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Silkeborg vs Hvidovre Match Preview


In a weekend match on Sunday Sep 3rd, in week 7, Silkeborg will host Hvidovre in a meeting of these two Superliga teams. In their last match, 5th placed Silkeborg, recorded a 3-1 win against København. Roony Bardghji struck first for København in the 4th minute, but Mattsson got the equalizer for Silkeborg in the 2nd minute of the first half’s stoppage time Finally they completed the comback in the 57th minute on a goal by Alexander Lind to cap off a wild match. Silkeborg is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Hvidovre recorded a 1-5 loss against OB. Johannes Selvén struck first for OB in the 2nd minute on a feed from Bjørn Paulsen, then Louicius Don Deedson added another in the 51st minute on a feed from Leeroy Owusu. Hvidovre looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 6 points in their last 10 matches.

This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season.

Christian Jakobsen has been the most prolific scorer on Hvidovre in his last 5 matches with 2 goals. Silkeborg is glad to have Alexander Lind in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored four goals.

Lyngby vs Nordsjælland Match Preview


Week 7 brings us a match on Sep 3rd, where Lyngby will play host to Nordsjælland in a clash of these two mismatched Superliga teams. Lyngby is fresh off their 0-1 loss against AGF. Patrick Mortensen struck first for AGF in the 6th minute on a feed from Felix Beijmo, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed Lyngby couldn’t manage to score, and AGF took the shutout win. Lyngby is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Nordsjælland recorded a 3-0 shutout win against Midtjylland. Marcus Ingvartsen struck first for Nordsjælland in the 7th minute on a feed from D. Svensson, then Marcus Ingvartsen added another in the 53rd minute on a feed from Ibrahim Osman In the end, Midtjylland was frustrated by Nordsjælland’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Nordsjælland ended the match with the shutout victory. Nordsjælland should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 19 points in their last 10 matches.

These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Nordsjælland won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.

Nordsjælland is glad to have Marcus Ingvartsen in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored four goals. Frederik Gytkjær has been the most prolific scorer on Lyngby in the last five matches with two goals.

København vs Viborg Match Preview


On Sun Sep 3rd, in week 7, København will host Viborg at Parken in a clash of these two mismatched Superliga teams. 2nd placed København is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Raków Częstochowa. Denis Vavro struck first for København in the 35th minute, but Łukasz Zwoliński got the equalizer for Raków Częstochowa in the 87th minute squeezing out at least the one point for Raków Częstochowa. København is on a hot streak lately, having won 7 of their last 10, while 8th placed Viborg is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Randers. Wessel Dammers struck first for Randers in the 28th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster At the end of 90 a dissapointed Viborg couldn’t manage to score, and Randers took the shutout win. Viborg is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.

This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season København won the head to head battle with 3 wins and 1 losss.

Sa’id and Oliver Bundgaard Kristensen are the top scorers for Viborg in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.. For København, their top scorers are Diogo Gonçalves and Mohamed Achouri, each having 2 goals in their last 5 matches.

Hearts vs Motherwell Match Preview


Week 4 features a match on Sun Sep 3rd, where Hearts will play host to Motherwell in a meeting of these two Premiership teams. In their last match, 5th placed Hearts, recorded a 0-1 loss against Dundee. Luke McCowan struck first for Dundee in the 63rd minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed Hearts couldn’t manage to score, and Dundee took the shutout win. Hearts is looking for direction having 1 win and 1 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 3rd placed Motherwell, recorded a 2-1 win against Kilmarnock. Marley Watkins struck first for Kilmarnock in the 12th minute, then Dan Casey tied it up for Motherwell in the 59th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 98th minute on a goal by Harrison Paton. Motherwell is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches.

This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Hearts won the head to head battle with 2 wins.

Motherwell hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last 5 matches are Thelonius Bair and Mika Bieveth, and they each have 1 goal. Lawrence Shankland and Yutaro Oda are the top scorers for Hearts in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats.

Aberdeen vs Hibernian Match Preview


On Sep 3rd, Aberdeen will host Hibernian at Pittodrie Stadium in a meeting of these two evenly matched Premiership teams. Aberdeen sits at 10th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-2 draw against St. Mirren. Jonny Hayes scored the first goal for Aberdeen in the 42nd minute, but Greg Kiltie got the equalizer for St. Mirren in the 59th minute . They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 1 of their last 10, while hibernian sits at 12th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-3 loss against Livingston. Jordan Obita scored the first goal for Livingston on an own goal in the 8th minute, then Martin Boyle tied it up for Hibernian in the 61st minute on a feed from Christian Doidge , but Livingston kept scoring and walked away with the win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 7 points in their last 10 matches.

This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Hibernian won the head to head battle with 2 wins, 1 losss and 1 draw.

Josh Campbell has been the most prolific scorer on Hibernian in his last five matches with 3 goals. Aberdeen is glad to have Bojan Miovski in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored four goals.

Rangers vs Celtic Match Preview


Week 4 brings us a match on Sep 3rd where Rangers plays host to Celtic in a meeting of these two Premiership teams in the ever popular Glasgow derby. In their last match, Rangers recorded a 1-5 loss against PSV. Saibari Ben El Basra scored the first goal for PSV in the 35th minute, then Saibari Ben El Basra added another in the 53rd minute. Rangers is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 1st placed Celtic, recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against St. Johnstone. Neither Celtic nor St. Johnstone could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 19 and 5 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,. Celtic is looking for direction having 2 win and 0 losses in their last 10 matches.

These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season Celtic won the head to head battle with 2 wins, 1 losss and 1 draw.

Both David Turnbull and Kyogo Furuhashi have been the hottest scorers for Celtic in the last five each having scored 3 goals each. Rangers is fortunate enough to have James Tavernier in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored 4 goals.

Viking vs Vålerenga Match Preview


In a weekend match in week 21, on Sat Sep 2nd, Viking will host Vålerenga at Sr-bank Arena in a clash of the Eliteserien. In their last match, 2nd placed Viking, recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Stabæk. David Brekalo struck first for Viking in the 89th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Stabæk couldn’t muster any offence and Viking ran away with the shutout win. Viking is on a hot streak lately, having won 10 of their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Vålerenga recorded a 2-2 draw against Odd. Dennis Gjengaar scored the first goal for Odd in the 8th minute, then Sondre Solholm Johansen tied it up for Vålerenga on an own goal in the 19th minute . Vålerenga looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 7 points in their last 10 matches.

Vålerenga and Viking last played eachother at the Intility Arena on Jul 1st. Viking won by a score of 2 to 1. Lars-Jørgen Salvesen struck first for Viking in the 19th minute on a feed from Zlatko Tripić, but Stefan Strandberg got the equalizer for Vålerenga in the 85th minute.

Both Jatta and Petter Strand have been the hottest scorers for Vålerenga in the last five each having scored 2 goals. Zlatko Tripić has been the most prolific scorer on Viking in his last five matches with 3 goals.

Stuttgart vs Freiburg Match Preview


In this week 3 match on the 2nd of September, Stuttgart will host Freiburg in a meeting of these two closely matched Bundesliga teams. In their last match, Stuttgart recorded a 1-5 loss against RB Leipzig. Sehrou Guirassy scored the first goal for Stuttgart in the 35th minute, then Benjamin Henrichs tied it up for RB Leipzig in the 51st minute Finally they completed the comback victory in the 63rd minute on a goal by Daniel Olmo to cap off a wild match. Stuttgart is looking for direction having 1 win and 1 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 5th placed Freiburg, recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Werder Bremen. Maximilian Philipp struck first for Freiburg in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Werder Bremen couldn’t muster any offence and Freiburg ran away with the shutout win. Freiburg is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches.

On the 23rd of December, Stuttgart hosted Freiburg at the Mercedes-benz Arena in their last match together. Stuttgart won by a score of 1 to 0. Sasa Kalajdžić struck first for Stuttgart in the 15th minute on a feed from Gonzalo Castro, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Freiburg was frustrated by Stuttgart’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Stuttgart ended the match with the shutout victory.

Freiburg’s top weapon lately has been Roland Sallai, who has two goals in the last five matches. Stuttgart is fortunate enough to have Sehrou Guirassy in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored seven goals

Stuttgart will be without Deniz Undav, Josha Vagnoman, Fabian Bredlow and Kastanaras, while Freiburg will be without Christian Günter, Daniel-Kofi Kyereh and Junior Chikwubuike Adamu.

Augsburg vs Bochum Match Preview


In this 3rd week match, on Saturday Sep 2nd, Augsburg will host Bochum in a clash of these two closely matched Bundesliga teams. In their last match, 11th placed Augsburg, recorded a 1-3 loss against Bayern München. Felix Uduokhai struck first for Bayern München on an own goal in the 32nd minute, then Harry Kane added another in the 40th minute on a penalty shot. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 1 of their last 10, while in their last match, 14th placed Bochum, recorded a 1-1 draw against Borussia Dortmund. Kevin Stöger struck first for Bochum in the 13th minute on a feed from Maximilian Wittek, but Donyell Malen got the equalizer for Borussia Dortmund in the 56th minute earning them at least the one point. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches.

On Wednesday Oct 27th, Bochum hosted Augsburg in their last match together. Bochum and Augsburg battled to a 2-2 draw. Miloš Pantović struck first for Bochum in the 12th minute on a feed from Konstantinos Stafylidis, then Miloš Pantović added another in the 53rd minute.

Philipp Hofmann has been the most prolific scorer on Bochum in the last five matches with three goals. Irvin Cardona has been the most prolific scorer on Augsburg in the last five matches with three goals

Masaya Okugawa, Reece Oxford, Ruben Vargas, Jeffrey Gouweleeuw, Raphael Framberger, Arne Maier, Nathanael Mbuku, Irvin Cardona, Patric Pfeiffer and Robert Gumny are unavailable to play for Augsburg, while Thomas Letsch’s Bochum squad will be without Matúš Bero, Maximilian Wittek, Philipp Förster, Luis Hartwig, Moritz-Broni Kwarteng, Michael Esser, Tim Oermann and Pannewig.

Werder Bremen vs Mainz 05 Match Preview


On Sat Sep 2nd, in week 3, Mainz 05 will travel to Bremen to battle Werder Bremen in a meeting of these two Bundesliga teams. In their last match, Werder Bremen recorded a 0-1 loss against Freiburg. Maximilian Philipp struck first for Freiburg in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time on a feed from Noah Weisshaupt, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Werder Bremen couldn’t muster any offence and Freiburg ran away with the shutout win. Werder Bremen looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches, while mainz 05 sits at 13th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-1 draw against Eintracht Frankfurt. Jae-Sung Lee struck first for Mainz 05 in the 25th minute, but Omar Marmoush got the equalizer for Eintracht Frankfurt in the 1st minute of the second half’s stoppage time earning Eintracht Frankfurt a comeback draw. Mainz 05 looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 1 of their last 10.

This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Mainz 05 won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.

Mainz 05’s top weapon lately has been Ludovic Ajorque, who has three goals in the last five matches. Both Justin Njinmah and Nick Woltemade have been the hottest scorers for Werder Bremen in the last five each having scored 2 goals

Ole Werner’s squad will be without Naby Keïta, Miloš Veljković, Nick Woltemade, Felix Agu and Dikeni-Rafid Salifou, while Bo Svensson’s Mainz 05 squad will be without Jonathan Burkardt, Ludovic Ajorque, Andreas Hanche-Olsen and Maxim Leitsch.