Smart Acca Picks: Lazio vs Inter Milan Could be one to Watch

The first tip on this list comes from Serie A, where bottom of the table Monza hosts 15th place Udinese.

Monza’s only win of the season came via a 3-2 home win over Frosinone in the Coppa Italia, since then, they have been defeated 2-1 at home by Torino and thrashed 4-0 away at Napoli as Khvicha Kvaratskhelia scored a brace, whilst Victor Osimhen and Kim Min-Jae also got on the scoresheet.

Udinese could only manage a disappointing 0-0 draw at home to Salernitana last time out after a 4-2 loss to Serie A champions AC Milan on the opening weekend. They did however win 2-1 against Feralpisalo in the Coppa Italia.

Freiburg and VFL Bochum go head to head in the German Bundesliga on Friday night, with the away side still searching for their first point of the season.

The home side are fifth at present, as since their narrow 2-1 win at Kaiserlautern in the DFB Pokal, they have since hammered Augsburg 4-0, before losing 3-1 to Borrusia Dortmund and beating Stuttgart 1-0.

Bochum’s only win of the season so far came in the DFB Pokal via a 3-0 scoreline away at Viktoria Berlin. Since then, they have suffered 2-1 and 3-2 defeats against both Mainz and Hoffenheim, before being thrashed 7-0 at home by Bayern Munich.

When these two sides last met at Europa-Park Stadion back in late April, Freiburg ran out as 3-0 winners thanks to goals by Lukas Kubler and Rolland Sallai (2).

Friday night sees a heavyweight clash in Serie A, as Lazio and Inter Milan face off at the Stadio Olimpico in a meeting of eighth and second in the standings.

Lazio’s two matches so far this season have seen them beat Bologna 2-1 on the opening day via a late Ciro Immobile winner, before going on to a disappointing 0-0 draw away at Torino.

Meanwhile, Inter have beaten both Lecce 2-1 and Spezia 3-0 of which Dutch right-back Denzel Dumfries scored a 95th-minute winner in the initial match.

Both fixtures between these two sides saw Over 2.5 Goals last season, as Inter won 2-1 at the San Siro, whilst Lazio won their home fixture 3-1.

Manuel Pellegrini’s Real Betis goes up against Osasuna at Benito Villamarín Stadium on Friday night in a clash between third and fourth in La Liga.

Betis kickstarted their season with a 3-0 win over Elche before earning a narrow 2-1 victory away at Mallorca where Borja Iglesias scored a brace.

On the other hand, Osasuna earned a reputable 2-1 home victory over Sevilla on the opening weekend of the season, and followed this up with a 2-0 win over Cadiz last time out.

When these two sides last met at the Benito Villamarin Stadium, Betis ran out as comfortable 4-1 winners in April as Juanmi scored a brace, whilst William Carvalho and Alex Moreno both added to the scoresheet.

The final tip on this list sees Sporting Charleroi face the unenviable task of hosting Club Brugge in the Belgian Pro League.

Charleroi come into this game in decent form, having won three of their last five matches, following 3-1 victories over AS Eupen and Zulte Waregem on either side of 1-0 and 3-1 defeats at the hands of Union Saint-Gilloise and KV Oostende, as well as a 1-0 victory against RFC Seraing.

Brugge have won their last two matches by 2-1 and 3-0 scorelines over Kortrijk and OH Leuven after a shock 2-1 loss at Eupen and a 1-1 home draw with Zulte Waregem. Before this sequence of results, Club Brugge had edged a five-goal thriller with Genk via a 3-2 scoreline.