The Kickoff Brief
Weekly Performance Review

Week 4 — 27 Apr to 3 May 2026

The most challenging week of the four-week period. Two consecutive negative days on 28 and 29 April set the tone. The week recovered partially through Leeds, Sporting Braga, Bournemouth and Man United — but the overall figure reflects a difficult stretch. All selections logged without filter.

7 Matchdays
45 Selections
Serie A · EPL · La Liga · Turkey · Eng League One · Netherlands · UCL · UEL
Published: Monday 4 May 2026
Week 4 at a glance
–8.14u
Combined units
45
Total selections
40%
Overall accuracy
7
Matchdays
Split by selection type
1X2 Record
Selections22
Correct8
Incorrect14
Accuracy rate36%
Units tracked–4.47u
Best selectionMan United win · 2.25 · +1.25u
Asian Handicap Record
Selections23
Correct7
Incorrect13
Partially correct2
Draw — void1
Accuracy rate39%
Units tracked–3.67u
Week 4 highlights
Best day — Week 4
2 May 2026 · EPL
Combined +1.16u · Leeds United delivered cleanly on both 1X2 and AH –1.25 line against Burnley. FT 3–1. A rare clean day in a difficult week.
Toughest day — Week 4
28 April · Turkey / La Liga / Serie A / EPL
Combined –6.00u · 8 incorrect from 10 selections. Two 0–0 draws (Besiktas, Espanyol), a 3–3 (Lazio vs Udinese) and Cagliari beating Atalanta. The worst single day of the four-week period.

1X2 Analysis Log

All 22 fixed-odds selections from Week 4 — match by match

28 April 2026 · Turkey / La Liga / Serie A / EPL
MatchSelectionPriceOutcomeUnitsScoreLeague
Besiktas vs Fatih KaragumrukBesiktas win1.34Incorrect–1.000–0Turkey
RCD Espanyol vs LevanteEspanyol win2.08Incorrect–1.000–0La Liga
Lazio vs UdineseLazio win2.11Incorrect–1.003–3Serie A
Cagliari vs AtalantaAtalanta win1.77Incorrect–1.003–2Serie A
Manchester United vs BrentfordMan United win2.00Correct+1.002–1EPL
28 Apr subtotal–3.00u
29 April 2026 · Eng League One / Netherlands / UCL
MatchSelectionPriceOutcomeUnitsScoreLeague
Stockport vs Port ValeStockport win1.32Incorrect–1.001–2League One
Roda JC vs RKC WaalwijkRoda JC win2.27Incorrect–1.001–1Netherlands
Northampton vs BarnsleyNorthampton win2.48Incorrect–1.000–1League One
PSG vs Bayern MunichPSG win2.48Correct+1.485–4UCL
29 Apr subtotal–1.52u
1 May 2026 · UEFA Europa League
MatchSelectionPriceOutcomeUnitsScoreComp
Sporting Braga vs SC FreiburgSporting Braga win2.38Correct+1.382–1UEL
Nott'm Forest vs Aston VillaAston Villa win2.77Incorrect–1.001–0UEL
1 May subtotal+0.38u
2 May 2026 · EPL
MatchSelectionPriceOutcomeUnitsScoreLeague
Leeds United vs BurnleyLeeds win1.35Correct+0.353–1EPL
2 May subtotal+0.35u
3 May 2026 · Serie A / La Liga / EPL
MatchSelectionPriceOutcomeUnitsScoreLeague
Como vs NapoliNapoli win3.07Incorrect–1.000–0Serie A
Atalanta vs GenoaAtalanta win1.58Incorrect–1.000–0Serie A
Villarreal vs LevanteVillarreal win1.72Correct+0.725–1La Liga
Wolves vs SunderlandSunderland win2.04Incorrect–1.001–1EPL
CA Osasuna vs BarcelonaBarcelona win1.73Correct+0.731–2La Liga
Sassuolo vs AC MilanAC Milan win1.71Incorrect–1.002–0Serie A
AFC Bournemouth vs Crystal PalaceBournemouth win1.62Correct+0.623–0EPL
Manchester United vs LiverpoolMan United win2.25Correct+1.253–2EPL
3 May subtotal–0.68u
1X2 Week 4 total — 22 selections–4.47u

Asian Handicap Log

All 23 AH selections from Week 4 — match by match

28 April 2026 · Turkey / La Liga / Serie A / EPL
MatchAH SelectionPriceOutcomeUnitsScoreLeague
Besiktas vs Fatih KaragumrukBesiktas –1.50.99 MYIncorrect–1.000–0Turkey
RCD Espanyol vs LevanteEspanyol –0.50.92 MYIncorrect–1.000–0La Liga
Lazio vs UdineseLazio –0.50.89 MYIncorrect–1.003–3Serie A
Cagliari vs AtalantaAtalanta –0.750.99 MYIncorrect–1.003–2Serie A
Manchester United vs BrentfordMan United –0.51.00 MYCorrect+1.002–1EPL
28 Apr subtotal–3.00u
29 April 2026 · Eng League One / Netherlands / Championship / UCL
MatchAH SelectionPriceOutcomeUnitsScoreLeague
Stockport vs Port ValeStockport –1.250.81 MYIncorrect–1.001–2League One
Roda JC vs RKC WaalwijkRoda JC –0.250.94 MYHalf incorrect–0.501–1Netherlands
Northampton vs BarnsleyNorthampton +00.94 MYIncorrect–1.000–1League One
Southampton vs IpswichSouthampton –0.250.94 MYHalf incorrect–0.502–2Championship
PSG vs Bayern MunichPSG +00.88 MYCorrect+0.885–4UCL
29 Apr subtotal–2.12u
1 May 2026 · UEFA Europa League
MatchAH SelectionPriceOutcomeUnitsScoreComp
Sporting Braga vs SC FreiburgSporting Braga –0.250.99 MYCorrect+0.992–1UEL
Nott'm Forest vs Aston VillaAston Villa AH0.85 MYIncorrect–1.001–0UEL
1 May subtotal–0.01u
2 May 2026 · EPL
MatchAH SelectionPriceOutcomeUnitsScoreLeague
Leeds United vs BurnleyLeeds –1.250.81 MYCorrect+0.813–1EPL
2 May subtotal+0.81u
3 May 2026 · Serie A / La Liga / EPL
MatchAH SelectionPriceOutcomeUnitsScoreLeague
Como vs NapoliNapoli +0.250.92 MYHalf correct+0.460–0Serie A
Atalanta vs GenoaAtalanta –10.93 MYIncorrect–1.000–0Serie A
Villarreal vs LevanteVillarreal –0.750.92 MYCorrect+0.925–1La Liga
Wolves vs SunderlandSunderland –0.50.96 MYIncorrect–1.001–1EPL
CA Osasuna vs BarcelonaBarcelona –0.750.93 MYHalf correct+0.471–2La Liga
Sassuolo vs AC MilanAC Milan –0.750.95 MYIncorrect–1.002–0Serie A
AFC Bournemouth vs Crystal PalaceBournemouth –0.750.80 MYCorrect+0.803–0EPL
Manchester United vs LiverpoolMan United –0.251.00 MYCorrect+1.003–2EPL
3 May subtotal+0.65u
AH Week 4 total — 23 selections–3.67u
Editorial review

Week 4 — our view

This was the most difficult week of the four-week period. The combined figure of –8.14u is a result we log honestly and without qualification. Two 0–0 draws, a 3–3 and an upset loss on 28 April set a tone that took the rest of the week to partially recover from. The 29 April day added to the pressure — Stockport, Northampton and Roda JC all failed to perform as analysed.

The recoveries were real but insufficient to offset the early damage. Leeds delivered cleanly on both lines on 2 May. Sporting Braga, PSG, Bournemouth, Man United vs Liverpool and Villarreal all performed as expected. Barcelona's 1–2 win at Osasuna produced two half-correct AH outcomes — the –0.75 line left no room for a narrow win. These are the margins that separate a positive week from a negative one.

The four-week combined total now stands at approximately +0.26u — effectively flat after four weeks. The AH arm is in slight negative territory. The 1X2 arm remains positive, held up largely by the Sassuolo 6.20 selection in Week 2. We enter Week 5 with the analytical framework unchanged. Football at this volume produces weeks like this. The record shows them all.

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