HIbernian and Motherwell both had rousing European wins on Thursday night so the stage is set for a cracking contest between them in the SPFL Premiership today.
Easter Road was rocking as the Hibees won 4-1 against Malisheva in the Conference League qualifiers to overturn an embarrassing 2-0 deficit from the first leg.
Motherwell had a far more comfortable time in their Conference League qualifier, beating HB Torhshavn 5-0 on aggregate, but this is a tough domestic opener for their new boss Alfred Johansson.
Hibernian vs Motherwell top betting tips
Jens Berthel Askou is a tough act to follow for Johansson, with the Steelmen finishing in the top four last season while playing an exciting brand of football.
The early signs are that the new man will have them playing a similar style so the Fir Park outfit should be a good watch again in this campaign.
Hibernian also have plenty of attacking prowess, as they showed in midweek, so I'm expecting a few goals this afternoon.
Combining BTTS and over 2.5 goals pays 11/10 in this one with Bet365 and that looks worth a punt.
Last season's meetings were incredible fiery, with 24 yellows and two reds dished out across the four matches. Lukas Fadinger picked up two of those yellows and the Motherwell midfielder is 2/1 to go into the book again.
St Johnstone vs Kilmarnock
St Johnstone are back in the SPFL Premiership after a year away and will unfurl the Championship flag before kick-off against Kilmarnock today.
The board in Perth kept faith with Simo Valakari after relegation and it paid off as he led them straight back into the top flight.
But Saints will do well to avoid another battle against the drop and their form in the League Cup group stage was poor.
A late surge in the final stages of last season took Kilmarnock clear of trouble and Neil McCann seems to have recruited well this summer.
So I fancy Killie to edge today's match and Bet365 price the away win at a decent 22/10.
McCann's side didn't concede in any of their League Cup group games but only scored twice into the bargain.
That suggests this could be a tight one and the half-time draw appeals at 125/100 with Bet365.
Silkeborg vs FC Copenhagen
FC Copenhagen got their new Danish top-flight campaign off to a winning start last week and will be looking to put three more points on the board when they visit Silkeborg today.
The giants flopped last term, finishing in the bottom half, but should mount a title push this time around with the players in their squad.
A 3-2 comeback win over Lyngby at home last weekend suggested there's still a bit of work to do in defence.
Copenhagen also conceded in both legs of their Conference League win over Polessya Zhitomir of Ukraine so Silkeborg will fancy their chances of scoring today.
BTTS pays just 4/7 but if you combine that with a Copenhagen win it boosts the odds to 21/10 at Bet365.
Mohamed Elyounoussi has scored in his last two games for the capital club and he's 6/4 for another goal.
Super singles
- BTTS and over 2.5 goals in Hibernian vs Motherwell 11/10 Bet365
- Half-time draw in St Johnstone vs Kilmarnock 125/100 Bet365
- Copenhagen win and BTTS 21/10 Bet365
Upcoming match previews and betting tips
- Sun 14:00 St Johnstone vs Kilmarnock
- Sun 16:30 Hibernian vs Motherwell
- Desmond’s Goals Tips: BTTS, To Score 2, Over 2.5 Goals and 15/1 Goals Acca Tips
Racing tips
The weekend racing comes to a conclusion today and our main man has picked out some top tips.
As always, leave your own tips and comments below.
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🇪🇪 Flora Tallinn v Harju (17:00, Estonia Meistriliiga)
▪️Flora Tallinn to Win
🇧🇬 Ludogorets Razgrad v Botev Vratsa (17:00, Bulgaria Parva Liga)
▪️Ludogorets Razgrad to Win
▪️Double
▪️1.15/1, William Hill
✅️
🇪🇪 Flora Tallinn 1-0 Harju
🇧🇬 Ludogorets Razgrad 2-1 Botev Vratsa
Draw and u2.5 goals in the St Johnstone v Kilmarnock match is 10/3. A strong runner.
Close🙈
Penalty awarded
St Johnstone v Kilmarnock 14/5
Hibs v Motherwell 3/1
Singles and double .
Double pays 14/1 BoyleSports
3/1 WINNER . Other 2 LOSERS . Settle for that .
Afternoon All
Happy 😃 Sunday.
I’m back again with my second bet of the season, and hoping for another winner. In case anybody missed my post on Friday, I advised that I will be allocating points for each of my tips posted on the site this season. Just to be clear, I’m working on the basis of each point being equal to £10. Please note, this may differ for each person as 1 point to you might = £1. At the end of each month, I will be working out my ROI (return on investment) by simply calculating the total points advised, and total points returned. I’m heading over to Scotland this afternoon, with kick off less then 1 hour away. Most of my tips will be based from Bet365, however you might be able to select the same or similar bet with another bookmaker. So then…Let’s get on with today.
Scottish Premiership – ST JOHNSTONE v
KILMARNOCK – 02.08.2026 – Kick Off: 2:00pm.
Tip: CARD SHOWN BEFORE 30mins @ 5/6
Points Advised: 5 Points ⭐ ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Current ROI since 31.08.2026 👇
Total points advised: 10 points
Total points returned so far: 18.33
Profit so far: 8.33 points
Exactly what bet of the day should do instead of spouting about 5 winners out of 6 but never hear for weeks when its 5 losses from 5🙈also most are 4/5-10/11 odds so never a true reflection of profits unless he does exactly what your doing because his write ups are nailed on so definitely work is put in just shame he doesn’t show profit/loss/break even totals🫡
WINNER ✅
Scottish Premiership – ST JOHNSTONE v
KILMARNOCK – 02.08.2026 – Kick Off: 2:00pm.
Tip: CARD SHOWN BEFORE 30mins @ 5/6
Points Advised: 5 Points ⭐ ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Current ROI since 31.08.2026 👇
Total points advised: 15 points
Total points returned: 27.50 points
Profit: +12.50 points
Total staked in £ per £10 per point: £150.00
Total returns: £275.00
Total profit: £125.00 📈
A card 🟨 was shown on the 21st min. John-Jule for Kilmarnock was booked.
2 own goals for macca as well,lets hope he was on them🫡😉
Canny start on the own goals maccathered
10/1 get in
Trying the next Scottish as well
Monday’s double
🇺🇦 Shakhtar Donetsk v Kudrivka (16:00, Ukraine Premier League)
▪️Shakhtar -1 Asian Handicap
🇮🇪 Cork City v Athlone Town (17:00, Irish 1st Division)
▪️Cork City to Win & Over 1.5 Match Goals
▪️Double
▪️1.08/1, bet365
Polish games coming 👍
About to kickoff
Katowice both teams to score and over 2.5match goals 6/5
Right place right time🤑🫡👍
Bolivia ko2215
Always ready v Bolivar
Bb
Btts yes
Over 3.5 mgls
Over 1.5 always ready tgls
11/8
Wrong place wrong time with this one me ol mucker,absolute farce and the football was atrocious,just the fact they didn’t even bother playing made my blood boil and I hadn’t even betted on the game sums up the load of tripe these two served up tonight😤🤬