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Montpellier vs Olympique Lyonnais Match Preview


October 22nd features a match where Montpellier will host Olympique Lyonnais at Stade De La Mosson in a meeting of these two Ligue 1 teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 18 degrees, which is great football weather. Montpellier is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Lens. Wesley Saïd scored the first goal for Lens in the 67th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Montpellier couldn’t muster any offence and Lens ran away with the shutout win. Montpellier looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 10th placed Olympique Lyonnais, recorded a 2-3 loss against Rennes. Alexandre Lacazette struck first for Olympique Lyonnais in the 23rd minute on a feed from Nicolás Tagliafico, then in the 38th minute, Benjamin Bourigeaud sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Martin Terrier But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 77th minute on a goal by Martin Terrier. Olympique Lyonnais is looking for direction having 3 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches.

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

Alexandre Lacazette has been the most prolific scorer on Olympique Lyonnais in the last 5 matches with 2 goals. Arnaud Nordin has been the most prolific scorer on Montpellier in his last five matches with two goals

Olivier Dall’Oglio’s Montpellier squad will be without Pedro Mendes, Theo Sainte Luce, Jordan Ferri, Dimitry Bertaud, Jonas Omlin and Maxime Esteve, while Olympique Lyonnais will be without Julian Pollersbeck and Romain Faivre.

Borussia Dortmund vs Stuttgart Match Preview


In this week 11 match, on Saturday Oct 22nd, Borussia Dortmund will host Stuttgart in a clash of the Bundesliga. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 13 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. 8th placed Borussia Dortmund is fresh off their 0-2 loss against Union Berlin. Janik Haberer scored the first goal for Union Berlin in the 8th minute, then Janik Haberer added another in the 21st minute In the end, Borussia Dortmund couldn’t muster any offence and Union Berlin ran away with the shutout win. Borussia Dortmund is looking for direction having 5 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Stuttgart recorded a 4-1 win against Bochum. Silla Wamangituka struck first for Stuttgart in the 3rd minute on a penalty, then Naouirou Ahamada added another in the 22nd minute. Stuttgart looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10.

This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Borussia Dortmund won the head to head battle with 2 wins.

Stuttgart is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Sehrou Guirassy and Wamangituka each having 2 goals in their last 5. Both Julian Brandt and Jude Bellingham have been the hottest scorers for Borussia Dortmund in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals

Edin Terzic’s squad will be without Marco Reus, Mate Morey, Anthony Modeste, Mahmoud Dahoud, Sébastien Haller and Unbehaun, while Borna Sosa and Josha Vagnoman are unavailable to play for Pellegrino Matarazzo’s team.

Salzburg vs Sturm Graz Match Preview


In a weekend match in week 13, on Sat Oct 22nd, Salzburg hosts Sturm Graz in a meeting of these two Tipico Bundesliga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 16 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, 1st placed Salzburg, recorded a 3-1 win against Austria Wien. Junior Chikwubuike Adamu scored the first goal for Salzburg in the 11th minute, but Dominik Fitz got the equalizer for Austria Wien in the 37th minute. Salzburg is on a hot streak lately, having won 8 of their last 10, while in their last match, Sturm Graz recorded a 3-2 win against Wolfsberger AC. Thai Baribo scored the first goal for Wolfsberger AC in the 25th minute, then Otar Kiteishvili tied it up for Sturm Graz in the 48th minute on a feed from Gregory Wüthrich But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 51st minute on a goal by Alexandar Borković. Sturm Graz is on a hot streak lately, having won 7 of their last 10 matches.

On Saturday Jul 30th, Sturm Graz hosted Salzburg in their last match together. Sturm Graz was victorious by a score of 2 to 1. Rasmus Højlund struck first for Sturm Graz in the 24th minute, then Rasmus Højlund added another in the 51st minute.

William Vick has been the most effective weapon for Sturm Graz lately. The Danish attacker has netted 3 goals in his last five matches. Junior Chikwubuike Adamu has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, hes scored 4 goals for Salzburg.

Manchester City vs Brighton & Hove Albion Match Preview


Oct 22nd features a match where Manchester City will host Brighton & Hove Albion in a clash of the Premier League. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 13 degrees, a perfect day for football. Manchester City sits at 2nd place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-1 loss against Liverpool. Mohamed Salah struck first for Liverpool in the 76th minute on a feed from Alisson, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Manchester City couldn’t muster any offence and Liverpool ran away with the shutout win. Manchester City looks to continue their winning ways, having won 7 of their last 10, while brighton & Hove Albion sits at 7th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-2 loss against Brentford. Ivan Toney struck first for Brentford in the 27th minute on a feed from Frank Onyeka, then Ivan Toney added another in the 64th minute from the penalty spot In the end, Brighton & Hove Albion was frustrated by Brentford’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Brentford ended the match with the shutout victory. Brighton & Hove Albion is looking for direction having 4 win and 3 losses 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 Manchester City won the head to head battle with 2 wins.

Leandro Trossard has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, the attacker has scored four goals for Brighton & Hove Albion. Erling Braut Håland has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, the attacker has scored 6 goals for Manchester City

John Stones, Kyle Walker and Kalvin Phillips are unavailable to play for Josep Guardiola i Sala’s team, while Brighton & Hove Albion will be without Kaoru Mitoma.

Nottingham Forest vs Liverpool Match Preview


In this week 13 match on the 22nd of October, Liverpool and Nottingham Forest will play a match in Nottingham in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched Premier League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 13 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. In their last match, 19th placed Nottingham Forest, recorded a 0-1 loss against Wolverhampton Wanderers. Rúben Neves scored the first goal for Wolverhampton Wanderers in the 56th minute from the penalty spot, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Nottingham Forest couldn’t muster any offence and Wolverhampton Wanderers ran away with the shutout win. Nottingham Forest looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 7 of their last 10, while in their last match, Liverpool recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Manchester City. Mohamed Salah scored the first goal for Liverpool in the 76th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else At the end of 90 a dissapointed Manchester City couldn’t manage to score, and Liverpool took the shutout win. Liverpool is looking for direction having 3 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches.

In their last match together, Liverpool took the match by a score of 1 to 0. Diogo Jota struck first for Liverpool in the 78th minute on a feed from Konstantinos Tsimikas, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Nottingham Forest couldn’t muster any offence and Liverpool ran away with the shutout win.

Liverpool has been fortunate! In the last 5 matches, both Roberto Firmino and Mohamed Salah are on scoring streaks. They have each scored 5 goals for Liverpool and look to continue their dominance.. Brennan Johnson and Cheikhou Kouyaté are the top scorers for Nottingham Forest in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats

Nottingham Forest will be without Moussa Niakhaté, Serge Aurier, Renan Lodi, Lewis O’Brien, Omar Richards and Jack Colback, while Luis Díaz, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Naby Keïta, Joël Matip, Arthur and Diogo Jota are unavailable to play for Jürgen Klopp’s team.

Fakel vs Rostov Match Preview


On Sat Oct 22nd, in week 14, Fakel will host Rostov at Central’nyi Stadion Profsoyuzov in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched Premier League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 7 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. 14th placed Fakel is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against Khimki. Khimki had 16 on net, and Fakel had 19, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,. Fakel looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches, while 4th placed Rostov is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Ural. Lazar Randjelović struck first for Ural in the 17th minute on a feed from Aleksey Kashtanov, but Roman Tugarev got the equalizer for Rostov in the 26th minute. With 20 points in their last 10 matches Rostov should be reasonably happy with their performance.

This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season.

Rostov is glad to have Dmitri Poloz in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored 4 goals. Fakel’s most prolific scorer has been Evgeny Morozov. He has netted two goals over the last 5 matches.

Locomotiv Moscow vs Dinamo Moscow Match Preview


In this 14th week match, on Saturday Oct 22nd, Locomotiv Moscow plays host to Dinamo Moscow in a clash of these two mismatched Premier League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 6 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. Locomotiv Moscow is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Torpedo Moskva. Artem Karpukas struck first for Locomotiv Moscow in the 48th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Torpedo Moskva couldn’t muster any offence and Locomotiv Moscow ran away with the shutout win. Locomotiv Moscow looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches, while 6th placed Dinamo Moscow is fresh off their 3-2 win against Orenburg. Sergey Parshivlyuk struck first for Dinamo Moscow in the 11th minute, then Vladimir Sychevoy got the equalizer for Orenburg in the 25th minute on a feed from Gojkovic , but Dinamo Moscow kept scoring and walked away with the win. Dinamo Moscow is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches.

This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 2 draws each.

Denis Makarov and Yaroslav Gladyshev are the top scorers for Dinamo Moscow in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.. Locomotiv Moscow hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Ivan Ignatiev and Dmitriy Barinov, and they each have 1 goal.

FC Nizhny Novgorod vs Krasnodar Match Preview


On the 22nd of October, FC Nizhny Novgorod hosts Krasnodar at Stade Municipal 1 in a meeting of these two Premier League 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. FC Nizhny Novgorod sits at 11th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-3 loss against Zenit. Daler Kuzyaev struck first for Zenit in the 22nd minute, then Claudinho added another in the 45th minute In the end, FC Nizhny Novgorod couldn’t muster any offence and Zenit ran away with the shutout win. FC Nizhny Novgorod is looking for direction having 3 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 5th placed Krasnodar, recorded a 2-3 loss against Akhmat Grozny. Bernard Berisha scored the first goal for Akhmat Grozny in the 18th minute on a penalty shot, but Spertsyan got the equalizer for Krasnodar in the 30th minute on a penalty shot , but Akhmat Grozny kept scoring and walked away with the win. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Krasnodar should be reasonably happy with their performance.

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

Both Maksim Kutovoi and Spertsyan have been the hottest scorers for Krasnodar in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals. FC Nizhny Novgorod’s top weapon lately has been Timur Suleimanov, who has 2 goals in the last five matches.

RKC Waalwijk vs Ajax Match Preview


Week 11 brings us a match on Oct 22nd where RKC Waalwijk plays host to Ajax in a clash of the Eredivisie. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 14 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. 7th placed RKC Waalwijk is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against Fortuna Sittard. Neither Fortuna Sittard nor RKC Waalwijk could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 9 and 12 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,. RKC Waalwijk is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 1st placed Ajax, recorded a 7-1 blowout win against Excelsior. Jorge Sánchez scored the first goal for Ajax in the 15th minute, then Steven Berghuis added another in the 26th minute. Ajax looks to continue their winning ways, having won 8 of their last 10.

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

Both Davy Klaassen and Brian Brobbey have been the hottest scorers for Ajax in the last five each having scored 3 goals. Michiel Kramer has been the most prolific scorer on RKC Waalwijk in his last 5 matches with 3 goals.

Mechelen vs AS Eupen Match Preview


Oct 22nd features a match where Mechelen hosts AS Eupen at Afas-stadion Achter De Kazerne in a meeting of these two Pro League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 14 degrees, a perfect day for football. Mechelen is fresh off their 0-3 loss against Gent. Samoise struck first for Gent in the 36th minute, then Nurio Fortuna added another in the 64th minute In the end, Mechelen couldn’t muster any offence and Gent ran away with the shutout win. Mechelen is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches, while aS Eupen is fresh off their 4-2 win against OH Leuven. Mario González struck first for OH Leuven in the 8th minute, but Regan Charles-Cook got the equalizer for AS Eupen in the 24th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 75th minute on a goal by Gary Magnee. AS Eupen looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches.

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

For AS Eupen, their top scorers are Konan N’Dri and Stef Peeters, each having 2 goals in their last five matches. Rob Schoofs has been the most prolific scorer on Mechelen in his last 5 matches with 2 goals.