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In the Croatian HNL League, runaway league leaders Dinamo Zagreb travels to fifth in the table Slaven Koprivnica looking for a repeat of the 4-1 victory they managed over the hosts back in October.

Slaven are in poor form heading into this game as they are without a win in five matches following 1-1 a draw with HNK Gorica, while also managing two 0-0 draws with Lokomotiv Zagreb and Istra 1961 on either side of a 2-2 draw with Hadjuk Split. Last time out, Koprivnica were beaten 1-0 by Varazdin.

Zagreb are on a four-match unbeaten run since their narrow 2-1 loss to Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, having beaten Sibenik 3-0 and Rijeka 7-2 just before the World Cup. Since then, Dinamo have drawn 0-0 with HNK Gorica and defeated Lokomotiv Zagreb in the derby.

Ligue 1 leaders PSG goes up against Toulouse on Saturday, in what could be an entertaining affair, with the away side in the better form.

PSG have managed three wins in their last five matches, following a 3-1 victory at Montpellier last time out, as well as 7-0 and 2-0 victories over Pays de Cassel and Angers, however, they have also lost 1-0 to Rennes and drawn 1-1 with Reims of late.

Toulouse also drew 1-1 with Brest, however, they have earned thumping 5-0 and 4-1 victories over Auxerre and Troyes on either side of 2-0 and 2-1 wins against Ajaccio and Strasbourg.

In the Premier League, sixth-place Brighton faces 18th in the table Bournemouth in what could be a feisty affair between two South Coast clubs.

The Seagulls are flying under Roberto De Zerbi, having beaten Liverpool 2-1 and 3-0 on either side of a 2-2 draw with Leicester City. On top of this, Brighton also managed thumping 5-1 and 4-1 victories over Middlesbrough and Everton.

Bournemouth’s 1-1 draw with Nottingham Forest last time out is their only positive result in their last five, having been beaten 2-0 by both Crystal Palace and Brentford, as well as 4-2 to Burnley in the FA Cup and 3-0 away at Manchester United.

Benfica and Casa Pia go head to head on Saturday, as first meets fifth in Liga NOS.

Roger Schmidt’s men are in good form, having beaten Portimonense 1-0, as well as Santa Clara and Arouca by 3-0 scorelines on either side of a 2-0 away victory at Pacos de Ferreira. The only blot on their copybook was a 2-2 home draw with Sporting Lisbon on 15th January despite Goncalo Ramos bagging a brace in that match.

Casa Pia have won two of their last five games heading into this match-up, defeating Portimonense and Santa Clara by 2-1 scorelines on either side of a 0-0 draw with Porto, as well as 2-0 and 3-1 losses to Estoril and Gil Vicente.

The final game on this list comes from the Germany Bundesliga, as Koln takes on RB Leipzig.

Koln are 12th in the table following 0-0 and 1-1 draws with Schalke and Bayern Munich after hammering Werder Bremen 7-1. Prior to the World Cup, they had lost 2-0 and 2-1 to Hertha Berlin and Bayer Leverkusen.

Leipzig are in fine form, as since their 2-1 win over Werder Bremen just before the World Cup, they have since drawn 1-1 with Bayern, while hammering Schalke 6-1 and earning hard-fought 2-1 and 3-1 victories over Stuttgart and Hoffenheim, with the latter match being in the DFB Pokal.

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