Football Accumulator Tips: Viking to keep up march in 9/1 Saturday four-fold

Another day, another acca. Saturday's Football Accumulator Tips takes us from Japan, to Norway, and finally to Finland, as we look to land a 9.36/1 four-fold.

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Match Result - Vissel Kobe (H) to beat Shonan Bellmare (11:00 BST) @ 8/15

Vissel Kobe and Shonan Bellmare kick off this Bet Builder, as they meet at the former's Noevir Stadium.

Two-time defending champions Kobe are currently third in the J1 League, but just a point behind the Kashima Antlers (first) and Kashiwa Reysol (second).

Takayuki Yoshida's side have taken a league-high 13 points from their last five league games, keeping back-to-back clean sheets (0-0 at Avispa Fukuoka, 1-0 at home to Hiroshima Sanfrecce).

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Shonan, meanwhile, are 17th in the 20-team league, just four points above the relegation zone, and have only picked up two points from their last five.

Satoshi Yamaguchi's men haven't won in the J1 League since May 11, suffering three defeats and playing out a couple of draws.

Shonan lost the reverse fixture 2-1 to Kobe on March 16, and have lost five of the last six head-to-heads (one draw).

Kobe have won their last four games at home in all competitions, and will expect to make it five in a row on Saturday.

Match Result - Brann (A) to beat Hamarkameratene (13:00 BST) @ 4/5

The first of two Eliteserien matches in this Bet Builder, Norwegian sides Brann and Hamarkameratene face off at Briskeby Arena in Hamar.

Brann, who have finished as runners-up to Bodo/Glimt in each of the last two seasons, are in their usual position of second heading into this contest, seven points behind Viking FK, but with a game in hand on the leaders.

HamKam, meanwhile, are 13th, just a point ahead of the relegation zone, and failed to win either of their games last month, losing 3-1 at home to Tromso and drawing 1-1 at Byrne.

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Brann, on the other hand, played three times in June, beating Kristiansund (4-2) and Sandefjord (1-0) either side of a 3-0 defeat at Bodo/Glimt.

Freyr Alexandersson's side have won three of their five away matches this season, and on their last visit to Hamar, in June last year, beat HamKam 2-1. Brann have won the last five head-to-heads, and with 14 points separating them from their hosts this Saturday, the onus is on the title challengers to keep up their impressive record in this fixture.

Against the division's second-lowest scorers, I think the visitors will have too much for their opponents.

To Win to Nil - Viking FK (Yes) vs Stromsgodset (15:00 BST) @ 8/5

Just after HamKam and Brann's match, Viking and Stromsgodset kick off at Lyse Arena in Stavanger.

Top-of-the-table Viking's nine-game win streak, in all competitions, was brought to an end last weekend as they were held to a 1-1 draw at Rosenborg, but they remain seven points clear of closest challengers Brann, and remain unbeaten since an opening-day defeat at Valerenga (3-1) on March 30.

They won five and drawn two of their seven home games, scoring 21 goals, and kept a clean sheet in their last match on home soil, beating Fredrikstad 3-0 on June 22.

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Stromsgodset, meanwhile, are second from bottom, having picked up just six points from 11 league games this year. They've lost six on the bounce, failing to score in four, including their last three.

Only Haugesund (four), the only team below them in the table, on two points, and HamKam (12) have scored fewer goals than Dag-Eilev Fagermo's side (14).

Viking have kept five clean sheets in their last seven games across all competitions, and will be confident of shutting out their opponents in a win on Saturday.

Both Teams to Score - Yes in SJK vs Ilves (15:00 BST) @ 4/9

Over in the Finnish Veikkausliiga, SJK host Ilves at OmaSp Stadium in Seinajoki.

The sides are separated by four points and two places, with second-place Ilves able to jump up to top spot for at least an hour on Saturday.

The two teams have met twice already this calendar year, drawing 1-1 in the Liiga Cup on January 25 and playing out a five-goal thriller in the Veikkausliiga on June 18, which was won 3-2 by SJK.

I'm optimistic about more goals in this fixture on Saturday, as Ilves are the highest scorers (32) in the division, and SJK are ranked third with 27 strikes.

SJK top the BTTS-Yes table, with 71% (10) of their 14 league games this year seeing both teams find the net, and it's been a winning selection in their last four matches in the Finnish top tier.

Saturday's contest should be an entertaining one, so I fancy both sides to get on the scoresheet again.

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