Today we are home to Kilmarnock, a team that down the years we have struggled to get a result against but who this season so far don't like that great. If it was away from Tannadice i'd be confident of predicting a big win for United but the home form just isn't that great (too many draws) and i worry that if we continue to mess about with the starting line-up to try and incorporate Goodie, rather than sticking with the side that was so impressive against Ross County, that a disjointed performance may lead to a slow start and a tought game. I'll plump for a 3-1 United win though.
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Elsewhere, in the SPL, i'd expect Celtic to see of Motherwell with a 2-0 victory. Aberdeen should see off Ross County and i'd expect Inverness to remain at the top by edging out St Johnstone. The real intrigue today is with the Hearts v St Mirren game. St. Mirren have had a horrendous start to the season and a defeat against Hearts today could not only see Hearts get closer to wiping out their points deduction and reeling in the Saints but may also see Danny Lennon become the first SPL manager to lose their job this season.
Down south, my eye is drawn to the two Manchester sides and how they bounce back from their European exploits. Everton have looked impressive under Martinez so far and it'll be interesting to see how City bounce back from their humbling against Bayern. I can see a 1-1 draw here. Sunderland still looking for a new manager host United, and on paper you'd expect an away win. David Moyes however, hasn't had the greatest of starts and teams can often find a bounce when a manager leaves so Sunderland could well cause an upset here. Outwith the Premier, i'll be keeping an eye on Derby v Leeds. Following Derby this season because they have Johnny Russell and quite a few Scottish players, and it'll be interesting to see how Steve McLaren gets on in his first game in charge.
In the Bundesliga, it's the day of tenous link derbies. The two Borussia's play each other, where we'll see if Dortmund can continue their fantastic start to the season and keep their noses in front of Bayern, who face Leverkusen in the Bayer(n) derby. 2nd v 3rd and an excellent game in prospect - expect plenty of goals and more from the unluckiest striker in Germany. Stefan Kiessling has been banging them in for years and could easily do a Klose style job for the national team but is always overlooked. I'm going to plump for Leverkusen to get the draw. My team Werder will be looking to get some consistency and i expect a close fought game with Stuttgart with whom they are level on points.
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The Predictions
Scottish Premier
Celtic 2 Motherwell 0
Dundee United 3 Kilmarnock 1
Hearts 1 St Mirren 0
Ross County 1 Aberdeen 2
St Johnstone 0 Inverness 1
English Premier
Man City 1 Everton 1
Cardiff 0 Newcastle 1
Fulham 1 Stoke 1
Hull 1 Aston Villa 3
Liverpool 4 Crystal Palace 0
Sunderland 1 Man United 2
Bundesliga
Mainz 1 Hoffenheim 2
Borussia Moenchengladbach 1 Borussia Dortmund 2
Schalke 1 Augsburg 0
Stuttgart 0 Werder Bremen 1
Wolfsburg 3 Eintracht Braunschweig 1
Bayer Leverkkusen 2 Bayern Munich 2
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