Iceland vs Peru Match Preview, Football Prediction and Betting Tips

These two sides would be competing at the World cup later this year in Russia, while they are not favourites in any way, they both look capable of causing upsets when the competition commences. After the last round of friendly games, Peru looked more prepared than Iceland as they ran our 2-0 victors over Croatia while Iceland were beaten 3-0 by Mexico in Miami. They have both never met before, but Peru looks the bookie’s favourite to win this game based on recent form. Iceland also have a major disadvantage as they have been without arguably their best player, Gylfi Sigurdsson who is out with an injury. The tiny Island nation faces a major challenge of lack of players as they have a very small pool of players to pick from, so in the event of injuries or suspension of their key players, they could have a dismal showing at the World Cup. Peru are unbeaten in their last 11 games and 7 of those matches have ended in wins for them and that win over a nearly full strength Croatia side would have boosted their confidence even more even though they were dominated in possession by the Europeans  

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Mexico vs Croatia Match Preview, Match Prediction and Betting Tips

Mexico and Croatia cant complain about the draws they have been given for the World Cup later this year and their fans would be expecting them to at least finish inside the top two in the group stages. They have also been preparing themselves for the competition with friendly games against teams that have also qualified for the World Cup, however, it is the Mexicans who have met success recently. They Central Americans beat Iceland 3-0 in their last game while Croatia slumped to a shock 2-0 loss at the hands of Peru. Croatia holds the advantage in the head to head records as these sides have met 5 times since 1992. however, Mexico are the team in the form here as they have earned 4 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw from their last 6 games, while Croatia have 2 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses from the same number of games. The Croatians have lost 5 of their last 9 away games and they have goals in them from the likes of Mario Mandzukic and Kalinic who have scored a combined 45 goals since their debut. Mexico are also not short of goal scorers themselves with the likes of Javier Hernandez, Carlos Vela and Raul Jimenez all available to help with the goals.

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Pep Guardiola wants to make this Real Madrid star his next club record signing

Pep Guardiola is set to break Manchester City’s transfer record again when the transfer window resumes next summer, and this time the Catalan is heading to Madrid. Manchester City broke their transfer record in the January transfer market to sign Aymeric Laporte from Athletic Bilbao, but the French look like he would not hold that record for long. Sun Sport is reporting that Isco is a target of the Cityzens and Pep Guardiola is prepared to pay more than $80 million to get his man when the transfer window reopens. Per the report, Isco who has started just 18 La Liga games this season feels he would soon be of limited importance at the Bernabeu and he is ready to say yes to the Premier League champions-elect. Isco has been targetted by Manchester United and Liverpool in the past and the Reds could attempt to hijack Manchester City’s move if they get encouragement that he would truly move. The 25 years old signed a new long-term deal at the Bernabeu last September and his release clause was set at over $600 million,  Los Blancos could demand more than $100 million if he does ask to leave them.

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Liverpool set to break their wage structure to keep their key duo beyond this season

Liverpool are the second highest scoring teams in England at the moment and that comes with a big price. With the Reds failing to win trophies, their star performers have become targets of big European teams who are accustomed to winning major honours. However, Liverpool will not allow any of their star players to leave Anfield without a fight, and they are prepared to dismantle their wage structure to keep their star men as they look to win the Premier League title soon. The Reds are reportedly planning to offer Mohamed Salah and Emre Can new deals worth over 200,000 pounds per week to keep them both happy at Anfield. Can has under six months left on his current Liverpool contract and he could walk free after this season after rejecting the Red’s previous contract offers, but Liverpool are prepared to make the German their first 200k a week star. Salah has had a stunning first season for the Reds and he is in line to win the Premier League’s golden boot at the end of this season, his performances has attracted the attention of the likes of Real Madrid and other top European teams. Liverpool hopes to offer him a new deal worth in excess of 200k a week to reflect his latest form.

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England vs Italy Match Preview, Football Prediction and Betting Tips

Gareth Southgate had the chance to experiment on Friday as England’s World Cup preparation got off to a winning start against an underwhelming Dutch side. England won, but in truth, it was a boring and one-sided contest in the Netherlands. The 1-0 win came thanks to a Jese Lingard strike, but Italy who are also recovering from their failure to make it to the Russia 2018 FIFA World Cup should provide a tougher test. Lingard was impressive while Dele Alli’s had a rather poor cameo and that could see the Manchester United man start ahead of him in Russia if he maintains this form, and this game against Italy offers them both another chance to stake their claim. England are unbeaten in their last 7 games, but they have drawn against their biggest opponents at home including the likes of Brazil and Germany, while finding in relatively easy to beat lesser opponents like Lithuania, Malta, Slovenia, Slovakia and the very poor Netherlands. Italy would be tougher opponents on Tuesday, even though the Azurri did fail to qualify for the World cup and lost their last friendly game in Manchester against Argentina with Messi remaining on the bench.  

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Germany vs Brazil Match Preview, Match Prediction and Betting Tips

The last time these two countries played each other, it ended in a manner that the Brazilian team and fans would not want to remember. Germany hammered the Brazilian national team 7-1 in the semifinal of the last World Cup in their own backyard in that occasion and the Tite’s men would be looking for revenge when they take to the field in this game. Germany have not done badly for the past 4 years, they went through the qualifiers in spectacular fashion as they won every single one of their qualifying matches, scoring 43 times, however, they would feel this game would be tougher than those matches with Brazil having a point to prove. Brazil also had a good qualifying campaign as the lost just once, collecting 12 wins from 18 matches to become the first country to qualify for the competition. The Selecao were 10 points clear of Uruguay at the end of the South American qualifiers. Brazil’s win over Russia last weekend makes it 8 games without a defeat for them and they have also not lost any of their last 13 away games. The Germans drew their last game against Spain to make it three consecutive draws from their last three friendlies, their fans would be expecting a better performance here on home turf.

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Bayern Munich want Tottenham star to replace Robert Lewandoski next summer

Bayern Munich are bracing themselves for a battle to keep hold of their star attacker Robert Lewandoski next summer as the Pole looks to play for another big European side. Lewandoski has been in fine form for Bayern over the past few seasons after he joined them from rivals Borussia Dortmund, but he recently changed his agent to the notorious Pini Zahavi as he looks to sign for another top European side. Bayern Munich do not want to sell and they don’t need to, but the Bavarians are bracing themselves for the worst and they would find it hard to turn down a big money offer for the 30 years old. According to Marca via Sun Sport, however, Bayern Munich has identified Tottenham’s Harry Kane as a possible replacement for Lewandoski and they would try to sign him when the Polish attacker leaves them. They also want RB Leipzig’s Timo Werner and they consider the German an easier option to get, but they would only move for Werner when they cannot get Kane. Kane would likely cost them in excess of $200 million if he continues his impressive form in front of goal.

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Portsmouth vs Oxford United Match Preview, Match Prediction and Betting Tips

Following their disappointing loss to Gillingham a couple of weeks back, Portsmouth needed a win to get their Playoff hopes back on track and that they did with a win away over Oldham the last time out. They are now 5 points behind the 6th position and they need to regularly get the three points if they want to maintain their promotion hopes. Oxford United was another team that would have been thinking of winning promotion or at least finishing the season inside the Playoff spots when the season began, but their form so far means they would not even be able to make it to the Playoffs. They had gone on a run of 5 matches without a win, before the last time out as they secured a win over Peterborough. They have also confirmed Karl Robinson as their new manager, he would be looking to set them up for a good end to the season and potentially push for promotion in the next campaign. These two sides have very little that separates them at the moment and when they are at their best creatively, Oxford is probably the better side among the two, but home advantage and that recent win should give Pompey some edge here.

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Vancouver Whitecaps vs LA Galaxy Match Preview, Football Prediction and Betting Tips

The Whitecaps saw their unbeaten start to the season end in a cruel manner last weekend as they were outclassed at the Mercedez-Benz Arena by Atlanta United 4-1, however, they should not allow that dampened their spirit after winning their first two games of the season, and they should be targeting another win in this game. Although they beat both Houston Dynamos and Montreal Impact before their loss to Atlanta, there seem to be some defensive issues that need to be sorted out as they have failed to keep a clean sheet in each of their games this season, conceding 6 goals in 3 matches, while netting 5. LA Galaxy made a statement with the capture of Zlatan Ibrahimovic this week, while the Swede would not be ready for action yet for this game, that would have boosted their team’s morale. The Galaxies had a shocking season the last time out as they failed to deal with the loss of some key players to injuries and transfers, finishing the season as rock-bottom.  They started the season with a 2-1 win over Portland Timbers but failed to follow that up with another win as they lost to NYCFC. They are faced with yet more injury concerns as they chase their second win of the season, with Alessandrini, Jonathan Dos Santos, and Giovani Dos Santos all out of this game with injuries. LA Galaxy have 1 win, 3 losses and 2 draws from their last six games with the Whitecaps.

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