The oddschecker team have picked out a Thursday treble covering action from the AFCON, EFL Cup and from Italy in the Coppa Italia. It pays best odds of 7/2.
16:00 Thursday
Cameroon to win vs Ethiopia
The tournament hosts were far from convincing in their opening group game requiring two penalties to beat Burkina Faso 2-1. This game should be an easier task with the Ethiopians being ranked 77 places lower than the Burkinese. Cameroon are unbeaten in AFCON finals against opponents ranked lower than them (W4, D5), meanwhile, Ethiopia have suffered three straight ‘to nil’ defeats in AFCON finals to date.
17:00 Thursday
Napoli to win vs Fiorentina
Next up is action from Italy and the Coppa Italia. Both sides are in mixed form as of late, Napoli have (3W, 2L, 1D) in their last six games and Fiorentina are (3W, 2D, 1L). The alarming stat for Fiorentina is that they failed to beat Napoli in 2021, losing all three games that these sides played. With the exception of a rocky patch recently, overall Napoli’s home form is usually quite strong and we expect them to return to winning ways tonight.
19:45 Thursday
Liverpool vs Arsenal – BTTS
Arsenal are in good form recently winning five games on the bounce and then losing out to Man City in a close but controversial game marred by a VAR decision although they then went and lost to Nottingham Forest in the FA Cup. Both sides are missing key players due to national selection at the AFCON. Liverpool are without Salah, Mane and Keita and Arsenal are without Pepe, Partey, Elneny and Aubameyang. Both squads are still strong and should cope so we still expect to see goals in this one.
