Real Madrid last 5 league matches: 

Real Madrid last 3 home matches: 

Espanyol last 5 league matches: 

Espanyol last 3 away matches:

Table positions: Real Madrid -2, Espanyol -14

Real Madrid home table position: 1

Espanyol away table position: 17

A match in the Spanish Primera Division that at first glance should
go only one way with Real Madrid as clear favorite against Espanyol this
Saturday.

Real Madrid 5 points short of leaders Barcelona in the table and with
a total of 47 points much improvement is needed in away matches if they
are to close the gap.

Their second position is secured with an important 8 point advantage
from third Valencia, they are far from aspirations and the pressure is
high for the ultimate trophy in Spanish football. On home pitch their
record is perfect with 10 victories in 10 played and a very good goal
ratio showing no less than 32 scored and only 6 conceded.

Espanyol is struggling in the lower part of the standings with only
23 points in total, 6 advantage from the first team in the relegation
zone but seeing an important improvement both in results and in form
lately with 2 victories in the last 5 matches played and another point
obtained against Mallorca on home ground.

In away matches their situation is disastrous with one of the poorest
statistic of all teams in the competition, joust one victory early in
the season coupled with 2 points from draws in all 9 played and losing
the previous 5 to date.

My pick: Real Madrid to win

Inter last 5 league matches: 

Inter last 3 home matches: 

Milan last 5 league matches: 

Milan last 3 away matches:

Table positions: Inter -1, Milan -2

Inter home table position: 1

Milan away table position: 2

The Derby Della Madonnina as it is
known, the clash of Internazionale Milan and AC Milan these long time
local rivals and certainly this match will grab all attention from
Football fans on Sunday.

With both teams showing a good form and
battling out for the Scudetto this match will most probably be very
different from their encounter in the start of the season when Inter
managed a superb victory away to AC Milan trashing their adversaries
4-0.

With a total of 46 points in 20 games
played in the Serie A, Inter sits 6 points above AC Milan at the top of
the table but the opposition has one match in hand and with it to close
the gap to only 3 points.

Coach Jose Murino has some reason to be
cheer about as Midfielder Wesley
Sneijder has recovered from a flu and will most likely start in the
first 11. Inter has not lost any of the 10 matches played at home this
season from witch they managed 8 victories with a solid goal ratio of 22
scored and 11 conceded.

AC Milan is determined to wash off the
painful defeat suffered in the start of the season and with it’s current
form there are reasons to believe they can manage that. With some
problem in defense, coach Leonardo will start with Tiago Silva and
Giuseppe Favalli as center backs.

A very decent statistic for them as well
in away matches with no less than 5 victories and 3 draws in 9 played,
losing only against Udinese in the early phase of the season.

My pick: Draw

Juventus last 5 league matches: 

Juventus last 3 home matches: 

Roma last 5 league matches: 

Roma last 3 away matches:

Table positions: Juventus -5, Roma -3

Juventus home table position: 13

Roma away table position: 8

Juventus facing a disastrous period in the Italian Serie A with only
one victory and 4 losses in the last 5 played and virtually no chances
left for the championship race. They now have to play against AS Roma
with their future participation in a European tournament on the table.

With their humiliating blow against AC Milan on home ground 0-3
followed by their loss away to Chievo left the “old lady” on the fifth
spot of the table with a total of 33 points, no less than 13 gap from
leaders Inter.

On home pitch they have won 5 out of the 10 matches played with 2
draws and 3 defeats, making one of the poorest records compared to the
other teams and left them with only 17 points from a total of 30
possible and a poor goal ratio of 16 scored and 12 conceded showing less
than one goal scored per game.

AS Roma is in a very good form with 3 victories and 2 draws in the
last 5 played in the Serie A and climbing up considerably to the third
spot of the table 5 points from second AC Milan and only one advantage
from forth Napoli.

It’s hard to consider they will be keeping their spot in case of any
other result but a victory. Their record in away matches is very week
and dominated by draws, no less than 5 in all 10 played and only 2
victories all season long.

My pick: Draw (under 2.5 goals)

Bologna last 5 league matches: 

Bologna last 3 home matches: 

Atalanta last 5 league matches: 

Atalanta last 3 away matches:

Table positions: Bologna -17, Atalanta -18

Bologna home table position: 16

Atalanta away table position: 13

Two matches taking place this Wednesday in the Italian Serie A, one
of witch this very interesting duel counting for the relegation zone
between Bologna and Atalanta.

With 19 matches played so far by both teams, Bologna is joust above
Atalanta and the relegation zone in the table with only a 3 point
advantage largely due to their very good play in last week’s game away
to Fiorentina where they managed a 1-2 victory.

This was their first victory of the year as in the previous 2 matches
they where defeated by Catania and Cagliari with the same scoreline of
1-0. Their home statistic is pretty good actually for a team in their
position with 4 victories and 1 draw in 9 played but only one victory in
the last 3.

With their thrashing of Lazio in the last leg of the competition, 3-0
the final score, Atalanta managed their first victory in the past 6
games played and with it came a little hope of advancing in the table.

In 9 played whilst traveling the team managed only 2 victories and
one draw losing no less than 6 and the goal ratio of 7 scored and 14
conceded goes to confirm their poor results.

My pick: Bologna to win

Bari last 5 league matches: 

Bari last 3 home matches: 

Inter last 5 league matches: 

Inter last 3 away matches:

Table positions: Bari -10, Inter -1

Bari home table position: 5

Inter away table position: 1

After the incredible match last week against Siena, Inter is in front
of a very difficult trip in the Serie A to Bari and certainly looking
forward to avenge the 1-1 draw in the first match of the season.

After leading Fiorentina away last week, Bari conceded 2 goals and
lost the second match in the competition this year. The team looked
strong but failed to live up to the challenge especially in the second
half.

They still look very strong on home ground with victories in all last
5 matches played there and a statistic of 6 victories and 2 draws in 9
played. With 27 points in total, they sit joust 3 behind a spot in next
season’s Europa League, it remains to be seen if the team can keep the
good form for the remaining of the competition.

Inter is now on 3 match winning streak in the Serie A their last
victim being Siena. The champions came from a 1-2 deficit to win in
extra time and grab all 3 points.

With a total of 45 points they are well clear of next in line AC
Milan with an 8 point advantage. In away matches they totaled 6
victories and one draw in 9 played and a very good goal statistic of 16
scored and 6 conceded.

My pick: Draw

Many are stating that this season’s Premiership is the best
Premiership season ever and they might just be right. Every part of the
Premiership is as competitive as it has ever been and at this stage even
the bookies aren’t sure what is going to happen.

We are used to having one or two teams in the title race, whilst many
would argue that this is the case once again it is hard to say that
Arsenal are out of the hunt for the title, they are only three points
off the top spot. You could even argue that Man City could win it, they
have only seven points to make up and bigger leads have been surrendered
than that. The bookies make Chelsea the favourites to win the league,
and rightly so, but Arsenal look the value at 9/2 considering Man Utd
are 11/4 and Chelsea are odds on at 4/5.

There is without doubt the best battle for fourth this year, Man
City, Spurs, Aston Villa and Liverpool are all definitely competing for
that last Champions League place and you could even argue Birmingham
are, although we doubt they have the staying power. Man City’s chances
of breaking into the top four are rated 50:50 by the bookies and they
are favourites, if you believe the bookies then Liverpool will come
fifth with Tottenham and Aston Villa in behind respectively.

And how about relegation? Portsmouth may be four points adrift at the
bottom but there are only three points separating 19th to 13th place
inclusive. Even Stoke in 10th are just six points off the drop zone and
far from safe. The bookies think Portsmouth, Hull and Burnley are most
likely to go, in that order, which means they clearly don’t rate Brian
Laws as a manager.

The beauty of this season’s Premiership is that no one is going to
draw clear in their respective battles because everyone is beating
everyone. It will probably take the smallest amount of points ever to
take the title with Chelsea, Man Utd and Arsenal dropping points
regularly.

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Fiorentina last 5 league matches: 

Fiorentina last 3 home matches: 

Bari last 5 league matches: 

Bari last 3 away matches:

Table positions: Fiorentina -7, Bari -8

Fiorentina home table position: 11

Bari away table position: 12

Both Fiorentina and Bari share the same amount of points in the
Italian Serie A table and are separated only by the goal ratio witch
favors the home side.

Thrashing last spot holders Siena, 1-5 in the first game of the year,
Fiorentina is starting this second part of the championships with high
hope of advancing in the table and achieving their goal of another
Champions League spot.

They look very strong in front of the home crowd with a statistic
showing 5 victories and one draw in 8 played and a +6 goal ratio with 11
scored and only 5 conceded.

Bari is the surprise of this season, the newly promoted team worked
it’s way up the table and could make a huge surprise if they keep this
on and grab a spot for an European competition in the summer.

Their good position is largely due to the good form showed on home
ground as in away matches they managed only one victory so far and no
less than 4 matches ended in draws.

My pick: Fiorentina to win

Juventus last 5 league matches: 

Juventus last 3 home matches: 

Milan last 5 league matches: 

Milan last 3 away matches:

Table positions: Juventus -3, Milan -2

Juventus home table position: 9

Milan away table position: 3

The derby match that will certainly grab most of the attention this
Sunday in European football as third Juventus will welcome second AC
Milan in the Italian Serie A.

Both teams started the new year with victories, Juventus defeating
Parma away by 2 goals to one and AC Milan overpowering Genoa 5-2 on the
San Siro.

With a total of 33 points, Juventus sits joust one point below Milan
in the table but with 18 played they have one more than their
opposition. This is regarded as a very important match in the overall
outcome of the season and in case of a defeat, Juve is likely to miss
out on the Scudetto race.

Their injury list is worrying for the manager as Iaquinta, Camoranesi,
Buffon and Trezeguet are injured, Caceres is suspended and
Sissoko takes part in the African Cup of Nations, with several other
players having fitness concerns.

AC Milan looks to be in better form than
their opposition, before the leg started second in the table with a gap
of 6 points but a game in hand (now after Inter’s victory on Saturday no
less than 9 points).

There are some concerns for them as well
regarding the team with Pato, Oddo, Zambrotta,
Onyewu, Seedorf and Adiyah all out for this one but probably taking on a
offensive positioning with 3 midfielders and 3 attackers.

My pick: Juventus to win

Inter last 5 league matches: 

Inter last 3 home matches: 

Siena last 5 league matches: 

Siena last 3 away matches:

Table positions: Inter -1, Siena -20

Inter home table position: 1

Siena away table position: 18

With their victory midweek over Chievo, Inter Milan have consolidated
their top spot in the Italian Serie A and are clear favorites for a win
in this match against Siena.

Inter has a 8 point lead in the table over bitter rivals AC Milan but
a game more than their adversaries and already with a victory this week
when they won by the slightest of margins away to Chievo.

One bad news for the champion was the serious injury suffered by left
back Cristian Chivu witch will make the player unavailable for some
time now. A very good record in home matches for them this season with
no less than 7 victories and non lost in 9 played and a superb goal
ratio with 18 scored and 8 conceded.

Siena is almost certain of relegation with only 12 points so far they
are on the last spot of the table with slim chances on improving on
their situation.

Only one victory for them in away matches in the start of the new
season followed by no less than 7 consecutive defeats. This week they
lost to Fiorentina with a 1-5 scoreline.

My pick: Inter to win

AS Roma last 5 league matches: 

AS Roma last 3 home matches: 

Chievo last 5 league matches: 

Chievo last 3 away matches:

Table positions: AS Roma -5, Chievo -12

AS Roma home table position: 8

Chievo away table position: 4

AS Roma eager and determined to win their first match of they year
against Chievo after a 2-2 draw earlier this week against Cagliari in
the Italian Serie A.

The home side has showed a good form lately witch allowed them to
move considerably up the table to the current 5th position after their
troubled start to the season.

In overall they are now up to 8 consecutive matches without defeat,
ending 5 of tows in victory. On home ground they now gathered 4 straight
victories with teams like Bologna, Bari, Lazio and Parma and a
statistic of 6 victories and 2 losses in 8 played.

Chievo’s start in the new year is a very challenging one, after this
week’s loss to leaders Inter they are face yet again with a very though
opponent and more will follow as the next rounds will bring them face to
face with Juventus and Lazio not to count Fiorentina in the cup.

With a total of 24 points in 18 matches played, they have built
themselves a good comfort zone of 9 points from the relegation zone and
will certainly produce difficulties in this game as they have showed
great strength in away matches and a very good statistic.

My pick: AS Roma to win