Line Up Sampdoria vs Bologna Preview-Prediction Starting Eleven

The Starting Sampdoria vs Bologna Line Up Preview.
This is the preview and starting eleven prediction of Sampdoria vs Bologna starting line up match. CTo even remotely believe that Sampdoria are set to battle against relegation would be pushing it over the edge but the Blucerchiati's recent form is no better than a side struggling against the drop. Three defeats in a row combined with just one win in seven league matches have pushed Samp to 14th in the table.

Bologna's recent run of good form has placed them above Sampdoria heading into this Week 25 encounter in Genoa. Last weekend the Felsinei defeated Catania 1-0 at home, stretching their unbeaten run to three matches.

Sampdoria
Semioli, Gastaldello and Pozzi are injured and will sit out the match. Volta is suspended.

Bologna
Ekdal, Britos and Garics are unavailable as they are injured. Britos and Della Rocca are suspended.

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Line Up Cesena vs Udinese Preview-Prediction Starting Eleven

The Starting Cesena vs Udinese Line Up Preview.
This is the preview and starting eleven prediction of Cesena vs Udinese starting line up match. Cesena continue to lurch from one branch of disaster to another and remain firmly in real danger of suffering relegation. With 21 points from 24 matches, the Seahorses are second from bottom in the table and have won just one of their last eight league encounters.

Udinese commenced this month with a disappointing 1-1 draw with Bologna at the Stadio Friuli that followed back-to-back wins against Inter and Juventus. The suspicion that the Bianconeri's bubble had burst flared up, but last weekend cold water was poured on those suggestions.

Cesena
Jimenez is suspended.

Udinese
Basta, Ferronetti and Handanovic are injured and will not travel to Cesena.

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Line Up Brescia vs Lazio Preview-Prediction Starting Eleven

The Starting Brescia vs Lazio Line Up Preview.
This is the preview and starting eleven prediction of Brescia vs Lazio starting line up match. Brescia have a curious record at the Mario Rigamonti as well, as they won five matches at home and have lost as many, and have also scored and conceded 13 goals in front of their own supporters.

Lazio coach Edy Reja continues to maintain that their main objective this season is to reach the Europa League. The former Italian champions may be very much in contention for a top-four finish and can still launch a Scudetto challenge, but Reja claims that a place in Europe would be a success.

Brescia
Dallamano and Sereni are unavailable because of injuries.

Lazio
Del Nero, Meghni, Garrido, Rocchi, Diakite and Radu are injured and will miss the trip to Brescia.

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Line Up Palermo vs Fiorentina Preview-Prediction Starting Eleven

The Starting Palermo vs Fiorentina Line Up Preview.
This is the preview and starting eleven prediction of Palermo vs Fiorentina starting line up match. Palermo's 3-2 defeat to Italian and European champions Inter at the end of last month saw them slip down the ladder and put their Champions League qualification hopes in jeopardy. However, back-to-back victories at the start of this month mean that the Sicilians' European ambitions have been resuscitated.

The Viola have improved steadily in the new year and last weekend drew 1-1 with Parma away, a result that followed the Gigliati's encouraging one-goal victory over Genoa.

Palermo
Pinilla, Goian and Darmian are injured and will sit out the visit of Fiorentina. Bacinovic is suspended.

Fiorentina
Vargas, Kroldrup, Jovetic and Frey are unavailable because of injuries.

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Line Up Espanyol vs Real Madrid Preview-Prediction Starting Eleven

The Starting Espanyol vs Real Madrid Line Up Preview.
This is the preview and starting eleven prediction of Espanyol vs Real Madrid starting line up match. After a highly promising start to the season, Espanyol’s good work in the first half of the campaign appears to be coming apart at the seams. Los Periquitos have the unenviable task of trying to get back to winning ways at home against Real Madrid on Sunday night.

Jose Mourinho’s Real Madrid, meanwhile, continue to go along strongly, but such is the form of Barcelona, even the slightest slip from los Blancos is being punished harshly. Away from home, the capital side have struggled lately, and as a result, they cannot count on recording three points on Sunday.

Espanyol
A late call will have to be made on David Garcia, who’s likely to sit out due to a fractured nose. Verdu and Sergio Garcia will both have to overcome gastroenteritis to play but Carlos Kameni has overcome a muscular complaint and will feature in goal.

Pablo Osvaldo, Ivan de la Pena and Felipe Mattioni are all still out.

Real Madrid
All 13 players who competed on international duty have returned to the camp and trained successfully. Jerzy Dudek and Gonzalo Higuain are still out. Sergio Ramos returns after suspension and Pepe should be fully integrated after returning to training last week.

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Line Up Juventus vs Inter Milan Preview-Prediction Starting Eleven

The Starting Juventus vs Inter Milan Line Up Preview.
This is the preview and starting eleven prediction of Juventus vs Inter Milan starting line up match. Juventus have been nothing short of a disaster since the start of the new year as their supposed Scudetto challenge has withered into ashes and hopes of a Champions League place are dwindling too.

However, the Bianconeri always tend to raise their game against their eternal rivals Inter and having returned to winning ways last weekend by defeating Cagliari 3-1 in Sardinia, Luigi Del Neri's side will hope to destroy the Nerazzurri in Turin on Sunday evening.

Juventus
Rinaudo, De Ceglie, Quagliarella and Traore are injured and will sit out the visit of Inter.

Inter
Stankovic, Mariga, Lucio, Samuel and Milito are unavailable because of injuries and will not travel to Turin. Chivu remains suspended.

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Line Up Fulham vs Chelsea Preview-Prediction Starting Eleven

The Starting Fulham vs Chelsea Line Up Preview.
This is the preview and starting eleven prediction of Fulham vs Chelsea starting line up match. After enduring a topsy-turvy start to his Fulham career, Mark Hughes has admitted that he always believed the second half of the campaign would be the time his team would shine.

Speaking to the club’s website ahead of Monday’s game, he said: "I've always stated that the second half of the season would be better for us

Possible starting XI of Fulham : Schwarzer; Pantsil, Hangeland, Hughes, Baird; Sidwell, Murphy, Duff; Dempsey; Dembele, Johnson.

Possible starting XI of Chelsea : Cech; Ivanovic, Terry, Luiz, Cole; Essien, Mikel, Lampard, Malouda; Drogba, Torres.

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Line Up Wolfsburg vs Hamburger SV Preview-Prediction Starting Eleven

The Starting Wolfsburg vs Hamburger SV Line Up Preview.
This is the preview and starting eleven prediction of Wolfsburg vs Hamburger SV starting line up match. Wolfsburg have finally done it. They've dispensed with the services of the Bundesliga's first English head coach in Steve McClaren with manager Dieter Hoeness admitting that it was a mistake to hire the former Middlesbrough gaffer in the first place. McClaren, who often did his best to disguise the fact that he is actually Anglophone, never came to terms with some temperamental characters at a club who are still recovering from their shock Bundesliga triumph in 2008-09.

Probable Starting XI of Wolfsburg: Benaglio - Pekarik, Kjaer, Friedrich, Schaefer - Dejagah, Hasebe, Polak, Tuncay - Grafite, Helmes

Probable Starting XI of Hamburger SV: Rost - Demel, Westermann, Mathijsen, Aogo - Pitroipa, Jarolim, Ze Roberto, Jansen - Petric, Ben-Hatira

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Line Up Schalke 04 vs Freiburg Preview-Prediction Starting Eleven

The Starting Schalke 04 vs Freiburg Line Up Preview.
This is the preview and starting eleven prediction of Schalke 04 vs Freiburg starting line up match. Schalke 04 and SC Freiburg have played total of 34 Bundesliga matches. Schalke 04 have won 16 matches, SC Freiburg have won 13 times and five matches have ended in a draw. At their home ground, Schalke 04 have won eight times against SC Freiburg, together with four draws and four defeats.

Probable Schalke 04 line-up :


Neuer,


Uchida, Howedes, Metzelder, Schmitz,


Kluge, Annan, Farfan, Jurado,


Raul, Huntelaar


Probable SC Freiburg line-up :


Baumann,


Mujdza, Barth, Butscher, Bastians,


Makiadi,


Abdessadki, Flum, Rosenthal, Nicu,


Cisse

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Line Up Bayern Munich vs Hoffenheim Preview-Prediction Starting Eleven

The Starting Bayern Munich vs Hoffenheim Line Up Preview.
This is the preview and starting eleven prediction of Bayern Munich vs Hoffenheim starting line up match. The first match between these teams this season had ended in a 2-1 win for Bayern Munich. I expect Bayern Munich to continue their good series of home games and win again, but the problem is that their form is a bit shaky, and if they have lost after being two goals up against the relegation candidates FC Koln, then anything can happen against 1899 Hoffenheim who are much better team than FC Koln and currently on a good run of nine matches being undefeated.

Probable Bayern Munich line-up :


Kraft,


Lahm, Tymoshchuk, Badstuber, Luiz Gustavo,


Ottl, Schweinsteiger,


Robben, T. Muller, Ribery,


Gomez


Probable 1899 Hoffenheim line-up :


Starke,


Beck, Vorsah, Compper, Ibertsberger,


Alaba, Rudy, Salihovic,


Sigurdsson, Ibisevic, Babel

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Line Up Stuttgart vs Nurnberg Preview-Prediction Starting Eleven

The Starting Stuttgart vs Nurnberg Line Up Preview.
This is the preview and starting eleven prediction of Stuttgart vs Nurnberg starting line up match. FC Nurnberg beat Vfb Stuttgart 2-1 in the first match playing with 10 men, so probably now it�s the right time for Vfb Stuttgart to revenge for that defeat.

Vfb Stuttgart have the momentum right now and are under big pressure to win, unlike FC Nurnberg who unexpectedly won against the title contender in the last round. I expect FC Nurnberg to start defensively and they will probably be satisfied with a point here, but as i have mentioned earlier they are very poor when playing away and have only one away win this season.

Probable Vfb Stuttgart line-up :


Ulreich,


Funk, Tasci, Delpierre, Molinaro ,


Kuzmanovic, Trasch, Harnik, Hajnal,


Cacau,Pogrebnyak


Probable FC Nurnberg line-up :


R. Schafer,


Judt, Wollscheid, Wolf, Pinola,


Simons,


Mak, Hegeler, Cohen, Ekici,


Schieber

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Line Up Eintracht Frankfurt vs Bayer Leverkusen Preview-Prediction Starting Eleven

The Starting Eintracht Frankfurt vs Bayer Leverkusen Line Up Preview.
This is the preview and starting eleven prediction of Eintracht Frankfurt vs Bayer Leverkusen starting line up match. The first match between these teams this season ended in 2-1 win for Bayer Leverkusen. Eintracht Frankfurt and Bayer Leverkusen have played total of 53 matches between each other, Bayer Leverkusen winning 22 of them, Eintracht Frankfurt have won 19 matches and 12 matches have ended in a draw.

When playing in Frankfurt, Eintracht managed 14 wins, four draws and nine losses against Bayer Leverkusen. However, Eintracht Frankfurt have won only one of the last five matches against Bayer Leverkusen and it was at the home ground in the last season.

Probable Eintracht Frankfurt line-up :


Nikolov,


S. Jung, Franz, Russ, Tzavellas,


Meier, Schwegler, Ochs, Caio, Kohler,


Gekas


Probable Bayer Leverkusen line-up :


Adler,


Castro, Reinartz, Hyypia, Kadlec,


Ballack, Rolfes ,


Sam, Vidal, Renato Augusto,


Kiessling

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Line Up St. Pauli vs Borussia Monchengladbach Preview-Prediction Starting Eleven

The Starting St. Pauli vs Borussia Monchengladbach Line Up Preview.
This is the preview and starting eleven prediction of St. Pauli vs Borussia Monchengladbach starting line up match. St.Pauli and Borussia M`Gladbach have played total od 21 matches between each other, with Borussia M`Gladbach winning eleven times, seven matches had ended in a draw and St.Pauli managed just three wins

Probable St.Pauli line-up :


Kessler,


Thorandt, Zambrano, Gunesch, Volz,


Boll, M. Lehmann ,


Bartels, Takyi, M. Kruse,


Asamoah


Probable Borussia Monchengladbach line-up :


Heimeroth,


Levels, Nordtveit, Stranzl, Daems,


M. Fink, Neustadter, Marx, Idrissou,


Matmour, de Camargo

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Line Up AC Milan vs Parma Preview-Prediction Starting Eleven

The Starting AC Milan vs Parma Line Up Preview.
This is the preview and starting eleven prediction of AC Milan vs Parma starting line up match. Milan's start to this month has been unconvincing as they have drawn both their games and find themselves being caught by the other Scudetto challengers. The goalless encounter with Lazio at San Siro wasn't exactly a disappointing result but the 1-1 draw with Genoa last weekend was.

The four points dropped in those two games mean that Milan's lead at the top of the table in Serie A has now been trimmed to just three points and their advantage over city-rivals Inter is a mere five points with the defending Italian and European champions retaining a game in hand.

Milan News
Antonini, Boateng, Zambrotta, Inzaghi, Amelia, Strasser, Ambrosini and Legrottaglie all are on the sidelines and are not available for action this weekend.

Parma News
Pisano, Calvo and Marques are injured and will not travel to Milan because of injuries. Morrone is suspended.

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Line Up AS Roma vs Napoli Preview-Prediction Starting Eleven

The Starting AS Roma vs Napoli Line Up Preview.
This is the preview and starting eleven prediction of AS Roma vs Napoli starting line up match. Last weekend was supposed to be Roma's final chance to resuscitate their Scudetto ambitions. The former Italian champions had been somewhat inconsistent in the new year and despite a game in hand had fallen off the pace - a win against Inter was to turn around their fortunes.

However, Roma lost 5-3 at San Siro and now Claudio Ranieri's side have been reduced to target a Champions League spot. Stationed outside the top-six in seventh, the Giallorossi have mustered 39 points from 23 matches and are three points behind fourth-place Lazio and a massive ten points behind league leaders Milan.

Roma News
Adriano is injured and will miss the game. Mexes and Nicolas Burdisso are suspended.

Napoli News
Grava and Vitale are injured and are unavailable for the trip to Rome.

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Line Up Racing Santander vs Sevilla Preview-Prediction Starting Eleven

The Starting Racing Santander vs Sevilla Line Up Preview.
This is the preview and starting eleven prediction of Racing Santander vs Sevilla starting line up match. Just as they experienced a tough period at the start of the season due to the cruelty of their fixture list, Racing Santander have found the beginning of the second round of fixtures a difficult time. Pitted against many of Spain’s best clubs in quick succession, los Verdiblancos are struggling for victories, and though draws have been commonplace of late, that’s not been good enough for the club’s new owners.

Earlier this week, the bell finally tolled for head coach Miguel Angel Portugal, whose last act was to guide los Racinguistas to a 1-1 draw against struggling Zaragoza – the club’s fifth tie in seven league matches. Left-back Christian was the unlikely scorer of the opening goal, but Racing couldn’t hold on and would leak in the second half, costing two vital points.

Racing
Marcelino will be missing Alexandros Tziolis, Oscar Serrano and Papa Kouli Diop for his fresh bow in the Racing dugout. There have been no reports of fresh problems, and Markus Rosenberg is back following a ban.

Sevilla
Renato and Diego Perotti have both been cleared to play this weekend, but Frederic Kanoute continues to be troubled by adductor problems. Didier Zokora has been in the Cote d’Ivoire this week for personal reasons and should be considered a big doubt.

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Line Up Atletico Madrid vs Valencia Preview-Prediction Starting Eleven

The Starting Atletico Madrid vs Valencia Line Up Preview.
This is the preview and starting eleven prediction of Atletico Madrid vs Valencia starting line up match. Since the turn of the year, it almost feels like Atletico Madrid have lurched from disaster to disaster. In five Primera Division matches they’ve earned only four points, and for the first time all season they’ve slipped to three successive defeats. If the capital side are to avoid making it an unwelcome four, they must improve against Valencia on Saturday evening.

Last weekend, Atleti came under the spell of Barcelona and Lionel Messi, though los Colchoneros didn’t make life especially difficult for the Catalans. Defensively, Quique Sanchez Flores’ side continue to be a shambles, and as a result, the coach is starting to come under severe scrutiny, which will only heighten with a negative weekend result.

Atletico
Mario Suarez has overcome a hamstring problem and will be involved in the squad, but Filipe is ruled out. David de Gea is a slight doubt after picking up an injury with the Spain Under-21 squad and has been reduced to individual training.

Valencia
Juan Mata missed out on Spain Under-21 duty in midweek due to an ankle injury, but it’s thought he’ll be fine to feature at the weekend. David Albelda, Vicente Rodriguez, Miguel Moya and Cesar Sanchez are still out.

Ricardo Costa returns after suspension.

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Line Up Sporting Gijon vs Barcelona Preview-Prediction Starting Eleven

The Starting Sporting Gijon vs Barcelona Line Up Preview.
This is the preview and starting eleven prediction of Sporting Gijon vs Barcelona starting line up match. Sporting de Gijon are one of nine teams involved in an extremely congested battle against the drop. The foot of the Primera Division sees a large group of sides clustered around the 20 point mark, and only Malaga are guaranteed to be in the relegation zone come the end of the weekend. Los Sportinguistas could easily get sucked into danger, particularly as they are unlikely to take anything from Barcelona on Saturday.

The form of Manuel Preciado’s side has actually been pretty good in recent times. January proved a fruitful month for the Asturian outfit, who picked up three successive wins before eventually losing last weekend away to Athletic Bilbao.

Sporting
Alberto Lora and Gregory Arnolin are both suspended, so coach Manuel Preciado is hopeful that Sebastian Eguren shakes off a shoulder knock to play. The tactician has barely touched his starting XI in recent weeks, so minimal changes were expected.

Barcelona
Jeffren and Carles Puyol are the only two absentees for Barca, who have seen all their internationals return in a fit state.

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Line Up Saint-Etienne vs Lyon Preview-Prediction Starting Eleven

The Starting Saint-Etienne vs Lyon Line Up Preview.
This is the preview and starting eleven prediction of Saint-Etienne vs Lyon starting line up match. Despite crashing out of the Coupe de France courtesy of an embarrassing 0-2 defeat at the hands of Ligue 2 side Clermont Foot, and ignominiously losing 2-1 to relegation-threatened Lens, AS Saint-Etienne have in recent weeks restored their confidence with back-to-back wins against Toulouse and Montpellier. Currently fourth in the table, only two points behind second-placed Paris Saint-Germain, Saturday’s encounter presents les Verts with an excellent opportunity to firmly entrench themselves in the upper echelons of Ligue 1.

Saint-Etienne
Les Verts have few injury concerns, with only Yoann Andreu and Albin Ebondo sidelined. It is expected that Christophe Galtier will recall Dimitri Payet to the first-team following his spell in the reserves.

Olympique Lyonnais
Likewise, Lyon manager Claude Puel will be relieved to have a relatively abundant squad at his disposal after the selection headaches he has faced earlier in the season. Clement Grenier and Ederson remain unavailable, since although the latter resumed training this week, it is unlikely he will return to first-team action in the immediate future.

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Line Up Birmingham City vs Stoke City Preview-Prediction Starting Eleven

The Starting Birmingham City vs Stoke City Line Up Preview.
This is the preview and starting eleven prediction of Birmingham City vs Stoke City starting line up match. Stoke City will be looking to do something they haven't manage to do all season - score in the first 15 minutes.

The Potters are the only side in the Premier League this season who have failed to score within the first 15 minutes of a Premier League game.

An astonishing 77 per cent of their goals have been scored in the second half.

Possible starting XI of Birmingham City : Foster; Carr, Johnson, Jiranek, Ridgewell; Bentley, Gardner, Ferguson, Bowyer; Jerome, Martins.

Possible starting XI of Stoke City : Begovic; Wilkinson, Huth, Shawcross, Higginbotham; Pennant, Whitehead, Delap, Etherington; Jones, Carew.

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