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Friday Night Acca: Friday, February 10th
Friday night means another salmagundi of fixtures across Europe’s top leagues to delve into. So having taken a closer look into them, I have picked out my three best bets. Putting them together for a bettingexpert Friday night acca. Games in Germany, England and France made the cut.
In this article:
- Schalke vs Wolfsburg Preview & Best Bet
- Birmingham vs West Brom Preview & Best Bet
- Nice vs Ajaccio Preview & Best Bet
- Friday Night Football Acca Odds
Schalke vs Wolfsburg Preview
Germany, Bundesliga, Friday, February 10th, 19:30 (UK)
It’s been a very tough reintroduction to life in the German top flight for Schalke. Highlights being so few and far between it is a case of clinging on to any rare glimpses of positivity. A hard-earned point against Borussia Mönchengladbach last weekend would certainly come into that category.
Although still bottom of the Bundesliga table, fans of the Royal Blues will be thankful for small mercies. Consecutive goalless draws has at least seen the gap to the two sides directly above them shrink. Illustrating progress at one end of the pitch at least.
There is no shame in losing to Bayern Munich with the Bavarians’ domestic dominance. A three-goal blitz in the opening 19 minutes from the champions at the Volkswagen Arena last Sunday all but put the game to bed. Niko Kovač’s side was only able to restore some pride in eventually falling to a 4-2 defeat. That did make it back-to-back league defeats for Wolves. They are expected to get back to winning ways in this one to reignite their battle for a European place.
Schalke vs Wolfsburg Best Bet
No side has fewer Bundesliga points on home soil this term than Schalke. Just two wins to show from ten outings at Veltins Arena conceding a league-high 25 goals along the way. Wolfsburg were undefeated in the ten league games prior to those successive defeats. Included in that is last month’s 5-0 hammering on the road of the side directly above their hosts here.
Niko Kovač will be keen to see his side return to that type of form in Gelsenkirchen. The main spark of life in recent weeks for Thomas Reis’ team has been Sōichirō Kōzuki. The 22-year-old moved to the 5th tier of German football from the J2 League last year. Five goals in 11 appearances earned him a move to Schalke II. Eight goals in 14 outings led to promotion to the first team where the wide forward has made an immediate impact. Scoring once from 12 attempts across four games. He may not be able to save his side from an immediate return to the second tier but expect him to be the one showing most intent.
- Selection: Wolfsburg or draw double chance & Over 1.5 Soichiro Kozuki shots
- Best Odds: 2.00 (bet365)
- Stakes: 7/10
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Birmingham vs West Brom Preview
England, Championship, Friday, February 10th, 20:00 (UK)
John Eustace’s assertion he had a squad of “fighters, not victims” ahead of their trip to Swansea was immediately vindicated. As the clock ticked to the 90th minute, Blues were trailing 3-2 in South Wales and staring down the barrel of a sixth successive Championship defeat. A 90th-minute Lukas Jutkiewicz header looked to have salvaged a crucial point. Better was to come seven minutes into injury time as Auston Trusty snatched all the win to provide a seven-point buffer to the drop zone.
Such has been the upturn in form since Carlos Corberán took over at the Hawthorns this week has seen him strongly linked to the vacant manager’s position at Leeds. A rumour his current employers quickly acted upon. The 39-year-old signed a contract extension that ties him to the club until the summer of 2027. A first half Grady Diangana strike proved to be enough to claim all three points against Coventry last Friday. Leaving the Baggies in 6th ahead of another all-Midlands clash.
Birmingham vs West Brom Best Bet
Having finally gotten a win on the board last weekend. Birmingham now look to end a run which has seen them lose four of their last five in the league at St. Andrews. In-form West Brom are likely low down on a list of visitors who they would pick to achieve that against.
They’ve taken 30 points from an available 39 under Corberán. Not only have results been impressive but the performances have been of the highest calibre too. The Spaniard sees his side top most metrics in the second tier since taking over from Steve Bruce. The Blues have not kept a clean sheet in any of their last six Championship outings on home soil. Conceding at least two in five of those.
The Baggies have more than enough firepower to exploit that. They look outstanding value to cement their place in the play-off berths with another maximum haul.
- Selection: West Brom to Win (TRACKED BET)
- Best Odds: 2.15 (Unibet)
- Stakes: 7/10
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Nice vs Ajaccio Preview
France, Ligue 1, Friday, February 10th, 20:00 (UK)
Nice are pretty much unrecognisable since interim manager Didier Digard took the reins from Lucien Favre. The 36-year-old has banked an impressive 13 points from the 15 on offer. Seeing his side plunder 11 goals in the process whilst conceding just two. Despite having taken the scalps of high-flying Lens and Lille. The weekend dismantling of Marseille was arguably the most eye-catching victory. A 3-1 defeat of Les Olympiens at their own Stade Vélodrome home. There ended the hosts’ 11-game unbeaten run.
The World Cup break looked to have done wonders for Ajaccio. Beating Angers on their return to action and record a fourth league win of the season. Since then it’s five defeats in six attempts. Their most recent loss at home to Rennes leaves Olivier Pantaloni’s side down in 18th place and fighting the drop to Ligue 2. A red card for Ismaël Diallo added to their woes at Stade François Coty and makes this assignment even tougher. Especially with captain Vincent Marchetti also missing through suspension.
Nice vs Ajaccio Best Bet
A serene climb to 8th in the French top flight under Digard means the Eaglets are now just six points adrift of the European places.
The club also pulled off something of a coup in snaring the in-demand Terem Moffi, fighting off interest not only from the likes of Marseille but also money-no-object suitors from the English Premier League. Despite going off with a knock at the weekend the Allianz Riviera faithful should get a first look at their January signing on home soil. The livewire forward will look to add to his 12 league goals so far this season and get off the mark for his new club.
With no European commitments until March and an eight-day break until their next league outing, Nice can fully focus on getting the job done here.
- Selection: Nice -1 Asian Handicap (TRACKED BET)
- Best Odds: 2.05 (bet365)
- Stakes: 10/10
Odds as at 19:55 February 8th 2023. Odds may now differ.
Friday Night Football Acca Odds
- Schalke vs Wolfsburg – Wolfsburg or draw double chance & Over 1.5 Soichiro Kozuki shots
- Birmingham vs West Brom – West Brom to win
- Nice vs Ajaccio – Nice -1 Asian Handicap
Acca Odds: 8.61
Odds via bet365 as at 19:55 February 8th 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.
