Football

This weekend I am playing against Southampton. This time they will be facing the West Ham team who will try to break their streak of 5 consecutive losses, in which I wouldn't say they played poorly, but they faced tough opponents such as Liverpool, Everton, in-form Wolves, Newcastle, and Bournemouth. These are teams that are fighting for Europe, or as I mentioned, Wolves and Everton who have improved recently. Despite being in 17th place, West Ham gives the feeling that the top 17 teams and the remaining 3 in different leagues are playing, as the bottom is far behind. And Southampton is currently at the bottom of the bottom, not even matching the points total of the 2008 Derby team, and have been losing by a 2+ goal difference in almost every game this year. I predict a 2-0 or 3-1 scoreline.

The worst performing motorcycle club of the year is slowly recovering, although they will not win the title, they still have a chance in their hands due to the strong performance of the first three riders. Their current form is not bad and a team like Everton must defeat them.

Last time it became clear that Chelsea, without a strong character, lost their way and even returned from 0-2 against Ipswich, which in essence should not have happened, but they changed their attitude and then returned when they had a fighting spirit. At home they say a lot of things, Fulham's team this year is solid. They have beaten some good teams like Forest, Newcastle, and even Arsenal, and have held their own against Liverpool. In general, Fulham knows how to play against "stronger" teams, even punishing Chelsea in their away game. By the way, Chelsea has not had a Premier League win in 4 months since they beat Tottenham on December 8th.

The fact that the PL title is already lost is clear, but I am looking forward to a concentrated effort from Arsenal in the upcoming rounds of the league, as form still needs to be maintained for the remaining CL matches. Securing a spot in the Top 5 of the Premier League is still necessary because there are still teams close and in good form below, so in the remaining 6 rounds with a 9-point lead from 6th place, a few more wins are needed. The opponent in this match, Ipswich, is one of the bottom three teams and I would say the most stable of that group, but still not enough to compete with Arsenal. After their promotion, Arsenal managed to defeat Real Madrid and their attack is finally recovering with the return of Sakai and Martinelli, although it is uncertain whether they will start. Nonetheless, I believe Arsenal will have an easy win against this opponent with the trio of Trossard, Merino, and Nwaneri.

The Eintracht team is one of the most productive teams in the league with 100 goals scored and 58/42 goals conceded after being knocked out of the European league. It will be difficult for them to recover, especially facing a serious opponent, the Augsburg team, at home. The defense of the Eintracht team is particularly poor and only a strong offense can save them, so with a weaker psychological state, goals can be expected as the Frankfurt team should not dominate. Augsburg also knows how to score and concede, and their history also impresses with goals. The last 6 matches between these teams ended with both teams scoring at least 1 goal and 4 of them had over 2.5 goals.

The Eintracht team is one of the most productive teams in the league with 100 goals scored and 58/42 goals conceded after dropping out of the European league, making it difficult to recover. The opponent is also serious, and playing at home against the Augsburg club won't be easy. The defense of the Eintracht team is particularly poor, and only their excellent offense is able to save them. Therefore, with a poorer psychological state, we can only expect goals, as the Frankfurt team should not dominate. Augsburg also knows how to score and concede, and the previous history between the two teams shows a lot of goals being scored. The last 6 games between them ended with both teams scoring at least 1 goal each.

Still defending their title, Bayer continues to perform well in the German championship and the draw in their last game gives hope that they will dominate the upcoming matches as well. The league newcomers may not drop down to a lower division, but their capabilities are weak, especially against teams of this level. Bayern, Dortmund, and Eintracht all handle this team easily, so it's no surprise that the champions will do the same for the second time this season.