MARQUEE MATCHUPS

We are finally at the stage where most leagues are back in business, and hence our options are starting to increase. That being said, this week is still not quite there and when we also add the lack of big derbies or fixtures, predictions become a little more speculative. With La Liga and Serie A featuring in the current MM and no big games for the next round, both have been left out of this week’s predictions.

Liverpool vs Manchester City

As usual, let’s start off these predictions in England and with the Premier League. This week sees Liverpool at home to a dominant Manchester City side, first place vs fourth. Last time these two clubs met there was only one winner, as City cruised to victory. Will the £75,000,000 dining at the back make the difference, or will we simply see a repeat of last time. Either way, investing is simple as both teams have plenty of gold cards, ripe for the picking.

Sheffield United vs Sheffield Wednesday

Staying in England here, where we simply drop down a division and find ourselves in the Championship. If my memory is still working correctly, we haven’t seen this match feature this year and hence any of these cards bought at discard, or at least very close, should see a nice rise on hype alone.

MK Dons vs Wimbledon

For our final game in England this week, we once again drop down a division where we find MK Dons playing host to Wimbledon. Once again, Wikipedia provides all the knowledge, and apparently Wimbledon relocated to Mk Dons in 2003, hence creating a new local rivalry. Investments here are a little more limited, ideally we are looking for discard options whether they be bronze or silver. 

FC Koln vs Monchengladbach

Next up we head over to Germany, and while our first selection here makes the list due to it being a rivalry, this is EA we are dealing with and hence a small list of other games is just below. According to the Bundesliga website, FC Koln vs Monchengladbach, is known as “The Rheinland Derby”, and hence makes our shortlist. Investments in all the Bundesliga games are simple, due to the numerous gold players available.

Bundesliga Fixtures

As mentioned above, we have a handful of big games in the league this week, and personally I wouldn’t like to predict which one EA choose. Just to cover all bases, here are the others that immediately caught my attention:

Bayer Leverkusen vs Bayern Munich
RB Leipzig vs Schalke
Dortmund vs Wolfsburg

Nantes vs PSG

Next up we move across to France and while there is no particular game that really catches the eye, with the lack of leagues / bigger games available elsewhere, I feel EA may slip a match in here. First place PSG are on the road to 5th place Nantes, and that’s the only logic used in making this prediction. Personally this is the long shot of the selections and investing here is dependant on your beliefs.

Al Hilal vs Al Ittihad

For the final game this week, we head over to Saudi Arabia where we find Al Hilal play hosts to Al Ittihad. Now if you read these predictions weekly, you will have seen this league feature a fair few times, yet fail to make it in EA’s final cut, with this derby known as the “Saudi El Classico” taking place, could this be the week it changes? Once again, investments are limited, anything for discard or as close to as possible, should be where you set your targets.