"Freiburg have recovered from a slow start to the season to win each of their last three matches, seeing BTTS in two of these games against Stuttgart and Basel. They’ve scored eight goals across their opening four Bundesliga matches, winning two and losing two of these matches.

As well as Freiburg’s recent uptick in form, at home last season their games regularly produced goals. Freiburg avoided defeat in 12 of their 17 home games, winning nine of those matches. They scored 32 goals across those games (1.88 per game) but also conceded 26 (1.52 per game).

Hoffenheim have seen BTTS in all four of their Bundesliga matches so far this season, with their most recent fixture ending in a 4-1 defeat to Bayern Munich. Hoffenheim really struggled on the road last season, winning just three of their 17 away assignments - only Holstein Kiel (two) won fewer games on the road than Hoffenheim in the Bundesliga last season.

They did carry a goal threat in these games, netting 21 goals, but the 32 they conceded ultimately made it untenable for Hoffenheim to maintain a solid record on the road. Freiburg ran out 3-2 winners in the most recent head-to-head meeting between the sides, with BTTS landing in each of the last five head-to-head clashes."

"Both of these sides have made positive starts to the season, but I’d give the edge to Lille her,e given their scoring power and impressive home record. Lille have scored 13 goals across their opening five games of the season - this is the joint-highest record in Ligue 1 alongside Monaco.

Their games have been very open, with Lille also shipping eight goals across these games, but still managing to win three of their opening five matches in the French top-flight. This would indicate that Lille trust in their scoring power to guide them through games, even if their defensive structure is found lacking.

BTTS has landed in each of the last four head-to-head clashes between the sides, so goals are common in this fixture over recent seasons. It would be naive to ignore Lyon’s impressive start to the season, which has seen them win four of their opening five matches in Ligue 1, but their recent away game against Rennes stand out as a chink in the armour.

Lyon lost 3-1 in that game, which was only their second away game of the season. They did suffer a red card in the game, with Tyler Morton receiving his marching orders in the 75th minute, but allowed Rennes to create chances throughout the game with the home side ending the game with an xG of 2.19 from 23 shots.

Lille have won each of their last two home matches against Brann and Toulouse, with BTTS landing in each of these games. They won 11 of their 17 home games in Ligue 1 last season, scoring 31 goals across these games, which should be enough to unsettle Lyon but not without the away side finding the back of the net."

"This is the best chance Arsenal have had in recent seasons to pick up a win at St James’ Park. Arsenal have lost on their last three trips to the stadium without scoring, but the attacking depth they’ve added in the transfer window, combined with the availability of Bukayo Saka, gives them an opportunity to break that trend.

Arsenal have scored in all but one of their games so far this season. This blank came against Liverpool at Anfield, which on paper may not seem like a big deal, but Arsenal could have won that game if they had been more bold. Liverpool have only kept two clean sheets across their seven matches in all competitions this season, so they were there for the taking if Mikel Arteta went with a more attacking setup.

The same can be said for this game, Newcastle have been keeping clean sheets, but they’re struggling to carry an attacking threat as they adapt to the loss of Alexander Isak. Three of Newcastle’s five games this season have ended in 0-0 draws, Arsenal must take this opportunity to strike, with Newcastle unlikely to be as weak as they are now in the latter stages of the campaign.

Arsenal failed to score against Newcastle away from home last season but did score at the Emirates in a 1-0 victory. They’ve also won at St James’ Park under Arteta before with two 2-0 victories sprinkled in amongst the struggles that Arsenal have previously had at the stadium."

"This should be a really exciting game between two sides that have started the season in fine form. Napoli have won all four of their opening matches as they look to defend their Scudetto crown, netting nine goals across these fixtures.

AC Milan have also started the season brightly under the tutelage of Massimilliano Allegri, who has guided the red side of Milan to three wins from their opening four games of the season. They have scored seven goals across these games, with the early records of both sides pointing to an exciting evening in Milan.

Napoli have scored in each of their four Serie A games so far this season, netting 2+ goals in three of those games. They scored 27 goals across their 19 away matches last season (1.42 per game), with two of those goals coming in their victory over Milan at the San Siro last season.

Napoli also scored two goals in the reverse fixture as they ran out 2-1 winners. There is no doubt that Napoli are facing a much better Milan side than they did last season, but the advantage still remains with Napoli when considering their impressive start to the season."