Live Score Football Prediction

It would be somewhat of an understatement to say that Torreense have been in impressive form on their own patch of late, with maximum points being collected 17 times out of 20. Academico Viseu, by way of contrast, have suffered 14 defeats in their previous 21 away matches at this level, with their most recent loss on the road coming in this fixture back this year.

seven of the previous 12 Academico Viseu away matches had been of the under 2.5 goals variety, and the coach charges are past masters at keeping things tight in Liga Portugal 2. As for Torreense, all five of their home games have served up no more than two goals.

It has been quite an unusual experience to see Torreense both score and concede during the same 91 minutes in a Liga Portugal 2 fixture recently, with this happening just three times out of a possible 11. Given that only six of the previous 21 top-flight games involving Academico Viseu have produced goals at both ends, at least one of the two keepers should pitch a shutout here.

Braga B have been like an absolute juggernaut at home stadium in recent times, winning various of their previous 21 Liga 3 matches at the venue and scoring at least three times in each of their last six.

Academica are not exactly known for bringing excitement to town, with 15 of the Academica previous 20 top-flight trips serving up under 2.5 goals. It has been a similar story as far as Braga B are concerned in the Liga 3, with ten of their last 15 matches, including four of the most recent six at the their stadium, delivering two goals or fewer.

When Academica come calling in the Liga 3, excitement tends to be in short supply, with at least one of the two teams pitching a shutout in 15 of their previous 19 away games. It has been a similar story as far as Braga B are concerned on their own patch of late, with both teams on target in just two of their last nine matches at this level, so something similar seems likely.

Torino FC have only drawn their last two games and have been waiting for a win for three games now. Although there are still opportunities for international business, these are of a more theoretical nature.

The last direct duels don't exactly speak for Turin either, so the role of favorites for Sunday should be clear.

Not spared from injuries this season, replacement full-back Cuadrado is once again forced to withdraw this Saturday. Added to this is the suspension of the right piston Dumfries since the Dutchman received a red card on the last day. Highly visible for his first season in Italy, French international Marcus Thuram (12 goals and 7 assists in SA) scored one of the title goals against AC Milan. Less to his advantage in recent weeks, captain Lautaro Martinez still remains the top scorer in the championship with 23 goals. Also note the very good season of midfielder Calhanoglu (11 goals and 3 assists in SA). For Torino, the potentially starting defenders Djidji and Schuurs, the promising midfielder Gineitis (19 years old) and the sparingly used attacker Pellegri are still unavailable this weekend, injured.

In addition, the interesting midfielder Linetty is suspended. The good news comes from the return of midfield captain Ricci from suspension. Arriving at the club last summer, Duvan Zapata (11 goals and 4 assists in SA) established himself as the main offensive asset of this formation. Solid at the back, Torino has the 4th defense in the championship.

Promoted to the elite at the very end of the season last year, FC Metz seemed a little short of succeeding in retaining its place in this Ligue 1. It must be said that the Moselle club was completely lost by the competition there. still has a few weeks left and its relegation seemed almost complete. But ultimately, Laszlo Bölöni's men managed to turn things around and they are saving their skin in this championship. If they were quite clearly dominated by good teams like Monaco 2-5 and Brest 4-3, the Grenats on the other hand won 2 very important duels against Lens 2-1 and Le Havre last week 0-1.

These two victories allowed them to leave the red zone and have a one point lead over the barrage. Opposite, Lille was eliminated from the Conference League last week, on penalties, by Aston Villa despite a big performance against the English, 2-1 defeat on the first leg, 2-1 victory on the return leg and will therefore be able to concentrate his final efforts on the championship where he has some great things to look for. Indeed, Losc is at the heart of the battle for the podium and the qualifying places for the Champions League. Solid in recent weeks, the Dogues had won 3 victories in a row against Lens 2-1, Marseille 3-1 and Strasbourg 1-0 before losing Wednesday evening in a late match against AS Monaco 1- 0.

A little tight to play last Sunday, senior defender Hérelle should this time be 100% for this poster. On the other hand, the Swedish winger Asoro (2 goals) and the disappointing striker Tetteh (1 goal) are still not operational while the young Nduquidi no longer seems to fit into his coach's plans. Otherwise, the Garnets will be able to count on the services of striker Mikautadze who is in great form. The Georgian scored his 10th goal of the season last week, his 5th in 3 matches. Among the Northerners, the usual injured Umtiti, Ilic, Miramon and Fernandes will not be traveling to Saint-Symphorien.

Out injured against ASM, captain Benjamin André is also not guaranteed to be available. Otherwise, coach Paulo Fonseca should be able to align most of his executives. We obviously think of Canadian striker Jonathan David who is having another very good season with 17 goals scored in Ligue 1 alone, which makes him the 2nd top scorer in the championship behind Mbappé. The formidable Kosovar Zhegrova (8 goals, 6 assists between L1 and C4 this season) is also available.

High-flying Gijon have been in tremendous form on their own patch of late, securing six wins in eight matches, and they are unbeaten in seven top-flight fixtures against these opponents, winning three of the last four. Villarreal B, meanwhile, have found the going tough on their LaLiga2 travels for quite some time, recording just three wins in 16 games.

Gijon have not been involved in too many thrillers recently, with seven of their previous nine LaLiga2 matches producing a maximum of two goals. This has also been the case in 11 of the last 16 Villarreal B away games at the top table of the LaLiga2, so defences should be on top when the two teams lock horns with one another.

Over the course of their last 13 away matches in the LaLiga2, Villarreal B have been involved in just a couple of contests in which they have both scored and conceded during the same 89 minutes. Not only that, but at least one of the two goalkeepers has emerged with a clean sheet from each of the most recent six Gijon home games at this level as well.

Still engaged in the fight to maintain this year, this Cadiz team seems badly on track to keep its place in the elite since it is one break behind Celta Vigo who will have played yesterday. It is even better for the Pirate Ship to focus on itself and its opponent of the day because in the event of victory, it would come back to three lengths. Recently, the Andalusians have suffered two defeats in a row in La Liga against Barcelona 0-1 and a volley conceded last weekend against Girona at Montilivi 4-1. These two defeats literally shattered the hopes of the Cadistas who had just beaten Atlético Madrid at home 2-0 and Granada 1-0.

Opposite us, we find the finalist of the Copa del Rey who has not yet recovered from his disappointment experienced in the final against Bilbao, defeat at the TAB. Indeed, the Mallorcans have had two consecutive defeats against Real Madrid at La Palma 0-1 and last weekend on the turf of Sevilla FC which is coming back at full speed at the end of the campaign 2-1. At the start of this day, the Mallorcans held 16th place with 6 lengths ahead of the first-relegation team, who is none other than their counterpart of the day.

For this part, long-term injured players like Fede San Emeterio (regular midfield starter), defender Luis Hernandez, Kouamé and José Mari will be absent while the impactful midfielder Javi Hernandez (1 goal, 2 assists in La Liga) should return from suspension. There aren't many people who stand out on a personal level within this team other than Darwin Machis (4 pawns) and Chris Ramos (5 goals). Between the two players, only Machis has scored in 2024...

Opposite, in the 5-3-2 system of the Mallorcans, the leftmost central Jose Copete will be missing (suspended for accumulation of yellow cards) . For the rest, the majority of major players will be traveling in this meeting which could well be the most important to acquire maintenance. Up front, elements like Muriqi (5 goals) and Prats (6 goals) stand out the most.

Announced among the teams to follow in this championship at the start of the season after the arrival of new owners last summer, Strasbourg did not really convince observers. On the contrary, Racing has long occupied a place not very far from the red zone before distancing itself from the relegation teams in recent weeks. Patrick Vieira's men had indeed won 3 victories in 4 days played against Nantes 1-3, Rennes 2-0, Toulouse 0-0 and Reims 3-1 before falling on Sunday against a very good Lille team 1-0. In the standings, the Alsatians are now in 13th place in the championship, 8 points ahead of the play-off. For its part, OGC Nice is relying heavily on its excellent first part of the season to occupy, even today, 5th place in the ranking.

Generally in difficulty since the winter break, the Gym has collected poor performances to the point of losing its place on the podium and revising its European ambitions downwards. Victorious at Lens 1-3, the Aiglons were then dominated at home by Nantes 1-2 before taking a point against Reims 0-0. On the other hand, last Friday, they produced a much more convincing performance against Lorient 3-0. On Wednesday, they couldn't get much better than a draw against a Marseille team that was 2-2 outnumbered, but this draw allowed them to consolidate their 5th place in the standings.

For this match, Patrick Vieira still has to deal with the absence of the long-term injured full-back Fila, the South African striker Mothiba (3 goals), the young defender Baseya and the often starting winger Angelo who are still forced to stay in the infirmary. Top scorer of this team, the young Dutchman Emegha (7 goals) only touched a small ball in the game last week after coming into play at the break. We should also find in the group the experienced Gameiro (4 goals) and the former Bordeaux player Bakwa (2 goals, 5 assists). Midfielder Beka Beka will not make the trip to Alsace.

This should not be the case either for the young but quite fragile Sofiane Diop and the replacement full-back Rosier who are out of shape. A priori, Francesco Farioli should renew his confidence in the former Lorient player Moffi who is the most prolific player of this team with 11 goals including one scored at the Vélodrome this week. He will be notably supported by the winter recruit Cho, the precious Laborde (4 goals, 2 assists) and the Ivorian Boga (4 goals, 2 assists) while the young Guessant has 5 goals.

Surprisingly 4th in Serie A with one more match and 8 points ahead of 6th, Bologna is in a very favorable position to compete in the next Champions League. This would be a resounding achievement for a club not really used to Europe. Full of confidence, Thiago Motta's men have only lost against Inter 0-1 in the last 13 days, for 9 wins and 3 draws. After having scored two points against Frosinone 0-0 and Monza 0-0, they reacted brilliantly last Monday. Indeed, Bologna has taken a very important step towards qualification in C1 following this success acquired on the field of Roma 1-3. In great danger in this final straight, Udinese is today in 17th place in Serie A with the same number of points on the first relegation.

The Friulians are progressing slowly these days, as evidenced by the only success acquired during the last 9 days, for 3 draws and 5 defeats. Returning from the international break in March, they took a point from a direct competitor for maintenance, Sassuolo 0-0. Subsequently, Udinese lost, without merit, against Inter 1-2 and on the pitch of Hellas Verona last weekend 1-0. This week the team lost to Roma a match which restarted in the 72nd minute 1-2.

For this meeting, Bologna remains deprived of the important attacking midfielder Ferguson (6 goals and 3 assists in SA), whose season is already over. Added to this are the withdrawals of the long-time absent defender Soumaoro and the striker who arrived at the club this winter Odgaard (2 goals in 6 SA matches). Otherwise, the usual executives are available like winger Saelemaekers (3 goals and 2 assists in SA) and striker Zirkzee (11 goals and 4 assists in SA) who both scored against the Rome. The influential Orsolini (10 goals and 2 assists in SA), however, remained on the bench last Monday. Bologna has the 2nd defense in the championship.

The Udinese coach still deplores the withdrawals of the usual starters Lovric and Thauvin (5 goals and 3 assists in SA). Also taking their place in the infirmary are the long-term absentees Ebosse and Deulofeu. On the attacking front, we should find the influential Lucca (7 goals and 3 assists in SA) although he has not scored in his last 3 games. In the hard offensive, Udinese presents the 18th attack in the championship.

The situation is quite difficult for FC Lorient who risk being relegated to Ligue 2 next month. Very quickly in difficulty this year in this championship, the Morbihan club seemed to have raised its head after the winter break. But ultimately, Régis Le Bris' men have plunged again in recent weeks with a series of poor performances when approaching the final sprint. Stuck in a very negative dynamic, the Merlus have only taken one point over the last 6 days and they remain on 4 defeats in a row suffered against Brest 0-1, Montpellier 2-0 and Nice 3-0 and finally PSG Wednesday evening 1-4. In the standings, they are now in 17th position with 3 points behind the first non-relegation team.

Opposite, Toulouse seems definitively out of the woods in the race to remain. The TFC occupies 11th place in the ranking with a very comfortable lead of 9 points over the play-off 4 days before the end of this 2023-2024 season which will have been especially marked by its good performances in the Europa League before the winter break . Carles Martinez's men have been undefeated for 4 days. Hanging at home by Strasbourg 0-0, the Violets then went for a nice victory against Rennes 1-2 before being caught on the edge during their duel against OM last week 2-2.

Midfielder Boisgard, potentially starting defenders Igor Silva and Talbi, former Marseillais Dieng and midfielder Abergel should not be able to hold their place for this meeting. Otherwise, Régis Le Bris should renew his confidence in striker Bamba (6 goals), who started strong after his arrival during the winter transfer window but who has encountered more difficulties lately. He should still be tenured. The promising Kroupi (17 years old, 5 goals) and the experienced Benjamin Mendy and Bakayoko will also be present.

On the TFC side, young defender Mawissa Elebi is the only player on this team who cannot hold his place this Sunday. Already dismissed last week, the Norwegian Dönnum and the Australian Genreau hope to rejoin this team for this trip to Moustoir. The captain of this team Vincent Sierro (6 goals) and the Dutch striker Dallinga (11 goals) are well operational, as is the winter recruit Gboho who had to give up his place after scoring against OM.

Mass is practically said on the side of Clermont which, barring a miracle, should return to Ligue 2 in the coming weeks after having spent 3 seasons at the highest level. Still last in the standings as for months, this team is in fact 6 points behind the play-off and 7 behind the first non-relegation team just 7 days from the end of this 2023-2024 season. And the dynamic displayed by the Auvergnats is not good. Unable to win a single match in the last 4 days, Pascal Gastien's men still took a point against PSG B 1-1 before holding Montpellier to a 1-1 draw. And last week, they suffered another defeat against Lens 1-0.

Stade de Reims, for its part, is part of a small group of teams still concerned by 7th place potentially qualifying for the Conference League. Currently 10th, it is only 2 small points behind the 7th place currently occupied by Stade Rennais. But like its opponent of the day, the Champagne club has not won for more than a month. Held in check by Lyon 1-1 and Nice 0-0, Will Still's men then suffered 2 losses against Strasbourg 3-1 and Montpellier 1-2.

Clermont still deplores a few absences to address this meeting. Indeed, the young Mabrouk and Berkani, the defender Konaté and the important midfielder Gonalons are in fact still on the floor in the company of the winger Allevinah. Finally, the undesirable Andric should not be summoned by Pascal Gastien. In difficulty, whether in front or behind, this team only has the penultimate defense and the worst attack in the championship. Offensively, Austrian striker Cham leads the team's scorers rankings with 5 goals ahead of Jamaican striker Nicholson (4 goals).

Absent for a few weeks, the excellent midfielder Teddy Teuma (6 goals, 3 assists) and the former Montpellier and Parisian Stambouli returned to the field last week. On the other hand, the valuable striker Daramy (4 goals, 5 assists), the young midfielder Atangana Edoa and the defenders Okumu (starter) and Busi (substitute) are still on the flank while the replacement midfielder Koné is back after being suspended. The attack line could still be composed of the young Ivorian Oumar Diakité (5 goals) and the Japanese Ito (3 goals, 6 assists) and Nakamura (3 goals, 1 assist).

Still in the battle to take part in the next Champions League, Tottenham is today in 5th place in the Premier League with 2 games less and 6 units of expenditure on 4th Aston Villa. Everything remains playable but the London team no longer really has the right to make mistakes. Unfortunately, Spurs have dropped a few points recently by losing 3 of their last 8 league games, for 4 wins and 1 draw. After dominating low-ranked Nottingham Forest 3-1, they suffered a heavy setback in Newcastle's lair on the last day 4-0. Tottenham played their last meeting two weeks ago. In search of a Premier League title since 2004, Arsenal are today at the top of the standings but do not have their destiny in their hands.

Indeed, Manchester City, who are only one point behind, can move ahead if they win their late match. After going 11 games without a setback, 10 wins and 1 draw, the Gunners lost control by being surprised at home by Aston Villa 0-2. They have resumed their march forward since with successes obtained at Wolverhampton last weekend 0-2 and against Chelsea this week 5-0. Recently eliminated by Bayern Munich in the quarter-finals of the Champions League, Arsenal is exclusively focused on the home stretch of the championship.

Tottenham still cannot count on the important Brazilian striker Richarlison (10 goals and 3 assists in the PL). He continues to fill the ranks of the infirmary alongside replacement goalkeeper Forster and long-term absentees Sessegnon and Solomon. On the last day, Spurs collapsed on Newcastle's pitch with 4 goals conceded. In the offensive domain, captain Heung-min Son (15 goals and 9 assists in PL) obviously plays a major role. This is also the case for playmaker Maddison (4 goals and 7 assists in the PL). For the winger positions, Johnson (5 goals and 7 assists in PL), Kulusevski (6 goals and 3 assists in PL) and Werner (2 goals and 3 assists in PL) are in the balance. Injured from the first day of the championship , Dutch defender Jurrien Timber, who arrived at the club last summer, could return to the group this weekend.

In this case, Mikel Arteta would have his entire squad for this London derby. This week, the Gunners delivered a real offensive performance against Chelsea. Forwards Saka (14 goals and 9 assists in PL), Trossard (10 goals in PL) and Havertz (11 goals and 5 assists in PL) were all decisive. This is also the case for essential midfielders Rice (6 goals and 6 assists in the PL) and Odegaard (8 goals and 8 assists in the PL). Arsenal have the best defense and attack in the league.

Expected in the fight not to go down, Bournemouth finally achieved a very serene hold. The Cherries now occupy 10th place in the Premier League and are therefore experiencing the end of the championship without much at stake. This week, they managed to win against Wolverhampton 0-1. This result follows a bad series of 3 matches without a victory in the championship, 1 draw and 2 defeats. It should still be noted that Bournemouth had a string of good results before its brief slump.

Less to its advantage compared to the previous year, Brighton is currently 11th in the Premier League and, with one game less, is one point behind on his opponent of the day. Not really concerned about the end of the season, the Seagulls are slowing down these days. Indeed, they have only won once in the last 8 days, for 3 draws and 4 defeats. After being held to a draw by relegated Burnley 1-1, Brighton was soundly beaten at home by Manchester City this week 0-4.

For Bournemouth, we must mention the packages of potentially starting wingers Tavernier (3 goals and 4 assists in PL) and Sinisterra (2 goals and 2 assists in PL), replacement Faivre and long-absent defender Fredericks. In addition, the important left side Kerkez is suspended while the participations of defender Mepham and midfielder Tyler Adams are not assured. This week, it was winger Semenyo (8 goals and 2 assists in PL) who gave the Cherries victory against Wolves. He should start again this Sunday just like striker Solanke (18 goals and 3 assists in PL).

Brighton's squad is reduced by injuries to influential wingers Mitoma (3 goals and 4 assists in PL) and March (3 goals in 7 PL matches), the full-backs Estupinan and Tariq Lamptey, the important midfielder Gilmour, the promising Hinshelwood and Ferguson (6 goals in the PL) and the experienced Milner. Brazilian striker Joao Pedro (8 goals and 2 assists in the PL) could start again this weekend, as could influential midfielder Gross (4 goals and 10 assists in the PL).

This end of the season is much tighter than expected in the 2nd part of the standings of this Bundesliga and Borussia Mönchengladbach is not completely safe in the race to remain. They are in 12th place in this championship and only 4 points ahead of the first relegated team. Far from showing their best side this season, the Poulains have also lost 3 of their last 4 matches. Largely dominated by Friborg 0-3, Alassane Pléa's partners thought they had done the hardest part in order to keep their place in the elite by winning against Wolfsburg 1-3. But the last two defeats recently conceded against Dortmund 1-2 and Hoffenheim last week 4-3 have cast doubt on the future of Borussia in the elite.

On the other side of the median, we are also right to be seriously concerned about the fate of the Berlin Union. 4th in the last financial year and present in the Champions League at the start of the season, the capital club now finds itself in great difficulty in this championship where it is only in 14th position in the ranking with only 2 points ahead of the zone red. At a standstill in recent weeks, the Iron Men have just suffered 3 defeats in a row against Bayer Leverkusen 0-1, Augsburg 2-0 and Bayern Munich 1-5.

Among the locals, the French international hopeful Manu Koné, the defender Jantschke as well as the Armenian striker Ranos will not be available for this match. Sick last weekend, midfielder Kramer is expected for this meeting, the American Siebatcheu (5 goals) joined the infirmary alongside the very good French Honorat (3 goals, 9 assists). Finally, midfielder Weigl is suspended this week. Author of 7 goals and 4 assists this season, former Niçois Pléa should be able to start just like winger Hack who took the lead in the team's scorers rankings by scoring a hat-trick against Hoffenheim. The young Rietz (6 goals, 2 assists) goals and the Tricolore Ngoumou (5 goals) will also be available.

Opposite, Union Berlin should make the trip to Borussia Park without the replacement goalkeeper Busk, the replacement striker Vertessen, the Croatian full-back Juranovic and former Montpellier full-back Roussillon who are still stuck in the infirmary. On the other hand, left back Gosens, who has scored 6 goals this season, will be there. The German international delivered his second assist of the season against Bayern on the goal for honor scored by Belgian Vertessen in added time. With 26 goals scored, the Union is the 2nd worst attack in the championship.

Flamengo RJ boast an impressive recent home record at the top table of the Serie A, securing 12 victories in 15 attempts, one of which was a success against these opponents back this year. Speaking of Botafogo RJ, they have struggled massively on the road of late, returning with zero points from 11 of their last 16 trips in the Serie A.

Under 3.5 goals has been the order of the day in 15 of the previous 17 Flamengo RJ home games in the league, with a defeat at the hands of Botafogo RJ included in this sequence. Speaking of the visitors, 15 of their last 20 away matches have also served up no more than three goals, so it would come as a surprise to see anything different when the two sides go head-to-head.

Clean sheets have been few and far between in recent Serie A fixtures involving Flamengo RJ, with both teams on target in nine of their previous ten games, so they cannot be accused of being dull to watch. Given that 15 of the last 18 Botafogo RJ away matches at this level have followed the same script, something similar is expected when the teams lock horns.

Champion of D2 last year, Granada thought they had the wind in their sails to remain in the elite at the end of this campaign. Finally, with Palmas and Alaves, El Grana remains the most difficult team of the three promoted and it is heading straight towards a second relegation in 3 years with its 19th place and its 13 points behind the first non-relegation team. Vigo. After a drought of 11 matches without success in La Liga including five consecutive defeats, the Andalusians took some fresh air by taking the upper hand against Deportivo Alaves 2-0 before bringing home a bonus point from Bilbao last weekend 1-1 . However, Granada clearly needs to win everything until the end of the season to maintain the hope of maintaining.

Osasuna is one of the league disappointments of the season. Finalist in the King's Cup last year, the little reds had two wonderful seasons in the league with a place in the top 10 and even a 7th place last year qualifying to participate in the Conference League qualifiers. Coming back to this season, the Basques do not even occupy the top 10 at the start of this day and they are stagnating on two consecutive losses suffered during the reception of Valencia initially 0-1 and last weekend on Rayo Vallecano 2-1. Worse still, the visitors have conceded 4 defeats in their last 5 days.

Absent for personal reasons for a while, Jesus Vallejo (on loan for the season from Real Madrid) will be out this evening while two players recently took their subscription to the infirmary. These are the important Melendo (22 caps in La Liga) and Torrente (14 appearances this season). Suffering from gastroenteritis, midfielder Pellistri should stay warm today while Jozwiak remains uncertain (glitch). Albanian international Uzuni (10 goals this season in the league) will be in the mix and with his international status, he should leave this summer in the event of relegation.

Opposite, Osasuna must cope without its top scorer and only offensive element capable of achieving feats, the Croatian international Budimir (16 goals) who could remain in care for a few more weeks and whose end of the season is in dotted lines. He is not the only one to be in the infirmary since Kike Barja (crosses), Zubiria (biceps femoris injury) and Unai Garcia and Oroz are also injured. As a bonus, important defender Garcia left prematurely with an injury last weekend against Rayo and he could be unavailable today.

A return of just one point from the last 27 available serves to emphasise just how poor Eldense have been on the road of late, with 23 goals conceded across this miserable run of fixtures. The story has been a very different one as far as Alcorcon are concerned on their own patch recently, with 16 wins from 19 matches at the top table of the LaLiga2.

Over the course of their most recent 19 top-flight home games, Alcorcon have been involved in 14 encounters in which under 2.5 goals have been scored, including each of the last four. This has also been the case in 13 of the previous 16 Eldense away matches in the league, so there shouldn’t be any need to dust down when these two teams lock horns.

Over the course of their previous 18 matches at this elite level of the LaLiga2, Alcorcon have been involved in no fewer than 14 contests in which at least one of the two goalkeepers has emerged with a clean sheet. This has also been the case in 16 of the last 19 Eldense away games in the top-flight, so don’t expect the net to bulge at both ends in this encounter.

Moreirense have really rediscovered their mojo in recent times, winning ten of their previous 13 games at the top table of the Liga Portugal and only dropping points against some games during this spell. Portimonense, by way of contrast, have triumphed just once in 12 matches of late, and they were beaten 4-1 in this fixture last term.

Portimonense had featured in 15 away games out of 21 in Liga Portugal containing two goals or fewer, so achieving consistency had not proven too challenging in this area. For their part, Moreirense have not been pulling up too many trees in terms of excitement on their own patch either, with nine of their last 12 matches producing under 2.5 goals.

At least one of the two goalkeepers has emerged with a clean sheet from five of the previous six Portimonense home games in the Liga Portugal, so thrillers have been few and far between at the home Stadium. As for Moreirense, just four of their most recent 17 away matches at this level have produced goals at both ends, which doesn’t offer much hope.

European in recent years, Stade Rennais has no guarantee of being able to defend its chances outside France next year. The club from the Breton capital has in fact lost far too many points during the first part of the season to hope to play in the top 5 and only 7th place, potentially qualifying for the Conference League, could allow it not to be deprived of Europe next season. In difficulty in recent weeks, the Rouge et Noir had suffered 3 defeats in a row against Strasbourg 2-0, Monaco 1-0 and Toulouse 1-2 before finally moving forward at the best time to win the derby against rival Nantes 0-3 to regain 7th place. Opposite, Stade Brestois will remain, whatever happens, as the major satisfaction of this 2023-2024 Ligue 1 season.

Never expected as a candidate for the podium at the start of the season, the Finistère club has nevertheless occupied a place for a very long time on the box this year to the point of dreaming of the Champions League, which would be a great first for him. But be careful not to fall for Eric Roy's men for whom things no longer seem to be going in the right direction in recent weeks. Because since their last 2 successes against Lorient 0-1 and Metz 4-3, they have suffered 2 defeats with potentially serious consequences against Lyon 4-3 and Monaco 0-2, not really helped each time by the refereeing decisions.

At the moment, Stade Rennais just has to deal with the absence of full-backs Nagida and Truffert. On the other hand, the often starting right side Seidu is back after being suspended. Otherwise Julien Stéphan will be able to rely on a fairly large group where we find the excellent Bourigeaud (8 goals, 2 assists), the center forward Kalimuendo (7 goals), the talented Ludovic Blas (4 goals) and Désiré Doué (4 goals, 4 assists), the very good Terrier (6 goals) and the Algerian Gouiri (6 goals). Suspended last weekend for the Monaco reception, the boss of this team, Pierre Lees-Melou, will be back this week.

Consequently, Breton coach Eric Roy could just be deprived of senior defender Brassier who was already out last week. As for the forces present, we will obviously find the former Rennais Romain Del Castillo (8 goals, 7 assists) who is the best offensive element of this formation. Striker Satriano (4 goals), and the solid Camara (5 goals), Doumbia (6 goals), Mounié (5 goals) and Magnetti could also appear in the 11 of this formation.

Sanctioned with a withdrawal of 4 points by the Federation this season, Nottingham Forrest finds itself fighting for maintenance. Morgan Gibbs-White's teammates are currently 17th in the Premier League and have a small lead in the red zone. Little to their advantage at the moment, they have won only one of their last 9 championship matches, for 3 draws and 5 defeats. After being held to a draw at home by Wolverhampton 2-2, Nottingham Forest lost to Everton last weekend 2-0. Triple reigning English champions, Manchester City has its destiny in his hands to win a 4th coronation in a row this season.

The Cityzens now occupy 2nd place in the Premier League with one game less and one point behind leader Arsenal. Undefeated in the last 18 days, 14 wins and 4 draws, they have been running at full speed for many months now. Manchester City have won their last 4 league matches played against Aston Villa 4-1, Crystal Palace 2-4, Luton Town 5-1 and Brighton this week 0-4. Last weekend, the Skyblues dominated Chelsea 1-0 and thus booked their ticket to the FA Cup final.

For Nottingham Forest, we must mention the absences of the interesting striker Awoniyi (6 goals in the PL) and the potentially starting defender Willy Boly, who have not sufficiently recovered from their physical problems. Substitute at the start of the season, New Zealand striker Wood (12 goals in PL) finally established himself up front. He should once again be supported by playmaker Gibbs-White (5 goals and 7 assists in PL) while influential winger Elanga (5 goals and 8 assists in PL) is also applying. As for Manchester City, only the participation of striker Haaland (20 goals and 5 assists in PL) is not assured this weekend.

The Norwegian international has not played in the last 2 matches. This allowed Argentine world champion Julian Alvarez (9 goals and 9 assists in PL) to score this week. Executives De Bruyne (4 goals and 6 assists in 13 PL games) and Foden (16 goals and 7 assists in PL) also found the net while Bernardo Silva (6 goals and 5 assists in PL) was also decisive.

In a direct comparison, both teams do nothing; out of 37 duels, both Mainz and Cologne were able to win 13 each. There is also a draw.

Still absent, replacement striker Weiper risks being out again this Sunday. This should also be the case for substitutes Bell and Leitsch and rotation striker Ngankam. Finally, Luxembourg midfielder Barreiro joined the infirmary last week and he should not be reinstated for this important poster. Finally, the relatively important midfielder Krauss and the Korean Lee Jae-Sung (4 goals) are both suspended this weekend. Symbol of the renewal of this team in recent weeks, striker Burkhardt scored his 6th goal of the season last week, his 3rd in 2 games.

Conversely, the Frenchman Ludovic Ajorque must be content with his status as a substitute. For Cologne, defender Kilian and replacement striker Diehl will not make the trip to Mainz this weekend. Much more problematic, midfielder Ljubicic and center forward Selke (6 goals) who is the team's top scorer are also in the infirmary at the end of the season. Following Selke's withdrawal, striker Alidou (4 goals) and Austrian Kainz (3 goals) find themselves alone to try to undermine the opposing defenses at the end of the season.

Far from the level displayed last year to win the Scudetto, Napoli are today only in 8th place in Serie A, 3 points behind 7th place. The reigning Italian champion should not be able to qualify for the next Champions League but getting a ticket for the C3 or C4 appears feasible. Slowly these days, Victor Osimhen's partners have only won one of their last 6 championship matches, for 3 draws and 2 defeats. After winning at Monza 2-4, they were held to a draw at home by Frosinone 2-2 before losing to low-ranked Empoli last weekend 1-0. The dynamic logically does not inspire great confidence in Francesco Calzona's men. 5th in Serie A with one game more and 4 points ahead of 6th, Roma will have to work hard to qualify for the Champions League.

In a bad position at mid-season, the Louve club made a spectacular recovery under the orders of Daniele De Rossi who was inducted onto the bench in January. Indeed, the Giallorossi have only conceded 2 losses in the last 13 days, for 9 victories and 2 draws. After having gone 7 games without losing, they had a bad operation last Monday by losing, at home, against a direct competitor, Bologna 1-3. On Thursday, Roma played the last 18 minutes of a match against Udinese and managed to secure a precious 1-2 victory. In the Europa League, the Louve club has just eliminated AC Milan and will face Leverkusen in the semi-final.

Naples is not sure of being able to count on left back Olivera, announced uncertain. On the other hand, important defenders Rrahmani and Mario Rui are available again after serving their suspension. The team failed to score against Empoli last weekend. However, the attacking trio could once again be composed of the executives Politano (8 goals and 5 assists in SA), Kvaratskhelia (10 goals and 6 assists in SA) and Osimhen (13 goals and 3 assists in SA). For Roma, he Note the withdrawal of starting striker Lukaku (11 goals and 3 assists in SA).

Added to this are the suspensions of the important Llorente and Paredes following an accumulation of yellow cards. On the other hand, defender Ndicka, victim of illness in the middle of a match recently, is fit again. To occupy the forefront of the attack, the returning Abraham and the replacement Azmoun (scorer against Bologna) are in the balance. The jewel Dybala (12 goals and 8 assists in SA) is available.

6th in Serie A with one game less and 4 points behind 5th, Atalanta is in the race to qualify for the Champions League. Gian Piero Gasperini's men have however been slowing down for several weeks, as evidenced by the 2 successes gleaned over the last 8 days, for 3 draws and 3 defeats. Able to win with authority in Naples 0-3, they then produced poor performances against Cagliari defeat 2-1 and Hellas Verona draw 2-2 before winning at Monza last weekend 1-2. This week, Dea delivered a very good performance against Fiorentina 4-1, which allowed them to book their ticket for the final of the Italian Cup, losing 1-0 in the first leg. In the Europa League, Atalanta has just eliminated the favorite Liverpool and will face OM in the semi-final.

Empoli is still far from being saved and today occupies 16th place in Serie A with 3 points ahead on the first relegation. Davide Nicola's men have recently given themselves some breathing space in the standings. Indeed, after a bad patch, they won 2 of their last 3 championship matches, for 1 defeat. Beaten on the Lecce pitch 1-0, Empoli was otherwise able to count on the support of its fans to dominate Torino 3-2 and Napoli last weekend 1-0.

For Atalanta, we must mention the defections of the important defender Scalvini and the replacement Palomino. Furthermore, affected during the last day, the potentially starting fullback Holm is also injured as is the former executive Toloi. Substitutes against Monza, the influential Koopmeiners (11 goals and 4 assists in SA) and Scamacca (9 goals and 4 assists in SA), scorers this week in the Italian Cup, should find a starting place this Sunday. In their absence, attackers De Ketelaere (7 goals and 6 assists in SA), Touré (2 goals in 5 SA matches) and Lookman (8 goals and 6 assists in SA) took the opportunity to be decisive.Empoli still deplores the packages of potentially starting defenders Ebuehi and Ismajli as well as the now replacement goalkeeper Berisha.

Not very effective since his arrival at the club in January, striker Cerri (1 goal in 11 SA games) finally found the net last weekend. Unfortunately, he has to withdraw this weekend. This could benefit another winter recruit M'Baye Niang (4 goals in 10 SA games).

FC Cartagena SAD have collected just two points from a possible 24 on the road of late, whilst they have failed to score more than a single goal in 14 consecutive top-flight trips. Levante, on the other hand, clearly know what they are doing on their own patch, winning six of their last seven league fixtures and outscoring their opponents by 19 goals to three across these wins.

Levante could hardly be described as the great entertainers at the moment, as 16 of their last 18 top-flight home games, including each of the most recent 11, have served up two goals or fewer. It has been a virtually identical story as far as FC Cartagena SAD are concerned on their travels, with 16 of their previous 18 matches at this level also producing under 2.5 goals.

Over the course of their last 19 LaLiga2 matches, FC Cartagena SAD have kept an impressive tally of 14 clean sheets, so finding a way through against FC Cartagena SAD can prove difficult. Given that just three of the most recent 13 top-flight fixtures involving Levante have served up goals at both ends of the pitch, it is hard to see much of a deviation from the script.

With these two teams go head-to-head at the home Stadium, with Coquimbo on the back of a run that has seen them draw four times in five second-tier fixtures of late. Everton have also been prone to finishing on level terms themselves recently, sharing the spoils four times in seven Primera Division matches.

Although Everton are more than capable of putting most opposition to the sword in the Primera Division, particularly on their own patch, it is notable that nine of their previous 11 home games have served up under 3.5 goals. This has also been the case in 11 of the last 13 Coquimbo away matches at this level, so don’t expect a cricket score in this contest.

Over the course of their last 15 away matches at the top table of the Primera Division, Coquimbo have been involved in just a couple of encounters in which the net has bulged at both ends. Given that Everton have pitched a shutout in 13 of their most recent 20 Primera Division home games, it would come as a surprise were they not to repeat the trick in this clash.

Olympique Lyonnais clearly had two seasons in one this year. Completely on the street until December to the point of bringing up the rear in the ranking, this team ended up straightening its head with the arrival of Pierre Sage on the bench which brought back confidence and stability to a team that really needed it. And it bore fruit since in the return phase, Les Gones form one of the best teams in France to the point of having come back to within one point of 7th place potentially qualifying for Europe. Impressive in their determination in recent weeks, the Rhone residents were able to overthrow Nantes 1-3 then Brest 4-3 before falling quite heavily last Sunday on the lawn of a PSG too strong for them 4-1. The Lyonnais will therefore have to correct their situation before facing this same Parisian team in the final of the Coupe de France within a short month.

For its part, AS Monaco is very well on its way to returning to European competition after having been deprived this year. But this may have been a blessing in disguise for the Rocher club which is now well established in 2nd place in the rankings behind PSG after its great victory against LOSC on Wednesday evening, another candidate for a place in Champions League 1-0. Very serious during their last outings, the players of the Principality have been undefeated since mid-February and they remain on 3 victories in a row against FC Metz 2-5, Rennes 1-0 and Brest 0-2 last Sunday.

With the return of world champion full-back Tagliafico from suspension, the Lyon group should be in full force to tackle this meeting. We should therefore find at the forefront of this team's attack the scorer Alexandre Lacazette who retains all his qualities as a finisher despite a slightly less impressive physique now. The former Gunner has in fact scored 14 goals this year. Against PSG, it was the young Ghanaian Nuamah who saved his team's honor by scoring his 3rd goal of the season. We could also find in the 11 the talented Cherki (5 assists) who is showing more and more consistency in his performances. The titular left piston Caio Henrique, who is in the recovery phase after a fairly long injury, could be back.

He was in the group against Lille without coming into play. On the other hand, Adi Hütter still has to do without the German full-back Jakobs, the very good Russian midfielder Golovin (6 goals, 6 assists) whose season is over. Suspended against Lille, young Ben Seghir and defender Singo are still suspended. On the other hand, the excellent Minamino (8 goals, 5 assists), the very promising Akliouche (7 goals, 3 assists), the American Balogun (7 goals, 3 assists) and the fairly reliable Wissam Ben Yedder (11 goals ) will be enjoying the trip to Groupama Stadium.

Although their home ground can justifiably be accused of lacking atmosphere, Valladolid have not let that detract from recent performances, with the former champions enjoying four wins on the spin in front of their own supporters in the LaLiga2. As for Huesca, they clearly do not travel well, suffering nine defeats in 18 top-flight trips and winning only once along the way.

Both meetings between these two teams in the playoffs last season served up under 2.5 goals, meaning that Valladolid have now been involved in seven consecutive matches of this low-scoring variety. As for Huesca, seven of their previous ten away games at this level have produced no more than a couple of goals, so don’t expect a feast of attacking football.

Over the course of their last 19 LaLiga2 matches, Huesca have kept an impressive tally of 14 clean sheets, so finding a way through against Huesca can prove difficult. Given that just three of the most recent 13 top-flight fixtures involving Valladolid have served up goals at both ends of the pitch, it is hard to see much of a deviation from the script.

The Yellow Submarine has clearly not shone this season on an overall level but it can still allow itself to dream of Europe via 7th place by being 9th at the start of this championship day with 6 lengths behind Real Betis. Marcelino's men are in good form with in particular a nice success last weekend on the lawn of the red lantern Almeria 1-2 in the wake of their draw obtained in San Mames against Athletic Bilbao while playing outnumbered for the entire second period 1-1. Finally, Villarreal conceded only one defeat in the last 12 days of La Liga for a record of 6 wins and 5 draws. We are not talking about Europe for Rayo Vallecano but rather about its maintenance in La Liga.

Lately, we cannot say that the residents of Vallecas are so clumsy being undefeated for four matches including two victories against Bétis all the same 2-1 and last weekend against a very timid Osasuna team 2- 1. In the meantime, Falcao and his teammates picked up two points via goalless draws against Celta Vigo in Galicia 0-0 and against the excellent Getafe team 0-0. In the standings, Vallecano was 15th at the start of this 33rd day with 9 points ahead of Cadiz who played earlier in the afternoon.

Suspended last weekend for the trip to Almeria, the aging Albiol and the important midfielder Comesana (ex-Rayo Vallecano). On the other hand, the former resident of OM or even United Bailly will be out (injured) like the Argentinian world champion full-back Foyth, the star of Roja Pino (cruisers) and midfielder Denis Suarez (rotation) . Marcelino will be able to count on his two prolific center forwards, Sörloth (15 goals, 5 assists) and the top scorer in the club's history, Moreno (10 goals, 4 goals). Let's not forget to mention the great campaigns of José Luis Morales (6 goals, coming off the bench) and the organizer Baena (2 goals, 9 assists). At Rayo, former Osasuna central Aridane Hernandez will probably be forced to withdraw following an injury.

Ditto for boys like Alvaro Garcia (6 goals in La Liga), Diego Mendez (rotation) and Kike Perez (rotation). To talk about the players present for this perilous trip to the Ceramica, let's mention Isi Palazon who goes completely through (only 4 goals this season compared to 9 last year) or the equally disappointing Sergio Camello (3 goals, 6 last year). last).

To say that Felgueiras come into this contest in poor form would be somewhat of an understatement, with the Liga 3 strugglers suffering 11 defeats in their previous 15 top-flight matches. Although Lusitania FC have not been firing on all cylinders this season, the fact remains that the Lusitania FC have enjoyed eight wins in their last 11 fixtures at this level.

Over the course of their last 20 matches in the league, Felgueiras have been involved in no fewer than 19 encounters containing under 3.5 goals. Interestingly, this has also been the case in 17 of the most recent 20 Lusitania FC away games in the Liga 3, so any deviation from this script would come as a surprise when the two teams meet.

Over the course of their last 17 Liga 3 matches, Lusitania FC have both scored and conceded during the same 90 minutes on 13 occasions, so the Lusitania FC has not been entirely responsible for the excitement levels going up. As for an impressive Felgueiras side, 12 of their previous 15 top-flight games have also been devoid of clean sheets at either end.

Darmstadt's new stint in the elite only lasted a short year. Returning to the Bundesliga this season after 7 years of absence, this team has never seemed able to maintain its place at the highest level of German football and it is logical that it will be relegated in the coming days . And maybe even this evening since 4 days before the end of the season, the promoted teams are 10 units behind the play-off. On the street during their last outings, the Fleurs de Lys remained on a series of 5 defeats in 6 days including the last 2 losses conceded against Mainz 4-0 and Friborg 0-1. But last week, they went for their 3rd victory of the season, at Cologne 0-2.

Just like their opponent of the day, FC Heidenheim played at the lower level last year. But the comparison between the two teams ends there since unlike the locals, the visitors have integrated perfectly into the highest level which they discovered for the first time in their history this season. Indeed, with 34 points taken in 30 days, this team occupies a very satisfactory 10th place and it has even achieved some brilliant strokes this year, such as during its victory against Bayern Munich 3-2 at the beginning of the month. Since then, the Heidenheim players took a point from Bochum 1-1 but they could not avoid the defeat against Leipzig last week 1-2.

For SV Darmstadt, the relatively unprolific striker Hornby and the senior midfielders Mehlem (3 goals) and Nürnberger are still forced to withdraw. This could also be the case for replacement midfielder Manu, number 2 goalkeeper Brunst and senior defender Holland. Uncertain last week, the young Swedish prospect Vilhelmsson came into play well and he even took the opportunity to score his 4th goal of the season. It is still worse than his partner Skarke (8 goals) who was the main offensive threat of this team this year. On the Heidenheim side, the defender Keller, the young Qenaj, the very important midfielder Beck and the defender potentially titular Busch fill all the ranks of the infirmary.

Starting defensive midfielder Maloney also joined the injured list with a shoulder injury. Finally, right-back Traoré will be suspended after accumulating yellow cards. The visitors will certainly rely on center forward Kleindienst (11 goals, 3 assists), the precious Dinkçi (8 goals, 3 assists) and the excellent Beste (7 goals, 10 assists) who are the main players of the good season of the promoted ones.

Fiorentina is currently 9th in Serie A and, with one game less, is 5 points behind 7th. Achieving a European folding seat therefore remains accessible but you will have to finish strong. Last weekend, the Tuscans had to wait until the end of the match to win against the red lantern, Salernitana 0-2. This result does them a lot of good since it put an end to a bad series of 5 games without a victory in the championship, 3 draws and 2 defeats. This week, the Viola fell to Atalanta 4-1 and thus missed qualification for the Italian Cup final, winning 1-0 in the first leg. In the Europa Conference League, Fiorentina struggled to overcome Viktoria Plzen and will face Club Bruges in the semi-finals.

Not expected to be in such difficulty this season, Sassuolo now occupies 19th place in Serie A with 2 points behind the first non-relegation team. Armand Laurienté's partners have only won against Frosinone in the last 14 days, for 4 draws and 9 defeats. After a slight start marked by 3 points shared in a row with Udinese, Salernitana and AC Milan, they fell back into their bad habits last weekend. Despite the support of its fans, Sassuolo was soundly beaten by a direct competitor for maintenance, Lecce 0-3.

Fiorentina only has to deal with the injury of replacement striker Nzola (2 goals in SA). All absent last weekend, the offensive executives Bonaventura (7 goals and 3 assists in SA), Gonzalez (7 goals in SA), Beltran (6 goals in SA) and Belotti (1 goal in 10 SA matches) played again this week in the Italian Cup and are therefore available this weekend. Little in sight this season, the former Lille player Ikoné is finding some color these days (2 goals and 1 assist in his last 3 matches). As for Sassuolo, the Italian international Berardi (9 goals and 3 assists in SA), the starting defender Pedersen and the little-used winger Castillejo, insufficiently recovered from their physical problems.

In addition, the important winger Laurienté (4 goals and 4 assists in SA) is suspended after receiving a new yellow card on the last day. Feverishly behind, Sassuolo has the 19th defense in the championship. On the attacking front, Andrea Pinamonti (10 goals in SA) should take his place.

Vitoria may have been struggling somewhat on their own patch of late, but the Vitoria have endured no such difficulties on the road, collecting ten points from a possible 15. Having lost seven of their last nine home games at this level, Cruzeiro can only dream of such impressive form, and it is easy to see why Cruzeiro find themselves less better.

Vitoria have made 14 trips at the top table of the Serie A during the last campaign, with no fewer than 10 of these clashes serving up over 2.5 goals. What’s more, there has been a similar level of excitement in Cruzeiro home matches in the Serie A recently, with seven of the previous ten also delivering a minimum of three successful strikes.

Hitting the back of the net has proven relatively straightforward for Vitoria on their top-flight travels recently, with the coach charges doing so 17 times in 18 trips. Given that Cruzeiro have scored in ten of their previous 10 home matches at the top table of the Serie A, it would come as a surprise to see either keeper emerge with a clean sheet.

This end of the season is full of challenges for Olympique de Marseille. In Ligue 1 first of all, the Marseille club, which did not live up to expectations in this 2023-2024 financial year, however hopes to snatch the last European ticket potentially at stake via 7th place in the ranking. But the task will be far from easy for Jean-Louis Gasset's men who have not won since mid-March in the championship. Beaten by Rennes 2-0, PSG 0-2 and Lille 3-1, the Olympians snatched a draw at the last minute against Toulouse 2-2. On Wednesday, they were again held to a draw by Nice 2-2 in a late match on the 29th day. But it is especially in Europe that the Marseillais have a good chance to play. They will indeed challenge Atalanta Bergamo, from next week, in the semi-final of the Europa League after having eliminated Benfica on penalties in the previous round.

Opposite, RC Lens also has some European ambitions in this end of season. If its European journey ended in the Europa League play-offs in February, Racing hopes to find a ticket for a continental competition next year. The Artésiens are also rather well placed to achieve this since they occupy 6th place in the Ligue 1 standings. But just like the Phocéens, the Sang et Or are not particularly in good shape at the moment. But after losing 3 times in 4 matches against Nice 1-3, Lille 2-1, Le Havre 1-1 and Metz 2-1, they finally returned to success by winning without really shining against the red lantern. Clermontoise last week 1-0.

OM is still very weak at the end of the season. The infirmary includes midfielder Valentin Rongier, the young Moroccan Nadir (5 appearances in L1), senior defender Mbemba and full-backs Meïté and Merlin. On the way back, winger Ismaïla Sarr is uncertain for the reception of Lens. International full-back Clauss is operational again and he even scored against Nice on Wednesday evening. Author of an excellent season for his first in Marseille colors, Pierre Emerick Aubameyang scored 26 goals in all competitions including 13 in L1 after scoring against the Gym. Furthermore, the striker recruited this winter Moumbagna scored both against Benfica then against Toulouse to save his team from elimination in C3 and a 4th defeat in a row in L1 but he will be suspended after being expelled this week .As for Racing, the long-term absentee Cabot is still in the infirmary and he is heading towards a white season.

He is accompanied to the infirmary by the left piston replacing Chavez and by the important striker Saïd (6 goals). Executive defender Gradit will be sanctioned with a one-match suspension after an accumulation of yellow cards. Suspended last weekend, right-back Aguilar returns to Franck Haise's group. The latter should certainly renew his confidence in the sometimes criticized Wahi (7 goals) who has lacked success lately. For his part, the indestructible Sotoca (7 goals, 5 assists) will also probably start.

The end of the season promises to be exciting but also stressful for this Betis Sevilla team which is fighting for European qualification. Currently 7th and holder of the last European ticket, Betis, which is 3 points behind Real Sociedad, 6th, is under threat from Valencia FC, 8th, 1 unit behind. Manuel Pellegrini's team has just gleaned 6 points in the last two days against Celta Vigo 2-1 and Valencia 1-2 last weekend which allowed them to take this 7th place. Betis is in full revival after a catastrophic month of March where it suffered 4 defeats in as many days Atlético Madrid, Villarreal, Rayo Vallecano, Girona.

Sevilla FC moved away from the red zone thanks to 3 victories obtained during the last 3 days at Getafe 0-1, at Las Palmas 0-2 and against Mallorca 2-1 on April 22. The formation of Quique Sanchez Flores, thanks to this good pass, climbed to 12th place and can now logically claim a place in the Top 10 of this Liga at the end of the season. But this short trip to Benito Villamarin could stop the great momentum of Sevilla FC.

Manuel Pellegrini (coach) will have to cope without the central defender passed by FC Barcelona Marc Bartra (return scheduled for next December), without the Argentine striker Avila (arrived from Osasuna this winter) without forgetting the right side passed by Arsenal Hector Bellerin (hurt). 3 players worked away from the group this week including the essential Isco (6 goals, 4 assists in La Liga), midfielder Cardoso and Diao (less used). An important member of the defensive rotation, Sokratis (ex-Arsenal) was ill last weekend but could return to the squad for this Sevillian derby. Top scorer of this team with a total of 10 goals Willian José will be there as will Ayoze Perez (6 pawns) or the French world champion Nabil Fékir. Suspended last weekend for an accumulation of yellow cards Kike Salas (crucial) will probably be back in the squad tonight while boys like Pedrosa and the Swiss Sow (1 goal, 1 assist in La Liga) are injured and probably OUT.

Recently, it was the very important Gudelj who took his subscription to the infirmary and he would suffer from a ruptured meniscus which would keep him out of the field until the end of the season. To evoke the forces present, how can we not mention the Moroccan international Youssef En-Nesyri (12 goals in the league) scorer and assistor last weekend against Mallorca. The second scorer is called Romero, a real crack (4 goals, 4 assists in 13 appearances in La Liga for his first professional campaign). Lukebakio and Ocampos (4 goals each in La Liga) will be traveling.