The football predictions for Tuesday 17 August, there are the first leg of the play-offs to access the Champions League group stage.
The most anticipated match today is the one between Monaco and Shakhtar Donetsk. For both, inevitably, the elimination would sound like a resounding failure. Niko Kovac’s men even “accepted” a slow start in Ligue 1 to focus all efforts on the cup. The 1-0 defeat against modest Lorient in the league, in fact, is the result of a heavy turnover on the part of the Croatian coach, who preferred to keep the owners at rest and preserve them in view of the first leg against Shakhtar. Only a few changes, however, for Roberto De Zerbi, who only needed the goals from Stepanenko and Traore to beat the not irresistible Metalist on the fourth day of the Ukrainian top flight. Match after match, the orange squads are growing, proving that they have understood the indications of the new coach.
Sheriff Tiraspol-Dinamo Zagreb and Salzburg-Brondby complete today’s trio of matches.
Read also: Monaco-Shakhtar Donetsk, Champions League: probable formations, predictions
German Super Cup and Championship predictions
In Germany the first trophy of the season is awarded and the usual notes, Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund, will compete for it. A game that promises to be spectacular, an already very important test for the new Bavarian coach Nagelsmann under fire after the first uninspiring results.
Tonight there are also the Championship matches: Fulham after the resounding victory against Huddersfield are ready to confirm themselves on the Millwall field. Peterborough-Cardiff promises goals, great balance and possible draws in Swansea-Stoke, Barnsley-Luton and Huddersfield-Preston.
Going down one category, watch out for Oxford’s possible victory against Crewe.
Predictions: the choice of the Seer
• At least one goal per team in Borussia Dortmund-Bayern Munich, German Super Cup, ore 20:30
Predictions: Winning
Dinamo Zagreb (in Sheriff Tiraspol-Dinamo Zagabria, Champions League, ore 21:00)
Salzburg (in Salisburgo-Brondby, Champions League, ore 21:00)
Fulham (in Millwall-Fulham, Championship, ore 20:45)
Matches with at least three goals overall
Borussia Dortmund-Bayern Monaco, German Super Cup, ore 20:30
Wimbledon-Gillingham, League One, ore 20:45
Matches with at least one goal per team
Millwall-Fulham, Championship, ore 20:45
Huddersfield-Preston, Championship, ore 20:45
Monaco-Shakhtar Donetsk, Champions League, ore 21:00
The “sensational”
Tie (in Swansea-Stoke, Championship, ore 20:45
