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Expect some fireworks at Villa Park
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AC Milan to concede again
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Another entertaining Brentford match
The atmosphere will be electric in Villa Park this tea-time, and I am expecting both teams to score when Aston Villa host local rivals, Wolves.
Villa's form has certainly dropped off in the last couple of months, but they still find themselves in fourth place, with just nine games left in the season.
Unai Emery's men can't afford to be dropping too many points on the run-in - especially at home - and the players will be well up for this following the international break.
Wolves have performed well above expectations this season, but they suffered FA Cup heartbreak against Coventry a fortnight ago. They too will be keen to get back on track today.
As for goals, BTTS backers have collected in 69% of Villa's Premier League fixtures, and 68% of Wolves'. The reverse fixture at Molineux finished 1-1.
AC Milan won't be able to overhaul Inter at the top of Serie A, but they be will keen to finish as runners-up. Interestingly though, only two other teams in the top 11 have conceded more goals than they have, and while only 55% of their games have seen both teams score, that increases to 73% on the road.
Fiorentina are pushing for a European place, and they start tonight on a six match unbeaten run in all competitions. Four of their last five at home have finished with goals for both teams, and they won't be afraid of taking the game to the visitors.
Manchester United signed off for the international break on a massive high, following their dramatic FA Cup victory against Liverpool.
The truth is though, Liverpool should have scored a lot more than the three goals they did though, and I do have concerns about United's defence.
The Bees are slipping dangerously close to the drop zone, and keeping clean sheets has been their biggest problem. A total of 13 of their last 15 in all competitions have seen this selection land, and that includes all of their last eight on this ground.