UEFA Champions League Group Stage Match Day Two - Preview and Free Picks



Preview and free pick for the UEFA Champions League Group Stage match between Real Madrid and Apoel Nicosia FC.

 

                                      UEFA Champions League

                                             Group Stage - Match Day Two

                                                              9-13-2017

                                                             2:45 pm ET

Wednesday the Champions League Group Stage will continue play with Match Day Two which promises to be just as exciting, if not more than Match Day One which saw a staggering 28 goals through 8 games for an average of 2.9 goals a game.

Match Day Two will roll out traditional European powers such as two time defending Champs Real Madrid, England Powers Manchester City, Tottenham and Liverpool.

Germany are represented by upstarts Leipzig who welcome French Champs Monaco, and German regulars Borussia Dortmund travel to Wembley.

Italy will be represented by high Flying Napoli as they travel to Ukraine to face off with a pesky Shakhtar team.

Look for more goals in high scoring games on Match Day Two as the matchups dictate offense with the number of attacking teams squaring off, there will be plenty of opportunities to put the ball in the back of the net across the board.

                                   

                                            20428 Leipzig - 20429 Monaco

                                                 Red Bull Arena, Leipzig

RB Leipzig welcome French Champions Monaco to the Red Bull Arena in what should be one of the more entertaining games of the day, as two youthful and exciting teams cross pathes, with both teams really only knowing one way to play and that is to go forward.

Leipzig at home have been almost unbeatable while averaging almost 3 goals a game, and with super talent Timo Werner manning the front line along with Emil Forsberg in the Midfield, the Germans will create plenty of chances against a Monaco backline that is not known for its stingy defense.

Monaco also are a scoring machine, as they average 3 goals a game for a full season for 2016-2017, and put 3 on the board against Borussia Dortmund in there last trip to Germany, even with a new look line up this French squad still has plenty of firepower with the likes of  Radamel Falcao manning their 4-4-2 formation.

RB Leipzig have scored 7 goals in their last 3 home games.

RB Leipzig had 2 of their 3 previous home games end over 2.5 goals

Monaco scored 5 goals in their last 3 away games.

Monaco had  3 of their 3 previous games ended over 2.5 goals.

                                                                 Plays:

                                            RB Leipzig ML -110 *Full Game*

                                RB Leipzig  Team Total  Over 1.5 -115  *Goals*

                                  Over 1 -130 1st Half  *Total 1st Half Goal*

                                  Over 2.5 -140 - 2.75 -115  *Total FG Goals*

                       20440 Real Madrid - 20441 Apoel Nicosia FC

                                    The Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid

The Bernabeu will be the scene for the first game in Real Madrid's run towards and unprecedented third Champions League Title.

Los Blancos will welcome back star forward Christiano Ronaldo back to the line up who has been serving a 5 game suspension in league games, Ronaldo is eligible for Tournament play and the star striker should be itching to get on the field after his tremendous run to end the 2016-2017 season which saw Madrid win the Treble.

Apoel the Champions of the Cyprus league will have their hands full with a Real Madrid team that should be in the mood to score after an underwhelming last few weeks of league play that have seen them drop 4 points in the La Liga table, look for Apoel to see a very small possession of the ball with their best chance of scoring on the counter, or a penalty situation.

Look for Real Madrid to field a 4-2-3-1 formation with Ronaldo as the lone striker in Zidane's attacking line up.

Real Madrid have scored 7 goals in their last 4 Home Games.

Apoel have scored 8 goals in their last 5 away games.

                                                                  Plays:

                                Real Madrid Team Total Over 3.5 -140 *Goals*

                                      Over 1.5 -135 1st Half *Total Goals*

                                    Over 4 -130 - 4.25 -105  *Total FG Goals*

                                     

                                          20473 FC Porto - 20474 Besiktas

                                            The Estádio do Dragão, Porto

Portuguese represenitives Porto who are on an impressive run of form in league play having won their first 5 games and averaging 2.5 goals during that span, will welcome Turkish powers Besiktas who are also in a nice run of from having gone 5-1-0 to start their season, and are also averaging 2.5 goals a game through the early part of their season.

With both teams attacking style of play, and the great run of form both clubs have shown in the early stages of their Club leagues I expect both teams to get on the board with Porto able to net multiple goals with their home field advantage.

FC Porto have had 5 of their last 6 games go Over 2.5 Goals..

Besiktas have had 4 of their last 6 games go Over 2.5 Goals.

                                                                  Plays:

                                   Over 2.25 -135 - 2.5 -110  *Total FG Goals*

                                        Both Team To Score "YES" +105

                                    Porto Team Total Over 1.5 -135 *Goals*

                    20446 Tottenham - 20447 Borussia Dortmund

                                               Wembley Stadium, London

England Premier League runner-ups Tottenham will attempt to reverse the Wembley Stadium curse on Wednesday when they take the field with German Powers Borussia Dortmund who will have USMNT star forward Christian Pulisic in their line up in what should be yet another end to end game.

Tottenham's struggles at Wembley have become a mental obstacle as the Spurs have dropped their last 8 games in 11 competitions at the historic stadium, and being placed in Group H with the likes of Real Madrid they know points are valuable in each game they encounter.

Tottenham are averaging 1.6 Goals a Game in their last 5 Home matches.

Dortmund are averaging 2.8 Goals in their last 5 Road matches.

                                                                Plays:

                                        Over 1 -135 1st Half  *Total Goal*

                                   Over 2.5 145 - 2.75 -115  *Total FG Goals*

                                       Both Teams To Score "YES" -150

                               Tottenham Team Total Over 1.5 +100  *Goals*

                         20443 Shakhtar Donetsk  - 20444 Napoli

                                              Shakhtar Stadium, Donetsk

High flying Napoli of Italy Serie A travel to the Ukraine for what should be a real test against a Shakhtar team who have consistently made their way into European competitions over the past several years to prove they are a true power in the European landscape.

With like so many other of the teams taking part in Wednesdays games, both teams like to go forward and have several different dangerous options for scoring the ball, even though this will be the first match up between these two teams, I do no anticipate any changes on how the teams plan on taking each other on, so I anticipate both teams getting on the board with multiple goals on the score board.

Shakhtar Donetsk scored 8 goals in their last 3 home games.

Shakhtar Donetsk had 2 of the 3 previous games ended over 2.5 goals.

SSC Napoli scored 8 goals in their last 3 away games

SSC Napoli had 2 of the 3 previous games ended over 2.5 goals.

                                                               Plays:

                                       Over 1 -115 1st Half  *Total Goal*

                                         Over 2.5 -120  *Total FG Goals*

                                       Both Teams To Score  "YES" -135

                                                   Best Of Luck To All

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                                                         *Bonus Play*

                      20426 Manchester City  Team Total Over 2 -135 *Goals*

                               


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