TAB WEEKEND SOCCER HIGHLIGHTS: 16 – 18 OCTOBER 2026
CHANCES APLENTY TO LAND A BIG PAYOUT
Opportunities abound for TAB football customers to score a big win this weekend and the best of them are cash-added Soccer 10 bets this Friday and Saturday, and Sunday’s R2-million carryover Soccer 13 which is set to total R6 million. Plus there’s a guaranteed R16-million pot in the event of one outright winner of Saturday’s Soccer 13, as well as three other carryover pools.
SOCCER 10 SET TO DELIVER A BIG PAYOUT
Tonight’s cash-boosted Soccer 10 is challenging and it looks pretty nigh certain that the pool will deliver a substantial payout. All the games look likely to be closely contested and opting for draws in most may be the best play, although it may pay to gamble on home wins for Heerenveen and Frosinone.
Several Saturday matches look easier to predict. Orlando Pirates never really hit top gear against Sundowns in last weekend’s MTN8 final in Durban, but they should get back to winning ways in an away African Champions League clash with Namibian outfit African Stars.
There are five English Premier League matches on the menu and they look competitive with the exception of the Manchester City-Ipswich clash. Ipswich have done better than expected in their return to the top flight, winning three of six league games this season, but look set to battle against City.
The EPL log-leaders were cleaned up by PSG in a Champions League clash midweek, going down 4-2 after being 3-0 behind little more than 30 minutes into the contest.
But they played better than the bare result suggests and their cause was not helped by goalie Gianluigi Donnarumma, who should have saved one if not two of the goals they conceded.
It could also pay to count on a Brentford to win at home against Liverpool who have not looked convincing this season. Brentford have made a flying start to the new campaign with four draws and two wins, including a 3-0 demolition of Chelsea.
In the English Championship on Saturday home wins for all of Norwich, Southampton, West Brom and especially Wrexham look on the cards.
LEEDS MAY ADD TO MANCHESTER UNITED’S WOES
Sunday’s top bankers are an away win for Arsenal and a home victory for Bayer Leverkusen – and Leeds United will fancy their chances of adding to Manchester United’s woes when the Red Devils come to visit.
Michael Carrick’s United side have started the new campaign in dismal fashion. Carrick certainly earned his new two-year contract after taking over in January and turning United’s fortunes around. But with United winning just one of their first six EPL matches, losing at home to Brighton in the third round of the Carabao Cup and then being put to the sword by Atletico midweek, the pressure is mounting on the former England and United midfielder.
A visit to Leeds in a game with plenty of history represents a chance for United to halt the slide, but Daniel Farke’s side have made a good start to the season and will be confident of sinking United.
Leeds lost 2-1 to Arsenal in the league last weekend, but they gave the Gunners a big scare and that was their first loss in the EPL this season. And Farke’s side have yet to lose at Elland Road, drawing with Brentford and Crystal Palace, either side of thumping Newcastle 4-1.
MATCH PREVIEWS FOR R150,000-ADDED SOCCER 10 POOLS
Friday 16 October – S10 V3
M1 FC Annecy vs Nancy: Bumper Friday night Soccer 10 with a R150,000 add-in bonus from TAB. Annecy are on a two-game winning streak and Nancy have won four of last seven. Teams level on 13 points in fifth and sixth in French Ligue 2. Last meeting ended 1-1 in July.
M2 Grenoble Foot vs Boulogne: Grenoble winless in last three games and Boulogne winless in last 10. Grenoble 14th with eight points, two more than Boulogne in 16th. Last meeting ended 0-0.
M3 Laval vs Clermont Foot: Laval have lost four of last six and Clermont are winless in last 10. Both battling and Clermont are 17th with six points, one point and one place ahead of Laval. Clermont won last meeting 4-1 in January and lead head-to-head tally five wins to one with nine draws in 15 meetings.
M4 Heerenveen vs SBV Excelsior: Heerenveen winless in six of last seven and Excelsior winless in last four. Excelsior are ninth with 11 points, two more than Heerenveen, who won last meeting 2-1 away in March.
M5 Eintracht Frankfurt vs FC Koln: Frankfurt, 14th in Bundesliga with five points, host Koln who are 10th with seven points. Last meeting ended 2-2 with Koln leading the head-to-head tally five wins to four over last 15 meetings.
M6 Leganes vs Cordoba: Leganes have lost three straight and Cordoba have lost seven of their last 10. Leganes are 16th in LaLiga2 with 11points, two more than Cordoba in 18th. Cordoba did win last meeting 2-1 and have five wins to four by Leganes in last 14 meetings.
M7 Le Mans vs Toulouse: Le Mans winless in nine of last 10 games and Toulouse winless in eight of last nine. Both level on six points in Ligue 1.
M8 Frosinone vs Sassuolo: Frosinone have won five of last nine games and are ninth in Serie A with 10 points. Sassuolo are 11th with eight points and are winless in seven of their last 10. Last meeting ended 1-1 but in last 15 clashes Sassuolo lead with eight wins to Frosinone’s two.
M9 Burnley vs Wolverhampton: English Championship clash. Wolves have won five of last 10 games and Burnley got back on the winning path with a 4-0 victory over Watford last weekend before drawing midweek. Wolves are 10th with 14 points, six ahead of Burnley in 21st, and have played a game less. Last meeting ended 1-1.
M10 Deportivo La Coruna vs Levante: Both winless in last four games and Deportivo are eighth in LaLiga with 10 points, four more than Levante in 17th. Head-to-head Deportivo have six wins to Levante’s five in last 15 meetings.
Saturday 17 October – S10 V2
M1 African Stars vs Orlando Pirates: This R150,000-added pools kicks off with a CAF Champions League clash between PSL champs Orlando Pirates and Namibian outfit African Stars. They last met eight years ago when Pirates won 1-0 away. Pirates lost 2-0 to Sundowns in the MTN8 final last weekend but should get back on the winning trail here.
M2 Red Arrows vs Kaizer Chiefs: CAF Confederation Cup match at Levy Mwanawasa Stadium. Zambian hosts are unbeaten in last seven games across all competitions, while Chiefs are unbeaten in last seven PSL matches. Both drew 0-0 last time. Have not met before.
M3 Chippa United vs Kruger United: Chippa unbeaten in last four games and ninth in Betway Premiership with eight points. Kruger have lost six of last eight and have four points less in 13th.
M4 Golden Arrows vs Milford: Arrows are winless in last four games and Milford are unbeaten in last three league fixtures. Milford are fifth on log with 12 points, four more than Arrows in eighth.
M5 Brentford vs Liverpool: Brentford are unbeaten in all six English Premier League games this season and Liverpool suffered their first league defeat last Sunday. Brentford fourth on log with 10 points, one more than Liverpool in ninth. Last meeting ended 1-1.
M6 Fulham vs Hull City: The visitors are have lost only once in the league this season and are eighth, seven points ahead of Fulham in 20th. Fulham won last meeting 2-0 away in FA Cup three years ago.
M7 Manchester City vs Ipswich Town: EPL log-leaders City were put in their place by PSG in a Champions League clash midweek, but the opposition is much less formidable here. City had won eight games in a row previously and are nine points ahead of Ipswich in the table. City won last meeting 6-0 away.
M8 Sekhukhune United vs Marumo Gallants: Sekhukhune unbeaten in last three games and sixth in table with 11 points. Gallants winless in last nine and are 16th with two points. Last meeting ended 1-1.
M9 Newcastle United vs Aston Villa: Newcastle have won four of last seven games but were trounced 4-1 by Coventry on Monday. Villa are unbeaten in last five. Newcastle are 11th in EPL with eight points, three ahead of Villa.
M10 Real Betis vs Barcelona: Betis have won six of eight LaLiga games this season but are third and five points behind log-leaders Barcelona, who are on a 10-game winning streak.