THE MILAN DERBY IS PART OF THIS WEEKEND BANGERS:
Juventus is the only team in Europe’s top seven leagues that has not conceded a league goal. They will be facing Napoli in their next fixture.
Seven teams remain without a point in Europe’s top seven leagues: three from the German Bundesliga (Bochum, Holstein Kiel, and St. Pauli), two from the English Premier League (Everton and Southampton), one from the Portuguese Primeira Liga (Farense), and one from the Dutch Eredivisie (RKC Waalwijk).
This weekend, Leicester City and Southampton will face Everton and Ipswich Town, respectively, in the English Premier League. In the German Bundesliga, Bochum and Holstein Kiel will play each other, while St. Pauli will host RB Leipzig. RKC Waalwijk will host Sparta Rotterdam in the Eredivisie, and Farense will host Arouca in the Primeira Liga.
This weekend’s highlighted fixtures:
Friday, September 20, 2024
🇮🇹 Hellas Verona vs. Torino (italian serie a)
🇩🇪 Augsburg vs. Mainz (german bundesliga)
🇪🇸 Alaves vs. Sevilla (spanish la liga)
🇳🇱 PEC Zwolle vs. AZ Alkmaar (dutch eredivisie)
Saturday, September 21, 2024
🇮🇹 Juventus vs. Napoli (italian serie a)
🏴 Southampton vs. Ipswich Town (english premier league)
🏴 Liverpool vs. Bournemouth (english premier league)
🏴 Leicester City vs. Everton (english premier league)
🏴 Southampton vs. Ipswich Town (english premier league)
🇫🇷 Reims vs. Paris Saint-Germain (french ligue 1)
🇪🇸 Real Madrid vs. Espanyol (spanish la liga)
🇩🇪 Bochum vs. Holstein Kiel (german bundesliga)
Sunday, September 22, 2024
🏴 Manchester City vs. Arsenal (english premier league)
🇮🇹 Inter Milan vs. AC Milan (italian serie a)
🇫🇷 Lyon vs. Marseille (french ligue 1)
🇪🇸 Villarreal vs. Barcelona (spanish la liga)
🇮🇹 Roma vs. Udinese (italian serie a)
🇳🇱 Fortuna Sittard vs. PSV Eindhoven (dutch eredivisie)
🇩🇪 Stuttgart vs. Borussia Dortmund (german bundesliga)
🇩🇪 St. Pauli vs. RB Leipzig (german bundesliga)
🇩🇪 Bayer Leverkusen vs. Wolfsburg (german bundesliga)
🇵🇹 Sporting CP vs. AVS Futebol SAD (portuguese primeira liga)
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Friday, September 20, 2024
🎂 🇺🇾 Obdulio Varela would’ve been 107, 🇸🇪 Henrik Larsson turns 53, 🇸🇮 Robert Koren turns 44, 🇩🇪 Julian Draxler turns 31.
🇮🇹 Hellas Verona vs. Torino (italian serie a)
Torino and Hellas Verona are separated by just two points, with both sides having won half of their league matches. Hellas Verona has balanced wins or losses, while Torino has done the same with wins and draws.
🇩🇪 Augsburg vs. Mainz (german bundesliga)
Mainz, still in search of their first win of the Bundesliga season, will be away against an Augsburg side that is coming off their first victory of the campaign.
🇪🇸 Alaves vs. Sevilla (spanish la liga)
Sevilla, fresh off their first win of the La Liga season, will travel to face an Alaves team that recently saw their two-game winning streak snapped with a defeat to Espanyol.
🇳🇱 PEC Zwolle vs. AZ Alkmaar (dutch eredivisie)
Unbeaten AZ Alkmaar, coming off a commanding 9-1 victory over Heerenveen, will take on a PEC Zwolle side that has just one win this season and is coming off a 1-1 draw with Twente.
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Saturday, September 21, 2024
🎂 🇭🇺 Sándor Kocsis would’ve been 95, 🇩🇿 Ali Fergani turns 72, 🇭🇷 Ante Rebić turns 31, 🇩🇪 Thilo Kehrer turns 28.
🇮🇹 Juventus vs. Napoli (italian serie a)
Juventus is the only team in Europe’s top seven leagues that has not conceded a league goal. They remain unbeaten, but Napoli has more points.
Napoli has secured consecutive wins since opening the season with a defeat, while Juventus has failed to win in their last two games after starting the season with two victories. Both teams are heading into their fifth game of the Serie A season. Napoli has the chance to hand Juventus their first defeat, while Juventus will look to break their streak of back-to-back goalless draws with a win.
🏴 Southampton vs. Ipswich Town (english premier league)
Southampton and Ipswich Town are both still searching for their first win since being promoted to this season’s Premier League, with Southampton having lost all of their league fixtures so far. Ipswich Town, on the other hand, have managed to secure draws in their last two matches, making this a potential opportunity for them to push for their first victory.
🏴 Liverpool vs. Bournemouth (english premier league)
Liverpool ended the last round by conceding their first league goal of the season and suffering their first league defeat, and the worst part is that it occurred at home against Nottingham Forest. This weekend, Liverpool will be at home once again and will look to secure a win against Bournemouth to get back on track.
🏴 Leicester City vs. Everton (english premier league)
🏴 Southampton vs. Ipswich Town (english premier league)
Everton and Southampton have lost all their games and remain pointless at the bottom of the Premier League standings. Both teams will face newly-promoted sides that are also without a win but have managed a couple of draws to put two points each on the league table. Everton will be away against Leicester City, while Southampton will host Ipswich Town.
🇫🇷 Reims vs. Paris Saint-Germain (french ligue 1)
Marseille and Monaco are early contenders in the Ligue 1 title race, but Paris Saint-Germain currently leads by two points with four wins from four matches. PSG will aim for five wins in five when they face a Reims side that is looking to secure their third consecutive victory.
🇪🇸 Real Madrid vs. Espanyol (spanish la liga)
Despite being unbeaten in the league, Real Madrid’s 2-0 win against Real Sociedad in the last round marked their first away victory of the season. They will be back at home this weekend, looking for another win against an Espanyol side that has just begun to find their form. Espanyol has secured back-to-back league wins after starting the season without a victory in their first three matches.
🇩🇪 Bochum vs. Holstein Kiel (german bundesliga)
There are three teams at the bottom of the German Bundesliga table without any points so far. Bochum and Holstein Kiel are two of those teams, and they will be facing each other this weekend. Regardless of the outcome, one or both will finally have a point on the board, making this a crucial matchup for both sides as they look to kick-start their season.
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Sunday, September 22, 2024
🎂 🇫🇷 Emmanuel Petit turns 54, 🇦🇺 Harry Kewell turns 46, 🇳🇱 Maarten Stekelenburg turns 42, 🇧🇷 Thiago Silva turns 40.
🏴 Manchester City vs. Arsenal (english premier league)
Last season’s league champions and runners-up are set to face each other. Arsenal put up a strong title challenge last year until the final day of the season, but it wasn’t enough to prevent Manchester City from becoming league champions for the fourth consecutive year. Now, early in the new season, the two teams are once again in a title race. Both sides remain unbeaten after their first four league matches, with Manchester City having won all four, while Arsenal sits on 10 points. Manchester City, with 12 points, will aim to extend the gap using their home-field advantage, while Arsenal seeks a statement result to close the gap.
🇮🇹 Inter Milan vs. AC Milan (italian serie a)
A Milan derby is on the horizon.
AC Milan secured their first league win of the new season in the previous round with a dominant 4-0 victory over recently promoted Venezia. Now, they aim to keep that momentum going by getting a positive result against their city rivals and defending champions, Inter Milan. With three points separating the two sides, another win for AC Milan would see them draw level with Inter on points while also being the first team to hand Inter a defeat this season. Inter dropped points against Monza in their last league fixture, so aside from the rivalry, they will be looking to bounce back from that slip.
🇫🇷 Lyon vs. Marseille (french ligue 1)
An unbeaten Marseille will head to Lyon, seeking a result to keep up with Paris Saint-Germain in the early title race. On the other hand, Olympique Lyonnais are looking to turn their season around after a poor start with two defeats and just one win. Lyon, especially at home, cannot afford another loss, while Marseille will be determined not to drop points given PSG’s sharp form this season. Both teams are under pressure, but for very different reasons.
🇪🇸 Villarreal vs. Barcelona (spanish la liga)
Both Villarreal and Barcelona remain unbeaten in La Liga after five rounds, but Barcelona will be aiming to make it six wins in six when they visit a Villarreal side determined to maintain their unbeaten run. Villarreal have already dropped points in two draws, so another draw wouldn’t be a concern for them, while Barcelona will view any points dropped as a blemish on their perfect winning start to the season.
🇮🇹 Roma vs. Udinese (italian serie a)
Four rounds into the season, Udinese sits at the top of the Serie A standings, unbeaten with three wins, while Roma hovers just above the relegation zone, winless with three draws. Roma will host Udinese this weekend with much to prove, as expectations for them are far higher than their current form suggests. There’s a lot of pressure on Roma to turn things around, while Udinese will look to continue their strong start.
🇳🇱 Fortuna Sittard vs. PSV Eindhoven (dutch eredivisie)
PSV Eindhoven is off to a flying start this season, just as they were in the previous one. The reigning champions will be away against Fortuna Sittard in their next Eredivisie match, looking to extend their perfect record. With five wins in five, PSV will aim to make it six wins in six by the end of the weekend.
🇩🇪 Stuttgart vs. Borussia Dortmund (german bundesliga)
🇩🇪 St. Pauli vs. RB Leipzig (german bundesliga)
Borussia Dortmund and RB Leipzig are two points off the top of the Bundesliga standings, with Bayern Munich holding the top spot. Both teams will be away from home this weekend, looking to secure points to keep pace in the title race with Bayern. Borussia Dortmund will face Stuttgart, while RB Leipzig will take on St. Pauli. (St. Pauli is one of the three teams at the bottom of the Bundesliga standings without a point.)
🇩🇪 Bayer Leverkusen vs. Wolfsburg (german bundesliga)
The pressure is on Leverkusen to bounce back and assert their dominance to stay in contention for the title. Bayer Leverkusen has already suffered a defeat this season after going the entirety of last season without one. They will be at home, against Wolfsburg, looking to secure points to continue their title defense ambitions.
🇵🇹 Sporting CP vs. AVS Futebol SAD (portuguese primeira liga)
Sporting CP aims to maintain their perfect start, while AVS Futebol looks to build on their recent success. Sporting CP’s next opponent in their title defense season will be recently promoted AVS Futebol SAD. The expectation is that Sporting CP will achieve six wins from their six opening matches in the Primeira Liga season. AVS Futebol is coming off their second win of the season, having secured a 1-0 victory against Rio Ave.
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Monday, September 23, 2024
🇪🇸 Quini would’ve been 75, 🇮🇹 Paolo Rossi would’ve been 68, 🇯🇲 Andy Williams turns 47, 🇨🇴 Yerry Mina turns 30.
League games from the Spain, Italy, and Portugal spill into Monday.
🇪🇸 Real Betis vs. Mallorca in La Liga
🇮🇹 Atalanta vs. Como in Serie A
🇵🇹 Boavista vs. Benfica in the Primeira Liga
