TOTW5 Predictions

Starting Eleven

Montpellier played host to OGC Nice over the weekend and despite the visitors best efforts Lecomte kept them out of the match. The hosts won 2-0 and with 8 saves and a man of the match performance, surely Lecomte has done enough here.

CSKA travelled to FC Krasnodar for their weekend match and the entire backline were ready. Controlling the game, keeping a clean sheet and scoring the only goal in a 1-0 win, Berezutskiy put in a fantastic performance and is hopefully rewarded with his spot here.

Werder Bremen were hosts to the travelling Borussia M.Gladbach in this Bundesliga clash. Vestergaard held down his defensive line, keeping a clean sheet and finding a goal along the way in a 2-0 win.

In form PSG travelled to Dijon for what most expected to be a straight forward victory. The hosts however had other plans. It took a goal in the 93rd minute and Meunier's second to secure the three points and possibly a second inform for himself.

This La Liga fixture saw Real Sociedad travel to Alaves. The hosts were completely locked out of the matching, not even managing a shot on target. Elustondo was a key part of this performance, picking up a goal from the back while securing that clean sheet.

Lyon played host to Monaco in this important Ligue 1 fixture. The match was back and forth with neither team being able to hold a lead for long. It took Fekir until the 95th minute to score the winner, picking up his second goal to go alongside his assist, yellow card and perfect match rating.

Over to the Bundesliga now and Bayern were hosts to Freiburg. In a dominate 5-0 showing an inform is likely to be given, but picking the recipient is far from simple. Kimmich with a clean sheet/goal and Coman with a goal/assist have a real chance without doubt. The standout player for me however was Thiago who bagged himself a goal and picked up the man of the match award in a dominant performance.

It seemed like City had no limits when it came to scoring this season and when Stoke arrived, this was proven once again. In a crazy 7-2 win, Manchester City had several incredible performances. With a goal and 2 assists, Sterling was one of them.

Real Betis played host to Valencia in this goal packed La Liga derby. Valencia left 6-3 winners, and with a 9 goal thriller usually comes an inform of some sort. Guedes seems to be the key choice here, with a goal, an assist and a man of the match award, hopefully he has done enough.

Just like Sterling, Jesus was ready to pounce when Stoke arrived. Picking himself up 2 goals in the 7-2 thrashing, he surely has a chance of making this week's team.

One of the biggest derbies in Italian football fills the final spot in the starting eleven, Inter Milan vs AC Milan. In a tightly contested performance it took an incredible show from Icardi to finally finish the match 3-2. With 3 goals, including a 90th minute penalty, there is no chance Icardi isn't leading the line this week.

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Lazio traveled to Juventus in this all important Serie A fixture. Despite Costa giving the hosts an early lead, Immobile fought on to strike twice (once from the spot) in order to secure a 2-1 win and all three points for Lazio.

Over to Holland now and Ajax were hosts to Sparta Rotterdam. While Ziyech failed to actually score in this 4-0 win, he did provide two important assists alongside a near perfect man of the match performance.

Swansea went into their game against Huddersfield desperately needing the points. Luckily their young striker Abraham had the same mindset and provided both goals in their 2-0 win.

Over to the Championship now and Brentford were hosts to Millwall. Brentford picked up a 1-0 win, but the hero was their goalkeeper Bentley. With 6 saves, a man of the match award and even a penalty save, he ensured his team took the points and deserves his spot in these predictions.

In a tightly fought fixture between Sheffield United and Ipswich, it took a standout performance from their centre-back to secure the win. Basham secured a clean sheet, goal and the man of the match award, a valiant show!

San Lorenzo were hosts to Defensa y Justicia in this Primera Division clash. The home team managed to battle through and pick up a 3-1 victory and while Belluschi didn't score any of the goals, he did provide all 3 assists and grab that man of the match award too.

VVV-Venlo were hosts to PSV in the Eredivisie this weekend. The travelling team were the 5-3 winners and Pereiro provided the standout performance. With 2 goals and a perfect rating, it becomes hard to overlook him here.

Chicago were hosts to Philadelphia in this MLS clash where the hosts managed to pull off a 3-2 win. Nikolic was the hero for Chicago, scoring all three goals, picking himself up the match ball and surely a spot in the team of the week too.

In this Bundesliga 2 match, it was the visitors Holstein Kiel who picked up the points over FC Heidenheim. In this 5-3 victory it was their striker, Ducksch who stood out. With 3 goals and an effort scrapping the woodwork, surely he has done enough to force his way into the team.

In the lower English leagues Luton were hosts to Stevenage in this 8 goal thriller. Sadly for the visitors, only one of these goals went in their favour. From the 7-1 win, it was Berry who managed to grab the hatrick and with it a spot in these predictions.

We have another 8 goal thriller here, with Paderborn the 7-1 victors over the travelling Weser Bremen II. While the team played fantastically, it was their left midfielder Paderborn who picked up the match ball after a fantastic hattrick.

Celia Vigo travelled to Las Palmas for this 7 goal Monday night fixture. Aspas was the hero of the hour, bagging himself 3 goals and ensuring his team picked up the points despite being reduced to 10 men early into the second half.