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Occasionally throughout the European season we have a weekend full of top derbies. This weekend is a great example and we have some special games to enjoy, beginning with the Manchester Derby.
The Premier League fixtures conclude this weekend with Manchester United vs Manchester City at Old Trafford. The Red Devils are playing catch-up having had a poor start to the season while Manchester City are looking to avoid what would be their third league defeat of the 2023/24 campaign.
On the 12th anniversary of the 6-1 derby, let's revisit that memorable day at Old Trafford ⏪ pic.twitter.com/vM3ej3noep
— Manchester City (@ManCity) October 23, 2023
Manchester City lost only 5 Premier League matches all last season so a third defeat here could be a sign of some problems for the defending champions.
Manchester United have a good record of 34 undefeated games in their last 37 home encounters in all competitions but will need to up the level of their recent performances to take maximum points.
Moving to Spain and there is no bigger game than El Clásico in La Liga. The dropped points of Real Madrid at Sevilla last weekend means Barcelona are now just one point behind their bitter rivals in the title race.
The match will be played at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys, giving Barcelona the home advantage and they have won 9 of their last 10 league fixtures on home soil. Real Madrid have won 5 of their 10 most recent away La Liga games, which is not convincing and only 1 of their last 3 on the road in the league.
Ajax have been having a tough time in the Netherlands and things could be about to get a lot worse as they meet PSV Eindhoven in De Topper on the weekend. Ajax have been struggling and they have achieved just 1 win in their 7 most recent games in the Eredivisie.
PSV on the other hand have not suffered any defeats in their 25 most recent Eredivisie matches, making them the huge favourites for this match. Ajax have lost each of their last 4 Eredivisie fixtures and they could be about to make it 5 defeats on the spin.
Switching to Serie A and this weekend we have the Derby of Central Italy between Lazio and Fiorentina. The visitors will be happy with the start they have made to the Serie A season and they sit in 4th place, 5 points off the leaders.
In their 25 most recent matches of Serie A, Fiorentina have been undefeated 21 times and they are undefeated in 6 of their last 7 league games on the road.
Lazio have made a stuttering start to the campaign but they have won 3 of their last 4 home Serie A fixtures. Lazio have seen plenty of goals when playing at home in the league and we should see more of the same in this match.
Finally, we head to Ligue 1 in France for the Choc des Olympiques between Marseille and Lyon. This is a massive game for both teams, with Marseille hoping not to lose touch with the leaders and Lyon aiming to reverse what has been a terrible start to the season.
Lyon come into this match bottom of Ligue 1 and they have recorded just a single victory from their last 11 league fixtures. Lyon have lost 5 of their last 6 away Ligue 1 matches while Marseille are undefeated in their last 4 at home, winning 3 of those games.
Overall, Marseille have been in poor recent form but such has been the disappointing start to the season for Lyon, the hosts must start as favourites to win.
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| OVERALL TABLE | PTS | GP | W | D | L | +/- | |
1 |
Vancouver Whitecaps | 52 | 29 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
2 |
Saint Louis City | 51 | 29 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 16 |
3 |
FC Dallas | 50 | 29 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
4 |
San Jose Earthquakes | 47 | 29 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 10 |
5 |
Houston Dynamo | 46 | 29 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 2 |
6 |
Los Angeles FC | 45 | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 15 |
7 |
Seattle Sounders | 41 | 29 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 2 |
8 |
Los Angeles Galaxy | 39 | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | -9 |
9 |
Colorado Rapids | 38 | 29 | 11 | 5 | 13 | 0 |
10 |
San Diego | 33 | 29 | 8 | 9 | 12 | -3 |
11 |
Portland Timbers | 33 | 29 | 9 | 6 | 14 | -5 |
12 |
Real Salt Lake | 33 | 29 | 9 | 6 | 14 | -5 |
13 |
Minnesota United | 31 | 29 | 7 | 10 | 12 | -9 |
14 |
Austin FC | 31 | 29 | 7 | 10 | 12 | -17 |
15 |
Sporting Kansas City | 22 | 29 | 6 | 4 | 19 | -37 |
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| OVERALL TABLE | PTS | GP | W | D | L | +/- | |
1 |
Nashville SC | 66 | 29 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 41 |
2 |
Inter Miami CF | 52 | 29 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 20 |
3 |
New England Revolution | 49 | 29 | 15 | 4 | 10 | 7 |
4 |
Chicago Fire | 48 | 29 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 9 |
5 |
Charlotte FC | 46 | 29 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 8 |
6 |
Philadelphia Union | 45 | 29 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 13 |
7 |
Orlando City SC | 38 | 29 | 11 | 5 | 13 | -15 |
8 |
FC Cincinnati | 36 | 28 | 9 | 9 | 10 | -8 |
9 |
New York Red Bulls | 36 | 29 | 10 | 6 | 13 | -15 |
10 |
New York City FC | 33 | 29 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 2 |
11 |
Toronto FC | 33 | 29 | 7 | 12 | 10 | -11 |
12 |
DC United | 33 | 28 | 7 | 12 | 9 | -11 |
13 |
Columbus Crew | 32 | 29 | 9 | 5 | 15 | -3 |
14 |
Atlanta United | 30 | 29 | 8 | 6 | 15 | -12 |
15 |
Montreal Impact | 24 | 29 | 6 | 6 | 17 | -24 |
Vélez Sársfield Res. are unbeaten in 30 of their last 36 home matches in Reserve League
Over 2.5 goals were seen in Khovd FC's last 19 matches in Premier League
Hwacheon KSPO W are undefeated in their last 15 league games
In their last 14 games in Premier League, URA Kampala have a poor record of just 2 wins
Mashal Mubarek are on a losing streak of 10 straight matches in Professional Football League
Sporting Braga have kept a clean sheet in all of their last 6 UEFA Europa Conference League games
The team of FC Nordsjælland have achieved 5 straight wins in UEFA Europa Conference League
Levski Sofia are on an unfortunate streak of 5 Europa League games where they have not managed to score a goal
Ward have lost by 3+ goals their last 4 Premier League games
SL Benfica have won by 2+ goals all of their last 3 Europa League games
There are no losses for Real España in 29 of their most recent 33 games (Liga Nacional)
In their last 20 games in Eerste Divisie, Helmond Sport have a poor record of just 3 wins
Reims haven't lost any of their last 15 matches in Ligue 2
There have been over 2.5 goals in Eintracht Frankfurt's last 9 all competitions games
Hertha have managed to win 7 consecutive games in 2. Bundesliga
Miercurea Ciuc have lost their last 6 league games
Os Marialvas have kept a clean sheet in each of their last 4 Taca de Portugal games
Al Sareeh have failed to score a single goal in their last 4 Division 1 games
In their 3 most recent matches of Bundesliga, Rapid Wien have managet to win by 2+ goals
Leganes have been defeated by 2+ goals in their last 3 matches in Segunda Division
Chengdu Qianbao have a good record of 47 undefeated games of their last 55 encounters in Super League
Chernomorets Balchik haven't lost any of their last 31 matches in Third League - North-East
Ponte Preta are in an unfortunate period, having won just 1 of their last 20 matches in Serie B
In their 11 most recent matches in Championship, Dunfermline have seen under 2.5 goals scored
There have been 11 straight losses in HT/FT in Third League - North-West for Juventus Malchika
There have been 10 staight losses in Super League for Qingdao Jonoon
Stockholm Internazionale have won 10 consecutive games in Div 1 Norra
In Tristán Suárez's last 7 Nacional B matches, they have managed to keep a clean sheet
Levadiakos have failed to score in their last 7 matches in Super League
FC Differdange 03 have managed to win at HT/FT their last 6 National Division games in a row
Chengdu Qianbao have a good record of 47 undefeated games of their last 55 encounters in Super League
Chernomorets Balchik haven't lost any of their last 31 matches in Third League - North-East
In their last 20 games in Eerste Divisie, Helmond Sport have a poor record of just 3 wins
Over 2.5 goals were seen in Khovd FC's last 19 matches in Premier League
Barcelona have managed to win by at least 2 goals in their 10 most recent clashes in all competitions
There have been 10 staight losses in Super League for Qingdao Jonoon
Stockholm Internazionale have won 10 consecutive games in Div 1 Norra
In Tristán Suárez's last 7 Nacional B matches, they have managed to keep a clean sheet
No goals have been scored by Kalmar FF in their last 7 games in Allsvenskan
US Chantilly have lost all of their last 5 league matches by margin of 2+ goals











