Football Predictions

Football Predictions of Thursday, January 16

Premier League Predictions

Ipswich

Ipswich

Prediction:
1-2

Match Time & Date:

16 January 2025

19:30

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Brighton

Brighton

Following a routine 3-0 win over Bristol Rovers in the FA Cup round 3, Ipswich Town will look to give fans yet another reason to celebrate when they take on Brighton on Thursday evening. The Tractor Boys are eager to escape the relegation zone, but they will have a big fish to fry against the Seagulls. Key attacker Liam Delap returns to the starting XI after the 21-year-old ... Read More...

This match will be played on 16 January 2025 at 19:30

Manchester United

Manchester United

Prediction:
2-0

Match Time & Date:

16 January 2025

20:00

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Southampton

Southampton

Buoyed by the FA Cup win over Arsenal, Manchester United will look to give fans yet another reason to celebrate when they take on Southampton in the Premier League round 21. The Red Devils will not have a better chance than this to return to winning ways in the league, but they will have to showcase their worth on the field. Wing-back Diogo Dalot serves a one-game ban follow ... Read More...

This match will be played on 16 January 2025 at 20:00

Copa del Rey Predictions

Athletic Bilbao

Athletic Bilbao

Prediction:
2-0

Match Time & Date:

16 January 2025

18:30

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Osasuna

Osasuna

Athletic Bilbao will be aiming to make amends for the Super Cup loss to Barcelona when they take on Osasuna in the Copa del Rey last 16. The Lions have always been having big ambitions for the Spanish Cup and they are likely to fight tooth and nail against Osasuna. Nico Williams is widely expected to return to the starting XI after coming as a substitute in the defeat to Bar ... Read More...

This match will be played on 16 January 2025 at 18:30

Real Sociedad

Real Sociedad

Prediction:
1-1

Match Time & Date:

16 January 2025

18:30

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Rayo Vallecano

Rayo Vallecano

A place in the Spanish Cup quarter-finals will be at stake when Real Sociedad and Rayo Vallecano face each other at Reale Arena on Thursday evening. The Basques aim to build on a hard-fought 1-0 win over Villarreal and they are surely capable of matching los Vallecanos in front of home fans. Defender Igor Zubeldia is back from suspension, while both Alvaro Odriozola and Hama ... Read More...

This match will be played on 16 January 2025 at 18:30

Real Madrid

Real Madrid

Prediction:
2-1

Match Time & Date:

16 January 2025

19:30

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Celta Vigo

Celta Vigo

Real Madrid will be looking to recover from a heart-breaking Super Cup (2-5) loss to Barcelona when they face Celta Vigo in the Copa del Rey last 16. Los Blancos are desperate to get back on course as soon as possible and we are positive that Carlo Ancelotti’s troops are going to take Thursday’s clash very seriously. Both Dani Ceballos and Luka Modric are pushing for rec ... Read More...

This match will be played on 16 January 2025 at 19:30

League 1 Predictions

Shrewsbury

Shrewsbury

Prediction:
0-2

Match Time & Date:

16 January 2025

20:00

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Wrexham

Wrexham

Thursday’s football game between Shrewsbury Town and Wrexham will open round 27 of the current League One campaign. The Shrews aim to recover from a 1-0 loss to Leyton Orient, but they will have yet another big fish to fry against Phil Parkinson’s troops. The good news for the hosts is that talented forward Tom Bloxham has overcome his injury.

The Dragons, on the ... Read More...

This match will be played on 16 January 2025 at 20:00

KNVB Cup Predictions

De Graafschap

De Graafschap

Prediction:
1-1

Match Time & Date:

16 January 2025

17:45

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Heracles

Heracles

There will be fireworks when De Graafschap and Heracles lock horns at De Vijverberg in an eagerly-awaited KNVB Beker game. De Graafschap aim to kickstart 2025 in style, but they face a tough challenge against the Eredivisie outfit. There are no fresh injury worries in the home team ahead of Thursday’s encounter. The Black and Whites, on the other hand, played out a 1-1 dra ... Read More...

This match will be played on 16 January 2025 at 17:45

Quick Boys

Quick Boys

Prediction:
2-2

Match Time & Date:

16 January 2025

20:00

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Heerenveen

Heerenveen

Sportpark Nieuw Zuid will be packed when Quick Boys and Heerenveen go head to head in the Dutch Cup last 16 on Thursday evening. The Tweede Divisie outfit outplayed Fortuna Sittard in the previous round and, no doubt, they are eager to claim yet another major scalp in the KNVB Beker. A man to watch in the home team will be talented forward Milan Zonneveld, who scored a brace ... Read More...

This match will be played on 16 January 2025 at 20:00

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Bojan Jovanovic • Football expert
17 May 2026 • 23:09 UTC • 1 min read
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