Here we take a look at Smart Acca Picks for Friday’s action, with this one being a long shot at 193/1 chosen by Smart Acca via the Free FA Betting Hub App.
This is a five-fold Match Result and Both Teams to Score accumulator, with fixtures coming from the Saudi Pro League, German Bundesliga, 2. Bundesliga and the Championship.
Al Fateh goes up against Abha in a meeting between sixth and 15th in the Saudi Pro League.
The home side are in a good vein of form, having won four of their last five, having thrashed the likes of Al Ahli and Al Wehda by 5-1 scorelines on either side of a 3-1 away win at Al Khaleej and a 2-1 loss to Al Ittihad. In their last outing, Al Fateh managed to defeat Al Ittifaq 2-1 thanks to 85th and 93rd-minute goals from Lucas Zelarayan and Djaniny.
Abha managed to get a positive result last time out as they drew 2-2 with Al Nassr thanks to a 92nd-minute strike from Karl Toko-Ekambi. Prior to this result, Abha had lost all of their last four games by 1-0 scorelines to both Al Riyadh and Al Tai, while also suffering 4-0 and 3-1 defeats to Al Wehda and Al Ittifaq.
Fifth-placed Hannover 96 faces off against eighth-in-the-table Magdeburg on Friday night in 2.Bundesliga.
Hannover were beaten 3-1 away at Kaiserslautern last time out, but, in the run-up to that match, they had managed three wins in their last four matches, beating Greuther Furth and Osnabruck by 3-1 and 7-0 scorelines, before drawing 1-1 away at Fortuna Dusseldorf and beating Wehen Wiesbaden 2-0.
Magdeburg are winless in their last four fixtures, with their last win being a staggering 6-4 victory at home to Hertha Berlin on 2nd September. Since then, they have suffered 4-3 and 1-0 defeats to Schalke and Nurnberg, while drawing 1-1 with Paderborn and Karlsruher.
Borussia Dortmund hosts Werder Bremen at the Signal Iduna Park on Friday night, with Edin Terzic’s men aiming to temporarily move into top spot ahead of Saturday’s matches.
The Black and Yellows have struggled to impose themselves in the Champions League, having lost 2-0 away at PSG while drawing 0-0 with AC Milan, but, their league form has been good of late, as Dortmund have beaten Wolfsburg 1-0, Hoffenheim 3-1 and Union Berlin 4-2 in their last three Bundesliga fixtures.
Werder Bremen have suffered three losses in their last four outings since managing to beat Mainz 4-0 in early September, having been defeated 4-2 by Heidenheim before a 2-1 win over FC Koln while suffering further 4-2 and 3-2 losses to Darmstadt and Hoffenheim.
The second game on this list from the Saudi Pro League sees top-of-the-table Al Hilal take on 11th-place Al Khaleej at Al-Hilal Stadium.
Jorge Jesus’ men are unbeaten in their last five matches, having managed to beat Al Ittihad 4-3 and Al Riyadh 6-1 before being held to a 1-1 draw with Damak. Since then, Al Hilal have gone on to beat Al Shabab 2-0 and Al Akhdoud 3-1.
Khaleej have won two of their last five games, with the last of these coming on 22nd September via a 1-0 scoreline at Al Akhdoud, following a 3-1 home defeat to Al Fateh and a shock 3-1 away win over Al Shabab. Since their last victory, they have suffered a 2-0 loss to Damak and played out a 0-0 draw with Al Raed.
Friday night’s Championship action sees Rotherham United take on Ipswich Town with the away side predicted to win this game in a comfortable fashion.
Rotherham are currently 23rd in the table with just six points to their name having lost 3-0 at Millwall before managing 1-1 draws with Preston North End and Southampton on either side of 2-0 and 2-1 losses to Cardiff City and Bristol City.
Ipswich are unbeaten in their last five matches, having beaten Blackburn Rovers 4-3 at Portman Road in late September, before knocking Wolverhampton Wanderers out of the EFL Cup by a 3-2 scoreline prior to a 1-1 draw with Huddersfield. Since then, Kieran McKenna’s side have earned convincing 3-0 and 4-2 victories over Hull City and Preston North End.
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