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

Hamburg last 5 league matches: 

Hamburg last 3 home matches: 

Werder last 5 league matches: 

Werder last 3 away matches:

Table positions: Hamburg -5, Werder -4

Hamburg home table position: 5

Werder away table position: 2

A highly charged match in the German Bundesliga with 2 teams from the
upper part of the table sharing the same amount of points as Hamburger
SV welcomes Werder Bremen for a match counting for the 17th leg of the
league.

Hamburg seems to be the most motivated team with it’s coach
disappointed by it’s squad’s recent performances in the Europa League
and putting a great emphasis on this clash.

The team has a modest statistic on it’s own stadium with 4 victories
and 2 draws in 8 matches played so far and a goal record of 13 scored
and no less than 7 conceded. With Borussia Dortmund breathing down their
neck they can’t afford a bed step.

Werder Bremen is in front of Hamburg due to the better goal ration
but with hopes of surpassing Bayern Munchen and installing themselves on
the third spot of the table with a victory here and depending on the
play of results.

The team have yet to taste defeat in away matches as they won 4 and
ended 4 in draws, a very good performance accomplished so far by only 2
other teams in the league and with a very good goal statistic of 18
scored and 6 conceded.

My pick: Hamburger SV to win (over 2.5 goals scored)

Bayern last 5 league matches: 

Bayern last 3 home matches: 

Herta last 5 league matches: 

Herta last 3 away matches:

Table positions: Bayern -3, Herta -18

Bayern home table position: 3

Herta away table position: 18

A good chance for Bayern Munchen to consolidate their position after
this first part of the Bundesliga with a match against the last team in
the table Herta BSC Berlin.

Bayern is third in the league table and in reaching distance from
leaders Leverkusen and second Schalke but with little hope of surpassing
them this week as both have relatively easy games.

They have yet to suffer any defeats on home ground in the domestic
league and have a statistic of 4 victories and 4 draws, the latter being
an important number and a very good goal ratio of 12 scored and 6
conceded.

Adding to this the fact that they have 3 straight victories they
should have no problem in disposing of their adversaries.

Herta is already destined for the second league and it seems that no
matter the changes that the leaders inflict on the team, the result are
the same.

They gathered only 2 points from the last 5 matches played and have a
total of 6 in the table. The team has yet to win any away matches and
against such an opponent they stand little chances to do so in this
game.

My pick: Bayern Munchen to win

Schalke last 5 league matches: 

Schalke last 3 home matches: 

Mainz last 5 league matches: 

Mainz last 3 away matches:

Table positions: Schalke -2, Mainz -8

Schalke home table position: 4

Mainz away table position: 16

The first match of day 17 in the German Bundesliga and the only one
on Friday as second Schalke 04 will welcome Mainz in the hope achieving
the first place before the winter break.

The last official match in this year for both these teams as the next
leg is scheduled on the 16th of January and Schalke are only one point
short of leaders Bayer Leverkusen and one above third Bayern Munchen.

The team is in good form in the Bundesliga with 2 victories in the
last 2 matches played, taking full advantage of the leaders draw against
Hannover and Herta and managing to relaunch the championship.

Their home record is good but not impressive, from the 8 games played
so far they have won 4, ended 2 in draws and lost 2 with the goal ratio
of 15 scored and 8 conceded.

Mainz is currently on a honorable 8th spot in the table with a total
of 24 points, they have little room to move as in case of a victory they
can advance only one position and if defeated falling to the 10th spot
depending on the other teams results.

Their good table position is mostly due to their home statistic as in
away matches the record is very poor, with only one victory so far and 3
draws in 8 played.

My pick: Schalke to win

*matches in all competitions

Lille last 5 league matches: 

Lille last 3 home matches: 

Slavia last 5 league matches: 

Slavia last 3 away matches:

One of the most complicated groups in the Europa leagues is Group B
where the top 3 teams have chances of advancing with only 2 spots
available and Lille in need of a victory against Slavia Praha to do so.

Lille is second to Valencia in the group with a 2 point gap from the
leaders and sharing the same amount of points as third Genoa, seven in
total, but a better statistic as far as direct matches are concerned.

The team seems to be in fine form in all competition with 4 victories
in the last 4 matches played in the French Ligue 1 and only one defeat
ruining the series away to Valencia in the Europa League.

Slavia Praha is last in this group and with only 3 points in total
there are no chances for them to advance or even improve on their final
spot.

Concerning the direct match between the team in the Czech capital,
they lost to Lille with a humiliating result of 1-5 and with no
motivation in this one it’s hard to see any other result.

My pick: Lille to win