Football Tips 06/04/2014

With everyone above them throwing away points Atalanta have a great chance at landing 5th spot, they must beat relegation battlers Sassuolo who look likely to go straight back down to Serie B. The hosts come into this game brimming with confidence, 6 wins in a row has seen them gain on Parma and now sit just 1 point off them, they have nothing to lose at this point and will look to dominate possession and attack from the off, they have scored 2 or more goals in 4 of their last 5 home fixtures and should do so today.

Eupen let us down last week yet despite not bringing in the tip we were impressed with them, 2 red cards reduced them to just 9 men but still they looked to attack and grab a winner, nonetheless this slip up allowed Westerlo to push in front and take top spot, a win today is vital. Eupen are solid at home having have lost only 2 games there this season (both against good teams in the top 4) and just 1 of their last 7 overall, they also have the best scoring record in the division, easily averaging over 2 goals per game. A good start for Excelsior saw them sitting in the top half for a while but this is a distant memory now, 6 games without a win, even against teams in the bottom 4, they have done nothing but drop in recent weeks. The crucial nature of this game combined with the visitors terrible form should bring it in with relative ease.

AVB's impact at the Stadion Petrovskij has been instant and obvious, an increasingly lacklustre Zenit side has been revived in recent weeks, points have begun to flow in and what was a worring season is now one filled with optimism as they sit just a single point behind leaders Lokomotiv and face a struggling Rubin Kazan side today, must win! Kazan's away form has been their achilles heel this season, 2 wins from 12 played and a league best 7 draws, their aim to sit back, contain and just draw on the road has seen them score just a measly 6 goals so far but impressively concede only 5, a stat likely to change today with both main and substitute keepers out. Kazan have actually won the last 4 H2H meeting between these two but the situation is clear for Zenit today and their new lease of life should see them through.

This game is set to be a goalfest, Hoffenheim sit 9th in the table yet have the 3rd best goal tally in the league averaging over 2 goals scored per game both home and away, their last three league fixture have seen them put 3 past Leverkusen, Hannover and defending champions Bayern Munich winning all but the latter, Hertha should be a walk in the park after this tough run. The hosts are seriously struggling, 4 straight defeats including 3-0 thrashings by both Hannover and Gladbach sees them lacking confidence yet we still tip them to net against a Hoffenheim side who just don’t seem to know what defending is. The last three H2H fixtures ended with both teams on the score sheet and over 3.5 goals in the most recent two.