The French strength is not huge and they have already lost to Finland away and only narrowly defeated Hungary a couple of days ago. In the previous round, the French won at home with a 16-point handicap against Belgium, who lost all their group matches played so far. Therefore, I believe that the Hungarians must fight and not lose by such a margin.
With a very poor accuracy, especially from the 3-point zone, this team still managed to beat Sweden with such a high score. Now, they are playing against Estonia, where they can once again hope for some points. The team is good at running and shooting a lot of points, as well as making many 3-point shots. 55 3-point shots were made by both teams, and if the team can perform even better, this line will be easily achieved with the wind on their side.
The Croatians are striving to return to the elite and with a very solid starting five at home, they have already defeated the German national team, which lacks strong NBA and Euroleague basketball players. Šaric and Hezonja alone can win against such a German team, and Smith and other interesting Croatians have a lot of potential. The odds are high and the chances are very good, so taking everything into account, it seems like a good bet.
Despite being riddled with injuries, GSW is still able to play well, but they haven't been able to win against Peru GSW for two games in a row since the times of healthy Curry and Butler. The Lakers team realistically doesn't have any losses, while GSW has only played with 9 players in their recent games. Lakers have a 3-game losing streak, but they were always able to win, so I don't believe that the team will lose 4 games in a row for the first time this season.
Having both won their matches, Tiafoe appears to be the more dominant tennis player. The American has confidently secured 2-0 victories in both their matches on hard court in 2025 and 2024, breaking the Italian in each set. The Italian had an easier road to the final, while the American also showed strong character against Nakashima. The Italian's weak serve is a major disadvantage against Tiafoe, who has had a more successful season. The Italian has won 7 and lost 5 matches on hard court this year, while the American has won 10 and lost 4.
A poor Zwolle club with a -16 goal difference shows how vastly different the capabilities of teams in the lower and upper parts of the standings are. Ajax, with a +16 goal difference and consistently scoring almost 2 goals per game, has been performing confidently against the Zwolle club in recent matches (the last 3 games ended in a win for Ajax). Ajax is currently fighting for a spot in the next season's Champions League and even though Zwolle has not been in top form lately, they are still able to score goals. Therefore, in order to achieve a win against such a team, Ajax must score enough goals.
After failing to score a single goal against Parma at home, Milan will definitely look better in the upcoming match, especially since their opponent is in a favorable period returning to the field. In their last 12 matches, Cremonese lost 8 and were unable to score a single goal in 3 of them. This team's performance is more of a tragedy than a good form. Milan is currently in second place in the league and performs well in away matches, without losing three consecutive games. I believe they will continue this streak.
In the conference league, Crystal Palace club played against Bosnian team bettersia on Thursday and for the second week in a row, they struggled to prove their superiority. They won at home, but their strength, form, and ability are far from good from the Palace side, and they have only won 1 out of their last 8 away games, and have failed to beat Zrinjski. United is playing very well, they can prepare for the game all week and with Carrick at home, they seem to be in a very good position. Good form and regained self-confidence should be on the side of the Red Devils.
All other links, Porto and Sporting, beat Nacional this month, and even Benfica in November demonstrated their superiority against this team. Now we can also expect another win from Braga, who have already shown their advantage by scoring 4 goals at home. Braga does not need to play in Europe, so there is a greater focus on the matches in the Portuguese league, and therefore their performance stands out, especially when a struggling team cannot do anything against the top teams in the Portuguese league.
However, the top league team against the worst one and as usual in football, anything can happen, but it seems that Netherlands dominates and there are no doubts about PSV. The worst defense and conceding over 2 goals against Heracles in the first match showed character as they lost 4-3, but it would be difficult to expect the underdog to be as productive again, while PSV is capable of scoring plenty.