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Lukic earned 8 yellow cards in only 24 appearances this season. He makes a lot of fouls and often goes over the line, so got to fancy him for another booking here.

Shaw picked up 8 yellow cards this season including 3 in last 4 games so got to like him for a card here as well.

Hume earned 9 yellow cards this season after receiving 15 and 12 cards in the past two seasons. With the number of fouls he commits, got to fancy him to reach double digits again.

Tappara tied this series up 2-2 after winning the last two games, with the last game going to quadruple overtime. Tappara won 3 titles in the last 4 years, while KooKoo is a first-time finalist, and that disparity in experience is showing as this series drags on. Tappara was similarly 0-2 down in the semifinal series and turned it around with 4 wins in a row, and they have the momentum in this series as well after trailing 0-2, so got to expect them to be at their best in this crucial game 5 and take the series lead with a win in front of their fans.

Last 3 games of this series produced unders after an empty-netter in game 1 of the series pushed the total to a lone over. The last game was yesterday and went to quadruple overtime before Tappara edged it out after 6 hours of fight and 4 scoreless periods after the score was tied 2-2 after two thirds. That game finished half an hour past midnight local Kouvola time, followed by a two-and-a-half-hour trip to Tampere for an immediate turnaround and a huge match today, so got to expect both sides to be a little tired, especially as the game goes on, which should lead to another gritty, low-scoring game and a result in the under.

Crvena Zvezda is 1st with 85 points while Novi Pazar is 5th with 48 points, so the hosts should be winning this one. Crvena Zvezda kept only 1 clean sheet in the last 7 games and they are undefeated with 6 wins and 1 draw in those matches. Novi Pazar is winless in the last 8 games, but they scored in 4 of their last 5. They both scored in 5 of the last 6 H2H meetings which Crvena Zvezda hosted, and Crvena Zvezda have 5 wins and 1 draw in those matches. With the upcoming cup final midweek, got to expect Crvena Zvezda to give a chance to some players who haven't had much playing time. That disruption in cohesion should see them concede again, but they have too much quality which, in the end, should still see them win.

Winterthur produced overs in 4 of their last 5 games in all competitions, while Lausanne produced overs in 10 of their last 11 games in all competitions. They produced overs in all 3 head-to-head meetings this season, so with both scoring well and conceding at a very high rate, simply got to expect another high-scoring contest that should result in another over.

Lommel won the first leg of this tie 3-1 at home after they used their chances better, even though Beerschot Wilrijk was the better side. Beerschot Wilrijk finished the regular season 11 points above Lommel and won both of their head-to-head meetings. Beerschot Wilrijk is undefeated in their last 8 home games with 5 wins and 3 draws with the last of those seeing them advance in the previous round of these playoffs after extra time. On the other side, Lommel is 2-1-3 in their last 6 road games. Beerschot Wilrijk won 6 of their last 7 head-to-head meetings at home. With the visitors advancing even with a minimal loss, simply got to like the hosts to win this one.

Hickey earned 12 yellow cards across last 2 season for Brentford over just 35 games played. He appeared in 19 games this season but with limited playing time and earned just 1 card, as he has been mainly coming off the bench. today he will start and will have to guard semenyo onhis left side that could easily see him get caught out of position once or twice and see him pick up a card.

Kayode earned 7 yellow cards this season. Today he will have a hard time guarding Doku on his right side, which should see him commit some fouls and possibly get booked again.

Eyupspor is 14th with 2 points sitting only 1 point above relegation zone while Rizespor is th with 40 points being safe without chance to reach Europe. Eyupsor is undefeated in last 3 games with 2 wins while Rizespor has only 1 win on last 11 road games and they are winless in last 4 of those games with 3 losses, so got to expect higher motivated hosts that should edge out this one.

Pays d'Aix is very efficient at home, averaging 30.4 goals scored per game in the last 10 home games. Tremblay went over this total in their last 8 games, which averaged a very high 69 total goals per game. Their last two H2H meetings saw totals of 71 and 64 goals, with both sides scoring at least 32 goals in each match. With nothing on the line for either side, got to expect another similar fast-paced game that should go over this total in the end.

Flensburg went over this total in the last 14 games in all comps, which averaged a whopping 69.4 total goals per game as they play at a blazing fast pace with quick and highly efficient attack and not-that-good defense at the other end. Conversely, Lemgo Lippe went over this total in 4 of the last 7 games in all comps, as they usually accept the pace of their opponents. That made their recent H2H matches with Flensburg very fast and high scoring, with the last 4 averaging 64 total goals per game, of which the first one of this season saw 67 total goals in a narrow 34-33 Lemgo home win, so got to expect a similar kind of high-flying game here, with both sides scoring well over 30 goals respectively, which should bring in the over.

Slavia is 1st with 74 points while Sparta is 2nd with 66 points. Slavia can secure the title with a win here, and no doubt they would love to do that against their fierce city rival. Slavia is undefeated at home for the season with 12 wins and 3 draws, while they conceded in 4 of their last 5 wins. On the other side, Sparta is a bit weaker on the road, where they have only 1 win in their last 6 games in all competitions, including 2 losses in their last 3 league road games. Slavia won their last 3 H2H meetings which they hosted, and Sparta scored in all 3 of those losses, so got to like both teams to score here and Slavia to edge it out.

Znicz Pruszkow produced 11 overs in 15 home games this season, while Polonia Bytom produced overs in 7 of their last 10 road games. Znicz Pruszkow has 3 overs in the last 4 games, while Polonia Bytom also has 3 overs in the last 4 games. They produced overs in 2 of the previous 3 H2H meetings, so combined with the hosts needing to go for the win, got to expect an open game with goals that should result in an over.

Wiesberger has been playing really well recently, notching finishes of T14 and T12 in two South African tournaments before a big win came at the Volvo China Open. He followed that up with another solid showing and a T13 finish at the Turkish Airlines Open last week. He ranked 2nd and 6th for Greens in Regulation in his last two outings, and he is one of the few who played here previously, and with some parts of the course not being changed, it should play into his favor, so given how well he has been playing of late, there is nice value backing him to be right in the mix once again.

Chacarra has been playing very well recently, notching a runner-up finish at the Hero Indian Open while defending his title from last year. He was T9 in Mexico at the Tulum Championship on the Korn Ferry Tour before flying across the globe to China, where he was a solid T33 given the circumstances. He followed that up with a decent T18 last week in Turkey, where his putter warmed up, which wasn't really the case in past months, so this week, on home soil with his putter warming up, makes him a solid pick to contend for the victory come Sunday afternoon.

Migliozzi rounded up in some form of late notching a T13 finish at the Volvo China Open before a fantastic T2 finish last week in Turkey with a score of 8 under par, and scores in a similar vicinity should be expected this week on a tricky course outside Barcelona. He led the field in SG Approach, and this week's shorter El Prat course should play into great approach play which could easily see Guido go well again, making him a solid choice to contend for the win.

Moore is having a decent season so far, highlighted by T2 at the Cognizant Classic. He arrives off a very solid T20 at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, where he was paired with Clark. He was T25 here on debut last year with 4 rounds of 69 or better after missing cuts in each of 3 prior events, so he clearly likes it here and could easily be right in the mix for the win.

Schauffele has been playing really well of late, notching finishes of 3rd at The Players Championship, T4 at the Valspar Championship, T9 at Augusta, and T12 at the RBC Heritage. He always plays very well here at Quail Hollow as he notched runner-up finishes in 2023 and 2024 before T11 last year. That speaks volumes about how this course suits him, and he usually takes it up a notch around this time of year, so got to feel like it's time for Xander to win this tournament.