BRENTFORD v CRYSTAL PALACE
Brentford prepare to play their third consecutive London derby this weekend when they welcome Crystal Palace to the Gtech Community Stadium on Saturday.
In their previous game, the Bees claimed a 3-0 win over city rivals, Fulham while contrasting fortunes befell Palace as they succumbed to a 1-0 defeat to Arsenal.
Thomas Frank’s side, brimming with confidence, head into this clash, undefeated after their first two games (1W,1D) and are clear favourites ahead of the visitors, led by veteran gaffer, Roy Hodgson.
The H2H between both sides shows previous meetings ended in stalemates (4D), all four games.
PREDICTION: Brentford, even without talismanic forward, Ivan Toney, begun the new season playing their usual brand of exciting football and have been rewarded with positive results ahead of this clash. The Bees will be, however, looking to claim just their second win of the campaign against familiar opposition but if the H2H is anything to go by, the outcome may not be as straightforward as it appears, nevertheless, we feel a combo option of double-chance & over 1.5G in favour of the hosts (DC & ov. 1.5G) at 1.62 odds @Bestbet360, will be the likely outcome.
ARSENAL v FULHAM
Arsenal play their second consecutive London derby in GW2 of the 2023/2024 EPL season, this time, against Fulham at the Emirates stadium on Saturday.
The Gunners made it 2-in-2 last weekend with a slender 1-0 win over fellow city rivals Crystal Palace while the Cottagers were beaten convincingly by Brentford, with the game producing a 3-0 final score, losing their first capital derby of the season.
Mikel Arteta’s side remain one of the only three teams yet to taste defeat and will hope to make it a third consecutive win against a Fulham outfit led by Marco Silva.
The H2H between both sides in their last five matchups put’s the hosts as clear favourites, claiming four wins and the playing one draw (4W,1D), exerting dominance over a side who are haven’t won in their last five games played against their biter rivals.
PREDICTION: The Gunners, under Mikel Arteta, have seemingly enjoyed capital derbies, especially against sides like Fulham. We feel the hosts will probably get a win, with over 1.5 goals scored (1 & ov. 1.5G), that option will go for 1.23 odds @Bestbet360.
BRIGHTON v WEST HAM
Brighton & Hove Albion aim to continue their fine form in the new campaign as they prepare to host West Ham at the Amex Arena on Saturday.
The Seagulls are one of the three teams who have maintained a 100 % record so far (along with Man City and Arsenal), claiming a 4-1 win over Wolves heading into this tie, while the Hammers, albeit with a man short, claimed a shock 3-1 win over Chelsea in on of the Capital Derbies.
West Ham coach, David Moyes will hope for a better outing at Brighton this time around, with memories of 4-0 thrashing in the side’s previous visit to the Amex arena last season, still somewhat fresh in the minds of the London outfit.
The H2H between both sides in their last five meetings shows why the hosts are the clear favorites as they’ve won three and played 2 stalemates against the Hammers.
PREDICTION: West Ham’s poor run against Brighton in the EPL is up to 12 games (6W,6D) and could yet be up to 13 if David Moyes’ side come up short away at Brighton. The hosts are clear favourites given their form in to the new campaign; playing exciting football, scoring goals and dispatching opposition. For all West Ham’s good work against Chelsea last week, it’s very likely they come up short against one of the most exciting sides in the league, simply put, we predict a straight win for the home side, that option will go for 1.55 odds @Bestbet360.
JUVENTUS v BOLOGNA
Juventus host Bologna at the Allianz Stadium this weekend in gameweek 2 of the 2023/2024 Seria A season.
The Old Lady began the new campaign with a very comfortable 3-0 win over Udinese and will hope to make it consecutive wins, this time against Bologna, who suffered a 2-0 defeat to AC Milan in their season opener.
Massimiliano Allegri’s Juve, plagued with a number of concerns including points deduction last season which ultimately led to the side’s inability to play continental football this term, seemingly started their campaign with high spirits and will aim to build momentum against a tricky Bologna outfit.
The H2H between both sides in their previous five clashes tilts in Juve’s favour with three wins and two draws recorded against the visitors who are winless in their last five outings.
PREDICTION: Juventus have the home court advantage in this game which should count (probably) and given the fact that Bologna lost their top goal scorer last term (Marko Arnautovic) to Inter, coupled with poor business conducted in the transfer window, Bologna clearly seem like no match for Juve and we feel the game will most likely churn out a win for the hosts, hence we predict a home win (1) at 1.52 odds @Bestbet360.
NAPOLI v SASSUOLO
Reigning champions Napoli look to claim consecutive wins when they host Sassuolo at the Estadio Diego Armando Maradona stadium this weekend in gameweek 2 of the Seria A campaign.
The Partenopei began the new season in fine fashion with a 3-1 win away at newly promoted side Frosinone, while Sassuolo had contrasting fortunes, falling to a 2-0 defeat to Atalanta.
Rudi Garcia’s first Seria A Game in charge of Napoli saw the champions suffer an early scare as Frosinone opened the scoring but the concerns dissipated soon enough with Napoli responding with 3 goals, 2 coming from last season’s top scorer Victor Osimhen.
The H2H between both sides sees Napoli claim the better results with three wins and 2 draws against their opposition in as many previous encounters.
PREDICTION: Playing their first home game of the new campaign this weekend, Napoli are the clear favorites against Bologna, so we predict a straight win outcome for the hosts (1) at 1.36 odds @Bestbet360.
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