While the international break approaches a conclusion, it’s UEFA Women’s Champions League action that takes centre stage on Thursday night.
Manchester City Women make the trip to Stockholm to face Hammarby Women in the 17:45 kick-off, while Arsenal Women are also in action when they host Juventus Women at 20:00 at the Emirates.
Two of our three Thursday selections come from those two UEFA Women’s Champions League matches, while the Longshot of the Day is from Botafogo’s trip to Atletico Mineiro in Brazil’s Serie A at 00:30.
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Bet of the day
Manchester City Women to win to nil @ 11/10
Manchester City will look to do the double over Swedish outfit Hammarby when the two sides meet at the Tele2 Arena in Stockholm on Thursday night.
The last meeting between these sides saw City run out 2-0 winners, with Laura Blindkilde Brown and Aoba Fujino both getting on the scoresheet.
Hammarby have failed to score in their last two Champions League games and they might well struggle to find a way past this City defence on Thursday night.
Going with the WSL side to come away from Stockholm with the three points, while also keeping Hammarby off the scoresheet, is the way to go here.
Longshot of the Day
Bet Builder – Arsenal Women to win to nil and over 3.5 total goals @ 3/1
Arsenal are flying at the moment and will be confident of doing the double against Juventus when they meet in north London on Thursday night.
Winning 5-0 at home against Brighton, 4-0 at Juve and 3-0 at rivals Tottenham in their last three outings, Arsenal are in free-scoring form, while also impressing at the back.
There would be little surprise to see this form continue on Thursday and, with that in mind, the special of the day is an Arsenal win to nil while scoring over 3.5 total goals, as they did the last time they met Juve earlier this month.
Special of the Day
Botafogo to win the first half, Botafogo to win and over 3.5 total goals @ 10/1
Before the action from the Women’s Champions League gets underway, there are Brazilian Serie A matches to take in, as Botafogo look to add to Atletico Mineiro’s woes.
Botafogo find themselves four points clear at the top of the table, while a poor run of form for Atletico has seen them drop down to 10th in the standings.
Winning four of their last five games in all competitions, Botafogo should be able to claim all three points against a Mineiro side who are without a win in their last seven outings.
Scoring two goals in the space of 12 minutes in their last win over Vasco da Gama, Botafogo are more than capable of coming out of the blocks quickly and should be able to take a lead into the break.
Only Palmeiras (54) have scored more goals in Serie A this season than Botafogo (52), so expect goals on Thursday morning.
With that in mind, Botafogo to be leading at half-time and full-time, with over 3.5 goals in the game, provides Thursday’s longshot at 10/1.
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