It's all about the opening day at the Cheltenham Festival today and we've got you covered with a race-by-race guide for all 28 races this week plus there's a place in the last 16 of the Champions League is at stake for four hopefuls tonight.
Arsenal had been swatting teams aside prior to their 1-0 defeat to Porto in the first leg. They responded to that defeat with impressive wins over Newcastle and Sheffield United then proved that they can also grind out results with a 2-1 win over Brentford on Saturday.
Things should be a little more straightforward tonight and the bookies agree, making the Gunners 1/5 to win inside the 90 minutes and 3/10 shots to qualify.
Tonight’s opponents have won just two of 22 knock-out games away from home in the Champions League and have only qualified on half the occasions that they’ve held a first leg lead.
In three meetings between the sides in London Porto have yet to score a goal and it’s been 11-0 on aggregate with the Gunners winning the last clash at the Emirates 5-0. A repeat tonight pays 18/1 and is worth a quid.
Mikel Arteta’s men will need at least two to qualify, a 1/3 shot, but will more than likely cruise through by scoring three or more at even money.
After a 1-1 draw in Naples things are finely poised ahead of the Italians’ trip to Barcelona.
Barca enjoyed the lion’s share of the first leg and a goal by Lewandowski had them in front before Osimen’s equaliser.
Napoli have failed to reach the heights of last season’s title success and are 31 points off the pace in Serie A this time round. They’ve been better of late but a win at the Nou Camp looks like it could be a step too far.
Super Singles
Bonkers Bet
- Arsenal 5 Porto 0 18/1 Bet365
Upcoming Match Preview & Tips
- Tuesday’s Goals Accumulator Tips: Today’s 4/1 Over 2.5 Goals & Total Team Goals Acca
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- Tue 19:45 Birmingham City vs Middlesbrough
- Tue 20:00 Barcelona vs Napoli
- Tue 20:00 Arsenal vs FC Porto
- Tue 20:00 Bolton Wanderers vs Oxford United
- Wed 19:30 AFC Bournemouth vs Luton Town
- Wed 20:00 Borussia Dortmund vs PSV Eindhoven
- Wed 20:00 Atletico Madrid vs Inter Milan
- Thu 17:45 Rangers vs Benfica
- Thu 17:45 West Ham United vs Freiburg
- Thu 20:00 Brighton & Hove Albion vs Roma
Cheltenham Racing Tips
Rizzel will be guiding us through this year's Cheltenham Festival with his brilliant race-by-race previews of each and every race. Let's get started with his Champions Day summary
Here goes with Rizzel's preview for each race
- 1.30 Sky Bet Supreme Novices' Hurdle Tips & Race Preview
- 2.10 Arkle Challenge Trophy Novices' Chase Tips & Race Preview
- 2.50 Ultima Handicap Chase Tips & Race Preview
- 3.30 Unibet Champion Hurdle Challenge Trophy Tips & Race Preview
- 4.10 Close Brothers Mares' Hurdle Tips & Race Preview
- 4.50 Boodles Juvenile Handicap Hurdle Tips & Race Preview
- 5.30 Maureen Mullins National Hunt Challenge Cup Amateur Jockeys' Novices' Chase Tips & Race Preview
As always, post your betting tips for today in the comments section below.
In December 2020 we sadly 
Never have much luck with the European game so I’ll be sticking with 2 tips from here that I also like the look of plus one of my own for a treble.
Partick-Raith am going with bet of the day. Btts o2.5
Taking the Wrexham to score 2+ goals from the Acca
And my final pick sees me heading to the national league.
Chesterfield-Oxford city.
Chesterfield are currently sitting top of the league and have been scoring for fun this season and have a goal difference that more than doubles their nearest opponents. Oxford are the complete opposite. Sitting bottom of the league with a goal difference nearly twice as bad as their closest rivals. For me this points to plenty of goals for the home side and I’ve decided to go with chesterfield to score in both halves. Odds of 4/9 which is no good for a single but is fine for my treble. Especially with the poor odds for tgls
Acca pays 2.6/1
Tonight’s 5fold insured wi PP paying 5/1+.
Kidderminster v Fylde – BTTS or OVERS
Partick v Raith – BTTS or OVERS
Carlisle v Barnsley – BTTS or OVERS
Derby v Reading – BTTS or OVERS
Arsenal v Porto – Arsenal to score & take 5+ corners plus Porto 2+ cards
Arsenal 1 Porto 1 11/1
Porto to qualify 12/5
Porto double chance 10/3
Barcelona win btts 5/2
Best of luck everyone
Melbourne City vs WS Wanderers , 8.00
Corner in 1st 10 minutes
Goal scored 1st half
Double at 1/1 ,
Will have a goals bet up aswel for tonight ,
Goodluck………
Nope no corner 👎
Over 1 Arsenal goal
Over 1 Portsmouth goal
Over 3.5 cards Barca V Napoli
8/5
Arsenal v Porto
At least 1 goal, at least 1 card & over 3 corners in each half 13/5
Longshot
Bukayo Saka To Score, Gabriel Magalhaes & Pepe Both To Be Carded 25/1
Just spotted this,also looks decent value….
Bukayo Saka To Assist A Goal & Arsenal Most Corners In Each Half 18/5
Arsenal won the corner count 10-1 in Portugal,Saka likes an assist from run to the touchline then a cutback….if only it was that simple 👍
Best of luck all
League 1 goals treble ,
Carlisle
Derby
Bolton
Overs treble 5/1 ,
Goodluck 👍
Made a slight change to my treble just for better odds.
Partick-Raith o2.5
Wrexham 2+tgls
Chesterfield ht/ft
3.2/1
Good luck all
Partick v Raith Rovers
20 + booking points each team 11/8
50 + booking points in the match 6/4
Skybet
Decent odds imo
Both teams to get 20 booking points is 6/4 if you do it thru bet builder at sky
Bet365 doing a special of Arsenal to score in the 1st half at evens (1/1), was 2/5. I think this has a good chance of coming in.
Barnsley, Derby and MK Dons all to win and BTTS. Treble pays 46/1 Boylesports 👍
🏴 Carlisle v Barnsley 🏴
🏴 Bolton v Oxford 🏴
▪️Both Teams to Score Double
🔹️2.06/1, bet365
Paul Mullin (Wrexham) anytime scorer 5/6. To score a brace 4/1 Boylesports 👍
Carlisle
Gateshead
Over 2.5mgs double 9/5
Over 3.5mgs double 6/1
Good luck
Lost crap in Gateshead
Team Goals Treble
Arsenal O1.5 TGls
Derby O1.5 TGls
Portsmouth O1.5 TGls
5/2
Team Goals Treble
Arsenal O1.5 TGls
Derby O1.5 TGls
Portsmouth O1.5 TGls
5/2
GL
1 Arsenal goal short 👎🏻
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
Managed to land the NB last night, one off on the longshot. Player picks from tonights fixtures with paddypower as always for there suber sub offer.
Pepe Aquino fouled at least twice in the first leg, also fouling in the first half
PEPE AQUINO to commit foul 4/5
(Porto)
PEPE AQUINO to commit fh foul 9/5 NB
(Porto)
VARELLA / WENDELL / TRAORE / CHRISTENSEN
(Porto). (Porto). (Napoli). (Barcelona).
All to commit fh fouls 13/1 LONGSHOT
NAP Over 0.5 fhgls double pays 4/5 NAP
Patrick Thistle v Raith
Wycombe v Wigan
GL with all bets
Also over 1.5 fhgls double on same games pays 13/2 small stakes
Also on Overs Treble
Birmingham v Middlesbrough O2.5 MGls
Bolton v Oxford United O2.5 MGls
Carlisle v Barnsley O2.5 MGls
4/1
Lost – Birmingham poor finishing.
Having a stab at these 2 tonight
Arsenal to score in the 1st half. Worth a punt with the 365 B et boost @2.00
Over 2 Arsenal goals
Over 2 1st half Arsenal corners
Arsenal to qualify @3.00
GL
In play 55 gone
Patrick 0 Raith 1
Over 2.5 goals 5/4 👍
Writing off my bookings at Firhill LOSERS
Well done all winners
🏴 Carlisle v Barnsley 🏴 (2-3)
🏴 Bolton v Oxford 🏴 (5-0)
▪️Both Teams to Score Double
🔹️2.06/1, bet365
❌️
Humped tonight. 3/5 Partick gl & Porto card away
Partick-Raith o2.5
Wrexham 2+tgls
Chesterfield ht/ft
3.2/1
LOSER
Time to look at tomorrow