West Ham lost just one of their five matches since opening the season on a three match losing streak. The form at home is top notch as they defeated Huddersfield and Swansea with clean sheets, while losing to Tottenham in the 2-3 thriller.

Brighton are coming on the back of a 1-1 draw in a cagey affair against Everton last Sunday. Just like West Ham, they should have bagged the win, only for a late penalty to steal it from their finger tips.

For the Seagulls, positive results keep coming at home. But they are largely underwhelming in away games. They are yet to register an away win after four games with defeats in three. The lone draw during the period came against Watford, who played over an hour with 10 men. Also, they scored just once in process.

West Ham vs Brighton: Head-to-head

There last meeting was in the 2011/12 Championship season. West Ham won the home leg 6-0 before edging a narrow 1-0 win at Brighton.

West Ham are unbeaten in the last four competitive meetings with Brighton with three wins coming in a row with clean sheets.

West Ham vs Brighton: Prediction

West Ham can be backed here with confidence as their form at Olympic Stadium so far has been excellent.

If you add Brighton’s poor away form and woes in front of goal, the Hammers look set for a comfortable win on Friday.

Correct Score Prediction: 3-0 West Ham for 14.00 odds.

West Ham vs Brighton: Bet Tips

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  West Ham to win for 1.89

  
  


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  Value is in backing HT/FT – 1/1 for 2.95 odds.

  
  


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  Any-time goal scorer: Javier Hernandez for 2.38 odds.

  
  

All Odds courtesy of 888Sport

1. A cracking game is on the prospect when Saint-Etienne and Montpellier lock horns for the Ligue 1 fixture on Friday night.

Saint-Etienne made a steady start to the season and moved to third in the standings. They do trail PSG by a massive 8 points, while the out of form Monaco is just 2 points away.

ASSE are coming on the back of a convincing 3-1 win at home over Metz last weekend. This stretched their unbeaten home record this season to five games, 3 wins and 2 draws.

Montpellier are unbeaten in their last four and are coming on the back of a 2-0 home win against Nice. This is rather interesting that their last three games are against teams that finished inside top three last season.

Before Nice, Monaco and PSG were held to draws. It seems like Montpellier are the team to beat in Ligue 1 at the moment.

Saint-Etienne vs Montpellier: Head-to-head

Montpellier ended their long 9 match win-less run against Saint-Etienne when the teams in the Ligue 1 fixture on February. ASSE had won 8 on the bounce during that streak.

Yet, Saint-Etienne have a strong home record against Montpellier as they are unbeaten in 9. The last five are wins and overall 8 wins and a draw.

Saint-Etienne vs Montpellier: Prediction

Both teams are coming in good spirits and therefore one must anticipate a tight clash on Friday evening.

However, I can see Saint-Etienne bagging a narrow win here as Stade Geoffroy-Guichard is a fortress for them this season.

Moreover, despite humbling the heavyweights of the league, Montpellier have a poor record at this particular venue.

Correct Score Prediction: 2-1 home win for 9.50

Saint-Etienne vs Montpellier: Bet Tips

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  Over 1.75 match goals at 1.53 odds is a banker.

  
  


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  Value is in backing St. Etienne to win for 2.16 odd.

  
  

Manchester United midfielder Andreas Pereira has been criticized for his outspoken apology regarding speeding.

Excited for scoring the first goal for Valencia, the stunning goal in the 6-3 win over Betis, youngster MU went to celebrate last night.

Andreas Pereira has been caught up with a speeding car. Although not arrested by police, the traffic violation of a player currently under the United staff has been recorded by the camera and was discovered by road users.

In response to rumors, Andreas Pereira had to apologize, but not frankly, with the implication that it was important to drive safely, albeit fast or slow.

"I am sorry and I am very sorry for the quick launch last night. I take all penalties. It is important to be careful when driving (fast or slow). I respect the law. A lesson for me, "Andreas Pereira said.

Speeding action and Andreas Pereira's apologetic apology blamed the Valencia player for being criticized on social networks.

Andreas Pereira arrived in Valencia on loan in the summer of 2017 and made an impression on Los Che. The 21-year-old Belgian midfielder played quite well, scoring one goal in La Liga in six appearances.

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Manchester United midfielder Andreas Pereira has been criticized for his outspoken apology over speeding.

Astana have already dropped two points in front of their fans two weeks ago when they only drew 1-1 with Slavia Prague and the victory over the Israeli side is a must if they want to keep their knockout phase chances alive.

Astana

The Bulgarian manager Stanimir Stoilov is just inches away from securing the domestic title after Sunday’s home victory over the fourth-placed Irtysh.

The Blue and Yellows are now four points clear at the top of the standings with three games left to play and a game in hand on the second-placed Kairat who are the only threat to their crown at this stage.

As for the Europa League campaign, a single point in two games can’t be regarded as a special success.

Maccabi Tel Aviv

The visitors have just started their domestic campaign which sees them holding the second place after opening seven rounds in Ligat Ha’al.

Jordi Cruyff’s men notched two goals in each of their last two outings in the top flight of the Israeli football, but Vidhar Kjartansson, Omer Atzily & company are yet to score in the group phase of Europa League.

Astana vs Maccabi Tel Aviv: Head to head

Thursday’s clash at Astana Arena will be the first ever head to head encounter between the two sides.

Astana vs Maccabi Tel Aviv: Prediction

Both teams have found it tough to score in the European competition and given the third-round clash will have a massive importance for them, we just can’t see goals galore.

This makes the Under 2.5 goals FT by far the best of the betting options, while the draw appears to be the most likable of outcomes.

Astana vs Maccabi Tel Aviv: Bets

You can’t go wrong with the Under 2.5 goals FT bet at the odds of 1.72.

The second option would be the draw at 3.20.

All Odds courtesy of 888Sport

FCSB are flying high at the start of the new season, both in Europa League and in Liga I.

Can they maintain the perfect record and make it nine points from three outings this Thursday when they travel to Israel to take on their champions Hapoel Be’er Sheva?

Hapoel Be’er Sheva

Bachar Barak’s men managed to recover after a horrendous kick off to their title defense quest in the top flight of Israeli football.

Hapoel snatched three wins and a draw after getting only a single point from opening two rounds of Ligat Ha’al.

They somehow managed to grab a 2-1 win over Swiss Lugano on the opening ay of Europa League campaign, but the second round saw them conceding three goals to Viktoria Plzen leaving the team with an imperative in the home fixture with the Romanians here.

FCSB

Viorel Tanase’s men mean business. They have been very hard to break down recently allowing only a single goal in last five outings in Liga I.

They trashed Viktoria Plzen 3-0 in front of their fans in the first round of Europa League, backing it up with a 1-2 away win at Lugano two weeks ago.

Constantin Budescu has been enjoying a hot run of form as he notched three goals in two Europa League outings as well as a brace in Romania’s 3-1 win over Kazakhstan in the recent WC Qualification action.

Hapoel Be’er Sheva vs FCSB: Head to head

This is going to be the first ever head to head meeting between the two sides.

Hapoel Be’er Sheva vs FCSB: Prediction

FCSB produced much better football so far in the campaign and we just can’t ignore the 3/4 odds offered for them to leave Yaakov Turner Toto Stadium undefeated on Thursday.

Moreover, the value is massive with Budescu to keep the spell of excellent form going and score anytime at the sky-high 5/2 odds.

Hapoel Be’er Sheva vs FCSB: Bets

The first pick is FCSB or Draw Double Chance at the odds of 1.75.

Value seekers will fancy Constantin Budescu to score anytime at the odds of 3.50.

All Odds courtesy of 888Sport

Before Indonesian goalkeeper Choirul Huda died of a collision with his teammates on Sunday afternoon, an Indian footballer hanged himself at his home on October 13.

Michael Lalremruata, 24, a former player for Aizawl FC, I-League champion, hanged himself on Friday night.

Michael's tragic death surprised his friends and family, as no one could guess what motivates the young player to end his life.

Aizawl FC, Michael's former team announced the sad news on Twitter.

Michael is a football star in the Indian state of Mirozam at an early age. In 2011, he joined Aizawl FC. In the next season, the striker born in 1993 scored 10 goals, becoming the second highest league scorer in India.

Young table hunters have not been able to continue to shine according to potential. A series of injuries persisted for a long time. He left Aizawl FC in 2016. In the 2017/18 season, Michael was playing for Dinthar FC in the Mirozam State Championship but was also out on a regular basis.

An anonymous Indian sports journalist has said that the cause of Michael's negative behavior may have been due to his failure to regain his feet. After the deadlock leading to depression, Michael is also suspected of abusing alcohol.

"He put his place too high in the Aizawl FC squad. And then the injury caused the striker gradually lost style. Being eliminated from the team and having to play in the lower rank shocked Michael, "the journalist said.

Before committing suicide, Michael talked with his friends about moving to another club to remake his career. He even promised to practice in the new team soon. But at 21:20, Michael was found dead in his room. There are signs that the 24-year-old has drunk a lot of alcohol before.

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The Red Devils are flying high in their return to the most elite football competition in Europe.

Jose Mourinho’s side proved the class by trashing both Basel and CSKA Moscow in the opening two rounds of Champions League and we have to see them as massive favourites to maintain such a strong rhythm against the struggling Benfica side at Estadio da Luz.

Benfica

This is the final opportunity for Aguias to catch a break and get back into the contest for top two spots in the Group A following starting defeats against the Russians and the Swiss.

Rui Vitoria’s men showed a horrendous display in the second round in particular when they allowed an embarrassing 5-0 loss to Basel at St. Jakob-Park.

Benfica have not been doing much better in the domestic league either where they trail by five points behind Porto at the top of Primeira Liga standings.

Manchester United

The Portuguese outfit scored only a single goal so far in Champions League and we are not quite optimistic about their chances of improving this poor record against Man Utd who have been very tough to break down both in Champions League and in Premier League. United allowed only two goals in last seven games in all competitions.

The job on the other side of the pitch has been done phenomenally by Romelu Lukaku who bagged three goals in Champions League and seven more in the domestic competition.

Benfica vs Manchester United: Head to head

Aguias managed only a single win in six previous meeting with Manchester United.

The last two encounters happened back in 2011/12 season when the teams shared spoils in both of their group phase ties (1-1 and 2-2).

Benfica vs Manchester United: Prediction

We can’t look at anything but an away win here given the form both teams showed at the start of the season.

Additionally, Romelu Lukaku to score against an outfit which allowed as many as five goals to Basel at the end of September has to be a wise choice.

Benfica vs Manchester United: Bets

The main betting option is Manchester United to win the match at  1.78

You can have Romelu Lukaku to score anytime at 2.05.

All Odds courtesy of 888Sport