Tshepo’s picks

It will be a battle for top spot in a Group E Europa League encounter between Arsenal and Sporting Lisbon when they meet at Estadio Jose Alvalade tonight.

Unai Emery’s team have bagged full points against FC Vorskla at the Emirates and Qarabag in Azerbaijan, but Sporting Lisbon have also managed to get wins against the two sides.

The Gunners and Sporting are level on six points in the group and only separated by goal difference.

The two teams have begun the European competition on a good note and also displayed good form in their respective domestic leagues.

The meeting will surely be a humdinger, especially because this will be their first meeting in competitive competition.

However, for this one, I will put my money on Arsenal for a win.

Pool name: S6 V1 P1 M1: Anderlecht v Fenerbahce. Maximum points for Fenerbahce. Tip: Fenerbahce win = 3 M2: F91 Dudelange v Olympiakos Piraeus. Away victory for Olympiakos. Tip: Olympiakos win = 3 M3: RB Leipzig v Celtic FC. Celtic to upset Leipzig. Tip: Celtic win = 3 M4: AC Milan v Real Betis. Milan to edge Betis. Tip: Milan win = 1 M5: Sporting CP v Arsenal. Previewed above. Tip: Arsenal win = 3 M6: FC Zurich v Bayer Leverkusen. Easy win for Leverkusen.

Tip: Leverkusen win = 3

The Citizen’s Khaya Ndubane pulled off a six out of six in his Soccer6 picks in Tuesday’s edition of Ndubane successfully predicted wins for Juventus, Manchester City, Roma, Real Madrid and Ajax Am in Tuesday’s Uefa Champions League games, while also getting the draw between Hoffenheim and Lyon. This was a very successful Soccer6 pool for punters, with a total of 2 124 winners sharing a net pool of R368 518, for a payout of R173.