Weekend predictions: Serie A, Ligue 1, Bundesliga, La Liga, Eredivisie, Saudi Pro League and Premier League on the field.
This weekend’s big match is played in the Premier League with the direct summit clash between Klopp’s Liverpool and Guardiola’s Manchester City, engaged with Arsenal in an extraordinary title fight. The Gunners will try to take advantage of this by beating Brentford, an opponent within reach, at home.
Among the other big names chasing success around Europe, the main favorites are Bayern Munich against Mainz in the Bundesliga, PSG against Reims in Ligue 1, and AC Milan against Empoli in our Serie A.
Among the matches with at least three goals overall, watch out for Leipzig-Darmstadt 98 and Eintracht Frankfurt-Hoffenheim in the Bundesliga, Aston Villa-Tottenham in the Premier League and Feyenoord-Heracles in the Eredivisie.
The other matches
Among the challenges with at least one goal per team, special spotlight on Sassuolo-Frosinone and Fiorentina-Roma in Serie A, Werder Bremen-Borussia Dortmund in Bundesliga and Betis-Villarreal in La Liga.
Predictions: matches with at least three total goals
Leipzig-Darmstadt 98, Bundesliga, Saturday 3:30 p.m.
Arsenal-Brentford, Premier League, Saturday 6:30 p.m.
Aston Villa-Tottenham, Premier League, Sunday 2:00 p.m.
Eintracht Frankfurt-Hoffenheim, Bundesliga, Sunday 17:30
Feyenoord-Heracles, Eredivisie, Sunday 20:00
The likely winning teams: predictions
Bayern Munich (in Bayern Munich-Mainz, Bundesliga, Saturday 3:30 p.m.)
Bournemouth (in Bournemouth-Sheffield United, Premier League, Saturday 4 p.m.)
Arsenal (in Arsenal-Brentford, Premier League, Saturday 6:30 p.m.)
PSG (in PSG-Reims, Ligue 1, Sunday 1:00 p.m.)
Milan (in Milan-Empoli, Serie A, Sunday 15:00)
Match of at least one goal per team
Sassuolo-Frosinone, Serie A, Saturday 15:00
Werder Bremen-Borussia Dortmund, Bundesliga, Saturday 6:30 p.m.
Liverpool-Manchester City, Premier League, Sunday 16:45
Fiorentina-Roma, Serie A, Sunday 20:45
Betis-Villarreal, La Liga, Sunday 21:00