NBA Match Preview -- Los Angeles Lakers vs Oklahoma City Thunder

 

The Los Angeles Lakers play host to the Golden State Warriors at the STAPLES Center on Tuesday night.

Since facing defeat at the hands of OKC, the Los Angeles Lakers have won all 3 of their games. The Lakers are coming off a close 119-117 win against the Houston Rockets. The Big 3 combined for 84 points on the night to make things easy for the Purple and Gold. Russell Westbrook chipped in with 27 points, 9 rebounds, and seven assists, while Anthony Davis added 27 points and nine rebounds on 11-18 from the floor. Carmelo Anthony continued his tear off the bench with 15 points in 29 minutes. LeBron James led the Los Angeles offense with 30 points and 10 assists in 36 minutes of action.

 

 

 

The Oklahoma City Thunder have started the season disappointingly. They have just one win in seven games, which came against the Lakers. In their previous game, Golden State Warriors suffered a 99-94 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander leads the Oklahoma City offense with 22.9 points per game, while rookie Josh Giddey post a team high 5.9 assists to go along with a team leading 1.4 steals. Darius Bazley Leaves the defense with a team high 6.4 rebounds to go along with one block per game.

The Los Angeles Lakers have looked extremely good since their defeat to OKC last week. All the players on the team are stepping up and slowly the Purple and Gold have started to get things sorted. Given their state recently, it’s believed that the Los Angeles Lakers will revenge successfully on Thursday.

UEFA Europa League -- Real Sociedad VS Sturm Graz

Real Sociedad's performance in the new season is stable after losing to Barcelona in the first round of the league. The have achieved 8W-6D in nearly 14 matches and ranked the first place in La Liga. However, the main star Oyarzabal has been injured recently and has been absent from the last two games. It is unclear whether he can make a comeback. Fortunately, another main striker Isak played an inportant role in attack and scored goals in several consecutive games to help the team maintain the state. Real Sociedad's opponents are weak in this game, and three days later they will challenge the dark horse Osasuna away in the league. The coach Alguacil is likely to make a big adjustment in this game.

 

 

 

 

Sturm Graz had an amazing performance at the beginning of the season, but recently they have obviously shown a lack of stamina. After a 3-0 defeat at home by Wolfsberger, the team have even lost 6 in the last 7 games. It is hopeless to compete with Salzburg in the league this season. In the Europa League Cup, although Sturm Graz has a chance to qualify in theory at present, but in their recent situation, this probability is not very large. Moreover, only one goal was scored in the previous three group games.

There is a wide gap between the strength of the two teams. Although Real Sociedad have great position in the league, they have not been qualified for the Europa League. In contrast, the recent decline on the side of Sturm Graz is obvious. So it is not difficult for Real Sociedad to win this game.

UEFA Champions League -- Borussia Dortmund VS AFC Ajax

Borussia Dortmund

In the first round of the meeting between the two teams, Ajax beat the visit team Dortmund 5-0. Dortmund currently has serious injury problems, especially the main striker Haaland. The Norwegian striker who scores an average of more than one goal this season was previously diagnosed with the muscle tear of hip and probably will miss the rest games in 2021, This is undoubtedly a fatal blow to Dortmund. It is believed that with the sharp reduction of attack, it is difficult for them to pose a threat to Ajax.

 

 

 

Ajax drew 0-0 away with Heracles in the last round of League, which has an obvious tendency to keep strength in the Champions League. At present, they have held 9 points in the group, and only a draw can make them qualify in advance. There is no need to have a fierce struggle with Dortmund in this battle. Six people in the array have obtained more than 3 balls of data respectively, which shows the attack points are both strong. Moreover,

Ajax's have an excellent performance of recent four consecutive matches without concede.

Haaland's injury is undoubtedly fatal to Dortmund, not to mention Ajax's recent excellent performance and hot state. In terms of data, it is also very unfriendly to Dortmund who will play at home. Based on the above situation, Ajax have a high probability of a draw or small victory in this game.

UEFA Champions League -- Atalanta vs Manchester United

 

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

 

 

Atalanta

On matchday 3, Atalanta still were 3-2 defeated by Manchester United even  scoring twice in the first half. The result has left the them in third position in Group F, level on points with second-placed Villarreal and just two behind leaders Man United. Atalanta have played three Serie A matches since the clash in Manchester, drawing with Udinese and Lazio, in addition to recording a 3-1 victory at Sampdoria.

 

 

 

 

Manchester United are currently top of Group F, collecting six points from their first three matches. Manchester United suffered a 2-1 loss to Young Boys in their Group F opener on September 14 but have managed to collect maximum points in their last two matches, coming from behind against Villarreal and Atalanta. In their previous game, they beat Tottenham Hotspur 3-0 in the English Premier League.

Atalanta are missing some important players, but they remain one of the better teams in Italy right now. Though they got a win over Tottenham on last time out, Manchester United remained extremely vulnerable at the back. Therefore, expect both teams to score should be a good choice in this game.

English Premier League -- Aston Villa vs West Ham United

West Ham United will be visiting Villa Park on Sunday for the Premier League showdown with home team Aston Villa.

Aston Villa

A record of three wins, one draw and five defeats has left Aston Villa down in 13th position in the table on 10 points. Aston Villa ended September with back-to-back league wins over Everton and Manchester United, but they have now lost their last three in England's top flight to Tottenham Hotspur and Wolverhampton Wanderers. The last match-day’s failure was a 3-1 loss against Arsenal. They have conceded eight times in the process.

 

 

 

 

West Ham United

In the Premier League, West Ham United are currently fourth in the table, having picked up 17 points from their opening nine matches. And they also managed to progress to the quarter-finals of the EFL Cup by beating the holders Man City on penalties, while they have won all three of their Europa League group-stage fixtures this term to sit top of Group H with nine points. 

West Ham United are on a four-game winning streak in all competitions, and they had kept clean sheets in all these fixtures. They also have a good h2h record against Aston Villa over the years. For all these reasons, expect a win for them in this game.

English Premier League -- Tottenham Hotspur VS Manchester United

Tottenham Hotspur

When Liverpool, Manchester City and Chelsea are strong enough to suffocate their opponents, the life of spurs and Manchester United this season is not very good. As Kane has completely lost his state on the pitch after the transfer failure this season, the team's offense has been significantly weakened. Previously, they have suffered defeats in both the European Cup and the Premier League. Although the team won smoothly in the League Cup, it was only a small victory over the hammers when almost all the main players played. Such spurs may only fight for the qualification of Europe this season.

 

 

 

 

Manchester United's recent state is also very low, which is largely due to the fragility of the back line. Although Manchester United rarely won without concede, the number of one goals conceded per game is still within an acceptable range. However, since Varane was injured and Lindelöf returned to the starting line, Manchester United's suddenly conceded four goals in the face of the Leicester City, 2 goals with Atalanta in half-time and a 0-5 defeat from Liverpool. Now Solskjaer's position is also shaky. Fortunately,  Varanee has recovered and returned to the team. He is expected to return at the weekend, which is absolutely good for the team.

 

In contrast, Spurs may have a greater chance to grab points. After all, they are at home in this game, and Spurs still maintain sufficient combat effectiveness at home this season, In addition, the team has just won the victory and completed the rebound in the middle of the week, and the morale should also be better than that of Manchester United. So Tottenham Hotspur is expected to be unbeaten.

France Ligue 1 -- Paris Saint Germain (PSG) VS Lille

When Paris Saint Germain and Lille meet at Prince's Park on Friday, the league leaders will compete with the defending champions.

Although Messi, Neymar, Mbappe and others played on the field, the team still made a goalless draw with Marseille in Ligue 1 Derby last weekend, also they won RB Leipzig 3-2 in the Champions League last week. PSG have won 9 of the 11 league games and only lost one so far this season, which lead Lens by 7 points and still at the top of the table. The team have won all the seven games at home this season in all competitions, scoring two even more goals in each of these victories.

 

 

 

 

Lille played a 1-1 draw at home to Stade Brestois last game in the league. Although they had an early lead through the forward David, Lille showed a poor performance during the game. The defending champions only rank 10th after 11 matches with 4W-3D-4L and 15points, having won just four games since the beginning of this season. The team have already lost more matches this season than they did in the entirety of their last championship-winning season. Moreover, they lost four of the last five away games in all competitions.

Although These two teams met each other in the French Super Cup in August and a 1-0 win for Lille, and PSG did not score in three of the last four meetings with Lille, accoring to the current form of the defending champions, they should still be able to easily beat them and win with a few goals.