Soccer Predictions - Asian Handicap

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Atletico Madrid will be resting Diego Forlan, Sergio Aguero, Raul Garcia, Simao Sabrosa and Paulo Assuncao. Sporting Gijon will be without defender Alberto Botia, who is struggling with an ankle sprain, while midfielder Kike Mateo has a thigh problem and misses out. Defender Gerard Autet is continuing to struggle with tendinitis. 

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Palermo welcome back Edison Cavani from suspension. For Chievo, top scorer Sergio Pellissier, Luca Rigoni and Santiago Morero are all suspended. Marcos De Paula will replace Pellissier and partner Elvis Abbruscato in Chievo's attack. Abbruscato proved the hero the last time the sides met, scoring the only goal of the game to hand his team a valuable win in Verona.

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For Werder Bremen, Schaaf may rotate his side a little after the recent marathon of matches in the league, Europa League and DFB-Pokal has left his players weary. For Nurnberg, top goalscorer Albert Bunjaku has a muscular injury.

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For Osasuna, Juanfran will be available again after undergoing an operation for appendicitis. Josetxo, and Cesar Azpilicueta and Carlos Aranda, who are both back following suspension. For Valladolid, Diego Costa, Jacobo Sanz, Sisi, Fabian Canobbio, Henrique Sereno, Luis Prieto and Nivaldo all missing for the trip to Osasuna.

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Rennes are still without Ghana striker Asamoah Gyan. Kader Mangane has a thigh injury while Petter Hansson is suspended. Grenoble welcome back Slovenian Bostjan Cesar from injury but David Jemmali (hamstring) is set to be out for three weeks. Long-term injury victims Brice Maubleu (elbow) and Sofiane Feghouli (knee) have returned to training with their team-mates.

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Aston Villa are set to recall goalkeeper Brad Friedel and Luke Young. Carlos Cuellar is set to return to the centre of defence in place of James Collins after he played at right-back against Rovers. West Ham manager Gianfranco Zola has no senior strikers available after Guillermo Franco was injured in training.Carlton Cole, Luis Boa Morte and Kieron Dyer are still sidelined with knee injuries, leaving West Ham's options limited to teenagers Frank Nouble and Freddie Sears. Zola hopes to have Scott Parker back from a hamstring injury while Mark Noble is fit again - but Herita Ilunga and Danny Gabbidon are both out.

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For Burnley, only long-term absentees Martin Paterson, Chris McCann and Jay Rodriguez remain sidelined through injury. Owen Coyle expects his squad to have recovered from any bumps and bruises in time for Arsenal's visit. For Arsenal, midfielder Denilson (back) and left-back Armand Traore (hamstring) will not follow the trip to Burnley. Mikael Silvestre is set to come into defence, while winger Emmanuel Eboue is fit again following a hamstring problem. Tomas Rosicky (hamstring), Nicklas Bendtner (groin), Robin van Persie (ankle) remain sidelined, along with full-back Gael Clichy (back) and Johan Djourou (knee).

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For Toulouse, Oumar N'Diaye, Mauro Cetto, Antoine Devaux, Fode Mansare and Xavier Pentecote all miss out. For Boulogne, Fabien Robert (illness), Daniel Moreira, Yoann Lachor (both knee), Laurent Agouazi (hamstring) and captain Gregory Thil (ankle) will be absent until after the winter break. Keeper Jean Francois Bedenik returns from a shoulder injury to take over from Ibrahim Kone and Matthieu Valverde.

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For Juventus, defender Fabio Cannavaro will be on field while captain Alessandro Del Piero who has been out with a thigh injury for over a month but is set to return to action this weekend. For Udinese, forwards Antonio Di Natale and Simone Pepe will be out through suspension and injury respectively.

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For Inter Milan, Wesley Sneijder shrugged off an injury to take his starting place in the Inter line-up in midweek. Sulley Muntari, Thiago Motta and Mario Balotelli were also nursing knocks ahead of the European match, but all made the bench in Kiev and should again be in contention. Roma are still without vastly influential captain Francesco Totti, who is out with a knee injury.

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For Lorient, striker Kevin Gameiro has called for an immediate reaction at the Stade du Moustoir. Long-term absentee Jeremy Morel is still out while Yann Jouffre's comeback. For Boulogne, Gregory Thil, Jean-Francois Bedenik, Olubayo Adefemi, Jeremy Blayac and Daniel Moreira are all still unavailable. Guillaume Ducatel could join them on the sidelines as he faces a race to be fit in time for tomorrow's clash.

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For Arsenal, Lukas Fabianski (thigh), Tomas Rosicky and Theo Walcott (both knee) will be out. For Tottenham, striker Jermain Defoe, Aaron Lennon (ankle), Giovani dos Santos (ankle) and Luka Modric (fractured leg) will miss the clash but Peter Crouch has recovered from a groin problemand should be available for selection. Goalkeeper Carlo Cudicini (knee) and centre-backs Jonathan Woodgate (head) and Ledley King (illness) will be on the field and Niko Kranjcar is back as well after being cup-tied.

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For Wolfsburg, Dzeko suffers a thigh injury. Martins, meanwhile, has struggled to adapt to life in Germany and has also been suffering with a shin injury. For Besiktas, their injury list contains Filip Holosko, Batuhan Karadeniz, Onur Bayramoglu and Ridvan Simsek.

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Inter Milan, Mourinho has a couple of selection concerns as well for this weekend with Diego Milito and Wesley Sneijder struggling to shake off minor injuries. Besides, full-back Maicon is suspended while forward Mario Balotelli is unlikely to feature. Udinese however has a full squad for this match.