Monday, 25 February 2013

Udinese vs Napoli

Udinese continued their poor away form in Serie A with a 1-0 loss at Genoa last weekend, which was their third consecutive away defeat. With only two victories in 13 away games there is no surprise that Udinese is nowhere near the top 5 positions.
Daniele Padelli is not doing a great job replacing injured Brkic, the goalkeeper flapped at a corner and allowed Genoa midfielder Kucka to score into the empty net what turned out to be the decisive goal.
Udinese had their chances in the second half, with Benatia and Pasqual both having excellent chances, though they were unable to convert. The Friulani will hope to be more inspired at home, where Udinese is running great having won four consecutive league games.

Thursday, 21 February 2013

Big Match Liverpool vs. Zenit St. Petersburg


Liverpool's failure to create a single away goal, despite having plenty of chances, could become its own regret at the end of the second leg.
Liverpool manager, Brendan Rodgers, kept his opinion to the public and expressed his belief to turn things around this party. No harm in hoping. But a 2-0 defeat in Russia last week to make the team hopes Liverpool in the Europa League is quite thin.
Some observers said that if Liverpool can take advantage of the momentum after they conquered Swansea City at Anfield with a score of 5-0, Sunday (17/2). But three points is questionable relevance.

Wednesday, 20 February 2013

Super Big Match UEFA Champions League Galatasaray vs FC Schalke 04


In the last five matches Galatasaray, they had won three victories, one draw and one loss.

- The new Schalke one win, two draws, and two defeats from their last five matches.

- The game between the two teams will be the debut for Jens Keller in the Champions League, he was replaced Huub Stevens in December.

- Schalke have lost only one of their last nine away games in European competition, including when they win over Arsenal and Olympiakos and managed to top the Group B Champions League.

Super Big Match UEFA Champions League AC Milan vs Barcelona

Massimiliano Allegri well aware that offensive play into solutions to the world's best club class Barcelona coach of AC Milan while rekindle the embers that continued resistance by exclaiming, "opponent, the opponent, and the opponent".

Meanwhile, assistant coach of Barcelona Jordi Roura realize that so the favorites may actually backfire for Lionel Messi et al appearance overall.

He also was worried about the "magic" of the San Siro, as quoted from the pages of UEFA.

AC Milan host Barcelona in the first leg of the Champions League last 16, held at the San Siro stadium on Thursday 

Tuesday, 19 February 2013

Big Match Europe Champions League Bayer Munchen vs Arsenal


February 20, 2013 The game this time is a very important game, because this match Arsenal vs Bayern Munchen reconcile that will compete on February 20. Prediction for Arsenal vs Bayern Munich this time we will provide statistical data is as complete a second team-lenkapnya. When seen in the last meeting of the two teams was the season 2004/2005 were more precisely on 03/09/2005, the match both teams presents a very interesting spectacle and the dramatic. The results of the second last head to head this team is Arsenal win over Bayern Munich with a score of 1-0 at home alone in the arena of the Champions League.

Sunday, 17 February 2013

Real Madreid vs Rayo Vallecano


Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho must forget the player rotation when the host Rayo Vallecano at the Santiago Bernabeu in La Liga continued on Monday (2/18/2013) morning. Because, Cristiano Ronaldo is in a positive trend and is encouraged to continue to carve out a goal.
Ideally Mourinho will rotate players when Vallecano entertain for an already busy schedule awaits Real Madrid. El Clasico against Barcelona in La Liga was held March 2. Earlier, on February 27 El Clasico in the Copa del Rey semifinals.
Two adjacent El Clasico is still ditamabah trip to Manchester United to carry out the second leg of the Champions League round of 16.

Big Match AC Fiorentina vs.Inter Milan

Inter's hopes of securing a top-three place in Serie A hit a major snag when the 33-year-old striker suffered season-ending ligament damage in Thursday's Europa League victory over Cluj.
Cambiasso, however, feels his team-mates have been given extra incentive to chase Lazio out of third place - a mission that continues at Fiorentina.
"We just have to think about the games ahead of us," Cambiasso told inter.it. "But what happened to my team-mate, who is also my friend and my brother, does hurt. We all feel his pain.
"It's normal that he's disappointed and it's not a straightforward injury, but I am calm because we know much he wants to get through it.

Napoli vs Sampdoria

Napoli will host Sampdoria in the Italian League continued into the 25th week.
Behrami makes Walter Mazzarri's absence will lower Stocker and Inler as midfield duo general Napoli. While Campagnaro, Gamberini, and Cannavaro will fill the defensive trio. In the front row, Marek Hamsik will support the duo Edinson Cavani and Goran Pandev.

The visitors will be without Angelo Palombo is still injured. Sampdoria will reduce the formation 3-5-2 with Gastaldello, Rossini, and Costa fill the defensive trio. In the middle row, Poly and Krsticic be shoulder to shoulder with Obiang to control the game. Icardi will become the foundation of Il Samp in the line of attack.

Juventus defeat to AS Roma and if Napoli can beat Sampdoria will make their difference to two points. This of course does not want to be wasted by the child care Mazzarri.

Unbeaten in last 6 matches and won four of them victories lead the players to continue to compete Napoli Scudetto chase. Meanwhile, no less good Sampdoria who only had 1 time defeat of their last 6 matches.

However, the Cavani can be a differentiator in this fight. Although predicted to give Sampdoria a fierce resistance. Victory seemed to be won by the host Napoli, though with a thin score.

Liverpool FC vs. Swansea City FC

 LIVERPOOL FC's rearranged Premier League match with Swansea City will take place at Anfield on Sunday, February 17 (kick-off 3pm).
The match was due to be played a week later but had to be rescheduled due to the Swans' participation in the Capital One Cup final.
With Liverpool and Swansea both already knocked out of the FA Cup, the clubs will instead meet on the weekend when the fifth round ties will be played.
Liverpool arrived home from St Petersburg on Thursday night to the prospect of a league opponent truly at its zenith. In a week's time, the club is expected to secure its first major honour in the League Cup Final, with Bradford awaiting them at Wembley.
Fresh from their mighty thumping of Harry Redknapp's bionically rebuilt QPR, but with the memory of their 1-0 reverse at the Boleyn just as current in their minds, the match at Anfield promises a great deal for the neutral. While Swansea's away record in the league of late has been mixed, we saw in October how effective Laudrup's team can be on the counter, and their display is surely one of the most impressive we've seen at Anfield in recent years.

Manchester City vs. Leeds United

“Win” is the only word Roberto Mancini requires when delivering his team-talk ahead of Leeds United’s visit. To find the last time any of his players enjoyed one of these in Manchester City colours you have to flick back three weeks to the previous round of this competition, on 26 January, when Stoke City were knocked out. Since then some patchy displays – plus last weekend’s 3-1 capitulation at Southampton – have allowed Manchester United to romp to a 12-point lead in the league and left the FA Cup as City’s best hope of a trophy. For the sake of his own long-term future, Mancini dare not lose this one.

Manchester City
• Manchester City, the 2011 winners, have won seven of their last eight FA Cup outings; keeping clean sheets in all seven.
• The five times winners and four times runners-up have only lost one of their last 11 FA Cup matches; that being the 3-2 home defeat to Manchester United in last season’s third round.
• City have not lost in the FA Cup to a Championship club under Roberto Mancini. Mark Hughes was at the helm when Nottingham Forest defeated them 3-0 in the third round in January 2009, in front of the home supporters.

Leeds United
• If Leeds are to qualify for the quarter-finals for the second time in 15 seasons and first since 2003, they will need to claim back-to-back Premier League scalps, having eliminated Tottenham in the fourth round.
• Top-flight clubs have ended the interest of the 1972 winners and three times losing finalists, in each of the last three seasons.
• The Whites’ only victory on the road in two and a half months, was against Birmingham in the FA Cup third round replay, on 15 January.

Saturday, 16 February 2013

South Africa vs. Pakistan

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India vs. Australia in Cricket

Australia will go into their final practice match before the first Test against India with three spinners in their XI. Their captain Michael Clarke and opener David Warner will sit out of the game, as they continue their rehabilitation from injuries in order to be fit for the Chennai Test from February 22.
Included in the XI for the three-day game against India A is Ashton Agar, the 19-year old left-arm spinner who has been asked to stay on tour instead of returning home as planned. Agar will bowl alongside Australia's frontline spinner Nathan Lyon and Xavier Doherty at the ICL Guru Nanak College ground in Chennai, with Peter Siddle and Mitchell Starc being the two quick bowlers.
In his first media interaction after arriving in India, Clarke reeled off his team's XI, and four of the top six - Ed Cowan, Usman Khawaja, Moses Henriques and Matthew Wade - had played in the first practice match. Shane Watson and Phillip Hughes are the other two lining up against the India A bowlers.
Australia were treating their first practice match - a two-day game against the Board President's XI - as a "victory", Clarke said. After being dismissed for 241, the Australians skittled the opposition for 230. "To bowl them out for less than what we had scored in conditions they are really accustomed to was a good sign for us."

New Zealand vs. England

Morning. Evening. New Zealand may be struggling on the field, but whoever does their itineraries is a world-beater. This England tour has been almost perfectly planned: three T20, three ODIs and then three Tests. The most important part, in terms of the success of the scheduling, is the middle bit. Not only are the ODIs before the Tests – as they always should be if the cricket world's sanity and will to live are to be preserved – but there are only three of them.
The whole thing will done in a week, and just about the only thing to moan about is the fact THERE'S NOTHING TO BLOODY MOAN ABOUT. Ah, there is one thing: what the hell are those of us in England going to do with our sleep patterns and energy levels* over the next seven days? That aside, this series is pretty much the best thing that has ever happened to anyone, ever. Three-match one-day series used to be the norm; if 50-over cricket is to have a future, it might need to embrace the past.

Osasuna vs. Real Zaragoza

The Spain Primera Division football match between Atletico Osasuna (17th) and Real Zaragoza (16th) kicks off on 16 February 2013.
Atletico Osasuna has played 12 Spain Primera Division matches this season on Estadio Reyno de Navarra – El Sadar. On home ground Atletico Osasuna has won 4, drawn 4 and lost 4 matches. This ranks the Rojillos 16th in home team performance in the Spain Primera Division.
Real Zaragoza has played 12 Spain Primera Division matches this season away from home. On away ground Real Zaragoza has won 4, drawn 2 and lost 6 matches. This ranks the Blanquillos 7th in away team performance in the Spain Primera Division.

AS Roma vs. Juventus

This weekend regular sixth round of the Italian Serie A will be played and at the very first day we have a big derby, where meets the current champion and currently the leading team of the league, Juventus and their great rivals AS Roma, which is on the sixth place with five points.
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Anyway, in the last year’sleague championship Juventus have won convincingly in the league and in the Cup against Roma at home, and their match in the Italian capital ended with a draw – 1:1.
This last fact speaks how the “Old Lady” is actually convincing on its own pitch, and it was best confirmed at the start of this season, when they celebrated the victories in the league of 2-0 against Chievo and Parma.
On the other hand, as the guests they have played one game more, but they won seven points and so continued with the practice of last season when they were the only undefeated team at the end of the season and won the Scudetto.
Juventus still is playing in 3-5-2 formation, where certainly a crucial role plays very strong defense and midfield which is extremely stiff, and that is which actually contributed to the fact that in five played matches they score 11, and conceded only two goals.

Granada CF vs FC Barcelona

Granada have a big match against the team of the Barcelona . Granada  needs to brings the best of ther results this weekend and hopefully the best team can get through from this match. Granada needs to break the best of the performances , Barcelona  are one of the best teams and they are looking good for the match.

Barcelona have to be worried about thier squad as they have a big champions league game coming ahead against the Milan on this upcoming weekend.Granada  has to manage a well team and they need to be a strong defensive side in the match against the Barcelona .

Barcelona has won the last previous games and they know how much important this match , It will be the game where lionel Messi is the key player for the Barsa . All the live streaming links to watch this match will be updated here just before the kickoff. Stay tuned of BBVA Liga games online.

Arsenal vs.Blackburn Rovers

Arsenal were undecided. Two competition (maybe) they could still wins, FA Cup and Champions League, took place in the adjacent.

"In 16 years, I do not think we have a lot of interference against teams in the lower divisions. It shows that we take the competition seriously. We prepare ourselves like before facing the final game. "

"We've slipped against Bradford, in a penalty shootout, but we take seriously the match. I said immediately after the game and we analyze what happened in Bradford is very deep. "

"We will consider the game (Saturday) seriously and with a great desire to win." That explanation Arsenal manager, Arsene Wenger, about their chances to keep going in the FA Cup.

Argued and continue to argue. Okay, let's leave aside the fact that the defeat of the Gunners counter Bradford City at the Capital One Cup on penalties occur. But, look at how hard Arsenal sealed a place in the fifth round of the FA Cup against Brighton & Hove Albion. They were only able to win 3-2 at struggling!

However, existing data can help managers of the French statement. The Gunners are unbeaten in 34 games against teams that were in the bottom division while playing in the FA Cup. In addition, Arsenal also never defeated in 34 FA Cup matches that took place at home.

Celtic vs. Dundee United


Skipper Scott Brown (abductor) and defender Rami Gershon (thigh strain) are definitely out for the Hoops, while there are serious doubts over defender Mikael Lustig (thigh) and midfielder Victor Wanyama (swollen ankle).
Greece striker Georgios Samaras has battled back from a hamstring injury but he will not start training until next week.
Dundee United will be without Gavin Gunning after the defender suffered a knee injury that could finish his season.
Willo Flood is also a doubt after being hit with illness earlier in the week.
But striker Jon Daly has shaken off a knock he picked up against Hearts last weekend.

Werder Bremen vs. SC Freiburg

In some previous games Werder Bremen is a team that is able to package the desired results and can score a lot of goals, they are graded as excellent team could medoiminasi the game and in the game that brought them to freiburg will make a very good game and in use by Werder bremen with good, with a few players in the count it would not be wrong if Werder Bremen host freiburg the attack was going to outwit their opponents by also utilizing kandnag match Werder Bremen will certainly make the game very exciting and look forward to supporting them.

Come to the headquarters Werder Bremen did not make the spirit of the players they falter freiburg able to give it a very enthusiastic to be able to make this a game that will be won by them but jka in view of some of the action in freiburg lakoni by their time in a meeting with Werder Bremen not enough to produce something very good and in the value of freiburg be easily subverted by Werder Bremen, with several times the draw packing at the last few games in which they live is going to be a difficult thing to face today at the headquarters bremen away games and game predictions later they would earn 2-1 to Werder Bremen.

Friday, 15 February 2013

Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Los Angeles Kings

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FC Sevilla vs. Deportivo la Coruna

VThe Spain Primera Division football match between Sevilla FC (11th) and Deportivo La Coruna (20th) kicks off on 15 February 2013.
Sevilla FC has played 11 Spain Primera Division matches this season on Estadio Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan. On home ground Sevilla FC has won 7, drawn 1 and lost 3 matches. This ranks the Rojiblancos 6th in home team performance in the Spain Primera Division.
Deportivo La Coruna has played 12 Spain Primera Division matches this season away from home. On away ground Deportivo La Coruna has won 0, drawn 5 and lost 7 matches. This ranks the Los Turcos 19th in away team performance in the Spain Primera Division.

AC Milan vs Parma

Parma are still struggling
Pasquale Marino’s men are struggling for consistency, as has been the case for much of the season. As things stand, Parma are 15th in the league with just 26 points to their name. Going into round 25 of the Serie A, just four points separate I Ducali from the relegation zone. Marino’s men are far from being secure and it will require tremendous hard work from the team to salvage the season.
Adding to the concerns is the fact that Parma have one of the worst away records in the league. The Ducali have played 11 away games, of which they have lost seven and won just two. The trip to the San Siro will be a real test of Marino’s calibre. However, a victory tonight - unlikely as it might be - will bring renewed confidence to the squad.

Rossoneri looking to end the slump
AC Milan started February with a significant lead at the top of the Serie A table, but consecutive draws in their last two games have cut their lead to just three points. With Napoli and Inter Milan racking up victories in spectacular fashion, Massimiliano Allegri will now be looking anxiously over his shoulder.
Furthermore, the Rossoneri are set to embark on a gruelling schedule over the next few weeks. They are set to play Tottenham Hotspur twice, Chievo Verona away from home, Napoli at home and perennial rivals Juventus in Turin in the space of 22 days. Tonight’s game against Parma is likely to be the easiest game of the schedule and anything less than three points will be nothing short of failure.

VfL Wolfsburg vs Bayern Munchen

Games that bring VfL Wolfsburg and Bayern Munich will be held on 16 February 2013

Bayern Munich travel to Wolfsburg headquarters filled with ambition to win. A positive result would mean a lot to Munich untu cemented themselves at the top Bundes Liga standings.

While the host himself eager to not lose points, and they will play at home and supported by fanatical supporters.


Head to head VfL Wolfsburg vs Bayern Munchen

Date
Home
Result
Away
Event
26 Sept 2012
Bayern Munchen
3-0
VfL Wolfsburg
BJ1
26 July 2012
VfL Wolfsburg
1-2
Bayern Munchen
UJI
28 January 2012
Bayern Munchen
2-0
VfL Wolfsburg
BJ1
13 August 2011
VfL Wolfsburg
0-1
Bayern Munchen
BJ1
15 August 2011
VfL Wolfsburg
1-1
Bayern Munchen
BJ1

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Wednesday, 13 February 2013

Shakhtar Donetsk vs Dortmund

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Shakhtar Donetsk vs Dortmund
Match Schedule : 13 February 2013 at 20:45 CET (21:45 local time)
Stadium : Donbass Arena, Donetsk (UKR)
Shakhtar Donetsk : Mircea Lucescu (Coach)
Dortmund : Jürgen Klopp (Coach)

Real Madrid Vs. Manchester United

Sir Alex Ferguson and Jose Mourinho first met when the young upstart Portuguese was the subject of a burst of Ferguson’s rage after what he believed to be Porto’s theatrics in their Champions League last-16 tie back in 2004. In the second-leg back at Old Trafford, Porto stunningly knocked out United and Mourinho announced himself on the European stage by charging down the touchline to celebrate with his players.

Despite Mourinho initially getting the better of Ferguson again when the Portuguese manager moved to England with Chelsea, the two have since developed an unlikely friendship.
The two share not only a love of fine wine but an undoubted often ruthless desire to win. Such is Ferguson’s respect for Mournho that he has even suggested that the Madrid manager would make a fitting replacement when he finally steps down at United.
Regardless of whether it is to step into Ferguson’s shoes, Mourinho looks almost certain to depart Madrid at the end of the season. Yet, if he does so without winning the Champions League then he will surely consider his time at the Bernabeu a failure, despite claiming the Liga title last season.
Mourinho loves records and he is desperate to be the first coach to win the European Cup with three different clubs and do it by giving the competition’s most successful team their 10th trophy. It has been a tumultuous season at the Bernabeu with almost constant reports of rifts between certain players and the coach, but all will be forgotten and Mourinho can depart a legend if he lifts that giant trophy in May.

Each of the Champions League last-16 ties have their appeal, but there can be no doubt that the contest between Real Madrid and Manchester United is the true heavyweight matchup of the round. Even ignoring the fact that it features arguably the two biggest clubs in the world, the subplots alone make the two legs a tantalizing prospect.

Sure, there is Cristiano Ronaldo taking on former club for the first time as a Madrid player, but most intriguing is the clash between the two managers, who have a rich history and potentially intriguing future relationship.

Tuesday, 12 February 2013

Valencia CF vs. Paris Saint Germain

Carlos Ancelotti will make his squad much better for the Champions league game on . lets see what Ibrahamovic can do against the Spanish LA Liga side Valencia . to watch this match of Champions League live links will be updated here 15 minutes before the match will start.

Valencia have a big game agianst the French club PSG on this upcoming Wednesday . The teams are ready for the matches , Valencia the spanish side try their best to reach the knock out rounds of Champions league and they do not want to lose their place this year to the hands of the PSG .

Valencia a complete side with attackers , defenders , and midfilders they know how to control the pressure and they will try to change the game tactics for this match . Its an importat game for the Paris saint Germanin. Its a game where only a winner side can stand well for the next game.

PSG has a good team manager , players and this year their performances are much better then other football clubs of the world . PSG has spen allots of money to make it better team and now they are looking to get trophies this year .

Juventus Vs Celtic Live Streaming Champions League

League - 13 February 2013 
An exciting match between two teams,  The Scottish side Celtic and on the other hand is Juventus. Celtic got an impressive run in current UCL. They fought hard against the Barcelona in group stage match and with that kind of performance they gave a message to all the other teams who are playing in this round of 16 matches that they can do anything with any team in the world either its Barcelona or it will be Real Madrid. Now the big picture is comprises of the Italian giants and Scottish football army. Every team is looking forward to get into the next round of CL competition and for the entrance they have to work hard this round first. Celtic team do not have big star players names in their squad but it does not matter because they believe in hard work and team effort and that's why they are rising higher and higher in the UCL competition.

Monday, 11 February 2013

ATP Rotterdam

With his impressive indoor record, it is hard to see past Roger Federer defending the title he won last year. The world No.2 begins against Grega Zemlja whom he saw off in Doha in straight sets last year before a likely clash with Mikhail Youzhny. Youzhny must first defeat wildcard Thiemo de Bakker- the Dutchman had shown promise in 2010 before 2011 injuries put paid to his steady rise up the rankings. He showed promise at the back end of last year winning three clay challengers but will be disappointed to have failed to qualify for the Australian Open this year. Youzhny has yet to defeat Federer in fourteen attempts and after picking up a knock against Marin Cilic in Zagreb it doesn’t appear he will be fifteenth time lucky either. If 2008 winner Michael Llodra can keep up his good indoor form then a potential second rounder with Jerzy Janowicz promises to be a heated and exciting affair. Llodra faces fellow Frenchman Julien Benneteau while the seventh seed Janowicz has a fairly straightforward match against Victor Hanescu. Given the circumstances of his Paris run where numerous players motivations were questionable, this tournament should give a greater idea of Janowicz’s potential at the highest level, especially if he makes it to the likely quarter final against Federer.

Sunday, 10 February 2013

Goyang Orions vs. Wonju Dongbu Promy

A all dominating WOnju will play an improved Goyang that a exciting matchup should be well anticipated. WOnju can't seems to lose these days. Staying undefeated for the new year they have gone for a straight 11 games winning streak that its really hard for any team in the league to do anything to stop them. Winning is such a common thing for them that Goyang might well be happy to lose with a respectable result. GOyang have seen great improvementnt since the new year and they have manage to string up a few back to back victories that id totally unseen for the last year and they are finally performing reasonably. Getting the wins though but they are still subject to some consistency issue. This is nopthing but another straight forward win for the home team but do expect a improved Goyang to provide some resistant here and with some luck they might even pull off a decent result which overall do expect some overish result for this round.

Houston Rockets vs.Sacramento Kings

A pair of impressive wins over potential championship contenders have increased the Houston Rockets' odds of going to the postseason.
The potential return of Kyle Lowry combined with a favorable upcoming schedule appear to be a good chance for them to further help their cause.
Lowry could be back Sunday night when the Rockets begin a stretch of four games against teams outside the playoff race by aiming for a season sweep of the Sacramento Kings.
Houston (30-25) has won six of nine, following Monday's 99-93 win at Eastern Conference-leading Chicago with a 112-107 victory Friday at the Pacific Division-leading Los Angeles Lakers.
The Rockets are currently tied with Dallas for sixth in the Western Conference, one-half game ahead of eighth-place Denver and two behind Memphis for fifth.
A seemingly favorable upcoming schedule could help them solidify their position. After visiting the Kings (19-37), Houston caps its four-game trip at Portland on Monday before returning home to face Utah on Wednesday and Phoenix two nights later.

Atlanta Hawks vs. Dallas Mavericks

Atlanta continues to struggle to guard the 3-point line, as the Hornets made 13 of 24 from beyond the arc. The Hawks have allowed opponents to shoot 41.6 percent on 3s as they've lost four of six, and teams are hitting 38.3 percent from 3-point range against Atlanta this season -- among the highest marks in the NBA.
The Hawks led the Hornets by 14 in the second quarter but were outscored 29-16 in the third.
"We have to develop a killer instinct," coach Larry Drew said. "If we want to be a team that's mentioned with some of the better teams, we've got to learn to put teams away. Right now, we're just not very good at that."
The Mavericks (22-28) are starting to look better at it, having gotten off to a 2-0 start on their five-game homestand after a 3-5 stretch. Dallas has won six of eight at home, while Atlanta is 1-8 in its last nine on the road.

San Antonio Spurs vs. Brooklyn Nets

Williams True Shooting % is ranked 20th among point guards. Assist Rate is 8th. Turn Over Rate is 17th. Adjusted Win Score is 12th. Brooklyn Nets point guard rank in the NBA 14th. Salary? $98,772,325 over 5 years. This one point guard of upper-middle quality will make enough dollars to create a 100 millionaires. Or perhaps help pay off the national debt. Let me digress, this isn't an argument about how much players make. This is a statement about how much some owners are willing pay for players who are above average, even slightly above average as is this case.

Sampdoria vs.AS Roma

Roma has the advantage of not having played over the weekend against Cagliari as they’ve been awarded a walkover win over Cagliari, so they should be fitter than their opponents who had a demanding game against Torino at home.

The Giallorossi has had no problems scoring goals at the Olimpico, but their defense were not at the same level conceding at least two goals in each of their last five home games.

Sampdoria scored on both their travels (against Milan and Pescara) and I can’t see why they wouldn’t do it again, but Maxi Lopez’s absence could be a big blow for them, their offensive strength without Lopez is diminished considerably.

Roma will be without Osvaldo, but they still have a lot of firepower with the likes of Totti, Destro or Lamela, so I expect them to net at least twice against Sampdoria and secure their first home win in a long time.

Cagliari vs. AC Milan

The venue for tomorrow's game between Cagliari and AC Milan changed twice inside 24 hours and both clubs are eager to put a tumultuous week behind them.
The Stadio Is Arenas will host the Rossoneri tomorrow after Cagliari's mayor's office overturned a Lega Serie A decision to move the game 500 miles north to the Stadio Olimpico in Turin.

The Rossoblu have struggled to satisfy the health and safety requirements of the local prefecture on a regular basis this season and were forced to play Juventus in Parma before Christmas.
Club president Massimo Cellino got his way on this occasion and a statement was duly published on the club's official website.

Saturday, 9 February 2013

Panionios Athens vs.PAS Giannina

The Greece Ethniki football match between Panionios Athens (9th) and PAS Giannina (6th) kicks off on 10 February 2013.
Panionios Athens has played 10 Greece Ethniki matches this season on Stadio Nea Smyrni. On home ground Panionios Athens has won 5, drawn 1 and lost 4 matches. This ranks the Istorikos (Historic) 8th in home team performance in the Greece Ethniki.
PAS Giannina has played 10 Greece Ethniki matches this season away from home. On away ground PAS Giannina has won 3, drawn 3 and lost 4 matches. This ranks Ajax of Epirus 7th in away team performance in the Greece Ethniki.

Udinese vs. Torino FC

Jonathas told Tuttosport: ``Ventura is a great coach and he keeps me on the field at the end of training to explain a few moves and set-pieces with me.
``We have a lot of quality in attack but it's up to the coach to pick the team. I'm here to work and contribute whenever I can.''
Former AC Milan keeper Coppola, 34, is reasonably prepared to bide his time with his Belgian colleague Gillet in fine form.
``It's a squad built on the great foundations from last season,'' Coppola said.
``I've got a great desire to put the gloves back on and get back into the changing room. Gillet is my ally and not my enemy but if I get a chance to play then I will relish it.''
Angelo Ogbonna edges ever closer to making a full return from injury but fellow defender Abour Diop remains sidelined.
Udinese's players were last seen surrounding the referee as Milan were awarded a stoppage-time penalty for what appeared to be an innocuous challenge on Stephan El Shaarawy from Thomas Heurtaux.
Mario Balotelli converted the spot-kick to seal a 2-1 win, sending the Zebrette home with nothing.
Head coach Francesco Guidolin said: ``We're not talking about Sunday any more. Let bygones be bygones.
``Torino will be a tough challenge. It will be a game in which there is some element of a survival battle for both sides.
``We know they are in great shape and are having a great season. They get points away from Turin and take some good results home with them.
``For that reason we need to concentrate fully on the smallest details.''
Goalkeeper Zeljko Brkic and defender Emmanuel Badu are unavailable, with midfielder Andrea Lazzarri serving a one-match suspension.
Two of Torino's winter signings are itching to play some part in the Granata's remarkable first season back in Serie A, which continues at Udinese tomorrow.
Il Toro were backed to struggle after ending a three-year stint in Serie B but head coach Giampiero Ventura has guided his side into a comfortable mid-table position.
Brazilian forward Jonathas made his debut from the bench as Torino went seven games unbeaten courtesy of a goalless draw with Sampdoria, while goalkeeper Ferdinando Coppola has returned to the Stadio Olimpico as Jean-Francois Gillet's understudy.

Australia vs.West Indies


Australia currently lead the five-match series 4-0.

Clarke's right hamstring was assessed by the team medical staff following the fourth ODI on Friday, which the home team won, and the physiotherapist has confirmed that Clarke has hamstring stiffness.

While there is no cause for alarm, the 31-year-old will not travel to Melbourne for the fifth ODI as a precaution. He will leave for Chennai for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy February 12, as planned.

Shane Watson will captain Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground while Shaun Marsh has been added to the squad and will travel to Melbourne on Saturday ahead of the match.

Chris Gayle was left out on Friday after hurting his left side during the third ODI and he will again have a fitness test on Sunday before his availability is decided. Tino Best should retain his place after bowling well at SCG, where he took the place of Kemar Roach.

Sunil Narine caused a few problems for Australia's top order in the fourth game, beating Phillip Hughes in flight and accounting for Aaron Finch with variation in pace. 

Aston Villa vs. West Ham United

Match Notes
Paul Lambert's team are a nightmare at set pieces while Sam Allardyce has proven a master at exploiting such weaknesses in the past so this could be another chastening afternoon for Aston Villa.
Allardyce has probably been scouring dvds of Villa's defensive lapses all week and will instruct his players to subject the home team to an aerial bombardment on Sunday.
Lambert is running out of time to navigate a route to survival and with Arsenal and Manchester City up next, the visit of the Hammers is surely entering must-win territory.
Stat of the game: Villa striker Christian Benteke has scored in his last four games for Villa.

Team News
Aston Villa midfielder Fabian Delph has recovered from an ankle injury after a two-game absence and is included in the squad for Sunday's home Premier League fixture with West Ham.
Fellow midfielder Karim El Ahmadi has also shaken off a knock to the knee sustained during the 3-3 draw at Everton last weekend.
Villa manager Paul Lambert will run a fitness check over a third midfielder in Ashley Westwood, who is currently suffering from illness, but hopes of a return for defender Richard Dunne have been dashed by a recurrence of his groin problem.
Meanwhile, West Ham manager Sam Allardyce has no fresh injury concerns.
Defensive duo James Collins and George McCartney are still out but all of the Hammers' internationals returned from midweek duty unscathed.
Modibo Maiga is also back at the club following Mali's exit from the Africa Cup of Nations but is unlikely to feature.