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Borussia Dortmund will look to continue their impressive run of form when they welcome title hopefuls RB Leipzig to Signal Iduna Park this Friday.
Dortmund are flying in all competitions at the moment, with nine wins in nine games since the turn of the year. Their most recent outing was a 1-0 win over Hoffenheim, which kept them level on points with Bayern Munich at the top of the league table.
With this fixture coming before Bayern Munich play their weekend game, Edin Terzić’s can reclaim top spot of the win here. They should win this game, given that they currently have the highest points per game average (3.0), goals per match (2.86), goal attempts (17.86) and shots on target (7.71) of any side across Europe’s top-five leagues.
But RB Leipzig also have some wonderful stats backing them, with Marco Rose’s men the joint-best side in the division across the last 15 rounds (W10, D4, L1).
The visitors are trailing Dortmund by four points and come into this fixture with no competitive away defeat since September 2022.
Real Madrid and Barcelona will renew their fierce rivalry this Thursday when both lock horns in the first leg of the Copa del Rey semi-final at Santiago Bernabeu.
Seven points separate both sides in the La Liga title quest after dropping points at the weekend. While the hosts were held to a 1-1 draw against their fierce rivals Atletico Madrid, the visitors fell to a shock 1-0 defeat to relegation candidates Almería.
Therefore, both sides will.be desperate to return to winning ways here and take the win in this first leg. Considering their form, Carlo Ancelotti’s side will be more confident of victory here, having won five in a row before their draw to Atletico last weekend.
Barcelona’s recent results have been poor. The visitors have lost their last two games, with the aforementioned defeat to Almería on Sunday coming after a 2-1 loss to Manchester United in the Europa League.
With just the Copa del Rey and La Liga title to look forward to now after crashing out of Europe, Xavi will be desperate for his side to keep their chances of winning at least one extra trophy alive after their Super Cup win earlier in the year.
Given their history in this fixture, they will fancy their chances here as they’ve lost none of the last five away H2Hs in this competition (W2, D3).
Liverpool will look to continue their quest for redemption this season when they welcome Wolves to Anfield on Wednesday.
The Reds terrible season continued last time with another frustrating result in London, where they were held to a goalless draw against Crystal Palace. The result made it three games without defeat in the PL and was their third clean sheet in a row.
Yet, it made their chances of qualifying for the Champions League slim as they are currently a distant nine points off Tottenham in fourth position, having played two games less. They will now play one of those outstanding games at Anfield on Wednesday and will be desperate for a win to keep their hopes of a top-four finish alive.
Meanwhile, Wolves are fighting for their lives at the other end of the table. The visitors are sitting in 15th position, three points ahead of 18th-placed Everton.
They come into this game in relatively good shape, having suffered only one defeat in their last four games (W2, D1). Part of those wins was a 3-0 win over Liverpool three weeks ago. So they will now travel to Merseyside with history to make as they seek their first league double over the Reds since 1950/51.
However, Wolves have often been the prey and not the predator at Anfield, as they have lost 18 of their last 20 league visits there (W2).
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It is a revenge mission for Arsenal this Wednesday as they host Everton in the rescheduled seventh-round fixture of the 2022/23 Premier League season.
The Gunners suffered a rare defeat to the Merseyside club three weeks ago, falling to a 1-0 loss. That loss began a series of poor results for Mikel Arteta’s side, who went on a three-game winless run in the PL (D1, L2), eventually reducing their lead at the top of the table.
But they seem to have bounced back now, with back-to-back wins over Aston Villa and Leicester City most recently. The win over the Foxes gave them their first clean sheet in six league outings and gave them a two-point lead at the top.
Having played a game less, this match affords them the opportunity to extend the gap at the top to five points with a win. And given that they have lost just one of the last 26 home PL meetings (W21, D4) and just once at home this PL campaign (W8, D2), they will highly fancy their chances of winning this game.
Meanwhile, since defeating Everton in his first game in charge, Sean Dyche has lost twice and one in three PL games. His most recent loss was a 2-0 defeat to Aston Villa, a result that kept them firmly rooted in the relegation zone.
They will travel to the Emirates looking to win away from home against a team starting a match at the top of the table for the first time since September 1986 (since D5, L19). However, they might fancy their chances here because they’ve beaten the Gunners in four of the last five H2Hs (L1).
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Bristol City will welcome Manchester City to Ashton Gate Stadium this Tuesday for the sixth-round fixture of the FA Cup.
Bristol City are looking to make history here as they haven’t progressed past the fifth round of the FA Cup since 1973/1974. But Nigel Pearson’s side come into this match in good form as they’re unbeaten in 12 games (W6, D6).
The Robins are especially strong at Ashton Gate, where they haven’t tasted defeat in seven matches (W4, D3) and have only lost one of their last five FA Cup fixtures (W2, D2).
They will fancy their chances here, having beaten City’s rivals Manchester United 2-1 in the League Cup in 2017. Yet, the Sky Blues aren’t an easy nut to crack for smaller teams, especially in this competition.
Pep Guardiola’s side haven’t lost in this competition to a non-Premier League side since February 2018 (1-0 vs Wigan), with that loss being the last time they lost an FA Cup game away from the Etihad Stadium before the semi-finals.
The visitors are unbeaten in their last five matches (W3, D2) following Saturday’s 4-1 league win over Bournemouth. Having won each of the three head-to-head meetings in this century by 2+ goals, City will be confident of another win.
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Juventus and Torino will battle for three points this Tuesday when they meet at Allianz Stadium for the 156th edition of the Derby della Molle in Serie A.
Both teams are local rivals as they are both situated in the city of Turin. But Juventus are way ahead of their city rivals in achievement and history. Yet this season, they find themselves close to each other on the table, with Juventus sitting in eighth position, while Torino are sitting in ninth.
Despite having 15 points deducted from them, Juventus are still battling hard to qualify for a place in Europe next season. They come into this game on the back of a 3-0 midweek UEFA Europa League victory against Nantes. The win gave them a place in the next round of the Europa League.
Maximiliano Allegri’s men can reasonably be expected to win this against a Torino side they have beaten in 24 of the last 33 Serie A H2Hs (D8, L1). The visitors’ current form does not inspire confidence, too, as they come into this tie on the back of a disappointing 2-2 draw with winless Cremonese.
Winning away from home is also a problem that has plagued Torino for quite a while now, with just two victories from their last ten Serie A road trips (D3, L5). Those away games haven’t proved fruitful for points, but they have proved entertaining for the neutral, with Torino witnessing both teams score in a joint-league-high nine Serie A away games this term.
So the correct prediction for this game is BTTS/GG.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Another MLS season has arrived and as usual, it is accompanied by changes. St. Louis City SC will make its debut. Players and managers made some off-season moves too. And a new campaign will not be complete if the league does not make any head-scratching moves for MLS 2023.
These are the new developments as the MLS’ 28th season begins.
St. Louis
MLS has not put forward the wrong foot in picking expansion markets. Each team has been met with considerable excitement and the national footprint looks robust now that 29 teams have accepted St. Louis City, the newest addition.
When it comes to St. Louis, a bit of “What took you so long?” enters the discussion. The City’s passion for soccer runs deep, with a booming grassroots soccer scene that has led many players to U.S. national teams dating back to the mid-20th century, with Becky Sauerbrunn and Tim Ream being two of the most recent.
Guaranteed, it takes more than a passion for soccer to build an MLS team. Wealthy investors including a stadium are often needed to build up and run a team, and St. Louis had some near misses in terms of finding owners that will get it an MLS team.
However, with an investor group headed by Carolyn Kindle, that has now been accomplished. And Citypark’s team’s 22,000-seater stadium is up and running from the get-go should help the organization start functioning.
The inaugural season always comes with hiccups. Lutz Pfannenstiel the sporting director after featuring over 20 clubs in his playing career, put together a side void of big names, leaving that task to Bradley Carnell New York Red Bulls assistant (an former interim manager) to turn SLC into a cohesive unit.
On that note, it feels right to have a top-flight team in the cradle of American soccer.
The MLS off-season is when change-of-address forms are in demand, and so are moving companies, particularly with the League’s limited free agency form as part of the landscape.
There are some players who wore different jerseys that will require some double-takes. Witnessing 2018 MLS MVP Josef Martinez in the Inter Miami CF colours will be hard to digest especially since he had a good spell at Atlanta United.
The same sentiments will follow Aaron Long, who transferred from New York Red Bulls to LAFC.
Sean Johnson on his own part will try to change the fate of Toronto FC after leading New York City FC to an MLS Cup in 2021.
However, what could be described as the most surprising moves happened within the managerial ranks. Wilfred Nancy turned an impressive campaign with CF Montréal into a move to the Columbus Crew, breaking free from Joey Saputo’s overbearing ownership. Nancy was replaced with Hernan Losada, who was fired by D.C. Losada last season due to his obsessive methods regarding weight, amongst other things, he imposed on players.
Losada will have to make the best out of a bad situation for the MLS 2023 with CFM after its roster was basically stripped.
On D.C. United, Ben Olsen had moved to Houston Dynamo as a way to bring back the team’s glory days of the mid-2000s, when they won consecutive MLS Cups in 2006 and 2007. Former FC Dallas manager Luchi Gonzalez joined the San Jose Earthquakes after spending the last few years in the U.S. men’s national team setup.
And some brand new faces, too
MLS mines the international transfer market for reinforcements, and with one or two exceptions, they did not keep too much in their pockets. However this could change if Lionel Messi goes ahead to sign with Inter Miami, but other than this, most of the newcomers are of a strategic variety.
One team that did not make too many financial moves was the Portland Timbers, who spent a $10 million transfer fee on FC Midtjylland midfielder Evander. The Brazilian has been compared to MVP Hany Mukhtar of the Nashville SC. If he can live up to Mukhtar’s influence, it could boost the Timbers’ chances of getting back into the postseason.
Other notable additions for the MLS 2023 season are D.C. United’s Mateusz Klich a former player for Leeds United, including ex-Racing Club midfielder Enzo Copetti, who will join Charlotte FC. Copetti will be assisted by Ashley Westwood former Aston Villa and Burnley midfielder. Belgian striker Dante Vanzeir will try to score goals for the New York Red Bulls, netting 29 times in 67 senior appearances in a bit more than two seasons for Union Saint-Gilloise.
For the defensive side, Inter Miami brought former Shakhtar Donetsk centre-back Serhiy Kryvtsov to man that part of the field for the Herons. Finland international Leo Vaisanen will do the same for Austin FC, after Ruben Gabrielsen’s departure.
Postseason format debacle
18 teams will now qualify for the revamped postseason which is an increase from last year’s 14 – and the rounds will be mainly single-elimination.
The first set of games will be play-in games where the No. 8 and No.9 seeds square off. The next round will witness the other teams join in for a best-of-three series. Every game will have a winner. The format will go back to single elimination for the conference semifinals, conference final and MLS Cup.
Although the league contends that this change has been talked about since 2021 and is not being influenced by its new broadcast rights deal with Apple, according to the Athletic’s report last fall that the decision was fuelled a part passion to have more postseason games available on Apple TV than last year’s 13.
There will now be as low as 25 games and many as 33. There is also the desire on the part of MLS owners to host at least one playoff game, to gather more revenue for the League.
The solution provided by the MLS lacks consistency in terms of format from round to round, and with 18 teams qualifying for the playoffs, will devaluate the regular season more. And does the league want a situation where a team advanced because it “won” two games through penalties and lost a game in regulation?
They practically borrowed some concepts from Liga MX to find a format that would work. Wanting more teams is fine but not ideal.
Having eight teams from every conference qualify and turn each round into a simple home-and-away affair, and if a match ends in a draw after 180 minutes, the higher seed advances. This method will create 29 games. Everybody wins. The MLS 2023 regular season has some sense, Apple TV gets more games to broadcast, the owners get their extra income and the system stays consistent and easy to understand. Fans also get a healthy dose of drama without a penalty shootout.
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.
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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