Best Football Games to Bet on Today, September 18: Nottingham Forest vs Burnley, Granada vs Girona

• Nottingham Forest will lock horns with Burnley, who are looking for their first points of the season
• Girona will look to preserve their unbeaten league record against Granada tonight
• Both games draw the curtains on Matchday 5 of the Premier League and La Liga

Are you looking for some intense football action?

Well, Monday’s your lucky day, as we’ve got two mouth-watering games that will whet your sporting appetite.

Nottingham Forest will face Burnley in the Premier League, while Granada will host Girona in La Liga tonight.

Read on below for a quick breakdown of these two important matches.

Nottingham Forest vs. Burnley

Odds: Nottingham Forest 2.18 vs. Burnley 3.5, Draw 3.67; total: 2.5 - view all lines

Nottingham Forest will head to their showdown with Burnley with momentum on their side after recording a shock 1-0 win over Chelsea in their last Premier League match.

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They have now won two of their four league outings this season to climb to 12th place.

They will fancy their chances of recording another victory against Burnley, who have yet to grab a point this season after opening their campaign with three consecutive losses.

Forest have won each of their last four home matches in the English top flight. They will be without Danilo, who injured his hamstring in the win over Chelsea, per the BBC.

Taiwo Awoniyi has been in excellent form for Forest, scoring or assisting in each of their last eight league games.

He will look to extend that streak against Burnley, who have lost all three of their league outings this season at home by an aggregate score of 11-3.

Burnley defeated Nottingham Forest 1-0 in the Carabao Cup weeks ago.

Writer’s Prediction: Nottingham Forest (2.18) record a 2-0 win over Burnley.

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Granada vs. Girona

Odds: Granada 2.75 vs. Girona 2.69, Draw 3.56; total: 2.5 – view all lines

Girona look to continue their hot start in the 2023-24 La Liga season when they face Granada at Nuevo Estadio de Los Cármenes.

They have yet to lose in the league this campaign, recording three wins and one draw in four matches.

They are in elite company as only Real Madrid and Barcelona have yet to lose in the Spanish top flight this season.

Girona will look to extend their winning streak in the league to four matches against Granada, who are currently in 17th place in La Liga with three points.

Granada are coming off a 5-3 loss to Real Sociedad on September 2, per ESPN.

This will be the third meeting between Girona and Granada, with both teams picking up one victory each in their previous two matchups.

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Writer’s Prediction: Girona (2.69) ease past Granada 3-1.

All odds are courtesy of 1XBet.

Messi set for Olympic swansong?

Sports Brief recently reported on Javier Mascherano wanting Messi and Angel Di Maria to beef up his side for the Paris Olympics next year.

The two veterans have lots of international experience, leading Argentina to the 2021 Copa America and 2022 World Cup titles.

They were also part of the Argentina team that captured the gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and Mascherano wants to see them both play in the French capital.

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