Venezia’s games have produced an average of just 2.32 goals scored, with Venezia themselves managing just 23 across their 28 league games to date. This selection has been a winner in 11 of their last 12, with Venezia having impressively sured things up at the back, conceding 2+ goals in just two of those games. That said, this has come at the expense of offensive firepower, with Sunday’s hosts having bagged just one goal in their last five.

It’s been a similar story for Conte’s Napoli, whose games have been typically low-scoring this season, averaging 2.43 goals and even fewer expected goals. 18 of their last 22 have produced under 3.5 goals, including six of their most recent seven. The only exception over that period was their clash with Lazio, which produced no more than 1.44 expected goals.

These sides have only clashed forces three times in recent history, with this selection coming home in all three. Just five shots have found the back of the net across those matches, with Venezia yet to make it onto the scoresheet.

With just one win from their last seven league games, Leganes have slumped to 17th in the league, and sit just one point above Alaves in the relegation zone. Defensively, they have not been at their best in recent weeks, shipping multiple goals in four of their last five.

That record does not bode well, given that Real Betis have won their last four straight league games – a run which has lifted them into sixth, re-igniting hopes of landing a Champions League spot. With the addition of Antony, Los Verdiblancos have emerged as a potent attacking force, and will look to cause problems on Sunday.

However, Leganes have scored six goals in their last three home games in all competitions, including two goals against Real Madrid. In search of reversing their form, Los Pepineros will likely take a progressive approach in front of a home support.

Bochum’s fight for survival has gained real momentum in recent weeks, with a resurgence that includes stunning victories over both Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund. This upturn in form (W2, D2, L1) has moved them to within just two points of safety ahead of this round, though they remain at least seven points worse off than at the same stage of their last three Bundesliga campaigns.

A key factor in Bochum’s revival has been their much-improved attacking output at home. Having struggled in front of goal for much of the season, they have doubled their goal tally at the Vonovia Ruhrstadion across their last five league matches, managing to find the net in four of their last six on home soil. With that newfound scoring touch, they will be confident of breaching a Frankfurt defence that has looked increasingly fragile in recent weeks.

Despite sitting inside the Bundesliga’s top four, Frankfurt arrives in poor domestic form, carrying the league’s longest active losing streak (L3). This marks their worst run under Dino Toppmöller, but their midweek 4-1 demolition of Ajax in the UEFA Europa League Last 16 will have lifted spirits. However, their defensive vulnerabilities remain a concern, having conceded in eight of their last nine away games across all competitions. Their only clean sheet in that run came against St. Pauli, the Bundesliga’s lowest-scoring home side, who average just 0.58 goals per game.

Bochum will also take confidence from their historical dominance over Frankfurt, having beaten them more times than any other Bundesliga side (25). Although they suffered a heavy 7-2 defeat in the reverse fixture, they have held firm at home in this fixture since their top-flight return in 2021, remaining unbeaten in their last three encounters (W2, D1). With Frankfurt conceding in each of their last seven meetings against Bochum, the hosts will fancy their chances of extending that streak and getting on the scoresheet once again.

It’s been business as usual for Inter who’ve demonstrated remarkable consistency this season and merit their position at the top of Serie A. Across all competitions, The Nerazurri have been defeated on just five occasions, having played 42 games to date. They’ve won five of their last six, drawing the remainder, and are no doubt benefiting from having been consistently able to rotate throughout the season.

Atalanta, despite their impressive start to the campaign, have seen their momentum slow down, recording just five wins in their last 17 across all competitions. That said, when they do win, it tends to be in remarkable fashion, with three of those matches producing a 5+ goal winning margin and the fourth a 4-1 win last time out against Juventus.

That would be a surprise outcome against Inter, who have won each of their last seven clashes with Atalanta and are unbeaten in 14, going all the way back to 2018. Their two matches this season have resulted in a 6-0 aggregate in favour of Sunday’s visitors.

After being controversially eliminated from the Champions League round of 16 by arch-rivals Real Madrid, Diego Simeone’s men will turn their attention back to domestic proceedings in what is a massive contest in the title race. As it stands, Atletico Madrid sit one point behind league-leaders Barcelona, although the Catalans have a game in hand.

These sides met just a couple of weeks ago in the Copa del Rey semi-final – that was an eight-goal spectacle eventually finishing in a draw. After finding themselves 2-0 up after just six minutes, Atletico Madrid were trailing at the half-time break. A late Alexander Sorloth strike eventually levelled proceedings in the 93rd-minute, meaning it will be all square going into the second-leg.

With 11 big chances created in total in the match, neither side were at their best defensively, which makes goals a target once more at the Metropolitano on Sunday.