BANGERS – Fixtures
The highlighted fixtures for the coming weekend.
After the midweek battles in continental cup competitions for club football, we return to the main objective for club teams.
Milan derby (Derby della Madonnina)
Seville derby
Manchester derby
The Milan derby, Seville derby, and the Manchester derby are part of the exciting fixtures scheduled for the weekend. Each of the local derbies has more on the line in this fixture than the bragging rights to silence their rival.
November 5, 2021
Lens vs Troyes (French Ligue 1)
November 6, 2021
Manchester United vs Manchester City (English Premier League)
Chelsea vs Burnley (English Premier League)
Lille vs Angers (French Ligue 1)
Bordeaux vs Paris St. Germain (French Ligue 1)
Juventus vs Fiorentina (Italian Serie A)
Cagliari vs Atalanta (Italian Serie A)
Celta Vigo vs Barcelona (Spanish La Liga)
Real Madrid vs Rayo Vallecano (Spanish La Liga)
Bayern Munich vs Freiburg (German Bundesliga)
RB Leipzig vs Dortmund (German Bundesliga)
November 7, 2021
Valencia vs Atletico Madrid (Spanish La Liga)
Osasuna vs Real Sociedad (Spanish La Liga)
Real Betis vs Sevilla (Spanish La Liga)
Venezia vs Roma (Italian Serie A)
Lazio vs Salernitana (Italian Serie A)
Napoli vs Hellas Verona (Italian Serie A)
AC Milan vs Inter Milan (Italian Serie A)
Marseille vs Metz (French Ligue 1)
Reims vs Monaco (French Ligue 1)
Saint-Etienne vs Clermont Foot (French Ligue 1)
Nice vs Montpellier (French Ligue 1)
Rennes vs Lyon (French Ligue 1)
Arsenal vs Watford (English Premier League)
Everton vs Tottenham (English Premier League)
West Ham vs Liverpool (English Premier League)
DUTCH EREDIVISIE
Ajax will preserve their two-point lead in the Eredivisie title race with a victory against Go Ahead Eagles,
FC Utrecht and Feyenoord are within reach of PSV.
FC Utrecht will contest with a Vitesse side that will use a home win to cut the point gap between the two to a point. Feyenoord will increase the value of their match in hand with a win at home against an AZ Alkmaar side that is also looking to do the same for their match in hand.
November 7, 2021
FORTUNA SITTARD vs PSV EINDHOVEN
VITESSE vs FC UTRECHT
FEYENOORD vs AZ ALKMAAR
AJAX vs GO AHEAD EAGLES
LIGA PORTUGAL
The traditional giants of Portuguese football occupy the top three spots in the title race, with Braga and Estoril completing the top 5 on equal points.
Porto is top of the standings on equal points with Sporting CP.
SANTA CLARA VS PORTO
PACIS DE FERREIRA VS SPORTING CP
Benfica is a point below the top two in third place. They will go against 4th-placed Braga side that will want a win to cut the gap between the two down to two points.
BENFICA VS BRAGA
GERMAN BUNDESLIGA
BAYERN MUNICH vs FRIEBURG
RB LEIPZIG vs DORTMUND
Bayern Munich’s narrow lead in the Bundesliga title race will be on the line when third-place Freiburg pays them a visit. With a three
point gap between the two, Freiburg has an opportunity to cancel the
point gap or risk seeing Bayern Munich use the comfort of home
field to double the point gap.
Elsewhere, Dortmund will be looking to get the result that will
allow them to take the maximum advantage of the ‘Bayer-Freiburg’
outcome. Dortmund at Leipzig should be a contest but RB Leipzig
has not been consistent this season.
HERTHA BERLIN vs LEVERKUSEN
Leverkusen will try to recoup the points dropped to Wolfsburg with a win against a Hertha Berlin that is also trying to recoup the points dropped to Hoffenheim
16 pointers: Mainz, Union Berlin, Wolfsburg
Arminia Bielefeld and Greuther Furth are still on the hunt for their first win. Arminia Bielefeld will try their luck at Stuttgart while Greuther Furth will be home against Frankfurt.
November 5, 2021
Mainz vs Monchengladbach
November 6, 2021
Bayern Munich vs Freiburg
Bochum vs Hoffenheim
Stuttgart vs Arminia Bielefeld
Wolfsburg vs Augsburg
RB Leipzig vs Dortmund
November 7, 2021
Hertha Berlin vs Leverkusen
FC Koln vs Union Berlin
Greuther Furth vs Frankfurt
FRENCH LIGUE 1
BORDEAUX vs PARIS ST. GERMAIN
In their last league match, Bordeaux came from two goals down to beat Reim. That should be an inspiration.
There are 19 points between the two; with Bordeaux looking for the
points to move away from hovering the relegation zone while Paris St. Germain looking for the points to get an extra comfortable lead.
Paris St. Germain will keep at least an 8- point lead in the title race if they can get another league win.
NICE vs MONTPELLIER
Nice keep the second place with a win against Montpellier.
Nice will be hoping for a result that will get them closer to the top of the league standings against a Montpellier team that is leading the bottom half of the standings.
MARSEILLE vs METZ
Marseille at home will be expected to come out with the maximum points against a relegation-zoned Metz
LENS vs TROYES
Lens will hope home advantage will help them recover the points dropped at Lyon.
Nice, Marseille, and Lens are separated by 1-point intervals.
RENNES vs LYON
Rennes and Lyon are equal on 19 points. The two will face each other in the next round to find the points that will split them.
NANTES vs STRASBOURG
There are four teams on 17 points
Strasbourg and Nantes are part of the four. They face each other at Nantes.
Angers and Monaco are the other two.
Saint- Etienne is 12 matches without a win; splitting losses and draws evenly.
SAINT- ETIENNE vs CLERMONT
Saint-Etienne will try their luck against recently-promoted Clermont.
November 5, 2021
Lens vs Troyes
November 6, 2021
Lille vs Angers
Bordeaux vs Paris St Germain
November 7, 2021
Marseille vs Metz
Lorient vs Brest
Nantes vs Strasbourg
Reims vs Monaco
Saint-Etienne vs Clermont Foot
Nice vs Montpellier
Rennes vs Lyon
ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE
CHELSEA VS BURNLEY
The league leaders at home against a relegation-zoned team. There are 18 points between the two.
Chelsea’s three points lead in the title race will stay in fact with a win against relegation-zoned Burnley who won their first match of the season in the last round.
WEST HAM vs LIVERPOOL
Following the dropping of points at home to Brighton, Liverpool will once again risk their unbeaten start to the season when they go to London to face a West Ham team looking for their fourth straight win in the league.
They are two positions and two points apart in the standings.
Liverpool is a win from the top of the table as the only unbeaten team in the Premier League after 10 rounds.
MANCHESTER UNITED VS MANCHESTER CITY
A Manchester Derby at Old Trafford
Manchester City will be in search of the three points they dropped in the last round to Crystal Palace in a Manchester Derby.
Manchester United is sitting just outside of the ‘Top 4’ and a win from equalling points with third-place Manchester City.
ARSENAL VS WATFORD
With their form, Arsenal should be taking apart Watford.
Arsenal is unbeaten in all competitions since their defeat against Manchester City: 9 matches including 7 league matches.
NEWCASTLE AND NORWICH ARE STILL LOOKING FOR WIN NUMBER ONE
Newcastle is at Brighton, while Norwich is at Brentford.
November 5, 2021
Southampton vs Aston Villa
November 6, 2021
Manchester United vs Manchester City
Brentford vs Norwich
Chelsea vs Burnley
Crystal Palace vs Wolves
Brighton vs Newcastle
November 7, 2021
Arsenal vs Watford
Everton vs Tottenham
Leeds vs Leicester
West Ham vs Liverpool
SPANISH LA LIGA
A win against Osasuna will allow Real Sociedad to occupy the top
spot in the Spanish La Liga for another round, while a win for Osasuna could allow them to reach into the top four.
Real Madrid, Sevilla, and Atletico Madrid will want a win to make the game they have in hand to hold the maximum advantage.
REAL MADRID vs RAYO VALLECANO
Rayo Vallecano with a shock (but probable) victory at the Bernabeu will shrink the point gap between themselves and Real Madrid to
a point.
VALENCIA VS ATLETICO MADRID
Atletico Madrid will up against a Valencia side that won their first
match in 8 matches [against Villarreal] in the last round.
REAL BETIS VS SEVILLA
The Seville derby comes with the usual bragging rights and important
three points.
Success for the home team will wipe the current point-gap between the two, while the away side needs the points to be touching distance
from the top of the league table.
ALAVES VS LEVANTE
Levante is the last team left without a win. They will try again
[away] against Alaves
November 5, 2021
Athletic Club vs Cadiz
November 6, 2021
Espanyol vs Granada
Celta Vigo vs Barcelona
Alaves vs Levante
Real Madrid vs Rayo Vallecano
November 7, 2021
Villarreal vs Getafe
Valencia vs Atletico Madrid
Mallorca vs Elche
Osasuna vs Real Sociedad
Real Betis vs Sevilla
ITALIAN SERIE A
Napoli and AC Milan are currently in their own special race to see
who get beaten first.
NAPOLI VS HELLAS VERONA
AC MILAN vs INTER MILAN
Napoli will be home against a Hellas Verona side that is coming to the
match after a victory against Juventus while AC Milan will
be involved in a derby match with the defending champions.
AC Milan’s result in the Milan derby in recent years has not been
something they can find confidence in but their form in the league season is where they can drag out the confidence to play Inter Milan.
The points are important but the bragging rights Inter Milan will have with a win to end AC Milan’s unbeaten run is possibly the most attractive part of this fixture to fans of Inter.
JUVENTUS vs FIORENTINA
Juventus can bounce back from their defeat against Hellas Verona with a win to equal Hellas Verona in points.
November 5, 2021
Empoli vs Genoa
November 6, 2021
Spezia vs Torino
Juventus vs Fiorentina
Cagliari vs Atalanta
November 7, 2021
Venezia vs Roma
Sampdoria vs Bologna
Udinese vs Sassuolo
Lazio vs Salernitana
Napoli vs Hellas Verona
AC Milan vs Inter Milan
