Today is the EFL Trophy matchday in the UK. Battling to finish first in Southern Group B of the EFL Trophy, Bristol Rovers welcome Plymouth Argyle to the Memorial Stadium on Tuesday. Darrell Clarke's Rovers may be in poor form overall, but they come into this clash undefeated in the EFL Trophy and have already qualified for the round of 16. Meanwhile, Tom Cleverley's Plymouth are in somewhat worse shape than their lower-tier opponents and are currently on a five-game losing streak. On Saturday, the Pilgrims followed up their 2-0 FA Cup elimination at the hands of Wycombe Wanderers with a 3-1 away defeat at Huddersfield Town. The latest defeat has left Cleverley's men stuck at the bottom of League One with just 13 points, though hope remains, considering they're just four points behind 20th-placed Leyton Orient and 19th-placed Exeter City. Plymouth will be desperate to halt their terrible form with another cup triumph this Tuesday. Injuries and international call-ups are leaving manager Tom Cleverley with little room for rotation. Six players are currently missing through injury, though Xavier Amaechi and Joe Edwards are expected to return before the end of 2025, while the likes of Caleb Watts are out until the new year. Despite this, these are two teams in different leagues, with the visitors significantly more valuable at 6,50 million vs 13,50 million. It seems risky, but Plymouth will need to use some of their remaining starters and will still have the hunger to break their poor run of results. I expect a proud victory here with results 0-1 / 0-2, but in this case I cover it with Asian -0.25 which with a draw pays half. gl

Independiente is enjoying its best period of the semester. The Avellaneda team, which has gone 15 games without a win in all competitions, with seven draws and eight losses, is coming off 3-0 victories against Platense and Atlético Tucumán. On Monday, they will visit Deportivo Riestra, which is unbeaten in 27 home games, with 15 wins and 12 draws. El Rojo will be playing its last chances to advance to the Clausura Tournament playoffs and qualify for the Copa Sudamericana, objectives for which depend on a combination of other results. The away team is significantly more valuable at 7,99 million versus the 56,95 million market value. It will be the last train. Independiente is holding on to hope. The goal, at this point, is to try to finish 2025 as dignifiedly as possible. Away victory with an Asian option. gl

Liga 2 match in Spain Burgos CF faces matchday 13 of the Liga HyperMotion, hosting CD Castellón at El Plantío this Monday, aiming to add to their fifth consecutive win. The team, led by Luis Miguel Ramis, will be looking for a victory to keep their hopes alive in the first match of a week, which concludes with the Burgos derby against CD Mirandés. The Burgos come into the clash in great form, in third place with 21 points, after winning their last three league games and their cup debut against Atlético Tordesillas. In their last match, Ramis's men stormed past Butarque, including a comeback, and will aim to secure all three points this Monday against CD Castellón. For their part, Orellut's team CD Castellón, strengthened after a late comeback against Málaga, will visit the fourth-placed team, one of the league's most in-form teams. The hosts have a good home record with 3W 2D 1D and will face the 15th-placed team with 15 points. Burgos remains higher valued at 18,70 mln vs. 15,70 mln on the market. The visitors have had ups and downs compared to the home favorites, who have won three straight. A home win with an Asian option. gl