AFC Ajax Amsterdam vs AZ Alkmaar
FreeThis game in Holland is absolutely massive for AFC Ajax Amsterdam. After their humiliating 6-2 defeat at the hands of bitter rivals PSV Eindhoven, the fans of the hosts breathed a sigh of relief as FC Twente Enschede also lost. However, to have a chance of grabbing a Champions League place for 09/10, AFC Ajax Amsterdam have to beat league leaders AZ Alkmaar. The visitors have a formidable record from a fantastic season, notching up 24 wins from 31 games. However, even they managed to slip up last game, unbelievably losing 2-1 at home to relegation-battlers Vitesse Arnhem. Ultimately, it’s fair to say that an interesting game is potentially on show here. The visitors have already won the league so I fancy their attention span to drop and they may well slip up here. My call is 2-1 to the hosts but a draw isn’t out of the question.
Sunday’s Picks
My tips:
I’m a bit short on time atm, so I’ll make selections simple.
Dead certs:
CSKA Sofia, Levski Sofia, Dinamo Zagreb, Hajduk Split
Arsenal, VFL Wolfsburg, Panathinaikos, Suduva Marijampole
FC Porto, Xerez, Rayo Vallecano de Madrid, Dynamo Kiev
Should:
AA Gent, Brondby, Girondins de Bordeaux
Aris Salonica, PAOK Salonica, Larissa
Lazio, AC Milan, Ekranas Panevezys
Vetra Vilnius, Rosenborg BK, CSKA Moscow
Partizan Belgrade, Atletico Madrid, Real Madrid
Salamanca, Basel, Besiktas JK
Galatasaray SK, Metalist Kharkiv
Risky:
Cercle Brugge, Vitesse Arnhem, Athletic Club de Bilbao
For the complete picks listing, see below!
Austrian Bundesliga:
Rapid Vienna vs Austria Vienna (6) 2-2
Belarusian Vysshaya Liga:
FC Minsk vs FC Vitebsk (6) 1-1
Torpedo Zhodino vs Shakhtyor Soligorsk (5) 2-2
Dnepr Mogilev vs Granit Mikashevichi (7) 2-0
FC Smorgon vs Neman Grodno (7) 1-2
FC Gomel vs Naftan Novopolotsk (7) 1-0
Dinamo Brest vs MTZ-RIPO Minsk (7) 1-2
Dinamo Minsk vs BATE Borisov (6) 1-1, at least one red card in this game
Belgian Eerste Klasse:
Roeselare vs AA Gent (8) 1-2
Cercle Brugge vs Racing Genk (6) 1-0
Bulgarian A PFG:
Belasitsa Petrich vs Levski Sofia (9) 0-3
CSKA Sofia vs Botev Plovdiv (9) 3-0
Croatian Prva Liga:
Zadar vs Hajduk Split (9) 1-3
Rijeka vs Slaven Koprivnica (6) 2-2
Sibenik vs NK Zagreb (6) 1-0
Croatia Sesvete vs Osijek (6) 1-2
Inter Zapresic vs Cibalia (6) 0-0
Varteks Varazdin vs Dinamo Zagreb (9) 1-3
Czech Republic Gambrinus Liga:
Viktoria Zizkov vs Kladno (6) 1-1
Banik Ostrava vs Zlin (6) 1-0
Teplice vs Jablonec (6) 2-1
Ceske Budejovice vs Brno (5) 1-1
Slovan Liberec vs Sigma Olomouc (7) 2-1
Danish Superligaen:
AFG Aarhus vs FC Nordsjaelland (7) 2-1
Aalborg BK vs Randers (6) 1-1
Esbjerg vs Vejle (7) 2-0
Brondby vs OB Odense (8) 2-1
English Premier League:
Arsenal vs Middlesbrough (9) 2-0
Blackburn Rovers vs Wigan Athletic (6) 1-1
Faroese Meistaradeildin:
HB Torshavn vs Vikingur Gotu (7) 2-0
EB Streymur vs NSI Runavik (8) 2-1
KI Klaksvik vs AB Argir (6) 1-1
07 Vestur Sorvagur vs B36 Torshavn (9) 0-4
IF Fuglafjordur vs B68 Tottir (6) 1-2
Finnish Ykkonen:
Kiisto Vaasa vs TP 47 Tornio (6)
KooTeePee Kotka vs TPV Tampere (8)
PK 35 Helsinki vs PS Kemi Kings (7)
KPV Kokkola vs Klubi 04 Helsinki (5)
French Ligue 1:
Auxerre vs Stade Malherbe de Caen (7) 2-0
Le Havre vs Grenoble (6) 0-0
Le Mans vs AS Monaco (6) 1-1
AS Nancy-Lorraine vs FC Nantes (7) 2-1
OGC Nice vs Saint-Etienne (6) 1-0
Sochaux vs Valenciennes (6) 1-0
Toulouse vs Lorient (7) 2-0
Stade Rennais vs Girondins de Bordeaux (8) 1-2
LOSC Lille vs Olympique de Marseille (6) 1-1
German Bundesliga:
Energie Cottbus vs VFL Wolfsburg (9) 1-3
Borussia Moenchengladbach vs Arminia Bielefeld (6) 1-1
Greek Super League:
Asteras Tripolis vs Panionios (5) 1-1
Aris Salonica vs Panthrakikos (8) 2-0
PAOK Salonica vs Panserraikos (8) 2-0
Levadiakos vs Larissa (8) 1-2
Panathinaikos vs OFI Crete (9) 2-0
Thrasivoulos vs Olympiakos Piraeus (7) 1-2
Xanthi vs Iraklis Salonica (6) 1-0
Ergotelis vs AEK Athens (7) 1-2
Israeli Ligat Ha’al:
Hapoel Tel-Aviv vs Maccabi Tel-Aviv (6) 1-1, at least one red card in this game
Italian Serie A:
AC Milan vs Palermo (8) 2-1
Bologna vs Genoa (7) 1-2
Lazio vs Atalanta Bergamo (8) 2-0
Lecce vs Catania (6) 0-1
Reggina vs Juventus (7) 0-2
Sampdoria vs Cagliari (7) 1-1
Torino vs Siena (6) 1-1
SSC Napoli vs Internazionale (7) 1-2
Latvian Virsliga:
Skonto Riga vs FK Ventspils (6) 1-1, at least one red card in this game
Tranzits Ventspils vs Blazma Rezekne (7) 2-1
Dinaburg Daugavpils vs FK Daugava Riga (6) 0-0
Lithuanian A Lyga:
Banga Gargzdai vs LKKA Teledema Kaunas (6) 0-0
FK Siauliai vs Vetra Vilnius (8) 1-2
FK Taurus Taurage vs Ekranas Panevezys (8) 0-2
Suduva Marijampole vs Kruoja Pakruojis (9) 3-1
Luxembourgian Division Nationala:
Rumelange vs Swift Hesperange (7)
Progres Niedercorn vs Jeunesse Esch (6)
Hamm Benfica vs Sporting Steinfort (8)
Dudelange vs Etzella Ettelbruck (8)
Kaerjeng vs Avenir Beggen (8)
Grevenmacher vs Differdange (7)
Dutch Eredivisie:
ADO Den Haag vs Feyenoord Rotterdam (8) 1-2
AFC Ajax Amsterdam vs AZ Alkmaar (7) 2-1
Groningen vs Willem II (7) 2-0
Vitesse Arnhem vs FC Utrecht (6) 2-1
Norwegian Tippeligaen:
Fredrikstad vs Aalesunds (7) 2-1
Lyn Oslo vs Sandefjord (6) 1-0
Odd Grenland vs Valerenga (6) 1-1
Start vs Tromso (7) 0-2
Stromsgodset vs Staebek (7) 0-1
Lillestrom vs Rosenborg BK (8) 1-2
Norwegian Adeccoligaen:
Lov Ham Bergen vs Sogndal (8)
Hamarkamaratene vs Tromsdalen (6)
Honefoss vs Sparta Sarpsborg (6)
Moss vs Notodden (6)
Stavanger vs Nybergsund (7)
Mjondalen vs Bryne (5)
Haugesund vs Skeid Oslo (6)
Polish Ekstraklasa:
LKS Lodz vs Piast Gliwice (6) 1-0
Legia Warsaw vs Lech Poznan (7) 2-1
Portuguese Liga Sagres:
Belenenses vs Nacional Funchal (7) 1-2
Naval vs Rio Ave (5) 0-0
FC Porto vs Vitoria Setubal (10) 3-0
Benfica vs Maritimo Funchal (7) 2-1
Republic of Macedonia Prva Liga:
Sileks Kratovo vs Pobeda Prilep (7) 1-0
Metalurg Skopje vs Napredok Kicevo (8) 2-1
Makedonija GP Skopje vs Pelister Bitola (7) 2-0
Milano Kumanovo vs Turnovo (9) 3-0
Vardar Skopje vs Rabotnicki Skopje (6) 1-1, at least one red card in this game
Romanian Liga:
Universitatea Craiova vs Arges Pitesti (7) 2-0
Gloria Buzau vs Gaz Metan (6) 1-1
CS Otopeni vs Steaua Bucharest (7) 1-2
Russian Premier League:
FK Moscow vs Tom Tomsk (7) 2-0
CSKA Moscow vs Rostov-na-Donu (8) 2-0
Spartak Nalchik vs Amkar Perm (5) 1-1
Kuban Krasnodor vs Lokomotiv Moscow (6) 1-2
Serbian Super Liga:
Partizan Belgrade vs OFK Belgrade (8) 2-1, at least one red card in this game
Slovakian Corgon Liga:
MSK Zilina vs FC Nitra (7) 3-1
Slovenian Prva Liga:
Primorje vs Nafta Lendava (6) 0-1
Drava vs Maribor (7) 1-2
Spanish Primera Liga:
Athletic Club de Bilbao vs Racing Santander (6) 2-1
Espanyol vs Real Betis (7) 2-1
Getafe vs Villarreal (6) 1-1
Recreativo de Huelva vs Real Mallorca (7) 1-2
Real Valladolid vs Osasuna (7) 1-0, at least one red card in this game
Sevilla CF vs Real Madrid (8) 1-3
Atletico Madrid vs Sporting Club de Gijon (8) 2-1
Spanish Segunda Liga:
Alicante vs Rayo Vallecano de Madrid (9)
Celta Vigo vs Levante (6)
Huesca vs Real Sociedad (7)
Salamanca vs Elche (8)
Xerez vs Sevilla Atletico (9)
Swiss Super League:
Vaduz vs Basel (8) 0-2
Neuchatel Xamax vs Grasshoppers Zurich (7) 1-2
FC Zurich vs BSC Young Boys Bern (7) 3-2
Turkish Super Lig:
Bursaspor vs Denizlispor (8) 2-0
Genclerbirligi SK vs Gaziantepspor (6) 1-1
Kayserispor vs Konyaspor (7) 2-0
Kocaelispor vs Antalyaspor (7) 1-2
Eskisehirspor vs Besiktas JK (8) 1-2
Galatasaray SK vs Ankaraspor (8) 2-0
Ukrainian Premier League:
Vorskla Poltava vs Karpaty Lviv (7) 1-1
Metalist Kharkiv vs Metalurg Zaporizhya (8) 3-1
Tavriya vs Zorya Lugansk (7) 2-1
Dyanmo Kiev vs Kharkiv (9) 3-0
Enjoy your free betting tips!