Football Previews

Both of these sides are having a good spell of form at the moment although Bayern Munich have been on the longest good run. Leipzig secured passage into the next round of Europa League football in midweek with an aggregate win over Zenit Saint Petersburg. They are currently 6th in the Bundesliga table with four points separating them from the last ...

  Villarreal have been one of Atletico’s bogey teams over the past few seasons, but this season has seen a huge gap in terms of quality and Atleti would fancy taking all three points from this game. Villarreal are not on their best form at the moment with only 2 wins from their last 9 games, however, their 2-0 win ...

  Betis are enjoying a fine season as they close in on a Europa League place. They are one of the best attacking teams in the league this season and their style of play has brought some fresh air into the league. Over half of their home games have seen both teams score while their league games this season has ...

  Only three points separates these teams ahead of this match, but they are both teams that have failed to live up to the expectations of analysts at the start of the season. While Sociedad were expected to be vying for a European place, Getafe were expected to be relegated back to the Secunda division at the end of the ...

AS Monaco head into this game as heavy favourites as Lille are in all kinds of relegation troubles at the moment. The defending champions are already 14 points behind PSG and may not retain their league crown, however, they need to finish inside the top two and qualify for the Champions League. They are already 9 points ahead of 4th ...

  Levante recorded one of the most important wins of the season in their last league game against Getafe. It was the first game under their new manager, Paco Lopez and perhaps the best start he could have wished for. Before that game, they were on a run of 15 games without a win – a run that cost Juan ...

These two sides’ attacking brand of football made the first leg of this encounter a highly anticipated one, however, the first half in Germany ended without much attacking intentions on display. The second half was more exciting with RB Leipzig racing to a 2 goals lead before Zenith cut it in half to set up an interesting return leg. The ...

Arsenal’s turnaround came in the first leg of this game at Milan. They won 2-0 at the famous San Siro to halt a run of 4 consecutive losses and followed that victory up with another win in the Premier League at the weekend. They know winning this competition is their best chance of making it to the Champions League next ...

Barcelona faced the prospect of leaving Stamford Bridge without a goal and a defeat in the first leg of this encounter when they were 1-0 down with 15 minutes to play, but Lionel Messi, just like he has always done came up with the equalizer to give them an away goal advantage. The Catalans come into this game unbeaten in ...

Besiktas defied the odds when they topped their not-so-tough group in the Champions League, but it seems this round is the end of the road for the Turkish champions. They were beaten 5-0 in the first leg after they were reduced to 10 men inside the first 20 minutes. They have, however, gone on to win their last 3 Super ...

Manchester United secured one of the most important wins of the season when they defeated Liverpool 2-1 on Saturday. That win sends them 5 points clear of Jurgen Klopp’s men and more importantly would have boosted their morale significantly ahead of this game. While they will not be able to challenge for the Premier League this season, the Champions League ...

AS Roma are banking on a good run in Europe this season as their chance of lifting any domestic trophy has all but ended. The Giallorossi have been eliminated from the Coppa Italia and there is a 15 points gap between them and Juventus who are top of the Serie A. They head into this second leg 2-1 down and ...

  Alaves welcome Betis for this Monday night show down as they attempt to get closer to the top half of the league table. They are currently 16th in the league table, but they have an 11 points cushion on the relegation zone and just 6 points separates them from the top ten. A win here could see them move to ...

Stoke City head into this game in relegation trouble as they are 19th in the Premier League table. However, they are one point away from safety and a good result here would not only boost their survival hopes, but it would also help boost their morale as they face other opponents. They face Everton, Arsenal and Tottenham in their next couple ...

This Old Firm derby is the biggest game of the weekend in Scotland as well as one of the most important derbies in recent times. Rangers are 6 points behind Celtic and a win here would see them close the gap and they could snatch the title from Brendan Rodgers’ men by the end of the season. Celtic are aiming ...