The Daily Acca: Flu to catch the Santos defence cold in Brazil

Bet 1: St Pauli @ 5/4 - KO 17:30 BST

This is a German Cup fixture that sees St Pauli travel to Paderborn.

The hosts are top of the German third tier courtesy of three wins and a draw from their opening four games. They appear to be strong challengers for promotion this season, even though they were only saved from relegation by the off the field activities of 1860 Munich last term.

It has been a sharp fall from grace for a club who actually topped the Bundesliga at one point a few years ago, but the signs are that the rebuilding job is heading in the right direction.

That being said, I believe that St Pauli should have the edge on them this evening. The Bundesliga Two side have made a promising start to their campaign having taken four points from a possible six thus far.

Olaf Janßen's men also enjoyed a strong pre-season, and while this won't be an easy fixture to negotiate, they should have enough class to secure their passage to the next round, inside of 90 minutes.

Bet 2: Back BTTS in Nimes v Nancy @ 4/5 - KO 19:45 BST

Over to France now for a Ligue Two clash between Nimes and Nancy, with goals expected at both ends of the pitch.

This isn't usually a division that you associate with plenty of goals but there are certain teams that know how to find the back of the net.

Nimes are one of those as after losing their opening game of the campaign - 0-1 at home to Reims, they then went on to win 2-1 at Lens and draw 4-4 with Le Havre in the League Cup.

Nancy opened up with a 3-1 defeat at Orleans, before drawing 0-0 with Niort last time out. They don't have a great away record, but they should be good enough for a goal this evening, especially as the hosts are looking a bit shaky at the back.

Bet 3: Back BTTS in Santos v Fluminense @ 10/11 - KO 00:00 BST (Tues)

We conclude in Brazil for a top flight match-up between two of the better teams in the division, and the stats are pointing towards neither side keeping a clean sheet.

The hosts are still just about in the hunt for the title and even though Corinthians are quite a long way clear, we are only at the halfway stage of the season. Second placed, Gremio, were beaten at Botafogo over the weekend, so Santos can close the gap on them to just a single point with a victory.

That will be no easy task however as Fluminense come into the fixture having not lost on their travels since June 10th. That's a run of seven games in all competitions. and while plenty of those have ended all square, Abel Braga's side would almost certainly settle for a point tonight.

This selection would have landed in five of Flu's last six on the road and despite Santos' dominance at home, they have still conceded four goals over the course of their last three outings in front of their own fans.

Recommended Acca
Back St Pauli @ 5/4

Back BTTS in Nimes v Nancy @ 4/5

Back BTTS in Santos v Fluminense @ 10/11