Weekend football acca: Goals at Burnley and wins for Coventry, Wigan and Gillingham

Vincent Kompany
Rhys Tovey, who runs his AGF football service on Tipstrr, picks his best bets from each of the top four English divisions.
Last weekend's acca was rumbling along quite nicely until a goalless draw at Portsmouth saw the selection just fall at the final hurdle. We go again.
Burnley vs Aston Villa (Premier League) - Both Teams to Score
Aston Villa travel to Burnley on Sunday having played the first leg of their UEFA Conference League playoff against Hibernian on Wednesday.
It was a very easy game for Villa, winning 5-0, but they started with a very strong side, having made only one change to the team that started against Everton.
Even though it's early in the season, Villa have now played three competitive matches since Burnley last played, using the same players each time, so the Clarets should be coming into this one far fresher than their opponents.
Burnley were excellent at home last season, losing just one game and scoring 49 goals. Their only game so far this season was against Manchester City, so they'll have looked at this fixture as a great opportunity to get their season up and running.
I expect Burnley to score in this one, particularly when you factor in how awful Villa's defence looked at Newcastle after Tyrone Mings' injury (cleansheets against Everton and Hibernian don't mean too much as both are very poor sides currently).
I'm also backing Villa to score as they're still a quality side, scoring in all but two of Unai Emery's thirty games in charge.
This fixture has also seen both teams score in the last ten meetings at Turf Moor, making the 4/6 odds look too tempting not to back.
Coventry to beat Sunderland (Championship)
Coventry come into this game having picked up four points from their opening three games.
They were unfortunate to lose their opening game away at Leicester, having accumulated more xG than the hosts, and followed that performance up with a resounding 3-0 home win over Middlesbrough and a respectable draw away at Swansea.
They're coming up against a Sunderland side who have picked up three points from their three games. An opening day defeat at home to newly promoted Ipswich was followed up by a 2-1 loss at Preston.
They did pick up their first points of the season last time out, beating a weak Rotherham side 2-1 at home.
Both these sides made the play-offs last year but, based on performances so far, Coventry look far more capable to be challenging towards the top than Sunderland do.
Sunderland currently have a bit of an injury crisis, with no fit number nine, opting for Bradley Dack up front against Rotherham. They also have a very poor record at Coventry, with no wins from their last ten visits.
It's tough to see Sunderland having much joy in this one, so Coventry at just above evens looks like a good bet.
Wigan to beat Barnsley (League One)
If it weren't for their eight point deduction, Wigan would be sitting top of the league right now.
They've picked up ten points from a possible twelve and won away at both of the pre-season favourites for promotion, Derby County and Bolton Wanderers.
It looked like Barnsley were geared up for another promotion push, despite losing manager Michael Duff to Swansea, after starting the season on fire by thrashing Port Vale 7-0.
However, things have not gone to plan for them since, picking up just one point from the previous three games.
Back-to-back home defeats have soured the mood at Oakwell and a trip to the DW Stadium to face the most in form team in the league is a daunting prospect.
Wigan's odds of 6/5 look far bigger than expected, it wouldn't be a surprise if they're odds on by kick off.
Gillingham to beat Colchester (League Two)
On paper, this one feels like a no brainer. Gillingham have started the season with four victories from four, each one finishing 1-0. They also managed a fantastic 3-1 win over Southampton in the EFL Cup, a team that was playing three divisions above them last season.
They're hosting a Colchester side who have yet to pick up any points in their three games and sit rock bottom of the table. They've also conceded the third highest xG, despite playing a game less than every other side (bar Swindon).
As I said, on paper everything points to a Gillingham win, but games aren't won on paper and Gillingham will still need to be on their game to beat Colchester, who showed against MK Dons they do have some quality having been leading 2-1 in the 89th minute.
Odds of 4/5 for a home win look too good to avoid though.
Weekend acca selections:
Acca odds at time of writing : 12.55/1
All prices provided by
Planet Sport Bet
and could be subject to change
These tips were provided by Rhys Tovey, who runs his
AGF football service on
Tipstrr
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