Thursday football tips: Shrimps aiming to maintain fine form in playoffs

Tranmere's decision to sack manager Keith Hill after securing a place in the League Two playoffs raised a few eyebrows and caretaker boss Ian Dawes faces a tricky semi-final first leg at home to Morecambe.

The Shrimps missed out on automatic promotion by just one point after an excellent campaign while, in Scotland, Kilmarnock kick off their bid to retain Premiership status with a playoff trip to Dundee.

Today's best accumulator bets

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Gijon to beat Las Palmas

Dumbarton to beat Edinburgh City

Kilmarnock to beat Dundee

Rayo Vallecano to beat Oviedo

Gijon have lost only two of their 19 home games in Spain's Segunda Division and Rayo Vallecano have an excellent record against teams, like visitors Oviedo, below them in the table.

Kilmarnock come into their playoff clash with Dundee in fine form and Dumbarton can claim a third straight home win in a fourfold that pays just under 9-1 with bet365.

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Tranmere v Morecambe

Sky Sports Football, 6pm Thursday

Tranmere drew four of their last five regular-season home matches in League Two and they may struggle to break down a Morecambe side who will be happy to soak up pressure and hit their hosts on the break.

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Best bet
Draw

Dundee v Kilmarnock

Sky Sports Football, 8.15pm Thursday

Kyle Lafferty has galvanised Kilmarnock with 12 goals in 11 games since arriving in February and the Premiership side should prove too strong for Championship Dundee in their playoff first leg.

Best bet
Kilmarnock

Bet of the day

Both teams to score & over 2.5 goals in Genk v Antwerp
5.30pm

This bet would have been a winner in five of the last six meetings between these clubs and their two Belgian Pro League clashes last month produced one 3-2 victory apiece.

Cards bet of the day

Tranmere v Morecambe Sky Sports Football, 6pm Thursday

Tranmere midfielder Paul Lewis picked up 11 yellow cards and one red card in 33 regular-season starts in League Two and he looks a big price at 15-2 with bet365 to be the first player booked in the playoff semi-final first leg.

Best bet
Paul Lewis to be shown the first card