Posts By: Brian Gilliland

Marseille – Lyon, Picks and Tips Marseille have two goals at the end of the season – to reach the final of the Europa Conference League and to stay in second place in Ligue 1 after the last round. It is on track for both. OM return to the ‘Velodrome’ after a demanding game on… Read more »

Celtic – Rangers, Picks and Tips Celtic’s only defeats in recent months have come in the UEFA Conference League and Scottish Cup. In the league, the ‘green and whites’ have an unblemished record and have not lost in the previous 28 Scottish Premiership games, with Ange Postecoglou’s side beating Ross County 2-0 away last time… Read more »

Everton – Chelsea, Picks and Tips “The ‘Toffees’ come after losing the Merseyside Derby vs Liverpool. It was 0-2 at Anfield and Frank Lampard’s side’s second winless game after 1-1 vs Leicester. Earlier, Everton had surprisingly beaten Manchester United 1-0 at home. Incidentally, seven points had been taken at Goodison Park in the previous three… Read more »

Barcelona – Mallorca, Picks and Tips Barcelona’s form is declining. After at one point being top of the 2022 competition rankings, the Catalans have slowed down a lot. And it all culminated in elimination from the Europa League. A competition in which the Catalans were tipped to have the best chance of winning the title…. Read more »

Real Madrid – Espanyol, Picks and Tips Madrid are coming off the heels of their rampage at the Etihad Stadium, where they lost 3-4 in the UEFA Champions League semi-final round. Karim Benzema (two goals) and Vinicius Jr. (1) were once again the Spaniards’ main weapons. In LaLiga, Carlo Ancelotti’s side have four consecutive wins… Read more »

Newcastle – Liverpool, Picks and Tips With four wins in their last four games, Newcastle, who for a good period of time have been the “red lantern” of this Premier League season, have climbed to 9th place in the standings. They can’t lay claim to the European places, but they look like a team that… Read more »

Athletic Bilbao – Atletico Madrid, Picks and Tips Lately, the Basques have been alternating very good results with less successful games. In the previous five rounds of LaLiga, the “lions” of Bilbao drew with Getafe and Villarreal (1-1 in both matches), lost vs Celta Vigo right at San Mames (0-2) and beat Elche (2-1) and… Read more »

Leeds – Manchester City, Picks and Tips Leeds haven’t lost a game since the beginning of March, but Jessie March’s side are still in the ‘minnows’ of the table. “The Peacocks are still nervous about relegation and are hoping for at least a draw in Saturday’s Leeds v Manchester City clash. The most recent game… Read more »

Strasbourg – PSG, Picks and Tips The Alsatians have enjoyed a fabulous run of 11 straight games without defeat in Ligue 1. That run was broken last weekend at the home of last season’s champions Lille. “Les Dogues” won that game 1-0 after a goal by Zeki Celik in the 87th minute. Previously, Julien Stephan’s… Read more »

Sevilla – Cadiz, Picks and Tips Seville is not going through the best of times. After their surprise elimination from the competition they have dominated for the last decade, the UEFA Europa League, the Andalusians have also lost their second place in LaLiga. Julen Lopetegui’s boys are currently in third place, level on points with… Read more »

St. Pauli – Nurnberg, Picks and Tips St. Pauli lost in the last round at home to Darmstadt, one of the contenders for the top positions. It was only St. Pauli’s second home defeat in 15 league games. In fact, in a league table made up of home matches only, St. Pauli would be top…. Read more »

Manchester United – Chelsea, Picks and Tips Ralf Rangnick’s side had lost emphatically in their previous two Premier League games. “The Red Devils conceded seven goals in defeats against Liverpool (0-4) and Arsenal (1-3). The match against the Gunners at the weekend could have had a different fate, but Bruno Fernandes missed a penalty 12… Read more »