1 Man City vs Monchengladbach
Out of form Borussia Monchengladbach meet Manchester City, one of the most in-form sides in Europe, for the second and final leg of this UCL round of 16 tie. Statistics point towards a comfortable Man City win. Monchengladbach have lost each of their last 6 competitive games while the Citizens have only lost once in 2021. The English champions-in-waiting scored three or more goals in each of their last 3 wins. Man City scored exactly 4 goals in each of their last 2 (4-2 & 4-0) Champions League home ties against Monchengladbach.
Prediction: Man City win & over 3.5 goals to be scored
2 Cardiff vs Stoke City
Cardiff were unbeaten in 11 Championship matches before that run was ended with a narrow 2-1 defeat to Premier League-bound Watford. Cardiff had won 7 of those 11 league games.
On the contrary, Stoke City seems to have lost focus in their search for a top 6 finish. The visitors have lost 4 of their last 5 Championship games and are in danger of a 5th league defeat in six matches. Stoke City have also lost each of their last 4 away games in the Championship.
Prediction: Cardiff win or draw
3 Brescia vs Reggina
Brescia have improved in recent months after a string of poor results dented their return to Serie B. The hosts have lost just one of their last 8 league clashes (W4D3), winning each of their last 3. The hosts scored at least once in each of their last 9 Serie B games, both teams scoring 5 times during that run.
Reggina, on the other hand, have lost only 1 of their last 10 league games. This makes it hard to predict the outright winner for tonight’s clash. Thus, we are basing our prediction on goals. 5 of the last 6 meetings between these two opponents saw both teams score.
Prediction: Both teams to score
4 Port Vale vs Newport County
Statistics suggest that tonight’s clash between League Two opponents Port Vale and Newport will be a dull one. 6 of Port Vale’s last 7 league games ended with under 2.5 goals being scored. Similarly, 8 of the last 10 league clashes involving Newport County saw less than 3 goals score. These two sides have met 6 times, under 2.5 goals being scored on 5 occasions.
Prediction: Under 2.5 goals
5 Chievo vs Frosinone
Chievo have lost 5 of their last 6 Serie B matches and have only kept 2 clean sheets from their last league games. Over 2.5 goals were scored in 5 of Chievo’s last 10 league clashes, including in each of their last 3. Similarly, 6 of Frosinone’s last 10 Serie B matches saw three or more goals scored. Frosinone conceded in 8 of their last 10 league games and thus we expect at least three goals to be scored here.
Prediction: Over 2.5 goals
6 Derby vs Brentford
Derby County have conceded in 8 of their last 10 Championship games. 5 of those 10 league games saw over 2.5 goals scored. Meanwhile, Brentford have only kept 1 clean sheet from their last 10 away league games. Both teams scored in 7 of Brentford’s last 10 away Championship games. Thus, we expect both nets to bulge when Derby host Brentford tonight.
Prediction: Both teams to score
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