosts Huddersfield Town at Ashton Gate on Wednesday night in a battle of ninth against 23rd.

Nigel Pearson’s men will be looking to maintain their decent form heading into this match, having drawn 3-3 with Blackpool last time out after defeating Wycombe Wanderers 3-1 in the EFL Cup. Prior to this, the Robins had beaten Cardiff City and Luton Town 2-0 in back-to-back matches after a 1-1 draw with Wigan.

Huddersfield’s form has picked up a little of late, as the Terriers drew 2-2 last time out with West Brom, after being beaten 2-1 by Norwich City. Before their defeat to the Canaries, they did manage to beat Stoke City 3-1 after 4-1 and 2-1 losses to Preston North End and Birmingham.

The next game is another tip from Ligue 1, as Olympique Marseille and Clermont Foot face off at the Stade Velodrome.

Les Bleus have started the season in good fashion, having thumped Reims 4-1 on the opening weekend, before drawing 1-1 with Brest and defeating both Nantes and Nice by 2-1 and 3-0 scorelines.

Clermont Foot have recovered well from their 5-0 defeat to PSG, as they managed back-to-back 4-2 and 1-0 victories over Reims and Nice, but, they did lose 2-1 to Lorient last time out.

PSV will be looking to carry on their superb form in the Dutch Eredivisie when they go up against Volendam on Wednesday.

Ruud van Nistelrooy’s men have scored 15 and conceded four in their first three league matches of the season, with this being shown in recent 5-2 and 6-1 wins over Go Ahead Eagles and Excelsior. The latter victory was a good reaction to their 3-2 aggregate Champions League qualifying loss to Rangers. In the previous round of qualifiers, they had edged out AS Monaco thanks to a 3-2 home victory.

Volendam managed a vital 1-0 home win over FC Twente at the weekend, this was off the back of a heavy 4-1 home loss to NEC and a 2-2 draw with Groningen.

The final tip on this list comes from the Emirates Stadium where Arsenal and Aston Villa go head to head.

Mikel Arteta’s men are currently top of the table following four wins from four, after beating the likes of Crystal Palace 2-0, Leicester City 4-2, AFC Bournemouth 3-0 and Fulham 2-1.

Meanwhile, Steven Gerrard’s side are 15th having won just one of their first four matches in the Premier League, which was via a 2-1 scoreline at home to Everton as Danny Ings and Emiliano Buendia both got on the scoresheet. Their defeats have come against Bournemouth 2-0, Crystal Palace 3-1 and West Ham 1-0, although they did beat Bolton Wanderers 4-1 in the League Cup.