Before losing to Crystal Palace and Leicester City, Burnley had gone five matches unbeaten at home; they will be hoping for the same when Wolverhampton Wanderers come calling but Wolves, on a three – match unbeaten run, and just one loss in 12 matches, will be counting on their form to take down Burnley. In the 12 matches, Wolves have picked seven wins and four draws. They however have just one win in the last five league matches and away from home they are winless in the last three league matches. Burnley have no clean sheet in their last nine matches while Wolves have just one in the same period. In the last six meetings between these two sides, each side has won twice, and two matches have ended in draws, but Wolves head to the game unbeaten in three matches against Burnley.
Southampton is having a good form where in the last 3 games have won 2 and looking that The Saints are 2 points away from relegation zone so they are in desperate search for the 3 points and looking at the last 5 head to head games between Brighton and Southampton they ended 2 in favor of Southampton and 3 draws so the chances are high for a Southampton win .
After a run of one win in eight games and missing the 2018 World Cup, the USA have turned it all around in recent months under their new coach. They beat Ecuador 1-0 on Friday, their third win in a row and all achieved without conceding a goal. It was a close game against Ecuador and it took a goal eight minutes from time that got the Americans their win. That takes their home record to just one loss in the last six and they will want to keep that momentum going as they prepare for the Copa America.
Chile aren't in such form and have lost two of their last three matches. They went down 3-1 to Mexico on Saturday conceding three goals in the space of 13 second-half minutes and have now conceded seven goals in their last three matches. Last November saw them lose 3-2 at home to Costa Rica again going 3-0 down before getting two late goals. Their last win came in a friendly against Honduras, played just four days after the Costa Rica defeat. They won that game 4-1 at home with two of the goals coming from the penalty spot, but their opponents were a team that have only won one of their last 12 away games. Chile aren't that hot on their travels either with only two wins in their last eight matches. Go for the USA to maintain their momentum with a home win in this game.
Despite all the promise they hold, Wales have been somewhat underachievers, though they managed to go to the latter stages at Euro 2016, courtesy of some good shows by their senior players, and they will be aiming at the same this time too. Their first qualification match comes against a team already with the psychological edge, having picked a win in the opening round but Wales will have the advantage of extended rest, having faced Trinidad at home on Wednesday, a day before the Slovaks played Hungary. Wales take to this game a patchy run, having won just six of their last 15 matches. However, in Euro Cup qualifiers, they have lost just once in 12 matches, while they are unbeaten in seven home matches in Euro Cup qualifiers and have five clean sheets in the same run. Slovakia are strong in their own respect as well; they have picked two straight wins in Euro Cup qualifiers heading to this game, and have lost just two of their last 12 Euro Cup qualifying games. They have two losses and seven wins in their last 10 away matches in Euro Cup qualifiers and will definitely be formidable opponents to Wales. This match has been a high scoring affair, looking at the three previous meetings, the last two of which Wales won after falling to Slovakia in the very first. The three matches have produced 16 goals, evenly distributed between the two sides.
We have seen with Astana that Kazakhstan have some decent footballers and they recently beat Moldova and held Latvia twice and Andorra in the Nations Cup. They beat Azerbaijan and Hungary in friendlies last summer so they will not be bullied on their own patch. The Scots are not great away from home and I am backing a BTTS Score Draw in this qualifier.
Everton have a chance to get back on track here against a Chelsea side that have suffered some bug defeats in the league away from home lately and only just salvaged a draw with a last gasp stoppage time equaliser at home to Wolves last week, If Everton can replicate their home performance level against Liverpool on 3 Mar they will win this match.
Newcastle United have picked three wins, a loss and a draw in their last five matches and Bournemouth have a win, three losses and a draw in their last five. Ahead of their clean sheet against Huddersfield Town, Bournemouth had conceded 10 goals in four matches and they will hope to tighten up a bit in this clash. Nine losses and four wins in their last 15 matches is not a run they will want to look back to for inspiration. They have however been trying at home, where they have four wins and four losses in the last 10 matches. Bournemouth have eight home wins in the last 16 league matches, losing four. Newcastle United on the other hand, have picked three wins and a draw in their last five league matches and seem to be getting back their groove after struggling at the early stages of the campaign. They have scored two or more in three of their last five league matches but they are winless in their last six away league games, a matter they will need to address ahead of this clash. They have picked four losses and two draws in the six games, and have managed just two wins in 15 away league matches with just four clean sheets. Three points separate the two sides on the table and each of them has won twice in the five meetings they have had in history. Newcastle won the first leg 2 – 1.
Both sides have each won just one of their last five league matches. However,Real Sociedad are puncing well below their weight as they have won just two of their last five competitive home matches. With Levante winning just two of their last ten away league matches i think they can win again,especially as they are battling against relegation.
Chelsea head to this clash in Kiev with a comfortable 3 – 0 lead in the first leg at home. The 1 – 1 draw with Wolves only served to halt their winning run that had hit three as the Blues continued stabilizing after a run of poor results. Chelsea have not lost in the last six matches in open play; they recently fell to Manchester City on penalties though and they face a Dynamo Kiev side in equally good state, having lost just one of their last six matches, and that was against Chelsea. Dynamo Kiev are a fairly strong side when playing at home; they have won each of the last three home matches heading to this and haven’t conceded a goal in the process, while scoring 10. It has not been the same in Europa League though; they have two wins at home in the last six Europa League fixtures. It will not be easy for them against Chelsea, who have not lost in any of their last 12 Europa League games, only drawing once in the process. Their last two Europa League games yielded 3 – 0 score lines and they have scored two or more in their last five Europa League matches. They are unbeaten in six Europa League away games but with just two clean sheets in the last eight away games in the competition. The two sides have met three times and Chelsea have two wins, Dynamo Kiev have none.
I have to route for Man Utd in this clash. Arsenal do not seem to be at their usual level by any means, especially after losing to Rennes to get knocked out of the Europa league last week. Man Utd on the other hand look rejuvenated under Solskjaer and that monumental victory over PSG to see them progress into the next round of the Champions League will have made them feel invincible for sure. They are unbeaten in their last 5 outings and with players like Lukaku and Rashford in fine form, I think they will see off Arsenal and without too much problem as well.
For Arsenal manager, Unai Emery, this is a trodden path; he is not only one of the most successful managers in the Europa League, he has also been to France, where he handled Paris Saint Germain and he will have a few ideas on how to tackle Rennes, who in the Round of 16 saw off Spanish side Real Betis. Arsenal lost their opening leg in the Round of 16, away to BATE Borisov before recovering at home and starting away against a comparatively stronger side, The Gunners will have to put their best foot forward. Arsenal have lost just four of their 23 Europa League matches and while they have managed seven wins in their last 11 away matches in the competition, it is their away form that will worry their fans more, having picked just two wins in their last 10 away matches across all competitions. They have two losses in the last five away matches in the Europa League but have also picked a three comfortable wins in the process, twice scoring three goals. Rennes scored six goals in the two clashes in the last round as they bundled out Real Betis, but they conceded four across the two legs and this is an aspect that they will be out to prevent against Arsenal. Rennes are unbeaten in 12 home matches across all competitions. In 13 home matches in the Europa League, Rennes have lost just once.
Leganes have drawn four of their past six home league matches. The hosts have failed to beat Levante in their last three competitive meetings between these teams at Leganes. Two of the last five competitive meetings between these teams have ended in draws.
Porto leads by a point, at 57, and Benfica comes second though they have been more prolific in terms of goal scoring, while Porto have been the best defensive side in the season. Benfica have scored 64 goals and second best scorers, Porto, are not even at 50 goals so far, but where Porto beats them and all other teams is in defence, having let in just 12 goals in the league. Porto heads to this game on a three match unbeaten in their last three matches. Benfica have seven wins in the last eight matches and are unbeaten and they have won each of the last six away matches they have played. Porto have three straight wins at home and have nine straight wins in their home matches in the premier league. They have lost just once in the last 46 matches at home in the league. Porto have lost to Benfica just once in the last eight meetings and just one of the last six meetings have produced over 2.5 goals
The loss to QPR was unexpected but still Leeds United have not been the best when playing away from home, the more reason they will be glad to host West Bromwich Albion in this Friday clash. They have one away win in their last six matches. A win for Leeds will open up the promotion race and with seven wins in their last 10 Championship matches at home, this is what they will be eyeing. In the last seven home matches in the league, Leeds have scored two goals or more in five, while they have failed to score at home in the league just once in the last 14. In the last seven home matches, however, they have one clean sheet and they know what to expect against a West Bromwich Albion side that has scored in nine of the last 10 away matches. West Bromwich Albion head to this game from a loss to another promotion contender, Sheffield United, but they have lost just three of their last 18 Championship matches. They are unbeaten in the last four away league matches, having kept three clean sheets therein and scored two or more in three of those. West Bromwich Albion are unbeaten in the last five meetings with Leeds United and have four straight wins over their hosts going into this game; each of the last four meetings have produced over 2.5 goals and West Bromwich Albion have scored three or more. In the total 62 meetings between the two sides, Leeds United have 25 wins and West Bromwich Albion 23.
Liverpool have only lost one of the last 24 home fixtures against Spurs but they have drawn eight of those also and i can see another draw on the cards here. This is a must win game for liverpool to keep the pressure on city but Spurs also need the points for champions league football and thou spurs haven't had a win in 4 they have drawn 2 of those and i think they can get another draw here.