Here we take a look at Smart Acca Picks for Thursday’s action, with this one being a long shot at around 24/1 chosen by Smart Acca via the Free FA Betting Hub App.
This is an Over 2.5 Goals accumulator and is a five-fold featuring games from the Premier League, La Liga, Serie A and the Championship.
The first game on this list comes from the Amex Stadium where Brighton hosts Manchester United, with both sides looking to achieve qualification for European competitions next season.
When these two sides met on the opening day of the 2022/23 campaign, Brighton emerged as 2-1 winners, while in their recent FA Cup meeting, United beat the Seagulls on penalties after the game somehow ended up as a 0-0 draw after each team had 15 shots each in 90 the first minutes.
The Over 2.5 Goals market has landed in each of Brighton’s last four league matches, having beaten Wolverhampton Wanderers 6-0 last time out after a shock 3-1 loss away at Nottingham Forest. Prior to this, the Seagulls had beaten Chelsea 2-1 at Stamford Bridge and lost 2-1 to Tottenham.
Erik ten Hag’s men have been in patchy form of late, as following a 2-0 win away at Nottingham Forest, they were comfortably beaten 3-0 by Sevilla. Since their FA Cup semi-final victory over Brighton, the Red Devils surrendered a 2-0 lead against Tottenham to draw 2-2 while beating Aston Villa 1-0 last time out.
Udinese face off against Napoli on Thursday, with the away side needing just one point to be crowned as Serie A champions for the first time since 1990.
The home side are in poor form of late, winning just one of their last five matches, doing so against Cremonese on 23rd April, with 1-0 and 3-0 losses to Lecce and Roma on either side of their sole victory. Prior to this, Udinese had also drawn 2-2 with Monza and had been soundly beaten 3-0 away at Bologna.
Napoli’s form has faltered of late as Luciano Spaletti’s men seem intent on limping over the finishing line. The visitors have won just one of their last five fixtures, as following their 2-1 aggregate defeat to AC Milan in the Champions League, they have drawn 0-0 and 1-1 with Hellas Verona and Salernitana on either side of a 1-0 win away at Juventus.
Sevilla and Espanyol meet in La Liga for the first time since their five-goal thriller back in September.
The home side are 11th in the table and beat Espanyol 3-2 away from home when the two sides last met. Sevilla have found some good form of late, as prior to their 2-0 home defeat to Girona, they had beaten Athletic Club 1-0, Villarreal 2-1, Manchester United 3-0 and Valencia 2-0.
On the other hand, Espanyol are 18th in the table, two points adrift of Valencia with six matches to go. The visitors managed a vital 1-0 home win over Getafe in their last outing after suffering 4-2, 3-1 and 2-1 defeats to Villarreal, Real Betis and Athletic Club, while only drawing 0-0 at home to Cadiz.
The next Over 2.5 Goals tip comes from La Liga, as seventh-placed Athletic Club takes on sixth in the table Real Betis, with just two points separating the pair.
Bilbao drew 1-1 with Mallorca last time out after a 1-0 defeat to Sevilla, however, in the run-up to these matches, they beat Almeria and Espanyol by 2-1 scorelines on either side of a 2-0 home win against Real Sociedad.
Three of Betis’ last four games have seen the Over 2.5 Goals market land, having lost 4-0 to Barcelona after a 0-0 draw with Real Sociedad, while being beaten 3-2 by Osasuna after a 3-1 home win against Espanyol.
The final game on this list comes from the Championship, as Huddersfield takes on Sheffield United, with the Terriers knowing that a point will secure their status as a Championship club for at least another season.
Neil Warnock’s men have managed some big results of late, having beaten Cardiff City 2-1 and Watford 3-2, with a 2-2 draw with Blackburn Rovers, a 1-0 loss away at Swansea and a 1-1 draw at Sunderland in between the two formerly mentioned victories.
Sheffield United are guaranteed to be playing in the Premier League next season and have won all of their last four league games in and around their 3-0 loss to Manchester City in the FA Cup. Paul Heckingbottom’s men have thrashed the likes of Preston and Cardiff by 4-1 scorelines while earning 1-0 and 2-0 victories over Bristol City and West Bromwich Albion.
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