Smart Acca Picks: Manchester United vs Aston Villa Could Provide Plenty of Entertainment

On Thursday, Real Madrid and Cadiz go head to head at the Santiago Bernabeu, in what could be an entertaining game.

Real’s form has taken a bit of a dip of late, having lost 3-2 to Rayo Vallecano and RB Leipzig on either side of a 1-1 draw with Girona and a 5-1 home win over Celtic. Before this sequence of results, Carlo Ancelotti’s men had beaten Sevilla 3-1 thanks to goals by Luka Modric, Lucas Vazquez and Federico Valverde.

Cadiz are 19th in La Liga following two 0-0 draws with Getafe and Real Betis, as well as a 1-1 draw away to Girona. They have shown a lot of inconsistency in their results, as after a humiliating 5-1 loss to Rayo Vallecano, they beat Atletico Madrid 3-2 in the next match.

Rayo Vallecano and Celta Vigo face off on Thursday in a meeting of eighth and 18th in the standings.

The home side enters this match in sensational form, having won their last three matches against Real Madrid 3-2, Sevilla 1-0 and Cadiz 5-1. Prior to this, Vallecano had earned a solid 1-1 draw away to Atletico Madrid after a frustrating 0-0 home draw with Getafe.

Celta’s form is poor to say the least, as they have lost four of their last five matches in La Liga, being beaten 2-1 by both Real Sociedad and Osasuna, as well as 3-1 and 4-1 by Almeria and Real Valladolid. The anomaly in their last five games saw them pick up a point in a 1-1 home draw with Getafe thanks to an 89th-minute goal from Joseph Aidoo.

Lazio and Monza meet in Serie A, with Maurizio Sarri’s men looking to build on their recent win in the Rome derby.

The hosts are third in Serie A, and could move up to second with a win over 15th-placed Monza.

Prior to Sarri’s side defeating Roma 1-0 thanks to a Felipe Anderson goal, Lazio had lost their last two matches 1-0 and 3-1 against Feyenoord and Salernitana. Prior to this, Lazio had earned 2-1 and 2-0 victories at home to Midtjylland and away at Atalanta.

Monza’s form has been somewhat inconsistent of late, as prior to their recent 2-0 win over Hellas Verona, they had suffered 2-1 and 4-1 loss to Bologna and AC Milan, whilst also losing 1-0 away at Empoli before their 3-2 victory against Udinese in the Coppa Italia.

Next up is another Serie A fixture, as Hellas Verona goes up against Juventus in a battle between 20th and fifth in Italy’s top flight.

Verona enters this match on a five-game losing streak, having lost 2-1 to Salernitana, AC Milan and Sassuolo. On top of this, the Serie A’s basement club were also defeated 3-1 by AS Roma and 2-0 away at Monza last time out.

Meanwhile, Juventus have picked up their domestic form with three wins in their last four matches, having beaten Empoli 4-0, Lecce 1-0 and Inter Milan 2-0. Despite losing 4-3 and 2-0 to Benfica and PSG in the Champions League, Massimiliano Allegri’s men have qualified for the Europa League’s Round of 32 stage.

The final game on this list is Manchester United against Aston Villa at Old Trafford, with the Red Devils looking to avenge the 3-1 loss they suffered at Villa Park on Sunday.

United suffered their first league loss at Villa Park since 1995 as Leon Bailey, Lucas Digne and Jacob Ramsey all got on the scoresheet, but, prior to this, Erik ten Hag’s men had won their last three matches across all competitions, 1-0 against both Real Sociedad and West Ham, as well as 3-0 versus Sheriff, the Red Devils also managed to snatch a crucial draw away at Chelsea thanks to a stoppage-time header from Casemiro in a 1-1 draw at Stamford Bridge.

Villa’s win in Unai Emery’s first game in charge was a welcome one, as before this, the Villains had been beaten 4-0 by Newcastle after a thumping 4-0 win at home to Brentford. Before the aforementioned games, Villa had lost 3-0 to Fulham and 2-0 to Chelsea in Steven Gerrard’s final two matches as manager.