ATHLETIC BILBAO VS SEVILLA

FORM AND STATS

• Athletic have hit a rough patch with no wins in 6 matches and defeats in 4 of their last 5 competitive outings.
• Sevilla by contrast have only lost once all season in any competition and that was a tough away game at Atletico Madrid.
• Sevilla have taken 2 points per game on average on the road so far this term. Athletic have scored just one goal per game at home on average.

HEAD TO HEAD

• These sides have met six times since the start of last year. Sevilla won a Europa League clash on penalties while all four league meetings in that time have produced home wins.

TEAM NEWS

• ATHLETIC-Oscar de Marcos is still carrying an injury and is unlikely to make this one. Eneko Boveda and Inigo Lekue are battling for a right-back start. Aritz Aduriz is fit to start up front.
• SEVILLA-Nicola Pareja and Daniel Carrico are both out injured. Gabriel Mercado is likely to be preferred to Seb Corchia at right-back. Joaquin Correa and Nolito are battling it out for a start on the left of the attack.

PREDICTION

 

BORRUSSIA DORTMUND VS LEIPZIG

FORM AND STATS

• Dortmund currently enjoying the longest unbeaten home run in the club’s history – 41 consecutive Bundesliga matches since April 2015.
• Dortmund have won all but 7 matches since their 41 match unbeaten Bundesliga streak at home began in April 2015 (W34 D7).
• Dortmund have conceded just 2 goals this season. RB Leipzig have failed to score in 3 of their last 5 on the road.

 

HEAD TO HEAD

• Dortmund won 1-0 at home to Leipzig when the two sides last met in February this year. RB Leipzig won 1-0 at home to Dortmund in the only other prior meeting.

TEAM NEWS

• BORRUSSIA – Dortmund will continue to miss the following on Saturday: Eric Durm, Marcel Schmelzer, Marco Reus, Lukasz Piszczek are all still sidelined. Sebastian Rode, Andre Schurrle and Raphaël Guerreiro also remain doubtful.
• LEIPZIG – Winger Marcel Sabitzer is the only concern for RB Leipzig, though he may be available by Saturday.

PREDICTION

Borrussia Dortmund win at 1.67 odds

JUVENTUS VS LAZIO

FORM AND STATS

• Juventus have won 37 of their last 38 home league games.
• Juventus won at home to all of the top eight last season, with 67% of their wins at home coming by at least two goals.
• In the last 10 matches, Juventus scored 15 goals and conceded 3 goals at home, average getting 2.50 goals per home game.

HEAD TO HEAD

• Juventus have won 10 of the last 11 meetings between these two sides.

TEAM NEWS

• Juventus – Juventus welcome back Claudio Marchisio and Sami Khedira in midfield. They’re expected to line up alongside Federico Bernardeschi, who seems to have nailed down a place in the team.
• Lazio – Lazio remain without Felipe Anderson, while defenders Wallace, Dusan Basta and Jordan Lukaku are also absent.

PREDICTION

Juventus win at 1.66 odds

 

ROMA VS NAPOLI

FORM AND STATS

• Napoli have scored at least 3 goals in the last 11 Serie A matches.
• There have been over 2.5 goals scored in Roma’s last 6 Serie A home games.
• Roma have scored at least 2 goals in 8 of their last 10 matches (Serie A).
• Roma won all but three home games last season, slipping up to three of their fellow top five sides.

HEAD TO HEAD

• The two encounters between these sides last season saw the away team come out on top.

TEAM NEWS

• Patrik Schick remains a doubt for Roma, but he’s closing in on a return. The same goes for midfielder Kevin Strootman and winger Stephan El Shaarawy.
• Napoli remain without Arkadiusz Milik, although he Polish forward was already struggling to claim a place in their front three.

PREDICTION

Match goals over 2.5 at 1.50 odds

OTHER PREDICTIONS

MATCH	PREDICTION	ODDS
Tottenham vs Bournemouth	Tottenham win	1.30
Watford vs Arsenal	Match goals over 2.5	1.55
FC Lugano vs FC Basel	Match goals over 2.5	1.85