Things continue to go from bad to worse for Russell Martin at Rangers and another painful night could be in store against Club Brugge in the Champions League qualifiers.
Sunday's 1-1 draw with St Mirren in Paisley made it just three wins in Martin's first nine games, the worst start of any new manager at Ibrox.
Two of those victories came in Europe against Panathinaikos and Viktoria Plzen but he's unlikely to add another in Belgium tonight after losing the first leg 3-1 to Brugge at Ibrox.
Club Brugge vs Rangers top betting tips
Having fallen 3-0 down inside 20 minutes at Ibrox last week, Martin can take a little bit of heart from the fact his side's second-half fightback has at least given them a fighting chance tonight.
But BoyleSports still make them 18/1 outsiders to reach the group phase, with Brugge just 1/250 in the same market. The Belgians are also a tiny 6/10 for a win on the night after their impressive display at Ibrox.
Brugge winger Carlos Forbs impressed in the first leg and caused untold problems on the right flank. I fancy him for an assist tonight and that pays 23/10 at McBookie.
If the Belgians score early on then this game could easily fizzle out. So I'm betting against both teams picking up two cards or more at a decent 12/5 with Bet365.
Benfica vs Fenerbahce
Benfica emerged from an Istanbul cauldron with a 0-0 draw last week and will now fancy their chances of killing off Fenerbahce in Lisbon.
The Portuguese giants have graced the group stage of the Champions League for the last 15 years and a win at the Estadio da Luz tonight will keep that proud record going.
BoyleSports make Benfica 6/10 favourites but Jose Mourinho will try every trick in his book in a bid to frustrate the Eagles.
The first leg was bad tempered, with seven yellows and a red, so backing another busy night for the ref could pay off.
Over 6.5 cards only pays 10/11 at Bet365 but there's more value in backing certain players to go into the book. Benfica midfielder Richard Rios has been carded twice in just five games since moving from Palmeiras and is 11/8 to collect another tonight.
Vangelis Pavlidis should lead the line for Benfica and he's a decent 6/5 with BoyleSports to grab a priceless goal.
Grimsby Town vs Manchester United
Banking just one point from the first two Premier League games has put Ruben Amorim under a bit of pressure at Manchester United.
He has taken just 28 points from his 29 league games since taking charge so the Portuguese desperately needs to start getting more wins on the board.
His side head to Grimsby Town tonight in the EFL Cup and the League Two outfit are in decent form, having gone six games unbeaten at the start of the new campaign.
But Manchester United should be too strong for a team three leagues below them and BoyleSports make them 1/6 favourites for a win tonight. It's hard finding value but backing United to win both halves pays a boosted 6/5.
This is the perfect chance for Amorim to get more minutes into the legs of Benjamin Sesko and I'd expect the striker to make his first start.
The Slovenian is just 7/10 for anytime scorer at BoyleSports but backing him to score two or more boosts the odds to 10/3. He's the same odds at Bet365 to score with a header and 11/4 with the same firm to provide an assist.
Wednesday's Super Singles
- Brugge's Carlos Forbs assist 23/10 McBookie
- Benfica's Richard Rios to be carded 11/8 Bet365
- United's Benjamin Sesko to score a header 10/3 Bet365
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Grimsby v Man Utd
Over 3.5 goals at 10/11
Over 4.5 goals at 9/4
Amorim has to take this comp seriously as they have no Europe to contend with so cup competitions are a must. I fully expect Amorim will go with a strong team here feeling that they can get a result. Lesser opposition could give their strikers a much needed confidence boost, Sesko is like Peter Crouch so could well score a header if he’s on top of his game. This is United s cup final with the chance of meeting the big sides if they progress.
Best of luck
I’ve seen a few tipping sites tipping a sesko header macca ,
You would really need to think Grimsby can chip in here to cover this line as I wouldn’t trust Man United to score four against my local pub team tbh
I think macca’s logic might be grimsby will get the majority of the goals 😂
Yeah if he’s any good he should score against Grimsby.
No joy with my red cards last night LOSERS
Fulham Over 2.5 goals
Grimsby Over 3.5 goals
Benfica Over 2.5 goals
Treble pays 4.68/1 , 👍
Club Brugge. Benfica. Fulham. BTTS and win treble just over 30/1 Boylesports 👍
Taking the red card trixie in the Champions League return legs
Benfica v Fenerbahce 9/4
Brugge v Rangers 17/5
Copenhagen v Basel 4/1
3x dbls & 70/1 treble
Best of luck
Good start Joe
In play: Grimsby win 21/20 @betvictor United are 2-0 down lol
Would want more than 21/20,no disrespect to Grimsby though as just can’t see Man Utd not showing any response but hey this is Man Utd🤣🤣
It’s been a long time since united responded to anything i wouldn’t be surprised if grimsby added to their tally
Unlucky Grimsby played well tho
Well done Grimsby absolutely deserved to go through, the best team on the night.