Here’s your chance to become South Africa’s latest instant millionaire for R2! On a weekend loaded with good soccer and cash-boosted pools, Saturday’s TAB Soccer 13 tops the menu with a guaranteed R21-million pool for the all-matches-correct portion. No doubt that the bet could deliver a rocket payout if there are a few form reversals in the 13-match line-up.
he good news is that it’s an all-English pool with six Premiership, five Championship and two League One clashes. The not-so-good news is that you wouldn’t want to bet your house on any of the games, but chances have to be taken somewhere and Liverpool, struggling Manchester City and bottom-of-the-log Wolves all appeal as bankers to win.
Liverpool are hot and take on Aston Villa at Anfield in a clash you have to fancy the Reds to secure all three points, in spite of visiting manager Unai Emery being certain to set up Villa defensively with the hope of scoring a goal or two on the counter. Fact is Villa have not looked at best lately and were horrible against Club Brugge in Champions League midweek, a match they would have drawn but for Tyrone Mings conceding an idiotic penalty.
City travel down to Brighton and many Seagulls’ fans will reckon this is just the right time to take on Pep Guardiola’s side, who are at their lowest ebb in recent times after three successive defeats. City, even taking their excessive injury list into account, were idealess on attack and dreadful in defence against Sporting Lisbon midweek.
But for Brighton it might prove just the wrong time to play City because serial-winner Guardiola will have wasted no time in knocking his men back into shape.
Wolves, still without a victory after 10 games in the English Premier League this season, will not find an easier opportunity to get on the board than Saturday’s home game against Southampton, who are bright on attack but vulnerable at the back. For the record Southampton have not managed to win away 12 games running and last beat Wolves back in 2019.
In the Championship games, Leeds look a stand-out banker to win and it could pay to also make a win banker of Derby.
SOCCER 10 V2 SUGGESTED BET:
| M1: Grenoble Foot vs Dunkerque | TEAM A WINS | DRAW | TEAM B WINS |
| With TAB adding R150,000 to the pot, get set for a bumper Friday night pool of some R2 million! The visitors have won seven of their last 11 games, while Grenoble are winless in their last three. Dunkerque are fourth in France’s Ligue 2, five points ahead of Grenoble. They drew 2-2 in their last clash. | |||
| M2: Laval vs SC Bastia | TEAM A WINS | DRAW | TEAM B WINS |
| Laval are winless in their last three games and Bastia in their last six. Bastia won 2-1 in their previous meeting in March and are level with Laval on 15 points in Ligue 2. | |||
| M3: Elche vs UD Almeria | TEAM A WINS | DRAW | TEAM B WINS |
| Elche are unbeaten in their last six games and Almeria in their last four. Elche are sixth in Spain’s Segunda Division with 21 points, five more than Almeria who beat their rivals in their last clash in May last year. | |||
| M4: Union Berlin vs Freiburg | TEAM A WINS | DRAW | TEAM B WINS |
| Berlin have lost two in a row, while Freiburg have won three of their last five and drawn one. Freiburg are sixth with 16 points in the Bundesliga and Union Berlin seventh with 15 points. Berlin have won three of the last six clashes between the two. | |||
| M5: Lecce vs Empoli | TEAM A WINS | DRAW | TEAM B WINS |
| Both have won only once in their last five matches. Empoli are 11th with 14 points in Serie A with Lecce bottom of the table with eight points. | |||
| M6: Sint-Truiden vs KV Mechelen | TEAM A WINS | DRAW | TEAM B WINS |
| Sint-Truiden have avoided defeat in nine of their last 11 games, while Mechelen are unbeaten in their last five. Sint-Truiden won the last meeting 2-1 and have won five of the last six encounters between the two, but Mechelen are seven points ahead of Sint-Truiden in Belgium’s First Division A. | |||
| M7: Rayo Vallecano vs Las Palmas | TEAM A WINS | DRAW | TEAM B WINS |
| Both have won three of their last five matches. Las Palmas beat Vallecano 2-0 away in January in their last clash, but Vallecano are ninth in LaLiga and seven points ahead of Las Palmas. | |||
| M8: Watford vs Oxford United | TEAM A WINS | DRAW | TEAM B WINS |
| Watford have won eight of their last 15 games, whereas Oxford are on an eight-game winless sequence. Watford are fifth in the Championship with 22 points, eight more than Oxford. | |||
| M9: Internacional vs Fluminense | TEAM A WINS | DRAW | TEAM B WINS |
| Internacional are unbeaten in their last 12 Serie A games in Brazil and Fluminense have won seven of their last 13 across all competitions. The teams drew 1-1 in their previous meeting this season. Internacional are fifth with 53 points and Fluminense 13th with 37 points. | |||
| M10: Palmeiras vs Gremio | TEAM A WINS | DRAW | TEAM B WINS |
| Palmeiras have won seven of their last 11 games, while Grêmio have lost six of their last 13. Palmeiras won five of the last seven meetings between the two and are second in Serie A with 61 points, 22 more than Grêmio. | |||
Suggested R432 perm: 1,2 x 1,2,3 x 1,2,3 x 1,2 x 1,2,3 x 1,2 x 1 x 1 x 1 x 1.
SOCCER 10 V1 SUGGESTED BET:
| M1: Real Madrid vs Osasuna | TEAM A WINS | DRAW | TEAM B WINS |
| This bet gets a bonus kick-start of R150,000 from TAB and you can expect a big pool and a solid payout. Madrid have won 10 of their last 16 games but have lost their last two, trounced 4-0 by Barcelona and then beaten 3-1 by AC Milan in Champions League. Osasuna are seeking their fourth win in a row, but have a moderate record against Madrid who have won five of the last six clashes with one draw. Madrid are second in LaLiga with 24 points, three more than fifth-placed Osasuna. | |||
| M2: Richards Bay vs Magesi | TEAM A WINS | DRAW | TEAM B WINS |
| Carling Cup semi-final. Richards Bay have avoided defeat in 11 of their last 16 games, while Magesi are unbeaten in their last six games. These teams have not played each other before, get set for a tight clash. | |||
| M3: Brentford vs Bournemouth | TEAM A WINS | DRAW | TEAM B WINS |
| Both teams have won three of their last five and are separated by only two points in the EPL table. Brentford will be out to get back on the winning trail after surrendering a 1-0 lead over Fulham by conceding two goals in the last four minutes of added time on Monday. | |||
| M4: Crystal Palace vs Fulham | TEAM A WINS | DRAW | TEAM B WINS |
| London derby. Palace are unbeaten in their last three games, while Fulham have won four of their last 10. The teams drew 1-1 in their last meeting in April, the fourth draw between them in six clashes. Fulham are currently 12th, five points ahead of Palace. | |||
| M5: West Ham United vs Everton | TEAM A WINS | DRAW | TEAM B WINS |
| West Ham have lost eight of their last 15 games, while Everton have won two and drawn two of their last five. West Ham won the previous meeting 3-1 and have won four of the last six encounters. They are two points ahead of Everton in the table. | |||
| M6: Wolverhampton vs Southampton | TEAM A WINS | DRAW | TEAM B WINS |
| The two bottom clubs in the EPL table. Wolves are winless in their last nine games, but Southampton have twice in a row. | |||
| M7: Villarreal vs Deportivo Alaves | TEAM A WINS | DRAW | TEAM B WINS |
| Villarreal have won seven of their last 11 games, while Alaves have lost six of their last nine La Liga fixtures. In their previous meeting this year, the teams drew 1-1. Villarreal are fourth with 21 points, eight ahead of Alaves. | |||
| M8: Groningen vs Sparta Rotterdam | TEAM A WINS | DRAW | TEAM B WINS |
| Groningen have lost six of their last eight games, while Sparta have avoided defeat in 11 of their last 15. Sparta won the previous meeting 5-0 and have won four of the last six encounters. They are 13th with 11 points, two places above 15th-placed Groningen who have nine points. | |||
| M9: Strasbourg vs Monaco | TEAM A WINS | DRAW | TEAM B WINS |
| Strasbourg are winless in 12 of their last 15 games, while Monaco have won nine of their last 14. Monaco won the previous clash 1-0 in March and are third in Ligue 1 with 20 points, seven more than Strasbourg. | |||
| M10: Cagliari vs AC Milan | TEAM A WINS | DRAW | TEAM B WINS |
| Cagliari are on a three-game losing streak, while AC Milan have won nine of their last 16 games. Milan won the previous meeting 5-1 and have won five of the last six encounters with one draw. Milan are seventh, eight points ahead of Cagliari in Serie A. | |||
Suggested R144 perm: 1 x 1,2,3 x 1,2 x 2,3 x 2,3 x 1 x 1 x 1,2,3 x 3 x 3.