Match Reports
Odisha FC 1-2 Bengaluru FC: Report, Ratings & Reaction as the Blues Battle Their Way Past Odisha
The Indian Super League’s seventh matchday kicked off with an intriguing clash between 10th-placed Odisha FC and 4th-placed Bengaluru FC. Stuart Baxter’s side were still searching for their first win of the season and they only had a point in the bag, while the Blues had maintained their unbeaten record. An important clash was set to take place, and here’s what we made of it: Report Benagluru FC had a good chance to score early on when Erik Paartalu’s deflected cross reached Kristian Opseth at the edge of the six-yard box, but he shinned it well wide. Then, Paartalu himself had a look in the fifth minute when he let fly from a fair distance but just missed it. The Blues continued to look good and had another presentable opportunity in the 7th minute when the ball broke for Dimas Delga...
Stoke City 1-2 Cardiff City EFL Championship Match Review
In a game that was not easy on the eye, the visitors Cardiff City came out 1-2 victors at the Bet 365 Stadium. Both sides came into this one in good form. Stoke City were looking for their third win in a row. Meanwhile, Cardiff City were aiming for their fourth consecutive victory. Team News Stoke City Stoke were forced into making two changes to the team that defeated Middlesbrough on Saturday. Sam Clucas was replaced by Josh Tymon, whilst Tommy Smith came in for Danny Batth. Cardiff City The away side remained unchanged for the fourth game in a row. Neil Harris sticking with the winning formula that has improved his side’s fortunes recently. First Half To be brutally honest, this half of football was tough to watch. There was a severe lack of quality on display. Possibly the only br...
Manchester United vs Arsenal Predicted Line-ups, TV Channel, Live Stream
Manchester United vs ArsenalPremier League 2020/211st November, 16:30 pm BSTOld Trafford, ManchesterLive Stream: BT Sport Manchester United host Arsenal in the Premier League on Sunday and they will be hoping to pick up a morale-boosting win over the Gunners. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s team have started the season in poor form and they will be under pressure to pick up all three points here. Manchester United have picked up just seven points from five League games and that is simply not good enough for a club of their stature. The Red Devils should be challenging for the Premier League title and other Cup competitions every year but they have been underwhelming for a while now. After the backing they have received in the transfer market over the years, Manchester United should be challenging f...
Shambolic Schalke Still Slip Against Bremen
Schalke hosted relegation-threatened Bremen, with both sides desperately looking for a victory in the Bundesliga. Bremen dominated possession early on and they almost had 80% of the ball at a point. But then Schalke fought back, almost creating a chance. Their resistance was futile though, as Bittencourt planted a shot into the top corner from outside the box to put the visitors in front. Schalke were much improved in the second half, but failed to create a chance. So, the match ended 0-1 to Schalke. Tactics: Schalke started with a back 3, but it was more of a back 5 early as they were extremely defensive. Bremen looked to push their full-backs far forward in the first half. Things changed in the second half though, as it was all Schalke. After the substitutions, Bremen had totally parked ...
Brilliant Borussia and Sloppy Schalke: Match Report: Borussia Dortmund 4 – 0 Schalke 04
Overall Report: At the start it seemed that we would have a cracker on our hands. Schalke came close to breaking through the Dortmund defence in the first few minutes, but they couldn’t create a proper chance. Dortmund grew into the game and pierced Schalke’s defence with some precise passing, ingenious touches and a clinical assist and finish. After that they never looked back. Goals on either side of half-time saw them go clear. Schalke looked to get better after the third, but then Dortmund got a fourth goal through Raphael Guerreiro and the game was put to bed. It didn’t seem to be much of a derby, let alone the mother of all derbies, but let’s be happy that there was a game in the first place. Highlights: [embedded content] Tactics: The battle of the back 3s saw Dortmund emerge victor...
