Football Accumulator Tips: Stick on Nick in Thursday’s 16/1 four-fold

One of my favourite leagues to follow, the Brazilian Serie A, throws up three games on Thursday, while the 2025 Uefa European Under-21 Championship in Slovakia stages four fixtures.

These two competitions form the basis of my Football Accumulator Tips for Thursday, June 12, with a 16.29/1 four-fold available for your perusal below...

Netherlands U21 (N) to Win to Nil vs Finland U21 (20:00) @ 11/8

The Netherlands kick off their 2025 Uefa European Under-21 Championship campaign with a Thursday evening game against Finland at the Kosicka futbalova arena in Kosice, Slovakia. Jong Orange (2/5) are heavy favourites to come out on top in this Group D battle, but for more value, I'm backing the Dutch in the 'Win to Nil' market.

Michael Reiziger's side were dominant in qualifying, winning all 10 games in Group C - no other nation amassed more than 27 points across the entire campaign. They scored 32 goals and conceded just three times, keeping eight clean sheets.

Finland, meanwhile, came second in Group E, two points ahead of Switzerland but two behind winners Romania, scoring 21 goals and conceding eight. Pikkuhuuhkajat will likely have to raise their level in Slovakia, though, with the Netherlands surely set to offer a sterner test of their credentials than the likes of Montenegro and Armenia.

Given Jong Orange's rock-solid defensive record, I think Finland will find it tough to score, let alone pick up all three points, on Thursday. The Dutch were impressive in qualifying and have also won their last two friendlies to nil, highlighting the concentration levels in this side, even in non-competitive contests.

One of their defenders, Ryan Flamingo, was ever-present in PSV's title-winning 2024/25 Eredivisie season, while full-back Devyne Rensch completed a mid-season switch from Ajax to AS Roma and made 14 Serie A appearances under Claudio Ranieri, so there is real star quality in the Netherlands' back line.

In attack, there is AZ Alkmaar's Ruben van Bommel, Utrecht's Noa Ohio and Stoke City's Million Manhoef, and I'm confident at least one of them will catch fire in Kosice, which spells trouble for Finland.

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Anytime Goalscorer - Nick Woltemade (GER) in Germany U21 vs Slovenia U21 (20:00, 4seven) @ 5/6

We're not getting big odds for an anytime goalscorer pick here, but there's a good reason for that.

Germany and VFL Stuttgart striker Nick Woltemade is coming off the back of a sensational season with his club side, netting 17 times in 33 appearances for Die Roten. He grabbed 12 goals in 28 Bundesliga outings, just 17 of which were starts, and scored five in as many DFB-Pokal games, including one in the final as Stuttgart lifted the cup in Berlin last month.

Woltemade's form attracted the attention of Germany's head coach Julian Nagelsmann, who called the 23-year-old up for Die Mannschaft's Uefa Nations League fixtures earlier this month. The Bremen-born attacker made his senior debut as a starter in the 2-1 defeat to Portugal on June 4 and kept his place in the starting XI for the 2-0 loss to France four days later.

He returns to U21 duty this week, however, and should be emboldened by his recent promotion to Nagelsmann's side. He has seven goals in 12 caps at this level, most recently hitting a hat-trick in a 3-1 victory over Spain in March, and he should have too much in his arsenal for Slovenia, who haven't kept a clean sheet in their last four games and conceded twice to hosts Slovakia in a 2-2 draw earlier this month.

Cruzeiro (A) to beat Vitoria (23:00) @ 13/10

We head to Brazil for the final two fixtures of this acca, and first up is a Serie A encounter between Vitoria and Cruzeiro at the former's Barradao home in Salvador.

After 11 rounds of games, 13 points separate Vitoria (10th) and Cruzeiro (second), who ended last season 11th and ninth, respectively, with just five points between them.

Cruzeiro have really hit it off this term, though, spearheaded by former Juventus forward Kaio Jorge, who has struck eight times in his first 10 appearances. Only leaders Flamengo (24) have scored more goals than Cruizero (17), while only the Rubre-Negro (four) and Botafogo (seven) have conceded fewer than Raposa's tally of eight.

Vitoria, meanwhile, have scored just 10 times and shipped 14. They've won two of their five home matches but were beaten 2-1 in Salvador by Flamengo on April 6 and lost their last contest at Barradao, 1-0 to a struggling Santos side on May 25.

They won't welcome a visit from Cruzeiro, who have recovered from taking just a single point from their first three away outings to win back-to-back games on their travels, thrashing Recife Sport 4-0 on May 11 before beating Fortaleza 2-0 15 days later.

Cruzeiro arrive into Salvador six games unbeaten in Serie A, five of which they have won, including their last two, while Vitoria are winless in three (D1, L2), and have won just one of their last seven.

At 13/10, the visitors are a great price to claim all three points here.

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Both Teams to Score - No in Fortaleza vs Santos (23:30) @ 8/11

Staying in Serie A, Fortaleza host fellow bottom-four outfit Santos at Castelao, with both clubs posting just two wins from their first 11 league fixtures this season.

It's a real fall from grace for Fortaleza, who finished fourth last season, just two points behind third-place Flamengo, who have shot to the top this year. Laion have lost their last three games, blanking in each defeat, and they've failed to score in five of their last six.

Santos, meanwhile, have lost five of their last seven matches, blanking four times, and their attacking options are weakened by the absence of Neymar, who was sent off in Peixe's 1-0 home defeat to Botafogo on June 1.

BTTS - No has landed in 64% (seven) of Santos' Serie A games this term, while it's 73% (eight) for Fortaleza - only Botafogo (82%) have recorded a higher percentage of games where at least one team has failed to strike.

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