Blackburn Rovers

Rovers manager Steve Kean will still be ruing his side’s 1-1 draw with Ipswich Town at Portman Road last weekend, after they conceded a late own goal to give the Tractor Boys a share of the spoils.

Looking at the starting line-up, Blackburn (10/1 Championship outright) have been able to keep hold of most of their squad from the Premier League last term and with the likes of Nuno Gomez and Danny Murphy in their ranks, Kean has made some shrewd signings, with plenty of experience in the transfer window.

As for Hull, they made a promising start under manager Steve Bruce on home turf, with a 1-0 victory over a much fancied Brighton outfit.

The Tigers did have to wait till just five minutes from time before Jay Simpson scored his first goal in 16 months for the East Yorkshire club and they would need to create many more chances against Rovers, if they are to get anything out of the game at Ewood Park.

It might not be the most friendly of atmospheres in this battle of the Roses clash but Blackburn should have the quality to edge out the Tigers.

Just down the road Bolton Wanderers will be in action for their first home outing of the Championship campaign when they take on Derby County (Bolton 8/11, draw 5/2, Derby 4/1 – Match Betting).

The Trotters, who are fancied as the favourites to win the Championship title this season, were brought down to earth last weekend when they were convincingly beaten by Lancashire rivals Burnley 2-0 at Turf Moor.

Manager Owen Coyle has plenty of experience in the Championship having previously managed Burnley and he will be eager to get Bolton’s first points on the board at the Reebok Stadium.

Derby have goals in them but what has been worrying for boss Nigel Clough is the goals that have been leaked at the back.

Comfortable leads over Scunthorpe United and Sheffield Wednesday in the Capital One Cup and the Championship have been squandered and Bolton (7/1 Championship outright) could record a convincing win, if the likes of Kevin Davies and Marvin Sordell are firing on all cylinders.

As for Burnley they will be hoping to build on that dream start to the season when they travel to the North East to face Middlesbrough (Middlesbrough 11/10, draw 12/5, Burnley 12/5 – Match Betting).

The combination of Charlie Austin and Martin Paterson looks like it could be a fine partnership in the Championship this term and Boro will have to be on their guard, having already tasted defeat at Barnsley last weekend.

Middlesbrough (25/1 Championship outright) have brought in Chelsea midfielder Josh McEachran on loan to strengthen their options in the middle of the park and he is set to make his debut on Tuesday night.

Burnley have gone somewhat under the radar in the build-up to the campaign and they look like they should be able to secure a draw at the Riverside, against a Boro side who have not had the best of records on home soil in recent seasons.

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Lille v Inter Milan

It’s fair to say that since Jose Mourinho left the San Siro things have rapidly gone downhill for the 2010 champions. Saturday’s 2-1 defeat to Catania leaves them one place outside the relegation zone in Serie A, with current boss Claudio Ranieri facing a massive challenge to get things back on track. The distraction of a Champions League game might be just what they need and Ranieri will hope they can produce a repeat performance of the one which saw them win 3-2 at CSKA Moscow on their last European outing.

French champions Lille will certainly pose a stiff test but with Inter priced at 11/5 for the win, it is tough to ignore such an inviting offer. Inter will have Wesley Sneijder back for the game to add to what is a squad already full of quality. Lille have so far picked up two points from their opening two matches and might be struggling to cope with the demand of playing twice a week given their small, but talented, squad. If you aren’t feeling brave enough to back Inter the draw is 23/10, while Lille are 5/4.

Real Madrid v Lyon

Having worked his magic at Inter, Mourinho is currently turning Real Madrid’s squad of superstars into a force to be reckoned with. Setting aside a shock defeat to Levante – Real have looked good, maybe even good enough to challenge the might of Barcelona this year. Mourinho has got Kaka back to somewhere near his best, while in Karim Benzema and Gonzalo Higuain he has two of the hottest strikers in Europe. Higuain made it back-to-back hat-tricks at the weekend, while Benzema will be keen to make an impression against his former club.

Lyon aren’t the side they once were, when winning Ligue 1 titles came as easy to them as breathing, and could be in for a tough night at the Bernabeu. With Real at the short price of 2/9 you might want to look towards a scorecast, with Higuain to score first and Real to win 3-0 priced at 22/1.

Napoli v Bayern Munich

These two teams have enjoyed good starts to their Champions League campaigns and whoever comes out on top in their back-to-back matches, is likely to go on and top the group. The Italians might have slipped up against Parma at the weekend but they are a tough nut to crack at home, avoiding defeat in their last nine European matches at the San Paolo.

Bayern have perhaps been the most impressive side in Europe so far this year, their wins against Manchester City and Villarreal coming at a canter. In Mario Gomez they also have a striker who could score with his eyes closed it seems, the German banging in 10 in eight games so far. Bayern will go in search of the win but will be happy with a point, a result you can back at 12/5, with the Germans evens and Napoli 11/4.

Elsewhere on Tuesday there should be a straight forward homes win for AC Milan against BATE Borisov, while CSKA Moscow will hope to get their first win against Trabzonspor. Ajax will hope they can keep their hopes of qualification alive with a win at Dinamo Zagreb, while Benfica could sneak a win at Basel.

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