Andy Brassell's Weekend Football Tips Including Bournemouth Vs Liverpool
European football expert Andy Brassell is back to share his three best selections for this weekend's action across Europe's top leagues using the latest odds from LiveScoreBet.
Andy has been a writer and broadcaster on European football for 20 years, featuring on TalkSPORT, On The Continent, The Guardian, Sky Sports and TNT Sports.
Hamburg Vs Cologne, Saturday 2.30pm
These two traditional giants of limited means were playing in the same ballpark last season, struggling but just about good enough to avoid the drop.
HSV ended the campaign six points better off than Effzeh, but even though they enter this game already four points ahead of them, you wouldn’t bet on it happening again.
League Comparison
Position | Team | Played | Points | GD |
12th | Cologne | 3 | 4 | -2 |
18th | Hamburg | 3 | 0 | -12 |
Hamburg’s leaders have backed coach Merlin Polzin by extending his contract but the (in some cases expensive) new signings have failed to pop so far.
Cologne look more of a threat up top than they have done in years, having kept Said El Mala and added loanees Mikey Moore and Thijs Dallinga.
Andy's Panel Selection 1: Hamburg Vs Cologne: Cologne To Win - 13/10 With LiveScoreBet
Andy Brassell's Weekend Tips:
- Andy's Panel Selection 1: Hamburg Vs Cologne: Cologne To Win - 13/10 With LiveScoreBet
- Andy's Panel Selection 2: Lyon Vs Rennes: Rennes To Win - 19/10 With LiveScoreBet
- Andy's Panel Selection 3: Bournemouth Vs Liverpool: Bournemouth/Draw Double Chance - 13/20 With LiveScoreBet
Lyon Vs Rennes, Saturday 7.45pm
France’s two best hopes in the Europa League - with every bit of respect due to currently in flux Marseille - have had an extra day of recovery to prepare for this having both been part of the competition’s Wednesday night launch.
Lyon, as befits their familiarity with the format, prised a 2-1 win from a trip to Anderlecht despite making eight changes to their starting lineup while Rennes could at least console themselves with a goalless draw gleaned from a pretty average performance at Sturm Graz.
League Comparison
Position | Team | Played | Points | GD |
3rd | Rennes | 4 | 10 | +3 |
4th | Lyon | 4 | 8 | +4 |
Let’s not take that too much into account though - the home side’s results have been better than their performances, with Paulo Fonseca accused of approaching games with opposition of substance too timidly.
Rennes arrive also unbeaten but two points better off, and with top scorer Esteban LePaul always keen to prove a point against his boyhood club.
Andy's Panel Selection 2: Lyon Vs Rennes: Rennes To Win - 19/10 With LiveScoreBet
Bournemouth Vs Liverpool, Sunday 2pm
What a week it has been for Bournemouth, making their debut in European competition against last season’s Copa del Rey winners Real Sociedad. Their winless start in the Premier League, undermined by letting leads slip in every game, shouldn’t obscure that they have played some good football under Marco Rose.
We know the Cherries have patience - just let us recall Andoni Iraola’s tough beginnings on the south coast, with the message seemingly struggling to get through more than Rose’s has.
League Comparison
Position | Team | Played | Points | GD |
8th | Liverpool | 4 | 6 | +2 |
15th | Bournemouth | 4 | 3 | -1 |
Liverpool are perhaps the most unpredictable team in the top flight at the moment, packed with talent but with a huge difference between their ceiling and their floor.
Bournemouth are overdue an eyecatching result and their old boss is still vulnerable.
Andy's Panel Selection 3: Bournemouth Vs Liverpool: Bournemouth/Draw Double Chance - 13/20 With LiveScoreBet
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