Football Prediction - Free Betting Tips & Previews

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

• Everton v Wolverhampton Wanderers - Wednesday, 7.30pm
• Southampton v Chelsea - Wednesday, 7.30pm
• Manchester City v Nottingham Forest - Wednesday, 7.30pm
• Newcastle United v Liverpool - Wednesday, 7.30pm
• Athletic Club v Real Madrid - Wednesday, 8pm
• Arsenal v Manchester United - Wednesday, 8.15pm
• Aston Villa v Brentford - Wednesday, 8.15pm
• Fulham v Brighton & Hove Albion - Thursday, 7.30pm
• AFC Bournemouth v Tottenham Hotspur - Thursday, 8.15pm
• Auxerre v Paris Saint-Germain - Friday, 8pm
• Bayern Munich v Heidenheim - Saturday, 2.30pm
• Real Betis v FC Barcelona - Saturday, 3.15pm
• Juventus v Bologna - Saturday, 5pm
• Borussia Monchengladbach v Borussia Dortmund - Sunday, 5.30pm

Football Predictions Wednesday

Everton v Wolverhampton Wanderers

Two Premier League strugglers go head-to-head on Wednesday evening as Everton take on Wolves at Goodison Park. – Check out our Premier League odds.

Everton extended their winless run to five on Sunday with a 4-0 defeat at Old Trafford against Manchester United. The Toffees are usually a well organised outfit at the back but they gave up plenty of chances on Sunday, something Sean Dyche will not be happy with, his side now sit just two points above the drop in the Premier League, a defeat in this one could see them drop into the relegation zone and massive pressure would be on the Everton manager. The worry for the Blues ahead of this huge clash is the fact they’ve not managed to beat Wolves in any of their last six meetings. 

After back-to-back victories for the first time this season, Wolves suffered another defeat on home soil against Bournemouth on the weekend, the Old Gold conceded three penalties before losing the game 4-2. The pressure is back on Gary O’Neil, the Wolves faithful booed his side off the pitch and also joined the away fans in taunting their manager, all this was added on top of goalkeeper Jose Sa’s altercation with a fan at half-time, it’s a miserable period right now for Wolves as they look to find that winning form again.

Everton are the joint-lowest goalscorers in the Premier League so far (10 goals) but they come up against the worst defensive record in the league (32 conceded), that will encourage the Toffees but they’ll be aware that they’ve lost the last three here against Wolves. Here you can find all our latest Premier League predictions.

Wolves have seen eleven of their first thirteen (87%) Premier League goals produce both teams to score, whilst Everton have drawn three of their six home games, I think were in for a score draw here.

Southampton v Chelsea

Bottom of the table Southampton welcome Chelsea to the South Coast on Wednesday evening in this Premier League clash.

Southampton travelled to Bournemouth on Friday evening and could count themselves unlucky to leave without all three points, a controversial decision to rule out Cameron Archer’s goal in the 67th minute left Russell Martin feeling frustrated and rightly so. Notwithstanding that, it’s still a good point for the Saints but they still remain four points from safety after picking up just five points from a possible thirty-nine points.

Chelsea moved into third place in the Premier League after their convincing 3-0 victory against Aston Villa on Sunday afternoon, the Blues are now unbeaten in their last six games across all competitions. Enzo Maresca informed the media that his side are not in the title race and their focus is finishing within the top four, he’s got a point but given the way they started the campaign, they’ve done brilliantly to get to where they are after thirteen games, especially on the road where they have the second-best form in the league, having taken thirteen points from eighteen. 

Southampton will be aware that they’ve actually won the last two meetings against Chelsea and they’ve given some teams a real test this season, I think Chelsea will win this one but it could be a close encounter.

Chelsea must focus on getting a top four spot this season and they are well on their way to doing so.

Manchester City v Nottingham Forest

Manchester City will be hoping to put a stop to this rot as they welcome Nottingham Forest in the Premier League on Wednesday evening.

The misery continued for Manchester City and Pep Guardiola on Sunday afternoon when they suffered another defeat at Liverpool, extending their winless run to an extraordinary seven games across all competitions. Chants of “You’re getting sacked in the morning” by the Liverpool fans was acknowledged by Pep, who replied with a smirk whilst holding six fingers up, the number of Premier League titles he’s won. The Citizens now trail Liverpool by eleven points and look to be out of the title race already, they remain fifth ahead of this one and just one point above their opponents. 

Nottingham Forest bounced back from their two defeats in a row, a 1-0 victory over Ipswich Town on Saturday afternoon and moved the Tricky Trees above Tottenham and into sixth. It’s been a brilliant start under Nuno Espirito Santo, the Reds will be looking to cause another upset in this one like they did at Anfield, they remain the only side to beat Liverpool so far in this campaign. Forest games have produced the least number of goals in the Premier League this season, with an average of 2.2 goals per game.

Despite something clearly not right at Manchester City, I think we’ll still see a home victory in this one and they’ll stop this horrendous run, but there’s just no confidence at the back for City and Forest could find themselves on the scoresheet at the Etihad.

Erling Haaland has scored five goals in his four games against Nottingham Forest, the Norwegian striker will be looking to continue that on Wednesday night.

Newcastle United v Liverpool

The Premier League leaders will make the trip up north on Wednesday evening to face Newcastle United at St James’ Park.

It’s been a real up and down start to the campaign for Newcastle United, the Magpies had previously put three wins in a row together before suffering a shock defeat last time they played on home soil against West Ham, Eddie Howe was left with more frustration after they left Selhurst Park with just one point on Saturday afternoon after conceding in the ninety-fourth minute to draw 1-1. They now welcome Liverpool and may have to wait to find that win to take them into the top half of the table, given they haven’t beaten Liverpool in their last fifteen meetings.

Liverpool knew if they beat Manchester City on Sunday, they would already have a real grip on the title after just thirteen games, Arne Slot’s side made no mistake at Anfield and won the game 2-0, they outplayed City and now sit pretty at the top with a nine-point gap to Arsenal and Chelsea. Of course, it’s still early days but Liverpool are just relentless and the title could be considered theirs to lose now. A trip to St James’ Park is always tough for any side but Liverpool won’t be fearing too much, they hold the best away record in the Premier League with five wins from their six road trips.

I think Liverpool will continue this fine form they are in, they’ve now won fifteen of their last sixteen games and have taken victory at this stadium in five of their last six visits, expect another away victory in this one.

Mo Salah has now scored at least one in each of his last five Premier League games, simply unstoppable at the moment.

Athletic Club v Real Madrid 

The Estadio San Mames will be rocking on Wednesday evening as Athletic Club take on Real Madrid in La Liga. – Check out our La Liga odds.

Athletic Club have started their campaign brilliantly as they look to achieve Champions League football for next season. At the time of writing, Ernesto Valverde’s side sit fourth in La Liga with goal difference separating them and Villarreal. The Lions are currently nine games unbeaten across all competitions, whilst they’ve not lost in their last eight games on home soil. The Red and Whites had to come from behind on Sunday evening to secure all three points against Rayo Vallecano, picking up their seventh league win of the season.

Despite their recent struggles in the UEFA Champions League, Real Madrid look to have steadied the ship in their domestic campaign, with three league wins in a row since that horrifying defeat to Barcelona. Carlo Ancelotti’s team have made the most of Barca’s recent slip ups and now sit just one point behind their fellow title contenders with a game in hand. Los Blancos are still unbeaten away from home in La Liga although they have seen 50% of their away trips end in a stalemate.

Athletic Club have to go back to 2015 for the last time they beat Real Madrid in a league fixture. Whilst quite surprisingly, given Athletic’s home form, Los Blancos have won seven of their last ten meetings in Bilbao, I think we’ll see the away side just edge this one.

I think we’ll see a level game at the break with Real Madrid to find a way through in the second half and take all three points.

Arsenal v Manchester United

Possibly the game of the week from the Premier League here, as Manchester United travel to the Emirates Stadium to take on Arsenal on Wednesday night.

After a slight dip in form at the start of the month, Arsenal look to be back to their best. The Gunners have won their last three games across all competitions, scoring thirteen goals in the process. Mikel Arteta’s side travelled to West Ham on Saturday night and had the game won at half-time as they went into the break with a 5-2 lead. The return of Martin Odegaard has been a massive boost for Arsenal, they remain nine points off Liverpool at the top of the Premier League but will still feel like they’ve got a chance, although they cannot afford anymore slip-ups. An unbeaten record so far at the Emirates this season is another boost for the Gunners ahead of this one.  

It’s been all change at Manchester United since the arrival of Ruben Amorim, I mentioned last week that you could see what the head coach wanted from his side against Ipswich Town but it’s just didn’t click given he had just two days with the squad prior to that one. However, we witnessed a much better performance from the Red Devils on Sunday afternoon, running out 4-0 winners against Everton with the decision to start Joshua Zirkzee looked like a brilliant call. Despite a really tough start, the Dutchman played in his more familiar “number nine” role and helped himself to two goals. Amorim knows they cannot get carried away with that result though, saying Everton were unlucky and deserved more, this is the first real test for this new era of Manchester United, it could be too soon but the signs for the future are bright.

As mentioned, I feel like this will be too early for Manchester United and Arsenal should get another important victory. The twenty-time English top-flight winners haven’t beaten the Gunners away from home since their FA Cup victory in 2019, with Arsenal winning five of the last six competitive meetings between these two in North London.

Either way, it’s an intriguing game and we should see both teams find the back of the net in this one.

Aston Villa v Brentford

Villa Park under the lights for this one as Aston Villa take on Brentford in the Premier League.

Aston Villa have really hit a stumbling block in recent weeks, Unai Emery is struggling to find the answers as his side extended their winless run to eight games on Sunday with a 3-0 defeat away at Chelsea. The Villans now find themselves in the bottom half of the table but yet still only four points off the top three, it’s very congested after the first thirteen Premier League fixtures. Villa haven’t won a home league game since their victory over Wolves back in September, it’s been a long wait for the Villa faithful who will be hoping they’ll have something to cheer on Wednesday night.

Brentford extended their unbeaten run to three games on Saturday, the Bees had to come from behind against Leicester at the Brentford Community Stadium, with Thomas Frank’s side maintaining their unbeaten start at home, having won six of their first seven. By contrast, Brentford are just one of three sides yet to win on the road in the Premier League, they’ve picked up just one point and have the joint-worst away record so far, it’s definitely something that needs improving if the Bees want to achieve their goals this season.

Both of these sides sit in the top four in terms of goals per game and comparing that with the head-to-head stats, we could see a few goals at Villa Park. Seven of the last nine meetings have seen both teams hit the target, whilst Villa have won just one of their six games against the Bees on home soil, remaining five have ended in stalemates.

I think we’ll see Aston Villa stop the rot here, as alluded to above their record here isn’t great against Brentford but they should have enough up top to exploit the Bees’ leaky defence and horrendous away record.

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

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.

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.

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.

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