Stuart Pearce will be desperate for his side to bounce back with a win following an opening game loss to Italy
Jonno Turner looks at action across the globe as he goes in search of three value picks to make up his Big Saturday Multiple...
We're off to Sweden for our first pick of this three team multiple - and focusing on the Superettan, as Ljungskile host struggling Angelholms at the Starke Arvid Arena, looking to secure their fourth home win on the bounce.
Tor Arne Fredheim's side sit fifth in the second tier ahead of this clash, and will be delighted with their recent impressive form in front of their own fans, which has lifted them to within four points of the promotion places at this early stage of the season.
The Uddevalla club have been particularly dominant at their own place of late, and three clean sheets in a row suggests that the home defence will take some breaching this afternoon.
At the other end, half a dozen goals notched in three outings indicates that the home side are more than capable of taking their chances in the final third - and with this kind of momentum and vigour about the Greens, it will take a real battle to leave Ljunskile with any kind of positive return.
Recent form suggests that Angelholms are not the side to provide that perfromance - and just one win from their last half a dozen league outings sees the visitors sitting on the edge of the drop zone ahead of this clash.
Joakim Persson will be desperate for his side to engineer a turnaround in the next few weeks - and a 4-1 defeat of Orgryte last time out will have boosted morale somewhat, but the Yellows have not won back to back games since June last year, which suggests that they may struggle from complacency following three points.
Eight games without a clean sheet indicates that the hosts will be presented with a chance or two here - and that could be the difference between these two sides.
The hosts are undefeated in three of their last four home games against Angelholms, and I don't expect that to change this afternoon.
Bet 1: Ljunskile @ 1.8
Switching our attentions to action in Israel now, as England U21 look to bounce back from a midweek defeat to Italy U21, as they face their Norwegian counterparts this evening.
Stuart Pearce's side will be desperate for three points in order to get their group campaign back on track, and cannot afford to secure anything other than a win here.
That loss to the Italians leaves England bottom of the group, and will have knocked confidence in the Young Lions camp, but it was a close fought encounter, and a loss against the group favourites is not the end of the world.
To put it into perspective, that defeat was just the second time England have conceded in their last 11 outings - and they have won nine of those, which underlines the level of dominance they have shown of late.
Norway line up for this clash having ground out a 2-2 draw with hosts Israel in their opening outing - and will be desperate to secure another win in order to move them closer to the knockout stages.
Tor Ole Skullerud will fancy his sides chances of gaining qualification from the group if they can avoid defeat against one of the pre-tournament favourites, but just one win from four indicates that inconsistency may be an issue for his charges.
Three without a win outside of Norway may mean that Skullerud's side have a tendency to suffer from travel sickness - and that won't do them any favours against the quality of England here.
Bet 2: England U21 @ 1.9
Heading for slightly warmer climes now - as we turn to action in Brazil, with second placed Cruzeiro hosting Internacional at the Mineirao.
Marcelo Oliveira's side have kicked off the new campaign in decent enough form - and have accumulated seven points from their opening four outings - but will be desperate to make the most of their home games, and that means three points here.
Twelve outings in front of their own fans without a defeat suggests that they are more than capable of securing that victory here, and five clean sheets from their last six on their own patch indicates that their stingy defence will play an important part in that.
Six goals bagged in their opening two Serie A home games shows just how dominant they have been in Belo Horizonte so far this season, and they will be keen to uphold that momentum this evening.
Visitors Internacional travel to the Mineirao out of sorts - and have not won in their last four away from home.
Boss Dunga will be keen for his side to arrest that slump and improve on their current underwhelming league position of 11th - but just one win from their opening four league games indicates that they lack cutting edge.
The Rio Grande do Sul side have won just one Serie A game in 14 away from Estadio Francisco Stedile, and I think it would take a massive upset for them to leave the Mineirao having secured a positive result here.
Bet 3: Cruzeiro @ 2
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