Prognostika

The team is looking very good this season and even the Champions League did not spoil the view, now that they have put all their efforts into the Premier League in order to have a chance to fight for the CL. Villo's performance is great this season, and at home it looks even better. I feel that Newcastle is the hottest team in England and their form is very good.

An American in Peru and Spain is simply dominating in the fight for the balls. Since the new year, Peru in Pistoia has an average of 9.3 recovered balls. In the last 10 games, they have recovered over 6 balls 9 times and exactly 8 balls twice. In the month of March, they even managed to recover 20 balls against Napoli. Their center forwards allow for a high number of recovered balls.

Even though the city has many important losses, the composition is really good. Players like Omar and Doku definitely want to perform and they won't lack motivation for such an opportunity. Each match for City is now like a final, while the Everton match is about nothing, so I believe the coefficient is worth the risk here.

KHL. Quarterfinals.
In the series 3:1, "Lokomotiv" is in the lead, which is capable of finishing the job tonight and resting before the next elimination stage. The defense of the Yaroslavl team is very difficult to beat. In the last three matches, the Omsk rollers only managed to score four goals (1, 2 and 1). We definitely won't give in today either.

KHL. Quarter-finals.
In the series 3:1 is ahead "Spartak", so the hosts will be going all out. At home, the team plays powerfully and productively. By the way, all four of the last series games ended in overs. Some were even very "heavy": 4:4, 2:6.
The guests promote an attacking ice hockey, so they also have something to respond with.
I am looking forward to an exciting game.

KHL. Quarterfinals.
Series 3:1 is led by "Lokomotiv" and the Omsk team can already prepare for vacation. In the last meeting, the "avangardists" did everything they could: they scored the first goal, held on when the score became tied, but in the overtime they still couldn't hold on. Today, the disciplined and reliable team from Yaroslavl will not give any chances to the visitors. Earlier, they won two matches with scores of 4:1 and 6:2. It's not necessary to score so many goals, one or two would be enough.

The score is falling and for no reason. Even with a highly talented team, the green jerseys often fly without a purpose, but here we are in the middle of April, the weather is good, and there is not too much motivation, only a small interest. Slow pace, as usual with the green team, should prevail.

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.

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.

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.

In my eyes, Khachanov has all the chances to take the rune, his mentality is stronger, which adds weight to this fight. In my eyes, it's 50x50 here, but we choose the Russian due to a better coefficient.

Once again, the Frenchman is quick and already he will surely snatch the set I desired from Carlito's hands. De Minaur was close to the target, but double faults cost him and he completely lost it, even though he had several chances in the first set. Fils has the same explosive force as Carlito, so it will be very interesting to watch this battle. Perhaps I do not expect it, but Fils still got some rest, as the Greek retired after two games.

Goffin didn't take advantage of his chance in the second set, but I think Shelton can do that, since he has a good serve and is very quick, he can pull off some great moments in rallies. Yes, Cerundolo is stronger on clay, but not to the point where the American couldn't fight back, and the odds, in my opinion, are too high. Shelton wouldn't be a surprise if he won this match, but it would require maximum focus and underdog elements, which he enjoys doing.

Olga Danilovic played too many three-set matches in a row, she should be tired, plus Ghana is unstable on her serves, if something goes wrong, she starts double faulting and making unforced errors by the millions, she looks like she could easily lose, but she just can't hold onto her serve, it looked pitiful against Fruhvirtova L. with her own serves. Yesterday she played against a Japanese player who doesn't rely on serves and had a physically demanding match with Boisson before that, barely able to stand, and that cost Danilovic a set. Then there's Lamens, who likes closed courts, has a lot of strength and can remember from the back line very well, which I don't think Danilovic will like, because she won't have anywhere to put the ball, and Danilovic likes quick points, unless she resorts to shortcuts, but they don't always work.

Jasmine Paolini on the clay court looks very good, I would say she doesn't give in easily, and here she will come out with motivation, as she has already shown in the match against Gauff. Paolini's results on the clay court are very good, and she doesn't give up easily, fighting for every point. Looking at the history in Stuttgart, Gauff quickly falls on clay, makes a debut on the clay court and focuses on the Roland Garros tournament. Let's hope for some double faults from the American, that's what she likes.

Golden State is moving into the next series at a better pace and I believe this will allow them to take away the home advantage from Houston, whose players have had little practice in the last couple of weeks (of course, we can argue about rest and freshness, but personally I believe that the series will go in favor of Golden State unless it is a performance and not just one match). Although Houston made some adjustments in the offseason and slowed down Golden State, and even managed to eliminate Curry, I still think that Warriors and their experience will result in a similar win as two years ago against Sacramento. I also believe that Curry will personally embrace this challenging series and will defeat the Rockets, as they are one of his favorite opponents and one of his favorite arenas to play at in his career.

If it doesn't work, we'll go watch Game 2 again. The Clippers team finished the season fantastically, and for me, they are the favorites in this series. I don't think Denver will take both games at home, so let's try today, and if we lose, we'll try again in a couple of days. Denver may have Jokic and a strong core, but in my opinion, the Clippers have a better team overall. Their defense is one of the best in the league, and their offensive options are not worse, especially with a healthy Kawhi, the elite basketball player, the dominant Zubac, and Powell playing the best season in his career. I also want to mention the coaching staff, which I believe is one of the best in the league. Denver just changed their coach, and now they have Adelman with little experience at the helm.

There are 10 games left for the morning in the LKL, during which they don't have much chance to either climb or fall in the standings. It also doesn't seem like they are very concerned about Peru, as they got one against Neptunas, while Juventus, who they were supposed to prove themselves against, were struggling in the 3.5 period (when they needed to show that Neptunas was just a fluke). Jonava is currently the hottest team in the league, having just trounced the zombies from Mazeikiai by 50+ points (which is both a plus and a small betting hint), and now they are realistically competing for the 3rd position in the LKL. Jonava is motivated enough, while the morning doesn't seem to care, so I see value here.

P.s. It's equally likely that Jonava will become overconfident after beating Mazeikiai and get beaten themselves, as often happens to low-level teams after big victories.

3-time ATP winner Zverev plays at home and even though he hasn't had much success lately, the German is still a great clay court player and has the support of his fans. The Hungarian is erratic and struggles against top players, and when facing Zverev, who I believe will have a clear 2-0 lead, he already lost a set to Griekspoor, but the Hungarian doesn't have a strong serve, so I think the German will have many opportunities to break. In the final, it seems that Cerundolo will be his opponent, but he is far from easy to beat. His weak serve and young ambition may help him defeat other opponents, but it will be difficult for him to compete against Zverev's powerful baseline shots. With the tournament being held at home, Zverev must redeem himself and prove his ability and determination. Therefore, in my opinion, the clear favorite for this tournament is the local Zverev.