Football Tips 19/01/2014

Sassuolo will come into this game full of confidence following their stunning win against AC Milan which saw them close a 2 goal deficit in the first half and go on to win 4-3 thanks to 4 goals from striker Domenico Berardi. There recent climb out of the relegation zone will raise moral and could lead to a change in fortunes. Torino picked up a vital point against Fiorentina last week when they played out a 0-0 draw at home as both sides missed key players up front, they aren’t known for being solid defensively and just looking at their away record shows why, they have kept just 1 clean sheet in 17 played, not good for the visitors when you see that Sassuolo have scored in 6 of their 9 home games this season.

United find themselves siting in 7th after 21 fixtures, an unusually low position for a side often battling for the top spot from the go, but a poor start and constant slip ups sees them now 14 points from the top. Chelsea won’t have a much better opportunity to pick up a win against The Red Devils than today, morale is low, key players Rooney and Van Persie are still out and the likes of Evra, Jones and Ferdinand are struggling to be at 100% before kick-off. Mourinho has faced United 17 times with 4 different clubs and lost just twice, a win today will see him move into second and considering the last 5 H2H meetings between these sides saw Chelsea win or draw we have to expect a home victory today.

Aris are a team in turmoil, they sit bottom of the Super League right now having won just 2 of the 19 played and a recent 3-1 defeat to Kalloni shows that even against the more average sides within the league they are going to get beat, bad. Atromitos are in great form, they have grabbed and held on to 3rd place with great performances this season, a point proven by their draw over Olympiakos last week, causing them to drop points for the first time in the league since September of last year. The odds for the win today are pure value and a 2 or 3 goal win would not be unlikely.

Ajax will head into this game with a fully fit squad looking to re-take their spot at the summit of the league. PSV may not have had the best season so far but they have no issues with scoring goals averaging 2 a game, Bryan Ruiz recently completed his loan move from Fulham and could make his debut today. 3 of the last 4 H2H meetings saw both team’s bag goals and both will be looking to kick off strong after the break today.