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The first tip on this list comes from the Swedish Allsvenskan where Hacken takes on Sirius in a meeting of second against ninth in the standings.

Hacken trails top of the table Hammarby on goal difference and come into this match in fine form, having won all of their last four matches since their shock 1-1 draw with strugglers Helsingborg. They have beaten the likes of Varberg and Kalmar 3-1, as well as the likes of Varnamo and Malmo by 2-1 scorelines.

Sirius have managed to pick up seven points in their last three matches having drawn 2-2 away at AIK after earning back to back 2-0 victories against Elfsborg and Varberg. Prior to these results, they had lost 4-0 and 3-0 to Djurgarden and Hammarby.

Liverpool and Real Madrid face off in the Champions League final on Saturday night in Paris in what is a repeat of the 2018 final.

Jurgen Klopp’s side have won all of their last four matches since their 1-1 draw with Tottenham, having defeated Aston Villa and Southampton 2-1 on either side of their FA Cup final victory over Chelsea, before defeating Wolves 3-1 on the last day of the season as Sadio Mane, Mohamed Salah and Andrew Robertson all got on the scoresheet.

Real are winless in their last two, having drawn 0-0 and 1-1 with both Real Betis and Cadiz since their 6-0 hammering of Levante. Before the aforementioned results, they lost 1-0 to Atletico Madrid with a weakened line-up and beat Manchester City 3-1 at the Santiago Bernabeu via a Rodrygo brace and Karim Benzema penalty.

In the MLS, top of the Western Conference LAFC goes head to head with 11th place San Jose Earthquakes.

LAFC come into this match have won 2-0 against the likes of Columbus Crew and Minnesota United on either side of 2-1 and 2-0 defeats to Austin and Colorado Rapids as well as a 2-2 draw with Philadelphia Union.

However, what does stack into Steve Cherundolo’s side's favour is the fact that they beat San Jose 3-1 back in October as Danny Musovski scored a third-minute opener, whilst Cristian Arango bagged a brace.

Meanwhile, the Earthquakes are in decent form coming into this fixture, as since their 3-0 away loss to New York City FC, they beat the likes of Colorado Rapids 1-0, before drawing 3-3 and 1-1 with Vancouver Whitecaps and Sporting KC on either side of a 3-2 win over Portland Timbers.

Wrexham hosts Grimsby Town at the Racecourse Ground in the first leg of the National League play-off semi-finals on Saturday.

The Dragons come into this game in decent form, as prior to their 3-0 away loss to Dagenham & Redbridge, they had beaten Stockport County 3-0 after drawing 1-1 at Boreham Wood following 1-0 and 6-1 victories over Southend United and Weymouth.

Grimbsy have just one win in their last five outings which came via a 1-0 scoreline over Boreham Wood on 10th May. Since then, the Mariners have drawn 4-4 and 1-1 with Eastleigh and Notts County and prior to that win, they had lost 3-1 to Maidenhead United after a 2-2 draw with Barnet.

The final tip on this list comes from the League Two play-off final between Mansfield Town and Port Vale at Wembley Stadium.

Mansfield are in the better form heading into this weekend’s final, having beaten Northampton 1-0 and 2-1 in the semi-finals, after drawing 2-2 with both Forest Green Rovers and Salford City following a 2-0 victory over Stevenage.

Meanwhile, the Valiants have won just two of their last five games, with one of these being their play-off second leg when they defeated Swindon Town 1-0 to level the score up 2-2 on aggregate before defeating the Robins on penalties. Before the play-offs, Vale had lost 2-0 and 2-1 to Walsall and Newport County, but, did manage a crucial 1-0 away win over Exeter City.