Posts By: Brian Gilliland

Chelsea – Liverpool, Picks and Tips Chelsea hasn’t had much peace in 2022. The situation regarding the freezing of Abramovich’s funds, thus implicitly his estrangement from the London club, marked a major blow for Chelsea. Despite these problems at the top level, Tuchel and his players have performed creditably this season too. It is to… Read more »

Luton Town – Huddersfield, Picks and Tips It would be a real shot in the arm for Luton Town if they can get promoted. The north-west London side, which plays on a ground with a capacity of around 10,000, last played in England’s top football league in the 1991-92 season. They achieved promotion from League… Read more »

Tottenham – Arsenal, Picks and Tips Spurs are coming off the back of a very good game at Anfield and a 1-1 draw against Liverpool. Earlier, Antonio Conte’s side beat Leicester 3-1 and drew 0-0 away to Brentford. However, the two draws and the defeat vs Brighton four rounds ago (0-1) have moved Tottenham up… Read more »

Vallecano – Villarreal, Picks and Tips Rayo is unbeaten in its last four league games. The club from Vallecas has achieved two wins in the same city during this period, each time by the same score: 1-0 vs Barcelona and Espanyol. Two draws followed, against Real Sociedad (1-1) and Getafe (0-0) respectively. This positive run… Read more »

Real Madrid – Levante, Picks and Tips Real Madrid are already champions of the Primera Division as of two rounds ago, and are approaching the end of the season with the UEFA Champions League final against Liverpool at the end of the month in mind. This was also seen in Madrid’s derby loss to Atletico… Read more »

Nice – Saint-Etienne, Picks and Tips In his first year as Nice coach, Galtier missed out on his first trophy. OGC Nice were favourites in the final against Nantes, which was played in Paris at the Stade de France. It was 0-0 at half-time after a first half in which the balance prevailed. Except that… Read more »

Wolves – Manchester City, Picks and Tips “The Wolves are going through a disastrous period in the English Championship and are four games in a row without a win in the Premier League. However, after three consecutive defeats against teams in the second half of the table (0-1 vs Newcastle, 0-1 vs Burnley and 0-3… Read more »

Leeds – Chelsea, Picks and Tips “The Peacocks have dropped into the relegation zone following the results of the last round. They are currently just below the line in 18th place. They are tied however with Burnley in 17th and Everton are one point better off in 16th. “The Toffees, however, have a game in… Read more »

Elche – Atletico Madrid, Picks and Tips Elche still hasn’t shaken off the jitters. With three rounds left this season, Francisco Rodríguez’s side are not mathematically saved from relegation. The gap to the first place leading to the second league is 7 points, so the fight for survival is still open. The home side’s current… Read more »

Juventus – Inter, Picks and Tips Juventus Torino will finish 4th in the current Serie A season. The Bianconeri have been formidable in the return leg, but unfortunately they couldn’t really mix it up in the title fight after their disastrous start to the season. In their last match, Juventus travelled to Genoa. Dybala opened… Read more »

Barcelona – Celta Vigo, Picks and Tips The Catalans have overcome the disastrous period they had a few weeks ago and are coming off two consecutive wins in the Spanish championship. Xavi’s boys have beaten Mallorca and Real Betis by the same score (2-1). The weekend duel in Seville was decided by goals from Ansu… Read more »

Valencia – Betis, Picks and Tips March 19 was the last time the bats won a game. Almost two months have passed since then and no less than six Primera Division rounds without success (two defeats and four draws). In the last two rounds, Jose Bordalas’s pupils got a point each from the duels vs… Read more »