Football Prediction - Free Betting Tips & Previews

 @Footy_Tipster gives his best bets and predictions ahead of a huge round of fixtures across Europe...

• Fulham v Brighton & Hove Albion - Thursday, 7.30pm
• AFC Bournemouth v Tottenham Hotspur - Thursday, 8.15pm
• Auxerre v Paris Saint-Germain - Friday, 8pm
• Everton v Liverpool - Saturday, 12.30pm
• Bayern Munich v Heidenheim - Saturday, 2.30pm
• Brentford v Newcastle United - Saturday, 3pm
• Crystal Palace v Manchester City - Saturday, 3pm
• Real Betis v FC Barcelona - Saturday, 3.15pm
• Juventus v Bologna - Saturday, 5pm
• Manchester United v Nottingham Forest - Saturday, 5.30pm
• Borussia Monchengladbach v Borussia Dortmund - Sunday, 5.30pm
• Girona v Real Madrid - Saturday, 8pm

Football Predictions Thursday 

Fulham v Brighton & Hove Albion

Brighton will travel to West London on Thursday evening as they take on Fulham in the Premier League at Craven Cottage. – Check out our Premier League odds.

Fulham return to Craven Cottage after taking a hard-earned point off fellow Londoners Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday, the Cottagers needed to bounce back after that 4-1 defeat to Wolves and they did just that, having to come from behind before finishing the game with ten players shows the fighting spirit from Marco Silva’s side, as they moved into the top half of the table, just three points off the top six.

Brighton & Hove Albion would love the season to end right now as they sit in fourth place. A more realistic target for Fabian Hürzeler’s team would be challenging for a place in the top six as opposed to top four, but they’ve started brilliantly having lost just twice in their first thirteen league games. I’m sure the Seagulls would have been left a little frustrated after drawing with bottom side Southampton on Friday night but avoiding defeat here would extend their unbeaten run to four Premier League games, something they haven’t done since their first four games of the season. 

Fulham games at Craven Cottage are usually entertaining, with 100% of their six games here producing both teams to score, whilst the same has occurred in four of Brighton’s six away games (67%). Here you can find all our Premier League predictions.

It's difficult to separate these two sides and therefore i think goals is the angle to go at it here in betting terms.

AFC Bournemouth v Tottenham Hotspur

Tottenham Hotspur are the latest visitors at the Vitality Stadium to face AFC Bournemouth in the Premier League.

Bournemouth made up for their back-to-back defeats in recent weeks with an emphatic 4-2 victory away at Wolves on Saturday. It was a game for the history books, Justin Kluivert converted three penalties as became the first player to do so in the Premier League era and also the first to do it since Ken Barnes for Man City back in 1957. The Cherries sit in thirteenth place prior to this game on Thursday night, just two points behind their opponents Tottenham Hotspur, it’s been a solid start for Andoni Iraola’s team.

The inconsistency questions about this Tottenham Hotspur side have resurfaced after being held at home to Fulham on Sunday. Ange Postecoglou wasn’t impressed with the questions he faced after the game from the media but it’s a fair shout in my opinion, they’ve beaten West Ham, Aston Villa & Manchester City with absolute ease but then drop points in the following game. Their stalemate with Fulham was met with boos from the Spurs faithful and it’s understandable, you just don’t know which Tottenham side are going to turn up each week. 

We could see Spurs bounce back here with a victory as they’ve won their last two visits at the ground, depending on results elsewhere, a win here could move Spurs into the top four given their superior goal difference advantage.

The Cherries haven’t been blown away at home this season, their two defeats on home soil have both been by just one goal, I’m edging towards a 2-1 away victory here.

Football Predictions Friday

Auxerre v Paris Saint-Germain

The current Ligue 1 leaders Paris Saint-Germain will come up against Auxerre on Friday night at the Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps. – Check out our Ligue 1 odds.

Following their promotion from Ligue 2 last season, it’s been a really good start for Christophe Pélissier and Auxerre in the French top-flight, AJA sit eighth after their first thirteen games and just one point outside of the top six, which would be an absolute dream for the side from Burgundy. Despite facing the league leaders, Auxerre will be pleased that it’s on home soil given they’ve won five of their six games here, holding the second-best home record in the league. They’ll have to beat PSG for the first time since 2011 if they want to move into the top six on Friday evening. 

Paris Saint-Germain now have something to prove, despite topping the Ligue 1 table by seven points, the Parisians we’re left frustrated on Saturday night, having only been able to covert one of their twenty-four attempts on goal, whilst playing out a 1-1 stalemate with struggling Nantes. The draw comes after PSG’s disappointing defeat again in the UEFA Champions League, Luis Enrique remains optimistic regarding his side’s participation in the UCL but if recent reports are to be believed, tensions are rising with his camp.

There’s no doubt that PSG have the players to get a result here, but it won’t be straight forward, I’ll stick with the away side to get the job done, but only just.

Football Predictions Saturday

Everton v Liverpool

The 245th edition of the Merseyside derby will take place on Saturday afternoon, as Liverpool make the very short trip across Stanley Park to face their neighbours Everton at Goodison Park for the final time. – Check out our Premier League odds.

Everton would love to win the last ever Merseyside derby at Goodison Park ahead of the move into their new stadium next season. The Toffees picked up just their third win of the season on Wednesday night, the visit of Wolves was such an important game given how the two sides have started the campaign, Sean Dyche’s side have been poor in front of goal having found the net in just 50% of their league games, so to see the Blues score four on Wednesday was a big surprise to everyone, albeit Wolves helped out with two own-goals. There’s hope for Everton ahead of this one, they’re now unbeaten in their last five home games, a win could potentially move them eight points clear of the drop.

Having swept aside Manchester City last weekend, Liverpool faced a tricky trip to Newcastle on Wednesday evening. They produced a really entertaining game which seen both teams take the lead and Mo Salah must have thought he had won it for the reds until Fabian Schar’s last-minute equaliser confirmed a 3-3 draw in a thriller. Arne Slot’s side have had their lead reduced to seven points now after all three of their title challengers won on Wednesday night. The Reds are now unbeaten in their last seventeen games across all competitions, whilst they also remain unbeaten in their first seven away league games so far. 

I’m going against the odds in this one and I’ll back the draw, Everton have won just one of their last twelve here against Liverpool, but the Reds have won just two in that time, meaning the remaining nine have all ended in a stalemate. Here you can find all our latest Premier League score predictions.

Mo Salah has now scored an incredible nine goals in his last seven Premier League games, he’s also now matched his personal record of scoring in seven consecutive PL games, as he looks to chase down Jamie Vardy’s record of eleven. 

Bayern Munich v Heidenheim

Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich welcome Heidenheim to the Allianz Arena on Saturday afternoon. – Check out our Bundesliga odds.

Despite topping the table by four points ahead of this Bundesliga clash, Bayern Munich and Vincent Kompany faced some disappointment on Tuesday evening. The Bavarians faced Bayer Leverkusen in the German Cup but found themselves massively up against it after just seventeen minutes when Manuel Neuer was shown the first red card of his career, the 38-year-old apologised after the game as he took the blame for their early exit from the cup. The focus must now switch to the league, clear at the top from Eintracht Frankfurt but only by four points, they’ll want to forget about Tuesday night as soon as possible and maintain or even extend this gap at the top.

Heidenheim surprised many last season when they claimed a UEFA Conference League spot by finishing eighth in the Bundesliga by just one goal. However, we’ve seen this happen time and time again with sides that aren’t used to the additional European schedule, their form tends to take a big hit and that’s what has happened with Frank Schmidt’s side, sitting sixteenth in the Bundesliga having won just three of their first twelve games. They’ve won three of their four games in the UCL and sit in ninth, just outside those automatic qualification places, but they’ll need to start winning some league games to take them out of danger.

A visit to Bayern Munich is not ideal when your side have started to leak goals in recent games, Heidenheim have conceded fourteen goals in their last four games across all competitions. Saying that, Bayern Munich have only scored more than one in one of their last six games. We tend to get goals when these two meet, on all three occasions we’ve seen at least five goals and some bizarre scorelines (3-2, 4-2, 5-4). 

Heidenheim will be hoping they’ve got enough within their squad to avoid returning to the 2.Bundesliga, but they definitely need to improve.

Brentford v Newcastle United

Newcastle will make the long trip south on Saturday afternoon as they take on Brentford in this Premier League clash. – Check out our latest Premier League odds.

Brentford’s three game unbeaten run came to an end on Wednesday evening, the Bees have picked up just one point from their seven games on the road in the Premier League having lost six, a trip to Aston Villa wasn’t going to be easy and they suffered a 3-1 defeat with the game done before half-time in all honesty. By contrast, Thomas Frank’s side seem to be a totally different team on home soil, they’ve got the best home record in the league with nineteen points from a possible twenty-one, a record which has taken the Bees into the top half ahead of this one.

Despite being winless in their last three games, Newcastle can take a lot of positives from their 3-3 draw with Liverpool on Wednesday evening, having taken the lead twice only to be trailing with just seven minutes left to play, the Magpies didn’t give up and were rewarded with a point when Fabian Schar equalised on the ninety-minute mark. Eddie Howe’s side have struggled on the road in recent times, they’ve won just one of their last five away games in the league. However, the Magpies will take some confidence knowing they’ve won the last three meetings between these two sides in West London. 

We’re in for goals in this one, Brentford have seen all of their seven home games produce both teams to score, with Newcastle producing the same in all but one (86%) of their away games so far, whilst the Toon have also won all of their last five meetings. Here you can find all our latest Premier League tips.

Newcastle will be hoping to secure another European tour for next season having missed out narrowly last season.

Crystal Palace v Manchester City

Selhurst Park awaits as Crystal Palace welcome Manchester City in this Premier League clash on Saturday afternoon.

Crystal Palace picked up just their second victory of the season on Tuesday night and it was a vital one, a 1-0 victory away at Ipswich Town has given the Eagles a three-point cushion to the bottom three as they look to move up the table under Oliver Glasner. However, doing that might have to be halted just a little unless they beat Manchester City at home for the first time since 2015, having failed in their previous ten attempts across all competitions. 

Manchester City finally stopped the rot on Wednesday night, they had previously gone seven games without a win in all competitions before the visit of Nottingham Forest, Pep Guardiola’s side stuck three past Forest without reply, although there were still some worrying signs from the City defence. After that victory, they now sit fourth in the Premier League and nine points behind league leaders Liverpool following their slip-up at Newcastle, it’s just a little warning to us all that we’re still in the early stages of this Premier League campaign and there’s going to be lots of twists from now until May. 

The shaky Man City defence should be a confidence booster to Palace but on the flip side, City have won five of their last six visits to Selhurst Park, I’m backing a narrow win for Pep and co.

There are still twenty-four games left to play in the Premier League, that’s a lot of football and City will be hoping to avoid any further slip-ups and look to get themselves back into contention. 

Real Betis v FC Barcelona

The Estadio Benito Villamarin will be bouncing for this one as Real Betis welcome the league leaders Barcelona in this La Liga clash. – Check out our La Liga odds.

It’s been a very average start for Real Betis and their league record backs that up, currently sat in tenth after their first fifteen games (W5, D5, L5). Manuel Pellegrini’s side will be hoping to secure some sort of European football for next season but already trail the top five by six points in these early stages. Los Mejores head into this match without a win in their last four games in all competitions and have suffered defeat in all of their last three outings, although all three games were on the road. They tend to have a better record at home, unbeaten in their last five including a 1-0 victory over Atletico Madrid, something they’ll be hoping to replicate against another Spanish giant on Saturday. 

It’s been a strange few weeks for Barcelona, since looking strong at the top with a healthy gap to title rivals Real Madrid, Hansi Flick’s side suffered some shock results in La Liga, none more so than their 2-1 defeat last weekend to Las Palmas on home soil. Barca then faced a tough trip to Mallorca on Tuesday evening and given they had one of the best defensive records in the league, a low-scoring affair looked likely. However, this Barcelona team showed us why they are the leading goalscorers in the league, a 5-1 victory took their goals total to twenty-nine on the road in just ten games, a reminder to us all that despite recent slip-ups, they are definitely still title contenders.

Despite their brilliant home form, Real Betis will need to produce something special to beat Barcelona in this one. Barca enjoy this visit to Seville, unbeaten in twelve at this Stadium with victories in all of their last seven trips here. It’s worth noting that both teams have found the back of the net in fifteen of the last seventeen meetings here.

I’m expecting goals in this one but feel like Barcelona should continue their run on this ground and take all three points.

Juventus v Bologna 

After three away games in a row, Juventus return to similar surroundings as they face Bologna on Saturday evening at the Juventus Stadium. – Check out our Serie A odds.

Thiago Motta will face his old side on Saturday, the now Juventus head coach secured UEFA Champions League football for the first time in Bologna’s history last season before taking over Juve in the summer. His campaign so far has been a frustrating one for Juve fans, they remain the only side unbeaten in Serie A after fourteen games but that doesn’t tell the full story. Having conceded an equaliser in the 93rd minute against strugglers Leece on Sunday evening, that’s now eight league draws for the Old Lady and with more draws than wins (6), they now remain six points off Napoli at the top, with Motta saying his side got what they deserved. 

It was a tough start for Bologna in this “new era”, especially on the manager front anyway, it took the Rossoblu six games in all competitions before they picked up their first win. Things are starting to click now for Vincenzo Italiano’s side, with four wins in their last five Serie A games they now sit eighth ahead of their trip to Turin, just five points behind their opponents. If they are to close the gap on Saturday evening, the Greyhounds will have to do something they’ve not done since 2011, beat Juventus away from home.

You just don’t know which Juventus are going to turn up these days and that’s a worry for the Juve faithful. In recent times, four of the last five meetings between these two sides have produced a stalemate and given how things have gone so far, another one here wouldn’t be a shock.

The Old Lady will still be hoping to get themselves into the top four under Thiago Motta but they must do more to convert these close encounters into victories.

Manchester United v Nottingham Forest 

Saturday night football from the Premier League comes from Old Trafford, as Manchester United take on Nottingham Forest. – Check out our Premier League odds.

Manchester United fell to their first defeat under new boss Ruben Amorim on Wednesday night, I said in this blog last week that their trip to Arsenal will be too early for Amorim’s side and that’s what it felt like all game. The Red Devils played well defensively in the first half but they lacked ideas and bodies in the final third when they got into those situations, you never really thought they’d get on the scoresheet. In the end, they were undone by two Arsenal corners which plenty of teams have struggled to defend already this season, Amorim admitted his side have to be better when defending those set-pieces. It’s back to familiar surroundings for United though as they look for another three points that would take them above Saturday night’s opponents. 

Nottingham Forest return to Manchester just three days after their visit across the city, the Tricky Trees suffered a 3-0 defeat to Man City but remain sixth in the Premier League after their brilliant start to the campaign. However, recent head-to-head stats suggest that the Tricky Trees could be in for another tough game in Manchester, they’ve not won at Old Trafford since 1994, they’ll be hoping to defy the odds though and pick up just their second win in their last five games.

Manchester United have a good record against Nottingham Forest, they’ve won twelve of their last thirteen meetings across all competitions, Amorim’s side should bounce back here with all three points. Here you can find all our latest Premier League predictions.

Manchester United are still getting used to this formation and can be left a little venerable at the back at certain times, Forest will be looking to exploit that and get themselves on the scoresheet at some point.

Borussia Monchengladbach v Borussia Dortmund

Borussia-Park is the venue for this one, as Borussia Dortmund make the relatively-short trip to face Borussia Monchengladbach in the Bundesliga on Saturday night. - Check out our Bundesliga odds.

Borussia Dortmund made a slow start to the Bundesliga this season, they had won just one of their first four games of the season. However, things have started to improve for Gerardo Seoane’s side as they now sit tenth and just three points off the top five after their first twelve games, having lost just one of their last six league games. The Foals have been brilliant at home recently, they’ve won all of their last four and they’ve got a chance to make it five on the bounce for the first time since that brilliant run back in 2019, where they won eight in a row. 

Borussia Dortmund occupy fifth place ahead of their trip on Saturday night, Nuri Sahin’s side have lost just one of their last six games across all competitions. They come into this one off the back of a 1-1 stalemate with leaders Bayern Munich in Der Klassiker, the Prussians took the lead through Jamie Gittens’ wonderful individual goal before conceding with just five minutes left to go. Dortmund are having real trouble on the road though, especially in the league, with BVB not picking up a win in their last seven league games, their longest run since 2018. The good news for BVB is they’ve won seven of their last ten visits here, including their 2-1 victory back in April.

I think we could see Borussia Dortmund stop the rot here in terms of their awful away record but expect both teams to find the back of the net, BVB have seen both teams score in four of their five away games this season, the same outcome has occurred in four of six home games for Borussia Monchengladbach. 

Nuri Sahin will be looking to lead his side into the top four and to secure UEFA Champions League football once again for Borussia Dortmund.

Girona v Real Madrid 

Real Madrid will face their second game in a row on the road as they travel to the Estadio Municipal de Montilivi to face Girona on Saturday night in La Liga. – Check out our La Liga odds.

After a poor start to the season and juggling the additional European football for the first time in their history, Girona have really improved in recent weeks and find themselves climbing up the table. Michel’s side are currently eighth at the time of writing, following an unbeaten four game run with victories in three of those. However, they do head into this huge clash following an early exit from the Copa del Rey, despite being the heavy favourites they lost on penalties to UD Logrones, not ideal preparation. 

Real Madrid trailed Barcelona at the top by just four points with two games in hand, they had been given a real chance to top the table after their 4-0 defeat to Barca back in October. However, they faced a tough test away to Athletic Bilbao on Wednesday evening and despite going a goal behind, Kylian Mbappe had a chance to put Los Blancos level but squandered another penalty, with the Frenchman yet to light up his Madrid career, Jude Bellingham did find an equaliser just ten minutes later before they conceded again two minutes after that, suffering their second defeat of the season in the league. 

Madrid really need to bounce back in this one but they could face another tough test, they’ll take confidence from the fact they’ve won the lost two meetings “to nil” but with both sides producing both teams to score in 57% of their home & away games respectively, we could see goals in this one. 

Real Madrid still have a chance to get within a point of Barcelona and you’d expect them to kick on sooner rather than later, they’ll still fancy their chances of taking another La Liga title.

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