Tag: predictions

  • Africa Cup of Nations Final – Nigeria vs Burkina Faso Predictions

    Africa Cup of Nations Final – Nigeria vs Burkina Faso Predictions

    Not the final most expected, but surprises are a big part of one of the hardest to predict international football tournaments on the planet as Nigeria step onto the pitch in Johannesburg as huge favorites to win their third Africa Cup of Nations title, facing the cinderella of the tournament, Burkina Faso.

  • Premier League – Manchester United vs Everton Predictions

    Premier League – Manchester United vs Everton Predictions

    With the league title almost a certainty now, it’s not going to be a big surprise if Manchester United don’t field their strongest lineup as they host Everton, a team that beat them on the opening weekend of the season, before things started to go smoothly for league leaders.

  • 2013 Six Nations – Ireland vs England Predictions

    2013 Six Nations – Ireland vs England Predictions

    It’s been quite a while (ten years) since England last managed a Six Nations win at Ireland, but their first visit to the Aviva stadium since August 2011 brings with it a different sense of favorites, and a sign of change in the constant power struggle.

  • 2013 Six Nations – France vs Wales Predictions

    2013 Six Nations – France vs Wales Predictions

    There wasn’t too much for France to take from their opening weekend defeat in Rome, but the fact that Wales haven’t won in Paris since February 2005 has to be one of the few things keeping a smile on their players heading into their second 2013 Six Nations match.

  • Serie A – Lazio vs Napoli Predictions

    Serie A – Lazio vs Napoli Predictions

    A huge match for both teams, as Napoli are well in sight of the top spot in the Serie A, needing a win and a Juventus loss, while Lazio, six points behind Napoli at third need the win to remain in the top three and make their Champions League hopes much harder to achieve.

  • Serie A – Juventus vs Fiorentina Predictions

    Serie A – Juventus vs Fiorentina Predictions

    Two teams with rather disappointing starts to 2013 meet with different kind of workloads in mind, heading into the match with different sets of worries: Juventus, hoping they don’t drop their three point lead at the top of the table headed into a rough 7 day stretch, hosting Fiorentina, who have fallen out of the top three after a horrendous month.

  • La Liga – Real Madrid vs Sevilla Predictions

    La Liga – Real Madrid vs Sevilla Predictions

    Two teams with very different indications for what’s a success and what’s not, but both very disappointed with how the season is going so far: Real Madrid, who have already shifted their main focus from the league to other competitions, and Sevilla, not even in the top half of the table.

  • Lakers vs Celtics Predictions

    Lakers vs Celtics Predictions

    It’s not like the Los Angeles Lakers need a big time game right now, but that’s what they’re getting, coming to play the very hot Boston Celtics in the TD Garden without their two big men.

  • Bulls vs Nuggets Predictions

    Bulls vs Nuggets Predictions

    Despite being the best road team in the NBA, there’s only so much the Chicago Bulls can continue to do without so many key players, especially when travelling to face the hottest team in the NBA, the Denver Nuggets.

  • Africa Cup of Nations Semifinal – Burkina Faso vs Ghana Predictions

    Africa Cup of Nations Semifinal – Burkina Faso vs Ghana Predictions

    A West African derby between Ghana, four times champions in the competition who have looked like the best team in the tournament from the get go, facing Burkina Faso, looking to reach the final of the Africa Cup of Nations for the first time in history.