Smart Acca Picks: Guingamp vs Pau is Offering Good Value

The first tip on this list comes from the DFB Pokal where Regionalliga West club Straelen hosts Bundesliga 2 outfit St Pauli.

Straelen, who are managed by former Nigeria international Sunday Oliseh, have shown in pre-season that they can push more reputable clubs closely, having narrowly lost 1-0 to both Schalke and VVV Venlo, as well as 2-1 to Fortuna Dusseldorf.

St Pauli have had an action-packed start to their campaign, as they beat Nurnberg 3-2 on the opening day of the Bundesliga 2 season, before drawing 2-2 with Hannover 96.

Einhelt Wernigerode of the Oberliga NOFV Oberliga Sud goes up against Bundesliga 2 side Paderborn in the DFB Pokal on Saturday.

Recently, the hosts were beaten 1-0 by Halberstadt in a friendly, but, will be desperate to prove themselves against a tough opposition.

Paderborn on the other hand thrashed Karlsruher 5-0 on the opening weekend of their season, before suffering a narrow 2-1 loss to Fortuna Dusseldorf last time out.

The next tip also comes from the German cup, as Kickers Offenbach of the Regionalliga Sudwest meets Bundesliga 2 team Fortuna Dusseldorf.

In pre-season, Kickers most recent results seen them beaten 2-0 by FC Koln, as well as narrowly losing 1-0 to Stuttgart II.

Dusseldorf's first two games of the season saw them beat both Magdeburg and Paderborn by 2-1 scorelines with former Burnley striker Rouwen Hennings scoring in both matches.

In the Czech Liga, Teplice and Viktoria Plzen go head to head in what is a meeting of second bottom against the champions from last season’s standings.

Teplice are yet to play a competitive game this season, however, their recent 4-1 friendly defeat to Dukla doesn’t bode well for the start of the campaign having only survived via the relegation play-off last time out.

Meanwhile, Plzen have played twice in Champions League qualifying, having hammered Helsinki 7-1 on aggregate via 2-1 and 5-0 victories.

The final tip on this list comes from Ligue 2 where Guingamp and Pau face off on the opening day of the season.

Last season, Guingamp finished sixth in France’s second tier, whilst their opposition were 10th.

Guingamp were unbeaten in their last five matches of last season, winning four, including a thumping 3-0 home win over Pau, as Yoann Cathline, Yannick Arthur Gomis and Maxime Barthelme all scored inside the hour.

Pau also had a fairly positive finish to the end of the season, defeating Quevilly Rouen and Nancy by 2-1 and 3-2 scorelines on either side of a 2-2 draw with Niort.

The last three meetings between these two sides have seen 10 goals scored.