Smart Acca Picks: Southampton vs Arsenal Could Provide Plenty of Action

The first tip on this list comes from Ligue 1, where Angers and Rennes go head-to-head in a battle of 19th and fifth in the standings.

Four of Angers last five matches have seen Over 2.5 Goals scored in them, having lost 3-2 to both Toulouse and Strasbourg, as well as 3-0 at home to Olympique Marseille. Prior to this, they had beaten Nice 1-0 and Montpellier 2-1.

The same goes for Rennes, who have also seen the Over 2.5 Goals market land in four of their last five outings, having beaten Lyon 3-2, Nantes 3-0 and Strasbourg 3-1. On top of this, they managed back-to-back wins over Dynamo Kyiv in the Europa League by 1-0 and 2-1 scorelines.

12th hosts second in the Ligue 1 table on Sunday afternoon, as Troyes and Lorient face off in what could be an entertaining clash.

Troyes have won just one of their last five matches since their 1-0 defeat to Lens on 9th September, having defeated Clermont Foot 3-1. Since then, they have drawn 2-2 and 1-1 with Reims and Ajaccio on either side of a 3-2 away loss to Nice.

Lorient enters this game with four wins in their last five, however, the anomaly in their results came last time out as they laboured to a 0-0 draw with Reims. Prior to this, they have seen their last four matches have Over 2.5 Goals in them, following back-to-back 2-1 victories over Brest and Lille, as well as beating Auxerre 3-1 and Nantes 3-2.

Leeds United and Fulham go up against each other on the weekend in what could be an interesting match, especially with Whites boss Jesse Marsch coming under increasing pressure.

The home side are 16th in the Premier League and have picked up just one point in their last five matches, which was in a 0-0 draw with Aston Villa after a heavy 5-2 loss at Brentford. Since then, the Elland Road club have been beaten 2-1, 1-0 and 2-0 by Crystal Palace, Arsenal and Leicester City.

Fulham will enter this fixture full of confidence, as they are ninth in the standings after their resounding 3-0 victory over Aston Villa, thanks to goals by Harrison Reed, Aleksandar Mitrovic and Tyrone Mings (own goal). Before this, they had drawn 2-2 with Bournemouth after 3-1 and 4-1 losses against West Ham and Newcastle. The other match in the Cottagers' last five saw then beat Nottingham Forest 3-2 - meaning all games in this sequence have seen Over 2.5 Goals.

AS Roma and Napoli face off in a heavyweight clash in Serie A, with Jose Mourinho’s men just four points behind the league leaders in fourth place.

The side from the capital have won all of their last three league matches following 1-0, and back-to-back 2-1 wins over Sampdoria, Lecce and Inter Milan, with Paulo Dybala and Chris Smalling scoring in the latter. In the Europa League, they could only draw 1-1 and lose 2-1 to La Liga outfit Real Betis.

On the other hand, Napoli’s last five matches have been full of goals, as they hammered Ajax 4-2 and 6-1 in the Champions League. On top of this, Luciano Spaletti’s men have defeated Bologna 3-2, Cremonese 4-1 and Torino 3-1.

The final tip on this list comes from Southampton against Arsenal, with the Saints looking to get back on track following their derby win over Bournemouth.

Southampton had picked up just one point in their last four matches prior to Che Adams’ ninth-minute goal at the Vitality. As they had drawn 1-1 with West Ham following 4-0, 2-1 and 1-0 defeats against the likes of Manchester City, Everton and Aston Villa.

On the other hand, Arsenal, who are top of the Premier League are in superb form, having beaten PSV, Leeds and Bodo/Glimt 1-0 in their last three matches, following 3-2 and 3-0 wins over Liverpool and the Norwegian Elitserien side.