Weekend acca predictions: Five teams to back across Europe
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Julian Schuster's Freiburg can take a big step towards Champions League qualification against struggling Holstein Kiel
Julian Schuster's Freiburg can take a big step towards Champions League qualification against struggling Holstein Kiel

We are getting to the business end of the season in many of Europe’s top leagues and there are plenty of big games in France, Spain, Italy and Germany which could go a long way towards deciding Champions League qualification as well as relegation issues.

Recommended five-fold: Freiburg, Lazio, Villarreal, Monaco and Borussia Dortmund to win at more than 36/1 with LiveScore Bet.

Saturday, 2.30pm

Freiburg are firmly in the hint for a top-four finish in Germany's Bundesliga and they should be able to boost their chances of Champions League football with a win over Holstein Kiel.

Their opponents are battling the drop and are making a decent go of things, but while they have won their last two games against Borussia Monchengladbach and Augsburg, both of those outfits have been in poor form.

Freiburg, meanwhile, earned a point against last season’s champions Bayer Leverkusen, having won their previous three matches and are unbeaten in their last six on the road.

Saturday, 5pm

The top-four battle in Italy is getting intense and Lazio’s home game against Juventus could have a big bearing on the final placings.

Lazio are sixth but level on points with fourth-placed Juve and can leapfrog a team who have improved under new manager Igor Tudor, but have still won just three of their last 16 on the road.

The Eagles were unlucky to lose the reverse fixture 1-0 after playing more than an hour with 10 men and can gain their fourth successive home win over the Old Lady.

Saturday, 5.30pm

Girona’s season has been a marked contrast to last year’s march to the Champions League and their battle against LaLiga relegation in Spain is unlikely to be helped by a visit from Villarreal.

The home side have not won in 11 games and look vulnerable against the Yellow Submarine, who are chasing a top-five finish. They have lost just three of their last 15 games and won four of their last six on the road.

Saturday, 8pm

Adi Hutter's Monaco currently hold third spot in Ligue 1 but are only a point clear of Strasbourg in sixth
Adi Hutter's Monaco currently hold third spot in Ligue 1 but are only a point clear of Strasbourg in sixth

It is the penultimate day in France and Monaco should be able to take a big stride to securing a top-three Ligue 1 place that will earn them a Champions League spot.

They face Lyon, who can boost their standing of seventh but look up against it now facing hosts who have scored 15 goals in their last five home matches, which have included wins over Nice and Marseille.

Sunday, 2.30pm

Bayer Leverkusen are guaranteed to finish second in the Bundesliga and that could work in the favour of visiting Borussia Dortmund, who have hit decent form as they chase a top-four spot.

BvB earned a 4-0 win over Wolfsburg last time out, which was their fourth success on the bounce, while Leverkusen’s recent record of four wins in 11 games is underwhelming.

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FreiburgHolstein KielLazioJuventusVillarrealGironaMonacoLyonBorussia DortmundBayer LeverkusenLigue 1Serie ALaLigaBundesliga
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