Five Goalscorer Tips Around Europe This Weekend - 12/3/22

Fresh from scoring an 11-minute hat-trick in the Champions League on Tuesday, Robert Lewandowski and his Bayern Munich teammates return to Bundesliga action on Saturday, looking to consolidate their top-spot when they face Hoffenheim.

The hosts have moved up to fourth and into a Champions League spot in Germany’s top tier, following a strong run of form which has seen them pick up four consecutive wins in a row.

Hoffenheim may not be able to take that run to five though, as the visitors sit nine points clear at the top of the league and are unbeaten in their last five games in all competitions: winning five.

In 25 Bundesliga games, Lewandowski has found the back of the net 28 times, 20 fewer than his opponents as a whole.

Nice can boost their chances of a European place in Ligue 1 when they face Montpellier on Saturday.
Montpellier have slipped into the bottom half, following four defeats in their last five league games. Last weekend saw La Paillade beaten 2-0 away from home to Nantes.

The visitors are one of a number of teams in a fight for European football in France’s top tier but are in the driving seat as things stand. Nice are second on 49 points, with Marseille just two points behind in third.

Former Montpellier captain Andy Delort left the club for Nice last summer. The striker grabbed a late winner in Nice’s 1-0 win over PSG in their last league game and could carry on his goalscoring form by haunting his former club.

Serie A league leaders AC Milan will be confident of retaining their place at the top of the Italian top-flight when they host Empoli on Saturday evening.

Stefano Pioli’s men can make it nine games unbeaten in all competitions, following a huge 1-0 win last weekend against another title rival, Napoli.

Olivier Giroud scored the winner in their victory in Naples, making it 11 goals in all competitions.

With Zlatan Ibrahimović still recovering from an injury, the former Chelsea and Arsenal striker will be confident of starting and adding more goals to his tally against an Empoli side that sits in the bottom half – without a win in 12 games in all competitions.

Barcelona can continue their good form when they host Osasuna on Sunday evening.

Xavi’s new-look side have gone nine games without defeat, picking up six wins in the process. Their last game in La Liga saw them pick up three points away to Elche, their fourth win in five, leaving the Catalan giants third in the table. With fifth-placed Real Betis just two points behind, Barca will need a win to make sure they don’t slip out of the top four.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is loving life at his new club after making the January move. The former Arsenal striker has four goals in his first five La Liga games and will be looking to add more when his side hosts 11th placed Osasuna.

With the race for the Scudetto heating up, Inter will need to keep winning to keep chase with their city rivals. They make the trip to Turin to face Torino on Sunday.

The hosts are in the bottom half of the table, 11th after six games without a win. Last weekend saw Ivan Juric’s side held in a 0-0 stalemate with Bologna.

Inter are second in the table, two points behind AC Milan. Simone Inzaghi’s side thrashed Salernitana 5-0 last week, before picking up the 1-0 win – albeit not enough to qualify to the next round – against Liverpool at Anfield on Tuesday.

Lautaro Martinez scored a hattrick last week as well as a stunner in the midweek Champions League tie. He can take his tally to 15 Serie A goals this weekend.