Barclays Premier League Opta Facts May 7-8

Manchester City v West Bromwich Albion
Manchester City have won seven and lost none of their last eight Barclays Premier League matches at home.
The Baggies have managed to keep three clean sheets in their last five Premier League games away from the Hawthorns.
West Brom have lost five and won none of their last six Premier League meetings with Manchester City.
Shane Long’s strike in the reverse fixture in October is the only goal WBA have managed against City in their last five meetings.
West Brom have lost five of their last eight league matches on the road (W2 D1).
Roberto Mancini’s side have kept six clean sheets in their last eight at home, conceding just three goals in that time.
In four of the last five meetings between the two teams, a Manchester City striker has scored at least two goals (Edin Dzeko, Sergio Aguero, Carlo Tevez (hat-trick) and Mario Balotelli).
City have scored in their last 48 Premier League home games, the longest current run in the division.
Only Arsenal (14) have picked up more points in the Premier League over the past six games than City (13).
City have played the highest proportion of short passes in the Premier League this season (92%).

Wigan Athletic v Swansea City
No side is currently on a longer winless run in the Barclays Premier League than Swansea City (7; level with Queens Park Rangers).
Only Queens Park Rangers (14) have picked up fewer points at home this season than Wigan Athletic (17).
Seven of Wigan’s 17 home points have been garnered in their last three matches at the DW Stadium.
Since winning the Capital One Cup, Swansea have accrued just six points in the league (W1 D3 L4). Only Reading (5) have managed fewer in that time.
Shaun Maloney has laid on three goals in his last two appearances in the Premier League for Wigan.
No team has been involved in more 0-0 draws this season than Swansea City (6). Wigan are one of two teams (with Manchester United) yet to play out a goalless draw.
Three of Wigan’s last five Premier League goals have been headed.
A win in this game will give Wigan successive league wins for only the third time this season.
Five of Wigan’s last seven Premier League home games have gone over 3.5 goals.
Norwich are the only away team to fail to score away at Wigan so far this season.
Wigan have the lowest saves to shots ratio in the Premier League (61%), meaning almost two in every five shots on target they face end up in the back of the net.

Chelsea v Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham Hotspur have never won a Barclays Premier League match at Stamford Bridge in 20 visits. No side is currently on a longer run without victory at an opponent’s ground than Spurs against Chelsea.
The Blues have won each of their last six home games in the Premier League.
On only one occasion this season have Tottenham failed to score away from home in the league.
Juan Mata has scored three times in his last two appearances against Tottenham in all competitions.
When Andre Villas-Boas was manager of Chelsea, he masterminded eight victories in 13 Premier League games at Stamford Bridge (62%).
No player has scored more goals away from home this season in the Premier League than Gareth Bale (13).

Serie A 2012-13 – Week 36

Atalanta - Juventus
Juventus lead by 55 wins to 11 in the head to head against Atalanta in Serie A, with 35 draws.
The Old Lady are unbeaten in their last 16 meetings against Atalanta (14W 2 D).
Atalanta have conceded in each of their last 20 league meetings against Juve.
The Bianconeri have won their last five visits to Atalanta at the Atleti Azzurri d'Italia, scoring 16 goals in the process.
Atalanta are winless in their last four league fixtures (2D 2L).
Atalanta have won only one of their last nine home games in the league, losing three in the process.
Juventus have picked-up 83 points after 35 matches - this is their best ever record in Serie A.
The Bianconeri have won eight games in a row in Serie A, conceding only six goals in the process.
Away from home, Antonio Conte's side are on a run of four consecutive wins, scoring two goals in each of these games.
Arturo Vidal has become the first Juve player to score 10 goals in this campaign, thanks to the penalty converted last Sunday against Palermo.
Fabio Quagliarella has already scored eight goals in 11 previous appearances against Atalanta in Serie A - his favourite opponent in this competition.

Bologna - Napoli
This will be the 110th meeting between Bologna and Napoli in Serie A - Bologna lead by 38 wins to 36.
Over their last 10 Serie A meetings, the two sides have four wins apiece and two draws.
These two sides haven't drawn in their last nine meetings at the Dall'Ara, with the hosts winning six times.
Bologna are winless in their last seven league games (5D 2L).
Bologna have lost only one of their last eight home fixtures, winning three of these.
Napoli are unbeaten in their last seven league games, winning six of these - the Partenopei have bagged 20 goals in the process.
Napoli have lost only one of their last nine away games - four wins and four draws complete their record.
Bologna have recouped the most points from losing positions this season (17).
Napoli have scored the most goals from outside the box from open play so far (12).
Scoring a hat-trick against Inter, Edinson Cavani has equalled his record of goals scored in a single Serie A campaign - 26.
Cavani has netted seven hat-tricks so far in Italy, all at home soil.

Cagliari - Parma
Parma have beaten Cagliari 16 times in Serie A - more than any other opponent so far in the top-flight.
Parma are unbeaten in their last four meetings against Cagliari (2W 2D).
However, Cagliari are unbeaten at home against Parma since March 2000 - since then, they've recorded three wins and four draws when they've hosted the Ducali.
Cagliari have won only one of their last five Serie A fixtures, losing two and drawing two, including last Saturday's 0-0 against Chievo.
Losing against Udinese, the Sardinians have ended an unbeaten run of seven home games in the league (5W 2D).
Parma got back to winning ways last Sunday against Atalanta, after losing four games in a row without scoring a goal in the league.
Parma have collected only two points from their last seven games on the road, failing to score in their last four away from home.
Parma and Chievo have lost the fewest points from leading situations in this campaign (4).
Only two teams are yet to score in the opening 15 minutes of play - they're Parma and Sampdoria.
Jaime Valdés has netted three goals in Serie A against Cagliari - more than any other opponent.

Inter - Lazio
This will be the 140th meeting between Inter and Lazio in the top-flight - the Nerazzurri lead by 57 wins to 31.
Inter have drawn more times against Lazio than any other side in Serie A (51).
However, these two sides have drawn only once in their last 14 meetings in Serie A, with 10 wins for the Nerazzurri and three for the Biancocelesti.
After drawing the previous six, Inter have won their last seven home games against Lazio. Indeed, Lazio's last win at the San Siro against Inter came back in October 1998 (5-3).
Inter haven't drawn any of their last nine league games (3W 6L).
Inter won their last home game against Parma - previously, they had picked up only one point from four home fixtures in the league.
Lazio scored six goals last Sunday against Bologna, as many as they had netted over their previous 11 fixtures in Serie A.
Lazio are winless in their last eight games on the road (five losses), and have netted only one goal over the last six.
Miroslav Klose scored five goals last Sunday against Bologna; becoming the first player to score five goals in a Serie A match since Roberto Pruzzo for Roma in Fenruary 1986.
Hernanes has scored six goals from outside the box this term - a joint-high in Serie A alongside Gökhan Inler.

Palermo - Udinese
These two sides have met 31 times in Serie A so far: Udinese lead by 12 wins to 11, with eight draws.
Udinese are unbeaten in Serie A against Palermo since October 2009. Over the last six meetings, the Friulani have four wins (2D).
Udinese's last win at the Barbera was the 7-0 thrashing recorded in February 2011; Palermo's worst ever home defeat in Serie A.
Losing to Juventus on Sunday, Palermo ended their five-game unbeaten run in the league (3 W 2D).
The Sicilians have taken seven points from their last three home games.
Udinese have won five league games in a row, conceding only one goal in the process.
Udinese have taken 21 points from their last 10 Serie A matches; only Juventus have done better in this period (28 points).
Udinese have won three of their last four away games in Serie A, without conceding any goal.
59% of Udinese's goals in this Serie A (29 out of 49) have been scored by either Antonio Di Natale or Luis Muriel.
This is the fourth consecutive season that Di Natale reached 20 goals scored in Serie A.
Di Natale has scored six goals in his last five league appearances against Palermo.

Pescara - AC Milan
AC Milan have won 10 of their 11 previous meetings against Pescara in Serie A, losing just once.
Pescara have conceded more goals against AC Milan than any other side (34)
Pescara's only win against the Rossoneri came in March 1978 - since then the Abruzzesi have conceded an average of 3.6 goals per game against AC Milan.
Pescara have conceded 74 goals this term; the last team to concede more in Serie A was Napoli in 1997/98.
Pescara have collected only two points from their last 16 fixtures, conceding in each fixture.
Pescara have lost their last seven home games, finding the net only in two of these.
AC Milan have lost only one of their last 17 games in Serie A (11W 5D).
The Rossoneri have scored the most goals in the final 15 minutes of play (22).
Pescara have conceded 40 goals in the second half; more than AC Milan have conceded all season.
AC Milan have won six of the seven games in which Mario Balotelli has scored, drawing the other one.

Roma - Chievo
This will be the 22nd meeting between Roma and Chievo in Serie A - the Giallorossi lead by 10 wins to two, with nine draws.
Roma lost their last game against Chievo back in December, ending an unbeaten run that lasted for 17 games (8W 9D).
Chievo have scored only one goal in their last six visits to Roma at the Olimpico.
Roma have suffered just one loss in the last 11 Serie A matches and are unbeaten in their last five games.
At home, the Giallorossi have recorded four wins and two draws in their last six games.
Roma have kept two consecutive clean sheets against Fiorentina and Siena; the last time they didn't concede for three games in a row was in November 2010.
Chievo have won only one of their last six league games (2D 3L), scoring just two goals in the process.
Chievo remain the only side yet to draw away from home this Serie A season (5W 12L).
Roma have scored the most headed goals this campaign (17).
Five of Roma's last eight goals in the league have been scored by Pablo Osvaldo.

Sampdoria - Catania
Sampdoria and Catania have met 29 times in Serie A - the Blucerchiati lead by 15 wins to 10, with only four draws.
Only against Genoa (11 times) Catania have won more than against Sampdoria in the top-flight.
Samp have won only one of their last six games against Catania in Serie A, with the Sicilians winning three times.
Catania's last win at Sampdoria's ground came back in 1964. In the ensuing eight meetings at the Marassi, the hosts have won six times (2D).
Samp are winless in their last eight league games (5L 3D), losing their last three at home.
This is Catania's best Serie A campaign; 51 points in 35 games.
Catania got back to winning ways last Sunday against Siena, after a winless run of three draws and two losses.
The Sicilians have taken just one point from their last four away games in Serie A.
Last Sunday against Siena, Gonzalo Bergessio scored his first Serie A hat-trick, taking his current tally for this season to 12 goals; as many as he had netted in his two previous Serie A campaigns.

Siena - Fiorentina
Siena and Fiorentina have met 15 times in Serie A - the Viola lead by eight wins to three.
Fiorentina are unbeaten in their last six league meetings against Siena (2D 4W).
Siena have never scored more than a single goal in any of their league meetings against Fiorentina.
Siena have lost their last three Serie A games without scoring a single goal - previously the Tuscans were unbeaten for five games (2W 3D).
Siena are winless in their last four home games (2D 2L), failing to score in each of those games.
Last Saturday, Roma were the first team to prevent Fiorentina from scoring after 10 Serie A fixtures in which they had netted 24 goals overall.
That loss against Roma also ended a run of three wins in a row for the Viola in Serie A.
Fiorentina have won three of their last four away games in the league.
Luca Toni has already scored six goals in Serie A against Siena, including five for the Viola.

Torino - Genoa
This will be the 82nd meeting between these two sides in Serie A - the Granata lead by 30 wins to 27.
Genoa are unbeaten in their last eight meetings against Torino in the league (4W 4D).
Genoa have won only one of their last 29 games in Turin against the Granata, losing 19 times. However, that win came in their last visit to Torino in May 2009.
Torino have picked up only one point from their last six league fixtures, losing the last four.
The Granata have lost their last three home games; the last time they lost four in a row at their ground was in April 2008.
Genoa are unbeaten in their last four league games; two draws, followed by two wins.
The Grifoni have won back-to-back games for the first time this campaign; the last time they won three in a row in Serie A was in September 2009.
Before beating Chievo in Verona, Genoa had recorded five losses and four draws away from home in the league.
Paulo Barreto has scored a goal in three of his previous four appearances against Genoa in Serie A.

05.05. (Sun) 21:00 Paris Saint Germain - Valenciennes

PROBABLE LINEUPS

PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN
Sirigu
Wiel • Sakho • Silva • Maxwell
Ménez • Matuidi • Chantôme • Pastore
Lavezzi • Ibrahimovic

VALENCIENNES FC
Penneteau
Mater • Rose • Angoua • Bong
Melikson
Gomis • Sankhare • Danic • Sánchez
Nguette

Paris Saint-Germain coach Carlo Ancelotti has seen his midfield depleted with a number of suspensions, most of which originated from the brawl that followed last weekend's 1-0 win against Evian.

Thiago Motta continues to serve his suspension, whilst Marco Verratti and David Beckham were handed a two and one match bans respectively for their red cards at the Parc des Sports last Sunday.

Goalkeeper Salvatore Sirigu was initially supposed to have been sent off by referee Olivier Thual, but failed to receive his red card from the official, meaning the LFP have allowed him to be available, with his two-match ban starting on Monday.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic missed training on Friday but is expected to be fit, while Clement Chantome should be named in midfield given the shortage of options available.

Valenciennes coach Daniel Sanchez is likely to continue with Lindsay Rose in place of defender Nicolas Isimat-Mirin, with the Rennes-born youngster impressing in recent weeks. Gregory Pujol is injured and joins the likes of Loris Nery and Dusan Djuric on the treatment table.

DID YOU KNOW?

Paris Saint-Germain sit top of Ligue 1 with 73 points - nine clear of nearest challengers Olympique de Marseille.

Should the 2010 champions fail to beat Bastia at Stade Velodrome on Saturday, PSG will be crowned champions for the first time since 1994.

PSG have won their last six games against the visitors - Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored a hat-trick in the 4-0 win at Stade du Hainaut in December.

Valenciennes sit in 12th position, having amassed 41 points over the 34 games played so far.

Daniel Sanchez's men have lost all but one of their games away to teams currently in the top half of the table.

Valenciennes have two clean sheets in their last three games - they were nine games without a win before Nicolas Isimat-Mirin was dropped.

If PSG do wrap up the title this weekend, the LFP have confirmed the Ligue 1 trophy will not be presented.

Prediction
The Parisian outfit have hit form at exactly the right time, amidst a late push from Marseille, they've won each of their last five games in Ligue 1. They have a fantastic record against Sunday's visitors, and look certain to claim a home win at least, if not the title, come Sunday evening.

Editor's Prediction
PSG 2-0 Valenciennes FC

05.05. (Sun) 21:00 Barcelona - Betis

PROBABLE LINEUPS

BARCELONA
Valdés
Alves • Piqué • Abidal • Alba
Xavi • Busquets • Iniesta
Pedro • Villa • Tello

REAL BETIS
Adrián
Chica • Amaya • Mario • Martínez
Pérez • Beñat
Campbell • Igiebor • Pabón
Castro

Barcelona forward Lionel Messi is doubtful to start against Betis at Camp Nou as he continues to cope with a hamstring injury.

Defender Eric Abidal (calf) and midfielder Sergio Busquets (groin) should be available but Cesc Fabregas is suspended after picking up his fifth booking of the season in the 2-2 draw against Athletic Bilbao.

Betis midfielder Eder Vilarchao is available to play his first game after a three-month lay-off with a tibia injury.

Casto (knee), Paulao (hamstring), Damien Perquis (calf), Nacho and Jose Canas (both suspension) are all sidelined, while midfielder Benat (back) and Nosa Igiebor (groin) are minor doubts.

DID YOU KNOW?

Barcelona are on a three-match winless run in all competitions, losing two.

The Catalan side's 7-0 aggregate loss to Bayern Munich was their heaviest two-legged defeat in European competition.

Lionel Messi has scored in his last 20 Liga appearances for Barcelona.

Betis have won just one of their last six matches in La Liga (W1, D3, L2).

Los Verdiblancos have lost three of their last five encounters with Barca.

Betis' last Liga win at Camp Nou was a 3-1 triumph in May 1998.

Prediction
Barca boss Vilanova will demand a response after getting thoroughly outclassed in Europe and they should return to winning ways against a weakened Betis outfit.

Editor's Prediction
Barcelona 2-1 Betis

05.05. (Sun) 20:45 Napoli - Inter

PROBABLE LINEUPS

NAPOLI
Sanctis
Campagnaro • Cannavaro • Britos
Zúñiga • Džemaili • Behrami • Maggio
Hamšík
Cavani • Pandev

INTER
Handanovič
Ranocchia • Chivu • Juan
Jonathan • Benassi • Kovačić • Kuzmanović • Pereira
Álvarez • Rocchi

Stadio San Paolo will play host to two teams of contrasting fortunes on Sunday. While Inter must surely be praying for the season to end given their incredible injury list, Napoli sit on the brink of confirming a very respectable second place finish.

The hosts appeared to be genuine challengers to Juventus for the Serie A crown for much of the season, before the Bianconeri opened up an 11-point gap at the top of the table.

But Napoli's own sizeable lead over third-placed AC Milan means they are close to sealing second spot and Champions League football next term.

They are able to boast a clean bill of health this weekend, but sadly the Nerazzurri cannot say the same. Captain Javier Zanetti (Achilles) the latest to fall foul of the injury curse that hovers over San Siro.

DID YOU KNOW?

Napoli are seven points clear of third-placed AC Milan and look set to finish runners-up to champions in waiting Juventus.

The Partenopei have plenty to thank star man Edinson Cavani for this season - he has 23 goals to his name, making him their top scorer.

Walter Mazzarri's men have won four of their last five games - with only a 1-1 draw with AC Milan halting them in their tracks.

Inter have won just one of their last five Serie A games and lost to Palermo in their last outing.

The Nerazzurri are without 11 first-team regulars after Javier Zanetti was ruled out for the rest of the season with an Achilles injury.

Inter's top goalscorer so far this season is Rodrigo Palacio - but he remains on the sidelines.

Prediction
Napoli have won four of their last five - Inter have lost four of their last five. That can only mean one thing, a convincing home win and another blow to the Nerazzurri's fading hopes of securing European football next season.

Editor's Prediction
Napoli 3-1 Inter

05.05. (Sun) 17:00 Manchester United - Chelsea

PROBABLE LINEUPS

MANCHESTER UNITED
De Gea
Rafael, Ferdinand, Evans, Evra
Jones, Carrick
Valencia, Rooney, Kagawa
Van Persie

CHELSEA
Cech
Azpilicueta, Ivanovic, Terry, Cole
Luiz, Mikel
Mata, Oscar, Hazard
Ba

Sir Alex Ferguson looks set to make a solitary change from the team that faced Arsenal as Shinji Kagawa seems primed to replace Nani, operating off the left wing.

Ashley Young (ankle) is definitely ruled out while Nemanja Vidic (knee) and Danny Welbeck (calf) are also doubtful as the strains that ruled them both out of the Arsenal game persist.

Rafa Benitez, meanwhile, appears ready to make his now-customary changes to the starting line-up as various players look set to make way from the team that beat Basel 3-1 on Thursday.

John Terry, Ashley Cole, John Obi Mikel, Juan Mata, Oscar and Demba Ba are all expected to replace
Gary Cahill, Ryan Bertrand, Frank Lampard, Ramires, Victor Moses and Fernando Torres from the previous starting XI.

There are no serious injury problems for the Blues, though Marko Marin, unlikely to feature anyway, may only be fit enough for the bench as he continues to recover from a thigh problem.

DID YOU KNOW?

Over the course of the Premier League era, Manchester United have lost more games (13) and conceded more goals (55) against Chelsea than they have against any other team in the league.

However, Chelsea have managed just one clean sheet in their last 17 league trips to Old Trafford - a 3-0 win in December 2001, with a goal from Mario Melchiot followed by a double from Eidur Gudjohnsen. Bet365 offer 4/7 for both teams to score in this match.

United have hit the woodwork more often than any other team in the Premier League this season - 22 times, while Chelsea have hit it the fewest amount of times - five.

Though it is doubtful whether he will feature in this match, of all the players to have played over 150 Premier League games, the Red Devils' captain, Nemanja Vidic, has the best win percentage of any player, having played 184 and won 136.

Chelsea skipper John Terry , however, boasts a similarly impressive record as the Blues have won 67 per cent of Premier League games with him playing this season and just 48% without him.
The Blues have scored 15 headed goals this league season - the most in the Premier League.

05.05. (Sun) 15:00 Juventus - Palermo

PROBABLE LINEUPS

JUVENTUS
Buffon
Barzagli • Bonucci • Chiellini
Lichtsteiner • Vidal • Pirlo • Pogba • Asamoah
Marchisio
Vučinić

PALERMO
Sorrentino
Bergen • Donati • Aronica
Nélson • Barreto • Arévalo • Kurtič • García
Hernández • Miccoli

A full-strength Juventus side know they are just a point away from clinching the Serie A title against a relegation-threatened Palermo outfit, but it would be premature for the Bianconeri to be popping the champagne just yet, though, as the visitors are in desperate need of the points.

Antonio Conte will continue to play his 3-5-1-1 formation with Claudio Marchisio playing in behind striker Mirko Vucinic which has brought the champions much joy in recent weeks, while it is the usual back three trio for the hosts.

Giuseppe Sannino's men have enjoyed a mini-revival as they hope to avoid the dreaded drop to Serie B, but there are concerns over in-form attacker Josip Ilicic who faces a race against time to be fit for the clash.

Defender Andrea Mantovani is unavailable while Michel Morganella is suspended.

DID YOU KNOW?

Juventus are just a point away from landing back-to-back Scudettos. They are 11 points clear of Napoli with four games to play.

The Bianconeri are on a seven-game winning run and have not conceded in over 270 minutes of Serie A football.

Antonio Conte's men have won their last three games against Sunday's visitors and have not conceded during this time.

Palermo are unbeaten in their last five matches with wins over Roma, Sampdoria and Inter included in that run. They sit in 17th place level with Genoa (18) on 32 points.

Attacker Josip Ilicic has scored five in his last five games for the Rosanero.

Striker Fabrizio Miccoli has netted six times in Serie A and is a former Juventus player.

Prediction
Juventus just need a point in this match to win the Scudetto, but in truth it would be surprising if they did not get all three. The Rosanero will be buoyed by the string of performances they have put together in recent weeks, but the Bianconeri will have too much for the visitors.

Editor's Prediction
Juventus 2-0 Palermo

05.05. (Sun) 15:00 Milan - Torino

PROBABLE LINEUPS

AC MILAN
Abbiati
Abate • Bonera • Mexès • Sciglio
Flamini • Muntari • Nocerino
Boateng • Balotelli • Shaarawy

TORINO
Gillet
Darmian • Cesare • Ogbonna • Masiello
Brighi • Basha
Cerci • Vives • Santana
Barreto

AC Milan could be without Riccardo Montolivo (hamstring) for the visit of Torino to San Siro after the midfielder picked up an injury in training this week, while Giampaolo Pazzini's heroics last weekend are unlikely to see him force his way into the team at the expense of Mario Balotelli.

The Rossoneri also look set to be without on-loan striker Bojan Krkic for the end of season run-in after the 22-year-old sustained a thigh injury, but there is better news for Massimiliano Allegri at the back as Christian Abbiati could return to take his place between the sticks.

Meanwhile, opposition coach Giampiero Ventura has a juggling act to perform as he contemplates resting players for his side’s vital relegation clash with Genoa, just three days after his side visit Milan.

Strikers Rolando Bianchi and Riccardo Meggiorini started the Turin derby against Juventus last weekend but both could be rested on Sunday, with Udinese loanee Paulo Barreto taking up the lone forward role.

Valerio Di Cesare is expected to deputise in central defence for the suspended Kamil Glik after the Pole was sent off in last weekend’s derby defeat.

DID YOU KNOW?

AC Milan have scored in every home match they have played in 2013, notching 20 goals in nine games at San Siro.

The Rossoneri could have a big impact on this season’s Serie A relegation battle as Allegri’s men have to play three of the bottom five sides in their final four matches.

Right-back Ignazio Abate signed for Milan from Torino back in 2009 having played 25 games for the Turin outfit.

This season’s reverse fixture saw Milan come from behind in Turin to beat Ventura’s side 4-2 in a game that was overshadowed by a season-ending injury to Nigel de Jong.

Torino have only picked up one win in their last nine matches in Serie A, a run that has seen them slip into a relegation dogfight.

Ventura’s men have been draw specialists on the road this season, with nine matches finishing all square on their travels - more than any other club in the division.

Prediction
Milan have been on an unstoppable run in the second half of the season and few in Serie A have been able to find an answer to the Rossoneri's new look front three, spearheaded by Mario Balotelli. Torino on the other hand have had a woeful time of things since January and having looked comfortable for most of the season, Ventura's side are now on the brink of an almighty relegation scrap. It doesn't look like things will get any better for them at the Giuseppe Meazza either and I fully expect the home side to pick up a comfortable three points.

Editor's Prediction
Milan 3-1 Torino

05.05. (Sun) 14:30 Liverpool - Everton

PROBABLE LINEUPS

LIVERPOOL
Reina
Johnson, Carragher, Agger, Enrique
Gerrard, Lucas, Henderson
Downing, Sturridge, Coutinho

EVERTON
Howard
Coleman, Jagielka, Distin, Baines
Mirallas, Fellaini, Osman, Pienaar
Anichebe
Jelavic

After Fabio Borini came off the bench to score against Newcastle after missing eight weeks with a dislocated shoulder, Joe Allen (shoulder) and Martin Kelly (knee) are the only long-term absentees for Liverpool.

Raheem Sterling (hip) is approaching full fitness and could be in contention for Brendan Rodgers.

Tony Hibbert returned to Everton the squad for Saturday's win over Fulham but may have to make do with a place on the bench yet again as Seamus Coleman continues at right-back.

Darron Gibson (hip) is David Moyes's only injury concern, with Ross Barkley set to compete with Nikica Jelavic for a place alongside Victor Anichebe in attack.

DID YOU KNOW?

The Merseyside derby has seen more red cards than any other Premier League fixture, with 20.

Liverpool have scored nine goals in their two league games without Luis Suarez this season.

Of the 10 midfielders included in the last England squad, only Frank Lampard has scored and assisted more goals per minute than Jordan Henderson this season (one every 132 minutes). Henderson is 14/1 with Bet365 to score the first goal in this game.
Lucas Leiva has made more tackles per minute than any other player in the league this season (one every 14.9 minutes).

Everton have only won one of their last 12 Premier League games against Liverpool, drawing four and losing seven.

The Toffees are without a win at Anfield in 12 Premier League games, losing five of the last eight.

David Moyes is yet to win a single one of his 44 away games against the traditional "big four", taking just 17 points from a possible 132.

The visitors have won 56 per cent of their games this season with Johnny Heitinga in the side and just 10% without him.

04.05. (Sat) 20:00 Real - Valladolid

PROBABLE LINEUPS

REAL MADRID
López
Essien • Varane • Pepe • Coentrão
Khedira • Alonso
Özil • Kaká • Callejón
Benzema

REAL VALLADOLID
Jaime
Rukavina • Rueda • Valiente • Balenziaga
Rubio • Pérez
Ebert • González • Larsson
Guerra

Real Madrid defender Sergio Ramos is likely to miss the Primera Division encounter against Real Valladolid after picking up a hamstring injury in the win over Borussia Dortmund on Tuesday.

Defenders Alvaro Arbeloa (back), Marcelo (muscle tear) and Raul Albiol (suspension) are all sidelined, while Cristiano Ronaldo (hamstring) is a doubt.

Real Valladolid have no fresh injury worries for the trip to the Santiago Bernabeu.

Boss Miroslav Dukic could name the same team that played out a 1-1 draw with Sevilla last Sunday.

DID YOU KNOW?

Real Madrid are on a seven-match winning run at the Santiago Bernabeu in all competitions.

Los Merengues are on a 28-match unbeaten streak on home soil in La Liga stretching back to December 2011.

Mesut Ozil has scored four goals in his last two Liga appearances.

Real Valladolid have won just one of their last eight matches in La Liga (W1, D4, L3).

The Pucela have lost their last four Liga encounters with Real Madrid.

Valladolid's last away win over Madrid was a 1-0 success in May 2000.

Prediction
Valladolid are on a three-match unbeaten run in La Liga but do not travel well, having picked up just one win in their last nine away outings. Madrid have little to play for after their Champions League exit but they should have enough in the tank to put the visitors to the sword.

Editor's Prediction
Real Madrid 2-0 Valladolid

04.05. (Sat) 18:30 Borussia D. - Bayern Munchen

PROBABLE LINEUPS

BORUSSIA DORTMUND
Weidenfeller
Großkreutz • Santana • Hummels • Schmelzer
Kehl • Şahin
Hofmann • Gündogan • Reus
Schieber

BAYERN MUNICH
Neuer
Lahm • Buyten • Dante • Alaba
Martínez • Schweinsteiger
Müller • Pizarro • Shaqiri
Gómez

Borussia Dortmund are expected to make a few changes to the side who lost 2-0 to Real Madrid on Tuesday, but still progressed to the Champions League final.

Lukasz Piszczek has been carrying a knock for months and will undergo surgery at the end of the season, so will be rested, with Kevin Grosskreutz replacing him at right-back. Neven Subotic is also likely to come out of the XI to give Felipe Santana a start.

A late challenge in Madrid saw Sven Bender pick up an injury while Mario Gotze has a torn hamstring muscle, so Ilkay Gundogan will fill in behind the striker with Nuri Sahin and Sebastian Kehl in the deep-lying midfield roles.

Finally, Jonas Hofmann will get a run out on the right wing, with Julian Schieber starting in Robert Lewandowski's place.

Bayern, meanwhile, are likely to name a stronger line-up than they have in recent Bundesliga games, with the likes of Philipp Lahm, David Alaba, Javi Martinez and Bastian Schweinsteiger starting.

However, after their midweek exertions at Camp Nou, Mario Mandzukic, Franck Ribery and Arjen Robben should get a rest, with Claudio Pizarro, Mario Gomez and Xherdan Shaqiri filling in.

Holger Badstuber (knee) and Toni Kroos (hamstring) will be out for the rest of the season.

DID YOU KNOW?

Borussia Dortmund have not lost any of their last five Bundesliga games against Bayern, winning four in a row before December's 1-1 Allianz Arena draw.

This will be the 100th official meeting between the two sides. Bayern have triumphed on 45 occasions, BVB 25 and there have been 29 draws.

Mats Hummels started his career at the Allianz Arena before making the permanent move to Dortmund in 2009 after a loan spell the previous year.

Bayern Munich have not lost any of their three games against Borussia Dortmund this season, beating them 2-1 in the Supercup and 1-0 in the Pokal and drawing in the Bundesliga.

Their 1-0 win over Freiburg last week saw them beat BVB's record points total.

Bayern have kept a clean sheet and won in 20 games this season, a national best.

Prediction
Bayern and BVB have both enjoyed phenomenal campaigns and sit on the brink of history later this month. Despite the points gap in the league, the two teams are fairly evenly matched and I'd expect them to cancel each other out in a thrilling encounter.

Editor's Prediction
Dortmund 2-2 Bayern

04.05. (Sat) 18:30 QPR - Arsenal

PROBABLE LINEUPS

QPR
Green
Fabio, Onuoha, Hill, Traore
Jenas, M'bia, Granero
Remy, Zamora, Townsend

ARSENAL
Szczesny
Sagna, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Monreal
Ramsey, Arteta, Rosicky
Walcott, Podolski, Cazorla

QPR welcome back Bobby Zamora from suspension and he could take his place in a three-pronged frontline alongside Loic Remy and Andros Townsend, who is looks likely to overcome a hamstring injury.

Christopher Samba is a doubt with a knee problem, while Shaun Wright-Phillips (ankle) and DJ Campbell (foot) are long-term absentees.

Arsenal will remain without the suspended Olivier Giroud, meaning that Lukas Podolski should again start as the focal attacking output, although he faces competition from Gervinho and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.

Elsewhere, Jack Wilshere and Nacho Monreal are vying for first-team places ahead of Kieran Gibbs and Tomas Rosicky respectively as Arsene Wenger faces the luxury of a near-fully fit squad.

DID YOU KNOW?

QPR have two former Arsenal players in their ranks, Armand Traore and Jay Bothroyd.

Park Ji-Sung has scored five goals against Arsenal in his career, all coming for Manchester United.

Since QPR's return to the Premier League in August 2011, the Gunners have failed to score more than a single goal in any of their three encounters with them.

The Rs won the same fixture 2-1 last term thanks to goals from Adel Taarabt and Samba Diakite.

Arsenal are top of the Premier League form table with 14 points from their last six matches, one ahead of London rivals Chelsea.

Santi Cazorla (pictured right) has been Arsenal's only ever-present in the Premier League this season, starting 34 of their 35 matches played so far and appearing as a substitute in the other.

Jack Wilshere returned to first-team action for Arsenal in the reverse fixture with QPR earlier this season. He has gone on to make 32 more appearances for club and country since then. Bet365 offer 3/1 on Wilshere scoring at anytime v QPR.

Povrede muče Rejkjavik SRĐAN TUFEGDŽIĆ (AKUREJRI) PRED POČETAK PRVENSTVA ISLANDA

Mnogi završavaju prvenstva, a u ligi Islanda na programu je prvo kolo. Tajne tamošnjeg fudbala i ove sezone otkrivaće nam Srđan Tufegdžić, pomoćni trener drugoligaša Akurejrija.

- Lokalni mediji su ovih dana izdvojili četiri favorita za titulu – otkriva nam Tufegdžić. – To su Rejkjavik, Breidablik, Hafnarfjordur i Stjarnan.
U kakvoj formi su klubovi i da li je bilo promena u njima?
- Rejkjavik je najtrofejniji klub na Islandu, ali bi mogao da ima problema na početku prvenstva zbog brojnih povreda. Breidablik je godinama u usponu, a bio je najuspešniji u pripremnom periodu. Hafnarfjordur je standardno jak, a Stjarnan se „opasno” pojačao. Ova ekipa je dovela dvojicu povratnika iz inostranstva, ima odličnog trenera, a igrači su iskusni i dugo su na okupu.

MOJ TIP
Vestmanejar – Akranes 1
BREIDABLIK – TOR 1
Vikingur – Fram 0-2
HAFNARFJORDUR – KEFLAVIK 1
Filkir – Valur 3+
Rejkjavik – Stjarnan 2, 2-3

04.05. (Sat) 16:00 Tottenham - Southampton

PROBABLE LINEUPS

TOTTENHAM
Lloris
Walker, Dawson, Vertonghen, Assou-Ekotto
Dembele, Parker
Lennon, Holtby, Bale
Defoe

SOUTHAMPTON
Boruc
Clyne, Yoshida, Hooiveld, Shaw
Davis, Schneiderlin, Cork
Lallana, Lambert, Rodriguez

Tottenham manager Andre Villas-Boas has a few first-team members missing for the visit of Southampton on Saturday but has no new injury concerns.

Brazilian midfielder Sandro (knee) is not expected to play again this season, while Younes Kaboul (also knee) and William Gallas (calf) are still doubtful.

Southampton boss Mauricio Pochettino does not have many fitness issues with which to contend but two red cards last time out against West Brom have ensued selection problems.

Left-back Danny Fox and Gaston Ramirez were both sent off in the defeat to Steve Clarke's team, meaning that neither will be available at White Hart Lane.

The Saints' only injury worry is Richard Chaplow (back) but he could make an appearance on the bench.

DID YOU KNOW?

Out of the last 11 previous clashes between these two sides at White Hart Lane, Tottenham have won nine and lost just twice.

Spurs have not kept a clean sheet in any of their last nine league matches. Tottenham are 6/5 with Bet365 to keep a clean sheet in this game.

No other Premier League player has scored more goals from outside of the penalty area than Gareth Bale. He has seven.

Meanwhile, no other team has more goals scored from outside of the area than Spurs (12).

Southampton have not conceded a goal away from home in league for 281 minutes.

However, they have only won two of their last 11 matches on the road.

West Brom are the only side to beat Mauricio Pochettino's team in their last seven fixtures.

Prediction
With just a handful of matches left to secure Champions League football, Spurs will be all-out for three points against a Southampton side with little for which to play, meaning that a home win looks the most likely outcome.

Editor's Prediction
Tottenham 3-1 Southampton

04.05. (Sat) 16:00 Swansea - Manchester City

PROBABLE LINEUPS

SWANSEA CITY
Vorm
Rangel, Chico, Williams, Taylor
Ki, Britton
Routledge, De Guzman, Hernandez
Michu

MANCHESTER CITY
Hart
Zabaleta, Kompany, Nastasic, Clichy
Yaya Toure, Barry
Silva, Tevez, Milner
Aguero

Swansea boss Michael Laudrup is unlikely to make too many changes from the side who lost 2-0 in their previous match away to Chelsea. Neil Taylor came off the bench in that game to make his comeback from a long spell on the sidelines and he could start in place of Ben Davies.

Michu is again set to start up front with support expected to come from fellow Spaniard Pablo Hernandez. The Swans should have a fully fit squad from which to choose against last season's Premier League title winners.

As for the visitors, Roberto Mancini could make a couple of changes from the starting XI which beat West Ham 2-1. Matija Nastasic may come in in place of Joleon Lescott.

Further forward, James Milner and Javi Garcia are both pushing for starts. Sergio Aguero is set to keep his place in attack, with Mancini likely to rest him for their midweek game ahead of the FA Cup final against Wigan.

DID YOU KNOW?

Swansea City have failed to win any of their last six league matches, losing four and drawing two.

The Swans have scored 43 goals in the Premier League this season - the lowest amount of any of the sides inside the top nine.

The game between the two sides earlier in the season finished in a 1-0 win to City, with Carlos Tevez scoring in the second half.

Tevez is his side's highest scorer this season, with 17 goals, as well as having provided the joint-highest number of assists with seven, the same as Samir Nasri and David Silva. Tevez is 8/1 with Bet365 to score two or more goals in this game.

Manchester City are the fifth-highest scorers in the league away from home this season with 23 goals. Manchester United (36) have scored the most.

Mancini's side have only lost five games in the league this season, just one more than United.