Switzerland should cement their position as favourites to advance from World Cup Group C alongside Italy when hosting Northern Ireland. The Rossocrociati are three points above their opponents and ranked 33 places higher in the FIFA ratings ahead of this Geneva clash.
Palace were left fuming by Brighton’s late equaliser on Monday night but can take out their frustrations on Leicester. The Eagles are now adjusting well to the changes implemented by Patrick Vieira and look set to pick up plenty of Premier League points on home turf.
Burnley and Norwich are propping up the Premier League table and still searching for a first win of the campaign ahead of this basement clash. The Clarets have only collected two points and visitors City are rooted to bottom spot following six straight losses.
Leeds are one of five teams still waiting for a first Premier League win and are under pressure to get up and running when they host Watford. The Whites have only managed three draws and three defeats from their opening six games and start in the relegation zone.
Leicester’s stuttering start to the season continues but they are producing plenty of entertainment. The Foxes have been far from solid in defence and had to settle for a 2-2 draw against Burnley, just as they did in their Europa League Group C opener against Napoli.
West Ham are already on course to enjoy another successful season under David Moyes and should see off Rapid Vienna in the Europa League. The Austrian outfit travel to London on the back of four straight defeats and have gone three matches without scoring a goal.
Under-fire Tottenham will be looking to take their Premier League frustrations out on Slovenian minnows Mura in the Europa Conference League. Nuno Espirito Santo desperately needs a boost and it will be a major surprise if Spurs do not cruise to victory in London.
Celtic failed to make it through last season’s Europa League group stage and could be struggling again this term in a tough pool. Having already lost away to Real Betis, the Hoops face a bang-in-form Bayer Leverkusen side eyeing a fourth straight win in all competitions.
Rangers were undone by Slavia Prague in last season’s Europa League, but may find injury-hit neighbours Sparta more accommodating. Steven Gerrard’s side need to be positive after losing to Lyon on Matchday 1 and have proven they can travel well in this competition.
Sturm Graz have been playing really well of late and may just feel they could catch PSV at the right time in Thursday’s Europa League clash. The visitors have lost two of their last three Eredivisie matches in Holland and have been very vulnerable at the back.
Barcelona received a timely boost by beating Levante in La Liga and can build on that when visiting Benfica in the Champions League. The Portuguese outfit are unbeaten this term, with 10 wins and two draws, but it is easy to pick holes in their European efforts.
Ajax made a statement when thrashing Sporting Lisbon on Matchday 1 and are expected to make short work of Besiktas in Amsterdam. The visitors have already lost at home to Dortmund in Group C and look one of the weakest teams in this season’s Champions League.
Even at this early stage of the season, Watford’s clash with Newcastle has the makings of a relegation ‘six-pointer’. With both of these sides earmarked as candidates for the drop, Steve Bruce may struggle to keep quiet the murmurs of discontent in the north east.
We were right to oppose Leicester last weekend but we’re much more hopeful for them when they host Burnley on Saturday. The Foxes slipped to a 2-1 defeat at Brighton to give us three winning predictions at odds of 7/4, 5/1 and 19/2!