Top-tier club soccer is back this weekend after the last international window of 2024 and there are chances galore for TAB soccer customers to win big cash ahead of Black Friday, notably cash-added Soccer 10, 6 and 4 bets plus carryover Any 13 Xtra and Mega 10 pools. And there are entertaining matches aplenty in TAB’s range of soccer bets.
Locally the Carling Knockout Cup final at the Free State Stadium tomorrow takes centre stage and it pits newly-promoted Magesi against one of the best teams on the continent in Mamelodi Sundowns.
Well done to head-coach Clinton Larsen and Magesi for getting to the final in their first season in the big-gun league. They are unbeaten in their last seven matches, but the fairy-tale is virtually certain to end tomorrow. Larsen and his men have done superbly, but reality is a few months back Magesi were battling to put together a team to compete at the top level and tomorrow they take on arguably the strongest squad in Africa.
Cup games do yield upsets, but this should be one-way traffic for Sundowns and they look a banker to win in bets like a R100,000-added Soccer 10 and the R100,000 carryover Any 13 Xtra.
And there’s another obvious banker in both bets - Aston Villa to win at home in an English Premier League clash with Crystal Palace.
The must-watch game of the weekend is EPL champions Manchester City at home to Spurs tomorrow evening. City are battling to glue their world back together after suffering four defeats in succession, an unprecedented losing sequence since Pep Guardiola took over. Guardiola has just signed an extension to his contract and righting the City ship is a challenge he’s clearly up for.
In Spurs they square up to a team that can be devastating, but is equally capable of turning in the kind of performance that saw lose to lowly Ipswich in London. Our money is on City turning their fortunes around in a game you will find in Saturday’s Soccer 13, which guarantees a mega all-13-correct pot if there is only one winner.
SOCCER 10 V3 SUGGESTED BET:
| M1: Monaco vs Stade Brest | TEAM A WINS | DRAW | TEAM B WINS |
| This bet gets a R100,000 cash boost from TAB so expect a bumper Friday night pool. Monaco have won six of their last 10 games and are second in France’s Ligue 1 with 23 points. They beat Brest 2-0 earlier this year, their fifth win in the last six meetings. Brest are 12th with 13 points. | |||
| M2: Guingamp vs Amiens SC | TEAM A WINS | DRAW | TEAM B WINS |
| Amiens have won five of their last 10 games, while Guingamp have lost five of their last nine. The teams drew 0-0 in their previous league meeting in April. Amiens are sixth in Ligue 2 with 20 points, one more than Guingamp. | |||
| M3: Bayern Munich vs Augsburg | TEAM A WINS | DRAW | TEAM B WINS |
| Bayern are on a five-game winning streak, while Augsburg are unbeaten in their last five. Bayern won the previous clash 3-2 in January and top Bundesliga with 26 points, 14 more than Augsburg. | |||
| M4: Cosenza vs Modena | TEAM A WINS | DRAW | TEAM B WINS |
| Cosenza are unbeaten in their last five games, while Modena have failed to win in eight of their last 10. The previous meeting ended 1-1 and they are separated by only one point in Italy’s Serie B. | |||
| M5: Racing Ferrol vs Levante | TEAM A WINS | DRAW | TEAM B WINS |
| Ferrol have lost their last two, while Levante are unbeaten in their last three. Levante have won four of their last six meetings with Ferrol and are 10 points ahead of them in Spain’s Segunda Division. | |||
| M6: Cheltenham Town vs Tranmere Rovers | TEAM A WINS | DRAW | TEAM B WINS |
| Cheltenham have won five of their last eight games and Tranmere their last two. Cheltenham are 16th with 18 points in England’s League Two, while Tranmere have played two games less and have 17 points. | |||
| M7: Glentoran vs Linfield | TEAM A WINS | DRAW | TEAM B WINS |
| Glentoran have won six of their last 10 games and Linfield are on a three-game winning streak in the Irish Premiership. Linfield won the previous meeting 3-1 and lead the table by eight points. Glentoran are 11 points behind them. | |||
| M8: Getafe vs Real Valladolid | TEAM A WINS | DRAW | TEAM B WINS |
| Getafe are winless in their last five games, while Real Valladolid have lost six of their last 10. In their last six meetings, Valladolid have won four times with two draws. Getafe are 17th with 10 points in LaLiga, one point more than Valladolid. | |||
| M9: Plymouth Argyle vs Watford | TEAM A WINS | DRAW | TEAM B WINS |
| Plymouth have lost five of their last 10 games, whereas Watford have won five of their last nine. Watford won 2-0 in their previous meeting in August. Watford are sixth with 25 points in the English Championship, nine ahead of Plymouth. | |||
| M10: New York City vs New York RB | TEAM A WINS | DRAW | TEAM B WINS |
| MLS playoffs. NYC have won five of their last seven games and Red Bulls their last two. NYC won the last meeting 5-1 and have won four of the last seven encounters. | |||
Suggested R72 perm: 1 x 1,2 x 1 x 1,2 x 1,2,3 x 1,2,3 x 1 x 1 x 3 x 1.
SOCCER 10 V2 SUGGESTED BET:
| M1: Arsenal vs Nottingham Forest | TEAM A WINS | DRAW | TEAM B WINS |
| A R100,000-added pool to add spice to your Saturday. Arsenal are winless in their last three games, while Forest have won three of their last four. Arsenal have won four and lost two of the last six clashes with Forest. They are level on 19 points in the EPL table. | |||
| M2: Aston Villa vs Crystal Palace | TEAM A WINS | DRAW | TEAM B WINS |
| Villa are on a four-game losing streak, while Palace are battling to find the form of late last season and have lost four of their last seven. Palace beat Villa 2-1 in their last meeting, but Villa are 11 points ahead of them in the EPL log. | |||
| M3: Bournemouth vs Brighton | TEAM A WINS | DRAW | TEAM B WINS |
| The visitors are unbeaten in seven of their last 10 games, while Bournemouth have lost five of their last 10. Bournemouth won 3-0 when the teams last met in April, but Brighton have won four of the last six meetings. | |||
| M4: Everton vs Brentford | TEAM A WINS | DRAW | TEAM B WINS |
| Everton are winless in their last three games and Brentford have won four of their last six. Everton won 1-0 in their last meeting in April, their fourth success in their last six meetings. Brentford are 11th in the EPL with six more points than Everton. | |||
| M5: Fulham vs Wolverhampton | TEAM A WINS | DRAW | TEAM B WINS |
| Fulham have won two in a row and Wolves secured their first win of the season last time out. Wolves won 2-1 in their last meeting in March, but Fulham are seventh in the EPL with 18 points, 12 more than Wolves. | |||
| M6: Lens vs Marseille | TEAM A WINS | DRAW | TEAM B WINS |
| Lens have failed to win in eight of their last 10, while Marseille have won five of their last nine Ligue 1 fixtures. Marseille won their previous meeting 2-1 in April and have won two of the last six clashes, with Lens winning four. Marseille are third with 20 points, three more than Lens. | |||
| M7: Magesi vs Mamelodi Sundowns | TEAM A WINS | DRAW | TEAM B WINS |
| Carling Cup final and the first clash between newly-promoted Magesi and the PSL champs. Sundowns are on a four-game winning streak and should be much too powerful. | |||
| M8: AC Milan vs Juventus | TEAM A WINS | DRAW | TEAM B WINS |
| Milan have won six of their last 10 games, while Juventus are unbeaten in their last five. The teams drew 0-0 in their previous meeting in April. Juventus are sixth in Serie A with 24 points, six more than Milan. | |||
| M9: Grasshopper Zurich vs FC Winterthur | TEAM A WINS | DRAW | TEAM B WINS |
| Grasshoppers have lost five of their last eight games, while Winterthur have lost five of their last nine. Winterthur won the previous encounter 1-0 in October and have won five of the last seven meetings. Winterthur are 11th in the Swiss Super League with 11 points, two more than their rivals. | |||
| M10: Luzern vs Young Boys | TEAM A WINS | DRAW | TEAM B WINS |
| Luzern have lost three of their last five and Young Boys six of their last 10. Young Boys have won five of the last seven clashes with Luzern, who are six points ahead of them in the log. | |||
Suggested R162 perm: 1 x 1 x 1,2,3 x 1 x 1 x 1 x 3 x 1,2,3 x 1,2,3 x 1,2,3.