finishing in the top three is the goal, then St. Patricks are off the pace at present, though there is still time for them to fulfil their objective. A win in this fixture would close the gap, which is currently six points wide, but beating Shamrock, who currently sit 2nd, will be anything but easy.

Less than two months ago, it looked as though St. Patrick’s hopes of finishing in the top three were a thing of the past, though they’ve since rallied and are thus now back in the hunt. Monday’s hosts have avoided defeat in each of their last four league matches, while they’ve won each of their last two. Beating Finn Harps and UC Dublin isn’t exactly anything to shout about, though such wins will at least give the hosts confidence ahead of what is likely to be a testing encounter.

Up and down away from has often prevented them from getting seriously close to the top three, though St. Patrick’s efforts at home have been solid this season. Only two teams in Ireland’s Premier Division have accumulated more points at home than Harry Kenny’s men, who’ve won six, drawn three and lost three of their 12 matches at Richmond Park.

A lack of offensive power hasn’t exactly helped Monday’s hosts, who’ve scored just 11 goals in 12 home games, though they have at least defended well, shipping only ten goals in front of their own fans. What’s more, they’ve scored in each of their last four at home, conceding just twice during that time.

Peru are aiming to cause an upset here, but it’s hard to know if they’re capable of that. They made it this far thanks to their win over Bolivia in the group stage, but they were poor in their other two games. They started with a 0-0 draw with Venezuela, while that was followed up by a 5-0 drubbing at the hands of Brazil. That’s left Peru in a tough spot going into this weekend’s quarter-final, as they’re low on confidence with little time to turn things around.

Meanwhile, Benin have made this tournament despite facing Algeria and Togo in qualifying. However, they booked their place with three home wins, while they took one point on the road and scored only one goal. Benin aren’t the biggest side at the tournament, while they are clearly a team who could struggle to adapt to playing in Egypt. They’ve warmed up with back to back friendly victories, while there are no names which jump out from their squad.

Marko Arnautović has scored twenty-two goals in seventy-nine appearances for his country, while Bayern Munich’s David Alaba has chipped in with thirteen goals in sixty-eight caps. This Slovenia side doesn’t have many goals in it, with midfielder Josip Iličić leading the way with five in fifty-seven appearances, but pacey forward Luka Zahović is one to watch. We’re confident that a double chance bet on Slovenia will payout on Friday, and have predicted a final scoreline of 1-1. The visitors are unbeaten in their last five matches, but each of those games have ended 1-1 which is why we aren’t backing Slovenia to win the game outright. Austria have lost their opening two matches and haven’t been keeping many clean sheets of late, which is why a 1-1 draw looks so appealing to us.

Kadrii leads the way for OB with ten league goals this season, while Poland’s Wilczek moved onto twenty Superliga goals for the season with a brace last time out. We’re confident that Saturday’s game will end in a draw, and have predicted a final scoreline of 1-1. Both teams have plenty to play for on the final day which will make the game competitive, and the pair have produced their fair share of draws in recent encounters. OB have drawn three of their last six matches, while Brondby’s form has been more inconsistent, but with just three points between the pair heading into the final game of the season the pair have been playing to a similar standard and we believe that will lead to a draw on Saturday.

At the end of the day, had this fixture come before the visitors had won the title, then things would be different, though now that their motivation is questionable, it’s not that difficult to oppose Young Boys at the prices. They do have a very good away record, though some of their recent efforts haven’t been great. They were beaten by lowly Xamax in their penultimate away game, while they only just beat Zurich prior to that. Basel and Thun have both held Young Boys at home in 2019 too.

Quite simply, when we take into consideration how well St. Gallen played when the pair last met at this venue and combine it with the fact that Young Boys have nothing left to play for, it’s easy to feel that the hosts are ever so slightly overpriced. Therefore, a small play on ‘St. Gallen +1 Handicap’ is the way to go.

Liege are one of the better teams in this division, though they’ve struggled to match what has been very strong home form on the road. During the regular season, no team claimed more points than Liege at home, but Sunday’s visitors had just the seventh-best away record. Unlike at home, they’ve struggled to get going offensively on the road, as they scored just 17 goals in 15 travelling matches before the league split, which is one less than they’ve conceded.

Familiar rivals do battle for a place in the League One play-off final – and Chris Maguire’s goal in the first leg may prove decisive in sending Sunderland to Wembley.

Maguire had only been on the Stadium of Light pitch as a substitute for four minutes when he broke the deadlock and even though Sunderland had Alim Ozturk sent off soon afterwards, they held out to earn themselves a 1-0 advantage to take to Fratton Park.

This will be the fifth meeting this season between two clubs who were in the Premier League when they had last faced each other nine years ago, both having fallen on hard times since then but trying to work their way back up to the elite level.

The hosts have seen both teams score in five of their last eight league outings, so we’re backing Both Teams to Score here. In the end we’re expecting Liverpool to get the job done though, opting for a 2-1 win for the hosts as our correct score prediction.

We’re also backing Sadio Mane to get on the scoresheet once again for Liverpool. The Senegalese international has scored more home goals than any other player in the Premier League this season (16) and has only failed to find the net in one of his last nine league games at Anfield, so he looks the perfect choice for our anytime goalscorer predictions.