Latest football betting tips and predictions for today (January 28)

We analyse the biggest football fixtures in the world to bring South African fans one standout betting pick — our best football betting tip — along with three other latest football betting tips.

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Today’s top football betting tip for January 28

Fixture: Arsenal vs Kairat Almaty
Competition: Champions League
Date: January 28
Kick-off (SAST): 22:00
Prediction: Arsenal win

Arsenal’s meeting with Kairat will be just the second time ever that an English side have hosted an opponent from Kazakhstan in European competition, after Manchester United’s 1-0 win over Astana in September 2019 in the UEFA Europa League.

This will be Arsenal’s first meeting with Kairat; the Gunners haven’t lost any of the last 11 occasions when facing a team for the first time in European competition, winning 10 of those (D1), since a defeat versus Rennes in March 2019 (3-1 loss in the UEFA Europa League).

Arsenal have won all seven of their UEFA Champions League games this season by a 2+ goal margin.

Our latest top football betting tip for January 28: Arsenal win

Fixture: Liverpool vs Qarabag
Competition: Champions League
Date: January 28
Kick-off (SAST): 22:00
Prediction: Liverpool win

Qarabag lost seven of their first eight meetings with English sides in Europe, but they did avoid defeat in the most recent one in the UEFA Champions League this season (2-2 v Chelsea on MD4).

Qarabag have played four previous matches away from home against English sides, losing all four by an aggregate score of 13-1.

Since Arne slot took charge of Liverpool in 2024, the Reds are the team with the highest win percentage in the UEFA Champions League (76.5%), winning 13 of their 17 European games under the Dutchman.

Our latest top football betting tip for January 28: Liverpool win

More top football betting tips for January 28

Fixture: Manchester City vs Galatasaray
Competition: Champions League
Date: January 28
Kick-off (SAST): 22:00
Prediction: Man City win

This will be the first meeting between Manchester City and Galatasaray, as well as Pep Guardiola’s first ever game against the Turkish side.

The last English team to beat Galatasaray in the UEFA Champions League was Arsenal in December 2014 (4-1) – since then, the Turkish side are unbeaten in three meetings with English opponents in the competition (W2 D1), including a win over Liverpool earlier this season in the most recent one (1-0 in September 2025).

Manchester City striker Erling Haaland has scored 35 goals in just 27 home appearances in the UEFA Champions League, netting 21 in 18 at the Etihad Stadium for the Citizens; only Sergio Agüero has netted more times in the competition at the venue (23).

Our latest top football betting tip for January 28: Man City win

Bonus betting tips for January 28

Napoli vs Chelsea – Over 2.5
Ajax vs Olympiacos – GG
PSG vs Newcastle United – PSG Win

Stats that support our latest football betting tips

• Chelsea’s only prior visit to Napoli ended in a 3-1 defeat, with that accounting for one of the seven losses they’ve suffered in their last nine European away games against Italian opposition (W1, D1). 
• The H2H stakes are level across six previous clashes (W2, D2, L2), while Ajax are unbeaten without conceding in all three previous meetings they hosted (W2, D1), albeit the last one came back in November 1998.
• Newcastle avoided defeat in both H2Hs in the 2023/24 UCL (W1, D1), conceding a controversial 98th-minute penalty to draw 1-1 on this ground. Newcastle have only won one of their nine European away games against French teams (D3, L5).

How do we select the latest top football betting tip

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We review form, player news, and bookmaker prices to find one high-confidence pick every day.

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How Do We Select Our Picks?

We combine:

• Form guides and head-to-head records
• Team news
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