Saturday wasn't the best of days at Bobookie towers with 4 points lost on the bets and and 6 previews lost for today's action due to a malfunctioning computer so I have done my best to re-write most of what was lost for what is a busy and exciting looking card across Europe with the Manchester derby looking like the pick of the bunch. There's lots of interesting fixtures from across Europe and the UK this afternoon and I've picked out 9 of them for my analysis on a day where there are many tempting fixtures to choose from including Liverpool v Southampton, Fiorentina vs Roma and Moenchengladach vs Schalke, The MLS reaches it's conclusion tonight as well and I will try to take a look at some of those fixtures later on today while my "Best Bets" and "Pocket Change" posts will follow later on this morning, but for now here are my previews for the best of the action across the Uk and Europe this afternoon. Premier League
14:05 Manchester United vs Manchester City - Prediction - 2.1 - Suggested Bets, BTTS @8/13, BTTS and over 2.5 goals @21/20 Key Facts * Each of the last 7 meetings at Old Trafford between these two sides have gone over 2.5 goals * 6 of those contests also saw BTTS * 7 of the last 10 meetings have seen BTTS with 8 of those 10 going over 2.5 goals * Man Utd are 2 points behind City going into this derby * Man City have scored in 29 of their last 30 away PL fixtures * Man Utd have scored in 21 of their last 24 home PL fixtures * Man Utd have scored 12 goals in their last 5 PL fixtures * City are still missing key men David Silva and Sergio Aguero * There has only been 1 draw in the last 24 meetings between these two sides. I wrote a huge preview and key facts for this match, only to lose all the info when my computer died on me today. So, I am not re-writing it but suffice to say, this one has BTTS written all over it and that's my only bet here although I do fancy United to perhaps edge this one. 16:15 Liverpool vs Southampton - Prediction - 2.2 - Suggested Bets - BTTS @8/11, Saints not to lose @4/5 Same story as the United game in that I lost my big write up but I have analysed the stats and considering current form, I expect the Saints to get something with Liverpool missing a lot of key players and the visitors really performing well at the moment. It's Jurgen Klopp's first home league fixture but Southampton are a good side and I fancy a score draw with the Klopp effect unlikely to be big enough to get Liverpool the win here. __________________________________________________________________________________________ Scottish Championship 12.30 St Mirren vs Rangers - Prediction - 1.3 - Suggested Bets - Rangers to score 2 or more @4/11 Bo's Key Facts * Rangers have scored 2 or more in 10 out of 11 Championship fixtures this season and in all 5 away league fixtures * Rangers have scored 18 goals in those 5 away outings this season and 29 in 7 away fixtures in all competitions * Rangers have won all 11 league fixtures this season * All 5 of St Mirren's home fixtures have seen BTTS. Saints have not won any of those fixtures * St MIrren conceded 2 goals or more in 3 of those 5 fixtures * Rangers have won 13 of their last 14 meetings with Saint Mirren Final Verdict - 2 goals or more for the Gers here ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Bundesliga 16:30 Borussia M.Gladbach vs Schalke 04 - Prediction -2.0 Suggested Bets - Moenchengladbach to win @23/20, Moenchengladbach to score 2 or more @5/6 Bo's Key Facts * Borussia M.Gladbach have won 11 of their last 14 home matches in the Bundesliga * Borussia M.Gladbach have won their last 4 league fixtures, scoring 14 goals in the process * Moenchengladbach have scored 2 or more in 8 of their last 14 home league fixtures * Borussia M.Gladbach have scored 2 goals or more in each of their last 5 home meetings with Schalke * Schalke have won 5 of their last 6 Bundesliga fixtures although none of those 5 victores were against a team finishing in the top 10 last season * Schalke have lost 4 of their last 7 away league fixtures * Schalke have won only 7 of their last 25 away league fixtures, losing 12 * Borussia M.Gladbach have won 7 of their last 8 home matches against Schalke in all competitions Final Verdict - Home win for me This was another preview lost to the computer meltdown on Saturday but I really do fancy a home win for a resurgent Moenchengladbach against an opponent they usually do well against. Schalke are in a good run of form but I'm not convinced that they are the real deal and last year's runner up look like a good bet to win @23/20 and to score 2 or more @5/6 ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Serie A 14:00 AC Milan vs Sassuolo - Prediction - 2.1 - Suggested Bets - BTTS @5/6, BTTS and over 2.5 goals @11/8 Bo's Key Facts * Milan have seen BTTS in 7 of their last 9 home league fixtures * Milan have kept only 2 clean sheets in their last 14 home league fixtures and only 5 from 23 going back 1 year * Milan have picked up only 1 point from their last 3 Serie A fixtures * Milan had won 4 in a row at home before a 4.0 thumping by Napoli in their most recent home fixture * Milan have seen 8 of their last 9 home league fixtures produce more than 2.5 goals * Sassuolo won last season's corresponding fixture 2.1 * Each of the last 5 meetings have seen BTTS and over 2.5 goals with Sassuolo winning 3 and Milan 2. 21 goals were scored in those 5 fixtures * Sassuolo have scored in 15 of their last 18 away league fixtures * They have won 4 of their last 6 away Serie A fixtures, keeping clean sheets in 3 * Sassuolo have taken 15 points from 8 fixtures with just 1 defeat this season * Sassuolo have seen 5 of their last 9 on the road finish with BTTS and 11 from 17 going back 9 months * 8 of Sassuolo's last 12 league fixtures have seen BTTS * However only 1 of their last 5 on the road have seen BTTS with Sassuolo improving defensively * Sassuolo have lost only 1 of their last 6 away league fixtures, winning 4 and drawing at Roma Final Verdict - Goals on the cards here Sassuolo have a great record against Milan and I expect them to score at least here with BTTS pretty likely considering both sides form and history against each other. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ 17:00 Lazio vs Torino- Prediction - 2.1 - Suggested Bets - Lazio to score 2 or more @1/1, BTTS @5/6 Bo's Key Facts * Lazio have won 9 of their last 12 home league fixtures including each of the last 4 * Lazio scored 2 or more in all 9 of those wins * Lazio kept clean sheets in 7 of those 9 wins * Lazio have scored 14 goals in their last 6 home fixtures * Lazio have won their last 3 home fixtures all by a scoreline of 2.0 against Udinese, Genoa and Frosinone * Torino have lost 4 of their last 6 away league fixtures * Torino have conceded 2 or more in 5 of their last 7 away league fixtures * Torino have seen BTTS in 7 of their last 9 away league fixtures * There have been over 2.5 goals scored in 6 of Torino's last 7 away games in Serie A. * Torino have scored in 13 of their last 15 away league fixtures * However Torino have kept only 2 clean sheets in those 15 fixtures * 6 of the last 7 meetings in Rome between these two sides have seen BTTS * 15 goals have been scored in the last 4 meetings between these two sides * Lazio won last season's corresponding fixture 2.1 * Lazio have scored 2 or more in each of their last 4 meetings with Torino Final Verdict - Home win with goals likely ___________________________________________________________________________________________ 17:00 Fiorentina vs Roma - Prediction 2.2 - Suggested Bets - BTTS @ 4/6 Bo's Key Facts * Fiorentina have won their last 7 home league fixtures with clean sheets in 6 of those wins. * Fiorentina have scored 2 or more in 6 of those 7 wins * Howevr none of those wins came against a top 8 team in Serie A * Prior to those 6 clean sheets, Fiorentina kept only 1 in 10 home league fixtures * Fiorentina lost 2.1 at home to Lechn Poznan on Thursday in the Europa League * Fiorentina are unbeaten in their last 4 meetings with Roma but have failed to win any of their last 5 home contests with the Romans * Roma have seen BTTS and over 2.5 goals in each of their last 7 fixtures in all competitions * There have been a remarkable 36 goals scored in those 7 fixtures * Roma have seen BTTS in 5 of their last 6 away fixtures and in 7 of their last 9 away league fixtures * Roma have seen BTTS in 14 of their last 15 fixtures in all competitions * Roma have scored 12 goals in their last 3 league fixtures * Roma have scored in 17 of their last 18 away league fixtures * Last season's corresponding fixture in the league finished 1.1 as well as their Europa League contest Final Verdict - Expect an exciting game in Florence with BTTS very likely ___________________________________________________________________________________________ 19:45 Chievo vs Napoli- Prediction -1.2 - Suggested Bets - BTTS @5/6, Napoli to win @5/6 Bo's Key Facts * Napoli have scored 2 or more in 14 of their last 17 Serie A fixtures * Napoli have scored 13 goals in their last 5 game against Juventus (2), Fiorentina (2), Lazio (5) and Milan (4). * There have been over 2.5 goals scored in 16 of Napoli's last 17 games in Serie A. * Napoli have won their last 5 games in all competitions and are unbeaten in 10 * Bizarrely, the only game Napoli could not score a goal this season was against minnows Carpi * Napoli have scored in 19 of their last 21 league fixtures, scoring 41 goals in the process * Napoli have scored 28 goals in their last 10 fixtures in all competitions * Napoli have seen BTTS in 5 of their last 7 away league fixtures * Chievo have only lost 1 of their last 12 home league fixtures * Chievo have scored in 8 of their last 9 home fixtures * Chievo's last 3 fixtures have seen BTTS as well as 3 of their last 6 at home * Napoli won last season's corresponding fixture 2.1 * 3 of the last 4 meetings have seen BTTS * Napoli have won on their last two trips to take on Chievo, scoring 6 goals in the process having lost the previous 3 Final Verdict - Away win for on song Napoli ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Eredivisie 13:30 Vitesse vs Ajax - Prediction -2.1 Suggested Bets - BTTS and over 2.5 goals @5/6 Vitesse to score 2 or more @ 1/1, Vitesse to win @6/4 Bo's Key Facts * Vitesse have won 5 in a row at home in the league and are unbeaten in their last 13 home league fixtures * Vitesse have scored 20 goals in their last 5 home league fixtures and 35 in their last 12 at home * Vitesse have scored 10 in their last 2 league fixtures * Vitesse have scored 2 or more in 10 of their last 12 home league fixtures * Vitesse have seen BTTS in 7 of their last 11 home fixtures * Ajax have scored in 19 of their last 20 away league fixtures * Ajax have scored 2 or more in 9 out of 10 league fixtures this season and in 8 of their last 11 on the road * Ajax have seen BTTS in 8 of their last 13 away league fixtures but only 1 of their most recent 5 * Ajax lost 1.0 at Fenerbahce on Thursday night in the Europa League thus giving them less than 72 hours preperation for this tough fixture * Vitesse won 1.0 in last season's corresponding fixture and have won 3 of the last 5 meetings between these two sides * 3 of the last 5 meetings between these two sides in Arnhem have seen BTTS Bo's Final Verdict - Goals likely here with home side my favourites ___________________________________________________________________________________________ 15:45 Feyenoord vs AZ Alkmaar - Prediction - 3.1 Suggested Bets - BTTS and over 2.5 goals @10/11, Feyenoord to score 2 or more @4/9 Bo's Key Facts * Feyenoord have scored 2 or more in 15 of their last 18 home league fixtures * Feyenoord have won 4 in a row in all comps, scoring 12 in the process * Feyenoord have won 8 of their last 10 matches in all competitions * Feyenoord have won 10 of their last 13 home fixtures * Feyenoord have scored 2 or more in 5 of their last 6 meetings with AZ * Feyenoord have kept clean sheets in their last 3 home league fixtures. Prior to that, they had kepy only 2 in 12 * AZ have not beaten Feyenoord in any of their last 7 meetings while each of the last 5 meetings have seen BTTS * 4 of the last 5 meetings have also gone over 2.5 goals * AZ have scored in 14 of their last 15 away league fixtures * 7 of AZ's last 9 away league fixtures have seen BTTS * AZ have scored 29 goals in their last 15 away league fixtures * AZ have kept only 2 clean sheets in their last 18 league fixtures * AZ lost 1.0 at home to Augsburg on Thursday in the Europa League Final Verdict - Home win with goals likely ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Suggested Bets Manchester United vs Manchester City - BTTS @4/7 Feyenoord vs AZ Alkmaar - Feyenoord to score 2 or more @4/9 St Mirren vs Rangers - Rangers to score 2 or more @4/11 Fiorentina vs Roma - BTTS @ 4/6 Manchester United vs Manchester City - BTTS and over 2.5 goals @21/20 Chievo vs Napoli - BTTS @5/6 Chievo vs Napoli - Napoli to win @5/6 Feyenoord vs AZ Alkmaar - BTTS and over 2.5 goals @10/11 Vitesse vs Ajax - BTTS and over 2.5 goals @5/6 Vitesse vs Ajax - Vitesse to score 2 or more @ 1/1 Vitesse vs Ajax - Vitesse to win @6/4 Lazio vs Torino - Lazio to score 2 or more @1/1 Lazio vs Torino - BTTS @5/6 AC Milan vs Sassuolo - BTTS @5/6 AC Milan vs Sassuolo - BTTS and over 2.5 goals @11/8 Liverpool vs Southampton - BTTS @8/11 Liverpool vs Southampton - Saints not to lose @4/5 Borussia M.Gladbach vs Schalke 04 - Moenchengladbach to win @23/20 Borussia M.Gladbach vs Schalke 04 -Moenchengladbach to score 2 or more @5/6 Comments are closed.
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