60/1 Sunday football accumulator

We trip around Europe for our value

Competitive matches are now thin on the ground, and we won’t get anything like the excitement of Saturday’s Champions League final, but there are bets there for football punters happy to work for them, with International friendlies taking place, as well as a sprinkling of ties from around Europe.

Republic of Ireland take on Uruguay at the Aviva Stadium as the locals keep sharp for their upcoming World Cup qualifier. There’s also Holland’s match with Ivory Coast and a round of games from the Norwegian Tippeligaen. Follow our Sunday acca, where £5 down pays £308.65, if our thinking is correct.

Ireland beat Uruguay

It’s always worth being cautious when betting on international friendlies as you never quite know what you’re going to get. Here we’re on an ambitious and in-form Irish side who will aim to be competitive, and give their fans something to cheer about. Martin O’Neill’s men are joint-top of World Cup qualifying Group D after five games played, showing a record of three wins and two draws. They won’t risk anything in this one, but are a side high on morale, and all fighting for a place in the starting line-up. They will, of course, need a big effort to win this, but our traders look to have been a tad hasty in writing them off. Coral’s 9/5 looks well worth a shot.

Holland beat Ivory Coast

This looks rather straight-forward, but our 7/10 appears to be a bit of a treat, and will do a job in our accumulator. These sides have only met once before, back at the World Cup in 2006 when The Dutch grafted to a 2-1 win. Robin Van Persie and Ruud Van Nistelrooy were on the scoresheet that day, but we’re expecting an easier time of things here. The selection have been far from convincing in World Cup qualifiers so far, sitting fourth in Group A, but improvement is expected under new boss Dick Advocaat, who’s back where he belongs.