Saturday 1 October football predictions: Serie A starts again after the Nations League break: it will be a real tour de force until the November break when the World Cup starts in Qatar. At the top of the standings are currently Napoli and Atalanta: Spalletti’s team are favourites against Torino, Gasperini’s team will have a more complicated commitment against Fiorentina in a match that promises goals. Speaking of goals, they should also arrive on time in Saturday’s big match between Inter and Roma, two teams in the hunt for three points to turn around a start that was too muted. Milan will try to forget the defeat against Napoli by beating Empoli away: mission possible in a match with at least three goals in total.
Other predictions
A bevy of matches in Europe’s top leagues on this first Saturday in October. In the Bundesliga, new Leipzig coach Marco Rose is guaranteed an over for his offensive play, just as in the Premier League there will be Roberto De Zerbi to watch out for at the helm of Brighton: the baptism of fire at Anfield against Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool promises spectacle. The goals should also arrive on time in the heartfelt London derby between Arsenal and Tottenham, while in the Spanish La Liga Barcelona and Villarreal should beat Cadiz and Mallorca respectively on the road despite their upcoming Champions League commitments.
Predictions: The Seer’s Choice
- Napoli win or draw and at least two goals overall in Napoli v Torino, Serie A, 3pm
Winners
- Villarreal (in Cadiz-Villarreal, La Liga, 1pm)
- Palermo (in Palermo-Sudtirol, Serie B, 2pm)
- Milan (in Empoli v Milan, Serie A, 20:45)
- Barcelona (in Mallorca-Barcelona, La Liga, 21:00)
The matches with at least three goals in total
- Lipsia-Bochum, Bundesliga, 3.30pm
- Liverpool-Brighton, Premier League, 16:00
- Maiorca-Barcelona, La Liga, 21:00
The matches with at least one goal per team
- Koln-Borussia Dortmund, Bundesliga, 3.30pm
- Eintracht Frankfurt-Union Berlin, Bundesliga, 15:30
- Parma-Frosinone, Serie B, 14:00
- Strasbourg-Rennes, Ligue 1, Saturday 5pm
The “sensational”
Draw (in Sevilla v Atletico Madrid, La Liga, 6.30pm)
