Best football bets and expert advice for Thursday 12 September
With the international break drawing to a close, the focus on Thursday switches back to club matters.
Many of the major leagues will not return to action until the weekend so Thursday’s tips focus on the lesser-heralded competitions.
A quarter-final clash in Australia, the League Two leaders and two of the current top five sides in Colombia headline Thursday’s action and draw the focus for our daily tips.
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Bet of the day
Western Sydney Wanderers to beat Adelaide United @ 13/10
The second quarter-final of the Australia Cup sees two A-League sides go head-to-head for a spot in the final four and Western Sydney Wanderers are fancied to get the better of hosts Adelaide United.
Wanderers have won each of their last three matches in all competitions – all of which were away from home – while they were also victorious in Adelaide on their last trip to the Coopers Stadium.
Adelaide have won both their competitive matches this season, however, these were unconvincing victories in the previous rounds of this tournament and came against sides at least one division below them, so they may bow out when facing higher-quality opponents like Western Sydney.
Special of the day
Luke Molyneux to score anytime in Harrogate v Doncaster @ 29/20
Doncaster Rovers almost pulled off a shock promotion back to League One last season, as after laying dangerously close to the bottom two as late as February, they went on an impressive run to enter the promotion mix before falling to Crewe in the play-offs.
Grant McCann’s side have not let that disappointment get to them, however, as they have won four of their opening five league matches this term to sit at the top of the table – one point clear of second-placed Notts County.
Rovers will be expected to take all three points again on Thursday night when they travel to a Harrogate side that have accrued just four points all season.
The likes of Billy Sharp and Luke Molyneux have been firing on all cylinders for Rovers in the early stages of the season and the latter looks a good bet in the goalscorer market.
Molyneux has four goals to his name and netted twice in Doncaster’s last away fixture (a 3-2 win against Port Vale) and he will be more than confident of finding the back of the net again.
Long shot of the day
Deportes Tolima to beat America de Cali @ 11/5
Both America de Cali and Deportes Tolima occupy places in the top five of Colombia’s top division and the visitors – ranked one place above America- could come out on top in this one.
America de Cali are yet to lose at home this season, winning both matches to nil, however the Red Devils have won just one of their last three home meetings with Tolima.
The Pijaos have taken all three points from each of their last two away league matches and managed to keep clean sheets in both. If they take the lead, a single goal may be enough to win it for them.
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