Day: April 12, 2019

Milan and Lazio would both be keen to end their recent run of poor form when they face each other in this game.

The home side has had some tough run of fixtures recently and come into this game having not won any of their last four games and they would be desperate to get back to winning ways here.

Milan were beaten by city rivals Inter a few weeks back before also losing 2-1 to Juventus the last time out.

They did well against Juve and even took the lead, but the defending champions were unstoppable in the second half.

Lazio have played opponents with lesser quality, yet they failed to capitalize, losing 1-0 to SPAL and drawing against Sassuolo.

They have struggled for goals on the road recently having scored just 3 goals in their last five trips away from home.

With a European place at stake for both of these sides, we expect them to come out with collecting all three points in mind, but home advantage could swing this game in Milan’s favour.

Borussia Dortmund would be looking for a quick return to winning ways when they take on Main 04 in this game.

The home side suffered a major setback in their bid to win the Bundesliga crown when they were beaten 5-0 by Bayern Munich in their last league game.

That loss means they are now a point behind the defending champions and are now playing catch up.

Mainz have been struggling for much of this season and we expect them to struggle here again.

They have won only one of their last 8 matches against Borussia Dortmund and it doesn’t appear like they can earn yet another win in this game.

Mainz come here after beating Freiburg 5-0. However, that win comes after they have lost seven of nine games.

Their defence has been so leaky that they have lost by less than 3 goals in just one of their last four away games.

Borussia Dortmund are an attacking team and we see them creating and taking as many chances as they can in this game.

West Ham United would head to Old Trafford still looking for their first away win of the year and end a run of 7 away defeats in 2019.

Manuel Pellegrini’s side started the season in fine form after spending some good money and even recorded some interesting wins over the likes of Arsenal.

However, their away form has been dreadful as they haven’t won a game away from home since they beat Southampton in December.

They played well against Chelsea in the second half in their last game and that may give them some confidence of getting a result in this game as well.

Manchester United haven’t lost a domestic game at home under Ole Gunnar Solkjear but their recent run of form has been terrible.

The Red Devils have lost four of their last five competitive games and come here on the back of a 1-0 home loss to Barcelona in the Champions League.

They face the Catalans again at Camp Nou next week so a win here would be very important for their confidence.

The Likes of Marcus Rashford and Romelu Lukaku haven’t been inspiring in front of goal and they should take their chance to change that in this game.

This game offers Manchester City the chance to avenge their shocking 3-2 loss to Palace just before Christmas but a defeat here or dropped points would put Liverpool in the driving seat in the race for the title.

Manchester City suffered just their second loss of the year when they were beaten 1-0 by Tottenham in the Champions League on Tuesday.

The Cityzens usually bounce back quickly and they could do so here as Crystal have the third worse home record in the Premier League this season.

The Eagles do well away from home but not so good at Selhurst Park. However, they held Manchester City to a goalless draw and nearly beat them the last time the defending champions visited them.

The Cityzens are still very much in the race for five trophies as their manager has claimed and a win here could see them return to the top of the league table with a game in had if Chelsea takes some points off Liverpool.

This game would bring back haunting memories for Liverpool fans should be worried about a de ja vu here.

The Reds were involved in a similar title race with Manchester City in 2014 when Chelsea visited Anfield.

Steven Gerard slipped in the first half and Demba Ba capitalized and scored before Willian scored another goal to help the Blues earn an unlikely 2-0 win.

Liverpool would throw away a 3 goals lead 8 days later in their infamous Crystambul to hand the title effectively to Manchester City.

The Reds do not have the best head to head records against Chelsea and the Blues have already secured a win over them this season at Anfield, so their fans would fear for the worse.

The Blues have had terrible times on the road this season and even struggled to break down Slavia Prague in the Europa League on Thursday.

They eventually won the game 1-0 in the dying minutes, but they face a superior and in-form Liverpool side in this game and they would need to be on their best to stop the Reds from winning.