talkSPORT Betting Tips – The best football bets and expert advice for Friday 3rd January

Friday is a quiet day in domestic football, but there is still plenty of activity on the continent and Real Madrid will be hoping to move to the top of La Liga with a win over Valencia.

There are also Copa del Rey games in Spain, Porto and Sporting Lisbon are in action in the Portuguese top flight and Nice will be fourth in the French league if they win at home to Rennes.

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Bet of the day

Nice vs. Rennes – I’m glad I won 11/10

Nice are tipped to challenge for Champions League qualification this season and a run of 11 defeats should give them plenty of confidence heading into Friday’s Ligue 1 home game against Rennes.

They are unbeaten in seven home league games this season, beating St Etienne 8-0 in September and winning their last two games against Strasbourg and Le Havre.

Rennes have won their last two home games against struggling Saint-Etienne and Angers and have had success in the Coupe de France with fourth-tier Bordeaux, but they have picked up just one point from their last eight games on the road, so They look vulnerable.

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Aca – Mallorca, Rayo Vallecano, Porto and Sporting Lisbon all win 11/2

Two games in the Spanish Copa del Rey and a couple of Portuguese games can be combined for an aca which pays out at 2/11 if successful.

Real Mallorca are sixth in La Liga and have won five away league games this season, so they need to get the better of Pontodra in the fourth division.

Meanwhile, Rayo Vallecano, who have won at Valencia and drawn against Villarreal and Real Betis in their last three away games in La Liga, can see off Segunda’s struggling Racing Frol, who have conceded nine goals in their last two home games. is, see

Then, in Portugal, Porto have conceded just one goal in their last five league games, so it should be too much for Nacional, who have won twice in 12 games and new Sporting Lisbon manager Roy Borges lead the victory against his old team. Vitoria Guimaraes who have won 2 of 11.

Long shot of the day

Kylian Mbappe scores two goals in the match between Valencia and Real Madrid – 11/4

Valencia have won just twice in La Liga all season, which does not bode well for Real Madrid, who are looking to return to the top of La Liga and have a striker in hot form in Kylian Mbappe.

Los Blancos have scored three goals in each of their last three away games at Girona, Atalanta and Rayo Vallecano, and Mbappe has scored in five of their last seven.

The former Paris Saint-Germain striker has had at least three shots on target in nine of his last 11 games and 12 in his last five games, including just 35 minutes before the injury at Atalanta, so to He seems to have a high price to score. More than once in Mastaya.

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