19 November 2018
France’s victory at the 2018 World Cup in Russia has made them the team to beat at the moment. Les Blues played and defeated the likes of Argentina, Belgium, and even Uruguay as they went all the way in Russia and they have not been doing badly in their games after that competition so far. They beat the Netherlands and Germany in the Euro Nations League, but a 2-0 defeat at the hands of the…
19 November 2018
Russia head into this game with the knowledge that a draw would be just enough for them to get promoted from group B into the elite group of this competition and the 2018 World Cup hosts should dig deep to get that here. When Sweden visited Turkey at the weekend, Russia was hoping that the Scandinavians would be denied victory but that was exactly what they achieve, and that 1-0 win means the…
17 November 2018
This game brings together two Brazilian teams that still have a lot to play for and they would both look to get maximum points from this game. When Sport Recife lost 4-0 to Atletico PR a couple of weeks back,it was concluded in several quarters that they are set to be relegated this season as that was a 14th defeat in 19 games, but they have since turned things around. They come into this game a…
14 November 2018
Croatia seems to still be suffering from a major hangover after their World Cup run to the final and their fans would hope that things get better soon enough. They were beaten 6-0 by Spain in this reverse fixture, and could only get a point from their home game against England. This game offers them the chance to get over their recent run of poor form, but it would be and unwise idea to bet on…
14 November 2018
Belgium has been on an upward trajectory since they named Roberto Martinez as their manager, and it seems that it is only a matter of time before this Golden generation of players delivers a trophy to their nation. They have continued were they left off at the World Cup after winning third place. They have won two of their Euro Nations League games so far and their fans would be expecting them to…
14 November 2018
It has been at least two years since Wayne Rooney retired from the English national team, but the Three Lions top scorer returns to the fold for this game. While there is still ongoing debate about why he has been called to get a 120th cap, Gareth Southgate would be looking to prepare his team to get another win in this game. The recall of Rooney makes this game appear like a testimonial, but the…
10 November 2018
Manchester United would be heading to their neighbours, Manchester City with their famous comeback win last season firmly on their minds as they look to stop City’s unbeaten run. The Red Devils come into this game in fine recovery form. They have trailed in five of their last six games in all competitions, only to come from behind to snatch victory in 3 of them. They were also close to winning…
10 November 2018
These two teams come into this game hurting for various reasons. Liverpool were beaten 2-0 by Red Star Belgrade in their Champions League game in midweek, it was a shocking performance that deserves a response. Fulham, on the other hand, suffered yet another loss on Monday against Huddersfield that effectively sent them to the bottom of the Premier League table. Liverpool have maintained an…
10 November 2018
This season has been a disastrous one for AS Monaco and it is such a stunning fall from grace for a team that won the French League just two seasons ago. Now they face PSG that has won every domestic game this season, it can only get worse for Thierry Henry’s men. Monaco have played 17 games in all competition this season, and their 4-0 home loss to Club Brugge in midweek was the 16th time they…
7 November 2018
Spartak Moscow are seriously underachieving this season by the standards they have set for themselves over the past two seasons. Having finished last season in the third position, they were expected to be challenging the likes of Zenith and CSKA Moscow for the Russian league title this season, however, they come into this game in the 7th position in Russia and have just two wins from their last 8…
7 November 2018
Lazio were on a 3 games winning streak before they were trashed 3-0 by Inter Milan last week, but they showed enough character to bounce back from that with a 4-1 win over SPAL in their very next game. They have the luxury of playing an in-form Ciro Immobile and they would be hoping he can fire them to victory against Marseille. Lazio are impressing greatly in the final third and this game offers…
7 November 2018
Chelsea head into this game hoping to keep their unbeaten season intact as they also look to make progress in the Europa League. The Blues hosted the Belarusians 2 weeks ago, and their win on that night started a 4 games winning streak which includes wins over Burnley, Derby County, and Crystal Palace. Maurizio Sarri now has a team of in-formed attackers to choose from and he would be expecting…