WEST HAM v NOTTINGHAM FOREST
West Ham return to domestic duty following a productive night on the continent in the Europa League, as they prepare to host Nottingham Forest at the London Stadium this Sunday.
The Hammers saw off Olympiacos 1-0 in Thursday’s Europa League tie, moving top of group A.
David Moyes’ side are winless in their last four league games and sit in 12th heading into this tie, while the Tricky Trees ended their winless run in the top flight by stunning Aston Villa 2-0 at the City Ground last weekend.
The H2H between both sides in their last five meetings has seen the hosts claim three wins, while the visitors have two. The last clash between both sides at the London Stadium saw the hosts earn a comfortable 4-0 triumph at home.
PREDICTION: Nottingham Forest’s recent shortage of goals on the road may yet prove to be their undoing but given the quality of opposition faced in some of those games, coupled with the recent success over high-flying Aston Villa last week, the Tricky Trees could yet be tricky opponents for their London Hosts, who nurse ambitions of their own and will be hoping to avoid a fourth straight defeat in top flight football. We predict a combo option of double chance (in favour of the hosts) and over 1.5 goals scored (1X & ov. 1.5 goals) at 1.43 odds @Bestbet360.
MANCHESTER UNITED v LUTON TOWN
Manchester United return to Old Trafford this Saturday following their forgettable Champions League outing in midweek, hosting Luton Town in the 4pm kickoff.
The Red Devils ceded a 2-goal lead, losing 4-3 to Copenhagen under chaotic circumstances on Wednesday night, ahead of this weekend’s much needed return to the ‘home front’.
Erik ten Hag’s side currently lie in eighth on the table, six points behind the top four, while the Hatters are down in 17th place, just hovering above the relegation zone on goal difference.
The H2H between both sides has United claim a win in their previous and only meeting to date.
PREDICTION: Luton Town come of a hard fought draw against Liverpool ahead of this tie and while their valiant efforts last week will fill the team with some much needed confidence boost ahead of the trip to Old Trafford, we feel United will ultimately be too ‘hot to handle’ for the visitors, so we predict a combo option of home win and over 2.5 goals at 1.76 odds @Bestbet360.
BAYERN MÜNCHEN v HEIDENHEIM (Home & over 2)
Bayern Munich return to Bundesliga action this weekend as the team prepare to host struggling newcomers, Heidenheim at the Allianz Arena on Saturday.
The Bavarian giants in midweek maintained their 100% record in the group stage of the Champions League with a 2-1 win over Galatasaray, booking their place in the last-16 of the competition.
Thomas Tuchel’s side head into this game second on the log with 26 points from 10 games after the dominant Der Klassiker win over rivals Borussia Dortmund while Heidenheim, led by Frank Schmidt, snapped a four game losing run with a well earned 2-0 win over Stuttgart to move to 13th on the log.
The H2H between both sides in their last meeting saw Bayern Munich claim a win over Heidenheim.
PREDICTION: Heidenheim have lost their last four games and conceded 11 goals in the process ahead of this trip to the Allianz Arena, being the heavy underdogs. It is unlikely the visitors come out with anything on this particular trip, we firmly believe that a home win is the likely outcome, so we predict a combo option of home win and over 2.5 goals scored (1 & ov. 3.5 goals) at 1.43 odds @Bestbet360.
ASTON VILLA v FULHAM (Home & over 2)
Aston Villa will be keen to return to winning ways in the league when they host Fulham at Villa Park this Sunday.
The Villians, following their shock defeat to Nottingham Forest last week, however, maintained their good run in the Europa Conference League with a 2-1 win over AZ Alkmaar and sit joint top of group E.
Unai Emery’s side return to Villa Park after their woes on the road this season were compounded in the 2-0 defeat to Forest, a result which saw the side be winless in three of their last four away league games, while Marco Silva’s Fulham lost 1-0 to Manchester United last time out, their second defeat in three games.
The H2H between both sides in their last five meetings in all competitions has seen Villa claim three wins while Fulham have recorded two. The last meeting with these sides as Villa Park saw the hosts win 1-0 at home.
PREDICTION: Whilst the defeat to Forest may have slightly dented the confidence levels of the hosts, manager Unai Emery will demand a positive reaction from his team and their home performances thus far will do well reinforce the team’s spirit ahead of this tie. We feel Aston Villa will churn out a positive result and ultimately win this game, hence we predict a straight win for the hosts at 1.60 odds @Bestbet360.
RB LEIPZIG v FREIBURG
RB Leipzig resume life in the Bundesliga this weekend as the side return home to host Frieburg on the Sunday evening kickoff.
Die Roten Bullen, ahead of this clash in midweek, claimed their first win in their last three games in all competitions with the 2-1 win over Red Star Belgrade, booking their slot in the last-16 of the competition.
Meanwhile Freiburg, with continental responsibilities of their own, claimed a convincing 5-0 win over Serbian side Backa Topola in the Europa League, moving joint top of group A and bolstering their chances of qualification.
In the Bundesliga, last time out, Leipzig suffered a shock 2-0 defeat to a struggling Mainz side, while Freiburg played out a pulsating 3-3 draw against Borussia Moenchengladbach.
The H2H between both sides in their previous five meetings in all competitions has seen the hosts win four games and play out a draw against Freiburg. The last meeting between both sides at the Red Bull Arena saw Leipzig claim a 3-1 win.
PREDICTION: Following the shock defeat to Mainz which saw Leipzig drop out of the top four by a single point, the team responded positively on their trip to Serbia in midweek, ahead of the return home this weekend where they have claimed 11 points from five games so far this season and while Freiburg stay lurking closely behind by four points, we feel the hosts will claim a win, so we predict a combo option of straight win for the hosts and over 1.5 goals scored (1 & ov. 1.5 G) at 1.59 odds @Bestbet360.
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