VALENCIA VS REAL MADRID TIP AND PREVIEW

Even during Valencia’s struggles in recent years, this fixture has normally been a good one and Los Che have a tendency to raise their game against the strong sides so this could be a very competitive game. With both sides better going forward than at the back, there is real potential for goals in it.

Real Madrid were handed a huge boost by the earlier than expected return of Gareth Bale at the weekend. The Welshman came off the bench and got on the scoresheet to put himself in the frame for a start here. Even without him Real have continued to score plenty of goals but they are much more dynamic when he plays and we can expect Real to improve on an already impressive average of 2.67 goals per league game between now and the end of the season.

That figure goes up to 2.78 on the road so there is plenty of evidence to suggest they will cause a poor Valencia defence plenty of problems. However, both teams have scored in 67% of Real Madrid games in La Liga this term and that is also invariably the case when these sides meet, particularly at the Mestalla.

Valencia put in one of their best performances of the season to beat Athletic Bilbao 2-0 on Sunday and with 3 wins from 6, there are a few signs that they finally might be on the right track. Defensively though they are still inconsistent as their recent 4-0 home loss to Eibar showed and their weekend clean sheet was their first in 10 months at home in La Liga. They average 2.1 goals conceded per home games this term, which clearly is an embarrassing stat for one of the giants of the Spanish game.

They do have a goal in them though. Valencia have scored at least once in 82% of their league games this season and their overall record of 1.41 goals scored per game is the best in the bottom half. After a turbulent few years Simone Zaza bagged his first Valencia goal on Sunday and will be hoping his performance was enough to secure him a start again up top here. That should be the case and backing Zaza to score anytime could be worth a punt as Valencia do create chances for their forwards.

Almost every possible stat and the recent head-to-head suggests this will be a high scoring game. There have been over 2.5 goals in 70% of Valencia home games and 78% of Real Madrid away games in La Liga this season. Both teams have scored in 70% of Valencia home games and 67% of Real Madrid away games. Therefore, backing Over 2.5 & Both Teams to Score at 8/11 looks like a decent plan here.

BRISTOL CITY VS FULHAM TIP AND PREVIEW

It has been a long, hard winter for Bristol City fans as they’ve seen their side slip from being possible play-off contenders into a relegation battle. They’ve still been scoring goals but have looked really fragile at the other end and up against a Fulham side that also tend to be involved in high-scoring games, we should see a fair amount of goalmouth action in this one.

Bristol City’s 4-0 win at Fulham early in the campaign now looks little more than an absolute freak result. Fulham have been much the more impressive side since then and have been scoring lots of goals. They average 1.68 goals per game in the league this term, a record only 3 teams can better and the goals are coming from all over the team. Their last 9 goals have been scored by 9 different players.

However at the other end, they do give up chances which will offer hope to the hosts. Fulham have conceded 8 goals in their last 3 matches in all competitions and both teams have scored in 55% of their league games.

61% of Bristol City matches in the Championship have seen goals at both ends and that includes 8 of their last 10. The problem for much of the season has been how dependent they’ve been on Tammy Abraham. The teenager has scored 43% of their goals and with 8 in his last 9 league appearances, backing Abraham to score anytime at 11/10 looks like a solid bet providing he shakes off an injury.

Bristol City have netted at least once in 77% of their Championship games this term so they ought to find at least a goal here with Fulham not looking great at the back. However, the Robins are poor defensively. They have only kept 2 clean sheets in their last 17 outings in the league and have conceded twice or more in 8 of the last 10.

Therefore, this game offers up serious potential for goals and backing Over 2.5 Goals & Both Teams to Score at 10/11 looks to offer value.

SCHALKE 04 VS PAOK TIP AND PREVIEW

The first leg of this tie couldn’t have gone much worse for PAOK. The visiting Schalke side dominated possession and held a 1-0 lead for the majority of the match, which in itself wouldn’t have been too much of a disaster for PAOK. However, two goals in the final eight minutes of play put Schalke 3-0 up and with the home leg still to come, effectively ending the tie at half-time.

Schalke followed this midweek success with a 1-1 draw at Cologne to make it five matches unbeaten in all competitions, but they remain in a tough position in the Bundesliga with just 26 points from their 21 games so far, leaving them 10th in the table.

At home they do tend to pick up more points and have won ten of their last 13 matches in all competitions, but it’s not been enough to compensate for their poor away performances in the league.

In the Europa League it has been a different story though. They won five of their six group matches to finish top of their group by an eight point margin and resumed that campaign with the confident win at PAOK last week.

The visitors bounced back from that midweek disappointment with a 4-0 thrashing of Veria in the Greek Super League, leaving them 3rd in the table and just two points adrift of 2nd placed Panionios. They are, however, 12 points adrift of leaders Olympiakos, so that ship looks to have sailed.

Overall they are in decent form at the moment, and even away from home they have won eight of their last nine matches. Schalke are on another level in terms of quality though, so I can’t see any way back into this tie for PAOK. The visitors will be hindered by the loss of defenders  Leo Matos, Marin Leovac, and Fernando Varela through suspension as well.

On the balance of things I’m expecting another decent victory for Schalke here. The visitors will have lost a lot of confidence after last week’s defeat and Schalke won all three of their home group games by at least a two goal margin. In all competitions they have won eight of their last 13 matches at home by more than a single goal, so odds of 1.675 for a Schalke -1.0 Asian Handicap Win look good value for money. I’m also backing another 3-0 correct score predictions at 17/2.

ST ETIENNE VS MANCHESTER UNITED TIP AND PREVIEW

Last Thursday’s first leg of this tie between Manchester United and St Etienne started off brightly, as the visiting Ligue 1 side took the game to their hosts and put them under some early pressure. Unfortunately for them it didn’t work out too well though as their nemesis Zlatan Ibrahimovic netted a hat-trick, to resign them to a 3-0 defeat.

Ibrahimovic has now scored more goals against St Etienne than any other club in his career, and the last of these all but ended this Europa League tie. St Etienne now need to score at least three without reply to stand a chance of progressing in the competition.

The hosts followed that midweek defeat up with a 2-1 loss at Montpellier as well, to make it two wins and four defeats in their last six games. At home their form record is better, with four wins, four draws, and two defeats in their last ten, but they have only won by three or more goals once at home in the last 11 months.

Admittedly that was in their last home match when they battered Lorient 4-0, but the visiting Mancunians are in good form at the moment. They beat Blackburn Rovers 2-1 thanks to that man Ibrahimovic again on Sunday to progress in the FA Cup. This extends their winning streak to four matches and their unbeaten streak to six.

They have only lost one of their last 24 games in all competitions, and whilst that did come away from home, their form on the road is arguably better than it is at Old Trafford. They have won seven, drawn two, and lost just one of their last ten trips away. This keeps them well in the race for a top four spot, but with three trophies still on offer for them they will be hoping to haul some silverware in this season.

Obviously with St Etienne being 3-0 down they will have to start off on the front foot on Wednesday, and that could result in quite an entertaining game. The hosts generally favour a defensive approach at home but that’s not a viable option here. Manchester United have conceded in 12 of their 18 trips away this season though.

With St Etienne needing to go on the front foot we could see goals here. The Manchester United defence on their travels isn’t the best and the hosts’ defence will be exposed, due to their attacking style. This should lead to both teams getting at least one goal, so odds of 4/5 for Both Teams to Score looks a good choice. I think a 1-1 correct score predictions is the best backing as well at 11/2.

FENERBAHCE VS KRASNODAR TIP AND PREVIEW

A 4th minute goal from Swedish midfielder Viktor Claesson was the only goal of the game in the first leg of this tie back in Russia, and that 1-0 win for Krasnodar could very well decide this clash. All they need to do now is score an away goal and Fenerbahce would require three at the other end to turn the tie around.

This continues Fenerbahce’s difficult run of matches in recent weeks, and they have followed it with a rather drab goalless draw at home to Kasimpasa on Sunday, to make it one win, two draws, and two defeats in their last five outings in all competitions.

These poor results have caused them to slip behind in the Turkish Super Lig too, leaving them 4th in the table with a seven point gap between them and leaders Besiktas. This is a definite turning point in the season for Fenerbahce, and at the moment it looks to be turning in the wrong direction for them!

Krasnodar have had the weekend off football due to the ongoing Russian winter break, leaving them well rested for the second leg as they look to progress. They have won four of their last seven games, but only one of these was in competitive football. For that you have to look all the way back to the start of December, with a 2-1 defeat at Nice ending their group campaign and the first half of their season.

This was preceded by a rather poor run of form for them domestically and puts them 5th in the Russian Premier League, an almost unattainable 12 points adrift of leaders Spartak Moscow and outside of the European qualification spots.

Away from home they have failed to win any of their last six competitive matches, drawing three and losing three. Over the longer term they have won two, drawn six, and lost four of their last 12 away days. Another draw would do them just fine here, but it’s by no means a given that they will get that.

Fenerbahce will need to be cautious about their attacking play on Wednesday, as they can’t risk conceding an away goal. Krasnodar have failed to score in six of their last 11 away games though and the only time they have avoided defeat against a similar strength opposition to Fenerbahce was a draw with CSKA Moscow in September. Apart from that they have lost to Nice, Schalke, Spartak Moscow, and Terek Grozny.

Fenerbahce have won six of their last eight home games too, so backing a Fenerbahce Win at 3/4 looks a good choice, but I think the tie as a whole will go to extra time, so I’m backing a 1-0 correct score prediction too.

SEVILLA VS LEICESTER CITY TIP AND PREVIEW

Sevilla kept up their chase for the Spain Primera Division title on Saturday with a 2-0 win over Eibar, to make it five wins from their last eight games in all competitions. Only one of these eight games have ended in defeat as well, leaving them just three points behind Real Madrid at the top of the table. The leaders do have two games in hand on them though, and 3rd placed Barcelona are only a point behind Sevilla and have a game in hand too.

Despite them being at a rather large disadvantage in terms of the league title, they are having a good campaign overall. The four time Europa League winners have shed their status as Europa League specialists by qualifying from their Champions League group ahead of Lyon and Dinamo Zagreb and are understandable favourites for this clash.

The hosts will definitely want to take advantage of this home leg though. Their win over Eibar made it five wins from their last seven home matches in all competitions, with the other two ending as draws. This includes a draw and a win against Real Madrid and a 9-1 battering of Formentera in the Copa del Rey.

They are facing a Leicester side in complete and utter turmoil as well. The Premier League champions performed remarkably well in the Champions League group stages as they topped their group ahead of Porto, Copenhagen, and Club Brugge. They kept a clean sheet in their first four group games, but a 5-0 hammering at Porto in the final match put a dampener on their campaign.

The Foxes’ other competitions are going a lot worse though. They were beaten 1-0 at League One side Millwall at the weekend to crash out of the FA Cup, with that making it six losses, one draw, and one win (after extra time) in their last eight matches in all competitions. Not only does this leave them out of the League Cup but they are now just a point above the Premier League relegation zone and show no signs of turning their form around.

Away from home things are even worse for them. They have won just twice on the road all season, drawing five and losing 12. One of these victories was in the Champions League opener, but I wouldn’t bank on them adding to that on Wednesday.

I can see a comfortable victory for Sevilla here. They have scored at least two goals in six of their last seven home games and are facing a Leicester side who have failed to score in four of their last five on the road. This includes two games against lower league opposition as well, and they have conceded a disappointing nine goals in these five games.

This makes odds of 2.100 for a Sevilla -1.5 Asian Handicap Win look good value for money, and I’m going for that along with a 3-0 correct score predictions at 8/1.

I also think it’s worth backing Wissam Ben Yedder to score anytime at 20/21. The striker has  bagged ten goals in the league and Champions League this season and six of them have come at home, so he looks the ideal choice for our goalscorer predictions.

PORTO VS JUVENTUS TIP AND PREVIEW

Porto’s winning streak continued on Friday when they battered Tondela 4-0 at home to make it six wins on the bounce in all competitions. This has taken them to the top of the Portuguese Primeira Liga, although the two point lead they hold over a Benfica side with a game in hand is far from a comfortable lead.

In the Champions League they managed to finish 2nd in their group behind Leicester, knocking out Copenhagen and Club Brugge in the process, with an 11 point haul from their six games. Their last group game was a stunning 5-0 thrashing of Leicester as well, which made it two wins out of three at home in the group stages.

The knockout stage draw hasn’t exactly been favourable towards them though, and they are understandably underdogs in this two-legged tie with Juventus. The visitors beat Palermo 4-1 on Friday to extend their own winning streak to seven matches in all competitions.

This has given them a commanding ten point lead in Serie A, as they search for their sixth consecutive league title. Such a big lead in the league will allow them to focus heavily on the Champions League as well, whilst Porto don’t have any room for slip ups in their domestic campaign.

Away from home Juventus have faltered occasionally this season, winning six and losing three of their last nine games, with AC Milan, Genoa, and Fiorentina all bettering them on their travels. Meanwhile, Porto are unbeaten on home soil this season and have won 13 of their 18 matches there in all competitions.

I expect this first leg to be a very tight clash. Juventus know that a draw should be enough for them to comfortably qualify for the next round, considering their sensational home form, but ideally they would like a victory. Porto won’t lie down though, and their results at home to Sporting CP, Leicester, Braga, Benfica, and Roma this season show they are a tough side to beat in front of their own fans.

The hosts have only failed to score at home once all season, but even against the relatively weak Portuguese league competition they have only kept nine clean sheets in all competitions. Juventus have conceded in six of their last nine away games as well, but have only failed to find the net once on the road all term. This makes odds of 11/10 for Both Teams to Score look good value, so I’m backing that alongside a 1-1 correct score predictions at 5/1.

An additional backing to consider is our anytime goalscorer predictions too. 21 year old Porto striker Andre Silva has scored four in the Champions League this season and has 11 of his 17 goals in the league and Champions League at home. He comes in at 15/8 to score anytime, which is excellent value considering his talent.

JONG PSV VS BREDA TIP AND PREVIEW

Monday the 26th round is completed with Young PSV – NAC. NAC have Monday grab profits to have the gain of the third period title next week in their own hands. Young PSV-off, however, is a difficult hurdle for many eerstedivisionisten. PSV occurred again with a strengthened team in?

Jong PSV

Young PSV puts in a good shape. In the double weekend in early February, two victories were recorded, first at Young FC Utrecht and then at VVV-Venlo. Last week, visiting FC Dordrecht PSV went through the proper line. In bad weather a difficult playable field, you often do not see the most interesting matches, but FC Dordrecht and PSV did not care. After just eleven minutes it was 1-1 when Sam Lammers ahead of the home side was undone. After the break the roles were reversed. Matthias Verreth put PSV 1-2, but Dordrecht was right again. Eventually Lammers took his fourteenth season goal for the 2-3 win.

Now it can be stated that the Young PSV vormdip of the second period has left behind. PSV are even four away games unbeaten. That area was in the first half of the season often mistake for the home matches of PSV have to be strong. The team of Pascal Jansen therein namely on only eight verliespunten (one draws, two losses). Although the game will be played on Monday, there are hardly any players will be the first in action. Only Siem de Jong, Joshua Brenet and Remko Pasveer that can be envisaged. However, Jürgen Locadia will make his comeback after a groin injury Oleksandr Zinchenko and Steven Bergwijn played against VVV-Venlo have, but this time it came in action for PSV 1.

Probable lineup PSV

pasveer; Van Vlerken, Van Bruggen, Koch, Brenet; Rigo, Pole, Rosario; Verreth, Lammers, Locadia

Breda

The assignment for NAC is as clear as difficult. It must be recovered, at least if the period NAC will hold. It’s not about the period, of course, which is again for VVV-Venlo, but the ‘present’ – a spot in the playoffs. NAC is even less played thirteen points a game over FC Volendam (16) and SC Cambuur (14). The goal difference of the three competitors is similar, therefore arriving on details. Only with gains in Eindhoven, NAC has the reins in their own hands, because next week NAC – FC Volendam played. With a draw or even lose it is already very difficult. One advantage: Cambuur with MVV at home next week no easy game.

That NAC no longer stand as well, they have themselves to blame. Last week, the team Stijn Vreven went into the regional derby against RKC Waalwijk down. Danny Verbeek got all red in the third minute after a hard foul. The visitors took the initiative, but NAC was well involved. Ahead of RKC was quickly undone by Cyriel Dessers. RKC then came back ahead, but let slip the pitch being by yourself tackling red. Jari Oosterwijk signed twenty minutes from time for the equalizer. A victory might still sat in, but instead of three points were it zero: 2-3.

“A sour, totally unexpected defeat,” so Vreven described the point loss afterwards. ‘A painful night. I’m sick of this. This was unnecessary. At crucial moments we were not sharp enough in the back. Defensively, we lost the game. “In the infirmary at NAC is only Grad Damen, who is recovering from damage to the inner tube. Robbie Haemhouts, who missed the last two games, will train again with since Tuesday. Vreven probably going to be captain drafting right away, what then Olivier Hamada takes his place. Danny Verbeek is missing because of a suspension.

Probable lineup NAC Breda

Brondeel; Horsfield, N’toko, O’Neill, Smith-Brown; Verschueren, García Haemhouts; Short, Dessers, Agyepong

We recommend both teams to score @ 1.63 odds 

TRABZONSOR VS ALANYASPOR PREVIEW AND TIPS...

Football game from Turkey Super Lig - Trabzonspor at home is ready to win the game with Alanyaspor.

At home Trabzonspor is a team with good potential to win today, also Alanyaspor is a weak away from home.

Trabzonspor is a team with 4 wins in the last 4 games and they are solid pick for me today.

Alanyaspor coming of win in the last game, but lost in 4 of the last 5 games.

The visitors of Alanyaspor is a so poor team away from home - 1 wins 2 ties and 6 losses with goal difference of 9:19 goals.

Also the factor revenge is a good as reason because better team like Trabzonspor loss 0:3 the visit on Alanyaspor early this season and now at home they can taking the revenge.

Trabzonspor coming of win 1:0 against solid team as Osmanlispor FK away from home and home win against Gaziantepspor 4:0 so we bet on hosts again to win. Good luck!!!!

CELTIC VS MOTHERWELL TIPS AND PREVIEW

Celtic’s domestic dominance continued last weekend as they hosted Inverness CT in the Scottish FA Cup, with Moussa Dembele bagging his second consecutive hat-trick as the hosts hammered the struggling visitors 6-0.

This makes it a ridiculous 13 wins on the bounce for them, and in domestic competitions alone they have now won 24 on the bounce and have only failed to win once this season. This leaves them 24 points clear at the top of the Scottish Premiership with 70 points from their opening 24 games. A 100 point tally is well within their reach here in what has been a phenomenal season for Celtic.

Brendan Rodgers’ side did have a very slight dip in form earlier in the season as they struggled to find the net as often as we were used to, but they seem well and truly over that now. They have scored 16 goals in their last four matches, and at home they have kept a clean sheet in six consecutive games.

This is extremely bad news for Motherwell. The visitors would never expect to get anything from this match, but it’s looking like this one could be a bloodbath. They lost 7-2 away to Aberdeen on Wednesday and they were beaten 3-0 at home to Hearts in their previous outing.

They have lost four of their last five games in all competitions and find themselves 9th in the Scottish Premiership table, just three points above the relegation playoff position that Hamilton currently occupy.

The seven goals they conceded on Wednesday has made them the worst defensive side in the top flight at the moment, and considering they are coming up against a Celtic side with 65 league goals in 24 matches they will certainly be worried. The visitors are also missing three of their defensive starters due to injury and suspension.

Moussa Dembele has been an absolute revelation at Celtic this season, scoring 12 league goals and getting three in the Champions League. He’s added a further nine goals in the domestic cup competitions as well to take his season tally to 24, and with his consecutive hat-tricks boosting his confidence enormously, backing him to score 2 or more goals at 6/4 looks a good value choice for our goalscorer predictions.

Three of Celtic’s last four meetings with Motherwell have seen them score at least four goals, including their 5-0 victory at Celtic Park earlier this season and the 4-3 win at Motherwell in December. This, along with Motherwell’s torrid defence of late, makes odds of 1/1 for Celtic Over 3.5 Team Goals look a good value offering. I’m also backing a 5-0 correct score predictions at 10/1.

SPORTING GIJON VS ATLETICO MADRID TIPS AND PREVIEW

Atleti don’t have a good recent record at El Molinon. Defeat here at the back end of last term put pay to their title ambitions but Sporting Gijon have been so poor this season, they ought to get the job done this time although goals at both ends do look likely.

The main reason being that Atleti are likely to be missing key central defender Diego Godin again. Without him they are much less organised defensively and conceded twice at home to Celta Vigo last week, before fighting back to win 3-2. They haven’t been great on the road this term and both teams have scored in 3 of their last 4 away games which gives further hope to Sporting’s forwards at least.

Sporting Gijon have netted a very respectable 1.5 goals per game at home and come into this match after a rare win at Leganes last time out so there should be some confidence in their camp. They’ve scored at least once in a huge 90% of their home games this term in La Liga which again suggests there will be a goal in this for them.

However at the other end, there are multiple frailties which Atleti should have little problem exploiting. Sporting are yet to keep a home clean sheet and have conceded a worrying 2.4 goals per game at home in La Liga. They have the 3rd worst overall defensive record and have lost 14 of their last 19 matches in the league.

All that should offer Atleti’s attacking players plenty of encouragement. Fernando Torres looks like he could be entrusted with another start up front, having netting 3 goals in his last 2 league outings. He may be a shadow of his former self but does have the odd good run of form every now and then and this looks like it could be one of them. Against a very poor Sporting defence, backing Torres to score anytime at 13/8 looks like a decent punt.

Sporting Gijon home games this term average a huge 3.90 goals per game and against strong opposition, several goals are likely for the visitors here but with Godin missing, Sporting should continue their impressive record of scoring at home too and backing Over 2.5 Goals & Both Teams to Score at 13/8 looks to offer value.

EINTRACHT FRANKFURT VS INGOLSTADT PREVIEW AND TIPS

Niko Kovac’s Frankfurt have undergone a complete overhaul since their poor 2015/2016 campaign. Frankfurt’s 3-0 defeat away to Bayer Leverkusen last Saturday marked just their fifth defeat of the season, but the Eagles remained in third place regardless as a strange weekend of Bundesliga football saw all teams between 2nd and 7th defeated.

Strugglers Ingolstadt remained in the automatic relegation positions, after their last minute defeat at home to Bayern Munich last weekend. Ingolstadt have won just one of their last five matches (W1 L4), though coach Maik Walpurgis’s record of 13 points from 10 games remains miles better than predecessor Markus Kauczinski (2 points in 10 matches).

Eintracht Frankfurt are the favourites here at 21/20 and we feel there’s some decent value to be had backing the hosts for the following reasons: Frankfurt have the joint 4th best home record in the Bundesliga (W6 D3) and have won four of their last five at home (80%) against some tricky opponents, such as, Cologne, Mainz and Dortmund. Meanwhile, Ingolstadt have the joint 3rd worst away record in the Bundesliga, losing 70% of their matches on the road, and the Bavarians have failed to score in three of their four matches (75%) so far in 2017. Eintracht’s clear strength this season has been in their stellar defensive form – Frankfurt currently hold the joint 2nd best defensive record in the Bundesliga (just 18 goals conceded) – so Ingolstadt will have a hard time shaking that poor streak here.

Regarding a correct score bet, Eintracht Frankfurt have kept a clean sheet in 56% of their matches at the Commerzbank Arena, including in four of their last five, while Ingolstadt have failed to score in 40% of away matches. Hence, expecting the hosts to win-to-nil shouldn’t be too far-fetched. Alongside Eintracht Frankfurt’s approximate two goals scored per match average, there should be some decent value in a 2-0 Frankfurt win at 15/2 here.

SEVILLA VS EIBAR TIPS AND PREVIEW

Matches at the Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán have not lacked for goals or drama this season and this is another that has the potential to serve up a fair amount of goalmouth action. Sevilla’s extra quality should see them home but on current form you’d certainly back Eibar to grab a goal.

They come into this match on a fine run of form. They’ve won their last two league games 4-0 and are bidding for a 4th straight win here. They’ve scored twice or more in all of their last 4 games in all competitions so they clearly have a few players in great touch in front of goal as they look to mount a surprise European challenge.

One of those is Sergi Enrich. The forward has netted at least once in all of Eibar’s last 4 matches, to take his tally to 9 goals in 18 starts in La Liga this term. Sevilla aren’t the perfect defensive side so he should get chances here and odds of 11/4 for Sergi Enrich to score anytime look extremely generous. Eibar have scored a very impressive 1.7 goals per game away from home this term and have netted in 90% of those matches so there is strong reason to think they will score here.

Both teams have scored in 70% of Sevilla’s home games too but invariably it is Jorge Sampaoli’s men that come out on top. The former Chile boss has been strongly linked with taking over at Barcelona in the summer and those rumours are only likely to intensify following Barca’s embarrassing 4-0 defeat in Paris. That could prove a bit of a distraction as the season progresses for Sevilla but for now he’ll be focused fully on this game, with perhaps one eye on Wednesday’s Champions League clash with Leicester, not to mention next weekend’s Seville derby at Betis.

Sevilla don’t have any real superstars though and have a squad of players of roughly equal quality so rotation doesn’t tend to have a hugely negative impact on them. They’ve won 80% of their home games in La Liga this term, scoring 2.1 goals per game on average. However, they have also conceded in 75% of their home wins so backing Sevilla to Win & Both Teams to Score at 15/8 looks to offer great value here.

JUVENTUS VS PALERMO TIPS AND PREVIEW

Juventus’ push for the treble this season really starts up again in midweek, when they return to Champions League action. Because of their European commitments, this clash has been moved to Friday night. The Italian champions shouldn’t have any problems as they aim to continue their march to the Scudetto. They’re facing 18th placed Palermo, a side in serious relegation trouble. Having lost 3-1 at home to Atalanta last weekend, how are they going to fare against the league leaders?

By playing early this weekend, Juventus have the chance to improve on their commanding lead. They can go 10 points clear of second placed Roma with a victory over Palermo, with just 13 matches to play after this game. It’s odd to think that the title race seemed possible a few weeks ago, with the chasing pack struggling to match up to this new look Juve side.

Max Allegri has switched to a 4-2-3-1, in order to get his most attacking talents on the pitch at the same time. The move has worked wonders, as it’s inspired six straight victories. That run has put them back on top of the form table, and comfortably clear of the rest of Serie A. Despite sacrificing a defender for an attacker, they’ve not let their defensive record slip. The champions have kept a clean sheet in 50% of their home games so far, conceding just 0.5 goals per game. Allegri’s side have scored 2.5 per match at Juventus Stadium, which shows how dominant they are in Italy.

Somehow, they’ve managed to get even better at the back since making their attacking switch. Juventus have won to nil in all five of their league games since the change. They’ve now won and kept a clean sheet in seven of their last eight in the league, while they’re yet to drop points at home in Serie A this term. It’s hard to think of any side in the top five leagues who are anywhere near as dominant as Juve are in Italy.

It’s hard to see Palermo ending that form, given that they’ve averaged 0.87 points per game on the road this season. On top of that, Juventus have won to nil in their last nine encounters with the Rosanero. It’s hard to see the strugglers managing to score against the champions and their impressive, improving defence, so we’re backing a clean sheet for the hosts. We’re backing a win to nil for the home side, which is priced at 4/7 with bet365.

BASTIA VS MONACO TIPS AND PREVIEW

Free-scoring Monaco will expect to find plenty of chances as they visit lowly Bastia this Friday in Ligue 1. The away side have notched a huge 75 times already this season and have a 3-point lead over nearest challengers PSG. Winning this one will put pressure on the chasing pack ahead of this weekend’s round of matches.

Key to Monaco’s success this season has been the electric form of Radamel Falcao, who has already found the net 16 times in Ligue so far. The Colombian may not have been a hit at either Manchester United or Chelsea but he is now finding life good in his second spell at Monaco. He has twice as many goals as second top scorer Valere Germain on 8. Falcao will need to keep on his excellent form if Monaco are to stay ahead of PSG and capture the title.

While Monaco have been in superb form, their opponents Bastia have not won in 2017 and while they are not bottom of the division at present, there is a danger that they could be cut adrift unless they manage to start picking up points soon. They were given a 4-1 hammering by Toulouse at the weekend which summed up their problems on the road, but their home form has not been much better, winning just 25% of matches there in 2016/17. Top scorer Enzo Crivelli has been one bright spark, managing to score 7 goals in what is a poor team.

We expect Monaco to win this game comfortably as they have looked confident on the road all season and have goals throughout their side. Back them to score in both halves of this match, a punt which is valued at 11/8 with bet365.

For our correct score prediction, we see Monaco running out 3-1 winners. That bet is priced at a decent 11/1 also with b365.

ACHILLES 29 VS JONG AJAX TIPS AND PREVIEW

We should see a huge difference between the classes of the teams in the upcoming game. Achilles stand in the bottom of the table in the First Division in Holland. They only managed to win two matches from 25 played this season. Meanwhile Jong Ajax stand second in the league with 15 wins already.
Jong Ajax are simply impressive in offense this season with 65 goals in 25 games played. They recently have scored 6 goals against Almere City, 4 against Waalwijk. Jong Ajax have destroyed Achilles' defence in the first head-to-head match and have scored 7 goals when playing at home. In that match Jong Ajax have made 22 shots including 16 shots on target. I wait for another dominant performance from this team as Achilles are terrible in defence with 59 goals allowed. They were struggling recently and had some weak games in defence.
Still as usually when Jong Ajax are playing I prefer betting on goals as it always seems like more safe option. Jong Ajax are far from perfect in defence. Recently they have visited Sittard that are weak in defence and have conceded 5 goals! Meanwhile Achilles have surprised a little in the latest matches, they have recorded a 4-3 win against Eindhoven FC. Also Achilles have found the net in the first head-to-head match when visiting Jong Ajax so I expect them to score again and choose to bet on OVER.

RKC WAALWIJK VS FC DORDRECHT TIPS AND PREVIEW

TEAM NEWS

Despite losing goalkeeper Williams to a red card RKC Waalwijk managed to win the away match at decent top half side NAC Breda with 3-2.

In an entertaining and open match FC Dordrecht played at home against top side Jong PSV and could keep up for a while. But they gave away a draw and lost 3-2. Forward Arias will miss again due to injury.

 

RKC Waalwijk

Suspended: Williams

Doubtful: None

Injured/unavailable: None

 

FC Dordrecht

Suspended: None

Doubtful: None

Injured/unavailable: Arias (broken leg)

 

MATCH PREVIEW

For the first time after four matches RKC Waalwijk won again. After a great first half of the season RKC Waalwijk is struggling a bit. They are safe of course, but a bad second half of the season will erase the confidence that has been build up.

In NAC Breda the team has beaten a top half side so there is some hope for some better results. Playing at home against a bottom team like FC Dordrecht give RKC Waalwijk a good chance to win their second match in a row.

FC Dordrecht slowly has to start looking down the table. For a while Achilles ‘29 was far behind the other bottom teams in the Jupiler League but recently Achilles ‘29 has started to do a bit better.

So FC Dordrecht will have to improve a bit and take a few points to be sure they don’t face relegation. They have one of the weaker squads in the league so they will have to pick their matches. Away from home FC Dordrecht is quite poor and could lose this match.

Expect RKC Waalwijk to win.

 

HEAD TO HEAD

FC Dordrecht visited RKC Waalwijk nine times and won three times. RKC Waalwijk won five matches and the teams drew once.

DE GRAAFSCHAP VS TELSTAR PREVIEW

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TEAM NEWS

De Graafschap got some chances while visiting FC Emmen but didn’t convert any of their chances and their opponents did so De Graafschap lost 2-0. No injuries.

Telstar was a bit better than Achilles ‘29 in their home match but conceded an early goal. They kept on fighting the entire match but had to settle on a draw by 1-1. Forward Mahmudov and defender Ottenhof will miss again due to injury.

 

De Graafschap

Suspended: None

Doubtful: None

Injured/unavailable: None

 

Telstar

Suspended: None

Doubtful: None

Injured/unavailable: Mahmudov (knee), Ottenhof (calf)

 

MATCH PREVIEW

In the first few weeks De Graafschap were missing a lot of first team players to injuries and dropping points wasn’t a surprise. But they have all been back for quite some time and De Graafschap is still losing a lot of matches.

De Graafschap is third to last on the Jupiler League table and isn’t in the form to easily climb back up. Every match is a huge struggle for De Graafschap and losing to a decent Telstar wouldn’t be a surprise.

Telstar was winless for months in the Jupiler league but now have won two out of their last three matches and has only lost once in their last five matches. The team is slowly climbing up the table and are on a safe position.

The defense of Telstar is a bit more decent recently and their forwards have started scoring a bit. Telstar has taken some points from other bottom half teams in the past few matches and could continue their good run by beating De Graafschap.

Expect Telstar to win. My recommendation for this match is “HHAD away win” for Telstar.

 

HEAD TO HEAD

Telstar visited De Graafschap seven times. De Graafschap won six matches and the teams drew once.

 

OSS VS DEN BOSCH TIPS AND PREVIEW

FC Oss: Boere strikes again against old club ( Recent Form: L L L L W )

After the 6-2 home FC Oss won again, FC Eindhoven in the second half of the season. The victory was justified because the home team was unable to pull the game to him. When Oss at 0-1 came the visitors were just stronger. After an hour Tom Boere also scored his second of the evening. The tension was not yet out of the race because Eindhoven quickly made the tying goal. However, Oss kept it in the last twenty minutes full. Boere thickness his season total to 26 goals, which he now eleven (!) More than his first pursuer Parzyszek. It remains strange that his nose for goal has never been observed at FC Eindhoven. In Eindhoven Boere was often stationed on the wing, but he still had more to watch from the sidelines. "It was a tough night, but profit is the most important and that I was able to score twice, is very nice," said the kingfisher François Gesthuizen afterwards. FC Oss is fifteenth on seven points from position eleven, which is probably going to be the lowest position that entitles them to the playoffs. Boere: "Right now it's just every week trying to win your game. We succeeded this week. We have some difficult weeks behind us and we're not talking about looking up or down. "Gesthuizen finds it not necessary at all to want to play it costs playoffs. "I notice that there is a certain expectation. But look at our budget: this is the nineteenth of the competition, "concluded the coach. Boban Lazic returns from suspension, but whether or Justin Mathieu Istvan Bakx is sacrificed to wait and see. Maybe Gesthuizen fits the motto "never change a winning team 'them. Keeper Ronald Koeman and midfielder Dennis Janssen are so far known injured.

 

FC Den Bosch: footballing powerless against Almere ( Recent Form: W L W L L )

FC Den Bosch was in a strong phase. Since the end of November was only lost Jong Ajax (1-2) and FC Volendam (2-1), but had avoided two defeats can - perhaps should - be. The 1-3 defeat against Almere City fit totally into that series. FC Den Bosch had to leave the initiative to Almere City and there was also no way of opposing. The Almeerders combined them into a 0-3 lead, then Niek Vossebelt some might do again. "Where you're particularly disappointed in is that we have not been playing football. You can lose, but not this way, because we have been in possession just too little, 'Wiljan Vloet looked back. There was still a possibility of failing to get back into the game, but Mario Bilate. "We need to equalize, it's a hundred percent chance. A striker one on one condition: they must just in there. All in all, we did not limit the fallen, but it is not a night where I got warm feet. "Jordy van der Winden Friday is not due to a hamstringblessure. Jonas Heymans plays his place at left back. Vloet likely again will bring a real striker in the person of Romero regales. Zija Azizov must make room on the right, Bilate moves the point to the wing.

 

NOWGOAL BETTING VERDICT:

After all, FC Oss held the last two seasons the points in French Heesen stadium. At the bookmakers they are slightly favorite to again grab the profits. However, I still have some confidence in FC Oss. Football is better together and they score easily, only the defensive aspect Den Bosch better for each other.

 

FC Oss  VS  Den Bosch

Soccer magictips Pick: FC Oss 0.5 @ 1.53.

TROYES AC VS NIMES PREVIEWS

TEAM NEWS

Troyes are waiting to hear whether left-back Charles Traore and midfielder Karim Azamoum will be fit. The former missed their 3-2 defeat at Niort last weekend; the latter has been out for a month. 

Four automatic starters – goalkeeper Gautier Gallon, left-back Zie Diabate, centre-back Anthony Briancon and midfielder Teji Savanier – are absent for Nimes. The visitors will be weaker in all four positions without the quartet.

 

Troyes

Suspended: Mahamadou Ndiaye

Doubtful: Karim Azamoum (thigh), Mory Kone (knee), Charles Traore (knee)

Injured/unavailable: None

 

Nimes

Suspended: Anthony Briancon, Zie Diabate, Teji Savanier

Doubtful: Slimane Sissoko (leg)

Injured/unavailable: Gautier Gallon (foot)

 

MATCH PREVIEW

Troyes lost 3-2 at Niort last weekend and you could argue that to some degree the defeat was self-inflicted.

At the end of a busy week of fixtures Troyes manager Jean-Louis Garcia decided to rotate more than most of his peers did, leaving out three players that would normally start. Goalkeeper Mamadou Samassa, playmaker Benjamin Nivet and 13-goal leading scorer Adama Niane all dropped to the bench, so it was barely a surprise that Troyes were second-best and found themselves outplayed for long spells. Only after Niane came on as a second-half substitute did Troyes start to look dangerous in attack, but over the 90 minutes Niort were the better side so Troyes could have few complaints about losing 3-2.

The hosts are likely to name a stronger side this weekend and that should be enough to see them collect all 3pts. Nimes have an outstanding away record but their own team news will be a major handicap this weekend (see above). The players looked tired at home to Tours (1-1 draw) last weekend and they may struggle to live with a Troyes side that should be fresher given they rotated last Friday.

 

HEAD TO HEAD

Troyes’ all-time home record against Nimes is W5-D7-L3.

HEIDENHEIM VS STUTTGART TIPS AND PREVIEWS

After starting 2017 with back-to-back defeats, hosts Heidenheim earned their first points of the year with a 2-0 win away to Wurzburger Kickers last Saturday. However, visitors Stuttgart are in decent shape and will be out to see the hosts end point-less once again as three wins from three to start the new year sees them sat three points top of the Bundesliga 2 and set on course for an immediate return to the German top flight.

Stuttgart are the bookies’ favourites here at 13/10 with bet365 and we feel there’s decent value in backing them at “0 Asian Handicap” for the following reasons: though Heidenheim hold a strong record at home (W6 D2 L2), Stuttgart get one up on them with the joint best away record in the Bundesliga 2 (W5 D2 L3). Stuttgart are not only in better current form, heading into this with momentum off the back of three wins, but the South Germans are also the much more talented side on paper.

Stuttgart’s unbeaten start to 2017 (W3) has, notably, seen striker Simon Terodde build on his top form. Terodde has scored three goals in his last three outings, thanks in part to loanee teammate Carlos Mane (1 goal and 1 assist over the same number), which has put the German forward joint top of the rankings for total goals scored in the Bundesliga 2 this season (14 goals). With 11 of these goals being scored in his last ten appearances, he’d also be a decent shout for an anytime goalscorer here (odds to follow).

Heidenheim do, however, also have some scoring talent of their own, with captain winger Marc Scnatterer (7 goals in 20 appearances) and center forward Tim Kleindienst (6 goals in 14 appearances) contributing their fair share towards the Bundesliga 2’s 6th best offense. Seeing as Heidenheim have also only failed to score in 10% of their home matches so far this season, both teams to score at 3/4 with bet365 should also have a decent chance to come in here.

Regarding a correct score bet, with Stuttgart the stronger side but goals at both ends being a likelihood, we feel there’s decent value on Stuttgart 2-1 win at 17/2 with bet365 here

BAYERN MUNICH VS ARSENAL TIPS AND PREVIEW

Bayern Munich have had a rather rocky season by their standards, finishing 2nd in their Champions League group, three points behind Atletico Madrid, and trailing the recently promoted RB Leipzig in the Bundesliga for a significant period of time in the first half of the campaign.

That has changed in the past few months though. Their last defeat was their shock 3-2 loss at Rostov in the Champions League in November, and since then they have won 11 and drawn one of their 12 games in all competitions. This has been enough to take them back to their usual place at the summit of the Bundesliga, with them leading RB Leipzig by six points after 20 games of the season.

At home they remain almost impossible to get the better of. They have won 12 and drawn three of their 15 matches at the Allianz Arena this season and haven’t lost in almost 12 months. Arsenal will have their work cut out here.

The visitors managed to edge into the top spot of their Champions League group with a 4-1 hammering of Basel in the final group game, which when coupled with PSG’s shock failure to win at home to Ludogorets, saw The Gunners nick it at the final hurdle. A draw against Bayern Munich won’t have been their top choice, but considering PSG now have to face Barcelona, Arsenal can class it as a success.

Arsenal managed to end their two match losing streak on Saturday with a rather controversial win over Hull at the Emirates. This follows from defeats to Watford and Chelsea to make it seven wins, one draw, and two defeats in their last ten games. This does leave them ten points adrift of Premier League leaders Chelsea though, so all of their focus will be on the Champions League.

Despite Arsenal losing three of their last seven away games, their attacking ability hasn’t faltered. They have scored in each of their last 17 away games in all competitions and have only failed to score on the road once in 18 matches this season. They have only kept five clean sheets in this period though, and they’re facing a Bayern Munich side who have scored in all of their home games this season, keeping a clean sheet in about half of them.

This makes both teams getting on the score-sheet likely, and at odds of 7/10 I think that offers quite a lot of value, considering Arsenal’s attacking record on the road. I do think Bayern Munich will get the victory though, so I’m backing a 2-1 correct score predictions at 7/1.

Bayern Munich’s star striker Robert Lewandowski has scored five goals in their last five home games and has bagged 20 in total this season in the Bundesliga and Champions League. 11 of these have come at the Allianz Arena in just 13 appearances, so even at odds of 8/15 he looks good value for our anytime goalscorer predictions.