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Tottenham Hotspur vs Brighton & Hove Albion: Match Preview and Predictions

The Spurs ended the streak of four straight games without a win in the Premier League on Saturday when they bagged as many as five goals in the thumping of Stoke City at Wembley.

They’ll have another opportunity for a similar confidence-boosting performance in mid-week as they host the recently-promoted Brighton & Hove Albion on Wednesday.

Tottenham Hotspur

The mentioned win over the Potters did raise the spirits in Pochettino’s dressing room.

The Spurs are, however, still as low as sixth in the table ladder and they are desperate for points here against the relegation-threatened outfit.

The good news for the Argentine manager is Harry Kane’s brace. The English striker has thus taken his league tally to 12 goals in 15 appearances for the Spurs and he’ll obviously have a nice chance to add to this on Wednesday against the Seagulls.

Brighton & Hove Albion

Brighton’s form has encountered a major stumbling block in the recent weeks.

The team led by Chris Hughton lost back-to-back clashes to Liverpool and Huddersfield Town conceding as many as seven goals along the way.

Finding the back of the net has been the major issue for Brighton as they’ve bagged no more than a single goal in last four league outings.

Tottenham Hotspur vs Brighton & Hove Albion: Head to head

It’s been 34 years since the two sides have last locked horns in a league clash. They are to play their 12th head to head encounter this Wednesday.

Tottenham have been much more successful as they’ve won eight and lost just two. The Spurs came on top in the early stages of the League Cup three years ago when they clinched a 2-0 victory at White Hart Lane.

Tottenham Hotspur vs Brighton & Hove Albion: Prediction

Brighton’s defensive line has been anything but solid in the recent weeks and we can hardly expect anything else but a commanding display from Mauricio Pochettino’s men here.

Tottenham Hotspur vs Brighton & Hove Albion: Bet Tips

The main bet is Tottenham -1.5 handicap at the odds of 1.65.

Alternatively, we’ll back HT/FT Tottenham/Tottenham at the odds of 1.72.

Today Football Games

English Premier League

  • Swansea vs Manchester City (19:45)
  • Newcastle United vs Everton (19:45)
  • Southampton vs Leicester (19:45)
  • West Ham vs Arsenal (20:00)
  • Manchester United vs Bournemouth (20:00)
  • Liverpool vs West Bromwich Albion (20:00)
  • Tottenham vs Brighton (20:00)

Germany – Bundesliga

  • Hoffenheim vs VfB Stuttgart (17:30)
  • Bayern Munich vs FC Cologne (19:30)
  • Hertha Berlin vs Hannover 96 (19:30)
  • Schalke 04 vs Augsburg (19:30)
  • Bayer Leverkusen vs Werder Bremen (19:30)

Dutch Eredivisie

  • Vitesse vs Willem II (17:30)
  • FC Groningen vs PSV Eindhoven (17:30)
  • VVV-Venlo vs FC Utrecht (18:45)
  • Feyenoord vs SC Heerenveen (19:45)
  • ADO Den Haag vs Roda (19:45)

French League Cup

  • Rennes vs Marseille (17:45)
  • Strasbourg vs Paris Saint Germain (20:05)
  • Lille vs Nice (20:05)
  • Amiens vs Tours (20:05)
  • Montpellier vs Lyon (20:05)

Coppa Italia

  • Fiorentina vs Sampdoria (16:30)
  • AC Milan vs Verona (20:00)

Liverpool vs West Bromwich Albion: Match Preview and Predictions

Liverpool’s splendid run of form came to an end at the weekend when they failed to beat arch-rivals Everton in the Merseyside Derby.

Jurgen Klopp’s side will have a nice chance to bounce back only three days later when they are to meet the relegation-threatened and out-of-form West Bromwich Albion at Anfield.

Liverpool

Mohamed Salah continued his brilliant season when he broke the deadlock with a beautiful goal past the Toffees.

Sadly for Klopp, the heavily-criticized center-back Dejan Lovren made a mistake which allowed Wayne Rooney to score an equalizer from the penalty spot in the second half.

Prior to the draw in the Merseyside Derby, the Reds notched an impressive tally of 15 goals in three straight wins in all competitions.

They sit fourth in the Premier League standings at the moment and a win here is a must if they want to avoid dropping out of top four given Arsenal and Tottenham are just behind in fifth and sixth.

West Bromwich Albion

The Baggies made a promising start to the campaign, but they’ll head into this winless in last 15 matches in all competitions.

Such poor run dropped them down in the brink of the danger area and it’s really hard to expect them bounce back in mid-week against such a string opposition.

The newly-appointed manager Alan Pardew is yet to shift the team’s fortunes around. The Baggies were entirely harmless in the final third at the weekend when they fell to fellow strugglers Swansea City 1-0 at Liberty Stadium.

Liverpool vs West Bromwich Albion: Head to head

The Reds did earn the domestic double over WBA last term, but both wins came by a single goal margin.

Prior to these two victories, the two sides have shared spoils is five consecutive encounters.

Liverpool vs West Bromwich Albion: Prediction

This should really be a one-way street from the very first whistle and we can expect the hosts to produce yet another goal fest in front of the home crowd at Anfield.

Roberto Firmino to score anytime is the value-bet as it is set at the odds of 2.00.

Liverpool vs West Bromwich Albion: Bet Tips

The top pick is Liverpool Over 2.5 Team Goals at the odds of 1.83.

You can also try with Roberto Firmino to score anytime at 2.00.

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Manchester United vs Bournemouth : Match Preview & Prediction

Team News

Manchester United
  • Marcos Rojo was forced off at half-time in Sunday’s Manchester derby and may not recover in time to feature here.
  • Phil Jones, who returned to the bench at the weekend, and Victor Lindelof will battle for Rojo’s starting spot if he can’t feature.
  • Paul Pogba serves the second of his three-game ban here, while Marouane Fellaini is still a doubt. The Belgian will start if he overcomes a knee injury in time.
  • Henrikh Mkhitaryan’s exile continued at the weekend and he will surely have a chance of playing given the quick turnaround between matches.
  • Antonio Valencia and Ashley Young might be given rests, with Luke Shaw, Matteo Darmian and Daley Blind pushing for starts.
  • Zlatan Ibrahimovic will also push for his first start since April after being eased back into first-team action.
Bournemouth
  • Eddie Howe has already said he will shuffle his pack throughout the Christmas period. Adam Smith returns from suspension and will likely slot back into the team at right-back.
  • Callum Wilson will push for a start but it will be hard to deny Jermain Defoe after his brace at the weekend.
  • Jordon Ibe, Marc Pugh and Harry Arter are also in line for recalls for Wednesday’s trip to Old Trafford.

Match Facts

There have been over 2.5 goals scored in Man Utd‘s last 3 games (Premier League).

Prediction

  • Manchester United will look to bounce back from Sunday’s 2-1 defeat in the Manchester derby when they host Bournemouth on Wednesday night. Jose Mourinho’s side are 11 points adrift of Manchester City at the top of the table and must now try and consolidate second place.
  • Bournemouth have only lost one of their last six in the Premier League and are unbeaten in their last four away from home. Eddie Howe’s side can take confidence from the fact they held United to a 1-1 draw on their last visit to Old Trafford, but it will be difficult to match that result here.
Prediction:

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Top Facts For Today Games

Man City have won their last 14 matches (Premier League).

Arsenal have won 12 of their last 14 matches against West Ham in all competitions.

Stuttgart have lost 10 of their last 11 away matches (Bundesliga).

Roda have lost 9 of their last 10 away matches (Eredivisie).

Bayern have won 8 of their last 9 home matches (Bundesliga).

Schalke have drawn their last 3 matches (Bundesliga).

Rangers have won 9 of their last 11 away matches (Premiership).

Man City have won 8 of their last 9 matches against Swansea in all competitions.

Rad Beograd have lost 10 of their last 12 matches (Super Liga).

Celtic have won 9 of their last 10 home matches against Hamilton Academical in all competitions.

FK Crvena Zvezda have won 9 of their last 10 matches (Super Liga).

Newcastle have lost 6 of their last 7 matches (Premier League).

Pogon Szczecin have lost their last 6 away matches (Ekstraklasa).

Bayern have won 7 of their last 8 matches against FC Cologne in all competitions.

ENPPI have drawn their last 4 matches against El Entag El Harby in all competitions.

Benfica have won 8 of their last 9 matches (Taça de Portugal).

Everton have won 6 of their last 7 matches against Newcastle in all competitions.

FC Cologne have lost 5 of their last 6 matches (Bundesliga).

Mladost Lucani have won 9 of their last 10 matches against Borac Cacak in all competitions.

Hannover have lost their last 3 away matches (Bundesliga).

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Bayern Munich vs FC Cologne : Match Preview & Prediction

Team News

Bayern Munich
  • Sven Ulreich could return from a muscular problem to replace Tom Starke in goal.
  • Mats Hummels suffered from illness at the weekend and could be forced to sit out a further game, with Jérôme Boateng and Niklas Süle starting at centre-back again.
  • Rafinha could get a chance at right-back if manager Jupp Heynckes decides to give Joshua Kimmich a break.
  • After Javi Martínez and Arturo Vidal started last time out, Sebastian Rudy and Corentin Tolisso could rotate back in this time, with Robert Lewandowski also expected to return up front.
FC Cologne
  • Interim manager Stefan Ruthenbeck continues to with serious injury concerns and does not have many options for changes.
  • Christian Clemens provides a further option on the flanks.
  • Yuya Osaka returns from a one-match ban to start up front.

Match Facts

Bayernhavescored at least 2 goals in their last 8 home matches (Bundesliga).

FC Colognehavefailed to win their last 15 away matches (Bundesliga).

Bayernhavewon 7 of their last 8 matches against FC Cologne in all competitions.

Bayernhave been winning at both half time and full time in 6 of their last 7 matches against FC Cologne in all competitions.

There have been over 2.5 goals scored in 7 of Bayern‘s last 8 home games (Bundesliga).

FC Colognehaveconceded at least 2 goals in 5 of their last 6 matches (Bundesliga).

Prediction

  • Bayern won 1-0 in a difficult game at Frankfurt on Saturday and hope to have more chances on the attack again at home. They have only dropped two league points at the Allianz Arena all season and will rotate again to field a fresh side here.
  • Köln managed to bottle a 3-0 lead in interim manager Stefan Ruthenbeck’s debut on Sunday to lose a must-win home game against Freiburg 4-3. They sit 12 points off the relegation play-off spot now and need a miracle to still avoid going down.
  • Expect Bayern to dominate this game from the outset.

West Ham vs Arsenal : Match Preview & Prediction

Team News

West Ham
  • West Ham’s injury woes have eased but David Moyes will be reluctant to make changes after their 1-0 win over Chelsea on Saturday.
  • Andy Carroll and Javier Hernandez will push for starts, but Moyes may stick with the same XI that stunned Chelsea.
Arsenal
  • Shkodran Mustafi may not recover in time to feature against West Ham on Wednesday, which leaves Arsene Wenger with a problem. Rob Holding may start instead after Per Mertesacker’s poor performance on Sunday.
  • Aaron Ramsey is set for a spell on the sidelines after suffering an injury in their 1-1 draw with Southampton, which could finally pave the way for Jack Wilshere to start a Premier League game.
  • Olivier Giroud, Alex Iwobi and Danny Welbeck will push for starting berths on Wednesday.

Match Facts

Arsenalhavewon 12 of their last 14 matches against West Ham in all competitions.

Arsenalhavescored at least 3 goals in 9 of their last 11 matches against West Ham in all competitions.

West Hamhave seen over 2.5 goals in their last 8 home matches against Arsenal in all competitions.

Prediction

  • West Ham’s shock 1-0 win over Chelsea on Saturday put an end to a six-game winless run. The Hammers are only in the bottom three on goal difference but face another tough London derby here.
  • Arsenal are one point outside the top four after only managing a 1-1 draw with Southampton on Saturday. The Gunners have only won one of their last four away matches ahead of Wednesday’s clash.
  • This fixture has seen a minimum of three goals scored in each of the last six. Arsenal have won five of those and drawn the other. Can the Hammers win consecutive London derbies?
Prediction:

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Serie A – The most competitive league at the moment

Inter has resurrected, Napoli are looking like they could do it, Roma are really strong, Juventus have the credibility to do it again and Lazio could pull a surprise…

Who would believe that Inter Milan would somehow find their way to the top not after one or two games but after sixteen games, and who would believe that Juventus would beat Napoli in their home while Napoli were on an excellent run.

After years of struggle with rapid change of players and coaches…

Inter Milan are finally looking like a team who can run away with the Scudetto. They are the only team together with Barcelona and Manchester City who haven’t lost a league game this season in the top 5 leagues.

Inter Milan have the lethal Mario Icardi who actually had stopped getting recognition from his scandalous private life but now for the excellent player he is and he never disappoints when it comes to scoring goals, and it seems Spalleti keeping Perisic from Man U move has done them extreme good.

Napoli will always show their strength and they somewhat look like they’ll finally get a good run at the Scuddeto this season and even though they look like they are having a dip in form right now, if Sarri could get his mathematics right, they’ll be firing once again.

Juventus are a deceptive team, they often look weak until they meet their strong counterparts and they always grind results against such teams. It must not be forgotten that Juventus were few seasons ago about 14 points away from the top when it was already half of the season, and they still ended up winning the Scudetto, so they are always strong. One can’t afford to be carried away by their inconsistency.

Roma are really looking good at the moment, when you look at their group in the Champions League, you would think they’ll end up in the Europa league, in fact, a lot of people absolutely considered them as the third choice to qualify from the group after Atletico and Chelsea. However, they eventually didn’t just qualify, they qualified as the Group winner.

To tell of the present greatness of the Italian league, Napoli who were Top last week dropped to third after losing for the first time in the league this season against Juventus, they are now back to second after a goalless result at home against Fiorentina, Roma are presently fourth on the log with an outstanding game, if they win their outstanding match, they’ll move straight to third, Lazio are on 5th with two games at hand, if they win those two games, they can fly straight to third position.

In recent years Serie A is just getting better and better and it was about time some team challenged Juventus who made the Scudetto trophy theirs alone. Huge teams like Inter and AC Milan that gave the league strong recognition have lost their fire power especially in Europe and tt’s been long that either of them appeared in the Champions League and they don’t always have a good run whenever they play in the Europa league. However, things are rapidly changing and the competition is getting really tense.

The six times consecutive champions, Juventus, might finally be facing true competition from teams like Inter, Roma, Napoli and perhaps Lazio. Naijabet