Smart Acca Picks: UCL Qualifiers Offering Good Value

The first tip on this list comes from Ludogorets against Dinamo Zagreb in the first leg of their Champions League qualifier.

Ludogorets managed to get to this stage by beating Irish outfit Shamrock Rovers 3-0 and home, before suffering a 2-1 away defeat.

Meanwhile, Zagreb have started their season in good form, defeating Lokomotiv Zagreb 3-2, Slaven Koprivnica 5-1 and Istra 1961 4-1, as well as scraping past Shkupi 3-2 on aggregate in the last qualifying round of this competition.

On paper, AS Monaco versus PSV Eindhoven is one of the biggest matches on paper in the Champions League qualifiers.

Monaco are yet to play a game this season, although they will be looking for better form than what they’ve managed in pre-season, following 3-1 and 2-1 losses to Southampton and Porto after a 2-2 draw with Inter Milan.

PSV hammered fierce rivals Ajax in the Johan Cruijff Shield 5-3 in what was Ruud van Nistelrooy’s first game as manager. This was via a Guus Til hat-trick as well as goals from Cody Gakpo and Xavi Simons.

Next up is a tip from the MLS, as New York Red Bulls and Colorado Rapids face off in a meeting of fourth in the Eastern Conference against 12th in the Western Conference.

Red Bulls enter this match off the back of a 4-3 win against Austin FC last time out, bouncing back from a narrow 1-0 derby loss to New York City FC. Prior to this, they had drawn 1-1 with Cincinnati, after 1-0 and 2-1 victories over Sporting Kansas City and Atlanta United.

Colorado’s poor defensive record has seen the Over 2.5 Goals market land in three of their last five outings, having lost 2-1 to Seattle last time out after beating LA Galaxy 2-0 and drawing 1-1 against Orlando City. Before this, the Rapids had drawn 2-2 against Real Salt Lake and lost 3-2 to Austin.

Another Champions League qualifying match takes place on Tuesday where one of last season’s surprise packages in Sheriff Tiraspol hosts Viktoria Plzen.

Sheriff could only manage 1-0 aggregate victories over both Zrinjski and Maribor to get to the third qualifying round.

Meanwhile, their opponents have started the season well, having thumped Helsinki 7-1 on aggregate via 5-0 and 2-1 victories, but, could only draw 2-2 with Teplice last time out.

The final tip on this list comes from Union Saint-Gilloise against Rangers following both of these sides' second-place finishes in their domestic leagues last season.

Saint-Gilloise have started the season in decent form, earning four points from their first two Belgian Pro League fixtures following a 1-1 draw with Sint-Truiden and a 1-0 victory over Sporting Charleroi.

Rangers have only played one match since their Europa League final defeat to Frankfurt, which was on the weekend as they beat Livingston 2-1 away from home thanks to late goals by Scott Arfield and James Tavernier.