{"id":320374,"date":"2025-01-09T08:23:05","date_gmt":"2025-01-09T13:23:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=320374"},"modified":"2025-01-09T08:23:06","modified_gmt":"2025-01-09T13:23:06","slug":"european-soccer-picks-and-predictions-jan-11-12-2025-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/european-soccer-picks-and-predictions-jan-11-12-2025-2\/","title":{"rendered":"This weekend&#8217;s top European soccer predictions: Best bets and picks for Bundesliga, La Liga and Serie A"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Three picks from three different leagues \u2014 Bundesliga, La Liga and Serie A \u2014 make up this weekend&#8217;s top soccer predictions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The pregame narrative: <\/strong>Atletico Madrid hosts Osasuna in a clash that has high-scoring potential and I believe Borussia Monchengladbach can go toe-for-toe with Bayern Munich. I also have a play on Italian sides Genoa and Parma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out this weekend&#8217;s best European soccer predictions for games on Jan. 11-12.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Soccer picks and predictions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Go to full <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.com\/sportsbook\/sports\/soccer\/competitions\/10076\">Bundesliga betting markets<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Best Bet:<\/strong> <strong>Borussia Monchengladbach +1.5 (-130)<\/strong><br><br>Fading one of the fiercest clubs in Europe isn&#8217;t as scary as it seems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although Bayern sits atop the Bundesliga table, with an 11-3-1 record, its defence has been susceptible and often keeps quality opponents in games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Bayern hasn&#8217;t kept a clean sheet in its last six overall matches.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It had draws vs. Frankfurt and Borussia Dortmund and lost at Mainz.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Under Vincent Kompany, the Bavarians deploy a high defensive line by sending all 10 players to press in the attacking third.<br><br>That strategy could backfire against a Monchengladbach side that has the pacy forwards \u2014 like Franck Honorat and Alassane Plea \u2014 to transition quickly and exploit space on the counter.<br><br>The Foals are joint-leaders in Bundesliga with 23 fast-break shots, per The Analyst.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/borussia_en\/status\/1874070984489394662\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>With Dayot Upamecano suspended, Bayern&#8217;s backline is down a key defender that could effectively send aerial passes and has the pace to thwart counterattacks. <br><br>In great form, Gladbach has a 5-3-1 record in its last nine matches. It has draws to German giants Dortmund (1-1) and RB Leipzig (0-0) over that stretch.<br><br>The Foals, the biggest riser in Germany&#8217;s top flight, are flying under the radar and capable of giving Bayern a scare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key stat:<\/strong> At home ground, Gladbach is 7-1 against the +1.5 Asian handicap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Quick picks<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Atletico Madrid\/Osasuna over 2.5 goals (-125):<\/strong> Atletico has emerged as a serious contender in the La Liga title race, coming off a 2-1 victory over Barcelona in December.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"insights\"><strong>See all <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.com\/sportsbook\/sports\/soccer\/competitions\/10094\">La Liga markets<\/a><br><\/strong><br>Diego Simeone&#8217;s attack is flooded with quality forwards like Antoine Griezmann and Julian Alvarez, along with top scorer Alexander Sorloth coming off the bench.<br><br>The formidable trio has combined for 20 goals this season.<br><br>Although Atletico is sound defensively, Osasuna has the attacking prowess to find the score sheet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Under Vicente Moreno, the Little Reds often press their opponents to disrupt build-up play and send in crosses into the penalty area (at the third-highest rate in La Liga).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Osasuna thrashed Atletico 4-1 in its last trip to Metropolitano.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Genoa\/Parma under 2.5 goals (-108): <\/strong>These are two bottom-half clubs in Serie A with subpar attacks.<br><br>Teams often have trouble puncturing Genoa&#8217;s backlines. The group uses three central defenders and two wingbacks to gain numerical advantages in the defensive third.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Parma is likely to compete without its top chance creators Dennis Man and Adrian Bernabe. Responsible for taking free-kicks and corners, the duo has combined for 53 created chances this season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"insights\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.com\/sportsbook\/sports\/soccer\/competitions\/10083\">Bet now on Serie A<\/a><br><\/strong><br>Patrick Vieira&#8217;s side has allowed three goals in its last six matches, including a clean sheet against AC Milan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the previous match at Torino, the Crusaders generated a measly 0.38 expected goals. They took just a single shot from inside the 18-yard box.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This has all the ingredients for a low-scoring affair and there&#8217;s lots of value in backing the under.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Picks made at 8:03 a.m. on 01\/09\/25.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Three picks from three different leagues \u2014 Bundesliga, La Liga and Serie A \u2014 make up this weekend&#8217;s top soccer predictions. The pregame narrative: Atletico Madrid hosts Osasuna in a clash that has high-scoring potential and I believe Borussia Monchengladbach can go toe-for-toe with Bayern Munich. I also have a play on Italian sides Genoa [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":320110,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"sidebar_plugin_meta_block_field":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[452,73],"tags":[229,43],"class_list":["post-320374","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-com","category-football","tag-soccer","tag-soccer-betting"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Soccer predictions &amp; best bets: European picks, Jan. 11-12 | NSB<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Check out our European soccer picks and predictions for Jan. 11-12, 2025. 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