04-03-2023
💎 MAN CITY VS NEWCASTLE ⚫
This is an early kick-off and early kick-offs come with surprises. Man City, one of the best attacking sides in the league, will be facing Newcastle who’s got the best defense in the league right now. Newcastle lost to Liverpool last time out but that was attributable to injury cases and also lost to Man Utd in the League Cup final. Now they have got their players back so I expect them to give a good performance as they did in the reverse fixture at the beginning of the season. Man City, on the other hand, got an emphatic win against Bournemouth last time out away from home. They will be playing at home here and as we know, they always perform well at home and look like a different breed in the presence of their home fans. I expect them to win here and keep a tab on Arsenal who are league leaders and 5 points clear ahead.
PREDICTION: 1X
TIP: MCI 2-1 NEW
RESULT: MCI 2-0 NEW
🔴 ARSENAL VS BOURNEMOUTH 🍒
Everyone will be looking at the Gunners to deliver here and of course, they should and will deliver. It is quite easy to predict this one and no disrespect to Bournemouth, it is just what it is, starting from quality differences to the team spirit and mentality, and then to the team’s reason to play. And of course, the Gunners will be hoping to extend their point gap from Man City in case the Cityzens drop points against the Magpies and give themselves some breathing space. Everyone will surely be going with Arsenal to win here.
PREDICTION: 1
TIP: ARS 2-0 BOU
RESULT: ARS 3-2 BOU
🦁 ASTON VILLA VS CRYSTAL PALACE 🦅
Aston Villa are a team that loves to score as I said last weekend. They gave a good response against Everton last time out and will be eager to build on it as they play at home. Crystal Palace, on the other hand, are now a draw specialist. They are now fond of dragging their opponents down to their level and they have drawn their last 3 games. This makes me think they can do the same to Aston Villa if the Lions are not very careful. No matter what happens, I just expect Villa to get something out of this game.
PREDICTION: 1X
TIP: ASV 2-1 CRY
RESULT: ASV 1-0 CRY
🐦 BRIGHTON VS WEST HAM ⚒️
Brighton have been wobbling in recent times. They lost their last game against Fulham, managed to get a draw against Crystal Palace in the game before, and their goals have dried up – they can barely score two goals in a match now. It has been like ‘no Mitoma, no party’. West Ham got a big win against Nott. Forest last time out scored four goals which are unusual for them. Maybe because it was Nott. Forest (the same team that got a draw against Man City). Brighton, here, will give them a good game and I can’t see many goals in this fixture. This is going to be a low-scoring affair and I think a draw will be a fair result for both sides.
PREDICTION: Under 3.5
TIP: BHA 1-1 WHU
RESULT: BHA 4-0 WHU
🔵 CHELSEA VS LEEDS UNITED ⚪
This has to be a low-scoring affair because these are two teams that have got problems with scoring goals. Chelsea, in particular, scored only one goal in February and Leeds Utd’s last goal was scored by Junior Firpo, a defender. I don’t know how you are going to win games if you can’t score goals and on top of that, Chelsea’s veteran defender, Thiago Silva is out injured which might have taken away the clean sheet assurance. It is hard to make a case for either of them and you never tell which way the result could go. It will be safer to bank on goals.
PREDICTION: Under 2.5
TIP: CHE 0-0 LEE
RESULT: CHE 1-0 LEE
🐺 WOLVES VS TOTTENHAM ⚪
After losing 0-1 to Bournemouth, Wolves responded with a 1-1 draw against Fulham last weekend away from home. They seem to be hitting a patch recently, their problem has been catching up with them and I don’t think they will get away with it this time because Antonio Conte will not be available for this Spurs fixture. Have you noticed that every game Tottenham assistant manager, Cristian Stellini has taken charge, they have been getting results and performing well? He will be in charge of this one too and I expect them to get something out of this game.
PREDICTION: 2X
TIP: WOL 1-2 TOT
RESULT: WOL 1-0 TOT
⛔ SOUTHAMPTON VS LEICESTER 🦊
Under Rubén Sellés, Southampton seem to be showing some kind of discipline at the back and they’ve not conceded more than one goal in a match but I’m not sure it will continue here. They still have their goal-scoring problem and as well chance creation problem. Leicester lost 0-1 to Arsenal in a game they played very well, gave a good fight, and had a goal chopped off due to infringement. I think they are awakened now and will see this fixture as one of those games they need to win to make a cut. Nevertheless, I won’t rule the Saints out completely because they are playing at home and will be having their fans cheer them up.
PREDICTION: 2X
TIP: SOU 1-2 LEI
RESULT: SOU 1-0 LEI
05-03-2023
🌲 NOTT. FOREST VS EVERTON 🔵
These are another two teams that do not score many goals. They are both fond of scoring one goal and then keeping opponents out so it is hard to pick a side. This game will probably boil to whichever team scores first. Again, this is Forest’s home and they seem to play better than when they are on the road. I just believe there won’t be many goals here.
PREDICTION: Under 3.5
TIP: NFO 1-1 EVE
RESULT: NFO 2-2 EVE
🔴 LIVERPOOL VS MAN UNITED 👹
These two teams happen to be the biggest rivals in Premier League history and their past meetings had produced three goals on several occasions. I watched Liverpool last time out and it looked like they’ve got some sparks back in them. I think the Reds are experiencing a bit of a turnaround in their season campaign after some periods of setbacks. I saw Van Dijk score last time out, he was on top of his game and running the show at the back. They just need to be focused and very creative when they charge forward and be clinical in front of the goal. Man Utd, on the other hand, have been scintillating and I don’t think they know how to lose at the moment but the atmosphere at Anfield can be choking. With both teams exhibiting some levels of defensive discipline at the moment, we might not get up to three goals but we can get two goals from this clash either by sharing it or from just one side. This should be an intense game.
PREDICTION: Over 1.5
TIP: LIV 1-1 MUN
RESULT: LIV 7-0 MUN
06-03-2023
🐝 BRENTFORD VS FULHAM ⚪
These two teams have got what it takes to remain in the Premier League and their managers, Frank Thomas of Brentford and Marco Silva of Fulham deserve some accolades. As a matter of fact, Fulham are the surprise package of this campaign in my opinion because nobody would have thought they would be where they are today. They will be going toe-to-toe against each other and I think they are a match both in team structure and quality-wise. I’ll be going with Brentford here because they have had plenty of time to rest after last weekend’s game against Man Utd was postponed because of United’s Cup final game with Newcastle. So the Bees will be back fresh and I think the Cottagers will continue to struggle here as they did against Wolves last time out.
PREDICTION: 1X
TIP: BRE 2-1 FUL
RESULT: BRE 3-2 FUL
Dapo Olajuwon’s EPL prediction stats
Total Prediction: 236
Correct Outcome: 168 ✅
Correct Score: 22 📌