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RB LEIPZIG VS FC KOLN
RB Leipzig will endeavour to claim their third successive win since the international break when they welcome FC Koln to the Red Bull Arena for a Bundesliga clash on Saturday evening.
While Die Roten Bullen are yet to lose on home soil this season, the visitors are still searching for their first away victory.
RB Leipzig suffered a drop-off in form heading into the international break, albeit playing out a respectable 2-2 draw with Bayern Munich and losing 3-1 to Champions League holders Manchester City before sharing the points in a goalless stalemate with VfL Bochum, but they have since claimed back-to-back wins over SV Darmstadt 98 and Red Star Belgrade.
Indeed, a 3-1 Bundesliga victory away against Darmstadt last weekend was followed just three days later by a win via the same scoreline at home to Red Star, with club-record signing Lois Openda netting four goals across the two fixtures to increase his goal tally for the campaign to seven in 13 games.
Leipzig will welcome a return to the Red Bull Arena this weekend as they are unbeaten in each of their last eight Bundesliga games on home soil, although their last two have ended as draws – not since March/April 2021 have Die Roen Bullen failed to win three successive home league matches.
Success on Saturday is not a given for Rose and co considering that they have drawn three of their last four meetings with Koln, including both home and away encounters last season – a 2-2 draw in Leipzig in August last year was followed by a goalless stalemate in the reverse fixture in February.
After failing to win each of their opening seven Bundesliga matches and making their joint-worst start to a top-fight campaign, Koln finally opened their account for the new season with a 3-1 home victory over Borussia Monchengladbach last weekend.
Koln’s maiden victory last weekend has given them a timely boost heading into a tricky encounter with Leipzig, but the Billy Goats will be regarded as the underdogs on Saturday.
Die Roten Bullen have been frustrated by Koln in recent meetings, but their in-form attackers will do enough to fire them to a comfortable victory this time around.
This is unlikely to be anything other than a home win for RB Leipzig at 1.43 odds on BestBet360.
JUVENTUS VS VERONA
With the chance to seize top spot in Serie A – for one day, at least – Juventus seek victory over Hellas Verona on Saturday evening.
Following last week’s win over AC Milan, Juve have moved within range of both second-city clubs, who play on Sunday, and a third straight success would see them claim the summit.
Not only have Juventus kept a clean sheet in both of their last two home league games – as many as in the previous nine – they have not conceded a goal anywhere for over 360 minutes: only Ligue 1 club Nice boast a better ongoing streak across Europe’s top five leagues.
Ahead of Saturday’s assignment, the Bianconeri have won each of their last three league matches versus Verona, keeping a clean sheet in each, and have also scored in each of the clubs’ last 20 meetings. Indeed, their dominance over the Gialloblu on home soil is even more comprehensive.
Verona have gone without a win through 32 previous away matches against Juventus in the Italian top flight – suffering no fewer than 27 defeats – so the weight of history is certainly stacked against them this weekend.
Marco Baroni’s current crop also travel to Turin having picked up just two points from their last seven games, which sees them sitting just above Serie A’s drop zone.
Following a 3-1 reverse at home to Napoli last time out, Hellas have lost their last two matches and face suffering three league defeats in a row for the first time this calendar year.
Having started to collect clean sheets as they did during several productive spells last season, Juventus are primed for another win against goal-shy Verona. The visitors have yet to taste victory at the Allianz Stadium despite several years of trying, and they should expect to traipse home empty-handed once again.
Juventus to win at 1.42 odds on BestBet360 comes handy.
ASTON VILLA VS LUTON TOWN
Aston Villa will be looking to strengthen their hold of fifth position in the Premier League standings when they play host to Luton Town on Sunday afternoon.
Meanwhile, each of Luton’s five points in this division have come in their last four games, giving them confidence ahead of a second successive trip to the Midlands.
Villa have now netted an astonishing 17 goals in just four league games at Villa Park, making it 11 successive victories at their West Midlands base.
Unai Emery resisted the temptation to make mass changes for the Europa Conference League tie at AZ Alkmaar which followed, Villa replicating their 4-1 triumph versus the Hammers in what was arguably the eye-catching result of this week’s European fixtures.
There are ambitions for Villa to achieve a top-five spot and win that particular competition during 2023-24, and that will realistically require them to take advantage of such fixtures like the one on Sunday.
Nevertheless, while a home encounter with Luton is the easiest of any team’s schedule on paper, Rob Edwards’s side have started to settle and will have Villa’s respect.
One win and two draws have come from their last five outings, their two league defeats during that period coming by 2-1 and 1-0 scorelines to Burnley and Tottenham Hotspur respectively.
With 11 home Premier League victories in a row, no one will be able to back any of the current top flight to defeat Villa at their home ground right now. Another four-goal salvo could follow in this contest, a scoreline that would have the potential to hit Luton in the long term.
Backing Aston Villa to secure a comfortable home win at 1.28 odds on BestBet360.
LIVERPOOL VS NOTTINGHAM FOREST
Liverpool will be seeking to continue their winning runs when they welcome Nottingham Forest to Anfield on Sunday.
After claiming a 5-1 win over Toulouse on Thursday night, Liverpool have now won each of their last seven games at Anfield. The Reds head into this game having won three of their last four matches, while they have scored 11 times along the way.
The hosts had a tricky start to the league season but they navigated it well, which has them just three points shy of top spot ahead of this weekend’s games. Their schedule eases up in the league moving forward, which gives Jurgen Klopp’s side an opportunity to build more momentum in their title push.
Liverpool look fantastic going forward at the minute, averaging 2.75 goals per game at home in the league. They’ve also posted the second-highest xG across the league this term, which is to be expected given that their forward players are really clicking under Klopp.
Mohamed Salah comes into this game with five goals in his last three games, while the forward has been directly involved in 17 goals in his last 13 Premier League appearances at Anfield. He’s been involved in a goal in each of those games, while he has taken his league tally for the club at Anfield to 84 goals and 32 assists in 115 home appearances for the Reds.
Sunday’s match comes a year to the day since Jurgen Klopp’s last lost at home in the League, with Leeds picking up victory 12 months ago thanks to a dramatic late winner from Crysencio Summerville.
Since then it has been relentless from Liverpool on home soil and they look close to their best again after last season’s struggles, with a title bid very much on the cards.
Forest have drawn four of their five League games and would be delighted with another point here, having already beaten Chelsea on the road this season and pushed Arsenal and Manchester United close.
Liverpool to secure a routine home win comes at 1.32 odds on BestBet360.
BAYER LEVERKUSEN VS FREIBURG
Bayer Leverkusen will be aiming to make it five wins in a row in the Bundesliga when they host Freiburg on Sunday.
The visitors, meanwhile, returned to winning ways with a 2-1 victory against VfL Bochum last weekend.
However, Alonso and his players will likely be more weary of Bayern Munich and to a lesser extent Borussia Dortmund, with last season’s title rivals both sitting two points behind Leverkusen heading into the weekend. With those two sides both playing before Leverkusen’s fixture against Freiburg, they are likely to be knocked off the summit, ramping up the pressure to keep winning once more.
Leverkusen maintained their perfect record in the Europa League this season by thrashing Qarabag FK 5-1 on Thursday evening, with Florian Wirtz marking his return to the starting XI with a goal after just four minutes. Grimaldo scored twice during the comfortable win, which leaves Alonso’s side three points clear of the Azerbaijani champions in Group H.
Freiburg, meanwhile, secured an important victory in the Europa League themselves as they ran out 3-1 winners away to Backa Topola. This is Breisgau-Brasilianer’s second successive season competing in Europe’s secondary competition, having finished inside the top six in each of the last two campaigns.
Both teams could be a little tired after their exertions in the Europa League on Thursday, but one can envisage Leverkusen’s greater squad depth – and fewer amount of injuries – helping them towards a fifth successive victory in the Bundesliga and ending another matchday at the top of the table in the process.
Freiburg have not looked quite as strong as in recent seasons, and while they should still have more than enough quality to secure another top half finish, competing for the top six once again may prove beyond them.
Bayer Leverkusen to prevail at 1.38 odds on BestBet360.
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