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  April 21, 2025 The Tottenham Hotspur Stadium will stage a fascinating Premier League encounter this Easter Monday as Ange Postecoglou's faltering side face a Nottingham Forest team with a remarkable historical affinity for holiday fixtures. Tottenham's season has spiraled into disappointment, with the North London club on course for their worst Premier League campaign in over two decades. Spurs have already suffered 17 league defeats this season – their highest tally since the 2003-04 campaign under David Pleat, when they lost 19 times. Postecoglou now joins an unwanted club alongside Osvaldo Ardiles (19 losses in 1993-94) and Gerry Francis (18 defeats in 1996-97) as the only Tottenham managers to lose 17 or more Premier League games in a single season. "We're obviously going through a difficult period, but I've never been one to lose faith in my process," Postecoglou told reporters on Saturday. "This is a long-term project, and these challenges are...

  April 19, 2025 Lece - Como The Stadio Via del Mare in Lecce will witness on Saturday a clash between two teams with dramatically different current form. The home side Lecce, sliding down the table after a series of failures, hosts an in-form Como team that could achieve a historic milestone. Head-to-head statistics strongly favor the visitors. Como has never lost to Lecce in Serie A history, representing the Lariani's longest unbeaten streak against any opponent in Italy's top flight. In five previous encounters, Como has recorded four victories and one draw. On Lecce's ground, the visitors have played two matches – winning convincingly 4-1 in 1985 and drawing 0-0 in their most recent duel in 1989. "History is interesting, but matches are won on the pitch, not in statistical tables," cautions Como manager Cesc Fàbregas. "Lecce is a quality team going through a difficult period. That can make them even more dangerous. We're focusing on our game and w...

  FK Dukla Praha – FC Baník Ostrava April 12th, 2025 At Juliska, two teams that haven't tasted the bitterness of defeat for a long time will clash. The home team Dukla Praha is unbeaten in six consecutive Chance Liga matches (2 wins, 4 draws), which is their longest series without a loss since the turn of the 2013-14 and 2014-15 seasons, when they also recorded six duels without defeat (3 wins, 3 draws). Moreover, they haven't conceded a single goal in the last four matches, which they have never managed to achieve in the Czech league before. The visiting Baník Ostrava is also undefeated in six league matches in a row (5 wins, 1 draw), the last time they accomplished something similar was between August and October 2024. The Silesians can also achieve a historic milestone if they continue their winning streak. If they were to win both remaining league matches, they would record their best placement in Chance Liga history and surpass the record of 63 points from the champion...