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Elche vs Almería Match Preview


On Aug 22nd, Elche hosts Almería at Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero in a clash of these two closely matched La Liga 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, Elche recorded a 0-3 loss against Real Betis. Borja Iglesias struck first for Real Betis in the 28th minute, then Juanmi added another in the 39th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Elche couldn’t manage to score, and Real Betis took the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches, while 14th placed Almería is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Real Madrid. Largie Ramazani struck first for Almería in the 6th minute on a feed from Eguaras Alvarez, then Lucas Vázquez tied it up for Real Madrid in the 61st minute But luckily in the 75th minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by David Alaba. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches.

In their last match together, in Estadio De Los Juegos Mediterráneos, Elche took the match by a score of 2 to 1. Largie Ramazani struck first for Almería in the 42nd minute, then Pablo Piatti tied it up for Elche in the 52nd minute Finally they completed the comback in the 84th minute on a goal by Raúl Guti to cap off a wild match.

Eguaras Alvarez and Robertone are the top scorers for Almería in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats. Ezequiel Ponce has been the most prolific scorer on Elche in the last five matches with two goals

Lucas Boyé and Gonzalo Cacicedo Verdu are unavailable to play for Elche, while Iván Martos, Arnau Martínez and Juan Jose Nieto Zarzoso are unavailable to play for Almería.

Gil Vicente vs Famalicão Match Preview


August 22nd features a match where Famalicão and Gil Vicente will play a match in Barcelos in a clash of these two mismatched Primeira Liga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 21 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, Gil Vicente recorded a 0-1 loss against Arouca. Rafael Sebastian Mujica Garcia scored the first goal for Arouca in the 1st minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Gil Vicente couldn’t muster any offence and Arouca ran away with the shutout win. Gil Vicente is looking for direction having 1 win and 1 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 18th placed Famalicão, recorded a 0-3 loss against Sporting Braga. Nuno Sequeira scored the first goal for Sporting Braga in the 13th minute, then Simon Banza added another in the 18th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Famalicão couldn’t manage to score, and Sporting Braga took the shutout win. Famalicão 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 Gil Vicente won the head to head battle with 1 win.

Famalicão is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Adrián Marín and Bruno Nascimento each having 2 goals in their last 5.

Grenoble Foot 38 vs Bordeaux Match Preview


In this 4th week match, on Mon Aug 22nd, Grenoble Foot 38 will host Bordeaux at Stade Des Alpes in a meeting of these two Ligue 2 teams. Grenoble Foot 38 is fresh off their 0-3 loss against Bastia. Frank Magri struck first for Bastia in the 8th minute, then Salles Lamonge added another in the 24th minute In the end, Grenoble Foot 38 couldn’t muster any offence and Bastia ran away with the shutout win. Grenoble Foot 38 is looking for direction having 1 win and 1 losses in their last 10 matches, while 2nd placed Bordeaux is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Niort. Logan Delaurier-Chaubet struck first for Bordeaux in the 61st minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Niort was frustrated by Bordeaux’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Bordeaux ended the match with the shutout victory. Bordeaux is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches.

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

Both Sékou Mara and Delaurier-Chaubet have been the hottest scorers for Bordeaux in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals. Grenoble Foot 38 is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Nestor and Pape Meissa Ba each only have 1 goal in their last five.

Sirius vs Häcken Match Preview


On the 22nd of August, Sirius hosts Häcken at Studenternas Ip in a meeting of these two mismatched Allsvenskan teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 22 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, Sirius recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Helsingborg. Neither Helsingborg nor Sirius could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 13 and 13 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,. Sirius is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Häcken recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Mjällby. Mikkel Rygaard Jensen scored the first goal for Häcken in the 77th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Mjällby was frustrated by Häcken’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Häcken ended the match with the shutout victory. Häcken should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 21 points in their last 10 matches.

In their last match together, in Bravida Arena, Häcken won by a score of 4 to 3. Alexander Jeremejeff struck first for Häcken in the 13th minute, then Oscar Uddenäs added another in the 18th minute on a feed from Kristoffer Hansen.

Häcken is glad to have Alexander Jeremejeff in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored 6 goals. Sirius’s most prolific scorer has been Marcus Mathisen. He has netted 2 goals over the last five matches.

Girona vs Getafe Match Preview


August 22nd features a match where Girona will host Getafe at Estadi Municipal De Montilivi in a La Liga match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 22 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. 17th placed Girona is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Valencia. Carlos Soler struck first for Valencia in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time on a penalty kick, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed Girona couldn’t manage to score, and Valencia took the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 1 of their last 10, while getafe sits at 19th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-3 loss against Atlético Madrid. Morata struck first for Atlético Madrid in the 15th minute on a feed from João Félix, then Morata added another in the 59th minute on a feed from João Félix In the end, Getafe was frustrated by Atlético Madrid’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Atlético Madrid 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.

This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Valentin Mariano Jose Castellanos Gimenez has been the most prolific scorer on Girona in the last 5 matches with 2 goals

Ibrahima Kebe and Iván Martín are unavailable to play for Miguel Ángel Sánchez Muñoz’s team, while Damián Suárez is unavailable to play for Getafe.

Roma vs Cremonese Match Preview


In this week 2 match on Aug 22nd, Roma will play host to Cremonese in a clash of the Serie A. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 26 degrees, which is great football weather. 9th placed Roma is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Salernitana. Bryan Cristante struck first for Roma in the 33rd minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Salernitana couldn’t muster any offence and Roma ran away with the shutout win. Roma is looking for direction having 1 win and 0 losses in their last 10 matches, while cremonese is fresh off their 2-3 loss against Fiorentina. Giacomo Bonaventura scored the first goal for Fiorentina in the 16th minute, then David Okereke tied it up for Cremonese in the 19th minute , but Fiorentina kept scoring and walked away with the win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 1 of their last 10.

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

Both Valeri and David Okereke have been the hottest scorers for Cremonese in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals. Roma’s top weapon lately has been Tammy Abraham, who has two goals in the last 5 matches.

Sampdoria vs Juventus Match Preview


On the 22nd of August, Sampdoria will host Juventus at Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris in a meeting of these two Serie A teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 23 degrees, which is great football weather. 18th placed Sampdoria is fresh off their 0-2 loss against Atalanta. Rafael Tolói struck first for Atalanta in the 26th minute on a feed from Mario Pašalić, then Ademola Lookman added another in the 4th minute of the second half’s stoppage time on a feed from Ruslan Malinovskyi In the end, Sampdoria was frustrated by Atalanta’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Atalanta ended the match with the shutout victory. Sampdoria looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches, while juventus sits at 2nd place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 3-0 shutout win against Sassuolo. Ángel Di María struck first for Juventus in the 26th minute on a feed from Alex Sandro, then Dušan Vlahović added another in the 43rd minute from the penalty spot In the end, Sassuolo couldn’t muster any offence and Juventus ran away with the shutout win. Juventus is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.

On Tue Jan 18th, Juventus hosted Sampdoria in their last match together. Juventus was victorious by a score of 4 to 1. Juan Cuadrado scored the first goal for Juventus in the 25th minute, then Daniele Rugani added another in the 52nd minute.

Juventus is glad to have Dušan Vlahović in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored four goals. Abdelhamid Sabiri has been the most prolific scorer on Sampdoria in his last 5 matches with two goals.

Manchester United vs Liverpool Match Preview


In this week 3 match on the 22nd of August, Manchester United hosts Liverpool in a clash of the Premier League. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 18 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, Manchester United recorded a 0-4 loss against Brentford. Joshua Da Silva scored the first goal for Brentford in the 10th minute, then Mathias Jensen added another in the 18th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Manchester United couldn’t manage to score, and Brentford took the shutout win. Manchester United looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 2 of their last 10, while in their last match, Liverpool recorded a 1-1 draw against Crystal Palace. Wilfried Zaha scored the first goal for Crystal Palace in the 32nd minute, then Luis Díaz tied it up for Liverpool in the 61st minute squeezing out at least the one point for Liverpool. Liverpool looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches.

In their last match together, in Old Trafford, Manchester United won by a score of 3 to 2. Mohamed Salah scored the first goal for Liverpool in the 18th minute, then Mason Greenwood got the equalizer for Manchester United in the 26th minute on a feed from Marcus Rashford Finally they completed the comback victory in the 78th minute on a goal by Bruno Fernandes to cap off a wild match.

Liverpool’s top weapon lately has been Mohamed Salah, who has 2 goals in the last five matches. Raphaël Varane and Cristiano Ronaldo are the top scorers for Manchester United in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats

Erik ten Hag’s Manchester United squad will be without Victor Lindelöf, Tyrell Malacia and Facundo Pellistri Rebollo, while Jürgen Klopp’s squad will be without Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Thiago Alcântara, Curtis Jones, Diogo Jota, Darwin Nuñez and Kelleher.

OB vs Horsens Match Preview


In this week 6 match on the 22nd of August, Horsens will travel to Odense to battle OB in a meeting of these two mismatched Superliga 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. In their last match, OB recorded a 0-2 loss against Brøndby. Josip Radošević scored the first goal for Brøndby in the 13th minute on a penalty, then Oscar Schwartau added another in the 32nd minute In the end, OB couldn’t muster any offence and Brøndby ran away with the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10, while horsens sits at 6th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 3-3 draw against Midtjylland. Gustav Isaksen struck first for Midtjylland in the 8th minute, then Pione Sisto added another in the 23rd minute . Horsens is looking for direction having earned 13 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.

Lubambo Musonda has been the most prolific scorer on Horsens in the last 5 matches with 2 goals. OB hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Charly Ngos Nouck Horneman and Bashkim Kadrii, and they each have 1 goal.

Sektzia Nes Tziona vs Ironi Kiryat Shmona Match Preview


In this week 1 match on Aug 22nd, Ironi Kiryat Shmona will travel to Ness Ziona to battle Sektzia Nes Tziona in a meeting of these two Ligat ha’Al teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but hot day with daytime temperatures of 29 degrees, which hopefuly doesnt affect the pace of the match. Sektzia Nes Tziona has not played yet this season, and neither has Ironi Kiryat Shmona.

Sektzia Nes Tziona is playing their first match this season after being promoted last season, while Ironi Kiryat Shmona is opening up their season after finishing last season 8th in the tables with 33 points.