Arsenal look the stronger side and come into this match in much better form. Villa have home advantage, but Arsenal's attacking quality should give them the edge.

We do not fully trust either team to win outright because both are starting under new managers. Bologna have the home advantage, but Lazio have enough quality to make this a difficult game.

Flamengo have the stronger overall squad and come into this matchup with the psychological advantage after winning the recent Libertadores tie 3-2 on aggregate. Their first-half dominance in the second leg showed they can control Cruzeiro.

Sheffield Wednesday started the League One season strongly with a 2-1 away win over Leyton Orient, while Bradford’s opening result was against Peterborough. Sheffield Wednesday have home advantage and a positive opening result,

Celtic come into this Champions League play-off first leg in excellent attacking form, scoring 10 goals across their last three matches, including a 4-0 win over Dundee United and 5-1 against Kilmarnock.

Gnistan have the better current form and home advantage, while Ilves' recent H2H dominance makes the straight home win risky. My strongest lean is 1X, with Over 1.5 Goals as the safer goals option.

This is one of the biggest Championship games of the opening weekend, with both clubs relegated from the Premier League last season. West Ham have the stronger record in this fixture, going unbeaten in the last eight matches.

Neman have struggled badly for goals recently, while Minsk come in with better form and momentum. I expect a tight, low-scoring match, with Minsk having the edge.

We are given Mirassol the edge, primarily because of the home advantage and their previous 2–0 home victory over LDU. However, we don't see enough evidence to recommend a heavy Mirassol handicap.

Slovan have the advantage at home and only need to avoid defeat to progress. Slovan are reported to be unbeaten in their last 9, while Mjällby have failed to win their last 6 away matches.