Free Tips For Saturday's Games

Belgium comes with a warning this week: the Jupiler League is now four games away from the end of the first phase and although the top three are more or less assured of getting into the Champions League playoff group, there's a bit of a logjam after that, so wherever possible I'll point that out in the individual games.

Usual format applies: probable home wins in bold, possible home banker in bold caps.


Saturday
Greece
5:30pm
Olympiakos v Panathinaikos
I was actually quite surprised by this when I broke this game down - Panathinaikos have only won twice in the last 15 league meetings at the Karaiskakis Stadium. Don't be too taken in by the price though as there's a decent chance of this ending in a draw: laying Panathinaikos might work out nicely.

7:00pm
Club Brugge v Lokeren
Here we go...this could be trouble. On the face of it, Club should win this easily but Lokeren are only two points behind them and are also competing for a Champions League group play off place. The visitors also have Standard Liege and Cercle Brugge in the rear view mirror and it's also worth chucking in the fact that they've drawn the most away games in the Jupiler League this season. Opposing Lokeren could be the way forward.


ZULTE WAREGEM v Lierse
Despite having gone seriously backwards this season, ZW should be fine for the Europa League playoff group, but Lierse need a win to avoid automatic relegation and actually have a decent record at Zulte. The hosts don't need a win as much as the visitors do, but six consecutive away defeats indicate how bad Lierse are - oppose them at the very least.

Sunday's tips will be posted on Saturday morning.