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The festive period rolls on, and with it arrives another opportunity to dissect the sprawling landscape of weekend fixtures. Football never sleeps, especially throughout this most wonderful time of year.

Here follow the weekend's carefully considered judgments:

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Volkswagen Arena Showdown

The hosts exploded from the blocks with breathtaking velocity against resurgent Borussia Mönchengladbach in their previous encounter, dispatching three efforts inside the initial 34 minutes as Wolfsburg sailed to a comprehensive 3-1 victory on the road.

Freiburg, by contrast, demonstrated admirable resilience after Jobe Bellingham's sending-off last weekend, recovering from behind to earn a hard-earned point against the challenging Borussia Dortmund.

Saturday's visitors, however, have experienced difficulty on their travels of late, collecting a paltry two points from the last five games' worth available away from the comfort of Europa-Park Stadion.

PREDICTION: Wolfsburg to win either halves at 1.64

MHP Arena Encounter

Stuttgart ended a troubling winless streak and now trail their fifth-placed opponents.

Hoffenheim will arrive in high spirits. Christian Ilzer's charges found the net twice in each half against newly-promoted Hamburg in gameweek 14, cruising to a commanding 4-1 triumph at the PreZero Arena.

Saturday's encounter promises to deliver an open contest.

SELECTION: Both teams to score at 1.43

RB Leipzig vs Bayer Leverkusen

RB Leipzig remained level for just three minutes against Union Berlin after Tidiam Gomis' equaliser last weekend.

Saturday's outcome ended a three-match unbeaten streak and proved a disappointing outcome to close the gap to Bayern Munich, who themselves drew against Mainz 05.

Bayer Leverkusen, for their part, showed no mercy against the promoted FC Köln as second-half strikes from Martin Terrier and Robert Andrich sealed a routine 2-0 home victory.

SELECTION: Both teams to score at 1.46

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De Kuip Showdown

Feyenoord head back to home at De Kuip looking to respond after a sobering 2-0 defeat away to Ajax in the storied De Klassieker.

Twente arrive to Rotterdam with greater rhythm and renewed confidence. John van den Brom's side have tasted loss on a single occasion in their last dozen league encounters.

Historical encounters between the sides have consistently delivered goals rather than stalemates, even if final scorelines are often slender.

PREDICTION: Both teams to score at 1.52

AMEX Stadium Contest

Brighton's poor recent run extended at Liverpool as they suffered a third fixture without three points in a row.

Sunderland's restoration to the Premier League reached a new peak after they toppled local foes Newcastle to advance to two points of the Champions League places.

This is a challenging away assignment for Sunderland.

SELECTION: Over 1.5 Goals at 1.27

Primeira Liga Clash

Gil Vicente looks to be running out of steam after a fantastic start to the season.

Rio Ave have experienced some difficulties off the pitch, which have transferred onto it – just a single victory in their last five fixtures.

Saturday's contest may prove an crucial encounter for both teams to halt their present trajectory.

VERDICT: Gil Vicente to win either halves at 1.42

North London Hosts Merseyside

Thomas Frank continues to feel considerable heat after Tottenham produced another abysmal performance at the City Ground to endure a fourth league defeat in seven.

Liverpool are nothing like the team that lifted the title last season, but four unbeaten games from their last four fixtures represents some sort of progress given how catastrophic their campaign has generally been.

Liverpool have scored 15 goals in their last three top-flight games against Tottenham.

VERDICT: Both teams to score at 1.56

Southampton vs Coventry

Jovon Makama netted a brace for a struggling Norwich side in gameweek 21 as Southampton were condemned to an disappointing loss on the road at Carrow Road.

Winger Ephron Mason-Clark was the saviour for Coventry last weekend as his strike proved sufficient to earn all three points against Bristol City.

Southampton's rearguard remains porous and Coventry's occasionally vulnerable, so this game should produce attacking entertainment.

PREDICTION: Both teams to score at 1.48

COMBINED ODDS

Booking Code: 3TBSFQ7

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