MAN UTD v BRIGHTON
Club football returns as Manchester United would hope to get back to winning ways when they host Brighton & Hove Albion at Old Trafford on Saturday.
The Red Devils, heading into the international break slumped to a 3-1 defeat away at Arsenal while Brighton were on the better end of a 3-1 outcome, claiming a convincing win at home against Newcastle.
Eric Ten Hag’s Red Devils, heading into this clash are plagued with a myriad of off-field concerns as well as a growing injury list and find themselves languishing in 11th place at this early stage of the campaign while the Seagulls, led by Roberto De Zerbi enjoy contrasting fortunes, sitting in the top six and just three points behind leaders Manchester City.
The H2H between both teams in their previous five clashes across all competitions sees the visitors claim a win more with three wins while United have two wins.
PREDICTION: Brighton are a side rich in confidence at the moment and have made a positive start to the new season, winning three of their opening four Premier League matches and are the top scorers with 12 goals in the bag but come against a Manchester United side who have not lost any of their last 32 matches at Old Trafford in all competitions, a feat that should come as a huge boost to the beleaguered hosts. This clash is guaranteed goals but is truly difficult to predict which side will come off better after 90 minutes, but given United’s home record, we fancy a combo option of double chance & over 2.5 goals scored (1X & ov. 2.5G) at 1.94 odds @Bestbet360, the likely outcome.
TOTTENHAM v SHEFFIELD UNITED
High flying Tottenham Hotspur resume their campaign this weekend, hosting Sheffield United at the Tottenham Hotspur stadium on Saturday.
Heading into the international break, Spurs put on a brilliant display in the 5-2 bashing of newly-promoted Burnley while the Blades claimed their first point of the campaign in a 2-2 draw at home to Everton.
Life under Ange Postecoglu has begun with optimism for the hosts who are yet to taste defeat in four league games (3W,1D) and sit in second with 10 points, 2 behind current Champions Man City while the visitors haven’t had the fairytale return to the EPL under manager Paul Heckingbottom; having already recorded three defeats and one draw (3L, 1D), would ultimately hope for some respite against their opposition.
The H2H between both sides in their previous five meetings in all competitions has results been split evenly, with both sides recording two wins apiece and playing a draw in the other game.
PREDICTION: To compound the woes of the visitors, the side are plagued with a plethora of defensive injury concerns ahead of the journey to North London, ensuring the odds to surmount seem even more daunting against their hosts. It is a no-brainer that Spurs are the overwhelming favourites ahead of this clash and a potentially high scoring result, in favour of the hosts, could yet again be on the cards. We predict a convincing win for the hosts but the preferred outcome will be a combo option of a straight win for the hosts with over 2.5 goals scored (1 & ov. 2.5 G) at 1.50 odds @Bestbet360.
VALENCIA v ATHLETICO MADRID
La Liga action returns this weekend and a big fixture is on the menu at the iconic Mestalla Stadium on Saturday afternoon, with Valencia welcoming Atletico Madrid.
Heading into the international break, Los Chos suffered their second defeat in the 1-0 loss to Deportivo Alaves while La Rojiblancos recorded a famous 0-7 win in the humiliation of Rayo Vallecano.
The hosts, led by Ruben Baraja currently sit 11th on the log, racking up six points from their opening four games of the new season, while Atletico are fourth, boasting seven points from three games this term, playing one game less their opposition.
The H2H between both sides in their last five meetings in all competitions shows why the visitors are clear favorites as Diego Simone’s men have won four of those clashes, playing a draw in the other game.
PREDICTION: Valencia will hope to avoid a third consecutive league defeat when they host Athletico Madrid this weekend but the reality for the hosts is anything but encouraging given the superiority in quality of their opposition and while Athletico were impressive against Rayo last time out, the capital giants should have enough ammunition in their ranks to secure another three points, albeit with a more dignifying scoreline against a Valencia side that have been disappointing in their last two matches. We predict a straight win for the visitors at 2.10 odds @Bestbet360, as the likely outcome.
REAL MADRID v REAL SOCIEDAD
Keen to keep their hundred percent record going and record five wins from five, Real Madrid host Real Sociedad at the iconic Santiago Bernabeu on Sunday.
Los Blancos went into the international break on the back of a 2-1 win over Getafe, their fourth consecutive league win while La Real snapped up a run of three straight draws with a 5-3 win over Granada.
Carlo Ancelotti’s side have had the ideal start to the new campaign and sit on top of the log with 12 points and remain undefeated while Sociedad, tutored by Imanol Alguacil, are also undefeated but lie in eighth with six points from four games.
The H2H between both sides in their previous five meetings sees the hosts edge it slightly with two wins, playing two draws and losing once to the visitors.
PREDICTION: This huge clash has the makings of an unforgettable affair between these sides and while we expect Real Sociedad to make life very uneasy for the hosts, we feel Real Madrid have what it takes to avoid defeat against their opposition, this time, we’ll play it safe and predict a double chance outcome of a win/draw and with over 1.5 goals scored in favour of the hosts (1X & ov. 1.5G) at 1.37 odds @Bestbet360.
RB LEIPZIG v AUGSBURG
Bundesliga Action returns with RB Leipzig preparing to host Augsburg at the Red Bull Arena on Saturday.
Die Roten Bullen headed into the international break on the back of an impressive 3-0 win away at Union Berlin while Augsburg, still in search of their first win of the new campaign, were held to a 2-2 draw by Bochum.
Marco Rose’s side bounced back from a shaky start to record back-to-back wins and will hope for a third consecutive win this weekend while Enrico Maassen’s Augsburg will fancy a go at Leipzig even though they are the heavy underdogs in this mashup.
The H2H between both sides in their last five meetings across all competitions reiterates why Leipzig are the heavy favorites as the hosts have claimed three wins and played two draws in the other two games.
PREDICTION: RB Leipzig have been effective thus far, scoring 10 goals in three Bundesliga games and prepare to square off against an Augsburg outfit who have already conceded nine times, failing to taste victory in any of those games in the process. It has already been established that the hosts are the firm favorites and we predict a comfortable home win in this game at 1.28 odds @Bestbet360.
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