The Weekly Acca: Arsenal, Real Madrid, PSG & Benfica feature
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Premier League action returned in the week and we’ve got more to get stuck into this weekend. There’s also domestic action across Europe and here at FIRST, we’ve got four value picks.
Leg 1 – Arsenal to beat Everton @ 61/100 [Saturday 12:30pm]
Arsenal travel to Everton in the Premier League with Mikel Arteta's side hoping to keep some kind of pressure on leaders Liverpool, while the Toffees know a result will further distance them from the relegation zone.
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Everton are winless in their last five after their Merseyside derby defeat against Liverpool and we’re expecting an Arsenal win.
The Gunners beat Fulham 2-1 on Tuesday and they’re unbeaten in their last six matches. Bukayo Saka’s return is also timely for the run-in.
Arsenal, who face Real Madrid in the Champions League next week, have the second best away record in the league (won seven, drawn six, lost two) and we're expecting them to keep up their impressive form on the road.
Leg 2 – Real Madrid to beat Valencia and over 2.5 goals @ 61/100 [Saturday 3:15pm]
Real Madrid host Valencia with Carlo Ancelotti's side, who have won four of their last five, sitting second in La Liga and just three points behind leaders Barcelona with nine matches remaining.
Valencia, meanwhile, are 15th and just four points above the relegation zone. They're also winless on the road this season in 14 attempts (drawn seven, lost seven).
We're keeping this simple and backing Real Madrid to win and over 2.5 goals.
They'll have too much quality for Valencia and Real Madrid boast the best league home record with Ancelotti's men winning 12 of their 14 games.
There have been three or more goals in Real Madrid's last four, while the 'overs' has landed in three of Valencia's last five.
Leg 3 – Paris Saint-Germain -2 on the handicap vs Angers @ 9/10 [Saturday 4pm]
Next up is Paris Saint-Germain vs Angers and we're backing the home side on the -2 handicap.
PSG, who will play Aston Villa in the Champions League next Wednesday, have been brilliant and Luis Enrique's side are still unbeaten in Ligue 1.
They've won 22 and drawn five of their 27 outings while scoring a league-high 79 times and conceding just 26 goals.
Angers sit just three points off the relegation zone and lost their last four while failing to score.
PSG will dominate and backing them on the handicap is smart considering they're scoring an average of 2.9 goals per game at home.
Leg 4 – Both teams to score in Porto vs Benfica @ 33/50 [Sunday 8:30pm]
Finally, we've got Porto vs Benfica in the Liga Portugal as second travel to third.
Benfica are level on points with league leaders Sporting with goal difference separating the sides.
Porto, meanwhile, can cut the gap to Benfica and Sporting to six points with a crucial win.
We're on both teams to score as this one could go either way.
Benfica and Porto are the second (65) and third (53) highest scorers in the division and both teams need to attack to keep the pressure on Sporting which will hopefully lead to goals.
Benfica's games are averaging 3.2 goals while Porto's tally is 2.7 so the stats are in our favour!
FIRST's weekly acca overall odds: 8/1 with Mr.Play
[UK Time]. Odds correct at the time of writing.
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