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Senegal vs Morocco - Sunday, 18 January 2026

league: Africa - Africa Cup of Nations

Senegal is probably the most consistent African nation in recent editions of the African Cup of Nations, participating this evening in its 3rd final in the last 4 editions. Unlucky finalist in 2019, Senegal achieved its dream in 2021 by winning the coronation. During the previous edition, in Ivory Coast, the Senegalese were not in their competition and experienced real disillusionment by exiting in the round of 16. In this final phase, the Lions of Teranga timidly won against Egypt in the semi-final 1-0 and Mali in the 1/4 final 0-1. Facing Sudan in the 1/8th final, surprised at the start of the match, Senegal finally made the coffee by winning by two goals 3-1. In the group stage, without difficulty against Botswana winning 3-0 and Benin 3-0, Senegal was more in the red during the opposition with the Democratic Republic of Congo 1-1. As a reminder, Senegal will participate in the World Cup, and will play against France in the first match.

 Since the start of the competition, Morocco has played in Rabat at home but seems to be in clear difficulty since the round of 16. Already, against Tanzania, although the Atlas Lions dominated their subject, they did not go far from the penalty at the end of the match with a possible penalty not called 1-0. In the 1/4 final, without necessarily dominating Cameroon, Walid Regragui's men won while still under threat of a goal or a defensive error 0-2. And finally, in the semi-final, facing the very tough selection of Nigeria, the Moroccans had to deploy until the penalty shootout to take out the Super Eagles, without even scoring a single goal during the 120 minutes of effective playing time 0-0, 2-4 TAB. The important point to underline is that the semi-finalist of the 2022 World Cup did not concede a single goal in this 2nd part of the competition, only 1 in total in the competition. 

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Aston Villa vs Everton - Sunday, 18 January 2026

league: England - Premier League

Author of a sluggish start to the championship, Aston Villa quickly rectified the situation this season and today finds itself firmly established on the podium. The Birmingham-based team is currently 3rd in the Premier League and is 6 points behind 1st place. After stringing together eight victories in a row, the Villans suffered a setback at leader Arsenal 4-1. Subsequently, they resumed their march forward with a success against Nottingham Forest 3-1 and a draw brought back by Crystal Palace 0-0. Last weekend, Aston Villa won against Tottenham in the FA Cup 1-2. Eager to quickly distance themselves from the red zone this season, Everton brilliantly accomplished their objective.

The Liverpool club today occupies 12th place in the Premier League with only 4 spending units on the last European folding seat. Unfortunately, the Toffees are less to their advantage these days, as evidenced by the only success gleaned during the last 6 days, for 2 draws and 3 defeats. After losing to Brentford 2-4, they were held to a draw at home by bottom side Wolverhampton 1-1. Last weekend, Everton fell to Sunderland in the FA Cup 1-1, being eliminated on penalties. 

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Wolves vs Newcastle - Sunday, 18 January 2026

league: England - Premier League

In a difficult situation this season, Wolverhampton are dead last in the Premier League with only 7 points taken in 21 games. It would take a real miracle for the red lantern to avoid falling 14 units of expenditure on the first non-relegation place. However, Wolves have shown a slight uptick in form over the last three games. They pocketed their only success in the league against West Ham 3-0 and otherwise shared the points on the lawns of Manchester United 1-1 and Everton 1-1. Last weekend, Wolverhampton crushed Shrewsbury in the FA Cup 6-1. Newcastle now occupies 6th place in the Premier League, 3 points behind the Big 4.

A while behind, Eddie Howe's gang raised their level recently, which allowed them to completely relaunch themselves in the race for Europe. The Magpies have won their last three league matches played against Burnley 1-3, Crystal Palace 2-0 and Leeds 4-3. Last weekend, they defeated Bournemouth in the FA Cup 3-3, qualifying on penalties. This week, however, Newcastle lost their League Cup semi-final first leg against Manchester City 0-2 at home. 

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Lyon vs Brest - Sunday, 18 January 2026

league: France - Ligue 1

Authoritarian winner in Monaco 1-3 at the end of the first phase of the Championship then in Lille 1-2 in the round of 16 of the Coupe de France, 5th Lyon confirmed its excellent form at the start of the year. Paulo Fonseca's players, who won the last 5 matches in all competitions, came back to 2 points off the podium before the start of the 18th day. At the same time, they dominate the league phase of the Europa League and could qualify for the round of 16 next Thursday, in the event of a good result against the Young Boys of Bern. Stade Brestois returns to competition two weeks after its last match, won against poorly ranked Auxerre 2-0.

At a time when some clubs were competing in the round of 16 of the Coupe de France last weekend, the Ti-Zefs did not have this right, the fault of a bitter failure against Avranches N2; 1-1, 5-4 TAB occurred as soon as they entered the fray. Instead, they held friendly terms by crushing Concarneau N1; 0-5. The Breton club begins the return phase of Ligue 1 in 11th position, with 4 victories obtained over the last 5 days. 

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Nantes vs Paris FC - Sunday, 18 January 2026

league: France - Ligue 1

Nantes is in difficulty at mid-season, ranking only 16th, in the position of virtual play-off. The Canaries are two points behind their opponent of the day, the first non-relegation club, despite their major victory in Marseille 0-2 at the start of the year. They ended a drought of 7 matches without success in the exercise on this occasion. A first big blow for Ahmed Kantari, who succeeded Luis Castro as coach. Its players were eliminated from the Coupe de France by Nice 1-1, 3-5 TAB last weekend, at the round of 16 stage, and will concentrate fully on the Championship with a view to validating their retention.

  14th in the Championship with 2 points ahead of Nantes, Paris FC is not safe from a return to Ligue 2 in the spring. The promoted team is going through a bad patch in the year: a series of 6 matches without a victory. If they remain on defeats against Toulouse 0-3 and PSG 2-1, the PFC players were more successful at the start of the week in the Coupe de France. Opposed to the same PSG team, title holders, they signed a huge success at the Parc des Princes 0-1 and will go to Lorient, at the beginning of February, in the round of 16. 

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Rennes vs Le Havre - Sunday, 18 January 2026

league: France - Ligue 1

The fast period of Stade Rennais continues after its victory against Chantilly N2; 1-3 confirming its qualification for the round of 16 of the Coupe de France. Authors of a very big blow in Lille with a 0-2 victory at the start of the year, Habib Beye's players have won 8 of their last 9 matches in all competitions and are close to the top 5 in the Championship. Successes against Strasbourg 4-1, Monaco 4-1 and Brest 3-1 fueled the Rennes harvest that began two and a half months ago. A series of 6 games without a win in Ligue 1: 3 draws, 3 defeats and one elimination upon entry into the Coupe de France, against Amiens L2; 0-2, pushed Le Havre into crisis before the winter break.

The Norman club had to bounce back from the start of the year, which it succeeded two weeks ago by winning in the last quarter of an hour against Angers 2-1. It has taken 5 steps ahead of the relegation zone but remains in danger in the race to maintain itself. With 15 goals scored in 17 days, Le Havre is the penultimate attack in Ligue 1. 

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Strasbourg vs Metz - Sunday, 18 January 2026

league: France - Ligue 1

Strasbourg begins the return phase of the Championship at the gates of the top 6 and with a new coach. Liam Rosenior left the club after the 1-1 draw at Nice at the start of the year, Gary O'Neil succeeded him and did not miss his first on the bench, in the round of 16 of the Coupe de France against Avranches N2; 0-6 victory. Although he has not lost any of his last 6 matches in all competitions, we must however go back to November 9, against Lille 2-0, to find any trace of Racing's last victory in Ligue 1. Since then, he has had a string of 3 defeats and 2 draws. FC Metz still have 17 games to avoid relegation to Ligue 2 less than a year after being promoted to the top flight.

Red lantern, the worst defense in the Championship, 38 goals conceded in 17 days, puts a 4-point outlay on the first non-relegation team. It ended a series of 4 defeats in the exercise by neutralizing Lorient at the start of the year 1-1 before immediately falling back into its faults. Crushed by Montpellier L2; 0-4 at home, the Grenats left the Coupe de France through the back door. 

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Augsburg vs Freiburg - Sunday, 18 January 2026

league: Germany - Bundesliga

We will have to seriously get to work for Augsburg to avoid a nerve-wracking second half of the season for its supporters. This team only occupies an uncomfortable 15th place in the standings after the first leg, with a very measured lead of 3 points in the red zone. In difficulty, Sandro Wagner's men have only won one of their last 6 championship matches and they even remain in 4 matches without success. Largely beaten last weekend at Borussia Mönchengladbach 4-0 for their debut in 2026, the Bavarians were unable to achieve better than a draw on Thursday evening against Union Berlin 1-1 after conceding the equalizer in added time. Often present for several years in contact with the best Bundesliga teams, Friborg logically aims for a European place each season.

This team is also rather well placed in the Europa League before the last 2 days of the league phase and can aim for direct qualification for the 1/8 finals of this competition. In the league, the Black Forest club is in 8th place in the standings, 6 units from the top 6 in Europe after being beaten in the middle of the week at Leipzig 2-0. Last weekend, the Brazilians from Brisgau were still able to launch their year 2026 with a victory at home against Hamburg 2-1.

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Stuttgart vs Union Berlin - Sunday, 18 January 2026

league: Germany - Bundesliga

All the lights are green for Stuttgart at the start of 2026. The VfB once again confirms this season that it is one of the best clubs in Germany and it proves it by currently in 3rd place on the podium, 4 units behind the 2nd place occupied by Borussia Dortmund. After having experienced a real disappointment at the beginning of December against Bayern Munich 0-5, the Swabians recovered very well by lining up 3 successes over the next 4 days against Werder Bremen 0-4, Hoffenheim 0-0, Bayer Leverkusen 1-4 and finally against Eintracht Frankfurt 3-2 on Tuesday evening at the end of a fairly spectacular meeting. After having flirted with the relegation zone during the last 2 seasons, Union Berlin is giving itself more air this year.

And instead of having to fight for its survival in the elite, the capital club has settled in the soft underbelly of the ranking, only a few lengths from the fight for European spots. Indeed, the Iron Men are 6 points behind the top 6 but they have lost a little ground in recent days by stringing together 2 draws against Mainz 1-1 and against Augsburg 1-1 after equalizing at the very end of the match on Thursday evening.

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AC Milan vs Lecce - Sunday, 18 January 2026

league: Italy - Serie A

In the fight for the Scudetto this season, AC Milan is currently 2nd in Serie A and is 3 points behind the leader. The Rossoneri lost their first league match but have not tasted defeat since 12 wins and 7 draws. Fallers of Hellas Verona 3-0 and Cagliari 0-1, they were then held to a draw by Genoa 1-1 and Fiorentina last weekend 1-1. This week, AC Milan resumed its march forward on the pitch of Como 1-3.

Fully engaged in the battle not to go down this season, Lecce today occupies 17th place in Serie A with 3 lengths ahead of the first relegation. The team based in Puglia does not show great certainty and has not won any of its last five championship matches, 1 draw and 4 defeats. After creating a surprise in the lair of Juventus 1-1, Lecce lost against Roma 0-2, Parma 1-2 and Inter this week 1-0. 

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Bologna vs Fiorentina - Sunday, 18 January 2026

league: Italy - Serie A

Now considered among the serious contenders for Europe, Bologna is behind on its progress this season. The Rossoblu are currently 8th in Serie A and concede 4 units of spending on 6th place. In tough times for several weeks, they have gone seven games without a win in the league, 3 draws and 4 defeats. After losing to Inter 3-1 and Atalanta 0-2, Bologna took a good point at Como last weekend 1-1. This week, Vincenzo Italiano's gang put an end to their poor momentum by winning on the pitch of Hellas Verona 2-3.

In great difficulty this season, Fiorentina now occupies 18th place in Serie A with 3 points behind the first non-relegation team. Unable to win during the first fifteen days, the Tuscans have shown a real return to form for some time. Thus, they have only lost one of their last 5 league matches, for 2 wins and 2 draws. After beating Cremonese at home 1-0, Fiorentina shared the points with Lazio 2-2 and AC Milan last weekend 1-1. 

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Parma vs Genoa - Sunday, 18 January 2026

league: Italy - Serie A

Parma is currently 14th in Serie A and has a rather comfortable lead of 8 points over the first relegation place. Carlos Cuesta's men recently raised the cursor, which allowed them to move away from the red zone. Indeed, they have gleaned 3 victories in the last 7 days, for 2 draws and 2 defeats. After a valuable success acquired last weekend at a direct competitor for maintenance, Lecce 1-2, Parma confirmed its good dispositions by bringing back a point from Napoli this week 0-0. Genoa today occupies 15th place in Serie A with 3 units of spending on its opponent of the day.

After a sluggish start to the championship, the club found some color following the dismissal of coach Patrick Vieira at the end of October. Unfortunately, Daniele De Rossi's men have suffered from a difficult schedule recently. Indeed, they went five games without a win between mid-December and early January: 2 draws and 3 defeats. Genoa put an end to this bad dynamic last Monday by outclassing Cagliari 3-0. 

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Torino vs AS Roma - Sunday, 18 January 2026

league: Italy - Serie A

Comfortably installed in the soft underbelly of the ranking, Torino now occupies 12th place in Serie A with 9 points ahead of the red zone and 11 behind 6th place. The Piedmontese team should not be threatened by the descent but does not seem sufficiently armed to consider Europe. Nikola Vlasic's men have won 3 of their last 6 league matches, losing 3. After easily beating Hellas Verona 0-3, they lost to Udinese 1-2 and Atalanta last weekend 2-0. This week, Torino created a surprise by winning against Roma in the round of 16 of the Italian Cup 2-3. This season, Roma aims to qualify for the next Champions League.

The Louve club is currently 5th in Serie A and has the same number of points as 4th. Since the end of November, the Giallorossi have slowed down slightly. Indeed, they have conceded 4 losses in the last 8 days, for 4 victories. Beaten on Atalanta's field at the start of January 1-0, Roma then took over Lecce 0-2 and Sassuolo last weekend 2-0. This week, Gian Piero Gasperini's gang was unfortunately surprised, at home, by Torino in the Italian Cup 2-3. 

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Heerenveen vs Groningen - Sunday, 18 January 2026

league: Netherlands - Eredivisie

Heerenveen has won 6 matches in its last 18 meetings, and has conceded 6 losses and 6 draws over the same period. Over this period of 18 matches, Heerenveen scored 31 goals and conceded 28. In their very last match, Heerenveen played against the club and the match ended with a score of 2 - 2. On the other hand, FC Groningen obtained 8 wins in their last 18 matches, for 4 draws and 6 losses conceded.

In its last meeting, FC Groningen faced the formation of for a final result of 0 - 0. Between Heerenveen who is currently 9th in the Eredivisie with a total record of 6 wins, 6 draws and 6 defeats, and FC Groningen ranked 5th in the Eredivisie and presenting a total record of 8 wins, 4 draws and 6 defeats, we see the victory of Heerenveen.

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Atl. Madrid vs Alaves - Sunday, 18 January 2026

league: Spain - LaLiga

In pain, Atlético Madrid obtained their ticket to the quarter-finals of the Copa del Rey this week by beating Deportivo La Coruna, with a sumptuous direct free kick from the legendary Antoine Griezmann 0-1. A few days earlier, the Colchoneros had lost another chance to win a major trophy, losing in the semi-final of the Spanish Super Cup against Real Madrid 1-2. In La Liga, once is not customary but the 4th-placed Madrilenians are already well out of the title race with no less than 11 points behind Barça who are leaders. To start 2026, Diego Simeone's men shared the points at the Anoeta Arena of Real Sociedad 1-1.

Opposite, Deportivo Alaves 16th had been able to hold Atlético Madrid in check during the first leg. The task will be much more difficult to achieve at the Metropolitano today, especially since away from home, the Basque club has lost its last 6 matches played in La Liga including defeats like against Osasuna 3-0 and Villarreal last weekend 3-1. This week, Alaves took on Rayo Vallecano at home in a 1/8th final of the Copa del Rey, result to follow. 

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