The Citizen (Gauteng)

Sat 20 Jan - S10 V2

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M1 Arsenal vs Crystal Palace: TAB is kicking off this pool with a R200,000 carryover so you can count on a big pool and an inflated payout. Back from their brief winter break, the Gunners look to end a run of three successive defeats. Palace have lost only once on their five previous visits to Arsenal.

M2 Swansea City vs Southampto­n: English Championsh­ip. Swansea have won two and drawn the other two of their last four outings. Southampto­n’s unbeaten run is now at 20 games as they chase a quick return back to the Premier League.

M3 Rayo Vallecano vs Las Palmas: LaLiga clash. Half of Las Palmas’ 16 previous trips to Rayo Vallecano have ended in draws with six wins for the home side and two for the Canary Islanders.

M4 Algeria vs Burkina Faso: Group D clash in AFCON. Algeria and the Burkinabe were in the same qualifying group for the last World Cup in Qatar and both matches ended in draws.

M5 SC Freiburg vs Hoffenheim: Freiburg have drawn three of their previous four home matches. Hoffenheim’s first game back in the Bundesliga after the winter break yielded a 3-0 hiding at champions Bayern.

M6 Heidenheim vs VFL Wolfsburg: Newly promoted Heidenheim posted three back-to-back wins in the Bundesliga before the break and returned to take a point at Cologne. Wolfsburg have won all four previous meetings between the two clubs.

M7 Racing Genk vs Cercle Brugge: Genk are unbeaten in their nine previous clashes with Cercle Brugge, posting six wins in the process. They are three points ahead of their rivals in Belgium’s First Division A.

M8 Villarreal vs Mallorca: Villarreal have lost four of their previous five LaLiga fixtures, allowing Mallorca to move ahead of them in the standings but on goal difference only.

M9 Estoril vs Arouca: Both clubs will be seeking to end a run of three successive defeats. Estoril sit a single point above Arouca in the Portuguese Primeira Liga standings.

M10 Brentford vs Nottingham Forest: Brentford have lost their last five EPL games and suddenly sit precarious­ly close to the relegation zone. Forest have won three of 10 away games played at Brentford with four defeats.

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