Andy Brassell's Weekend Football Tips Including Aston Villa Vs Arsenal
European football expert Andy Brassell is back to share his three best selections for this weekend's action across Europe's top leagues.
As always, Andy will provide a fourth selection exclusively for Gambling.com account holders, using the latest odds from Grosvenor.
Andy has been a writer and broadcaster on European football for 20 years and features on TalkSPORT, On The Continent, The Guardian, Sky Sports and TNT Sports.
Aston Villa Vs Arsenal, Saturday 12.30pm
There have been times in recent weeks when it’s looked as if nobody, home or abroad, has the ability to even get close to Arsenal.
So this match-up has real promise, with Villa on a run of six successive wins and untouchable at home since the 3-0 defeat to Crystal Palace in August.
Top Of Premier League:
Position | Team | Played | Points |
1 | Arsenal | 14 | 33 |
2 | Man City | 14 | 28 |
3 | Aston Villa | 14 | 27 |
That was part of their stuttering start to the season, which seems like aeons ago, and those facts make the visitors look too short priced here.
Unai Emery’s team face a stiff test in Arsenal, though the Gunners have dropped points in each of their last two away games.
Should Villa win, they would cut the gap between the two teams to just three points, further enlivening the title race.
Andy's Panel Selection 1: Aston Villa Vs Arsenal: Villa/Draw Double - 22/25 With Grosvenor
Andy Brassell's Weekend Tips:
- Selection 1: Aston Villa Vs Arsenal: Villa/Draw Double - 22/25 With Grosvenor
- Selection 2: Wolfsburg Vs Union Berlin: Draw - 5/2 With Grosvenor
- Selection 3: Inter Vs Como: Under 2.5 Goals - 21/20 With Grosvenor
Wolfsburg Vs Union Berlin, Saturday 2.30pm
This season was meant to be a rebuild for Wolfsburg but has quickly become a salvage operation.
With new coach Paul Simonis ditched after just 10 games in charge, interim Daniel Bauer is leading the fight against relegation.
League Comparison:
Position | Team | Played | Points |
11 | U Berlin | 12 | 15 |
15 | Wolfsburg | 12 | 10 |
One of the major things holding Wolfsburg back is their chronic home form, which is the Bundesliga’s worst and stretches back into last season, with no home win of any sort since January.
Union are hardly on top of the world themselves, with one win in six, though they played very creditably in a the narrow DfB Pokal defeat to Bayern this week.
Andy's Panel Selection 2: Wolfsburg Vs Union Berlin: Draw - 5/2 With Grosvenor
Inter Vs Como, Saturday 5pm
It’s the unstoppable force versus the immovable object at San Siro this weekend.
Inter, by common consensus the owners of Serie A’s best squad (even if, remarkably, they aren’t champions), have by far the league’s most prolific attack with 28 goals in 13 games.
Como have the joint-best defensive record alongside Roma, conceding only seven times.
Top Of Serie A:
Position | Team | Played | Points |
1 | Milan | 13 | 28 |
2 | Napoli | 13 | 28 |
3 | Inter | 13 | 27 |
4 | Roma | 13 | 27 |
5 | Como | 13 | 24 |
Cesc Fabregas’ side have let in a mere two goals in the last seven matches, haven’t lost in the league since August and they are flying under the radar sitting just outside the top four.
The home side’s depth and attacking versatility was on display in their 5-1 midweek Coppa Italia win over Venezia, but Cristian Chivu might need to use the full extent of his options to crack Como.
Andy's Panel Selection 3: Inter Vs Como: Under 2.5 Goals - 21/20 With Grosvenor
Andy's weekend treble pays out at around 12/1 with Grosvenor.
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