Best football picks for Wednesday, Champions League qualifiers in focus: Accumulator Tips for July 16, 2025

The best football bets for Wednesday are the matches in the Champions League and Scottish League Cup qualifiers, where Linfield, Shelbourne, Kilmarnock, and Livingston are playing. Nothing less interesting will be in the Brazilian Serie A, where Palmeiras will welcome Mirassol. We have highlighted the valuable bets after a detailed analysis of all the available offers.

Linfield vs Shelbourne

Linfield will welcome Shelbourne at Windsor Park in Belfast on 16 July 2025 in the second leg of their Champions League qualifier. Having narrowly lost 1-0 in the first leg, Linfield must come from behind to progress. Both teams boast solid defenses and expect a tough, low-scoring game. The most likely outcome is the under 2.5 goal bet. This qualifier is of great importance to both clubs, although the more realistic goal is to qualify for the Conference League group stage. The first leg in Dublin went to Shelbourne, who now have a slight advantage going into the second leg in Belfast. Linfield have played four matches this summer. They have won two friendlies, while they were beaten on penalties by Dungannon in the Charity Shield and failed to score in the first leg against Shelbourne. The team have shown solid defense (only two goals conceded in all matches), but the problems in attack are obvious, especially against stronger rivals. On the other hand, Shelbourne are not playing at the level of last season when they won their 14th Premier Division title. After 25 rounds of the current season, they are in fifth place, 14 points behind the leading Shamrock Rovers. However, Joey O'Brien's team have not known defeat for four matches in a row, which further strengthens their confidence before the second leg. Both teams play cautiously and are organized in defense. Linfield has only conceded two goals in four matches, while Shelbourne have capitulated five times in the last six matches. After a close first match, another match without many chances and goals is expected. A bet on under 2.5 goals is the most logical choice.

🔖 Linfield Confirmed lineup (4-3-3):

Johns - Orr, East, Hall, McCullough - Archer, Mulgrew, McGee - Millar, Fitzpatrick, Morrison

👤 Head Coach: David Healy

🔖 Shelbourne Confirmed lineup (4-4-2):

Kearns - Caffrey, Barrett, Ledwidge, Wilson - Wood, Coyle, Lunney, McInroy - Odubeko, Boyd

👤 Head Coach: Joey O’Brien 

• Bet on: Under 2.5 goals

Kilmarnock vs Livingstone

Kilmarnock and Livingston enter the match with confidence after both teams won in the first round of the League Cup. The home team celebrated 2-0 away against Brora Rangers, while Livingston defeated East Fife 2-1, also away. However, the most impressive is Livingston's series of matches with goals at both ends - in the last six matches, including friendly matches, all ended with both teams scoring at least one goal each. Although Kilmarnock are not so consistent in this segment, it should be noted that they have conceded at least one goal in four of their last seven home matches. They will face a team that is full of confidence after returning to the Premiership and a series of five consecutive away wins. The away team is showing exceptional efficiency on the road, and Kilmarnock must play openly in front of their fans in a match like this. Therefore, a bet on a goal seems like a logical choice in a match that promises offensive football from both sides.

🔖 Kilmarnock Confirmed lineup (4-4-2):

Beach - Brannan, Deas, Mayo, Stanger - Tiffoney, Lyons, Brandon, McKenzie - Anderson, Kiltie

👤 Head Coach: Stuart Kettlewell

🔖 Livingstone Confirmed lineup (4-3-3):

Prior - Finlayson, McGowan, Wilson, Montano - Pittman, Sylla, Tait - Smith, Muirhead, McLennan

👤 Head Coach: David Martindale

• Bet on: BTTS

Palmeiras vs Mirassol

Palmeiras left a very good impression at the recently concluded Club World Cup, where Chelsea triumphed. As for Serie A, the Brazilian giants are currently in fifth place in the table, five points behind first-placed Flamengo. In the last five matches in the elite edition of Brazilian football, this team has achieved three triumphs and two defeats. Incidentally, in the last round, Palmeiras was defeated away to Cruzeiro, and that duel ended with a score of 2:1. Mirasol are currently located in the middle of the table, more precisely in tenth place, so when everything is added up and subtracted, it seems that all fans of this team have plenty of reason to be happy. In the last five matches, this nice team has suffered only one defeat, with three triumphs and one draw. By the way, in the last round Mirasol played a pretty good match at home against Sport Recife, and that duel ended with a minimal victory for the home team. Before that, Mirasol defeated Sao Paulo away (0:2). Palmeiras wants to catch up in the fight for the Brazilian championship title, and the prerequisite for that is a victory at home against Mirassol, which, in my opinion, should not be questioned.

🔖 Palmeiras Confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1):

Weverton - Giay, Fuchs, Gomez, Vanderlan - Martinez, Rios - Allan, Veiga, Torres -Vitor Roque

👤 Head Coach: Abel Ferreira

🔖 Mirassol Confirmed lineup (4-3-3):

Walter - Ramon, Victor, Jemmes, Reinaldo - Danielzinho, Aldo, Felipe - Negueba, Carioca, Gabriel

👤 Head Coach: Rafael Guanaes

• Bet on: Over 2.5 goals