France Ligue 1 - Angers vs Marseille Prediction

 

Analysis:

France Ligue 1 round 9 will kick off with a game between Angers and Marseille at Jean-Bouin Stadium on Friday.

 

Angers

They have recently been on a winning streak, are recovering their form, and have scored three goals while only conceding one. It is obvious that they have improved their defense efforts. They now hold the fifteenth spot in the League rankings.

 

Marseille

This season, they have yet to suffer a league defeat. At the moment, they are ranked second on the League table. Without a question, they are vying for the championship. They perform well on both offence and defence, with 2 scoring goals and 0.63 conceding goals on average of this season.

 

Verdict:

Marseille's advantage over Angers. The busy game schedule was a factor in Marseille's poor performance a few days ago. After the international break, they will fully recuperate. Marseille will probably win in the upcoming game.

 

Pick: 2

 

AH Pick: Marseille -0.5

German Bundesliga / Bayern Munchen vs Bayer Leverkusen

 

Analysis:

Bayer Leverkusen are the guests at Allianz Arena on Friday for the Bundesliga 1 clash with home team Bayern Munich.

 

Bayern Munchen

Their latest results shine a light on the fact that not much more can be done by the Bayern Munich rearguard. Bayern Munich have kept it tight, resulting in the tally of goals that have gone in at their end during their last 6 clashes standing at 4. It will be interesting to see whether or not that trend can be sustained into this next match.

 

Bayer Leverkusen

Previously, Bayer Leverkusen drew 1-1 in the Bundesliga 1 match with Werder Bremen. Gerardo Seoane's Bayer Leverkusen have fired home a total of 10 times throughout their latest six matches. The overall goals that they have conceded during those matches adds up to 7.

 

Verdict:

Bayern Munchen have not been consistent in the league this season, but they are much better than Leverkusen. The 1x2 first odds is 1.33-6.00-7.00, which means support the home team. Bayern Munchen should win this game.

 

Bayern Munchen-1.75

 

Brazil Serie A - Fortaleza vs Flamengo Prediction

 

 

Analysis:

Estadio Placido Aderaldo Castelo will witness a game between Fortaleza and Flamengo on Thursday.

 

Fortaleza

They are exhausted as a result of many fronts. They played nine games in July, winning just one. They briefly recover after being knocked from the Brazil Cup, but they are subsequently winless four straight games.

 

Flamengo

In their most recent game, which they lost 1-2 to Fluminense RJ and end their long unbeaten record, two key players received red cards. Up to seven important team members are absent, including Pedro Guilherme Abreu dos Santos, Giorgian De Arrascaeta Benedetti, and Everton Augusto de Barros Ribeiro who are on international duty.

 

Verdict:

Fortaleza may not be doing well, however, Flamengo's situation is unknown with so many of its players absent. Given that Fortaleza is playing at home, they have a high chance of points.

 

Pick: X

 

​International Friendly -- Saudi Arabia vs USA Game Preview

 

 

Analysis:

Tuesday's friendly match between Saudi Arabia and the USA at Spain's Estadio Nueva Condomina.

 

Saudi Arabia

Ecuador held The Green to a scoreless draw. Saudi Arabia scored 34 goals during their 2022 qualifying campaign, the fewest of the six Asian countries who qualified for Qatar. They may be having trouble scoring goals, but they have played solid defense for conceding one goal or fewer in 11 of their previous 12 games.

 

USA

The US suffered their first defeat in five games, falling to Japan 2-0. Many people are still unsure about who will start as the USA's number nine when their World Cup campaign gets off, given they have only been able to score one goal or less in three of their past four games. They had won their previous 34 out of their previous 39 games.

 

Prediction

The most recent games between opposing teams were dull. This is particularly true of Saudi Arabia, which have gone three games without scoring. In their recent meeting with Japan, the USA also have no objectives. There is a low likelihood that the future game will be a success.

 

 

Pick: Under 2.5 Goals

UEFA Nations League / England vs Germany

Analysis:

The two sides are preparing for Nations League action on Monday when England take on Germany.

 

England

England won’t want a repeat of their last result here after a 1-0 Nations League defeat in their last game at the hands of Italy. A common trait of recent England games is the high number of scores with a nil in them. Taking their previous six matches leading up to this one, in 5 of them a wager on "Both Teams to Score" would have lost. Such a trend won’t necessarily be sustained into this next game, though.

 

Germany

Germany have been a threat going forward in the lead-up to this encounter, scoring 9 goals in their previous 6 matches. Having said that, Germany have had their own issues at the back, also conceding in 6 of those same clashes.

 

Verdict:

We’re thinking that Germany may not find it easy to register a score against this England team who we think should get a goal themselves and run out victorious. That’s why our selection here is for a narrow 1-0 victory for England at the end of the 90 minutes.

 

Home win

​International Friendly -- Mexico vs Peru Game Preview

 

 

Analysis:

Peru will play Mexico on Saturday in an international friendly at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California.

 

Mexico

Mexico have only managed two wins in their past seven games across all competitions. They will be anticipated to get through the group stage of this World Cup as they rate ninth in the FIFA rankings. They may had trouble finding talent in the offensive third over the summer, as evidenced by the fact that they had only won one of their previous five games overall and had scored only one on three occasions.

 

Peru

Peru did not make it to Qatar after losing 5-4 on penalties against Australia. Looking back at their campaign, Peru lost two chances to advance straight to the finals out of South America. On matchday two, they let a 2-1 lead against Brazil slip away before losing 4-2.

 

Prediction

Mexico appear to be much more talented than Peru, but the Gold Cup runners-up have struggled to be reliable and proficient in the final third. Peru are well-organized at the back, and this poise, along with a skilled shot-blocker, should be enough to hold El Tri at bay, even though we don't think the Peruvians will generate much of their own offense during the assault.

 

Pick: Mexico Draw No Bet

Serbia have won nine of their last thirteen games overall, going undefeated in 11 of them. They have triumphed in four of their previous five home games as well. The Swedes have lost their last three games and they had lost nine of their previous twelve road excursions. These observations suggest that Serbia will triumph this weekend.

UEFA Nations League / Italy vs England

 

 

Analysis:

There is Nations League action happening on Friday as Italy will be taking on England.

 

Italy

Matches with Italy have usually been exciting affairs of late with high scoring being a real hallmark. Over their past 6 games alone, the sum total of 20 goals have been scored for both teams combined (at an average of 3.33 goals per game) with 8 of them belonging to Italy.

 

England

Gareth Southgate's England have seen their efforts on goal rewarded a total of 6 times throughout their previous 6 matches. The total of goals that have been scored against them during the equivalent period adds up to 7.

 

Verdict:

We’ve got the feeling that England and Italy could both end up scoring in what appears to be a good match-up, with little separating these two teams. A draw is a real possibility, as we are expecting there to be little between them. We’re therefore tipping a tight encounter with a score draw after 90 minutes.

 

Draw

 

UEFA Nations League - Slovakia vs Azerbaijan Match Preview

 

 

Analysis:

Slovakia will be faced with Azerbaijan on UEFA Nations League League C Group 3 on Thursday.

 

Slovakia

Slovakia have been relegated from second tier after getting four points only. However, on League C, although they managed to beat Belarus and Azerbaijan both 1-0 on the road, they lost to Kazakhstan twice. Now they rank 2nd on group table with 6 points only. To be mentioned, Kazakhstan will host Belarus a few hours earlier than this game. Once Kazakhstan successfully defeats Belarus, it will be useless for Slovakia to win this game, so the team's morale possibly depends on the result of Kazakhstan VS Belarus.

 

Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan have only picked up 1 win, 1 draw and 2 loss in the previous four rounds, ranking second to the last now and only 2 points above of Belarus. Their only winning result is the 2-0 home victory over Belarus last round.

 

Prediction:

The difference in strength between these two teams is still relatively large, I will follow the odds to support Slovakia here. Also, judging from the weak attack in the previous rounds, there should not be many goals.

 

Pick: Slovakia to win

 

O/U Pick: Under 2.5 goals

UEFA Nations League - Belgium FC vs Wales FC

 

 

Analysis:

Belgium and Wales will have a nation league game at Den Dreef Stadium on Thursday.

 

Belgium

Belgium suffered a 1-4 defeat against the Netherlands in the opening group game. However, Belgium quickly relieved their load by thrashing Poland 6-1 in the second round. After that, they accumulate four points from the next two games, putting them two points behind the group's top-place team, Netherlands.

 

Wales

The Welsh team is currently threatened with relegation because they have only one point from their first four games in this group. What's worse, Joe Allen and Ben Davies will possibly be absent due to injuries and Gareth Bale is not in form because he has play a MLS game on Monday.

 

Verdict:

Beligium have not been defeated by Wales since 2021. Besides, Belgium have the home advantage. According to above, Belgium are more likely to win.

 

Belgium

 

BTTS

 

Under 2.5

UEFA Nations League - Scotland FC vs Ukraine FC

 

 

Analysis:

Hampden Park will witness a game between Scotland and Ukraine.

 

Scotland

They are second in the group. To move to League A, they must have a winning streak in their upcoming games. Che Adams, John McGinn, and Stuart Armstrong are in the squad, and the team valued a total of €339 million.

 

Ukraine

Despite not having a home advantage this season, they have played better than expected, going 2W-1D. Now they rank at the top of Group 1, League B. They will upgrade to League A as long as they take three points from Scotland in the coming game.

 

Verdict:

With one point separating them, the two teams are vying for first place. Since Ukraine had the psychological advantage because they defeated Scotland 1-3 in their previous match, it is expected that Ukraine will triumph once more.

 

Pick: 2

 

Primera Division Liga MX/ Atletico San Luis Vs Pachua

 

 

Analysis:

Pick 2

 

Pick Under 2.5

Atlético San Luis will want to continue from where they left off last time out with the 1-3 Liga MX (Apertura) success versus Atlas.

 

In that match, Atlético San Luis had 48% possession and 10 attempts at goal with 4 of them on target. For Atlético San Luis, the goals were scored by Abel Hernández (60', 65') and Zahid Muñoz (87'). At the other end, Atlas had 15 attempts at goal with 3 on target. Christopher Trejo (40') scored for Atlas.

 

André Jardine's Atlético San Luis have hit the back of the net 8 times in their prior 6 outings. Conversely, the tally of goals that have been scored against them in that time amounts to 10.

 

A look at their previous results shows us that Atlético San Luis:

 

have not registered a win against Pachuca in their previous 4 league games.

 

have not been beaten in their last 3 home league matches.

 

Pachuca

 

Pachuca

 

WWWDWL

 

Following on from being defeated in their last game at the hands of FC Juárez in Liga MX (Apertura) action, Pachuca and their travelling supporters will be hoping that they can get a better result in this one.

 

The only name on the scoresheet from Pachuca was Illian Hernández (9'). Gabriel Fernández (3') and Alan Medina (43') scored for FC Juárez.

 

In a total of 5 of the previous 6 games involving Pachuca, a minimum of three goals have gone in. The overall average goals scored per match in that spell is 4.17, with the number of goals averaged by Pachuca standing at 3. That sort of pattern might not be carried forward here, of course

England Championship/ Norwich City Vs West Bromwich( WBA)

 

 

Analysis:

Pick 1

 

Pick Under 2.5 Goals

 

AH 0/+0.5

 

Norwich City look on course to dominate this division once again as they arrive here off the back of a tremendous result against Bristol City. The Robins went into that one as a free-scoring side full of confidence but it was the Canaries that showed the superior class. Now they welcome another big side in West Bromwich Albion, but the visitors are in a rut right now.

 

Where to start with the Baggies. They have failed to win any of their last five matches, have conceded in all of their last six and fans are not happy with boss Steve Bruce. They create chances but have nobody to finish them off and over the course of the season, they will find that prevents them from reaching their target. They’re coming off the back of a damaging defeat to rivals Birmingham City but they need to dust themselves down and prepare for this tough task

English Premier League - Notthingham Forest v Fulham

 

Analysis:

[Picks] With the Premier League back for this weekend, still there will be 3 games postponed due to the Queen's state funeral, it is time to pick up a win before opportunities run by. Today Angie is picking on this beauty, Nottingham Forest hosting Fulham, both teams promoted from the Championship with Forest reappeared in the Premier League for the first time in 23 years. And 23 years ago, I was still a young little girl and saw Forest relegated into the Championship (the old Division 1). However, in this game, I feel goals are coming our way.

 

Forest had not won a game except their 1-0 home win at home against West Ham United in match day 2, last game was pretty cruel having led by 2-0 at HT against Bournemouth and ended up a 2-3 home loss. Defensively they are too weak.

 

Fulham enjoying more goals, with Aleksander Mitrovic just non-stop scoring, I can see the Serbian will score tonight at the City Ground. Fulham had already produced over 66% of over 2.5 goals result, followed by Forest with just 34%, odds on over 2.5 goals started to drop, volume is heading onto Over 2.5 goals so best bet on the early price now!

 

RECOMMENDATION:

 

Over 2.5 goals - odds @1.95 with BET365

UEFA Europa League/ Sporting Braga Vs Union Berlin

 

 

Analysis:

Pick 1

 

Pick Under 3

 

Sporting Braga and Union Berlin will meet each other in one of the most exciting games of Matchday No 2 in the whole UEFA Europa League program this Thursday.

 

Both teams got off to phenomenal starts in their respective domestic leagues. Braga are two points shy of Benfica at the top of the Primeira Liga standings with a fantastic record of five wins and one draw in the inaugural six rounds.

 

Union Berlin, on the other side, are shocking German Bundesliga leaders with four wins and two draws in the opening six Gameweeks.

 

It is worth noting that Union Berlin have already faced the likes of Bayern Munich and RB Leipzig (two of the strongest teams in the country alongside Borussia Dortmund) in these six opening affairs of the new campaign.

 

However, Urs Fischer’s men did not deliver the goods on the opening day of the UEFA Europa League, falling 0-1 at home to Belgian side Union Saint-Gilloise.

 

The Swiss manager has clearly shifted the orientation towards defense of late since his men have played three consecutive low-scoring matches across competitions.

 

We did not see too many chances at all in Union Berlin’s mentioned loss to Union Saint-Gilloise seven days ago.

 

Fischer’s troops allowed just one goal in the last two Bundesliga outings despite facing Bayern Munich and FC Cologne in the process.

 

Braga, on the other side, opened their Europa League adventure in Group D with an easy 0-2 victory against Malmo on Swedish soil.

England Championship - Reading vs Sunderland A.F.C Preview

 

 

Analysis:

Madejski Stadium will witness a game between Reading and Sunderland on Thursday.

 

Reading

Reading's competitiveness at home is demonstrated by the fact that they have won all four of their Championship home games thus far, with 2 scoring goals and 0.5 conceding goals on average.

 

Sunderland A.F.C

After two games under Mowbray, Sunderland hasn't changed much in terms of their system or approach. They won 3-0 against a depleted Rotherham team before losing 1-0 at Middlesbrough.

 

Verdict:

Reading take the upper hand over Sunderland in the past head to head games with 5W-1D-4L. Besides, Reading have the home advantage. It is predicted that Reading are going to win.

 

Pick: 1

 

UEFA Champions League / Bayern Munchen vs FC Barcelona

 

 

Analysis:

Fans of both teams await the Champions League action scheduled for Tuesday as Bayern Munich meet Barcelona.

 

Bayern Munchen

Bayern Munich will play in this game coming off the back of a 2-2 Bundesliga 1 draw against Stuttgart. Bayern Munich haven’t been able to stop scoring goals, netting in each and every one of their last 6 games. They have hit an aggregate of 18 during that period while seeing the number of goals scored against them stand at 4.

 

FC Barcelona

Barcelona head into the clash after a 0-4 La Liga win versus Cádiz in their most recent game. An offensively clinical Barcelona have helped themselves to an avalanche of goals in their past six games (18 to be exact). That works out as an enviable average of 3 goals scored per match over this time. Such a trend isn’t assured to be carried forward here, however.

 

Verdict:

Bayern Munchen has not been playing so well recently and Barcelona have improved tremendously this season. The 1x2 first odds is 1.80-4.33-3.75, seems support the home team. But Barcelona should have chance to take points in this game.

 

Barcelona+0.5

Swedish Allsvenskan - Goteborg v Helsingborg

 

 

Analysis:

[Picks] Goteborg is 4 points behind the Europa Conference League qualifying zone, a win today will close the gap down to just 1 point. Today facing a relegation-threatening visitor Helsingborg who had only managed just 1 away win all season, I expect a home win.

 

Helsingborg is 3 points behind the relegation play-off zone, and normally they are too weak away from home. Today the visitor received Asian Handicap of +0.75 which is undervalued, I guess they are looking likely to lose this match narrowly to Goteborg.

 

RECOMMENDATION:

 

The simple term I would suggest is just go for a home win.

 

For a more adventurous move, I would suggest taking EH (-1) DRAW for Goteborg to win by exact 1 goal margin.

Spanish La Liga - Girona vs Real Valladolid Preview

 

Analysis:

There will be a La Liga game between two newly-promotes at Municipal de Montilivi on Friday.

 

Girona

They get 1W-1D-2L in the first four rounds, ranking twelfth at the table of the League. In the last game, they tie with Mallorca 1-1. They are weak in offence, with only one scoring goal on average of this season.

 

Real Valladolid

They get their first victory of this season in the last game from another newly-promoted, Almeria. They are weak in both offence and defence, with two scoring goals but eight conceding goals in total.

 

Verdict:

Girona are in a poor state. Real Valladolid are in high morale after their first win of this season. Additionally, Mickael Malsa of Real Valladolid has recovered now. They will play better with the help of him.

 

Pick: 2

UEFA Europa League - Lazio vs Feyenoord

 

 

Analysis:

Lazio will welcome Feyenoord for their opening game of Europa League at Stadio Olimpico on Thursday.

 

Lazio

Lazio are coming from a 1-2 home loss at the hands of Napoli, which has been their second winless round since the new season. In their first five rounds this season, Lazio have picked up two wins and two draws before that lost to Napoli last outing. To be mentioned, three of their last five matches have produced over 2.5 goals.

 

Feyenoord

Feyenoord has performed well on their domestic League. After reversing Go Ahead Eagles 4-3 away from home in the last round, the team have achieved 3 consecutive victories, with scoring 9 goals totally and keeping 2 clean sheets. And they are even in away winning streak, so it will be an interesting clash.

 

Prediction:

Feyenoord came into this game with good League run and excellent scoring form. Lazio are looking forward to ending the winless record by this round, but they didn't score as many as Feyenoord. I think this game will end with more than 2.5 goals.

 

O/U Pick: Over 2.5/3 goals

 

UEFA Champions League / FC Barcelona vs FC Viktoria Plzen

 

 

Analysis:

Barcelona will face Viktoria Plzeň in Wednesday’s big Champions League clash.

 

FC Barcelona

Barcelona will be looking for another win after a 0-3 La Liga triumph versus Sevilla. A common theme in more recent Barcelona games is the high number of scores with a nil in them. Taking their previous sextet of clashes leading up to this one, in 5 of them a bet on "Both Teams to Score" would have been a losing one.

 

FC Viktoria Plzen

A succession of reliable displays from the Viktoria Plzeň defensive unit has resulted in the number of goals they’ve conceded amounting to 2 from their previous 6 fixtures overall. During the same period of time, the number of goals that they have scored themselves amounts to 9. However, time will tell if such a trend might be replicated in this next match or not.

 

Verdict:

Barca's improvement this season has been huge and they went into this game full of confidence. The 1x2 first odds is 1.10-9.50-21.00, which means support the home team. Barcelona should win this game.

 

Barcelona-2.75

UEFA Champions League / RB Leipzig vs FC Shakhtar Donetsk

 

 

Analysis:

Fans of both teams await the Champions League action scheduled for Tuesday as RB Leipzig will play Shakhtar Donetsk.

 

RB Leipzig

Matches with RB Leipzig have often been lively affairs recently with plenty of scoring being the norm. Over their past half dozen clashes, a total of 23 goals have flown in for both teams combined (at an average of 3.83 goals per game) with 14 of those accredited to RB Leipzig.

 

FC Shakhtar Donetsk

A succession of reliable performances by the Shakhtar Donetsk defensive unit has resulted in their ‘goals against’ tally standing at 3 from their last 6 fixtures in total. During the same period of time, the number of goals that they have scored themselves is 11. That sort of pattern won’t necessarily be carried forward into this next game, though.

 

Verdict:

Leipzig's form is not good enough, but their strength advantage is great. The 1x2 first odds is 1.25-6.00-9.50, which means support the home team. Leipzig should win this game.

 

Home win

UEFA Champions League - Celtic v Real Madrid

 

Analysis:

Group F of the Champions League with Celtic have a good chance to qualify into the knockout phase, as the Scottish champions drawn with RB Leipzig and Shakhtar Donestk, the host knowing if they can get 3 wins from this group stage may be just enough. However, Celtic had never met up with Real Madrid on the European stage, they had experienced beating Barcelona twice in their last 15 years, but not the Galatico giant!

 

Real Madrid expect to ease past the group, however, their defense had been a bit leaky at the back since the start of the new La Liga season. They had not kept a clean sheet from the last 4 straight games conceded against weaker opponents which you can see below.

 

Celtic will have their influential Japanese striker Kyogo Furuhashi missing, as he went off five minutes into the Old Firm Derby on Saturday and is not expected to feature here.

 

Real Madrid have a full strength squad pretty much, and bookies insist the opening Asian Goal Line tracking at 2.75 goals med water odds, all eyes still on high goals result.

 

Recommendation:

 

Over 2.5 goals @ 1.65 with Ladbrokes

 

Standard Goal Line - Over 2.75 goals I still expect this game should end up at least 3 goals or more!

Spanish La Liga - Real Sociedad vs Atletico Madrid

 

 

Analysis:

Real Sociedad will welcome Atletico Madrid at the Reale Arena on Saturday’s La Liga.

 

Real Sociedad

At present, Real Sociedad has a record of 2 wins and 1 loss after 3 rounds, and currently ranks 8th with 6 points on table. The score/loss rate is 3/4, showing tiring offenses. Also, they suffered a 1-4 home loss to FC Barcelona last round, being in unsteady home forms.

 

Atletico Madrid

Atletico Madrid finished thrid last season, and got a spot on the group stage of UEFA Champions League qulifiers. After beating Valencia with 1-0 on the road last round, the team have claimed 2 wins in the opeenning 3 rounds. And they have strengthen ther lineups, which will give more confidence to win.

 

Verdict:

Real Sociedad have a record of 3W-2D-5L in last 10 meetings against Atletico Madrid, inclduing losing last home h2h games with 1-2. The live draw and away win returns are lower and lower, which is good for Atletico Madrid. Atletico Madrid will be trustowrthy in this round.

 

1X2 Pick: 2

English Premier League - Newcastle United vs Crystal Palace Prediction

 

 

Analysis:

Newcastle United and Crystal Palace will play for Premier League round 5 on Saturday.

 

Newcastle United

Even if they led by one goal in the first half of the most recent game against Liverpool, it is unfortunate that they were overtaken by them. They again fall short of achieving their first season victory. As several players such as Callum Wilson and Jonjo Shelvey are injured, it has an impact on their playing.

 

Crystal Palace

They have lost their last two games. They put more effort into offense but pay less attention to defense, with an average of 1.4 goals scored and 1.8 goals allowed this season. Additionally, they do not play well as the traveller, which have not got any away win this season yet.

 

Verdict:

Both of them are in poor state. Newcastle are even worse due to injuries. But Newcastle have the home advantage and Palace are weak in away games. It is believed that it is going to be a tight tie in the coming game.

 

Pick: X