Weekend Wisdom: Navigating The Holiday Season's Football Feast – 20th …

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The festive period rolls on, and with it emerges another opportunity to dissect the sprawling landscape of weekend fixtures. The beautiful game refuses to pause, most notably amid this most wonderful time of year.

The selections for this weekend's action are detailed below:

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Die Wölfe Host Freiburg

The hosts exploded from the blocks with stunning purpose against the in-form Borussia Mönchengladbach seven days ago, firing home three goals inside the initial 34 minutes as they cruised to a convincing 3-1 victory on the road.

Freiburg, for their part, displayed notable fortitude after Jobe Bellingham's sending-off last weekend, recovering from behind to earn a valuable point against the challenging Borussia Dortmund.

The Black Forest club, however, have experienced difficulty on their travels of late, accumulating merely two points from the last five games' worth available away from home at Europa-Park Stadion.

PREDICTION: Wolfsburg to win either halves at 1.64

Stuttgart vs Hoffenheim

Stuttgart arrested a troubling winless sequence and find themselves within touching distance of their higher-ranked opponents.

Hoffenheim journey to Stuttgart brimming with confidence. Christian Ilzer's team scored twice in each half against the promoted Hamburg in gameweek 14, cantering to a convincing 4-1 triumph at the PreZero Arena.

This fixture promises to deliver an open contest.

SELECTION: Both teams to score at 1.43

Red Bull Arena Blockbuster

RB Leipzig held their draw for just three minutes against Union Berlin after Tidiam Gomis' equaliser last weekend.

The draw halted a three-match unbeaten sequence and represented a missed opportunity to close the gap to Bayern Munich, who were held against Mainz 05.

Bayer Leverkusen, by contrast, showed no mercy against newly-promoted FC Köln as late efforts from Martin Terrier and Robert Andrich sealed a comfortable 2-0 home victory.

VERDICT: Both teams to score at 1.46

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Eredivisie Heavyweight Clash

Feyenoord return to home at De Kuip seeking redemption after a chastening 2-0 reverse away to Ajax in the historic De Klassieker.

Twente travel to Rotterdam with superior momentum and less baggage. John van den Brom's side have suffered defeat on a single occasion in their last twelve league encounters.

Previous fixtures between the sides have consistently delivered attacking fare, even if final scorelines are often slender.

PREDICTION: Both teams to score at 1.52

Brighton vs Sunderland

Brighton's worrying sequence persisted at Liverpool as they endured a third winless game in succession.

Sunderland's return to the Premier League achieved a new high after they defeated bitter rivals Newcastle to move within two points of the Champions League places.

This is a difficult journey for Sunderland.

VERDICT: Over 1.5 Goals at 1.27

Portuguese Encounter

Gil Vicente appears to be running out of steam after a impressive start to the season.

Rio Ave have endured considerable troubles off the pitch, which have transferred onto the playing surface – just a single victory in their last five fixtures.

The fixture represents an crucial encounter for both teams to arrest their present trajectory.

PREDICTION: Gil Vicente to win either halves at 1.42

North London Hosts Merseyside

Thomas Frank endures intense pressure after Tottenham turned in another abysmal performance at Nottingham Forest to suffer a fourth league reverse in seven.

Liverpool are nothing like the team that lifted the title last season, but two wins and two draws from their last four matches constitutes modest improvement given how disastrous their campaign has generally been.

Liverpool have scored 15 goals in their last three Premier League fixtures against Tottenham.

VERDICT: Both teams to score at 1.56

Southampton vs Coventry

Jovon Makama scored a brace for a struggling Norwich side in gameweek 21 as Southampton were subjected to an disappointing reverse at Carrow Road.

Winger Ephron Mason-Clark was the hero for Coventry last weekend as his second-half opener was enough to claim all three points against Bristol City.

Southampton's backline continues to struggle and Coventry's shaky at times, so this game should produce attacking entertainment.

VERDICT: Both teams to score at 1.48

FULL SELECTION

Booking Code: 3TBSFQ7

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