Editors’ acca on midweek football

Everton – Newcastle

“Points! Points for everyone!” These words can be engraved above the gates of Goodison Park because Everton are struggling to win at home in last five games. Their attack can be dangerous with Lukaku, Delofeu, Kone and the new signing of Niasse but their defence is miles away to be called solid. Roberto Martinez should start winning to move up to the top half of the table. Things are even worse for Newcastle United who are now in the relegation zone. They won just one of their five away games and scored just one goal in the last three fixtures. To right the ship, Steve McClaren went into the transfer market and bought Jonjo Shelvey, Andros Townsend, Henry Saviet and loaned Seydou Doumbia. These players can surely show their paces in attack alongside with Mitrovic, Ayoze Perez and Emmanuel Riviere. So with a strong attack and weak defence of both teams we can go for both teams to score at 1.60.

Watford – Chelsea

Chelsea haven’t lost a single match with Hiddink. They convincingly won to nil against Arsenal and seem to have regained confidence. We suggest picking Draw No Bet Chelsea here. If they fail to win, you will still get a refund. Watford’s win doesn’t look likely probable here. 1.36 is good for an acca here.

Barcelona – Valencia

Barcelona have been in great form lately. When they are playing home, they look unstoppable. Luis Enrique has got the entire squad at his disposal, except for long-term injured player Rafinha. The Catalans have not lost in 26 last games throughout all competitions. At Camp Nou, Barcelona have won their last six home games in all competitions, scoring 23 goals and conceding 3. Lionel Messi still needs to reach his top form before key matches in la Liga and the Champions League. Crisis-torn Valencia are a suitable opponent for that. We think that Barca won’t postpone everything to the second leg and will try to decide everything at home. That’s why -1 handicap with 1.25 odds seems like a good option for acca. You could risk and take Barcelona -2 at 1.75, if you fancy.