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Europa League Preview : Villarreal vs Roma

Villarreal have only lost two of their last 14 matches in all competitions but have struggled to turn draws into wins. In fact, half of those matches have ended in a draw.

The Yellow Submarines have only won one of their last five in the Europa League and they must change that run to have any chance of overcoming Roma in this tie.

Roma have won nine of their last 11 matches and have kept a clean sheet in five of their last seven away matches in all competitions. Luciano Spalletti’s side will be happy to come away with a draw here and will fancy their chances of winning in the return leg at home. Naija and Bet

Team News

Villarreal – Roberto Soriano was sent off at the weekend but his suspension in La Liga will not prohibit his involvement in Thursday’s meeting with Roma.

Europa League Preview : Gent vs Tottenham

Tottenham are winless in four matches in Belgium and have only won one of their last seven away matches in the Europa League. Mauricio Pochettino’s side also come into this match off the back of a dreadful 2-0 defeat to Liverpool.

Gent’s results have been disappointing this season but their home form has been strong. They did lose last time out on home soil but that was only their third defeat in 19 home matches in all competitions this season.

Tottenham are favourites to come through this tie but may still have some work to do when they return to London for the second leg.

Team News

Gent – No surprises are expected from Gent, who are expected to line up with much of the same team that has got them this far in the competition. Renato Neto is one booking away from suspension. NaijaBet.com 

Europa League Preview : Borussia M.Gladbach vs Fiorentina

Gladbach are unbeaten in five competitive matches in 2017 and have won each of their last four.

Fiorentina’s form away from home hasn’t been great in recent months. In fact, the Viola have only won two of their last six on the road and have lost the other four.

Gladbach did not win any of their three home matches in the Champions League before dropping into the Europa League knock-out phase but have reason to be optimistic ahead of the return leg in Italy.

Team News

Borussia M.Gladbach – Raffael hasn’t featured in any of Gladbach’s last two and is a doubt ahead of the reception of Fiorentina on Thursday, while Jonas Hofmann is also a doubt. Kolo, Ibrahima Traore, Marvin Schulz and Mamadou Doucoure are sidelined.Predict,Play & Win big on NaijaBet.com

Gladbach seemed to use the winter break to work on a 4-4-2 formation and they are unbeaten in competitive matches in 2017 having moved away from a three-man defence that has been seen at the club in recent times. New coach Dieter Hecking should continue with two banks of four and two strikers against Fiorentina on Thursday.

CL Match Preview : Real Madrid vs Napoli

Real Madrid aren’t playing at their best but have got that winning feeling back and are favourites to overcome Napoli over the two legs.

Napoli are arguably one of the most enjoyable teams to watch in Europe this season. They haven’t lost a game since October and have won 11 of their last 13 in all competitions.

The Serie A side are unbeaten away from home in the Champions League this season and definitely have what it takes to cause an upset here.

They scored seven goals the last time they played away from home, and while that isn’t going to happen here, they have enough to cause Madrid a lot of problems.

Team News

Real Madrid – Real Madrid tested a back three at the weekend but looked far more comfortable when they reverted back to a four-man defence midway through their 3-1 win away to Osasuna.

CL Match Preview : Bayern Munich vs Arsenal

Arsenal have not progressed past the round of 16 in the Champions League since the 2009/10 campaign and have been knocked out at this stage by Bayern Munich twice since then.

The Gunners come into this match out of form having struggled to overcome Hull at the weekend having previously lost each of their last two before that.

Bayern have won each of their last 15 home matches in the Champions League, while Arsenal have lost three of their last seven away matches in the competition. The German giants may not be as intimidating with Carlo Ancelotti at the helm but they are still favourites to win this tie.

The Bavarians won 5-1 the last time these two sides met and while the scoreline isn’t expected to be so dominant this time around, Arsenal may still leave themselves too much to do when they return to London in the return leg. Predict on NaijaBet.com

Team News

Bayern Munich – Franck Ribery and Jerome Boateng are both expected to miss out here because of injury. Boateng is one booking away from a ban, as is Philipp Lahm.

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CL Match Preview : Paris Saint Germain vs Barcelona

Paris Saint-Germain are unbeaten in the Champions League this season but have only managed to win one of their three home matches in the competition. They haven’t lost at home in any competition since March but tend to encounter problems at this stage of the Champions League.

Barcelona warmed up for the trip to Paris with an emphatic 6-0 win away to Alaves on Saturday. Luis Enrique was able to ring the changes in that win and come away with their biggest away win of the season.

This fixture has seen at least four goals scored in each of the last four and there should be plenty of goals in this fixture with Edinson Cavani and Luis Suarez both in devastating form coming into this fixture. Naija and Bet

Team News

Paris Saint Germain – Paris Saint-Germain warmed up for their clash with Barcelona in ideal circumstances on Friday night after thrashing Bordeaux 3-0 and getting key players off early and rested.

Alphonse Areola has come under fire for his performances between the sticks of late and was replaced by Kevin Trapp on Friday night. Areola has played in every Champions League match thus far but it remains to be seen whether Unai Emery will stick with him here.

Match Preview : Bournemouth vs Manchester City

Manchester City are back in the top four after Gabriel Jesus’ late striker earned them a 2-1 win over Swansea. The summer signing has made a real impact since finally linking up with his teammates last month and City look in the groove, which is not good news for a struggling Bournemouth side.

Bournemouth are winless in six matches in all competitions and they are in slight danger of being dragged into the relegation fight if they are not careful. They are six points clear off the bottom three but need to get their act together quickly.

City have scored at least four goals in each of their last three meetings with Bournemouth and travel to the south coast with the Cherries really struggling for form. The signs suggest this match will only end one way.

Team News

Bournemouth – Simon Francis came off at half time in Bournemouth’s 6-3 defeat to Everton with a hamstring injury and isn’t expected to recover in time to feature against Manchester City on Sunday. With Charlie Daniels and Adam Smith also huge doubts Howe could have a real selection headache at the back this weekend. NaijaBet.com

Bournemouth started with a back three against Everton but Howe may scrap that formation after they went in at half-time 3-0 down before changing to a back four after the break.

Given their poor run of form, Howe may approach this game with some caution and use a flat midfield five to try and frustrate Manchester City.

Callum Wilson is ruled out for the remainder of the season after suffering another serious knee injury. Reserve goalkeeper Adam Federici is also expected to miss the remainder of the season after suffering knee cartilage damage.

Manchester City – Pep Guardiola has a full squad to pick from other than long-term absentee Ilkay Gundogan.

Gabriel Jesus’ brace against Swansea could mean Sergio Aguero is benched for a third game in a row, although Guardiola has hinted the pair could play together. With such an array of attacking talent, Guardiola’s problem is getting them all in the same team.

This problem extended into midfield in the last match as Guardiola fielded Fernandinho at right-back. The City manager seems to have found a winning formula with his team and he may opt against making changes on this occasion.

Vincent Kompany is back at full fitness and could be recalled to the starting XI if Guardiola looks to make changes at the back.

Match Facts

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

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

There have been over 2.5 goals scored in 7 of Bournemouth’s last 8 games Premier League.

Man City have scored at least 2 goals in 8 of their last 10 Premier League matches.

Man City have been winning at both half time and full time in their last 3 matches against Bournemouth in all competitions.

Bournemouth have conceded at least 2 goals in their last 5 matches in Premier League.

Man City have won their last 3 matches against Bournemouth in all competitions.

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Bournemouth have seen over 2.5 goals in their last 3 matches against Man City in all competitions.

Bournemouth have failed to win their last 5 matches (Premier League).

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As at this post Bournemouth has 7.85 odd to win the match on Naija and Bet while Manchester City has 1.40 has odd to win the match also, while the odd to draw the match is 5.20.

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CL Match Preview : Benfica vs Borussia Dortmund

Benfica have won eight of their last nine on home soil and have scored 23 goals in the last six of those. Not only that, but they have kept 11 clean sheets in their last 15 competitive matches Estadio da Luz.

Borussia Dortmund, meanwhile, have been poor away from home all season. They have only won one of their last six on the road and haven’t kept a clean sheet on the road since September.

Dortmund are favourites to come through this tie but they may only get it done when they return to home soil in the return leg. Tuesday’s encounter should be a much closer affair than many may anticipate.

Team News

Benfica – Ederson was sent off on Friday night but his league suspension does not carry over into European competition. Predict on NaijaBet.com

Eduardo Salvio failed to shake off an injury to feature last time out and he will start on the right of midfield should he recover in time to face Borussia Dortmund on Tuesday night.

Pizzi and Andreas Samaris are a booking away from a ban, while Andrija Zivkovic is ruled out through suspension.

Borussia Dortmund – With Marcel Schmelzer and Lukasz Piszczek still doubts for Borussia Dortmund, Thomas Tuchel has some big decisions to make on the formation and players used against Benfica on Tuesday night.

Mario Gotze has not recovered from injury in time to make the trip and joins Sven Bender, Nuri Sahin and Sebastian Rode on the sidelines.

Raphael Guerreiro is one booking away from a one-game suspension in the competition.

Match Facts

There have been over 2.5 goals scored in 7 of Borussia Dortmund’s last 8 games (UEFA Champions League).

Borussia Dortmund have scored at least 2 goals in 5 of their last 6 UEFA Champions League matches.

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Borussia Dortmund are undefeated in their last 6 matches in UEFA Champions League.

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As at this post Benfica Lisbon has 3.20 odd to win the match on Naija and Bet while Borussia Dortmund has 2.37 has odd to win the match also, while the odd to draw the match is 3.41.

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Match Preview : Swansea vs Leicester

Swansea were desperately unlucky not to come away with a positive result at Manchester City having come unstuck late on. The Swans, though, have won three of their last five Premier League outings and come into the welcome of the Premier League champions as favourites.

Leicester’s title defence has been nothing short of a shambles. The Foxes are yet to score a league goal in 2017, and have the second worst away record in the Premier League this season, winning three of a possible 36 points on their travels this term.

Swansea, then, should be confident of back-to-back home wins in this massive fixture in their bid to stave off relegation.

Team News

Swansea – Luciano Narsingh could start in place of Wayne Routledge after impressing from the bench at Manchester City. NaijaBet.com

Other than that, Paul Clement could name a familiar side to the one that fell to a late 2-1 loss last Sunday.