Here we take a look at Smart Acca Picks for Thursday’s action, with this one being a long shot at around 361/1 chosen by Smart Acca via the Free FA Betting Hub App.
This is a Match Result and Over 2.5 Goals accumulator and is a five-fold featuring games from the Brazilian Serie A and UEFA U21 Championship.
The first tip on this list comes from Brazilian Serie A, as sixth in the table Gremio takes on 18th placed America Mineiro.
Gremio were beaten 3-0 by Flamengo in their last outing, however, prior to this result they had managed three wins in a row, defeating Sao Paulo 2-1, Athletico Paranaense 2-1 and Internacional 3-1, meaning that all of their last four fixtures have had Over 2.5 Goals in them.
America Mineiro have found a little bit of form of late, as following their heavy 4-0 home loss to Cruzeiro, they managed 2-1 and 2-0 victories over Fortaleza and Corinthians on either side of a 2-0 away defeat to Botafogo. In their last match, Mineiro managed to earn a point after a 2-2 draw with Athletico Paranaense.
Next up is another game from the Brazilian Serie A, as 19th-placed Vasco da Gama goes up against 17th in the table Goias.
Vasco da Gama have lost all of their last five matches, having been beaten 1-0 by Santos, 4-2 away at Sao Paulo, as well as 2-0, 4-1 and 2-1 by Fortaleza, Flamengo and Internacional.
Goias’ last win came over Botafogo by a 2-1 scoreline back on 14th May. Since then, Goias have drawn 1-1 and 2-2 with Bahia and Fluminese on either side of 2-1 and 1-0 losses to Sao Paulo and Cuiaba.
In Group C of the UEFA U21 European Championship, Germany’s Under 21s takes on Israel’s Under 21s.
Germany have won their last two matches, following 1-0 and 2-1 victories over Portugal and the Netherlands. Prior to this, they had drawn 1-1 with Denmark and the Netherlands on either side of a 0-0 stalemate with Romania.
Israel's last win came on 8th October at the expense of Montenegro’s Under 21s, seeing the bounce back from a 2-1 loss at home to Kazakhstan. Since then, they have managed back-to-back draws with North Macedonia’s Under 21s and suffered a 3-0 defeat away at Spain.
The Czech Republic’s Under 21s takes on England’s Under 21s on Thursday, with Lee Carsley’s men looking to get off to the perfect start in Group C.
Jan Suchopárek’s men are without a win in their last five, having drawn 1-1 with the Netherlands and 0-0 against Belgium after being thrashed 4-0 and 5-0 by Norway and Portugal in the aftermath of a 0-0 draw with Iceland.
Meanwhile, England have won three of their last four matches, beating the likes of Italy’s Under 21s 2-0, Germany 3-1 and France 4-0 before suffering a narrow 2-1 loss at the hands of Croatia on 28th March.
France’s Under 21s goes head to head with Italy’s Under 21s in Group D in what should be a fascinating contest.
Sylvain Ripoll’s men have managed to win just one of their last five matches, having beaten Mexico 1-0 last time out thanks to a Maxime Caqueret strike. In the run-up to this match, France’s form had been poor though, only managing a 0-0 draw with Spain after a 4-0 loss to England. Prior to the aforementioned fixtures, Les Blues had also drawn 1-1 and 2-2 with Norway and Belgium.
On the other hand, Italy have managed to win both of their last two matches against Ukraine 3-1 and Serbia 2-0. Prior to this, the Azzurri had lost 4-2 to Germany, drawn 1-1 with Japan and suffered a 2-0 loss to England.
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