Despite being the leaders of the league, Salzburg does not stand out with strong defense in the local championship this year. We are facing Over, everything mainly depends on Salzburg club here. This season, they are the most scoring team with 34 goals after 16 rounds, but also conceded 20 goals, and at home, they have a record of 20 wins and 11 losses, with an average of 4 goals per game in the Austrian league. Wolfsberger is not an outstanding team, but they have a strong attack with 24 goals in 16 games, and their defense is only 1 goal better than Salzburg. However, it is much harder to resist when playing as an away team against Salzburg in this league. I don't know, I think both teams can surprise us, and maybe even after extra time. By the way, in their first meeting, Wolfsberger won 3-1 with a strong performance, proving that they can punish the league leaders.
I don't see you as favorites here at all. Recently, the results under Spalletti have improved, but the opponents haven't been at a high level either, just by looking at the current 4 out of 5 matches against Bodo Glimt, Udinese, Cagliari and Pafos. In these matches, the last 3 were played at home. Spalletti will have a lot of work to do with this team to reach their previous heights, and I don't think they are capable of winning a difficult away match like Bologna at the moment. Bologna only lost one match unexpectedly to Cremonese at home, but besides that, they have earned 13 out of 15 points at their own stadium and have even managed to defeat Como and Napoli. By the way, Juventus is a solid away team, with only 2 losses. I would take a handicap of 0 for Bologna, if the odds are even then it's a money back, but in my opinion, the likelihood of a win is quite high.
I am amazed that we are getting 2 coefficients for 2.5 Over here. First of all, Brentford plays at home and they are a completely different team at home, not only in terms of being ranked 4th in the league, but also scoring 15 goals in 7 games, including 3 against top clubs such as Newcastle, Liverpool, and Manchester United, and 2 against Chelsea. They will be facing Leeds, a team fighting for survival, but now aiming for a high place in the standings after scoring 6 goals against Chelsea and Liverpool last week. They defend poorly in away games and even though we may not score much, I believe our current good offensive play will contribute to the total score. I also think there will be both teams scoring and it will be over.
Marseille is hosting Monaco at home and I will be there with Marseille's 1.5 goal advantage. I won't go into too much detail, but this season Marseille has the most productive offense in Ligue 1, especially at home where they have scored an average of almost 3 goals per game (23 goals in 8 Ligue 1 matches). In fact, there have only been 2 matches this season where they did not score - against PSG in the league and against Atalanta in the Champions League. Monaco, on the other hand, may be a strong opponent but their defense has been poor this season, having conceded 26 goals in 15 matches and 14 goals in 7 away matches in Ligue 1.
I don't believe that Barcelona will remain the underdogs here, they are probably one of the hottest teams in Euroleague right now and are currently in the top 3. Under the new coach, Barcelona has made a strong recovery and no longer looks like the weak team we were used to seeing after Saras left. Now, the team not only stands out for its offensive talent, but their defense also looks fantastic, which was not expected from them. The trip to Paris, where they will face an unusual opponent who plays an exciting type of basketball, may not be easy, but they are still one of the weaker teams in the league. After a good start to the season, the team has lost 8 of their last 9 Euroleague games. I think that if Barcelona can at least slow down their opponent's offense, they can easily beat Paris. The only possible downside is if they become complacent against weaker opponents after playing against Zvezda and Oly, but even then, the odds are still favorable. By the way, Barcelona's away record this season is 5-3, which shows that no matter where they play, the results are still good.
Recently, it is more important to focus not on whom Barca is playing with, but how they play themselves, i.e. their attacking form is good, the team is scoring goals and they look very solid, especially at home, but there is a lot of work to be done on defense, as they have conceded goals from practically everyone. Osasuna is not some miracle team, they do not have the resources to stand up against the Catalans in defense, but they will definitely have their chances, and their attacking form has been excellent lately.
Qatar QSL Cup. Not a very prestigious tournament, many top league teams use their reserves, Arabi also prepares, but otherwise allows the starters to play since the club is not participating in any international tournaments this season, there is a lack of matches especially now that the league is on break. As they play here, they use an attacking style and there are a lot of goals in the matches, there is not much tension or pressure, the results are not bad, today if they win they could even rise to the top 2, which would allow them to skip the next stage and advance further. Therefore, it is likely that they will once again play an attacking game, with a lot of focus on the offense. Muaither is simply a second league team, which usually adapts to their opponents - if they have a chance to play, they play, and today they should have plenty of opportunities.
An easy choice, Arsenal scores a lot at home, plenty of rest days. Many injuries, their depth is showing, although it reflects in defense and they have been conceding more lately. Wolves have suffered many defeats, absolute bottom, they let in 4 goals at home against us. They generally play a more open football and it doesn't seem to affect them.
Manchester United have been showing decent results lately and are competing for a spot in the Champions League. Not playing in European tournaments seems to have allowed them to make good use of their time in training and adapt to the Amorimo system. Meanwhile, Bournemouth is going through tough times, with 5 matches without a win. And I believe this bad streak will continue at Old Trafford.