Posts By: Brian Gilliland

Leicester – Aston Villa, Picks and Tips Leicester – Aston Villa, round 34 of the Premier League. Leicester are coming off the back of a defeat at Newcastle, but also a UEFA Conference League semi-final qualification. Aston Villa are going through a very unhappy period, with 4 consecutive defeats in the Premier League. Leicester are… Read more »

Wolfsburg – Mainz, Picks and Tips Wolfsburg is in very poor form. Florian Kohfeldt’s side have four defeats in their last five Bundesliga games. The last defeat was a severe 1-6 loss to Borussia Dortmund. One of the most drastic this season. With this latest defeat, the Wolves reached 16 defeats this season. Wolfsburg are… Read more »

Flamengo – Palmeiras, Picks and Tips Flamengo meets Palmeiras after a win against Sao Paolo. The match took place on Sunday 17 April and ended 3-1 to Flamengo. Gabriel Barbosa, Isla and De Arrascaeta were the three scorers for the hosts. Two rounds have been played in the new edition of the Brazilian football championship…. Read more »

Real Sociedad – Barcelona, Picks and Tips After their worst week under Xavi Hernandez, the Catalans are looking for revenge in the difficult trip to San Sebastian. Real Sociedad vs Barcelona is the most exciting match of the La Liga intermediate stage and we expect total spectacle in the clash in the Basque Country. Barcelona… Read more »

Porto – Sporting, Picks and Tips After elimination from the UEFA Europa League against Lyon (1-2 on aggregate), the Dragons managed to win all four of their Primeira Liga games. They have not conceded a goal against Boavista (1-0), Santa Clara (3-0), Guimaraes (1-0) and Portimonense (7-0). The goal-scoring in the last-mentioned match was achieved… Read more »

PAOK – Olympiakos, Picks and Tips PAOK has been going through a difficult period in the last month and the problems seem to be not far from Razvan Lucescu’s players. PAOK were eliminated by OM in the Conference League quarter-finals and went out defeated by Olympiakos in the Greek championship play-off. Fans are hoping for… Read more »

Celta Vigo – Getafe, Picks and Tips Celta Vigo sits on 39 points. The Galicians are currently in 11th place, 10 points away from relegation. With only 6 games left to play, the Balaidos side can consider themselves safe. The victory in the last round at Bilbao’s home ground came at the perfect time: a… Read more »

Juventus – Fiorentina, Picks and Tips After missing the last chance to enter the title race in the derby against Inter, the Bianconeri managed a win and a draw in their next two games. The previous weekend, Juventus finished in a draw against Bologna. Vlahovic managed to save a point for the “old lady” after… Read more »

Manchester City – Brighton, Picks and Tips Manchester City have just been knocked out of the FA Cup semi-finals by Liverpool themselves in a match at the Etihad. The “Cormorants” were leading 3-0 after a perfect first half, in which they even shot three times into the space of the opponent’s goal, and City never… Read more »

AS Monaco – Nice, Picks and Tips AS Monaco have four wins in their last four games and have made up ground lost in the first half of the season. The Monegasques, who this season represented France in the Champions League, where they didn’t even reach the group stage, are looking to finish in the… Read more »

Liverpool – Man United, Picks and Tips Liverpool are enjoying their best season under Jurgen Klopp. The Cormorants’ squad seems to have reached the footballing maturity needed to win no less than four trophies in a single season. Liverpool – Manchester United could continue the fantastic run of the hosts, who are unbeaten this calendar… Read more »

Hamburg – Freiburg, Picks and Tips Hamburg, winners of the Champions League in the 1982-1983 season, last won the German Cup in 1986-1987. In the meantime, the team’s glory years have faded, and Hamburg has ended up in Germany’s second tier with little chance of promotion. Still, the north German team has a chance at… Read more »