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We are entering the critical stage of the season and we have to pick based on form and teams’ targets.
The selections for the weekend are below:
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Liverpool vs Newcastle
Liverpool enter matchday 24 winless in five league games (D4, L1), their worst such run in over two decades, and now sit sixth on 36 points.
Newcastle arrive ninth on 33 points, four off the European places, having seen their own momentum checked by a 2–0 home defeat to Aston Villa.
Liverpool’s form is fragile, but Newcastle’s historical struggles at Anfield and ongoing away issues tilt this firmly toward the hosts.
PREDICTION: Both teams to score at 1.57
RB Leipzig vs Mainz
RB Leipzig will be looking to return to winning ways as they drew their last game against St. Pauli in stoppage time.
Mainz responded emphatically after falling behind inside three minutes against Wolfsburg last time out, scoring three times in the final half an hour to seal an impressive comeback win.
PREDICTION: RB Leipzig to win either halves at 1.27
Hoffenheim vs Union Berlin
Hoffenheim responded well after going down to 10 men with nearly 40 minutes remaining in midweek, closing out a 2-0 away win against a free-falling Werder Bremen side on the road.
Union Berlin were no match for Niko Kovac’s Borussia Dortmund side last weekend, going behind inside 10 minutes before suffering a 3-0 home defeat.
Saturday’s visitors are now winless in four Bundesliga outings, although they are unbeaten in their last three on the road.
PREDICTION: Hoffenheim to win either halves at 1.42
Augsburg vs St. Pauli
Augsburg sprung the biggest upset of the Bundesliga season last weekend pulling up a massive win against Bayern Munich, ending their unbeaten start to the season.
St. Pauli also had an impressive outing as their picked a point in the stoppage time against RB Leipzig.
PREDICTION: Augsburg to win either halves at 1.56
Cagliari vs Verona
Cagliari’s 2-1 win over Fiorentina last time out was their second successive win in the league and they are now starting to look up rather than down.
However Verona are much in trouble, their 3-1 defeat to Udinese last time out was seventh game without a win – they have now lost five of their last seven.
Verona have conceded 2+ goals in ten of their last ten matches.
PREDICTION: Cagliari to win either halves at 1.68
AZ Alkmaar vs NEC
AZ begin the weekend fifth on 32 points after 20 matches, while NEC sit fourth on 35 points having played one fewer.
Recent meetings suggest balance rather than dominance. Each side has claimed two wins from the last five H2Hs, with NEC edging September’s reverse fixture 2–1.
Both sides arrive with scoring momentum, defensive flaws, and strong incentives not to lose ground in the European race.
PREDICTION: Both teams to score at 1.42 Odds
Sparta Rotherdam vs FC Groningen
A genuine European six-pointer unfolds at Het Kasteel as Sparta Rotterdam host FC Groningen, with just a single point separating sixth from seventh after 20 matchdays.
With both clubs hovering just outside the European places, this feels less like a January fixture and more like a measuring stick for spring ambitions.
Sparta’s momentum and historical edge point slightly in their favour, yet Groningen’s organization and set-piece threat suggest they will not go quietly.
PREDICTION: Both teams to score at 1.58
Ipswich vs Preston
Ipswich lost ground to second-placed Middlesbrough in gameweek 29 after suffering a 3-1 away defeat against a 10-man Sheffield United side.
Preston were unable to compete with a dominant Middlesbrough side last weekend, conceding three times before the half-time break in a humbling 4-0 away defeat on Teesside.
This is like a play-off final & home advantage is key in this fixture.
PREDICTION: Ipswich to win at 1.38 Odds on Bet9ja.
COMBINED ODDS AT BET9JA = 3YWV655
