La Liga Opta Facts: 12-15 April

Real Betis v Sevilla
Sevilla have only lost two of their last 12 top-flight derbies played as the visiting side (W2 D8), and are unbeaten in their last four (1W 3D).
The Green-and-Whites, who are unbeaten in six home games (3W 3D), will face a Sevilla side with the second-worst away record in La Liga; only Celta (four) have taken fewer points than them (seven) on the road.
Real Betis recorded their biggest win of the season against Granada last time out (5-1); Sevilla, meanwhile, recorded theirs in the reverse fixture v Real Betis (also 5-1).
That 5-1 victory at the Sanchez Pizjuan was the second-biggest in this fixture in La Liga after Sevilla's 5-0 win back in January 1943.
This match will see the top two Spanish goalscorers in La Liga this season meeting off; Negredo (17) and Ruben Castro (15).
72% of the last 18 goals scored by Real Betis in La Liga (13) have been netted by either Ruben Castro (six), Dorlan Pabon (four) or Jorge Molina (three).
Alvaro Negredo and Robin van Persie have both missed 22 "big chances" this season; the most across the top five European leagues.
Federico Fazio has scored three league goals against Real Betis; against no side has he bagged more in La Liga.
Only one of the 43 goals Real Betis have conceded in La Liga this season has come from outside the area.
Unai Emery has already won the same number of games in charge of Sevilla as Michel this season (six) despite taking charge of 11 games fewer.
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Real Valladolid v Getafe
Valladolid have only won two of their seven top-flight meetings with Getafe (D2 L3).
In the three previous meetings between Real Valladolid and Getafe at the Zorrilla, only one goal has been scored and it resulted in a home win.
The Madrid-based side have never won at the Zorrilla in the top-flight, though two of their three trips there have ended level (1L).
Djukic's side have lost their last three league games and are winless in five, their worst run without a victory this term.
If Getafe avoid defeat here, they will equal their record of eight games without defeat in La Liga set between 2004/05 and 2005/06.
Oscar has reached double figures for goals this season, equalling his best ever season in La Liga set in his last campaign with Valladolid (2003/04).
Getafe have not conceded in 516 minutes of league football; Mallorca were the last team to net against them back in February.
Only Real Madrid have scored as many goals in the opening 15 minutes of games as Valladolid (12).
Valladolid have lost more games having scored the first goal this season (five) than any other team, while Getafe are yet to lose one having netted the opener.

Levante v Deportivo La Coruna
Levante have won their last two clashes with Deportivo in the Primera, though both of those victories came at the Riazor.
The Galician side have won their last two visits to the Ciutat de Valencia in the top-flight.
Levante have only won one of their last nine league games (D4 L4) but that was in their last home game (1-0 v Sevilla).
Deportivo have won their last three league games, their best run of the campaign.
Deportivo have scored more goals in their last three games (nine) than they had mustered in the rest of 2013 combined (eight goals in 10 games).
Levante have conceded more penalties than any other team in La Liga this season (nine).
Deportivo are yet to keep a clean sheet on the road this season and have conceded an average of 2.6 goals per game away from home this term.
Michel has participated in more goals than any other Levante player this season (five goals and six assists).

Espanyol v Valencia
Espanyol have won only one of their last seven meetings with Valencia in La Liga (D1 L5); 4-0 in the clash at Cornella last season.
Espanyol have won three of their last five home meetings with Valencia in the Primera, however (D1 L1).
Espanyol are unbeaten in eight home league game (W5 D3), a run that coincides with the arrival of Javier Aguirre as manager.
Valencia have lost just one of their last seven away league games (4W 2D) but are without a win in three.
Sergio Garcia has directly participated in each of Espanyol's last five home league goals (three goals, two assists).
Roberto Soldado has scored three goals in three league games for Valencia against Espanyol.
The side from Barcelona have conceded nine goals from corner situations this season, a league-high figure.
No side has drawn more league games than Espanyol (nine) this term.

Malaga v Osasuna
Malaga have not beaten Osasuna in the league since April 2009, losing two and drawing five since then, with the last three all ending level.
The Reds have scored at least one goal in each of their last five trips to La Rosaleda in La Liga.
Malaga have only won one of their last six games on home soil (D3), with that win coming against Athletic Bilbao.
Osasuna's last five away victories in the league have all come by a margin of two or more goals.
The last time Osasuna had scored fewer than 26 goals after 30 games played was back in 1993/94 (21), when they were relegated.
Jose Luis Mendilibar has only won one of eight top-flight meetings with Malaga as a coach (D4 L3), though that win did come against Manuel Pellegrini.
The last seven goals scored by Malaga in the league have all been the work of South American players.
In his first three La Liga games, Pedro Morales has collected two goals and two assists.
Osasuna have not lost any of the eight games in which Kike Sola has netted this season (W6 D2).
Osasuna are the only team in La Liga for whom a defender has not netted this season.

Rayo Vallecano v Real Sociedad
Rayo Vallecano have won seven and lost none of their last eight home games in La Liga against Real Sociedad (1D).
The Basque side have won their last two league games against Rayo, however, they have not won three in a row against them in La Liga since 1989/90.
Rayo have scored at least twice in four of their last five home games against Real Sociedad in La Primera.
Paco Jemez's side need only victory to equal the record of most wins set by a Rayo Vallecano side in a single campaign (15 in 1999/00).
Real Sociedad are unbeaten in 12 league games (7W 5D), the second best unbeaten run of any team all season (Barcelona 19).
Piti has directly participated in four of the last five goals scored by Rayo in the league (three goals, one assist).
Real Sociedad defenders have netted 10 goals already this season; a joint-high with Barcelona defenders.
The side from Madrid have won all eight home league games in which they have scored the first goal this term.

Atletico Madrid v Granada
Atletico Madrid are unbeaten in eight matches against Granada in La Liga (W5 D3).
Atleti have won 10 of their last 11 home games against Granada in the top-flight, drawing the other.
Granada have not scored a single goal against Atletico in three clashes with them since their promotion to La Liga.
Atletico have only failed to net in one of their home league games this season, coincidentally in their only home defeat of the campaign (v Real Sociedad).
Granada are without a win in seven league games, their worst run in a single top-flight campaign since 1975/76 (nine).
Diego Simeone's side have scored the most penalties this season (eight), while Granada have converted the most spot kicks on the road (four).
Radamel Falcao needs just two more goals to equal the 24 he netted last season, his first in La Liga.
Guilherme Siquiera has participated in four of his side's last six away league goals (three goals, one assist).
Only Aritz Aduriz (eight) has scored the first goal of the game on more occasions than Falcao (seven) this season.

Real Zaragoza v Barcelona
Zaragoza have lost nine consecutive games against Barcelona in La Liga, conceding an average of 3.3 goals per game in this run of defeats.
Los Manos have not beaten Barcelona in La Romareda in La Liga since April 2007, when a Diego Milito goal earned them a 1-0 win.
Barcelona have won their last four trips to La Romareda, their best ever run of wins there in La Liga.
Zaragoza are without a win in 13 league games (D5 L8), though they are unbeaten in three at home (D3).
The Catalans have won the same number of away games this year as they managed in the whole of last season (11) but have only won one of their last five on the road (D2 L2).
At no other away ground has Lionel Messi netted more goals than he has at La Romareda (seven).
Helder Postiga has now netted 11 league goals this season, his best return in La Liga.
Cesc Fabregas (three) and Alexis Sanchez (two) scored the goals as Barcelona won 5-0 last weekend in the first game Lionel Messi had missed this term.
Messi has scored eight more away goals (23) than the whole Zaragoza team have managed at home (15) in La Liga this season.
Since he joined Barcelona, Cesc Fabregas is the top scoring midfielder in La Liga (18 goals).

Athletic Bilbao v Real Madrid
Real Madrid have won 14 of their last 15 league meetings with Athletic (1L), winning 3-0 on each of their last two trips to the San Mames.
Athletic have kept a clean sheet in each of their last six league wins.
If the Lions win this game, they will set a new record for consecutive home league wins under Marcelo Bielsa (currently on two).
If they avoid defeat here, Real Madrid will set their best unbeaten run of this league season (currently eight, seven wins and one draw).
Cristiano Ronaldo scored a headed goal in this fixture at the San Mames last season; he has not scored a headed goal on the road in La Liga since.
Gorka Iraizoz is the last goalkeeper to save a Ronaldo penalty in the league.
Despite that, only Javi Varas (10) has conceded more goals to Ronaldo than Iraizoz in his La Liga career (eight).
Athletic were shown seven cards (six yellows, one red) last weekend, their most in a gameweek this term.
Real Madrid have been caught offside more times than any other team across the top five European leagues this term (130).
Jose Mourinho's side have scored 34 goals from the midfield this season, the most in La Liga (Real Sociedad next on 26).

Mallorca v Celta Vigo
Mallorca are unbeaten in three top-flight meetings with Celta Vigo (1W 2D).
The Galician side have won three of their last five visits to Mallorca in La Liga but are without a win in two (1D 1L).
The Islanders have lost their last three league games, conceding an average of 4.3 goals per game in this run.
Alejandro Alfaro has participated directly in six of the last nine league goals netted by Mallorca.
Celta Vigo have won none of their two league games without top scorer Iago Aspas this season (1D 1L).
Both Mallorca and Celta have lost 18 league games already this season, a joint-league-high.
Tomer Hemed has already netted eight goals this season, equalling his return in his first La Liga campaign last term.
Augusto Fernandez has netted three of Celta Vigo's last four away league goals.
No goalkeeper has conceded more goals in front of his own fans than Dudu Aouate in La Liga this season (23).

Opstaće Deportivo Andrija Delibašić, centarfor Rajo Valjekana i reprezentacije Crne Gore

Od Rajo Valjekana očekivala se borba za opstanak, a ovaj španski prvoligaš bije bitku za Evropu. Velike zasluge za sjajne partije kluba iz predgrađa Madrida pripadaju i centarforu crnogorske reprezentacije Andriji Delibašiću.

- Evropa nam nije imperativ – priznaje Delibašić. – Najvažnije je da igramo bez opterećenja, a ako se ukaže prilika, iskoristićemo je.

Ovog vikenda Rajo Valjekano dočekuje najprijatnije iznenađenje ove sezone, ekipu Sosijedada.
- Mi smo rasterećeni, a naš rival «juri» četvrto mesto i kvalifikacije za Ligu šampiona. Očekujem otvorenu igru sa obe strane i dosta golova.
Šta još da preporučimo našim čitaocima?

- Hetafe je obezbedio opstanak, dok bi Valjadolid pobeda približila istom cilju, pa mislim da će domaćin uspeti da trijumfuje. Uveren sam i da će Deportivo da izbegne poraz od Levantea, jer je u seriji od tri pobede i igra sjajno od kako je promenio trenera. Navijači ponovo pune stadion Deportiva, a počeli su masovno da idu i na gostovanja.

MOJ TIP
Betis – Sevilja 1
VALJADOLID – HETAFE 1
Espanjol – Valensija 2
LEVANTE – DEPORTIVO X2
Malaga – Osasuna 1X
R. VALJEKANO – SOSIJEDAD 3+
Atletiko M. – Granada 1
SARAGOSA – BARSELONA 2
Bilbao – Real M. 1X
Majorka – Selta 1

11.04. (Thu) 21:05 Basel - Tottenham Hot.

PROBABLE LINEUPS

BASEL
Sommer
Steinhofer, Voser, Dragovic, Schar
Salah, Cabral, F Frei, Stocker
Strellar, A Frei

TOTTENHAM
Friedel
Walker, Dawson, Vertonghen, Assou-Ekotto
Sigurdsson, Parker, Dembele, Holtby, Dempsey
Adebayor

After being punished for their complacency at White Hart Lane, Tottenham are in need of a stellar showing to seal victory on their travels for the first time in six outings.

And with William Gallas (calf), Aaron Lennon (knee) and talisman Gareth Bale (ankle) all becoming fresh additions to the Spurs treatment table after last week’s encounter, Andre Villas-Boas will be forced into a number of changes to the starting line-up.

With Jermaine Defoe aggravating an ongoing pelvic injury, Emmanuel Adebayor is expected to lead the line on Thursday, whilst Kyle Naughton is expected to make way for Kyle Walker as the bustling right-back returns from suspension.

Gylfi Sigurdsson is likely to be handed a start after his late equaliser against Everton, alongside Michael Dawson who is expected to fill in for the injured Gallas and Brad Friedel will once again come in for Hugo Lloris.

Basel were little short of a revelation in the first leg, with Marco Strellar, Valentin Stocker and Mohamad Salah all asking a number of questions of the Tottenham rearguard.

The tricky trio are all expected to start Thursday’s clash and may be joined by the experienced Alexander Frei if coach Murat Yakin elects to field two strikers on home turf.

Park Joo-Ho and Marcelo Diaz are both back in contention after returning from suspension, whilst the now-fit Cabral could claim a place in the starting eleven after his second half-cameo at White Hart Lane.

Philipp Degen has also recovered from injury, but is unlikely to displace Mohamed Salah in the starting eleven after the Egyptian’s sterling performance in the first leg.

DID YOU KNOW?

Tottenham goalkeeper Brad Friedel is the oldest player left in this year’s competition and, at 41, is older than both Andre Villas-Boas and Basel coach Murat Yakin.

Jan Vertonghen has appeared in all 1020 minutes of Tottenham’s Europa League campaign.

Spurs and Rubin Kazan are the only two survivors from the seven clubs granted automatic entry to the Europa League at the group stage.

Tottenham have not won a game in any competition without the injured Gareth Bale scoring since New Years Day.

Basel have tasted defeat just once since November, when they lost 1-0 away to Zenit St Petersburg in the last-16 of the Europa League.

The Swiss champions have won their last four home Europa League games without conceding a single goal.

Basel have picked up 23 yellow cards and three red cards in this year’s competition, more so than any other side.

Basel and Tottenham are 11/2 to draw 1-1 with Coral.

Prediction
Despite being the heavy favourites to progress going into the first leg, the pendulum of expectation has most certainly swung in favour of the Swiss champions for the second. And despite no longer having the advantage of being a relatively unknown quantity to Villas-Boas' men, Basel have an impressive home record to fall back on at a ground that has witnessed victories against Bayern Munich and Manchester United within the last 12 months.

With Spurs battling to secure their main priority of achieving a top-four finish after some disappointing Premier League results, their depleted squad travel to St Jakob-Park as the favourites to come away empty-handed.

Editor's Prediction
Basel 1-1 Tottenham

11.04. (Thu) 21:05 Lazio - Fenerbahce

PROBABLE LINEUPS

LAZIO
Marchetti
Gonazalez, Biava, Cana, Radu
Ledesma
Candreva, Mauri, Hernanes, Lulic
Klose

FENERBAHCE
Demirel
Gonul, Yobo, Korkmaz, Ziegler
Kuyt, Topal, Meireles, Topuz
Baroni,
Webo

Goals from Pierre Webo and Dirk Kuyt last Thursday mean Fenerbahce are firmly in the driving seat ahead of the second-leg of this Europa League quarter-final.

Lazio will need all of the cutting edge they can muster in their quest to produce a comeback and progress to the semi-finals of the competition.

Their cause was dented somewhat in the first leg by the sending off of midfielder Ogenyi Onazi, meaning the Biancocelesti will be without his services at the Stadio Olimpico.

The game will also be played behind doors as part of Lazio's punishment for repeated episodes of racist behaviour from supporters - the latest incident coming in February's last-32 clash with Borussia Monchengladbach.

Fenerbahce will be without the injured Emre and Moussa Sow, while defender Bekir Irtegun is suspended.

DID YOU KNOW?

Lazio have won six, drawn one and lost two of their clashes with Turkish opposition.

The Biancocelesti last reached the quarter-finals of a Uefa competition back in 2002-2003 when they beat Besiktas in the last eight of the Uefa Cup.

Lazio striker Libor Kozak is the top goalscorer in this season's Europa League, with eight goals in nine appearances.
Fenerbahce are unbeaten in five Europa League away games and have not conceded in their last four matches on the road in Europe.

Fener have now reached the quarter-finals of all three major Uefa club competitions - Champions League (2007/2008), European Cup Winners' Cup (1963/1964) and this season's Europa League.

Only two clubs have overturned a 2-0 first-leg deficit in the knock-out phase of the Europa League.

Prediction
Lazio need goals and at least two of them if they are to have any hope of reaching the semi-finals, but given Fenerbahce's impressive away record of late, expect them to have enough to hold firm in Italy.

Editor's Prediction
Lazio 1-1 Fenerbahce

11.04. (Thu) 21:05 Newcastle United - Benfica

PROBABLE LINEUPS

NEWCASTLE
Krul
Simpson, Taylor, Yanga-Mbiwa, Gutierrez
Cabaye, Anita
Marveaux, Sissoko, Gouffran
Cisse

BENFICA
Arthur
Pereira, Luisao, Garay, Melgarejo
Matic, Martins
John, Lima, Gaitan
Cardozo

Newcastle manager Alan Pardew faces a lengthy absentee list ahead of Thursday's crunch Europa League clash, with Hatem Ben Arfa (hamstring), Mathier Debuchy (cup-tied), Davide Santon (hip), Cheikh Tiote (hamstring) and Haris Vuckic (knee) all set to miss the game.

Elsewhere, long-term absentee Ryan Taylor is targeting a return in time for the derby game against Sunderland on Sunday, but Fabricio Coloccini and Massadio Haidara are for a place on the bench against the Portuguese outfit after suffering from back and knee strains respectively.

Benfica boss Jorge Jesus faces very few injury worries ahead of the return leg, with Eduardo Salvio remaining a doubt after picking up a knee problem shortly prior to the first leg between the two sides.

DID YOU KNOW?

Newcastle have beaten Metalist Kharkiv and Anzhi Makhachkala in the knockout stages so far, both by a solitary 1-0 aggregate scoreline.

Papiss Cisse has now scored four goals in the 90th minute this season after his last-gasp winner against Fulham.

The Senegal striker, along with Shola Ameobi, is the Magpies' top scorer in the Europa League with three goals each.

Alan Pardew's side have conceded just once at home in six games in the competition this term - that goal coming during the 1-1 draw with Maritimo in November.

Oscar Cardozo is Benfica's top goalscorer this year with 28 goals, six of which have come in Europe.

The Portuguese outfit have scored 107 goals so far this season in all competitons.

They currently sit four points clear ahead of Porto at the top of the domestic league and are unbeaten in 25 games since the start of the season.

Jorge Jesus' side have won their last eight games in a row going into the clash.

Benfica's last five quarter-finals against English opposition have all resulted in elimination.

Newcastle and Benfica are 14/1 to draw 2-2 with Coral.

Prediction
Stopping the visitors from scoring is going to prove Newcastle's biggest task, with their free-flowing opponents posing a constant threat on the break with the clinical figure of Cardozo up front. They may have to throw caution to the wind, though, with a two-goal deficit to overturn - so expect a game full of goals, but also broken hearts for the English side.

Editor's Prediction
Newcastle United 2-2 Benfica

Ligue 1 Opta Facts: 12-14 April

Valenciennes - St Etienne
St Etienne are unbeaten in their last five league games against Valenciennes, winning the last three (W3 D2).
Valenciennes have won none of their last seven games in Ligue 1 (D3 L4), longest current drought alongside Rennes.
Valenciennes have lost more league games in 2013 (7) than during the first half of the season (6).
Valenciennes have conceded 24 goals in 12 top-flight games in 2013, more than any other team.
St Etienne have scored in their last 12 league games, best current run.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is involved in five of the last six away goals for St Etienne in Ligue 1 (4 goals, 1 assist).

Troyes - Paris SG
Paris SG are unbeaten in their last eight encounters against Troyes in Ligue 1 (W6 D2).
Paris SG have never kept a clean sheet in their 10 away league games against Troyes.
Troyes have only won one of their last nine games in Ligue 1 (W1 D6 L2).
Troyes have only kept four clean sheets in Ligue 1 this season, the fewest in the league. On the contrary, Paris SG have kept 19 clean sheets, more than any other team.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic is involved in 57% of Paris SG's goals in Ligue 1 this season (32 out of 56, 26 goals and 6 assists).

Ajaccio - Nancy
The last four league games between Ajaccio and Nancy have ended in a draw.
Nancy have won none of their five trips to Ajaccio in Ligue 1 (D2 L3).
Nancy have won their last three league games, their best run this season.
Ajaccio have scored in each of their last eight home league games, their best run in the top-flight since May-December 2004 (10 games).
Adrian Mutu has scored his last six league goals at home.
Djamel Bakar has scored two of Nancy's last three league goals against Ajaccio in Ligue 1.

Bordeaux - Montpellier
Montpellier have only won once in their 19 trips to Bordeaux in Ligue 1 (W1 D3 L15).
Six players have been sent off in the last four league encounters played in Bordeaux between these two teams.
Montpellier have lost six of their last eight away games in Ligue 1 (W2 L6).
Bordeaux are unbeaten in their last three home games against the title holder in Ligue 1 (W1 D2).
Cheik Diabate has scored in the last two league games played in Bordeaux between these two teams.
Francis Gillot has never won as a manager against René Girard in Ligue 1 (D2 L5).

Brest - Reims
Brest are unbeaten in their last six competitive games against Reims (W3 D3), conceding no goal in the process.
Three of the last four competitive games between these teams have ended 0-0.
Brest have lost their last four league games, worst current run.
Brest have won none of their last nine league games (D2 L7), longest current drought, and have never kept a clean sheet in the process.
Reims have only won one of their last 35 away games in the top-flight (W1 D8 L26).
Bruno Grougi is involved in no goal in his last 13 home league games. He scored 14 goals and delivered nine assists in his previous 37 home league games.

Evian TG - Rennes
Evian TG have lost their two home competitive games against Rennes.
Rennes have only won once in their last 10 league games (W1 D4 L5).
Rennes have failed to keep a clean sheet in their last seven league games, worst current run.
Rennes have lost their last three away league games.
Julien Féret is involved in 50% of Rennes' six goals against Evian TG in Ligue 1 (2 goals, 1 assist).

Lorient - Bastia
Lorient are unbeaten in their six home competitive games against Bastia (W2 D4).
Bastia have won their last three league games, scoring four goals in each of these games.
Bastia have won all of their eight league games after having scored the opening goal this season.
Lorient are unbeaten in their four home league games against a Corsican team (W2 D2).
Florian Thauvin has just scored three braces in a row in Ligue 1.
Jérémie Aliadière is involved in 44% of Lorient's goals this season in the top-flight (21 out of 48 - 12 goals, 9 assists).

Nice - Sochaux
Five of the last six league fixtures played in Nice between these two teams have ended in a draw, Nice winning the other one.
Nice have won 29 home league games against Sochaux, more than against any other team.
Only five goals have been scored in the last six encounters played in Nice between these two teams in Ligue 1.
Nice have scored 16 goals in the last 15 minutes of play in Ligue 1, more than any other team.
Eric Bautheac is involved in four of the last seven goals for Nice in Ligue 1 (2 goals, 2 assists).

Lyon - Toulouse
Toulouse have won none of their 18 league trips to Lyon (D4 L14), losing the last five.
Lyon are winless in their last five league games, their longest drought in the top-flight this season.
Lyon have lost their last three league games for the first time since September 1993.
Lyon have only won one of their six home competitive games in 2013 (W1 D3 L2).
Bafétimbi Gomis has scored six goals against Toulouse in Ligue 1. It's his second favourite opponent after Marseille (7 goals).

Lille - Marseille
None of the last 10 league games between Lille and Marseille has ended in a draw.
17 goals have been scored in the last four games in Ligue 1 between these two teams.
Marseille have scored in each of their last 14 competitive games against Lille.
10 of Marseille's L1 games have ended in a 1-0 win, highest tally in the top 5 European leagues in 2012/13.
Marseille have kept a clean sheet in their last four league games, best current run.
André-Pierre Gignac has scored Marseille's last three league goals.
Salomon Kalou has scored four of the last seven home goals for Lille in Ligue 1.

Bundesliga Opta Facts: 12-14 April

SC Freiburg - Hannover 96
Freiburg have won only two of their 11 Bundesliga meetings with Hannover (D4 L5).
However, Freiburg won their meeting 2-1 in the first half of the season, ending a run of eight consecutive Bundesliga games without victory against Hannover (D4 L4).
Freiburg have won only one home game in the top flight against Hannover (4-1, 1st of May 2004). They haven't won any of their last four home games against Hannover (D2 L2).
Freiburg have lost only one of their last six home games (D2 W3 and a 2-5 loss against Wolfsburg which came on matchday 25).
Freiburg have kept a clean sheet in five of their last six home games.
Freiburg managed to keep a clean sheet in 12 Bundesliga games this season. Never have they kept more than 13 clean sheets within a single Bundesliga season (2000/01).
Bayern are the only side to have kept more clean sheets (18) than Freiburg (12) in the Bundesliga this season.
Hannover have gained only 10 (out of 38 possible) points on the road this season. They have won only 26% of their away games which is the lowest ratio in the top flight.
Hannover are waiting for their 50th Bundesliga goal this season (currently 49). Only in 1965/66 did they also score as many goals (49) in their opening 28 games.
Hannover have failed to score in three of their last four Bundesliga games. However, they have also kept a clean sheet in three of these four matches (goal difference is 2-1 for Hannover in these four games).
No other side have faced as many shots as Hannover (206) in the German top flight in 2013 and no other team have attempted as few shots (101).
Christian Streich has the best points-per-game-average of all coaches in Freiburg's Bundesliga history (1.53), so has Mirko Slomka with Hannover (1.45).
The 1-2 defeat in the first half of the season was Slomka's first defeat against Freiburg (D2 W3).
Max Kruse has been involved in four goals in Freiburg's last four home games (three goals, one assist).

1. FSV Mainz 05 - Hamburger SV
Hamburg won their meeting with Mainz earlier this season (1-0) and could overtake them in the table with another victory.
Mainz haven't won any of their last five home games against Hamburg (D3 L2).
Only against Werder Bremen (six games) have Mainz been waiting longer for a home victory in the Bundesliga.
Hamburg have won only two of their last nine away games (D3 L4) - conceding 14 goals in their last two (2-9 at Bayern Munich, 1-5 at Hannover).
Mainz have drawn seven games in 2013 (like no other team) and they have drawn four of their last six home games.
Against no other side has Ivan Klasnic appeared in as many Bundesliga games as against Hamburg: The striker has lost only two of his 13 meetings with them (D4 W7), scoring three goals.
Nicoalai Müller is looking to make his 50th Bundesliga appearance (currently 49, all for Mainz). He has scored eight of his nine Bundesliga goals in home games.
As a coach, Thorsten Fink hasn't lost any of his four matches against Mainz. His record reads two draws and a victory with Hamburg in the top flight, with another victory coming with FC Ingolstadt in the second division in November 2008.
Fink has never seen a side under his management concede a goal against Mainz.

Bayern Munich - 1. FC Nurnberg
Bayern haven't lost any of their last nine Bundesliga matches against Nurnberg (D4 W5).
Nurnberg have been waiting more than 21 years for an away victory at Munich (D2 L10). Their last victory at Munich came in March 1992 (3-1).
Bayern secured the Championship last week with a 1-0 victory at Frankfurt. Never before had a side won the Bundesliga after only 28 games (previous record was 30 games).
Never before have a team gained as many as 75 points from their opening 28 games. Never have a side collected more than 81 points within one season (Borussia Dortmund, setting this record in 2011/12).
Bayern have won their last 11 Bundesliga games, which is the longest run within a single season in Bundesliga history (new record).
Bayern haven't lost any of their last 19 Bundesliga games, winning 51 out of 57 points (D3 W16).
Nurnberg haven't lost any of their last nine Bundesliga games (D5 W4), which is their longest run in more than six years (11 unbeaten games from November 2006 - February 2007).
Bayern have scored in each of their 28 games this season (like no other team in the Bundesliga). They haven't failed to score since matchday 31 in 2011/12 (0-0 vs. Mainz).
As many as 51.5% of Nurnberg's goals have come following a set piece (like no other side), only 20% of the goals that they have conceded have come from a set piece (like no other team).
Mario Mandzukic scored five goals in his five Bundesliga matches against Nurnberg. Against no other side has he netted as many goals in the Bundesliga.
Philipp Lahm has become the first defender to deliver 10 assists within a single Bundesliga season (since Opta started to record this data in 2004/05). No other player has made more than 10 assists this season (like Thomas Müller and Nurnberg's Hiroshi Kiyotake).

VfL Wolfsburg - 1899 Hoffenheim
Wolfsburg and Hoffenheim have met nine times in the Bundesliga. Wolfsburg have won five, Hoffenheim three of these meetings (D1).
Wolfsburg won the Bundesliga meeting between these two sides earlier this season (3-1).
Wolfsburg have scored in every single BL game against Hoffenheim (22 goals in 9 games; 2.44 goals per game on average).
Wolfsburg haven't lost any of their last four Bundesliga games (D3 W1), which is their longest run since March 2012 (five unbeaten games).
Wolfsburg haven't won any of their last five home games against Hoffenheim (D3 L2)
Hoffenheim have lost six of their last seven games on the road. Their sole victory came against Greuther Furth (3-0)
Hoffenheim have gained only four points from their last ten games away from home (D1 W1 L8)
Wolfsburg have recovered twelve points from a losing position (D6 W2), no other team in the Bundesliga has gained more
Only two other sides have collected fewer points at home than Wolfsburg (12 points). While Hoffenheim have only 7 points on the road - the lowest in the division.
There have been nine managerial changes in the Bundesliga this season - five of those happened at Wolfsburg (2) and Furth (3).
Markus Gisdol became the second manager in Hoffenheim history in the Bundesliga, to win his debut game (3-0 against Dusseldorf last week); the first was Ralf Ragnick.
Furth have two players with a Wolfsburg connection: Fabian Johnson (16 appearances, one goal) and Chris (8 appearances, one goal).

SpVgg Greuther Furth - Borussia Dortmund
The last time these two teams met in a competitive fixture was in the semi-finals of the German Cup in 2011/2012 - with Dortmund coming out on top thanks to an Ilkay Gundogan strike in the 120th minute of extra time.
Dortmund would go on to lift the cup that year after defeating Bayern in the final.
Furth's sole victory against Dortmund came on August 4, 1990, when they were in the fourth division; they ousted them from the first round of the German Cup thanks to a sensational 3-1 victory.
No team in German professional football has ever gone a whole season without winning a game at home; Furth's current record stands at no wins, D4, L10.
Furth's last home victory came exactly one year ago, April 13, 2012, when they won 2-1 against St. Pauli, in the second division.
Dortmund have a good record on the road - only one loss in the last 12 games away from home (L1 D4 W7), against Schalke.
Dortmund have scored 66 games in the first 28 games of the current campaign - a total they've only ever exceeded once, when they scored 68 goals in the first 28 games of the 63/64 season, the debut season of the Bundesliga
The average number of goals-per-game in the 28 games involving Dortmund was 3.57 (100 goals) - a league high.
At the other end of the scale, the average number of goals per game for any of the 28 games involving Furth is 2.29, the lowest in the division.
Furth have failed to score in 16 of their 28 games. Dortmund managed this only once, against Stuttgart on matchday 10 (0-0).
Dortmund striker Robert Lewandowski has more Bundesliga goals this season than the entire Furth squad (18).
Robert Lewandowski has scored in each of his last the Bundesliga appearances - second only to one Gerd Müller who has scored in 16 consecutive Bundesliga games.

Fortuna Dusseldorf - Werder Bremen
Dusseldorf have won only one of their last nine Bundesliga meetings against Bremen (D3 L5). This victory came more than 16 years ago (November 1996) at Dusseldorf (4-1).
Dusseldorf have lost only one of their last six home games against Bremen (D2 W3), a 1-2 loss in June 1991.
Dusseldorf are only five points above the relegation playoff position (16th place in the table, currently occupied by Augsburg) and six off direct relegation (Hoffenheim in 17th place).
Bremen have failed to win any of their last seven Bundesliga games (D3 L4), Dusseldorf are without a win in any of their last six (D2 L4). Only Furth is currently in a longer wait for a victory (8 games).
The last time Dusseldorf had the same number of points as they do at this point of the season (29 points from 28 games) was in the 1996/1997 season, which ended in their relegation.
Each of Werder's last three conceded games were the result of an individual error made my Assani Lukimya.
Dusseldorf coach Norbert Meier (5 years) and Bremen coach Thomas Scahff (14 years) are the longest serving managers at their clubs, among all the other teams in the Bundesliga.

FC Schalke 04 - Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Schalke have fewer wins than losses, at home against Leverkusen in the Bundesliga (L9 D11 W8).
The only other team that Schalke have fewer wins than losses, at home (minimum two home games) is Bayern.
Schalke have won only two of their last fourteen home games against Leverkusen in the Bundesliga (D6 L6).
Schalke, who were 11 points behind Leverkusen as recently as matchday 22, could overtake their opponents with a victory today.
Schalke have won five of their last six Bundesliga games (the sole loss was an 0-3 reversal at Nurnberg).
Only Bayern Munich have gained more points from their last six games (18) than Schalke (15).
Schalke have kept clean sheets in their last two games, the first time they've managed this in two years.
Schalke have scored a league-high 67% of their goals (32 of 48) in the second period.
They have also conceded a league-high 70% of their goals (30 of 43) in the second period.
Julian Draxler scored his eighth goal this season last week against Bremen. He is Schalke's top scorer.
Draxler has been involved in five goals in his last five appearances (4 goals, 1 assist).
Stefan Kießling (48.4%) und Andre Schürrle (50.1%) have the best duel success rates among all Bundesliga forwards this season.

VfB Stuttgart - Borussia Mönchengladbach
Monchengladbach have won only two of their last 29 Bundesliga encounters with Stuttgart (D11 L16).
Monchengladbach have won only one of their last 14 away games at Stuttgart - which occurred the last time they met, in January 2012 (3-0).
Monchengladbach's highest away loss in the Bundesliga came at Stuttgart in September 2010 when they lost 0-7.
For the first time in their history, Stuttgart have accumulated only eight points from the first eleven games after the winter break.
Stuttgart are without a win in any of their last five Bundesliga home games (D1 L4). Their last home victory came against Schalke on December 8th (3-1). This is their longest losing home run since 2009/10 when they had 7 consecutive home games without victory.
Monchengladbach have won only one of their last eight games on the road in the Bundesliga (D4, L3). They have failed to score more than one goal in any of these games (5 goals in total).
Monchengladbach have conceded only five goals in their last seven games (fewer than any other side in the Bundesliga). They have, however, scored only five in these seven games (tied with Furth, with only Frankfurt scoring fewer: 4).
This is Monchengladbach coach Lucien Favre's 75th game at the helm of his current team, as well as his 150th in the Bundesliga.
Only Freiburg have given away more points after a lead (17) than Stuttgart (16) and Monchengladbach (15).
Christian Gentner has never been on the losing side in any of his ten Bundesliga games against Monchengladbach (with Stuttgart and Wolfsburg: D3 W7).
Stuttgart coach Bruno Labbadia and Monchengladbach's director of sports Max Eberl were teammates at Bayern Munich in 1991/92. Eberl made only one appearance in that season (against Stuttgart), he was substituted off in that game for Labbadia.
Monchengladbach defender Martin Stranzl appeared for Stuttgart from the summer 2004 till March 2006 (44 Bundesliga games, 1 goal).

FC Augsburg - Eintracht Frankfurt
The first competitive match between these two teams came earlier this season: Frankfurt won 4-2 at home.
Augsburg, currently in 16th place (relegation playoff position), have gained more points in 2013 (15) than Frankfurt (12) who are jostling for Europa League/Champions League qualification.
Augsburg have won only two of their 14 Bundesliga home games this season (D5 L7), which is the second-worst home record, after Furth (4 points).
Frankfurt have won only one of their last eight Bundesliga games (D3 L4).
Augsburg have lost their last two home games. They have never lost three consecutive home games in the Bundesliga.
Augsburg have scored only 25 goals this season, only Furth has managed fewer (18).
Frankfurt have scored only nine goals since the winter break. Only Furth (7) and Stuttgart (8) have scored fewer.
Augsburg's Jan-Ingwer Callsen-Bracker has been waiting for his 50th Bundesliga game for his side (he's currently on 49 Bundesliga appearances). His teammate, Sascha Mölders, is on 49 competitive matches for Augsburg.
Frankfurt coach Armin Veh started his coaching career in 1990 for FC Augsburg. He was born in Augusburg.
Before their meeting earlier this season, Veh had never before coached a game against Augsburg in the Bundesliga or the second division (he did coach against them in the third division: D1 L2).

Sparta vlada Pragom Miloš Karišik (Liberec, Češka)

Češka je na nogama, jer je ovog vikendapraznik fudbala - derbi između Sparte i Slavije. Poslednjih godina Sparta je preuzela primat u odnosu na komšije, a sudeći po formi i stanju na tabeli, ništa dugačije neće biti ni sada. Sve osim pobede domaćih bilo bi veliko iznenađenje. Rezultatske neizvesnosti neće biti ni u okršaju mog Libereca sa Hradecom. Daleko smo kvalitetnija ekipa i to ćemo sigurno da pokažemo.

Ostravi se loše piše pred gostovanje u ovom kolu, jer se nalazi u slaboj formi, a najbolji igrač Milan Baroš se povredio.
M. C.


MOJ TIP
LIBEREC – HRADEC 1
Pribram – Jihlava 1
SPARTA – SLAVIJA 1
Slovačko – Plzen 2
M. Boleslav – Ostrava 1

11.04. (Thu) 18:00 Rubin - Chelsea

PROBABLE LINEUPS

RUBIN KAZAN
Ryzhikov
Kaleshin, Navas, Sharonov, Ansaldi
Orbaiz, Natcho,
Kasaev, Eremenko, Karadeniz
Rondon

CHELSEA
Cech
Azpilicueta, Ivanovic, Terry, Bertrand
Lampard, Mikel,
Moses, Oscar, Hazard
Torres

Vladimir Dyadyun will compete for a place up front with Salomon Rondon for the hosts, who have no injury concerns to speak of.

Cesar Navas, Ivan Marcano and Roman Sharonov will fight for two places in the centre of defence, while Oleg Kuzmin may replace Gokdeniz Karadeniz on the right-hand side of midfield.

Chelsea face a potential dilemma at left-back, where Ashley Cole's (hamstring) usual deputy Ryan Bertrand is struggling with a virus. Nathan Ake is the club's only other natural left-back, while Paulo Ferreira could fill in from his preferred right-back position.

Gary Cahill is still a couple of weeks away from returning after undergoing minor arthroscopic surgery to shave the meniscus on the knee he damaged in last month's win against West Ham.

With Demba Ba cup-tied, Fernando Torres will continue up front, having scored twice in the first leg at Stamford Bridge.

David Luiz, Ramires and Juan Mata are likely to be rested after playing three games in less than a week, so John Terry, Frank Lampard and Victor Moses should come into the starting line-up.

DID YOU KNOW?

Chelsea have won all five of their previous games against Russian sides, conceding just twice in the process.

The Blues beat Spartak Moscow 2-0 on their last visit to the Luzhniki Stadium, in the 2010-11 Champions League group stage.

John Terry will make his 100th European appearance if he plays in Moscow.

Rubin's only previous home game against English opponents resulted in a 1-0 win over Tottenham in last season's Europa League.

However, the Russians' only three defeats in their last 22 European 'home' games have come when hosting their matches in Moscow, as opposed to their Tsentralnyi Stadion in Kazan.

Having already eliminated Europa League winners Atletico Madrid in the round of 32, Rubin could complete an unlikely double of knocking out the holders of both of last season's European trophies if they overcome Champions League holders Chelsea.

Rubin are 7/1 to beat Chelsea 1-0 with Coral.

Prediction
Rafa Benitez's men have struggled away from home in this competition, and face probably their most difficult trip yet as they make the long journey to Russia. However, the hosts have not been entirely comfortable in their adopted Moscow home, and may have to settle for the consolation of a slender win that sees them crash out of the competition.

Editor's Prediction
Rubin 1-0 Chelsea

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