UEL Match Preview : Fiorentina vs Borussia M.Gladbach

Fiorentina have the ascendancy in this tie after picking up a 1-0 win away to Gladbach in the first leg. They should be confident of seeing out this match having only lost at home once all season in all competitions.

Gladbach have it all to do in this match. They are unbeaten in their last four away matches and have kept a clean sheet in three of those, but they have only won two of seven previous matches in Italy.

Team News

Fiorentina – Federico Chiesa missed the first leg through suspension but is back available for Fiorentina on Thursday. Naija and Bet

Carlos Sanchez will serve a one-match ban in his next European match if he picks up a booking here.

UCL Match Preview : FC Porto vs Juventus

 Porto have never beaten Juventus in three previous attempts and the objective will surely be to stay in the tie for the reverse leg back in Italy. However, they are unbeaten in their last seven home encounters with Italian opposition.
Juventus have lost four of their 11 previous encounters with Portuguese sides, but all of those defeats came against Benfica. Max Allegri’s side have won each of their last seven matches and are favourites to progress to the next stage of the competition.
Team News 
FC Porto – Nuno has no serious concerns ahead of the reception of Juventus on Wednesday, although André Silva and Felipe are a booking away from a ban. Predict, Play Bet & Win Big on NaijaBet
Porto have tended to use a 4-1-3-2 formation in the Champions League this season and Nuno could revert to that shape here.
Juventus – Juventus are expected to continue with the 4-2-3-1 formation that has been used in recent matches.

UCL Match Preview : Sevilla vs Leicester

Sevilla are unbeaten in each of their last seven home matches and have only lost to Barcelona and Juventus on their own turf this season. They are underdogs in the competition and could really put Leicester to the sword here over two legs.

Leicester’s season went from bad to worse at the weekend after they were dumped out of the FA Cup by the 10 men of League One outfit Millwall.

They have only won two games in 2017 and have only found the back of the net in three of their 10 matches this calender year.

Team News

Sevilla – Sevilla are able to switch between a variety of formations so it remains to be seen what system Jorge Sampaoli goes for against Leicester on Wednesday.

Vicente Iborra was suspended for Sevilla’s 2-0 win over Eibar at the weekend but is available to return here. Nico Pareja missed the match through injury and remains a doubt here, with Clement Lenglet ready to deputise in his absence if required.

UCL Match Preview : Bayer Leverkusen vs Atletico Madrid

Bayer Leverkusen bounced back from successive league defeats with back-to-back wins and will look to carry this momentum into the welcome of Atletico Madrid. They are unbeaten in the Champions League this term, though drew two of their three home group games earlier in the season.

Atletico Madrid are unbeaten in their last seven games away from home, though four of those have been draws.

A 4-1 win at the weekend ended a run of successive stalemates on the road as they returned to winning ways on their travels at just the right time.

Neither side will want to give too much away in the first leg with a draw on the cards in Germany. Naija and Bet

Team News

Bayer Leverkusen – Hakan Calhanoglu is suspended for the remainder of the season.

Jonathan Tah is injured, which could see Aleksandar Dragovic feature alongside Omer Toprak at the heart of the defence, though Tintin Jedvaj is pushing for a start.

Lars Bender is a doubt for the Bundesliga outfit.

Atletico Madrid – Tiago and Augusto Fernandez are both injured for Atletico Madrid.

Jan Oblak and Juanfran are both closing in on a return to fitness, though played no part in the 4-1 win at Sporting Gijon and will sit this one out.

Kevin Gamiero is pushing for a start at Fernando Torres’ expense after bagging a quick fire hat-trick at the weekend.

Match Facts

Leverkusen have seen under 2.5 goals in their last 4 matches against Atletico in all competitions.

There have been under 2.5 goals scored in 6 of Atletico’s last 7 games (UEFA Champions League).

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Leverkusen are undefeated in their last 8 matches (UEFA Champions League).

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As at this post Bayer Leverkusen has 3.02 odd to win the match on Naija and Bet while Atletico Madrid has 2.64 has odd to win the match also, while the odd to draw the match is 3.14.

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CL Match Preview : Manchester City vs Monaco

Manchester City will look to bounce back from their 0-0 draw with Huddersfield in the FA Cup last time out. On home turf, however, City have impressed and are unbeaten in their last six, winning four.

Free scoring Monaco were held to a 1-1 draw with Bastia on Friday evening, yet maintained their three-point lead at the summit of Ligue 1 as PSG dropped points. Away from home, they are unbeaten in seven, winning five, including a 1-1 draw with domestic rivals PSG.

This promises to be one of the ties of the round, with a high scoring affair a possibility.

Team News

Manchester City – Vincent Kompany and Gabriel Jesus are both sidelined for Pep Guardiola’s side, while Gael Clichy will face a late fitness test with the left-back suffering with a back problem. NaijaBet.com

Yaya Toure has been recalled to City’s Champions League squad and is expected to start alongside Fernandinho, with one of Raheem Sterling or Leroy Sane set to start from the bench.

Sergio Aguero is likely to lead the attack here, while Willy Caballero could keep his place between the sticks.

Monaco – Leonardo Jardim is without the suspended Jemerson for the trip to Manchester, with the doubtful Andrea Raggi in line to partner Kamil Glik in defence.

Tiemoue Bakayoko and Guido Carrillo are also doubts, though the former should start.

Boschilia is ruled out due to a knee issue.

Match Facts

There have been over 2.5 goals scored in Monaco’s last 3 games in UEFA Champions League.

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As at this post Manchester City has 1.61 odd to win the match on Naija and Bet while Monaco’s has 5.66 has odd to win the match also, while the odd to draw the match is 4.37.

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FA Cup Match Preview : Sutton United vs Arsenal

Sutton have lost both matches since booking their place in the fifth round of the FA Cup but they have only lost one of their last 14 matches at home soil in all competitions.

Arsenal have endured an awful few weeks and defeat here would really ramp up the pressure on manager Arsene Wenger. He is expected to field a strong side here in order to avoid further embarassment.

Sutton have a real chance to create history here and should try and get at Arsenal as early as possible. The Gunners have lost three of their last four in all competitions but should manage to overcome some hairy moments to come through this tie. Naija and Bet

Team News

Sutton United – Sutton have four former Arsenal players on their books and each of them will be looking to make a statement on Monday night. Craig Eastmond is free to play against his former club after completing his three-game ban in midweek.

Arsenal – Arsene Wenger is expected to field a fairly strong side here in a bid to avoid further embarassment following a week to forget for the Arsenal manager.

Laurent Koscielny is not expected to feature after coming off injured in their 5-1 defeat to Bayern Munich on Wednesday.

Danny Welbeck played for the U23s on Sunday and won;t be involved here as Arsene Wenger manages his return from long-term injury very carefully.

Injury ruled Lucas Perez out of the Bayern game and he should feature here if he can recover in time.

Match Facts

Arsenal are undefeated in 18 of their last 19 FA Cup matches.

There have been over 2.5 goals scored in 7 of Arsenal’s last 8 games in FA Cup.

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Sutton United have won 5 of their last 6 matches (FA Cup).

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As at this post Sutton United has 24.89 odd to win the match on Naija and Bet while Arsenal has 1.07 has odd to win the match also, while the odd to draw the match is 10.53.

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Match Preview : Real Madrid vs Espanyol

Real Madrid have kept just one clean sheet in their last seven competitive outings, but have lost only one of their last 24 home games in La Liga.

Zinedine Zidane’s men have won their last seven consecutive league fixtures at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu, leaving Espanyol with quite a task on their hands.

Espanyol’s impressive three-match winning run was ended away from home last time out, as Quique Sanchez Flores’ men sank to a 2-1 loss against Real Sociedad. NaijaBet.com

Team News

Real Madrid – Toni Kroos is available for league action once again after his ban, which will mean that Mateo Kovacic starts on the bench.

Lucas Vazquez should be preferred to James Rodriguez out on the right-hand side against his former club.

FA CUP Preview : Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Chelsea

Wolves’ form has tailed off since beating Liverpool in the last round of the FA Cup. Paul Lambert’s side have lost each of their last three, although their last two have only ended in 1-0 defeats.

Chelsea are unbeaten in seven matches since losing to Tottenham at the start of January and should have more than enough to overcome Wolves on Saturday despite the fact Antonio Conte is expected to make wholesale changes once again. NaijaBet.com

Chelsea won 6-0 the last time these two sides met back in 2012 and a repeat scoreline may not be far off this weekend.

Team News

Wolverhampton Wanderers – Wolves manager Paul Lambert could make changes to his normal XI here and reward some of the players that helped them beat Liverpool in the last round.

FA CUP Match Preview : Huddersfield vs Manchester City

Huddersfield are in tremendous form having won each of their last six. In fact, David Wagner’s side have won 12 of their last 14 in all competitions.

Manchester City have won each of their last four but have been rocked by Gabriel Jesus’ long-term injury.

Depending on the strength of the two sides fielded by either manager there could be a real chance of a cup upset for Huddersfield this weekend.

Team News

Huddersfield – Huddersfield manager David Wagner has rotated his squad in the previous rounds of the FA Cup and could do so again here with the club only four points adrift of second place in the Championship. NaijaBet

Aaron Mooy is ineligible due to the terms in his loan agreement with his parent club Manchester City.

Manchester City – Gabriel Jesus has been ruled out for up to three months with a broken metatarsal, while Ilkay Gündogan is also ruled out for the remainder of the season.

Claudio Bravo could be given the chance to regain his starting berth in the Manchester City team with an appearance against Huddersfield here, while Vincent Kompany is also expected to make his first appearance since the end of January.

Jesus Navas, Fabian Delph, Kelechi Iheanacho, Nolito and Fernando have struggled for game time of late and will also be pushing for starts, while Pep Guardiola could even turn to some of the youngsters at the club.

Match Facts

There have been over 2.5 goals scored in Man City’s last 5games (FA Cup).

There have been over 2.5 goals scored in Huddersfield’s last 4 games in FA Cup.

Huddersfield have scored at least 2 goals in their last 4 FA Cup matches.

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As at this post Huddersfield Town has 7.93 odd to win the match on Naija and Bet while Manchester City has 1.36 has odd to win the match also, while the odd to draw the match is 4.87.

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Europa League Preview : Manchester United vs Saint-Etienne

Manchester United have not lost in 12 European home matches against sides from France, while Saint-Etienne have lost each of their last three matches in England.

The French side not be underestimated, however. Saint-Etienne are unbeaten in all 10 of their Europa League games this season and have four of their five away matches in the competition.

Saint-Etienne are currently fifth in Ligue 1 where only Paris Saint-Ger- main (19) have conceded fewer goals (18). United are been guilty of missing plenty of chances this season and they will need to improve their form in front of goal here in order to try and get the job done in the first leg. Place Bet on NaijaBet.com

Team News

Manchester United – Jose Mourinho is expected to name a near full strength side for the first leg of their Europa League clash against Saint-Etienne, with a view to making changes in the FA Cup at the weekend.

Marcos Rojo and Phil Jones missed out at the weekend and are still injury doubts for Thursday’s clash.