Aleksandar Brković, trener Partizana, analizira rukometnu Ligu šampiona

Srpski prvak, Partizan, bitisanje na domaćem terenu u Ligi šampiona završava ovog vikenda, kada u Niš stiže moćni Hamburg. Imena Duvnjaka, Lackovića, Lindberga, Vorija, Bitera, Hensa, sigurno će da budu magnet da tribine niškog „Čaira” budu dobro popunjene. Trener crno-belih Aleksandar Brković veruje u još jedan jak otpor renomiranom protivniku.

- Nema bele zastave, pokušaćemo da iznenadimo Hamburg - kaže Brković. - Kladionice su nas opet potcenile, ali ne verujem da ćemo da izgubimo sa velikom razlikom.

Šta mislite o ostalim susretima?
- Monpelje je silno oslabljen odlaskom Nikole Karabatića. Povređen je i Dragan Gajić. Iako su Francuzima bodovi preko potrebni u borbi za četvrto mesto, mislim da su Čehovski Medvedi bliži trijumfu.
PIK Seged bi mogao da iznenadi Dinamo iz Minska i dođe na korak do osmine finala. Metalurg je rešio pitanje prolaska u narednu rundu, pa će rasterećen da putuje u Sankt Peterburg - zaključio je Brković.
Ž. M.

MOJ TIP
PIK Seged (Mađ) - Dinamo M. (Bel) 1
ST. PETERBURG (Rus) - METALURG (Mak) 2(h)
Partizan (Srb) - Hamburg (Nem) 1(h)
ATLETIKO (Špa) - SAVEHOF (Šve) 2(h)
Silkeborg (Dan) - Gorenje (Slo) 2(h)
MONPELJE (Fra) - ČEH. MEDVEDI (Rus) 2

Championship Opta Facts – February 16th

Cardiff v Bristol City
After a run of 23 games without a win in this fixture that ended in 2008, Cardiff have won six and lost just two of their last 10 in the league against the Robins.
The Welsh side have won their last three league games on home soil against City, scoring exactly three in each game.
After no clean sheets in their first 28 league games, Bristol City have kept two in their last three.
The struggling Robins have won as many games in their last four as they did in the previous 21 (three).
Malky Mackay's side have lost just one of their last 15 in the Championship and are unbeaten in eight (W6 D2).
The Red Dragons, who were held 0-0 at Huddersfield last time out, have only twice gone consecutive games without a victory all season.

Birmingham City v Watford
The Blues have won their last five home games against Watford, a run that includes a 1-0 playoff win back in May 1999.
Blues defender Curtis Davies scored the first brace of his league career in this fixture last season, and has since added another one (v Barnsley on Boxing Day).
Birmingham City have scored a 90th minute goal in three of their last four league games; without those strikes, they would be four points worse off.
Lee Clark's side have gone 16 league games without a clean sheet, last keeping one against Bristol City back in November.
The Hornets have scored at least twice in eight of their last nine league games and have only failed to score in one of their last 16.
Gianfranco Zola's side have only lost one of their last eight on the road (W5 D2), though this did come last time out at Bristol City.

Crystal Palace v Middlesbrough
Merouane Zemmama has scored on his last two appearances against Crystal Palace (all competitions).
The last five league meetings between Palace and 'Boro at Selhurst Park have all ended 1-0, with the away side winning three of those games.
Despite this, Middlesbrough have only managed six goals in their last 11 trips to Selhurst Park combined, and never more than once in a single game.
The Eagles have not scored a first-half goal in any of their last five league games, netting all four of their goals after the break in this run.
Palace top scorer Glenn Murray has scored six in his last 10 league games, but has failed to score seven times in this run (three braces).
None of Boro's last 16 league games have ended level (seven wins, nine defeats).

Derby County v Wolverhampton Wanderers
Wolves have not lost in eight league trips to face Derby, last losing at the home of the Rams in May 1993 (D3 W5).
The West Midlands side have only failed to score once in this eight game run, scoring at least twice in each of the other seven (22 in total).
Jamie Ward has scored in each of his last four league appearances.
Nigel Clough's side have only managed one clean sheet in their last nine league outings.
Wolves have only scored two first-half goals in their last 10 league games combined, and both of those were netted by Sylvan Ebanks-Blake.
Struggling Wolves are now without a win in eight league games (D3 L5).

Hull City v Charlton Athletic
Hull are without a win in six against Charlton (D4 L2) and last beat the Addicks in November 1985.
The Londoners are unbeaten in eight trips to Hull in the Football League, winning four and drawing four.
Only one of the last 11 goals Charlton have conceded in the league has come in the first-half.
After a run of three straight wins in early January, Chris Powell's side have gone three without tasting victory (D1 L2).
The Tigers have only lost one of their last six league games at the KC Stadium, suffering a shock defeat to Sheffield Wednesday in January.
The last eight league games involving Hull City have only seen three goals netted before the half-time break.

Ipswich Town v Blackpool
Blackpool have won three and lost none of their last four against Ipswich in the Championship, including a 6-0 drubbing of them back in August.
Despite this, the Seasiders have never won at Portman Road in the Football League, drawing four and losing five of nine previous trips.
All nine league meetings between these sides in Suffolk have seen both sides find the net.
Tom Ince has netted four goals in his last three appearances for Pool.
Blackpool's last five league games have all ended 2-1, with the Lancashire side winning two and losing three in this run.
Ipswich have only won one of their last six league games, drawing two and losing three.

Nottingham Forest v Bolton Wanderers
Bolton are unbeaten in seven meetings with Forest in all competitions, winning three and drawing four and not tasting defeat since October 1995.
The Trotters have only won one of their last seven (D2 L4) and kept one clean sheet in their last 12 league trips to Forest, but both of those came in their most recent game at the City Ground (2-0 in March 2001).
Bolton have only managed one clean sheet in their last eight league games.
Dougie Freedman's side are winless in five away league games, drawing two and losing three.
After consecutive shutouts in December, Forest have gone nine league games without keeping a clean sheet.
The Tricky Trees have lost three successive league games; they have not lost four in a row since December 2011.

OPTA Facts: FA Cup Fifth Round + Fourth Round Replay

Luton v Millwall
Millwall have won four of the five previous meetings between these two sides in the FA Cup; losing the other.
The Lions have won five and lost just one of their last eight clashes with Luton in all competitions.
In the last round, Luton became the first non-league side to win away at a top-flight team in the FA Cup since 1986 (Altrincham beating Birmingham City 2-1).
Luton are competing in fifth round for the first time since 1994.
The Hatters have progressed on five of their last six FA Cup fifth round ties; but never (from four meetings) when facing a team from a higher division.
Millwall have reached the FA Cup fifth round for the second time since they reached the final in 2004 (as well as last season).
Millwall have won 13 and lost none of their last 17 matches in the FA Cup against sides from lower divisions (excluding qualifiers).
Luton Town have won seven and lost none of their last eight games at home in all competitions.
The Blue Square Premier side have conceded just three goals in their last six at home; keeping three clean sheets in that run.
Millwall have won none of their last six on the road (in all competitions); losing four.

Arsenal v Blackburn Rovers
This is the eighth time that Arsenal and Blackburn Rovers have been drawn together in the FA Cup. Arsenal have progressed on four occasions; although Blackburn were victorious in their last meeting (2007 Fifth Round) winning the replay 1-0 (after the initial match ended 0-0).
Arsenal are unbeaten in 34 games against lower ranked sides in the FA Cup (W27 D7).
The Gunners are also unbeaten in 34 FA Cup ties at home (W25 D9).
This will be Arsenal's sixth appearance in the fifth round since winning the trophy in 2005. They have failed to progress on three of the previous five occasions.
Olivier Giroud bagged a brace in the Fourth Round for Arsenal and has scored five in his last five appearances for the London club.
Jordan Rhodes has bagged nine goals in his last 10 appearances for Blackburn in all competitions.
Rovers have won six and lost just one of their last 10 in all competitions.
Arsenal have won five of their last seven in all competitions at the Emirates (D1 L1).
Blackburn have lost three of their last four visits to the Emirates by at least four goals on each occasion (D1; all competitions).
The two games between Arsenal and Blackburn in the Premier League last season produced 15 goals.

MK Dons v Barnsley
This will be the first meeting between MK Dons and Barnsley in the FA Cup.
Three of the previous five meetings between the two clubs in all competitions have ended in draws.
This is the first time MK Dons have reached the fifth round of the FA Cup.
Karl Robinson's side have won four and lost none of their last six home matches in the FA Cup.
Since beating QPR 4-2 in the fourth round, MK Dons have lost three of four matches (D1), scoring only two goals.
Barnsley have won six and lost none of their last seven in all competitions.
Jason Scotland has scored three goals in just 75 minutes of action for Barnsley this season (three sub appearances).
Izale McLeod, who returned to MK Dons in the January transfer window, scored for the Dons in the first ever clash between these two sides back in August 2004.

Oldham Athletic v Everton
Oldham are unbeaten in five matches against Everton in the FA Cup (W3 D2).
The last time the sides met, Oldham left Goodison Park with 1-0 win in the FA Cup third round in 2008.
Everton have won just one of their last five visits to Oldham in all competitions (D2 L2).
Everton are unbeaten in their last seven away games in the FA Cup (W5 D2).
The Toffees have won four of their last six on the road (D1 L1); with their only loss in that run coming at Old Trafford last weekend.
The Latics have won just three of their last 12 (in all competitions). However, two of those wins have come in the last three.
Forward Lee Barnard has scored in each of his two appearances for Oldham signing joining on loan from Southampton.
Left-back Leighton Baines has scored four times in his last eight appearances for Everton in all competitions.

Manchester City v Leeds United
This will mark the sixth occasion that Manchester City and Leeds United have clashed in the FA Cup. Leeds lead the head-to-head with three wins to two.
The two teams met in the fifth round back in 1977. Leeds won 1-0 at Elland Road.
None of the last four matches between the two sides in all competitions have ended in an away win (three home wins and a draw).
The Premier League Champions have won six of their last nine in all competitions but are without a win in three (D2 L1)
Neil Warnock's side have lost five of their last seven on the road (W1 D1; all comps).
The Whites have not kept a clean sheet away from home this season.
Ross McCormack has scored four goals in his last six for Leeds.
Manchester City have conceded just two goals in their last five home games in all competitions; keeping four clean sheets.
The last time the two teams met in March 2004, James Milner started in midfield for Leeds.

Huddersfield Town v Wigan Athletic
The only previous meeting between the two teams in the FA Cup was back 1977. Huddersfield won 2-0 at home.
Wigan have reached the fifth round of the FA Cup for the first time since 1987.
The Latics have won six of their last 10 away FA Cup matches against sides from lower divisions.
Roberto Martinez's side have kept only two clean sheets in their last nine in all comps. Both were in the FA Cup.
Huddersfield have lost 11 of their last 15 FA Cup matches against top flight opposition (W1 D3). The victory (over Birmingham City) came in their last home match against Premier League opposition.
Town have lost two of their last eight (W3 D2), after going on a ten-match run without a victory (D5 L5).
The Terriers' last seven goals in all competitions have been netted by different scorers.
Jordi Gomez has scored twice in Wigan's three FA Cup matches this season.
Shaun Maloney has netted in his last two games for Wigan.

Manchester United v Reading
The last two times Man Utd have beaten Fulham at Old Trafford in the FA Cup (as they did in the last round), they have gone on to win it (2004, 1999).
Manchester United are unbeaten in 12 matches in all competitions against Reading (W8 D4). The last time they lost to Reading was in the FA Cup in January 1927.
The Red Devils have won 15 of their last 19 home ties in the FA Cup (D2 L2).
Sir Alex Ferguson's side have conceded just one goal in their last five FA Cup matches at Old Trafford.
This is the third time in the last four years that Reading have reached the FA Cup fifth round; and only the eighth time in their history. On each of the last two appearances, they have progressed to the last eight.
Only once in the last 12 occasions that Reading have drawn against opponents from the same division in the FA Cup have they progressed to the next round.
Wayne Rooney has scored three goals in his last two starts against Reading.
Adam Le Fondre has scored seven goals in his last seven appearances for Reading in all competitions. He also scored against Manchester United earlier this season.
The clash between the two teams earlier in the season (in the Premier League) saw seven goals scored in the opening 35 minutes.

Chelsea v Brentford
Only once in the last 14 years have Chelsea failed to reach the fifth round of the FA Cup.
Chelsea are unbeaten in four matches (all competitions) against Brentford (W3 D1).
Before last month's clash, their only previous FA Cup meeting came in 1950. Chelsea won 1-0.
Brentford have won just one of their last six (D3 L2).
Chelsea have lost only two of their last 18 replays in the FA Cup; winning 13. Of the three that went to penalties, Chelsea were eliminated twice on spot-kicks.
Fernando Torres' only goal in his last 12 appearances for Chelsea came against Brentford in the original clash.
Marcello Trotta, on loan from Fulham, has scored three in four for Brentford (all comps).
In just nine FA Cup games for Chelsea, Juan Mata has played a part in 10 goals (scored four and assisted six).
Frank Lampard has been involved in 23 goals (scored 14 or assisted nine) in his last 24 appearances in the FA Cup.

Završnica engleskog FA kupa, najstarijeg takmičenja na svetu

Još tri koraka do „Vemblija”. U većini zemalja, Kup je izgubio smisao, ali ne i na Ostrvu. Najstarije takmičenje na svetu, engleski FA kup, koji se igra od davne 1871. godine, pobuđuje veliku pažnju u kolevci fudbala. I ove godine došlo je do „seče” favorita. U osmini finala, u kojem se igra jedan meč, nema Liverpula i Totenhema, ali je svoje mesto našao Luton, član Konferencije.

SUBOTA
LUTON – MILVOL
Međusobni susreti: 22 25 31
07/08 1-1; 0-0 (L1) 00/01 0-1; 0-1 (L1)
05/06 2-1; 1-2 (Š) 99/00 0-2; 0-1 (L1)

Najveće iznenađenje dosadašnjeg dela FA kupa je Luton, koji je u prethodnoj rundi izbacio premijerligaša Noriča, i to na gostujućem terenu. Ekipa koja je ne tako davno igrala u Šampionatu, sada je skliznula u Konferenciju, sa šansama da se eventualno nađe u borbi za baraž. S druge strane, momci iz Pekama, siromašnog kvarta Londona, igraju dobro ove godine u Šampionatu i kandidati su za baraž, za ulazak u Premijer ligu. Tradicija je na strani Milvola, koji je blagi favorit.

ARSENAL – BLEKBURN
Međusobni susreti: 58 31 30
11/12 7-1; 3-4 (P) 09/10 6-2; 1-2 (P)
10/11 0-0; 2-1 (P) 08/09 4-0; 4-0 (P)

„Tobdžije” su u prošloj rundi na jedvite jade izbacile Brajton. Ipak, Arsenal je na domaćem terenu veliki favorit protiv nekadašnjeg šampiona Engleske, koji grca i u Šampionatu, sa malim izgledima da se domogne makar baraža. Arsen Venger će verovatno da promeša karte, jer londonski klub u utorak čeka dvoboj sa Bajernom, u prvom meču osmine finala Lige šampiona.
Ž. M.

15.02. (Fri) 20:45 Milan - Parma

PROBABLE LINEUPS

AC MILAN
Abbiati
Zaccardo, Zapata, Mexes, De Sciglio
Flamini, Ambrosini, Montolivo
Niang, Balotelli, El Shaarawy
PARMA
Pavarini
Benalouane, Paletta, Lucarelli
Biabiany, Mariga, Valdes, Parolo, Gobbi
Amauri, Belfodil

Midfielder Riccardo Montolivo returns to the Milan squad after serving a one-match ban on Sunday against Cagliari, but striker Giampaolo Pazzini has still been struggling with a muscle strain and will likely start on the bench, which means Mario Balotelli will once again play from the beginning.

Left-back Kevin Constant is also unlikely to feature due to an ankle problem suffered in training ahead of last weekend’s match against Cagliari, and defender Daniele Bonera is also set to miss out with a niggling muscle problem.

Parma welcome defender Aleandro Rosi and midfielder Marco Marchionni back from suspension but will be without goalkeeper Antonio Mirante, who is expected to be out two more weeks after undergoing minor knee surgery earlier this month.

Midfielder Daniele Galloppa remains the Gialloblu’s most serious injury worry. The 27-year-old suffered a cruciate ligament injury to his left knee in an October match against Sampdoria, and as of yet there is no timetable for his return.

DID YOU KNOW?
Right-back Christian Zaccardo, acquired in the January transfer window as part of a swap deal with Parma involving Djamel Mesbah, could make his Milan debut against his former club on Friday.

Once struggling to get out of the bottom third of the table, Milan have yet to lose a Serie A match this calendar year and have climbed all the way to fifth in the standings. They can leap-frog Inter with a win on Friday - a result that would also see them pull level with third-place Lazio.

Parma have won just a single match in 2013 and have scored only three goals in their last five matches.
Parma held Milan to a 1-1 draw when these sides last met in September. Prior to that, however, the Rossoneri had beaten the Gialloblu four times in succession, by a combined score of 11-1.

Since joining Milan from Manchester City last month Mario Balotelli has scored three goals in two matches.

Parma have the worst offensive record in Serie A’s top 12 and their highest goal-scorer, Ishak Belfodil, has bagged just seven goals this season.

Prediction
Milan will be desperate to bounce back from last weekend’s draw at Cagliari and rise into the Champions League positions for the first time this season. Parma, meanwhile, struggle to find the back of the net at the best of times. The hosts shouldn’t have much problem here.

Editor's Prediction
Milan 2-1 Parma

SPL Opta Facts - February 15-16

Aberdeen v Dundee
After going eight encounters without a win Aberdeen have won their last two fixtures against Dundee, the first ever time they have recorded consecutive wins over the Dark Blues in the SPL.
Aberdeen's victory over Dundee at Pittodrie earlier this season was their first ever home win against them in the SPL, at their 14th attempt.
The Dons have alternated between a draw and a defeat in their last five league games, for that run to continue they will lose this fixture.
At home the Dons have drawn their last three games, with the last two ending goalless.
Dundee are winless in 11 games, taking just three points from the 33 on offer.
Dundee have netted just six goals on the road this season, every other team except Hearts (11) has managed at least double this.

Celtic v Dundee United
Celtic have never lost to Dundee United at home in the SPL, winning 21 of 27 clashes.
The Terrors have failed to score more than a single goal in any of their last eight visits to Celtic Park.
The Bhoys have won 10 of their last 11 games in the league, losing only to Hibs in this run.
Celtic have netted 15 goals in their last four games and conceded just three in the process.
Dundee United have conceded 10 goals in their last four away games, with their last away trip coming against Celtic on January 22.
Celtic (nor any other side) have not managed to win six consecutive games so far this season.

Hearts v Kilmarnock
Hearts have lost their last four home games against Kilmarnock, failing to score in three of these encounters.
Only one of the last 18 games between these sides at Tynecastle has ended level, with the away side winning only seven of these.
Hearts are unbeaten in four home games at the moment (W3, D1), keeping three clean sheets in these matches.
Conversely Killie have failed to win in five away games (D4, L1) scoring just one goal per game on average in this period.
Only Celtic have claimed more points at home this season than Hearts (21).
Killie have failed to net a first half goal in their last three away games.

Motherwell v Inverness CT
Inverness' Billy McKay is the top scorer in the SPL this season, banging in 17 goals so far.
Aaron Doran has provided 11 assists for his Inverness team mates this season, more than any other player from any club in the league in 2012/13.
Motherwell's Darren Randolph has been forced to make 97 saves so far in this league campaign, more than any other 'keeper in the division.
Motherwell have lost just two of their last 15 SPL games against Inverness, winning 11 of these encounters.
The Steelmen are unbeaten in their last six home games, currently the joint longest run of its kind in the division with Celtic.
Caley Thistle's defeat at St Mirren on their last away trip ended a run of seven road games without a defeat, the joint-longest run of its kind this season.

Ross County v St Johnstone
Ross County are currently unbeaten in six league games, the best run in the SPL at the moment and the second time they have achieved the feat this season.
Ross County are still looking for their first SPL victory over St Johnstone having picked up just one point from their previous two clashes this season.
The Staggies have kept clean sheets in two of their last three games.
After going six games without a win Saints have now won three of their last four in the league (L1).
County have been given more yellow cards (53) than any other side this season.
St Johnstone meanwhile have had more red cards (6) than any other side in this campaign.

St Mirren v Hibernian
Only Inverness' Billy McKay (17) has scored more goals than Leigh Griffiths (16 for Hibernian) in the SPL this season.
St Mirren's James Goodwin has received a league high nine yellow cards so far this season.
St Mirren have won just one of their last five clashes with Hibs (L3, D1), scoring just a goal a game on average in this run.
Saints have only failed to score in two of 12 home games against Hibernian in the SPL.
Hibernian have won just once in their last 10 games, (D4, L5), however that was a 1-0 victory over Celtic.
On the road Hibs have scored just once in their last five games.

OPTA Facts - Week 25 – Serie A

Catania - Bologna
Bologna are unbeaten in their last six league meetings with Catania - two 1-1 draws, followed by four wins in a row without conceding.
Catania have scored more than a single goal only in one of their last 22 Serie A meetings against Bologna ( a 4-0 win in June 1965).
The record at the Massimino between these two sides in the top-flight is perfectly even: three wins apiece and six draws.
Catania have had a man sent off in three of their last four league games against Bologna.
Catania have lost only one of their last six league fixtures, and haven't conceded a single goal on four occasions in the process.
The Sicilians have taken 10 points from their last four home games in the league.
Bologna have scored and conceded goals in each of their last four league fixtures.
Bologna haven't shared the points in any of their last 14 games on the road (four wins and 10 losses in the process).
Panagiotis Kone has scored Bologna's last two goals in the league, taking his total tally for the season to five - he had netted only one in each of his previous two Serie A campaigns..

Chievo - Palermo
There is perfect balance over the last six league meetings between these two sides: two wins apiece and two draws.
Palermo have scored three or more goals in three of their last six league games against Chievo.
However, the Rosanero have netted only two goals so far against Chievo in seven meetings at the Bentegodi in Serie A.
Only four goals were scored over the last six meetings between these two sides in the league.
Fabrizio Miccoli has scored 10 goals in 11 appearances against Chievo in Serie A, including two braces in the last two - Chievo in fact are his favourite target.
Chievo have won only one of their last five league games, losing three.
Chievo have not scored more than a single goal in any of their last eight league fixtures.
Before losing to Juventus, Chievo had remained unbeaten for eight games in a row at the Bentegodi in the league (four wins, four draws).
Palermo are winless in their last 10 league games, and have picked up only four points in the process.
Palermo have failed to keep a clean sheet over their last 12 league games - the Sicilians have shipped a total of 21 goals in the process.
Palermo are winless in their last 16 away games in Serie A (6D, 10L) - the Sicilians are the only side yet to win their first game on the road in this campaign.

Fiorentina - Inter
Fiorentina's last win against Inter in Serie A was in February 2006 (2-1 at the Franchi); since then, Inter have won 10 times, with three draws.
Fiorentina have failed to score in seven of their last 11 meetings against Inter in the league.
The last six meetings between these two sides in Florence saw three draws and three wins for the guests.
Antonio Cassano has already scored seven goals in Serie A against Fiorentina - more than against any other side in this competition.
The Viola have won only one of their last six league games, losing four times in the process.
However, at home the Tuscans have lost only one of their last 16 league games (with 8W and 7D).
Inter have won only two of their last eight league fixtures (3L, 3D).
Away from home, the Nerazzurri have taken only one point from their last six games, and scored only two goals in the last five.
15 of the 41 goals scored by Fiorentina this term have been assisted by a cross - a league-high.
Last Sunday, Diego Milito scored his 60th Serie A goal in 111 appearances for Inter.

Genoa - Udinese
These two sides have shared only one draw over their last eight league meetings (the 0-0 of the reverse fixtures) - four wins for Genoa and three for Udinese in the process.
Udinese have kept a clean sheet in their last two Serie A meetings against Genoa.
Genoa have had the better in six of their last seven home meetings against Udinese - in between a 4-2 win for the Friulani in January 2011.
Udinese have failed to score in five of their last eight visits to Genoa in the league.
Marco Borriello has scored 10 goals in 12 appearances against Udinese in the league - the Friulani are his favourite target in this competition.
Juan Vargas has netted four in Serie A against Udinese - against no other side has he scored more than a single goal.
Genoa have won only one of their last five league games, and two of their last 10.
Genoa have collected the fewest points on home soil in this campaign (12), but have won two of their last three games at the Marassi.
Udinese would be third in the table on 20 points, taking into account only the last 10 match-days of this campaign - three points behind leaders, Juventus.
However, Francesco Guidolin's side have won only one of their last seven games on the road, losing three.

AC Milan - Parma
Parma have won only one of their last 17 league meetings against AC Milan (1-0 at the Tardini in March 2010).
The Rossoneri have won four of the last five games against Parma, but they drew 1-1 in the reverse fixture back in September.
Parma have scored only four goals over their last 11 league meetings against AC Milan, never more than one per game.
AC Milan are unbeaten in their last 14 fixtures against Parma at the San Siro (11W, 3D).
Against Parma, Antonio Nocerino scored his only Serie A hat-trick, at the San Siro in October 2011 (4-1).
Massimiliano Allegri's side have lost only one of their last 12 Serie A games (4-2 at the Olimpico vs Roma), winning eight in the process.
The Rossoneri have won their last five home fixtures in the league, scoring overall 11 goals.
Parma are winless in their last five Serie A games (3D, 2 L), and have scored only three goals in the process.
The Ducali have won only one of their last seven games on the road, losing four.
Roberto Donadoni's side have conceded goals in each of their last 12 games on the road.
AC Milan have dropped only two points from leading situations - fewer than any other side in this competition, winning 12 of the 13 games in which they have taken the lead so far.

Napoli - Sampdoria
The record in the last five meetings between these two sides in the league sees Napoli leading by four wins to one.
Napoli and Samp have shared only one draw in their last 11 league meetings (2-2 in April 2009).
At home, Napoli have won their last four league games against Sampdoria without conceding a goal.
The Blucerchiati have scored only three goals in total over their last eight trips to the San Paolo.
Edinson Cavani has already scored five goals in his three Serie A appearances against Sampdoria for Napoli.
Napoli are unbeaten in the last seven match-days of this Serie A (5W, 2D).
The Partenopei have taken the most points from home games in this competition (29).
Sampdoria have lost only once in the last six Serie A match-days (3W, 3D).
The Blucerchiati have conceded ony two goals in their last five league games.
However, they've won only one of their last 10 away games in the league, losing six in the process.
Napoli have conceded the fewest goals in the second half so far in this campaign (10).
Gianluca Sansone was directly involved in each of his side's three goals in the last game against Roma: one goal scored and two assisted as a sub.

Pescara - Cagliari
Should they lose against Cagliari, it would be the 100th loss for Pescara in Serie A.
These two sides have met only five times in the top-flight: the Sardinians lead by three wins to two, but Pescara had the better in the reverse fixture (2-1).
The two previous meetings in Pescara ended in a win each - on both occasions the winning side managed a clean sheet.
By drawing against Palermo, Pescara ended a negative run of four losses in a row in the league.
Pescara haven't shared the points in their last seven home games in Serie A (3W, 4L).
The Sardinians are unbeaten in their last five league games (2W, 3D) - prior to that, they had picked up only two points from nine Serie A fixtures.
Cagliari have scored and conceded goals in each of their last eight Serie A games.
Cagliari won their last away game 4-2 at Roma - previosuly, they hadn't won in six consecutive games on the road (2D, 4L).
Pescara's top scorer in this campaign is on four goals - they are the only side alongside Siena with no players able to score five goals so far this term.

Roma - Juventus
Roma have won only one of their last 15 league games against Juventus (2-1 in January 2010).
Over these last 15 games, Juventus have always scored against Roma (an average of 2.3 goals per game).
Juventus have netted eight goals in total in their last two games against Roma, one more than the Giallorossi did in their last 10 games against the Old Lady in Serie A.
At the Olimpico, Roma have collected only two points from their last seven meetings against Juventus - one right in their last meeting there in December 2011 (1-1).
Alessandro Matrri has scored five goals in 10 Serie A appearances against Roma - his favourite target so far in this competition.
Artuto Vidal has scored three goals in three appearances against the Giallorossi in Serie A, including his only Serie A brace.
Roma have collected only two points from their last six league fixtures.
The Giallorossi haven't kept a clean sheet over their last 10 Serie A games (22 goals conceded in total in the process).
However, Roma have lost only one of their last six home games in the league, winning four.
Totti & co have scored in each of their last 31 home games in Serie A.
Juve have lost only one of their last 10 league games, winning seven.
The Old Lady have picked up the most points away from home in this campaign (26).

Siena - Lazio
Over the last eight league meetings between these two sides, the same result has never occurred twice in a row - in the reverse fixture Lazio had the better 2-1 at the Olimpico.
There is perfect balance in the last six meetings between these two sides: two wins apiece and two draws.
Siena are unbeaten at home against Lazio in the last five games: three wins for the Tuscans and two draws.
Siena have always scored in eight games at home against Lazio in the top-flight (an average of two goals per game).
Stefano Mauri has already scored four goals against Siena, more than against any other Serie A opponent.
After a run of six losses in a row, Siena have taken seven points from their last four league games, losing only one of these.
The Tuscans haven't drawn at home in their last seven league games (4W, 3L).
Lazio have taken only two points of the last 12 available in this competition.
Lazio have won only one of their last seven away games, losing and drawing three in the process.
Innocent Emeghara has scored in his only two Serie A starts, with his first two shots on target in the Italian league.

Torino - Atalanta
Torino have won three of their last four league meetings against Atalanta, in between a win for the Orobici in March 2009.
Over their last 38 Serie A games against Torino, Atalanta have never scored more than two goals.
The Granata have won only three of their last 14 home games against Atalanta in the league, though two of these win have come in their last two league meetings in Turin.
Rolando Bianchi has scored two goals in two games for Torino against his former team, Atalanta in the league.
Losing to Udinese, Torino ended a run of seven unbeaten games in Serie A.
The Granata have lost only one of their last six home fixtures in Serie A, winning three.
Atalanta have won only one of their last eight league games, drawing three and losing four.
That one win came right in their last game on the road, away to Palermo, following a run of five consecutive losses away from home in Serie A.
Six of Atalanta's last 10 goals in the league have been scored by Germán Denis.

15.02. (Fri) 20:30 Wolfsburg - Bayern Munchen

PROBABLE LINEUPS

WOLFSBURG
Benaglio
Fagner, Polak, Naldo, Schafer
Madlung,Freitas
Trasch, Diego, Perisisc
Dost
BAYERN MUNICH
Neuer
Rafinha, Van Buyten, Boateng, Alaba
Schweinsteiger, Luis Gustavo
Robben, Kroos, Ribery,
Gomez

Jupp Heynckes will have Tuesday’s Champions League round of 16 match away to Arsenal in mind when he picks his team to face Wolfsburg on Friday, especially with the Bundesliga seemingly in his control with 13 rounds to play.

Switzerland attacker Xherdan Shaqiri is still struggling to overcome an ankle injury suffered in late January and will miss yet another match, although right-back Rafinha is expected to be part of the matchday squad after overcoming an ankle problem of his own.

Defender Holger Badstuber, who suffered a serious knee injury in December's match against Dortmund, is out for the remainder of the season.

Dieter Hecking, meanwhile, is still without midfielder Vaclav Pilar, who was injured while on duty with the Czech Republic in August and whose knee surgery ruled him out for the rest of the campaign. Striker Patrick Helmes is also still missing after his knee injury in a pre-season friendly against Manchester City and is not expected back until next month at the earliest.

DID YOU KNOW?
Bayern have won their last four matches against Wolfsburg by a combined score of 8-1.
Wolfsburg last picked up a point against Bayern more than two years ago, when they played the Bavarian giants to a 1-1 draw at home on January 15, 2011.

Bayern have kept four successive clean sheets heading into Friday’s match, and during that stretch have outscored their opponents 11-0.

Ivica Olic has scored only two Bundesliga goals for Wolfsburg since moving from Bayern in the summer. Bas Dost leads the side with eight.

Mario Mandzukic played two seasons at Wolfsburg before moving to Bayern last summer. He is now the leading goals-scorer at his new club with 14 Bundesliga goals - two more than he scored all of last season for Wolfsburg.

Since winning the Bundesliga title in 2009, Wolfsburg have finished no higher than eighth in the table and came close to being relegated in 2011.

Prediction
Wolfsburg have managed only a single goal in each of their last three matches—not the sort of offensive form you want to bring into a match against free-scoring Bayern Munich. Heynckes will deploy a weakened squad on Friday, but it should still be enough to earn the three points with relative comfort.

Editor's Prediction
Wolfsburg 0-3 Bayern

Opta Facts Ligue 1 Matchday 25 February 15th-17th 2013

Lille - Rennes
Rennes are winless in their last 25 trips to Lille in the top-flight (D9, L16).
Rennes have only won two of their 36 away games against Lille in Ligue 1 (D12, L22).
Lille have only lost two home games this season (against Paris SG and Nice - W5, D4)
Lille have failed to keep a clean sheet in their last seven league games, only Valenciennes (9) and Reims (8) are on a worse run.
Rennes have scored two goals in each of their last four league games.
Rennes have only lost two of their last 10 away games in the top-flight (W6, D2).
Dimitri Payet is involved in 13 of Lille's last 18 goals in Ligue 1 (5 goals, 8 assists).

Marseille - Valenciennes
Valenciennes are unbeaten in their last five fixtures against Marseille in Ligue 1 (W2, D3).
Valenciennes have only won two of their 24 trips to Marseille in Ligue 1 (D6, L16).
Marseille are winless in their last three league games (D2, L1), equalling their longest drought this season.
Marseille have lost three of their last five home games, winning the other two.
Valenciennes have kept a clean sheet once in their last 19 league games.
Anthony Le Tallec has scored three goals in his last two starts against Marseille in Ligue 1.

Bastia - Nice
Bastia are unbeaten in their last four league games against Nice (W2, D2).
Nice have only won two of their 20 trips to Bastia in the top-flight (D5, L13). They have kept a clean sheet only once in this run.
Nice have only lost one of their last six away games in Ligue 1 (W3, D2).
Nice are winless in their last 14 away games in Ligue 1 against promoted teams (D7, L7).
Nice have won none of their four league games without Dario Cvitanich this season (D3, L1).
Anthony Modeste has scored seven goals in nine competitive games at Bastia's Furiani stadium this season.

Brest - Ajaccio
Ajaccio are unbeaten in their 11 competitive games against Brest (W6, D5).
Brest have won seven of their eight home games against Corsican teams in Ligue 1 (27 goals scored, 5 conceded).
Brest have lost their last five home games, their longest drought in the top-flight.
Brest have lost their last four league games, worst current streak.
Ajaccio have only won one of their last 11 away games in Ligue 1 (D5, L5).
Ajaccio are unbeaten in Ligue 1 in 2013 (W2, D3).
Adrian Mutu has failed to score away from home since November 24th (in Nancy).

Lorient - Evian TG
Evian TG are unbeaten against Lorient in the top-flight (W2, D1).
Lorient have only won once in their last six league games (D3, L2).
Lorient are unbeaten in their last six home games in Ligue 1 (W4, D2).
Evian TG have won none of their last seven league games (D4, L3), longest current drought. They are the only team yet to win a game in 2013 in Ligue 1.
Lorient have failed to keep a clean sheet in their last six league games.
Yannick Sagbo is involved in three of Evian TG's four goals against Lorient in L1 (1 goal, 2 assists).

Montpellier - Nancy
Nancy have won two of their last three away games in Montpellier in Ligue 1.
None of Montpellier's last 11 top-flight games has ended in a draw (W7, L4), longest current run.
Montpellier are unbeaten in their last eight home league games (W7, D1), best current run.
Nancy have only won once in their last 15 away games in L1 (D5, L9), it was during their last trip (against Marseille).
Younès Belhanda has scored in his last three home games in L1 (between the 60th and 70th minute).
Sébastien Puygrenier has scored 19 goals in L1 since 2002/03, more than any other current defender.

Toulouse - Troyes
Troyes have only won once in their seven away games in Toulouse in Ligue 1 (D2, L4).
Toulouse have lost their last two league games without scoring a single goal (six conceded).
Troyes are winless in their last 21 away games in Ligue 1 (D6, L15). They are the only team yet to win on the road in France's top-flight this season.
Troyes have conceded 23 goals in the last 30 mins in L1 2012/13, more than any other team.
Wissam Ben Yedder has failed to score in his last 625 minutes of play in Ligue 1.
Fabien Camus is involved in six of Troyes' last nine Ligue 1 goals (4 goals, 2 assists).

Bordeaux - Lyon
Lyon are winless in their last six away competitive games in Bordeaux (D2, L4).
Lyon have failed to score in six of their last eight encounters against Bordeaux in Ligue 1.
Bordeaux have lost only twice in their last 29 home league games (W13, D14).
Bordeaux have failed to score more than two goals in each of their last 36 home games in Ligue 1.
Bordeaux's games are the less prolific in the top 5 European leagues this season (average of 1.75 goal/game).
Lyon have just back to back Ligue 1 games for the first time this season.
Lisandro has scored 55 goals in L1, joint-best tally alongside Kevin Gameiro since 2009/10.

Reims - St Etienne
Reims have only won three of their last 27 encounters against St Etienne in L1 (D9, L15).
Reims have failed to score in their last six Ligue 1 games against St Etienne.
Reims have failed to win any of their last seven home games in Ligue 1 (D5, L2).
St Etienne have won their last four league games, their best run this season.
Les Verts have only lost once in their last 10 away games in Ligue 1 (W4, D5).
St Etienne have not conceded a single goal against a promoted club in L1 this season (W3, D1).
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is involved in 47% of St Etienne's goals in L1 this season (17 out of 36).

Sochaux - Paris SG
Sochaux have lost seven of their last eight Ligue 1 games against PSG.
PSG have won 16 times in Sochaux, more than anywhere else away from home in Ligue 1.
PSG have won their last four away games in Ligue 1 without conceding a single goal.
Sochaux have only kept one clean sheet at home in Ligue 1 this season.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic has scored in each of his nine away games in Ligue 1 this season.
Lucas Moura has assisted three of PSG's last five goals away from home in L1.

Opta Facts – Bundesliga 15-17 February 2013

VfL Wolfsburg - FC Bayern Munich
Wolfsburg have claimed just one point from their last seven duels with Bayern Munich, scoring only three goals in the process.
Wolfsburg have failed to score in the last three meetings with Bayern.
Wolfsburg are the third-best away team in the top flight. However, only two teams have collected fewer points at home than Wolfsburg (10).
Never before have Wolfsburg gained fewer points from their first 10 home games than 2012/13 (currently 10).
Bayern's current record of 54 points and +48 goals is a level never before reached by any other team in the Bundesliga after 21 games.
Never before has there been a gap of 15 points between position one and two in the top flight after 21 games.
No other team has managed to concede only seven goals after 21 games in Bundesliga history.
No other team in Europe's top five leagues has conceded as few as 0.33 goals per game this season.
Bayern's current away record (W9 D1) is the best in Bundesliga history after 10 games.
Never before has a team conceded as few as one goal on the road in their first 10 away matches (Bayern's current goal difference on the road is 25-1).
Bayern haven't lost any of their last 17 competitive matches. After losing against Leverkusen in October (1-2), they have won 13 of their ensuing 17 competitive matches (D4).
Bayern have won only two of their last six duels which took place on a Friday (D2 L2). Wolfsburg haven't lost any of their last four Friday games (W2 D2).
Bayern are yet to concede a goal in the second half of the season (4 games). Keeper Manuel Neuer has faced only three shots on his goal in these four games.
Mario Mandzukic moved from Wolfsburg to Bayern last summer. He scored 20 Bundesliga goals for Wolfsburg in 56 matches. He has already scored 14 Bundesliga goals in only 18 matches for Bayern.
Wolfsburg coach Dieter Hecking made his first Bundesliga appearance as a player under Jupp Heynckes in 1984. Hecking has won only two of his 12 (BL) coaching duels against Heynckes (L7 D3). His respective team has never scored more than one goal in these matches.

FSV Mainz 05 - FC Schalke 04
Schalke have lost only three of their 13 Bundesliga duels against Mainz (W8 D2).
Mainz have failed to score in seven of these 13 duels.
Mainz' last home victory against Schalke came in May 2006 (1-0). They haven't won any of their last four home games against Schalke, scoring only two goals (D1 L3) in the process.
Jens Keller made his debut as Schalke coach on December 18th in a 1-2 home loss in the German Cup against Mainz.
Schalke have won only one of their last 10 Bundesliga games (D3 L6). They have dropped in the table from second down to to 10th during this period.
No other team has conceded as many goals as Schalke (23) in their last 10 Bundesliga games.
Schalke have lost five of their last six away games, their only point came in a 0-0 at Augsburg.
Schalke's last Bundesliga victory on the road came on October 20th 2012 at Dortmund (2-1).
Mainz have collected only one point from their last two home games. Never before had they failed to score in two consecutive home games this season (0-0 against Freiburg, 0-3 against Bayern).
Jens Keller has never won a Bundesliga game on the road as a coach: He has drawn three and lost four of his seven away games (with Schalke and Stuttgart).
Mainz striker Adam Szalai is the leading scorer for his team (12 goals).
Schalke striker Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (who has recently suffered from an eye injury) 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).
Schalke players Christian Fuchs and Roman Neustadter will face their former club in this fixture.

Bayer 04 Leverkusen - FC Augsburg
Leverkusen have never lost a competitive game against Augsburg (W4 and D1 in the German Cup, eventually winning 4-3 on penalties).
Leverkusen haven't won any of their last three Bundesliga games (2D 1L).
Leverkusen have won their last seven meetings with teams from the state of Bavaria (goal difference 18-4) - including two victories over Bayern Munich.
Augsburg haven't lost any of their last five Bundesliga games (1W 4D). Their Bundesliga record is a run of six undefeated games which came between February and March 2012.
Only Augsburg and Bayern Munich remain undefeated in 2013.
Only two teams have collected fewer points on the road than Augsburg (seven points). However, Augsburg haven't lost any of their last three Bundesliga away games (W1 D2) which is a new club record for them.
Leverkusen have fallen behind in nine games this season, they haven't won any of these (D4 L5). Their last Bundesliga victory after a deficit came in September 2011 (4-1 at Augsburg).
Stefan Kiessling, who scored his 100th Bundesliga goal last weekend at Monchengladbach, has been involved in 17 goals in his last 15 Bundesliga matches (12 goals, 5 assists).
No player has scored more Bundesliga goals this season than Stefan Kiessling (14, like Robert Lewandowski and Mario Mandzukic).
No player has been involved in more Bundesliga goals this season than Kiessling (19, like Thomas Muller).
Sacha Molders has scored seven of Augsburg's 17 Bundesliga goals this season - although he has only made 11 appearances.
Two Leverkusen players have a history with Augsburg: Hajime Hosogai (Augsburg player from January 2011 till June 2012) and Jens Hegeler (January 2009 till June 2010).
Augsburg's Jan-Ingwer Callsen-Bracker (1998-2008) and Dominik Reinhardt (Leverkusen youth player till 1991) are former Leverkusen players.

Fortuna Dusseldorf - SpVgg Greuther Furth
Furth didn't win any of their five away games in the second division at Dusseldorf (D2 L3), scoring only one goal (by Edgar Prib in their last match at Dusseldorf 2011/12).
No team has ever avoided relegation in Bundesliga history with Furth's current record of 12 points after 21 games.
No Bundesliga team has averaged lower possession rates this season than Furth (41.9%) and Dusseldorf (41.7%)
Dusseldorf have won four of their last five home games (L1). The team have collected 16 of their 24 points at home (67%).
Furth's only two victories this season have come on the road which means that they have gained nine of their 12 points (75%) away from home - no other team has such a high proportion.
Furth coach Michael Buskens was born on March 19th 1968 in Dusseldorf. He appeared in 101 Bundesliga games for Dusseldorf (6 goals) and in one game in the second division.
Dusseldorf striker Stefan Reisinger made 105 appearances for Furth in the second division (28 goals). His teammate Dani Schahin made 34 appearances for Furth in the second division (two goals). However, they never were teammates at Furth.
Dusseldorf players Adam Bodzek and Andreas Lambertz will miss the match due to previously picking up their fifth yellow card each.
Furth's Milorad Pekovic will also miss the game due to previously picking up a fifth yellow.
No other player has made more errors which have led to a goal than Fabian Giefer (3) this season.

Hamburger SV - Borussia Monchengladbach
Hamburg have won only one of their last eight duels against Monchengladbach (D3 L4).
Hamburg haven't won any of their last three home games against Monchengladbach (D1 L2).
Hamburg have reached their best league position so far this season (7th, 31 points), they have collected as many points as Freiburg and Mainz who are fifth and sixth in the table.
Only Dortmund (9 points) and Bayern (12) have collected more points than Hamburg (7) in the second half of the season.
Monchengladbach have lost only one of their last nine Bundesliga games (W3 D5) a 1-2-loss at Nurnberg on matchday 20.
Monchengladbach haven't won any of their last five away games (D4 L1).
Hamburg have fallen behind in each of their last three games, however they have turned two of them into victories (4-1 at Dortmund and 3-2 against Bremen plus a 0-2-defeat to Frankfurt).
Monchengladbach have gained the most points of all teams from trailing situations this season (9).
Conversely they have given away the most points of all teams from leading scenarios (13).
Monchengladbach have already conceded 32 goals in only 21 games this season. They conceded only 33 goals in Lucien Favres first 46 games as Monchengladbach coach.
Hamburg strikers Rudnevs (10 goals) and Son (9) have scored 19 of Hamburg's 26 goals (73%). They have scored nine of Hamburg's last 10 goals.
No other player has scored more goals in the last eight matchdays than Artjoms Rudnevs (7).
Monchengladbach's Patrick Herrmann has scored exactly one goal in each of his last three Bundesliga matches. He has never done that before. After 21 matchdays, he has already equalled his personal career high of six goals in a Bundesliga season.
Hamburg's Marcell Jansen played for each of Monchengladbach's youth teams. He also appeared in 73 Bundesliga games (five goals) for the club (2004-07)

SV Werder Bremen - SC Freiburg
Freiburg haven't won any of their last 12 Bundesliga meetings with Werder Bremen (D2 L10).
Their last Bundesliga victory against Bremen came on July 28th, 2001 (3-0).
Against no other team have Freiburg lost more Bundesliga games than against Bremen and Bayern Munich (19 each). They have lost 70% of their Bundesliga meetings with Bremen.
Christian Streich's first home loss as Freiburg coach came in a 1-2-defeat against Bremen in the first half of the season. Previously to that game he had set a new club record of 10 undefeated home games with Freiburg.
Bremen have currently won back-to-back games in the top flight for the first time in 15 months (2-0 vs. Hannover, 4-1 at Stuttgart).
Freiburg haven't conceded a goal in three of their last four games.
Freiburg kept a clean sheet for the ninth time last week only Bayern Munich have kept more, 15.
They kept nine clean sheets in their entire 2011/12 campaign.
Freiburg have hit the woodwork 10 times this season (only Bremen and Leverkusen have hit it more often, 11). They hit the post twice last week against Dusseldorf (1-0).
Bremen have failed to score only once in their last 15 Bundesliga games (0-5 vs. Dortmund on matchday 18). However, they have failed to keep a clean sheet in 12 of their last 13 games (2-0 vs. Hannover on matchday 20).
Mehmet Ekici scored his first brace in the top flight last week against Stuttgart (after failing to score in his previous 20 games). He has scored all of his six Bundesliga goals away from home.
Freiburg's Max Kruse was a Bremen player between 2006 and 2009. He made one Bundesliga appearance for the club. Kruse is currently Freiburg's top scorer (5 goals, 6 assists). He has had a hand in four of Freiburg's last five Bundesliga goals (1 goal, 3 assists).

Borussia Dortmund - Eintracht Frankfurt
Against no other team have Dortmund won as many Bundesliga games as against Frankfurt (36).
Dortmund have lost only one of their last 16 competitive home games against Frankfurt (W11 D4 and a 2-3-defeat in February 2010).
Frankfurt have currently collected 37 points. They haven't collected as many points after 21 games in 20 years (1992/93: 41 points).
Frankfurt have won all four of their games this season on a Saturday evening - with a total goal difference of 10-2.
Dortmund won 81 points last season, they can't collect more than 78 points this season - even if they win every game.
Dortmund have already conceded 26 goals. They conceded only 14 goals in their first 21 games in 2011/12 and 10 in 2010/11.
Dortmund have already lost more home games this season (3) than in their last two seasons combined (one home loss in 2011/12 and 2010/11 each).
Frankfurt's Bastian Oczipka (7 assists) and Dortmund's Lukasz Piszczek (6 assists, 1 goal) are the top scoring Bundesliga defenders this season.
Dortmund haven't won any of their last six Bundesliga games without Ilkay Gündogan in the starting line-up (D3 L3). They have lost only one of their last 15 Bundesliga games with Gündogan as a starting player (W11 D3).
As a coach, Armin Veh has won only one of his 13 competitive games against Dortmund (L10 D2 and a 1-0 victory at Dortmund with Stuttgart in February 2007).

FC Nurnberg - Hannover 96
Hannover have won their last four Bundesliga duels with Nurnberg, scoring 10 goals. Hannover have never managed to win more than four consecutive Bundesliga games against one club.
Both teams have won eleven matches against each other and drawn eleven with a goal difference of 51-51.
There has never been a scoreless draw between these two teams in Bundesliga history.
Nurnberg haven't lost any of their last seven Bundesliga home games (W4 D3). This is currently the longest such home run in the top flight.
The last time they had a longer home run was from November 2007 till May 2008 (10 unbeaten home games).
Nurnberg coach Michael Wiesinger has currently claimed five points from his first four games (his predecessor Dieter Hecking gained only four points from his first four).
Hannover have lost their last five Bundesliga games away from home. They have lost 14 of their last 16 Bundesliga games on the road (W2).
As a coach, Mirko Slomka has won seven of his 10 Bundesliga duels against Nurnberg (D1 L2). Against no other team has he won more than six games.
No player has provided more assists this season than Hannover's Szabolcs Huszti (8, like Bayern's Thomas Müller and Dortmund's Marco Reus).
Mame Diouf has been involved in 31 goals in only 38 competitive games (24 goals, 7 assists; before Hannover's Europa League game on Thursday).
Diouf has scored 15 goals and recorded seven assists in his 27 Bundesliga appearances.
Nurnberg's Hanno Balitsch appeared in 150 Bundesliga games for Hannover from 2005 till 2010 (12 goals).
Raphael Schäfer was a Hannover player from 1991 till 1998. He never appeared in a competitive match for the first team.

1899 Hoffenheim - VfB Stuttgart
Hoffenheim have won only one of their nine Bundesliga duels with Stuttgart (D4 L4 and a 3-0-victory in the first half of the season).
Stuttgart have lost their last five Bundesliga games. A longer run of this kind last came in May/June 1987 when the club lost seven consecutive games in the top flight (a club record).
As a coach, Bruno Labbadia has never before lost five consecutive league games.
Hoffenheim have won only one of their last 11 Bundesliga games (D2 L8 and a 2-1-victory against Freiburg in their last home game).
Stuttgart are the only team who have lost all four Bundesliga games in 2013.
Hoffenheim have conceded 24 goals in the first 45 minutes of their games this season, no other team has let in more than 18. Stuttgart have conceded 25 goals in the second half, only Bremen have conceded more (26).
As many as eight goals have resulted from individual errors by Stuttgart players, this is the highest number of all teams (Hoffenheim second with 7 individual errors leading to goals).
Hoffenheim have scored only one goal from outside ths box this season, Stuttgart have scored none.
No other team has conceded as many goals from outside the area as Stuttgart (10 goals) and Hoffenheim (9, like Bremen).
Hoffenheim's Matthieu Delpierre, Tobias Weis, Andreas Beck, Sebastian Ru¬dy, Matthias Jaissle, Boris Vukcevic and Sven Schipplock are former Stuttgart players. Delpierre and Beck won the Bundesliga with Stuttgart in 2007.
Delpierre made 162 Bundesliga appearances for Stuttgart (3 goals), he moved to Hoffenheim last summer.
Stuttgart striker Vedad Ibisevic is still Hoffenheim's most successful Bundesliga goal scorer (43 goals in 92 games).
Ibisevic hasn't scored a goal in 389 minutes (4 games).

Statisticki najbolji

Odbrana Bajerna je od granita. Lider Bundes lige i verovatno novi šampion Nemačke može da se pohvali da je primio najmanje golova u svim evropskim ligama. Samo sedam puta protivnici su se radovali golu protiv bavarskog giganta. Najveće zasluge idu na adresu golmana, Manuela Nojera, koji je prosto začarao mrežu. Naravno, ne bi bio toliko uspešan da ispred sebe nije imao Lama, Dantea, Boatenga, Badštubera i ostale defanzivce. Još zanimljiviji podatak je da je nemački reprezentativac primio samo gol na gostovanjima. Manje od pola gola po susretu prima lider Segunde Elče, dok Porto procentualno prima pogodak na svake dve utakmice.

Ko ima najbolji napad u Evropi? Verovatno bi većina prvo pomislila na „vanzemaljce” iz Barselone. Ipak, ubojitiji napad ima PSV. Četa Dika Advokata postigla je čak 75 golova, što je impozantan učinak od 3.40 pogotka po meču, neznatno više od Katalonaca.
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NAJEFIKASNIJI NAPAD
1. PSV (Holandija 1) 3.40 (75/22)
2. Barselona (Španija 1) 3.39 (78/23)
3. Rendžers (Škotska 4) 2.69 (62/23)

NAJNEFIKASNIJI NAPAD
1. Kerkira (Grčka) 0.42 (9/21)
2. Lokarno (Švajcarska 2) 0.50 (9-18)
3. Gimaraeš B (Portugal 2) 0.51 (14/27)

NAJBOLJA ODBRANA
1. Bajern (Nemačka 1) 0.33 (7/21)
2. Elče (Španija 2) 0.48 (12/25)
3. Porto (Portugal 1) 0.50 (9/18)

NAJGORA ODBRANA
1. Afan Lido (Vels) 2.65 (61/23)
2. Dambarton (Škotska 2) 2.47 (52/21)
3. Konah (Vels) 2.45 (54/22)

Tipovi na blic

ŽELJKO BRKIĆ

14.02. (Thu) 21:05 Tottenham Hot. - Olympique Lyonnais

PROBABLE LINEUPS

TOTTENHAM
Lloris
Walker, Dawson, Vertonghen, Assou-Ekotto
Lennon, Dembele, Parker, Bale
Dempsey
Adebayor
LYON
Vercoutre
Reveillere, Dabo, Bisevac, Umtiti
Ghezzal, Gourcuff, Gonalons, Malbranque Lopez, Gomis

Andre Villas-Boas is set to make some changes from the side that defeated Newcastle United 2-1 on Saturday with Benoit Assou-Ekotto and Jan Vertonghen poised to come into the starting line-up to freshen up the backline.

Further forward, Emmanuel Adebayor is likely to start his first match for the club since returning from the Africa Cup of Nations.

Younes Kaboul (knee) and Jermain Defoe (ankle) both remain a couple of weeks away from returning while Sando (knee) will miss the rest of the season.

For the hosts, Remi Garde could also change the team which lost 3-1 at home to Lille. Yoann Gourcuff has struggled to make the starting XI for the club on a consistent basis but could be given a chance to add to his three appearances in the Europa League.

Up front Bafetimbi Gomis may also potentially come in to give increased attacking options alongside fellow strike partner Lisandro Lopez.

DID YOU KNOW?
Tottenham finished second in Group J behind Serie A outfit Lazio. The north London club took 10 points from their six games.

Hugo Lloris made 195 appearances for Lyon during his four-year spell at the club before he departed to move to Tottenham in August.

The north London club have won the Uefa Cup twice - during its inaugural season in 1972 and in 1984. Spurs are 16/1 to win the tournament with Coral.

Lyon won Group I in impressive fashion - taking 16 points out of a possible 18 - nine more than second-placed Sparta Prague.

Ex-Spurs midfielder Steed Malbranque has scored twice in 16 appearances since he joined Lyon last summer.

Bafetimbi Gomis has netted twice in three Europa League games so far this season, and has been linked with a move to a host of Premier League sides.

Prediction
The hosts go into the tie in solid form while their opponents suffered a loss last weekend. With Bale in sparkling form and with hoe advantage, Spurs are favourites to win and should just edge it and take a narrow lead into the second leg.
Editor's Prediction
Tottenham 2-1 Lyon

14.02. (Thu) 19:00 Sparta Praha - Chelsea

PROBABLE LINEUPS

SPARTA PRAGUE
Vaclik
Svejdik, Zapotocny, Vidlicka, Pamic
Holek, Husbauer, Matejovsky, Jarosik
Balaj, Kadlec
CHELSEA
Cech
Azpilicueta, Cahill, Luiz, Bertrand
Ramires, Mikel, Marin
Oscar, Torres, Moses


The home side should choose a fairly strong team for this game, with exciting youngster Vaclav Kadlec a key threat in attack.

He would be supported up front by Albanian Bekim Balaj, who has scored five goals in 10 appearances since moving from KF Tirana.

In defence, the experienced Tomas Zapotocny will be crucial in the centre, hoping to use his considerable experience of European football to good effect for the home side.

For Chelsea, Demba Ba is cup-tied having played in this competition already for Newcastle, so it will fall to Fernando Torres to lead the line.

Blues manager Rafael Benitez may choose this competition to experiment with his side, allowing some of his fringe players time on the pitch.

John Terry remains out with a knee injury, while midfielder Oriel Romeu (knee) is another who is a long-term absentee.

DID YOU KNOW?
Sparta Prague first began their Europa League campaign at the beginning of August, beating Admira of Austria 4-2 on aggregate in the third qualifying round.

Czech midfielder Jiri Jarosik spent two seasons with Chelsea, making enough league appearances in the 2004-05 season to earn a Premier League winner’s medal but being loaned to Birmingham City after the arrival of Michael Essien.

Sparta Prague have tasted success in European club competition before, winning the Mitropa Cup for central European teams three times before the tournament was discontinued in 1992.

These teams last met in the Champions League group stage in the 2003-04 season, with the sides drawing 0-0 at Stamford Bridge after the Blues won 1-0 away in Prague thanks to a goal from William Gallas .

Chelsea have not played in this competition since the 2002-03 season, when they lost 5-4 on aggregate in the first round to Norwegian side Viking FK.

If the Blues were to win this competition, they would have then won each European club competition in their history.

Chelsea manager Rafael Benitez has won this competition once as a manager in the 2003-04 season when he was in charge of Valencia.

The Blues are 5/1 to beat Sparta Prague 1-0 with Coral.

Prediction
This competition may not be a priority for Chelsea, but they will be hoping to have a good performance away from home.

Sparta sit third in the Czech top division, but even with home advantage the Blues should have enough to overcome their threat in this first leg.
Editor's Prediction
Sparta Prague 1-2 Chelsea

14.02. (Thu) 18:00 Zenit - Liverpool

PROBABLE LINEUPS

ZENIT ST PETERSBURG
Malafeev
Anyukov, Lombaerts, Hubocan, Yanbayev
Witsel, Danny, Denisov
Hulk, Zyryanov, Alves
LIVERPOOL
Reina
Wisdom, Carragher, Skrtel, Enrique
Shelvey, Allen, Henderson
Borini, Suarez, Sterling

Brendan Rodgers travels to Russia with new signing Daniel Sturridge unavailable for the second consecutive fixture, this time due to being cup-tied.

Raheem Sterling (illness) should be fully recovered in time for the game, although full back Martin Kelly (knee) remains a long-term absentee.

Zenit boss Luciano Spalletti is likely to have a fully fit first-team squad to choose from, following the Russian winter break.

DID YOU KNOW?
Zenit St Petersburg have never lost to an English side on home soil.

Between them, these two clubs reached three European finals in four seasons between 2005 and 2008.
Zenit are 8/1 to beat Liverpool 1-0 with Coral.

Liverpool centre back Martin Skrtel helped Zenit to the 2007 Russian league title before leaving for Merseyside the following year.

Liverpool's only away defeat in the Europa League this term came in Russia, against Anzhi Makhachkala.

Thursday's clash will be the first time the two clubs have met in their history.

Liverpool have won as many matches as they have lost (two) away on Russian turf.

Prediction
Having seen their hopes of Champions League qualification all but dashed with Monday's home defeat to West Brom, Liverpool could - and perhaps should - be looking at this fixture as representing the potential beginning of a season-saving trophy challenge. Should players and staff alike head into the tie with such an attitude then the Reds surely boast the requisite class and experience in their ranks to match and dispatch their Russian opponents.

Brendan Rodgers side will likely be doing their utmost to keep things tight during the opening away leg, and they may not win, but they will be confident that a draw will be sufficient to take back to Anfield and complete the job the following week.

Editor's Prediction
Zenit 1-1 Liverpool