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Bournemouth have been a frequent guest of Premiership predictions this season, but it simply coincided that the debutantes are having huge problems with injuries and defense and that they often lose advantage and points. The stats say that the opponents already took nine points from positions when they were trailing behind Bournemouth, and today Everton, who are in full swing, are coming to the city at Le Manche coast, who scored 11 goals in their last three games.
Their coach Martinez is not exaggerating when he says that this is the best Everton in years because other English analysts see it the same way. They have great four players in midfield and offense (Deulofeu, Barkley, Kone, Lukaku) and it is hard to believe that they can be stopped by the worst defense of the league.
The away team's confidence is huge ahead of this game, and when they see that the league is led by Leicester, and Tottenham might be in the best form, then they have a reason in Everton to conclude that "we can also join the fight for the Champions League spot". In the first 10 rounds, Martinez's team passed all the most difficult tests against the favorites and they are now in a series of games against teams they are superior to in quality and in performance.
Everton are coming to the South coast with a clear goal of winning all three points and it is unlikely that Bournemouth, who are not good enough for Premier league, stop them in that. The odds on the away team's win have a great value. Details

Bournemouth had to wait 125 years to play in the English Premier league, and now that they accomplished that, they have a new rivalry against their neighbors Southampton. This will be their first ever head-to-head game in the premier League. We predict a beautiful and exciting game that will, as real derbies do, bring about a lot of goals. Southampton always play offensively at home, while Bournemouth have never stepped down from a challenge, even though they often lost conceded a lot of goals. They are among the three worst defenses in the league with 22 conceded goals. Their goalkeepers Boruc and Federici are horrible and prone to making mistakes (it is unsure who will be on the goal because Boruc was injured this week), and since Mane, Pelle and other home team players are in a great shooting form, the away team will have a difficult task today. But except for the two games at Anfield, Bournemouth conceded at least one goal in all of their away games, even four against West Ham, and even though their top scorer Wilson is absent, Murray and others are also dangerous.
Besides, Southampton conceded nine goals in five league home matches (only Norwich didn't score, but they conceded three), which is a consequence of riskier tactics, than in away games. In all of those five games, at least three goals were scored, and it wouldn't be a surprise if the tradition continued.
Bournemouth will not pull back, Southampton can score and concede, and it all points to the idea that St. Mary will see at least three goals in the first ever premier league derby between these two rivals from the South coast. Details

Groningen and Zwolle have very similar game styles. They played the Cuo final this season, which Groningen won to clinch their first trophy ever and get into Europe League group stage. There were changes on both teams, more of them at Zwolle, who are in spite of that three points ahead in the table.
The key thing here is to focus on where the teams are at the moment, with the emphasis on the physical aspect and injury struggles. Groningen are at a disadvantage there because they had 3 away games over the past 10 days. They played two draws and lost once. The defeat was to Utrecht on Wednesday after the penalty shootout, which saw Gronigen knocked out of the competition where they defended the title.
Some important players got injured in that match - two key forwards Hoesen and Mahi won't be at coach's disposal today. They swcored 7 out of Groninigen's 11 goals so far. Midfeilders Hiariej and Londgren are out as well. Mkaing up for those four players will be tough and there's also fatigue.
Zwolle naturally see their chance in that today. They have one defeat and two wins in 4 away games of the season. They conceded only 3 goals in those matches because they have a very good defensive line.
Meetings between these two teams in the previous seasons were close and inefficient. Since the situation is the way it is, it's worth trying to go with the double chance at Zwolle. Thze under three goals option is good as well because there as well since neither of these teams plays a fast paced game. Details

It is time! It is really high time for Klopp to record his first win at Liverpool. If he fails to do it against the feeble Bournemouth, who conceded 10 goals in the last 2 games, we really have to start questioning Rodger's acquisitions worth 100 million euro. It's not important who will be in the lineup up or the fact League Cup is only the 4th most important competition for Liverpool. We have to focus on the immense motivation by the new coach and everyone on the team in their attempt to end this bad streak. Klopp will insist on a great game and will most likely go with nearly the best lineup. A win is an absolute priority for Liverpool at this moment.
The preview and the tip from Sunday say it all about Bournemouth. If you were smart, you could have made a lot of money on that game against Tottenham. This competition is a nuisance for the visitors because they already have no energy since there are no proper substitutes for all the injured players. I think this game will be another disaster for them. Liverpool will win for sure, the handicap is almost a sure thing as well. Details

The debuts Bournemouth, who became a member of the elite English football rank after 125 years in existence, are slowly starting to face the cruel truth. They don't have the quality nor the roster to stand up to most of the clubs in the league, and especially not against the best clubs.
A light fixture brought them a couple of solid results at the start, but five defeats in nine start matches suggest them sinking. In the last round Manchester City packed five goals against them, and they could have packed ten. Today they're up against Tottenham, whose shape is only on the rise.
Can the hosts spoil their plans about winning? Hardly. They have huge problems with absences too.
So, we have a team who are after the Europa League against a team who will probably get knocked out of the first league at the end of the season. Both of them have huge motives, but Tottenham clearly said they're interested only in triumphing. The stakes here are high because the odds are a true gift. Details

Mattersbug managed to get promotion to top Austiran league this season and went on to do rather well in the first 12 rounds to get 19 points, which is only 5 less than what the top table Salzburg have. The home team have been doing very well home to record 4 wins and only one defeat. The 0-4 loss to Admira can be described as a bad day that doesn't happen that often. Coach Vastic's team is very stable and has a good game, which they went on to prove in the very next round against Ried away. All of that makes the home team very optimistic about this match.
There is no doubt their plan is to take control of the game, which is always their plan at home. Bad form and inury struggles on the visiting team could make everything easier. 6 of Altach's players didn't even travel with the rest of the team to this game, while two just recoevred from the flu and do not have a single practice session this week.
Altach's coach will struggle with coming up with the starting lineup. He will have to resort to experimenting and all kind of changes. We saw how bad that was last round in Graz when Sturm won 3-1.
Altach are just a shadow of a team they were last season. They lost 5 out of 6 away games (goal difference 5-12) and seem to be in for some more trouble today. Altach's two key forwards are out, creative force Prokopic is out as well. The biggest problem of them all might be at center back postions, since Altach's top two center backs aren't at coach's disposal today. Right back Lienhart is out as well.
Their substitutes seemed out of their depth seven days ago in Graz as the home team's offense did what ever then wanted to. It is quite possible that this game will be no different. I think Mattersburg are more of a favorite than the odds suggest. It's therefore only logical to bet on this game Details

The information that the last time Newcastle haven't had a win in the first eight rounds of Premier league was 117 years ago seems frightening for them. The same happened this season under Steve McClaren, but when you look at the slip ups they had, you can conclude that in five games they were at least equal, and sometimes even better than their opponents, but three times they were completely outplayed.
Second detail, Newcastle so far played against both Manchesters, Arsenal and Chelsea, and only City demolished them, Arsenal squeezed through with a 1-0 win, Chelsea managed to avoid defeat with two goals in the finish for 2-2, and United failed to dominated at Old Trafford and it finished 0-0. Losses to West Ham and Swansea came at a peak of form and confidence for those two teams.
After the two week break, they finally have an easier schedule and five games against teams that are at the same quality level. Today is the first and very important game against Norwich, which they all want to see as a turning point and we shouldn't doubt their motivation to win, which will be obvious from the start.
All of this doesn't have to mean that their plans will work out, Newcastle's players are under a lot of pressure, which can cause nervousness and mistakes, but Norwich are not good enough to punish all that. Also, the away team easily concedes, their defense makes a lot of mistakes, and they are not very strong physically so they have trouble with aggressive football, a lot of running and movement.
If Newcastle get more possession, play aggressively then the away team could suffer the same faith as in Southampton when they lost 0-3, and shots on goal record was 21-5 in favor of their opponents. In their last five games at St. James' Park, they haven't scored four times, and they lost three times.
Newcastle have their strong suits, desire and motivation, and an experienced coach McClaren, despite all the controversy that surrounds him, and they are definitely not the type of team that should be relegated this season. If they don't defeat themselves, and if they play like they did against Chelsea at home, then they are the favorites to win today.
Those that want safer options can bet on the halftime or full-time, and 'outcome without draw' tip 1, and it also seems there could be a lot of goals... Details

A lot of good things happened to both of these teams at the start of the season, which is why we have every right to expect a good match today.
Neither team has any reason to hold back and when results are good, the game is stress-free and more offense-oriented. That is the style both coaches prefer. Pardew took over at Palace make a transition from a defense to offense-oriented style, just like Slaven Bilic, who chose only players who are good at attacking and prefer the offense-oriented game when taking over this summer..
Palace have not recorded a draw in 21 games, which does not happen to defense-oriented teams. West Ham never scored less than two goals in any of the last 4 away games. Bilic will not back down from his plan now when everyone in England praises his coaching skills. That is why I see this game as an attempt for both teams to stay high up in the table, which is what should result in a lot of attacks and shots on target. Three of more total goals therefore sounds like a good choice. Both of last season's h2h games finished as overs (3-1) when teams were more defense-oriented. It's only logical that we see at least three goals today. A defeat wouldn't be a failure for either opponent here, which is why they will be relaxed and looking to outsmart the opponent. A win would see them get in the top 4. Both teams to score is also a good option, while both teams to score and over three goals is only a bit more risky. Details

De Graafshap are very likely to get eliminated from the league by the end of the season because they neither have quality nor money to get reinforcements in the winter transfer window. It's actually wonder that they even got to the first league after being the sixth in the second league playoffs, but that won't happen two years in a row. They'll be beaten at least 25 times in 34 rounds they have to play, and at least 15 of those will be by losing with over two goals difference (so far, five of six). All of these predictions are based on what they've shown so far, and it would be a real shame not to get on at least five or six of their losses when the bookmakers set such delicious odds.
There will be a few misses, they might surprise us sometimes, but that won't happen today. Feyenoord didn't get the champion title since 1999, and they started this season dead set on ending that tradition because Ajax and PSV aren't as strong as they've been in the last years, and they'll spend a lot of energy on the European matches in the first part of the season, while Feyenoord can fully focus on the championship.
The way to get their goal is to improve their game in the away matches, because that's how you win the championship, winning "small" matches. Meaning, Feyenoord will engage fully from the first minute today.
Feyenoord are much stronger than any of the opponents De Graafschap hosted so far, and should easily beat a team whose goal difference is 4-18 in seven duels.
The difference in quality is too great, the home team are missing six players who are injured or carded, and Feyenoord are complete and fully motivated. Everything points to the guests' dominance. They should win this by at least two goals difference, and more... Details

When a team loses the top player and scorer to an injury and before him the most expensive acquisition and the creative force and central figure and defense and left back, that's a huge problem. If that team has also just gotten promoted to top division and do not have the bench that can deal with the opponents in that league, it is definitely in for some tough days.
That is precisely what happened to Bournemouth, a small team from the English south. They managed to earn a promotion to Premier League for the first time in 125 years only to lose 4 top players. Their chances of making up for those 4 are 10-90.
Football is a team game and those kind of losses can produce a reaction by other players but in a league like Premier League, that won't be of much help. The home team will therefore have a tough time in the next round as they try and prevent hitting the bottom spot in the table. Watford, their next opponent, have also not been in Premier League for 8 years but the visitors acquired 10 players this summer, as well as the Spanish coach Flores. He started building their game on discipline and defense.
Watford have 9 points after 7 rounds, having conceded only 6 goals and losing to City away and to Palace last round after the opponents score a penalty kick. Flores said that he's not even considering the possibility of relegation ahead of the season and that he's sure they will avoid that.
Everything his squad did so far supports Flores' confidence. They have every right to be optimistic ahead of this game. They will be tough and try and record a draw here. Given all the problems at the home team, Watford will not lose and I wouldn't be surprised even if they win. Details

Den Haag brought in three very good offensive players: Havenaar, Schaken and Duplan, so next to the offensive midfielders they have offensive potential, but they also often completely forget about the defense.
The lack of defensive responsibility is the main reason why the club have fallen in the last four matches in which the club from the capitol managed to concede three goals from an amateur team Genemuiden and get knocked out of the Cup. Manager Fraser was furious because he also fears he could get sacked by the new Chinese management, and today's duel against Excelsior is a "must win". Anything else would deepen the crisis, and there is no other way to win but with a fully offensive game. The offense scenario by the home team has already been programmed, so it's best to go after a match with a higher number of goals. Den Haag will attack, Excelsior will use the space for counter-attacks and this could be an exciting match.
We already said that Den Haag's back line is insecure and they're also without two players who could strengthen it, while Excelisor are a terrible away team who conceded six goals against NEC, Groningen and Zwolle, and none of those clubs are offensively-oriented. It's pretty clear the away team won't last without conceding a goal or two, and at the same time they could be uncomfortable once Den Haag splash forward. So in the offered and almost same odds on under and over 2.5 goals in total we see a nice chance to profit, if you pick the "over". Details

Six rounds in, and Stoke still didn't get a championship win, which sounds unrealistic considering their potential with Shaqiri, Krkić, Diouf, Arnautović and the others. Stoke were leading 2-0 at the half-time against Leicester, and everyone expected them to get their first three points, but they conceded two goals in the rest of the match, and now will have to try to get them against Burnemouth, whose only goal this season is to stay in the league, if possible at all.
The pressure on Hughes and Stoke is getting bigger, but they remain optimistic and believe their time has to come. Especially at home because Stoke have been a home team for years, aggressively pressuring the opponent's back line. Since Burnemouth's defense conceded nine goals already, it's expected they will concede at least one today, even more so because their coach Howe isn't prone to bunkering up, but trying to outplay the opponent.
The guests are without heir captain and defensive commander Elphick, and some other important players, which could have a negative effect on their security in the game, and there should be no doubts about the home team's offensive. The bookmakers are offering tempting odds on Stoke's triumph, and we should take it at least for a medium stake. The option of the half-time or end win for Stoke is also good, and you can also take the option of no draw. Details

Zwolle are the favorite in a game in which Den Haag have a chance to at least get a point or even win. Zwolle have no defeats in five rounds but the only serious opponent they played so far were Heerenveen. Zwolle played a draw against them, beat the newly promoted De Graafschap, who are without a point, and then Twente, who are very young and nearly had to file for bankruptcy. Also Zwolle beat the horrible Excelsior away. Wins are wins but much more demanding rivals are to come up next and nothing will be easy against them.
Den Haag played PSV (draw), Ajax (defeat), lost to Heracles when the refs pushed the opponent towards the win, beat Twente and played a draw with the very good Utrecht. Summer acquisitions like Schaken, Havenaar and Duplan are great players for this league and man experts see Fraser's coach in the upper part of the table.
That means Zwolle can be the favorite but not a heavy one and mostly because of the home court advantage. Also, Zwolle are not as good as in the last season. Den Haag, on the other hand, are much better, which is why I believe they will not lose just like that today. On the contrary, if their scorers are in form, home team's goal keeper will be in trouble. Details

From the start of the season the owners of betting houses didn't accept the fact that Twente were in deep problems, and in the last three rounds you could have made some nice money by betting against the club which almost went bankrupt and sold around ten of their best players this summer.
Nothing changed at the end of the transfer window, we can even say that Twente are even weaker and with a younger team than before. This time the odds are more realistic - they're favoring the leading Ajax, but there is still some value in it.
Simply put, it's hard to expect that Twente will get out of their crisis in a duel against the Amsterdam club because they neither have the team nor the game, and the atmosphere is no better since coach Schreuder was fired. His shoes are temporarily being filled by assistant coach Hake.
This match will depend on the away team, how dominant and efficient they will be.
Considering their four wins so far, the almost complete line-up and a great chance to keep their 100% efficiency, we don't have to doubt Ajax's wish to take control and take it all. The quality and everything else are on Ajax's side and their win is completely realistic.
The club from Amsterdam have no defeats in the last five seasons, next to two wins, but not once was the difference in quality so big as it is at this point. Details

Fink has a special motive because at a time he was the assistant coach to Giovanni Trapattoni in Salzburg, and then he was sacked from the club and today he will get a chance for a revenge. His team have the quality, the main players are available, and Salzburg are facing a knock out .
There is a slight advantage for the current champions in this duel and if Austria are at the level of their potential and possibilities, they won't lose. The Asian handicap is a recommendation to save the bet in case of the home team winning with one goal of difference, even though the opposite scenario seems more possible. Details

Arsenal failed against West Ham, but they pulled themselves up by the bootstraps and they know they can't fail twice. Crystal Palace will hardly be able to stood up to them, but they will fight for each ball, and try to defend themselves and achieve a counterattack. Arsenal will again dominate and won't stop until they secure the advantage for winning, as was mostly with their Crystal Palace head-to-heads. One kick by the favorites and one happy win of an average hard-working team can happen once, but twice and it's rare. That's why Arsenal's triumph looks like a realistic scenario today. Details

Twente, AZ and Vitesse are teams that the bookies find favorites only on account on previous accomplishments. Those three teams, however, are the biggest losers of the transfer window and therefore ideal to bet against.
Twente are in big financial trouble after nearly avoiding bankruptcy and relegation this summer. The visitors would have little chance of success if things were different but Twente are far from a serious and powerful team today.
Some important players left while 6 or even 8 of those who stayed cannot play today. What do Twente have to base their optimism on after players's contracts where slashed by up to two thirds in order to avoid bankruptcy? On home advantage and their desire to succeed. But if you don't have quality and two out of three players don't have power for over 1 hour on the itch if they play at all), beating even the weakest team in the league is tough. Den Haag did great against the defending champions in season opener to get a well-deserved point in the 95th minute. That goal got the spirits up in the Hague, who, unlike the home team, have new Chinese owners, who pay their employees regularly. There's some resentment for them not acquiring more than 6 players after selling two top scorer. But those players that joined are all very serious and together with those who stayed here from last season should be able to get Den Haag at least in a mid-table position.
On the one hand, we have the weak Twente and Den Haag, who are on the rise. They are now close teams and the game should be like that as well. That is in conflict with the odds, which is why we're going with the option that the visitors won't lose because they have not lost in Enschede in the last two seasons, when they were the underdogs. Asian -1 handicap can be an insurance, meaning that the bet is void if Twente win by one goal. Details

Favoring Sturm in the Carinthian derby in Wolfsberg is pretty strange, illogical even, if we consider the form, absences and performances in several initial matches of the season. It is true that WAC have won only one point in the first three rounds, but all of their League matches were between their European games, and they faced both great teams from Vienna, Rapid and Austria, who are at the top of the league table.
Vienna lost in the last round after referee's harsh oversight in Rapid's favor, but they played an even match. Even better example is the Europa League third Preliminary Round match which WAC lost to Borussia Dortmund, but they could have won. As it was said in the preview, the only thing this team is missing is efficiency, and when they start scoring, their opponents could be quite shocked.
Sturm could be the first ones to experience that, because WAC have for years been playing their best against favored teams or their neighbors from Graz, and they will be maximally motivated today. What can we say about Sturm, who couldn't defeat Admira and Grodig, two relegation candidates, at home, and they celebrated with a lucky goal in the last round against exhausted Altach, who returned from Portugal the day before the game?
Not enough to make them the favorites in this match, especially since eight of their players will not be playing, almost whole midfield, and their playmaker Hadzic will also miss the match because, according to reliable sources, he will be transferred to Turkey. Sturm are often playing without any ideas, their game comes down to frequent long passes ahead, and that will not do today, because the home team are a tough and tactically well set team.
Those that want, can try and bet on Wolfsberger's win at a smaller stake, but betting that the home team will b unbeaten is worth more stake because Sturm lack the game and offensive potential to dominate the Carinthian derby, especially not as guests in Wolfsberg. Details

The first match of the new Premiership season, a duel between to seriously ambitious teams, Manchester United and Tottenham. This will hardly be a war of tactics, both sides will be running like crazy.
United have an advantage for the win, but Tottenham have their chances, as the odds suggest. Those were favored to the home team's side in the last seasons. These 1.65 or 1.70 are always the uncomfortable margin in football whose value is hard to judge, so we'll turn to the odds set for the goals. The 1.15 for United goal says it all, and 1.50 that Tottenham will score at the Old Trafford does underestimate the guests. United have two potential weaknesses today, both defensive. The first goalie De Gea won't be tending the goal, he's trying to leave to Real Madrid. Louis van Gaal made some changes in the team, and he had most problems with the center back duo. His attempts weren't too successful in that segment last season, either, and time will tell if Jones and Blind are a winning combo. This is a new role for Blind, and he can play it, but that's still out of his comfort zone. Jones doesn't seem too sure either. Harry Kane will give them a hard time today, and the guests have some other wild cards, as well, especially since they don't plan to bunker themselves up.
Tottenham are aware it'll be hard to keep it to 0-0, and they need to score for the success, which they can do. Their defense will struggle, and the substitute goalie Vorm is tending the goal instead of Lloris, which means the option that both will score is very likely. The odds are worth taking, and if the game fires up, it'll be very realistic. This bet might not have always worked last season in the Premiership, but it did in the previous five duels between Manchester United and Tottenham. Details

The bookmakers lean towards the bigger number of goals in this match with the odds set, but there's nothing better for that than the fact that Southampton beat Vitesse 3-0 in the first duel. They had 20 hits to the goal, compared to six by Vitesse. If that was the statistic in the first match, why not the second, even though Southampton don't have to rush things tonight, just be patient and protect the result they got before. Vitesse aren't really capable right now to beat them with a high score right now, but knowing Ronaldo Koeman's offensive philosophy from when he was coaching the 1st Dutch league, he's not coming to Arnhem to defend himself, he's coming to play and score at least one goal.
Since we're pretty convinced that Pelle, Tadić, Juanmi and the others can penetrate much stronger defenses, they'll shake Vitesse's net, and this will become a revue match where there won't be need for wasting energy and strict defense, so chances to score will happen more often.
On Vitesse's side, everything's clear because only scoring three goals can bring them hope. Even if they can create a miracle, they owe it to the full stands to at least try to beat the guest, and despite the departures and absences, they've still got enough offensive potential. We believe this match in Arnhem will be great to watch, between two rivals who could have had a much easier lot in this qualifying round. All the options that both will score and that this will end over three goals total are realistic. Our pick is at the middle, 3+. Details