Month: May 2024

St Mary’s Stadium on the South coast of England for this England Championship playoff semifinal second leg. Its finely balanced after a 0-0 draw in the Midlands.

Southampton ended the season in 4^th place with 87 points. Overall, they had 26 wins, 10 draws and 11 losses. Home form of 15 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses. Recent form is 4 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses. West Brom ended season 1 place below the home side but 12 points behind them.  Overall form of 21 wins, 13 draws and 13 losses. Away form of 6 wins, 8 draws and 9 losses. Recent form is 2 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses.

Team news: Southampton have just one doubt in striker Che Adams. Josh Maja the only real doubt for the visitors.

Head-to-head statistics: 20 games – 10 wins Fiorentina, 5 draws and 5 wins Napoli.

Betting selection – Super tight game in the 1^st leg. Leeds will await either side and it’s a tough task at Wembley. I see this going al the away though and ET and penalties is a possibility. Take Draw at 3.75 or 11-4 SkyBet.

Florence on Friday night for what basically is a Conference place playoff.

Fiorentina are 8^th in Serie A with 53 points in total. Overall form is 15 wins, 8 draws and 12 defeats. Home form is 10 wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats. Recent form is 5 wins, 1 draws and 2 defeat. Napoli are one place below the home side, 2 points less having played a game more. Overall form is 13 wins, 12 draws and 11 losses. Away form is 7 wins, 6 draws and 5 defeats. Recent form is 1 win, 4 draws and 3 defeats.

Team news: Home side are without Riccardo Sottil but have Andrea Bellotti and Jonathon Ikone available. Napoli miss Piotr Zielinski, doubts are with Osimhen and Lindstrom.

Head-to-head statistics: 20 games – 5 wins Fiorentina, 5 draws and 10 wins Napoli.

Betting selection – Fiorentina have had the better season for sure, but they will have one eye on the Conference final against Olympiacos for sure. Napoli will need maximum points from all their remaining games. Best bet is Both score yes 8-13 or 1.62 Unibet.  Fiorentina have had both score yes in last 6 games. Napoli 4 of last 6.

Huge Miami state derby in MLS as Inter make the short journey over to Orlando to the City Stadium

Orlando are 11^th in Western Conference with 12 points from 11 games.  Overall form is 3 wins, 3 draws and 5 defeats. Home form is 1 win, 2 draws and 3 defeats. Recent form of 3 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses. Inter Miami are top of the conference with 27 points from 13 games. Overall they have 8 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses. Away form is 4 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss. Recent all competition form is 5 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses but they have won the last five!

Team news: Home side have doubts over Ramiro Enrique, Tahir Reid-Brown and Rafael Santos. Lionel Messi is a major doubt here and his inclusion or not will have a huge shift in the match odds (Orlando have shortened considerably so looks like he is out) They have doubts too over Jordi Alba, Diego Gomez and Shanyder Borgelin. Tomas Aviles is available though.

Head-to-head statistics: 20 games – 6 wins Orlando, 3 draws and 5 wins Inter Miami.

Betting selection – Messi is a doubt but hasn’t been confirmed missing as yet. Inter and Orlando have goals in them and not too great at defending. Inter have 27 goals for and against in last 5 MLS games (5.4 goal average) while Orlando have 19 in last 5 games (3.8 goal average) take Over 3 goals asian at 1.83 5-6 with bet365. Stake returned if exactly three goals.

Norwich travel to Yorkshire and Elland Road for this Semi Final 2^nd leg, tie is the balance after a 0-0 draw in first leg.

Leeds ended season in 3^rd place with 90 points. Overall including 1^st leg they had 27 wins, 10 draws and 10 losses. Home form of 16 wins, 5 draws and 2 losses. Recent form of 2 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses. Norwich finished in 6^th with 73 points. Overall they have 21 wins, 11 draws and 15 losses. Away form of 6 wins, 6 draws and 11 losses. Recent form is 3 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses.

Team news: Home side miss Pascal Struijk and Patrick Bamford, Dan James is back though. Norwich have doubts over Ashley Barnes and Joshua Sargent.

Head-to-head statistics: 20 games – 10 wins Leeds, 5 draws and 5 wins Norwich.

Betting selection – First leg was too cagey and pretty boring. Winning this will leave you one game from EPL and all the riches there. Norwich are poor away and only 5 teams in division have a worse away record. Elland Road will be a cauldron. Take Leeds win at 16-25 or 1.64 Unibet.

Stadio Olimpico in Rome for the Coppa Italia final and its Atalanta against Juventus.

Atalanta are 5^th in Serie A with 63 points. They have made the final of Europa Liga and just need 4 points to ensure UCL qualification with 3 league games left. Recent all competition form for them is 6 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss. They are unbeaten in last 7 games. Juventus are 4 points ahead of Atalanta in league but have played one game more. They have sealed UCL qualification. Recent form for them is 2 wins, 5 draws and 1 loss (drawing last 5 Serie A matches)

Team news: Key striker Gianluca Scamacca is suspended for this one. Rafael Toloi, Sead Kolasinac and Emil Holm are injured. Juventus have returning men with Danilo, Sandro, Chiesa and Weah back.  De Sciglio and Locatelli are out.

Head-to-head statistics: 20 games – 3 wins Atalanta, 10 draws and 7 wins Juventus

Betting selection – Juve have drawn the last 5 consecutive matches in Serie A and head to head these sides have drawn 10 of the last 20. With a lot riding on this and key men out for both sides take Draw at 21-10 or 3.10 bet365.

Manchester United’s last home game of the season and they host a Newcastle side trying to sneak into Europa League placement.

United are 8^th in EPL and three points off the Conference place with two games left. Overall they have 16 wins, 6 draws and 14 losses. Home form is 9 wins, 3 draws and 6 losses. Recent all competition form is 1 win, 5 draws and 3 losses. Newcastle are 6^th but can overtake Spurs with two wins and a Tottenham loss in their last game. Overall form is 17 wins, 6 draws and 13 losses. Away for is 5 wins, 2 draws and 10 losses. Recent form for them is 5 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss.

Team news: United have doubts still over McTominay, Martinez, Rashford and Fernandes. Amad Diallo joins the ranks of those who may not be risked. Newcastle too have doubts with Isak, Wilson and Schar possibly out.

Head-to-head statistics: 20 games – 11 wins Man Utd, 4 draws and 5 wins Newcastle.

Betting selection – United were terrible against Arsenal – just one win in 9 games for them and that was against EPL’s worst side in Sheff Utd. Back Newcastle win at 2.40 or 7-5 Unibet.

Two games left and two wins will seal the title for Man City, Spurs will not want to hand the championship to City as they are chasing UCL place.

Tottenham are 5^th in EPL with 4 points to gain on Aston Villa with two games left. Spurs overall have 19 wins, 6 draws and 11 losses. Home from is 13 wins and 5 losses. Recent form is 3 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses. Man City are 2^nd and sit 1 point behind Arsenal but have this game in hand. Overall, they have 26 wins, 7 draws and 3 defeats. Away form is 13 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses. Recent all competition form is an unbeaten run of 33 games with 27 wins and 6 draws!

Team news: Richarlison is out for the home side. Man City may miss Nathan Ake while Jack Grealish is back.

Head-to-head statistics: 20 games – 7 wins Tottenham, 3 draws and 10 wins Man City

Betting selection – Odds are very short on Man City as they are going for the title – Spurs have been decent at home. Looking for an angle in Man City have won 4 of the last 5 without conceding. Keeping Chelsea, Brighton, Forest and Fulham scoreless – back Man City win to nil at 3.25 or 9-4 Bet365.

Estadi Municipal de Montilivi as Girona seek a highest ever league finish in La Liga.

Girona are 2^nd as it stands in La Liga with 75 points (although Barcelona could overtake them tonight with a win) Overall they have 23 wins, 6 draws and 6 losses. Home form is 14 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss. Recent form is 5 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses. Villarreal are 9^th in the table with 48 points, they are 6 points outside European qualification but only have three games left so its unlikely. Overall, they have 13 wins, 9 draws and 13 losses. Away form is 6 wins, 5 draws and 6 losses. Recent form is 5 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses.

Team news: Home side have Yan Couto and Aleix Garcia available.  No new injury worries for the visitors who have Santi Comesana back from suspension.

Head-to-head statistics: 11 games – 4 wins Girona, 0 draws and 7 wins Villarreal.

Betting selection – Girona will want to finish their season in 2^nd and above local rivals Barcelona. A few wins would seal it. Back Girona win at 8/11 or 1.72 Betfair.

The Olympic stadium hosts Real Sociedad in this Monday night La Liga match. Third against sixth and European places on the line.

Barcelona are in 3^rd and trail Girona by 2 points but have played a game less. Overall they have 22 wins, 7 draws and 5 losses. Home form is 13 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses. Recen all competition form of 5 wins and 3 losses. Sociedad are in 6^th in Europa Liga places but just 2 points above Betis. Overall they have 14 wins, 12 draws and 8 losses. Away form is 7 wins, 6 draws and 4 losses. Recent form is 4 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses.

Team news: Home side are without Frenkie de Jong. Sociedad have Tierney, Fernandez, Zubimendi and Zubeldia out.  Traore and Munoz are doubts also.

Head-to-head statistics: 20 games – 16 wins Barcelona,  2 draws and 2 wins Real Sociedad.

Betting selection – Big odds here on the home side. Key players out for visitors. Take Barcelona 4-5 or 1.80 888sport.

Birmingham Monday night under the lights for 3^rd v 4^th place in the England Premier League.

Aston Villa are 4^th and just need 1 point to confirm that place. Overall they have 20 wins, 7 draws and 9 losses. Home form is 12 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses.  Recent all competition form of 2 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses (no wins in last 4) Liverpool are in 3^rd and are 11 points ahead of home side. Overall form is 23 wins, 9 draws and 4 losses. Away form is 9 wins, 6 draws and 3 losses. Recent form is 3 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses.

Team news: Home side are without Rogers, will have late tests on Moreno, Tielemens and Zaniolo. Liverpool have no new injury worries.

Head-to-head statistics: 20 games – 5 wins Aston Villa,  2 draws and 13 wins Liverpool.

Betting selection – Villa back from Greece on Thursday after 2-0 loss to Olympiacos sent them tumbling out Conference. Liverpool have had a full week to prepare here and should be fresher. Take Liverpool win at 3-4 or 1.75 BetMGM.