Saturday’s guaranteed R22-million Soccer 13 tops the menu of opportunities for TAB football customers to win big cash this weekend. The guaranteed minimum will be shared by those who correctly forecast all 13 matches, which comprise a mixture of English Premiership and Championship games.
There do appear to be several stand-out bankers in this mega Soccer 13 and that’s not the only good news. Three other pools this Friday and Saturday have cash add-ins from TAB, plus there are carryover Any 13 Xtra and Mega 10 pools. Saturday’s Soccer 13 contains the clash of the weekend with Bournemouth at home to Nottingham Forest. The two are the surprise packages of the 2024-25 English Premier League season so far and managers Andoni Iraola at the Cherries and Nuno Espirito Santo at Forest have done unbelievable work. Bournemouth were away to bang-in-form Newcastle last weekend and most fans expected Eddie Howe’s side to pack too much firepower for the visitors. Instead, Bournemouth slammed their rivals 4-1 to extend their unbeaten run in the EPL to 10 matches. Iraola's side currently sit seventh in the EPL table with only three EPL clubs having conceded fewer goals than them so far this season. Incredibly, one of those three is Nottingham Forest, who have gone from strength to strength under Nuno and are third in the table, having conceded just 22 goals all season. That’s a statistic bettered only by log-leaders Liverpool (20) and Arsenal (21). Forest have accumulated a staggering 22 points out of a possible 24 in an unbeaten run of eight matches with their only dropped points a draw at home to Liverpool. With two sides in such good form and both solid defensively, the logical prediction is a draw. The top banker bets in the mega Soccer 13 have to be Liverpool and Brighton to win at home against Ipswich and Everton respectively, while an away victory for Newcastle also looks good. Plus there look to be two banker bets in the Championship clashes in the pool with both Sunderland and West Brom hard to oppose in home games against Plymouth and Portsmouth.
SOCCER 10 V1 SUGGESTED BET:
| M1: Heracles vs Utrecht | TEAM A WINS | DRAW | TEAM B WINS |
| With R150,000 added cash from TAB, you can count on another big Friday night Soccer 10. Utrecht are unbeaten in their last three games and won the previous meeting with Heracles 1-0, their fifth victory in the last six encounters. They are third in the Dutch Eredivisie with 40 points and Heracles 14th with 18 points. | |||
| M2: Spezia vs Sassuolo | TEAM A WINS | DRAW | TEAM B WINS |
| Spezia have avoided defeat in eight of their last 10 games and Sassuolo are on a three-game winning streak. Their last meeting ended 0-0. Sassuolo lead Italy’s Serie B with 52 points, 10 ahead of third-placed Spezia. | |||
| M3: Wolfsburg vs Holstein Kiel | TEAM A WINS | DRAW | TEAM B WINS |
| Wolfsburg have won seven of their last 10 games, while Kiel have lost seven of their last nine Bundesliga fixtures. Wolfsburg have won five of the last seven encounters between the two and are seventh with 27 points, 16 more than Kiel. | |||
| M4: AJ Auxerre vs Saint-Etienne | TEAM A WINS | DRAW | TEAM B WINS |
| Auxerre are winless in their last seven games, while Saint-Etienne have lost six of their last nine. Auxerre are 11th in France’s Ligue 2 with 22 points, five ahead of Saint-Etienne. | |||
| M5: Newport County vs Swindon Town | TEAM A WINS | DRAW | TEAM B WINS |
| Newport are on a four-game losing streak, while Swindon are unbeaten in seven of their last 10. Swindon are 18th in England’s League Two with 28 points, two more than Newport who have played three games less. | |||
| M6: Sint-Truiden vs Antwerp | TEAM A WINS | DRAW | TEAM B WINS |
| Antwerp have avoided defeat in seven of their last nine games, while Sint-Truiden have lost five of their last seven. Antwerp won the previous meeting 6-1 and have won four of the last seven encounters. Antwerp are 5th in Belgium’s First Division A with 36 points, 14 more than Sint-Truiden. | |||
| M7: Torino vs Cagliari | TEAM A WINS | DRAW | TEAM B WINS |
| Torino are winless in their last five games, while Cagliari have lost five of their last eight. Torino are 11th in Serie A with 23 points, two ahead of Cagliari. | |||
| M8: Las Palmas vs Osasuna | TEAM A WINS | DRAW | TEAM B WINS |
| Las Palmas are on a three-game losing streak in LaLiga, while Osasuna are unbeaten in eight of their last 10. Osasuna are 10th with 26 points, four ahead of Las Palmas. | |||
| M9: Sheffield United vs Hull City | TEAM A WINS | DRAW | TEAM B WINS |
| Sheffield have won five of their last nine games and are second in the English Championship with 55 points. Hull have lost five of their last 10 and have 26 points. Sheffield won their last clash Hull and have won six of the last seven games between the two. | |||
| M10: Arouca vs Moreirense | TEAM A WINS | DRAW | TEAM B WINS |
| Arouca are unbeaten in their last three games, while Moreirense are winless in their last six. Moreirense are eighth in Portugal’s Primeira Liga with 23 points, seven more than Arouca. | |||
Suggested R216 perm: 3 x 1,2,3 x 1 x 1 x 1,2,3 x 2,3 x 1 x 1,2 x 1 x 1,2,3.
SOCCER 10 V3 SUGGESTED BET:
| M1: Golden Arrows vs Chippa United | TEAM A WINS | DRAW | TEAM B WINS |
| Cup clash to kick off this pool, which also has a R150,000 cash bonus from TAB. Arrows are unbeaten in their last four PSL games, while Chippa are winless in their last three. Arrows lead Chippa by four points in the PSL table, having played a game more. | |||
| M2: Real Mallorca vs Real Betis | TEAM A WINS | DRAW | TEAM B WINS |
| Mallorca have lost six of their last 10 games, while Betis are on a three-game losing streak. Mallorca are sixth in LaLiga with 30 points, five ahead of 12th-placed Betis. | |||
| M3: Venda FC vs Cape Town Spurs | TEAM A WINS | DRAW | TEAM B WINS |
| Nedbank Cup game. Venda have lost five of their last nine games and Spurs six of their last 10. Spurs won 1-0 in last meeting with Venda in August, their second win in the last five clashes with two draws. | |||
| M4: RB Leipzig vs Bayer Leverkusen | TEAM A WINS | DRAW | TEAM B WINS |
| Leverkusen are on a 10-game winning streak and are second in the German Bundesliga with 41 points. They have won four of the last seven games against Leipzig, who have lost five of their last 10 and trail Leverkusen by 10 points. | |||
| M5: Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest | TEAM A WINS | DRAW | TEAM B WINS |
| Bournemouth are unbeaten in their last 10 games and Forest in their last nine. Forest are third in the EPL with 44 points, seven ahead of seventh-placed Bournemouth. | |||
| M6: Brighton vs Everton | TEAM A WINS | DRAW | TEAM B WINS |
| Brighton are unbeaten in their last seven games and Everton made a flying start under new manager David Moyes when beating Spurs 3-2. Brighton are ninth in the EPL table with 34 points, 14 more than Everton. | |||
| M7: Southampton vs Newcastle United | TEAM A WINS | DRAW | TEAM B WINS |
| Southampton have lost eight of their last 10 games, whereas Newcastle had won nine in a row before being flattened at home by Bournemouth last weekend. Newcastle are fifth with 38 points with Southampton last on six points. | |||
| M8: Wolverhampton vs Arsenal | TEAM A WINS | DRAW | TEAM B WINS |
| Wolves have lost six of their last 10 EPL games, while Arsenal have won five of their last nine in all competitions. Arsenal won 2-0 in their previous meeting in August and have won all seven encounters between the two over the last three years. Arsenal are second with 44 points, 28 ahead of Wolves. | |||
| M9: Atletico Madrid vs Villarreal | TEAM A WINS | DRAW | TEAM B WINS |
| Madrid have won nine of their last 10 games, while Villarreal have lost four of their last six. Atletico are second in La Liga with 44 points, 14 more than fifth-placed Villarreal. | |||
| M10: Farense vs Rio Ave | TEAM A WINS | DRAW | TEAM B WINS |
| Farense are winless in their last four games, while Rio Ave have won five of their last 10. Rio Ave won the previous meeting 1-0 and have won four of the last seven encounters. They are currently 12th in the Primeira Liga league with 20 points, five ahead of Farense. | |||
Suggested R108 perm: 1,2,3 x 1 x 1,2 x 3 x 1,2,3 x 1 x 3 x 3 x 1 x 1,2,3.