The football season is winding down in Europe’s biggest leagues, with England’s top four divisions finishing over the weekend, but there are still enough decent games scattered around to warrant a bet on Thursday.
There are playoff matches to enjoy in France and Italy, as well as some decent action from Scandinavia.
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TalkSport Football tips – Thursday May 29
Bet of the day: Spezia draw no bet vs Cremonese @ 11/10
The Serie B playoff final gets underway on Thursday and it could pay to back Spezia to make the perfect start to the two-legged tie by landing a victory in Cremona.
Hosts Cremonese were a touch lucky in their semi-final against Juve Stabia, with the tie level at 2-2 before their opponents had a man dismissed, opening the door for Giovanni Stroppa’s side to land a 3-0 win on the night.
Spezia, meanwhile, showed all their might when beating a stubborn Catanzaro – they drew 20 games during the Serie B season – 4-1 on aggregate, making them the more in-form team coming into this final.
Luca D’Angelo’s side also finished one place and five points better off than Cremonese and they are worth chancing to take the initiative in this final, while also using draw no bet as insurance in case home advantage comes into play.
Special of the day: Treble – Copenhagen to beat Silkeborg, Brann to beat Molde, Djurgardens to beat Brommapojkarna @ 13/2
There is a Scandinavian theme to our special of the day, as we target Denmark, Norway and Sweden to provide a big-priced treble.
Copenhagen are strong favourites for the Danish Cup final and it is easy to see why. Jacob Neestrup’s side are unbeaten in eight games, winning seven times and conceding just three goals in that run and they should be far too strong for Silkeborg, who finished eight points behind Copenhagen in the regular season.
Heading over to Norway and Brann should find their visit from a once-feared Molde pretty straightforward for a change. The visitors have endured a miserable campaign, scoring just eight goals while taking eight points from as many matches, and look set to struggle at the Brann Stadion, where the hosts are unbeaten in 10.
Conference League semi-finalists Djurgardens round out the treble, as they are fancied to snap a three-game winless run at Brommapojkarna, who have lost four on the spin and three of their four home matches without scoring.
Long shot of the day: Metz to beat Reims 1-0 @ 15/2
Perhaps the biggest game on Thursday comes from France, where a bad week for beaten Coupe de France finalists Reims may be made much worse as their seven-year stay in Ligue 1 looks set to be ended by plucky Metz.
Before their cup-final defeat, Samba Diawara’s side were held to a 1-1 draw in the first leg of this promotion/relegation playoff and they were lucky to even come away with that.
Six of their 10 shots in that draw came from outside the box as they struggled to break down a resolute Metz defence and the visitors, who have scored 18 goals while winning five of their last seven away games, could land a shock victory and a return to Ligue 1.
One goal should be enough for Metz, who will look to sit in and frustrate Reims once again, given their hosts have blanked in four of their last six matches, making the huge price available for a 1-0 away win worth taking.
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