Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024

[skarais]

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Chelsea victory was an extraordinary comeback when that the match might have ended in a draw, but Chelsea were able to continue to increase their attacks until the match was about to end even though they were behind in the first half through Lerma beautiful goal, although they were 1-0 behind, Chelsea continued to control the match and even created several big opportunities in that match, the 1-3 comeback victory indicates that Chelsea is currently starting to return to a positive path after successive defeats to Liverpool and Wolves and this victory could be a warning for Manchester City in next week match, currently Chelsea is in 10th place and of course they have to continue to maximize every match available to at least get back to the top 5, against Manchester City is certainly not an easy job for Pochettino but I think Chelsea will be able to provide fierce resistance at the Etihad Stadium later.

Pochettino's change in strategy by resting Nicolas Jackson and being replaced by Raheem Sterling finally produced sweet results. Chelsea almost ended the match with a 1-1 draw, but thanks to the players' good cooperation and never giving up, they managed to maintain their winning record against Crystal Palace.

Cole Palmer provided two assists in stoppage time which allowed Chelsea to secure victory after two consecutive defeats against Liverpool and Wolves. Chelsea are certainly very confident after ending the match with a win, but it looks like they won't have many chances to get points against Manchester City next weekend. Manchester City must win the next two matches to take top position, if they lose points in one of the matches then Liverpool will still lead.

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[Smack That Ace]

Newcastle managed to get revenge on Nottingham and this was the victory they had been waiting for after the Magpies lost in the first round against Nottingham. In last week's match, Newcastle managed to steal full points at home to Nottingham and the match was very fierce for both teams. The result was 2-3 in favor of Newcastle and how both teams responded to each other's goals was something we very rarely saw in last week's matches.

Slowly but surely Newscastle have corrected their mistakes and they will try again to aim for a place in European competition and we know the gap with Manchester United is 5 points and I think that can still be realized if they continue to win every game. But still, it won't be easy considering that Manchester United has experienced a comeback recently and speaking of Newcastle's opponents this week, they should be able to get full points again because they will only be playing against Bournemouth.

Nottingham Forest were not a strong team. However, they did their best to beat Newcastle in their home match. And the performance of Nottingham Forest players in this match was quite good. But unfortunately they lost the match 3-2.

Newcastle players are not able to perform consistently well in this match like last season. Their performance this season has been erratic. Newcastle's players were very tactical against Nottingham Forest. Newcastle players managed to score three goals in this match without attacking too much. In this match Newcastle wanted to control the match by possession of the ball. Newcastle players managed to make a total of 7 shots in this match.

[DubemIfedigbo001]

Chelsea can't win 2 straight games and even if they try I can't say they're doing well or they're back to form. Chelsea has never done well this season, always disappointing the fans and giving the coach a high blood pressure for no reason. They're always going to be switching position from 10 to 11 position on the log and I don't see them getjr close to the 8th position more or less the 4th position.
The fixtures Chelsea have next is just a game that the former owner would say to the coach "if you lose these two games your job is on the line" but this current owner doesn't have that time to be sacking coaches and bringing new ones instead he'd buy more players even if they're not going to deliver, so I still see Chelsea continue with their struggle but who knows Chelsea can beat Manchester City some how and maybe draw Tottenham, a miracle might happen, but let's forget about Chelsea finishing 4 in any way.

Chelsea can do that again and again, the issue here is the inconsistencies in their players, like they play sometimes with little or no strings attached to the game, every match should be played with so much seriousness because every point matters in this race, but sadly I'm not sure the players and even the coach understand this.

During the time of Roman, Players That have winning mindsets are bought and they delivered accurately. Toed made his biggest mistake too to sack T. Touchel and peter Cech. From that time that he sacked Cech the keeper coach, the team performance deteriorated as more tasks were on the head coach. Chelsea has never been in form from that time. Toed buys players that are young and not those with football sense. He's been buying liabilities for Chelsea since taking over and its really affecting the club.

The club can be in form again, but the coach needs to instill more discipline and a better mindset in the players, Chelsea also needs to offload liabilities like Badshille, Jackson and caicedo.

[coinerer]

Crystal Palace vs Chelsea tonight, I’m thinking this could be a close game. The home fans at Palace are known to create a really good atmosphere. Chelsea could find it tough on a night kick off at their place.

Let’s see what happens, I definitely think there will be goals in this one.

Crystal Palace vs Chelsea will be a trailing game because both sides are competitive and keeps close eyes on the accumulative three winning points. I'm just at home relaxing, I'll not be placing any wager on this particular game because I perceive incompetent actions driven from the Blues end. Chelsea keeps making inconsistent results in matches, they just have to stick to becoming more balance in matches, especially when it comes to stellar performance. Chelsea do fumble against both average and elite teams, I'm a blue fan and probably, not giving 100% trust on my team.

Chelsea and Crystal Palace were almost equally strong in this match but as Chelsea is a bit stronger team I guess they will win the match but it might be by 1 goal margin. But Chelsea won the match by 2 goals which is a big achievement for them. They took advantage of this match and made the most of it. And by winning this match they got 3 points and Chelsea moved to the top 10 position in the points table. winning by 3-1 goal for Chelsea is really admirable

Chelsea were already ahead of Crystal Palace in the points table. and a team is ahead in the points table because they play well and their winning amount is high  So it goes without saying that Crystal Palace probably won't win the match against Chelsea. and that's what happened.  Chelsea being the top 10 team in the points table is not much fun for them. because they have come to play in the Premier League and their aim is to win the championship, so 10th position is not enough for them

[makishart]

Yep, Chelsea isn't a club who often score a goal in the late, so it's really surprising how they can score 2 goals during injury time.

I feel like Chelsea was lucky, Crystal Palace is a mediocre club, but Chelsea still struggle to beat them. Crystal Palace had a terrible history, they rarely won in this season. We will see the real Chelsea's improvement in the next five days, they will face Manchester City in Etihad Stadium.

Well, Chelsea's victory in that match was like luck. But Chelsea's performance is indeed much better than Crystal Palace. Even in the record of meetings between these two teams, we can see that Crystal Palace always loses to Chelsea. But getting 2 goals in the extra minutes was just like luck. But this luck was also created due to the persistence of the Chelsea players who continued to attack the Crystal Palace defense and dominated the match from the first half until the final minute. So this victory is indeed a worthy victory and also does not come as any surprise to anyone.

What I observed from both teams during the second half, crystal palace had more than two chances to score but due to the defense it was just too difficult and Chelsea at the other hand had multiple chances to score but they managed to score two extra goal, if Chelsea had applied more pressure during the first half I think they would have gotten 2 goals before the second half, although this is not so easy because crystal palace had good attack and defense with this the match looked so tough for Chelsea. I'm still surprised how Chelsea managed to score two goals within a short period of time, I'm thinking it's due to their pressure and possession during the second half like I said before Chelsea really had  good chances compared to crystal palace.

The fact that chelsea was struggling during the first half. The situation was so difficult for chelsea when it could not score during the first half. Connor gallagher was able giving the best solution to score another goal before the match was almost ended. Chelsea was able getting perfect result after enzo was also adding another goal again.
Crystal palace was leading the game but the consistency of the players were not able helping palace to keep lead the game till the end of second half. I was feeling disappointed with the performance from chelsea during the first half. It's like chelsea was 5 minutes FC. It's caused by the club was able winning the game that only took less than 5 minutes to created two additional goals. The first half was still the same problem as usual happened with chelsea. It was so terrible but gallagher was helping the club when the first half was almost ended. The next leg was just something magical after gallagher was scoring the second goal. chelsea found its shit in the second half.
It was so crazy and i saw that many fans were starting to praise gallagher even some urged the club to give another contract for gallather to stay at chelsea much longer. Gallagher needs to develop himself even better.

[beerlover]

Chelsea next game against Manchester City is going to reveal if they have actually made any positive improvement in terms of their play. The last time the met at Stanford bridge it was really an entertaining encounter with lots of goals. I think Chelsea are going to be the next victim in Manchester City quest for another title this season. I see the Manchester City are more equipped compared to Chelsea. And Manchester City has not really lost a game in their home for a long time now and all their star players are active and available for selection. So I think this is something Chelsea can't escape.

Losing to City is not really that much of a terrible thing, it really doesn't feel like it's going to be something that would benefit them in any way, we are talking about City here and they are just that much good, it's normal that people would lose to them. I think it's quite clear that we are going to end up with something much better, and that has to be something that we could take care of in the future.

All in all I believe that the best thing to do right now would be just making sure that I could go about with everything, and that would not be all that easy. Hopefully life would not be all that easy for City, they are always winning and it gets boring, but I do not see Chelsea getting a win on that game at all.

[KTChampions]

I'm surprised that despite the fact that City have regained the lead (if you count by lost points) and the fact that KDB and Haaland have successfully returned, the bookmakers rate them as favorites for the title:

Manchester City 1.52

Liverpool 3.19

Arsenal 5.88

but not very confidently, at least not like it was at the beginning of the season when at some point they were given 1.10. I'm hoping for Arsenal and Liverpool, but I wouldn't be surprised if City win the Premier League again. Do you think 1.52 is a fair/favorable/unfavorable assessment of City's odds?

[Jody.Drummer]

Where Chelsea needs to be is to be in the top 6. Being in the top 10 will not do them any good. Chelsea has moved on from the strong Chelsea impression we have been accustomed to for years. Now Chelsea is a team trapped in the middle ranks. Neither Pochettino nor anyone else could change this. It seems that the administration will not take steps on this issue. I think the fans are the ones who are really upset right now.

If you look at Chelsea's current condition, which appears inconsistent, it seems difficult for them to finish in 6th place. Yes, since the transfer of ownership, Chelsea's strength has dropped drastically even though they have made quite good efforts to return Chelsea to the top of the standings. In my opinion, with not many matches remaining and still having tough opponents left, it looks like they will finish in 10th or 11th position again. Only a miracle can bring the Blues to finish in the European zone.

Chelsea is a team that has strength but they can't maintain their consistency to be able to finish in the European zone. It's indeed difficult for Chelsea but that doesn't mean it's impossible for them. With the squad in the Chelsea team, they should be able to get that and the journey this season is still very long and Chelsea can still fight for it.

There is still a chance for Chelsea to be in the European zone next season, but how big are their chances of being able to realize that? that is a question that I think the answer is debatable. They are 12 points away from 5th place, that is a long distance and will be difficult for them to realize, especially with their inconsistent performances.
Realistically I would say that they will not be able to get there, there are so many basic reasons that I can give so that I can say things like that. There are how many clubs have to slip if you want Chelsea to be in position 5, I count at least 5 clubs that have to lose a lot or lose a lot of points.
With facts like that then I am pessimistic to see them in that rank. Nevertheless, they must also continue to improve their performance to be in a better position, and become a picture that they can also make improvements in the remaining matches this season.

[Mame89]

Chelsea is a team that has strength but they can't maintain their consistency to be able to finish in the European zone. It's indeed difficult for Chelsea but that doesn't mean it's impossible for them. With the squad in the Chelsea team, they should be able to get that and the journey this season is still very long and Chelsea can still fight for it.

So true. If you look at the Chelsea squad, it is indeed a luxurious and expensive squad. It's just that Chelsea's problem at the moment is that they can't be consistent. If Chelsea can play like when they beat Crystal Palace, have a high fighting spirit in every match, and their players can maintain their performance, I think their standings can slowly improve and recover. Chelsea's current development in the last two appearances Chelsea has succeeded in improving its defense. What is clear is that defensively, Chelsea was more solid, organized and competitive against Crystal Palace.

However, Chelsea's proof will actually be in the next three matches because Chelsea will face tough matches. they will face Man City, Tottenham and the final match against Liverpool in the league cup final. It will be interesting to see whether Chelsea can win the next three matches or lose all three matches.

[Falconer]

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Although Chelsea managed to win with an excellent score of 3-1 but still, Chelsea is still difficult to maintain such a good performance . Therefore, Chelsea can only compete in the middle of the table and of course, as the famous team of the Premier League, of course, there are still need many greater efforts that Chelsea must make at this moment. Also, about the away matchagainst Crystal Palace basically Chelsea took a long time to be able to get the victory in this match.

Because after all, the two goals that Chelsea managed to make alsooccurred in the 90+ minutes and thus, the match almost ended with a draw. Also, the fact that Crystal Palace managed to win in the first half with a score of 1-0 so ya, basically there are still many problems that Chelsea must overcome, because despite Chelsea get win in this match but it seems that Chelsea still has problems that are difficult to solve properly this season.

Of course, Chelsea still have many problems that they have not managed to solve so far. Of course there has been improvement in terms of play, but Chelsea still looks inconsistent so far. Yesterday's win over Crystal Palace was Chelsea's 10th win this season in the Premier League in 24 matches. Chelsea has experienced 10 defeats and 4 draws, but is certainly better than last season when they only got 11 wins and 16 draws.

The ratio of goals conceded per match is still very high, it is 1.6 goals per match. This means that Chelsea still has problems in defense where they concede too many goals due to weak or ineffective defensive strategies. Pochettino needs to solve the problem or at least fix it gradually, but it is not the only problem facing Chelsea.

[Coyster]

Do you think 1.52 is a fair/favorable/unfavorable assessment of City's odds?

I think so, there is a very high chance of City winning the title, i know that no team has ever won four EPL titles in a row, but City might be the first team to do that. Pep's team were pretty sloppy at the start of the season, but now they have stepped it up a gear and have started another one of their impressive winning runs. Liverpool look like the only team that can stop City from winning the league, i know it is a three horse race with Arsenal part of it, but i don't think they can do it this season, if City fail to win it, Jurgen Klopp's men would be the one to win it, but that is just my prediction.

[kro55]

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Although Chelsea managed to win with an excellent score of 3-1 but still, Chelsea is still difficult to maintain such a good performance . Therefore, Chelsea can only compete in the middle of the table and of course, as the famous team of the Premier League, of course, there are still need many greater efforts that Chelsea must make at this moment. Also, about the away matchagainst Crystal Palace basically Chelsea took a long time to be able to get the victory in this match.

Because after all, the two goals that Chelsea managed to make alsooccurred in the 90+ minutes and thus, the match almost ended with a draw. Also, the fact that Crystal Palace managed to win in the first half with a score of 1-0 so ya, basically there are still many problems that Chelsea must overcome, because despite Chelsea get win in this match but it seems that Chelsea still has problems that are difficult to solve properly this season.

Of course, Chelsea still have many problems that they have not managed to solve so far. Of course there has been improvement in terms of play, but Chelsea still looks inconsistent so far. Yesterday's win over Crystal Palace was Chelsea's 10th win this season in the Premier League in 24 matches. Chelsea has experienced 10 defeats and 4 draws, but is certainly better than last season when they only got 11 wins and 16 draws.

The ratio of goals conceded per match is still very high, it is 1.6 goals per match. This means that Chelsea still has problems in defense where they concede too many goals due to weak or ineffective defensive strategies. Pochettino needs to solve the problem or at least fix it gradually, but it is not the only problem facing Chelsea.

In the match against Crystal Palace, we see a change in Chelsea's match strategy. He played well enough in this match. Chelsea players have the ability to perform well. Now if the Chelsea players can adapt themselves well to this match strategy, and the bonding between the players is strong then Chelsea will be able to perform consistently well.

However, Chelsea's performance so far cannot be relied upon. Their performance is still not regular. Chelsea had lost both of their previous matches against Crystal Palace. I look forward to seeing how Chelsea fare against Manchester City and Tottenham in the next two matches.

[JoyMarsha]

Chelsea and Crystal Palace were almost equally strong in this match but as Chelsea is a bit stronger team I guess they will win the match but it might be by 1 goal margin. But Chelsea won the match by 2 goals which is a big achievement for them. They took advantage of this match and made the most of it. And by winning this match they got 3 points and Chelsea moved to the top 10 position in the points table. winning by 3-1 goal for Chelsea is really admirable

Crystal Palace is not in good form at the moment and neither is Chelsea, but in terms of quality the Chelsea team is much stronger so they can take advantage of this moment to win, this is quite a natural victory for Chelsea and also quite important for them to be able to improve their mentality and confidence. the team has been quite down in its last few matches.

Although Chelsea managed to win with an excellent score of 3-1 but still, Chelsea is still difficult to maintain such a good performance . Therefore, Chelsea can only compete in the middle of the table and of course, as the famous team of the Premier League, of course, there are still need many greater efforts that Chelsea must make at this moment. Also, about the away matchagainst Crystal Palace basically Chelsea took a long time to be able to get the victory in this match.

Because after all, the two goals that Chelsea managed to make alsooccurred in the 90+ minutes and thus, the match almost ended with a draw. Also, the fact that Crystal Palace managed to win in the first half with a score of 1-0 so ya, basically there are still many problems that Chelsea must overcome, because despite Chelsea get win in this match but it seems that Chelsea still has problems that are difficult to solve properly this season.

If Chelsea fails to finish in the top(1st-7th) spots in the Premier League table this season, it will make it two full seasons that Chelsea has finished outside the top position despite spending a billion dollars on new player signings and coaching changes.
The fact that Chelsea's issue with poor on-field performance persists to this day is quite disappointing. It makes it challenging to forecast the exact game they will win comfortably.
The next game Chelsea plays is against Manchester City, which I fully believe is a loss for them.

[Weawant]

Chelsea is a team that has strength but they can't maintain their consistency to be able to finish in the European zone. It's indeed difficult for Chelsea but that doesn't mean it's impossible for them. With the squad in the Chelsea team, they should be able to get that and the journey this season is still very long and Chelsea can still fight for it.

The strength of Chelsea is actually relative as they don't show strength all the times it's more like their strength are exhibited at times when they feel or appear superior than their opponent and this is usually displayed outside them playing in the premier league because their performance in the premier league is not consistently good.

Chelsea can still be able to fight for the Europa place on the premier league table this season, they are quite far from it but then they still have a chance at it and they have a squad with which they can attempt getting that, but I'm most certain about them not been able to get a spot at the champions league next season because their performance isn't such that can give them a chance at the champions league even by next season as the top four team already are even strong team who aren't willing to let go of their position to another team nay soon.

[youdacapt]

If Chelsea fails to finish in the top(1st-7th) spots in the Premier League table this season.

The truth is. Chelsea is not certain to make champions league football in the next 3 seasons; the squad is over bloated with young players tied to long contracts, some are injury prone. Some are not good enough, and some are clearly not premier league levels; with ffp ensuring Chelsea can’t just chop and change the squad; it’s a long road to rebuild

[Mr.suevie]

Where Chelsea needs to be is to be in the top 6. Being in the top 10 will not do them any good. Chelsea has moved on from the strong Chelsea impression we have been accustomed to for years. Now Chelsea is a team trapped in the middle ranks. Neither Pochettino nor anyone else could change this. It seems that the administration will not take steps on this issue. I think the fans are the ones who are really upset right now.

If you look at Chelsea's current condition, which appears inconsistent, it seems difficult for them to finish in 6th place. Yes, since the transfer of ownership, Chelsea's strength has dropped drastically even though they have made quite good efforts to return Chelsea to the top of the standings. In my opinion, with not many matches remaining and still having tough opponents left, it looks like they will finish in 10th or 11th position again. Only a miracle can bring the Blues to finish in the European zone.

Chelsea is a team that has strength but they can't maintain their consistency to be able to finish in the European zone. It's indeed difficult for Chelsea but that doesn't mean it's impossible for them. With the squad in the Chelsea team, they should be able to get that and the journey this season is still very long and Chelsea can still fight for it.

And this has being the major problem for the some peculiar teams this season which i can relate to Chelsea and Manchester united too, the both teams have struggled to be consistent in securing streaks of victory and this is because they fail to actually play as one team sometimes and most of the time I feel its the coach also not getting the right formation and gameplay pattern because Chelsea like you said have a good team and can do well if eventually everything actually clicked .

[Ahli38]

Although Chelsea managed to win with an excellent score of 3-1 but still, Chelsea is still difficult to maintain such a good performance . Therefore, Chelsea can only compete in the middle of the table and of course, as the famous team of the Premier League, of course, there are still need many greater efforts that Chelsea must make at this moment. Also, about the away matchagainst Crystal Palace basically Chelsea took a long time to be able to get the victory in this match.

Because after all, the two goals that Chelsea managed to make alsooccurred in the 90+ minutes and thus, the match almost ended with a draw. Also, the fact that Crystal Palace managed to win in the first half with a score of 1-0 so ya, basically there are still many problems that Chelsea must overcome, because despite Chelsea get win in this match but it seems that Chelsea still has problems that are difficult to solve properly this season.

So true. Because actually in possession of the ball, Chelsea can do it very well. But the problem is that when they attack and fail we can see that sometimes gaps in their defense begin to open and the impact when the opponent makes a counter-attack is that Chelsea's defense often becomes difficult. And even made Chelsea concede. So the problem is that Pochettino still seems to have a lot of work to do to improve Chelsea's overall performance. One of them is the attack line which is still not sharp enough and the back line which sometimes still has gaps.

Well, Chelsea were almost held to a draw in that match because in normal time, namely 90 minutes, we can see that Chelsea still got a 1-1 draw. And it was in 1 minute of added time that Chelsea was able to get the lead. And we can say this as Chelsea's performance is almost equivalent to Crystal Palace. It's just that in terms of ball control and passing accuracy, Chelsea is still superior. Appearing in defense and attack, I think these two teams are still evenly matched. So we still can't say that Chelsea has returned to their maximum performance.

[khiholangkang]

Crystal Palace is not in good form at the moment and neither is Chelsea, but in terms of quality the Chelsea team is much stronger so they can take advantage of this moment to win, this is quite a natural victory for Chelsea and also quite important for them to be able to improve their mentality and confidence. the team has been quite down in its last few matches.

Roy Hodgson is competent and old, I think his days at the club is numbered. Watching closely, Chelsea was able to absorb the big winnings and also strive for good results at Selhurst Park. Though they found it to be challenging but were able to deliver the big deal. The mentality of winning comes from the players and the coach simply exist for the purpose to execute good game techniques for the team and supporters. Chelsea and Crystal Palace are tighten to a difficult spot this season, watching both clubs fighting really hard to win games without passing the budgeted margins for victory.

Hodgson should rest, and enjoy his old age, he should not continue to drain his mind to make a strategy for Crystal Palace, maybe being an advisor is much better in my opinion.

I think Chelsea is much better than Crystal Palace this season, although I myself know that these two teams have experienced a very significant decline, but Crystal Palace in my opinion is much worse, because if you look at Chelsea even though they have a strategy of draining the wallet and too many young players, but they can compete in the top 10 of the EPL standings this time, so I think the position is still fairly safe, yes even though I consider it stagnant.

[wmaurik]

Chelsea is a team that has strength but they can't maintain their consistency to be able to finish in the European zone. It's indeed difficult for Chelsea but that doesn't mean it's impossible for them. With the squad in the Chelsea team, they should be able to get that and the journey this season is still very long and Chelsea can still fight for it.

Not only is there still a chance and time for Chelsea to fight for it this season, but it is also related to the fact that it is not easy to fight in the Premier League with conditions like those experienced by Chelsea. Because they have been worse this season and it will even be difficult to reach the top five positions this season and besides, for the win at home to Crystal Palace. At least it can provide a little joy for Chelsea to be in the top ten of the Premier League at this time.

[Ahli38]

Chelsea is a team that has strength but they can't maintain their consistency to be able to finish in the European zone. It's indeed difficult for Chelsea but that doesn't mean it's impossible for them. With the squad in the Chelsea team, they should be able to get that and the journey this season is still very long and Chelsea can still fight for it.

Not only is there still a chance and time for Chelsea to fight for it this season, but it is also related to the fact that it is not easy to fight in the Premier League with conditions like those experienced by Chelsea. Because they have been worse this season and it will even be difficult to reach the top five positions this season and besides, for the win at home to Crystal Palace. At least it can provide a little joy for Chelsea to be in the top ten of the Premier League at this time.

Chelsea actually already has potential young players. It's just that these young players don't have much experience. And they have difficulty adapting because there are very few experienced players retained at this club. As a result, the development of the Chelsea squad was very slow and even seemed to get worse in the middle of the season. Because Chelsea even dropped out of the top 10. Luckily they got full points back and returned to the top 10.

But because the season is still quite long or less than half. Maybe it's true that there is still time to get better. Only now Chelsea must no longer experience a decline in performance if they still want to stay in the top ten or even move up to a better ranking. Because losing points in the next few matches could mean Chelsea will be thrown back to the bottom of the rankings. And that's not a good thing at all. I don't even know whether Chelsea will still be able to finish in the top 10 or not. Moreover, next week they have strong opponents.