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Fright Night Acca Tips: April 14th
Friday night means another potpourri of potential picks from fixtures in Europe’s top leagues. So having separated the eye-catching from the eye-watering I have picked out my three best bets. Putting them together for a bettingexpert Friday night acca. Games in Germany, Scotland and France made the cut.
In this article:
- Schalke vs Hertha Berlin Preview & Best Bet
- Ross County vs Aberdeen Preview & Best Bet
- Toulouse vs Lyon Preview & Best Bet
- Friday Night Acca Odds
Schalke vs Hertha Berlin Preview
Germany, Bundesliga, Friday, April 14th, 19:30 (UK)
Schalke head into matchday 28 at the foot of the Bundesliga table. This follows Sunday’s 2-0 defeat at Hoffenheim following a 3-2 win for Stuttgart earlier in the day. Die Königsblauen took an eight-game unbeaten run into the international break. But have now recorded back-to-back losses since the resumption of top-flight action in Germany. Thomas Reis called his side’s desire into question, seemingly doubting their stomach for a relegation fight following that most recent loss at the Rhein-Neckar Arena. Surely an attempt to instigate a reaction ahead of this huge clash.
Hertha Berlin travel to Gelsenkirchen just one place and one point better off than their hosts. The 1-0 loss at home to RB Leipzig on Saturday extended Die Alte Dame’s winless sequence to five games. Having scored in each of their previous seven league outings the most worrying aspect of the loss for Sandro Schwarz would have been seeing his side muster just one shot on target.
Schalke vs Hertha Berlin Best Bet
Both sides have recent experience as to what is at stake here in this drop zone six-pointer. Schalke were relegated in 2020/21 before bouncing back at the first attempt. While Hertha only rescued their top-flight status last season after overturning a first-leg deficit in the relegation play-off with Hamburg. We have the worst home record doing battle with the worst road record in the Bundesliga. Both managers will see this as a massive opportunity to claim a vital three points against a direct rival. As a result, we will see at least one side pushing for a goal at any one time. In which case a goal line set at 2.25 is far too low for me not to take on.
- Selection: Over 2.25 goal line
- Best Odds: 1.86 (bet365)
- Stakes: 6/10
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Ross County vs Aberdeen Preview
Scotland, Premiership, Friday, April 14th, 19:45 (UK)
Ross County grabbed three much-needed points last weekend as they ended a three-game losing spin with a 2-0 victory at St Johnstone. With bottom side Dundee United also winning it turned out to be even more crucial. Keeping a two-point gap between the two sides. Malky Mackay correctly claimed his side were good value for the win. Seeing his Staggies close to just one point of 10th placed Kilmarnock.
Aberdeen’s recent revival continued apace with two goals from Luis Lopes downing Killie on Saturday. The first of which came just 20 seconds into the contest. The second was a 17th goal of an excellent season for the Cape Verde international. Barry Robson labelled his side “fast, aggressive and electric” after the win which took them up to 3rd in the table. The Dons’ confidence is high having posted five successive victories. Four of which have been accompanied by a clean sheet.
Ross County vs Aberdeen Best Bet
Aberdeen’s humiliating season has turned around. Having lost six of eight league games shipping 20 goals and being famously dumped out of the cup by sixth-tier Darvel. Successive 5-0 and 6-0 hammerings in the league saw the end of Jim Goodwin. Barry Robson has since overseen six wins from his eight games in charge. He will expect that run to continue against a side who have both the second worst points haul and second leakiest defence on home soil in the Scottish top flight.
- Selection: Aberdeen to Win
- Best Odds: 2.25 (Unibet)
- Stakes: 7/10
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Toulouse vs Lyon Preview
France, Ligue 1, Friday, April 14th, 20:00 (UK)
Life is good for Toulouse. A hard-fought 2-1 defeat of second-tier Annecy earned them a first-ever appearance in a Coupe de France final. With Farès Chaïbi then scoring his second matchwinner in the space of three days in an impressive 2-1 victory at Montpellier. A win which saw Le Téfécé leapfrog their hosts into 12th place and all but secure another season of top-flight football. Philippe Montanier will now task his men with ending both a three-game losing sequence at home and a 13-game run against Lyon without a win.
This could have been a Coupe de France final dress rehearsal but for a disappointing semi final exit for Les Gones. Mustering just one shot on target in a 1-0 defeat to Nantes. Laurent Blanc’s side did bounce back with a come-from-behind win at home to Rennes to keep their European qualification hopes alive. Now having only lost once in the last 11 league games.
Toulouse vs Lyon Best Bet
Meetings between these two sides generally produce goals. There have been 48 in the aforementioned last 13 head to heads at an average of 3.69 per game. Only two of those seeing fewer than three goals and both at Lyon’s Parc Olympique Lyonnais home. No side has seen more games feature three or more goals than Toulouse’s 20 (67%). With only four sides, Le Téfécé being one, with a higher percentage of road games seeing the back of the net hit at least three times than Les Gones.
- Selection: Over 2.75 goal line
- Best Odds: 1.80 (Unibet)
- Stakes: 7/10
Odds as at 01:00 April 13th 2023. Odds may now differ.
Friday Football Acca Odds
- Schalke vs Hertha Berlin – Over 2.25 goal line
- Ross County vs Aberdeen – Aberdeen to win
- Toulouse vs Lyon – Over 2.75 goal line
Acca Odds: 7.29
Odds via Unibet as at 01:00 April 13th 2023. Odds may now differ.
WHAT IS A FOOTBALL ACCA?
A football acca is an accumulator bet, a type of bet that consists of several selections across different matches that are combined together into one single bet. An acca usually. consists of at least four selections but many more can be included. There will be odds for the single bet as a whole which is calculated by multiplying the odds of all of the selections. A football acca is one of the most popular ways to bet. This is the case because they can create potentially massive odds for a small stake. Many punters choose to create Premier League accas which is what we have created here. If one of these selections loses then the football acca will lose. This type of bet needs every selection to win in order to succeed.
