Weekend predictions, Serie A, Premier League, La Liga, Bundesliga and Ligue 1 on the pitch before the three days of European cups (Champions League, Europa League and Conference League).
One of the most eagerly awaited matches is played in our Serie A: Mourinho’s Roma, without Dybala, will face Spalletti’s wild Napoli, which has won all of its last ten matches.
Among the European big names on the pitch, the most likely victories are those of Liverpool and Manchester City in the Premier League, against Nottingham Forest and Brighton respectively, and of Real Madrid and Villarreal in La Liga, against Sevilla and Almeria.
Freiburg are also likely to win at home against Werder Bremen.
The other matches
In addition to Roma v Napoli there are plenty of other exciting matches that promise goals and entertainment. As usual, the Bundesliga should be the queen with Hoffenheim-Bayern Munich, Borussia Mönchengladbach-Eintracht Frankfurt and Borussia Dortmund-Stuttgart; in Serie A, Fiorentina-Inter will be the highlight, while in the remaining leagues the matches not to be missed are Barcelona-Athletic Bilbao, Betis-Aletico Madrid and Lille-Munich.
Predictions: matches with at least three goals in total
- Hoffenheim-Bayern Munich, Bundesliga, Saturday 3.30pm
- Feyenoord-Fortuna Sittard, Eredivisie, Saturday 16:30
- Borussia Mönchengladbach-Eintracht Frankfurt, Bundesliga, Saturday 18:30
- Fiorentina-Inter, Serie A, Saturday 20:45
- Barcelona-Athletic Bilbao, La Liga, Sunday 21:00
The likely winning teams: predictions
- Liverpool (in Nottingham Forest-Liverpool, Premier League, Saturday 1.30pm)
- Manchester City (in Manchester City-Brighton, Premier League, Saturday 16:00)
- Freiburg (in Freiburg v Werder Bremen, Bundesliga, Saturday 15:30)
- Real Madrid (in Real Madrid v Sevilla, La Liga, Sunday 18:30)
- Villarreal (in Villarreal-Almería, La Liga, Sunday 18:30)
A match with at least one goal per team
- Borussia Dortmund-Stuttgart, Bundesliga, Saturday 15:30
- Freiburg-Werder Bremen, Bundesliga, Saturday 15:30
- Betis-Atletico Madrid, La Liga, Sunday 16:15
- Lille-Monaco, Ligue 1, Sunday 20:45
- Roma v Napoli, Serie A, Sunday 20:45
