Football Previews

Crystal Palace have emerged from being early relegation favourites to a team with a genuine chance of finishing close to the top ten. The Eagles started their season with a seven game losing streak which left them rock bottom of the league table but they head into this game unbeaten in their last seven matches. They are now out of ...

Newcastle United ended their dismal run of games last weekend when they secured a thrilling 3-2 win over West Ham United. That result brought to an end a run of 9 games without a win where they also collected just one point out of a possible 27. They will be looking to build on that win but hosting the unstoppable ...

Last Friday Liverpool were one of the teams involved in what is arguably the game of the season when they played out a 3-3 draw against Arsenal at the Emirates. Truth be told, the Reds could have won that game but just like it has been for a long time, their defence let them down and a 2-0 lead was cut ...

Tottenham are back in action at home on this busy Boxing Day. The Lilywhites will be delighted to be back playing at home after some not so good results away from home recently. They beat Burnley away 3-0 in their last league game and that should be a major confidence booster for them ahead of this game. Tottenham’s recent home ...

Leicester City have suffered some misfortune over the past week. First they fell to a shock 3-0 home loss to Crystal Palace before a penalty shootout heart breaking loss to Manchester City in the League cup quarter final. Generally, the Foxes are having a good season winning four of their last six games in all competition. Their home form however ...

This is the obvious choice for the biggest game in Serie A this weekend. Juventus host AS Roma who are also genuine contenders for the Scudetto this season. Juventus started the season a little more attacking than we are accustomed to and that did not pay off as AS Napoli and Inter Milan stood at the top of the league ...

  This is another derby in the Spanish La Liga this weekend albeit a lesser derby compared to the El Classico. Valencia may be doing well this season but their city rivals Villarreal have been the most prosperous of them recently. Valencia seem to have come back to their best with the appointment of Marcelino who walked out on Villarreal ...

  This is arguably the biggest game in world football this weekend. With events both in and outside the field creating tension between the cities that these teams come from, this will surely be a heated encounter. Players will be fully focused on the 11 points that separates them. If Barcelona wins, that would give Real Madrid an almost impossible ...

The season is beginning to take shape as teams begin to play each other again for the second time. Arsenal fans will not be happy that their team is still outside the top four at the half way point of the season and their star men Mesut Ozil and Alexis Sanchez still have unclear futures at the Emirates. The Gunners ...

  Although their 2-2 draw with Las Palmas last time had some drama, Espanyol’s games have been largely free of drama this season. Prior to that game, 8 of their previous 9 games had ended in under 2.5 goals and a whopping 75% of their home games ended that way. With Atleti also a solid side defensively, this game looks ...

  Both Alaves and Malaga would not have imagined that their season being this bad at the beginning of the campaign judging by last season’s performance. However, it is a different story now and with this game being their last match of the year, they will each be hoping to end the year on a high note. Alaves seems to ...

  These teams are two of the most outstanding small teams not just in Spain but in Europe and their impressive showings will have inspired several other small teams across the world. Unlike Girona, Eibar have spent some time in the La Liga. This season is Eibar’s fourth consecutive season – they have never played Girona however and with both sides ...

Bayern Munich currently look unstoppable in the Bundesliga and many expect them to run away with the league title again this time around. However, Borussia Dortmund still remains their biggest rival and they will be looking to give them a run for their money in the DFB Pokal third round. Bayern Munich needed penalties to defeat Dortmund in this season’s ...

  Having had a good season last time, these sides have been underachieving this season. However, they both possess the necessary quality to bounce back. Real Sociedad are currently mid table but they have been far too generous for a team that hopes to finish inside the top six next may. They have conceded 2.0 goals per home game this ...

  This is not the most glamorous fixture but thankfully it is also not a relegation-escaping fixture either as both clubs have a good cushion over the relegation zone. Levante appear to be the favourites here because of home advantage but they have been too poor defensively recently for them to be considered favourites. They have conceded 13 goals in ...