Borussia Dortmund v Borussia Moenchengladbach
Bundesliga – 7.30 pm
BT Sports

This is a huge clash at the top of the Bundesliga on Friday night. Die Borussen are top of the pile holding a six-point lead over Moenchengladbach. So this is going to be a huge scrap. Will Dortmund be able to extend their lead, or will the visitors reel them in further? Dortmund lost for the first time this season last weekend, suffering a reverse out on the road at Dusseldorf. But still, that can’t take the shine off a tremendous season from them. BVB are W15 D2 L1 in the top flight. Such as their scoring power has been, they have netted an average of 3.38 goals per home game this season.

Dortmund are 4/7 favourites at top bookmakers to win this clash at the Westfalenstadion. It will be interesting to see how they respond to that defeat. Moenchengladbach can gain some nice ground on them if they can pull off a win. This game just couldn’t be left off the Best Bets of the Day. Moenchengladbach’s season has been split really because they have a perfect 100% record on home soil but are only W2 D3 L3 on their travels. But they are a confident side and haven’t conceded in any of their last three games. If ever BVB need a warning sign of the threat they are facing on the weekend, they can look to Monchengladbach’s 3-0 win at Bayern Munich in October.

Wolves v Liverpool
Premier League – 8.00 pm
Sky Sports

Liverpool get the chance to make the first move this weekend in the Premier League title race. They get a Friday kick off in a trip to Molineux to face Wolves. The Reds came up big once again last weekend in a home victory over Manchester United. That extended their superb unbeaten form for the season. Sometimes over the Festive period, it just comes down to grinding out results in those tricky away games like this. But Liverpool have shown that they can win ugly this season already.

But the Reds will be facing a plucky underdog who are 11/2 at leading bookmakers in the match outright. Wolves moved up to seventh spot last weekend as they secured what was their third straight league victory. That’s really nothing to sneeze at all. Liverpool are the only side in the top flight with a longer current winning streak than Wolves have. Just back in early December Nuno Espirito Santo guided his team to a massive three points against Chelsea. At Molineux. Can they defy the odds again?

Worcester v Northampton
Premiership Rugby – 7.45 pm
BT Sport

It will be all eyes on Sixfields on Friday night for the Premiership rugby action to start the weekend. There will be pressure on both in what is a bit of a basement scrap. The Warriors are sitting ninth in the league ahead of Friday’s game, one place above Northampton. The two of them are level on points though so this should be a tight battle. Their current standing leaves them just two points ahead of bottom side Newcastle. So there are precious points up for grabs. Worcester are only narrow favourites for this home game. The top bookmakers have 10/11 odds on them covering a small -2 handicap.

The Warriors are on a good bit of home form, having won their last five fixtures in all competitions at Sixfields. But then Northampton have been a bit of a bogey side for them. The Warriors have claimed just the two victories over the Saints in the last seven seasons of Premiership rugby. But as a positive for Worcester, both of those wins were actually at Sixways against the Saints. That includes a triumph in last season’s corresponding meeting. The Saints turn up with just the one victory in their last four league fixtures (against Wasps on in November). While the Saints have won three of their last four home games, can they turn that into a positive on the road this weekend?

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