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St. Pauli vs Nürnberg Match Preview


Week 1 brings us a match on Jul 16th where St. Pauli plays host to Nürnberg in a meeting of these two 2. Bundesliga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 15 degrees, a perfect day for football. St. Pauli has not played yet this season, and neither has Nürnberg.

St. Pauli is starting their season after earning 57 points last season and finishing 5th in the tables, while Nürnberg is playing their first match this season after last season’s 8th place finish.

Djurgården vs Värnamo Match Preview


Week 14 features a match on Saturday Jul 16th, where Djurgården hosts Värnamo in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched Allsvenskan teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 16 degrees, a perfect day for football. 2nd placed Djurgården is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against Helsingborg. Victor Edvardsen scored the first goal for Djurgården in the 29th minute, then Gustav Wikheim added another in the 62nd minute on a feed from Victor Edvardsen In the end, Helsingborg couldn’t muster any offence and Djurgården ran away with the shutout win. Djurgården should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 20 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 13th placed Värnamo, recorded a 1-1 draw against GIF Sundsvall. Marcus Antonsson struck first for Värnamo in the 4th minute on a feed from Oliveira do Nascimento, then Ronaldo Damus tied it up for GIF Sundsvall in the 56th minute earning GIF Sundsvall a comeback draw. Värnamo is looking for direction having earned 12 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.

Värnamo is glad to have Marcus Antonsson in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored 4 goals. Both Hampus Finndell and Joel Asoro have been the hottest scorers for Djurgården in the last five each having scored 2 goals.

HamKam vs Bodø / Glimt Match Preview


On Saturday Jul 16th, in week 14, HamKam will play host to Bodø / Glimt in a meeting of these two mismatched Eliteserien teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 16 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. HamKam is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Haugesund. Bilal Njie scored the first goal for Haugesund in the 33rd minute, then Eriksen got the equalizer for HamKam in the 3rd minute of the first half’s stoppage time on a feed from Enkerud earning HamKam a comeback draw. HamKam is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches, while bodø / Glimt is fresh off their 4-1 win against Sarpsborg 08. Steffen Skalevik struck first for Sarpsborg 08 in the 1st minute on a feed from Magnar Odegaard, then Hugo Vetlesen tied it up for Bodø / Glimt in the 21st minute Finally they completed the comback victory in the 44th minute on a goal by Ulrik Saltnes to cap off a wild match. Bodø / Glimt is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches.

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

Victor Okoh Boniface has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, hes scored 5 goals for Bodø / Glimt. HamKam is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Aleksander Melgalvis and Eriksen each having 2 goals in their last five.

Jerv vs Sandefjord Match Preview


Jul 16th features a match where Sandefjord will travel to Grimstad to battle Jerv in a meeting of these two closely matched Eliteserien teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 20 degrees, a perfect day for football. 15th placed Jerv is fresh off their 2-3 loss against Rosenborg. Felix Schroter struck first for Jerv in the 16th minute, then Samual Rogers tied it up for Rosenborg in the 20th minute Finally they completed the comback in the 47th minute on a goal by Samual Rogers to cap off a wild match. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 5 points in their last 10 matches, while sandefjord is fresh off their 2-2 draw against Aalesund. Mats Haakenstad scored the first goal for Sandefjord in the 4th minute, but Spinola Lima got the equalizer for Aalesund in the 39th minute . Sandefjord is looking for direction having earned 11 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.

Mohamed Ofkir has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, hes scored 4 goals for Sandefjord. Jerv is fortunate enough to have Felix Schroter in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored four goals.

Magdeburg vs Fortuna Düsseldorf Match Preview


In this week 1 match, on Sat Jul 16th, Magdeburg will host Fortuna Düsseldorf at Mdcc-arena in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched 2. Bundesliga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 12 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. Magdeburg has not played yet this season, and neither has Fortuna Düsseldorf.

Magdeburg is playing their first match this season after being promoted last season, while Fortuna Düsseldorf is opening up their season after finishing last season 10th in the tables.

Norrköping vs Malmö FF Match Preview


Week 14 brings us a match on Jul 16th, where Malmö FF and Norrköping will play a match in Norrköping in a meeting of these two mismatched Allsvenskan teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 14 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. Norrköping is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Degerfors. Viktor Agardius struck first for Norrköping in the 6th minute on a feed from Jonathan Levi, then in the 4th minute of the second half’s stoppage time, Diego Campos sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Justin Salmon earning Degerfors at least a draw. Norrköping is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Malmö FF recorded a 3-3 draw against Víkingur Reykjavík. Karl Fridleifur Gunnarsson scored the first goal for Víkingur Reykjavík in the 15th minute, then Birmancevic tied it up for Malmö FF in the 34th minute on a feed from Isaac Thelin . Malmö FF is looking for direction having 5 win and 4 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 Norrköping won the head to head battle with 1 win.

Birmancevic has been the most effective weapon for Malmö FF lately. The Serbian midfielder has netted three goals in his last 5 matches. Norrköping’s most prolific scorer has been Christoffer Nyman. He has netted two goals over the last five matches.

Korona Kielce vs Legia Warsaw Match Preview


On Jul 16th, Korona Kielce hosts Legia Warsaw in a meeting of these two Ekstraklasa teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 11 degrees, a perfect day for football. Korona Kielce has not played yet this season, and neither has Legia Warsaw.

Korona Kielce is playing their first match this season after being promoted last season, while Legia Warsaw is starting their season after ending last season at 10th place.

Jagiellonia Białystok vs Piast Gliwice Match Preview


On the 16th of July, Jagiellonia Białystok will play host to Piast Gliwice in a Ekstraklasa match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 15 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. Jagiellonia Białystok has not played yet this season, and neither has Piast Gliwice.

Jagiellonia Białystok is opening up their season after finishing last season 12th in the tables with 40 points, while Piast Gliwice is opening up their season after finishing last season 5th in the tables with 54 points.

HJK vs VPS Match Preview


Week 14 brings us a match on Jul 16th, where VPS will travel to Helsinki to battle HJK in a meeting of these two Veikkausliiga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 16 degrees, a perfect day for football. HJK sits at 2nd place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-2 loss against Rīgas FS. Arturs Zjuzins struck first for Rīgas FS in the 48th minute on a feed from Baiano, then Stefan Panic added another in the 56th minute on a feed from Petr Mares. HJK is looking for direction having 4 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches, while vPS is fresh off their 1-3 loss against Mariehamn. Carvalho da Silva struck first for Mariehamn in the 26th minute on a feed from Joakim Latonen, then in the 51st minute, Sillah sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Pahkasalo. VPS is looking for direction having 4 win and 6 losses in their last 10 matches.

HJK and VPS last played eachother at the Elisa Stadion on Mon Apr 18th. HJK was victorious by a score of 1 to 0. Atomu Tanaka scored the first goal for HJK in the 79th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else At the end of 90 a dissapointed VPS couldn’t manage to score, and HJK took the shutout win.

VPS is fortunate enough to have Kalle Multanen in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored 4 goals. HJK is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Santeri Hostikka and Bojan Radulovic Samoukovic each only have 1 goal in their last 5.

Young Boys vs Zürich Match Preview


On the 16th of July, Zürich and Young Boys will play a match in Bern in a meeting of these two evenly matched Super League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 22 degrees, which is great football weather. Young Boys has not played yet this season, and neither has Zürich.

Young Boys is starting their season after ending last season at 3rd place, while Zürich is starting their season after ending last season at 1st place.