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With the avalanche of games to choose from, the Boom Banker’s well researched Home Wins selections for this exciting weekend of football action are largely drawn from both the top and lower leagues across Europe.
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LIVERPOOL VS ASTON VILLA
Liverpool looked long shots to secure Champions League football for much of this season but seven wins in a row has seen them narrow the gap between them and Newcastle and Manchester United, who currently occupy third and fourth respectively.
The Reds will probably need to win both of their remaining games if they are to land a top four spot and they won’t have everything their own way when they face Aston Villa, who are on the European trail themselves.
The Villans have won nine of their last 13 matches to draw level on points with Tottenham in the race for seventh place, which would grant a place in the Europa Conference League next season.
Liverpool’s struggles earlier in the season primarily came from their poor form on the road, they have been typically solid at Anfield this time around, losing just one of their 18 home matches in the league this season and 13 wins from that run.
In contrast with that is the poor away form of Unai Emery’s side, who have suffered back-to-back defeats on the road against Manchester United and Wolves, taking their total of away defeats this season to eight. The Reds will also be bang up for this clash with an unlikely shot at a Champions League position on the cards and an enthralling encounter could follow.
When the pair met in the reverse fixture Liverpool ran out 3-1 winners and a repeat of that scoreline is a distinct possibility. Aston Villa could keep things competitive for much of the clash but Liverpool’s class may just tell later on and they are fancied to win a game in which both teams could find the net.
This is unlikely to be anything other than a home win for Liverpool at 1.48 odds on BestBet360.
ATLETICO MADRID VS AC OSASUNA
Atletico Madrid will be bidding to bounce back from their shock result to Elche when they resume their La Liga campaign at home to Osasuna on Sunday afternoon.
Diego Simeone’s side are currently third in the table, two points behind second-placed Real Madrid, while Osasuna are ninth, only one point behind seventh-placed Girona.
Atletico saw their hopes of winning the La Liga title officially come to an end last weekend when they suffered a 1-0 loss to Elche, with Fidel’s 41st-minute goal securing a huge victory for the already-relegated hosts.
Simeone’s team were never genuinely in the race for the championship, though, and the Red and Whites are instead in a battle with bitter rivals Real Madrid for second position in the table, which would represent a strong campaign for Atletico considering their problems earlier this season.
Atleti have been largely excellent in the second half of the campaign, with a lack of European football, courtesy of finishing bottom of their Champions League section last year, allowing them to focus on domestic matters.
Atletico’s recent record against Osasuna is also very strong, winning each of the last nine top-flight matches between the two sides, including a 1-0 victory in the reverse match at the end of January.
Osasuna have often proved to be a tough nut to crack on their travels this season, picking up points in 11 of their 17 away league games. Atletico will be determined to bounce back from their shock loss to Elche,
Atleti to win at 1.37 odds on BestBet360 comes handy.
BRIGHTON VS SOUTHAMPTON
Across their last three games, Brighton have lost 5-1 at home to relegation-threatened Everton, won 3-0 at Arsenal and then lost 4-1 at Newcastle. Their style of play does lead to wild swings in terms of their scorelines, but they head into Sunday aiming to find some consistency in their European push.
The Seagulls are sixth as we head into the penultimate weekend of action, while they play a game in hand against champions-elect Manchester City in midweek. They’ve got one week left to secure their first-ever taste of European football, starting with a straightforward clash against already-relegated Southampton.
It’s fair to say the Premier League’s bottom club have gone down with a whimper. Since winning two of their first three Premier League games under Ruben Selles, Southampton have won none of their last 11 under the Spaniard, losing eight. They’re on the longest winless run in the division, while they head into this clash on the back of four defeats on the bounce.
However, the Saints’ have shown themselves capable of putting up a fight. They are woeful defensively – conceding 66 goals in 36 games – but they have scored three times in two of their last three games on the road. Unfortunately, they’ve conceded 10 goals across their last three away, letting in at least three goals in each.
There have been 25 goals scored across Brighton’s last six games, which include a 6-0 win for the Seagulls against Wolves and a 3-1 loss at Nottingham Forest. They should be confident of a good result this weekend, with the Saints conceding at least three goals in all but one of their visits to the top seven.
Backing Brighton to secure a comfortable home win at 1.24 odds on BestBet360.
MANCHESTER CITY VS CHELSEA
Manchester City are just a win away from their third successive Premier League title and they can wrap the trophy up with a comprehensive win against a Chelsea side just waiting for the season to end.
The Cityzens produced one of the finest Champions League displays in recent memory to coast past Real Madrid in midweek, extending their unbeaten streak to 23 games and making it an incredible 16 home wins on the spin – a run which started with a 4-0 demolition of Chelsea in the FA Cup in January.
They have scored at least three goals in 13 of these 16 games and can be backed to do so at the Etihad against a torrid-looking Chelsea outfit.
The Blues may have sealed the deal on Mauricio Pochettino but, for now, Frank Lampard remains in charge and the club legend has hardly impressed the critics in his second spell at the helm of the club.
Chelsea have won just one of their last 11 in all competitions and have lost seven times in that period. Their 2-2 draw against Nottingham Forest last weekend means they have conceded 14 goals in their last seven competitive games and their last trip to a top-four club – Arsenal earlier this month – saw them lose 3-1.
Man City to secure a routine home win comes at 1.26 odds on BestBet360.
AJAX VS UTRECHT
Ajax play host to FC Utrecht on Sunday afternoon knowing that only a win will do if they wish to retain hope of qualifying for next season’s Champions League.
At a time when the home side sit five points adrift of second-placed PSV Eindhoven in the Eredivisie table, the visitors are in seventh after a two-match winning streak.
On the same day that Feyenoord were celebrating their shock title triumph, Ajax were left increasingly frustrated with their current predicament having seen their game at Groningen abandoned after 10 minutes due to crowd trouble.
That led to Johnny Heitinga’s team needing to refocus, now sitting behind fourth-placed AZ Alkmaar as they bid to achieve a Europa League spot as a bare minimum.
Heading into the final quarter of the hastily-rearranged fixture, Ajax found themselves level with their already-relegated hosts, but they rallied to secure a 3-2 victory which could prove important.
From the perspective of Utrecht, they are ending the season as one of the form teams in the division as they look to build momentum ahead of the playoffs for the final European spot.
Four wins have been posted from five games – the only defeat coming by a 3-1 scoreline at Feyenoord – and Michael Silberbauer will feel that sixth place is still a possibility even with Ajax on their schedule.
With 25 points from 16 matches, Utrecht possess one of the best away records in the division, just three points short of the total accumulated by PSV.
With Utrecht having built up a head of steam of late, this could prove to be a tricky encounter for Ajax when they are under pressure. However, rediscovering their goal scoring touch last time out can only benefit them.
Ajax to prevail at 1.29 odds on BestBet360.
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