Smart Acca Picks: Elche vs Real Madrid Could Provide Plenty of Goals

The first tip on this list comes from the DFB Pokal where second in Bundesliga 2 Paderborn, hosts ninth in the Bundesliga Werder Bremen.

Paderborn’s last five matches have seen three 3-0 victories over the likes of Jahn Regensburg, Hansa Rostock and Sandhausen. Their other two matches finished as 2-1 defeats to Darmstadt and Greuther Furth.

Bremen were beaten 2-0 by Mainz 05 at the weekend following back-to-back 2-1 and 5-1 wins over Hoffenheim and Borussia Monchengladbach. Prior to this, they had drawn 1-1 with Bayer Leverkusen and lost 1-0 at home to Augsburg.

In the Scottish League Cup, Rangers and Dundee face one another, with Giovanni van Bronckhorst’s men coming in as firm favourites.

The Ibrox club have won three of their last five games, despite losing 2-0 and 7-1 to Liverpool, as Gers managed to defeat Hearts and St. Mirren by 4-0 scorelines. Last time out, Rangers managed to beat Motherwell 2-1 as Malik Tillman and John Lundstram both got on the scoresheet.

Dundee’s results have been inconsistent, as since their 3-2 loss to Inverness, they have since beaten Hamilton Academical 2-0, before losing 3-1 away at Cove Rangers. Their last two matches have seen them draw 1-1 away at Arbroath and beat Ayr United 2-1.

Top-of-the-table Real Madrid travels to basement club Elche on Wednesday night in La Liga.

Elche have picked up a little bit of form of late, having drawn 2-2 with Valencia and 1-1 at home to Mallorca. Prior to this, they had suffered 2-1, 3-0 and 4-1 defeats to Rayo Vallecano, Barcelona and Athletic Club.

Real enters this game off the back of a comfortable 3-1 win over Barcelona in El Clasico, where Karim Benzema, Fede Valverde and Rodrygo all got on the scoresheet. Before this, Carlo Ancelotti’s side had drawn 1-1 with Shakhtar Donetsk and Osasuna on either side of beating Getafe 1-0 and the Ukrainian outfit 2-1.

In the Belgian Pro League, Union Saint-Gilloise and Gent face off in a battle of fourth against sixth.

The home side’s last five matches have seen Over 2.5 Goals scored, having beat Oostende 6-1 last time out after a 3-3 draw with Sporting Braga. Prior to these results, they had beaten Braga 2-1, as well as managing 2-1 and 3-0 victories against Cercle Brugge and OH Leuven.

Four of Gent’s last five games have landed in the Over 2.5 Goals market, they have managed two wins in their last three outings, having defeated Mechelen 3-0 and AS Eupen 4-0 on either side of a 4-2 loss to Swedish side Djurgardens. Before these games, they had lost 1-0 to Djurgadens and 4-3 to Cercle Brugge.

The final game on this list is another Scottish League Cup tie, as Aberdeen hosts Partick Thistle at Pittodrie.

Aberdeen are fourth in the Scottish Premiership, whilst the visitors are top of the Scottish Championship - giving them the potential to cause a shock.

Despite their league positioning, Aberdeen’s form has been inconsistent, as they could only draw 1-1 with Ross County and lose 3-1 at Hibernian, before beating Kilmarnock 4-1 and Hearts 2-0 on either side of a 4-0 defeat to Dundee United.

Partick have won three of their last five, following 2-0, 5-1 and 2-1 victories over Arbroath, Greenock Morton and Hamilton Academical. Their other two matches in this sequence have resulted in a 2-2 draw with Cove Rangers and a 1-0 loss away at Inverness.