Derby games in Germany: The ultimate derby game in Germany between Bayern Munich and Dortmund is to take place tomorrow but today there are still games which can prove to be a spectacle to watch. In the north of the country, Hannover is hosting Werder, Gladbach and Wolfsburg meet after their defeats in the middle of the week from the 2 Manchester teams for the Champions League competition and Hertha is playing at home against Hamburg.
The fourth team: Thun is the fourth team in the Swiss league that has had a change in its head coach and today it is playing against Vaduz away from home, in a game which is considered delicate for both teams.
His future is uncertain: The future of QPR’s head coach, Christ Ramsey, is uncertain despite the fact that he had signed a 3 year contract in May. The team has had 3 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats in 9 games this season, sitting right in the middle of the table.
The newbie is very strong: Despite the fact that Mattersburg is a newbie in the Austrian Budesliga, it is sitting on the 5th position of the table with only a 2 point difference from Austria and Salzburg and the 2nd position of the table. This is mostly owed to the fact that it has a very strong home presence, since it has managed 4 wins in 4 home games this season.
Piast is in top form: Piast is leading the Polish league table with 8 wins and 2 defeats in 10 games and today it is playing at home against Wisla which has only been defeat once in 10 games but it also has 6 draws in them.
Aiming for the top: Bochum is aiming to reach the top of the table in the second division of Germany; today however, it is going to have a tough call against Furth away from home considering the fact that Furth is coming from 4 consecutive wins.
A one-way option: Aberdeen’s undefeated run for the first 8 games into the new season came to an end last week with its away defeat from Inverness with 2-1. Today it is playing at home against St.Johnstone and the 3 points is a one-way option for the team.
A local derby: Yes, the game between Basaksehir and Galatasaray is considered to be a derby game, considering the mediocre form that Galatasaray is throughout this season, evident from the fact that it has managed only 3 wins in 6 games so far. Basaksehir has had 2 wins and 1 defeat in 3 home games and has beaten Galatasaray with 4-0 last season, the team’s biggest defeat over the last decade.
Looking for a way out: Brest and Metz are 2 teams in the second division of France which have started off the season with promotion as their ultimate goal. They are playing against each other today and it is worth mentioning that they haven’t managed a win in their last 3 games.
Sergi is in a difficult position: Almeria’s head coach Sergi Barjuan, who has been appointed to the job 6 months ago, is in a difficult position after the team’s awful start into the new season. After 6 games (2 wins and 4 defeats), Almeria is sitting 2 positions above the wrong end of the table and today’s game against Tenerife is critical for Sergi’s future with the team.
Jablonec prefers to play away: In 4 away games so far this season, Jablonec has managed more wins (3) than any other team in the Czech league and the 8 goals it has scored in them, thus averaging 2 goals per game in them, is the best so far away attacking tally. Today it aims to extent its away run against Zlin which has the same home record (3 wins and 1 draw) as Jablonec’s away record.
Anzhi with an interim coach: Anzhi is to have an interim coach in today’s away game against Kuban after Semin has been fired due to the fact that the team has had 1 win, 3 draws and 6 defeats in its first 10 games this season.