News Crackers

News that cracks you up

Al Ittihad Kalba vs Al Wahda Match Preview


In this week 15 match on the 5th of February, Al Wahda will travel to Kalba to battle Al Ittihad Kalba in a meeting of these two closely matched UAE League 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. 8th placed Al Ittihad Kalba is fresh off their 2-2 draw against Al Bataeh. Daniel Bessa struck first for Al Ittihad Kalba in the 33rd minute, then Alexandru Cicâldău added another in the 55th minute . Al Ittihad Kalba is looking for direction having 4 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches, while al Wahda is fresh off their 3-3 draw against Al Wasl. Facundo Daniel Kruspzky scored the first goal for Al Wahda in the 9th minute, then in the 50th minute, Ali Saleh sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Virginio de Lima . Al Wahda is on a hot streak lately, with 7 wins in their last 10 matches.

On Sat Nov 26th, Al Ittihad Kalba hosted Al Wahda in their last match together. Al Wahda took the match by a score of 5 to 1. Ahmed Abdulla Jshak scored the first goal for Al Ittihad Kalba in the 19th minute, then João Pedro tied it up for Al Wahda in the 3rd minute of the first half’s stoppage time But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 57th minute on a goal by Ahmed Refaat.

Al Wahda is glad to have João Pedro in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored 5 goals. Ahmed Amir Saeed Amir Rashid Al Naqbi has been the most prolific scorer on Al Ittihad Kalba in his last 5 matches with 3 goals.

TS Galaxy vs Kaizer Chiefs Match Preview


On Feb 5th, Kaizer Chiefs and TS Galaxy will play a match in Kameelrivier in a meeting of these two Premier League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 25 degrees, which is great football weather. TS Galaxy is fresh off their 4-0 shutout win against Golden Arrows. Orebotse Mongae struck first for TS Galaxy in the 29th minute, then Bernard Parker added another in the 44th minute on a feed from Hlongwane In the end, Golden Arrows was frustrated by TS Galaxy’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. TS Galaxy ended the match with the shutout victory. TS Galaxy is looking for direction having 2 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches, while 5th placed Kaizer Chiefs is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against Royal AM. Sifiso Hlanti struck first for Kaizer Chiefs in the 60th minute, then Ashley Du Preez added another in the 85th minute In the end, Royal AM couldn’t muster any offence and Kaizer Chiefs ran away with the shutout win. Kaizer Chiefs is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches.

Kaizer Chiefs and TS Galaxy last played eachother at the Fnb Stadium on Wed Oct 19th. Kaizer Chiefs and TS Galaxy battled to a 2-2 draw. Ashley Du Preez struck first for Kaizer Chiefs in the 7th minute, then Bernard Parker tied it up for TS Galaxy in the 33rd minute on a feed from Aubaas .

Kaizer Chiefs is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Edmilson Gabriel Dove and Bimenyimana each only have 1 goal in their last 5. Djakaridja Traoré and Sphiwe Mahlangu are the top scorers for TS Galaxy in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats.

Magdeburg vs Karlsruher SC Match Preview


In this week 19 match, on Sun Feb 5th, Magdeburg plays host to Karlsruher SC in a meeting of these two 2. Bundesliga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 3 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. In their last match, 18th placed Magdeburg, recorded a 2-3 loss against Fortuna Düsseldorf. Moritz-Broni Kwarteng struck first for Magdeburg in the 6th minute, then Dawid Kownacki tied it up for Fortuna Düsseldorf in the 9th minute Finally they completed the comback victory in the 84th minute on a goal by Shinta Karl Appelkamp to cap off a wild match. Magdeburg looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Karlsruher SC recorded a 0-1 loss against Paderborn. Robert Leipertz struck first for Paderborn 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, Karlsruher SC couldn’t muster any offence and Paderborn ran away with the shutout win. Karlsruher SC looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 7 points in their last 10 matches.

Magdeburg and Karlsruher SC last played eachother at the Wildparkstadion on Sun Jul 24th. Magdeburg won by a score of 3 to 2. Andreas Muller scored the first goal for Magdeburg in the 7th minute, then Baris Atik added another in the 32nd minute.

Kyoung-Rok Choi and Simone Rapp are the top scorers for Karlsruher SC in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.. Moritz-Broni Kwarteng has been the most prolific scorer on Magdeburg in his last five matches with two goals.

Hansa Rostock vs Hamburger SV Match Preview


In this week 19 match on Feb 5th, Hansa Rostock hosts Hamburger SV at Ostseestadion in a 2. Bundesliga match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 1 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. Hansa Rostock is fresh off their 0-2 loss against Heidenheim. Tim Kleindienst struck first for Heidenheim in the 80th minute, then Florian Pick added another in the 88th minute on a feed from Thomalla In the end, Hansa Rostock was frustrated by Heidenheim’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Heidenheim ended the match with the shutout victory. Hansa Rostock is looking for direction having 3 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 2nd placed Hamburger SV, recorded a 4-2 win against Eintracht Braunschweig. Robert Glatzel scored the first goal for Hamburger SV in the 3rd minute, then Moritz Heyer added another in the 17th minute on a feed from Jean-Luc Dompe. Hamburger SV should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 19 points in their last 10 matches.

On Jul 24th, Hamburger SV hosted Hansa Rostock in their last match together. Hansa Rostock won by a score of 1 to 0. Kevin Schumacher struck first for Hansa Rostock in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Hamburger SV was frustrated by Hansa Rostock’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Hansa Rostock ended the match with the shutout victory.

Hamburger SV is glad to have Robert Glatzel in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored six goals.

St. Pauli vs Hannover 96 Match Preview


Feb 5th features a match where Hannover 96 and St. Pauli will play a match in Hamburg in a meeting of these two closely matched 2. Bundesliga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 4 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. St. Pauli sits at 10th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Nürnberg. Jakov Medic scored the first goal for St. Pauli in the 33rd minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else At the end of 90 a dissapointed Nürnberg couldn’t manage to score, and St. Pauli took the shutout win. St. Pauli looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10, while in their last match, Hannover 96 recorded a 1-3 loss against Kaiserslautern. Derrick Köhn scored the first goal for Hannover 96 in the 17th minute, then in the 49th minute, Boris Tomiak sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Niehues Finally they completed the comback victory in the 66th minute on a goal by Terrence Boyd to cap off a wild match. Hannover 96 is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches.

On Jul 23rd, Hannover 96 hosted St. Pauli at the Hdi-arena in their last match together. Hannover 96 and St. Pauli battled to a 2-2 draw. Johannes Eggestein scored the first goal for St. Pauli in the 4th minute, but Sebastian Kerk got the equalizer for Hannover 96 in the 33rd minute .

Cedric Teuchert and Tresoldi are the top scorers for Hannover 96 in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.. St. Pauli’s most prolific scorer has been Johannes Eggestein. The German attacker has netted two goals over the last five matches.

Winterthur vs Lugano Match Preview


On Feb 5th, Lugano will travel to Winterthur to battle Winterthur in a Super League match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 1 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. Winterthur sits at 10th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-5 loss against Young Boys. Jean-Pierre Nsame struck first for Young Boys in the 17th minute, then Cédric Itten added another in the 24th minute on a feed from Ulisses Garcia. Winterthur is looking for direction having 4 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 2nd placed Lugano, recorded a 1-1 draw against Grasshopper. Hayao Kawabe struck first for Grasshopper in the 42nd minute on a feed from Noah Loosli, then in the 88th minute, Žan Celar sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Ignacio Aliseda earning Lugano at least a draw. Lugano should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 18 points in their last 10 matches.

On the 13th of November, Lugano hosted Winterthur in their last match together. Lugano won by a score of 3 to 1 in front of just over three thousand jubilant spectators. Žan Celar struck first for Lugano in the 7th minute, then Žan Celar added another in the 15th minute on a feed from Renato Steffen.

Žan Celar has been the most prolific scorer on Lugano in the last five matches with two goals. Matteo Di Giusto has been the most prolific scorer on Winterthur in his last five matches with two goals.

Sion vs Zürich Match Preview


Week 19 brings us a match on Feb 5th where Sion hosts Zürich at Stade De Tourbillon in a clash of these two evenly matched Super League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 4 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. Sion is fresh off their 2-2 draw against Servette. Chris Bedia struck first for Servette in the 17th minute, then Chris Bedia added another in the 33rd minute. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10, while 9th placed Zürich is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against St. Gallen. Guillemenot scored the first goal for Zürich on an own goal in the 88th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, St. Gallen couldn’t muster any offence and Zürich ran away with the shutout win. Zürich is looking for direction having 3 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches.

Zürich and Sion last played eachother at the Stade De Tourbillon on the 30th of October. Zürich was victorious by a score of 1 to 0. Jonathan Okita scored the first goal for Zürich in the 8th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Sion couldn’t muster any offence and Zürich ran away with the shutout win.

Both Jonathan Okita and Roko Šimić have been the hottest scorers for Zürich in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals each. Ylyas Chouaref and Ousmane Doumbia are the top scorers for Sion in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.

Radomiak Radom vs Stal Mielec Match Preview


February 5th features a match where Stal Mielec and Radomiak Radom will play a match in Radom in a clash of the Ekstraklasa. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only -3 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. In their last match, Radomiak Radom recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Miedź Legnica. Neither Miedź Legnica nor Radomiak Radom could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 13 and 14 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,. Radomiak Radom is looking for direction having 4 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Stal Mielec recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Lech Poznań. Neither Stal Mielec nor Lech Poznań could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 11 and 16 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,. Stal Mielec is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches.

In their last match together, Stal Mielec and Radomiak Radom battled to a 1-1 draw in front of almost six thousand. Dawid Abramowicz struck first for Radomiak Radom in the 55th minute on a feed from Thabo Cele, then Saïd Hamulic tied it up for Stal Mielec in the 71st minute on a feed from Krystian Getinger earning them at least the one point.

Saïd Hamulic has been the most effective weapon for Stal Mielec lately. The Dutch midfielder has netted two goals in his last five matches.

Lech Poznań vs Miedź Legnica Match Preview


February 5th features a match where Lech Poznań and Miedź Legnica will play a match in Poznań in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched Ekstraklasa teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only -1 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. Lech Poznań sits at 4th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-2 draw against Miedź Legnica. Luciano Narsingh scored the first goal for Miedź Legnica in the 16th minute, then Filip Marchwinski tied it up for Lech Poznań in the 36th minute . Lech Poznań should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 19 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 17th placed Miedź Legnica, recorded a 2-2 draw against Lech Poznań. Luciano Narsingh struck first for Miedź Legnica in the 16th minute, then Marchwinski tied it up for Lech Poznań in the 36th minute . Miedź Legnica looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches.

In their last match together, Miedź Legnica and Lech Poznań battled to a 2-2 draw. Luciano Narsingh struck first for Miedź Legnica in the 16th minute on a feed from Maxime Dominguez, then Marchwinski tied it up for Lech Poznań in the 36th minute .

Kamil Zapolnik has been the most effective weapon for Miedź Legnica lately. The attacker has netted 2 goals in his last 5 matches. Both Artur Sobiech and Marchwinski have been the hottest scorers for Lech Poznań in the last five each having scored 2 goals.

Santos Laguna vs América Match Preview


Week 5 features a match on Sunday Feb 5th, where Santos Laguna hosts América in a Liga MX match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 15 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, Santos Laguna recorded a 2-2 draw against Atlas. Javier Correa struck first for Santos Laguna in the 27th minute, then in the 68th minute, José Abella sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Jonathan Ozziel Herrera Morales . Santos Laguna is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches, while 7th placed América is fresh off their 6-0 blowout win against Mazatlán. Jonathan Rodriguez struck first for América in the 30th minute on a feed from Diego Valdés, then Diego Valdés added another in the 32nd minute on a feed from Martin Mex At the end of 90 a dissapointed Mazatlán couldn’t manage to score, and América took the shutout win. América should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 19 points in their last 10 matches.

América and Santos Laguna last played eachother at the Estadio Azteca on Sep 15th. América and Santos Laguna battled to a 3-3 draw. Leonardo Suárez scored the first goal for Santos Laguna in the 8th minute, then Henry Josue Martin Mex tied it up for América in the 9th minute .

América is fortunate enough to have Martin Mex in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored 5 goals. Santos Laguna is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Diego Medina and Preciado Villarreal each having 2 goals in their last five.