RACHACE Football Tips

Preston North End are in awful form and are now seven games without a win in the Championship. They have lost their last four on the bounce. They host Stoke City, who are five without a win away from home in the Championship and have lost their last three away games on the bounce. The last three head-to-head meetings between these two sides in the Championship have finished as draws, and another draw here looks like a solid bet.

Both Derby County and Birmingham City still have a chance of making the playoffs, and this looks an extremely difficult game to call. When the two sides met on Boxing Day, the game finished 1-1, and a similar result seems likely again here.

Five of the last eight head-to-head meetings between these two sides have finished as draws, and another very close game seems likely here.

Only 2 points separate Espanyol and Getafe in La Liga, and this looks a tough game to call. The last five head-to-head meetings between the two sides have seen only one goal scored, so recent meetings have been very close. A draw looks a solid bet here.

Auxerre are six without a win at home but have at least drawn two of their last three. They host Brest, who've only managed to win once from their last seven away from home. Neither side can be trusted to win this game, in my opinion, and a draw looks a decent bet.

8th-placed Bologna host 9th-placed Lazio, and there are only two points between the sides. It looks a difficult game to call, and with Lazio having drawn three of their last four away games in Serie A, I'm thinking that backing a draw is a decent bet.

Lyon are four without a win now in Ligue 1, and their chances of qualification for the UEFA Champions League are under threat as a result. They did, however, at least draw their last two, and they'll need to show that resilience here against an in-form Monaco, who've won their last five games in Ligue 1 as they make a late surge to qualify for Europe. Despite the excellent form of Monaco, they've still lost three of their last four trips to Lyon, so I'm thinking that a draw might be the best bet here.

St. Pauli are 16th in the German Bundesliga and are desperately battling against relegation. At home they're currently 6 unbeaten in the Bundesliga, winning 3 and drawing 3 of those matches. I fancy St. Pauli to get another point here against Freiburg, who are 8th in the Bundesliga but aren't the best of travellers.