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Morocco will face Netherlands on 31st May in Agadir. Both teams are having struggled in their continental qualifiers for the 2018 World Cup, will use this friendly as an opportunity to improve their performance.

The dutch side signed Dick Advoocat as the new national team manager. Advoocat will take over in June, but he’s already made the first call-up for this friendly. Most of the expected players are called: Arjen Robben, Wesley Sneijder, Bas Dost, Daley Blind, Davy Klaasen and the goalkeeper Cillessen among others will be available to play. Defensive midfielder Nathan Ake (22, Chelsea) will make his debut with the national team.

As for the Moroccans, it’s all about consistency. If they want a place in the next world cup, they’ll have to win every game they have in order to do so. That’s why manager Herve Renard made a similar call-up to before, with the names of Karim El Ahmadi, Younès Belhanda and the promising youth player Youssef En Nesyri (19, striker at Málaga FC). Mimoun Mahi (23), an offensive midfielder at FC Groningen and a former dutch player in the youths teams, will make his debut for the national team.

This match is something of a puzzle, due to the previous bad performances of the dutch teams. Players like Robben or Sneijder can make a difference if they’re in good form, and in the end that’s what’s reflected in the btting odds, with an average of 6/4 for the dutch win over a 9/5 for a home win.

Leicester will host Bournemouth on Sunday 21st for the last match of the season. Both teams have nothing to lose or win, as they’re in the middle of the table (10^th and 11^th respectively). For Leicester, after a shocking last season, one could argue this is not the place where they wanted to be: A good performance in the Champions League seems to compensate the irregular display on the Premier League, but those first months of bad performances marked the rest of the season and left them outside of the contest for an UCL or UEL spot. Bournemouth, on the other hand, continue to reaffirm their place in the Premier League with their highest league finish in the club’s history.

For the home team, Wes Morgan and Robert Huth, their main center backs, still won’t be available. The same is true of the midfielder Drinkwater. Bournemouth have their main line-up from the past matches fit and ready to play. Joshua King, who is having a tremendous season with 16 goals and will be a tough challenge for the Leicester alternative defense.

The odds are in favor of a Leicester win, but the draw at 3.70 (average) seems like a solid bet, since both teams have no need to win. This could also mean a high scoring match, since the pressure for a must-needed victory won’t be there. Also, Leicester are conceding a lot of goals, especially in their last few matches. Bournemouth, on the other side, have been a team with a lot of offensive power, being one of the most scoring teams, but also conceded a lot during the season. At 1.55 (average), the odds for a match with more than 2 goals seems like a real possibility!

A gander at the new England away kit, as sported by Rashfordinho. Let’s hope the boys do the business in Germany!

On Wednesday Scotland and Canada kick off the international break with a friendly. In recent times neither side have had particularly good fortunes on the international stage. Scotland have won just one of their last fiver international fixtures, that coming against minnows Malta. On the other side of the field Canada have won two of their last five although these have been against much weaker opposition than Scotland are used to facing.

Their FIFA rankings shows quite clearly who is the favourite in the game as Scotland find themselves in 67th position on the rankings where as Canada are a poor 117 meaning that it would definitely be a huge surprise for Canada to get anything from the game. If i were to pick out a goalscorer it would have to be Leigh Griffiths who last year looked almost unstoppable for Celtic but the recent rise of Moussa Dembele has seen him a bit overlooked this year. Regardless his talent remains and he’s definitely a man capable of bagging a goal or two for Scotland.

I can’t see Canada scoring many due to Scotland’s very respectable defence and so I would definitely go for Scotland to win and/or to keep a clean sheet. As for goals in the game I don’t see there being loads. A reasonable punt would be for a 2-0 victory to Scotland, nothing outstanding but a comfortable win for the boys in blue. Although if you wanted a slightly safer bet then for there to be under 3 goals would also be a good shout.

Selection: Scotland clean sheet 4/6 and Scotlan win 4/11

Remarkably, Liverpool have won just one game, in all competitions, in 2017 and their last four home matches in the Premier League have yielded just seven points, with the 1-0 win over Manchester City at Anfield on New Year’s Eve a fading memory. The Reds’ title hopes vanished following a 2-0 defeat by Hull City at the KCOM Stadium and, having already been knocked out of the FA Cup and the EFL Cup, Jurgen Klopp’s side have just a Champions League place to play for.

Indeed, Saturday’s match could prove crucial in terms of qualifying for the Champions League and, after another wretched display against the Tigers, Liverpool have plenty to think about. Tottenham haven’t exactly set the world on fire in recent weeks, but head to Anfield undefeated in their last nine games and, if confidence counts for anything, look a decent bet at the 3.6 with BetVictor to compound the Reds’ misery and retain second place in the Premier League.

Selection: Tottenham Hotspur to win (3.6 with BetVictor)