Posts By: Brian Gilliland

Manchester United – Tottenham, Picks and Tips Looking at the value of the two squads, one would think that Manchester United vs Tottenham is a true Premier League title derby. However, that is not the case this time around and the two sides are somewhere outside the UEFA Champions League places. What’s more, the hosts… Read more »

Shamrock Rovers – Bohemians, Picks and Tips With 6 points accumulated, Shamrock Rovers are currently 3rd in the standings, which puts the team in the risk zone for the UEFA Conference League Qualifiers. The team has so far recorded 2 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws. With no lead over St Patrick’s who are in… Read more »

West Bromwich Albion – Huddersfield Town, Picks and Tips West Bromwich Albion is coming off a win in the previous round. The match against Hull City in the Championship ended 0-2. The team coached by S. Bruce made an appearance in the last match with a 3-5-2 formation. The victory achieved for West Bromwich Albion… Read more »

Lille – St Etienne, Picks and Tips Lille have not conceded a goal in their last four games, and in three of them they have managed to win. The last game, a clear 4-0 win over Clermont at home to St. Etienne. Bamba, David, Celik and Zhegrova were the scorers. Earlier, Lille had won 1-0… Read more »

Atletico Madrid – Cadiz, Picks and Tips Atletico Madrid is one of the fittest teams in La Liga. The Simeone-coached side has just one defeat in their last 5 league games and now seems to be approaching the form of seasons when Atleti were fighting for the championship. The Wanda outfit have been wobbling a… Read more »

Leicester – Rennes, Picks and Tips Leicester have not been the consistent team of the last two Premier League seasons, when they came close to finishing in fourth place, which secured a Champions League group stage spot. “The Foxes have ticked off inconsistent results this season and find themselves in the second half of the… Read more »

Atalanta – Leverkusen, Picks and Tips Atalanta was, at one point, involved in the Serie A title battle. Results in recent months for ‘La Dea’ have been inconsistent, so Gasperini’s side are only sixth. Atalanta – Leverkusen will be an extremely important match for the hosts, as they have moved away from the top four… Read more »

Sevilla – West Ham, Picks and Tips Sevilla – West Ham United is one of the most attractive matches in the Europa League last 16. The Andalusians are in search of their seventh trophy (UEFA Cup or Europa League) and will want to achieve it this season, especially as the final will be played in… Read more »

PSV – FC Copenhaga, Picks and Tips PSV – FC Copenhagen, UEFA Conference League football – Round of 16. This Thursday brings us a clash between two teams in super form. Copenhagen are top of the Danish league, while PSV are second in the Eredivisie. Both teams are aiming to win the UEFA Conference League… Read more »

Marseille – Basel, Picks and Tips Olympique Marseille suffered another defeat in the final Ligue 1 round ahead of their match against Basel. OM succumbed 0-1 at the “Velodrome” in a match against AS Monaco. It is the third consecutive stage without a win for Marseille. And the second consecutive match lost “at home”, after… Read more »

Barcelona – Galatasaray, Picks and Tips The Catalans regained their old form and began to renew their winning streak under Xavi Hernandez. Barcelona are coming off four consecutive wins, including that 4-2 victory at Napoli in the second leg of the UEFA Europa League play-offs that secured qualification for this stage. At the weekend, the… Read more »

PAOK – Gent, Picks and Tips PAOK met Midtjylland in the last 16 of the Europa Conference League. They lost in the first leg 0-1 and the match was decided on ‘Toumba’ on penalties. Zivkovic and Vierinha scored for the Greeks, who conceded in the 80th minute. Among those who scored from “11 meters” was… Read more »