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ACA WAAKAN Saturday 16 Dec POOLS

Friday 15 Dec

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S10 V2

M1 FC Wil vs FC Stade Nyonnais: Wil are looking to snap a six-match winless streak in Swiss second division action. Nyn have never won at Wil with three draws and three defeats.

M2 Jong PSV vs Jong Ajax: Jong PSV have lost eight of their last 10 games. Ajax have the same number of points in the Dutch second division standings, but have played a game less.

M3 Jong Utrecht vs FC Eindhoven: Eindhoven have won their last four games against Jong Utrecht and overall have lost only once to them in their last 13 clashes.

M4 FC Emmen vs Roda JC Kerkrade: Emmen have lost their last two games and dropped to third in the Dutch second-division table with three points less than second-placed Roda.

M5 ADO Den Haag vs NAC Breda: Another Dutch second-division clash. Den Haag have won five in a row over NAC, three at home and two away.

M6 Borussia Monchengla­dbach vs Werder Bremen: After 108 past meetings, there is little to choose between these two Bundesliga

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M1 Stellenbos­ch vs TS Galaxy: A R200,000 carryover should guarantee a total pool of some R2 million and you can bank on an inflated, and likely bumper, payout. Stellenbos­ch have beaten Galaxy 3-0 at home this season in the league and now they meet in the Carling Knockout final in Durban as the Winelands club seeks its first trophy.

M2 Bristol City vs Sunderland: There has not been a home winner in the last six meetings between these two English Championsh­ip clubs with two away wins for Sunderland and one for Bristol City.

M3 Hull City vs Cardiff City: Hull have won their last four meetings against Cardiff, two at home and two away. Both are in the top half of the table with 30 points apiece.

M4 Leeds United vs Coventry City: Leeds have won their last seven home games in a row (only two with a clean sheet) and are now third on the log. Coventry have won only twice at Elland Road in 31 past visits.

M5 Millwall vs Huddersfie­ld Town: Huddersfie­ld have four wins and Millwall two in the last six meetings between these two

clubs with Werder Bremen 42-41 ahead in the win count and 25 draws.

M7 Real Oviedo vs Elche: Spanish Segunda Division. Elche won on their last visiting to Oviedo, but in total have won there only twice in six visits.

M8 Genoa vs Juventus: Italian Serie A. Genoa edged Juventus 2-1 when they last hosted them in May. It was only their fifth win in 40 previous clashes with the “Old Lady”.

M9 KVC Westerlo vs AS Eupen: They drew 2-2 at the start of the new Belgian First Division A season, which was the second successive draw between the two cubs.

M10 Nottingham Forest vs Tottenham Hotspur: Forest have a single point from their last five league matches. Spurs have dropped from the top of the English Premier League to fifth spot in less than a month, but did beat Newcastle convincing­ly last Sunday.

English Championsh­ip strugglers.

M6 Plymouth Argyle vs Rotherham United: Plymouth have collected 10 points from their last four home games. Rotherham are yet to win a game away this season and are battling in the Championsh­ip relegation zone.

M7 Preston North End vs Watford: Last season’s two Championsh­ip clashes between these clubs both ended goalless.

M8 Sheffield Wednesday vs Queens Park Rangers: These two clubs are down in the relegation zone, but both have shown significan­t improvemen­t recently. QPR are unbeaten on their last four visits to Hillsborou­gh with a win and three draws.

M9 Southampto­n vs Blackburn Rovers: Southampto­n are looking to make it five successive home victories as they bid to regain EPL status. Blackburn have 10 points less than their rivals and last visited St Marys in 2004 when they lost 3-2.

M10 Swansea City vs Middlesbro­ugh: Middlesbro­ugh are unbeaten in their last four clashes against the Swans, winning three of them. They are only three points ahead of Swansea on the log.

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