Metz vs Lyon Prediction & Tips Following last Sunday’s 1-2 defeat in Strasbourg, their sixth consecutive game without a win in Ligue 1 (D1, L5), bottom-of-the-table Metz have sacked their manager Stéphane Le Mignan. Benoît Tavenot, who left second-tier Bastia at the start of this season after a run of eleven league games without a… Read more »
Brest vs Toulouse Prediction & Tips Brest’s season is heading towards mid-table, with a comfortable cushion above the bottom three and an ever-widening gap to the European places. Two defeats in their last three league games have slowed their attempt to close in on the top six, but as both losses came away from home,… Read more »
Nantes vs Nice Prediction & Tips Nantes go into this matchday occupying the relegation play-off spot and are four points behind Nice, who are 15th, having lost four of their last five league games (1W). It is no surprise that they find themselves in such a precarious position, having managed only three wins in Ligue… Read more »
Alaves vs Betis Prediction & Tips Alaves’ freefall down the La Liga table continued with a 1-0 defeat to Atlético Madrid last week, in which they failed to register a single shot on target. Furthermore, results in other matches have seen them slip into the relegation zone. A negative run of seven defeats in nine… Read more »
Real Sociedad vs Celta Vigo Prediction & Tips Real Sociedad made a statement last weekend by beating Barcelona 2-1 at home, although they remain closer to the bottom three than the top seven before the matchday, according to the points table. That inspiring victory kept Real Sociedad’s unbeaten run in official competitions under Pellegrino Matarazzo… Read more »
Barcelona vs Oviedo Prediction & Tips Barcelona’s title defence suffered a setback last weekend after losing 2-1 to Real Sociedad, a result that left their lead at the top of LaLiga before the matchday at just one point. Barça also failed to impress in their UEFA Champions League fixture midweek, although they managed to overcome… Read more »
Atl. Madrid vs Mallorca Prediction & Tips An eight-point gap behind leaders and reigning champions Barcelona leaves Atlético’s ambition of winning a third title under Diego Simeone hanging by a thread. The Rojiblancos have a comfortable margin within the top four, which makes the UEFA Champions League even more important. That is why the modest… Read more »
Freiburg vs FC Koln Prediction & Tips Freiburg have virtually secured their place in the UEFA Europa League round of 16 after beating Maccabi Tel Aviv 1-0 in midweek. Julian Schuster’s side appear to be prioritising their European campaign, having won just two of their last six league games (two draws, two defeats), leaving them… Read more »
