Kilmarnock v Rangers
Scottish Premiership – 3.00 pm
BT Sport
There is an exciting climax to come in the Scottish Premiership this weekend. The race for third place is on. A third-place finish means automatic entry into the Europa League first qualifying round. The fourth-place finisher would get that prize too, but only if Celtic win this season’s FA Cup. After a superb season, Kilmarnock are the ones trying to defend third place on the weekend.
They have to match whatever Aberdeen do in their game on Sunday, to lock down that third place finish. Killie have had a good season on home soil. They have posted a W11 D2 L5 record this season, winning three of their last four. Seven of Kilmarnock’s home wins this season have by at least a two-goal margin. They are, however, 10/3 underdogs with top bookmakers for this game.
Rangers will finish second regardless. But they are going into this on the back of a 2-0 home win over Celtic in last weekend’s Old Firm derby. That was their sixth straight league win and they have won their last two out on the road as well. Rangers scored exactly three goals in both of those wins. The Gers on an eleven match scoring streak in the league and are going to prove a difficult opponent for Killie. Rangers are 4/5 to win this, but they only won one of their last four visits to Rugby Park.
Napoli v Inter Milan
Serie A – 7.30 pm
Premier Sports
Napoli have secured a second place finish in Serie A, so they are heading to the Champions League next season. They are taking a three-match winning streak into this fixture. While there is nothing at stake for them in this one, it hasn’t prevented the leading bookmakers putting them as 6/4 favourites for the match victory. They have, after all, had a very strong season on home soil with a W12 D4 L2 record. The two losses in Naples though were against current top four sides.
That’s Inter Milan’s realm. Inter are on course for a top-four finish. They have not secured that feat mathematically and could be caught still. There would be pressure on them if they were to suffer a loss in this tough road game. Inter are carrying some good form at the moment as they are undefeated in their last seven games, winning three of those. They have won three of their last four away games (D1) as well.
The interesting thing here is that this game means a lot more to Inter, who are 9/5 to win, than it does for the hosts. If they don’t win this game and the three teams immediately beneath them in the table all get wins, there is going to be a huge scrap for the final Champions League place. It will all be down to the final day of the season for that prize. So this one is a big feature of the Best Bets of the Day for Sunday. Can Inter get three points which would guarantee that they head to the UCL next season?
Celtic v Hearts
Scottish Premiership – 3.00 pm
Sky Sports
And so the curtain will come down on another successful Premiership campaign by Celtic. Even with a change of manager part of the way through, they still powered their way to success. But despite no challenger really emerging to their supremacy, interim boss Neil Lennon is a man under pressure.
The Next Celtic Manager betting market is fired up at the moment as punters expect Celtic not to keep him on next season. Lennon was brought in after Brendan Rodgers parted company with the Glasgow club to go to Leicester. Celtic have taken just two wins in their last five league games (D2 L1) and the loss was against rivals Rangers in their last game. So that drop in form is the main reason for all the speculation over Lennon’s future.
Celtic will be defending an unbeaten home record in the Premiership this season (W16 D2) as they host Hearts. Celtic are 5/4 with leading bookmakers to win this game to nil. That’s because Hearts are in a mess. Hearts have only managed the one clean sheet from their last six league outings. They have posted a D1 L3 record in their last four on the road as well. They will finish sixth in the table regardless, and may just keep something back for when they meet Celtic again in the FA Cup Final the following weekend.
