Melbourne Victory know that another win could see them jump into the playoff places for the first time this season and they’ll have plenty of motivation coming into the game. To find them anything other than odds on against the team bottom of the table looks to be a real find in terms of value and we’re backing Melbourne Victory to come away with all three points as Newcastle Jet’s woes continue to pile up.
Whilst their away form is highly inconsistent, Plymouith's home record is very good and that leaves confidence high coming into Wednesday's game. The side have won their last 5 home league matches whilst scoring 13 times and having plunged in an average of 2.09 goals a game in League 2 at Home Park, their firepower in front of the home crowd is there for all to see.
CFR Cluj are league leaders 4 points ahead of their opponents today who sit on 2nd place and they even signed from FCSB their only keeper as the keeper they will use today is very young and really not that talented very easy to be scoring goals against and very inexperienced plus that the guests miss a central defender and a left defender who usually are in the starting eleven and have no decent options to back those missing making them more vulnerable to a CFR side who has been great at home this season.
Defending champions City are second, 25 points behind leaders Liverpool. Arsenal are ninth, five points behind fifth-placed Manchester United but with a game in handCity's potential European ban is hanging over them a little bit - the decision on their appeal at the Court of Arbitration for Sport is due in July. But even if their suspension is upheld, I cannot see Arsenal making fifth spot and qualifying for the Champions League that way.
As well as in-form Dortmund side, Hoffenheim will have to overcome their own inconsistent form in Friday's game. Hoffenheim have won just one of their last five Bundesliga games. They have lost three of their last five Bundesliga fixtures.
I sent Walter to watch them," Roxburgh says. He came back and said: 'No chance. The boy Marco van Basten is magnificent, Gerald Vanderburg in midfield is terrific, and the goalkeeper is outstanding'. And I remember saying we'd just have to fight them, in that case. Van Basten gave the Dutch the lead, but a late leveller by Dundee United defender Gary McGinnis put the Scots through to a semi-final with Poland, beaten finalists 12 months earlier.
With the lack of goals so far in this group, we're predicting that trend continuing and are confident in predicting that the 2.5 goal line won't be beaten again. With an average of just 1.25 goals per game between these two sides so far, there isn't a lot to suggest this will be a goalfest and the under 2.5 goals selection looks fairly safe.
Posted at 75' Hand ball by Etienne Capoue (Watford). BookingPosted at 74' Etienne Capoue (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Posted at 74' Foul by Etienne Capoue (Watford). Posted at 74' Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Posted at 74' Attempt blocked. Troy Deeney (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gerard Deulofeu.
Last season Napoli was much better but perhaps they have been a bit too focused on the Champions League where they are really close to taking 1st place with an easy home game against bottom of the group Genk after taking a point at Liverpool last round. I watched them play really offensive minded at AS Roma and missing many glorious scoring chances and even lost the game unfair with 2-1 in the end while their first 3 away games of the season ended 4-1 win at Lecce, 4-3 win at Fiorentina and 4-3 loss at Juventus.
ASO Chlef has been a newly promoted team to the first league level in Algeria at the start of this new season and so far they have 16 points but they are really the lowest scoring club in the first league in Algeria, just 7 goals scored but also just 9 goals conceded in no less than 14 games played so an average of almost 1 goal per game played, while at home they are 2-3-1 with just 4 goals scored and just 3 goals conceded, 7 goals scored in 6 home games.
An abusive banner targeting Hoffenheim’s billionaire owner Dietmar Hopp saw the referee stop the match as Bayern’s players, flanked by manager Hansi Flick, ran over to remonstrate with the supporters. However, the unrest did not dissipate and both teams were ordered down the tunnel. The match eventually resumed after a 20-minute stoppage, with extraordinary scenes unfolding as the players ran down the clock without any hint of playing properly.
Norwich had two players sent off in an extraordinary first half as they lost to Burnley on another night to forget for the relegated side. Emiliano Buendia was shown a straight red for violent conduct on Ashley Westwood after referee Kevin Friend watched a replay in the referee review area. Nine minutes later, Josip Drmic's high-studded tackle on Erik Pieters received the same punishment, before Chris Wood's scuffed overhead kick put Burnley in front on the stroke of half-time.
real Esteli and diriangen will play the first match of the semi final round in the Nicaraguan first division , diriangen will have the advantage of playing at home and they should take advantage of the fact that they play in their stadium but they will have a strong rival in this match. Real Esteli is the current champion of the league and they will seek to defend that league title, during the regular season they were the team with the best performance away from home and they can obtain the victory perfectly in this match, however , it will be a very difficult match for both teams
MANCHESTER, England, March 8 (Reuters) - There was no shortage of reasons for Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer to be smiling after Sunday's 2-0 derby win over Manchester City at Old Trafford -- and smile he did. The victory over the champions completed United's first home and away Premier League double over City in a decade, moved Solskjaer's side up to fifth and extended their unbeaten run in all competitions to 10 games.
I have got no idea how people still, or ever, thought this way," said the Belgium international. Vertonghen says he "loves" and the UK because its multi-cultural society and that reports of racism "hurts". I didn't hear anything, but if these things are still happening it is a disgrace and we should act strongly against it," he added. Sometimes you think people are smarter than this. I am very convinced it is just a minority, but it is very wrong.
Mid table clash with Hoffenheim in advantage but lucky in my opinion as I think Hertha is stronger. Both teams score less than concede but their average is practically the same with a slight advantage for Hoffenheim. We have 7 points separating these two on the table and I can see Hertha looking up to close the gap down is this final third of the season. Last time at Hoffenheim's, back in 2019 we saw a 2 x 0 for the home side. This time I think we will see an away win 1 x 2 or a 1 x 1 draw
I couldn't respect the AFCON more than I do. Klopp added. The other thing is that it doesn't help African players. We will not sell Naby or Sadio because of this tournament, but if you're thinking about bringing in players it is a massive thing. FIFA should sort it out but they don't look like they are.
Lampard was asked at a news conference when a decision could be expected. Very soon, I believe. Days, I think," he replied. I haven't heard any more, so I would wait and reserve judgement (on Chelsea's plans for January) until we get the judgement and see where we want to go from there. Lampard has guided a youthful Chelsea side to fourth in the Premier League this season.
Arsenal's first-team players and head coach Mikel Arteta have agreed a pay cut to help with the financial impact of the coronavirus pandemic. The Premier League club said the "voluntary agreement" sees those involved have their annual earnings reduced by 12. The club's core coaching staff are also among those taking cuts to their pay. If the Gunners hit certain targets on the pitch, the club says "agreed amounts" will be paid back.
Vitebsk have so far a good 2-1-1 record in the league but they scored only 3 goals. But they have also a tough defense conceding only 3 goals so far. The only home game of Vitebsk produced only 1 goal.
Assisted by Matheus Pereira. Posted at 81' Attempt blocked. Jake Livermore (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Posted at 79' Foul by Bobby De Cordova-Reid (Fulham). Posted at 79' Grady Diangana (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Posted at 78' Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Michael Hector. SubstitutionPosted at 77' Substitution, Fulham.
The tweet received more than 1,500 "likes" plus requests for winning Lottery numbers. Liverpool's 'perfect' appointment turns into a shambles Roy Hodgson was appointed Liverpool manager in July 2010When Liverpool appointed Roy Hodgson as successor to sacked Rafa Benitez in July 2010 there was unquestionably a logic behind the decision. Liverpool were a great club left in reduced circumstances by the dysfunctional American owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett and Hodgson, at the time, represented a safe pair of hands with an imminent change of ownership on the way.
But beyond rave reviews from football purists, Setien's CV is far from glowing: he has spent less than four years in the top flight and never won a trophy. He was sacked from his last job with Real Betis after the team finished 10th in the league. The new coach's first task will be designing a forward line without Luis Suarez, Barca's second top scorer this season behind Messi, who is unavailable for the next four months after undergoing knee surgery.
Though that would require Liverpool to win all their matches in that time while Manchester City lose theirs - which seems unlikely. Even if City lost their next five games the likes of Leicester, currently third, would likely pick up enough points to keep the title race alive, just. Whatever happens, Liverpool know that 10 wins from their remaining 16 games will be enough to be crowned champions.
Seattle Seahawks have been involved in some close games of late and this could be another. They have won their last four games but of those, only one was played at home. Two home games have already been lost by the Seahawks and the visit of the Vikings isn't going to be an easy one at all. The Vikings have won six of their last seven games and they can get a narrow win in this game.
Bath and Hemel Hempstead will face each other in the upcoming match in the National League South. Bath this season have the following results: 13W, 7D and 5L. Meanwhile Hemel Hempstead have 10W, 6D and 9L. This season both these teams are usually playing attacking football in the league and their matches are often high scoring.
Despite starting off in pot three side, Israel finished fifth behind Poland, Austria, North Macedonia and Slovenia - winning just one win from eight games against the four sides. There hasn't been a huge amount of evidence to suggest they've improved at all since losing 3-2 at Hampden a year ago. Key player - Eran Zahavi Guangzhou striker Eran Zahavi was a key player for this faltering Israeli side, scoring 11 goals in 10 qualifying games.
Going to the game, Inter have managed 45 points and Atalanta have 34. Inter heads to the match on the back of two straight wins. They have lost two and woin 10 of their last 15 matches, while they have scored two or more goals in 12 of their last 15. Inter have been so prolific upfront; in their last 15 matches, they have failed to score in just one match and they have been good defensively too, conceding two or more in just two of the last 15 matches.
We noticed it was stable, except for the month of February 2010, nine months after the 'May of Cups', which featured a 16% increase in births. For his part, Iniesta says, "I'm glad I could contribute to such important work. Good for him. That goal was one of the most important in his career. Down to 10 men and not playing well, Iniesta's late strike from the edge of the box took Barcelona through on away goals, into the final later that month, in which they beat Manchester United 2-0.
If the gap was less than three points, as is the case at the foot of the table, you could argue the random strength of fixtures played so far had given one team an advantage over others, but this is plainly not the case here. Liverpool have already been denied the thrilling moment of breaking a three-decade drought in front of their fans, there's no need to add to this insult.
Gattuso in line to replace Ancelotti Carlo Ancelotti was only sacked last night, but it seems Napoli have their replacement already lined up. The former AC Milan boss is reportedly set to sign a six-month contract with the Serie A club, who have the option to extend the 41-year-old's contract for a further year.
Full TimePosted at 90'+5' Second Half ends, Colchester United 1, Exeter City 0. Posted at 90'+4' Attempt missed. Brennan Dickenson (Exeter City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner. Posted at 90'+3' Corner, Exeter City. Conceded by Ryan Jackson. Posted at 90' Offside, Colchester United. Frank Nouble tries a through ball, but Theo Robinson is caught offside. SubstitutionPosted at 89' Substitution, Colchester United.
Top seeded Daniil Medvedev lost in the last eight to Gilles Simon who he could meet in the final. The Greek player is yet to drop a set this week with wins over Mikael Ymer and Vasek Pospisil who lost in the final of the recent Open Sud de France. It's a return to good form after disappointing results at the Australian Open and in Rotterdam.
The importance of this fixture to both of these sides cannot be understated, and given that they will both want three points, it seems likely that they will approach this clash with a positive mindset. With the hosts perhaps not being their best defensively at the moment and their visitors also suffering a bit of a blip, we think that backing both teams to score looks to be the best way to get a decent return.
Football in France's top two divisions has been suspended immediately "until further notice" because of coronavirus. Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP) - French football's governing body - said the decision to suspend Ligue 1 and 2 was made "unanimously" by the board of directors on Friday. The LFP said "collective interest must be placed above everything". The urgency today is to curb the epidemic, protect the most vulnerable, and avoid displacement," it added.
Our correct score prediction settles on a 1-1 draw however. Sheffield United's record of six draws from eight on the road and their habit of picking up points in singles away from home doesn't look like breaking anytime soon, while Brighton’s run of just one loss in six at home highlights their own strengths and knack for collecting points on their own patch.
Monchengladbach may be the team that no Bundesliga side wants as their opposition at the moment. Marco Rose's side have impressively won seven of their last eight Bundesliga fixtures. They will present a formidable challenge to the plucky Union Berlin this weekend.
The result was Jack Ross' second defeat from his first six games in charge of Hibs, who remain sixth in the league table. Reaction & as it happenedTreble talk banned at Celtic - Christie Celtic best improved HibsLennon had challenged his side to rediscover their attacking verve, which had rather deserted them in recent matches, although results and trophies have continued to go their way. Hibernian, though, had not come to Celtic Park to roll over meekly and showed signs of attacking intent of their own before the home side began to exert a level of dominance.
Something bespoke like this is a lot of work but it is definitely more fun and innovative. Brave, distinctive designs not only earn the artistic merit marks, but are also a business necessity. A visitor, wearing 1874 Northwich's celebrated shirt design, at the Strip! exhibition at the National Football MuseumJon Sutton is the curator of the Strip! exhibition at the National Football Museum in Manchester, which is celebrating football shirt design.
Ings never let his head drop for a second and his tireless approach was rewarded when he set up Boufal for a thumping finish high past Spurs keeper Hugo Lloris with three minutes left. Ings attitude deserves its rewardIngs has been Southampton's main marksman this season, leading their revival after October's humiliating 9-0 home loss to Leicester City.
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The numbers behind Nottingham Forest’s season make good reading for the fans with the side scoring an average of 1.36 goals per game so far and conceding just 1 goal a game on average. Their defensive solidity has been their biggest asset so far but they’ll face a tougher test this weekend when they come up against a Chelsea attack that has taken on Europe’s best this season and are one of the elite teams in the country.
The decision to put back the 24-team tournament follows football, like numerous other sports, being brought to a virtual standstill by the coronavirus outbreak. Premier League, EFL and WSL suspended over coronavirus pandemic Valencia say 35% of squad, staff tested positive for coronavirus The virus has infected almost 180,000 people and killed more than 7,000 worldwide.
FC Borussia Dortmund takes FC Bayern from Munich. “Borussia” will try to take revenge from “Bavaria” for a devastating defeat in the first round. The victory of “Borussia” is needed to get closer to the leader of “Bavaria” at arm's length, this is, firstly, to maintain the intrigue for the championship, this is secondly and most important, I think for “Borussia” and everyone understands this, this is a fight for championship for the team of Lucien Favre. At the finish line, the stakes are very high, the teams will play very carefully, knowing the opponent's attack power, of course, Bayern Munich will keep the ball and dictate its terms, but not in vain, Dortmund, the best team in the Bundesliga, playing on the counterattacks. Let's see whose tactics for the upcoming game will be “golden”. Good luck everyone.
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In Vardy’s Premier League career exactly one third (33 off 99) of his Premier League goals have come against either Manchester City, Liverpool, Chelsea, Manchester United or Tottenham Hotspur. This record compares very favourably with his peers, once you ignore the freak that is Aguero, but even then the Argentine can’t live with Vardy’s percentage of goals against the Big Six.
Tottenham have not had the best of runs away from home this season but head to this game in fine form and primed for a strong finish, looking at Crystal Palace’s recent form. Palace have been really poor in their recent matches and will be low in confidence heading here, which Spurs will definitely take advantage of. Harry Kane is in top form and will most likely torment a leaky home defence, which has let in at least two goals in six of the last seven matches. Palace have also been poor in attack in their recent matches and we doubt they will trouble their visitors, who know this is a must win clash, for their Europa League hopes. Here we will pick a 2-0 win for Spurs on the correct score scale.
