Friday 2nd October 2026

This time next week our Premier League Predictor game will be back. This weekend, it’s the UEFA Nations League…

As a free bonus for you today, I’m sharing this snippet of big-odds advice from my members-only Across the Leagues service (join up here to get the rest of this weekend’s selections).

Republic of Ireland v Israel

Sunday 7.45pm, Amazon Prime Video pay-per-view

Neutral venue - Serbia

There’s controversy around this fixture. If it goes ahead, we can concentrate on the betting, and the big-odds angle for us here is Troy Parrott for a hat-trick at odds in the region of 50/1…

The last time Troy got a brace for his country, he then followed it up with a hat-trick three days later. After bagging a solo goal and a penalty for Ireland against Austria on Thursday, let’s back the in-form forward to get in on the goals again on Sunday night.

Parrott to Score 3 or More Goals is a standout 55/1 with Betfair Sportsbook and Paddy Power:

• Anytime Scorer: Troy Parrott @ 8/5 (2.6) Paddy Power, Betfair Sportsbook, around 11/8 (2.38) general 

• Score a Hat-trick (3+ Goals): Troy Parrott @ 55/1 Paddy Power, Betfair Sportsbook, 50/1 Skybet, Bet365, Betway, 45/1 Ladbrokes, Coral, 40/1 BetVictor

Have a good weekend – and enjoy the football…

Best wishes,

Oliver Upstone

Across the Leagues Extra