09.02. (Sat) 22:00 Real - Sevilla

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REAL MADRID
Lopez
Arbeloa, Carvalho, Ramos, Coentrao
Khedira, Modric
Di Maria, Ozil, Ronaldo
Benzema
SEVILLA
Palop
Coke, Fazio, Spahic, Navarro
Maduro, Medel
Navas, Kondogbia, Reyes
Negredo

Real Madrid defender Pepe has recovered from an ankle injury and has an outside chance of being involved in Saturday's Primera Division encounter against Sevilla.

Raphael Varane (hamstring) and Xabi Alonso (groin) are both racing to be fit, while Mesut Ozil returns after serving a one-match ban.

Sevilla have appealed over Ivan Rakitic's dismissal against Rayo Vallecano last weekend and will have the midfielder available if the Spanish Football Federation rules in their favour.

Diego Perotti, Piotr Trochowski and Cicinho are all out injured but captain Andres Palop (hamstring) is likely to return.

DID YOU KNOW?
Real Madrid have won just one of their last four matches in all competitions (W1, D2, L1).

The Castilian side's 1-0 loss at Granada was their fifth Liga defeat of the season and the eighth reverse across all competitions.

Madrid are on a 22-game unbeaten run in La Liga at the Santiago Bernabeu.

Sevilla have won three of their last five matches in all competitions.

Los Nervionenses have lost seven of their last eight meetings with Madrid.

Jose Antonio Reyes made 30 Liga appearances for Real in the 2006-07 season, scoring six goals.

Prediction
Jose Mourinho will have one eye on the eagerly-anticipated midweek showdown with Manchester United, but should still return to winning ways against Sevilla, who have struggled to pick up points away from home.

Editor's Prediction
Real Madrid 2-0 Sevilla

09.02. (Sat) 19:00 Mali - Ghana

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MALI
Samassa
Diawara, Tamboura, Wague, N’Diaye
C. Diarra, Keita, K. Traore
M. Traore, S. Diarra, Diabate
GHANA
Dauda
Afful, Vorsah, Boye, Asamoah
Boateng, Asante
Badu, Atsu, Wakaso
Gyan
Football fans on the African continent will be treated to a repeat of the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations third place play-off on Saturday in Port Elizabeth.

Last year in Equatorial Guinea, the Malians stood tall after beating Ghana 2-0 to clinch the bronze medal. In fact, the Black Stars had beaten Mali by the same score line earlier in the competition when they met in Group B.

Interestingly, the two west African sides were paired again at the group stage this year. Just as in the 2012 edition, Ghana won the group match 1-0 courtesy of a Mubarak Wakaso goal from the spot.

Saturday’s encounter is a matter of motivation after disappointments in their respective semi-final matches. The Eagles of Mali were thrashed 4-1 by the Super Eagles of Nigeria in the first semi-final match on Wednesday. It was the kind of result which left many baffled, as a much tighter match was expected.

But Patrice Carteron’s men failed to live up to the expected level of the match as the Nigerians walked comfortably into the final.

On the other hand, the Black Stars of Ghana, who were seen as one of the major favourites, missed out on another attempt to make it into the final after a 3-2 defeat to Burkina Faso on penalties.

The match ended 1-1 after 120 minutes and the Stallions were the ones smiling as they booked their first appearance in the final of the Afcon following a penalty shootout victory. Ghana’s regular starting line-up will change slightly with Mohammed Rabiu suspended. The injured John Paintsil is likely to stay out as well.

Kwesi Appiah will need to spend time psyching up the four-time African champions, who are clearly downhearted after another unsuccessful attempt at winning their fifth continental title.

Seydou Keita will certainly be the danger man for the Malians and it will be a major achievement for him to engineer the team to a second successive third place finish.

One of the things the Malians must guard against is how they handle the Ghanaian attackers in the penalty area. Ghana have won three penalties at the tournament which reveals how slippery some of their attackers are.

DID YOU KNOW?
Ghana have gone 31 years without a title at the senior level on the continent.

Ghana’s Mubarak Wakaso is the joint top scorer at the Afcon after netting four goals. The Espanyol midfielder scored three of the four goals from the spot.

Ghana and Mali are meeting for the fourth time in the last year and the Eagles have never won the Afcon title.
Black Stars captain, Asamoah Gyan is two goals away from equalling Wilberforce Mfum’s record as the highest Ghanaian scorer in the history of the Afcon.

The Al Ain striker has scored six goals in his campaigns at the Afcon.

Mali have suffered the second highest defeat at the current tournament after losing 4-1 to Nigeria.

The two teams are meeting in the third place play-off for the second successive time.

Prediction

The Black Stars are now extra careful after they were beaten by the Malians last year. They might have felt disappointed after losing the semi-final match to Burkina Faso but they will not allow the Malians to ride over them at this stage again.

Editor's Prediction
Mali 0-1 Ghana

09.02. (Sat) 18:30 Bayern Munchen - Schalke 04

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BAYERN MUNICH
Neuer
Lahm, Dante, Van Buyten, Alaba
Martinez, Schweinsteiger
Muller, Kroos, Ribery
Mandzukic
SCHALKE
Hildebrand
Uchida, Howedes, Matip, Fuchs
Jones, Neustadter
Farfan, Draxler, Bastos
Pukki

Bayern Munich coach Jupp Heynckes has seen Thomas Muller and Mario Mandzukic become key figures in his side since they were given regular first team starts and the two look likely to start again on Saturday.

The Bavaraians are likely to name an unchanged team for the fourth consecutive Bundesliga fixture; a selection that would mean Mario Gomez and Arjen Robben are relegated to a place on the bench.

An eye injury suffered while on international duty with the Netherlands is almost certain to keep Klaas-Jan Huntelaar out of action for Schalke's visit to the Allianz Arena. Finnish youngster Teemu Pukki, so far used sparingly during 2012-13, is the favourite to replace the club captain up front. Julian Draxler is another doubt after returning from the Germany camp with a severe cold, but he is still in with a chance of starting.

DID YOU KNOW?
Bayern retain their iron grip on the Bundesliga standings with 14 games to play, sitting an incredible 12 points clear of closest challengers Borussia Dortmund.

With 51 goals scored they are also comfortably the league's most prolific outfit, averaging a total of just over 2.5 a match across the 20 fixtures played so far.

Top scorer Mario Mandzukic has converted five in his last three outings for Bayern, and also netted for his native Croatia in midweek to extend his scoring run to four consecutive games.

Schalke's campaign has been a tale of two halves. After opening with seven wins in their first 11 games, the following nine yielded five defeats and just one victory to see the club slip down to sixth.

Die Knappen have won the Bundesliga a total of seven times; however, their last championship success came all the way back in 1957-58.

Current coach Jens Keller has been in charge since December 16, taking over from the sacked Huub Stevens.

Prediction
No-one looks like stopping Bayern as they continue in imperious fashion domestically, and an out-of-sorts Schalke missing talismanic captain Klaas-Jan Huntelaar start as clear underdogs in Bavaria.

Editor's Prediction
Bayern 3-1 Schalke

09.02. (Sat) 18:00 Juventus - Fiorentina

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JUVENTUS
Buffon
Barzagli, Marrone, Caceres
Lichtsteiner, Vidal, Pirlo, Pogba, De Ceglie
Vucinic, Matri
FIORENTINA
Viviano
Roncaglia, Rodriguez, Savic
Cuadrado, Romulo, Pizarro, Valero, Pasqual
Jovetic, Toni

Juventus displayed their battling qualities at just the right time last Saturday, as they defeated Chievo 2-1 and they will need much more of the same over the course of the next seven days.

With the Bianconeri resuming Champions League duties with a last 16 clash against Celtic on Tuesday, Fiorentina are a domestic obstacle they must first overcome.

Viola and head coach Vincenzo Montella have received plaudits for their season so far, with the club in sixth spot on 39 points going into the weekend, but Juve will still be confident of seeing off the Florence outfit and maintaining their three-point advantage at the top of the table.

Giorgio Chiellini, Simone Pepe and Nicklas Bendtner are all absent through injury, while Leonardo Bonucci serves the final game of a two-match ban.

Fiorentina will be without Matias Fernandez, Michele Camporese, Giuseppe Rossi and Ahmed Hegazy, as they look to build on a solid 2-0 victory over Parma in their last outing.

DID YOU KNOW?
Juventus are undefeated in 35 of their last 38 matches in Serie A.

The Bianconeri are also unbeaten in their last nine games against Fiorentina in all competitions.

The last clash between the two sides ended in a drab 0-0 draw in Florence back in September.

Juve have won three, drawn two and lost one of their last five league games.

Viola possess the highest scorer of any player in both sides, with Stevan Jovetic finding the back of the net nine times this season.

On average, there have been over 2.5 goals scored in Fiorentina's last six away games in Serie A.

Midfielder Borja Valero has eight assists to his name from midfield. Arturo Vidal has set up six of his side's goals this season.

Prediction
The prospect of a Champions League clash with Celtic looms large on the horizon for Juventus and that could see several players take their eye off the ball. Fiorentina have impressed so far this season and will blow the Serie A title race wide open with a battling point.

Editor's Prediction
Juventus 1-1 Fiorentina

Opta facts Week 24 – Serie A

Atalanta v Catania
This will be the 26th meeting between these two side in Serie A - the Sicilians lead by eight wins to seven, having won the reverse fixture; 10 draws complete the record.
Atalanta have won only one of their last eight league meetings witht Catania, losing four.
However, at home Atalanta are unbeaten in the league against Catania, although four of their last five meetings in Bergamo have ended as draws.
In the last five meetings in Bergamo between Atalanta and Catania, only five goals were scored in total.
Last Sunday's win in Palermo ended Atalanta's six-game winless run in Serie A (two draws and four losses).
Catania ended their run of three league wins in a row by losing to Napoli last Saturday.
Catania have alternated between a win and a defeat in their last five games on the road - should they continue this run, they need to win against Atalanta.
Nicola Legrottaglie has already scored 21 goals in Serie A - no defender has bagged more amongst those still currently playing in the league. Three of his goals were scored against Atalanta.

Bologna v Siena
In the reverse fixture, Siena recorded their third win in Serie A against Bologna; that was also the third time the Tuscans kept a clean sheet against the Felsinei.
Bologna have also won three times in this fixture in Serie A, with five draws completing the record.
In Bologna, the hosts lead by three wins to one in this clash, with one game drawn.
In their only previous win at the Dall'Ara, Siena managed to score four goals, one more than the total they managed on their four other visits to Bologna.
Bologna have scored 11 goals in total in their last four league games, as many as they had bagged in the previous 10 match-days in Serie A.
Bologna have lost only one of their last seven league games at home, with three wins and three draws.
Siena have lost seven of their last nine league fixtures, although they have won two of the last three.
Siena have won only once away from home in this campaign, at Inter's ground back in September - since then, they've managed only three draws and seven defeats.
Scoring last Sunday against Pescara, Alberto Gilardino reached double figure for Serie A goals for the eighth time in the last 10 seasons.
Last Sunday against Inter, Innocent Emeghara scored his first goal in Serie A with his first ever shot attempted in the competition.

Cagliari v AC Milan
Cagliari have lost 33 games in Serie A against AC Milan, more than against any other opponent. The Sardinians have only seven wins against the Rossoneri so far in the top-flight.
Cagliari's last win over AC Milan was back in 1998 - since then, four draws and 16 wins for the Rossoneri.
Cagliari have picked up only three points from their last nine meetings against AC Milan at home soil, scoring only five goals in the process.
Cagliari are unbeaten in their last four games (two wins and two draws); prior to that, they had lost six consecutive league games.
AC Milan have won their last three Serie A games, and picked up 13 out of the last 15 points available in this competition.
Over the last 13 match-days in Serie A, the Rossoneri have gained five points over Juventus (current Serie A leaders) and Lazio (third in the table).
Massimiliano Allegri's side haven't conceded any goals in their last two games on the road, after failing to keep a clean sheet in each of their previous 11 away fixtures.
Cagliari have collected the fewest points at home so far in this campaign (12).
Mario Balotelli scored with his second attempt last Sunday against Udinese, after he had found the back of the net only once from 34 shots for Manchester City in the Premier League this season.

Inter v Chievo
Inter have won their last four meetings against Chievo without conceding a single goal.
Chievo won their first ever game away to Inter (2-1 in December 2001) but have failed to beat the Nerazzurri on their next nine visits to their ground (seven losses and two draws).
Chievo have kept only one clean sheet so far in Serie A against Inter (0-0 at home in March 2004).
Inter have won only one of their last seven league games, losing three - only three sides have an even worse record than the Nerazzurri in this period.
However, Inter are unbeaten in their last nine home games in the league (six wins and three draws).
Chievo have never scored more than one goal on any of the last seven Serie A match-days (five in total).
Chievo are yet to draw away from home this season (three wins and eight losses so far).
Chievo are Walter Samuel's favourite opponent in Serie A - with the defender scoring four goals against them so far.
Last Sunday against Siena, Javier Zanetti played his 592nd game in Serie A, joining Gianluca Pagliuca in second place in the all-time appearance charts.
Cyril Théréau has been directly involved in four of Chievo's last six goals in the league (scoring two and making two assists).

Juventus v Fiorentina
Fiorentina have won only one of their last 22 meetings against Juventus in the league (3-2 in Turin in March 2008), with 10 wins for the Old Lady and 11 draws.
Juve have found the net in each of their last 26 home meetings against the Viola (42 goals).
Juve won their last game against Chievo, but they've failed to enjoy back-to-back wins over the course of the last six match-days.
Antonio Conte's side have scored in each of their last nine league fixtures, keeping four clean sheet in the process.
Fiorentina have lost three of their last four away games in the league, although they have found the back of the net in each of their last 12 games on the road.
Juventus are the only Serie A side yet to concede a goal in the opening 15 minutes of play this season.
Six players have already scored five or more goals in this campaign for Juventus - a league-high.
Andrea Pirlo has already created 65 goal scoring chances - more than any other player in Serie A this season; however, only three of his passes have actually assisted a goal so far.
Stevan Jovetic made his Serie A debut in August 2008 against Juventus - he has played six times against the Old Lady in the league, scoring only one goal and never winning.

Lazio v Napoli
Over the last six league meetings between Lazio and Napoli, the same result has never occured twice in a row. The last meeting saw the Partenopei winning 3-0 at the San Paolo.
Lazio have lost only two of their last 13 Serie A games against Napoli at the Olimpico, winning nine.
Lazio have picked up only one point from their last three league games, and lost the last two.
The last time Lazio lost three league games in a row came between April and May 2011.
Lazio have lost only two points from leading situations in this campaign, winning 13 of the 14 games in which they have taken the lead.
Napoli have collected 16 of the 18 points available in the last six match-days of this competition.
Napoli have lost only one of their last six games on the road, winning four.
Marek Hamsik (nine goals and 11 assists) and Edinson Cavani (18 goals and two assists) are the two Serie A players with the highest proportion of goal involvements for their team in this campaign.
Against Lazio, Cavani scored two of his six hat-tricks in Serie A - overall he has bagged seven goals against the Biancocelesti, but only one at the Olimpico and only against Roma he has scored more (eight).
Sergio Floccari has scored five goals against Napoli in Serie A, more than against any other Serie A opponent.

Palermo v Pescara
Pescara's 1-0 win in the reverse fixture is the only previous meeting between these two sides in the top-flight.
On that occasion, Vladimir Weiss scored his first ever Serie A goal.
Palermo are winless in their last nine league fixtures, losing six in the process.
Palermo have conceded in each of their last 11 Serie A games.
The Sicilians have taken only one point from their last four home games.
Pescara have lost their last four league games, conceding 13 goals in the process.
In three of these four games the Dolphins haven't scored a single goal.
Pescara have lost seven of their last eight away games in the league, winning the other game 2-0 in Florence.
This game will see the two teams with the worst attacking records in Serie A: with just 19 goals scored by Pescara and 20 by Palermo.
Pescara also have the worst defence in Serie A (48 goals conceded), while Palermo have shipped the most goals in the last 15 minutes of play (14).
Palermo have already used 36 different players this season, more than any other side.
Last Sunday against Bologna, Gaetano D'Agostino converted his 10th consecutive penalty in Serie A.

Parma v Genoa
Parma have won only one of their last seven Serie A meetings against Genoa, with two wins for the Grifoni and four games drawn.
Over these last seven meetings, both sides have always scored at least one goal.
Genoa have only won once at Parma's ground in Serie A so far, with six wins for the hosts and two draws.
Parma are winless in the last four match-days in Serie A (two draws and two losses).
Prior to their defeat against Napoli, Parma had remained unbeaten at the Tardini for 15 league games (11 wins and four draws).
Genoa have collected only two points from their last four away games, and won only one of their last nine games played in the league away from the Ferraris.
Genoa have never scored more than a single goal in any of their last 10 games away from home (six overall in the process).
Amauri has already scored five goals in his seven previous appearances against Genoa in Serie A - only against Sampdoria he has netted more (six in 15 games).

Sampdoria v Roma
Roma have won only one of their last six league meetings against Sampdoria, with two wins for the Blucerchiati and three draws in the process.
Samp have already won 38 games against Roma (in 125 total meetings), more than against any other Serie A opponent.
However, the Blucerchiati have had the better only in one of their last six home games against Roma in Serie A.
Sampdoria have conceded only two goals in total in their last five league games (2W 2D 1L).
They've also failed to score in four of their last six league games, although they have netted eight in the other two.
Against Pescara, Sampdoria scored six goals - as many as they had netted in their previous nine home games.
Roma are winless in the last five match-days, and have failed to keep a clean sheet in the last nine.
Away from home, the Giallorossi have taken only one point from their last four games.
Roma (42 goals conceded) have the second-worst defence this season - only Pescara (48) have shipped more.
However, the Giallorossi also have the second-best attack with 46 goals scored despite having played one game less, only Juventus have netted more (48).
Francesco Totti has already scored 14 goals in Serie A against Sampdoria, only against Parma he has netted more in the top-flight (16).

Udinese v Torino
The last four meetings between Udinese and Torino in Serie A have produced only four goals overall.
Udinese have lost only one of their last nine league games against the Granata, winning six of these.
Torino's last win at the Friuli was in October 1984 - since then, there have been six draws and five wins for the Friulani.
This game will see the two sides with the most draws in this campaign go head to head: 11 for Torino and nine for Udinese so far.
At home, Udinese are unbeaten in their last 10 Serie A games: after losing their opening game against Juventus, they've managed six wins and four draws at their own ground.
Torino are unbeaten in the last seven match-days courtesy of three wins and four draws - this is currently the longest unbeaten run in Serie A.
The Granata have kept a clean sheet in four of their last six league games.
Three of the last four games played at home by Torino have ended as draws, in the other game the Granata beat Pescara 2-0.
Mario Santana has already scored three goals against Udinese in the league - against no other side he has bagged more so far in Italy.
Antonio Di Natale has failed to score in his last three league appearances - this is his longest goal drought since April.

Interu dosta posta

Svojim odbranama Željko Brkić je skrenuo pažnju na sebe, pa je nedavno procurela vest da se trenutno povređeni golman Udinezea nalazi na spisku želja Reala iz Madrida.

- Crno-beli iz Torina bi morali da iskoriste direktan sudar konkurenata, Lacija i Napolija, u ovom kolu - kaže Brkić. - Njima bi najviše odgovaralo da se derbi završi bez pobednika, kako bi se osigurali na liderskoj poziciji, jer po mom mišljenju Juventus je sigurica kola.
Nedavno je Zdravko Kuzmanović postao član Intera, hoće li se naš reprezentativac radovati ovog vikenda?
- Fudbaleri Intera ne znaju za pobedu već tri kola. Sigurno da ciljaju neko mesto koje vodi u Ligu šampiona, pa je i njima pobeda inperativ - rekao je Željko Brkić.


MOJ TIP
JUVENTUS - FIORENTINA 1
Lacio - Napoli 2-3
Samdorija - Roma X
UDINEZE - TORINO 1
INTER - KJEVO 1

La Liga Opta Facts Matchday 23

Mallorca v Osasuna
Mallorca and Osasuna have drawn each of their last four top-flight games, with three of those ending 1-1.
The Balearic side have won four of their last six home games against Osasuna in the Primera, drawing the other two.
Osasuna have drawn nine different games away from home at Mallorca in their La Liga history; at no away ground have they drawn more.
Mallorca are without a win in seven home league games (D2 L5), their worst home run since 2006/07 (eight).
Mendilibar´s side have scored fewer away goals than any other side in the league this term (seven).
Tomer Hemed has scored more goals against Osasuna than any other team (three).
No Osasuna player has participated in more goals than Emiliano Armenteros this season (three goals, three assists).
The seven away goals scored by Osasuna on the road this term have been netted by six different players; only Kike Sola has scored more than once.
Mallorca have scored the first goal of the game just six times this season, a league-low.

Celta Vigo v Valencia
Celta Vigo have lost five of their last six league games against Valencia, though their only victory in this run was in the last meeting at the Balaidos (3-2 in 2006/07).
Los Che have won two of their last three league trips to Vigo, keeping a clean sheet in each victory.
Vigo have only won one of their last nine league games (3D 5L), conceding exactly one goal in all of these nine games.
Valencia have won their last three away games, a run that coincides with the appointment of Valverde as manager.
Iago Aspas has participated in 54% of the goals Celta have scored in the Balaidos this season (four goals, three assists).
Five of the eight goals that Valencia have netted on the road this term have been headers.
Valencia are the only league team yet to score from outside the box this season.
Cetla have scored fewer goals from set piece situations than any other team in La Liga this season (four), while Valencia are one of the top scorers in this respect (15).
Three of the four goals than Nelson Valdez has netted this season have come as a substitute.

Levante v Malaga
Levante have only won two of their previous seven top-flight meetings with Malaga (5L), though both victories came at the Ciutat de Valencia.
In both of their La Liga victories over Malaga, Levante scored exactly three goals.
Four of Malaga´s five victories over Levante in the Primera have ended with exactly the same scoreline (1-0).
JIM´s side have won seven of their 10 home league games this season, only losing to Barcelona (0-4) and Real Madrid (1-2).
Malaga have won just one of their last five league games (2D 2L), but this was their last away game (3-2 in Mallorca).
Only Barcelona (12) have scored more goals from outside the area than Levante this season (seven).
Malaga are the only team to have had three different players score a penalty this season (Eliseu, Joaquin, Isco).
Isco has won more points (seven) with his goals (six) than any other Malaga player this term.
Levante and Malaga are the two teams to have lost the fewest points after scoring the first goal this season (two).

Deportivo La Coruna v Granada
Deportivo have won four of their last five against Granada in the top-flight (1D).
Granada have only ever won one of their nine trips to Galicia to face Depor in the Primera (4D 4L), and that win came on their first ever visit there (1-4 in 1941/42).
Granada have failed to score in each of their last four trips to A Coruna in La Liga, though they did manage to draw their last trip there 0-0.
Depor have conceded more goals than any other team in La Liga this term (48) but have kept a clean sheet in all three of their victories to date.
All three of Granada´s away wins this season have ended 2-1.
Portuguese winger Pizzi has participated in five of the last six Deportivo goals in La Liga (three goals, two assists).
Of keepers to have played over 10 games this season, only Willy Caballero (75.9%) has a better save percentage than Tono (74.5%).
Deportivo have lost more points having scored the first goal than any other team in La Liga this term (15).
Alvaro Negredo (3.1) is the only Spaniard to average more shots per game than Riki (2.6) in this La Liga campaign.

Real Madrid v Sevilla
Real Madrid have won five of their last six league games against Sevilla (1L).
On home soil, Real Madrid have won 21, drawn one and lost just two of their last 24 against Sevilla in La Liga.
The Andalusian side have not won in the Communidad de Madrid since December 2008 (D4 L9), though their last victory was in the Bernabeu (4-3).
Sevilla are yet to lose a league game with Unai Emery at the helm (2W 1D).
Real have not lost on home soil since December 2011 (18W 4D), their best run at home since April 2003 (49 games unbeaten).
The three goals conceded by Beto in all competitions this season for Sevilla have all been from the penalty spot.
Cristiano Ronaldo has netted seven goals in his last four home league games.
The Whites have conceded the fewest goals in the second-half this term (nine) and the fewest in the final 15 minutes (three).
This game will see the two players to have created the most chances from open play this season clash (Ozil 46 and Navas 42).
It will also see two of the three players to have missed the most clear cut chances this season face off (Negredo 17 and Ronaldo 13).
Alvaro Negredo has now reached double figures for goals in each of the last six seasons.
Unai Emery has only managed one point from five previous trips to the Bernabeu in La Liga.

Barcelona v Getafe
Barcelona have won seven of their last eight league games against Getafe (1L).
The Catalan giants have won their last three home games against the Blues; they have never won four in a row against them in La Liga.
Only in the Mestalla (nine) have Getafe played more games in the Primera without a victory than in the Camp Nou (eight).
Barcelona have won 19 of their 22 league games this season but have dropped points in two of their last three (1D 1L).
Getafe have lost their last three away league games; they have not lost four in a row on the road under Luis Garcia.
Lionel Messi has participated in seven of the last 11 goals scored by Barca in this fixture (three goals and four assists).
Of all players to have scored five or more La Liga goals this term, David Villa has played the fewest minutes (585).
Lionel Messi has scored in his last 12 league appearances, his best ever top-flight run.
Barca are the only team in La Liga yet to concede a headed goal this season.

Real Zaragoza v Real Sociedad
The last six top-flight clashes between Zaragoza and Sociedad have all been home wins.
Zaragoza have the chance to win four successive home games against Real Sociedad for the first time in their history in this game.
Zaragoza have gone five games without a win in La Liga (2D 3L), they have never gone six without one under Manolo Jimenez.
Montanier´s side have only lost one of their last six away league games (2W 3D), and that was in the Bernabeu (4-3).
Helder Postiga scored his first goal for Zaragoza in La Liga against Real Sociedad at La Romareda last season, and went on to record a brace.
The three left footers Chory Castro (five), Griezmann (three) and Vela (nine) have scored 48% of Real Sociedad´s goals this term.
Only Leo Messi (47%) has scored a higher percentage of his team´s goals than Helder Postiga (43%) this season.
Of all players to have recorded at least three assists in La Liga this season, Ruben Pardo is the youngest.
Zaragoza have only scored in one of their last four home league games, and that was in a 1-2 defeat to Real Betis.

Athletic Bilbao v Espanyol
The last time Espanyol won at the San Mames in La Liga was back in April 2001, since then Athletic have won six and drawn five of the 11 clashes.
Despite this, the Lions are winless in four against the Catalan side in La Liga, drawing two games 3-3 and losing two 1-2.
The only league goal scored by Fernando Llorente this season was in the reverse fixture against Espanyol.
If the Basque side remain unbeaten in this game, they will have gone four without defeat for the first time this season (currently 1W 2D).
Javier Aguirre´s side would be top of La Liga if it had started four gameweeks ago (3W 1D).
Botxo´s side have conceded a league-high seven penalty goals this season.
The Blue-and-Whites have lost more points thanks to goals in the final five minutes than any other team this season (five).
Espanyol have committed more fouls than any other team in La Liga (379).
Gorka Iraizoz has made more saves than any other keeper in the Primera (101).

Rayo Vallecano v Atletico Madrid
Rayo have lost their last three derbies against Atletico in La Liga, their worst ever run against los rojiblancos in La Liga.
Atleti are unbeaten in five trips to Vallecas in La Liga (3W 2D), keeping a clean sheet on three occasions in the process.
Rayo have not recorded a home win against Atletico in La Liga since January 1994 (2-1).
Vallecano have won their last three home league games, they have not won more in a row since their best ever run of nine in 1977/78.
Atletico have lost four of their last six away league games, winning only once (1-0 in Granada).
Radamel Falcao has scored in all three of his league appearances against Rayo, including one in the victory in Vallecas last season.
Andrija Delibasic scored a goal in the reverse fixture this season after a 19 pass move, the most of any goal excluding Barcelona in La Liga this season.
Atletico have only scored 2% of their goals in the opening 15 minutes of games this season, a league-low figure.

Betis v Valladolid
The last top-flight meeting between these sides in Seville ended with Betis being relegated to the second division (1-1).
Valladolid have not beaten Real Betis since January 2003 (5D 3L).
Betis have only lost one of their last 10 home league games against los pucelanos, and that was the only game in this run that they failed to score in (6W 3D).
Real Betis have gone three games without a win for the first time this season (1D).
If Betis score, they will break their record for most consecutive home games without failing to net, beating the 25 between 1996 and 1997.
Valladolid have won only one of their last five away league games (1D) but this came in Sevilla (2-1).
Only one of the last 10 goals Real Betis have scored against Valladolid in La Liga has arrived before the half-time break.
Valladolid have scored a league-high 11 goals in the first 15 minutes of games this season.
Rukavina is the only outfield player to have played every minute of every game in La Liga so far this season.

Mladost “gura” Zagreb

Većina putnika u osminu finala Lige šampiona je poznata, a sledeće kolo moglo bi da odgonetne preostale nepoznate. U prognozi rukometne elite pomaže nam Aleksandar Brković, trener srpskog šampiona Partizana.

- Na prvi pogled najsigurnije su mi ubedljive pobede Kila i Atletika - kaže Brković. - Evropski šampion sa severa Nemačke bi trebalo da se prošeta terenom Savehofa u Švedskoj. Madriđanima je potreban trijumf ako žele da reše pitanje prolaska u narednu fazu. I igrači Barselone su u sjajnom raspoloženju, jer je većina njih osvojila zlato na Svetskom prvenstvu.
Utakmice koje direktno odlučuju o plasmanu u Top 16 su Ademar - Monpelje i Zagreb - Dinamo Minsk.
- Iako je Karabatić otišao iz Monpeljea, to je i dalje jak tim. Vratio se Akambre posle povrede, pa verujem da će da slavi u Leonu. Dinamo iz Minska je obezbedio plasman u osminu finala, dok je ova utakmica biti ili ne biti za Zagreb - zaključuje Brković.
Ž. M.

MOJ TIP
SAVEHOF (Šve) - Kil (Nem) 2(h)
Vesprem (Mađ) - Konstanca (Rum) 1(h)
ZAGREB (Hrv) - DINAMO M. (Bel) 1
Šamberi (Fra) - Silkeborg (Dan) 1
ATLETIKO M. (Špa) - CELJE (Slo) 1(h)
Ademar (Špa) - Monpelje (Fra) 2

Bundesliga Opta Facts: Matchday 21

SpVgg Greuther Fürth v VfL Wolfsburg
Furth and Wolfsburg have met in two competitive matches: On matchday four this season (1-1) and in the German Cup 2006/07 (Last sixteen; Wolfsburg won 3-1 at Furth).
Furth have not won any of their ten Bundesliga home games (D3 L7) scoring only four home goals in these matches.
Furth are only the fourth team in Bundesliga history to have failed to win any of their first ten home games in a season.
Wolfsburg have collected 13 of their 23 points on the road (only four teams more). Four of their six Bundesliga victories have come on the road.
With their 2-1 victory at Schalke last week, Furth put an end to their horrible run of 17 BL matches without victory (D6 L11).
Wolfsburg seem to have their problems with Bundesliga newcomers: They have never won a league game against (last season's newcomer) Augsburg (D2 L2) or Furth (D1).
Furths' winter signing Nikola Djurdjic became the match winner at Schalke last week: The Serbian assisted for the equalizer by Felix Klaus (1-1) and scored the game-winning goal in injury time.
Diego has been involved in six of Wolfsburg's last seven BL goals (two goals, four assists). The midfielder is waiting for his 50th Bundesliga goal (currently 49).
Wolfsburg´s Dieter Hecking has lost seven of his ten coaching duels (competitive games) against Furth (2D).
Furth player Gerald Asamoah has appeared in 20 Bundesliga matches against Wolfsburg (W5 D9 L6). No other active BL player made more than 20 games against the same club in the top flight.

Hannover 96 v 1899 Hoffenheim
Hoffenheim have won five of their nine BL duels against Hannover. Against no other club have they won more than five times in top flight (five victories also against Monchengladbach).
Against no other team have Hoffenheim scored as many BL goals as against Hannover: 18.
No team in the top flight has conceded as many goals as Hoffenheim (44) and Hannover (39).
No other keeper has conceded as many BL goals this season as Hannovers' Ron-Robert Zieler (39). note: three different keepers have been active for Hoffenheim this season).
In 2013 no team in the top flight has faced as many shots as Hannover (70) and no team has attempted as few shots (20).
Hannover have won their last three Bundesliga home games.
No team has gained as few points on the road this season as Hoffenheim (four in nine games).
Hannover have already played 33 competitive games this season (like no other BL club). Hoffenheim on the other side have played only 21 competitive games (like only Frankfurt).
Hannover have scored as many as 15 goals resulting from set pieces, the most in the league.
Hoffenheim have conceded as many as 19 goals resulting from set pieces, also a league-high figure.
In 2013, Kevin Volland has scored 100% of Hoffenheims' goals. He has had a hand in six of their last nine BL goals (three goals, three assists).
Hannover midfielder Szabolcs Huszti has appeared in 99 BL games (all for his current club), his teammate Jan Schlaudraf has currently made 149 BL games and Sergio da Silva Pinto 199 BL games.
Mirko Slomka was dismissed as Schalke coach in April 2008 by Andreas Müller who is now manager at Hoffenheim.

Borussia Monchengladbach v Bayer Leverkusen
Monchengladbach have not won any of their last 20 home games against Leverkusen (D15 L5). There has never been a longer winless home run by club against another in Bundesliga history.
Monchengladbach´s last home victory over Leverkusen came on February 25th, 1989 (2-0).
In their last nine BL duels, 38 have been were scored at an average of 4.2 per game. Leverkusen have failed to score in only one of their last 27 BL top flight duels against Monchengladbach (0-0 at Monchengladbach in 2003/04).
Mönchengladbach have won their last three Bundesliga home games and have lost only one of their last seven (BL games at home; W4 D2 and a 1-2 loss against Stuttgart on matchday 12).
Leverkusen have failed to win their last two BL games on the road (D1 L1). They have, however, never gone without victory in three consecutive BL away games this season.
Monchengladbach coach Lucien Favre has lost only one of his seven BL duels against Leverkusen (W4 D2). This loss came in December 2007 (0-3 with Hertha BSC Berlin).
Monchengladbach defender Tony Jantschke and Leverkusen defender Omer Toprak will miss the game due to suspension. Toprak has missed two BL games so far this season, they both resulted in a loss for Leverkusen.
Stefan Kiessling hasn't scored in his last two games. He has still been waiting for his 100th goal in the top flight (currently 99).
Against no team has Stefan Kiessling won more Bundesliga matches than against Monchengladbach (eight, like vs. Hoffenheim and Wolfsburg).
Monchengladbach player Alexander Ring was active as a youth player for Bayer Leverkusen between 2000 and 2008.

VfB Stuttgart v Werder Bremen
Stuttgart have lost only one of their last six duels against Werder Bremen (W2 D3).
Stuttgart have won five of their last six home games against Werder Bremen (one loss in October 2009). They have scored at least four goals in each of these five home victories.
Stuttgart are the only team in 2013 who have failed to win or to draw in the top flight.
Stuttgart have lost their last four Bundesliga games. A longer run of this kind last came in May/June 1987 when they lost seven consecutive BL games (club record).
With their 2-0-victory last week over Hannover, Bremen stopped their run of four BL games without victory.
However, Bremen have failed to win back-to-back in the top flight for 15 months.
No other team have collected as many red cards this season as Bremen and Stuttgart (five each).
Bremen´s next one will be their 100th red card in the Bundesliga.
Stuttgart have already conceded seven goals in 2013 - only Hannover and Bremen more (eight each).
Martin Harnik joined Bremen in January 2006, he appeared for them in 17 Bundesliga matches (one goal). Harnik has scored three goals in his last two matches against Bremen.
Stuttgart coach Bruno Labbadia turns 47 one day before the game.
Labbadia appeared for Bremen from 1996 to 1998, scoring 18 goals in 63 Bundesliga games.
Bremen striker Nils Petersen scored his first brace in the top flight last week against Hannover (2-0).
Petersen has contributed to more goals than any other Bremen player this season (nine goals, three assists).
No BL keeper has conceded as many goals from distance as Bremen keeper Sebastian Mielitz (9) and Stuttgart keeper Sven Ulreich (8).

FC Bayern Munich v FC Schalke 04
Bayern have won their last four Bundesliga duels against Schalke. They have, however, never won more than four consecutive duels against them in top flight.
Schalke have a deficit of 22 points against Bayern who top the Bundesliga with 51 points. They haven't had such a high deficit to Bayern before a direct duel in the top flight for almost ten years (2002/03, 29-point-deficit before their duel on matchday 34).
Only Furth (five points) and Hoffenheim (four) have gained fewer points from their last nine Bundesliga games than Schalke (six).
Bayern's current record of 51 points and +44 goals has never been reached by any other team in the Bundesliga after 20 games. They have gained 51 points themselves in their 2005/06 campaign, however they had a worse goal difference back then (+26).
Bayern haven't lost any of their last 16 competitive matches. After losing against Leverkusen in October (1-2), they have won twelve of their 16 competitive matches (D4).
Schalke have won only one of their last ten competitive games (D4 W5).
Bayern have been playing a brilliant season so far: No other team have managed to concede only seven goals after 20 games in Bundesliga history.
No other team have managed to keep 14 clean sheets after 20 games in Bundesliga history.
No other team have managed to keep a clean sheet throughout 2013 so far.
Mario Mandukic has had a hand in six of Bayern's last seven Bundesliga goals (five goals, one assist). No other player has scored as many Bundesliga goals in 2013 (5). The striker currently leads the Bundesliga top scorers (14 goals).
Mario Gomez has had three short appearances in 2013, playing only 20 minutes altogether.
Arjen Robben has had two appearances in 2013, playing 34 minutes. He hasn't been involved in a Bundesliga goal this season (7 appearances).
Schalke striker Klaas-Jan Huntelaar hasn't scored a Bundesliga goal in 433 minutes. He has scored only two goals in his last 13 BL appearances. His last goal came on November 27th, 2012 (1-3 defeat at Hamburg).
Manuel Neuer will appear for the fourth time against his former club, he has won each of the first three duels without conceding a goal. The German national was active for Schalke for more than 20 years (1991 - 2011; 156 BL appearances)

FC Augsburg v 1. FSV Mainz 05
Andreas Ivanschitz and Adam Szalai scored the goals in Mainz' 2-0 victory over Augsburg on matchday four.
Augsburg and Mainz have met in twelve competitive matches with Augsburg winning five and Mainz three games (D4).
Augsburg's first victory in Bundesliga history came on the road against Mainz (1-0, matchday 9, 2011/12).
Only Augsburg, Dortmund and Bayern Munich remain undefeated in 2013. Only three teams have gained more points in 2013 than Augsburg (five).
Augsburg haven't won any of their last six home games (L3 D3). Their only home victory this season came in October 2012 against Bremen (3-1).
Augsburg have lost all 17 BL games in which they have faced a deficit at half-time.
Only in 2010/11 have Mainz gained more points from their first 20 games (36) than currently (30).
Thomas Tuchel (39 years) and Markus Weinzierl (38) are the youngest coaches in the top flight.
Tuchel played for Augsburg as a youth player (1988 - 1992). He later coached the club's under-19 team in 2005/06 and the Reserves in 2007/08.
Mainz keeper Christian Wetklo has appeared in 99 Bundesliga games (all for Mainz). Only Elkin Soto (131 matches) and Nikolce Noveski (201) have appeared in more Bundesliga games for Mainz.
Mainz goal getter Adam Szalai (eleven goals) will be back on the pitch. He missed last week's match vs. Bayern due to previously picking up his fifth yellow. His teammate Nicolai Müller will miss the game (fifth yellow).

SC Freiburg v Fortuna Dusseldorf
Freiburg have faced 34 different clubs in their Bundesliga history. Dusseldorf are the only of these who have never lost against Freiburg (W2 D3).
Only against Bayern Munich do Freiburg have a lower points per game average (0.52) than against Dusseldorf (0.60).
Freiburg and Stuttgart are the only teams to have failed to win in 2013 (Freiburg: D2 L1), they have also scored the fewest goals this year (one each).
Dusseldorf have gained only one point from their last six away games. Only Nurnberg have been waiting longer for an away victory in the top flight.
Dusseldorf (currently 24 points) have gained 2 more points from their first 20 games than in 1996/97 (which resulted in their relegation). They have never been relegated when they have gained at least 23 points from their first 20 games.
Dusseldorf have lost all three games played on a Sunday this season. They have only won one of their 14 games on a Sunday in their Bundesliga history (D7 L6 and a 2-0 home victory over Karlsruhe in March 1996).
Freiburg have kept a clean sheet in four of their last five home games. They will equal their club record (=three consecutive clean sheets in home games) if they manage to keep another clean sheet against Dusseldorf.
Freiburg have lost for the third time this season after previously leading 1-0 (1-2 at Hoffenheim last week).
Kruse vs. Kruse: Freiburg player Max Kruse (5 goals, 5 assists) is his team's top scorer, Robbie Kruse (4 goals, 5 assists) is Dusseldorf´s top scorer. The latter has had a hand in six goals in his last six Bundesliga matches (3 goals, three assists).
Stefan Reisinger will return to his former club Freiburg for the first time after moving to Dusseldorf. He had been a fan favourite at Freiburg from 2009 - 2012 (72 BL games, 10 goals). Reisinger has never won a competitive match against Freiburg (D4 L3).

Premier League Opta Facts – February 9-11

Tottenham Hotspur v Newcastle United
Tottenham have scored the highest proportion of goals in the second half of games this season (74%).
Newcastle have lost each of their last three Premier League trips to White Hart Lane without scoring a single goal.
The Magpies have won just one of their last 11 Premier League trips to the capital (W1 D2 L8).
Referee Phil Dowd has awarded more penalties than any other official in the Premier League this season (8 in 16 games).
Tottenham have won eight and lost just one of their last 13 Premier League matches (D4).
Spurs have managed to net just one goal in the first half of their last 11 Premier League games.
Tottenham have been caught offside fewer times than any other team in the Premier League this season (38); probably through lack of minutes for Emmanuel Adebayor who was caught offside more often than any other player in 2011-12 (52).
The Magpies' woodwork has been struck a league-high 16 times in the Premier League this season.
Tottenham have eight points fewer than they did at the same point in 2011-12, but took just 16 points from their last 13 games last season.
27 points and a goal difference of -11 is Newcastle United's worst ever record in the Premier League after 25 games of a season.

Chelsea v Wigan Athletic
Chelsea have scored exactly two goals in each of their last four Premier League games and on each of the last three occasions one has been netted by Frank Lampard and one by Juan Mata.
Wigan have kept just one clean sheet in their last 15 Premier League games.
Chelsea have won 12 and lost just one of the 15 Premier League meetings with Wigan Athletic.
Demba Ba has scored four goals in four Premier League games against Wigan - only against West Brom (5) has he scored more.
Chelsea have won the most penalties in the Premier League this season (8) while Wigan have conceded the most (7).
Juan Mata has been involved in 19 goals (10 goals, nine assists) in 20 PL starts for Chelsea this season.
Juan Mata has the joint-most goal assists in the Premier League this season along with Lukas Podolski and Steven Gerrard (9).
Referee Mike Dean averages the most cards shown of any official in the Premier League (4.1 per game) and is the strictest in terms of fouls per card (one per 5.7 offences committed).
Wigan Athletic have won just one of their last 12 Premier League games (W1 D4 L7) and no side have won fewer points (7) in the Premier League than the Latics during this spell.
Chelsea have won just one of their last six matches in all competitions (W1 D4 L1).
The Blues have dropped seven points from winning positions in their last four Premier League games.

Norwich City v Fulham
A higher proportion of the goals Norwich have scored this season have been from headers than any other team in the top flight (36%).
Fulham have gone 11 Premier League games without a clean sheet; the longest current run in the top-flight.
Fulham have won nine and lost none of the last 11 meetings with Norwich in all competitions.
Damien Duff has scored in three of his five Premier League games against Norwich and in two of three while playing for Fulham.
After a 10-match unbeaten run (W6 D4 L0), Norwich City have won none of their last eight Premier League matches (W0 D3 L5).
Only Reading (145) have allowed the opposition more shots on target against them than Fulham (139).
Only Norwich and West Brom (9 each) have conceded more goals from outside the box than Fulham (8).
The Canaries are one of three Premier League teams yet to win a penalty in the Premier League this season (along with Swansea and Tottenham).
The Whites have won just three of their last 17 Premier League matches (W3 D6 L8).
Norwich have failed to score in three of their last four Premier League games and netted just once in the other game against Spurs.

Stoke City v Reading
Stoke have scored the highest proportion of goals in the opening 15 minutes of matches of any team in the top division this season (25%).
Reading have scored the highest proportion of goals in the final 15 minutes of games (41%) and the most in total in that period (13).
Adam Le Fondre has scored five goals in his last four Premier League appearances, all off the substitutes bench.
Stoke City have won just one of their last 10 Premier League matches (W1 D5 L4).
The Potters have mustered fewer shots on target this season than any other team in the top flight (75).
Reading have won four and lost none of the last seven meetings with Stoke City in all competitions (excl. penalty shootouts).
Stoke have committed more fouls than any other team in the Premier League and earned the joint-most cards (49 yellows, two reds) along with Aston Villa.
The Royals have allowed their opponents more shots on target against them than any other team in the top-flight (145).
Following a run of seven straight defeats, Reading have lost just one of their last seven Premier League matches (W4 D2 L1).
Stoke have scored the highest percentage of goals from set pieces in the top flight this season (58%).

Sunderland v Arsenal
Arsenal have conceded 62% of their goals in the first half of games - a league high proportion - and conceded fewer in total after the break than any other team (11).
Just three of Arsenal's 23 attempts at goal were on target as they drew 0-0 with Sunderland in the reverse fixture at the Emirates earlier this season.
Per Mertesacker injured his ankle ligaments on Sunderland's poor pitch in this fixture last season and the Black Cats took advantage to open the scoring in a 1-2 defeat to the Gunners.
The Gunners have lost just one of their last nine trips to the north east in the Premier League (W3 D5 L1).
Arsenal have won 10 and lost just one of their last 18 Premier League games against Sunderland, but they did lose in last season's FA Cup against the Wearsiders at the Stadium of Light.
Lukas Podolski has had a hand in 10 goals in his last eight Premier League apps for Arsenal (four goals, six assists).
Sunderland have won just one game against a team in the top half of the table this season (W1 D5 L7).
Sunderland's Danny Rose scored his one and only Premier League goal with a tremendous volley on his Premier League debut against Arsenal while playing for Tottenham.
If only second half performances were taken into account, Arsenal would be 2nd in the Premier League table to Man City on goals scored (49 points each).
There have been fewer goals scored at the Stadium of Light than at any other Premier League ground (26), in contrast to the most being netted at Arsenal's Stadium the Emirates (51).

Swansea City v Queens Park Rangers
Swansea have dropped just two points from winning positions in the Premier League this season, fewer than any other team.
The Swans have scored the lowest percentage of set piece goals this season (9%) and conceded the highest proportion (54%).
Swansea netted five goals from juts six shots on target when they trounced QPR at Loftus Road on the opening day.
QPR have drawn their last four Premier League matches, with three of those games ending 0-0.
Rangers have scored with just 7.8% of their shots this season, the lowest conversion rate in the top flight and meaning they need, on average, 13 shots for every goal scored.
Gerhard Tremmel has saved the highest percentage of opposition shots on target of any 'keeper in the top flight (81.7%).
The German stopper has also been forced into a save every 21 minutes on average - no goalkeeper has been more busy (level with Julio Cesar).
Swansea City are on the longest run of any current Premier League without having won a penalty (35 games).
Ashley Williams has blocked more shots than any other player in this season's Premier League (33).
QPR have used more players than any other Premier League team this season (29) after using the most in 2011-12 (35).

Southampton v Manchester City
Southampton have dropped more points from winning positions than any other team in the Premier League this season (24).
The Saints netted from their only two shots on target when they lost to Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium earlier this season.
Edin Dzeko has scored five goals in his last six Premier League appearances.
Rickie Lambert has scored five goals in his last eight Premier League matches but all of them have come in away games.
The Saints have hit the target with just 40.2% of their shots this season, the lowest shooting accuracy in the top division.
Morgan Schneiderlin has made more interceptions (84) and more tackles (99) than any other player in the top flight this season.
Southampton have won none of their games against team currently in the top half of the Premier League table (W0 D5 L8).
Manchester City have won nine and lost none of their 10 games against teams currently in the bottom eight places in the Premier League table.
Manchester City have allowed their opponents fewer shots on target against them than any other team in the top flight (65).
Six of Southampton's last eight Premier League matches have ended as draws (W1 D6 L1) while Man City have drawn their last two.

Aston Villa v West Ham United
Aston Villa have recovered fewer points than any other team from matches they have been trailing this season (two).
Villa have conceded the highest proportion of second half goals of any team in the Premier League (69%).
Paul Lambert's side are on a run of nine Premier League games without a clean sheet; only Fulham (11 games) are on a longer current run in the PL.
Christian Benteke has now scored in four successive appearances for Aston Villa in all competitions (five goals).
Referee Mark Clattenburg has shown more red cards than any other official this season (six in 14 games).
Villa have won none of their last eight Premier League games (D3 L5) and overall they have picked up just 31 points in their last 40 Premier League games. The Hammers have earned 30 points in their last 25 PL matches.
Aston Villa have seen fewer opponents booked against them than any other team in the Premier League (20 yellows, one red).
Only Stoke (326) have committed more fouls in the Premier League this season than West Ham (319).
The Hammers have taken just one point from the last 21 available on the road and scored just five goals in their last nine games away from home in the Premier League.
Aston Villa have scored just two goals in their last seven Premier League matches at Villa Park.

Manchester United v Everton
Manchester United have recovered more points from losing positions than any other team in the top flight this season (27).
Manchester United have scored the most headed goals in the top flight this season (13) while Everton have conceded the most (12).
The Toffees have scored the highest proportion of first half goals of any team in the top division this season (58%).
Everton have also been susceptible to conceding early with a league-high 30% of goals conceded being shipped in the opening 15 minutes.
Wayne Rooney has scored eight goals in his last seven Premier League appearances and has scored or assisted 17 goals in 17 Premier League apps overall this term.
Manchester United have earned more points this season than they have ever done in Premier League history after 25 games (62).
After a run of one win in 29 games against Manchester United in the Premier League (W1 D5 L23), recent meetings have seen a more even match-up with both sides having won two and drawn two of the last six encounters.
The Red Devils have won 15 and lost none of the last 19 Premier League games against Everton at Old Trafford.
Sir Alex Ferguson's side have scored with 21% of their shots this season, the best conversion rate in the top flight.
Everton have lost just one of their last 13 Premier League games (W5 D7 L1), while Man Utd are 13 without defeat (W11 D2 L0).

Liverpool v West Bromwich Albion
Liverpool have scored the joint-most goals from outside the penalty area of any team in the top division (9), while West Brom had conceded the joint-most from long range going into the weekend (9, along with Norwich)..
Daniel Sturridge has scored in three of his four Premier League appearances for Liverpool.
Steven Gerrard has now equalled his highest ever assist total in a single Premier League season (9).
Liverpool haven't beaten any of the other teams in the top half of the Premier League this season going into this weekend (P13 W0 D7 L6).
After losing the first nine Premier League games against Liverpool without scoring a single goal, West Brom have won three of the last four (W3 L1).
Liverpool have won just one of their last 10 Premier League games where the opposition has scored (W1 D5 L4).
The Baggies have lost five and won none of their last six Premier League matches.
Luis Suarez has averaged a shot every 21 minutes, a more prolific rate than any other player in the top flight.
Brendan Rodgers' side have kept five clean sheets in their last six Premier League matches at Anfield including the last three in a row.
West Brom have kept just one clean sheet in their last 29 Premier League away games but that was in their 1-0 win at Anfield in April 2012.

Tipovi na blic

HUSNIJA FAZLIĆ,
SKAUT VERDERA (NEMAČKA 1)

Seltik štedi municiju

Štedeće se municija ovog vikenda. Mnogi klubovi, po običaju, a zbog predstojećih obaveza na evro-sceni, neće upotrebiti svo oružje u prvenstvenim okršajima. Mi smo tu da vas upozorimo na to, pa je pred vama spisak svih mečeva ekipa koje naredne nedelje nastupaju u Ligi šampiona i Ligi Evrope.

Krenućemo od Seltika, koji je već prišio novu šampionsku zvezdicu u Škotskoj, a sledi mu duel sa Juventusom u osmini finala elitnog takmičenja pod okriljem UEFA. Valensija se proteklog vikenda istrošila protiv Barselone, čeka je susret sa Pari Sen Žermenom, pa joj gostovanje Selti verovatno ne spada u najvažnija. Mančester sa Realom igra derbi ove runde Lige šampiona, što značajno povećava šanse Evertonu, pogotovo kada znamo da je klub iz Liverpula ove sezone samo dvaput poražen na strani.
D. Ar.

LIGA ŠAMPIONA
Invernes – SELTIK 2 1.50
JUVENTUS – Fiorentina 1 1.60
Selta – VALENSIJA 2 2.60
PSŽ – Bastija 1 1.15
DORTMUND – Hamburg 1 1.25
REAL M. – Sevilja 1 1.30
MANČESTER J. – Everton 1 1.60
* Velikim slovima napisana su imena učesnika evro-kupova.

Mafija «gasi» kladionice

Skandal neviđenih razmera danima potresa svetsku fudbalsku javnost. Evropska policijska služba („Evropol”) otkrila je kriminalnu grupu, koja je širom planete „vedrila i oblačila” najvažnijom sporednom stvari na svetu. Istragom, koja je trajala 18 meseci, je utvrđeno da je na tlu Evrope namešteno čak 380 utakmica, dok je van Starog kontinenta sumnjivo još bezmalo 300 mečeva.

Mreža kladioničarske mafije širila se iz azijske prestonice klađenja, Singapura, odakle je mitom i korupcijom inficirala preko 30 zemalja. Najviše se nameštalo u Turskoj, a ništa manje mafija nije „štedela” Nemačku, Švajcarsku, Hrvatsku, BiH, Sloveniju... Uplate na dogovorene ishode vršene su sa Dalekog istoka, uglavnom, preko interneta, odakle je jedino moguće klađenje na sumnjive mečeve, koji su u Evropi pod blokadom ili ih nema u ponudi.
M. C.

Broj nameštenih utakmica po zemljama
79 – Turska
70 – Nemačka
41 – Švajcarska
32 – Finska
20 – Mađarska
19 – Belgija
18 – Hrvatska
16 – Austrija
2 - Crna Gora

„Napadnuta” i Francuska

- Na spisku „Evropola” nalazi se 20 mečeva iz druge lige Belgije, a sve sumnjive utakmice odigrane su između 2008. i 2011. godine i nemaju veze sa kladioničarskim skandalom koji se dogodio u toj zemlji pre nekoliko sezona.
- Francuske nema na spisku zemalja u kojima se nameštalo, ali saznali smo da je prethodne sezone bilo pokušaja. Naime, jedna kladionica je prijavila sumnjive uplate na dva drugoligaška meča, ali konkretnih dokaza nije bilo.