TAB WEEKEND SOCCER HIGHLIGHTS: 6 – 8 NOV 2026
MEGA POOLS GALORE ON MUST-PLAY WEEKEND
Mega Soccer 13 pools on Saturday and Sunday coupled with R200,000-added Soccer 10 bets Friday through Sunday make this a must-play weekend for TAB football customers, especially given that next weekend forms part of the international window from 9 to 17 November.
EVERTON MAY HAVE THE EDGE OVER COVENTRY
The big-money action kicks off tonight with a R200,000-added Soccer 10 that could yield a total pool of as much as R2.5 million. The matches comprise an entertaining array of games ranging from the English Premier League (EPL) encounter between Everton and Coventry to the FA Cup clash between sixth-tier between Oxford City and Leicester, currently 10th in League One.
Coventry have started to get their act together and have three victories form their last five EPL games, but like Everton they are not overly adept at scoring and could battle to find the net tonight. Plus Coventry’s defence has leaked 16 goals in nine league games this season and the most likely result here is a narrow victory for David Moyes’ outfit.
Leicester should secure an away win on their visit to Oxford, while Standard Liege and Sevilla look fair bets to win at home.
A guaranteed R22-million all-13-correct Soccer 13 jackpot pool will be top of many football punters’ shopping list on Saturday. The 13 matches are a mix of EPL, Championship and FA Cup games, and home victories for reigning champs Arsenal and Fulham look banker bets, while Manchester City could find the going tougher at Notts Forest than many expect. Much will depend on how Forest players react to coach Oliver Glasner’s scathing comments last weekend’s 2-0 defeat at Brentford.
In the Championship Southampton and Middlesbrough should be up to winning away at bottom-of-log Preston and Watford respectively.
BUMPER CARRYOVER SOCCER 13 ON SUNDAY
Sunday’s Soccer 13 sports a R2.3-million carryover that should generate an all-13-correct pool of some R7 million. Potential bankers to win here are Liverpool, Chelsea, Brighton, Celta Vigo and Hacken.
Locally, three Carling Knockout Cup quarter-finals and the CAF Super Cup final, in which Sundowns take on last season’s CAF Federation victors USM Alger at Loftus Versfeld.
Pirates and Sekhukhune square up in Orlando tomorrow in the first of the weekend’s CKC matches. The game is M1 in the R200,000-added Soccer 10 and Pirates should beat Sekhukhune for the fourth time running this term. Other banker bets to win are Torino, Arsenal and Fulham.
The Chiefs-Siwelele game is included in Sunday’s R200,000-boosted Soccer 10 and here the recommended bankers are wins by Sundowns, Brighton, Liverpool and Chelsea.
MATCH PREVIEWS OF R200,000-ADDED SOCCER 10 POOLS
Friday 6 November – S10 V3
M1 Ascoli vs Palermo: First of three R200,000-added Soccer 10 bets through the weekend and you can bank on a total pool of some R2.5 million here. Palermo lead Serie B, seven points ahead of third-placed Ascoli. Palermo unbeaten in last 10 games and Ascoli in last six.
M2 Bristol Rovers vs Cambridge United: FA Cup clash. League Two club Rovers winless in last seven games and Cambridge winless in last four League One fixtures. Cambridge won last meeting 3-1 in February.
M3 Hamburger SV vs Borussia M’gladbach: Hamburg on a three-game losing streak and M’gladbach unbeaten in last three. Hamburg are 15th in Bundesliga with nine points, five more than last-placed M’gladbach. Last meeting ended 0-0 in January.
M4 Standard Liege vs SK Beveren: Liege have lost five of last seven games and are ninth in Belgium’s premier division with 12 points, two more than Beveren, who have lost five of last nine. Liege won last meeting 2-1 away.
M5 Oxford City vs Leicester City: FA Cup. Oxford have won six of their last nine games in the National League North and League One outfit Leicester have been victorious in five of their last 10 games.
M6 Toulouse vs Strasbourg: Toulouse winless in eight of last 10 games, while Strasbourg have lost four of last five. Level on 10 points apiece in 12th and 13th in Ligue 1. Toulouse won last meeting 2-1 away, but in last 15 clashes Strasbourg lead eight wins to three.
M7 Venezia vs Udinese: Venezia have lost nine of last 10 games and Udinese are winless in last nine. Udinese 19th in Serie A with five points, two more than Venezia in 20th. Udinese won last meeting 2-1 in Coppa Italia.
M8 Derby County vs Bolton Wanderers: Derby winless in last nine games and 23rd in Championship with seven points. Bolton have lost six of last 10 and are 16th with 17 points. Derby won last meeting 1-0 but that was two years ago.
M9 Everton vs Coventry City: Everton are on a two-game winning streak and are seventh in EPL with 13 points. Coventry have lost six of last nine and are 16th with nine points.
M10 Sevilla vs Deportivo Alaves: Sevilla are sixth in LaLiga with 17 points, five more than Alaves in 11th. Sevilla have lost four of last seven games and Alaves are winless in last seven league matches. Last meeting ended 1-1. In last 15 clashers Sevilla have six wins to four by Alaves.
Saturday 7 November – S10 V2
M1 Orlando Pirates vs Sekhukhune United: Carling Cup quarter-final kicks off this R200,000-added pool that should top R2 million. Pirates are on a five-game winning streak and Sekhukhune have won three of last four. Pirates won last meeting 3-0 and lead head-to-head record nine wins to four over last five years.
M2 Cagliari vs Frosinone: Serie A clash. Cagliari on a four-game losing streak and Frosinone unbeaten in last four. Frosinone sixth on log with 20 points, seven ahead of Cagliari in 12th. Cagliari won last meeting in cup 4-1.
M3 Torino vs U.S Lecce: Only four points separate them in Serie A with Torino 10th and Lecce 14th. Torino have won three of last five league games, whereas Lecce have lost four of last five. Torino won last meeting 1-0, their seventh success in last 15 meetings to Lecce’s five wins.
M4 SC Paderborn vs Eintracht Frankfurt: Paderborn winless in seven of last 10, whereas Frankfurt are on a two-game winning streak. Frankfurt eighth in Bundesliga with 11 points, two ahead of Paderborn in 14th.
M5 Arsenal vs Hull City: Reigning EPL champs Arsenal unbeaten in last eight games, while newly promoted Hull are winless in last eight. Arsenal top the log with 24 points, 13 more than Hull in 10th.
M6 Blackburn Rovers vs West Ham United: Blackburn have won four of last seven games, while West Ham on two-game losing streak and fired their coach after last weekend’s loss to West Brom. West Ham are eighth in the Championship with 22 points, four ahead of Blackburn in 13th.
M7 Fulham vs Newcastle United: Fulham unbeaten in seven of last 10, while Newcastle have lost four of last six. Newcastle 12th with 11 points, two ahead of Fulham in 15th. Fulham won last meeting 2-0.
M8 Westerlo vs Sporting Charleroi: The visitors have won eight of last 10 games and are fourth in Belgium’s Jupiler Pro, 10 points ahead of Westerlo, who have won five of last seven but were trounced by Anderlecht last time. Charleroi won last meeting 5-2.
M9 Espanyol vs Deportivo La Coruna: Espanyol have lost five of last seven matches, while Coruna are seeking a hat-trick of wins. Coruna are eighth in LaLiga with 14 points, three more than Espanyol in 14th.
M10 Goztepe SK vs Istanbul Basaksehir: Turkish Super Lig. Goztepe on four-game winning streak and ninth on log with 15 points, one ahead of Basaksehir who have won three of last five. Basaksehir won last meeting 2-1 in March.
Sunday 8 November – S10 V1
M1 Elche vs Real Betis: Here’s a great Soccer 10 to brighten your Sunday and it kicks off with a R200,000 cash injection from TAB. Betis fourth in LaLiga after winning seven of last 10 games and 13 points clear of Elche, winless in seven of last 10. Betis won last meeting 2-1 in May.
M2 Kaizer Chiefs vs Siwelele FC: Carling Knockout quarter-final. Chiefs unbeaten in eight of last 10 games, while Siwelele have lost five of last nine league matches. Chiefs won last meeting 3-2.
M3 Mamelodi Sundowns vs USM Alger: CAF Super Cup final. Sundowns unbeaten in last 10 games and Alger have won seven of last 10. Sundowns should be tough to beat at home.
M4 Twente vs Ajax Amsterdam: Both in hot form. Ajax have won last four matches and Twente their last three. Ajax second in Dutch Eredivisie and just one point ahead of fourth-placed Twente after 11 games. Twente won last clash between the two 2-1 away in April, but in last 15 encounters Ajax lead eight wins to four.
M5 AC Monza vs Atalanta: Monza on a three-game losing streak and 18th in Serie A with seven points, four less than Atalanta, who are winless in last five games. Atalanta won last meeting 2-1 away and in last 12 clashes have 10 wins to Monza’s one.
M6 Brighton vs Brentford: Both teams are flying high. Brighton have won seven of last 10 games and are third in EPL with 19 points, five ahead of sixth-placed Brentford, winner of seven of last 10. Brighton won last meeting 2-0 away.
M7 Crystal Palace vs Liverpool: Liverpool are fifth with 15 points, eight ahead of 18th-placed Palace. Liverpool have won six of their last 10 games, whereas Palace have lost five of their last eight. Liverpool won last meeting 3-1.
M8 Genoa vs AC Milan: Genoa are on a three-game winning streak, but 11th in Serie A with 13 points, eight behind Milan in fifth. Milan won last meeting 2-1 away, their 10th victory in last 15 clashes
M9 Ipswich Town vs Bournemouth: Ipswich winless in last three games, while Bournemouth on a six-game winning streak. Bournemouth eighth in EPL and one point ahead of Ipswich after nine games.
M10 Sunderland vs Chelsea: The visitors are fourth in EPL with 16 points, 11 more than Sunderland in 20th. Sunderland have won last two meetings with Chelsea, but have won only one of nine league matches this term.