Premier League trio interested in Lautaro Martinez

Arsenal, Manchester United and Chelsea are reportedly interested in signing Inter Milan striker Lautaro Martinez. According to TEAMtalk, the Argentina international is generating serious interest from a number of Premier League clubs, who are all set to battle for his signature this summer. Read more: Manchester United want Napoli defender Kim Min-Jae The 25-year-old Argentina international helped his country win the World Cup in Qatar last year. He’s been in red-hot form since returning and has scored 15 goals and provided seven assists in Serie A this season. He’s considered one of Europe’s leading scorers, hence the fierce competition for his signature. Martinez is priced at £75 million and still has three years left on his current deal. Therefore, it will be hard for any club to price him off Inter’s hand as they are not keen to sell at the moment.

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Lazio vs Sampdoria: Preview and Expert Football Prediction

Lazio will look to take maximum points this Monday when they welcome Sampdoria to Rome. Fresh from progressing to the next round of the Conference League courtesy of a goalless draw with CFR Cluj, the hosts will be desperate for a win here to keep their quest for a top-four finish. They have slightly fallen off the pace for the top four in recent weeks after winning just two of their last five league games (D2, L1). They are sitting in fifth place after 23 rounds and could return to the top four places with a win here.  Read more: Marseille vs PSG: Preview and Expert Football Prediction Sampdoria may be the perfect opponent to face in pursuit of that feat, as they are unbeaten in home H2Hs since January 2005 (W13, D3). The six most recent meetings at the Stadio Olimpico have seen Lazio score 21 goals, so we can expect goals in this game. Also, given that Sampdoria have conceded 38 goals, the best prediction for this game will be over 1.5 goals. Yet, we could witness over 2.5 goals considering the hosts are a free-falling side, having not won in their last eight competitive games (D2, L6).  They failed to score in six of those games, while the eleven goals they have scored this season are the fewest in Serie A and the fewest in Europe’s top five leagues. But they are likely to be more comfortable on their travels, as they’ve collected eight of their 11 Serie A points this term away from home. 

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Villarreal vs Getafe: Preview and Expert Football Prediction

Villarreal will host relegation strugglers Getafe this Monday in the 23rd round of the 2022/23 La Liga season. Villarreal are a team in terrible shape after recording four consecutive losses ahead of this game. The Yellow Submarines have been steadily declining in 2023 and were beaten 4-2  by Mallorca in their last outing. The loss means they are the side currently with the division’s second-longest losing streak. But they will be hopeful of recording a win here, considering their impressive record against Getafe. Quique Setién’s men are unbeaten in their last eight games against Getafe (W6 D4), while they have lost just one of their last eleven games against teams that started this round 11th or lower. Read more: Tottenham vs Chelsea: Preview and Expert Football Prediction Getafe are in good form, though, having not lost any of their last three games (W1, D2). Furthermore, they beat Valencia 1-0 in their last outing to end a run of seven games without a win (D2, L5). But the win wasn’t enough to take them out of the relegation zone as they are currently sitting in 19th place, two points behind 17th. They will now hope to make it back-to-back La Liga wins for the first time in 17 games when they travel to Villarreal. But having lost their last three away head-to-head games by a 1-0 scoreline, we can expect another low-scoring affair with under 2.5 goals.

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Tottenham vs Chelsea: Preview and Expert Football Prediction

Chelsea will travel to North London this Sunday to face London rivals Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League. Both sides are currently struggling for form and results. But Spurs are at least enjoying better results and are ahead of the Blues by eleven points. Their most recent 2-0 over West Ham, plus Newcastle United’s loss to Liverpool, moved them into fourth position in the table. With the Magpies not in PL action this weekend, they will be desperate to open up a four-point gap to the rest of the top four contestants. Read more: Real Madrid vs Atletico Madrid: Preview and Expert Football Prediction However, this fixture always proves too difficult for them, with just seven wins out of 61 H2Hs in the PL era (D21, L33).  Only Manchester United (39) have beaten them more times in the league. Chelsea have won nine of the last 12 H2Hs in all competitions between both sides (D2, L1). Yet the Blues are struggling and have won once in their last eight PL outings (D4, L3). They have struggled to score goals, with their last ten games in all competitions seeing them score just four times.  But they have scored an average of two goals per game from their last three PL visits to Tottenham (W3), a record that may provide inspiration to end an ongoing seven-match winless run on the road in the Premier League.

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Marseille vs PSG: Preview and Expert Football Prediction

Marseille and PSG will renew their rivalry this weekend when both sides meet at Stade Vélodrome on Sunday. The hosts are the closest challengers of PSG for the title this season as they are starting this round five points away from their fiercest rivals. They come into this game in good form at the right time, with just one loss in 14 competitive matches (W12, D1). So they will be well-motivated to win here and revive their quest for a Ligue 1 title. Having beaten PSG  2-1 at the Orange Vélodrome as recently as two weeks ago in the French Cup, they will fancy their chances here. The visitors will be desperate to avenge that loss in the French Cup when they meet in Marseille. After three consecutive losses in all competitions for only the third time in the Qatari era, the Parisians bounced back with a breathtaking 4-3 home win against Lille in Ligue 1 last weekend, despite sustaining a 3-2 deficit until the 87th minute. Read more: MLS Matchday 1 Prediction: Nashville SC VS New York City FC  Yet, they come into this fixture on poor away league form, having lost three of their last four road trips in the league (W1). Each of these three losses came against teams sitting in the top five ahead of this round, so there is a sense that things will not go well for them here. That said, given the outcome of their most recent games, we can expect a first-half win for either team here. Click here to get 100 Percent winning tips.

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AC Milan vs Atalanta: Preview and Expert Football Prediction

AC Milan and Atalanta will battle for Serie A points this Sunday when both sides meet at the San Siro for the 24th round of the 2022/23 Serie A season. Milan have failed to do well in their title defence, having already lost five league games this season (W13, D5). Three of those losses came in 2023 alone, leaving the San Siro side 21 points off league leaders Napoli. But they are starting to build momentum again after overcoming a winless run at the start of the year that stretched seven competitive matches (D2, L5) and have now won each of their last three competitive games, with each accompanied by the same 1-0 scoreline. Read more: MLS Matchday 1 Prediction: Austin FC VS St Louis City FC However, a haul of just one point from their last four matches against sides in the top six at the start of this round hints that continuing that run won’t be easy for Stefano Pioli’s men. Although Atalanta have had inconsistent results in 2023, they have maintained their quest for a top-four finish. Currently sitting in sixth position, they started this round in sixth place, three points behind their hosts, after an embarrassing loss at home to Lecce.  Despite this, Gian Piero Gasperini’s side have a proud record against the division’s best sides on the road, which could play a part in helping them revitalise their season here. Atalanta are undefeated in any Serie A away game against a side starting the round inside the top 12 (W5, D2), with their most recent being a 2-0 win away to Lazio, who separate Atalanta and Milan in the league table. That said, we can expect both teams to score here.

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Bayern Munich vs Union Berlin: Preview and Expert Football Prediction

It’s an unlikely top-of-the-table clash in the Bundesliga this weekend as Bayern Munich welcome the high-flying Union Berlin to Allianz Arena on Sunday. The Bundesliga holders relinquished their grip on the top of the table after a series of poor results, including an embarrassing 3-2 loss to perennial enemies Borussia Mönchengladbach last time. That result means that they have won just twice across their last six league matches since the winter break (D3, L1). Yet, that was just a second Bundesliga loss of the season for the hosts, who still finished matchday 21 top of the table on goal difference, and recently beat PSG 1-0 in the first leg of their Champions League round-of-16 tie.  Read more: MLS Matchday 1 Prediction: Seattle Sounders FC VS Colorado Rapids But with Borussia Dortmund flying high, Bayern are in danger of dropping down if they fail to beat a Union Berlin side who are also in the title mix. The visitors are level on points, with Bayern having missed a crucial opportunity to go top courtesy of a goalless draw with Schalke 04 in their last league outing. Yet, they are a team in solid form and come into this tie on the back of a huge 3-1 win over Ajax in the Europa League. The win made it nine games without defeat for the Iron Ones. Yet, they must make history to win here, as they have never won in seven previous H2H meetings between the two sides (D3, L4). Click here to get Sure Home win Prediction.

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Real Madrid vs Atletico Madrid: Preview and Expert Football Prediction

Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid will square up this Saturday for the 232nd competitive staging of El Derbi Madrileño. Real Madrid come into this tie in a buoyant mood after their impressive 5-2 win over Liverpool in the Champions League. They will now look to continue that outstanding form which has seen them win their last five games while scoring 20 goals. Three consecutive clean sheets in La Liga home games (W2, D1) and no league defeat here since last March (W10, D4) will have Los Blancos fans expecting another strong performance against their city rivals. The fact they haven’t lost to Atlético at home since February 2016 (W5, D3) would also give them the belief they can win here and keep their title hopes alive. Read more: Hoffenheim vs Borussia Dortmund: Preview and Expert Football Prediction Atletico did not have a European engagement in midweek, having been dumped out of the Champions League and failed to qualify for the Europa League playoffs. So they come into this tie fresher than their rivals. The visitors are on a four-match unbeaten run (W3, D1) despite only scoring once in each of those fixtures, with a 1-0 win over Athletic Bilbao, described as a “huge victory” by manager Diego Simeone. Therefore, we can expect another tight encounter, given that their last four La Liga away games (W2, D1, L1) have produced under 2.5 goals.

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Crystal Palace vs Liverpool: Preview and Expert Football Prediction 

Liverpool will travel to Selhurst Park this Saturday to face Patrick Vieira’s Crystal Palace side. The hosts have struggled in 2023, taking just four points from the 24 points available. Their last outing was a 1-1 draw, with Brentford making it eight successive games without a victory for the Eagles (D4, L4). Vieira’s side are also the only winless Premier League club in all competitions this year, so come into this tie sitting just six points above the bottom three. But they will be desperate to win here after recording three successive home draws against top-half opposition.  Read more: Bournemouth vs Manchester City: Preview and Expert Football Prediction Liverpool will be hurting here after losing 5-2 to Real Madrid in the Champions League. The result marked the first time the Reds have conceded five goals at Anfield in the competition reigniting the frustration that’s been apparent all season long. They did win their last two Premier League games against Everton and Newcastle United, keeping clean sheets in both games. Both wins have brought them closer to the top four, where they want to finish this season.  They are currently seven points off Tottenham in fourth place with two games in hand and will be hoping for yet another fruitful visit to Selhurst Park, having won all seven of their last visits here and amassing 22 goals in the process. That said, we can expect a high-scoring affair here, given that there has been over 2.5 goals scored in six of the last nine games between both teams.  

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Empoli vs Napoli: Preview and Expert Football Prediction

Napoli will look to continue their match towards the  Scudetto when they travel to Stadio Carlo Castellani to face Empoli.  Empoli come into this tie in good shape, having lost just once in 2023 (W2, D5). They are sailing towards a third consecutive top-flight appearance as they start this round 15 points above the relegation zone.  They can expect another good outing here, having won their last two home head-to-heads. They are also one of just two sides (alongside Inter) who have beaten the Partenopei at least twice in the last two Serie A seasons.  Read more: Bournemouth vs Manchester City: Preview and Expert Football Prediction Napoli will care little about their history in this fixture, though, as they are on a six-game winning run where they have scored at least two goals in each game.  The visitors put one foot in the Champions League quarter-final by winning 2-0 at Frankfurt on Tuesday, while their 2-0 win over Sassuolo kept them 15 points ahead of second-placed Inter in the Serie A standings.  Although they are the league’s top scorers, they have also become tighter at the back, especially recently away from home, where they have kept five consecutive clean in their last five away games. So the best prediction will be a direct win for Napoli. Click here to get 100 Percent winning tips.

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