Smart Acca Picks: Brighton, Man Utd & Real Madrid All In Action

Here we take a look at Smart Acca Picks for Thursday's action, with this one being a decent shot at 13/1 chosen by Smart Acca via the Free Betting Hub App.

This is a six-fold match result accumulator, with fixtures coming from the Premier League, League One, Copa del Rey and Dutch Cup.

• Ipswich Town vs Brighton: Brighton to win - 10/11
• Manchester United vs Southampton: Man Utd to win - 3/10
• Shrewsbury Town vs Wrexham: Wrexham to win - 10/11
• Athletic Club vs Osasuna: Athletic Club to win - 4/7
• Real Madrid vs Celta Vigo: Real Madrid to win - 1/3
• Quick Boys vs Heerenveen: Heerenveen to win - 10/11

Ipswich Town vs Brighton: Brighton to win - 10/11

The first game on this Smart Acca sees 11th-place Brighton make the trip to Portman Road, where they’ll face 18th-place Ipswich Town.

Ipswich have won two of their last three games, having earned victories over Bristol Rovers (3-0) and Chelsea 2-0) on either side of a 2-2 away draw at Fulham. Prior to these results, Kieran McKenna’s men bad suffered defeats to Arsenal (1-0) and Newcastle United (4-0).

Brighton are unbeaten in their last five matches, as prior to their 4-0 FA Cup win at Norwich, the Seagulls had drawn with Arsenal (1-1), Aston Villa (2-2), Brentford (0-0) and West Ham United (1-1).

Manchester United vs Southampton: Man Utd to win - 3/10

14th-place Manchester United hosts bottom of the table Southampton at Old Trafford.

Ruben Amorim’s side look like they may have turned a corner, as following dismal defeats to Bournemouth (3-0), Wolves (2-0) and Newcastle (2-0), they managed to earn a 2-2 draw away at Liverpool, before beating Arsenal on penalties in the FA Cup after a 1-1 draw.

Southampton earned a confidence-boosting 3-0 home win over Swansea City last time out having previously suffered three defeats on the bounce to Brentford (5-0), Crystal Palace (2-1) and West Ham (1-0) after a 0-0 draw with Fulham.

Shrewsbury Town vs Wrexham: Wrexham to win - 10/11

Third-place Wrexham travels to 22nd-place Shrewsbury Town in Thursday night’s League One action.

Gareth Ainsworth’s men suffered a 1-0 defeat to Leyton Orient in their last outing on 4th January, in the run-up to that game, the Shrews had earned draws with Blackpool (1-1), Northampton (1-1) and Wigan Athletic (2-2) while managing an impressive 1-0 home victory over Lincoln City.

Wrexham have won three of their last five matches, following victories against Peterborough United (1-0), Wigan Athletic (2-1) and Blackpool (2-1) while drawing 1-1 at Bristol Rovers and suffering a 2-1 defeat to Barnsley.

Athletic Club vs Osasuna: Athletic Club to win - 4/7

Athletic Club faces off against Osasuna in the Copa del Rey’s Round of 16.

Ernesto Valverde’s men suffered a 2-0 defeat to Barcelona in the Spanish Super Cup after previously managing wins over UD Logrones (4-3 on penalties after a 0-0 draw), Osasuna (2-1) and Fenerbahçe (2-0) while drawing 1-1 at Deportivo Alaves.

Osasuna’s only win in their last five outings came in the Copa del Rey’s Round of 32 when they beat Tenerife 2-1. Their last two league outings have resulted in defeats to Atlético Madrid (1-0) and Athletic Club (2-1), while prior to the aforementioned matches, they were held to draws by Espanyol (0-0) and Deportivo Alaves (2-2).

Real Madrid vs Celta Vigo: Real Madrid to win - 1/3

Real Madrid go head-to-head with Celta Vigo in the Copa del Rey.

Carlo Ancelotti’s men will be desperate to bounce back from their humiliating 5-2 loss to Barcelona in the final of the Spanish Super Cup. Los Blancos had previously managed victories over Mallorca (3-0), Deportivo Minera (5-0), Valencia (2-1) and Sevilla (4-2).

Celta Vigo have won three of their last five matches, despite losing to both Rayo Vallecano (2-1) and Sevilla (1-0) on either side of wins against Racing Santander (3-2) and Real Sociedad (2-0). Before the aforementioned results, the visitors had beaten Mallorca 2-0 thanks to goals by Hugo Alvarez and Iago Aspas.

Quick Boys vs Heerenveen: Heerenveen to win - 10/11

The final game on this Smart Acca comes from the Dutch Cup as Tweede Divisie outfit Quick Boys goes up against Dutch Eredivisie side Heerenveen.

Quick Boys have managed to defeat the likes of Fortuna Sittard (3-1) and Almere City (3-0) to reach the Round of 16.

On the other hand, Robin van Persie’s side are on a solid run of form that has seen them win four of their last five matches, following victories against Willem II (2-1), PSV (1-0), ASWH (1-0) and NAC Breda (4-2). The only blot on Heerenveen’s copybook is their 3-0 loss to Almere City on 21st December.

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