22.04. (Mon) 21:00 Manchester United - Aston Villa

PROBABLE LINEUPS

MANCHESTER UNITED
De Gea
Rafael, Vidic, Evans, Evra
Valencia, Carrick, Cleverley, Kagawa
Rooney, Van Persie

ASTON VILLA
Guzan
Lowton, Vlaar, Baker, Bennett
Westwood, Delph, N'Zogbia
Weimann, Benteke, Agbonlahor

Sir Alex Ferguson may look to reshuffle his pack slightly ahead of the visit of Aston Villa.

Jonny Evans may come in for either Rio Ferdinand or Nemanja Vidic, who have now played two games in a row, while the likes of Tom Cleverley, Ryan Giggs and Nani are all pushing for recalls in midfield. Ashley Young (ankle) and Paul Scholes (knee) remain out.

For the visitors, Paul Lambert may look to name an unchanged side from the one that has impressed against Stoke and Fulham in recent weeks.

Ciaran Clark is available but Nathan Baker may still be preferred in central defence. Senior striker Gabriel Agbonlahor may recover from a thigh injury to take his place in attack, with Jordan Browery dropping to the bench.

DID YOU KNOW?

Manchester United have only lost one of their last 40 meetings with Aston Villa in all competitions.

Villa's only victory during that run in December 2009 under Martin O'Neill was when Gabriel Agbonlahor (pictured) scored in a 1-0 win at Old Trafford.

From that matchday squad, only Agbonlahor, Richard Dunne and Brad Guzan remain at the club.

United, on the other hand still retain eight of their starting XI.

Only Arsenal have scored more goals (42) than United have scored (40) at home this season.

Villa have the joint-worst defensive record in the league, conceding 35 along with Norwich and Newcastle.

Christian Benteke needs one more goal to become the first Aston Villa player since Juan Pablo Angel in 2003-04 to score 20 goals in a season.

Wayne Rooney has scored twice in each of Aston Villa's last two visits to Old Trafford.

Manchester United are 9/1 with bet365 to beat Aston Villa 3-1 on Monday.

Prediction
The visitors do look capable of causing United problems in defence, particularly with the pace and power of Benteke, Gabriel Agbonlahor, Andreas Weimann and Charles N'Zogbia. However, at the back they can still be rather naive and the extra nous and quality of Van Persie and Rooney will ensure the Red Devils will still come away with a comfortable victory.

Editor's Prediction
Man Utd. 3-1 Aston Villa

21.04. (Sun) 21:00 Paris Saint Germain - Nice

PROBABLE LINEUPS

PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN
Douchez
Van der Wiel, Thiago Silva, Alex, Maxwell
Lucas Moura, Verratti, Matuidi, Pastore
Ibrahimovic, Lavezzi

OGC NICE
Ospina
Genevois, Civelli, Pecjinovic, Kolodziecak
Traore, Digard
Bahoken, Meriem, Pied
Cvitanich

Paris Saint-Germain coach Carlo Ancelotti has no pressing injury issues ahead of the visit of high-flyers Nice to the Parc des Princes, but is set to field his strongest side after Wednesday's shock Coupe de France exit to Evian.

The Italian trainer slammed his "self-important" players following the penalty shootout defeat, with the aim now being to seal the Ligue 1 title at the earliest possible opportunity.

Both Marco Verratti and Maxwell should return to the fray, replacing Thiago Motta and Sylvain Armand.

Nice coach Claude Puel, meanwhile, sees a handful of important players suspended for the trip to the capital, though top goalscorer Dario Cvitanich makes the trip.

Alexy Bosetti and Eric Bautheac are both suspended, with Valentin Eysseric - scorer in the reverse fixture earlier this season - serving a rest-of-the-season ban. Neal Maupay is out for six months with a knee injury.

DID YOU KNOW?

Paris Saint-Germain sit top of Ligue 1 with 67 points, nine clear of Marseille and with the best tally at this stage since Lyon five years ago.

The hosts have won their last three league games without conceding a goal.

Les Parisiens were knocked out of the Coupe de France by relegation-threatened Evian on Wednesday going down 4-1 on penalties after a 1-1 draw.

Nice have lost just three of their last 15 encounters against PSG.

Dario Cvitanich is the club's top scorer with 14. One more would see him surpass the club's best tally in their current spell in Ligue 1 - held by Bakary Kone and Loic Remy.

Sunday's visitors have scored seven goals in their last two encounters.

Prediction
A tough game on paper for the hosts, with Nice posing a significant threat this season, especially from counterattacks. But nevertheless, the visitors are depleted, with their most creative players suspended from the encounter. PSG should win narrowly, as they frequently have of late.

Editor's Prediction
PSG 1-0 OGC Nice

21.04. (Sun) 20:45 Juventus - Milan

PROBABLE LINEUPS

JUVENTUS
Buffon
Barzagli, Bonucci, Peluso
L'steiner, Vidal, Pirlo, Pogba, Asamoah
Marchisio
Vucinic

AC MILAN
Abbiati
De Sciglio, Zapata, Mexes, Constant
Ambrosini, Montolivo, Muntari
Niang, Pazzini, El Shaarawy

Juventus defender Giorgio Chiellini is set to miss out on Sunday's clash after the stopper's failure to recover in time from a knock he picked up in training last Friday. It is the second consecutive game the 28-year-old will be out of contention for having missed the Bianconeri's 2-0 victory over Lazio on Monday.

Nicolas Anelka's Juventus nightmare continues with the striker having only featured in 35 minutes of action for the Serie A league leaders since joining in January and the 34-year-old will be sidelined for this clash with a calf muscle injury.

Bianconeri striker Sebastian Giovinco is also ruled out while Simone Pepe is the other absentee for the hosts. There are no suspension concerns for coach Antonio Conte.

Mario Balotelli is suspended for the visitors, despite seeing his three-match ban reduced on appeal. The Italy international picked up an automatic one-match ban against Fiorentina in the 2-2 draw at the Artemio Franchi, though this was initially increased to three games following his verbal abuse of the match officials.

Milan midfielder Mathieu Flamini turned from hero to zero after he put his side in front against Napoli only to see himself sent off for a reckless lunge on Juan Zuniga. The 29-year-old is suspended for this match, while Nigel de Jong is the only injury concern for the visitors.

DID YOU KNOW?

Juventus have recorded five straight victories in Serie A.

The Bianconeri lost the last league meeting between the sides 1-0 after Robinho converted for Milan from the penalty spot.

Juventus last beat the Rossoneri in Serie A back in October 2011 where two late Claudio Marchisio goals earned the Old Lady the three points.

A resurgent AC Milan have turned their season around. A team that look destined to finish mid-table before Christmas have gone their last 14 games unbeaten.

The club's top goalscorer Stephan El Shaarawy has 16 goals in Italy's top flight but has only found the net twice in his last 14 league games.

Milan's away form in Serie A reads W6, D7, L3 and they are undefeated in their last seven fixtures away from San Siro.

Prediction
There may be a 15-point gap between the teams before kick-off but it would be foolish to think this will be anything other than a tightly-contested encounter between two giants of Italian football. It has the makings of an enthralling clash with two teams in fine form. Milan may suffer from Balotelli's absence, while the midfield battle could be key to the outcome of this match but Juve are a difficult side to break down and may just have the edge in this one.

Editor's Prediction
Juventus 2-1 Milan

21.04. (Sun) 17.00 Liverpool - Chelsea

PROBABLE LINEUPS

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

CHELSEA
Cech
Azpilicueta, Luiz, Terry, Bertrand
Ramires, Lampard
Mata, Oscar, Hazard
Torres

Liverpool remain without Fabio Borini (shoulder), Joe Allen (shoulder) and Martin Kelly (knee), who are all ruled out for the rest of the season.

Meanwhile, Raheem Sterling (thigh) faces a late fitness test after missing Liverpool's last two games.

As for Chelsea, they face no fresh injury concerns, and with both Ashley Cole and Gary Cahill on the verge of returning to the first team after spells on the sideline through injury, manager Rafael Benitez may well be able to include them in what is certain to be a strong side.

Oriol Romeu (knee) remains Chelsea's only long-term absentee.

DID YOU KNOW?

The last time these two sides met at Anfield, Liverpool won in emphatic fashion, beating the Blues 4-1 after going 3-0 in the opening half-hour.

The Reds also have history on their side, winning five of the last 10 meetings between the two clubs, with Chelsea winning three games and two ending in draws.

Luis Suarez (pictured) has been on fine form all season and leads the Premier League top goalscorers table with 22 goals, double the amount he managed last campaign.

The Reds have had the most attempts at goal in Europe this season with 639, leading Real Madrid in second place by 43 shots.

Despite scoring five goals in all competitions since the new year, Fernando Torres hasn't scored in a Premier League game since he netted a double against Sunderland at the start of December. He is 14/1 to score two of more on Sunday.

The importance of the clash might spur Torres on to score, however, as the Spaniard faces the club he spent four years at, scoring 81 goals in 142 appearances.

Chelsea's victory in midweek against Fulham was only their second away win in the league in 2013, and before that game they were on a three game losing streak away from Stamford Bridge.

Prediction
With both teams desperate to win for different reasons, it's certainly going to be a very close game. Anfield is a difficult place for any side to visit, and the atmosphere will be electric from start to finish.

This could benefit Liverpool and give them the edge over Chelsea, especially when the visitors' current mediocre form away from home is taken into account.

However, when Chelsea play at their full potential they can be unstoppable, and their need for victories to stay in front of Arsenal and Tottenham in the battle for third place could give them the edge over their hosts.

Editor's Prediction
Liverpool 1-2 Chelsea

21.04. (Sun) 14:30 Tottenham - Manchester City

PROBABLE LINEUPS

TOTTENHAM
Lloris
Walker, Dawson, Vertonghen, Assou-Ekotto
Parker, Dembele
Lennon, Dempsey, Bale
Adebayor

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

Tottenham trio Gareth Bale (ankle), Aaron Lennon (knee) and Jermain Defoe (muscle problem) face a race against time to be fit for Sunday's clash. They are likely to be included in the squad but may not be able to play the whole 90 minutes.

Clint Dempsey, Lewis Holtby and Gylfi Sigurdsson are ready to come in for Spurs should they be needed, while former Manchester City forward Emmanuel Adebayor is likely to start.

In defence, Andre Villas-Boas will be without Younes Kaboul (thigh) after he was forced off midway through an Under-21 outing while nearing a first-team return, while William Gallas (calf) is struggling, leaving Michael Dawson and Jan Vertonghen as the probable centre-back partnership.

City, unlike their opponents who will be fresh after a 10-day break, played against Wigan on Wednesday and Chelsea the Sunday before and may make a number of changes for the tie.

Sergio Aguero (hamstring) is almost certainly out of the game, while Maicon (virus) is also struggling, but David Silva (hamstring) should return to the squad for the trip to White Hart Lane.

Elsewhere, Pablo Zabaleta, Gael Clichy and Matija Nastasic are expected to return after being rested for the win over the Latics, with Micah Richards, Aleksandar Kolarov and Joleon Lescott set to make way.

DID YOU KNOW?

Tottenham have failed to win a game this calendar year in which Bale has not scored in.
The north Londoners have lost their last four clashes with Sunday's opponents - but were defeated in just three of the previous 27.

Villas-Boas' men have netted at least two goals in six of their last seven matches, while there has been a total of 14 goals in the past four meetings between the sides.

Adebayor (pictured) made the permanent move to White Hart Lane from Manchester City in the summer, after previously playing for north London neighbours Arsenal.

City will surrender their Premier League title if they lose to Spurs and Manchester United beat Aston Villa on Monday.
However, Roberto Mancini's side are undefeated in 34 out of their last 38 games, while they won 5-1 on their last visit to White Hart Lane.

Mancini has used all three substitutions more than any manager, doing so in all but one league game this season - the 0-0 draw with Chelsea at Stamford Bridge - and his team hold the second-highest percentage of goals from replacements (after Reading).

Edin Dzeko netted a late winner in the reverse fixture earlier in the season, with the reigning champions coming back from a goal down to win.

Tottenham Manchester City are 12/1 with bet365 to draw 2-2 on Sunday.

Prediction
Though the title is almost certainly heading to the red side of Manchester, City will be desperate to make United wait as long as they possibly can before parting with their crown. Spurs, however, will be fresher after a prolonged break and desperate to pick up points in order to secure a top-four spot. So much depends on Bale's fitness, but the home side could have enough for a draw even without him fully fit.

Editor's Prediction
Tottenham 2-2 Manchester City

21.04. (Sun) 12:30 Inter - Parma

PROBABLE LINEUPS

INTER
Handanovic
Ranocchia, Silvestre, Juan Jesus
Zanetti, Kuz'ic, Kovacic, Benassi, Pereira
Alvarez
Rocchi

PARMA
Mirante
Benalouane, Coda, Lucarelli
Rosi, Marchionni, Valdes, Parolo, Gobbi
Amauri, Sansone

A 3-2 defeat to Roma in the Coppa Italia on Wednesday saw Inter exit the competition at the semi-final stage and condemned the Nerazzurri to their third straight defeat in all competitions.

The result heightens the pressure on coach Andrea Stramaccioni going into Sunday's Serie A clash with Parma, as he look to reverse a disastrous run of form that has left the club in seventh spot in the table.

Inter's cause has not been helped by an injury list surely unrivalled in any of Europe's major leagues, with 13 first-team players absent, including high profile absentees Antonio Cassano, Diego Milito, Walter Gargano, Fredy Guarin and Esteban Cambiasso.

Visitors Parma have injury concerns of their own, as McDonald Mariga, Raffaele Palladino and Emilio MacEachen miss out. The Gialloblu were soundly beaten 3-0 by Udinese last Saturday, but will be buoyed by the opportunity to heap more misery on their troubled hosts.

DID YOU KNOW?

Inter were beaten 1-0 by Parma in the first clash between these two sides back in November.
The Nerazzurri have won just four Serie A games in 2013, a run of form that has seen them slip into seventh spot in the table.

Andrea Stramaccioni's men have won seven, drawn four and lost five of their 16 home games in Serie A this season.
Inter have scored their biggest percentage of goals - 24% - in the final15 minutes of games.

Parma have kept just a single clean sheet away from home this term.

The Gialloblu have struggled for goals on their travels as well. They have found the back of the net just 13 times in 16 games away from home.

Prediction
Three straight defeats leave Inter desperately short of confidence and Parma will fancy their chances of finding the back of the net. It won't be a classic and both teams will leave with a point.

Editor's Prediction
Inter 1-1 Parma

Gravlen u „minusu“ Gorjan Radonjić, košarkaš francuskog Tulona

ASVEL – GRAVLEN – poeni - Biće tvrdo, igrajte minus poene. Gravlen je prvi na tabeli, ozbiljna je ekipa, uvek igra na mali broj koševa. Sa druge strane, Asvel se bori za plasman u doigravanje.

BULAZAK – NANTER 1 - Ostalo je tri kola do kraja, domaćin mora da pobedi ako želi da opstane u Prvoj ligi, odnosno za to su mu potrebna dva trijumfa. Nanter je sasvim dobar tim, trenutno je u formi, igrao je u finalu Kupa, ali Bulazak može da bude iznenađenje.

AVR – ROAN 2 - Roan juri mesto među četiri najbolja, u dobrom je ritmu, pa očekujem dvojku. Uz to, Avr je ostao u ligi, nema nikakav imperativ, ne može ni dole ni gore.

ORLEAN - LE MAN 1 - Orlean je promenio ekipu, pre sedam dana doveo dva nova Amerikanca. Poražen je u Roanu sa nekoliko koševa razlike. Le Man ne igra sjajno, pa domaćin može da dobije.

20.04. (Sat) 20:00 Barcelona - Levante

PROBABLE LINEUPS

BARCELONA
Valdés
Montoya • Bartra • Correia • Alba
Alcântara • Song • Iniesta
Tello • Fàbregas • Villa

LEVANTE
Munúa
Lell • Ballesteros • Navarro • Juanfran
Diop • Míchel
García • Barkero • Juanlu
Zhar

Barcelona forward Lionel Messi has returned to training after a thigh injury but is unlikely to start against Levante at Camp Nou on Saturday.

Sergio Busquets (groin) should also be fit but Carles Puyol and Javier Mascherano (both knee) remain sidelined.

Levante midfielder Vicente Iborra is suspended after picking up his 10th yellow card of the season in the defeat against Deportivo La Coruna.

Boss Juan Ignacio Martinez has no other selection concerns but is likely to make changes to his starting XI after crushing back-to-back losses against Real Madrid and Deportivo.

DID YOU KNOW?

Barcelona are on a 11-match winning run in La Liga.

With 98 goals scored in their 31 matches so far, the Blaugrana boast the best attack in the Primera Division.

Lionel Messi is La Liga's top scorer this season with 43 goals in 29 appearances.

Levante are in an eight-match winless run away from home in La Liga (D3, L5).

The Valencian club have lost seven of their last eight meetings with Barcelona.

Levante have won just one of the six matches they have contested since the sale of Obafemi Martins to Major League Soccer outfit Seattle Sounders in March.

Prediction
This should be a banker home win for Barcelona, who have been in imperious form in La Liga and will look to wrap up the title as soon as possible to fully concentrate on Europe. Levante appear to have run out of steam after competing in three competitions with a small squad and could suffer another big defeat at Camp Nou.

Editor's Prediction
Barcelona 3-0 Levante

Stanić zaustavlja Poljake U subotu i nedelju prvi susreti četvrtfinala rukometne Lige šampiona

ATLETIKO M. (Špa) - BARSELONA (Špa) 2 - Katalonci su više pokazali u dosadašnjem toku sezone. Atletiko grca u dugovima, Danac Markusen je napustio ekipu i otišao u Katar. Čini se da su zvezde Madriđana Balić i Lazarov prošli zenit karijere.

METALURG (Mak) - KIELCE (Polj) 1 - Poljski šampion je kvalitetniji, ali u Skoplju vlada rukometna groznica. Hala „Boris Trajkovski” će biti krcata. Osim paklene atmosfere adut čete Lina Červara biće srpski golman Darko Stanić, koji brani u životnoj formi.

KIL (Nem) - VESPREM (Mađ) 1(h) - Ove dve ekipe igrale su u grupnoj fazi. Ostvarili su po pobedu na svojim terenina, ali je Kil bio ubedljiviji u svojoj „Šparkase areni”. Nemački šampion je i ove godine prvi favorit za osvajanje titule, pa ne sumnjamo da će pred više od deset hiljada navijača uspeti da “sruši” Mađare.

20.04. (Sat) 18:00 Real - Betis

PROBABLE LINEUPS

REAL MADRID
López
Arbeloa • Varane • Pepe • Marcelo
Khedira • Modrić
Callejón • Kaká • Ronaldo
Benzema

REAL BETIS
Adrián
Chica • Paulão • Amaya • Martínez
Pabón • Cañas • Beñat • Campbell
Molina • Castro

Real Madrid midfielder Xabi Alonso will miss the Primera Division encounter against Real Betis through suspension.

Michael Essien remains sidelined with a muscle strain but Kaka (hamstring), Alvaro Arbeloa (back) and Mesut Ozil (illness) should all return after missing the win over Athletic Bilbao.

Boss Jose Mourinho is, however, bound to rotate his squad with an eye on Wednesday's Champions League semi-final first leg against Borussia Dortmund.

Real Betis' Nacho suffered a toe fracture in training on Wednesday and is expected to be out of action for 10 days.

Fellow defender Mario is unlikely to feature with a hamstring problem while strikier Nosa Igiebor suffered a muscle injury in the 3-3 draw against Sevilla and is a minor doubt.

DID YOU KNOW?

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

The Castilian side have kept just one clean sheet in their last seven games in the league.

Cristiano Ronaldo has scored in his last eight appearances for Madrid in all competitions.

Real Betis have won just three of their last 14 matches across all competitions (W3, D6, L5).

Los Verdiblancos have lost four of their last five Liga meetings with Real Madrid.

Betis' last away win against Madrid was a 1-0 success in October 1998.

Prediction
Madrid will aim to continue their rich vein of form and some of their fringe players will hope to perform well and force themselves into the reckoning for the Dortmund game. Betis are a decent side going forward but their recent away performances, bar the 5-1 win over Andalusian rivals Granada, have been poor.

Editor's Prediction
Real Madrid 2-0 Betis

20.04. (Sat) 16:00 Fulham - Arsenal

PROBABLE LINEUPS

FULHAM
Schwarzer
Riether, Senderos, Hangeland, Riise
Ruiz, Karagounis, Sidwell, Kacaniklic
Petric, Berbatov

ARSENAL
Szczesny
Sagna, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Gibbs
Arteta
Walcott, Ramsay, Wilshere, Cazorla
Giroud

Martin Jol will be desperate to get back to winning ways after suffering a crushing 3-0 defeat against Chelsea at Craven Cottage on Wednesday despite troubling the Blues for the majority of the game.

Fulham will be without Damien Duff, who is struggling with an abductor strain. This opens up a spot for the returning Alexander Kacaniklic, who scored in the reverse fixture earlier this season, after the youngster was recalled from a loan spell at Burnley.

Steve Sidwell is likely to handed a place in the starting line-up after serving a three-match suspension, particularly given that Emmanuel Frimpong is ineligible to face parent club. Ashkan Dejagah (ankle) has been ruled out for the rest of the season.

Despite failing to see off Everton on Tuesday night, Arsene Wenger’s side travel to Craven Cottage in need of a win if Arsenal are to replicate their remarkable late-season charge for a third-place finish from 2011-12.

The visitors will have an almost fully fit squad at their disposal, with Jack Wilshere looking to make his third consecutive appearance after recovering from injury.

The clash comes too soon for Lukasz Fabianski, however, who is sidelined with a rib injury, meaning the out-of-favour Wojciech Szczesny will be handed a start between the posts.

Tomas Rosciky will face a late fitness test, as will Kieran Gibbs, who could make way for Nacho Monreal at right-back.

DID YOU KNOW?

Fulham are unbeaten in their last four encounters against Arsenal.

The Cottagers have recovered fewer points from losing positions (five) than any other team in the Premier League this season.

Dimitar Berbatov (pictured) has found the net four times his last four home appearances at Craven Cottage. The Bulgarian in 20/1 to open the scoring in a win for Arsenal on Saturday.

Fulham have been saved by the woodwork 18 times this season, more so than any top-flight club this season
If the Premier League table were to be composed solely on second-half performances, Arsenal would top the league table with 61 points.

Arsenal have lost just once in their last 11 top-flight encounters.

But, since the start of 2010, the Gunners have won just three of 13 London derbies away from home.

Prediction
Martin Jol will be optimistic Fulham can tear the form book apart as they did against Tottenham last month following a morale-boosting performance against Chelsea - despite the heavy loss - but the vein of form Arsena find themselves in could render victory a bridge too far for the hosts.

Arsenal’s vulnerability from set-pieces could be Fulham's best route to the scoresheet, as could the sort of magic that has become a hallmark of striker Dimitar Berbatov but, ultimately, the visitors will likely prove too strong.

Editor's Prediction
Fulham 1-3 Arsenal

“Filijala” brine Brine Bojan Zajić (Valerenga, Norveška)

Molde i mi smo važili za favorite u prvenstvu, ali smo loše startovali. Naš trener je zbog toga najavio promene u ekipi za teško gostovanje Startu. Sa ovim rivalom uvek igramo mečeve sa dosta golova. Solskjer ima neograničen “kredit” u Moldeu, pa njegovo mesto na klupi nije ugroženo. Šampion nema dobru tradiciju sa Od Grenlandom, a kada tome dodamo veštačku travu na kojoj igra domaćin, gostima se ne piše dobro.

Drugoligaš Ranhajm jedini ima dve pobede, pa mislim da će “filijala” Rozenborga ponovo da trijumfuje. Bodo ima velike ambicije i dobar tim.



Od Grenland – Molde 1X
Bran – Viking 1, GG
Alesund – Tromso X2
NORVEŠKA 2
Kristiansund – V. Haugesund 1
RANHAJM – BRINE 1
Stromen – Mjondalen 2+II
Fredrikštad – Sandefjord GG

20.04. (Sat) 15:30 Hannover 96 - Bayern Munchen

PROBABLE LINEUPS

HANNOVER
Zieler
Cherundolo, Djourou, Schulz, Pocognoli
Schlaudruff, Stindl, Hoffmann, Rausch
Ya Konan, Diouf

BAYERN
Neuer
Rafinha, Boateng, Dante, Alaba
Schweinsteiger, Gustavo
Shaqiri, Pizarro, Ribery
Gomez

With their Champions League date with Barcelona looming large, Bayern will once again look to rest some key players, with the likes of Philipp Lahm, Daniel Van Buyten, Javi Martinez, Mario Gomez, Thomas Muller and Arjen Robben likely to be left out this weekend.

That means Rafinha, Luiz Gustavo, Xherdan Shaqiri and Claudio Pizarro will all start, while Mario Mandzukic will miss out due to a minor knock. Toni Kroos and Holger Badstuber remain long-term absentees.

Meanwhile, Hannover will be without a host of players for the visit of the new German champions, with Leon Andreasen, Mario Eggimann and Szabolcs Huszti all nursing their way back from injury and lacking fitness.

Felipe has a hamstring problem and Franca is recovering after suffering from tuberculosis.

DID YOU KNOW?

Hannover are yet to lose a home Bundesliga game in 2013, recording five wins and two draws.

However, in their Bundesliga history, H96 have lost more times to Bayern (30) and conceded the most goals against them (125) than any other side.

Their 5-0 defeat in the reverse fixture was their heaviest of the last three years.

Bayern Munich can reach 81 points with victory and equal the record tally for a Bundesliga season.

The Bavarians have only dropped points in four of their 30 games this Bundesliga campaign.

Jerome Boateng has scored two goals in his last five games having failed to net in his first 129 Bundesliga appearances.

Prediction
Hannover might boast a formidable home record this season but Bayern have been a cut above the rest, beating good teams with considerable ease as they stride towards a season of silverware and they should be able to triumph at the AWD Arena.

Editor's Prediction
Hannover 96 0-2 Bayern

20.04. (Sat) 15:30 Borussia D. - Mainz 05

PROBABLE LINEUPS

DORTMUND
Weidenfeller
Grosskreutz, Subotic, Hummels, Schmelzer
Bender, Sahin
Kuba, Leitner, Gotze
Lewandowski

MAINZ
Wetklo
Pospech, Svensson, Noveski, Diaz
Baum'er, Soto, Risse, Ivanschitz
Parker, Szalai

With a place in the Champions League for the coming season all but guaranteed, and a crucial home semi-final clash in this year's edition against Real Madrid on the horizon, Jurgen Klopp may well decide to rest several stars to ensure they arrive in peak condition. Marco Reus, currently suffering a thigh strain, is one player almost certain to start from the bench against Mainz.

Coming off the back of two straight defeats, and having won just twice in the whole of 2013, Mainz will hope for an improvement in the final encounters of the season, safely ensconced in mid-table. Shawn Parker came off the bench in a 2-1 reverse to Hamburg, and could get the nod from the start on Saturday afternoon.

DID YOU KNOW?

Borussia Dortmund had to give up their dreams of recording a third-successive Bundesliga title, after Bayern Munich claimed the title with six games to spare two weeks ago.

A win on Saturday, however, would guarantee the second-placed team a spot in the Champions League next year; five games from the end, they lie 12 points clear of Schalke (in fourth) and with a far superior goal difference.

With 72 goals scored, BVB could still beat their tally for 2012-13, where they netted 80 times on the way to the title. The real drop has been in defence; 35 goals conceded this year, compared to just 22 at the end of 2011-12.

Mainz are another club still entertaining hopes of European football, sitting just three points off the Europa League places in ninth.

On the other hand, they are close enough to the relegation fight to still need four more points to be absolutely safe from the drop.

While Dortmund's Robert Lewandowski (22) leads the Bundesliga scoring charts, Mainz have their own high-scoring representative: Hungarian Adam Szalai, with 13 goals so far.

Prediction
Dortmund will almost inevitably have one eye on Jose Mourinho's men, but even still they should have more than enough to take down an out of form Mainz outfit and record a comfortable victory.

Editor's Prediction
Dortmund 3-1 Mainz

Serie A Opta Facts: 20-21 April

Bologna - Sampdoria
Bologna have lost their last two games against Sampdoria and have managed to win just one of the last 13 meetings.
At home, Bologna are unbeaten in their last four games against Samp, winning one and drawing three.
Bologna have lost just one of their last seven league games but have drawn each of the last three.
Samp are winless in their last five Serie A games, picking up just two points in the process.
The Doriani have won only one of their last 14 games on the road - vs Juventus back in January.
Samp have scored only two goals over the course of their last six away fixtures in the league.
Bologna's last nine league goals have all been scored by different players.
Bologna have scored the joint-most goals following an indirect free-kick - six, along with Roma.
Samp have scored 45.9% of their goals from set-piece situations (17 out of 37), the highest rate in Serie A this season.
Eder has been directly involved in Samp's last three goals in the league, scoring one and providing two assists.

Catania - Palermo
This will be the 18th derby between Catania and Palermo in Serie A - the Rossoblu currently lead by six wins to five.
The record in the last five top-flight derbies between these two sides is perfectly even, with two wins apiece and one draw.
Catania have won their last five games at home against Palermo and didn't concede any goals in the last four.
Fabrizio Miccoli had found the net in both of his last two appearances against Catania - he has bagged three overall in nine Sicilian derbies in the top-flight.
Catania have already been involved in six goalless draws this term - a joint-record alongside Siena and Torino.
Catania have won only one of their last six Serie A fixtures.
However, they've lost only once in their last eight matches at home, winning five in the process.
Palermo are unbeaten in their last three games, and have lost only two of the last nine (2W 5D).
Against Sampdoria, Palermo won their first away game after 371 days without a victory on the road, ending a run of eight draws and 11 losses away from the Barbera.
Jasmin Kurtic hasw mustered the most shots without scoring a goal this season (45 attempts, including blocked shots).

Fiorentina - Torino
Torino have recorded 45 wins against Fiorentina in Serie A - more than against any other opponent; while 41 wins for the Viola and 41 draws complete the record.
However, Torino have picked up only one point from their last seven league meetings with Fiorentina.
Torino's last win at the Franchi against Fiorentina came in October 1976: they are currently on a run of 22 games without a vctory there.
Fiorentina have won four of their last six Serie A fixtures.
Vincenzo Montella's side are unbeaten at home in their last six games (4W 2D).
Torino have managed to win only one of their last seven games, losing four.
The Granata are winless in their last five away games (3L 2D).
Torino have conceded 10 goals in total in their last three away fixtures in the league.
Fiorentina have already won 10 penalties - no other side have been awarded more in the top five European leagues this term.
Torino, on the other hand, have conceded the most penalties in Europe this season (11).
Fiorentina are one of the only two sides against which Rolando Bianchi has never scored in Serie A.

Genoa - Atalanta
Atalanta have won only one of their last seven meetings against Genoa in the league, with the Grifoni enjoying three wins in the process.
At home, Genoa are unbeaten in their last six gems against Atalanta (4W 2D).
Genoa are winless in their last seven league fixtures (3D 4L).
Atalanta have scored two or more goals in five of their last seven Serie A games.
In their last six away games, Atalanta have alternated between a wins and a loss (three of each) - they beat Inter 4-3 in their last game on the road.
Atalanta haven't drawn any of their last 11 away games (4W 7L).
Atalanta have already had 13 players sent off this term - more than any other side in the top-five European leagues.
Against Genoa, Maxi Moralez scored a brace on his Serie A debut back in September 2011.
Six of Atalanta's last eight goals in Serie A have been scored by German Denis.
Only Torino's Jean-François Gillet (seven) has conceded more goals from the penalty spot than Sebastien Frey (five) this season.

Inter - Parma
Parma have won three of their last four Serie A games against Inter, as many as they had won in their previous 21 meetings against the Nerazzurri.
These two sides have shared only one draw in their last 13 league meetings.
Inter have won their last six games against Parma at the San Siro, losing only once at home against the Ducali.
Inter have lost four of their last five Serie A fixtures, including the last three at home
Parma have failed to score in three of their last four league games.
Away from home, Roberto Donadoni's side have collected only two points from their last six games, failing to score in the last three.
Parma have already recouped 16 points from losing situations, a haul no Serie A side can better this season.
Amauri has mustered 26 headed shots - more than any other player in this Serie A campaign.
Inter have won only 17% of their league games without Diego Milito this season, whiole their win rate goes up to 65% with him playing.

Juventus - AC Milan
The record between Juventus and AC Milan in their last five meetings is perfectly even: two wins apiece and one draw.
In Turin, there have been three wins each and two goalless draws in the last seven meetings between these two sides since 2004.
Juventus have won each of their last five league fixtures, conceding only two goals in the process.
The Old Lady has kept seven clean sheets in their last 10 home games in this competition.
AC Milan remain the only side still unbeaten in 2013 in Serie A (9W 5D); however the Rossoneri have drawn their last two games, against Fiorentina and Napoli.
AC Milan have found the back of the net in each of their last six games on the road.
Juventus and AC Milan have made the most successful passes in this Serie A this season, 428 per game and 398 per game respectively.
AC Milan have scored the most goals courtesy of Italian players this season (43).
Juventus have netted the most courtesy of substitutes (10).
Gianluigi Buffon has kept 13 clean sheets - a high in Serie A this season.

Napoli - Cagliari
Napoli are unbeaten in their last seven Serie A games against Cagliari (4W 3D).
The Partenopei have won their last two matches against Cagliari played at the San Paolo - previously, the Sardinians had gone seven games unbeaten at Napoli's ground.
Napoli scored six goals on the last occasion they hosted Cagliari - as many as they had netted in their previous seven home games against the Sardinians.
Napoli have lost only one of their last 15 league games (2-0 vs Chievo), winning eight and drawing six.
Cagliari have lost only one of their last 13 Serie A fixtures - they would be 3rd in the table with 26 points taking into account only the games played in the second half of the season.
Cagliari haven't scored a single goal in their last three away games in Serie A.
Marek Hamsik has provided 14 assists so far this season - a joint-record in the top five European leagues along with Andres Iniesta.
Lorenzo Insigne has featured in each of the 32 Serie A match-days in this campaign, but only 14 of these saw him in the starting XI.
Insigne has scored three goals as a substitute - a joint-most in this competition.
Edinson Cavani has scored nine goals in Serie A in 2013 - more than any other player.

Roma - Pescara
Roma had the better of things in the reverse fixture against Pescara, ending a run of three draws and two wins for the Abruzzesi in the top-flight.
The record at the Olimpico sees the hosts lead by three wins to two, with the visitors winning on their last two trips to Rome.
Roma have lost only one of their last eight Serie A games (5W), and are unbeaten in their last four home games (3W 1D).
Roma have scored at home for 35 league games in a row - only between 1929 and 1932 have they enjoyed a logner home scoring streak (45 games).
Pescara have lost their last eight Serie A games, and picked-up only one point from the last 13.
Away from home, Pescara have conceded goals in 15 of the 16 games played in this campaign, kepping a clean sheet only against Fiorentina.
Pescara and Roma are the two sides with the most goals conceded this season - 66 and 53 respectively.
Francesco Totti has been directly involved in six of Roma's last nine goals, scoring three and assisting three.
Against Torino, Roma scored their 16th headed goal of the season - a Serie A high this season.

Siena - Chievo
Siena are unbeaten in their last five Serie A games against Chievo (2W 3D).
The Tuscans have kept four clean sheets in their last seven league meetings against Chievo.
Only one of the seven previous meetings between these two sides at Siena's ground has ended in a draw, with four wins for the guests and two for the hosts.
Siena are unbeaten in the last four match-days in Serie A (2W 2D) - the Tuscans have never remained unbeaten for five games in a row this season.
Siena have failed to score in each of their last three home games in the league.
Chievo have taken just one point from the last three match-days in Serie A.
Chievo remain the only Serie A side yet to draw away from home this season (4W 12L).
Siena have recorded the highest conversion rate this season (15.7% of their shots have found the net).
Alessandro Rosina has been subbed off 21 times so far this term, more than any other Serie A player.
Dario Dainelli (Chievo) has made the most interceptions in this Serie A season (94).

Udinese - Lazio
Prior to their 3-0 loss in the reverse fixture, Udinese had scored in 11 consecutive games against Lazio in the league.
Udinese are unbeaten in their last five home meetings against Lazio in Serie A, and won the last two.
Udinese have won back-to-back games Parma and Chievo - they've never won three in a row in this campaign.
Before beating Parma last Sunday, Udinese had last won a Serie A game without Antonio Di Natale back in April 2011 (2-1 vs Napoli).
Udinese have conceded only three goals in their last eight home fixtures, and never more than one per game.
Lazio have won only two of their last 12 league games, losing seven in the process.
The Biancocelesti have failed to score in four of their last six Serie A fixtures.
Lazio have only won one of their last 11 away games in the league, failing to score in seven of these.
Antonio Di Natale has already scored 11 goals against Lazio, only against Roma has he nettted more in Serie A (13).
Miroslav Klose's last Serie A goal was scored back in December vs Inter - since then, he has failed to score in seven league appearances, his longest goal-scoring drought in Italy.