Home and Away: Todd's Randers eyeing continental place

 

Jonno Turner visits Italy and Denmark in his daily quest for value selections...

 

We're off to Italy for our first pick of the day - and focusing our attentions on the second tier, as Crotone welcome out of form Spezia to the Ezio Scida Stadium, looking to secure their fifth win in six outings on their own patch.

 

Massimo Drago's side sit 13th in the division, but their recent results belie that position - and three clean sheets from their last four points to a level of consistency which outweighs their relatively underwhelming standing ahead of this tie.

 

The Calabrians will be full of confidence here, and 20 games undefeated from their last 23 in front of their own fans - a run which stretches all the way back to early February last year - suggests that they are particularly good value for the three points tonight, and in the bigger picture, likely to better last campaign's 11th placed finish.

 

Visitors Spezia travel from Liguria in the midst of a miserable run of results - and no wins in eight will have the Aquilotti nervously looking over their shoulder.

 

Luigi Cagni's side sit in 19th place in the table, and are just four points ahead of Vicenza, who occupy the final relegation position, with nine left to play.

 

But just one win on the road since October suggests that the away side tend to suffer from travel sickness - and ultimately, it could be their form away from the Stadio Alberto Picco which returns them to Lega Pro 1.

 

And just one goal scored in their last three away from home indicates that the visitors are somewhat lacking in the final third, meaning that they could struggle against a Crotone rearguard which has hardly put a foot wrong in recent weeks.

 

Bet 1: Crotone (HOME) @ 2.28

 

Over to Denmark now, as Randers travel to OB in the Superliga, aiming to make it five league wins on the bounce - and cement their place in the top two, with third placed Nordsjaelland breathing down their necks.

 

Colin Todd's side have kept three clean sheets in a row ahead of this one, and will be desperate to maintain that defensive consistency as they look to secure their place in next year's Champions League qualifiers.

 

And just one loss from six league games on the road suggests that the Hestene are more than capable of taking maximum points from this clash, to build on a confidence boosting 2-0 defeat of Brondby in their last clash away from the AutoC Park Stadium.

 

Hosts OB go into this one with no wins from their last five competitive encounters - and that leaves them sitting in sixth place with the finish line in sight.

 

Troels Bech's side have been inconsistent on their own patch in recent weeks - winning just three from eight - and nine goals conceded in their last four league games points to issue defensively.

 

Randers have won the last two meetings between these sides - and I reckon they're cracking value at 3.8 for the spoils here.

 

Bet 2: Randers (AWAY) @ 3.8

 

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