Here we take a look at Smart Acca Picks for Thursday’s action, with this one being a decent shot at 70/1 chosen by Smart Acca via the Free FA Betting Hub App.
This is a four-fold Match Result and Over 2.5 Goals accumulator, with fixtures coming from the FA Cup, La Liga and Coppa Italia.
The first game on this Smart Acca comes from the FA Cup, as Crystal Palace hosts Everton at Selhurst Park in what is expected to be an even contest.
Roy Hodgson’s men managed to win their first game in nine matches at the weekend as they earned an excellent 3-1 home victory over Brentford thanks to goals from Michael Olise (2) and Eberechi Eze. Prior to this, the Eagles had suffered 2-1 defeats to Chelsea and Liverpool on either side of 2-2 and 1-1 draws with Manchester City and Brighton.
Everton are on a four-match losing streak heading into this tie, having suffered 3-0, 3-1 and 2-1 losses to Wolverhampton Wanderers, Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League while also being beaten by Fulham on penalties in the League Cup after a 1-1 draw at Goodison Park. The Toffees' last win came via a 2-0 scoreline away at Burnley on 16th December.
In La Liga, 16th-placed Sevilla takes on fifth-placed Athletic Bilbao at the Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan Stadium.
Sevilla have been in dire form of late, as apart from a 3-0 win over Granada on 19th December, they have lost four of their last five matches, having been beaten by Mallorca 1-0, Lens 2-1, Getafe 3-0 and Atletico Madrid 1-0.
Athletic Club have won four of their last five fixtures, with the only blot on their copybook being a 1-1 draw with Granada on 10th December after thrashing Cayon 3-0 and Rayo Vallecano 4-0. Since then, Bilbao have beaten Atletico Madrid 2-0 and Las Palmas 1-0 with Unai Gomez scoring a 94th-minute winner against the latter-mentioned opponent.
An underperforming Barcelona side travels to Las Palmas in need of all three points on Thursday.
The hosts were in good form prior to their 1-0 loss to Athletic Club and 1-1 home draw with Cadiz, having beaten Deportivo Alaves 1-0, Tudelano 2-1 and Getafe 2-0.
Xavi’s men are seven points off the lead in La Liga and are sat in fourth place. Barcelona enter this match with just two wins from their last five matches, having beaten Atletico Madrid 1-0 and Almeria 3-2 on either side of 4-2 and 3-2 losses to Girona and Royal Antwerp, as well as a 1-1 draw away at Valencia.
The final game on this Smart Acca comes from the Coppa Italia as Juventus and Salernitana go head-to-head at Juventus Stadium.
Juventus are in decent form, having won four of their last five matches in Serie A, following 2-1 victories over Monza and Frosinone, while also defeating Napoli and AS Roma by 1-0 scorelines on either side of a 1-1 draw away at Geona.
Salernitana have managed to find some form after a woeful start to the season which sees them sit bottom of Serie A, following 3-0, 2-1 and 4-1 defeats to Fiorentina, Bologna and Atalanta, they have managed to earn a 2-2 draw with AC Milan as well as a vital 1-0 away win over Hellas Verona.
A West London derby takes place on Boxing Day, and the contest is expected to be a close affair with two sides having brilliant seasons respectively. Chelsea are in excellent form ...
