World Cup qualifiers in Asia and South America, alongside the African Cup of Nations have left teams across Europe without some of their star players and plenty of them will be in international action over the next few days.
The CONMEBOL region resumes this evening, with Brazil's visit to Ecuador, kick-off 9pm, live on Premier Sports. The 5-time World Cup winners have already booked their place at Qatar so it'll be interesting to see if they take their foot off the gas or if they'll be keen to make it an unbeaten qualification campaign.
Ecuador sit third in the ten-team qualification table and will fancy their chances in Quito where the Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado stands 2,734 metres above sea level. That's probably the greatest home advantage of any team in the world and unsurprisingly Ecuador have won 70% of their points on home soil.
Tolu has previewed the match for us and has very definite opinion on how it will pan out so it's worth a read if you fancy a bet on the game.
The African Cup of Nations has reached the quarter-finals stages and Senegal remain favourites to lift the trophy at 33/10 (888Sport) with hosts Cameroon not far behind on 7/2 (SpreadEx).
Egypt's win on penalties over Ivory Coast booked their place in the next round and Mo Salah and co will face Morocco next. Shout out to Macca who tipped both of today's games to be decided on penalties at 26/1. 👏
The last-eight matches will be played on Saturday and Sunday so keep an eye out for Tolu's match previews.
There's not too much to get excited about on Thursday so we're already looking ahead to the weekend.
Upcoming Match Previews & Tips
- Thu 21:00 Ecuador v Brazil
- Fri 19:45 Morton v Raith Rovers
- Fri 21:00 Colombia v Peru
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The latest event on DP World Tour, the Dubai Desert Classic tees off today with 132 players chasing a $1.33m cheque – Nice work if you can get it! – The Caddy is on hand to guide you through the betting to hopefully win us a few quid ourselves.
The Farmers Insurance Open is already under way in California but The Caddy's selections are still worth a look.
- Golf Tips: Farmers Insurance Open Preview & Predictions
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Today's Racing Tips
Just the one selection for Thursday's actions, with Rizzel picking a 20/1 EW player in the opener at Wetherby.
As always, let us know your tips and predictions for today in the comments section below and good luck with all your bets!
In December 2020 we sadly 
Anderlecht v Union st Gilloise 19.45 KO
A goal & 3+ corners each half – 11/10
Skybet
TODAYS INTERNATIONAL TIPS
2PM IRAN V IRAQ (SKY) 🔥🔥🔥
*IRAN WIN AND UNDER 3.5 MATCH GOALS 4/5 NAP
910AM AUSTRALIA V VIETNAM (SKY) 🔥
*AUSTRALIA WIN AND UNDER 3.5 MATCH GOALS 10/11 NB
10AM JAPAN V CHINA (SKY) 🔥
*CHINA TO SCORE 1+ 13/8
3PM UAE V SYRIA (SKY) 🔥
*SYRIA TO SCORE 1+ 8/13
LONGSHOT 4 FOLD ALL ABOVE 13/1 (SKY)
GL all 👍
Managed the NAP✅, NB downed by an Aussie 4th❌
AFC Ladies Asian Cup 8am
Japan Women v South Korea Women
Vietnam Women v Mynamar Women
Over 2.5 match goals double 3/1
Over 1.5 first half goals double 8/1
(Betfair)
With similar world rankings between each side and being played at neutral venues I can see both games being more open than the odds suggest. Not an expert on these teams by any means so it’s bit of a speculative one based on a hunch and a bit of research 🤞 more so it’s something to pass time on a long train journey 😂
Good luck 👍
One goal short for each bet
So near yet so far 👎
Morning. Quiet day today but I have picked out a double.
Estoril v Arouca – both teams to score
Club Brugge v USG – both teams to score
Pays around 2.1/1
Good luck all!
Tonight main bet ,
Rangers o1.5 team goals ❌
Rangers o5.5 team corners ✅
Pays 4/5 bet365 **LOST **
Anderlecht o2.5 mg’s ❌
Ivory Coast o1.5 mg’s ❌
1.71/1 bet365 **LOST**
Goodluck with the bets everyone……..
No luck with these two last night Rangers got their usual corner count but couldn’t get a second goal against a stubborn livi side and the goals bet never got going with the 2 acon games nit seeing a single goal , my only and last bet on any games in that comp , I’m mostly a goals bettor and most teams in the acon can’t score a goal between them ,
Goodluck whatever your all on today lads few days rest from me il be back next week 👍
*afcon that should read*
Hungary NB I 17:30
Puskas Academy vs Ferencvarosi TC – over 0.5 FHGs
Iceland Pre-Season Cup 19:00
Stjarnan vs Breidablik – over 1.5 FHGs
Double 7/5 Bet365 **NAP**
Good luck all
Last nights results:
🏴 Rangers v Livingston
🔘 Bet 1: Rangers -4.5 corner handicap: 10/11 (Skybet) NAP ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ✅✅
🔘 Bet 2: Rangers o5.5 corners/Livingston under 3.5 corners/Livingston under 1.5 goals: 1/1 (888) NB ⭐️⭐️❌
Happy the NAP landed to give profit on the night but I’m still wondering how Livingston managed 4 corners at Ibrox after managing just 3 in their previous 3 away games. Stuff of nightmares and cost the full house.
Well done all winners.
Nothing from me tonight, might have something tomorrow but plenty to come for Saturday.
A heads up… Celtic are 8/11 with Skybet to hit 8 corners at home to Dundee U on Saturday which I think has to be snapped up. It’s 4/7 elsewhere. That’ll be my NAP and NB combined on Saturday. 👍🏻
Not sure why my comment came out as the same as Georgie 41.
Maybe because I swore? I was berating Skybet for their price drop!
Celtic now 8/13 with sky bet to score 8 corners
Celtic now 8/13 with sky bet to score 8 corners
Afcon tips (SUNDAY)
Egypt v Morocco
Under 1.5 goals at 6/5 (NAP)
Game to be decided on pens.
No prices up yet for this market bookies being slow.
Burkina Faso v Tunisia (SAT)
Draw at 9/5
Egypt v Morocco (SUN)
Draw at 17/10
Double at 6.5/1
Both games decided on pens
Longshot
Burkina Faso
Egypt
Gambia
Long shot 1 All 3 games to be draws 27/1
Long shot 2 All 3 games decided on pens
Will post the games to be decided on pens once they are all priced up.
The both games to be decided on pens double is 24/1 Skybet b365 only going 3/1 for that market which is very poor.Skybet are 4/1 and 4/1
The longshot treble games to be decided on pens is 161/1
Best of luck
No joy yesterday with only the one goal in Germany, been a poor few days.
🇧🇪 CLUB BRUGGE v UNION SAINT-GILLOISE
▪️ Club Brugge Over 5 Corners
▪️ Over 1 Match Goal
▪️ Evens, bet365 Bet Builder
🔸️ 3u
➖️➖️➖️
January: +12.578u
UAE btts & overs 9/5
Good luck
Placed at 2/1
Lost no away goal for Syria as the lost 2-0…. Was risky but thought was worth it at decent odds. Stats suggest Syria had some chances
Finished 2-1 in Colombia last night 😀
JAGUARES DE CÓRDOBA VS. CORTULUÁ
(9.05pm)
BOTH TEAMS TO SCORE
(11/10, bet365) NAP ⭐️⭐️⭐️ ✅️
BOTH TEAMS TO SCORE & OVER 2.5 GOALS
(15/8, bet365) NB ⭐️⭐️ ✅️
BOTH TEAMS TO SCORE BOTH HALVES
(22/1, bet365) LONGSHOT ⭐️ 👎
😉👍
Love a late goal Hull 90+10 I think it was…never in doubt mate 😂
99th minute for the 3rd Pete 😂
5pm goals treble:
DSC v KSV 1919 – 2.5+@4/9
Hacken v Fredrikstad – 2.5+@2/5
Sporting U23 v Vizela U23 – 2.5+@13/20
Treble pays 3.34/1…..
Afternoon gents,
South America for me tonight and I’m taking on a fairly decent Ecuadorian national side to put in a shift against the mighty Brasil in this WC qualifier…
ECUADOR VS. BRASIL (9.00pm)
ECUADOR OVER 0.5 TEAM GOALS
BRASIL OVER 3.5 TEAM CORNERS
(11/8, bet365) NAP ⭐️⭐️⭐️
BOTH TEAMS TO SCORE & OVER 2.5 GOALS
(21/10, bet365) NB ⭐️⭐️
BOTH TEAMS TO SCORE 1ST HALF
(11/2, bet365) LONGSHOT ⭐️
Best of luck!
……………TEATIME LONGSHOT…………..
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Extremadura UD v Talavera
18:00
Spanish Primera Division RFEF Group
BOTH teams to score 7-4 (BETFAIR SPORTSBOOK)
Something going on at Extremadura judging by the match odds but talavera are poor themselves.
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5pm goals treble:
DSC v KSV 1919 – 2.5+@4/9 (FT: 4-0)✅
Hacken v Fredrikstad – 2.5+@2/5 (FT: 2-3)✅
Sporting U23 v Vizela U23 – 2.5+@13/20 (FT: 1-1)❌
Treble pays 3.34/1…❌
Sporting game a goal short😕
Hungary NB I 17:30
Puskas Academy vs Ferencvarosi TC – over 0.5 FHGs ✅
Iceland Pre-Season Cup 19:00
Stjarnan vs Breidablik – over 1.5 FHGs ✅
Double 7/5 Bet365 **NAP** WON
Well done all winners
Great work Bully.
Cheers KF
Nice Bully 👍
both teams to score
wba v preston
william hill 5/4
NAP lost
both teams to score
sporting lisbon v santa clara
william hill 13/10
NB WON
double on above
william hill 4.17/1 lost
Longshit earlier in Spain lost ⬇️
🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷 BRAZIL 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷
Cianorte FC V Rio Branco SC
22:00
Brazilian Campeonato Paranaense
Rio branco to score 11-10 NAP.
BTTS 13-8
cianorte generally about as exciting as an afcon cup game and usually are under 2 match goals or worse.
Head to head in this campeonato cup reads better.
Rio branco scored in 7 of the 8 and all 4 here seen BTTS and over 2.5 goals which is rare for cianorte.
If it was a serie D game I’d say 1-0 cianorte but hopefully rio can nick a rare away goal in s 2-1 defeat
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At bet365……
Elvis in da house again! 😄
Get up 💪
Mirasol v Bragantino 23.00 KO
Over 10.5 Asian corners 2.00
No joy in Belgium earlier so chancing my luck on this longshot, 13/1+ wi PP. 23.00 KO
Mirassol v Bragantino – Over 8.5 corners
Fluminese v Bangu – GIBH
Paraguay v Uruguay – Diego God in to have 1+ shots
Chile v Argentina – Argentina to score & take 5+ corners
Godin 3 shots wi 1 on target at HT
HT goal for underdog at Fluminense
6 HT corners at Mirassol
Good start
🏒 NHL 12AM 🏒
Been a couple of very close but no cigar nights on nhl, big card tonight back on the train.
CAROLINA HURRICANES TO WIN AND BOTH TO SCORE 3/4 (WH)🔥🔥🔥
OVER 5.5 MATCH GOALS DOUBLE 7/5 (SKY)🔥🔥
*SENETORS V HURRICANES
*OILERS V PREDTAORS
MATCH RESULT AND OVER 3.5 TREBLE 9/2 (WH)
*HURRICANES
*LIGHTENING
*PANTHERS
GL All👍
Hurricanes won but it was in overtime so best and longshot downed 😑
Utter madness in South America – Ecuador grabbed their goal but 1 disallowed, 2 pens ruled out and 3 red cards awarded 🤷♂️🙈