Given the defensive credentials of Thursday's opposition, this game is nothing other than a big opportunity for Almeria to continue scoring at a pleasing rate. Punters can profit by siding with 'Almeria to Score Over 1.5 Goals'. Not only have Oviedo, who have the worst away defensive record in the division, conceded two or more in seven out of 11 on the road, shipping multiple goals in each of their three away games against teams currently in the top six, but Almeria have scored multiple goals on a regular basis at home, notching two or more in four of their last five at Estadio de los Juegos Mediterraneos. Ultimately, when the best attack in the division faces one of the worst defences on Thursday evening, home goals are fancied.
Edouard netted before Griffiths' third, then Callum McGregor converted a late penalty as Celtic edge closer to a ninth consecutive title. Neil Lennon's side - who have played two more games than Rangers - have won 12 of their 13 domestic games in 2020. St Mirren, meanwhile, slip to 11th and are now just three points clear of bottom side Hearts. Reaction & as it happenedNo complacency, no surprises Any chance of a shock St Mirren victory looked slim.
On the night, there was little to suggest that they were capable of that. Not only have their West Lothian rivals been formidable at home but the Paisley side have also been pretty terrible on the road. Goodwin's side may have claimed a point at McDiarmid Park and Easter Road in recent weeks, but that's about it. And, in their 13 away games in the Premiership, they've picked up just five points from a possible 39.
For Swindon, it was a return to the scene where they thought they had secured promotion three years earlier before breaches of league regulations, predominantly involving illegal payments to players, took it away from them. Swindon - led by player-manager Glenn Hoddle - took a 3-0 lead, with Hoddle netting the first, and looked set for a routine win early in the second half. Glenn Hoddle (second from right) masterminded Swindon's promotion to the Premier LeagueBut Leicester roared back as Julian Joachim, Steve Walsh and Steve Thompson all scored in the space of 12 minutes to make it 3-3.
It's obviously concerning that Los Leones were walked over at will in the first 20 minutes against Betis, but they have otherwise been watertight defensively this season, especially at San Mames where they have kept five clean sheets from eight and conceded just three times.
Assisted by Nick Pope. Posted at 76' Foul by Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford). Posted at 76' Dwight McNeil (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half. SubstitutionPosted at 75' Substitution, Burnley. Jay Rodriguez replaces Chris Wood. Posted at 74' Attempt missed. Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
Posted at 54' Corner, Everton. Conceded by Lucas Torreira. Posted at 54' Attempt blocked. Gylfi Sigurdsson (Everton) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Posted at 52' Attempt saved. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Their elimination came after a labored win over SuperSport United, where they needed an own goal to collect maximum points. Arrows are unbeaten in their last three PSL matches but in the last 10, they have won just three. They have scored more than one goal in just one of their last 11 PSL matches and in the last five league games at home, they haven’t netted more than a goal in the last five.
After Adam Masina drove the home side ahead and Roberto Pereyra coolly added a second, Everton looked fully out of sorts, before two goals arrived in first-half added time from central defender Yerry Mina. Fabian Delph's dismissal for two yellow cards in 13 second-half minutes looked set to temper the away side's comeback, only for Walcott to nudge home in the 90th minute and move the Toffees to ninth in the table, their highest position since September.
Not knowing when the window opens, WhatsApp videos, threadbare squads and being tighter than two coats of paint. Scottish football has been given formal permission to begin the Premiership season on 1 August, but ambiguity and uncertainty surrounds the buying and selling of players. From an international without a club, to a chief executive needing another 14 players, BBC Scotland speaks to those waiting for the transfer window to open in the coming days.
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ADO Den Haag vs Willem II predictions for Saturday's match in the Eredivisie. Willem II look to build upon an excellent result against PS before the international break away at a struggling Den Haag side on Saturday. Read on for all our free predictions and betting tips.
Academica Clinceni are having a poor season and are currently second to last in the league. Away from home they have lost 8 of the 11 games and with 28 goals conceded they have the worst defense away from home together with Dinamo Bucuresti.
By Karen Lema MANILA, Nov 26 (Reuters) - Soccer players sleeping on the floor or stranded at the airport, transport hiccups and handwritten fixture lists, not enough drinking water and food unfit for athletes - the Philippines' hosting of the Southeast Asian Games is off to a chaotic start. Those in the soccer competition that started ahead of the main event beginning on Saturday have borne the brunt of the disruption.
FC Slutsk and Ynergetyk-BDU Minsk are two teams that are playing a high scoring football in the Vysshaya liga in Belarus. FC Slutsk are the current league leaders with 16 points, having won five matches from seven games played thanks to their impressive offense that has scored 14 goals already, as the best offensive team in the league. FC Slutsk have combined seven goals in their latest three matches played against Dinamo Minsk, Belshina and Soligorsk. Slutsk should score at least two goals against Ynergetyk that conceded five goals in their last three away matches. I expect visitors to find the net too and choose over 2.5 here.
The Aquile make this trip with eight straight victories in Serie A, while they secured a huge win in their final match of the year after beating Juventus 3-1 in the Supercoppa Italiana. Landing that silverware was proof that Lazio are capable of mixing it with the league’s elite. Now they sit just six points off the top with a game in hand, so the title is a possibility for them in 2020.
Oxford vs Man City predictions for Wednesday’s EFL Cup fixture at Kassam Stadium. Can the League 1 side get the better of the Premier League champions? Read on for our free predictions and betting tips.
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Nottingham Forest have earned four points from their last two league games. That's taken them closer to clinching a play-off place and there's still the chance of automatic promotion. Their opponents are in terrible form at the moment but are still only five points adrift of the final play-off position. However, over the last ten league games, they are in relegation form. Go for Forest to get the win here.
You can’t write those two off. Wolves, the way they play with their attacking play, they’re a fantastic team to watch and then you’ve got Sheffield United. John Lundstram of Sheffield United celebrates with his team mates after scoring his team's second goal during the Premier League match between Sheffield United and AFC Bournemouth at Bramall Lane on February 09, 2020 in Sheffield, United KingdomGetty Images The only team I’d say that are better than them as a unit is Liverpool, who are a real team.
Roberto Firmino of Liverpool celebrates the opening goal with Virgil van Dijk. Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool FCGetty Images Manchester City will hope to cut the gap to Liverpool down to 14 points when they travel to Aston Villa on Sunday afternoon, following second-placed Leicester's surprise home loss to Southampton.
Posted at 90'+1' Lionel Messi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Posted at 90'+1' Foul by Geoffrey Kondogbia (Valencia). Posted at 90' Foul by Samuel Umtiti (Barcelona). Posted at 90' Rubén Sobrino (Valencia) wins a free kick on the right wing. SubstitutionPosted at 90' Substitution, Valencia. Rubén Sobrino replaces Carlos Soler. Posted at 89' Foul by Arturo Vidal (Barcelona). Posted at 89' Geoffrey Kondogbia (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
If only he'd reached that Alan Shearer cross. Alain Giresse (France) - 5 apps, 1 goal. Tournaments played in: 1984. Best finish: Winner (1984)Another who only graced one tournament, but what a way to do it. Won every game as France won in 1984, Giresse was one quarter of the "Carre Magique" (Magic Square) in midfield. His goal against Belgium was a delight as well. Just 5ft 4ins. Elegant, classy player.
After three straight losses, Preston are searching for a return to form when they clash with QPR this weekend. While the visitors have had their problems, they should be hopeful as they take on a QPR side who have failed to win across their last seven matches.
Leverkusen captain Lars Bender said discussions had taken place in the last few weeks and on Tuesday they reached an agreement. The team is ready to waive part of the salaries in order to support the club in its efforts to financially overcome the corona crisis," Bender said in a club statement following a makeshift training session where players trained only in pairs.
Chinandega will against Real Esteli in match Nicaragua Premier Division. My prediction this match could be the win or draw for Chinandega. Chinandega have great result on last 3 match in league due to Chinandega have won in 2 match and 1 match is lose. Meanwhile, Real Esteli have not good result on last 3 match in league due to Real Esteli only have draw in 2 match and 1 match is lose. Therefore, I think that Chinandega can beat and have score is draw on this match due to Chinandega on last 3 match in the home only have lose in 1 match. Surely Chinandega have more chance to win on this match.
Toulouse have recently sacked manager Antoine Kombouaré and will be back at home where they had a pretty good record prior to the New Caledonian’s awful tenure; they had just four of the previous fifteen matches.
Ross Barkley and Mason Mount were guilty of the biggest misses, but there were a host of half chances that came and went. Chelsea were deserved winners in the end, but a lack of ruthlessness is the key factor in stopping Frank Lampard’s side taking the next step in their development. MAN OF THE MATCH Fiyako Tomori (Chelsea): Was one of eight players reinstated to the starting line-up by Lampard and was the one player who made the strongest case to keep his place.
It's hard in England, it's an opportunity to have a new evolution in the game. Read Kerr's full profileVivianne MiedemaArsenal and Netherlands striker Vivianne Miedema had an impressive 2019 winning the WSL with Arsenal and making the World Cup final with her international side. Whilst competing in France, Miedema became the Netherlands' all-time top scorer. Media playback is not supported on this device BBC Women's Footballer of the Year 2020: Vivianne Miedema profile Van den Berg: "She is a player who is so easy going.
Jablonec scores most of its goals at home where they have a record of 6-2-1 this season with 22 goals scored but also 10 goals conceded so 32 goals scored in just 9 home games making an average around 3.5 goals scored in their home games, this while the guests even had the lead 3 times away at Sparta Prague recently but only drew that game 3-3 in the end as their defense is just as weak as strong they are at scoring goals.
In the top Israeli league today there will be a match between the team from Tel Aviv Bnei Yehuda and Hapoel Hadera. The home team is pretty much in the middle of the table and accordingly the last performances, they have 2 wins and 3 losses in their last 5 matches. Hadera is one place ahead of Yehuda in the table and could get at least one point here I believe. The form of both teams is almost the same and I expect an uncertain match here. In the games played by the visitors, it didn't take long for both teams to score, so I expect a draw here.
Mata cuts it back to Ighalo, whose initial shot is blocked but he absolutely buries the rebound into the roof if the net for the third. CHANCE! Nearly a hat-trick for Ighalo! Lingard finds him with a low cross to the penalty spot. Ighalo controls it perfectly but slices his shot into the air and over the bar.
The form of the hosts this season is full of ups and down so their games are so tough to know the outcome but here I think they will win again as they did in their first match where they beat the visitors with two goals to one.
But we can go through to the quarter-finals and that is what we have to do. We have to be focused on that. City won the domestic treble last season, which also included the Premier League title, but Guardiola accepts it is no longer possible to reel in runaway league leaders Liverpool. Juergen Klopp's side have suffered only one defeat and one draw in 28 matches to build a 22-point lead over second-placed City.
Government officials have said discussions over contact work at training grounds should take place fairly quickly. Barber feels these talks will involve greater detail than the initial discussions over the return-to-training protocol currently in place. However, he also expects them to take place in a different atmosphere given the reduction in the daily number of deaths. The first stage was difficult and took a long time because it was new, it was very detailed and when it was first conceived we were very much in the height of this pandemic and the numbers were horrific," he said.
It was preceded by a minute's silence for those who have lost their lives to coronavirus. This was a very different experience and environment - but we are living in a very different world to the one the Premier League left behind when Aston Villa lost 4-0 at Leicester City on 9 March. As you pulled off the M6 and headed towards Villa Park, you could see old haunts and gathering places were not the usual seething mass of claret and blue.