I've picked out three game from across Europe for my analysis this afternoon with one each from Holland, Spain and Italy as I continue my search for goals in Europe's top league. Roma's trip to Inter is the highlight of the evening although Juventus and Torino should run it close but I'm ignoring that derby in Italy while Villareal and Sevilla is a La Liga match-up that is likely to produce some goals and quality football. Here are my previews for my favourite matches in Europe on Saturday evening. Eredivisie
18:45 Excelsior vs Vitesse - Prediction -2.2 - Suggested Bets - BTTS @4/7, BTTS and over 2.5 goals @10/11 Key Facts * Excelsior are unbeaten in their last 4 league fixtures with 2 wins and 2 draws * Excelsior, one of the pre-season relegation favourites will be happy to have taken 12 points from 10 games to sit 12th in the table * Excelsior have lost 6 of their last 9 home league fixtures * Excelsior have seen 3 of their last 4 in the league producing BTTS * Excelsior have seen BTTS in 6 of their last 9 home league fixtures but not in their last 3 at home * Excelsior have seen BTTS in 4 of their last 5 fixtures in all competitions with 18 goals scored in those BTTS fixtures * Excelsior have seen 8 of their last 10 home fixtures produce more than 2.5 goals * Excelsior have scored in 10 of their last 11 home fixtures * Excelsior have seen over 2.5 goals in 10 of their last 12 matches against Vitesse in all competitions. * Vitesse have won 3 of their last 5 league fixtures and sit 4th with 17 points after 10 games played * Vitesse have only won 1 of their last 6 away league fixtures * Vitesse have seen BTTS in 6 of their last 8 away league fixtures * Vitessse have seen 2.5 goals scored in 12 of their last 16 Eredivisie fixtures including 6 of their last 7 games * VItesse have kept only 1 clean sheet in their last 10 away league fixtures * Vitesse have won 7 of their last 8 meetings with Excelsior in all competitions. * Vitesse have scored at least 2 goals in 10 of their last 11 meetings with Excelsior in all competitions. * 4 of the last 5 meetings between these two sides have seen BTTS and over 2.5 goals * Vitesse won both of last season's meetings between these two sides with both games finishing 3.1 to the men from Arnhem Final Verdict - BTTS and over 2.5 goals looks very good here ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Serie A 19:45 Inter vs Roma - Prediction - 1.2 - Suggested Bets - BTTS @8/13 Key Facts * Inter have won only 1 of their last 5 Serie A fixtures * Inter have only scored 4 goals in 5 home league fixtures this season, however they have picked up 10 points at home * Inter have seen BTTS in only 1 of 5 home fixtures this season * Inter's only loss this season was a 4.1 home thumping from Fiorentina * Inter are 4th in the table with 21 points so far * Roma have won 7 of their last 9 Serie A fixtures including each of their last 5 and sit top of the table with 23 points * Roma have seen BTTS in 16 of their last 17 competitive fixtures * Roma have seen BTTS and over 2.5 goals in each of their last 9 fixtures in all competitions * There have been a remarkable 43 goals scored in those 9 fixtures * Roma have seen BTTS in 6 of their last 7 away fixtures and in 8 of their last 10 away fixtures in Serie A * Roma have scored 17 goals in their last 5 Serie A fixtures * Roma have scored in 18 of their last 19 away Serie A fixtures * Roma have scored in each of their last 24 matches going back as far as March * Roma have scored 23 goals in their last 7 matches although they have conceded 13 as well Final Verdict - Roma = Goals While Inter are much more of a defensive team than Roma and don't feature regularly in the BTTS market, this fixture surely will produce goals with the Romans in sparkling goal-scoring form and likely to make this a difficult night for the home side. Inter's dull 0.0 draw with Juventus in their last home fixture is a worry but Roma are so attacking that they score and concede in almost every match with BTTS occurring in 16 of their last 17 fixtures since March. I expect the visitors to come forward from the off and that should allow this fixture to be open and entertaining and considering Roma's form, it wouldn't surprise me if they can sneak the win but BTTS @8/13 has to be the pick here, even if Inter are hardly reliable in this market with Roma so consistent in their ability to both score and concede. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ La Liga 17:15 Villarreal vs Sevilla - Prediction -2.2 - Suggested Bets - BTTS @4/6, BTTS and over 2.5 goals @5/4 Key Facts * Villareal have picked up only 1 point in their last 3 league fixtures * Villareal have won 5 of their last 6 at home in La Liga * Villareal have seen BTTS in 4 of their last 5 home La Liga fixtures * Villareal have scored in 16 of their last 20 home La Liga fixtures * Villareal won 14 of those 16 fixtures that they scored in * The 4 fixtures that Villareal didn't score in came in straight succession in a blip in form suffered in March * Since then, Villareal have scored in 8 successive home fixtures in all competitions * Sevilla have seen BTTS in 12 of their last 15 away league fixtures * Sevilla have scored in 16 of their last 18 away league fixtures * Sevilla picked up only 3 points in their first 5 league fixtures but they have improved significantly in recent weeks with 10 points gained in their last 4 league fixtures * Sevilla are yet to win on the road this season with 3 draws and 1 defeat so far * 7 of the last 9 meetings between these two sides have seen BTTS * 9 of the last 11 meetings between these two sides also went over 2.5 goals * Sevilla beat Villareal 4 times last season including both league fixtures and 2 Europa League ties * Sevilla have won their on their last 3 visits to Villareal and are unbeaten in 5 fixtures at today's opponents * Indeed Villareal have beaten Sevilla only once in their last 10 meetings with the Andalucian's. * 4 of the last 5 meetings at Villareal between these two sides have seen BTTS and over 2.5 goals Final Verdict - Tough to split these two but goals look likely I expect an open and entertaining fixture here with Sevilla consistent performers in the BTTS market against a Villareal side that usually do well at home but have struggled in recent fixtures against Sevilla. I quite fancy the visitors to leave with something from this one and BTTS @4/6 looks likely while this one should also go over 2.5 goals and the combination bet is priced @5/4. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Euro Suggested Bets Excelsior vs Vitesse - BTTS @4/7 Excelsior vs Vitesse - BTTS and over 2.5 goals @10/11 Inter vs Roma - BTTS @8/13 Villarreal vs Sevilla - BTTS @4/6 Villareal vs Sevilla - BTTS and over 2.5 goals @5/4 Comments are closed.
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