Speltips idag2026-09-15

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Elche are 19th with just 2 draws and 3 defeats from 5 games, and are still without a win this season, having only just snapped a losing run with a 1-1 draw at Athletic Bilbao. Real Madrid sit 2nd with 12 points from 5 and have lost only to Real Betis domestically, backed by a front line of Bellingham, Vinícius and Mbappé. Expect Mourinho to rotate somewhat with the Madrid derby looming, but the gap in quality is still large.

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Fulham have lost all three of their Premier League openers under new manager Álvaro Arbeloa, conceding seven goals, and their only competitive win this season came against fourth-tier AFC Wimbledon in the previous round. Both sides are expected to rotate heavily, which adds uncertainty, but Fulham's underlying defensive fragility is the clearer signal here.

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Arsenal go into this on six straight wins to start the season, while Ipswich have won 2 of their opening 4 in the Championship. Arteta has flagged squad rotation (Saliba and Mosquera already out), but even a weakened Arsenal side carries far more attacking quality than an Ipswich team that needed a 3-2 comeback to beat Crystal Palace last time out.

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Both sides go into this having just drawn 0-0 in the league (Liverpool v Fulham, Tottenham v Everton), and Tottenham are yet to score a league goal all season. Both managers have also flagged heavy squad rotation for this Carabao Cup tie, which tends to disrupt attacking cohesion on both sides.

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Brentford are unbeaten in four Premier League games and thrashed Birmingham 6-1 in the previous cup round, giving them a big class advantage. Reading are dangerous at home in League One (11 home goals, more than any rival, and 8 first-half goals in 6 games) but just lost 2-1 at Cambridge after three straight wins, so this is closer than the gulf in divisions suggests but still favours the visitors.

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Willem II are still winless this season (2 points from 5, form L-L-D-L-D) and have conceded first in five of the last six meetings with Ajax, who have won five straight in this fixture. Ajax's home form has dipped recently (2 points from a possible 15), but the gap in quality and h2h record still favours the hosts.

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Fiorentina won 4-2 at Venezia in new coach Paolo Vanoli's first game back, with Franco Mastantuono scoring a hat-trick, and have only one long-term absentee. Pisa are reeling from a 4-1 home defeat to Virtus Entella and have won just once in four, with midfielder Mehdi Leris facing a possible suspension after a red card in that game.

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Genoa have already conceded seven goals in their first three Serie A games and are expected to rotate heavily, while Südtirol arrive on a strong run (3W 2D from 5) and are punching above their weight for a second-tier side. Genoa should still have enough going forward to score too, given the pressure on manager De Rossi to get a positive result.

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Alavés have won three straight at home (3-0 v Getafe, 1-0 v Villarreal, 5-2 v Osasuna) and are unbeaten in seven straight home meetings with Valencia, keeping clean sheets in the last three. Valencia are in crisis with 1 point from 5, four straight defeats, and just one goal scored all season — they also just sacked manager Carlos Corberán, with Óscar Sánchez in interim charge.

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Rayo are 16th and reeling from a 4-1 thrashing at Real Madrid, with La Liga's worst defence (14 conceded in 5) and several first-team absences. Espanyol are 7th, in form after a 2-0 win last time out, with the division's second-best defensive record (5 conceded in 5) and have won 4 of the last 5 meetings between these sides.