THERE are seven Champions League qualifiers on Tuesday as sides size up a place in the play-off round.
I've picked out a treble and start with Malmo to beat Vidi and posisbly set up another meeting with Celtic in the play-off round.
Malmo are in good form with seven wins and two draws in their last nine. They cruised past Drita then edged to victory over Cluj in the first two rounds and are much more experienced at this level than the Hungarians (formerly known as Videoton).
Vidi has a first-round bye then surprised Bulgarian champs Ludogerets 1-0 on on aggregate. That was a good scalp but Ludo were undercooker while Malmo have played plenty of competitive matches recently. The Swedes are a bit short but should win.
Add Qarabag at home to BATE. The Azerbaijans have developed a reputation of being tough to beat at home and in 11 CL qualifiers are unbeaten with just two goals conceded. It's a fine record and I can see them winning 1-0 or 2-0 against a BATE side don't score many on the road.
Complete the treble with over 2.5 goals at Standard Liege v Ajax. Both sides have a tendency to concede and while the Dutch are favourites to progress goals could be the way to go.
Ajax are desperate to return to the biggest stage after four successful failures and started well with a 5-1 aggregate win against Sturn Graz.
In the early game I fancy both to score at Astana v Dinamo Zagreb and other bets to consider are home wins for Red Star Belgrade against Spartak Trnava and Benfica against Fenerbahce.
2pts Top Treble
- Qarabag (6pm)
- Malmo (6.15pm)
- Standard Liege v Ajax over 2.5 goals (7pm)
- (33-10, McBookie)
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