BANGERS – Fixtures
The highlighted fixtures for the coming weekend include the Turin derby in the Italian Serie A, Liverpool and Man City going at it for the top spot in England, Barcelona in Madrid to face Atletico, and Atalanta hosting AC Milan.
OCTOBER 1, 2021 Lens vs Reims (French Ligue 1)
OCTOBER 2, 2021 Manchester United vs Everton (English Premier League) Chelsea vs Southampton (English Premier League) Brighton vs Arsenal (English Premier League) Torino vs Juventus (Italian Serie A) Sassuolo vs Inter Milan (Italian Serie A) Atletico Madrid vs Barcelona (Spanish La Liga) Dortmund vs Augsburg (German Bundesliga) Wolfsburg vs Monchengladbach (German Bundesliga) RB Leipzig vs Bochum (German Bundesliga)
OCTOBER 3, 2021 Fiorentina vs Napoli (Italian Serie A) Roma vs Empoli (Italian Serie A) Atalanta vs AC Milan (Italian Serie A) Bayern Munich vs Frankfurt (German Bundesliga) Arminia Bielefeld vs Leverkusen (German Bundesliga) Rennes vs Paris St. Germain (French Ligue 1) Lille vs Marseille (French Ligue 1) Saint-Etienne vs Lyon (French Ligue 1) Tottenham vs Aston Villa (English Premier League) Liverpool vs Manchester City (English Premier League) River Plate vs Boca Juniors (Argentine Primera División)
ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE
Manchester United vs Everton
Chelsea vs Southampton
Brighton vs Arsenal
Tottenham vs Aston Villa
Liverpool vs Manchester City
CHELSEA VS SOUTHAMPTON
Following their defeat in the last round against Manchester City and their midweek defeat in the UEFA Champions League to Juventus, Chelsea will be hoping a fixture at home against Southampton will be the way to get back on the winning track. The good news for Chelsea is that Southampton is six matches into the competition without a win.
BRIGHTON VS ARSENAL
Even though Brighton is in the position to open a 7 point lead on Arsenal with a win, Arsenal is expected to narrow the gap in points down to a point. Arsenal is in search of a 4th successive win after kicking off their season with three defeats in a row.
They travel to Brighton to face a side that has one defeat in their opening six fixtures with four wins.
TOTTENHAM VS ASTON VILLA
Tottenham is staring at a fourth straight defeat in the league when they face an Aston Villa side that is coming into the game on the back of a win at Old Trafford against Manchester City and is also unbeaten in their last three games. Aston Villa will move four points clear in the standings if they stretch Tottenham’s losing run.
MANCHESTER UNITED VS EVERTON
As things stand, goal difference is what separates the two.
Both teams have their recent league defeat against Aston Villa, they’re both on 13 points after six matches played.
LIVERPOOL VS MANCHESTER CITY
From Chelsea, {PSG}, to Liverpool. Can Manchester City take three points in away games against teams that are expected to be their title contenders?
The two most recent winners of the English Premier League are also the top two teams in the current league standings.
Reigning champions Manchester City will go to Anfield to play against the only unbeaten team in the league; Liverpool.
GERMAN BUNDESLIGA
Dortmund vs Augsburg
Wolfsburg vs Monchengladbach
RB Leipzig vs Bochum
Bayern Munich vs Frankfurt
Arminia Bielefeld vs Leverkusen
WOLFSBURG VS MONCHENGLADBACH
After suffering their first defeat of the Bundesliga season in the last round, Wolfsburg will need a win against Monchengladbach to avoid going three straight league matches without a win.
Monchengladbach is coming into this fixture (on a high) after a win against Dortmund.
With Dortmund, Freiburg, and Mainz in a position to take advantage of a slip, Wolfsburg must make this a home victory to avoid the chance of dropping further down in the league standings after being on par with Bayern Munich in the title race not too long ago.
RB LEIPZIG VS BOCHUM
It was a disappointing midweek result from the Champions League but RB Leipzig is coming to this game after a 6-0 win against Hertha Berlin in the last round. If Hertha Berlin could win 3-1 at Bochum, then it is understandable to expect three points for RB Leipzig at home.
BAYERN MUNICH VS FRANKFURT
Frankfurt might not be winning but they are not allowing teams to get the maximum points. Frankfurt have drawn 5 of the 6 games played. They go against a Bayern Munich side with a three-point lead at the top of the standings. We don’t expect Frankfurt to end their winless run, but it will put a spin in the title race if they can get a point against Bayern Munich through another draw.
ARMINIA BIELEFELD VS LEVERKUSEN (GERMAN BUNDESLIGA)
Leverkusen can guarantee their hold on second place with a victory against an Arminia Bielefeld side that is also without a win.
ITALIAN SERIE A
Torino vs Juventus
Sassuolo vs Inter Milan
Fiorentina vs Napoli
Roma vs Empoli
Atalanta vs AC Milan
SASSUOLO VS INTER MILAN
Inter Milan remains unbeaten. Dropping points like they did against Atalanta in the last round is why they are not in pole position in their title defense season.
Inter are four points from the top of the Serie A standings. A win against Sassuolo should help them take advantage of any slip-ups the other teams at the top end of the table will make.
FIORENTINA VS NAPOLI
Napoli is the only side that has a 100% win rate after 6 rounds but a victory against Fiorentina is the only way Napoli can guarantee they have to keep their position at the top of the league standings.
Can Napoli make it 7 wins in 7 games?
ROMA VS EMPOLI
Roma will need a win against Empoli to bounce back from the defeat suffered in the Rome derby. Empoli is in a position to equal Roma in points if they do manage to pick up a win in Rome.
ATALANTA VS AC MILAN
AC Milan is playing against an Atalanta side that took a point from their city rival (Inter Milan) in the last round. Should Napoli suffer defeat, AC Milan is the only side that can dethrone Napoli from the top spot in Serie A with a win from this round.
TORINO VS JUVENTUS
Following successive league victories and a big win in the Champions League, Juventus might have found the winning formula to get back on track in the Serie A campaign.
Can Juventus make it three league wins in a row in the Turin Derby?
Torino and Juventus are on identical records in the league – Two wins, two draws, two defeats, and eight points.
Torino are unbeaten in their last four league matches but are without a win in the most recent two, while Juventus are unbeaten in their last three league matches; with successive victories in their most recent two.
FRENCH LIGUE 1
Lens vs Reims
Rennes vs Paris St. Germain
Lille vs Marseille
Saint-Etienne vs Lyon
LENS VS REIMS
The Ligue 1 table says the Lens is the best of the rest.
A win against Reims will keep that statement true for Lens by keeping them in second place.
RENNES VS PARIS ST. GERMAIN
Paris St. Germain will keep a 100% winning start with a win at Rennes. A successful day will make it 9 wins from 9 games for PSG.
LILLE VS MARSEILLE
It’s taken the reigning champions some time to get on the right path. Lille won a consecutive league game for the first time this season through a 2-1 win against Strasbourg in the last round.
Can they make it three when Marseille visits?
Even though Marseille is 3 points above Lille their form isn’t promising. Marseille are without a win in their last two fixtures; with their last league game being a defeat at home to Lens.
SAINT-ETIENNE VS LYON
Lyon is a touching distance from the top four, so this match could be the game that allows them to take advantage of the results that will come from the other matches around the round.
On the other hand, this isn’t the time for Saint-Etienne to play Lyon but they will have to go through this scheduled test.
The successive draws they were involved in the opening rounds of the Ligue 1 season was the best run Saint-Etienne has had in the opening 8 rounds of the Ligue 1 season. Saint-Etienne’s last 5 matches have ended in defeat.
SPANISH LA LIGA
Atletico Madrid vs Barcelona
ATLETICO MADRID VS BARCELONA (SPANISH LA LIGA)
With a game in hand, Barcelona will move a point above Atletico Madrid with a win from this fixture.
Atletico Madrid’s unexpected defeat against relegation zoned Alaves has them in a situation where they can’t slip up against a Barcelona side that pulled three points from a 3-0 win against Levante in the last round.
SUPERCLÁSICO
RIVER PLATE VS BOCA JUNIORS (ARGENTINE PRIMERA DIVISIÓN)
Superclásico
River Plate has a 6 point lead in the standings that Boca Juniors will want to cut in half with a Superclasico win.
River Plate will want to use their home advantage to open a 9 point gap on Boca Juniors while hoping that Talleres drop points in the round to allow a steal of the top spot.
THE STANDINGS AFTER 13 ROUNDS PLAYED (TOP 10)
Talleres – 29 points
River Plate – 27 points
Estudiantes – 24 points
Lanús – 23 points
Independiente – 22 points
Boca Juniors – 21 points
Vélez Sarsfield – 20 points
Godoy Cruz – 20 points
Colón – 19 points
Racing – 18 points
