TOTW27 Predictions

Starting Eleven

Schalke were away to Wolfsburg for their weekend fixture and in an extremely tight game, it was the visitors who scraped ahead in a 1-0 win. Fahrmann only had 3 shots on his goal throughout the match but a couple of big saves, including one from the spot, may just be enough to see him make the cut this week.

Portugal is our next destination where we find Braga away to Chaves. The game consisted of 5 goals but sadly for the hosts, only one of them went in their favor. Braga left as 4-1 victors and while Horta was fantastic, scoring twice and assisting another, he was only inform last week. Now while he could still take this award, Jefferson at left back could just steal the spot. With a fantastic display and 2 assists to his name, could this be his moment?

Argentina up next and Racing Club were hosts to Patronato de Parana. The home side were absolutely dominant throughout the fixture and this shows with the score ending 5-0. Three of these goals came from the two CB's and two of them from Donatti. When we couple this with his clean sheet, he is all but guaranteed a spot this week.

Napoli were at home to Genoa for their Serie A clash on Sunday and despite perhaps being considered strong favourites on paper, the match itself was incredibly tight. Albiol was not only solid at the back, ensuring a clean sheet was kept throughout, but he also went on to score a 72nd minute winner as well, picking Napoli up 3 points and himself the man of the match award.

The relegation battle is really starting to heat up in the Premier League and with Palace away to Huddersfield, both sides were desperately in need of all the points. This time it was the visitors who were victorious with Tomkins the man of the hour. In a 2-0-win Tomkins not only provided a solid performance at the back, keeping a clean sheet, but also scored one of the goals to ensure the victory as well.

Over to Spain now where we find a match consisting of 9 goals between Real Madrid and Girona. Real Madrid took the points this time, however with the game finishing 6-3, it was far from a comfortable performance. Ronaldo has truly found his form again though, scoring four and assisting a fifth would normally secure his spot, however as he features in the FUTBirthday promo, he won't be featuring this time around. Kroos however had a fantastic performance as while, he may not have scored but with 2 assists and a great game from start to finish, he has definitely given himself a real chance this week.

Roma were on the road this weekend as they travelled to Crotone for their Serie A fixture. The match ended 2-0 to the visitors and while there were some fantastic performances across the entire team, a couple of players really stood out. Kolarov was solid at the back, securing a clean sheet and providing an assist, however our choice falls with Nainggolan. We all know EA love a big name, and with a goal and fantastic performance, he may have just about done enough to make the cut. If not, we could be seeing Kolarov creep in ahead.

RasenBallsport Leipzig were hosts to league leaders Bayern for their Bundesliga clash and after Bayern's recent form, nobody would really fancy their chances against them. Leipzig however were ready and actually the dominant team throughout most of the match. Despite going 1-0 down, they fought back and the match ended 2-1 to the hosts. Keita was fundamental to this success, scoring the first and assisting the second.

When Liverpool signed this Egyptian from Roma last year, nobody could have quite predicted the immediate impact he was going to have. Liverpool were back at home this week against the travelling Watford and during a comfortable 5-0 win for the hosts, Salah played a part in each and every goal. Scoring four, yes four and assisting the fifth, not only has he secured his place in the TOTW but he has also put himself in the running for POTM and gone further ahead in his claim for the golden boot.

It's been fairly quite in recent weeks in regards to PSG. After an early exit from the Champions League, an injury to Neymar and some tougher games than expected, it’s about time we saw this youngsters name reappear in these predictions. PSG were at home to Angers on Wednesday and after getting Motta sent off fairly early into the game, they showed the strength and resilience needed to still obtain 3 points. In a 2-1 victory it was Mbappe who scored both and was only denied his hat-trick by the woodwork!

Over to Italy now where we find ourselves with yet another PTG card featuring in these predictions. Inter Milan were away to Sampdoria and after Perisic finally put them ahead in the 26th minute, you could tell that things weren’t going to end well for the hosts. The match ended 5-0 and although Icardi may not have scored the first goal, he ensured he finished the next four to secure his spot in this week's team.

Substitutes

Fenerbahce and Galatasaray went head to head in this heated Super Lig fixture on Saturday and despite both teams giving it their all, neither could break the deadlock and the match ended 0-0. The stats were fairly even overall, but Muslera pulled off some fantastic saves to ensure that Galatasaray secured at least a point.

Ajax were away to Sparta Rotterdam for their weekend fixture and in a game of 7 goals, it was the visitors who secured the points in a 5-2 victory. There were some terrific performances across the board however it’s about time Ziyech finally achieved his first inform of the year. Scoring twice from central midfield, this week just has to be his week!

Over to the Bundesliga again now where Werder Bremen were away to Augsburg. In a game of four goals, it was the travelling side who took the points in a triumphant 3-1 win. Belfodil out on the wing played a part in all of the goals, scoring twice and assisting the third while achieving a perfect match rating too.

Atalanta were on the road this weekend as they travelled to Verona for their Serie A clash. The game itself consisted of five goals, which sadly for Verona, all went in favor of the visitors. Ilicic on the right wing was incredible, scoring twice from open play and once from the spot to complete his hat-trick, along with a perfect match rating.

Over to America now where we find FC Dallas playing hosts to Seattle in the MLS. It was all one-way traffic on the day as Dallas went on to win 3-0. Lamah was the star of the show, scoring twice and assisting the third, he played a part in each and every goal.

Stuttgart were away to Freiburg for their Bundesliga clash on the weekend and once again we see a PTG player leap into action. In a narrow 2-1 win for the visitors it was once again Gomez who provided both the goals in an absolutely fantastic performance throughout. The only worry with this one is that he was inform just the other week, is it too soon for a second inform?

This week saw a distinct lack of games across the Premier League due to the FA Cup, but this had no effect on the Merseyside teams who both managed to pick up all 3 points. Everton stole a last-minute winner away to Stoke and in a 2-1 win, Tosun was the man who provided both goals. If Tosun were to make the cut, people should remember that he always has a TOTGS card from his time at Besiktas, so we would be seeing a double jump in rating here!

Over to Russia for this selection where Ural were away to SKA-Khabarovsk. The match ended 3-0 to the visitors with Ilyin providing one hell of a performance. Not only was he involved in each and every goal, scoring twice and assisting the third, but his perfect match rating on top of this should be enough to ensure he makes the cut.

With the MLS season back into full swing now, we see Atlanta United playing hosts to Vancouver in a game of five goals. Sadly, the journey was far from worth it for the visitors as Atlanta went on to win the match 4-1. Martinez was the man of the hour, scoring twice from open play and once from the spot to not only secure his hat-trick, but hopefully his second inform too!

We head over to the second German division now where Bochum were away to Sandhausen in a five-goal thriller. It was the visitors who left with smiles across their faces, edging out a narrow 3-2 victory. Hinterseer was in absolutely incredible form, scoring not once, not twice, but three goals to secure his hat-trick along with all the points for his side.

In the Austrian League, Rapid Wien played hosts to Wolfsberger AC and in a 6-goal game, it was the hosts who took the points as comfortable 5-1 winners. Kvilitaia was the man of the match this time, bagging himself 2 goals from open play and one from the spot to secure his hat-trick.

Villarreal played hosts to Atletico Madrid for their La Liga clash on Sunday and after giving away an early penalty, things were looking pretty bleak for the hosts. It wasn't until the 74th minute that Unal was brought onto the pitch and this guy was the pure definition of an impact sub. Scoring twice in the final 15 minutes, to turn what looked like a loss into a win.

Honorable mentions

Cristiano Ronaldo - Real Madrid 6 - 3 Girona - 4 goals and 1 Assist - ST. Might be included even though he won't be in normal packs before FUT Birthday is over(Sunday).

Matuidi – Tuesday – Juventus 2 – 0 Atlanta – 1 Goal – CDM

Doukara - Friday – Kasimpasa 2 – 3 Antalyaspor - 1 Goal and 1 Assist – ST

Tait – Saturday – Angers 3 – 0 Caen – 1 Goal and 1 Assist – LM

Joel – Saturday – Tondela 1 –2 Maritimo – 2 Goals – ST

Felipe – Saturday – Porto 2 – 0 Boavista – 1 Goal and Clean Sheet – CB

Afobe – Saturday – Wolves 3 – 1 Burton – 2 Goals – ST

Jota – Saturday – Birmingham 3 – 0 Hull – 2 Goals – RM

Unnerstall – Saturday – PSV 3 – 0 VVV-Venlo – 16 Saves and 3-0 Loss – GK

Martins – Sunday – Sporting 2 – 0 Rio Ave - 1 Goal and 1 Assist – RM

Jahanbakhsh – Sunday – AZ Alkmaar 3 – 2 FC Groningen – 1 Goal and 1 Assist – RM

Johnsen - Friday - Excelsior 1 - 2 ADO Den Haag - 2 Goals - ST

Yazici – Sunday – Trabzonspor 4 –1 Yeni Malatyaspor – 2 Goals - LM