27 August 2018
This is one of the most important games the teams that have made it to this round would be playing this season, and these two teams would be looking to be among the teams for the group stage draw on Thursday. Dynamo Kiev are trailing 3-1 from the first leg and the Ukrainians know that they would have to be at their very best to get the result that would pull them through in this game. After their…
27 August 2018
These two teams face off in the only all-Premier League clash in this second round of the English league cup and they would both be looking to go further in this competition. Brighton have started their season in an average way. They may have collected just three points from their opening three league games, but their 3-2 win over Manchester United is the kind of result that Southampton dream of.…
22 August 2018
Gent have been in fine form in this competition until now and they face a Bordeaux side who have recently run into some crisis that could spoil the hard work they have done until now. After beating Mariupol last week to reach this round Bordeaux fired Gus Poyet after he openly criticised the club’s decision to sell striker Gaetan Laborde against his will. He had told them to only sell when they…
22 August 2018
Besiktas have begun their league campaign with two wins from as many games and they would be looking to get through to the Europa League group stage in this game as well. The Turks competed in the Champions League last season and they were impressive, whether they can eliminate Partizan Belgrade would depend largely on how they perform in this first leg away from home. Partizan would be keen to…
17 August 2018
These two teams started their domestic campaign with different degrees of success and this match offers them both a chance to get early bragging rights over the other in the London Derby. Chelsea beat Huddersfield 3-0 at the John Smith Stadium last weekend, while Arsenal were beaten 2-0 at home by Manchester City. Chelsea players showed in their win over the Terriers that they have begun taking…
17 August 2018
Tottenham were expected to field a weakened side in their Premier League opener against Newcastle as several of their key players returned late from the World Cup following their team progress to the semifinal stage. However, Mauricio Pochettino thought otherwise and the Argentine boss fielded six players who played at the World Cup semifinals, and it was obvious that most of them were match…
17 August 2018
Barcelona begin their La Liga title defence when Alaves comes to town for this fixture, and their fans would be expecting them to start their season with three points. The Catalans won the league title by 14 points last season, but this season should be a lot tougher with renewed competition from Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid. Apart from Andres Iniesta, there has been no major departures from…
10 August 2018
Huddersfield begins their bid to avoid the second season syndrome when they host Chelsea in this opening game of the Premier League season. The Terriers made a lucky escape from the Premier League last season when they picked up a valuable draw at Stamford Bridge. Much of their survival last season is owed to a solid start to the season that even saw them top the Premier League table at some…
10 August 2018
This match pitches two teams who have endured frustrating summers to some degree against each other and they would both be looking to get a good start to the new season. It has been another frustrating summer for Rafa Benitez as Mike Ashley continues to fail in his promise to provide funds for Newcastle to sign new players. However, the former Liverpool manager would be happy he was able to land…
10 August 2018
This Wolves team is so hyped that even if they end up winning the Premier League this season, it would come as a surprise to only a few people, despite the fact that they just got promoted to the Premier League. They stormed to the top of the Championship table last season with 99 points and scored 81 goals along the way. Winning the Championship came as a surprise to only a few people…
6 August 2018
Fenerbahce make a return to the Champions League after a two years absence from Europe’s premier competition, and they would be looking to make it to the group stage. The Turks were eliminated by eventual semifinalists, AS Monaco is 2016, but they would consider Benfica not as tough as the Kylian Mbappe led Monaco. Benfica would be hoping to make a return to the group stage that they failed to…
6 August 2018
This game sees two good teams come together on Tuesday in this Brazilian Serie A, and we expect to see plenty of goalmouth actions at both ends of the pitch in this game. Athletico have collected 27 points so far this season and that has moved them to an impressive 4th position. Expectations were not so high for them ahead of the new season, so their fans would consider this a great season so far…