Monday is a fairly quiet day in European football as preparations begin for a packed Boxing Day, but there are still a few interesting games to watch.

In England, League One promotion contenders Birmingham travel to Crawley and Italy hosts two Serie A games, while Turkey and Portugal host a handful of games in the top flight and we’ve picked out our top three bets ahead of the action.

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Bet of the day

Birmingham -1 Handicap at Crawley – 21/20

Birmingham’s stay in League One looks set to be short-lived and they head into the final round of games in second place.

The Blues face a Crawley side who have done well since winning promotion last season, but the home side could be outclassed on Monday.

Birmingham have won their last six games in all competitions and their last four in League One. Chris Davies’ men aren’t exactly prolific goalscorers, but they can win with some margin on Monday as Crawley have scored 16 goals in their nine home games.

Special of the day

Moise Kean scores anytime, 3-way handicap: Fiorentina -1, Isaak Toure gets a card – 1.9

Our special of the day comes from the early kick-off in Serie A when Fiorentina hosts Udinese.

Moise Kean is enjoying a decent season with La Viola in Serie A, with nine goals in 15 games and a total of 12 goals in all competitions.

The former Juventus striker is currently going through a dry spell, having failed to score in his last four appearances, but visiting a Udinese side who have kept eight games without conceding a goal looks like a good chance to continue his fruitless career ending streak.

Fiorentina are unbeaten in all competitions at home in regular time and have picked up an impressive 17 points from a possible 21 at the Stadio Artemio Franchi in Serie A. The Tuscan team has scored 15 goals at home in the league and conceded just six goals. and they can cover a -1 handicap against Udinese.

The final game of this special promotion is a card for Udinese defender Isaak Toure, who has two yellow cards and two red cards in nine appearances this season. Toure commits an average of 1.6 fouls per game in away games in Serie A and appears to be a good candidate for a yellow card.

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Total recording of the day

Estrela Amadora wins & BTTS against Rio Ave – 4/1

Estrela sit just one point above the relegation zone in Portugal’s top flight heading into the weekend, but their home form remains solid and they should be able to beat Rio Ave.

Estrela has 10 points from the last 12 possible home points, while Rio Ave has lost six of its seven games.

A home win and both teams scoring stands out as Estrela have only kept one clean sheet at home all season, while Rio Ave have only failed to score in one of their last six games across all competitions.

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