The Citizen (KZN)

Fri 2 Feb - S10 V2

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M1 Nigeria v Angola: What a start to another bumper weekend of football with this Soccer 10 set to total well over R2 million as a result of a R200,000 carryover. The Super Eagles got the better of a tight contest with Cameroon in the last-16 at the Cup of Nations, whereas Angola had a much easier victory over Namibia.

M2 LASK Linz vs Red Bull Salzburg: LASK sit in third spot in the Austrian premier league, seven points behind leaders Salzburg. LASK won 1-0 away at Salzburg in October, one of only two league defeats for the log-leaders so far this season.

M3 Almere City vs Excelsior Rotterdam: Dutch Eredivisie. Both previous visits by Excelsior to Almere have seen the home side win by three goals.

M4 Elche vs Burgos: Burgos handed Elche a 4-0 hiding earlier in the season, but Elche are one point ahead of them in the Spanish second division standings.

M5 FC Heidenheim vs Borussia Dortmund: Heidenheim's last three Bundesliga outings have all ended in 1-1 draws. Dortmund have won three successive games since returning from the winter break and have moved into the top four places.

M6 Lecce vs Fiorentina: Lecce are without a win in their last six games. Fiorentina have lost their last two but those defeats were to Napoli and Inter Milan, the last two Serie A champions and currently the top two on the log.

M7 DR Congo v Guinea: DR Congo are through to the quarter-finals without winning a game at the Cup of Nations, having drawn four in a row. Guinea won a knockout-phase match for the first time last Sunday, when they beat Equatorial Guinea.

M8 Athletic Bilbao vs Mallorca: Bilbao are chasing a top-three place in LaLiga, but their last three clashes against Mallorca have all been drawn.

M9 Bristol City vs Leeds United: English Championsh­ip encounter. Leeds are unbeaten in their last eight clashes against Bristol City, winning seven of them.

M10 Racing Strasbourg vs Paris Saint Germain: Strasbourg are on an eight-match unbeaten run. French Ligue 1 leaders PSG have done even better and are undefeated in their last 12 games.

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