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Cambridge United vs Portsmouth Match Preview


On the 4th of March, in this week 35 match, Cambridge United and Portsmouth will play a match in Cambridge in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched League One teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 5 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. Cambridge United is fresh off their 0-2 loss against Exeter City. Archie Collins struck first for Exeter City in the 18th minute, then Kevin McDonald added another in the 53rd minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Cambridge United couldn’t manage to score, and Exeter City took the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 7 of their last 10, while portsmouth sits at 10th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 3-1 win against Bolton Wanderers. Dion Charles struck first for Bolton Wanderers in the 48th minute, then in the 73rd minute, Joe Rafferty sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Ryley Towler But luckily in the 84th minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Ryley Towler. Portsmouth should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches.

In their last match together, Portsmouth won by a score of 4 to 1. Joe Ironside struck first for Cambridge United in the 30th minute, then Colby Bishop tied it up for Portsmouth in the 2nd minute of the first half’s stoppage time on a feed from Sean Raggett But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 60th minute on a goal by Ronan Curtis.

Ryley Towler has been the most effective weapon for Portsmouth lately. The English midfielder has netted 2 goals in his last 5 matches. Cambridge United hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last 5 matches are Joe Ironside and Lloyd Jones, and they each have 1 goal.

Sunderland vs Stoke City Match Preview


Mar 4th features a match where Stoke City will travel to Sunderland to battle Sunderland in a clash of these two mismatched Championship teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 5 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. Sunderland is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Coventry City. Jamie Allen struck first for Coventry City in the 25th minute on a feed from Viktor Gyökeres, then Viktor Gyökeres added another in the 89th minute. Sunderland is looking for direction having 4 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 17th placed Stoke City, recorded a 0-1 loss against Brighton & Hove Albion. Evan Ferguson struck first for Brighton & Hove Albion in the 30th minute on a feed from Kaoru Mitoma, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Stoke City was frustrated by Brighton & Hove Albion’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Brighton & Hove Albion ended the match with the shutout victory. Stoke City is looking for direction having 4 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches.

On the 20th of August, Stoke City hosted Sunderland at the Bet365 Stadium in their last match together. Sunderland won by a score of 1 to 0. Ross Stewart scored the first goal for Sunderland in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster At the end of 90 a dissapointed Stoke City couldn’t manage to score, and Sunderland took the shutout win.

Stoke City is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Lewis Baker and Josh Laurent each having 2 goals in their last five. Jack Clarke has been the most prolific scorer on Sunderland in his last five matches with 3 goals.

Hartberg vs Wolfsberger AC Match Preview


On Sat Mar 4th, in week 20, Wolfsberger AC will travel to Hartberg to battle Hartberg in a clash of the Tipico Bundesliga. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 5 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. Hartberg sits at 12th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-3 loss against Austria Wien. Haris Tabakovic struck first for Austria Wien in the 31st minute, then Haris Tabakovic added another in the 57th minute from the penalty spot In the end, Hartberg was frustrated by Austria Wien’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Austria Wien ended the match with the shutout victory. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 7 points in their last 10 matches, while 9th placed Wolfsberger AC is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Rapid Wien. Patrick Greil scored the first goal for Rapid Wien in the 24th minute, then Bernhard Zimmermann added another in the 43rd minute. Wolfsberger AC looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 7 of their last 10.

Hartberg and Wolfsberger AC last played eachother at the Lavanttal Arena on Sat Sep 17th. Wolfsberger AC was victorious by a score of 3 to 1. Dario Tadić scored the first goal for Hartberg in the 24th minute on a penalty shot, then in the 42nd minute, Maurice Malone sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Thai Baribo But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 59th minute on a goal by Konstantin Kerschbaumer.

Wolfsberger AC is fortunate enough to have Thai Baribo in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored 4 goals. Dominik Frieser and Dario Tadić are the top scorers for Hartberg in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.

Ried vs Austria Wien Match Preview


In this week 20 match, on Sat Mar 4th, Ried hosts Austria Wien in a Tipico Bundesliga match. 11th placed Ried is fresh off their 0-2 loss against Salzburg. Nicolás Capaldo struck first for Salzburg in the 19th minute on a feed from Noah Okafor, then Sekou Koita added another in the 88th minute on a feed from Benjamin Sesko In the end, Ried couldn’t muster any offence and Salzburg ran away with the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches, while austria Wien is fresh off their 3-0 shutout win against Hartberg. Haris Tabakovic scored the first goal for Austria Wien in the 31st minute, then Haris Tabakovic added another in the 57th minute on a penalty kick In the end, Hartberg couldn’t muster any offence and Austria Wien ran away with the shutout win. Austria Wien is looking for direction having 4 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.

On Sep 18th, Austria Wien hosted Ried in their last match together. Austria Wien won by a score of 3 to 0. Andreas Gruber struck first for Austria Wien in the 27th minute on a feed from Manfred Fischer, then Dominik Fitz added another in the 47th minute In the end, Ried was frustrated by Austria Wien’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Austria Wien ended the match with the shutout victory.

Austria Wien is fortunate enough to have Haris Tabakovic in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored five goals. Ried’s most prolific scorer has been Lang. The Austrian midfielder has netted two goals over the last 5 matches.

Austria Lustenau vs Sturm Graz Match Preview


Mar 4th features a match where Austria Lustenau will host Sturm Graz at Planet Pure Stadion in a clash of these two mismatched Tipico Bundesliga teams. In their last match, 8th placed Austria Lustenau, recorded a 0-1 loss against LASK Linz. Marin Ljubičić struck first for LASK Linz in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time from the penalty spot, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else At the end of 90 a dissapointed Austria Lustenau couldn’t manage to score, and LASK Linz took the shutout win. Austria Lustenau looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 2nd placed Sturm Graz, recorded a 1-2 loss against Austria Klagenfurt. David Affengruber scored the first goal for Sturm Graz in the 11th minute, but David Affengruber got the equalizer for Austria Klagenfurt on an own goal in the 13th minute Finally they completed the comback in the 54th minute on a goal by Markus Pink to cap off a wild match. Sturm Graz should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 21 points in their last 10 matches.

Austria Lustenau and Sturm Graz last played eachother at the Merkur Arena on Sunday Sep 18th. Sturm Graz was victorious by a score of 2 to 0. Alexander Prass scored the first goal for Sturm Graz in the 24th minute, then Fuseini added another in the 84th minute In the end, Austria Lustenau couldn’t muster any offence and Sturm Graz ran away with the shutout win.

Both Tomi Horvat and David Affengruber have been the hottest scorers for Sturm Graz in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals.

FC Volendam vs FC Emmen Match Preview


On the 4th of March, in this week 24 match, FC Emmen will travel to Volendam to battle FC Volendam in a meeting of these two evenly matched Eredivisie teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 5 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. In their last match, 14th placed FC Volendam, recorded a 0-3 loss against NEC. Iván Márquez struck first for NEC in the 58th minute, then Landry Dimata added another in the 66th minute on a feed from Oussama Tannane In the end, FC Volendam was frustrated by NEC’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. NEC ended the match with the shutout victory. FC Volendam is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches, while fC Emmen sits at 16th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-2 draw against Go Ahead Eagles. Jay Idzes scored the first goal for Go Ahead Eagles in the 9th minute, then Veldmate tied it up for FC Emmen in the 40th minute . They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10.

FC Emmen and FC Volendam last played eachother at the De Oude Meerdijk on the 14th of October. FC Emmen and FC Volendam battled to a 1-1 draw. Walid Ould-Chikh struck first for FC Volendam in the 64th minute, but Ahmed El Messaoudi got the equalizer for FC Emmen in the 67th minute squeezing out at least the one point for FC Emmen.

FC Emmen hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Alois Oroz and Jasin-Amin Assehnoun, and they each have 1 goal. van Mieghem has been the most prolific scorer on FC Volendam in his last five matches with 2 goals.

FC Twente vs SC Heerenveen Match Preview


On Mar 4th, FC Twente will host SC Heerenveen at De Grolsch Veste in a meeting of these two Eredivisie teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 3 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. 5th placed FC Twente is fresh off their 1-3 loss against PSV. Fábio Silva scored the first goal for PSV in the 9th minute, then in the 47th minute, Ramiz Larbi Zerrouki sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Virgil Misidjan. FC Twente is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches, while sC Heerenveen sits at 10th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-1 loss against Feyenoord. Santiago Giménez struck first for Feyenoord in the 80th 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 SC Heerenveen couldn’t manage to score, and Feyenoord took the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches.

In their last match together, in Abe Lenstra Stadion, SC Heerenveen won by a score of 2 to 1. Virgil Misidjan struck first for FC Twente in the 2nd minute, but Milan van Ewijk got the equalizer for SC Heerenveen in the 28th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 36th minute on a goal by Paweł Bochniewicz.

Sydney van Hooijdonk has been the most prolific scorer on SC Heerenveen in the last 5 matches with 3 goals. Sem Steijn and are the top scorers for FC Twente in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.

Ron Jans’s FC Twente squad will be without Wout Brama, Julio Pleguezuelo and Michal Sadílek, while SC Heerenveen will be without Sven van Beek, Pelle van Amersfoort and Andries Noppert.

Bastia vs Nîmes Match Preview


In this week 26 match on the 4th of March, Bastia and Nîmes will play a match in Furiani in a clash of these two extremely mismatched Ligue 2 teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 10 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. 8th placed Bastia is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against Rodez. Kylian Kaiboue scored the first goal for Bastia in the 25th minute, then Vincent added another in the 60th minute In the end, Rodez was frustrated by Bastia’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Bastia ended the match with the shutout victory. Bastia should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 20 points in their last 10 matches, while 18th placed Nîmes is fresh off their 0-2 loss against Metz. Georges Mikautadze struck first for Metz in the 29th minute, then Youssef Maziz added another in the 67th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Nîmes couldn’t manage to score, and Metz took the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches.

On the 10th of September, Nîmes hosted Bastia at the Stade Des Costières in their last match together. Nîmes and Bastia battled to a 0-0 draw. Nîmes had 6 on net, and Bastia had 7, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,.

Moussa Koné and Nicolas Benezet are the top scorers for Nîmes in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.. Kylian Kaiboue has been the most prolific scorer on Bastia in his last 5 matches with 2 goals.

Dijon vs Grenoble Foot 38 Match Preview


Week 26 brings us a match on Mar 4th where Dijon hosts Grenoble Foot 38 at Stade Gaston-gérard in a Ligue 2 match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 5 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. In their last match, 17th placed Dijon, recorded a 2-2 draw against Valenciennes. Mickaël Le Bihan scored the first goal for Dijon in the 49th minute, then in the 51st minute, Boutoutaou sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Mohamed Kaba . Dijon looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches, while grenoble Foot 38 sits at 7th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-2 loss against Olympique Lyonnais. Bradley Barcola struck first for Olympique Lyonnais in the 24th minute on a feed from Nicolás Tagliafico, then J. Pereira dos Santos added another in the 38th minute on a feed from Nicolás Tagliafico. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Grenoble Foot 38 should be reasonably happy with their performance.

Dijon and Grenoble Foot 38 last played eachother at the Stade Des Alpes on the 12th of November. Grenoble Foot 38 and Dijon battled to a 0-0 draw. Neither Grenoble Foot 38 nor Dijon could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 6 and 8 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,.

Loic Nestor and Jessy Benet are the top scorers for Grenoble Foot 38 in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats. Dijon hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Xande Silva and Mickaël Le Bihan, and they each have 1 goal.

Annecy vs Metz Match Preview


In a weekend match on Sat Mar 4th, in week 26, Annecy plays host to Metz in a Ligue 2 match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 4 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. Annecy is fresh off their 2-2 draw against Olympique Marseille. Jordan Veretout struck first for Olympique Marseille in the 29th minute on a feed from Jonathan Clauss, but Dion Moise Sahi got the equalizer for Annecy in the 53rd minute . Annecy is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches, while 4th placed Metz is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against Nîmes. Georges Mikautadze struck first for Metz in the 29th minute on a feed from Cheikh Sabaly, then Youssef Maziz added another in the 67th minute In the end, Nîmes was frustrated by Metz’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Metz ended the match with the shutout victory. With 20 points in their last 10 matches Metz should be reasonably happy with their performance.

In their last match on Sep 2nd, Metz and Annecy battled to a 0-0 draw. Metz had 13 on net, and Annecy had 4, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,.

Georges Mikautadze has been the most prolific scorer on Metz in the last 5 matches with 3 goals. Both Mouanga and Dion Moise Sahi have been the hottest scorers for Annecy in the last five each having scored 2 goals each.