A Sunday full of excitement: Accumulator Tips for February 18

Many derbies and tight matches await us this Sunday. In Spain, we will see Madrid’s city derby between David and Goliath, Rayo Vallecano will welcome Real Madrid. Olympic Marseille will travel to Brest to face the most pleasant surprise in French League 1 this season, Brest who are in 5th place with a chance to fight for a spot in the Champions League. In Italy, Milan will face Monza and try to get all 3 points and remain in the title race.

Rayo Vallecano vs Real Madrid (La Liga)

Rayo Vallecano: L-L-L-D-L

Real Madrid: W-W-D-W-W

Nothing is going right for Rayo Vallecano. The players of this team have not seen a victory in the last five matches. Four defeats and a draw have placed them in 15th place in the table and they are four points clear of Celta Vigo who are on the brink of the relegation zone. Real Madrid stabilized the game in the last two months, caught up, and made a difference compared to Girona. They now have 61 points, which is five more than Girona and 7 more than Barcelona. Last year, the matches between Rayo Vallecano and Real Madrid were very tight. This season, Real are a much stronger team than Rayo Vallecano. They finally came in first place and now they must not let the teams from the lower part of the table disturb them in their quest for the championship title. Rayo Vallecano plays better at home than away, but against Real, they will choose defensive tactics. We expect a more efficient game from the guests this time and more than 2.5 goals in the match.

• Bet: Over 2.5 goals

Brest vs Marseille (Ligue 1)

Brest: D-L-D-D-W

Marseille: D-D-L-D-D

Looking to boost their Champions League hopes for next season, Brest hosts Marseille at the Stade Francis Le-Ble in Sunday's Ligue 1 encounter. Brest's run continued with a 1-1 draw away to Clermont last weekend, while Marseille shared the spoils recently with Shakhtar in the Europa League (2-2). While Girona's pushing for the La Liga title and Bayer Leverkusen's bid for Bundesliga glory have grabbed the vast majority of Europe's headlines this season, Brest are slowly but surely setting the standard in Ligue 1, where next season's Champions League spot is within reach. The last 5 meetings between these two teams were played in Ligue 1, and the ratio was completely even. Both teams have 2 wins each, while the remaining match ended in a draw. The last meeting between them won Marseille 2-0, and it was played at the end of August last year in Marseille. Roy's men may have lost their winning touch in recent weeks, but they have been incredibly good at home this season and should be good enough for at least a point against Gattuso's men, who could be lucky if they come to a draw. We think that both teams will score in this match, as they are struggling with their defenses recently.

• Bet: BTTS

Monza vs Milan (Serie A)

Monza: D-D-W-L-L

Milan: W-W-W-D-W

On Sunday evening, Monza will welcome Milan to their stadium. Monza have been playing somewhat uninteresting football lately. They hardly create opportunities to score, so the last two matches ended without a goal. They are in 11th place and have only one win in their last five matches. Milan have two points less than Juventus and eleven points less than the leader Inter. They have four wins and one draw in their last five matches and with a win they can get into second place after this round. Monza are an unpleasant team and their poor results can be deceiving. They score but also concede a few goals. They play solid football. Milan are the better team, and they are in a position where they have to beat the teams from the lower part of the table if they want to get closer to their eternal rival Inter. They are in good form, so we give them the role of favorites in this match and expect them to win.

• Bet: W2