Valencia vs Real Betis

Expectations were high at the start of the season in Valencia, but they were torn to pieces in front of their own fans by a brilliant Las Palmas. They haven’t recovered a bit from last season’s misery and the visiting Gran Canaries put 4 goals past them. A subsequent 1-0 loss at Eibar in the match day two of the season put Valencia at the bottom of the La Liga table. They are in a similar mould like last season and they have a target now, which is to get out of the relegation zone as soon as possible.
While Real Betis suffered a heavy 6-2 defeat at Barcelona on the opening day. The result is no surprise, but the magnitude of the defeat is a big letdown. However an improved performance saw them earn a goal-less draw at Deportivo La Coruna in their second fixture. The positive this time is that they have come out with a clean sheet.

Valencia vs Real Betis: Head-to-Head Statistics

• Valencia held Betis to a 0-0 draw in the corresponding fixture of last season, while they suffered a 1-0 defeat in the away leg.
• Valencia are unbeaten in the last 19 fixtures at their home ground against Real Betis, with the last 12 being wins.
• Real Betis have failed to score in the last four visits to the Mestalla.

Valencia vs Real Betis: Prediction

Valencia need to re-group quickly to avoid another downfall this season. It is hard to imagine what kind of mood they are in after losing 9 of their last 13 league fixtures. The situation is no different in home games as they lost in 6 of their last 8 fixtures at the Mestalla.
But they have a perfect chance to overturn the bad run on Sunday, as Real Betis are one of the poor away sides in the league. Betis have won only once in their last 13 away matches. Combining this with their 19 match win-less run against Valencia at Mestalla, the home side are favourites for a win. But I have little confidence in these two teams and this is a match that I don’t risk my money on.

Valencia vs Real Betis: Betting Tips

Over 2.5 goals at 4/5 (1.80)
Both Teams to Score at 4/5 (1.80).

Granada vs Eibar

Granada are looking for the first win of the season after managing a draw from their two fixtures so far. After a hard earned 1-1 home draw against Villarreal, Granada were thrashed 5-1 by the impressive Las Palmas at the Gran Canaria. The main problem for Granada is that they have almost a new squad. They were one of the busiest teams in the transfer market this summer adding at least 15 new players to their ranks. Paco Jemez is a fairly good coach, but they won’t be read as a team before Christmas.
Eibar were defeated 2-1 by Deportivo on the match day one of the season. And they bounced back with a narrow 1-0 win at home against a sorry Valencia. They were 14th in the league last season and are pre-season relegation favourites along with Granada. But Jose Luis Mendilibar will be eager to add another win to their tally, especially when facing a team that haven’t defeat them in 4 meetings.

Granada vs Eibar: Head-to-Head

Eibar are undefeated in the four meetings against Granada with 2 wins and draws. Both wins have come in the two meetings of last season, 5-1 at home and 3-1 at Granada.

Granada vs Eibar: Prediction

Eibar are strong favourites to win here as they will be confident after the 1-0 win against Valencia in their last fixture. Moreover they have defeated Granada on both fixtures last season by a healthy margin. While Granada are yet to gel together as a team and they might end up losing here.
Both coaches are attacking minded and therefore there will be no scarcity of goals. So over 2.5 goals and both teams to score can be confidently backed. I also recommend to avoid betting on a full time result in this match.

Granada vs Eibar: Betting Tips

Both Teams to Score at 3/4 1.75
Over 2.5 goals at 1/1 (2.00).

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Deportivo La Coruna vs Athletic Bilbao

Deportivo la Coruna host struggling Athletic Bilbao for round 3 of the 2016/2017 Spanish La liga Santander season.
Deportivo started their 2016/2017 campaign with a 2-1 home victory over Eibar. The Turks Gaizka Garitano are in search of their first win over Athletic Bilbao in 3 consecutive meetings, and their second win of this campaign.
Athletic Bilbao is still in search of their first league win this season. The lion sits 19th on the la liga log, after they failed to nick a point in their first 2 league games. Furthermore, Ernesto Valverde led side carried their struggling pre-season form into the new season, and will be hoping they turn things around and open doors to good results in their Visit to A Coruna.

Key Facts

Deportivo La Coruna won one of their last 5 league games at home. The Turks are currently on 3 games unbeaten run, which consist of 2 games unbeaten run.
Athletic is currently on 2 league games losing streak. Moreover, the lions have also managed 1 win in their last 5 away league games.

Deportivo La Coruna: Predicted Line-Up (4-2-3-1)

Lux: Juanfran, Albentosa, Sidnei, Navarro: Mosquera, Guilherme- Gil, Fajr, Luisinho: Andone

Athletic Bilbao: Predicted Line-Up (4-2-3-1)

Iraizoz: De Marcos, Boveda, Laporte, Balenziaga: Iturraspe, Benat- Williams, Eraso, Susaeta: Aduriz

Deportivo La Coruna vs Athletic Bilbao: Head to Head

Deportivo La Coruna maintains a clean record in homes games played with Bilbao. The Turks won 5 of their last 7 home games with Athletic Bilbao.
Moreover, Deportivo has won 4 of the last 10 similar encounters, compared to Bilbao’s 2. In addition, Bilbao also failed to defeat Deportivo in their last 7 visit to the A Coruna city.

Deportivo La Coruna vs Athletic Bilbao: Prediction

Clashes between these two sides as always been an even contest, regardless of the situation plaguing each side coming into the game.
Therefore, I will predict a win or draw situation in favor of Deportivo La Coruna.

Deportivo La Coruna Vs Athletic Bilbao: Betting Tips

Deportivo – Double Chace Win/Draw at 8/11 (1.72)
Under 2.5 goals at 3/5 (1.60).

Werder Bremen vs Augsburg

Werder Bremen were humiliated in the 6-0 defeat by Bayern Munich in the opening day of the 2016/17 season. They were not expected to get anything out of that fixture, but the margin of defeat might have surprised many. However, coming back to home for their first match of the season in front of local fans, they will be keen to put up a strong showing. But Augsburg are a dangerous opposition who took all three points in their last visit to Weserstadion.
Augsburg haven’t had the best of the starts to their season as they were defeated at home by Wolfsburg 2-0. It is almost similar to the 2015/16 season when they lost 1-0 at home to Hertha Berlin. It took them five matches to register their first win of the season back then. Dirk Schuster doesn’t have the burden of European Football this term and he will be hoping to better on the 12th place finish they achieved last season.

Werder Bremen vs Augsburg: Head-to-Head Stats

Augsburg edge the head-to-head record after 10 Bundesliga meetings with 5 wins as against Bremen’s 3, while 2 matches end in draws.
Augsburg won 2-1 at Bremen in the corresponding fixture of 2015/16 season, while they lost the home leg by the same margin.
In 5 Bundesliga meetings at the Weserstadion, Augsburg and Bremen share 2 wins each with 1 match ending in stalemate.

Werder Bremen vs Augsburg: Prediction

The clashes between Augsburg and Bremen are often hard to call as none of them were able to stamp a consistent authority over the other in the last five season. Also, they are coming into this game looking for a win after suffering defeats in the opening match day. I strongly believe this is a match where you should opt for double chance 1/2 as there are no draws in the last 9 meetings between these two.
Meanwhile, the meetings between these two sides have always produced goals. With the last 5 matches seeing over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring, the same bet could be used here.

Werder Bremen vs Augsburg: Betting Tips

Over 2.5 goals at 7/10 (1.70)
Both Teams to Score at 4/7 (1.57)
Double Chance – Bremen/Augsburg 3/10 (1.30)

Venezuela vs Argentina

A narrow 1-0 win against Uruguay put Argentina top of table in the South American World Qualifiers. Lionel Messi scored the only goal of the game as he went through the entire 90 minutes carrying a hamstring injury. Now it is confirmed that he will sit for this away fixture against Venezuela.

Edgardo Bauza would be delighted to begin his tenure as head coach of Albiceleste with a win. But he will be without an experienced striker as Paulo Dybala received a red card against Uruguay, while Sergio Aguero is injured and Gonzalo Higuain is not called up due to fitness issues.

While Venezuela are rock bottom of the qualification table after the 2-0 defeat at Colombia on Thursday. They haven’t won a single game and suffered 6 losses so far. With 1 point from 7 games, the chances to make it inside the top five are almost over.
Venezuela vs Argentina: Head-to-Head

Argentina met Venezuela on March 2016 during the quarter finals of the Copa America Centenario and won by a massive 4-1 margin.

Venezuela earned a narrow 1-0 victory in their home leg when the two teams met for the 2014 World Cup qualifiers on September 2011. While Argentina have won the three previous qualifying matches away at Venezuela without a conceding a goal.

There are no draws in the last 11 meetings between these two sides and Argentina had won in 10 of them, with their lone defeat coming at Venezuela on 2011.
Venezuela vs Argentina: Prediction

Venezuela are struggling on all fronts and hardly seem to put up a fight in their previous fixture against Colombia. While Argentina will be without Lionel Messi, but they are expected to win this game without any trouble. I will also leave with my correct score prediction of a 2-0 win in favour of the visitors.
Venezuela vs Argentina: Betting Tips

Argentina to win at 4/7 (1.57)
First Half – Argentina at 6/5 (2.20).

Israel vs Italy

Israel’s World Cup qualifiers will start with a hard task as they host Italy at Sammy Ofer Stadium Haifa. The Israeli team have been on a poor form in their recent games, they are on a 4 game losing streak. They last tasted victory a year ago in 4-0 win against Andorra. They will need a miracle to withstand the Italians.

Meanwhile Italy will enter this game from a 3-1 home defeat against France, they were humiliated by France at home. Anthony Martial opened the scoring in 17th minute, but Pelle equalised in the 21st minute. Arsenal’s Giroud scored the second goal in the 28th minute, while Kurzawa scored the final goal in the 81st minute. They now hope to regain their dignity with a win as they start the 2018 WC qualifiers campaign.
Israel vs Italy: Head to Head Statistics

    The two teams have played just 3 games in the past, Italy have won 2 games and they have drawn 1.
    Italy have scored 10 goals against Israel and conceded only 2 goals.
    The two teams last met each other over 4 decades ago, they played last in 1970.

Israel vs Italy: Prediction

Italy are strong favourites in this game, though they lost their last 2 games. They have won only 2 of their last 5 games, and have kept clean sheets in the 2 games. However they are way better than their host.

Israel are on a very poor form, having seen victory a year ago. They winless in their last 5 game with a draw and 4 defeats. They have conceded at least 2 goals in their last 4 games. Furthermore, they have conceded a total of 10 goals in their last 4 games. They will need a miracle to overcome the Italians in this fixture considering their poor form.

I predict a win for the visitors and I expect a clean sheet from them
Israel vs Italy: Betting Tips

Italy to win at 3/5 (1.60)
Over 2.5 goals at 13/10 (2.30).