England League Cup -- Preston North End vs Liverpool

A real buzz is expected in and around Deepdale on Wednesday evening when red-hot Liverpool come to visit Preston in the battle for a place in the League Cup quarterfinal.

 

 

Preston North End 

Winning their three games while netting 11 goals in that time, Preston North End brushed aside Mansfield Town, Morecambe and Cheltenham Town in the opening three rounds. Preston North End were denied a second win on the trot last Saturday as they fell to a 2-0 defeat away to Blackpool. Prior to that, they claimed a 2-1 victory over Coventry City on home turf to end their four-game winless run. 

 

 

 

 

Liverpool

With 21 points from nine games, Liverpool are currently second in the Premier League, one point behind Chelsea. They are yet to taste defeat across all competitions this season, picking up 10 wins and three draws. Liverpool stamped their name as firm league title favorites last time out as they steamrolled Manchester United 5-0 away last time out. Liverpool notched at least five goals in three of the last four away games across competitions.

 

Liverpool are obviously huge favorites for the win. As how many goals Liverpool are scoring away from home at the moment, just expect them continuing their remarkable run of netting three or more times on the road.

NBA -- Indiana Pacers vs Milwaukee Bucks

NBA Central Division rivals will square off on Monday night, when the Milwaukee Bucks visit the Indiana Pacers.

 

The Indiana Pacers could very easily be 3-0 to start the season and rank fifth in the league in scoring (119.3 ppg). The Indiana Pacers are coming off a morale-boosting 102-91 win against Eastern Conference heavyweights Miami Heat, as four players scored more than 15 points in the game. Domantas Sabonis is averaging 26 points and 4.3 assists, while Malcolm Brogdon is averaging 24.7 points and 8.7 rebounds. Chris Duarte is the third double-digit scorer and Myles Turner is grabbing seven rebounds. The Indiana Pacers are averaging 119.3 points on 46.5 percent shooting and allowing 116.3 points on 44.5 percent shooting.

 

 

 

Milwaukee Bucks return their core and rank ninth in the league in scoring offense. Milwaukee Bucks inflicted a 121-111 loss upon the San Antonio Spurs in their last NBA game. They shot 53% from the field, showcasing incredible efficiency from all the areas of the court. Giannis Antetokounmpo is averaging 22.7 points and 10.7 rebounds, while Khris Middleton is averaging 19.3 points and 3.3 assists. The Milwaukee Bucks are averaging 114.3 points on 45.6 percent shooting and allowing 117.3 points on 48.7 percent shooting.

 

It should be a closely contested affair. But the Indiana Pacers come into the game on the back of a morale-boosting win, and they will back themselves to stage an upset against the defending champions. With home advantage, expect Indiana Pacers to eke out a narrow win.

English Premier League -- Manchester United VS Liverpool

Manchester United lost 2-4 to Leicester City in the last league game, which is the second defeat of the league this season after losing to Villa. At present, they rank 6th with 14 points, five points behind leader Chelsea, and are likely to further reduce the ranking. They beat Atlanta 3-2 in midweek in Champions League. Their only recent victory was due to the talent of a man in the last few minutes of the game——Ronaldo scored at the last minute to help the team win. It's rare for Manchester United to show strong defense in recent games. Ten goals were conceded in the previous six games.

 

 

 

 

Liverpool

First Manchester City, then Watford and Atletico Madrid's defense, which can't stop Liverpool's strong attack. Just last week, they beat Watford 5-0 in the league and then beat Atletico Madrid 3-2 in the Champions League. After the match against Atletico Madrid, the team has scored at least two goals in nine consecutive game. Since the beginning of the season, Liverpool, second in the ranking, has remained unbeaten in all games, one point behind leader Chelsea, and is the only team in the top league that has not lost a single game in the first eight games. Mohamed Salah has been in a hot state throughout the 2021-22 season and is expected to find at least one goal this weekend.

The last meeting between the two sides ended in Liverpool's 2-4 victory at the same place. Liverpool's goal achievement on the road is amazing. Although the roar of Old Trafford fans should encourage the host to score a few goals on Liverpool's defense, in view of Liverpool's excellent performance and achievements this season, we predict that Liverpool will win this difficult game.

English Premier League -- Arsenal VS Aston Villa

Arsenal enters the game after the 2-2 draw against Crystal Palace in the last round. At the end of the game, Alexandre Lacazette's goal helped the team end in a 2-2 draw. The Gunners are unbeaten in five Premier League games and six all games, ranking 12th out of eight games after Monday's deadlock. Arsenal has lost only one of their last six League games at Emirates Stadium and has taken seven points from their last nine home games. The quality of Arsenal's defence has been obvious, conceding only three goals in the past six games.

 

 

 

 

Although Villa does have good strength, their stability is too poor. In September, they almost eliminated Chelsea in the League Cup and beat Manchester United in Premier League. But now they have lost to Tottenham and Wolves. In the last round, they were reversed by their opponents with three goals in a row when they were two goals ahead, and the problem of the defense was exposed. Villa won only two of their six games before Friday's game and found themselves one point and one place lower than Arsenal in the ranking.

 

Although Arsenal's state has declined slightly, it is still better than villa, which has been defeated in a row and reversed by others. Moreover, Arsenal is at home and has given some concessions to Arsenal in terms of data. Under various signs, there is still a great chance for home team to win the battle.

UEFA Europa League -- Real Betis VS Bayer Leverkusen

Real Betis is a middle-upper level team in La Liga. They have just defeated Alavés and returned to winning track, whose morale has been improved to a certain extent. Moreover, the team is good at home combat. The unbeaten rate in the past ten home games has reached 80%. At present, they rank the top with Leverkusen with the same 6 points, so this game may be the battle to determine the first place of the list.

 

 

 

 

Leverkusen has just been beaten by Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga, but this does not affect the next European game. The team has performed well on the offense recently, scoring goals in ten consecutive games, and five players in the lineup have scored goals in Europa League. In addition to losing the last game, the overall state is relatively stable.

 

 

As the strength gap between the two sides is not large, considering that Real Betis enjoys the advantage of the home court. However, from the current performance of both sides, it is not ruled out that there will be a draw. Real Betis has a greater chance to be unbeaten.

UEFA Champions League -- Manchester United vs Atalanta

Manchester United are set to play Atalanta at Old Trafford on Wednesday in the group stage of the UEFA Champions League.

 

 

Manchester United fell to another league defeat to Leicester City at the weekend and sit only third in Group F. Manchester United have picked up just one point from their last three Premier League games, coming from a 1-1 draw with Everton between a loss at home to Aston Villa and Saturday's dramatic 4-2 defeat at Leicester City. They also started Champions League their poorly with a shock 2-1 defeat at the hands of group underdogs Young Boys. 

 

 

 

 

Atalanta are top of the group and come into the match on the back of a strong Serie A victory. So far they have lost two of their first seven matches and edging just three narrow victories against teams they should have been comfortably beating. In their previous game, Atalanta beat Aurelio Andreazzoli's Empoli 4-1 in Serie A. And that victory moved the team up to sixth in the standings.

 

 

Manchester United did not keep a clean sheet in the last eight games in all competitions. And Atalanta have also been struggling to keep the clean sheet, shipping two goals at Inter, three goals to Milan, and one goal to Empoli in the last three rounds. Therefore, expect this game will be a goal feast. 

UEFA Champions League -- Paris Saint Germain (PSG) vs RB Leipzig

Paris Saint-Germain are set to play RB Leipzig at the Parc des Princes on Tuesday in the group stage of the UEFA Champions League.

 

Paris Saint Germain (PSG) sit pretty atop the Ligue 1 rankings with 10 wins from 12 in all competitions this term. They were held to a frustrating 1-1 draw with Club Brugge on matchday one. However, Paris Saint Germain marched to a 2-0 win over Manchester City in their most recent European contest. So far, they have recorded of six wins from six Ligue 1 encounters this term and  scored at least two goals each time.

 

 

 

 

RB Leipzig

With only three wins to boast from their last 10 games in all tournaments, RB Leipzig lost 1-2 to Brugge at home the last game week in the Champions League. As for their domestic league, RB Leipzig drew 1-1 against Christian Streich's Freiburg in the Bundesliga. RB Leipzig are also on a five-game winless run away from home since beating Sandhausen in the DFB-Pokal back in August.

 

RB Leipzig whose league form has not been fantastic have endured a slow start under new manager Jesse Marsch. In contrast, Paris Saint Germain's talent means that they are the favourites to win almost every game they play this season.