The Big Saturday Multiple: FA Cup tie to produce plenty of goals

Paul Robinson
20 February 2016

Roberto Martinez will be smiling if his team make it through to the FA Cup Quarter-Finals

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It's that time of the weekend where Paul Robinson selects a home win, an away win, a match to go over 2.5 goals and a match to go under 2.5 goals. Here are his selections:

- Back Twente @ 1.5 (1/2)
- Back Benfica @ 1.33 (1/3)
- Back Over 2.5 Goals in Bournemouth v Everton @ 1.8 (4/5)
- Back Under 2.5 Goals in Betis v Sporting Gijon @ 1.61 (8/13)

The Multiple pays approximately 5.78 (5/1)

Bet 1: Twente (HOME) @ 1.5 (1/2)

A shocking start to the campaign is being slowly turned around by FC Twente and they have now won their last three games. While they didn't beat any of the current top seven sides during that run, two of them did come away from home.

René Hake's men are now up to 13th in the Eredivisie and they will fancy their chances of climbing even higher by beating Cambuur this evening. Their opponents are rock bottom of the league and come into the match having lost their last half a dozen in a row.

The Yellow-Blues have won just once away from home this season and they've lost seven of their other 10. They have been conceding goals for fun and they were beaten 2-1 when they last faced FC Twente.

Bet 2: Benfica (AWAY) @ 1.33 (1/3)

With Sporting Lisbon not due to play until Monday, Benfica have the chance to move back to the top of the Portuguese Primeira Liga by winning at Pacos de Ferreira.

The Eagles bounced back from a disappointing domestic loss to Porto last Friday by edging out Zenit in the first leg of their Champions League last 16 clash on Tuesday.

After losing their opening two away games of the campaign, Benfica haven't looked back by taking 25 points from a possible 27 on the road. They haven't just been falling over the line either as that run includes a 5-0, a 4-0 and a couple of 4-1 wins.

Pacos de Ferreira are one of the better teams in the country but they are on a poor run at the moment and wouldn't have wanted this fixture right now.

Jorge Simão's side are without a win in five in the league and they've lost their last two matches on this ground - including a 1-0 defeat to the struggling, Boavista.

Bet 3: Bournemouth v Everton (Over 2.5 goals) @ 1.8 (4/5)

The goals are going to come from the Vitality Stadium as Everton travel to the South Coast for an FA Cup tie against Bournemouth.

Everton have consistently been producing high-scoring matches this season and with 46 scored and 35 conceded, their Premier League fixtures are averaging 3.12 goals each time.

Opponents, Bournemouth, are also an entertaining team to watch as they have an average at the 2.85 mark. Exactly half of their outings have seen over 2.5 backers paid out and Everton have had even more with 15 of their 26 going over.

One of the most memorable games of the season was this fixture in the league as it finished 3-3 with two goals scored in injury time. We may not quite get the same amount this evening, but I doubt we'll be too far off.

Bet 4: Betis v Sporting Gijon (Under 2.5 goals) @ 1.61 (8/13)

At the other end of the spectrum is Real Betis versus Sporting Gijon in La Liga as I doubt that the goalkeepers will be troubled too often.

The hosts are the lowest scorers in the entire division with just 18 from their 24 matches this term. They did net twice in a 2-2 draw at Deportivo last week and while some people may think that that is proof of a turnaround under caretaker, Juan Merino, one swallow doesn't make a summer.

Betis haven't scored more than once in any home game this term and Sporting Gijon have netted just three in their last eight on their travels. The pair of them are struggling towards the foot of the league and I think that we'll be in for a tense atmosphere in the early stages at Benito Villamarín.

Recommended Multiple

Back Twente @ 1.5 (1/2)

Back Benfica @ 1.33 (1/3)

Back Over 2.5 Goals in Bournemouth v Everton @ 1.8 (4/5)

Back Under 2.5 Goals in Betis v Sporting Gijon @ 1.61 (8/13)

The Multiple pays approximately 5.78 (5/1)

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