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Russia – Premier League
The first load of snow has already fallen in Russia therefore today’s game between Mordovia-Kuban will be played on a white field. In the other 2 games Zenit is hosting Anzhi and Ural is hosting Amkar.
England – League Two
Northampton is asking for donations from its fans in order to pay some of its debts while there is serious doubt about the future of the head coaches of Yeovil and York, 2 teams that currently sit on the last and 21st position of the table respectively.
Germany – Bundesliga II
Karlsruher is hosting Kaiserslautern in a game between 2 teams that have been performing better lately; the former is coming from an undefeated run in its last 4 games while the latter has managed 2 wins in its last 3 games.
Spain – Segunda Division
Cordoba is in good form lately but today it has a tough call against Alaves away from home. Girona is hosting Zaragoza in a game between 2 teams that will miss a lot of players due to injury problems.
Turkey – Super Lig
Trabzonspor is in critical condition, evident from the fact that it is coming from 4 consecutive defeats and today’s away game against Sivasspor which is sitting on the 16th position (out of a total of 18 games) of the table, is of milestone importance.
Scotland – League One
Ayr seems to be capable of occupying one of the play-off positions at the end of the regular season. It has suffered just 1 defeat in its 10 so far games this season and today it plays away from home against Stenhousemuir.
Scotland – Championship
Hibernian has had 6 wins and 1 draw in its last 7 games but this run is actually in danger today because it has to face Raith Rovers which has managed 5 wins in its 5 so far home games this season, scoring 2 goals per game on average in them and conceding just 1 in total.
Scotland – Premier League
Hearts has beaten Dundee Utd in its last game, reflecting the team’s first win after 5 games which included 2 draws and 3 defeats. Today it aims to manage its second consecutive win against Ross County at home.
Austria – Bundesliga I
Salzburg, which is sharing the top of the table with Austria Vienna, is hosting Ried and is expected to add another 3 points in its tally in order to take advantage of tomorrow’s game between Austria and Rapid which currently holds the third position of the table.
France – Ligue 2
Dijon is playing away from home against Nimes and if it wins this game it will surpass Metz and Nancy and reach, again, the top of the table. Nimes currently sits at the wrong end of the table with 1 win, 5 draws and 5 defeats in 11 games.
Germany – Bundesliga I
Werder is coming from 5 consecutive defeats and today’s game against Mainz away from home is critical for the future of its head coach in the team. Mainz has suffered 3 defeats in its last 4 games and 2 defeats in its last 2 home games.
England – League One
Darren Ferguson, Doncaster’s head coach, is going to lead his team in today’s away visit against Peterborough, a team at which he has had the best as well as the worst days of his career as a head coach.
Italy – Serie A
Inter hasn’t managed a win in its last 3 games and today it aims to beat Palermo away from home in order to reach, even for less than a day, the top of the table. Palermo suffered 3 consecutive defeats before managing a win in its last game, against Bologna away from home.