Friday 16 September football predictions: With the three days of European cups concluded with Champions League, Europa League and Conference League matches, the rounds of some of Europe’s major leagues kick off tonight.
The Serie A will also start early, as there will be no postponements on Monday due to the start of the national teams’ break, with the return of the Nations League. Salernitana will be on the pitch, and after coming close to hitting the jackpot at the Juventus Stadium, they will be looking for the three points against Lecce, penalised in the last round by some unfavourable refereeing decisions.
After the pause for the national mourning due to the death of Queen Elizabeth, the Premier League returns to the field with two early matches: Aston Villa-Southampton and the challenge between newcomers Nottinham Forest-Fulham.
Other predictions
Home teams slightly favoured in the Bundesliga and La Liga previews Mainz-Hertha Berlin and Valladolid-Cadice. For those on the hunt for goals, the advice is to look to the Netherlands with PEC Zwolle-ADO Den Haag in the Eerste Divisie and Utrecht-NEC in the Eredivisie, as well as Al Hilal-Al Wehda and Horsens-Nordsjaelland.
Serie B also promises spectacle with the match between Brescia and Benevento.
Predictions: the Seer’s Choice
- Aston Villa win or draw and at least two goals overall in Aston Villa-Southampton, Premier League, 9pm
Winners
- Mainz or draw (in Mainz-Hertha Berlin, Bundesliga, 20:30)
- Salernitana (in Salernitana-Lecce, Serie A, 20:45)
- Valladolid or a draw (in Valladolid-Cadice, La Liga, 21:00)
The matches with at least three goals in total
- PEC Zwolle-ADO Den Haag, Eerste Divisie, 20:00
- Al Hilal-Al Wehda, Premier League – Saudi Arabia, 8pm
- Aston Villa-Southampton, Premier League, 9pm
The matches with at least one goal per team
- Horsens-Nordsjaelland, Superligaen, 7pm
- Brescia-Benevento, Serie B, 20:30
- Utrecht-NEC, Eredivisie, 20:00
The sensational
A tie (in Nottinghm Forest v Fulham, Premier League, 9pm)
