Rangers vs St Johnstone MatchPlug Match Preview Soccer Prediction and Betting Tips

Rangers would be looking to get back to winning ways when they welcome struggling St. Johnstone to Ibrox in this game. Steven Gerard’s men have fallen 6 points behind Celtic in the race for the Scottish league title and his players should make light walk of their visitors in this game. Rangers were on a run of 4 consecutive wins in which they scored at least 3 goals in every game before they met with Kilmarnock in the FA Cup the last time. That game turned out to be a hard fought encounter and it ended in a goalless draw. The Gers would be looking to get back to winning ways when they take to the field in this game. St Johnstone are having a tough time competing this season and the turn of the new year has brought even more terrible results. They come into this game having lost all of their last 5 games. They have also lost all their last 3  head to head games against Rangers, this looks more like another defeat on the cards.

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Brighton vs Derby County MatchPlug Match Preview Soccer Prediction and Betting Tips

Brighton haven’t been impressive in the league this season, but they would welcome this cup game as they look to distract themselves from the lack of wins in their recent league matches. This competition has been strange this season in that most big teams have already been eliminated, Brighton would fancy their chances of reaching the final or even winning it without the possibility of taking on a big team who repeatedly been paired against each other. Derby County are not doing particularly badly under the management of Frank Lampard, but they come into this game outside the playoff places in the English Championship. Winning promotion remains Derby County’s priority, however, having won at Old Trafford and played Chelsea in the Carabao Cup, they would feel that they can eliminate Brighton in this game. The Seagulls needed a replay to eliminate West Brom in the last round and would want to avoid that here, so we expect both teams to field a strong side and come out with strong desire to win it all.

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Celtic vs Valencia MatchPlug Match Preview Soccer Prediction and Betting Tips

Celtic have dominated the Scottish game since the arrival of Brendan Rodgers three seasons ago, but the Bhoys have found it hard to transfer that form into Europe. The last two seasons have seen them compete in the Champions League but they couldn’t reach the Champions League group stage this time around, yet they struggled to qualify for the knockout phase of the Europa League and this could be their bus stop this season. They have won the treble in Scotland over the past two seasons and already have won domestic trophy in the bag this season, but Rodgers’ men seems to lack the cutting edge to get past this stage of this competition. Valencia played in the Champions League group stages this season, but a poor run of form at the beginning of the season saw them drop out of the group stage. They picked up some form towards the end of the group stages, but that was too late with a 2-1 win over Manchester United only enough for them to finish 3rd in their group. They have recently held Barcelona to a 2-2 draw in the league and would come into this game with confidence of getting the win.

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Hertha vs Bayern MatchPlug Match Preview Soccer Prediction and Betting Tips

Hertha Berlin would be looking to inflict a second consecutive defeat on Bayern Munich when the league champions come to town for this game. The home side had started their return from the winter break on time, but they fell to a disappointing defeat in their last game and they would be looking to bounce back here. Their 1-0 lost to Wolfsburg in their last game highlights how they usually give goals away quite easily. They have been good on the attack, but have also been unlucky at times and that has led them to concede some cheap goals. Bayern Munich also come into this game on the back of a 3-1 loss to Bayer Leverkusen. Again that result shows how inconsistent Bayern Munich could be and they could suffer another loss here if they leave as much space at the back as they left in their last game. Hertha have a relatively pleasing recent record in this fixture, as they’ve avoided defeat in each of their last four against Bayern. When the pair met at this venue earlier in the campaign, Hertha won by two goals to nil.

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Barcelona vs Real Madrid MatchPlug Match Preview Soccer Prediction and Betting Tips

Real Madrid would visit Barcelona in this first of three games between Spain’s two biggest clubs. The two teams have had very different history in this competition and they would both be looking to get to the final here. Barcelona have won the last 4 Copa del Rey trophy, just when we thought they might lose it in the last round they staged a comeback to beat Sevilla 6-1 at home having lost 2-0 in the first leg. Real Madrid, on the other, hand have won just two Copa del Rey since 2010. With no hopes of winning the La Liga title, Santiago Solari’s men can do with this trophy at the end of the season. Barcelona played out a 2-2 draw in their last game as Valencia came away from Camp Nou with a point. Real Madrid can learn from Los Che who took advantage of Barcelona and hit them on the break two of which resulted in goals. Real Madrid visited Camp Nou earlier in the season and were hammered 5-1, the final game under Julen Lopetegui. Los Blancos were unbeaten on their previous 4 visits to Barcelona though. The most recent cup clasico was the 2014 Final at the Mestalla, won 2-1 by Real Madrid thanks to an 85th minute Gareth Bale goal.

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Everton vs Manchester City MatchPlug Match Preview Soccer Prediction and Betting Tips

Manchester City have the chance to go top of the Premier League just two weeks after they could have been seven points off the top of the Premier League table. The Cityzens slipped up at Newcastle some two matchdays back and that gave Liverpool the chance to open a seven points gap on City, however, the Reds have drawn their last two games to reduce the points gap to just 3 points ahead of this round of games. Everton who are also archrivals to Liverpool would be tasked with doing Liverpool a favour yet again and cause Manchester City to drop points, however, the Toffees are not in their best form heading into this game. Everton have won just four of their last 14 games in all competitions and they have lost 8 of those games. Their head to head against Manchester City is also not impressive as they have won just one of their last 12 league meetings with the Premier League defending champions.

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Celtic vs St Johnstone MatchPlug Match Preview Soccer Prediction and Betting Tips

This is one of the most competitive title races in Scotland in recent history and Celtic would feel they have their work cut out as they bid to win a third consecutive league title under Brendan Rodgers. They are currently 3 points ahead of Rangers who are their main title rivals this season as Steven Gerard looks to topple his former manager. The Bhoys lost their last game of last year before going on a warm weather training camp. They have returned more refreshed and head into this game having won all of their last three games in all competitions, we expect this game to be a similar outcome for them. St Johnstone have been in and out of the Scottish top flight for a while now but they seem to have stabilized and would be looking to finish inside the top six this season. The visitors come into this game in the sixth position. That position was helped by a run of 4 straight wins, they would be looking to get back to winning ways after suffering a 2-0 loss to Hearts the last time out.

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Bournemouth vs Chelsea MatchPlug Match Preview Soccer Prediction and Betting Tips

Chelsea have recovered well from back to back losses to Arsenal and Tottenham to win their last two games and their fans would be expecting them to continue their fine run of form against Bournemouth in this game. The Blues have reached the Carabao Cup final after overturning a first leg 1-0 loss to Tottenham and reached the next round of the FA Cup after beating Shefield Wednesday at the weekend. They are currently well on course to finish inside the top four while they are still competing for the FA Cup and the Europa League, so it looks like this season could end with yet another silverware for the Blues. Bournemouth would also be happy coming into this game after they secured a much needed 2-0 win over West Ham United the last time out. Prior to that win, they were on a run of 4 losses in 5 games and they would be hoping to build a winning run with another victory here.

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Liverpool v Leicester MatchPlug Match Preview Soccer Prediction and Betting Tips

Liverpool were the most decorated club in England for a long period of time, but since the re-branding of the English top flight game and renaming it the Premier League, the Reds have yet to win the competition. In the last decade, they have come close to winning it twice but failed to do so, they are currently top of the Premier League table again here and having lost just a single game in the league season, this could be the year they ended their wait. They come into this game after back to back wins over Brighton and Crystal Palace and their players would be confident of clinching yet another win here. Leicester City have recorded some upsetting wins in the Premier League in the last two months after beating Chelsea and Leicester City. However, the pressure has returned for Claude Puel as his team come here having lost 4 of their last 5 games in all competitions. They have been a bogey team to Liverpool for some time now but the Reds have won the last three meetings between them.

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Borussia Dortmund vs Hannover MatchPlug Match Preview Soccer Prediction and Betting Tips

Borussia Dortmund would be looking to keep up their 6 points gap over Bayern Munich when they host struggling Hannover 96 in this game. The Bundesliga leaders edge out a close contest 1-0 away at Leipzig the last time out to keep themselves firmly in control of the Bundesliga race. That win was their 4th consecutive win. They tend to do even better when they play at home and their fans would be confident that they can record another win a here and keep themselves at the forefront of the title race. Hannover, on the other hand, head to this game after suffering yet another 1-0 home loss at the hands of Werder Bremen. They have managed to collect just 11 points from 18 games this season and come here in the relegation zone. Their current form doesn’t seem to make a case that they can cause an upset, but they were good enough to hold Dortmund to a draw at home in the reverse fixture and they would be looking to do that here as well.

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