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Waldhof Mannheim vs Dynamo Dresden Match Preview


In this 14th week match, on Saturday Oct 29th, Waldhof Mannheim hosts Dynamo Dresden in a meeting of these two 3. Liga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 18 degrees, which is great football weather. Waldhof Mannheim sits at 8th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-2 loss against Rot-Weiss Essen. Ron Berlinski struck first for Rot-Weiss Essen in the 5th minute, then Ron Berlinski added another in the 12th minute. Waldhof Mannheim is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while 7th placed Dynamo Dresden is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Saarbrücken. Gunther-Schmidt scored the first goal for Saarbrücken in the 34th minute on a penalty kick, then Arslaner Ahmet tied it up for Dynamo Dresden in the 51st minute on a penalty kick. Dynamo Dresden is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches.

These two teams have not yet played each other this season.

Dynamo Dresden is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Manuel Schäffler and Arslaner Ahmet each having 2 goals in their last 5. Waldhof Mannheim’s most prolific scorer has been Dominik Martinovic. The Croatian attacker has netted 2 goals over the last five matches.

St. Pauli vs Darmstadt 98 Match Preview


On Sat Oct 29th, St. Pauli plays host to Darmstadt 98 in a clash of the 2. Bundesliga. 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, 12th placed St. Pauli, recorded a 0-2 loss against Arminia Bielefeld. Janni Serra scored the first goal for Arminia Bielefeld in the 76th minute, then Janni Serra added another in the 84th minute on a feed from Christian Gebauer In the end, St. Pauli was frustrated by Arminia Bielefeld’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Arminia Bielefeld ended the match with the shutout victory. St. Pauli looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10, while in their last match, Darmstadt 98 recorded a 1-1 draw against Holstein Kiel. Steven Skrzybski scored the first goal for Holstein Kiel in the 35th minute, but Matthias Bader got the equalizer for Darmstadt 98 in the 72nd minute earning Darmstadt 98 a comeback draw. Darmstadt 98 looks to continue their winning ways, having 6 wins in their last 10 matches.

These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Darmstadt 98 won the head to head battle with 2 wins.

Both Pfeiffer and Phillip Tietz have been the hottest scorers for Darmstadt 98 in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals. St. Pauli is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Manolis Saliakas and David Otto each only have 1 goal in their last five.

Grasshopper vs Luzern Match Preview


In this week 14 match on Oct 29th, Grasshopper hosts Luzern at Stadion Letzigrund in a Super League match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 13 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. Grasshopper is fresh off their 4-1 win against Zürich. Guilherme Schettine struck first for Grasshopper in the 30th minute on a feed from Morandi, then Pusic added another in the 4th minute of the first half’s stoppage time on a feed from Hayao Kawabe. Grasshopper looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches, while 7th placed Luzern is fresh off their 3-1 win against Lugano. Uran Bislimi scored the first goal for Lugano in the 61st minute, but Max Meyer got the equalizer for Luzern in the 66th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 69th minute on a goal by Mohamed Dräger. Luzern is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.

In their last match together, Luzern and Grasshopper battled to a 1-1 draw. Marco Burch struck first for Luzern in the 32nd minute, then in the 38th minute, Hayao Kawabe sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Renat Dadaşov earning them at least the one point.

Max Meyer has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, hes scored four goals for Luzern. For Grasshopper, their top scorers are Hayao Kawabe and Guilherme Schettine, each having 3 goals in their last five matches.

Servette vs Lugano Match Preview


On the 29th of October, Servette will play host to Lugano in a clash of the Super League. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 15 degrees, a perfect day for football. 2nd placed Servette is fresh off their 1-1 draw against St. Gallen. Dereck Kutesa scored the first goal for Servette in the 41st minute, then in the 53rd minute, Lukas Görtler sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by I. Schmidt squeezing out at least the one point for St. Gallen. Servette should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 18 points in their last 10 matches, while lugano sits at 8th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-3 loss against Luzern. Uran Bislimi struck first for Lugano in the 61st minute on a feed from Hicham Mahou, then Max Meyer tied it up for Luzern in the 66th minute But luckily in the 69th minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Mohamed Dräger. Lugano is looking for direction having 4 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches.

On the 2nd of October, Lugano hosted Servette at the Kybunpark in their last match together. Lugano won by a score of 1 to 0. Jonathan Sabbatini struck first for Lugano in the 35th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else At the end of 90 a dissapointed Servette couldn’t manage to score, and Lugano took the shutout win.

Lugano hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last 5 matches are Jonathan Sabbatini and Hicham Mahou, and they each have 1 goal. Both Fofana and Dereck Kutesa have been the hottest scorers for Servette in the last five each having scored 2 goals.

Bnei Sakhnin vs Hapoel Hadera Match Preview


On Saturday Oct 29th, Bnei Sakhnin hosts Hapoel Hadera in a clash of these two evenly matched Ligat ha’Al teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 24 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, 6th placed Bnei Sakhnin, recorded a 0-2 loss against Maccabi Bnei Raina. Richard Boateng scored the first goal for Maccabi Bnei Raina in the 27th minute, then Boateng added another in the 61st minute In the end, Bnei Sakhnin couldn’t muster any offence and Maccabi Bnei Raina ran away with the shutout win. Bnei Sakhnin is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 8th placed Hapoel Hadera, recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Hapoel Tel Aviv. Neither Hapoel Hadera nor Hapoel Tel Aviv could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 10 and 16 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,. Hapoel Hadera is looking for direction having 2 win and 2 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.

Hapoel Hadera’s most prolific scorer has been Cisse. He has netted 2 goals over the last 5 matches. Beram Kayal and Guy Melamed are the top scorers for Bnei Sakhnin in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats.

Sektzia Nes Tziona vs Hapoel Katamon Match Preview


On Saturday Oct 29th, Sektzia Nes Tziona will play host to Hapoel Katamon in a Ligat ha’Al match. 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. In their last match, 12th placed Sektzia Nes Tziona, recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Hapoel Haifa. Ari struck first for Sektzia Nes Tziona in the 83rd minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Hapoel Haifa was frustrated by Sektzia Nes Tziona’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Sektzia Nes Tziona 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 in their last match, Hapoel Katamon recorded a 1-4 loss against Hapoel Be’er Sheva. Rotem Hatuel struck first for Hapoel Be’er Sheva in the 3rd minute on a feed from Miguel Vitor, then Shapi Suleymanov added another in the 13th minute. With 18 points in their last 10 matches Hapoel Katamon should be reasonably happy with their performance.

These two teams have not yet played each other this season.

Hapoel Katamon is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Ofek Biton and William Togui each having 3 goals in their last 5. Sektzia Nes Tziona’s most prolific scorer has been Levan Kutalia. The midfielder has netted three goals over the last 5 matches.

Kaiserslautern vs Nürnberg Match Preview


On Sat Oct 29th, Kaiserslautern hosts Nürnberg at Fritz-walter-stadion in a clash of the 2. Bundesliga. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 15 degrees, which is great football weather. 8th placed Kaiserslautern is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against Hansa Rostock. Terrence Boyd scored the first goal for Kaiserslautern in the 67th minute, then Terrence Boyd added another in the 82nd minute on a feed from Marlon Ritter In the end, Hansa Rostock was frustrated by Kaiserslautern’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Kaiserslautern ended the match with the shutout victory. Kaiserslautern is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while 14th placed Nürnberg is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against Hannover 96. Nürnberg had 10 on net, and Hannover 96 had 8, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10.

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

Christoph Daferner and Lino Tempelmann are the top scorers for Nürnberg in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.. Kaiserslautern is fortunate enough to have Terrence Boyd in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored 4 goals.

Vålerenga vs Sarpsborg 08 Match Preview


In a weekend match in week 28, on Sat Oct 29th, Sarpsborg 08 and Vålerenga will play a match in Oslo in a meeting of these two Eliteserien teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 8 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. In their last match, 5th placed Vålerenga, recorded a 1-2 loss against Odd. Dennis Gjengaar struck first for Odd in the 29th minute on a feed from Espen Ruud, then Conrad Wallem added another in the 70th minute. Vålerenga is looking for direction having 5 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Sarpsborg 08 recorded a 1-1 draw against Tromsø. Eric Bugale Kitolano struck first for Tromsø in the 76th minute, but Kristian Opseth got the equalizer for Sarpsborg 08 in the 83rd minute earning Sarpsborg 08 at least a draw. Sarpsborg 08 should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches.

In their last match together, in Sarpsborg Stadion, Vålerenga took the match by a score of 1 to 0. Amor Layouni struck first for Vålerenga in the 30th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Sarpsborg 08 was frustrated by Vålerenga’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Vålerenga ended the match with the shutout victory.

Sarpsborg 08 is fortunate enough to have Tobias Heintz in top form. In the last 5 matches the midfielder has scored 6 goals. Vålerenga is glad to have Amor Layouni in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored four goals.

Konyaspor vs Kasımpaşa Match Preview


October 29th features a match where Konyaspor hosts Kasımpaşa at Konya Büyükşehir Belediye Stadyumu in a meeting of these two Super Lig teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 12 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. 6th placed Konyaspor is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Adana Demirspor. Mame Biram Diouf struck first for Konyaspor in the 22nd minute, but Babajide David Akintola got the equalizer for Adana Demirspor in the 32nd minute squeezing out at least the one point for Adana Demirspor. Konyaspor should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 18 points in their last 10 matches, while kasımpaşa sits at 11th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-1 loss against Kayserispor. Mame Thiam struck first for Kayserispor in the 43rd minute on a feed from Olivier Kemen, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Kasımpaşa was frustrated by Kayserispor’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Kayserispor ended the match with the shutout victory. Kasımpaşa is looking for direction having 4 win and 5 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 2 draws apiece.

Kasımpaşa’s most prolific scorer has been Stéphane Bahoken. The Cameroonian attacker has netted two goals over the last 5 matches. Konyaspor’s most prolific scorer has been Mame Biram Diouf. The Senegalese attacker has netted 2 goals over the last five matches.

Alanyaspor vs Gazişehir Gaziantep Match Preview


In a weekend match on Saturday Oct 29th, in week 12, Alanyaspor will host Gazişehir Gaziantep in a Super Lig match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 20 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. 10th placed Alanyaspor is fresh off their 2-2 draw against Galatasaray. Dries Mertens struck first for Galatasaray in the 11th minute, then Mauro Icardi added another in the 22nd minute on a feed from Sérgio Oliveira . Alanyaspor looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 9th placed Gazişehir Gaziantep, recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Konyaspor. Arda Kızıldag struck first for Gazişehir Gaziantep in the 85th minute on a feed from Alexander Merkel, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Konyaspor was frustrated by Gazişehir Gaziantep’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Gazişehir Gaziantep ended the match with the shutout victory. Gazişehir Gaziantep is looking for direction having earned 15 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 these teams were evenly matched with 1 win each.

Lazar Marković has been the most prolific scorer on Gazişehir Gaziantep in his last 5 matches with 2 goals. Alanyaspor is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Koka and Jure Balkovec each having 2 goals in their last five

Alanyaspor will be without Erencan Yardimci, Ivan Cavaleiro and Yusuf Özdemir, while Gazişehir Gaziantep will be without Mustafa Eskihellaç.