Football Tips for Monday: Turkish Ace Guler 6/4 to Shine for Real Madrid Against Getafe

Real Madrid are trailing in the La Liga title race but aim to close the gap to just one point against Barcelona when Getafe visits the Bernabeu tonight.

The Madrid team lost the top spot last weekend after a surprising defeat to Osasuna but bounced back with a midweek Champions League victory over Benfica.

This win has uplifted their spirits, and it’s hard to envision them faltering at home against a Getafe side positioned 14th in the league.

Real Madrid vs Getafe

Getafe’s recent history against Real Madrid is poor, having lost the last eight encounters while managing just one goal.

It’s no shock that Real Madrid are 1/3 favorites, but you can increase their odds to evens at StarSports by betting on them to lead at both half-time and full-time.

Alvaro Arbeloa is still without several key players, including Kylian Mbappe and Jude Bellingham.

Turkish youngster Arda Guler is benefitting from an extended run in the team due to these injuries and offers good value at 6/4 with BetMGM for a goal or assist tonight.

Gil Vicente vs Benfica

It will be intriguing to observe Benfica’s response to their Bernabeu setback as they return to domestic action tonight at Gil Vicente.

Jose Mourinho’s team created enough chances to defeat Real Madrid midweek, so they can take some confidence from their performance.

However, winning the Primeira Liga seems daunting, with Benfica in third place, 10 points behind leaders Porto.

The Eagles still have a game in hand and can’t afford to stumble away to fifth-placed Gil Vicente.

BTTS has occurred in eight of the last 10 games for Gil Vicente, promising an exciting match tonight.

Combining both teams to score with over 2.5 goals gives a decent return of 13/8 with Betfred.

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Murilo de Souza has found a good scoring form at Gil Vicente, with six goals in his last nine matches. He’s enticing at 5/4 at Bet365 just for a shot on target tonight.

Birmingham City vs Middlesbrough

There’s a significant match in the EFL Championship tonight as Middlesbrough’s promotion bid sees them travel to Birmingham.

Boro’s title ambitions have taken a hit after securing just two points from their last three games, leaving them eight points behind leaders Coventry.

Third-placed Millwall is also just a point behind Middlesbrough, so Kim Hellberg needs to get his team back on track tonight.

They face a Birmingham side that was defeated 3-0 by the Lions in their last match, although that was City’s first league loss since New Year’s Day.

This game promises to be tight, and a half-time draw is appealing at 5/4 with 888Sport.

Birmingham’s last five games have all seen double figures for corners, so I also like over 10.5 corners tonight at 15/13 with Unibet.

Super singles

• Arda Guler goal or assist 6/4 BetMGM
• Murilo de Souza over 0.5 shots on target 5/4 Bet365
• Over 10.5 corners in Birmingham vs Middlesbrough 15/13 Unibet

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Racing tips

Rizzel has a 5/2 pick for Southwell as he aims to start the new week on a winning note.

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