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West Ham United vs Chelsea Match Preview


Aug 20th features a match where Chelsea and West Ham United will play a match in London in a Premier League match in the anticipated London derby. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 24 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, 13th placed West Ham United, recorded a 1-1 draw against AFC Bournemouth. Jarrod Bowen struck first for West Ham United in the 51st minute, then Dominic Solanke tied it up for AFC Bournemouth in the 82nd minute squeezing out at least the one point for AFC Bournemouth. West Ham United looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 0 of their last 10, while in their last match, 10th placed Chelsea, recorded a 1-1 draw against Liverpool. Luis Díaz struck first for Liverpool in the 18th minute on a feed from Mohamed Salah, then Axel Disasi got the equalizer for Chelsea in the 37th minute on a feed from Ben Chilwell earning Chelsea at least a draw. Chelsea looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches.

This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Chelsea won the head to head battle with 1 win.

Chelsea’s top weapon lately has been Raheem Sterling, who has two goals in the last 5 matches. Jarrod Bowen has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, the attacker has scored six goals for West Ham United

West Ham United will be without Lucas Paquetá, while Mauricio Roberto Pochettino Trossero’s squad will be without Wesley Fofana and Marcus Bettinelli.

OB vs AGF Match Preview


On the 20th of August, in this week 5 match, OB will play host to AGF in a clash of these two closely matched Superliga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 16 degrees, a perfect day for football. OB sits at 8th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-2 loss against København. Ngos Nouck Horneman struck first for OB in the 57th minute, then Lukas Lerager tied it up for København in the 77th minute But luckily in the 90th minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Mohamed Achouri. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, AGF recorded a 2-2 draw against Silkeborg. Patrick Mortensen struck first for AGF in the 43rd minute, but Søren Tengstedt got the equalizer for Silkeborg in the 4th minute of the second half’s stoppage time . AGF is looking for direction having 2 win and 1 losses in their last 10 matches.

These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season AGF won the head to head battle with 2 wins.

Patrick Mortensen has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, the attacker has scored four goals for AGF. Bashkim Kadrii has been the most effective weapon for OB lately. The Danish attacker has netted 2 goals in his last five matches.

Midtjylland vs Brøndby Match Preview


In this week 5 match on Aug 20th, Midtjylland and Brøndby will play a match in Herning in a clash of the Superliga. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 18 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. 3rd placed Midtjylland is fresh off their 2-1 win against Vejle. Doguhan Simsir struck first for Midtjylland in the 51st minute, then Franculino Gluda Djú added another in the 59th minute. Midtjylland is looking for direction having 3 win and 1 losses in their last 10 matches, while 5th placed Brøndby is fresh off their 3-0 shutout win against Lyngby. Nicolai F Vallys struck first for Brøndby in the 28th minute, then Kvistgaarden added another in the 84th minute In the end, Lyngby couldn’t muster any offence and Brøndby ran away with the shutout win. Brøndby is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.

This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win apiece.

Nicolai F Vallys has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, hes scored four goals for Brøndby. Midtjylland’s most prolific scorer has been Cho Kyu-Sung. He has netted 3 goals over the last 5 matches.

Silkeborg vs Nordsjælland Match Preview


In this week 5 match on Aug 20th, Silkeborg will play host to Nordsjælland in a meeting of these two Superliga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 18 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. In their last match, Silkeborg recorded a 2-2 draw against AGF. Patrick Mortensen scored the first goal for AGF in the 43rd minute, but Søren Tengstedt got the equalizer for Silkeborg in the 4th minute of the second half’s stoppage time . They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 2 of their last 10, while nordsjælland sits at 1st place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 5-0 blowout win against Randers. John Bjorkengren struck first for Nordsjælland on an own goal in the 13th minute, then Oliver Antman added another in the 65th minute In the end, Randers couldn’t muster any offence and Nordsjælland ran away with the shutout win. With 18 points in their last 10 matches Nordsjælland should be reasonably happy with their performance.

These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Silkeborg won the head to head battle with 2 wins.

Appiah Nuamah has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, hes scored four goals for Nordsjælland. Silkeborg’s most prolific scorer has been Søren Tengstedt. The Danish attacker has netted 3 goals over the last five matches.

Lyngby vs Randers Match Preview


Aug 20th features a match where Lyngby will host Randers at Lyngby Stadion in a meeting of these two Superliga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 20 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. Lyngby sits at 7th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-3 loss against Brøndby. Nicolai F Vallys scored the first goal for Brøndby in the 28th minute, then Mathias Kvistgaarden added another in the 84th minute on a feed from Kevin Mensah At the end of 90 a dissapointed Lyngby couldn’t manage to score, and Brøndby took the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 2 of their last 10, while in their last match, 11th placed Randers, recorded a 0-5 blowout loss against Nordsjælland. John Bjorkengren struck first for Nordsjælland on an own goal in the 13th minute, then Oliver Antman added another in the 65th minute In the end, Randers was frustrated by Nordsjælland’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Nordsjælland ended the match with the shutout victory. Randers looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points 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 Randers won the head to head battle with 2 wins.

Bjorn Kopplin and Hugo Andersson are the top scorers for Randers in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats. Lyngby’s top weapon lately has been Alfreð Finnbogason, who has three goals in the last five matches.

Stuttgart vs Bochum Match Preview


On the 19th of August, in this week 1 match, Stuttgart hosts Bochum in a meeting of these two Bundesliga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 25 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. 15th placed Stuttgart is fresh off their 4-0 shutout win against Balingen. Enzo Millot scored the first goal for Stuttgart in the 25th minute, then Silla Wamangituka added another in the 34th minute on a feed from Waldemar Anton In the end, Balingen was frustrated by Stuttgart’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Stuttgart ended the match with the shutout victory. Stuttgart is looking for direction having 1 win and 0 losses in their last 10 matches, while 16th placed Bochum is fresh off their 2-2 draw against Arminia Bielefeld. Nicklas Shipnoski struck first for Arminia Bielefeld in the 25th minute on a feed from Manuel Wintzheimer, then Merveille Biankadi added another in the 29th minute. They’re hoping 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 Stuttgart won the head to head battle with 2 wins.

Philipp Hofmann has been the most prolific scorer on Bochum in the last five matches with three goals. Stuttgart is glad to have Sehrou Guirassy in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored four goals

Deniz Undav, Josha Vagnoman and Thomas Kastanaras are unavailable to play for Sebastian Hoeneß’s team, while Bochum will be without Moritz-Broni Kwarteng and Mats Pannewig.

Odd vs Sarpsborg 08 Match Preview


In this week 19 match, on Saturday Aug 19th, Sarpsborg 08 will travel to Skien to battle Odd in a meeting of these two evenly matched Eliteserien teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 14 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Odd is fresh off their 4-0 shutout win against Stabæk. Sondre Solholm Johansen struck first for Odd in the 20th minute on a feed from Espen Ruud, then Dennis Gjengaar added another in the 32nd minute on a feed from Mikael Ingebrigtsen At the end of 90 a dissapointed Stabæk couldn’t manage to score, and Odd took the shutout win. Odd is looking for direction having 5 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while sarpsborg 08 sits at 9th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-2 loss against Strømsgodset. Kristian Opseth struck first for Sarpsborg 08 in the 12th minute, then Herman Stengel tied it up for Strømsgodset in the 63rd minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 83rd minute on a goal by Eirik Andersen. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches.

In their last match together, Sarpsborg 08 and Odd battled to a 0-0 draw. Neither Sarpsborg 08 nor Odd could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 14 and 12 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,.

Sarpsborg 08 is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Ramon-Pascal Lundqvist and Victor Torp Overgaard each having 2 goals in their last five. Espen Ruud has been the most prolific scorer on Odd in his last 5 matches with 2 goals.

Hoffenheim vs Freiburg Match Preview


On Saturday Aug 19th, in week 1, Hoffenheim and Freiburg will play a match in Sinsheim in a meeting of these two evenly matched Bundesliga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 23 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, Hoffenheim recorded a 4-1 win against VfB Lübeck. Gozusirin struck first for VfB Lübeck in the 35th minute on a penalty, then Andrej Kramarić got the equalizer for Hoffenheim in the 42nd minute on a feed from Marius Bülter But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 60th minute on a penalty goal by Andrej Kramarić. Hoffenheim is looking for direction having 1 win and 0 losses in their last 10 matches, while freiburg sits at 13th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Oberachern. Christian Günter scored the first goal for Freiburg in the 60th minute, then Roland Sallai added another in the 77th minute In the end, Oberachern was frustrated by Freiburg’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Freiburg ended the match with the shutout victory. Freiburg is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.

On Wednesday Jan 19th, Hoffenheim hosted Freiburg at the Prezero Arena in their last match together. Freiburg took the match by a score of 4 to 1. Vincenzo Grifo struck first for Freiburg in the 10th minute on a feed from Lucas Höler, then Vincenzo Grifo added another in the 35th minute on a penalty.

Maximilian Breunig has been the most prolific scorer on Freiburg in the last 5 matches with three goals. Hoffenheim is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Kevin Vogt and Andrej Kramarić each having 2 goals in their last five

Pellegrino Matarazzo’s squad will be without Dennis Geiger, Pavel Kadeřábek, Kevin Vogt, Kasim Adams and Asllani, while Nicolas Höfler, Daniel-Kofi Kyereh and Junior Chikwubuike Adamu are unavailable to play for Christian Streich’s team.

Fulham vs Brentford Match Preview


In a weekend match in week 2, on Sat Aug 19th, Brentford and Fulham will play a match in London in a meeting of these two Premier League teams in the ever popular London derby. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 22 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, 5th placed Fulham, recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Everton. Bobby Reid struck first for Fulham in the 73rd minute on a feed from Andreas Pereira, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Everton was frustrated by Fulham’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Fulham ended the match with the shutout victory. Fulham is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while brentford is fresh off their 2-2 draw against Tottenham Hotspur. Cristian Romero struck first for Tottenham Hotspur in the 11th minute on a feed from James Maddison, then Bryan Mbeumo tied it up for Brentford in the 26th minute . They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches.

This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win each.

Brentford’s top weapon lately has been Bryan Mbeumo, who has 3 goals in the last 5 matches. Fulham’s most prolific scorer has been Aleksandar Mitrović. He has netted three goals over the last five matches

Marco Alexandre Saraiva da Silva’s squad will be without João Palhinha and Tom Cairney, while Ben Mee and Ivan Toney are unavailable to play for Thomas Frank’s team.

Augsburg vs Borussia M’gladbach Match Preview


Week 1 brings us a match on Aug 19th where Augsburg will host Borussia M’gladbach in a meeting of these two closely matched Bundesliga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 23 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. Augsburg sits at 6th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-2 loss against Unterhaching. Mathias Fetsch scored the first goal for Unterhaching in the 28th minute, then added another in the 4th minute of the second half’s stoppage time on a feed from Dennis Waidner In the end, Augsburg was frustrated by Unterhaching’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Unterhaching ended the match with the shutout victory. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches, while 3rd placed Borussia M’gladbach is fresh off their 7-0 blowout win against Bersenbrück. Franck Honorat struck first for Borussia M’gladbach in the 21st minute on a feed from Tomáš Čvančara, then Nathan Ngoumou added another in the 26th minute on a feed from Alassane Pléa In the end, Bersenbrück couldn’t muster any offence and Borussia M’gladbach ran away with the shutout win. Borussia M’gladbach is looking for direction having 1 win and 0 losses in their last 10 matches.

This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win each.

Both Tomáš Čvančara and Nathan Ngoumou have been the hottest scorers for Borussia M’gladbach in the last five each having scored 3 goals each. Maurice Malone has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, the attacker has scored four goals for Augsburg

Enrico Maaßen’s squad will be without Masaya Okugawa, Reece Oxford, Fredrik Jensen, Jeffrey Gouweleeuw, Raphael Framberger, Patric Pfeiffer and Robert Gumny, while Gerardo Seoane’s Borussia M’gladbach squad will be without Christoph Kramer and Stefan Lainer.