Twente’s recent matches have produced a very high number of goals. They claimed a 3-2 win over Fortuna Sittard last time out, having previously won 5-1 against Sparta Rotterdam.

Heracles have seen over 2.5 goals in four of their last five matches, but they have lost four of these games, with the exception of a 3-0 win over Sparta Rotterdam last time out. This will have done wonders for their confidence, seeing as they had lost each of their other six matches in the Eredivisie this season.

Over 2.5 goals landed in both head-to-head meetings between these sides last season. Heracles managed to register a 2-1 win over Twente in the most recent clash, but Twente thrashed Heracles in the initial meeting between the sides, running out 5-0 winners on that occasion.

Twente’s home games produced 57 goals last season (3.35 per game), whilst Heracles saw 49 goals across their 17 away fixtures (2.88 per game).

Both meetings between these sides last season produced over 2.5 goals. Newcastle ran out 4-3 winners at St James’ Park and also claimed a 3-1 win over Forest at the City Ground. Newcastle have seen over 2.5 goals in four of their last five matches across all competitions. 

Forest’s approach is a lot more front footed now than it was in the early parts of the season, and their games have been seeing a higher level of goals as a result. Forest have seen over 2.5 goals in four of their six matches under Postecoglou, with the exceptions coming against Burnley and Sunderland - both sides that set up in a low block against Forest.

I can genuinely see Newcastle covering this line on their own, especially if Ange continues to persist with this naive high line, which he simply doesn’t have the players for.

Forest’s centre backs have been struggling to adapt to this new demand from the manager which isn’t really a surprise, Forest’s defensive success was never built on the speed of their centre backs, and asking them to push high up the pitch is causing a lot of defensive issues.

Goals are usually guaranteed when Barcelona take to the field. Hansi Flick’s side set a new record with their goal against PSG during the week, making it 45 consecutive games in which they’ve scored at least one goal - their best scoring run since 1944.

The last time Barcelona failed to score was against Real Sociedad in November 2024, and they come into this game having seen over 2.5 goals in each of their last five matches, winning four of these games. 

Sevilla have also seen a decent amount of goals in recent games, with over 2.5 goals landing in three of their last five matches, and Barcelona are bound to make Sevilla come out and score if they want to collect anything from the game.

Over 2.5 goals landed in both meetings between these sides last season, as Barcelona registered 4-1 and 5-1 victories over Sevilla. I could see Barcelona covering this line on their own again here.

Monaco’s six games in Ligue 1 this season have produced 24 goals (4.0 per game). 16 of these goals have come across just three home games (5.33 per game), which is a good indicator for goals in this clash.

Nice have lost both of their away games in Ligue 1 so far this season, conceding seven goals across the two fixtures. Both games saw over 2.5 goals as they fell to heavy defeats against Brest and Le Havre, and another heavy defeat on the road could be on the cards given how Monaco have started the season at home.

Monaco have seen over 2.5 goals in each of their last five matches across all competitions, avoiding defeat in three of these games. Nice have seen over 2.5 goals in three of their last five outings, but have only managed to win one of these games.

Over 2.5 goals landed in both-head-to head meetings between the sides last season, with each side claiming a 2-1 win over the other.