Football Accumulator Tips: Back Bruce to spruce up 15/1 Saturday four-fold

Last Saturday's football accumulator tips saw us fall narrowly short of landing a 14.44/1 four-fold, with only Ukraine - who took the lead against Albania before losing 1-2 in Prague - failing to win.

I'm back again this weekend with another four-fold, at similar odds. Can we go one better?

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Oakleigh Cannons (H) to beat Macarthur FC (06:00) @ 5/2

The first leg of this four-fold takes us to Australia, where NPL Victoria side Oakleigh Cannons host A-League outfit Macarthur FC in the Australia Cup quarter-finals.

Oakleigh arrive into Saturday's game having recently beaten South Melbourne, who they finished seven points behind in the regular season, 1-0 in the NPL Victoria Play-Off Final.

The Cannons' strong home record was instrumental in their third-place finish, which set up a semi-final clash with Avondale FC, who they beat 0-3. Oakleigh picked up 29 points from 13 home games - no other side accrued more at home - while A-League giants Sydney FC found out the hard way as they lost 3-1 at the Jack Edwards Reserve in the Australia Cup round of 32 on July 30.

Kingsley Sinclair opened the scoring for the hosts in that game before Anas Ouahim levelled things up for the Sky Blues. However, Asad Kasumovic put Oakleigh back in the lead before half-time, and Emlyn Wellsmore struck in the 74th minute to send the reigning champions out of the competition.

Oakleigh will be looking to add Macarthur to their list of scalps, and there are reasons to believe they can do so.

Macarthur scraped past O'Connor Knights in their cup game this year, requiring a 79th-minute strike from Luke Brattan to advance to the last 16, where they met fellow A-League side Newcastle Jets.

The Jets took a 2-0 lead into half-time at the Maitland Regional Sportsground and retook the lead in the 68th minute after a Valere Germain brace had made it 2-2.

Macarthur showed great resolve to eventually win 3-4, but can they keep digging out results like the previous two rounds?

At 5/2, I like the odds of Oakleigh emerging victorious in Melbourne. They've shown their strength at home in both the NPL Victoria and Australia Cup, knocking out a side better than the Bulls in the latter, and have played twice since Saturday's visitors were last in action.

FC Seoul (H) to beat Daejeon Citizen (08:30) @ 4/5

Next up we have FC Seoul's K League 1 clash with Daejon Citizen at the Seoul World Cup Stadium. The hosts endured a difficult start to the 2024 season but have fought back superbly to put themselves into title contention.

Seoul have picked up 30 points from their last 15 games - more than any other side - and are five points off leaders Gangwon at the time of writing. Time is running out in the regular season as just four games remain, but the division will be split into Championship and Relegation groups after, handing Seoul the opportunity to catch the likes of Gangwon and Ulsan up.

Saturday's contest sees Seoul come up against a Daejeon side sat ninth in a 12-team league, 15 points behind their hosts this weekend.

However, while that makes the fixture seem like an enticing one, Daejeon's recent form shows they are no mugs. They're unbeaten in their last five games, collecting 11 points from a possible 15, with only Seoul (13) accruing more in that period.

Daejeon have only suffered two defeats since the start of July but one of those did come to their next opponents at the Seoul World Cup Stadium on July 10, with the hosts coming from behind to win 2-1.

Seoul's five-game winning run was brought to an end in a goalless draw at Jeonbuk before the international break but at home, they have won their last seven games across all competitions, while Daejeon have won just once in their last 10 away matches, and only Jeju (eight) have picked up fewer points on their travels than the Citizens (nine).

Saturday's contest could be a close one, but with a title in sight for Seoul, I'm backing Jesse Lingard & co to come out on top this weekend.

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Crystal Palace (H) to beat Leicester City (15:00) @ 3/5

Two winless Premier League sides - Crystal Palace and Leicester City - meet at Selhurst Park on Saturday afternoon, and I think it's the Eagles' game to lose.

Oliver Glasner's charges endured a difficult couple of games at the start of the season, losing 2-1 at Brentford before suffering a 0-2 defeat at home to West Ham United.

However, the south London side showed character at Stamford Bridge last time out, coming from behind to take a point in a 1-1 draw with Chelsea, and with a trio of new arrivals - Trevoh Chalobah, Maxence Lacroix and Eddie Nketiah - ready to make their debuts this weekend, Glasner has the strength in depth that he didn't have last month.

Leicester, meanwhile, started off with a battling 1-1 draw against Tottenham Hotspur before losing 2-1 at Fulham and 1-2 at home to Aston Villa. The Foxes made some late transfer window moves themselves, signing Odsonne Edouard on loan on deadline day, but the Frenchman is ineligible to face his parent club at Selhurst Park, and head coach Steve Cooper will have to rely once again on 37-year-old Jamie Vardy to lead the line.

There is a level of expectation around Palace now after their end-of-season exploits under Glasner, and supporters will expect a Premier League victory sooner rather than later.

A home game against a newly promoted side, one heavily tipped for instant relegation, should provide an ideal opportunity to claim their first three points of the campaign, and I'm backing the Eagles to get the win on Saturday.

Blackpool (H) to beat Exeter City (15:00) @ 8/13

To finish off the four-fold, I'm going to bow to the new manager bounce at Blackpool, where experienced campaigner Steve Bruce has just taken charge.

The 63-year-old's first game comes at his new home, Bloomfield Road, where Exeter City will provide the first opposition.

Both sides arrive into Saturday's contest in good form - Blackpool were unbeaten in Richard Keogh's five games as caretaker manager, while Exeter beat Bolton (0-2) on their own patch last time out in League 1 - and each will believe that they can claim victory this weekend.

However, the Seasiders' superior quality, coupled with the arrival of Bruce, makes them favourites for me, and I think they're worth adding to an accumulator such as this.

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