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Bastia vs Caen Match Preview


In this week 16 match on Dec 26th, Bastia and Caen will play a match in Furiani in a clash of these two extremely mismatched Ligue 2 teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 14 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, Bastia recorded a 3-0 shutout win against Marnaval. Kevin Schur struck first for Bastia in the 70th minute, then Schur added another in the 72nd minute In the end, Marnaval couldn’t muster any offence and Bastia ran away with the shutout win. Bastia is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches, while 5th placed Caen is fresh off their 3-0 shutout win against Vire. Neither Vire nor Caen could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 0 and 0 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw, In the end, Vire couldn’t muster any offence and Caen ran away with the shutout win. Caen is looking for direction having 4 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches.

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

Caen’s most prolific scorer has been Alexandre Mendy. The French attacker has netted three goals over the last five matches. Benjamin Santelli has been the most prolific scorer on Bastia in his last five matches with three goals.

Western United vs Melbourne Victory Match Preview


In a mid week match on Monday Dec 26th, in week 9, Western United hosts Melbourne Victory in a meeting of these two closely matched A-League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 25 degrees, a perfect day for football. 11th placed Western United is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Western Sydney Wanderers. Aleksandar Prijović scored the first goal for Western United in the 5th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else At the end of 90 a dissapointed Western Sydney Wanderers couldn’t manage to score, and Western United took the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 7th placed Melbourne Victory, recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Macarthur. Ben Folami struck first for Melbourne Victory in the 84th minute on a feed from Nishan Velupillay, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Macarthur was frustrated by Melbourne Victory’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Melbourne Victory ended the match with the shutout victory. Melbourne Victory is looking for direction having 3 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches.

This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Melbourne Victory won the head to head battle with 3 wins.

Melbourne Victory is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Bruno Fornaroli and Nicholas D’Agostino each only have 1 goal in their last 5. Both Milanovic and Aleksandar Prijović have been the hottest scorers for Western United in the last five each having scored 2 goals each.

Al Feiha vs Al Ta’ee Match Preview


In a mid week match on Monday Dec 26th, in week 10, Al Feiha will play host to Al Ta’ee in a clash of the Pro League. Al Feiha is fresh off their 2-1 win against Al Khaleej. Anthony Nwakaeme scored the first goal for Al Feiha in the 17th minute on a penalty kick, but Sami Al Khaibari got the equalizer for Al Khaleej on an own goal in the 54th minute on a penalty kick. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 6 points in their last 10 matches, while al Ta’ee sits at 7th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-2 loss against Abha. Amir Sayoud struck first for Al Ta’ee in the 75th minute on a feed from Guy Mbenza Kamboleke, then Saad Bguir tied it up for Abha in the 81st minute But luckily in the 95th minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Saleh Al Jamaan. Al Ta’ee is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches.

This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Al Feiha won the head to head battle with 2 wins.

Both Knowledge Musona and Amir Sayoud have been the hottest scorers for Al Ta’ee in the last 5 each having scored 3 goals. Anthony Nwakaeme has been the most prolific scorer on Al Feiha in his last five matches with 3 goals.

Al Fateh vs Al Shabab Match Preview


In a mid week match on Monday Dec 26th, in week 10, Al Fateh hosts Al Shabab at Prince Abdullah Bin Jalawi Sports City Stadium in a clash of these two mismatched Pro League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 17 degrees, a perfect day for football. Al Fateh is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Al Raed. Firas Albirakan struck first for Al Fateh in the 10th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Al Raed was frustrated by Al Fateh’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Al Fateh ended the match with the shutout victory. Al Fateh is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 1st placed Al Shabab, recorded a 4-0 shutout win against Al Khaleej. Carlos struck first for Al Shabab in the 2nd minute, then Cristian Guanca added another in the 59th minute In the end, Al Khaleej was frustrated by Al Shabab’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Al Shabab ended the match with the shutout victory. Al Shabab is on a hot streak lately, having won 7 of their last 10.

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

Al Shabab’s most prolific scorer has been Carlos. The Brazilian attacker has netted 3 goals over the last 5 matches. Firas Albirakan has been the most effective weapon for Al Fateh lately. The attacker has netted 3 goals in his last 5 matches.

Al Nassr vs Al Hilal Match Preview


December 26th features a match where Al Nassr hosts Al Hilal at King Saud University Stadium in a Pro League match in the ever popular Riyadh derby. In their last match, Al Nassr recorded a 4-1 win against Al Raed. Alexandru Mitriță struck first for Al Raed in the 28th minute, then Vincent Aboubakar tied it up for Al Nassr in the 5th minute of the first half’s stoppage time on a feed from Abdulelah Al Amri Finally they completed the comback in the 61st minute on a goal by Anderson Talisca to cap off a wild match. Al Nassr is on a hot streak lately, having won 7 of their last 10 matches, while 3rd placed Al Hilal is fresh off their 3-1 win against Al Batin. Jang Hyun-Soo scored the first goal for Al Hilal in the 48th minute, then Fawaz got the equalizer for Al Batin in the 62nd minute on a feed from Abdulrhman Al Anzi. Al Hilal should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 21 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.

Al Hilal’s most prolific scorer has been Odion Ighalo. The Nigerian attacker has netted 2 goals over the last 5 matches. Al Nassr is glad to have Anderson Talisca in top form. In the last 5 matches the midfielder has scored six goals.

Al Ittihad vs Al Taawon Match Preview


On Dec 26th, Al Ittihad hosts Al Taawon at King Abdullah Sports City in a meeting of these two Pro League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 23 degrees, which is great football weather. 5th placed Al Ittihad is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Al Wahda. Ahmed Hegazy struck first for Al Ittihad in the 80th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Al Wahda was frustrated by Al Ittihad’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Al Ittihad ended the match with the shutout victory. Al Ittihad should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 20 points in their last 10 matches, while al Taawon sits at 4th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 4-1 win against Al Adalh. Medrán struck first for Al Taawon in the 5th minute on a feed from Alejandro Romero Gamarra, then Medrán added another in the 41st minute. Al Taawon should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 21 points in their last 10 matches.

These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 2 draws each.

Both Saad Fahad Al Nasser and Medrán have been the hottest scorers for Al Taawon in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals each. Abderazak Hamdallah has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, the attacker has scored 4 goals for Al Ittihad.

Al Batin vs Al Raed Match Preview


In this week 10 match on Dec 26th, Al Batin and Al Raed will play a match in Hafar Al-Batin in a clash of these two closely matched Pro League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 15 degrees, a perfect day for football. Al Batin is fresh off their 1-3 loss against Al Hilal. Jang Hyun-Soo struck first for Al Hilal in the 48th minute, then Yousef Fawaz tied it up for Al Batin in the 62nd minute. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 2 points in their last 10 matches, while al Raed is fresh off their 1-4 loss against Al Nassr. Alexandru Mitriță scored the first goal for Al Raed in the 28th minute, then Vincent Aboubakar tied it up for Al Nassr in the 5th minute of the first half’s stoppage time on a feed from Abdulelah Al Amri But luckily in the 61st minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Anderson Talisca. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches.

These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win apiece.

Júlio Tavares and Karim Berkaoui are the top scorers for Al Raed in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats. Both Al Shammari and Rakan Al-Shamlan have been the hottest scorers for Al Batin in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals each.

Sporting Charleroi vs Anderlecht Match Preview


In this week 18 match, on Monday Dec 26th, Sporting Charleroi will host Anderlecht at Stade Du Pays De Charleroi in a meeting of these two evenly matched Pro League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 2 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. In their last match, Sporting Charleroi recorded a 1-4 loss against Genk. Paul Onuachu struck first for Genk in the 9th minute on a penalty shot, then Paul Onuachu added another in the 35th minute. Sporting Charleroi looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10, while in their last match, Anderlecht recorded a 0-2 loss against Genk. Paul Onuachu struck first for Genk in the 19th minute on a feed from Daniel Muñoz, then Gerardo Arteaga added another in the 53rd minute on a feed from Joseph Paintsil In the end, Anderlecht was frustrated by Genk’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Genk ended the match with the shutout victory. Anderlecht is looking for direction having 3 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches.

On Sun Oct 2nd, Anderlecht hosted Sporting Charleroi in their last match together. Sporting Charleroi was victorious by a score of 1 to 0. Ryota Morioka struck first for Sporting Charleroi in the 65th minute on a feed from Tshiend, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Anderlecht couldn’t muster any offence and Sporting Charleroi ran away with the shutout win. Sporting Charleroi’s top weapon lately has been Daan Heymans, who has three goals in the last 5 matches.

Union Saint-Gilloise vs KV Oostende Match Preview


In this week 18 match on the 26th of December, Union Saint-Gilloise hosts KV Oostende at Stade Joseph Mariën in a Pro League match. 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, Union Saint-Gilloise recorded a 3-2 win against Standard Liège. Dante Vanzeir scored the first goal for Union Saint-Gilloise in the 23rd minute, then Noë Dussenne tied it up for Standard Liège in the 53rd minute , but luckily for Union Saint-Gilloise it didn’t end there. They were able to keep scoring to earn themselves the victory. Union Saint-Gilloise is on a hot streak lately, with only 1 loss in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 14th placed KV Oostende, recorded a 0-6 blowout loss against Westerlo. Nene Dorgeles struck first for Westerlo in the 16th minute, then Tuur Dierckx added another in the 28th minute In the end, KV Oostende was frustrated by Westerlo’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Westerlo ended the match with the shutout victory. KV Oostende is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches.

Union Saint-Gilloise and KV Oostende last played eachother at the Diaz Arena on the 16th of October. Union Saint-Gilloise was victorious by a score of 6 to 1. Dante Vanzeir struck first for Union Saint-Gilloise in the 12th minute, then Dante Vanzeir added another in the 31st minute.

Fraser Hornby has been the most prolific scorer on KV Oostende in the last five matches with 3 goals. For Union Saint-Gilloise, their top scorers are Dante Vanzeir and Bart Nieuwkoop, each having 2 goals in their last five matches.

Port Vale vs Morecambe Match Preview


Week 23 brings us a match on Dec 26th where Port Vale will host Morecambe at Vale Park in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched League One 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. 12th placed Port Vale is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Bristol Rovers. Lewis Collins struck first for Bristol Rovers in the 87th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Port Vale couldn’t muster any offence and Bristol Rovers ran away with the shutout win. Port Vale should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches, while 24th placed Morecambe is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Plymouth Argyle. Niall Ennis struck first for Plymouth Argyle in the 69th minute on a feed from Ryan Hardie, then Sam Cosgrove added another in the 84th minute on a feed from Joe Edwards. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches.

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

Morecambe is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Liam Shaw and Jensen Weir each only have 1 goal in their last 5. Daniel Butterworth has been the most prolific scorer on Port Vale in the last five matches with 2 goals.