Wednesday, Dec. 27 predictions: three Premier League matches are played, Scottish Premier and Jupiler League are also on the field.
Mauricio Pochettino has yet to find the right recipe to bring Chelsea back to the top. The Blues, since the Argentine coach has been at the helm, have not made great strides since last season, which ended even in 12th position. When there is one day left until the fateful turnaround, Chelsea is only tenth in the standings, still a long way from Europe.
In this midweek round of fixtures, the Blues return to Stamford Bridge to face a derby with Roy Hodgson’s Crystal Palace, fresh off a draw with De Zerbi’s Brighton. Chelsea has always gotten the better of Crystal Palace in the last 12 previous meetings between the two teams and has not lost to its cousins since 2017. Blues favored again this time but there is a high probability that Hodgson’s team will manage to score at least one goal: in the last nine days only on one occasion have the Eagles gone scoreless.
Other match predictions
Manchester City has just returned from Saudi Arabia with yet another 2023 trophy in its suitcase.Pep Guardiola’s battleship also won the Club World Cup last Friday, beating South American champions Fluminense 4-0 in the final in Jeddah. In the midweek round Guardiola and his men will visit Everton at Goodison Park: the Toffees’ winning streak was broken at the weekend with Tottenham.
For the Liverpool club it was of the second disappointment in the space of a few days after being eliminated from the League Cup by Fulham, who prevailed on penalties. In any case, Everton is more alive than ever and without the 10-point penalty would be 10th in the standings, close to the Europa zone.
Predictions: the Seer’s Choice
Chelsea winning or draw and at least two goals overall in Chelsea-Crystal Palace, Premier League, 8:30 pm
Winners
Maccabi Tel Aviv (in Maccabi Tel Aviv-Beitar Jerusalem, Israel, 7:30 p.m.)
Maccabi Haifa (in Maccabi Haifa-Maccabi Bnei Raina, Israel, 7:30 p.m.)
Glasgow Rangers (in Glasgow Rangers-Ross County, Scottish Premier, 8:45 p.m.)
The games of at least three goals total
Maccabi Haifa-Maccabi Bnei Raina, Israel, 7:30 p.m.
Anderlecht-Cercle Brugge KSV, Jupiler League Belgium, 8:45 p.m.
Rangers-Ross County, Scottish Premier, 8:45 p.m.
The matches of at least one goal per team
Chelsea-Crystal Palace, Premier League, 8:30 p.m.
Brentford-Wolverhampton, Premier League, 8:30 p.m.
Everton-Manchester City, Premier League, 9:15 p.m.
The “resounding “
A tie (in Brentford-Wolverhampton, Premier League, 8:30 p.m.)