Two teams off to bright starts in the English Football League and Bayern Munich’s enticing clash with Leipzig feature in today’s tip.
Stockport County vs Bromley in League One, Salford City are at home to Crawley Town in League Two and the Bundesliga the holders face opponents two points behind them.
All odds are from bet365 and are correct as of 09:30 BST on Saturday 17 October.
Stockport County vs Bromley – Home Win @ 1/4
Third in League 1Stockport’s 3-1 win over Barnsley last Saturday was the Hatters’ second successive home win.
Apart from Reading’s 22 goals, County’s total of 20 is two more than any other team in the division, while no team has conceded more than the 20 dispatched by Bromley.
Bottom-four Bromley have taken a point from their last three away games and conceded four in two games on their travels since a 7-2 defeat at Sheffield Wednesday.
Salford City vs Crawley Town – Home win on 11/4
They have only prevailed in each of them by one goal, however Salford they are on a four-game winning streak at home which has helped them lead League Two.
Conversely, Crawley have one win from their opening eight league games and are two points behind, three from safety.
Town came from 2-0 down to draw 2-2 at home to Chesterfield last Saturday and had lost their previous three league games, including two away defeats.
Bayern Munich vs Leipzig – Under 4.5 Goals @ Evens
There have been six goals in each of the last four Bundesliga meetings between Bayern and Leipzig, but the visitors could make it tighter this edition.
While top three Freiburg, Dortmund and Bayern have the best defensive records with four goals conceded each, Leipzig have conceded just five to give Martin Demichelis’ side the next best total in that regard.
Leipzig have lost their last three away games in all competitions but have kept clean sheets in home wins over Frankfurt and PSV over the past week.
Our three-stage account for October 17, 2026:
Stockport vs Bromley – Home win
Salford vs Crawley – Home win
Bayern vs Leipzig – Under 4.5 goals
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