Football Previews

These two sides met in the league cup just a few days back and they face each other in the league here again. AS Monaco emerged as victors in that cup game but they could be in for a shocker here. Monaco drew at the weekend against Montpelier and that is far from an ideal preparation against this Mario Balotelli ...

Manchester United did not make the best of their festive schedules as they failed to win 4 games on the spin at some point and where knocked out of the Carabao Cup by Bristol City. They look to have gotten their winning form back and winning this game would boost their morale further. In-form Jese Lingard helped them to a ...

  Real Betis have been eliminated from the Copa del Rey and they would be delighted for that as they can now focus on moving up the league table. They won their last league game against Sevilla 5-3 – their first derby win in four years and they will be looking to build on that in this game. Fans will ...

  Barcelona will not have looked forward to this fixture when the list was released at the start of the season as this venue is one of the toughest grounds for them in the whole of Spain. Barcelona have not won a league game at Sociedad in almost a decade and that should give the host confidence ahead of this ...

Liverpool’s newest addition Virgil van Dijk had a debut to remember last week Friday as he scored the winner in the FA Cup match against Everton. They now turn their attention to try to stop the seemingly unbeatable Manchester City in this game. The Reds are currently not doing poorly themselves as they are currently on a run of 17 ...

  This game is one of the matches that might end in an unlikely win for the visitors this weekend as Villarreal remain one of the teams good at causing upsets. Their most recent travels to the Bernabeu have not been disastrous so they will head into this game with reasonable confidence. Real Madrid have won only once in their ...

Tottenham earned a predictable victory over Wimbledon in the FA Cup last time out. Harry Kane scored a double as they earned a 3-0 win, extending their run of games without a loss to five. The Lilywhites have dropped too many points this season and they are currently three points off the fourth position in the Premier League table. With ...

This is one of the grandest ways for the Bundesliga to resume from its winter break. Bayer Leverkusen have the luxury of selecting from an injury free squad as they look to keep their stunning season form intact. The only major decision for their manager Hieko Herrlich would be how to set up his side to play against this rampaging ...

  Friday and Monday games do not command so much excitement from La Liga fans and this game is set to be another one of those matches however, it is a major fixture for the teams involved especially Malaga who are looking to avoid the drop this season. Girona have been hailed as the best newcomers of the new league ...

  This is arguably the biggest game in this round of the Copa del Rey as Celta Vigo are one the upset specialists when it comes to Cup competitions. Barcelona comfortably named a weakened starting eleven in the first leg of this game and they still came away with a 1-1 draw. They will most likely name their best team ...

  These two teams are languishing outside the top ten of the La Liga table and are closer to the relegation zone than the top four. This game offers them a welcome distraction from their league struggles however by the end of this encounter one team will be back facing their league campaign while the other will be heading into ...

  This first leg score line of this encounter makes it an interesting one. Villarreal head into this game as favourites thanks to home advantage but their 1-0 loss in the first leg shows that Leganes should not be written off easily. Their chance of winning this game is further shortened by the sale of their star striker Cedric Bakambu ...

Chelsea were disappointed by their failure to see off Norwich in the Carabao Cup over the weekend as that draw means another match will be added to an already tight fixture schedule for Antonio Conte’s men. They faced the Gunners in their last league game and a horror show from Alvaro Morata meant they dropped 2 points to finish the ...

AS Monaco will be hoping to get to the semifinal of the Coupe de la Ligue this year after nearly winning it last season but they have to beat an in-form Nice at the Allianz Riviera first. Nice have had a turbulent season after finishing inside the top four last season. However, the Mario Balotelli inspired side have started to ...

  Thanks to Rodrigo, Valencia are still alive in this competition and they enter this game as favourites. They were on their way to losing the first leg before Rodrigo came off the bench to net a late leveler. This game offers them a chance to stake a claim for a trophy this season and they will look to get ...