Here we take a look at Smart Acca Picks for Sunday’s action, with this one being a long shot at around 123/1 chosen by Smart Acca via the Free FA Betting Hub App.
This is a Match Result and Over 2.5 Goals accumulator and is a five-fold featuring games from the Nations League AFCON qualifiers and International Friendlies.
The first game on this list comes from AFCON qualifiers as Uganda goes up against Algeria, with the away side coming in as firm favourites.
Uganda are currently third in the qualifying Group F, behind Tanzania on goal difference and enters this game with a 1-0 victory and 1-0 loss against the latter-named opponent. Last time out, Uganda were beaten 1-0 by DR Congo in an international friendly.
Algeria’s last five matches have seen a mixed bag of results, as following a 2-0 loss to Sweden they went on to draw 0-0 with Mauritania before drawing 2-2 with Senegal. In their last two matches, Algeria have beaten Niger 2-1 and 1-0.
Next up is another game from AFCON qualifying, as Nigeria travels to Sierra Leone in need of a win as they trail Guinea-Bissau by one point after four matches in Group A.
Four of Sierre Leone’s last five matches have seen the Over 2.5 Goals market land, having beaten Sao Tome and Principe 2-0 just days after drawing 2-2 with them. Before this, they had suffered 3-0 and 4-0 defeats to DR Congo and South Africa in international friendlies.In the run-up to the aforementioned results, Sierra Leone had also drawn 2-2 with Guinea-Bissau.
On the other hand, Nigeria’s last four AFCON qualifying matches have seen them beat Sierra Leone 2-1, as well as Sao Tome and Principe 10-0 before beating and losing to Guinea-Bissau by 1-0 scorelines.
Netherlands and Italy go head to head In the third-place play-off of the Nations League on Sunday.
Ronald Koeman’s side will be looking to bounce back from their 4-2 loss to Croatia in the semi-finals. The Dutch have had a fairly poor start under the ex-Everton manager, having beaten Gibraltar 3-0 in March after being thrashed 4-0 by France. The Netherlands' last two matches before Koeman’s reign saw them lose to Argentina in the quarter-finals of the World Cup on penalties after a 2-2 draw, having defeated the U.S. 3-1 in the previous round.
Meanwhile, Italy have lost three of their last four matches since beating Albania 3-1 back in November, with Roberto Mancini’s men suffering back-to-back 2-0 and 2-1 losses to Austria and England before beating Malta 2-0 and suffering a 2-1 loss to Spain in the semi-finals of the Nations League.
Croatia and Spain go head to head on Sunday in the final of the Nations League, with Zlatko Dalic’s men looking to pick up their first major international trophy.
Vatreni heads into this match off the back of a 4-2 win over the Netherlands in the semi-finals, meaning that they are unbeaten since the semi-finals of the World Cup when they lost 3-0 to Argentina, having beaten Morocco 2-1 and Turkey 2-0 on either side of a 1-1 draw with Wales.
Spain’s form has been unpredictable, as since the World Cup where they were beaten 2-1 by Japan and lost to Morocco on penalties in the Round of 16 after a 0-0 draw, Luis Enrique’s side have beaten Norway 3-0 and Italy 2-1 on either side of a 2-0 loss to Scotland.
The final game on this list sees Paraguay take on Nicaragua in an international friendly.
Paraguay’s last win came all the way back in September when they beat the UAE 1-0 thanks to a goal from Fabian Balbuena. Since then, La Albirroja have drawn 0-0 with Morocco, before suffering 1-0, 2-0 and 3-2 losses to the likes of Peru, Colombia and Chile.
Nicaragua’s form is no better, having lost 3-1 to Guatemala before beating St. Vincent Grenadines 4-1 and drawing 1-1 with Trinidad and Tobago. In their last two matches, the visitors have suffered 3-2 and 4-1 defeats to Panama and Uruguay.
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