ROME, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Talking points from the Serie A weekend: LAZIO LAY DOWN SCUDETTO CREDENTIALS Lazio left no doubt that they should be taken seriously as a contender in this season's thrilling Serie A title race, as they came from behind to beat Inter Milan 2-1 at a packed Stadio Olimpico on Sunday.
After being denied two points by the Goal Line Technology on Wednesday, Sheffield United will be back to action with an away game against Newcastle United this Sunday. Going to this clash, Newcastle United are 13th on the table with 35 points and Sheffield are sixth on 44. Newcastle are eight points above the drop zone and survival seems real for them.
Both these sides didn’t end the season on a high in 2019 and will be hoping to bury that as they grace the new campaign. Montreal Impact have a game in the CONCACAFChampions League before their MLS clash and for a side with a new manager just settling in, this will cause a bit of concern. Meanwhile, New England have no midweek action and will have time to prepare for this clash, which we feel will count for much on Saturday. Here we will go with a win for New England.
Smolevichy will be meeting today with the away team and this team looking at the last games they have played with other teams the home team and the away team have being Scoring an under of 2.5 total goals as the last games the home team in the past 5 games they have recorded an under of 2.5 total goals in 3 games
Managers sometimes leave a club and go back - but now it is not in my hands. I love Tottenham. I love the fans, I love the players, I love the club, the staff. When you leave a club, you always want them to win games because that means that the team is alive, that it is prepared to compete. For different reasons you split, but we are people that always want the best. I am happy that they are winning games because that love is never going to change.
In fairness to Granada, that point was a pretty decent one against Atletico Madrid at Los Carmenes last weekend as German Sanchez cancelled out Renan Lodi's first ever goal for Los Rojiblancos, but the overall trend of Nazaries' form in recent weeks has been one of sharp decline.
Ultimately, Sunday's game has everything needed to be an exciting affair. Both sides are very strong and evenly matched, have attacking talent in abundance and consistently show a clear desire to play on the front foot and take the initiative in matches.
We think this will be a tight game given Metz's awful away form and the fact that Rouen have had a great time playing in front of their own fans. There is a large chasm between the teams but as Rouen showed against Orléans, they are very capable of punching above their weight. As a result of this and given some of the bizarre results that this stage of the competition saw last year with Angers, Marseille and Montpellier all slipping up to lower league sides, we're backing this one to finish 1-1 with a double chance bet in favour of the hosts.
AZ have no win in their last three Europa League matches. LASK have five straight home wins in the Europa League. LASK scored eight goals in three home games at the group stage. AZ have conceded two or more goals in three losses in the last five away matches. After playing to a 1-1 draw in the first leg, LASK Linz and AZ Alkmaar will be facing off in the Europa League second round return leg in Austria this Thursday.
MVV Maastricht vs TOP Oss, if you look at the games played by both team and if you look at their odds distribution you will notice that they have been most goals scored by each team in previous game. Games played by both team and today’s each team playing each other or MVV Maastricht playing home or TOP Oss playing away or TOP Oss playing from home or a MVV Maastricht playing from away, you will notice that there have been more than two Goals, some more than one goals so in todays prediction we are going to be taking under 3.5 goals in this prediction because the statistic is more favorable to our side in this prediction today that is where we are now taking any team not to win the game, but rather we are going to be taking over goes in this prediction.
Despite this win, Nîmes will have to remain wary of their defence as Reims are one of the worst attacking sides in the league, they won't have such luck when facing goal hungry Rennes. The Crocodiles had conceded 24 goals in the nine matches preceding their win over Reims so can't consider themselves out of the jungle just yet.
Not only have Gillingham won each of their last four at home, but they've bettered their opponents in terms of shots in each of their last eight in front of home crowd. They've come out on top in terms of shots on target in three of their last four and in five of those eight.
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I found Wolves like better team at moment. After some break both teams are well rest and will try to play for a win tonight. I think that Leicester will go down in form from round to round. They will finish 4th but will lose several games till the end of Premier league. Home side is team who can win against any team in Premier league. They show many good performances this season and Traore is one of the best attackers in England and he will be the main danger for Leicester tonight. Expect easy home win. Good luck!
With the sight of another smaller club, Bournemouth, teetering on the brink of relegation, and one of the giants, Leeds United, preparing to return to the top flight, Burnley's battle against the odds is clear. With Dyche at the helm, they do seem to have a chance of beating them. Would someone new be able to lead the fight as successfully?The answer, it seems, revolves around money. Chairman Mike Garlick has never overspent and is rumoured to be looking for a buyer for the club, but Dyche continues to push for more.
That match in October was the only time Liverpool dropped points in the current campaign. Important football game," Klopp added. Old Trafford was good example, not at our best because of their quality. We have to make it more likely we're at our best. Klopp was asked about Liverpool losing key players like Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane when the Africa Cup of Nations reverts to its usual slot in January and February next year.
Dinamo Brest have only lost two of their last 12 home league games. Dinamo Minsk have only won one of their last eight away league games. Dinamo Minsk have lost four of their seven league games this season. Defending champions Dinamo Brest won 3-0 at the weekend to move up to 10th in the Belarus Premier League.
SubstitutionPosted at 88' Substitution, FC København. Mohammed Daramy replaces Michael Santos. Posted at 87' Offside, Celtic. Christopher Jullien tries a through ball, but Leigh Griffiths is caught offside. SubstitutionPosted at 86' Substitution, FC København. Andreas Bjelland replaces Pep Biel. Goal!Posted at 85' Goal! Celtic 1, FC København 2. Pep Biel (FC København) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
AFC Fylde vs Stockport predictions for Saturday's English National League clash. The visitors will be looking to continue their strong form by picking up another positive result. Read on for all our free English National League predictions and betting tips.
Meanwhile, West Brom are the only side in the league who have scored more goals than Preston this term. The Baggies have hit 35 goals already this term, finding the net in 94% of their league games so far. With West Brom claiming the majority of their points on the road, we see them scoring on Monday against a Preston side who have seen both teams score in 78% of their home games.
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Assisted by Thorgan Hazard following a fast break. Posted at 38' Hand ball by Martin Hinteregger (Eintracht Frankfurt). Posted at 36' Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Martin Hinteregger. Posted at 36' Attempt blocked. Erling Haaland (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jadon Sancho. Goal!Posted at 33' Goal! Borussia Dortmund 1, Eintracht Frankfurt 0.
The city was rocking," O'Leary tells BBC Sport. The city built up to look forward to the game. They just couldn't wait for it. They joined in with us, gave us brilliant support. All day you could feel everybody couldn't wait to get to the stadium that night. It was an amazing atmosphere. It was a great night. Elland Road was packed, dancing," full-back Ian Harte says of the famous win against a Milan side containing Andriy Shevchenko, Paolo Maldini and Oliver Bierhoff.
Scotland Second League. Team Albion Rovers will play at home with team Stirling Albion. My bet will be over 2.5 goals. Albion Rovers have a good shape. They did 2 -2-1 in the last 5 matches played. There they scored 2 or more goals at home stadium. I am waiting a goals from them tomorrow. Stirling Albion did win and draw at last away matches played. There they scored 3 goals. Their shape is well also . So , I am waiting goals from them again. Last match head to head was ended how 0 - 3. Tomorrow I hope for the such result for goals .
While Freiburg have lost just one of their last six Bundesliga games, Hertha have failed to win any of their last seven. They have earned just two points in that time period, losing five of their seven games. We feel that they will struggle to turn their fortunes around in Saturday's tricky test versus Freiburg.
On Thursday, the United Arab Emirates Football Association announced Shabab Al Ahli Dubai's meeting with Shahr Khodro and Al Wahda's clash with Esteghlal - both from Iran - would be postponed as Iran became the latest nation to be severely affected by the epidemic. Games involving two other Iranian clubs - Persepolis' encounter with Saudi Arabia's Al Taawon and both of the meetings between Sepahan and Al Nassr, also from Saudi Arabia - have also been postponed, the AFC confirmed.
Emil Bohinen is the player in question, with the 20-year-old Stabaek JF star on Brighton’s radar. Read more about the youngster here 10:40 - 'Arsenal could lose star strikers if Emery stays' Arsenal could lose two key stars, Roma want to keep Chris Smalling, Watford look to employ their third manager of the season and Liverpool confirm a substitute manager in the Carabao Cup.
Pukki (Norwich) 9 7 D. Calvert-Lewin (Everton) 8 Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City) R. Jiménez (Wolves) C. Wood (Burnley) 8 Richarlison (Everton) 7 K. De Bruyne (Manchester City) A. Martial (Manchester United) N. After a dismal opening period, the hosts were far livelier after the break and McBurnie tapped home after a mix-up between West Ham keeper David Martin and defender Fabian Balbuena.
The Dingwall side has also managed to score quite a few goals on their travels in recent weeks, netting five times in their last four outings for an average of 1.25, although not enough to see it make a difference. Moreover, the club has conceded a vast amount in their last five games, letting in 16 goals, of which six came against Celtic and another four against Livingston.
A major problem for the hosts has seen their rotating home venues. With their natural home in Bergamo going under work to bring it up to UEFA code, Atalanta have had four home grounds since the end of last season. They are playing Champions League games at San Siro, while they need to build up momentum at home.
More clearly must be done to combat racism in football and banning players for such offences is just one way to try to curb such things from happening again. Read the full story Oldham in crisis The Sun reports on another club that is in financial peril. Former Premier League side Oldham are on the brink after former director Simon Blitz called in a debt of £500,000.
Posted at 70' Henrik Dalsgaard (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Posted at 70' Foul by Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough). Posted at 70' Foul by Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford). Posted at 70' Patrick McNair (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half. BookingPosted at 68' Marcus Tavernier (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Posted at 68' Saïd Benrahma (Brentford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Thirtieth round of the second division of the Bundesliga and in this match the Bochum team will play at home against the St. Pauli team. My suggestion is over 2,5 goals in that game, Bochum's last three home games have surpassed the 2.5 goal mark, and the St. Pauli team in their last three games playing away from home has conceded seven goals in three game.
At St. James' Park, the unfancied Magpies have shown remarkably consistent form however. Newcastle are unbeaten in seven top-flight matches on their own patch, and their opening weekend loss at home to Arsenal remains their only league defeat in the north east this season.
Bogstad is not allowed to go to shops or cafes, to visit training centres or accept visitors, and if she trains she should do so at a distance form others. Her experience is in sharp contrast to that of Maren Mjelde, Maria Thorisdottir and Guro Reiten, who returned to their English club Chelsea to find one of the buildings at their training ground closed because of men's player Callum Hudson-Odoi had tested positive for coronavirus.
The government does have a responsibility. They should be looking into it. Football is the sport and there is a national interest in this," he told BBC Sport. Where you have a conflict over the potential undermining of commercial contracts by organisations seeking to buy a club then that's much closer to home. Betts says he is worried that broadcast rights-holders like Qatar-based beIN Sport - which has urged the Premier League to "interrogate" the takeover - may reconsider their partnerships if the piracy continues.
The unprecedented shutdown of world sport in response to the coronavirus spread that has infected more than 134,000 people and killed around 5,000 also prompted organisers to postpone the Formula One motor races in Vietnam and Bahrain. This weekend's season opener in Australia was cancelled only hours before the first practice session.
Evans' description of what was involved in his surgery provides a further insight into the extent of the work required to begin repairing the damage. Basically, I was cut from the top of one ear right across the top of my head to the other ear," explained the former Hull City player, who also pointed out that there was no malice in the tackle from Preston captain Tom Clarke that caused the damage. My face was peeled down to about my eyes and they had to build everything back up and put metal plates in, as well as getting my nose straightened up as much as they could.
But the Canaries are at the stage where they need positive results not performances. Daniel Farke's side have managed just one away win all season - a record that needs to improve if they are to claw back the six-point deficit to safety. Man of the match - Giovani Lo Celso (Tottenham) Giovani Lo Celso, right, was the one bright spark in a below-par performance from Tottenham with his energy and creativity once again impressing'We are so unlucky with injuries' - what they saidTottenham boss Jose Mourinho: "It is a very important victory for us against a difficult opponent.
Palestino would really have to get their act together in order to turn this tie around in the second leg. Their performance in the home leg of this fixture was uninspired and unthreatening. Guarani, on the other hand, looked like they could punish their opponents at any point of the match thanks to their exciting front two. We think that the Paraguayan side will get another win at home.
Assisted by John Lundstram. Posted at 60' Offside, Sheffield United. Jack O'Connell tries a through ball, but Oliver McBurnie is caught offside. SubstitutionPosted at 60' Substitution, Sheffield United. Lys Mousset replaces David McGoldrick. Goal!Posted at 53' Goal! Sheffield United 1, West Ham United 0. Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
Lawro's prediction: 2-0Aitch's prediction: Home win. No question. Aitch on United's prospects: "It looks like things are on the up for United but it is hard to say. Because of the way things have gone over the past few years it is hard to know. Things have been promising for us before, but then it goes wrong in the blink of an eye. I have always got faith, but I don't think we are all of a sudden going to be challenging to win the title again next season.
Meanwhile, Club America's path to the final was not quite as convincing but all that matters is that they are here and have thus far met the big expectations on them. Indeed, America needed to come from behind both against Tigres in the quarter-final and Morelia in the semi-final but managed to do so in ties that were packed full of drama.
The home side are in third, a point behind visitors Hamburger SV. It's a game that Stuttgart can't afford to lose but they come into it struggling for form. Their two games played since the season resumed have both been lost. They lost 1-0 at relegation-threatened Wehen and on Sunday went down 3-2 at Holstein Kiel.
Of course it’s perfectly normal for him to be involved in transfer speculation after his performances with Leicester City this season. However, we have no interest in this discussion. Both club and Caglar are looking to continue with each other. He is only focusing on the remaining of the season. Emery's guest lecture cancelled due to online abuse Unai Emery has been forced to pull out of a guest lecture slot at a London football university after its announcement was greeted with online abuse.
However, the four games that have followed have produced just a single point. Their most recent game was a 2-1 loss at Cardiff City on Tuesday evening, their third loss in a row. After this game, they travel to Birmingham City on the final day of the regular season. Home form has seen Derby draw with Nottingham Forest and losing to Brentford in their last two league games.
Fans in Andalusia suffering from La Liga withdrawal symptoms after Sunday's clash between Sevilla and Real Betis was postponed tuned in for the showdown between Betis’s Iglesias and Sevilla’s Reguilon on streaming service Twitch. The Iglesias-Reguilon contest took place at the same time as when the teams' La Liga game had been due to take place at the Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan on Sunday.
