The summer has brought a fresh wave of managerial changes, with the likes of Barcelona, Borussia Dortmund and Inter Milan having a new face at the helm next season, so we were curious to find out which clubs have been the most prolific at dispensing with managers. There have been … Read more
This week sees the first ever women’s match to feature in our bwin predictor promotion, with UEFA Women’s Championship hosts the Netherlands kicking the tournament off against 2013 runners-up Norway. We’ve looked back over every game in this competition involving one of these two teams – including qualifiers – back … Read more
Kick Off: 1945, 06/07/2017 Stadium: Turner’s Cross Cork capitalised on the dismissal of Luc Manga when winning 2-0 at Levadia in the Europa League and can finish the job off on home turf. City had looked the livelier team even before that 42nd-minute red card and will be keen to … Read more
Kick Off: 1830, 06/07/2017 Stadium: Bangor University Stadium Bangor battled hard to only lose 1-0 to Lyngby in Denmark but we fear their efforts will ultimately be in vain. Lyngby looked a solid outfit in the opening leg and are again expected to prove too strong in the return fixture … Read more
Kick Off: 1945, 06/07/2017 Stadium: The Showgrounds Derry may be looking at a damage limitation exercise when they host Midtjylland in the Europa League, having lost the first leg 6-1 in Denmark. City predictably struggled against opponents who had beaten Manchester United at home in this competition a couple of … Read more
Kick Off: 1745, 06/07/2017 Stadium: Daugava Crusaders will take a 3-1 lead to Latvia for the second leg of their Europa League qualifier against Liepaja and the feeling is they may need that advantage to advance. Liepaja took quite a while to get going in the first encounter but finished … Read more
Kick Off: 2000, 06/07/2017 Stadium: Tallaght Stadium TV: Eir Sport Shamrock will be hopeful of progressing in the Europa League when they defend a 1-0 aggregate lead against Stjarnan in Dublin on Thursday. Gary Shaw struck after 38 minutes of a fairly scrappy encounter to give Rovers victory in Iceland … Read more
Kick Off: 1700, 06/07/2017 Stadium: LFF Stadionas Trakai created a favourable impression in the first leg of their Europa League tie with St Johnstone and look a value bet to claim victory again in Lithuania. Saints were left to rue a few missed chances at McDiarmid Park but Tommy Wright … Read more
To get a handle on when the first goal might be scored in the England U19s vs Germany U19s group game at the European Under-19 Championship for our bwin predictor game, we have analysed every match in the group stage since the tournament evolved from the under-18 version back in … Read more
Kick Off: 1830, 04/07/2011 Stadium: Estadio Algarve TNS face an uphill battle to stay in the Champions League as they travel to take on Gibraltar title holders Europa trailing 2-1 from the first leg. The Welsh outfit have reached the second qualifying round in each of the last five seasons, … Read more
Kick Off: 1930, 04/07/2017 Stadium: San Marino Stadium Linfield will be looking to wrap up a lucrative clash with Celtic when they travel to San Marino to face La Fiorita in the second leg of their Champions League qualifier. The Northern Ireland title holders would have liked a more emphatic … Read more
Kick Off: 1300, 02/07/2017 Stadium: Spartak Stadium Portugal will be without Cristiano Ronaldo for the Confederations Cup third-place play-off but are still fancied to prove too strong for Mexico in Moscow. Ronaldo has been released to spend time with his new-born twins but we reckon Fernando Santos can still call … Read more
Sunday’s Confederations Cup final in Saint Petersburg promises to be a cracking contest and we’ve asked the bwin blog editors for their expert Chile vs Germany predictions. These teams drew 1-1 during the group stage and came through contrasting semis, with La Roja beating Portugal on penalties and Die Mannschaft … Read more
Kick Off: 1900, 02/07/2017 Stadium: Saint Petersburg Stadium TV: ITV Chile were tipped for Confederations Cup success in our pre-tournament preview and we’re sticking with the South American side to see off Germany in Sunday’s final. These two teams came through the semis in contrasting fashion but we reckon La … Read more