Posts By: Brian Gilliland

Aston Villa – Liverpool, Picks and Tips Villa is coming off two consecutive wins in the English Championship. “The Birmingham Lions have beaten relegation-bound Norwich (2-0) and Burnley (3-1) in the previous two games. They were Steven Gerrard’s side’s first wins after five rounds without a Premier League victory. With 34 games played this season,… Read more »

Fiorentina – Roma, Picks and Tips The last five meetings have been won by AS Roma. In the first leg, the Giallorossi won 3-1. However, the Stadio Olimpico clash was marred by the fact that the visitors were down to ten men from the 17th minute. Veretout scored twice for Mourinho’s side. The hosts’ other… Read more »

Beșiktaș – Fenerbahce, Picks and Tips The “Black Eagles” had only one win in March and April in the Turkish championship. Now, the hosts in Sunday’s derby are coming off an important 3-2 away win over Kayserispor. Georges-Kevin Nkoudou, with a double, and Serdar Saatci decided last round’s game after their opponents had opened the… Read more »

Atl. Madrid – Real Madrid, Picks and Tips Diego Simeone’s boys have just one win in their previous four LaLiga outings. They beat Espanyol three weeks ago on their home ground (2-1). This was followed by a draw “at home” vs Granada (0-0) and last round’s defeat at San Mames vs Athletic Bilbao (0-2). These… Read more »

Feyenoord – PSV Eindhoven, Picks and Tips Feyenoord is the pride of the Netherlands in the European cups, with the Rotterdam side reaching the Conference League final. The weekend will also see Feyenoord v PSV Eindhoven, with the hosts hoping to maintain their unbeaten run against the visitors. Feyenoord’s most recent league match was away… Read more »

Leicester – Everton, Picks and Tips The season remains a difficult one of transition for the Foxes, who are coming off a loss to Tottenham in London. Leicester didn’t go out to defend, and that cost them, often being caught on the counter-attack. Brendan Rodgers chose to mention several key players last week in Premier… Read more »

Mallorca – Granada, Picks and Tips Mallorca – Granada, fight for survival in La Liga. With just 4 rounds to go, the relegation situation still remains complicated. Mallorca, Cadiz, Granada, Alaves and Levante are dueling in a range of just 6 points for the rescue places in the standings.Mallorca is coming off the away leg… Read more »

Liverpool – Tottenham, Picks and Tips “The Cormorants go into Saturday’s duel on the back of a 3-2 win at Villarreal in the Champions League semi-final second leg. They have thus secured their place in the grand final in Paris. But it was not an emotionless game for the English, who were 2-0 down at… Read more »

Benfica – Porto, Picks and Tips A Clássico, as the Benfica vs Porto derby in the Primeira Liga is known, is not this time a title match on the table, even if it is played with two rounds to go. Or it could be considered one, but only for one of the sides. “The ‘Dragons’… Read more »

Burnley – Aston Villa, Picks and Tips Sean Dyche’s resignation seems to bode well for Burnley. “The Clarets have recorded no fewer than three wins in a row under Mike Jackson. They can get their fourth following Saturday’s Burnley v Aston Villa duel. The Lancashire side’s most recent duel was away to relegation contenders Watford…. Read more »

Nice – Nantes, Picks and Tips Nice can still finish in the top spot of the Europa League. But it wouldn’t matter if they won the French Cup, because they would already have secured their place in the second continental inter-club competition. The last round meant a win for Nice away to relegation-threatened Bordeaux. It… Read more »

Hertha Berlin – Mainz, Picks and Tips If a partial league table had been drawn up of only the ‘away’ games that counted, Mainz would have been relegation-eligible. Otherwise, Mainz is having a quiet end to the season, sitting mid-table in 9th place with 42 points. The last two Bundesliga rounds count only for the… Read more »