Smart Acca Picks: Liverpool vs Ajax Could Provide Plenty of Goals

Viktoria Plzen and Inter Milan meet on match day two of Group C in the Champions League.

Plzen managed to bounce back from their 5-1 hammering away at Barcelona by beating Sigma Olomouc 3-2 last time out. Prior to their match at the Nou Camp, the Czech outfit had beaten Slovan Liberec and Ceska Budejovice 1-0 on either side of a 3-0 victory against Slovacko.

Inter ended the month of August with a 3-1 loss away at Lazio before beating Cremonese by the same scoreline thanks to goals by Joaquin Correa, Nicolo Barella and Lautaro Martinez. Since then, the Nerazzurri have lost 3-2 and 2-0 to AC Milan and Bayern Munich before defeating Torino 1-0 at the weekend via a late goal from Marcelo Brozovic.

Two European heavyweights go head to head at Anfield on Tuesday, as Liverpool hosts Ajax.

Jurgen Klopp’s men desperately need to bounce back from their 4-1 loss to Napoli last time out in what has been an inconsistent start to the season. Before their 0-0 draw with Everton, they had beaten Newcastle 2-1 and Bournemouth 9-0 after suffering a narrow 2-1 loss away at fierce rivals Manchester United.

Ajax are in superb form under new manager Alfred Schreuder, as they managed 1-0 and 2-0 victories over Sparta Rotterdam and Utrecht before hammering Cambuur and Rangers 4-0 in back-to-back matches. Last weekend, the Amsterdam club went one better and thrashed Heerenveen 5-0.

Burton Albion goes up against Portsmouth at the Pirelli Stadium Princess Way on Tuesday in a battle of 24th against second in League One.

Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink’s men have had a torrid start to the season and have suffered 2-1 and 4-3 defeats to Oxford United and Cambridge United on either side of a 4-2 home win over Leicester City’s Under 21s in a EFL Trophy game. Prior to this, they had also been beaten 2-0 and 1-0 by both Port Vale and Ipswich Town.

Portsmouth managed a 2-1 win over Peterborough United last time out after a 2-2 draw against Crawley Town in the EFL Trophy where they lost 6-5 on penalties. Prior to this, Pompey had beaten both Port Vale 1-0 and Bristol Rovers 3-1 on either side of a 3-2 loss to Newport County.

Next up sees Wycombe Wanderers face off against Accrington Stanley as 14th and 19th go head to head in League One on Tuesday night.

The last time these two sides faced off, Accrington won 3-2 at the Crown Ground back in February after losing the reverse fixture 2-1 at Wycombe.

Gareth Ainsworth’s men are yet to find consistency this season, having drawn their last three matches, doing so by 1-1 scorelines against Fleetwood Town and Charlton Athletic on either side of a 0-0 stalemate with Tottenham. Before this, they had lost 3-1 at home to Bristol City in the League Cup and beaten Barnsley 3-0 away.

Meanwhile, Accrington have lost their last two matches 2-1 and 2-0 to Forest Green and Ipswich after drawing 3-3 with Rochdale in the EFL Trophy. Prior to this, they had drawn 0-0 with Exeter City and 1-1 away at MK Dons.

The final tip on this list comes from another Champions League clash, as Marseille and Eintracht Frankfurt look to kickstart their campaigns following defeats on matchday one of Group D.

Marseille head into this match having beaten Lille and Auxerre 2-1 and 2-0 on either side of their 2-0 loss away at Tottenham. Prior to this, Les Bleus had beaten Clermont 1-0 and won the Derby de la Mediterranée against Nice 3-0 away from home thanks to strikes by Alexis Sanchez (2) and Nuno Tavares.

Before Frankfurt’s 3-0 defeat to Sporting Lisbon, they had been in good form, as after a 1-1 draw with FC. Koln, they had beaten both Werder Bremen 4-3 and RB Leipzig 4-0. However, last time out, Eintracht lost 1-0 at home to Wolfsburg.