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Middlesbrough vs Preston - Saturday, 24 January 2026

league: England - Championship

Middlesbrough have won 15 of their last 28 matches, and have lost 6 and drawn 7 over the same period. Over this period of 28 matches, Middlesbrough have scored 42 goals and conceded 29. In their very last meeting, Middlesbrough played against the club and the match ended with a score of 2 - 1. For their part, Preston have won 11 victories in their last 28 meetings, for 10 draws and 7 losses conceded.

In their last meeting, Preston faced the club for a final score of 0 - 3. Between Middlesbrough who are currently 2nd in the Championship with a total record of 15 wins, 7 draws and 6 defeats, and Preston ranked 6th in the Championship and presenting a total record of 11 wins, 10 draws and 7 defeats, we see the victory of Middlesbrough.

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Millwall vs Charlton - Saturday, 24 January 2026

league: England - Championship

Millwall have won 13 of their last 28 matches, losing 8 and drawing 7 in the same period. Over this period of 28 matches, Millwall scored 32 goals and conceded 35. In their very last match, Millwall played against the team and the match ended with a score of 1 - 2. For their part, Charlton won 8 wins in their last 27 matches, for 8 shared points achieved and 11 defeats conceded.

In their last meeting, Charlton faced the club for a final score of 1 - 2. Between Millwall who are currently 5th in the Championship with a total record of 13 wins, 7 draws and 8 defeats, and Charlton ranked 18th in the Championship and presenting a total record of 8 wins, 8 draws and 11 losses, we see the victory of Millwall.

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Bournemouth vs Liverpool - Saturday, 24 January 2026

league: England - Premier League

Once well placed in the race for Europe, Bournemouth has seriously fallen into line in recent weeks. Andoni Iraola's squad is currently 15th in the Premier League and is 8 points behind 5th place. Unable to win between the beginning of November and the beginning of January, 5 draws and 6 defeats, the Cherries showed a reaction by taking over Tottenham 3-2. Last weekend, they took a point at Brighton 1-1. Between these two results, Bournemouth fell to Newcastle in the FA Cup 3-3, elimination following penalties. Completely out of the title race, Liverpool will focus on qualifying for the next Champions League.

The Mersey club is now 4th in the Premier League, 1 point ahead of 5th place. More solid in recent weeks, the Reds have not lost any of their last ten championship matches, 4 wins and 6 draws. They still missed the opportunity to settle more comfortably in the Big 4 during the last four days by conceding the share of points against Leeds 0-0, Fulham 2-2, Arsenal 0-0 and Burnley 1-1. In this period, the Mersey club easily dominated Barnsley in the FA Cup 4-1. 

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Burnley vs Tottenham - Saturday, 24 January 2026

league: England - Premier League

The return proves very difficult for Burnley. The promoted team is currently 19th in the Premier League and concedes 8 units of expenditure on the first non-relegation place. Slowing down for several weeks, the Clarets have not won any of their last thirteen championship matches. They have nevertheless shown more consistency recently, as evidenced by the 4 draws gleaned during the last 6 days, for 2 defeats. After losing to Brighton 2-0, Burnley managed to share the points with Manchester United 2-2 and Liverpool last weekend 1-1.

Author of a good start to the championship, Tottenham has seriously marked time for several weeks. The London team now occupies 14th place in the Premier League, 8 points behind the last European side and 10 ahead of the first relegation place. On the tough side, the Spurs have only won once in the last 7 days, with 2 draws and 4 defeats. Held to a draw at home by Sunderland 1-1, they then lost at Bournemouth 3-2 before falling, despite the support of their fans, against relegated West Ham last weekend 1-2. 

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Fulham vs Brighton - Saturday, 24 January 2026

league: England - Premier League

Fulham are currently 11th in the Premier League and are only 4 points behind in 5th place. Not to their advantage at the start of the championship, the London team has, however, found the right fuel in recent weeks. Unfortunately, the Cottagers had a bad operation last weekend by losing to Leeds 1-0. They thus ended a good series of six matches without defeat in the championship: 4 wins and 2 draws. Before their clash against Leeds, Fulham got the better of Middlesbrough in the FA Cup 3-1. Brighton now occupies 12th place in the Premier League with one point behind their opponent of the day.

The Seagulls seriously stalled in December with a string of six games without a win, 3 draws and 3 defeats. On the other hand, they are in better shape in 2026. Fabian Hurzeler's gang won at Manchester United in the FA Cup 1-2. In the league, Brighton won against Burnley 2-0 before holding off Manchester City 1-1 and Bournemouth last Monday 1-1. 

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Manchester City vs Wolves - Saturday, 24 January 2026

league: England - Premier League

Manchester City is currently 2nd in the Premier League and is 7 points behind leader Arsenal. Irregular at the start of the championship, the Skyblues then raised the bar to get closer to the Gunners. Unfortunately, they have fallen back into their bad ways in recent weeks, as evidenced by their current series of four games without a win, 3 draws and 1 defeat. Held to a draw by Sunderland 0-0, Chelsea 1-1 and Brighton 1-1, The Citizens then crushed Exeter in the FA Cup 10-1 before winning at Newcastle in the semi-final first leg of the League Cup 0-2. Last weekend, however, they lost the derby against United 2-0. This week, Pep Guardiola's gang confirmed their bad patch with an unexpected setback suffered at Bodo/Glimt in the Champions League 3-1. In a tough time this season, Wolverhampton occupies the last place in the Premier League with 14 units of spending on the first non-relegation team.

The red lantern is in a very unfavorable balance to hang on to the maintenance. However, the Wolves have shown more consistency for some time. Indeed, they have not conceded any setbacks in the last four days, 1 victory and 3 draws. Wolverhampton got the better of West Ham 3-0 and otherwise shared the points with Manchester United 1-1, Everton 1-1 and Newcastle last weekend 0-0. Added to this is a clear victory against Shrewsbury in the FA Cup 6-1. 

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West Ham vs Sunderland - Saturday, 24 January 2026

league: England - Premier League

Not expected as much trouble this season, West Ham will have to work to avoid the decline. The London team is currently 18th in the Premier League and is 5 points behind the first non-relegation team. On the last day, the Hammers carried out an excellent operation by winning against Tottenham 1-2. This result does a lot of good for West Ham since it put an end to a very bad dynamic of ten games without a victory in the league, 4 draws and 6 defeats. Back in the elite this season, Sunderland defies all predictions.

Indeed, Régis Le Bris's gang now occupies 9th place in the Premier League with only 3 points behind 4th place, qualifying for the next Champions League. After having four draws in a row against Brighton, Leeds, Manchester City and Tottenham, the Black Cats suffered a heavy setback at Brentford 3-0. Last weekend, they resumed their march forward. In front of their fans, Sunderland beat Crystal Palace 2-1. 

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Le Havre vs Monaco - Saturday, 24 January 2026

league: France - Ligue 1

Winner at the start of the year over Angers 2-1, Le Havre ended a two-month drought without a victory and continued in fine fashion last weekend. Traveling to a Rennes team in form, the Norman club may even regret having been neutralized at the end of the match 1-1. With 4 points pocketed out of 6 possible, he climbed to 14th place in the Championship and can boast of having taken 5 steps ahead of the virtual jump-off. Le Havre nevertheless remains an actor in the fight to maintain its status. Monaco's free fall continues and the situation becomes a little more difficult for coach Sébastien Pocognoli.

Beaten by Brest 1-0, Marseille 1-0 and Lyon 1-3, ASM conceded a fourth in a row at the opening of the return phase, against Lorient 1-3. A 7th setback over the last 8 days of the Championship for the Monegasques ejected to 9th place, 12 points from the podium, and now out of the race for qualification for the next Champions League campaign. The Principality club could take advantage of the C1 to relaunch itself. He faced Real Madrid on Tuesday at the Santiago-Bernabeu stadium. 

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Marseille vs Lens - Saturday, 24 January 2026

league: France - Ligue 1

Surprisingly beaten by Nantes 0-2 during their first outing of the year, Olympique de Marseille restored their image in Ligue 1 by scoring 5 goals at Angers 2-5 last weekend. Roberto De Zerbi's players, who had spent 9 at Bayeux R1; 0-9 a few days before in the Coupe de France, remain 3rd in the Championship with 7 points behind PSG, 2nd, and 2 ahead of their closest pursuer, Lyon. Marseille challenged Liverpool on Wednesday at the Stade Vélodrome in the final sprint of the Champions League league phase.  How far will RC Lens go? By triumphing with a short header against Auxerre 1-0, the Artesian club achieved an 8th consecutive victory in the Championship, the third in a row without conceding a goal after those against Nice 2-0 and Toulouse 0-3.

These three new points allow it to maintain the lead in the standings by one point ahead of PSG. Best defense in Ligue 1 with 13 goals conceded in 18 days, Pierre Sage's team is the sensation of this season in France. Business is also good in the Coupe de France, as evidenced by their convincing success at Sochaux N1; 0-3 in the round of 32. 

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Rennes vs Lorient - Saturday, 24 January 2026

league: France - Ligue 1

Stade Rennais has just suffered its first poor performance of the new year in the Championship. A little closer to the podium after winning at Lille 0-2 and qualifying for the round of 16 of the Coupe de France at the expense of Chantilly N2; 1-3, the Roazhon Park resident narrowly avoided defeat at home against Le Havre 1-1. A setback for Rennes, winners of 6 of the 7 previous Ligue 1 matches. In 6th place, Habib Beye and his players remain virtually European and are 4 points from the podium. Winner brilliantly in Monaco 1-3, FC Lorient is the other Breton team in form over the period.

After 12th, the promoted player has taken 8 steps ahead of the virtual jump-off and is getting a little closer to his priority objective over the weeks: to win his position. The Merlus are undefeated in the last 7 Championship matches, 3 wins, 4 draws. They remained in a good draw against Strasbourg 0-0 in the exercise, another more frustrating one in front of Metz 0-0 and a victory against Hauts Lyonnais N3; 1-3 qualifying for the round of 16 of the Coupe de France. 

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Guingamp vs Troyes - Saturday, 24 January 2026

league: France - Ligue 2

It's difficult to know what this Guingamp team is really worth this season. Too irregular and above all too fragile defensively in the first part of the year, the Bretons had lost contact with the top 5 qualifying for the play-offs due, in particular, to a delicate month of December marked by significant setbacks suffered against Annecy 0-3 and against Rodez 2-1. But the winter break has obviously done good for Sylvain Ripoll's men who started 2026 on a high note with convincing successes against Boulogne 3-0 and Nancy 0-3 on Monday evening. In the ranking, the Costarmoricans returned to 7th place in the ranking, 3 units from the top 5. On the other hand, it is a big piece that presents itself against the En Avant since Troyes is well ahead of this championship.

Stéphane Dumont's men have in fact made a gap with the competition since they are 6 lengths ahead of their runner-up, the Red Star. Undefeated since the beginning of November and a shock against Saint-Etienne, the Aubois ended 2025 with a success against Boulogne 1-2 and they started this new calendar year with 2 victories against Red Star 1-0 and Reims 1-2. In the meantime, Estac qualified for the 1/8 finals of the Coupe de France by dominating Bastia 0-2. She will face Lens in the next round.

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Reims vs St Etienne - Saturday, 24 January 2026

league: France - Ligue 2

Relegated at the end of the play-offs last spring, Stade de Reims hopes to return directly to the elite at the end of the season. 5th at the start of this 20th day, this team is still on pace to hope to achieve its objective but it will still have to accelerate if it hopes to grab one of the first 2 places. Undefeated for 5 days, the Champenois were able to take a good point on the field of  Red Star 0-0 before winning against Annecy 2-1 at the start of 2026. But last weekend, Karel Geraerts' men had to lose in the derby against the Trojan leader 2-1. This setback therefore pushed them back to 3 points from 2nd place.

For its part, AS Saint-Etienne was also demoted to Ligue 2 during the off-season. Announced as the big favorite for the title and an immediate rise due to its resources far superior to those of the competition, the Forez club must for the moment be content with 3rd place in the ranking with a delay of 7 points on the Trojan leader and a small unit on the 2nd place occupied by the Red Star. Hooked by Bastia 2-2 then by Le Mans 0-0, the Greens did not really shine to get rid of Clermont last weekend but they still managed to grab the 3 points 1-0.

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Bayer Leverkusen vs Werder Bremen - Saturday, 24 January 2026

league: Germany - Bundesliga

While he finished 2025 with two convincing successes against Cologne 2-0 and RB Leipzig 1-3, Bayer Leverkusen was visibly cut short by the winter break. As proof, Kasper Hjumland's men have never tasted victory in the league this January since they were largely beaten by Stuttgart 1-3 and by Hoffenheim last weekend 1-0. In the meantime, their scheduled match against Hamburg had been postponed due to weather conditions. In the ranking, the 11th of the Usine therefore finds itself in 6th position with 4 lengths behind the top 4 qualifying for the C1 and one match less. In the Champions League, Bayer is heading to Olympiakos this week with the firm intention of securing their ticket to the play-offs.

No European Cup on the agenda this week for Werder Bremen, who can therefore focus all their attention on the championship. This will not be too much for this team which is encountering more difficulties than in the last two previous seasons. As proof, Horst Steffen's players only find themselves in 13th position in the standings with a 5-unit margin in the red zone and a match behind. After seeing their scheduled match against Hoffenheim postponed, the Werderaner lost to Dortmund 3-0 and then had to settle for a parity score against Eintracht Frankfurt 3-3 last weekend. 

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Bayern Munich vs Augsburg - Saturday, 24 January 2026

league: Germany - Bundesliga

Without any real competition across the Rhine, Bayern Munich should win, barring a huge cataclysm, a new German championship title within a few months. It must be said that Vincent Kompany's gang relegated their first pursuer, Borussia Dortmund, to 11 points even before this 19th day and they continue to beat practically all their opponents. Indeed, the Bavarians won 16 of their first 18 matches and they have been flawless since the restart with successes against Wolfsburg 8-1, Cologne 1-3 and finally Leipzig 1-5 last weekend. This week, Bayern will face Union Saint-Gilloise in the Champions League where they are aiming for a close lead in the league phase. If their neighbor is racing in the Bundesliga, we are far from being able to say the same for this Augsburg team which will above all have to concentrate all its forces to maintain its position.

This team is only in 15th position in this Bundesliga with a meager cushion of 3 points over the first relegation at the start of this return phase. In search of new success since December 6, Sandro Wagner's men started 2026 with a slap in the face received by Borussia Mönchengladbach 4-0. Since then, they have had to settle for 2 draws against Union Berlin 1-1 and Friborg 2-2.

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Eintracht Frankfurt vs Hoffenheim - Saturday, 24 January 2026

league: Germany - Bundesliga

After having had an ideal start in this Bundesliga, Eintracht Frankfurt is gradually losing ground in the race for the Champions League. The Capricious Diva has in fact only won one of her last 7 championship matches and even remains in 4 matches without success against Hamburg 1-1, Dortmund 3-3, Stuttgart 3-2 and finally against Werder Bremen 3-3 last Saturday. In the standings, Dino Toppmöller's men have therefore fallen back to 7th position, now with 6 points out of the top 4. This week, a long trip awaits the Eagles in the Champions League at Qarabag. For their part, Hoffenheim is not wasting its strength in the European Cup this season after coming close to relegation last year.

And the least we can say is that it works quite well for him. Indeed, the TSG settled on the 3rd step of the podium thanks to its 33 points taken after 17 days. In great form, Christian Ilzer's men have won 3 of their last 4 Bundesliga matches against Hamburg 4-1, Stuttgart 0-0, Borussia Mönchengladbach 5-1 and finally against Bayer Leverkusen 1-0 last weekend. 

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