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Match Preview : Manchester City vs Southampton

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Manchester City’s 4-0 thumping at the hands of Barcelona means they have now failed to win their last four competitive outings and the title favourites need to quickly return to winning ways.

With those within touching distance playing on Saturday, City could find themselves in fourth by the time this match kicks off.

Southampton, meanwhile, are unbeaten in their last four in the league and will be looking to quickly overcome a disappointing 1-0 loss in Milan to Inter on Thursday night.

However, they have struggled at City in recent seasons, losing their last five trips to face the two-time Premier League winners.

Saints won’t make things easy for City, but Pep Guardiola’s side have what it takes to return to winning ways here.

Team News

Manchester City – With Bacary Sagna out and Pablo Zabaleta a doubt, Pep Guardiola could revert to a three-man defence used in the 1-1 draw with Everton last weekend.

Fabian Delph is also a doubt, but is closing in on a return to fitness, but Yaya Toure misses out having been suspended by the club. Naijabet.com

Nolito and Vincent Kompany are both pushing for starts, however may be forced to start from the bench.

Southampton – Shane Long sustained a thigh injury in the midweek 1-0 defeat against Inter and with Nathan Redmond a doubt, club-record signing Sofiane Boufal may make his full debut up front.

Florin Gardos, Jeremy Pied and Cedric Soares are all ruled out for the away side.

Youngster Sam McQueen could feature at left-back, with Matt Targett and Ryan Bertrand both struggling to overcome hamstring strains.

Match Facts

Man City have been winning at both half time and full time in their last 6 home matches against Southampton in all competitions.

Man City have won their last 6 home matches against Southampton in all competitions.

Man City have seen over 2.5 goals in 8 of their last 10 matches against Southampton in all competitions.

Man City have scored at least 2 goals in their last 6 home matches against Southampton in all competitions.

Man City are undefeated in their last 7 home matches in Premier League.

NaijaBet Odds

As at this post Manchester City has 1.46 odd to win the match on NaijaBet while Southampton has 6.42 odd to win the match also, while the odd to draw the match is 4.36.

Match Preview : Liverpool vs West Bromwich Albion

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Liverpool were disappointed to come away with just a point at home to Manchester United last time out and Jurgen Klopp will expect a response from his players at home to West Brom on Saturday. Nevertheless, the point shared means Liverpool are still unbeaten in eight matches in all competitions.

However, this isn’t the home banker many expect. Tony Pulis is actually unbeaten in his last eight matches against Liverpool, but the loss of Jonny Evans in this fixture could prove definitive in their attempts to prolong that record.

West Brom have drawn each of their last three matches 1-1 and have only lost two league matches in eight this season. Four of the last five meetings in this fixture have finished in a draw and it will require a good performance from Liverpool to ensure they end that streak.

Team News

Liverpool – Georginio Wijnaldum has returned to full training after missing the 0-0 draw against Manchester United on Monday with a hamstring injury. Naijabet.com

Adam Lallana is also in better shape having been forced to start that match from the bench and both should come into contention to start this weekend.

Match Preview : Arsenal vs Middlesbrough

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21 Oct 2016
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A 6-0 thumping of Ludogorets on Wednesday night means Arsenal have now won their last seven competitive outings and are unbeaten in their last 11. They will be confident of extending that run against a lacklustre Middlesbrough side this weekend.

Boro have now failed to win their last six league fixtures, losing four. They have, however, lost only one of their four away league games.

Arsenal, though, come into the tie as favourites and should land a routine win.

Team News

Arsenal – Granit Xhaka is suspended for the Gunners, with Francis Coquelin expected to start alongside Santi Cazorla. Naija and Bet

Per Mertesacker, Danny Welbeck and Chuba Akpom are all sidelined here.

This game is likely to come too soon for Carl Jenkinson and Aaron Ramsey, who are both closing in on a return to fitness.

Middlesbrough – Grant Lead bitter is ruled out for Middlesbrough ahead of their trip to the Emirates.

James Husband and Fabio are both doubts and will be assessed closer to kick off.

Calum Chambers is ineligible to face his parent club, with Daniel Ayala in line to feature, while Adama Traore could start.

Match Facts

Arsenal have won their last 6 Premier League matches.

There have been over 2.5 goals scored in Arsenal’s last 5 Premier League home games.

Arsenal have seen under 2.5 goals in their last 4 home matches against Middlesbrough in all competitions.

Arsenal have scored at least 2 goals in their last 5 home matches Premier League.

Arsenal are undefeated in their last 7 home matches against Middlesbrough in all competitions.

Middlesbrough have failed to win their last 6 matches in Premier League.

NaijaBet Odds

As at this post Arsenal has 1.25 odd to win the match on NaijaBet while Middlesbrough has 11.32 odd to win the match also, while the odd to draw the match is 5.63.

Match Preview : Bournemouth vs Tottenham

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Bournemouth’s 6-1 thumping of Hull means the Cherries are unbeaten in their last three league outings, winning two.

After struggling at Dean Court last term, the Cherries look to have corrected their home woes, winning three of their four Premier League matches on home turf this season.

Tottenham were lucky to come away with a point in Germany in midweek, but have a good record against Bournemouth. Naija and Bet

They won both of their league outings against Eddie Howe’s side last season and remain the only unbeaten team in England’s top tier.

The Cherries will hope to frustrate Spurs, but an away win is on the cards for Mauricio Pochettino’s side.

Teams News

Bournemouth – Marc Pugh is a doubt for the home side with a hamstring problem.

Max Gradel and Lewis Cook are both ruled out for Bournemouth.

Eddie Howe could name the same XI that secured a 6-1 win over Hull last weekend.

Tottenham – Harry Kane and Toby Alderweireld and Harry Kane are both ruled out for Spurs.

Danny Rose is a doubt for the visitors, with Ben Davies in line to deputise at left-back.

Erik Lamela could start from the bench, with Vincent Janssen leading the attack.

Match Facts

Tottenham have scored at least 3 goals in their last 4 matches against Bournemouth in all competitions.

Tottenham have been winning at both half time and full time in their last 4 matches against Bournemouth in all competitions.

Tottenham are undefeated in 20 of their last 22 away matches (Premier League).

Tottenham have won their last 4 matches against Bournemouth in all competitions.

Bournemouth have seen over 2.5 goals in their last 4 matches against Tottenham in all competitions.

Bournemouth have won their last 3 home matches (Premier League).

NaijaBet Odds

As at this post Bournemouth has 3.77 odd to win the match on NaijaBet while Tottenham has 3.47 odd to win the match also, while the odd to draw the match is 1.94.

Europa League Match Preview : Manchester United vs Fenerbahce

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19 Oct 2016
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Manchester United earned a hard fought 0-0 draw with Liverpool on Monday and that would have taken a lot of some of the players.

Jose Mourinho is expected to make changes to the side with tough league fixtures to come and this may result in another disjointed Europa League performance. Their dull 1-0 win over Zorya was just their third win in the competition in 10 attempts.

Fenerbahce are having their own problems this season. They are currently in ninth in the Turkish Super Lig having only taken nine points from their opening seven matches.

They have drawn their last two matches and failed to score more than one goal in any of their last three. Nevertheless, they are unbeaten in six and will be a tough side to beat for a United side that struggles in this competition. Naijabet.com

The Turkish side ran out 3-0 winners the last time these two sides met back in 2004 and while they won’t have similar joy this time around it will still be a difficult match for United to triumph in.

Team News

Manchester United – Manchester United have only had three days to recover for this match having drawn 0-0 against Liverpool on Monday night.

Jose Mourinho is expected to make wholesale changes against Fenerbahce with another huge game against Chelsea on Sunday.

Anthony Martial and Morgan Schneiderlin missed Monday’s match through injury and remain doubts here, while Phil Jones is also sidelined. Bastian Schweinsteiger is still training with the reserves.

Wayne Rooney was benched against Liverpool, but should come into the starting XI on Thursday, while Henrikh Mkhitaryan should be involved for the first time in seven matches.

Fenerbahce – Robin van Persie has only started one league game this season and is out of favour, but he will be desperate to feature against Manchester United, back at Old Trafford for the first time since leaving over a year ago.

Jeremain Lens and Ozan Tufan are doubts for Thursday’s trip to England after missing their 1-1 draw with Alanyaspor on Sunday through injury.

Match Facts

There have been under 2.5 goals scored in 10 of Fenerbahce’s last 12 games in UEFA Europa League.

There have been under 2.5 goals scored in Man Utd’s last 4 Europa League games .

Fenerbahce are undefeated in 12 of their last 13 matches (UEFA Europa League).

NaijaBet Odds

As at this post Manchester United has 1.58 odd to win the match on NaijaBet while Fenerbahce has 5.39 odd to win the match also, while the odd to draw the match is 4.04.

Europa League Match Preview : Inter Milan vs Southampton

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Inter’s Europa League campaign has been a disaster. They’ve lost both of their opening two matches and will welcome a confident Southampton side having lost each of their last three matches.

Southampton are unbeaten in their last seven matches and have won five of those, only conceding one goal in that time. The Saints are one of just three sides yet to concede in the Europa League group stages.

The Saints could inflict further misery on Inter, although that would mean becoming the first Premier League side in four matches to triumph against Inter in Milan. Naijabet.com

Team News

Inter Milan – Geoffrey Kondogbia, Joao Mario, Stevan Jovetic and Gabriel are not included in Inter’s Europa League squad and will not feature here.

UEFA CL Match Preview : Bayern Munich vs PSV Eindhoven

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Bayern will be keen to bounce back from a 1-0 defeat to Atletico Madrid in their most recent Champions League outing. The Bundesliga side were held to a 2-2 draw with Eintracht Frankfurt at the weekend, so their preperation hasn’t been ideal.

PSV are yet to win in Europe’s elite competition this term, taking one point from a possible six available so far. Their league form has been poor to say the least, with just two wins from the last six, while the Dutch giants have failed to win their last three competitive outings.

They face a tough task to return to winning ways, with Bayern favourites to secure all three points here.

Team News

Bayern Munich – Jerome Boateng and Mats Hummels could start at centre-back against PSV, though Javi Martinez is hoping to keep his place in the starting XI.

Franck Ribery is the club’s only injury concern for the welcome of PSV.

Arjen Robben is pushing for a start after netting early on against Eintracht Frankfurt, though could miss out on a place in the XI.

PSV Eindhoven – Jorrit Hendrix misses out for PSV here, with Bart Ramselaar in line to deputise in the middle of the park.

Jurgen Locadia and Luuk Koopmans join Hendrix on the sidelines.

PSV could line up in a familiar 4-3-3 formation having opted against the system in the Champions League so far.

NaijaBet Odds

As at this post Bayern Munich has 1.28 odd to win the match on NaijaBet while PSV Eindhoven has 10.74odd to win the match also, while the odd to draw the match is 6.61

UEFA CL Match Preview : Barcelona vs Manchester City

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Barcelona top Group C having won their two Champions League games this season. The La Liga champions have conceded just one goal across their two European outings and will be confident of once again getting the better of Manchester City.

Pep Guardiola returns to Camp Nou for the second time as opposing manager and will hope for a better performance than his previous visit, where his Bayern Munich side fell to a 3-0 loss. However, City have lost their four Champions League meetings with Barcelona, which adds to the pressure coming into this tie.

This will prove to be a good test to determine how far along City have come under Guardiola, but Barcelona should win here.

Team News

Barcelona – Jasper Cillessen is ruled out for the home side.

Luis Enrique has confirmed Sergi Roberto and Jordi Alba are over their fitness concerns and ready to play.

Samuel Umtiti is expected to get the nod ahead of Javier Mascherano at the heart of the defence, although has only just returned from injury himelf.

Manchester City – Bacary Sagna is Pep Guardiola’s only main injury concern ahead of his return to Camp Nou.

Fabian Delph has returned to training, but is unlikely to make the squad.

Sergio Aguero is set to start having featured from the bench against Everton.

Match Facts

Barcelona have won their last 4 matches against Man City in all competitions.

Barcelona have won 5 of their last 6 UEFA Champions League matches.

Man City are undefeated in 10 of their last 11 matches in Champions League.

NaijaBet Odds

As at this post Barcelona has 1.49 odd to win the match on NaijaBet while Manchester City has 6.31 odd to win the match also, while the odd to draw the match is 4.99

UEFA CL Match Preview : Arsenal vs Ludogorets Razgrad

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Arsenal are on their best run since April 2015 having won each of their last six matches. They have scored at least three goals in four of those matches and kept four clean sheets in that time.

Arsene Wenger’s side are in good shape coming into their first ever meeting with Ludogorets as they look to keep pace with Paris Saint-Germain at the top of their group.

Ludogorets have only managed to win one of their last nine Champions League group stage matches but they have drawn two of their last three and scored in each of those matches. Overall, they have only lost two of their last 19 matches in all competitions and have won 13 of those. Naijabet.com

Nevertheless, Arsene Wenger’s side should have more than enough to overcome the group minnows with a comfortable win.

Team News

Arsenal – David Ospina comes back in between the sticks as Arsenal gear up for Champions League football on Wednesday. Granit Xhaka was sent off against Swansea at the weekend but his suspension will not carry over into European competition. He could still be rotated out of the team with Francis Coquelin ready to start.

Olivier Giroud hasn’t featured in any of Arsenal’s last three matches and is struggling to shake off a toe injury. He remains a doubt for Wednesday’s match.

Aaron Ramsey has recently returned to full training but isn’t ready to make his first appearance since the opening day of the season. Danny Welbeck, Carl Jenkinson and Per Mertesacker are all ruled out as well.

Ludogorets Razgrad – The Bulgarian side aren’t expected to make many changes from what we have seen in their first two Champions League group stage matches this season.

NaijaBet Odds

As at this post Arsenal has 1.19 odd to win the match on NaijaBet while Ludogorets Razgrad has 18.01 odd to win the match also, while the odd to draw the match is 7.67

UEFA CL Match Preview : Lyon vs Juventus

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Lyon are in a rough patch at the moment but will be boosted by the return of star player Alexandre Lacazette.

They need the France international to fire as soon as possible after losing three of their last four matches in all competitions.

They have got on the scoresheet in all 15 home matches since moving into their new stadium and won 12 of those fixtures.

Juventus, meanwhile, have won their last five matches coming into this fixture although they were made to work hard at the weekend to maintain their five point lead over Roma. Naija and Bet

The Serie A champions have won three of their last four against French sides and should be confident of overcoming a Lyon side short on confidence and form.

Team News

Lyon – Nabil Fekir was sent off against Nice on Friday but his suspension will not carry over in European competition.

Alexandre Lacazette made his return to first-team action in the 2-0 defeat after a month out injured and he will be in contention to start against Juventus.

Juventus – Claudio Marchisio was an unused substitute in their 2-1 win over Udinese but he is not included in the matchday squad.

Mario Mandzukic and Giorgio Chiellini are also not part of the travelling team. Meanwhile, 16-year-old Moises Kean has been called up the reserve striker behind Paulo Dybala and Gonzalo Higuain.

Daniele Rugani, Kwadwo Asamoah and Marko Pjaca are ruled out through injury, while Stephan Lichtsteiner is out not part of their Champions League squad.

Match Facts

Juventus have been drawing at half time and winning at full time in their last 3 matches against Lyon in all competitions.

Juventus have won their last 3 matches against Lyon in all competitions.

NaijaBet Odds

As at this post Lyon has 5.32 odd to win the match on NaijaBet while Juventus has 1.73 odd to win the match also, while the odd to draw the match is 3.18