16.03. (Sat) 15:30 Borussia D. - Freiburg

PROBABLE LINEUPS

BORUSSIA DORTMUND
Weidenfeller
Piszczek, Subotic, Santana, Schmelzer
Gundogan, Bender
Blaszczykowski, Gotze, Reus
Lewandowski

SC FREIBURG
Baumann
Mujdza, Ginter, Fallou, Sorg
Schmid, Schuster, Flum, Galigiuri
Kruse, Rosenthal

They may be through to the quarter-final stage of the Champions League, but Borussia Dortmund have effectively been dethroned as German champions and are now in a two-way battle for second place with Bayer Leverkusen, who host leaders Bayern Munich in one of Saturday’s late kick-offs.
Although Dortmund have not lost to Freiburg since 2010, their chances of a sixth straight victory over the Bundesliga’s eighth-place side will be hampered by the absence of defender Mats Hummels, who was withdrawn at the break during last weekend’s derby loss to Schalke with an ankle injury. He will be replaced by the Brazilian Felipe Santana, who has started just 13 matches in all competitions this season.

Dortmund manager Jurgen Klopp is also likely to be without captain - and former Freiburg player - Sebastian Kehl, as the central midfielder battles niggling injuries.

Freiburg, who are winless in their past three Bundesliga matches but through to the semi-finals of the DFB Pokal, will be without central midfielder Cedric Makiadi due to a knee injury as well as striker Sebastian Freis, who continues to recover following shoulder surgery.

DID YOU KNOW?

Borussia Dortmund won the Bundesliga by eight points last season and seven points in 2011-12. They are currently 20 points adrift of current leaders Bayern Munich.

Dortmund captain Sebastian Kehl played parts of two seasons for Freiburg more than 10 years ago, contributing eight goals.

Dortmund have won just two of their last five Bundesliga matches and have kept only one clean sheet in their last six outings.

Freiburg are on course for their best finish in the Bundesliga since 2000-01, when they came fourth. They have since been relegated twice and earned their most recent promotion in 2008-09.

Hamburg are the only top-10 side to have managed fewer than Freiburg’s 32 goals from 25 matches so far this season.

Freiburg’s Under-19 side has won four of the last seven titles in that age category, including the previous two.

Prediction
Not surprisingly, Dortmund took their loss to Schalke extremely hard and will be looking to bounce back with a convincing win against Freiburg. And with Bayer Leverkusen occupied with Bayern Munich later in the day, the hosts will fancy their chances of padding a lead on the third-place side that is currently just a single point.

Editor's Prediction
Dortmund 3-1 SC Freiburg

16.03. (Sat) 13.45 Everton - Manchester City

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EVERTON
Mucha
Neville, Heitinga, Distin, Baines
Coleman, Osman, Fellaini, Pienaar
Mirallas, Jelavic

MANCHESTER CITY
Hart
Zabaleta, Kompany, Nastasic, Clichy
Garcia, Barry
Milner, Y Toure, Silva
Tevez

Everton goalkeeper Tim Howard (back) is still unavailable, with Jan Mucha expected to continue to deputise.

Phil Jagielka (ankle) is David Moyes' only other concern as he nears fitness and may make the substitutes' bench for this game. Tony Hibbert remains the Toffees’ only long-term injury absentee after undergoing a calf operation.

For Manchester City, Sergio Aguero (knee) and Vincent Kompany (calf) have had recent injury problems but are in with a chance of featuring.

Both Micah Richards (knee) and Jack Rodwell (hamstring) remain sidelined, but may make a return before the end of the month. However, beyond these concerns, manager Roberto Mancini has no new worries ahead of this game.

DID YOU KNOW?

Everton have won just two of their last seven games in all competitions, including their 3-0 FA Cup quarter-final loss to Wigan last time out.

Toffees defender Sylvain Distin spent six years with the weekend opponents, being named club captain in the 2003-04 season. Distin is 18/1 wit bet365 to score anytime on Saturday.

The Toffees have won their last three games at home to Roberto Mancini's side.

Manchester City have won their last four games in all competitions, including twice in the FA Cup, since their embarrassing defeat away to Southampton in early February.

Joleon Lescott spent four years at Goodison Park but left for £24 million in 2009 to join the current Premier League champions.

In their last four games, despite missing defensive lnchpin Vincent Kompany through injury, City have not conceded a single goal.

The side's previous meeting this term ended in a 1-1 draw at the Etihad Stadium after Marouane Fellaini’s goal was cancelled out by a Carlos Tevez penalty.

Prediction
Everton had a terrible game last time out against Wigan and will be hoping to rectify that in front of their home fans, while their recent record against Manchester City will give them great cause for hope. However, the champions should have too much for their opponents in the final third and will be hopeful of another win to keep their faint title hopes alive.

Editor's Prediction
Everton 0-2 Manchester City

Barclays Premier League Opta Facts – March 16-17

Everton v Manchester City
Everton have won five of their last seven Barclays Premier League encounters with Manchester City (L1 D1).
Roberto Mancini has lost to David Moyes more than any other manager in the Premier League (5).
Carlos Tevez has scored in his last four appearances for Manchester City (six goals); he has never scored in five consecutive appearances since moving to England (all comps).
Everton have kept only two clean sheets in their last 23 Premier League games.
Both teams have scored in 22 of Everton's 28 Premier League games this season.
Man City have kept six clean sheets in their last eight league games.
Everton have made fewer substitutions than any other Premier League team this season (67), Man City the most (83).
No team has hit the woodwork more than Everton (19) and no team has had more shots cleared off the line (10) than the Toffees.
Leighton Baines is one of only three outfield players to play every minute of every game for his side this season.
Since August 2010 Joe Hart has kept 48 clean sheets in the Premier League, 13 more than any other goalkeeper.

Aston Villa v Queens Park Rangers
The last three Barclays Premier League meetings between Aston Villa and QPR have ended as score draws.
Villa have taken 13 points from their five Premier League home games against Queens Park Rangers.
Queens Park Rangers have not won three Premier League games in a row since March 1995.
Despite a shot conversion rate of 23% in their last game (three goals from 13 shots v Sunderland), QPR still have the lowest shot conversion rate in the Premier League (9%).
QPR have not won a Premier League game north of London since beating Stoke in November 2011.
Christian Benteke has scored seven goals in the Premier League so far in 2013, but has also picked up four yellow cards in his last six Premier League appearances.
Aston Villa haven't won consecutive Premier League games for 67 matches (last did so in May 2011).
Stephan Mbia has picked up six bookings in his last 11 Premier League appearances.
QPR have scored the fewest goals in the first half (9), Villa the joint-fewest in the second half (13).
Aston Villa have conceded more goals after half-time than any other team (36). If Premier League games ended at half-time this season, Villa would be eighth in the table.

Southampton v Liverpool
Southampton have won three of their last four Premier League home games against Liverpool, with all three wins ending 2-0.
The Reds have scored only four goals in their last six top-flight encounters with the Saints.
The Saints have won only one of their last eight Premier League games (W1 D4 L3).
Luis Suarez has scored nine goals in the Premier League 2013; two more than any other player.
When Stewart Downing has scored or assisted a Premier League goal this season, Liverpool have always won (five games).
Liverpool have not won four Premier League games in a row since February 2011.
The Reds have conceded either no goals or two goals exactly in their last 10 league games (five times each).
Liverpool's conversion rate is 14% this season, up from a Premier League-low 20th place in 2011-12 (9%).
Luis Suarez has had 144 more touches in the opposition box than any other Premier League player. The next highest gap between players is just 14.
Liverpool have scored the lowest proportion of goals in the final 15 minutes this season (9%).

Stoke City v West Bromwich Albion
Stoke have taken 16 points from their seven Barclays Premier League meetings with WBA.
Stoke average 2.29 points per game against the Baggies in the Premier League, only against Blackburn (2.38) do they have more.
Stoke have lost seven of their last nine Barclays Premier League games (W1 D1).
Stoke City have managed to score just once in the first half of their nine Premier League games in 2013
The Potters have gone eight Premier League home games without a clean sheet after keeping four in a row in September-November.
Stoke have scored the highest proportion of goals in the opening 15 minutes of Premier League games this season (22%).
If the Premier League had started on January 1st 2013, Stoke would be bottom of the table with just four points.
37% of Stoke's Premier League goals this season have come from corners or throws.
WBA are one of only two teams (along with Wigan) not to score from a free kick (either indirect or direct)
Five of Stoke's last six Premier League home games have gone over 2.5 goals with four of them going over 3.5 goals.

Swansea City v Arsenal
This will be the fourth competitive meeting between Arsenal and Swansea already this season, with both teams having a W1 D1 L1 record.
Six of the seven goals scored in games between Arsenal and Swansea this season have come in the closing 10 minutes.
Michu has scored three of Swansea's four goals against Arsenal this season.
Swansea have conceded a higher proportion of goals from set pieces than any other team in the PL this season (50%).
Swansea are looking to win four Premier League home games in a row for the first time.
Arsenal have averaged 58.5% possession this season, higher than any other team (Swansea are sixth - 55.6%).
Ki-Seung Young has had more shots (inc. blocked) without scoring than any other Premier League player this season (36).
Arsenal (14) have picked up only one more point than QPR (13) in 2013, while Swansea (12) have one point fewer than the bottom of the league side.
Ashley Williams has made a league-high 40 blocks this season, only 26 fewer than Arsenal have in total (66 being a joint-low).
Swansea have conceded more goals from indirect free-kicks than any other side (6).

Manchester United v Reading
The two competitive games between Man Utd and Reading so far this season have produced a total of 10 goals.
Reading's only competitive win against Manchester United came back in 1927.
Wayne Rooney has been involved in a Premier League goal (scoring or assisting) every 75 minutes this season, his best-ever rate in a league campaign.
Reading have let 23 points slip from winning positions in the Premier League this season, only Southampton (27) have lost more.
Man Utd have come from behind to win more points than any other Premier League team this season (27).
Reading have fewer points after 29 games (23) than in either of their previous Premier League campaigns.
Reading are on the longest current run of consecutive defeats (4) & have the longest overall run in the Premier League this season (7).
Robin van Persie's conversion rate in his past nine games is 5% (all comps), compared to 27% in the 28 games before that.
Reading have only won one of the games in which Adam Le Fondre has started but three when he has come on as a sub.
Man Utd have scored the most headed goals this season and the most from corners (both 13).

Sunderland v Norwich
Five of the last six goals scored in Sunderland v Norwich games have come before half-time. Norwich have, however, scored only one first half goal in their nine Premier League games in 2013 so far.
Norwich have failed to score in six of their last eight Premier League games.
Norwich have drawn six games 0-0 this season, more than any other Premier League side, Sunderland, meanwhile, have four.
Steven Fletcher has scored the first goal of a game on seven occasions in the Premier League this season, more than any other player.
Norwich have scored more direct free kicks than any other team this season but all four came in a spell between November 28 and December 29.
Norwich (10) have scored five times as many headed goals as Sunderland (2) in the Premier League this season.
Robert Snodgrass has picked up four bookings in his last seven Premier League appearances.
Danny Graham has gone 294 minutes without a Premier League goal.
Norwich have conceded 4+ goals in six Premier League games this season, more than any other side.

Tottenham Hotspur v Fulham
Tottenham have won their last six Barclays Premier League games in a row against Fulham, this after winning only five of the previous 17.
Fulham have scored a total of only two goals in their last eight top-flight games against Spurs.
Spurs have scored more long range goals than any other Premier League team this season (11).
Fulham have only ever won 21 of their 104 Premier League London derbies.
Tottenham have scored 249 goals in Premier League London derbies.
Spurs have fashioned 31 chances from counter-attacks this season, more than any other size.
Fulham have taken only five points from six London derbies this season, while Spurs have 16, more than any other capital club.
Gareth Bale has taken more direct free-kicks than any other player in the Premier League this season (19) but has scored with only two.
Tottenham have conceded exactly one goal in their last four Premier League home games and in seven of the last nine at White Hart Lane.
Only five of Gareth Bale's 16 Premier League goals this season have come at White Hart Lane.

Chelsea v West Ham United
Three of the last four Barclays Premier League games between Chelsea and West Ham have gone over 3.5 goals.
West Ham have not won a Premier League game at Stamford Bridge since September 2002.
The two players to have scored the most goals without assisting a single one in the Premier League this season are Demba Ba (15) and Frank Lampard (11).
Fernando Torres has gone 11 hours and 22 minutes since last scoring a Premier League goal.
But Torres has scored six goals and has three assists in seven Premier League games against the Hammers. Against no other Premier League opponent has he scored more often.
West Ham's nine London derbies this season have produced a total of 35 goals (3.89 per game).
Chelsea have won their last three Premier League games at Stamford Bridge.
West Ham have scored in seven successive Premier League games, the last time they had a run of this length was November 2009 (10 games).
Matt Jarvis has created more chances without recording an assist than any other player (29).
Frank Lampard has 99 Premier League assists but is yet to record one in 2012-13.

Wigan Athletic v Newcastle United
Wigan average 2.5 points per Barclays Premier League home game against Newcastle, more than they do against any other team they've played more than twice.
The Magpies have scored just two goals in six trips to the DW Stadium.
Newcastle have used more players than any other side in the Premier League this season (31).
Three of Yohan Cabaye's six Premier League goals this season have been scored from outside the box.
Newcastle have played the highest proportion of long passes in the Premier League this season (16.5%).
Callum McManaman has played more sub appearances without ever starting than any other player in Premier League history (17).
Emmerson Boyce has misplaced more passes in his defensive third than any other Premier League player this season (28).
Wigan have conceded more goals in 2013 than any other Premier League side (20) and have the fewest home points this season (10).
The Latics have conceded more penalties than any other Premier League team this season (7).
Wigan have gone 15 home games without a clean sheet in the league, conceding 33 goals in that period.

Championship Opta Facts – March 16th & 17th

Charlton v Millwall
The last five meetings between the two sides have produced 16 goals, an average of 3.2 per game.
The Addicks are without a win in four games (D1 L3), and have failed to score in their last two games at the Valley.
The Lions have picked up just one win in 9 games (D1 L7); their worst such run this season.
No team have won fewer home games than Charlton; a joint-low four, along with Wolves.

Leeds v Huddersfield
After picking up three consecutive victories against Leeds, Huddersfield have failed to win in their last three against the Whites (D2 L1).
The last three clashes between the two sides have produced a total of 14 goals, an average of 4.6 per game.
The Whites are unbeaten in six games (W2 D4), conceding just four goals and keeping three clean sheets in the process.
The Terriers have scored 19 goals in the second half of games; a league-low.

Barnsley v Watford
Watford are unbeaten in five league games against Barnsley (W3 D2).
The Hornets have won seven of their last 11 away games.
The Tykes have won four of their last five home games (L1).
Barnsley have conceded 32 goals in the first half of matches; a joint-high with Birmingham.
Watford have scored 30 goals in the first half; a league-high.

Blackpool v Peterborough
The last six meetings between these two sides have seen a total of 15 goals scored, an average of 2.5 per game.
The Tangerines are unbeaten in their last four games (W1 D3), but they haven't scored in their last two home games.
The Posh are also unbeaten in four (W1 D3).
On their travels, Peterborough are yet to win any points when trailing in a league match (L10).

Hull v Nottm Forest
Hull have won their last four games and are unbeaten in five against Forest (D1).
Forest have won their last five league games; by far their best run of form this season.
The Tigers have won their last four games at home; their best run of form at the KC Stadium this season.
Nottm Forest's last seven goals have all been scored by midfielders (Majewski 2, McGugan 2, Lansbury 3).

Ipswich v Bolton
Bolton have won their last five games and no side has accumulated more points than the Trotters in the last 10 games (21).
Bolton have lost 26 points from winning positions this season; a league high.
The Tractor Boys have netted just one goal in total in their last five games, with their last seven producing a total (for and against) of six goals.
Bolton have scored four goals from direct free-kicks this season; no team has scored more.

Middlesbrough v Birmingham
Middlesbrough have gone 11 games unbeaten at home against Birmingham (W8 D3).
The Blues have lost once in five games (W2 D2), keeping two clean sheets in the process.
Boro have enjoyed just one win in their last six games (D1 L4) and just two victories in their 12.
Birmingham have conceded 32 goals in the first half of matches this season; a joint-high figure.

Sheff Wed v Cardiff
Cardiff have gone four games without beating Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough (D1 L3).
The Bluebirds have struggled of late, winning just once in their last five games (D2 L2).
Wednesday have suffered just two defeats in their last 10 games (W5 D3), although both those losses have come in the last three fixtures.
Cardiff have won more games after going ahead than any other side in the division (W22).

Wolves v Bristol City
Wolves have gone nine games unbeaten against Bristol City, winning six (D3).
Wolves are without a win at Molineux in seven games (D3 L4) while they've also recorded the joint-lowest number of home wins this season (4, along with Charlton).
The Robins haven't won away from home in seven attempts (D2 L5).
Bristol City are one of three teams yet to receive a red card this season (Hull and Blackburn).

Derby v Leicester
The Foxes have won their last five games against the Rams, conceding only once and scoring 13 in the process.
Leicester are without a win in four games now (2D 2L), their longest winless run of the campaign so far.
Derby have gone eight games without a win (D4 L4).
Leicester have kept seven clean sheets on the road this season; a league-high.

Brighton v Crystal Palace
The Seagulls have tasted defeat in three of the last four meetings with the Eagles (D1).
Palace striker Glenn Murray striker has scored nine braces this season, including one against Brighton earlier this season.
Crystal Palace have scored 43 goals in the second half of matches this season; a league-high.
Brighton striker Leonardo Ulloa has scored four goals in his last four games.

Blackburn v Burnley
Blackburn haven't lost to rivals Burnley in nine games in all competitions (W7 D2).
Burnley have picked up 69 yellow cards this season; a league-high total.
Rovers are without a win in six games (D2 L4).
Burnley have scored just two goals in their last six games, with Charlie Austin bagging both.
Blackburn have kept three clean sheets in their last four games at Ewood Park, winning two, drawing one and losing one.

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Opta Facts La Liga 2012-13 Matchday 28

Deportivo La Coruna v Celta Vigo
Deportivo are without a win in four consecutive derbies against Celta in La Liga (1D 3L), they last went five in a row without a victory in 1998/99.
Celta Vigo have won their last two trips to the Riazor in the Primera without conceding a single goal.
Deportivo have kept a clean sheet in each of their last seven top-flight derby wins (18 goals in total scored).
Juan Carlos Valeron has scored more goals against Celta than any other club in his La Liga career (four).
Deportivo are without a win in nine league games (D2 L7), with four of those games coming under new manager Fernando Vazquez.
Celta have only managed one clean sheet in 14 away games this season, though they did win that game (1-0 in Zaragoza).
Despite them both occupying relegation spots at the moment, Celta Vigo and Deportivo have never both been relegated in the same top-flight season.
Argentinean Augusto Fernandez has scored in three of his last four away league games for Vigo.
Celta have scored a league-low of just 10 goals away from home this term.
Depor have lost the most points from games in which they have scored the first goal this season (18).

Real Sociedad v Valladolid
Real Sociedad are without a win in four top-flight meetings with Valladolid (2D 2L), their last victory coming at the Anoeta back in 2002/03 (2-1).
The Basque side have, however, won six of their last seven home clashes with Valladolid in La Liga, though they lost the last one there (1-3 in 2002/03).
After their victory at the Anoeta last time, Valladolid have the opportunity to record successive top-flight wins there for the first time in their history in this game.
Antoine Griezmann scored twice in the 2-2 draw between the sides earlier this season; his only brace of the campaign to date.
Real Sociedad have gone nine league games without defeat (5W 4D), their best run since promotion in 2010.
Valladolid are unbeaten in three league games (1W 2D); they have not gone four without defeat all season.
Carlos Vela has participated in 40% of Real Sociedad's goals this season, the most of all players for the side from San Sebastian.
With his goal against Malaga, Manucho overtook Martins as the top scoring African player in La Liga this season (eight goals).
Only one of the last nine goals scored by Real Sociedad on home soil in La Liga has come in the first-half, a penalty by Vela against Levante.

Getafe v Athletic Bilbao
Getafe have only won one of their last six league meetings with Athletic (D4 L1), though this was the reverse fixture this season (1-2 in San Mames).
Athletic have never won at the Coliseum in eight top-flight visits, though five of those games have ended in draws.
The Blues are without a win in two home games with Athletic in the Primera; they have never gone three in a row without one.
Luis Garcia's side are unbeaten in four league games (3W 1D) and have won three in a row at the Alfonso Perez.
Athletic have won their last two league games; they have never won three in a row under Marcelo Bielsa.
With four goals and three assists, Adrian Colunga has participated at least one goal in each of his five league appearances at the Coliseum in 2013 (3W 2D).
Aritz Aduriz has gone seven league games without a goal; his worst run since his return to Bilbao.
Getafe have kept two successive league clean sheets; only once before (November 2007) have they kept three in a row in the top-flight.
Aduriz has scored nine goals on the road in La Liga this term, the most of all Spanish players and behind only Messi and Ronaldo league-wide.

Real Madrid v Mallorca
Real Madrid have won their last four successive league meetings with Mallorca; they have never won five in a row against the Islanders.
The Whites have won seven of their last eight against Mallorca on home soil (1L).
The 5-1 victory recorded by Mallorca under Manzano at the Bernabeu back in 2003 remains Mallorca's biggest ever away win in La Liga.
After taking 25 points in 2013 so far, Real Madrid would be top of La Liga had it started on New Year's Day.
After wins against Granada and Sevilla, Mallorca can record three successive league wins for the first time this season.
Gonzalo Higuain (six) and Cristiano Ronaldo (six) have scored 12 of the last 19 Real Madrid goals against Mallorca in La Liga between them.
Top scorer for Mallorca this season, Tomer Hemed, has scored five of his eight league goals away from the Iberostar this term.
Mesut Ozil netted a brace in this fixture last season; it remains his only league brace at the Bernabeu so far.
Cristiano Ronaldo has already scored three braces in 2013; the most in the top five European leagues.
Real Madrid have conceded a league-low of just 11 goals in the second-half this season.

Valencia v Real Betis
Valencia have beaten Real Betis in five of their last seven league meetings with them (2L).
The Andalusians are without a win in 18 top-flight trips to the Mestalla (3D), losing each of their last seven clashes there.
Five of the last six wins achieved by Betis against Valencia in the top-flight have come via the odd goal.
In Bilbao, Ernesto Valverde's side ended a run of six games without defeat in La Liga (3D).
Betis have only taken one point from the last 12 available on the road (3-3 in Anoeta).
Jorge Molina, Ruben Castro and Dorlan Pabon, with three goals each, have scored nine of the last 10 Real Betis goals between them.
Together with Real Madrid, Valencia have attempted the joint-second-most shots from outside the area this season (139) but have yet to score a goal from distance.
Betis, meanwhile, have only conceded one goal from outside the box this season, a league-low.
Pepe Mel's side were shown two red cards at the Mestalla last season; they have not been shown more red cards in a game since they visited Montjuic in April 2007 (three).
Ernesto Valverde has never beaten Real Betis as a La Liga manager (6D 2L).

Malaga v Espanyol
Malaga have won four successive games against Espanyol at La Rosaleda (La Liga), their best ever top-flight run against them.
These sides have not drawn a league game in Malaga since 2000 (0-0), the identical result of the reverse fixture this season.
Malaga have scored an average of 2.5 goals per game over their last four home league meetings with los pericos.
Manuel Pellegrini's side have won just one of their last five home league games, though they have only lost one of them (3D).
Espanyol have lost their last two away games, their worst run under Javier Aguirre.
Malaga have netted a joint-league-low of just four home goals in 2013 so far.
Espanyol have failed to score in their last three league games, with their last goal being scored by Sergio Garcia against Real Betis back in February.
Malaga have played just 1,224 long passes this season, the lowest figure in La Liga.
Joaquin has created more chances per game on average than any other Spanish player in this competition so far this season (2.72).

Sevilla v Real Zaragoza
Sevilla have scored at least three goals in each of their last five home La Liga meetings with Zaragoza (18 in total, only three conceded).
Manolo Jimenez has lost both of his two previous trips to former club Sevilla with Zaragoza in league and cup, conceding seven goals without reply (0-3 in league, 0-4 in cup).
Zaragoza have only won one of their last 10 trips to the Andalusian capital to face Sevilla (2D 7L); 1-0 in 2005.
Zaragoza are the only team in La Liga yet to win in 2013 and have only scored one goal on the road this calendar year.
Sevilla have won five consecutive league games in Nervion; they have not won more games in a row since 2006/07 (11).
Beto has conceded at least one goal in all eight games played with Sevilla in all competitions (15 in total).
Sevilla have benefited from the most goals by players of different nationalities this season (nine).
Helder Postiga has conceded the most fouls (76) and been caught offside the most times (41) in La Liga this season.
Between them, Negredo (five goals, one assist), Medel (four goals) and Rakitic (two goals, two assists) have had a hand in each of Sevilla's last 12 home league strikes.
Sevilla and Zaragoza are two of the five teams to have conceded a joint-high seven goals from corners this term.

Osasuna v Atletico Madrid
Osasuna have lost their last two home league meetings with Atletico Madrid; they have never lost three in a row against them in La Liga.
The Red-and-Whites have won five of their last six league meetings with Osasuna (1D).
Mendilibar's side have won three of their last four home league games, though they did lose their last game at the Reyno against Athletic (0-1).
Atletico Madrid are without a win in two league games (1D 1L), their worst run of the season so far.
Between them, Kike Sola (four) and Nino (three) have scored 58% of Osasuna's league goals at the Reyno this season.
Diego Costa has only ever scored one hat-trick in La Liga and that was in Pamplona against Osasuna in a 3-2 victory in April 2011.
Osausna are the only team in La Liga to have lost every game in which they have conceded the first goal this season (10).
Atletico have won the most games by just one goal in La Liga this term (nine).

Barcelona v Rayo Vallecano
Barcelona have won their last four league meetings with Rayo, scoring 19 goals and keeping four clean sheets.
The side from Madrid have only won one of their 13 league visits to the Camp Nou (2D 10L), 0-2 in 2000 with both goals scored by Jon Perez Bolo.
The Catalans have won 12 of their 13 league games at the Camp Nou this season, with only Real Madrid managing a point (2-2 in October).
Rayo have gone four away league games without a win (1D 3L), three of those without scoring a single goal.
Lionel Messi has scored five goals in three games against Rayo since their promotion to La Liga.
Since 1998/99 (when Opta began collecting data), only Michu (15) has scored more goals in a single La Liga campaign for Rayo than Piti in 2012/13 (11).
Of the top 10 scorers in Europe's top five leagues this season; Lionel Messi has the best conversion rate (35%).
Between them, Piti (three) and Dominguez (two) have scored five of Rayo's last six away league goals.
Dani Alves has made more assists than any other La Liga player in 2013 (five).
Rayo have the best shot conversion rate from outside the area in the Spanish top-flight this season, scoring with 22.2% of their shots from distance.
Alexis Sanchez has scored more goals against sides from Madrid than against all other sides in the top-flight combined (eight, three against Rayo).

Granada v Levante
Granada won their only previous home meeting with Levante in La Liga last season (2-1).
Indeed, Levante have won two of the other three meetings between these sides in the Primera, meaning all three have been won by the respective home side.
Despite winning their first two games under Lucas Alcaraz, Granada have now gone four games without a win under their new boss (1D 3L).
Levante have gone six league games without a win (D3 L3) but have drawn their last two away games in a row.
Guillherme Siqueira scored his first top-flight penalty in this fixture last season and has since added seven more.
Obafemi Martins, who has left Levante to join the MLS, has won more points with his goals than any other Levante player this season (six, with seven goals).
Granada have lost more points from leading positions on home soil than any other La Liga team this season (11).
The Andalusian side have scored a joint-league-low of just three headed goals this term.

Nebojša Miličić, trener u Realu tipuje 28 kolo Spanske Primere

Nebojša Miličić se vratio u Real iz Madrida. Posle jednogodišnje epizode u Kazahstanu, naš stručnjak se treći put obreo u najvećem klubu na svetu, u kojem će, kao i ranijih godina, da bude zadužen za razvoj mladih fudbalera i njihovu pripremu za prelazak u prvi tim.

Favoriti su Real, Barselona...

- I Sevilja. Ova ekipa ima priliku da pobedom prebrine sve brige oko eventualne borbe za opstanak i da se približi ekipama iz vrha tabele. Saragosa polako ulazi u problematičan period.

Naravno, izdvajam jedinice i na moj Real, koji u dobrom raspoloženju dočekuje Majorku, kao i na Barselonu, koja „leti” na krilima velike pobede nad Milanom u Ligi šampiona.

MOJ TIP
REAL M. - MAJORKA 1
Valensija - Betis 1X
Malaga - Espanjol 1X
SEVILJA - SARAGOSA 1
Osasuna - Atletiko M. 12
BARSELONA - R. VALJEKANO 1

SPL Opta Facts – Mar 15-17

Motherwell v Hibernian
There have been 19 goals scored in the previous five matches between the two sides, averaging at 3.8 goals per game.
Motherwell have amassed 13 points from losing positions this campaign, a league high.
Hibernian's Leigh Griffiths and Eoin Doyle, and Motherwell's Jamie Murphy have all scored braces in this fixture this season.
Hibs have only won once in their last nine SPL games (D6 L2).
Motherwell have suffered just one defeat in their last nine SPL home games (W5 D3 L1).
Motherwell have netted a league-high proportion of goals in the opening 15 minutes of SPL matches this term (24%).

Celtic v Aberdeen
Celtic have won their last eight games at home in the SPL, netting at least four goals in six of these matches.
Hoops' midfielder Joe Ledley has scored four goals in his last three league appearances at Celtic Park.
The Dons have recorded one win in their last nine SPL games (D5 L3).
Aberdeen haven't beaten Celtic in any of their 13 SPL meetings (D2 L11).
Celtic have scored 17 goals in the final fifteen minutes of matches this season; a league high.
Aberdeen have scored a league high tally (11) & proportion (31%) of goals in the 15-minute period before half-time.

Inverness CT v Ross County
Inverness CT have gone six games unbeaten against Ross County (W3 D3).
Ross County are unbeaten in 11 games (W8 D3); their best such run of the SPL season.
Inverness haven't won at home for three SPL games (D2 L1), although they are unbeaten in four games home and away (W1 D3).
Ross County's Iain Vigurs has scored in three of his four appearances (all comps) against Inverness Caley Thistle this season.
Ross County have won more points over their last 10 games than any other SPL side (20).
ICT have conceded a league-high tally of 10 goals in the opening 15 minutes of SPL matches this season.

Dundee v Dundee United
Dundee United have beaten arch rivals Dundee three times this season and are currently enjoying a five match unbeaten run against them (W4 D1).
Dundee have picked up just one win in their last 16 SPL games (D5 L10).
The last three away games that Dundee United have played in the SPL have seen just one goal scored (W1 D2).
Dundee have lost 19 times in the 21 matches when they've fallen behind; a league high.
Dundee have failed to score in a league-high 15 matches this season.

Bundesliga Opta-facts – March 15-17

VfL Wolfsburg - Fortuna Dusseldorf
Wolfsburg haven't lost any of their five competitive matches against Dusseldorf (W3 D2).
Wolfsburg's 4-1-victory at Dusseldorf in the first half of the season is their biggest win this season, alongside their 5-2-victory at Freiburg last week.
Dusseldorf have lost their last five away games in a row, a run that is part of eight defeats last nine away games (D1).
Wolfsburg scored five goals at Freiburg last week - more than in their previous five Bundesliga games combined (4).
Wolfsburg have gained 20 points from their away games this season, but only 10 points from their Bundesliga matches at home.
Only two teams have collected fewer points on the road than Dusseldorf - Hannover (8) and Hoffenheim (7).
Wolfsburg haven't won any of their last three home games (D1 L2).
Wolfsburg have failed to keep a clean sheet in 18 of their last 19 home games (a 2-0-victory over VfB Stuttgart on matchday 18).
Wolfsburg striker Ivica Olic has scored four goals in his last three competitive matches (also one assist).
Only Diego has been involved in more competitive goals for Wolfsburg (15) than Ivica Olic (14).
Diego will miss this game due to suspension. He has missed only one competitive game so far in 2012/13 (a 0-2 home defeat against Freiburg on matchday 8).

Borussia Dortmund - SC Freiburg
Dortmund have won their last five Bundesliga meetings against Freiburg (with a goal difference of 15-2). Against no other Bundesliga team do they have such a long run currently.
Freiburg have won only one of their 13 away matches at Dortmund: 2-0 in October 2001. Sebastian Kehl - a Freiburg player back then - scored the last goal.
Dortmund have won only four of their last nine Bundesliga home games (D2 L3).
Freiburg have lost only one of their last nine Bundesliga away games (W4 D4 and a 1-2 defeat at Hoffenheim in February).
Freiburg lost 2-5 at home against Wolfsburg last week. Never before had the team conceded more than four goals in a game under coach Christian Streich.
Robert Lewandowski has scored in each of his last seven Bundesliga matches which is a club record at Dortmund (like Timo Konietzka). The Bundesliga record is held by Gerd Müller who scored in 16 consecutive matches.
Dortmund striker Robert Lewandowski has scored a goal every 62 minutes on average against SC Freiburg.
Against no other club has Lewandowski scored more than six Bundesliga goals (like against Hannover).
Dortmund's Marco Reus hasn't been involved in a goal in his last three Bundesliga matches, his longest run without a goal involvement since joining the club.
No other player has created as many chances as Freiburg's Max Kruse (72). He is also his side's top scorer (seven goals, six assists).
As a coach, Jürgen Klopp has won eight of his nine Bundesliga games against Freiburg (L1).

Werder Bremen - Greuther Furth
Frank Kramer has been named by Furth as their new coach. He previously coached Hoffenheim's reserve side and also coached their first team for two Bundesliga games in December.
Furth have never played at Bremen in a competitive match.
There have been two competitive matches between the teams at Furth (1-1 in the first half of the season, 3-2-victory for Bremen in the quarterfinals of the German Cup 2003/04)
Bremen have lost their last two Bundesliga home games. They have never lost three consecutive Bundesliga home games within one season.
Bremen have gained only one point from their last four Bundesliga matches (1-1 at Monchengladbach).
Bremen have collected 29 points so far. Only on five previous occasions have they collected fewer points after 25 games (only once under coach Thomas Schaaf: 28 points in 2010/11).
Only four teams in Bundesliga history have had a worse Bundesliga record after 25 games than Furth have this season; 14 points so far (goal difference: -26).
No team in Bundesliga history with fewer than 19 points after 25 games have avoided relegation that season.
Furth have failed to score in 15 of their 25 Bundesliga games this season and in 10 of their last 13 matches.
Only two teams in Bundesliga history have scored fewer goals after 25 matchdays than Furth (14 goals).
No Bundesliga team have conceded more goals this season than Werder Bremen (49, like Hoffenheim).
Furth have gained 10 of their 14 points from away games. They have scored 10 goals in their away games and only four at home.
No team have hit woodwork as many times as Werder Bremen (16 times) this season. They have hit woodwork seven times in their last eight games.

FC Nurnberg - FC Schalke 04
Schalke have never suffered a heavier defeat away at Nurnberg than they did in their last visit their in April 2012 (1-4).
Nurnberg have won their last two home games against Schalke.
However, these two home victories are the only wins for Nurnberg in their last 19 Bundesliga games against Schalke overall (D5 L12).
Both teams have won 10 of their 25 Bundesliga duels at Nurnberg (D5).
Nurnberg haven't lost any of their last nine Bundesliga home games (D5 W4). This is currently the longest home run of all teams in the top flight.
Schalke have won three consecutive Bundesliga games for the first time under coach Jens Keller. They hadn't won three in a row since October 2012.
Schalke haven't won more than three consecutive Bundesliga games since January 2012 (December 2011 - January 2012: five consecutive victories).
Schalke have won only one of their last eight away games in the top flight (D2 L5 and a 4-1 at Wolfsburg in their last game on the road).
Julian Draxler has been involved in four of Schalke's last six Bundesliga goals (three goals, one assist).
No Schalke player has scored more Bundesliga goals this season than Julian Draxler (seven, like Klaas-Jan Huntelaar).
Michael Wiesinger is the first coach in Nurnberg's history to have not lost more than one of his first eight Bundesliga game as a coach.
Wiesinger hasn't lost any of his last six Bundesliga games as Nurnberg coach (D4 W2) - the record of his predecessor Dieter Hecking was a run of eight unbeaten Bundesliga games (January - March 2011).

1899 Hoffenheim - FSV Mainz 05
Mainz have won five of their seven Bundesliga meetings with Hoffenheim (D1 L1), all of these seven with Thomas Tuchel as coach. They have also won the last meeting in the first half of the season (3-0 at home).
Only in 2010/11 have Mainz collected more points after 25 matchdays (43) than currently (37).
Hoffenheim won at Furth last week (3-0) as well as Mainz (1-0 home victory against Leverkusen).
Mainz haven't lost any of their last five Bundesliga games (W1 D4). They have lost only one game in 2013 (W2 D5).
Hoffenheim have won only one of their last eight home games (2-1 against Freiburg), losing six of them (D1).
Only Bayern Munich have conceded fewer Bundesliga goals in 2013 (3) than Hoffenheim and Mainz (8 each, like Frankfurt).
However, no other team have conceded more Bundesliga goals this season than Hoffenheim (49, like Bremen).
Hoffenheim have already conceded 49 goals in the Bundesliga this season, more than in the entire 2011-12 campaign (47).
Never have they conceded more than 50 goals within one season (2010/11).
Mainz have currently scored 298 Bundesliga goals (in 229 games).
Thomas Tuchel has currently won 49 Bundesliga games (127 games).
Mainz striker Adam Szalai has scored four goals in his four Bundesliga games against Hoffenheim. (including a hattrick in their last duel; 3-0 at Mainz). Against no other team has he scored more than two goals.

Hamburger SV - FC Augsburg
Augsburg have scored in each of their last seven away games in the top flight - a new club record.
Hamburg have won five of their last seven home games (D1 L1).
Hamburg have been ahead in 14 games this season and they haven't lost any of these matches (W11 D3).
No team have faced as many shots as Hamburg (384) in the Bundesliga this season.
Only three Bundesliga teams have attempted more shots in 2013 than Augsburg (126).
Thorsten Fink has coached Hamburg in 50 games. He took over when they were on the bottom of the table (position 18) and has led them to sixth position (current ranking).
Rafael van der Vaart (3 goals, 5 assists), Artjoms Rudnevs (11 goals, 4 assists) and/or Heung-Min Son (9 goals, 1 assist) have been involved in 27 of Hamburg's 30 goals this season.
Artjoms Rudnevs is the first player to havescored at least eleven goals in his debut season for Hamburg since 2008/09 (Mladen Petric scored 12 in his debut season for Hamburg in 2008/09).

Bayer 04 Leverkusen - Bayern Munich
Leverkusen haven't lost any of their last three home games against Bayern Munich (W1 D2). Never have they had such a long run at home against Bayern.
Bayern's last victory at Leverkusen came back in November 2008 (2-0).
Bayern have lost only one of their last 29 Bundesliga games (W24 D6) - this coming in their last meeting with Leverkusen (first half of the season).
Bayern are 20 points ahead of Dortmund (in 2nd place). This is the highest difference between position one and two in Bundesliga history (like 1972/73, matchday 33 and 34; Bayern 20 points ahead from Köln).
Bayern are already 27 points ahead of fourth placed side Schalke - with only nine matchdays to play.
Bayern do not need any more than eight points from the remaining nine games to secure the Championship. They could, theoretically, secure the Championship on matchday 27.
Bayern have won eleven of their twelve away matches in the top flight (D1). Never have a team won more than eleven away games within one campaign.
Bayern have conceded only one goal in their twelve away games this season.
No player has been involved in more goals than Leverkusen's Stefan Kiessling (22: 16 goals, 6 assists) and Bayern's Thomas Müller (21: 12 goals, 9 assists; like Dortmund's Robert Lewandowski).
Toni Kroos was on loan at Leverkusen from January 2009 till summer 2010. He was involved in 20 goals (10 goals, 10 assists) in his 43 Bundesliga appearances for Leverkusen.

Eintracht Frankfurt - VfB Stuttgart
Stuttgart haven' lost any of their last seven meetings at Frankfurt (W5 D2).
Frankfurt haven't won any of their last five Bundesliga games (D2 L2).
Frankfurt haven't scored in 504 minutes. This is the longest run of any Bundesliga team this season.
Stuttgart haven't scored more than one goal in any of their last nine Bundesliga games (six goals).
No Bundesliga team have played more competitive games than Stuttgart this season (41, including their Europa League game against Lazio on Thursday).
Frankfurt have given away only two points from leading positions this season (like only Wolfsburg).
Stuttgart have given away 16 points from leading positions, more than any other team.
Stuttgart are the only team yet to score a goal from outside the box. However, they have already conceded 10 from outside the box (like only Bremen).
Bruno Labbadia was dismissed as Hamburg coach on July 1st 2009. He was succeeded by Armin Veh.
As a coach, Labbadia hasn't lost any of his six Bundesliga games against Frankfurt (W3 D3).
Alex Meier (12 goals) and Vedad Ibisevic (11 goals) are their teams' top scorers, but both players have scored only one goal in 2013. Meier hasn't scored in 10 hours and 42 minutes of Bundesliga action.
Kevin Trapp and Sven Ulreich have both made 96 saves. Trapp has a save percentage rate of 73.3%, Ulreich 69.1%.

Borussia Monchengladbach - Hannover 96
Monchengladbach have won only one of their last six Bundesliga games (D3 L2).
Monchengladbach won their last meeting against Hannover (3-2). Hannover were 2-0 ahead, then Monchengladbach scored three goals within 10 minutes. It was Hannover's first home defeat in the Bundesliga for a year and a half.
Monchengladbach haven't lost any of their last six home games (W3 D3). Their last home defeat came in November 2012 against Stuttgart (1-2).
Monchengladbach have scored in each of their 12 Bundesliga home games this season.
Hannover have lost six of their last seven Bundesliga games on the road (D1). They conceded 21 goals in these seven games.
Hannover's last victory on the road came in November 2012 (4-2 at Stuttgart).
Hannover have lost 15 of their last 18 Bundesliga away games (W2 D1).
Monchengladbach have lost only one of their eight matches on a Sunday this season (W4 D3) - this defeat came against Monchengladbach in the first half of the season (2-3).
Hannover have by far the best shot conversion rate of all Bundesliga teams (22.7%), while Monchengladbach have the third best (18.5%).
Only Bayern have more different goal scorers (15 players) than Monchengladbach and Hannover (14 players each, like Schalke).
Hannover striker Didier Ya Konan has scored five goals in his seven meetings with Monchengladbach, while Jan Schlaudraff has five goals in 10 meetings.
Hannover have currently collected 999 Bundesliga points in their club history.
Monchengladbach have conceded 898 Bundesliga goals in home games.
Monchengladbach have scored 99 Bundesliga goals under coach Lucien Favre.

Opta Facts Ligue 1 Matchday 29 March 15-17 2013

Marseille - Ajaccio
Marseille have won eight of their 11 home games against Ajaccio in L1 (D2, L1).
Ajaccio have only won once in their last 13 away games in Ligue 1 (D6, L6).
Marseille have scored in each of their 11 home games against Ajaccio in Ligue 1.
Ajaccio have only kept one clean sheet in their last 13 away games in Ligue 1.
Marseille have scored 41% of their goals in the last 15 minutes, highest ratio in L1 2012/13 (14 out of 34).
The Ayew brothers have scored Marseille's four goals against Ajaccio since the come-back of the Corsican in the top flight (André = 3, Jordan = 1).
Elie Baup has only lost once in his eight games against Ajaccio in L1 as a manager (W5, D2).

Bastia - Lyon
Lyon are unbeaten in their last six competitive games against Bastia (W3, D3).
Bastia have only won once in their last eight Ligue 1 games (D2, L5).
Lyon have only lost once in their last five away games in Ligue 1 (W3, D1).
Bastia have only scored twice in their last eight L1 games (10 goals conceded).
Lyon have scored in 86% of their away league games this season (12 out of 14), joint-best ratio alongside Montpellier.
Alexandre Lacazette has scored in each of his two games against Corsican teams in L1 2012/13.
Frédéric Hantz has lost all of his seven Ligue 1 games against Lyon as a manager.

Lille - Evian TG
Lille are unbeaten in their three encounters against Evian TG in Ligue 1 (W2, D1).
Lille have won their last five league games, best current run.
Lille have only lost twice in their last 20 home league games (W13, D5).
Evian TG have won none of their last seven away games in Ligue 1 (D3, L4).
Evian TG have only scored once in their last four away games in Ligue 1.
Benoit Pedretti has scored in two of his three encounters against Evian TG in Ligue 1.
Saber Khlifa is involved in 45% of ETG's away goals in L1 in 2012/13 (4 goals, 1 assist).

Lorient - Brest
Lorient have only won once in their last seven Ligue 1 games (D3, L3).
Lorient are unbeaten in their last eight home league games (W5, D3).
Brest have lost their last six competitive games in Lorient (1 goal scored, 16 conceded).
Brest have won three of their last five away games in Ligue 1.
Brest have scored in each of their last six away games in Ligue 1, best current run.
Lorient have failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 10 top-flight games.
Jérémie Aliadière and Kévin Monnet-Paquet have scored Lorient's last four home goals.

Montpellier - Troyes
Montpellier have won their last eight home games in Ligue 1, longest current run.
Montpellier have scored in each of their last 12 home league games, best current run.
None of Montpellier's last 15 Ligue 1 games have ended in a draw, longest current run.
Troyes are winless in their last 23 away league games (D7, L16).
Troyes have conceded 29 goals in the last 30 minutes of play, highest tally in the Top 5 European leagues.
14 of Montpellier's last 18 league goals have been scored in the second half (78%).
Marcos and Fabien Camus have scored 50% of Troyes's away goals in L1 2012/13 (6 out of 12).

Reims - Rennes
Rennes have lost their last three trips to Reims in Ligue 1.
Rennes have only won once in their last seven Ligue 1 games (D4, L2).
Reims have only won once in their last 9 home games in Ligue 1 (D6, L2).
Reims have scored exactly one goal in each of their last five home games in Ligue 1.
Reims have only kept a clean sheet once in their last 12 Ligue 1 games.
Six of Gaëtan Courtet's eight goals in L1 2012/13 have been scored in home games.
Reims have only scored eight goals in the first half in L1 this season, lowest tally.

Sochaux - Valenciennes
Valenciennes are unbeaten in their last four oppositions against Sochaux in Ligue 1 (W2, D2).
Valenciennes have scored in each of their last 9 Ligue 1 against Sochaux.
Valenciennes have conceded at least a goal in their last 13 away games in Ligue 1.
Sochaux have only kept a clean sheet once in their last 14 home league games.
Sochaux and Valenciennes have conceded 16 goals each in 2013, highest tally in L1.
VA have scored 10 goals in the first 15 minutes of play in L1 2012/13, more than any other team.
Grégory Pujol has scored five goals against Sochaux in L1, his joint-best opponent.

Nancy - Nice
Nice have lost 11 of their last 13 trips to Nancy in Ligue 1 (W1, D1).
Nancy have scored in 17 of their 18 home games against Nice in Ligue 1.
Nice have scored 15 goals in the last 15 minutes of play in L1 2012/13, more than any other team.
Nancy have only kept a clean sheet twice in Ligue 1 this season, lowest tally.
Sébastien Puygrenier has scored in two of Nancy's last three home games in L1.
Nancy have lost 20 points from winning positions in L1 this season, more than any other team.
Mahamane Traoré has scored three of his six L1 goals against Nancy, more than against any other opponent.

Toulouse - Bordeaux
None of the last 14 oppositions between these teams has ended in a draw.
Bordeaux have only won twice in their last 10 away games in Toulouse in L1 (D2, L6).
Toulouse have kept a clean sheet in their last three league games, best current run.
Bordeaux have lost their last two away games in Ligue 1 for the first time since 2011.
Toulouse are winless in their last three home games in Ligue 1 (D2, L1).
Jaroslav Plasil is involved in Bordeaux's last two away goals in L1 (1 goal, 1 assist).

St Etienne - Paris SG
St Etienne have only won 32% of their home games against PSG in L1 (10 out of 31).
Only six goals have been scored in the last seven competitive encounters between these teams in Geoffroy-Guichard.
St Etienne have scored in their last 9 league games, best current run in Ligue 1.
St Etienne are the only unbeaten team in the top-flight in 2013 (W6, D3), longest current run.
PSG have lost their last two away games in L1, their worst run since March 2011.
St Etienne are the only team not to have conceded a single goal in the first 15 minutes of play in L1 2012/13.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic has failed to score in his 190 minutes of play against St Etienne in competitive games (70 in Ligue 1 and 120 in Coupe de la Ligue).
Only Lionel Messi (18) and Cristiano Ronaldo (14) are involved in more goals than Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (12) in the Top 5 European leagues in 2013.

Bojan Zajić, prvotimac Valerenge, pred početak prvenstva Norveške

14.03. (Thu) 21:05 Lazio - Stuttgart

PROBABLE LINEUPS

LAZIO
Marchetti
Pereirinha, Biava, Dias, Radu
Ledesma
Candreva, Gonzalez, Mauri, Lulic
Kozak

STUTTGART
Ulreich
Sakai, Tasci, Rudiger, Molinaro
Kvist
Harnik, Gentner, Okazaki, Traore
Ibisevic

Lazio have failed to find the back of the net in three of their last four Serie A matches but have been in noticeably better goalscoring form in Europe, where they have scored seven goals in their previous three outings - two of which came against Stuttgart in the first leg of this Europa League round of 16 tie.
Midfielders Hernanes and Lorik Cana picked up yellow cards in the victory, however, and as a result will miss the return fixture through suspension.

Lazio manager Vladimir Petkovic will also be without midfielder Cristian Brocchi who has a fractured metatarsal, Antonio Rossi who has a pulled hamstring, as well as striker Miroslav Klose and right-back Abdoulay Konko, both of whom are recovering from serious knee injuries and not due back until next month.

Stuttgart meanwhile welcome striker Vedad Ibisevic back from suspension. The Bosnia-Herzegovina international will replace Manchester United loanee Federico Macheda, who started on his own up top for the first leg. Fellow forward Cacau remains sidelined after a cruciate ligament rupture.

Also missing are midfielders Alexandru Maxim and Mamadou Bah, who have nose and tibula fractures, respectively.

DID YOU KNOW?

Lazio have dropped to sixth in Serie A after being as high as third earlier this season. They have won just one of their last eight matches in the league.

Striker Libor Kozak, a Czech Republic international, is the highest active goalscorer in the Europa League with seven goals.

Lazio have conceded just five goals in their last nine Europa League matches.

Stuttgart have won just one Bundesliga match in 2013 and are presently 14th in the division - still eight points clear of Augsburg and a relegation playoff.

Stuttgart have not managed more than two goals in a match in any competition since a December 8 win over Schalke.

With 20 goals in all competitions, Vedad Ibisevic is Stuttgart’s top goalscorer this season.

Prediction
Barcelona overturned a 2-0 aggregate deficit on Tuesday, but they were at home, and Stuttgart aren’t Barcelona. Not by a long shot. Lazio’s struggles in the league have been softened by their European form, and they should expect to continue their winning run with an outright victory on Thursday.

Editor's Prediction
Lazio 2-1 VfB Stuttgart

14.03. (Thu) 19:00 Inter - Tottenham Hot.

PROBABLE LINEUPS

INTER
Handanovic
Zanetti, Juan, Chivu, Pereira
Gargano, Cambiasso
Benassi, Cassano, Guarin
Palacio

TOTTENHAM
Friedel
Walker, Gallas, Caulker, Assou-Ekotto,
Lennon, Dembele, Parker, Holtby
Sigurdsson
Defoe

Inter boss Andrea Stramaccioni will be hoping his side can recover from back-to-back to defeats. Samir Handanovic is set to return in goal after missing Sunday’s Serie A loss to Bologna through suspension.

Javier Zanetti made his 600th Serie A appearance in that match and the veteran is again expected to start. Up front, Antonio Cassano is poised to provide support to Rodrigo Palacio as they search for goals.

As for the visitors, Andre Villas-Boas will be without star man Gareth Bale whose yellow card in the first leg ruled him out of the game. Brad Friedel is again poised to start in goal in place of Hugo Lloris.

Emmanuel Adebayor could well be in contention for a return from an ankle injury, but may have to settle for a place on the bench with Jermain Defoe again starting. Steven Caulker could come into the team after recently losing his place to Michael Dawson.

DID YOU KNOW?

Inter have struggled for results in Serie A over recent weeks - winning just three of their last 13 games.

Rodrio Palacio has an impressive scoring record in the Europa League this season with seven goals in nine appearances, two off Roberto Boninsegna's all-time club competition record of nine managed in 1969-70.

Inter have won the Uefa Cup, now the Europa League, three times - in 1990-91, 1993-94 and 1997-98.

Tottenham are undefeated in their previous 10 Europa League games, including the 3-0 first-leg victory, stretching back to November, 2011.

The last meeting between the two teams at San Siro saw Inter run out 4-3 winners, with Bale grabbing the headlines in defeat with a hat-trick.

Spurs have won the Uefa Cup twice - in 1972 in its inaugural year, and again in 1984. They are 7/2 to win the competition this year with Coral.

Tottenham have faced Italian opposition 10 times - winning four times, drawing four and losing just twice.

Prediction
Inter face an extremely difficult uphill task to stand any chance of progressing following the 3-0 first-leg defeat. With Spurs impressive away from home, they should have far too much to let their opponents get back into the tie but must be wary on complacency.

Editor's Prediction
Inter 2-2 Tottenham

13.03. (Wed) 20:45 Bayern Munchen - Arsenal

PROBABLE LINEUPS

BAYERN MUNICH
M. Neuer
P. Lahm • D. Van Buyten • Dante • D. Alaba
Javi Martínez • Luiz Gustavo
T. Müller • T. Kroos • X. Shaqiri
M. Mandžukić

ARSENAL
W. Szczęsny
C. Jenkinson • L. Koscielny • P. Mertesacker • T. Vermaelen
Arteta • A. Ramsey
Cazorla
T. Walcott • O. Giroud • L. Podolski

Franck Ribery (ankle) limped off during Bayern Munich's 3-2 win over Fortuna Dusseldorf on Saturday and is confirmed to miss the game, while Bastian Schweinsteiger and Jerome Boateng are suspended.

upp Heynckes is set to give starts to Luiz Gustavo and Xherdan Shaqiri against the Gunners, while Arjen Robben (calf) is a doubt after sitting out Saturday's match.

Arsene Wenger is set to name the strongest side possible having not had a fixture since March 3 but Nacho Monreal is again unavailable, meaning that Thomas Vermaelen will deputise at left-back.

The second leg may prove too soon for Bacary Sagna (knee) so Carl Jenkinson is likely to start, while Abou Diaby (calf) could return to the bench after sitting out the north London derby.

Reports emerged on Monday night that Jack Wilshere (ankle) is set to miss the game and potentially the rest of the season.

DID YOU KNOW?

Bayern Munich's superb win at the Emirates Stadium in the first leg means that the Gunners have not beaten the German side in five Champions League encounters.

The Bavarians have conceded three goals at home in total the Champions League so far this season – a statistic that Arsene Wenger's side need to at least double in this game alone to go through.

Mario Mandzukic scored in the first leg, making him the 10th different player to net for Jupp Heynckes's side in Europe this term.

If Arsenal fail to progress, it will be the third year in a row in which they have crashed out at the last-16 stage of the tournament.

Only two sides – Ajax and Inter – have previously made it through after losing the first leg at home.

However, the competition has never seen a team turn around a two-goal home deficit. Arsenal are 14/1 with Paddy Power to score three goals in this game.

Prediction
Editor's Prediction
FC Bayern München 2-1 Arsenal