Here we take a look at Smart Acca Picks for Friday’s action, with this one being a decent shot at 24/1 chosen by Smart Acca via the Free FA Betting Hub App.
This is a five-fold Match Result and Over 2.5 Goals accumulator, with fixtures coming from the Premier League, League Two, Serie A, Saudi Pro League and FIFA’s Club World Cup.
The first game on this Smart Acca sees third-placed Aston Villa hosts bottom-of-the-table Sheffield United at Villa Park on Friday.
Unai Emery’s men have won three and drawn two of their last five matches, having drawn 2-2 and 1-1 away at Bournemouth and Zrinjski while beating Manchester City and Arsenal by 1-0 scorelines, as well as Brentford 2-1 last time out thanks to goals from Alex Moreno and Ollie Watkins.
Sheffield United are in a dire run of form, as Chris Wilder’s men have picked up just three points from a possible of 15, having beaten Brentford 1-0 on 9th December. Away from that result, the Blades have suffered 2-0 losses to both Chelsea and Liverpool, while also being beaten by Burnley 5-0 and AFC Bournemouth 3-1.
In League Two, top-of-the-table Stockport County faces sixth-place Notts County at Edgely Park.
The Hatters ended their four-match winless run in style, as they thrashed Sutton United 8-0 last time out, following a 1-0 FA Cup exit to Aldershot Town after drawing the initial game 2-2. On top of this, County had also been held to a 1-1 draw with Morecambe after a 2-0 EFL Trophy loss to Wigan Athletic.
Notts County have hit a patch of poor form, as following their 4-2 loss at AFC Wimbledon on 25th November, they managed a 3-1 home victory over Crawley Town before losing three matches in a row to Shrewsbury Town 3-2, Walsall 2-1 and Harrogate Town 3-1.
Third-place AC Milan travels to bottom-of-the-table Salernitana on Friday, with Stefano Pioli’s men desperately trying to keep pace with league leaders, Inter Milan.
Salernitana are on a three-match losing streak since drawing 2-2 at Sassuolo and beating Lazio 2-1, having suffered 3-0, 2-1 and 4-1 defeats to the likes of Fiorentina, Bologna and Atalanta.
AC Milan have won three of their last four matches since their 3-1 home defeat to Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League, having beaten Frosinone 3-1 and Newcastle United 2-1 on either side of a 3-2 defeat at Atalanta. Last time out, the Rossoneri managed to beat Monza 3-0 at the San Siro thanks to goals by Tijani Reijnders, Jan-Carlo Simic and Noah Okafor.
Al-Nassr takes on Al-Ettifaq in a battle between second and eighth place in the Saudi Pro League.
The home side have won four of their last five matches, with the only blot of their copybook being a 3-0 loss to league leaders Al Hilal. Al Nassr’s four victories have come at the expense of Al Riyadh 4-1, Al Akhdoud 3-0, Al Wehda 3-1 and Al Khaleej 2-0.
Steven Gerrard’s men are in dire form, as they are without a win in their last five matches, having drawn 0-0 with Al Fayha and Al Shabab while also doing so via a 1-1 scoreline with Al Ittihad. Ettifaq have also suffered 1-0 and 2-0 losses to Al Ahkdoud and Al Taawon.
The final game on this Smart Acca comes from the final of FIFA’s Club World Cup Championship between Manchester City and Fluminense.
City have managed to go on a four-match unbeaten run since their 1-0 loss to Aston Villa on 6th December, having beaten Luton Town 2-1 and Crvena Zvezda 3-2 before drawing 2-2 with Crystal Palace and beating Urawa Reds by a 3-0 scoreline thanks to an own goal from Marius Hoibraten as well as strikes by Mateo Kovacic and Bernardo Silva.
Fluminense have won three of their last five games heading into this showdown, having beaten Coritiba 2-1 and Santos 3-0, before suffering back-to-back 1-0 and 3-2 losses against Palmeiras and Gremio prior to their recent 2-0 victory over Al Ahly.
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