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Ceramica Cleopatra vs Al Ittihad - Wednesday, 21 January 2026

league: Egypt - Premier League

Ceramica Cleopatra has won 9 matches in its last 13 matches, and has suffered 2 defeats and 2 draws over the same period. Over this period of 13 matches, Ceramica Cleopatra scored 17 goals and conceded 5. In their very last match, Ceramica Cleopatra played against the club and the match ended with a score of 2 - 0. For its part, Al Ittihad won 2 wins in its last 13 matches, for 2 draws and 9 losses conceded.

In its last match, Al Ittihad faced the club for a final result of 0 - 2. Between Ceramica Cleopatra who is currently 1st in the Premier League with a total record of 9 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses, and Al Ittihad ranked 20th in the Premier League and presenting a total record of 2 wins, 2 draws and 9 defeats, we see the victory of Ceramica Cleopatra.

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Smouha vs Pharco - Wednesday, 21 January 2026

league: Egypt - Premier League

Smouha SC have won 3 of their last 12 matches, and have conceded 2 losses and 7 draws over the same period. Over this period of 12 matches, Smouha SC scored 9 goals and conceded 7. During its very last meeting, Smouha SC played against the team and the match ended with a score of 1 - 1. For its part, Pharco FC obtained 2 successes in its last 13 meetings, for 5 shared points achieved and 5 losses conceded.

In its last meeting, Pharco FC faced the formation of for a final score of 0 - 2. Between Smouha SC which is currently 14th in the Premier League with a total record of 3 wins, 7 draws and 2 defeats, and Pharco FC ranked 16th in the Premier League and presenting a total record of 2 wins, 5 draws and 5 defeats, we see the victory of Smouha SC.

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Southampton vs Sheffield Utd - Wednesday, 21 January 2026

league: England - Championship

Southampton have won 8 of their last 27 games, losing 10 and drawing 9 in the same period. Over this period of 27 matches, Southampton have scored 39 goals and conceded 40. In their very last meeting, Southampton played against the team and the match ended with a score of 1 - 2. For their part, Sheffield United have won 10 in their last 26 matches, with 2 draws and 14 defeats conceded.

In their last match, Sheffield United faced the team for a final result of 0 - 1. Between Southampton who are currently 16th in the Championship with a total record of 8 wins, 9 draws and 10 defeats, and Sheffield United ranked 17th in the Championship and presenting a total record of 10 wins, 2 draws and 14 defeats, we see the victory of Southampton.

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Stoke vs Middlesbrough - Wednesday, 21 January 2026

league: England - Championship

Stoke have won 12 of their last 27 games, and have suffered 10 defeats and 5 draws in the same period. Over this period of 27 matches, Stoke have scored 32 goals and conceded 23. In their very last meeting, Stoke played against the team and the match ended with a score of 0 - 0. On the other hand, Middlesbrough have acquired 14 wins in their last 27 matches, for which they drew 7 and conceded 6 defeats.

In their last match, Middlesbrough faced the team for a final result of 3 - 2. Between Stoke who are currently 7th in the Championship with a total record of 12 wins, 5 draws and 10 losses, and Middlesbrough ranked 3rd in the Championship and presenting a total record of 14 wins, 7 draws and 6 defeats, we see Middlesbrough's victory.

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Watford vs Portsmouth - Wednesday, 21 January 2026

league: England - Championship

Watford have won 11 matches in their last 26 meetings, and have suffered 7 defeats and 8 draws over the same period. Over this period of 26 matches, Watford scored 37 goals and conceded 31. In their very last meeting, Watford played against the team and the match ended with a score of 0 - 2. For their part, Portsmouth have won 7 in their last 25 meetings, for 7 draws and 11 defeats conceded.

In their last meeting, Portsmouth faced the club for a final score of 1 - 0. Between Watford who are currently 8th in the Championship with a total record of 11 wins, 8 draws and 7 defeats, and Portsmouth ranked 22nd in the Championship and presenting a total record of 7 wins, 7 draws and 11 defeats, we see Watford's victory.

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Carlisle vs York City - Wednesday, 21 January 2026

league: England - National League

Carlisle have won 17 matches in their last 27 matches, and have conceded 4 defeats and 5 draws over the same period. Over this period of 27 matches, Carlisle scored 49 goals and conceded 30. In their very last match, Carlisle played against the club and the match ended with a result of 3 - 3. For their part, York have acquired 16 victories in their last 26 matches, for 8 draws and 2 defeats conceded.

On its last meeting, York faced the team for a final score of 1 - 1. Between Carlisle who is currently 3rd in the National League with a total record of 17 wins, 5 draws and 4 losses, and York ranked 1st in the National League and presenting a total record of 16 wins, 8 draws and 2 defeats, we see York's victory.

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Forest Green vs Altrincham - Wednesday, 21 January 2026

league: England - National League

Forest Green have won 15 matches in their last 27 matches, and have conceded 3 defeats and 9 draws over the same period. Over this period of 27 matches, Forest Green scored 45 goals and conceded 25. In their very last match, Forest Green played against the team and the match ended with a score of 1 - 1. For their part, Altrincham have acquired 8 victories in their last 26 matches, for 2 shares of the points achieved and 16 losses conceded.

In their last match, Altrincham faced the team for a final result of 0 - 1. Between Forest Green who are currently 5th in the National League with a total record of 15 wins, 9 draws and 3 defeats, and Altrincham ranked 19th in the National League and presenting a total record of 8 wins, 2 draws and 16 losses, we see the victory of Forest Green.

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Solihull Moors vs Rochdale - Wednesday, 21 January 2026

league: England - National League

Solihull Moors have won 10 of their last 27 matches, and have suffered 9 defeats and 8 draws over the same period. Over this period of 27 matches, Solihull Moors scored 48 goals and conceded 41. In their very last match, Solihull Moors played against the team and the match ended with a score of 3 - 3. For their part, Rochdale have acquired 18 victories in their last 23 meetings, for 0 draws of the points achieved and 4 defeats conceded.

In their last meeting, Rochdale faced the formation of for a final result of 2 - 0. Between Solihull Moors who are currently 10th in the National League with a total record of 10 wins, 8 draws and 9 losses, and Rochdale ranked 4th in the National League and presenting a total record of 18 wins, 0 draws and 4 losses, we see the victory of Rochdale.

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Atalanta vs Ath Bilbao - Wednesday, 21 January 2026

league: Europe - Champions League

Atalanta Bergamo's journey in this Champions League got off to a particularly bad start last September with a big defeat at the start of the Parc des Princes against PSG 4-0. But the least we can say is that the Italians subsequently regained their color by stringing together 4 successes and a draw during the following 5 days played against Club Bruges 2-1, Slavia Prague 0-0, OM 0-1, Eintracht Frankfurt 0-3 and finally against Chelsea 2-1. A very good record which allows the Dea to now be in 5th place in this phase of the league, tied on points with PSG which is 3rd. In the league, Raffaele Palladino's players are also going through a good period since they won their first 3 matches in 2026 against Roma 1-0, Bologna 0-2 and against Torino 2-0. They will aim for 4 in a row next weekend against Pisa in order to get closer to the European top 6. Opposite, Athletic Bilbao risks seeing its European road come to a halt in this league phase of the Champions League. Too limited, especially on the offensive level, the Spaniards have only won once in 6 days, at home, against Qarabag 3-1.

Otherwise, they were beaten by Arsenal 0-2, Dortmund 4-1 and Newcastle 2-0 and were held by Slavia Prague 0-0 and PSG 0-0 in the last 2 days. Consequently, the residents of San Mames are outside the top 24, in 28th position in the ranking, 2 lengths from 24th place. At the same time, the Basques are not much more convincing in the championship where they must for the moment be content with 8th place. Largely beaten by Barça in the semi-final of the Spanish Super Cup, the Bilbao players recovered by winning against Leonesa in the Copa del Rey in a painful 3-4. They will want to build up confidence next weekend against Mallorca. 

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Bayern Munich vs Royale Union SG - Wednesday, 21 January 2026

league: Europe - Champions League

The first part of the season carried out by Bayern Munich is enough to make the competition pale. If we put aside their 3-1 defeat at Arsenal on the 5th day of this league phase, the German club has not lost any other match in all competitions this year. In the Champions League alone, Vincent Kompany's men claimed the scalps of Chelsea 3-1, Pafos 1-5, Club Bruges 4-0, PSG 1-2 and Sporting 3-1 to occupy 2nd place in this league phase behind the Gunners. At the same time, in the Bundesliga, the Bavarians are alone in the world at the top of the standings with more than 10 points ahead of all the competition. Without pity for its return against Wolfsburg 8-1, Bayern will want to continue this momentum against Cologne and against Leipzig in the coming days. Of course, the Union Saint-Gilloise cannot boast of doing as well as its opponent of the day.

On the contrary, this Belgian team is not currently one of the 24 teams qualified for the rest of the competition since it is only in 27th place in this league phase with 6 points on the clock, one less than 24th. After beating PSV 1-3 on their debut in the tournament, David Hubert's men took to the water against Newcastle 0-4 then against Inter 0-4 before falling to Atlético Madrid 3-1. They subsequently won against Galatasaray 0-1 before surrendering against OM 2-3 on the last day. In the championship, on the other hand, the people of Brussels dominate the debates with a small lead over their first pursuer. Last weekend, they hosted Mechelen in the league, a few days after their trip to Dender in the Cup. 

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Chelsea vs Pafos - Wednesday, 21 January 2026

league: Europe - Champions League

Crowned club world champion last summer, Chelsea arrived in this Champions League with a new status that they are currently struggling to truly assume. The English club is in fact not among the top 8 in the rankings at the moment and is therefore not currently in a position to claim direct qualification for the 1/8 finals even if it is only 2 points behind 8th place before these last 2 days. Capable of easily defeating Ajax 5-1, the Blues then lost points against Qarabag 3-3 before sublimating themselves against Barça 3-0. But on the following day, they wasted their efforts by losing to Atalanta 2-1, thus remaining in 13th position in this league phase. At the same time, the Londoners are only in 8th place in the Premier League, 4 points behind the Big 4 after their defeat against Fulham 2-1. Now under the leadership of Liam Rosenior, Chelsea largely dominated Charlon 1-5 in the FA Cup. The players of the former Strasbourg coach will again face Arsenal in the League Cup then Brentford in the championship. For his part, Pafos discovers, during this 2025-2026 season, the final phase of the Champions League.

And as might be expected, the Cypriots are having difficulties. That said, they are far from having said their last word in the race for qualification since they have already accumulated 6 points during the first 6 days, which allows them to be in 27th place in the ranking, only a small point from the top 24 qualifying for the rest of the competition. David Luiz's partners were notably able to obtain good results like against Olympiakos 0-0, Kairat Almaty 0-0, Villarreal 1-0 and Monaco 2-2. That said, they could not resist against Bayern 1-5 and Juventus 2-0. At the same time, in the championship, Pafos is in 2nd place in the standings with 2 points behind Omonia Nicosia who have one more match. Winner of Aradippou 2-0, this team will then face Olympiakos Nicosia next weekend. 

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Galatasaray vs Atl. Madrid - Wednesday, 21 January 2026

league: Europe - Champions League

Galatasaray was in a good position in the race for the play-offs before the matches of the 7th day. Virtually 18th, halfway between the top 8 and the first eliminated 25th place, the Turkish club remains however with frustrating defeats in this campaign against Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 0-1 and Monaco 1-0. These results balanced its record at 3 wins and 3 losses 2 days before the end of the league phase. Galatasaray has since had a string of victories in the Championship. The Istanbulites were able to line up a fourth last Saturday against Gaziantep. Their bitter failure in the final of the Turkish Super Cup against Fenerbahçe 0-2, at the start of the month, will remain an eternal regret since it is the only match that they have not won since the transition to the year 2026.

 Atlético de Madrid remains on victories against Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 3-1, Inter 2-1 and PSV Eindhoven 2-3 in this league phase. This maximum contribution of points over the last three days allowed the Colchoneros to close the top 8 before the 7th day, with the same total as the 9th, the first virtually play-off club. They prepared for this trip to Istanbul with a clash with Alaves last Sunday in La Liga. The challenge for the Madrilenians was to stay close to the podium after beating La Coruna 0-1 in the round of 16 of the Copa del Rey. They then started 2026 with a draw in the Championship against Real Sociedad 1-1 and a defeat in the Madrid derby against Real 1-2, in the semi-final of the Spanish Super Cup. 

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Juventus vs Benfica - Wednesday, 21 January 2026

league: Europe - Champions League

Considered some time ago as one of the biggest European teams, Juventus has lost its luster in recent years. From now on, the Old Lady must fight to keep her place in the top 24 even if, barring disaster, she should at least be able to validate her place for the play-offs fairly quickly. The Italians occupy 17th place in this league phase and are 3 steps ahead of their opponent of the day who is the first virtually eliminated. Since their only defeat against Real Madrid in October 1-0, the Bianconeri took a point against Sporting 1-1 before winning in pain against Bodo/Glimt 2-3 then without really shining against Pafos 2-0. In Serie A, the Turinese are going through a good period since they have won 5 of their last 6 matches. They have also fully convinced to defeat Sassuolo 0-3 and Cremonese 5-0 and they will aim for a new success on Saturday against Cagliari.

Opposite, Benfica will have to wear the blue of warm-up during these next two days to hope to secure a place in the play-offs. Nothing is in fact a given for the Portuguese who today only occupy 25th place in the ranking with only 6 points on the clock. Beaten during the first 4 days by Qarabag 2-3, Chelsea 1-0, Newcastle 3-0 and by Bayer Leverkusen 1-0, José Mourinho's men nevertheless regained hope by winning against Ajax 0-2 and Napoli 2-0. At the same time, in the championship, the Lisbon side are out of the race for the title since they are 10 points behind FC Porto. Beaten in the League Cup by Braga 1-3, Benfica players will want to get back in the cup against FC Porto then they will travel to Rio Ave in the championship.

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Marseille vs Liverpool - Wednesday, 21 January 2026

league: Europe - Champions League

Ambitious to progress to at least the play-offs, OM managed a very good operation in the last few days by beating Newcastle 2-1 and Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2-3. The Marseille club therefore moved up to 16th position and was ahead of the 25th, and first eliminated, by 3 points while two matches are still to be played in this league phase. Since then, Mason Greenwood and his teammates have had a bad start to 2026. They did not avoid a surprising defeat in Ligue 1 against Nantes 0-2 and were getting closer to a first title since 2012, in the Champions Trophy, until conceding PSG's equalizer on the gong and finally losing on penalties 2-2, 4-1 TAB. Marseille got back on track in the Coupe de France against Bayeux 0-9, residents of Regional 1, and traveled to Angers on Saturday, in the hope of retaining their place on the Championship podium. Liverpool are also confident in the Champions League after the last day, punctuated by a victory at Inter Milan 0-1, finalist of the previous edition.

Authors of 4 wins and 2 defeats, the Reds have moved to within one point of the top 8 and will be serious contenders for qualification for the round of 16 in the final sprint. Their following performances were to be welcomed on the national scene. Undefeated in the Premier League for two months, they moved up to 4th place and remained in draws in the exercise against Leeds 0-0, Fulham 2-2 and the leader, Arsenal 0-0. After crushing Barnsley 4-1 last week in the FA Cup, the Mersey club could return to victory in the Championship on Saturday against relegated Burnley. 

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Newcastle vs PSV - Wednesday, 21 January 2026

league: Europe - Champions League

With 10 points gleaned during the first 6 days, Newcastle is part of a large group of teams still capable of securing a place among the top 8 of the regular season and obtaining direct qualification for the 1/8 finals of this Champions League without going through the play-offs. However, after having won 3 victories in a row against Union Saint Gilloise 0-4, Benfica 3-0 and Bilbao 2-0, the English have just gone 2 games without a victory against OM 2-1 and Bayer Leverkusen 2-2. They are therefore 2 lengths behind 8th place. At the same time, in the Premier League, the Magpies are in 6th place in the 3-unit ranking of the Big 4 after their victory against Leeds 4-3. Opposed to Manchester City in the League Cup, Eddie Howe's men will travel to Wolverhampton next weekend. Opposite, PSV Eindhoven should be a little short to compete for a place in the top 8. They will even have to secure their place among the first 24, they who currently occupy 21st place in this regular season of the Champions League with 2 points ahead of the 25th and first eliminated.

Surprised from the start by Union Saint-Gilloise 1-3, the Batavians were then able to hold off Bayer Leverkusen 1-1 before outclassing Napoli 6-2. They then took a new point against Olympiakos 1-1 and inflicted a big correction on Liverpool 1-4. But on the last day, the Dutch had no choice but to surrender against Atlético Madrid 2-3. On the other hand, in the championship, Peter Bosz's men are alone in the world at the top of the ranking, with 13 points ahead of their first competitor. A new duel awaits them next weekend against Fortuno Sittard where they will aim for a 17th victory in 19 days, their 13th in a row.

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