• Jonjo Shelvey is suspended for the home side after picking up a red card at the end of Newcastle’s 1-0 defeat to Everton on Wednesday. Isaac Hayden should return to the starting XI as a result to line up against his former club.

Match Facts

Arsenalhavewon their last 9 matches against Newcastle in all competitions.

Newcastlehavelost 7 of their last 8 matches (Premier League).

Arsenal have kept a clean shee

Prediction

• Arsenal are closer to the bottom three than Premier League leaders Manchester City after only managing to draw 0-0 with West Ham on Wednesday. They are now winless in three league matches for the first time since April.
• Newcastle haven’t won since the end of October and have lost seven of the eight matches that followed their 1-0 win over Crystal Palace. The Magpies are now only one point above the relegation zone.
• Arsenal have won their last five home matches against Newcastle and have raked up some thumping wins in that time, including 7-3, 3-0 and 4-1 victories in that time.
• Newcastle have only picked up five points from a possible 18 on the road this season and have kept just one clean sheet in that run. Things should get worse for Rafa Benitez’s side this weekend.

Prediction:

Arsenal

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Newcastle United

• Erdogan is expected to replace the suspended Behich.
• Agu and Jorquera are both out with injuries so Faty will likely feature as a makeshift midfielder.
• Kembo-Ekoko is also out with an injury and will likely be replaced by Delarge.

Match Facts

There have been over 2.5 goals scored in 14 of Trabzonspor‘s last 16 games (Super Lig).

Trabzonspor have seen over 2.5 goals in 8 of their last 10 matches against Bursaspor in all competitions.

Trabzonspor have won their last 4 matches (Super Lig).

There have been over 2.5 goals scored in 5 of Bursaspor‘s last 6 away games (Super Lig).

Trabzonspor have scored at least 2 goals in 6 of their last 7 home matches (Super Lig).

Prediction

• Four consecutive wins under Calimbay moved Trabzonspor up to 7th place. They deserve to be higher in the table and the squad is strong enough to fight for a top four finish. They were always good going forward, but Calimbay has turned them into a team that also is strong at the back and one that is willing to fight. They are definite favourites at home against a Bursaspor side crippled with so many injuries.
• Le Guen should be congratulated for what he has achieved with Bursaspor, despite having to deal with an incredible number of injuries since the start of the season. Now, Ekoko and Jorquera have joined the injury list and Behich, who has been very impressive as a wing-back in 3-5-2, is suspended and Le Guen will have an even more difficult, if not impossible, task of salvaging anything from an away fixture at Trabzonspor.
• In-form Trabzonspor will not have any difficulty winning this game.

Prediction:

Trabzonspor

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Bursaspor

• Udinese have a problem in defence as both Samir and Gabriele Angella are unable to make the trip to San Siro.
• In attack, Maxi Lopez is expected to lead the line as Stipe Perica is a doubt.

Match Facts

Inter are undefeated in their last 18 matches (Serie A).

Inter have won their last 5 matches against Udinese in all competitions.

Inter have seen over 2.5 goals in their last 6 matches against Udinese in all competitions.

Inter have scored at least 2 goals in their last 5 matches against Udinese in all competitions.

There have been over 2.5 goals scored in 6 of Udinese‘s last 7 away games (Serie A).

Prediction

• Inter held Juventus to a 0-0 draw last time out in the league and Luciano Spalletti’s side managed to keep hold of top spot in Serie A as Napoli failed to win.
• A change of manager has given Udinese a boost. They have now won three in a row and kept clean sheets in their last two.
• Few conclusions should be taken from Inter’s midweek result against Serie C side Pordenone and they should return to winning ways here with their best players back in the starting XI.

Prediction:

Inter

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Udinese

• Sven Ulreich is expected to return from injury to replace Tom Starke in goal.
• Mats Hummels could rotate back in at centre-back, while Javi Martínez should return in defensive midfield.
• Kingsley Coman is a doubt as he still needs to get used to his hip problem, while Arjen Robben will be assessed again on Monday ahead of the DFB-Pokal match against Dortmund.
• Juan Bernat is fit again and will travel with the squad to Stuttgart.

Match Facts

Bayernhavewon their last 15 matches against Stuttgart in all competitions.

Bayernhavescored at least 2 goals in 14 of their last 15 matches against Stuttgart in all competitions.

Bayernhave been winning at both half time and full time in their last 4 matches against Stuttgart in all competitions.

Stuttgart have failed to score in their last 3 matches (Bundesliga).

There have been under 2.5 goals scored in Stuttgart‘s last 4 games (Bundesliga).

Stuttgart have lost their last 3 matches (Bundesliga).

• Davinson Sanchez serves the final match of a three-game ban, while Toby Alderweireld and Victor Wanyama again miss out through injury.
• Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino could bring Mousa Dembele, Dele Alli, Kieran Trippier and Ben Davies back into the first team fold, with Mossa Sissoko, Erik Lamela, Serge Aurier and Danny Rose all dropping out of the XI.

Match Facts

Man City have won their last 15 matches (Premier League).

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

Man City have seen over 2.5 goals in 11 of their last 13 matches against Tottenham in all competitions.

There have been over 2.5 goals scored in Man City‘s last 7 home games (Premier League).

Man City have scored at least 2 goals in 6 of their last 7 home matches against Tottenham in all competitions.

• Stévan Jovetic is Monaco’s only doubt aside from long-term absentees Tielemans and Boschilia.
• Monaco played a rotated side in Tuesday’s Coupe de la Ligue win over Caen and should bring back in the likes of Danijel Subasic and Jemerson here.
• Radamel Falcao and Thomas Lemar played in midweek, but only from the bench and will be in Leonardo Jardim’s XI here as he seeks to steal a march on fellow top sides Marseille and Lyon ahead of their match on Sunday.

Match Facts

Monacoareundefeated in 33 of their last 37 matches (Ligue 1).

Saint-Etiennehave seen under 2.5 goals in their last 7 matches against Monaco in all competitions.

Saint-Etiennehavedrawn their last 3 home matches against Monaco in all competitions.

There have been over 2.5 goals scored in 5 of Saint-Etienne‘s last 6 games (Ligue 1).

Saint-Etiennehavefailed to win their last 8 matches (Ligue 1).

There have been under 2.5 goals scored in Monaco‘s last 3 away games (Ligue 1).

Saint-Etiennehaveconceded at least 2 goals in 5 of their last 6 matches (Ligue 1).

Monacoareundefeated in their last 6 matches against Saint-Etienne in all competitions.

• Pedro Lopez is likely to be preferred at right-back to Shaq Moore heading into the weekend.
• Jefferson Lerma will return after injury, with Rober settling for another spot on the bench.
• Enis Bardhi has a knock, but will likely start in the number 10 role.

Match Facts

Sevilla are undefeated in their last 20 home matches (La Liga).

Levante have failed to win 18 of their last 19 away matches (La Liga).

There have been over 2.5 goals scored in 6 of Sevilla‘s last 7 games (La Liga).

Sevilla have scored at least 2 goals in their last 4 home matches (La Liga).

Sevilla are undefeated in 9 of their last 10 home matches against Levante in all competitions.

Prediction

• Sevilla need to pick themselves back up quickly after being hammered 5-0 against Real Madrid last weekend.
• The hosts are unbeaten at Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan in over a calendar year and are looking to bounce back after a set of disappointing results on the road.
• Levante are winless in their last four consecutive competitive games, scoring just two goals in the process. The visitors are under pressure to perform.

Prediction:

Sevilla

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Levante

• Rick van Drongelen offers a further option at centre-back if manager Markus Gisdol decides to switch to a back-three again and drop one of his attacking players for more defensive stability.
• Albin Ekdal is fully fit again and expected to replace Walace in central midfield.
• André Hahn could rotate back in on the right flank, with Luca Waldschmidt and Tatsuya Ito possibly remaining on the bench.

Match Facts

Hamburghave kept a clean sheet in their last 3 away matches against Borussia M.Gladbach in all competitions.

Hamburghavefailed to win their last 6 away matches (Bundesliga).

Prediction

• Gladbach have only picked up a single point from their last three matches and dropped out of the European places as a result. They have only won one of their last four home games and struggle with their balance and injury concerns.
• Hamburg have only lost one of their last four Bundesliga games and found more stability in their approach lately. They have to recover from a disappointing 2-1 defeat to Frankfurt on Tuesday, though, and become more clinical in front of the goal again.
• Expect this to be an intense and hard-fought game from the outset.

Prediction:

Borussia M.Gladbach

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