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Game week 18 in Brazil and the top side host Internacional at Estadio Nilton Santos.

The home side are 1st in the division with 37 points from 17 games this season. Overall form is 11 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses. Home form is 6 wins, 1 draws and 1 loss.  Recent form is 5 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss (unbeaten in 6 with 5 wins and 1 draw) Internacional have 19 points from 13 games. Overall form is 5 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses. Away form is 3 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses. Recent form winless in 7 with 3 draws and 4 losses.

Team news: Home side have Diego Hernandez back from suspension. They do miss Jeffinho and da Silva and have doubts over Eduardo and Pablo. Visitors miss Wanderson, Maia, Fernando and Ivan plus Vitao went off in the 1^st half last match and is doubtful. Enner Valencia is back from Copa but is not sure to play.

Head-to-head statistics: 20 games 6 wins Botafogo and 3 draws and 11 wins Internacional.

Betting selection – Botafogo in solid form and good at home while Internacional in bad recent condition. Take Botafogo win at 1.80 or 4-5 Betfair.

Game week 18 in Brazil and two teams at either end of the table connect in Brasilia.

The home side are 3rd in the division with 31 points from 16 games this season. Overall form is 9 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses. Home form is 5 wins, 1 draws and 2 losses.  Recent form is 4 wins, 1 draws and 2 losses. Cricuma have 17 points from 15 games. Overall form is 4 wins, 5 draws and 6 losses. Away form is 2 wins, 1 draws and 4 losses. Recent form of 3 win, 2 draws and 3 losses.

Team news: Home side have some players back from Copa America – Vina, Varela, de la Cruz and de Arrascaeta but its not certain any of them may play. Criciuma miss Allano who is their top scorer.

Head-to-head statistics: 4 games 3 win Flamengo and 1 draw.

Betting selection – Flamengo will play in Brasilia for this one so not a home game as such. Criciuma without Allano is a blow. Criciuma have had 7 of last 8 both score while Flamengo 6 of the last 7 yes – We take Both score Yes at 2.00 or Evens Ladbrokes.

Round 15 of Sweden Allsvenskan at Studenternas.

The home side are 9^th in the division with 18 points from 14 games this season. Overall form is 5 wins, 3 draws and 6 losses. Home form is 3 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses.  Recent form is 3 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses. Malmo are top of the table with 35 points from 15 games. Overall form is 11 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses. Away form is 4 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses. Recent form of 5 win, 2 draws and 1 losses.

Team news: Home side have no new problems. Malmo miss Sergio Pena, Lewicki and Tinnerholm.

Head-to-head statistics: 19 game 1 win Sirius, 2 draws and13 losses.

Betting selection – Malmo have one eye on Klaksvik in UCL qualifier. They lost last time out to Mjallby who we tipped. We take more Malmo misery as we believe they will not be 100% here and could also rest players with Tuesday game in mind.  Take Sirius +1.0 at 1.93 Bet365.

Norway Eliteserien on Friday night at Aspmyra Stadion.

The home side are top of the division with 33 points from 15 games this season. Overall form is 10 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses. Home form is still unbeaten with 4 wins and 3 draws. Recent form is 4 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses. Odd are 15^th with 14 points from 15 games. Overall form is 3 wins, 5 draws and 7 losses. Away form is 2 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses. Recent form of 1 win, 3 draws and 4 losses.

Team news: Home side have doubt over Brede Moe who came off last match and miss Hogh and Sorli here. Odd miss Borven, Mugeese and Hien.

Head-to-head statistics: 19 game 8 win Bodo/Glimt, 3 draws and 9 losses.

Betting selection – Key point here is Bodo/Glimt have a UCL qualifying game on Tuesday against RFS of Latvia. A winnable tie so they should have eyes on that. Bodo/Glimt also lost last time out to Sandefjord who are below Odd! Bodo/Glimt very short here and I think UCL is a factor. Take Odd +2.25 at 1.85 or 17-20 Bet365.

Europa League qualifying round gave us an amazing result as newcomers Corvinul put 4 past Paski in Hungary. The just need to avoid a hammering to qualify.

The home side remarkably won the Cupa Romaniei despite being in 2^nd division. They last played in Europe in 1983 and that was their only other campaign. They have 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss. UEFA  rank them as 320 due no games in last 5 years *they are helped by Romania country rank. Paski are rated 300 with same idea as home side. No games since 2012 in Europe. They finished season in 2^nd behind Ferencvaros. History Euro record is 3 wins, 2 draws and 2 loss.

Team news: Home side have doubt over midfielder Denis Hrezdac. Visitors lose skipper and forward Balint Szabo who was red carded in 1^st leg.

Head-to-head statistics: 1 game 1 win Corvinul.

Betting selection – Result of the round for sure and too much for Paksi to do for sure. We should see goals here and over 2.5 at 1.72 or 8-11 Betfair.

Europa League qualifying round and a 2^nd leg tie in Azerbaijan.  First leg was 0-1 in Moldova to surprise winners Zira.

Zira finished 2^nd in Azerbaijan league to make only their 4^th match in Europe since their inception in 2014. They are ranked at 309 by UEFA with 1.5 points. Overall european history is 7 games, 3 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses. Sheriff ended season in 2^nd place behind Petrocub. They are highly ranked in UEFA thanks to great performances last few years, first Moldovan side to play in KO stages in Europe. Overall they have a ranking of 77 with 18 points. History shows 167 games with 50 wins, 46 draws and 72 loss.

Team news: No injury or suspensions for either team.

Head-to-head statistics: 1 game 1 win Zira.

Betting selection – Amazing first leg win for Zira but Sheriff will need a win only here. I take Sheriff to win at 6-5 or 2.20 10bet.

Champions League qualifying round and a 2^nd leg tie in Moldova.  First leg was 0-0 in Kazakhstan.

Petrocub surprisingly won the Moldovan championship beating Sheriff by 6 points for their 1^st ever Championship. They have been in Europe before though and have 3 wins, 5 draws and 10 losses from their 18 games. They are ranked at 191 with 6 points from UEFA. Ordabasy won last year’s Kazakh title by 5 points over Astana and this year are already 12 games into the league and again they are top with just 1 defeat in 12 games.  European performances for them show 5 wins, 10 draws and 9 losses although this is their 1^st UCL season. Ordabasy are down in 345 place in UEFA with 2.5 points.

Team news: No injury or suspensions for either team.

Head-to-head statistics: 1 game 1 draw.

Betting selection – First match was tentative, and I expect this to be similar. Ordabasy have half a season in their legs while Petrocub have yet to play a competitive match. Take Ordabasy draw no bet at 2.0 or Evens betfair.

Champions League qualifying round and a 2^nd leg tie in Macedonia.  First leg was 4-2 to Slovan in Bratislava.

Struga won the Macedonian league on a head-to-head record to Shkendija. They have only played 1 competitive match since mid-May and that was 1^st leg.  They are rated at 291 by UEFA with just 3.5 points co-efficient. Slovan won the Slovakia championship by miles. Ending up 15 points ahead of 2^nd place. They too have only one match since May. They are ranked way ahead though at 59 by UEFA – alongside such teams as Young Boys and Galatasaray.

Team news: No injury or suspensions for either team.

Head-to-head statistics: 1 game 1-win Slovan Bratislava.

Betting selection – Back and forward the 1^st match in Slovakia but I feel that Slovan will have too much for the home side especially since they have no option to attack with a 2-goal deficit. Take Slovan Bratislava at 1.91 or 10-11 Betfair.

Champions League qualifying round and a 2^nd leg tie in Yerevan, Armenia. First leg was 0-0 in Belarus.

Pyunik took the Armenian title by 2 points from Noah in May. UEFA rank them at 187 with 6 points, mainly due to their lack of Euro football 20-21 to 21-22. Minsk are in 293^rd with 3.5 points. They won their 1^st Belarus title in 20 years with last seasons victory. Minsk are 15 games unbeaten at the start of the new season and will be in much fitter state due to constant football instead of a gap like Pyunik. Ten wins and five draws so far.

Team news: Home side miss striker Luka Juricic while Minsk have no issues.

Head-to-head statistics: 1 games 1 Draw.

Betting selection – The 1^st leg was held in Hungary due to Belarus “home” ban due to Russia allegiances. Expect a full house it Republican Stadium. Dinamo Minsk will be far fitter than the home side due to their season running into the summer. Take Dinamo Minsk draw no bet at 19-20 or 1.95 Betfair.

UCL qualifying and a 2^nd leg tie between Gibraltar and Malta.

Lincoln are Gibraltar league winners but have only played one game since May (the 1^st leg) They are ranked 155 in Europe with 7.5 ranking points from UEFA. Hamrun are Malta champions, taking the league back to back for the 1^st time in nearly 40 years.  They too have just one game since May. Hamrun are ranked at 257 by UEFA with 4.5 points.

Team news: Home side miss striker Gomez suspended. Hamrun miss

Head-to-head statistics: 1 games 1 Lincoln RI

Betting selection – Hamrun had a red card on 10 mins so were 10 v 11 for 35 mins (Lincoln then had a red card too) – I take Hamrun 2.40 or 7-5 Betfair.