Football tips, predictions and best bets: Champions League and the Sky Bet Championship for Tuesday 13/02/24
Football betting tips: Tuesday best bets
2pts Over 2.5 goals and both teams to score in RB Leipzig vs Real Madrid at 20/23 (Boylesports)
1.5pts Adam Armstrong to score anytime in Bristol City vs Southampton at 11/8 (Sky Bet, Betfair, Paddys)
1pt Newport to beat Notts County at 17/10 (Unibet)
0.5pts Aaron Ramsey to score anytime in West Brom vs Cardiff at 9/1 (bet365)
RB Leipzig vs Real Madrid
- Kick-off time: 20:00 GMT, Tuesday
- TV channel: TNT Sports 2
- Home 21/10 | Draw 11/4 | Away 23/20
Real Madrid are without five key men for the trip to RB Leipzig; Jude Bellingham, Antonio Rudiger, Eder Militao, Thibaut Courtois and David Alaba all miss out.
How Los Blancos fare without Bellingham is up for debate, the England international has netted 20 times for the Spanish side.
The visitors will draw confidence from RB Leipzig’s slack defending in the Champions League. The hosts are yet to keep a clean sheet in the competition this term, shipping 10 goals in six games.
Backing OVER 2.5 GOALS AND BOTH TEAMS TO SCORE has clicked in each of Marco Rose’s sides games and looks a fair price here.
BuildABet @ 7/2
- Over 2.5 goals
- Both teams to score
- Brahim Diaz to score anytime
In a game which promises goals, backing a goalscorer makes sense.
Brahim Diaz should get the nod in attack, despite only starting 11 games in all competitions, the Spaniard has scored seven goals bagging five goals and setting up another three in his last 10 starts.
Odds correct at 1400 GMT (12/02/24)
Bristol City vs Southampton
- Kick-off time: 20:00 GMT, Tuesday
- TV channel: Sky Sports Main Event
- Home 16/5 | Draw 11/4 | Away 4/5
Adam Armstrong has scored the third most goals in the Sky Bet Championship (15), being right on the heels of Blackburn's Sammie Szmodics.
His Southampton side have netted the second most goals in the division (60) averaging two goals per game, with the Saints have only failed to find the net in two of their 34 games in all competitions.
At the prices available, backing ARMSTRONG TO SCORE ANYTIME appeals, especially considering how leaky Bristol City have been recently.
Under Liam Manning, Bristol City have only kept three clean sheets in 16 league games.
BuildABet @ 130/1
- Adam Armstrong to score anytime
- Adam Armstrong 1+ assist
- Adam Armstrong to be shown a card
No Championship player has had more goal involvements than Adam Armstrong this season (15 goals, 11 assists).
The frontman has also been carded five times so at 130/1, combining him to score, assist and be booked at Ashton Gate appeals. It is a bet that has already landed this season.
Odds correct at 1500 GMT (12/02/24)
West Brom vs Cardiff
- Kick-off time: 20:00 GMT, Tuesday
- TV channel: Sky sports Football
- Home 4/7 | Draw 29/10 | Away 5/1
Aaron Ramsey returned for Cardiff in their defeat at Preston at the weekend and is expected to start at the Hawthorns.
The Welsh international started six games at the start of the season and unsurprisingly, the Bluebirds are a better side with him.
Despite playing three of the current top four (Leeds, Leicester and Ipswich), Cardiff took seven points from a possible 18 with Ramsey netting three of the nine goals his side scored over that period.
At 9/1, his price TO SCORE ANYTIME looks too large, some firms have this bet as short as 13/2.
The midfielder is averaging 1.3 shots per game and should be on penalty duty which bodes well as referee Rebecca Welch has awarded five in 19 appearances this term.
Odds correct at 1220 GMT (12/02/24)
Newport vs Notts County
- Kick-off time: 19:45 GMT, Tuesday
- Home 6/4 | Draw 13/5 | Away 6/4
NEWPORT are one of the most in form teams in League Two at the moment, winning five of their last seven, and their price TO WIN appeals immensely against an out of sorts Notts County team.
Having started the season as one of the pre-season favourites for promotion, Notts County's season has fallen apart. It was trending negatively before manager Luke Williams left to join Swansea, but has continued to spiral.
They have lost six of their last 10 league matches, but their away form is even more concerning.
The Magpies have lost six of their last seven league games on the road, the other game being a 5-5 draw with relegation threatened Grimsby.
Newport have won four straight and can move above their opponents with a win here, and their only defeat across their last 10 games came against Premier League Manchester United in the FA Cup.
They should not be 17/10 to win this game, especially as they have beaten Wrexham at Rodney Parade recently.
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