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Sassuolo vs Cesena: five shutouts against five games without a win The two pre-season runs tell opposite stories. Cesena finished the summer with four wins and a draw, without conceding once, while Sassuolo have failed to win any of their last five friendlies. That contrast gives this first-round Italian Cup tie a bit of edge,…

Cardiff City vs Wrexham : 90 goals in League One and a sixth place that flatters nobody Cardiff City scored 90 goals last season in League One, winning 27, drawing 10 and losing 9. That kind of return explains why they bounced straight back into the higher reaches of English football. The Bluebirds finished second…

Liverpool vs Como: the Reds’ final test before the real thing Eighteen goals in four pre-season games. That number says plenty about the way Andoni Iraola has started life at Liverpool this summer. The issue is elsewhere: the Reds have lost their last two matches, against Leeds United and Monaco. In both, they were two…

Genoa vs Ascoli: the Grifone start their season with almost three months without a competitive match Genoa’s last competitive game came on 24 May, the final day of the 2025-26 Serie A season. Ascoli, meanwhile, played on 8 August in the preliminary round of the Italian Cup. That gap in match sharpness is the first…

Besiktas vs Eyupspor : two teams arriving at the opener from completely different places in the Turkish league Besiktas come into the opening round already sharpened by four competitive matches. Eyupspor, by contrast, have only had friendlies since they returned to work. That gap in rhythm shapes the whole picture. One side is already up…

Lazio vs Mantova: Gattuso’s first game kicks off the Coppa Italia Lazio begin their 2026-27 season on Sunday night at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, facing Mantova in the first round of the Coppa Italia. Kick-off is set for 21:15. It is also Gennaro Gattuso’s first official match in charge of the Biancocelesti. The former…

Arsenal vs Manchester City: the Community Shield kicks off the English season in Cardiff The first piece of English silverware in the 2026-27 season is on the line on Sunday at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, 20 years after the Community Shield last made it to Wales. The Welsh ground and its 74,500 seats will…

Watford vs Southampton: a season opener loaded with baggage at Vicarage Road Southampton begin the 2026-27 season on minus four points. The punishment is the direct fallout from the spying scandal that cost the club a place in the play-off final. The Saints had already seen off Middlesbrough in the semi-finals, winning 2-1 on aggregate…