The Premier League is back in action with another round of matches this weekend as Aston Villa take on Eddie Howe’s impressive Newcastle United side in an important clash at Villa Park on Saturday. Aston Villa are currently in sixth place in the Premier League standings and have shown marked improvement after a slow start to their campaign. The home side eased past Nottingham Forest by a 2-0 scoreline last week and will look to achieve a similar result in this fixture. Newcastle United, on the other hand, are in third place in the league table at the moment and…
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In the Championship, Middlesbrough plays host to Norwich City on April 14 at the Riverside. Despite their recent struggles, the hosts have had a mostly successful season and are getting closer to the playoffs. Middlesbrough played out a 2-2 draw against Bristol City last break. After the restart, they trailed by two goals before Matt Crooks and Aaron Ramsey salvaged a point. With 68 points from 41 games, the Boro sit in fourth place in the league table. In contrast, Norwich has had mixed results this season but is still hopeful of making the playoffs. They deserved to win the…
Toulouse has Olympique Lyonnais at the Arena de Toulouse on Friday (April 14) in Ligue 1. The hosts are now aiming for a top-half finish after an encouraging return to the top flight. In their last match, Toulouse prevailed 2-1 over Montpellier. Before their adversaries scored a late consolation, Thijs Dallinga and Fares Chaibi scored. With 38 points from 30 games, Toulouse is 12th in the league. Lyon, on the other hand, is recognized in continental football despite their difficulties in the league this season. They enlisted a 3-1 rebound prevail upon Stade Rennais’s last break. In the second half,…
The Serie A returns this week with another round of games, with Spezia facing Maurizio Sarri’s impressive Lazio team in a crucial match on Friday at the Stadio Alberto Picco. Lazio is right now in runner-up in the Serie A standings and has been in great structure up to this point this season. The Biancocelesti edged Juventus to a significant 2-1 triumph in their last game and will hope to accomplish a comparable outcome this week. On the other hand, Spezia is currently 17th in the league table and has not performed at their best over the past year. The…
In Serie A, Cremonese will play Empoli at the Giovanni Zini Stadium on Friday. After falling four times in a row between February and March, Empoli has won both of their league games since then. They held reigning champions AC Milan to a goalless draw in their previous outing. Last Saturday, the hosts defeated Sampdoria 3-2 on the road in a bottom-of-the-table match to get back to winning ways after four league games. Despite being down 2-1, they scored twice in the final ten minutes to earn their first away victory of the season. Leonardo Sernicola scored the triumphant objective…
The Pakistan vs New Zealand T20I series will start tonight (April 14) with a clash between the two nations at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. The two teams met in the semifinals of last year’s ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in Australia, where the Men in Green beat the Blackcaps. New Zealand will be keen to avenge that loss. However, the visitors will be without the services of top names like Kane Williamson, Trent Boult, Devon Conway, Tim Southee, and Mitchell Santner in the Pakistan vs New Zealand T20I series. Williamson is currently injured, while the other four names are…
Bala Town won’t want a repeat of their last result here after the 1-2 Premier League defeat last time out to Newtown. The only scorer from Bala Town was George Newell (83′). Zeli Ismail (91′) scored for Newtown. Three or more goals per game have been seen in 5 of the past 6 fixtures where Bala Town have taken part. Opposing sides scored 11 times in this period whereas Bala Town bagged a total of 7. The New Saints come into this encounter after a 2-5 Premier League win as they beat Pen-y-Bont FC in their last outing. For The…
Al-Batin is going Head-To-Head with Al-Hilal on 15 April 2023. During the last 5 meetings with AL Batin playing at home, AL Batin have won 0 times, there have been 2 draws while AL Hilal (KSA) have won 3 times. The goal difference is 13-6 in favour of AL Hilal (KSA). During the last 11 meetings, AL Batin have won 0 times, there have been 4 draws while AL Hilal (KSA) have won 7 times. The goal difference is 24-10 in favour of AL Hilal (KSA). Last season’s matches: 1-1 (AL Batin at home) and 0-0 (AL Hilal (KSA) at…
After the extraordinary scenes in the previous contest, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) are set to host Aiden Markram’s Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) at the iconic Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Nitish Rana-led KKR started off their campaign with a loss, however, the side swiftly got two consecutive victories and have a healthy Net Run Rate (NRR) of 1.375. At the opposite end of the spectrum, SRH started off their campaign with two back-to-back losses and followed it with a win in their most recent outing against Punjab Kings. Speaking about their head-to-head records in the last five matches, KKR have an upper…
Ettifaq is going Head-To-Head with Feiha on 15 April 2023. In the last 5 matches Al Ittifaq Dammam have won 1 match, 2 ended in a draw and they have lost 2 matches. As far as both teams to score goes in the last 5 matches Al Ittifaq Dammam have 3 matches with a Yes in both teams have scored, and 2 matches with a No in both teams to score. In the Over Under 2.5 market Al Ittifaq Dammam in the last 5 matches got over 2.5 goals in 2 matches, and under 2.5 goals in 3 matches. Al…
Crusaders, following on from their previous result, will be hoping for more of the same after a 3-1 Premiership success over Coleraine. For Crusaders, the scorers were Jordan Forsythe (52′, 77′) and Philip Lowry (65′). Michael McCrudden (38′) was the scorer for Coleraine. Over their preceding six fixtures, Stephen Baxter’s Crusaders have scored 11 times which gives them an average number of goals per match equal to 1.83. Larne will go into this meeting following on from a 0-2 Premiership win versus Cliftonville in their previous fixture. For Larne, the scorers were Lee Bonis (28′) and Joe Thomson (58′). The…
Famalicão will be looking for another win after the 1-3 Primeira Liga triumph vs Paços de Ferreira. In that match, Famalicão managed 51% possession and 9 attempts at goal with 5 of them on target. For Famalicão, the goalscorers were Jhonder Cádiz (41′) and Iván Jaime (70′, 87′). On the other side, Paços de Ferreira got 13 attempts on goal with 2 on target. Hernâni Infande (34′) scored for Paços de Ferreira. João Pedro Sousa’s Famalicão have found the net a sum total of 7 times over their preceding 6 outings. The comparative tally of goals that have been scored…
The 19th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 will see SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) take on the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) on Friday, April 14. Ahead of the match, here’s everything you need to know about the KKR vs SRH Dream11 prediction. The Kolkata Knight Riders have been brilliant in the IPL this season with two wins in three matches so far. While their batters have stepped up, it has been the KKR’s spin trio of Suyash Sharma, Varun Chakravarthy, and Sunil Narine who have been key to their success. SunRisers Hyderabad, meanwhile, finally returned to winning ways in…
With the IPL 2023, the mega cricket event, having started on the 31st of March, the excitement level is at its peak among everyone. All the players have arrived at their respective team camps, and the venues are set. In order to conduct a major event like the IPL, many crucial things must be taken care of. One such important part of the IPL includes the umpires. The IPL is one of the biggest and most popular T20 cricket leagues in the world, attracting millions of fans from all over the globe. Due to this, it’s essential to have umpires…
Lionel Messi has reportedly requested Barcelona to keep hold of Jordi Alba and Sergio Busquets beyond the current season as he ponders a sensational return to Catalonia. The trio won five league and one UEFA Champions League together before the Argentine icon left in 2021. Messi had joined Barca in 2000, five years before Busquets’ arrival at La Masia. image credit : – caughtofside Alba was the latest to arrive at Barcelona out of the three, doing so in the summer of 2012 when he left Valencia. According to El Futbolero, Messi wants Barca to keep hold of the duo,…