There’s good cash to be won by TAB customers who can navigate through a sea of international and lower-league matches this weekend, especially in cash-added Soccer 10 and Soccer Any 13 Xtra bets, plus Sunday’s R276,399 carryover MEGA 10.
Big leagues are relegated to the grandstand during the current international break and TAB customers will find pools loaded with AFCON and South American World Cup qualifiers, plus Nations League clashes in Europe. For a variety of reasons, predicting the outcomes of international games is often challenging as was well illustrated by Greece’s shock win over England at Wembley on Thursday night.
But there are often good rewards for those who get it right and tonight’s all-international, R150,000-added Soccer 10 bet has the potential to pay big. The pool closes at 19:00, when Bafana Bafana kick off against Congo-Brazzaville in an AFCON Group K qualifier at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Gqeberha.
Coach Hugo Broos' side will be assured of a slot at the 2025 AFCON finals in Morocco towards the end of next year if they beat Congo tonight an again in Brazzaville four days later.
Bafana have been disappointing in their first two qualifiers. They drew 2-2 with Uganda last month, thanks to a stoppage-time equaliser from Thalente Mbatha, and followed that with a 3-2 win in South Sudan, courtesy of another Mbatha stoppage-time goal.
Bafana need to sharpen their act tonight and play to the level that saw them finish third at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations finals in the Ivory Coast. They look more than capable of doing that, given that the 2024-25 Betway Premiership hadn’t started and many of our locally-based players were rusty before the first two qualifiers. Congo shouldn’t have the firepower to trouble South Africa - they are over 50 places below us in the global rankings and lost 2-0 in Uganda after opening their Group K campaign with a 1-0 home win against South Sudan. Other banker bets to win in the pool include Germany, Holland and Turkey.
Tomorrow’s first Soccer 10 also gets a R150,000 kick-start from TAB and it’s a must-play bet because you only have to get nine matches correct to collect the winning payout. That’s because the scheduled Exeter-Mansfield game has been postponed and all choices will qualify as winners.
It’s not an easy pool with mostly English League Two clashes, but that said Wimbledon, Harrowgate, MK Dons and Peterborough to win all appeal as bankers.
SOCCER 10 V2 SUGGESTED BET:
| M1: South Africa vs Congo | TEAM A WINS | DRAW | TEAM B WINS |
| With R150,000 added cash from TAB, you can bank on a big pool and Bafana Bafana kick it off in a Cup of Nations qualifier in Gqeberha. South Africa are unbeaten in their last 10 games, while Congo have lost seven of their last 12. The teams last met 10 years ago and drew 0-0. | |||
| M2: Bosnia-Herzegovina vs Germany | TEAM A WINS | DRAW | TEAM B WINS |
| UEFA Nations League. Herzegovina are winless in their last eight games, while Germany have won seven of their last 11 with their only loss in that sequence a 2-1 quarter-final defeat to Spain at EURO 2024. Hard to oppose the visitors. | |||
| M3: Czech Republic vs Albania | TEAM A WINS | DRAW | TEAM B WINS |
| Czechia have won seven of their last 12 games, while Albania have lost five of their last nine. Albania won 3-0 in their last meeting in October, but two previous encounters yielded a draw and a win for Czechia. | |||
| M4: Hungary vs Netherlands | TEAM A WINS | DRAW | TEAM B WINS |
| Hungary are unbeaten in 11 of their last 15 games, while Netherlands have won 10 of their last 15 and drew 2-2 with Germany in their last game. | |||
| M5: Iceland vs Wales | TEAM A WINS | DRAW | TEAM B WINS |
| Wales have avoided defeat in 10 of their last 12 games, while Iceland have won seven of their last 13. Wales won the last meeting between the two countries 3-1, but that was 10 years ago. | |||
| M6: Slovakia vs Sweden | TEAM A WINS | DRAW | TEAM B WINS |
| Slovakia have won nine of their last 15 games and Sweden eight of their last 15. Sweden won their last meeting 1-0 three years ago. | |||
| M7: Turkey vs Montenegro | TEAM A WINS | DRAW | TEAM B WINS |
| Turkey have won seven of their last 15 games, while Montenegro are on a four-game losing streak. Turkey won the last clash between the two 2-1 three years ago and have won two of the last four encounters with two draws. | |||
| M8: Ukraine vs Georgia | TEAM A WINS | DRAW | TEAM B WINS |
| Ukraine have lost their last two Nations League games, while Georgia have won eight of their last 13 matches. The two last met nine years ago when Ukraine won 2-1. | |||
| M9: Angola vs Niger | TEAM A WINS | DRAW | TEAM B WINS |
| Angola are unbeaten in their last 10 games, while Niger have lost seven of their last 13. Angola won the previous meeting 3-1, but that was 16 years ago. | |||
| M10: Peru vs Uruguay | TEAM A WINS | DRAW | TEAM B WINS |
| World Cup qualifier. Peru are winless in last five games and Uruguay unbeaten in their last four. Uruguay won 1-0 when they met two years ago and are currently third in the table of qualifiers with 15 points, while Peru are 10th with three points. | |||
Suggested R162 permutation: 1 x 3 x 1 x 3 x 1,2,3 x 1,2,3 x 1 x 1,2,3 x 1 x 1,2,3.
SOCCER 10 V3 SUGGESTED BET:
| M1: AFC Wimbledon vs Carlisle United | TEAM A WINS | DRAW | TEAM B WINS |
| Lots of challenging English League Two matches in this R150,000 cash-added bet, but one of the games has been postponed and that will make it easier to win. Wimbledon have won seven of their last 11 games, while Carlisle have lost 11 of their last 15. Wimbledon are 12th with 13 points, six more than Carlisle. | |||
| M2: Cheltenham Town vs Swindon Town | TEAM A WINS | DRAW | TEAM B WINS |
| Cheltenham have lost nine of their last 15 games and Swindon are winless in their last four League Two fixtures. Cheltenham are 20th in the table with 10 points, two more than Swindon. | |||
| M3: Crawley Town vs Shrewsbury Town | TEAM A WINS | DRAW | TEAM B WINS |
| League One encounter. Crawley are winless in their last eight games with Shrewsbury winless in their last six. Both are battling - Crawley are 21st with seven points and Shrewsbury have five points, having played 10 games to the home team’s nine. | |||
| M4: Doncaster Rovers vs Crewe Alexandra | TEAM A WINS | DRAW | TEAM B WINS |
| Doncaster have won eight of their last 14 and Crewe six of their last eight. Their last four clashes have yielded two wins apiece and Doncaster are currently fourth with 19 points, while Crewe have played one game more and have 16 points. | |||
| M5: Exeter vs Mansfield | TEAM A WINS | DRAW | TEAM B WINS |
| Postponed, all choices qualify. | |||
| M6: Harrogate Town vs Newport County | TEAM A WINS | DRAW | TEAM B WINS |
| Harrogate have lost five of their last nine games, while Newport County have lost eight of their last 15. Newport won 4-1 in their previous meeting this year. Newport are currently ninth with 15 points, while Harrogate have 11 points. | |||
| M7: Milton Keynes Dons vs Port Vale | TEAM A WINS | DRAW | TEAM B WINS |
| MK Dons are unbeaten in their last four League Two games, while Port Vale are unbeaten in their last seven games across all competitions. Port Vale won 1-0 in their last meeting in March 2022 and are sixth in League Two with 18 points, six ahead of their rivals here. | |||
| M8: Peterborough vs Rotherham United | TEAM A WINS | DRAW | TEAM B WINS |
| Peterborough have won eight of their last 15 games and Rotherham are in form with two wins in a row. Peterborough are 14th in League One with 14 points, one more than Rotherham. | |||
| M9: Salford City vs Grimsby Town | TEAM A WINS | DRAW | TEAM B WINS |
| Salford have lost eight of their last 14 games, while Grimsby have lost seven of their last 13. Grimsby won their previous encounter 3-0 and have won two of the last six meetings with two wins for Salford and two draws. Grimsby are 10th with 15 points, three places above Salford with 12 points. | |||
| M10: Tranmere Rovers vs Bradford City | TEAM A WINS | DRAW | TEAM B WINS |
| Tranmere are winless in their last five League Two games and Bradford have avoided defeat in 10 of their last 15 across all competitions. Bradford won 2-0 in their previous meeting in March and are 14th with 12 points to Tranmere’s 11. | |||
Suggested R216 perm: 1 x 1,2 x 1,2 x 1,2,3 x 1 x 1 x 1 x 1 x 1,2,3 x 1,2,3.