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I think it's not necessary to say much about Nishikori's form; he's at his top level right now and his confidence and motivation run high as well. He won Barcelona to prove clay suits him. The surface is a bit faster in Madrid but that won't be a problem for him as those kind of surfaces suit his style, which is very little mistakes, high percentage of rallies won and physically fitness. Goffin is a great player but he's not quite t the level that should be consistent for him to be able to put up a fight against the Japanese. He made some unexpected mistakes against Gulbis and that match could have easily finish with Belgian's defeat. He recently lost to Nishikori by nine games on hard court but the conditions and parameters are even more favorable for Nishikori now. Since he's in much better form, and high confidence level, I think he'll win by at least 6 games. Nishikori will take a break after Madrid to prepare for RG. Details

Oostende waited the whole season for the playoffs. They secured the first place a long time ago and they haven't been playing with any result goals for almost two months. They dominated again, won all the time and thus showed how far above other clubs they are in Belgium. Pepinster earned the playoffs over the fights for the 7th to 11th places. They didn't do great there, but they used other teams' weaknesses. Now in the quarter-final series against Oostende they're in a mission impossible. This season they played twice against that cub and not once did they go over 66 points, not even when they had with them the best shot of the league, Arizona Reid. Without him they're offensively a lot weaker, and they didn't look for a replacement. Since 2012 Oostende hosted them five times, and only once they went over 70 (71), more than three years ago. For the first time these teams are clashing in the playoffs and it's clear Oostende will go for the maximum. They are a team with the best league defense, coach Gjergja uses 12 players in the rotation, they're playing with full intensity for the entire 40 minutes. Especially when the motivation is real, and today it will be. Pepinster recently remained under 70 points against defensively unconvincing Liege and Willebroek. Details

Slovaks were relieved when they beat the Slovenians yesterday, and I think they will play even better in the rest of the tournament. After the hard earned wins against Denmark and Belarus, yesterday the similar thing happened against Slovenia, but everything opened up in the third third, and with three goals they broke the mental barrier and I think that will be a big dose of self-confidence and moral for Slovakia. We should point out that Slovakia have so far been dominant in all three matches against uncomfortable teams, and I expect Norway to be the weakest in the group so I don't expect problems for the strong Slovakia. Slovakia is here with NHL stars such as Gaborik, Dan, Jurc, Tatar and I don't doubt Norway will be under siege most of the time. Norway, as was expected, showed little. They have a modest roster with only two KHL players and a lot of players from the home league who can't stand up to Slovakia's experience. Norway are at the bottom of the table with 3-13 goal difference and they will try to stay in the league against weaker teams, but this is not such a match. Slovakia are in a fight for the quarter-finals and it will be hard to earn it among the tough competition, their chances are good, but they have no right to make a mistake; they're aware of that. Slovakia's offense, statistically, is killer now with nine goals in all three matches, and they are also one of the teams who create the most chances and with their talent I think they will at least repeat yesterday's score because Norway didn't look convincing nor do they have the quality to stand up to confident and motivated Slovakia. If they win today they can take a big step towards the quarter-finals. The difference between these teams is obvious and now is the best moment to bet on Slovakia with odds which are bigger than expected. Details

Aix are one of more grateful teams of the league for overs. Moreover when they said they will give more chances to youngsters and when there's not a lot of pressure regarding results. In the last round they won the match of the season against Selestat, practically secured their stay in the league, and in that match they scored 33 goals. Today they will be without their first middle back Stojanovic, but they have the possibilities to cover that. Noka Serdarusic being on the bench also goes in favor of the bet. Aix played eight matches against Chambery since they entered the first league, and all eight were over 55 goals. The first head-to-head this season was 31-26 for Chambery. Obrvanov's team aren't exactly the synonym of offense, but in such matches they now how to pull. Last round they were at 34 goals against Istres, and today they're facing a more potent offensive team, and considering the away team are under no pressure, this should head towards 60 goals. Details

There are three rounds left and Buxtehuder are still top table. They were never as close to winning the title as they are now ahead of the great final match taking place at Thuringer's arena. Thuringer, the defending champions, are in the runner-up spot and only three points short of Buxtehuder but have also played one game less. Buxtehuder still need to do one game before that big clash. Their opponents are Trier, who are in a desperate race for avoiding relegation. The visitors are favorites but their players are already thinking about the game to come next round. They are three players short, two of which are important. Trier have only three games to save themselves and even though winning points will be very tough today, they will try anyway. They lost to Thurniger home by 10 points last round, with the defending champions mostly being 6-8 goals ahead. They lost by 5 goals here last season to Buxtehuder and the situation today should result in at some 8-goal difference. Details

The semifinals first-leg game finished with Glassverkt wining away 31-25, which saw them take a huge step towards the finals. They are the better-quality team but on the other hand, Byasen won't give up just like that. They have the highest number of shots, they are the second most efficient team in the championship but at the same time have the second worst defense. They need to try and make a comeback after losing the first game by six goals. They have nothing to lose as this might be their last game of the season. Glassverkt are the second best team in Norway but the runner up spot in the league, the silver throphy and the secured spot in Europe mean their season is virtually over. This semifinals comes after a break of almost 40 days. They have only one first team goalkeeper, which forced the coach to put a 17-year-old Peteresen on the team. She had her debut in the second half of the first game but the coach said she'll get more time in the game today. That means we will probably see Bysen score a few goals more. Stats-wise, all three games of the season finished at over 56 goals, both in the championship being played at a pace for over 60 goals. The average of shots is 100 per game. To sum up, there's more than one reason to see another match with at least 55 goals Details

6 or 7 out of 12 teams in the Greek championship have good defense and base their game around that, while Panelefsiniakos and Panionios cannot even be compared to others. Rethymno Trikala, and AEK are by far the fastest teams that base their success on fast transition. Their h2g games finish at 160 or more points as a rule. Trikala vs AEK finished at 170 and 169, and Rethynmo vs AEK at 162 and 159. The first h2h of these teams finished at 164. What is the situation like before this match?? Trikala are under no pressure result-wise and have let the coach and two important players leave. That will make it very difficult for them to stand up to one of the best teams when it comes to rebounding and that should result in even faster pace. Still, I'm not going with total over because they will be without their top scorer today and first choice point guard isn't at his best level either. Their offense efficiency can make this a close match but I expect they will not be able to stand up to Rethymno defense-wise. The visitors are a bit less productive away but that's normal. Aris didn't score over 90 all season long away, and finished with 81 here. PAOK have similar record, having scored over 70 away only to Rethymno. Kolossos went over 80 rarely this season but scored 94 here and Trikala managed to get even Oly into higher numbers. With no pressure on their chest, I don't think Trikala will back down from their style and Rethmyno definitely have a response for that and with the expected rebounding control, I think the visitors will finish with at least 85 points. Details