Author: Kevin Parvizi

Will Lazio and Napoli be able to avoid Serie A title race upsets against plucky underdogs? When will the Juventus attack finally wake up? Can AC Milan play a complete game? And will Roma be able to pull off a Monday night upset vs. Atalanta? Plus, all eyes will be on Fiorentina and Inter Milan as the two best offenses in the Italian top flight battle it out in what is sure to be the game of the week. As Matchday 14 creeps up with an opener between relegation candidates Cagliari and Hellas Verona, let me try my hand at predicting the scores for every Serie A matchup this weekend. Cagliari vs. Verona This game is going to be crazy. Expect a whole of shots in an end-to-end game packed with action, because neither of these teams are able to play the ball in the middle of the park or keep ...

Can Dortmund make a statement to the rest of the world by shocking Bayern Munich at the Signal Iduna Park again? Is there any hope of a climb back up the Bundesliga table for Union Berlin with an upset over Bayer Leverkusen? How much will the injury crisis hurt Stuttgart vs. Werder Bremen? Will Freiburg or Borussia Monchengladbach take a step closer to the Champions League? And can RB Leipzig stop the bleeding when they take on Wolfsburg? I will attempt to answer these questions and make some score predictions for each of the matchups in what is shaping up to be a very interesting Matchday 12 in the Bundesliga this weekend. St. Pauli vs. Holstein Kiel St. Pauli and Holstein Kiel are two great underdogs in northern Germany who spend a lot of time battling to make it back up to the Bund...

Can Manchester City avoid yet another loss when they go up against clear Premier League title favorites Liverpool? Will West Ham make it two massive wins on the road for Julen Lopetegui this weekend against a resurgent Arsenal? Which version of Aston Villa will show up vs. Chelsea? And can Ruben Amorim get his win when Manchester United take on Everton? All this and more as I predict every fixture in the Premier League this weekend on Matchday 13. Brighton vs. Southampton As tempting as it is to predict a Southampton upset after they gave league leaders Liverpool quite the scare last weekend, there's just no way the Saints are able to compete with a Brighton side that is swimming in goals and seemingly impervious to underestimating the opposition. After all, Brighton are underdogs ...

What are Juventus missing in order to truly contend for the Scudetto? How far away from title contention are AC Milan, really? Is there any saving Roma? What can underdogs Napoli, Atalanta, and Fiorentina do to bolster their chances of competing for the Serie A title...or, in Napoli's case, winning it all? Before Matchday 14 gets underway in the Italian top flight this weekend, let's take a look at the biggest need for each team to address in a future transfer window. Napoli Napoli have been one of the most impressive turnaround stories in European football this season under manager Antonio Conte, and they have such a strong starting XI that it's hard to pinpoint a weak individual starter. Scott McTominay and Billy Gilmour have been decent additions to deepen the midfield, Romelu L...

Liverpool honestly played the better football between themselves and fellow Premier League title contenders Arsenal, but, in the end, it was a wash, with both historic English sides splitting the points in a nail-biting 2-2 encounter. Both goals Liverpool surrendered were the result of egregious defensive lapses in concentration that will have manager Arne Slot repeating the replays of the goals to his team in meetings. It is the first goal, though, that stands out as the most concerning one, because while set-piece defending is fixable through coaching, the underlying issue with the opener may not be a problem Slot can readily remedy. Arsenal's Bukayo Saka, who has been arguably the best player in the Premier League this season, deserves a whole lot of praise for a great run, a s...

When Gabriel Martinelli first burst onto the scene for Arsenal in the 2019/20 season, there was a buzz in the air that the Gunners had just found the next big talent in world football - someone who could dominate the left wing for the next decade. As the teenage sensation's development continued, he showed glimpses of putting it all together in the 2021/22 season before exploding in the 2022/23 campaign, playing a vital role in helping Arsenal push Manchester City to their limit in the Premier League title race. Martinelli broke out as a goal-scorer that season with 15 goals, and he wasn't bad creatively either with 5 assists and a career-high 1.6 key passes per game. Dynamic on the ball, Martinelli was a menace on the left wing, cutting inside and devastating defenders in one-on-one...