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Montpellier vs Lille Match Preview


In this 6th week match, on Sunday Sep 4th, Montpellier plays host to Lille in a clash of the Ligue 1. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 23 degrees, a perfect day for football. 5th placed Montpellier is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against Ajaccio. Arnaud Nordin struck first for Montpellier in the 28th minute on a feed from Faitout Maouassa, then Wahi added another in the 77th minute on a feed from Tchato Mbiayi At the end of 90 a dissapointed Ajaccio couldn’t manage to score, and Montpellier took the shutout win. Montpellier is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while lille sits at 8th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-2 loss against Nice. Jonathan Bamba struck first for Lille in the 20th minute on a feed from Yusuf Yazıcı, then Andy Delort tied it up for Nice in the 22nd minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 29th minute on a penalty goal by Nicolas Pépé. Lille is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches.

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

Jonathan Bamba has been the most prolific scorer on Lille in his last 5 matches with three goals. Sepe Elye Wahi has been the most effective weapon for Montpellier lately. The French attacker has netted 3 goals in his last 5 matches

Montpellier will be without Christopher Jullien, Pedro Mendes, Teji Savanier, Wahbi Khazri, Stephy Mavididi, Dimitry Bertaud and Khalil Fayad, while Rémy Cabella and Timothy Weah are unavailable to play for Paulo Alexandre Rodrigues Fonseca’s team.

St. Gallen vs Young Boys Match Preview


In this 7th week match, on Sunday Sep 4th, Young Boys and St. Gallen will play a match in St. Gallen in a clash of the Super League. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 17 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, 2nd placed St. Gallen, recorded a 3-2 win against Lugano. Žan Celar scored the first goal for Lugano in the 6th minute on a penalty shot, then Guillemenot tied it up for St. Gallen in the 29th minute on a penalty shot But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 47th minute on a goal by Christian Witzig. St. Gallen is looking for direction having 4 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 1st placed Young Boys, recorded a 5-1 win against Winterthur. Buess struck first for Winterthur in the 3rd minute on a penalty kick, then Meschack Elia tied it up for Young Boys in the 17th minute on a penalty kick But luckily in the 50th minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Jean-Pierre Nsame. With 18 points in their last 10 matches Young Boys should be reasonably happy with their performance.

These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Young Boys won the head to head battle with 2 wins and 1 losss.

Young Boys’s most prolific scorer has been Cédric Itten. The Swiss attacker has netted 3 goals over the last 5 matches. St. Gallen’s most prolific scorer has been Fabian Schubert. He has netted three goals over the last 5 matches.

Valencia vs Getafe Match Preview


Week 4 brings us a match on Sep 4th where Valencia hosts Getafe in a clash of these two closely matched La Liga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 25 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. Valencia is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Atlético Madrid. Antoine Griezmann scored the first goal for Atlético Madrid in the 66th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else At the end of 90 a dissapointed Valencia couldn’t manage to score, and Atlético Madrid took the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 2 of their last 10, while getafe is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against Villarreal. Neither Getafe nor Villarreal could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 8 and 11 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,. Getafe looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 2 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 Valencia won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw. Valencia’s most prolific scorer has been Hugo Duro. He has netted 2 goals over the last five matches

Gayá, Gabriel Paulista, Eray Cömert and Hugo Duro are unavailable to play for Ivan Gennaro Gattuso’s team, while Getafe will be without Damián Suárez.

Spartak Moscow vs Zenit Match Preview


In this week 8 match, on Sunday Sep 4th, Spartak Moscow will play host to Zenit 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 7 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. In their last match, 2nd placed Spartak Moscow, recorded a 4-1 win against Fakel. Dashaev struck first for Fakel in the 23rd minute on a feed from Evgeny Shlyakov, but Roman Zobnin got the equalizer for Spartak Moscow in the 51st minute Finally they completed the comback in the 57th minute on a goal by Litvinov to cap off a wild match. Spartak Moscow should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 19 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 1st placed Zenit, recorded a 4-0 shutout win against Ural. Malcom struck first for Zenit in the 50th minute, then Andrey Mostovoy added another in the 54th minute In the end, Ural couldn’t muster any offence and Zenit ran away with the shutout win. Zenit should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 20 points in their last 10 matches.

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

Malcom has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, hes scored four goals for Zenit. Quincy Promes has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, hes scored 6 goals for Spartak Moscow.

Locomotiv Moscow vs Akhmat Grozny Match Preview


On Sep 4th, Locomotiv Moscow will host Akhmat Grozny at Rzd Arena in a meeting of these two Premier League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 12 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. In their last match, 8th placed Locomotiv Moscow, recorded a 5-1 win against Orenburg. Ivan Ignatiev scored the first goal for Locomotiv Moscow in the 8th minute, then Ivan Ignatiev added another in the 11th minute on a feed from Nayair Tiknizyan. Locomotiv Moscow is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while 10th placed Akhmat Grozny is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Krylya Sovetov. Mohamed Konate scored the first goal for Akhmat Grozny in the 5th minute, then in the 20th minute, Glenn Bijl sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Ezhov Finally they completed the comback victory in the 72nd minute on a goal by Aleksandr Kovalenko to cap off a wild match. Akhmat Grozny is looking for direction having 2 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 these teams were evenly matched with 1 win apiece.

Akhmat Grozny is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Aleksandr Troshechkin and Mohamed Konate each having 2 goals in their last 5. Locomotiv Moscow’s most prolific scorer has been Ivan Ignatiev. He has netted 3 goals over the last 5 matches.

Krylya Sovetov vs CSKA Moscow Match Preview


In a weekend match on Sun Sep 4th, in week 8, CSKA Moscow and Krylya Sovetov will play a match in Samara in a meeting of these two mismatched Premier League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 15 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Krylya Sovetov is fresh off their 2-1 win against Akhmat Grozny. Mohamed Konate struck first for Akhmat Grozny in the 5th minute, then Roman Ezhov got the equalizer for Krylya Sovetov in the 20th minute on a feed from Glenn Bijl But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 72nd minute on a goal by Aleksandr Kovalenko. Krylya Sovetov is looking for direction having 2 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches, while 3rd placed CSKA Moscow is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against Rostov. Neither Rostov nor CSKA Moscow could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 12 and 10 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,. CSKA Moscow should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches.

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

CSKA Moscow is fortunate enough to have Fedor Chalov in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored 4 goals. Maksim Glushenkov has been the most effective weapon for Krylya Sovetov lately. The Russian midfielder has netted 2 goals in his last five matches.

RKC Waalwijk vs Excelsior Match Preview


Sep 4th features a match where Excelsior and RKC Waalwijk will play a match in Waalwijk in a Eredivisie match. 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. RKC Waalwijk is fresh off their 2-2 draw against Vitesse. Florian Jozefzoon struck first for RKC Waalwijk in the 35th minute on a feed from Patrick Vroegh, then Iliass Bel Hassani added another in the 50th minute. RKC Waalwijk looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 1 of their last 10, while excelsior is fresh off their 0-4 loss against FC Twente. Denilho Cleonise scored the first goal for FC Twente in the 1st minute, then Christos Tzolis added another in the 8th minute on a feed from Ricky van Wolfswinkel In the end, Excelsior was frustrated by FC Twente’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. FC Twente ended the match with the shutout victory. Excelsior is looking for direction having 2 win and 2 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.

Reda Kharchouch has been the most prolific scorer on Excelsior in his last five matches with two goals. RKC Waalwijk’s most prolific scorer has been Iliass Bel Hassani. The midfielder has netted 2 goals over the last 5 matches.

SC Heerenveen vs NEC Match Preview


In this 5th week match, on Sun Sep 4th, SC Heerenveen plays host to NEC in a meeting of these two Eredivisie teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 23 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, 6th placed SC Heerenveen, recorded a 2-1 win against Fortuna Sittard. Sydney van Hooijdonk struck first for SC Heerenveen in the 22nd minute, then Milan van Ewijk added another in the 44th minute. SC Heerenveen is looking for direction having 2 win and 0 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, NEC recorded a 1-1 draw against FC Groningen. Laros Duarte struck first for FC Groningen in the 75th minute, but Ibrahim Cissoko got the equalizer for NEC in the 88th minute squeezing out at least the one point for NEC. NEC is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches.

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

Jordy Bruijn and Mikkel Duelund are the top scorers for NEC in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.. SC Heerenveen is fortunate enough to have Sydney van Hooijdonk in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored four goals.

Anderlecht vs OH Leuven Match Preview


On Sep 4th, Anderlecht hosts OH Leuven in a Pro League match. Anderlecht sits at 6th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-2 loss against Union Saint-Gilloise. Victor Okoh Boniface struck first for Union Saint-Gilloise in the 2nd minute, but Michael Murillo got the equalizer for Anderlecht in the 12th minute. Anderlecht is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches, while oH Leuven sits at 4th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-1 win against KV Oostende. Fraser Hornby struck first for KV Oostende in the 5th minute, then Mario González got the equalizer for OH Leuven in the 51st minute on a feed from Patris But luckily in the 90th minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Mathieu Maertens. OH Leuven is looking for direction having 4 win and 2 losses 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 apiece.

OH Leuven is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Nsingi and Jón Dagur Þórsteinsson each having 2 goals in their last 5. Fábio Silva has been the most prolific scorer on Anderlecht in the last five matches with 3 goals.

Midtjylland vs AaB Match Preview


On Sunday Sep 4th, Midtjylland will play host to AaB in a meeting of these two Superliga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 15 degrees, which is great football weather. Midtjylland is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against Brøndby. Evander struck first for Midtjylland in the 14th minute on a penalty kick, then Pione Sisto added another in the 26th minute on a feed from Gustav Isaksen At the end of 90 a dissapointed Brøndby couldn’t manage to score, and Midtjylland took the shutout win. Midtjylland is looking for direction having 2 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, AaB recorded a 0-1 loss against Randers. Oliver Bundgaard Kristensen struck first for Randers in the 3rd minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, AaB was frustrated by Randers’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Randers ended the match with the shutout victory. AaB 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 Midtjylland won the head to head battle with 3 wins.

AaB is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Kasper Kusk and Ross Jensen each only have 1 goal in their last five. Pione Sisto has been the most prolific scorer on Midtjylland in his last 5 matches with 3 goals.