Leicester City vs Arsenal: Preview and Expert Football Prediction 

Arsenal will continue their quest for the Premier League title this Saturday when they travel to King Power Stadium to face Leicester City.  The Foxes come into this tie after a disappointing 3-0 loss to Manchester United. The loss ended a four-game unbeaten run for the hosts (W3, D1) and saw them fail to score for the fourth time in the last ten games. They will be desperate to return to winning easily here, yet have a terrible record against the Gunners, having lost their last four games against Mikel Arteta’s side. However, the Premier League leaders returned to the top of the league table after coming from a goal down to record a 4-2 win over Aston Villa. Read more: Empoli vs Napoli: Preview and Expert Football Prediction The win ended a run of four games without a win (D1, L3) for the North Londoners and restored some belief that they can indeed go the length to win the title. Having scored more than one goal in seven of their last nine away victories in the league, we shouldn’t expect Arsenal to take their foot off the gas here. Therefore, the correct prediction for this game will be over 2.5 goals and BTTS/GG. 

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Mainz vs Borussia Mönchengladbach: Preview and Expert Football Prediction

Mainz will welcome Borussia Mönchengladbach to Mewa Arena this Friday for the first game of Round 22 of the 2022/23 Bundesliga season. Both teams come into this tie on the back of massive wins and sitting level on points in the table. Mainz were involved in one of the feistiest games of recent years last weekend as they took the lead three times in an eventual 3-2 win over Leverkusen in a game that saw 13 cards shown. Read more: Monaco vs Bayer Leverkusen: Preview and Expert Football Prediction They are sitting in ninth position on goal difference, with their visitors the team directly above them. Their poor goal difference is down to their low attacking numbers, as they are the lowest-scoring Bundesliga side in the top ten with 33 goals. Meanwhile, Borussia Mönchengladbach enter this clash full of confidence after blowing the title race wide open with a 3-2 victory over Bayern Munich last time out. The Foals are currently sitting six points better off than at the same stage of last season. As a result, they can provisionally leapfrog Wolfsburg into seventh place with a victory here. However, playing away isn’t likely to inspire confidence for Daniel Farke’s side as they have picked up just 24% of their points on the road (W1, D4, L5), with only relegation battlers Stuttgart and Schalke winning fewer Bundesliga games on their travels.Despite this, we can expect both teams to score (BTTS/GG) in this game, given their respective home and away forms.

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Fulham vs Wolves: Preview and Expert Football Prediction

Fulham will welcome Wolves to Craven Cottage this Friday in the first fixture of this weekend’s Premier League action. Fulham come into this tie in good form, having won their last three games in all competitions. Their last outing was a 1-0 win over Brighton in the Premier League, placing them just four points behind Tottenham in fourth position. That result also left them with at least ten more points than they accrued in their last two Premier League campaigns. So they will feel confident about continuing that good form here, especially as only Manchester United have won more PL games than Fulham’s six since the restart (W6, D1, L2).  Read more: Manchester United vs Barcelona: Preview and Expert Football Prediction Three clean sheets in their last three PL games will also give them the belief that they can defeat this Wolves side struggling to score goals. The visitors are the joint-lowest scorers in the league this season, with only 17 goals scored in 23 games. They failed to score in their last game against Bournemouth, the side with the league’s worst defence. But they aren’t a bad side under  Julen Lopetegui, who has led them to four wins in eight PL games (D1, L3). Wolves also have a good record against Fulham as they are unbeaten in five head-to-heads against the hosts (W3, D2). Therefore, considering the hosts’ defensive solidity and the visitors’ struggles in front of the goal, we can expect a low-scoring affair with under 2.5 goals.

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Manchester United vs Barcelona: Preview and Expert Football Prediction

After a 2-2 draw in Camp Nou, Barcelona will travel to Manchester on Thursday to face Manchester United in the return leg of their UEFA Europa League playoff game. Manchester United felt they deserved to win the first leg after outplaying their opponents, with goal-scorer Marcus Rashford claiming they ‘feel the draw was a loss’. However, the Red Devils returned to winning ways over the weekend, with an excellent 3-0 win over Leicester City, taking them to five points behind Arsenal in the Premier League title race. They are on course to make history as they are still in four competitions. They have the Carabao Cup final to play on Sunday against Newcastle and will be desperate to win here to ensure they can still win all four competitions they’re still playing in. Read more: RB Leipzig vs Manchester City: Preview and Expert Football Prediction They have the ammunition to do that–Old Trafford, where they lost just two of their last 11 UEFA home games (W6, D3) and are unbeaten in 17 competitive home matches (W15, D2). Barcelona have enjoyed little success in Europe this season, losing out on a place in the UCL. But they have been in fine form in La Liga this season and come into this tie on the back of a 2-0 win over Cádiz on Sunday. The result maintained their eight-point lead at the top of the table, making it an incredible 18-match unbeaten run for the visitors (W16, D2). United’s recent home dominance should not faze them despite their underwhelming away record across their last nine UEFA road trips (W3, D2, L4). That said, another BTTS/GG game can be expected, given the goal-scoring abilities of both teams.

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Monaco vs Bayer Leverkusen: Preview and Expert Football Prediction

Bayer Leverkusen will look to make up for a heartbreaking 3-2 first-leg loss to Monaco when both sides meet for the return leg in Stade Louis II on Thursday. Though controversial, the French side beat their German opponents in the first leg. But regardless, they will feel they’re firmly in the driver’s seat to win this tie. History would certainly back that up, given they’ve successfully progressed from all 14 of their UEFA competition ties when winning the first leg on the road. They simply need to avoid defeat here to progress, and they will be confident of achieving that, considering they are currently riding an eight-game unbeaten streak in all competitions (W6, D2).  Read more: Inter Milan vs Porto: Preview and Expert Football Prediction Bayer Leverkusen will be desperate to win; however, they have a poor record against Monaco, winning just once in seven previous encounters (D2, L4). The odds are stacked against them here, especially since they’ve failed to overturn a first-leg home defeat in a two-legged knockout round tie of any major European competition in all 11 prior attempts. Xabi Alonso’s men are also in poor form, with four losses and just one win in their last five games. However, the visitors have enjoyed some success on the road recently by winning three of their last four away matches (L1), although they failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 11 such games.Therefore, the correct score prediction for this game will be Over 1.5 goals.

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Inter Milan vs Porto: Preview and Expert Football Prediction

Inter Milan will begin their latest attempt to progress beyond the UEFA Champions League last 16 for the first time since 2010/11 when they welcome FC Porto to San Siro on Wednesday. The Italian giants qualified for this round of the tournament by finishing second in their group after three games, including a famous win over Barcelona and losing two (D1). They come into this fixture in good form after a five-match unbeaten run in all competitions (W4, D1).  They have lost just one of their last 12 competitive home games (W11), suggesting Simon Inzaghi’s boys could take charge of the tie at the San Siro, where the last seven UCL matches they’ve hosted were won by the side scoring first (Inter: W4, L3). Read more: Porto booked their place in this round of the UCL by finishing top of their group. After starting poorly with two losses in the group stages, the Portuguese side went on a four-game winning run to secure the top spot and book their place here. They have maintained their form ahead of this game as they have won their last ten competitive matches and are unbeaten since late October (W19, D3). Six clean sheets across their last seven competitive away games (W6, D1) also show how tough they are to break down. So we can expect a low-scoring affair here with a high chance of an under 2.5 goals game.

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RB Leipzig vs Manchester City: Preview and Expert Football Prediction

Manchester City will travel to Germany this Wednesday to take on RB Leipzig in the first leg of the knockout round of the 2022/23 UEFA Champions League season. RB Leipzig finished second in their group to qualify for this round, winning four games, including a 3-2 win over defending champions Real Madrid.  That win over Los Blancos formed part of a four-game winning run for Die Bulen after they lost their first two group-stage games. So they will come into this fixture confident, especially as they have lost just once in 20 games (W15, D4). Manchester City come into this tie on the back of a disappointing 1-1 draw with Nottingham Forest in the Premier League. The result saw them drop two points behind league leaders Arsenal despite having played a game more.  Read more: Liverpool vs Real Madrid: Preview and Expert Football Prediction They turn their attention to the UCL, though, where they are still unbeaten this season (W4, D2). Overall, their UCL record on the road is one to be admired, losing just five of their last 26 European away games (W15, D6).  However, their form away from the Etihad in recent weeks does raise a few eyebrows. It potentially hints at an upset, with the weekend’s draw against Forest leaving City with just one win from their last five competitive away matches (D1, L3). That said, we can expect an entertaining game at the Red Bull Arena, given that both sides always find a way to score goals. So, a ‘both teams to score/GG‘ prediction will be the best prediction for this game.

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Eintracht Frankfurt vs Napoli: Preview and Expert Football Prediction

High-flying Napoli will travel to Germany this Tuesday to face Europa League defending champions Eintracht Frankfurt in the first leg of the knockout round of the 2022/23 UEFA Champions League season. The German side qualified for this tournament stage by narrowly finishing second in Group D, one point behind Tottenham. They recorded three wins in their group (D1, L2) while scoring seven goals and conceding eight. Read more: Torino vs Cremenose: Preview and Expert Football Prediction They come into this game on the back of a  2-0 win over Werder Bremen at the weekend, which kept them close to the Bundesliga top four. Head coach Oliver Glasner was able to rest some key players with this game in mind, so he will be desperate for his big hitters to make the difference in this fixture. Haven suffered just four defeats across their last 30 European home games (W17, D9, L4), plus a respectable record against Italian opponents on the European stage (W6, D3, L2); Frankfurt will be confident going into this game. However, Napoli is not a soft side. On the contrary, the Italian side are one of the most in-form teams in Europe at the moment. They will travel to Deutsche Bank Park in supreme confidence after three straight wins, with clean sheets and 2+ goal margins that have left them 15 points clear at the top of Serie A.  The visitors scored the highest goals in the  Champions League group stage (G20) and can be backed to at least find the net in Germany. However, despite their form, victory here would go down in history as only their second on German soil at the tenth attempt (W1, D3, L5). Meanwhile, all six of Napoli’s previous Champions League round of 16 games (W1, D1, L4) have seen both teams score. So we can expect goals from both teams here.

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Liverpool vs Real Madrid: Preview and Expert Football Prediction

Six-time UEFA Champions League winners Liverpool will welcome current holders and 14-time champions Real Madrid to Anfield this Tuesday for the first leg of the round of 16 tie. The struggling Reds qualified for this tournament round after narrowly finishing second in Group A behind a rampant Napoli side. They recorded five wins in six UCL group stage outings, scoring 17 times and conceding six goals. So, despite their poor performance in domestic competitions this season, they have maintained their high standards in Europe. However, things have been better recently, with back-to-back 2-0 wins in league action against Everton and Newcastle, moving them closer to the top four in the Premier League table. But this fixture hasn’t always gone Liverpool’s way in recent times. Jurgen Klopp’s men are winless against their Spanish counterparts in the last six H2Hs (D1, L5). However, they are always strong at Anfield, where they have lost only one of their last 23 home games (W16, D6). Read more: Getafe vs Valencia: Preview and Expert Football Prediction But Real Madrid wouldn’t care about Anfield and its famed atmosphere as they have the psychological advantage in this fixture. Los Blancos beat Liverpool to win the trophy last season despite playing worse than the Reds. They qualified for this tie by finishing top of Group F, with four wins, one draw and one loss, while scoring 15 times and conceding six. Carlo Ancelotti’s side are in good form, too,  as they have won each of their last four fixtures with a mammoth 15 goals amassed in that time. So, they will fancy their chances here even though they have won only once in their last seven UCL visits to England (D2, L4). That said, we can expect an under 2.5 goals outing in this fixture, given how cagey things can get when both sides meet.

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Torino vs Cremenose: Preview and Expert Football Prediction

Torino will welcome Cremonese to Stadio Olimpico di Torino this Monday for the 23rd round of the 2022/23 Serie A season. Torino come into this tie on the back of a narrow 1-0 loss to AC Milan away from home. However, a quick glance at the table might indicate that Torino is on the verge of breaking into Serie A’s top six. However, they also start this round nine points adrift of sixth place. So, they still have a long way to go to achieve their aim. Ahead of this tie, they will fancy their chances of registering a sixth straight successive Serie A win against newly-promoted opposition for the first time since 1950. Read more: Manchester United vs Leicester City: Preview and Expert Football Prediction Cremonese offers the perfect opportunity for Torino to record a win here as they are still looking for their first league win after 22 rounds of Serie A matches (D8, L14). The visitors are the only side in Europe’s ‘Big Five’ leagues without a win this season. Only two sides in Serie A history have ever failed to notch a win after 23 games, with both those teams predictably going on to finish bottom of the table, a record which makes grim reading for Cremonese fans. But having won both Napoli and Roma in the Coppa Italia recently, they will still fancy their chances of getting a win in the league. They could do so against an inconsistent Torino side that has recorded just two wins from their last eight league matches (D4, L2). Meanwhile, Torino is the only SA side not to have scored or conceded in the opening 15 minutes of a home league game this season, so we might not see an early goal in this game. But we can expect a low-scoring affair that will feature Under 2.5 goals.

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