IT'S not very often that football takes a back seat here on the site but today is one such day is the first of the Cheltenham Festival. Here we go!

The long wait is over, at 1.30pm the roar will go up and we'll be on our way to four brilliant days of racing. Excitement, drama, cheers and tears are guaranteed and we've got it all covered.

Rizzel has put in a tremendous shift to preview ALL seven races on Day One which kick's off with Supreme Novices Hurdle. You can catch all his tips here. Cairnzy serves up an alternative view for us too, so you can take your pick of our selections to try to find your winner.

Additionally there's our £350 Cheltenham Tipster Competition. Get involved for the chance to be named Champion Tipster and win £100 in Free Bets PLUS £100 in Cash from our Cheltenham partners, The Pools. Get your Day One entry in before the first race goes off.

After the excitement of Cheltenham we've a few fascinating Champions League games which are finely balanced, to look forward to.

Benfica came from behind twice to draw 2-2 with Ajax in Lisbon but could find things a bit more difficult in Amsterdam where the hosts are just 4/11 to win.

It could be another game that sees goals, the Dutch champions have now scored 77 in 26 Eredivise games so certainly know where the back fo the net is. Over 2.5 Goals is just 4/11 but Over 1.5 First Half Goals is backable at 10/11 and that landed comfortably in the first leg which was 1-2 at half-time. Dusan Tadic opened the scoring in that match and he's been boosted to 5/1 by Bet365 to repeat that feat.

Anthony Elanga's late goal earned Man Utd a draw at Atletico Madrid a few weeks ago to set up a blockbuster match at Old Trafford tonight.

For both sides the Champions League looks their best route to success this season and with each of them battling for a top four finish in their respective leagues winning the trophy would secure entry to the competition for next season, but there's a long way to go before either can be considered serious contenders to be crowned Champions of europe. For what it's worth Man Utd are currently 25/1 and Atletico are 33/1.

With no away goals at play, the odds on the tie going to extra-time are greatly increased. There was little to choose between the sides in the first leg, United enjoyed more possession but the La Liga champions had more shots on goal. It could take more than 90 minutes to separate the sides and the draw at 11/5 appeals.

Cristiano Ronaldo rolled back the years against Spurs at the weekend with a brilliant hat-trick and the Portuguese hitman, who is no stranger to a goal against Atleti, is 7/2 to open the scoring tonight.

Super Singles

  • Ajax v Benfica – Over 1.5 First Half Goals 10/11 Bet365
  • Man Utd v Atletico Draw 11/5 Bet365

First Goalscorer Double

  • Cristiano Ronaldo & Dusan Tadic to score first pays 20/1 at Bet365

Upcoming Match Previews & Tips

As always, let us know your tips and predictions for today in the comments section below and good luck with all your bets!

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61 Comments
  1. Avatar of Elvis Parsley
    elvis parsley 3 years ago

    ??????????
    Toluca Women v Tigres de la UANL Women
    23:00
    Mexican Women’s Liga MX

    Toluca to score 11-10 (HILLS) NAP.
    ————————————————-
    Kept me awake for all of 50 seconds waiting for this to come in?
    Very welcome after a crap weekend.
    Finished 2-2
    ?? Winner ??

    19
    • Avatar of HullShaker
      HullShaker 3 years ago

      Nice shout Elvis!

    • Avatar of Peter McFadden
      kf 3 years ago

      Nice one Elvis ?

  2. Avatar of HullShaker
    HullShaker 3 years ago

    Didn’t see any goals but did get the stalemate in Paraguay!

    GUAIREÑA VS. 12 DE OCTUBRE (9.00pm)

    FULL TIME RESULT = DRAW
    (2/1, bet365) NB ⭐️ ✅️

    DRAW – DRAW
    (7/2, bet365) LONGSHOT ⭐️ ✅️

    ?

    12
    • Avatar of Peter McFadden
      kf 3 years ago

      Quality Hull ?

    • Avatar of HullShaker
      HullShaker 3 years ago

      Cheers KF!

  3. Avatar of DC
    dc john boy 3 years ago

    AFC champions league 10.30

    Daegu btts evens

    Good luck

    • Avatar of DC
      dc john boy 3 years ago

      Lost 0-0

  4. Avatar of danny higgins
    cockerspaniel 3 years ago

    Unlucky with.my Dundee United corners ? they never got 1 until the 90th minute. Total rubbish from a team playing at home. I wil not be backing them again LOSERS. Well done all winners.

    • Avatar of bobby miller
      boabee8867 3 years ago

      was just looking at Dundee Uniteds stats just before the Event finished, and to have No shots on goal and getting your solitary corner in the 90 minute is poor fare

      Home tie in a Scottish Cup quarter final should produce better than that, irrespective of the opposition..

      2
    • Avatar of danny higgins
      cockerspaniel 3 years ago

      Yeah boabee . You would have thought they would have had a go mate . I think they were playing for extra time .

      1
  5. Avatar of mac mumot
    mmac 3 years ago

    Morning
    Obi, Sean anything for Perth – CCM game?

    • Avatar of Ashe Potter
      obi wan cannoli 3 years ago

      Just writing up a preview now, will post in a few mins.

  6. Avatar of jwpepper
    jwpepper 3 years ago

    Over 1.5 match goals in every game in the English Championship,League 1 and 2 apart from the games at Blackburn,West Brom,Plymouth and Port Vale 306/1 Taking out the Championship ones 148/1
    sky prices should be better doing with bookie who have acca boost

    2
  7. Avatar of Ashe Potter
    obi wan cannoli 3 years ago

    Missed the boat on the Victory match, had written up a tip for btts/overs, but thought I had more time. If it’s any consolation, I also missed putting my own bet on… and it’s 1-1 in the first 10 mins. :(

    Perth Glory v Central Coast Mariners (A-League)
    Glory sit at the bottom of the table, and have been utterly terrible to date. They lost 2-0 in their last game, and barely had a sniff in the game against Sydney. They have a decent squad and really should be doing better than they have been presently. When Fornaroli and Keogh start clicking, goals will come for this side. Glory are getting Keogh, Malik and Reddy back for this one, although Sturridge is still unlikely to feature.

    Mariners are 8th on the ladder, and also have been average of late, not putting away their chances. They have a full squad to select from, and have the potential to get a result, but I’m not sure they will have it all their way tonight.

    I think the return of Keogh and the fact that this game is one of the few to be played in Western Australia so far this season, I can see Glory turning their fortunes around. I’m not brave enough to pick the result, but I will get on goals & goalscorer.

    Over 2.5 goals @ evens (NAP)
    Bruno Fornaroli – anytime goalscorer @ 2.62

    • Avatar of mac mumot
      mmac 3 years ago

      Fornaroli missed penalty in first half didn’t help ??‍♂️

  8. Avatar of Craig Alves
    Alves 3 years ago

    Barnsley v Bristol City – 9/2

    BTTS, 3+ corners each team & 2+ cards each team

    1
  9. Avatar of Hakuna
    Hakuna 3 years ago

    Today’s OVER 1.5 MGS TREBLE
    NANCY – PARIS FC ??
    BARNSLEY – BRISTOL CITY ???????
    MANCHESTER UNITED – ATLETICO MADRID ??
    31/20

    Good luck with your bets today!

    4
  10. Avatar of mark edley
    maccathered 3 years ago

    Man Utd v Atletico Madrid
    Over 2.5 goals at 6/5 (NAP)
    Over 3.5 goals at 3/1
    Over 4.5 goals at 7/1
    Best of luck

    4
  11. Avatar of Elliott Lander
    elander 3 years ago

    Ronaldo anytime
    Mitrovic anytime
    Haller anytime

    11/1 special with WH

    2
  12. Avatar of RussL
    RussL 3 years ago

    Austria 2.Liga

    Floridsdorfer v Kapfenberg 5.30 pm

    Floridsdorfer win & over 1.5 Match Goals Betbuilder

    20/21 bet365

    GL

    9
    • Avatar of RussL
      RussL 3 years ago

      Tomorrow

      Mainz v Dortmund 5.30 pm

      Mainz still have several first team players missing due to Covid and haven’t played in almost 3 weeks while Dortmund have Erling Haaland back. The last two H2H at Mainz ended in 3-1 & 4-0 victories for Dortmund.

      Dortmund over 2.5 Team Goals

      9/4 bet365

      4
    • Avatar of mac mumot
      mmac 3 years ago

      Well done, thanks

      1
  13. Avatar of William Guild
    williegee 3 years ago

    Good Afternoon Guys,
    Today’s punt, something a little different,
    3+ corners in each half of the 6 Serie B games kicking off at 17::30
    @ 3.9/1 with Skybet.
    Good Luck with all bets today!!!

    1
    • Avatar of William Guild
      williegee 3 years ago

      LOST – no second half corners in Cozensa game!!

  14. Avatar of florescum
    florescum 3 years ago

    Ajax Benfica home win
    Blackburn – Derby home DNB
    Plymouth Argyle Portsmouth under 3,5 match goals
    Sheffield Wednesday Accrington Stanley home win
    Shrewsbury Town Morecambe over 1,5 match goals
    Dijon Le Havre xe
    total odds 7.9 almost 8
    Very probably / Main bet Dijon – Le Havre x2
    A biiger odds with good chances is Le Havre to win for odds 3.5
    And o very good odds, is Shrewsbury Town Morecambe over 1,5 match goals odd 1.5
    I d ont undestant why it is odd 1.50 for only 2 goals to strike
    It is easy peasy over 1,5 match goals here
    I expect only Shrewsbury to strike 2 goals for odds 2.4
    Be more inspired then me!

    2
  15. Avatar of HullShaker
    HullShaker 3 years ago

    Afternoon gents,

    Wales for me tonight and I’m taking in the travelling Druids to find themselves on the wrong end of a blood and thunder sermon from the hosts…

    CONNAH’S QUAY VS. CEFN DRUIDS
    (7.45pm)

    CQ OVER 3.5 TEAM GOALS
    (1/1, bet365) NAP ⭐️⭐️⭐️

    CQ OVER 4.5 TEAM GOALS
    (12/5, bet365) NB ⭐️

    CQ OVER 5.5 TEAM GOALS
    (9/2 bet365) LONGSHOT ⭐️

    Best of luck!

    1
  16. Avatar of ChrisBax
    ChrisBax 3 years ago

    Skybet promo:

    Petulant Italian child (Ronaldo) 2+ shots on target in 90 mins now 2/1 (was 1/1)

    2
  17. Avatar of onetoothsdad
    onetoothsdad 3 years ago

    Good evening all
    This evening
    EFL div 2
    Exeter v Crawley
    Exeter are right in the thick of the race for promotion and will be looking for a win to move further into the mix. They have 2 games in hand on the teams above them and if they win them they can move up to 2nd behind FGR who look certs for promotion.

    Conf north
    AFC Fylde v Telford
    I have followed Fylde this season and up until Christmas they were right up at the top of league. Since then they have been struggling, so much so that they changed their manager and brought the guy who was in charge at Chesterfield until being let go for disciplinary reasons. They won at Kidderminster at weekend and l feel they will carry that forward tonight.
    Exeter
    AFC Fylde double pays £26 odd when l put my bet on earlier

    1
    • Avatar of onetoothsdad
      onetoothsdad 3 years ago

      Sorry l forgot, my stake is £10

      1
  18. Avatar of mac mumot
    mmac 3 years ago

    Simple NAP today.
    Bournemouth and Sheffield Wed to win at 2.09
    GL

    1
    • Avatar of mac mumot
      mmac 3 years ago

      NB:
      Ajax win and Man Utd no clean sheet at 1.90
      GL

      1
  19. Avatar of DC
    dc john boy 3 years ago

    Bournemouth
    Sheffield Wednesday

    Over 1.5tgs double 5/4

    Good luck

  20. Avatar of martin17
    martin17 3 years ago

    Evening

    Sheff Wed v Accrington BTTS & over 2.5 match goals
    Tranmere v Harrogate over 2.5 match goals
    Double pays touch over (7/2 skybet) Nap

    Longshot
    The above 2 games with
    Man Utd v Ath Madrid over 2.5 match goals
    Treble pays touch over (17/2 skybet)

    Good luck all

  21. Avatar of M Davey
    richtea 3 years ago

    Eightfold acca with NAP and NB:-
    Both Teams to Score
    Man Utd v Atletico Madrid
    17/20
    Both Teams to Score
    Ajax v Benfica 3/5

    All Total Goals 2.5+ :-
    Bournemouth v Reading 8/13
    (NAP)
    Crewe v Wigan 19/20
    Plymouth v Portsmouth 21/20 (NB)
    Port Vale v Mansfield 13/10
    Exeter v Crawley 4/5
    Stockport v Notts County 11/10

    All eight pays 160/1
    NAP + NB Double pays 23/10
    Good luck all today ?

    1
  22. Avatar of DC
    dc john boy 3 years ago

    In play 0-0 10mins

    Bayern II

    Over 11.5 fhgs 11/8
    Over 2.5 fhgs 5/1

    2
    • Avatar of Lee Dewey
      10duff10 3 years ago

      Be wanting a little more than 11/8 for over 11.5 FHG goals DC ?

      6
    • Avatar of DC
      dc john boy 3 years ago

      Bayern II

      Over 1.5 fhgs 11/8**WON**
      Over 2.5 fhgs 5/1**WON**
      Over 11.5fhgs **LOST** ?

      Apologies for typo was out with dog

      5
  23. Avatar of mark edley
    maccathered 3 years ago

    Just watched highlights of PSG’s game at the weekend v Bordeaux,the fans kept booing Messi and Neymar,how on earth can anyone boo Messi,,what a depressing club Psg are.Said before yteams need heart to win the Champions league and that’s something money can’t buy!

    8
  24. Avatar of BlavikenButcher
    BlavikenButcher 3 years ago

    St Patrick’s U19 vs UCD U19
    Connah’s Quay vs Cefn Druids

    GiBH Double, 0.97/1
    William Hill

  25. Avatar of florescum
    florescum 3 years ago

    In play
    Dijon – Le Havre HT score 0-0
    Bet Le Havre to win odd 4.70
    Le Havre DNB ODDS 2.65

  26. Avatar of Garry Stephens
    warktheline 3 years ago

    SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY over 10 match corners 5/6
    SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY over 6 team corners 1/1

    Sorry very busy with work, no time for summary!

    Good luck all with bets this evening ??

    3
  27. Avatar of malcolm hannaby
    goalden oldie 3 years ago

    both teams to score double
    port vale v mansfield
    walsall v oldham
    bet365 3/1
    NAP

    6
  28. Avatar of craneguy
    craneguy 3 years ago

    evening folks, cant even remember the last time i was on cant get a piss in peace with work atm never mind look for a bet and post up, small stakes for a bit of interest tonite………………

    ajax overs, athletico to score, sheff wed & carlisle o1.5mgs 27/10
    bournemouth, fulham, stockport win carlisle btts just over 7/1
    bet builder – athletico to score, griezmann shot on target, cr7 to score, o7.5 corners 5/1

    GL all with a bet on………………

    3
    • Avatar of DC
      dc john boy 3 years ago

      Hi crane hope you are well good to see you on tonight. Good luck pal

      1
    • Avatar of mac mumot
      mmac 3 years ago

      Good to see you Crane, all the best!

    • Avatar of craneguy
      craneguy 3 years ago

      cheers john, throo your way near every day noo the harland and wolff site in methill mad busy

      1
  29. Avatar of Andy McPhail
    andymac1980 3 years ago

    Tuesday treble:
    Ajax v Benfica btts
    Sheff Wed
    West Brom v Fulham over 2.5gls
    @ 4.07/1 with Bet365

  30. Avatar of RussL
    RussL 3 years ago

    Forest Green win & over 1.5 Match Goals

    23/20 bet365

    GL

  31. Avatar of DC
    dc john boy 3 years ago

    Joao felix Ags 12/5

  32. Avatar of asif
    mint 3 years ago

    Evening,

    Man Utd v Atl. Madrid k.o 20.00

    Diogo Dalot Booking in 90mins.

    Skybet 13/5 Goodluck.

    Mint…

    1
  33. Avatar of malcolm hannaby
    goalden oldie 3 years ago

    both teams to score double
    port vale v mansfield
    walsall v oldham
    bet365 3/1
    NAP WON

    13
    • Avatar of RussL
      RussL 3 years ago

      nice one

  34. Avatar of Slim
    slim 3 years ago

    Ronaldo cracking up and doing a lota slabbering, 9/2 to get booked B365
    16/1 to get booked and score

    1
    • Avatar of Slim
      slim 3 years ago

      Nope

  35. Avatar of DC
    dc john boy 3 years ago

    Bournemouth
    Sheffield Wednesday

    Over 1.5tgs double 5/4**LOST** crap

    Well done all winners

  36. Avatar of HullShaker
    HullShaker 3 years ago

    Finished 5-0 to CQ ?

    Wales for me tonight and I’m taking in the travelling Druids to find themselves on the wrong end of a blood and thunder sermon from the hosts…

    CONNAH’S QUAY VS. CEFN DRUIDS
    (7.45pm)

    CQ OVER 3.5 TEAM GOALS
    (1/1, bet365) NAP ⭐️⭐️⭐️ ✅️

    CQ OVER 4.5 TEAM GOALS
    (12/5, bet365) NB ⭐️ ✅️

    CQ OVER 5.5 TEAM GOALS
    (9/2 bet365) LONGSHOT ⭐️ ?

    ?

    9
    • Avatar of Fitzy
      Fitzy 3 years ago

      Spot on as always hull

  37. Avatar of asif
    mint 3 years ago

    Evening,

    Man Utd v Atl. Madrid k.o 20.00

    Diogo Dalot Booking in 90mins.

    Skybet 13/5 Goodluck.

    Mint… ? Won 87th Min ?

    10
    • Avatar of Fitzy
      Fitzy 3 years ago

      Followed, Great stuff mint

      2
  38. Avatar of mark edley
    maccathered 3 years ago

    All bets downed.Man Utd’s last cup comp and they don’t even score,thought they would of nailed Atletico tonight,
    Well done all winners

    1

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