Smart Acca Picks: Dutch Eredivisie UECL Play-off Offers Good Value

The first tip on this list comes from the Netherlands where Vitesse and AZ Alkmaar face off at GelreDome in the first leg of the Eredivisie’s Europa Conference League play-off.

When these two sides last met, AZ won 3-1 at AFAS Stadium back in April thanks to goals by Vangelis Pavlidis, Jacob Rasmussen (own goal) and Jesper Karlsson, whilst Sondre Tornstrad’s 63rd-minute strike turned out to be a mere consolation goal for the visitors.

Vitesse, come into this game off the back of two wins in their last four matches since their 2-1 home defeat to Heerenveen, having beaten both Fortuna Sittard 2-1 and Utrecht 2-0 on either side of a 2-2 draw with Ajax and a 3-1 defeat at Utrecht.

Meanwhile, AZ scraped through 4-3 on aggregate against Heerenveen last time out, after previously losing 3-1 to RKC Waalwijk following 2-2 draws with Utrecht and Ajax.

In the Norwegian Eliteserien, Molde travels to Sarpsborg in a battle of third against seventh, with the visitors expecting to win the match.

Sarpsborg have lost two on the bounce following 2-1 and 1-0 losses to Aalesund and Lillestrom after beating both Odds 1-0 and Tromso 5-2 in the aftermath of a 1-1 home draw with Rosenborg.

Molde are on a three-match win streak, having defeated Kristiansund 2-1, Aalesund 2-0 and Odd 3-0 after a shock 4-3 loss to Viking and a 0-0 draw away at Rosenborg.

The next tip on this list is also from the Norwegian top-flight, as 10th in the table Rosenborg hosts second-bottom Haugesund at Lerkendal Stadion.

Rosenborg have lost just one of their last five games heading into this encounter, having drawn 1-1 with Sarpsborg and HamKam on either side of a 0-0 stalemate with Molde, a 3-0 loss to Stromgodset and a comfortable 3-0 victory over Sandefjord.

Meanwhile, prior to their recent 4-1 hammering at home to Bodo/Glimt, all of Haugesund’s league points had came in their previous two matches, 4-0 and 2-0 victories against Odd and Kristiansund after being thrashed 5-1 by Viking and losing 1-0 away at league leaders Lillestrom.

Monza and Pisa go up against one another in the Serie B play-off final first leg tomorrow in what is set to be an intriguing contest.

Monza head into this game in decent form, having won three of their last four games, beating Benevento 3-0, before a 1-0 loss to Perugia. They did bounce back well though from this setback, as they defeated Brescia 4-2 on aggregate in the semi-finals following back to back 2-1 wins in each leg.

Pisa managed to beat Benevento on away goals via a 1-1 aggregate draw following a 2-1 away win at Frosinone. Before this, they had drawn 1-1 with Cosenza and lost 2-0 away at league champions Lecce.

The final tip on this list comes from the Copa Libertadores where Paraguayan outfit Libertad faces off against Bolivian side The Strongest.

The home side who have the likes of Roque Santa Cruz and Oscar Cardozo on their playing staff are currently top of Group B, but, will need to avoid defeat here to progress against The Strongest who are just one point behind them in third place.

When these two last met in Paraguay, Libertad ran out as 5-1 victors back in February 2019. However, when these two faced off in Bolivia in early April, the match resulted in a 1-1 draw as Bautista Merlini scored a 14th-minute equaliser having fallen behind to an Enrique Triverio goal. What must be noted is that The Strongest’s stadium has an altitude of 11,824 ft, the seventh highest in world football.

Libertad have lost both of their last two matches in this season’s competition to Athletico Paranaense 2-0 and Caracas 1-0, having previously beaten them 1-0 and 2-1 in the run-up to those defeats.

The Strongest have just one win in their last four matches since their 1-1 draw with Libertad, having lost 1-0 to Paranaense, before hammering the Brazilian outfit 5-0 at home. They have also drawn 1-1 and 0-0 with Caracas.