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