Football accumulator tips: Today's best free acca bets

Manchester City welcome Brentford to the Etihad Stadium while Liverpool will be looking to continue their historic run over Nottingham Forest at Anfield.

Elsewhere, Brighton will be looking to continue their tremendous start to the season against Ipswich, Crystal Palace will square off with Leicester and Fulham host West Ham in a London derby.

Here is a five-fold 6/1 acca ahead of a busy Saturday 3pm line-up.

 

Saturday's acca

Brighton to beat Ipswich (2/5)

Crystal Palace vs Leicester City – both teams to score (5/6)

Fulham draw no bet vs West Ham (8/11)

Liverpool to beat Nottingham Forest (2/9)

Man City to beat Brentfor (2/11) 

 

Brighton vs Ipswich

Brighton are making the Premier League look easy after picking up seven points from their opening three games and giving Arsenal their first slip-up.

The Seagulls are flying and it's hard to see how Ipswich can turn them over – especially on the south coast. Back Brighton to get the win.

 

Crystal Palace vs Leicester

This isn’t exactly a classic in the making but Crystal Palace against Leicester City has goal potential.

The two teams have scored in five of their combined six fixtures so far this season. This bet has also landed in five of the previous six head-to-head meetings.

 

Fulham vs West Ham

There’s a London derby on the cards as Fulham and West Ham square off at Craven Cottage.

Fulham did the season double over the Irons last season, winning 7-0 on aggregate. Their start to the current season has also been somewhat promising.

With that in mind, we’re backing Fulham in the draw no bet market.

 

Liverpool vs Nottingham Forest

Arne Slot must be pinching himself after getting off to a perfect start as new Liverpool boss.

Three games, three wins, seven goals scored, none conceded and a win over Man Utd away at Old Trafford – it doesn’t get much better.

Forest haven’t tasted victory at Anfield since 1978 and we don’t expect that to change this weekend. Liverpool to win is the way to go.

 

Man City vs Brentford

Manchester City kicked off the season with three straight victories as they bid for a potential fifth straight title.

Interestingly Brentford have won two of their last four against Man City but let’s face it, the Citizens will be hard to stop during their early season flow. Pep Guardiola’s men are the ones to back in this one.
 

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Acca FAQs

 

What is an acca?

An ‘acca’ is a short term for the word ‘accumulator’, which is hard to spell and takes up a lot of space to write.

The acca is a bet consisting of several different selections which form one bet.

Four or more selections make up an acca, and some bookmakers may even offer as many as 20 selections in total.

The more selections you add to the acca the more your chances of success decrease, but the odds will get bigger.

To win an acca, you need each of your selections to be successful. For example, all five horses picked for a five-fold acca would need to win for you to claim your winnings, unless you have made your bet each-way.

What is an each-way acca?

Each-way accas are mostly used in horse racing

An each-way accumulator is two separate bets, one bet for your selections to win, the other to finish in the places.

For example, if you placed a £5 each-way acca your stake would be £10.

The bet is lost if one of your selections fails to win or place.

 

Why bet with an acca?

You can group multiple bets, of varying prices, together to enhance your odds. A small stake could earn a large profit.

 

What is a fold in an acca?

Fold refers to a leg of your acca, for example, a six-fold acca is six separate selections to form one acca bet. 

What is acca insurance?

If your bookmaker offers acca insurance, your stake could be returned to you as a free bet if one leg of acca fails.

What are the benefits of an acca?

 

Larger odds:

Bookies multiply the odds of each selection you add to your slip. So even if you place just a pound on a multiple-legged acca you could get a very generous price.

 

Variety:

You can select several favourites in your acca, or mix long shots with favourites. The choice is yours.

 

Multiple sports:

You can pick selections across a number of different sports or just one event like a football match or one horse racing meeting.

Small stakes can yield big profits.

 

Acca insurance:

Your stake could be returned to you as a free bet if one leg of acca fails.

 

Cash out:

Some bookies will offer the chance to cash out during the event

What are the negatives of an acca?

- The bigger the odds of your acca your chances of success reduce

- One failed leg can ruin an acca

- Cash out isn't always available. You are at the mercy of the bookie with a cash out, they could block the cash out option during the event

How to calculate your winnings in an acca?

Multiply the odds of your selections to find out your acca odds.

It’s a very simple formula but probably easier to work out if you change your odds into decimals.

Example for a four-legged acca: 2.10 x 3.00 x 1.57 x 2.66 = 26.31 

A £10 stake would return £263.10p

Can I place an acca on any sport?

Yes, horse racing and football are the most common. But tennis, cricket and darts accas are gaining in popularity.

For example on one single Saturday, you could add a football match, a horse race, a grand prix and a tennis final to your acca.

 

READ MORE: What is an accumulator or acca bet?

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