Swansea Vs Chelsea

Swansea host high flying Chelsea for Match day 4 of 2016/2017 English Premier League Season.
Swansea City started the season with an away victory at the Toor moor stadium, but failed to win their next 2 league games. The Welsh side lost in their first home game of the season. Francesco Guidolin led side lost 2-0 to newly promoted Hull City in their league appearance at the Liberty Stadium. Subsequently, the Swans visited the defending champions for Match day 3, and succumbed to a 2-1 defeat at the king power stadium.
Chelsea football club is in search of its 4^th consecutive league win, and its 5^th consecutive win in a competitive game. The blues produced a sumptuous show in their last game before the international break by thrashing new boys with a 3-0 scoreline. Conte’s boys have failed to drop a point since the beginning of the new campaign.

Swansea Vs Chelsea: Key Facts

• Swansea maintains 2 league games losing streak. In addition, Swansea failed to win in their first and only league game at home so far this season.
• Chelsea maintains 3 league games winning streak. Moreover, the blues gathered maximum point in their first and only league game away so far this season.

Swansea: Team News

Francesco Guidolin could still without the services of new boy Borja Baston. The 24 years old Spanish forward moved to the Selsh side from Atletico Madrid, and failed to featire in any of their games due to a muscle injury.

Swansea: Predicted Line-Up (4-2-3-1)

Fabianski: Naughton, Fernandez, Amat, Kingsley: Fer, Cork: Barrow, Sigurdsson, Routledge: Llorente

Chelsea: Team News

Chelsea will still be without the services of the young and tenacious Kurt Zouma. However, the French international is reported to be nearing resumption to active action after a long lengthy battle with ligament injury.

Chelsea: Predicted Line-Up (4-1-4-1)

Thibaut: Ivanovic, Cahill, Terry, Azpilicueta: Kante- Matic Oscar, Willian, Hazard: Costa

Swansea Vs Chelsea: Head to Head

Last season, Swansea enjoyed their first victory in 10 league clashes with Chelsea. Sigurdsson 25^th minute volley gave Swansea 1-0 victory over then Guus Hiddink tutored Chelsea.
However, Chelsea commands 6 victories in the last 10 games with Swansea, compared to Swansea 1.

Swansea Vs Chelsea: Prediction

Considering both sides form coming into the season, it will be pleasant if any one predict a straight win for the blues.
Chelsea has showed great to back up their claim for a possible challenge. However, Swansea will be having the 12^th man to their advantage considering the fact they will playing at home.
Regardless, I will predict a win for the Blues with a little chance of both sides sharing points.

Swansea vs Chelsea: Betting Tips

Over 2.5 goals at 4/5 (1.80)
Chelsea to win at 4/6 (1.66).

Bologna vs Cagliari

So what Bologna will Rossoblu fans see this Sunday? The team that ground out a 1-0 win over freshly promoted Crotone? Or the side that were humiliated 5-1 by a rampant Torino? Or an entirely new side altogether, refreshed after the international hiatus?
Their upcoming opponents, Cagliari, haven’t fared that much better since making their return to Serie A this season. Still, there may be signs of improvement. After losing 3-1 to Genoa, Massimo Rastelli’s men managed to claw their way back from 2-0 down to pick up a point against Roma.
The loss of first-choice shot-stopper Antonio Mirante (heart issue) for the indeterminable future naturally has impacted Bologna, who had to secure young Senegalese goalkeeper Alfred Gomis on an emergency signing from Torino.
Meanwhile, Cagliari, back in the top flight after winning Serie B, have attempted to fortify their squad with some interesting signings. Marco Borriello, who has acquired the reputation of a footballing nomad, has started off well at his new club. The veteran striker has six in all comps – including a poker during a Coppa Italia win on his debut – and scored the opener during the team’s comeback against Roma.

Bologna vs Cagliari: Head-to-head statistics

• The past five games between Bologna and Cagliari have seen one team fail to find the back of the net.
• Bologna have outscored Cagliari by 8-1 in those five matches.
• Historically, this is a pretty evenly spread fixture, with 17 wins for each side and 18 draws. Both teams have also scored 58 goals during that period.
• Only 37 per cent of Bologna’s home games last season resulted in over 2.5 goals. The league average was 47 per cent.

Bologna vs Cagliari: Prediction

If you are expecting a glut of goals in this all Rossoblu derby, think again. Bologna are a notoriously low-scoring side; last season saw them net a miserly 33 goals in 38 games. That comes out to an average of 0.87 goals per match. The league average was 1.29. At home this breaks down to 1.05 per game (versus 1.47 for the league). And out of their 20 wins and draws, they only scored more than one goal in seven matches.
Meanwhile, Cagliari were rarely shut out last campaign, with only six out of their 42 matches (all losses) seeing them fail to find the back of the net. On the road, they averaged 1.52 goals per game (versus the league average of 0.97).
Both teams also have very suspect defenses, having conceded five already. All in all, this looks like a case of both sides cancelling other out to result in a one-all stalemate.

Bologna vs Cagliari: Betting tips

Bologna-Cagliari draw at 23/10 (3.3)
Low-scoring stalemate at 5/1 (6.0)
Under 2.5 goals at 4/6 (1.67).

Chievo vs Lazio

Chievo and Lazio will be desperate to regain their footing after suffering defeats in round two. The Flying Donkeys started this campaign off well with a 2-0 victory over Inter, but stumbled against Fiorentina. As for the Aquile, they came out on top in a thrilling 4-3 match against Atalanta, but failed to overcome their Juventus hoodoo.
Last season saw these two sides finish in ninth and eighth respectively. For the Flying Donkeys, that was a good result, as their goal is simply to conclude proceedings in the top half of the table. Lazio, on the other hand, attempted to put all their focus on proceeding in the Europa League – and that did not work out as planned. In addition to the departures of key players like Miroslav Klose and Antonio Candreva, the Biancocelesti have experienced some rather unwanted drama this summer.
There was the whole issue concerning a very disgruntled Keita Balde Diao, with both the club and player accusing the other of dishonesty. And then there was a bit of turmoil following Marcelo Bielsa’s resignation after just two days in charge. In his stead arrives Simone Inzaghi for another spell, and fans will be hoping that the former striker can help improve their fortunes this term.

Chievo vs Lazio: Head-to-Head statistics

• Chievo and Lazio have met 28 times, with six wins for the Flying Donkeys, 11 for the Biancocelesti, and 11 draws
• However, oddly enough, the Flying Donkeys have actually fared better when playing at the Stadio Olimpico. At home, they’ve only managed two wins versus four at Lazio’s home ground
• Rolando Maran’s side have lost just one out of their past ten home fixtures
• During that same run, they’ve managed to keep clean sheets on six occasions
• Lazio’s past five away matches have seen over 2.5 goals scored.

Chievo vs Lazio: Prediction

Normally a rather stodgy affair, the past two meetings between Chievo and Lazio were goal-fests. The Flying Donkeys shocked the Aquile by crushing them 4-0 in this same fixture last season, but it’s not likely that viewers will see the same kind of thriller this time around. Chievo will be eager to maintain their strong home record – especially considering that they have only won one of their last six league games against Lazio.
If one of the teams fails to score, don’t be surprised: all six of Chievo’s past Serie A matches have seen at least one side unable to find the back of the net. The Flying Donkeys have been guilty of this on five occasions. Both teams may approach this one initially cautiously as they are coming in off the back of a loss, and this is a tricky one to predict. However, Chievo are a very organized side at home, and should be able to just enough to see off Lazio 1-0.

Chievo vs Lazio: Betting tips

Both teams to score – NO at 3/4 (1.75)
Chievo to win 1-0 at 13/2.

Lille vs Monaco

Lille has won just one game this season which up to date is their only home game 1-0 against Dijon. But they have already lost two games. There are concerns about the back four, conceding four goals in two games.
Monaco have got the start to their Ligue 1 campaign that they have been dreaming for ever since Russian money was injected into the club and they bounced back to Ligue 1 four years ago. They are getting better by each game and this was reflected in their very impressive 3-1 victory over champions PSG. They head the table but only by one point. They have played just one away game this season when they won 1-0 at Nantes.

Lille v Monaco: Head-to-Head Stats

Lille beat Monaco for the first time in three years last season and for their fans it was well worth the wait when they ran out 4-1 winners. In general Monaco has a horrific record at Lille, but like PSG and the investment made within the club we can discount history. Recent matches have seen Monaco only lose 1 game to Lille from the last 5 matches.

Lille v Monaco: Prediction

It’s difficult not to see Monaco get something from this game. They are decent value for the win and should be taken on. Brazilian Fabiano has just signed a new five year deal with the club and he could well cap off a great week with a goal. Sure he’s a defender but Brazilians love coming forward. Lille has problems not just in defence but in midfield where they tend to lose possession too easy and could suffer here because of it.

Lille v Monaco: Betting Tips

Monaco Draw No Bet at 21/20
Fabiano to score anytime for Monaco at 15/2.

Reading vs Ipswich

Reading and Ipswich are in a similar kind of form when they lock horns at the Madejski Stadium on Friday evening. Both teams also earn a win in their fifth round match before heading into the international, only the second victory of the season.
Reading started their season with a 1-0 home win against Preston, but suffered back-to-back defeats against Wolves and Newcastle in their next two games. They ended their losing streak with a 2-2 home draw against Brighton before earning the 1-0 away win against Cardiff in their fifth match.
Ipswich Town also started their season campaign with a 4-2 win against Barnsley. They have to wait till the match day five for their second league win of the season, which came at home against Preston by a 1-0 margin. However, they lost once so far this season, 2-0 at Brentford. While they drew the remaining two games against Wolves and Norwich.

Reading vs Ipswich: Head-to-Head Stats

Reading won the corresponding fixture of last season by a 5-1 margin, but they lost in the reverse fixture at Ipswich 2-1.
Reading are on a five match winning run at home against Ipswich. Their only lost just once to Ipswich in the last 10 home meetings.

Reading vs Ipswich: Prediction

Ipswich Town have registered just one win in their last 8 away matches in the Championship. But they also managed to get 5 draws during the period. Also they failed to score in the two away games they played so far this season.
While Reading have a very strong home record against Ipswich and have won in all of the last five games. So Reading must edge a win, which is also backed by the overall away form of Ipswich from their past 10 meetings.
Also judging by the current scoring form of both teams, the match is expected to see fewer goals. Therefore, I also go with my correct score prediction of a 2-0 win in favour of Reading at odds of 17/2 (9.50).

Reading vs Ipswich: Betting Tips

Reading to win at 6/5 (2.20)
Under 2.5 goals at 13/20 (1.65).

Switzerland vs Portugal

The European Champions Portugal start their road to FIFA World Cup 2018 with a tough away fixture against Switzerland.

The Swiss team had a decent run at the Euro 2016 as they reached the first knock-out round of the tournament from a tough group containing the hosts France, Romania and Albania. They were drawn against Poland in the round of 16 and lost out on the penalty shoot-out. The Schweizer also had also made it to the last three World Cups and reached the first knock-out round on 2006 and 2014.

Portugal won their first major tournament at the summer tournament beating hosts France by an extra time goal. Cristiano Ronaldo, who got injured during the final showdown at Euro 2016 will be solely missed in Portugal’s World Cup qualifier against Switzerland. Their head-coach Fernando Santos named the same squad that went to France and they will be coming to Basel with high confidence.
Switzerland vs Portugal: Head-to-Head

This is the first meeting between Portugal and Switzerland since their group stage encounter at the Euro 2008 at this very stadium in Basel. The Swiss grabbed a surprise 2-0 win over Portugal, but finished bottom of the group, while Portugal progressed as group winners.

Switzerland’s record against Portugal in 6 home meetings read 2 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss. While they share 3 wins each from 10 meetings on all venues, with 4 matches seeing draws.
Switzerland vs Portugal: Prediction

This is a tricky fixture considering the fact that these two sides are favourites in a group that consists of Hungary, Latvia, Faroe Islands and Andorra. So it is very likely that both coaches adopt a very cautious approach in the group opener. As a reason, there are no clear favourites and the teams will welcome share of the spoils at the full time whistle.

Also 7 of the 10 meetings between these two sides saw under 2.5 goals and it is a very good bet considering the nature of this fixture.
Switzerland vs Portugal: Betting Tips

Under 2.5 goals at 1/2 (1.50)
First Half – Draw at 12/11 (2.05).

Ukraine vs Iceland

Andriy Shevchenko is set to make his competitive debut as the head-coach of Ukraine national football team when they host for the World Cup qualifying opener on Monday evening.

Ukraine were the first team to eliminate from the group stages of the Euro 2016. The poor showing at the competition in France has brought an end to Mykhaylo Fomenko’s tenure as head-coach and he has been now replaced by their all-time leading goal scorer Andriy Shevchenko. His main task will be to take the team to the World Cups in Russia. Their only appearance at the World Cup in five attempts was at the 2006 edition in Germany.

Iceland’s fairytale run at the Euros is still fresh in the memories of many football fans. They qualified to the knock-outs with an unbeaten record from a group which contained Portugal, Hungary and Austria before eliminating England in the round of 16. Their run was put to an end by France in the quarter finals. Drawn into a moderate group alongside Croatia, Finland, Kosovo, Turkey and Ukraine, they will fancy their chances to earn their first World Cup competition.
Ukraine vs Iceland: Head-to-Head

The previous meeting between Iceland and Ukraine was in the Euro 2000 qualifying tournament. Ukraine defeated Iceland in the away leg 1-0 after drawing 1-1 in the home leg. This will the first time these teams are meeting since September 1999.
Ukraine vs Iceland: Prediction

Ukraine can boast of a strong home record as they have won in 5 of the last 6 matches. They also kept three consecutive clean sheets at their home soil. The failure at the Euros cannot be taken lightly, but in all reality there is plenty of talent in this young squad.

Iceland’s record while playing away from home is nothing to write about. They are left with only 2 wins from their last 9 away games, while they lost 7 during the period. Therefore a combining of form analysis and head-to-head record is pointing towards a narrow win for Ukraine.

Despite their goal drought at the Euros, Ukraine have score in each of their previous 6 games. With Iceland also scoring in each of their last 8 away games, there is a higher chance for this game to see both teams scoring. This could automatically result in 3 or more goals at the end of 90 minutes.
Ukraine vs Iceland: Betting Tips

Ukraine to win at 3/4 (1.75)
Both Teams to Score at 21/20 (2.05)
Over 2.5 goals at 5/4 (2.25).