talkSPORT tips – Best football bets and expert advice for Wednesday 5 August

There are five interesting European ties on Wednesday evening with important matches across the board in the Champions, Europa and Conference Leagues.

We have a trio of selections which make up our best bets of the day, including a 9/1 longshot!

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Bet of the Day 

Sturm Graz to beat Fenerbahce @ 15/2 

Fenerbahce have been splashing the cash this summer, but spending money in the transfer market hasn’t always yielded the results Fener crave. 

Mason Greenwood, Sidiki Cherif, Vedat Muriqi and Nathan Ake are the latest stars to join up at the Sukru Saracoglu Stadium as the Yellow Canaries look to secure a spot in the Champions League. 

Ismail Kartal’s men fell to Benfica in the qualifying rounds of last season’s Champions League and Fenerbahce only just got past Gornik Zabrze 2-1 on aggregate in the previous round of this season’s European showpiece. 

Fener have scored only two goals in their last four Champions League matches and they look to face a tougher test against Sturm Graz than the market gives credit for. 

The Blacks hammered Hearts 6-0 on aggregate in the previous round of European competition and that rates a seriously impressive effort. 

Fabio Ingolitsch’s men could only finish second behind LASK in the Austrian Bundesliga last term, and while there haven’t been the high-profile arrivals to match Fenerbahce, Sturm Graz have improved their squad over the summer. 

At 15/2, the Austrians look far too big to win in Istanbul.  

Special of the Day

AGF to beat Sabah and over 2.5 goals bet builder @ 29/20 

AGF were beaten 4-1 by Lech Poznan, after goalkeeper Jesper Hansen saw red early in the first leg of their second-round Champions League qualifier, but it’s a measure of the Danes’ class that they were able to turn the tie around. 

Jakob Poulsen’s side came through on penalties after beating Lech 4-1 at Ceres Park and AGF are not shy in pushing forward. 

Sabah have beaten TNS and KuPS to reach the third qualifying round of the Champions League and the Azerbaijani side have scored seven goals on the way. 

However, a trip to Jutland rates a major step up for the Owls and they could fall in a high-scoring contest against AGF. 

Bet Builder

Ferencvaros to beat Gornik Zabrze, Apollon Limassol to beat Brann, Panathinaikos to beat CSKA Sofia treble @ 9/1 

Ferencvaros beat a decent Twente side to reach the third round of the Europa League qualifiers and they have a very winnable game next against Gornik Zabrze. 

The Poles were beaten by Fenerbahce in the Champions League qualifiers and they look set for another loss. 

Apollon Limassol dominated Dila Gori 7-0 on aggregate in the second round of Conference League qualification games and the Cypriot side were too easily dismissed against Brann. 

The Norwegians were run close by Universitatea Cluj and appeared too short in this match-up. 

Panathinaikos had to settle for a 2-2 draw against Paksi in the second leg of their second round Conference League qualification tie, but the Greeks hit 20 shots, eight corners and had 70 per cent possession in that contest. 

With that in mind, CSKA Sofia are set to struggle in Athens. 

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