Schalke v Bochum
Two winless sides go head to head in a key battle at the bottom of the Bundesliga.
Schalke’s last home outing was a dreadful 6-1 thumping by Union Berlin, but they’ve at least drawn three of their five matches and opportunities to get a first victory don’t come much better than this weekend.
Rock-bottom Bochum have suffered five straight defeats, failing to score in their last three, and Schalke can finally get off the mark at 13-12 with SBK.
Famalicao v Benfica
Life is sweet for Benfica after they preserved their perfect start under new coach Roger Schmidt in midweek with a winning start in the Champions League groups against Maccabi Haifa.
That made it 10 straight victories – half of them in Europe – for the Lisbon giants, who top the Portuguese table by two points.
At the other end, Famalicao sit third bottom with just four points from a possible 15.
Benfica have scored a total of nine goals on their previous two visits to Famalico and can prosper again, with an away win good for a treble at 2-5 with SBK.
Seraing v Club Brugge
Brugge bound back into domestic action after hitting the ground running in the Champions League group stage with a creditable 1-0 victory over Leverkusen in midweek.
On the Belgian league front they’re seeking a fifth straight win as they bid to narrow the five-point gap on early leaders Antwerp.
The visitors should be too strong despite Seraing showing signs of revival, winning two of their last games after opening with four successive defeats.
It’s worth noting both of Seraing’s wins came away. At home they are winless in eight games, losing six, and Brugge are worth backing for victory and over 1.5 goals at 5-8 with Ladbrokes.
Euro Treble
- Benfica (3.30pm)
- Club Brugge & over 1.5 goals (5.15pm)
- Schalke (5.30pm)
- (39-10, Ladbrokes)
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