This weekend’s European football serves up some high-quality fixtures across the Netherlands, Sweden and Scotland, and we must take advantage of the exciting goals market.
Here are our five goalscorer picks for this weekend’s action.
Guus Til vs Sittard
PSV head into matchday one of the new season as reigning Eredivisie champions, and will be looking to pick up right where they left off.
They scored 101 goals last season, nearly 30 more than second-placed Feyenoord, and will be heavy favourites against Fortuna Sittard in their home opener this weekend.
Dutch midfielder Guus Til was a standout performer for PSV last season, contributing 18 goals and assists in 29 Eredivisie appearances.
Key Stat: Guus Til scored 14 Eredivisie goals last season for PSV.
Pick: Til to score anytime @1.95
Ayase Ueda vs Sparta Rotterdam
Feyenoord finished a massive 19 points behind PSV last season, as their struggles with putting inferior teams away cost them dearly. They will be desperate for a blistering start this season when they take on Sparta Rotterdam in their Eredivisie opener.
The biggest reason for Feyenoord’s title challenge was Japanese forward Ayase Ueda, who finished as the Eredivisie’s top scorer and carried his good form to the World Cup, scoring twice as Japan reached the knockout rounds.
Key Stat: Ayase Ueda scored 25 goals last season to win the Eredivisie Golden Boot.
Pick: Ueda to score anytime @2.00
Erik Botheim vs Degerfors
Malmo FF host Degerfors in the Swedish league this weekend, and Norwegian striker Erik Botheim will fancy his chances against one of the league’s weaker sides.
Botheim has scored 10 goals in 15 Allsvenskan appearances this season and has been one of the most lethal forwards in Sweden.
Degerfors have struggled defensively all season, losing their last five games on the bounce and winning just once in their last 12.
Key Stat: Erik Botheim has 7 goals in his last 8 games for Malmo.
Pick: Botheim to score anytime @1.95
Robbie Ure vs Brommapojkarna
IK Sirius host Brommapojkarna in what should be a routine home fixture for the league’s table-toppers. Sirius currently lead the Allsvenskan with 29 points, and Robbie Ure has been the engine behind their title charge, scoring at an incredible rate and leading the race for the Golden Boot.
The Scottish forward leads all Allsvenskan scorers this season with 15 goals, a remarkable tally for a 22-year-old in just his second senior campaign. Brommapojkarna, who have not kept a clean sheet in eight games, are unlikely to contain him.
Key Stat: Robbie Ure has scored 8 goals in his last 5 games for Sirius.
Pick: Ure to score anytime @1.50
Kasper Hogh vs Kilmarnock
Celtic continue their defence of the Scottish Premiership title against Kilmarnock, after last weekend’s opening day win over Dundee. New signing Kasper Hogh made his first start for the club in that win, and even though he failed to score, his quality was evident.
The Danish striker arrived from Bodo/Glimt this summer after scoring 54 goals in three seasons, earning a club record transfer fee of £11 million.
Kilmarnock conceded four goals to St Johnstone on the opening weekend and have not beaten Celtic in their last nine meetings, a run that is unlikely to change here.
Key Stat: Kasper Hogh scored 4 goals in his last 5 games for Bodo before joining Celtic.
Pick: Hogh to score anytime @2.00
Total Odds – 23.96
Booking Code – 5M8RFMT
