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Date: Friday, April 25, 2025
Kickoff: 8:45pm SAST
Venue: Parc de Princes, Paris
Paris St Germain’s 10-game winning run ended in midweek as they were held to a 1-1 draw by Nantes but even so, the French champions remain unbeaten in Ligue 1 this season.
It is a record they will feel confident about maintaining when they take on an out-of-sorts Nice in a match that has been moved forward to allow them sufficient time to prepare for the trip to Arsenal next week in the Champions League semi-finals.
Nice secured a 2-1 victory over Angers last weekend to end a five-game winless run. With four games to go in their Ligue 1 schedule, fifth placed Nice sit four points behind second-placed Marseille and have a place in next season’s Champions League field very much within their abilities.
Paris St Germain v Nice Key Betting Insights:
Record setting: A 1-1 draw in their rearranged fixture with Nantes on Tuesday extended PSG’s unbeaten away run in Ligue 1 to 39 matches - the longest-ever run in one of Europe's top-five leagues.
Nantes hold the record for the longest unbeaten start to a season with 32 games, but despite their best efforts in holding the champions to two draws this campaign, PSG are on track to better that as they go into match No. 31 in the league without defeat this season.
Champions League race: Just four points separates second and seventh in the Ligue 1 standings in a close-fought race for Champions League qualification and any dropped points now could prove a massive blow.
Nice will likely lose ground against PSG, unless they can pull off a major upset, but face Reims, Rennes and Brest in their last three games. They are all clubs with nothing but pride left to play for, so Nice could still finish in the top four and go to next season’s Champions League.
Paris St Germain v Nice Betting angles:
More than 2.5 goals: PSG have a mighty tally of Ligue 1 goals this season with 83 in total while there have been over 2.5 goals scored in Nice's last four Ligue 1 outings. PSG’s home tally of goals is one less than away with 41 scored at Parc de Princes and 42 on the road.
Ousmane Dembele anytime scorer: PSG's top scorer Ousmane Dembele has 21 goals this season, putting him at the top of Ligue 1's scoring charts. However, the French international has not scored in the league now since March 16 and will be hungry to prove the growing list of doubters wrong by ending his mini drought.
Paris St Germain v Nice Prediction:
Score Prediction: Paris St Germain 2-0 Nice
PSG are undefeated in 15 of their last 16 home matches against Nice in all competitions and heavily fancied again, even if they might have half an eye on their trip to London next week.
Date: Friday, April 25, 2025
Kickoff: 6pm SAST
Venue: Cairo International Stadium, Cairo
Al Ahly are looking to make it five Champions League wins in the last six seasons and extend their record run of titles to 13, emphasising their dominance of the continental competition.
Africa’s top club team again had a bumpy ride through the group phase this season but Ahly always seem to be hyper focused and uber efficient when it comes to the knockout stages and, having held Sundowns to a goalless draw in the first leg at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria last Saturday, now have home advantage.
Sundowns’ form in the Champions League is the converse of that of Al Ahly. They have been the standard bearers in the group phase, even setting a new record tally of points, but then consistently flop when it comes to the business end of the competition.
That is why Miguel Cardoso was brought in as coach in December, given he took Esperance of Tunisia to last year’s final. But they lost to Al Ahly and the Portuguese coach could be knocked out again by the Egyptians giants this weekend.
Al Ahly v Mamelodi Sundowns Key Betting Insights:
Full house: Usually, Egyptian authorities do not like large football crowds, fearing it can stoke anti-government violence. So they restrict crowds at stadiums throughout the country. But Al Ahly will be allowed full attendance of some 75 000 to take on Sundowns after making a successful appeal, citing the importance of the clash and the impact of the crowd on the opponents.
Better record: Sundowns have won four and drawn three of the last seven clashes against Al Ahly but still not made it to a final since 2016. Ahly have only lost 11 home games in almost 50 years of competing on the continent, and it took 23 years, and 57 home matches, for them to suffer their first defeat.
That was a 1-0 reversal at the hands of Raja Casablanca in the group stages of the 1999 Champions League. One of those 11 defeats was to Sundowns in the 2021/22 group stage.
Al Ahly v Mamelodi Sundowns Betting angles:
Less than 1.5 goals: A single goal will likely decide this tie as the last three matches between Sundowns and Al Ahly have only produced one goal. Sundowns dominated possession in last Saturday’s first leg last Saturday with 74 per cent, but did not have a single shot on target, while Ahly had three.
They had the ball in the net twice but on both occasions their efforts were correctly disallowed for offsides.
Nejc Gradisar anytime scorer: The Slovenian striker hit the crossbar with a first-half effort in the first leg in Pretoria and is fancied to be the one to breach the aggregate scoreline in the return in Cairo. The 22-year-old arrived at Ahly from the Hungarian league in January and has quickly made a positive impact.
Al Ahly v Mamelodi Sundowns Prediction:
Score Prediction: Al Ahly 1-0 Mamelodi Sundowns
The Egyptians will not want to play too open a game against Sundowns for fear of being caught out by the superior technical skill of the South Africans. That mean they will seek an early goal to go ahead and then put up the defensive shutters as they are so proficient at doing.
Bournemouth v Manchester United
Date: Sunday, April 27, 2025
Kickoff: 3pm SAST
Venue: Vitality Stadium, Bournemouth
A single victory in their past 10 outings has seen the dream of Champions League football fade for plucky Bournemouth but they are not mathematically out of contention. With 49 points from 33 matches, the Cherries sit in eighth spot and are eight points behind fifth-placed Chelsea.
If they are to end up in the Champions League places at the end of the season, then this is a must win match for their hopes.
Bournemouth have earned 49 points in the Premier League this season, their highest ever tally in a campaign in the competition, surpassing their 48 in 2023-24. They could become the 40th different side to achieve a 50+ point Premier League season.
After losing 1-0 at home to Wolves last weekend, Manchester United are basically guaranteed to finish in the bottom half of the Premier League table for the first time in history.
Huge changes are coming for next season, whether or not they win the Europa League to save their dismal campaign. Although they will be looking for a morale boosting win, Manchester United’s full focus is on next Thursday’s first leg of their Europa League semi-final at Athletic Bilbao.
Bournemouth v Manchester United Key Betting Insights:
Cherries’ form: Bournemouth are unbeaten in their last three Premier League games against Man Utd, picking up as many points in these games (7) as they had in their first 12 against the Red Devils.
Manchester United have conceded eight goals in their last three Premier League games against Bournemouth, as many as they had in their previous 11 against the Cherries.
Team selection: Away manager Ruben Amorim will probably give plenty of key players a start to warm them up for next week’s trip to Spain. Expect to see Bruno Fernandes, Harry Maguire and Manuel Ugarte all play for 60 minutes. Rasmus Hojlund needs a confident booster as he continues to struggle in front of goal.
Bournemouth v Manchester United Betting angles:
Less than 1.5 goals: Bournemouth’s last two games have produced just one goal in total but it has been a real struggle for Manchester United of late in forward areas and Bournemouth should be able to keep them at bay.
Scoring late: Bournemouth scores 35 per cent of their goals between the minutes 76-90. This is the highest percentage in the league.
Bournemouth v Manchester United Prediction:
Score Prediction: Bournemouth 1-0 Manchester United
United’s away record is extremely poor, with four wins in their 16 matches away from home, drawing five and losing the other seven. Ruben Amorim’s side have been poor at both ends of the pitch, as they have scored just 17 and conceded 20, giving credence to Bournemouth winning this game.
Date: Sunday, April 27, 2025
Kickoff: 1:30pm SAST
Venue: Anfield, Liverpool
It will likely be an afternoon of celebration at Anfield as after Arsenal slipped up in midweek and drew with Crystal Palace, Liverpool now just need one more point to win the title with four games to go, and equal Manchester United’s record of 20 top-flight titles.
Arne Slot’s side have been taking care of business, winning six of their last seven games in the Premier League despite many expecting their form to dip after they lost in the League Cup final and were knocked out of the Champions League.
Spurs suffered yet another disappointing defeated on Monday, losing to Nottingham Forest in front of their home fans. Their only hope for salvation after a dreadful season is the Europa League and they will be heavily focused on next week’s semifinal first-leg encounter against Norway’s Bodo/Glimt.
Even amid all of the injuries which ravaged his squad this season, manager Ange Postecoglou is under serious pressure.
Liverpool v Tottenham Hotspur Key Betting Insights:
Team selection: Liverpool should pick their strongest starting lineup to get the point they need to seal the title and then give plenty of key players a rest in the final weeks of the season. But Mohamed Salah probably won’t want a rest as he continues to chase numerous records in terms of goals and assists.
Fit-again Trent Alexander-Arnold could start after coming off the bench and scoring the winner at Leicester last weekend and it will be an emotional next few weeks for him as the star right back is expected to join Real Madrid when his Liverpool contract expires at the end of the season.
Adrift and all at sea: With 37 points, Tottenham are 42 points behind Liverpool coming into this match. It is the second highest number of points Spurs have been behind a side they’re facing – they were 43 behind Arsenal when they met at White Hart Lane in April 2004, with the Gunners securing the title against them that day. Surely there is something to read into that.
Liverpool v Tottenham Hotspur Betting angles:
Home win: Liverpool are unbeaten in their last 15 home games against Tottenham in all competitions, winning the last three while scoring four goals each time.
Spurs have won just two of their last 24 Premier League games against Liverpool with both victories coming at home. They have also failed to keep a clean sheet in any of their last 18 against the Reds in the competition.
More than 2.5 goals: Tottenham have conceded 10 goals against Liverpool this season, losing 6-3 in the Premier League and 4-0 in the League Cup semifinal second leg. They last conceded more against an opponent in 2013-14 when it was 11 against Manchester City, while the most they have conceded is 14 against Chelsea in the 2001-02 season.
Liverpool v Tottenham Hotspur Prediction:
Score Prediction: Liverpool 2-0 Tottenham Hotspur
Cue the title celebrations! It is going to an afternoon to savour for the Liverpool fans. While Spurs are back to full strength, they will likely be swamped by the occasion.
Kazier Chiefs vs Marumo Gallants
Date: Saturday, April 26, 2025
Kickoff: 3pm SAST
Venue: Soccer City, Johannesburg
Kaizer Chiefs might have made it to the Nedbank Cup final but the business of securing a top eight finish in the league at the end of the season is proving a lot harder. Chiefs’ coach Nasreddine Nabi was most displeased with the mental attitude of his side after they drew 0-0 against Chippa United in Gqeberha last Saturday and might again have the same problem this Saturday as the players will certain have some of their focus on a double derby assignment to follow.
They play Pirates in a league clash at Soccer City on May 3 and then again in the Nedbank Cup final in Durban on May 10.
Bloemfontein-based Gallants have lost only one of their last five fixtures and resultantly have moved significantly clear of the relegation zone. They appointed former Fulham and Morocco centre back Abdeslam Ouaddou as coach in March to try and turn around their fortunes and he looks to have made a positive impact.
Kaizer Chiefs vs Marumo Gallants Key Betting Insights:
Losing one point: Once Royal AM’s points are to be expunged from the league record, as we expect to see happened in the next week when they are formally expelled from the Premier Soccer League, Chiefs will lose one point which effectively means they will drop down to ninth position in the league standings.
They have three league to come after Saturday’s match, returning to Soccer City on May 3 to take on high flying Pirates and then finishing away at Sekhukhune United and home to Polokwane City in their last two games
Head-to-head: This will be the sixth meeting between the two clubs, and Chiefs are unbeaten in their previous five matches, winning two while three games have been drawn. A total of eight goals have been scored in the previous five games, with Chiefs netting five and Gallants three.
Kazier Chiefs vs Marumo Gallants Betting angles:
Draw: Chiefs last won in the league on March 4, defeating Magesi 1-0 at home and that success is their only win in their last eight league matches. It means they have equalled their longest run without a win since last season, in their last five league games in May 2024.
Their last longest run without a league win came in 2020-21, a run of six fixtures.
Kazier Chiefs vs Marumo Gallants Prediction:
Score Prediction: Kaizer Chiefs 0-0 Marumo Gallants
Both sides have battled to find the back of the net with Chiefs scoring 24 times in 25 games and Marumo 21 times in as any matches. Their attacks to tired and blunt and with a small crowd expected on Saturday there will also be little motivation.
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