Another disappointing international break, especially if you're an England fan, passes by. Don't get me wrong, I'd like nothing better to see England reach the latter stages of the world cup, but my expectations have definitely been dampened down this year. Maybe expectations were too high in previous years - who knows.
Anyway, back to the excitement of domestic football! Some very close calls this weekend and one of them is the opening lunchtime match at Goodison Park where Everton host local rivals, Liverpool. Both teams should be pleased with their starts to the campaign but this one looks like a bit of a flip of the coin. Predictor marginally fancies Liverpool just scraping an away win. Arsenal at home to Southampton in particular caught my eye. Both teams are on blistering form, with Southampton currently sitting top of the form table and look defensively sound only conceding 5 goals in the league all season. However, Arsenal do look strong and with Theo Walcott reportedly returning a home win is forecast.
Newcastle are another team who are starting to string some decent results together and pushing up the table. They play Norwich City at St James' Park who have struggled defensively in large parts this season. They would have been buoyed by their win before the international break but Newcastle look too strong. Fairly convincing home win. West Ham and Chelsea compete in a London derby that saw West Ham win this fixture last season. Can they repeat the same heroics this season? Not according to Predictor - away win.
The big match on Sunday sees Spurs visit Manchester City. City's form have been mixed this season but have won their last three leagues games, however, after a good start Spurs have faltered of late. However, the one thing they do have is a solid defence only conceding 6 goals all season. Looks like it could be a close affair and a draw is predicted. Manchester United had a poor start to the season, however, they're starting to put some results together and climbing the table. Cardiff's have only won one in six Premier League games and struggling for results - away win.
The top predictions this weekend are few and far between but Rangers always look good to back, whilst Shakhtar Donetsk are currently dominating the Ukraine Premier League and are massive favourites to win. Looking at the good value predictions, Genoa to beat Milan at the San Siro could be a good pick as Milan's form has faltered not winning in four whilst Genoa has won their last three games. Meanwhile, in Turkey Galatasary face Sivasspor at home but they aren't having the best of domestic seasons and an away win is predicted.
As usual, please feel free to comment on my predictions or discuss anything else football related. Also, I'd be grateful if you could share using the social media buttons to the right.
Enjoy...!
| Time | Day | League | Home Team | Prediction | Away team |
| 12:45 | Sat | Eng Prem | Everton | A | Liverpool |
| 15:00 | Sat | Eng Prem | Arsenal | H | Southampton |
| 15:00 | Sat | Eng Prem | Fulham | A | Swansea City |
| 15:00 | Sat | Eng Prem | Hull City | HH | Crystal Palace |
| 15:00 | Sat | Eng Prem | Newcastle United | HHH | Norwich City |
| 15:00 | Sat | Eng Prem | Stoke City | H | Sunderland |
| 17:30 | Sat | Eng Prem | West Ham United | AA | Chelsea |
| 13:30 | Sun | Eng Prem | Manchester City | D | Tottenham Hotspur |
| 16:00 | Sun | Eng Prem | Cardiff City | AAA | Manchester United |
| 20:00 | Mon | Eng Prem | West Bromwich … | H | Aston Villa |
| 19:45 | Fri | Eng Champ | Doncaster Rovers | D | Yeovil Town |
| 12:15 | Sat | Eng Champ | Sheffield Wedn… | D | Huddersfield Town |
| 15:00 | Sat | Eng Champ | Millwall | H | Barnsley |
| 15:00 | Sat | Eng Champ | Blackburn Rovers | D | Reading |
| 15:00 | Sat | Eng Champ | Ipswich Town | A | Leicester City |
| 15:00 | Sat | Eng Champ | AFC Bournemouth | A | Derby County |
| 15:00 | Sat | Eng Champ | Queens Park Ra… | HH | Charlton Athletic |
| 15:00 | Sat | Eng Champ | Watford | D | Bolton Wanderers |
| 15:00 | Sat | Eng Champ | Leeds United | HH | Middlesbrough |
| 15:00 | Sat | Eng Champ | Wigan Athletic | H | Brighton & Hov… |
| 15:00 | Sat | Eng Champ | Birmingham City | A | Blackpool |
| 15:00 | Sat | Eng Champ | Nottingham Forest | AA | Burnley |
| 14:00 | Sat | Eng Lge 1 | Coventry City | HH | Tranmere Rovers |
| 15:00 | Sat | Eng Lge 1 | Bristol City | H | Sheffield United |
| 15:00 | Sat | Eng Lge 1 | Peterborough U… | H | Stevenage |
| 15:00 | Sat | Eng Lge 1 | Swindon Town | A | Leyton Orient |
| 15:00 | Sat | Eng Lge 1 | Crawley Town | A | Walsall |
| 15:00 | Sat | Eng Lge 1 | Shrewsbury Town | H | Notts County |
| 15:00 | Sat | Eng Lge 1 | Wolverhampton … | H | Brentford |
| 15:00 | Sat | Eng Lge 1 | Gillingham | D | Oldham Athletic |
| 15:00 | Sat | Eng Lge 1 | Milton Keynes Dons | D | Bradford City |
| 15:00 | Sat | Eng Lge 1 | Crewe Alexandra | AA | Port Vale |
| 15:00 | Sat | Eng Lge 1 | Rotherham United | D | Carlisle United |
| 15:00 | Sat | Eng Lge 1 | Preston North End | H | Colchester United |
| 15:00 | Sat | Eng Lge 2 | Plymouth Argyle | A | Dagenham & Red… |
| 15:00 | Sat | Eng Lge 2 | Oxford United | H | Morecambe |
| 15:00 | Sat | Eng Lge 2 | Cheltenham Town | H | Newport County |
| 15:00 | Sat | Eng Lge 2 | Bury | AA | AFC Wimbledon |
| 15:00 | Sat | Eng Lge 2 | Rochdale | H | Exeter City |
| 15:00 | Sat | Eng Lge 2 | Fleetwood Town | HH | Mansfield Town |
| 15:00 | Sat | Eng Lge 2 | Chesterfield | H | Wycombe Wanderers |
| 15:00 | Sat | Eng Lge 2 | Hartlepool United | HH | Northampton Town |
| 15:00 | Sat | Eng Lge 2 | Accrington Stanley | H | Torquay United |
| 15:00 | Sat | Eng Lge 2 | Southend United | HHH | York City |
| 15:00 | Sat | Eng Lge 2 | Portsmouth | H | Scunthorpe United |
| 15:00 | Sat | Eng Lge 2 | Burton Albion | H | Bristol Rovers |
| 12:45 | Sat | Scot Prem | St. Mirren | H | Hibernian |
| 15:00 | Sat | Scot Prem | Celtic | HH | Aberdeen |
| 15:00 | Sat | Scot Prem | Dundee United | HH | Partick Thistle |
| 15:00 | Sat | Scot Prem | Heart of Midlo… | A | Ross County |
| 15:00 | Sat | Scot Prem | Inverness CT | D | St. Johnstone |
| 15:00 | Sat | Scot Prem | Kilmarnock | A | Motherwell |
| 15:00 | Sat | Scot Champ | Dumbarton | A | Alloa Athletic |
| 15:00 | Sat | Scot Champ | Falkirk | HH | Cowdenbeath |
| 15:00 | Sat | Scot Champ | Hamilton Acade… | H | Dundee |
| 15:00 | Sat | Scot Champ | Greenock Morton | D | Livingston |
| 15:00 | Sat | Scot Champ | Raith Rovers | D | Queen of the South |
| 15:00 | Sat | Sco Div 1 | Ayr United | H | Stenhousemuir |
| 15:00 | Sat | Sco Div 1 | Dunfermline At… | HH | Brechin City |
| 15:00 | Sat | Sco Div 1 | Forfar Athletic | H | East Fife |
| 15:00 | Sat | Sco Div 1 | Stranraer | HH | Airdrieonians |
| 19:45 | Mon | Sco Div 1 | Arbroath | AAAAA | Rangers |
| 19:30 | Fri | Fra Lig 1 | Ajaccio | AA | Olympique Mars… |
| 16:00 | Sat | Fra Lig 1 | Reims | AAA | PSG |
| 19:00 | Sat | Fra Lig 1 | Evian TG | H | Lorient |
| 19:00 | Sat | Fra Lig 1 | Olympique Lyonnais | H | Valenciennes |
| 19:00 | Sat | Fra Lig 1 | Montpellier | D | Guingamp |
| 19:00 | Sat | Fra Lig 1 | Rennes | D | Bordeaux |
| 19:00 | Sat | Fra Lig 1 | Sochaux | A | Bastia |
| 13:00 | Sun | Fra Lig 1 | Lille | HHHH | Toulouse |
| 16:00 | Sun | Fra Lig 1 | Nice | D | Saint-Étienne |
| 20:00 | Sun | Fra Lig 1 | Nantes | H | Monaco |
| 19:00 | Fri | Fra Lig 2 | Angers | HH | Clermont |
| 19:00 | Fri | Fra Lig 2 | Brest | D | Niort |
| 19:00 | Fri | Fra Lig 2 | CA Bastia | AAAA | Metz |
| 19:00 | Fri | Fra Lig 2 | Créteil | D | Troyes |
| 19:00 | Fri | Fra Lig 2 | Dijon | D | Nancy |
| 19:00 | Fri | Fra Lig 2 | Istres | A | Nîmes |
| 19:00 | Fri | Fra Lig 2 | Laval | D | Arles |
| 19:00 | Fri | Fra Lig 2 | Tours | H | Le Havre |
| 13:00 | Sat | Fra Lig 2 | Lens | HHH | Châteauroux |
| 19:30 | Mon | Fra Lig 2 | Auxerre | D | Caen |
| 19:30 | Fri | Ger B'sliga | Stuttgart | AA | Borussia M'gla… |
| 14:30 | Sat | Ger B'sliga | Nürnberg | AAA | Wolfsburg |
| 14:30 | Sat | Ger B'sliga | Augsburg | D | Hoffenheim |
| 14:30 | Sat | Ger B'sliga | Eintracht Brau… | D | Freiburg |
| 14:30 | Sat | Ger B'sliga | Eintracht Fran… | AA | Schalke 04 |
| 14:30 | Sat | Ger B'sliga | Hertha BSC | AA | Bayer Leverkusen |
| 17:30 | Sat | Ger B'sliga | Borussia Dortmund | D | Bayern München |
| 14:30 | Sun | Ger B'sliga | Hamburger SV | D | Hannover 96 |
| 16:30 | Sun | Ger B'sliga | Werder Bremen | D | Mainz 05 |
| 17:30 | Fri | Ger 2 B'sliga | Energie Cottbus | D | FSV Frankfurt |
| 17:30 | Fri | Ger 2 B'sliga | Sandhausen | A | Paderborn |
| 17:30 | Fri | Ger 2 B'sliga | Arminia Bielefeld | AA | Bochum |
| 12:00 | Sat | Ger 2 B'sliga | Kaiserslautern | HH | Union Berlin |
| 12:00 | Sat | Ger 2 B'sliga | Köln | H | Ingolstadt |
| 12:30 | Sun | Ger 2 B'sliga | Aalen | D | St. Pauli |
| 12:30 | Sun | Ger 2 B'sliga | Erzgebirge Aue | D | Fortuna Düsseldorf |
| 12:30 | Sun | Ger 2 B'sliga | Karlsruher SC | H | Dynamo Dresden |
| 19:15 | Mon | Ger 2 B'sliga | 1860 München | AA | Greuther Fürth |
| 17:00 | Sat | Ita Ser A | Hellas Verona | HH | Chievo |
| 19:45 | Sat | Ita Ser A | Milan | A | Genoa |
| 19:45 | Sat | Ita Ser A | Napoli | HHH | Parma |
| 14:00 | Sun | Ita Ser A | Livorno | AAAA | Juventus |
| 14:00 | Sun | Ita Ser A | Sampdoria | A | Lazio |
| 14:00 | Sun | Ita Ser A | Sassuolo | D | Atalanta |
| 14:00 | Sun | Ita Ser A | Torino | H | Catania |
| 14:00 | Sun | Ita Ser A | Udinese | AA | Fiorentina |
| 19:45 | Sun | Ita Ser A | Bologna | AA | Internazionale |
| 19:45 | Mon | Ita Ser A | Roma | HHHH | Cagliari |
| 19:30 | Fri | Ita Ser B | Novara | AA | Pescara |
| 14:00 | Sat | Ita Ser B | Bari | D | Padova |
| 14:00 | Sat | Ita Ser B | Brescia | A | Cesena |
| 14:00 | Sat | Ita Ser B | Carpi | D | Siena |
| 14:00 | Sat | Ita Ser B | Cittadella | H | Reggina |
| 14:00 | Sat | Ita Ser B | Crotone | D | Avellino |
| 14:00 | Sat | Ita Ser B | Juve Stabia | A | Trapani |
| 14:00 | Sat | Ita Ser B | Spezia | A | Empoli |
| 14:00 | Sat | Ita Ser B | Ternana | D | Modena |
| 14:00 | Sat | Ita Ser B | Virtus Lanciano | H | Varese |
| 11:30 | Sun | Ita Ser B | Palermo | HH | Latina |
| 20:00 | Fri | Spa Prim | Real Valladolid | H | Osasuna |
| 15:00 | Sat | Spa Prim | Barcelona | HHHH | Granada |
| 17:00 | Sat | Spa Prim | Real Sociedad | H | Celta de Vigo |
| 19:00 | Sat | Spa Prim | Almería | AAA | Real Madrid |
| 21:00 | Sat | Spa Prim | Atlético Madrid | HH | Getafe |
| 11:00 | Sun | Spa Prim | Levante | D | Villarreal |
| 16:00 | Sun | Spa Prim | Rayo Vallecano | D | Espanyol |
| 18:00 | Sun | Spa Prim | Elche | D | Valencia |
| 20:00 | Sun | Spa Prim | Sevilla | HH | Real Betis |
| 21:00 | Mon | Spa Prim | Málaga | AA | Athletic Club |
| 17:00 | Fri | Ukr Prem | Metalurh Zapor… | AA | Zorya |
| 0.479 | Sat | Ukr Prem | Vorskla | D | Chornomorets |
| 14:00 | Sat | Ukr Prem | Shakhtar Donetsk | HHHHH | Sevastopol |
| 15:00 | Sat | Ukr Prem | Karpaty | D | Metalurh Donetsk |
| 17:30 | Sat | Ukr Prem | Dnipro Dniprop… | HHH | Illichivets' |
| 11:30 | Sun | Ukr Prem | Tavriya | D | Volyn |
| 15:00 | Sun | Ukr Prem | Dynamo Kyiv | HHHH | Hoverla |
| 17:45 | Sat | Hol Ere'div | PSV | H | Heerenveen |
| 18:45 | Sat | Hol Ere'div | Cambuur | D | NEC |
| 18:45 | Sat | Hol Ere'div | AZ | HH | Roda JC |
| 19:45 | Sat | Hol Ere'div | Ajax | H | Heracles |
| 11:30 | Sun | Hol Ere'div | RKC Waalwijk | AAA | Feyenoord |
| 11:30 | Sun | Hol Ere'div | Utrecht | H | ADO Den Haag |
| 13:30 | Sun | Hol Ere'div | Go Ahead Eagles | AA | Vitesse |
| 13:30 | Sun | Hol Ere'div | Groningen | H | PEC Zwolle |
| 15:30 | Sun | Hol Ere'div | Twente | HH | NAC Breda |
| 13:30 | Sat | Tur S'liga | Rizespor | H | Kayserispor |
| 17:00 | Sat | Tur S'liga | Bursaspor | AAA | Kasýmpaþa |
| 17:00 | Sat | Tur S'liga | Galatasaray | AA | Sivasspor |
| 11:30 | Sun | Tur S'liga | Kayseri Erciye… | A | Gençlerbirliði |
| 14:00 | Sun | Tur S'liga | Gaziantepspor | H | Elazýðspor |
| 17:00 | Sun | Tur S'liga | Trabzonspor | D | Eskiþehirspor |
| 17:00 | Sun | Tur S'liga | Antalyaspor | AA | Fenerbahçe |
| 18:00 | Mon | Tur S'liga | Beþiktaþ | H | Konyaspor |
| 18:00 | Mon | Tur S'liga | Akhisar Beledi… | H | Karabükspor |
| 17:00 | Sat | Bel Pro Lge | Sporting Charleroi | AAA | Anderlecht |
| 19:00 | Sat | Bel Pro Lge | Gent | H | Waasland-Beveren |
| 19:00 | Sat | Bel Pro Lge | KV Oostende | AAAA | Genk |
| 19:00 | Sat | Bel Pro Lge | Zulte-Waregem | HHH | Mechelen |
| 19:00 | Sat | Bel Pro Lge | OH Leuven | A | Kortrijk |
| 19:00 | Sat | Bel Pro Lge | Cercle Brugge | HH | Lierse |
| 17:00 | Sun | Bel Pro Lge | Lokeren | HH | Club Brugge |
| 19:30 | Sun | Bel Pro Lge | Standard Liège | HHHH | Mons |
| 18:15 | Sat | Por Prim | Benfica | HHH | Sporting Braga |
| 20:15 | Sat | Por Prim | Porto | HH | Nacional |
| 15:00 | Sun | Por Prim | Rio Ave | A | Estoril |
| 16:00 | Sun | Por Prim | Vitória Setúbal | D | Arouca |
| 16:00 | Sun | Por Prim | Marítimo | AA | Gil Vicente |
| 17:00 | Sun | Por Prim | Paços de Ferreira | A | Belenenses |
| 19:15 | Sun | Por Prim | Vitória Guimarães | AA | Sporting CP |
| 20:15 | Mon | Por Prim | Olhanense | D | Académica |
| 23:20 | Fri | Arg Prim | Vélez Sarsfield | H | Godoy Cruz |
| 20:00 | Sat | Arg Prim | Argentinos Juniors | H | Quilmes |
| 22:10 | Sat | Arg Prim | Olimpo | AA | Rosario Central |
| 23:20 | Sat | Arg Prim | Atlético Rafaela | D | San Lorenzo |
| 20:00 | Sun | Arg Prim | Lanús | HH | Gimnasia La Plata |
| 21:15 | Sun | Arg Prim | Boca Juniors | HH | All Boys |
| 22:00 | Sun | Arg Prim | Newell's Old Boys | D | Arsenal |
| 00:15 | Mon | Arg Prim | Racing Club | D | River Plate |
| 22:10 | Mon | Arg Prim | Belgrano | D | Tigre |
| 00:15 | Tue | Arg Prim | Estudiantes | HH | Colón |
| 21:30 | Sat | Bra Ser A | Vasco da Gama | AAA | Cruzeiro |
| 21:30 | Sat | Bra Ser A | Criciúma | AA | Vitória |
| 23:00 | Sat | Bra Ser A | Atlético Mineiro | D | Goiás |
| 19:00 | Sun | Bra Ser A | Flamengo | D | Corinthians |
| 19:00 | Sun | Bra Ser A | Ponte Preta | D | Grêmio |
| 19:00 | Sun | Bra Ser A | Atlético PR | HHHH | Náutico |
| 19:00 | Sun | Bra Ser A | Santos | H | Fluminense |
| 21:30 | Sun | Bra Ser A | São Paulo | H | Botafogo |
| 21:30 | Sun | Bra Ser A | Bahia | A | Portuguesa |
| 21:30 | Sun | Bra Ser A | Internacional | D | Coritiba |
| 15:00 | Fri | Rus Prem | Zenit | HHH | Rostov |
| 08:30 | Sat | Rus Prem | Tom' Tomsk | A | Rubin Kazan' |
| 10:45 | Sat | Rus Prem | Amkar Perm' | D | Kuban' Krasnodar |
| 13:00 | Sat | Rus Prem | CSKA Moskva | D | Spartak Moskva |
| 09:30 | Sun | Rus Prem | Lokomotiv Moskva | H | Dinamo Moskva |
| 12:00 | Sun | Rus Prem | Ural | A | Krylya Sovetov |
| 14:30 | Sun | Rus Prem | Anzhi | A | Volga |
| 15:00 | Mon | Rus Prem | Krasnodar | HH | Terek Grozny |
| 05:00 | Sat | Jap J Lge | Kashima Antlers | HHH | Sagan Tosu |
| 05:00 | Sat | Jap J Lge | Urawa Reds | HH | Kawasaki Frontale |
| 05:00 | Sat | Jap J Lge | Shimizu S-Pulse | HH | Omiya Ardija |
| 05:00 | Sat | Jap J Lge | Júbilo Iwata | AA | Yokohama F. Ma… |
| 05:00 | Sat | Jap J Lge | Cerezo Osaka | D | Sanfrecce Hiro… |
| 08:00 | Sat | Jap J Lge | Tokyo | HH | Shonan Bellmare |
| 08:00 | Sat | Jap J Lge | Ventforet Kofu | HH | Oita Trinita |
| 08:00 | Sat | Jap J Lge | Albirex Niigata | H | Vegalta Sendai |
| 08:00 | Sat | Jap J Lge | Nagoya Grampus | D | Kashiwa Reysol |
