Football Prediction - Free Betting Tips & Previews

 @Footy_Tipster gives his best bets and predictions ahead of a huge round of fixtures across Europe...

• Club Brugge v Aston Villa - Wednesday, 5.45pm
• Bayern Munich v Benfica - Wednesday, 8pm
• Crvena zvezda v FC Barcelona - Wednesday, 8pm
• Inter v Arsenal - Wednesday, 8pm
• Paris Saint-Germain v Atletico Madrid - Wednesday, 8pm
• Galatasaray v Tottenham Hotspur - Thursday, 5.45pm
• Manchester United v PAOK - Thursday, 8pm

Football Predictions Wednesday

Club Brugge v Aston Villa

Aston Villa will travel to Belgium on Wednesday to face Club Brugge in the UEFA Champions League at the Jan Breydel Stadion. – Check out our UEFA Champions League odds.

Club Brugge have struggled a little in the UEFA Champions League so far, Nicky Hayen’s side have won just one (v Sturm Graz) of their first three games in the competition and now find themselves just outside the top twenty-four places with five games left to play. Blauw-Zwart haven’t had much success against English opposition since their victory over Chelsea back in the 1994/1995 campaign, this is a tough ask for the Belgian side.

It’s been a tough week for Aston Villa, held at home to Bournemouth in the league, followed by an early exit from the EFL Cup against Crystal Palace before a hammering in North London on Sunday against Tottenham Hotspur. Unai Emery’s side went into the break with the lead at the weekend only for Spurs to turn it on in the second half and give Villa their second league defeat. However, with the attention turning to the Champions League on Wednesday, the Villans will be hoping they can maintain their 100% record so far in this competition, you’d have got a few funny looks if you suggested Aston Villa would top the whole league phase after the first three games but here we are.

I think we’ll see Aston Villa take victory in this one, they should have too much for Club Brugge who have won just one of their last eight UCL games. Here you can find all our latest Champions League predictions.

Aston Villa are in dreamland at the summit of the UEFA Champions League table, can they continue to impress and stay put?

Bayern Munich v Benfica

It’s going to be some atmosphere at the Allianz Arena on Wednesday evening, as Bayern Munich take on Benfica in the UEFA Champions League. – Check out our UEFA Champions League odds.

Quite surprisingly, Bayern Munich enter matchday four of the UEFA Champions League all the way down in 23rd place having lost two of their first three games, with their one victory coming in their opening fixture. It’s been a tough start for Vincent Kompany in the UCL but you’d still expect the European giants to qualify out of the league phase, a victory here would put them back on track. Since their 4-1 thumping away to Barcelona, the Bavarians have won all of their last three games without conceding, scoring twelve goals in the process. Bayern Munich have a remarkable home record in the UCL, they’ve not lost any of their last seventeen games on home soil, their last defeat in Munich in this competition came back in 2021 against PSG.  

Benfica had made the perfect start to this new UCL format, Bruno Lage’s side had won their first two games before welcoming Dutch side Feyenoord to Lisbon in their last outing. The Eagles were favourites to win that game but came up short and suffered a 3-1 defeat, leaving them thirteenth in the league phase after their first three games. Benfica have enjoyed success on the road in this competition, they’ve lost just twice in their last fourteen away games, although two of which have come in their last four games.

I think this will be an entertaining game with plenty of goals, Benfica’s last five UCL games have all produced at least three goals. Whilst Bayern Munich have won nine of their twelve meetings with the Portuguese side, I’m expecting them to make it ten. Here you can find all our Champions League tips.

Bayern Munich will be looking to bounce back and get their UEFA Champions League campaign back on track as they hunt down those top eight places.

Crvena zvezda v FC Barcelona

Belgrade awaits for FC Barcelona as they take on Crvena zvezda at the Stadion Ralko Mitic on Wednesday evening in this UEFA Champions League battle.

Red Star Belgrade have made a great start to their domestic league campaign, they remain unbeaten after their first thirteen games with wins in twelve of them, giving them a huge advantage at the top already. However, they’ve really struggled in the UEFA Champions League so far, they remain one of the six teams that are yet to pick up a point after their first three games and have conceded a league-high of eleven goals, the last thing they need right now is a free-scoring Barcelona side.

Since their shock defeat to Osasuna back in September, Barcelona haven’t looked back. Hansi Flick’s side have won all six games since, a 4-1 victory against Bayern Munich was followed up with another impressive win, 4-0 away to Real Madrid in the Clasico.  They are looking so good at the moment and are becoming ruthless in front of goal, Barca have scored at least three goals in each of their last six outings, they’ll really be looking to get at this Red Star Belgrade defence.

I cannot see anything other than a Barcelona victory in this one and I think it’ll be a comfortable one, as they look to get themselves into the top eight of this league phase.

Barcelona have won this competition five times before, Hansi Flick will be hoping he can add to that total.

Inter v Arsenal

Arsenal will travel to Milan on Wednesday to face Inter in the UEFA Champions League at the iconic San Siro.

Inter have had a solid start to their campaign across all competitions, following their 1-0 victory against Venezia on Sunday evening, Simone Inzaghi’s side are just one point off Napoli at the top of Serie A after their first eleven games. Whilst in the UEFA Champions League, I Nerazzurri occupy on of those important top eight places in this league phase, they’ve already face Manchester City and with all due respect to Red Star Belgrade and Young Boys, this is much more of a test for Inter although they are unbeaten in their last ten UCL games on home soil, with victories in eight of them.

Arsenal suffered another setback in the Premier League on Saturday as they look to keep up with early leaders Liverpool and Manchester City, Mikel Arteta’s side travelled to Newcastle for the Premier League’s early kick-off last weekend but left with nothing to show for their efforts. This is the Gunners’ second trip to Italy already this season, they left Bergamo with a goalless draw in their first game of this campaign against Atalanta, they could struggle for goals again here in Milan given they’ve not scored in Italy in their last four attempts.

I think we can expect a close encounter on Wednesday evening at the San Siro, a stalemate wouldn’t be the worst result for either side.

Mikel Arteta will be dreaming of securing a first European trophy for Arsenal.

Paris Saint-Germain v Atletico Madrid 

Atletico Madrid will make the trip to the French capital on Wednesday evening as they come head-to-head for the first time a competitive game against PSG.

PSG return to the Parc des Princes for this UEFA Champions League clash just two weeks since they were booed off the pitch following their surprising 1-1 draw with PSV. Luis Enrique’s side remain nineteenth in this UCL league phase having won, drawn and lost in their first three games. However, PSG enter this one unbeaten in their last five games, including consecutive victories in Ligue 1 against Marseille and Lens, but goals have been hard to come by in the Champions League, scoring just twice in their last five matches in the competition.

Atletico Madrid have had a tough start to this campaign, they currently sit in twenty-seventh place and outside of those play-off places. Diego Simeone’s side impressed in their first game with a 2-1 win against Leipzig but have struggled since, with defeats to both Benfica and Lille. The struggles could continue if recent records are anything to go by, Atleti haven’t won just one of their last ten away games in this competition, a 3-1 victory at Feyenoord back in November 2023. 

I think we’ll see PSG just edge this one in a close game but I’m not expecting a classic between these two sides in their first competitive meeting. 

This is the one that all PSG fans have been wanting their club to win but they have been made to wait, can Luis Enrique deliver the goods?

Football Predictions Thursday

Galatasaray v Tottenham Hotspur

Tottenham Hotspur can expect a hostile atmosphere at Rams Park on Thursday night as they face Galatasaray in the UEFA Europa League. – Check out our Europa League odds.

Galatasaray have really found some early form in this campaign, following their 2-1 victory over Besiktas in their last outing, Okan Buruk’s side have put together an 11-game unbeaten run since their two defeats to Young Boys in the Champions League, with victories in nine of them. They’ve already opened up a gap at the top of the Turkish Super Lig and remain the only side yet to face a league defeat. The Lion have also started strongly in the UEFA Europa League, winning two of their first three games and it really should have been three from three but they gave up a two-goal lead against Latvian side RFS to secure just a point.

Tottenham are one of the betting favourites to pick up the Europa League trophy this season, they’ve started the campaign well and remain just one of three sides (Lazio & Anderlecht) that have a 100% record so far. Spurs will travel to Istanbul full of confidence, Ange Postecoglou’s side beat Manchester City in the EFL Cup before beating Aston Villa 4-1 on Sunday despite being a goal behind at the break. There will be a slight concern given that Spurs have lost their last two games away from home, whilst the side from London have won just one of their three meetings against Turkish opposition. 

We’ve got two fairly open sides here and I think we can expect goals and entertainment in Istanbul on Thursday evening.

Ange Postecoglou stated that he always wins silverware in his second season, Spurs will be hoping the Aussie can deliver in this competition.

Manchester United v PAOK

Greek side PAOK will travel to the ‘Theatre Of Dreams’ on Thursday evening as they take on Manchester United at Old Trafford in the UEFA Europa League. – Check out our Europa League odds.

Ruud van Nistelrooy is the man in charge until Ruben Amorim’s arrival on Monday, the Manchester United legend led his side to an entertaining 5-2 victory over Leicester in the EFL Cup last week but it was more of the same on Sunday in their clash with Chelsea. The Red Devils have just found it difficult to put away their chances and after their first ten games in the Premier League, only Crystal Palace and Southampton have scored less goals. United’s struggles aren’t just in the Premier League, they enter this game twenty-first in the Europa League group and are yet to pick up a victory, with all three of their games ending in a stalemate, United haven’t won a European game in 12 months, their longest ever run. 

PAOK will travel to Manchester knowing they need some points in this Europa League group just as much as their opponents. Răzvan Lucescu’s side sit thirtieth out of thirty-six after their first three games, they did manage to pick up their first point with two late goals in their last outing on home soil to Plzen. The Double-Headed Eagle tend to struggle on the road in this competition, having lost five of their last six UEL “proper” away games.

Despite their struggles, Manchester United should still have too much for PAOK and should claim their first victory in Europe in over a year on Thursday night.

Ruben Amorim will have his eyes on this competition once he takes the reins, that would be some welcome present.

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