Home and Away: Ljungskile to leapfrog Varny visitors

It's all kicking off in the Swedish Superettan today...

Jonno Turner takes us to Sweden and Italy as we bid to end the week in profit...

We're heading to Sweden for our penultimate pick of the week - and the Superettan, where fourth placed Ljungskile host third placed Varnamo at the Skarsjovallen, with both sides desperate to cement their place in the top three.

The home side head into this one in a streak of enviable form on their own patch, and four wins from five, consisting 11 goals notched and three consecutive clean sheets, will have them full of morale in advance of this encounter.

Tor Arne Fredheim's charges ran out 5-0 winners in their last outing in front of their own fans, a systematic dismantling of Angelholm - and the Greens will be hoping to maintain that level of domination here.

Visitors Varnamo make this trip sitting third in the second tier, but despite that lofty position, their form on their travels has been a little underwhelming.

Peter Johansson's side have failed to win in six of their last seven on the road, and without even a goal in four of those outings away from the Finnvedsvallen, they'll be keen to show a little more final third cutting edge here.

Ljungskile have won two of the last three meetings with Varnamo on home turf - and I reckon that they might just edge this one, too.

Bet 1: Ljungskile (HOME) @ 1.84/5 (Sportsbook)

Switching our attentions to Italy now, and Serie B - as Cittadella travel to Virtus Lanciano knowing that a final day win could see them to safety.

The visitors currently sit precariously above the relegation play-off positions, and three unbeaten from their last four on the road, consisting two wins and a draw, suggests that they are more than capable of climbing out of the mire.

In the bigger picture, Claudio Foscarini's charges have enjoyed a real hot streak during the final third of this campaign, and five wins and two draws from nine underlines the cutting edge that they have at their disposal.

Hosts Virtus Lanciano line up at the Stadio Comunale Guido Biondi occupying 10th place in the table, and still harbour slim hopes of clinching a play-off place.

But five consecutive stalemates has seen their season stutter and stall somewhat, and with just a single win since mid-March on home turf, boss Marco Baroni will know where his side's weaknesses lie.

The home side have been lacking attacking quality all season - and a quick look at the stats reveals the extent of their problems. None of their forwards have scored more than five goals this csmpaign - indeed, their top scorer is 35-year old defender Federico Amenta.

Bet 2: Cittadella (AWAY) @ 10.09/1(Exchange)

2014 Home and Away P/L

Staked: 205pts
Returned: 191.06pts
P/L: -13.94pts