Weekend Wisdom: Navigating The Holiday Season's Football Feast – Decem…

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Once more unto the breach, and with it arrives a fresh canvas to dissect the rich tapestry of weekend fixtures. Football never sleeps, particularly during this frantic time of year.

Below lie the fixtures demanding your attention:

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Wolfsburg vs Freiburg

The hosts exploded from the traps with breathtaking velocity against resurgent Borussia Mönchengladbach in their previous encounter, rattling in three strikes inside the opening 34 minutes as the home side glided to a comprehensive 3-1 away triumph.

Freiburg, meanwhile, demonstrated admirable resilience after Jobe Bellingham's sending-off last weekend, clawing back from behind to salvage a valuable point against the challenging Borussia Dortmund.

The Black Forest club, however, have experienced difficulty on their travels of late, accumulating merely two points from the last 15 available away from their fortress at Europa-Park Stadion.

SELECTION: Wolfsburg to win either halves at 1.64

Baden-Württemberg Derby

Stuttgart halted a three-match winless run and now trail their higher-ranked opponents.

Hoffenheim journey to Stuttgart in high spirits. Christian Ilzer's charges struck twice in each half against newly-promoted Hamburg in gameweek 14, coasting to a convincing 4-1 triumph at the PreZero Arena.

Saturday's encounter promises to deliver an open contest.

PREDICTION: Both teams to score at 1.43

Red Bull Arena Blockbuster

RB Leipzig remained level for a mere three minutes against Union Berlin after Tidiam Gomis' leveller last weekend.

That result arrested a modest unbeaten sequence and represented a missed opportunity to close the gap to Bayern Munich, who dropped points against Mainz 05.

Bayer Leverkusen, for their part, showed no mercy against the promoted FC Köln as goals after the interval from Martin Terrier and Robert Andrich secured a routine 2-0 win.

SELECTION: Both teams to score at 1.46

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De Kuip Showdown

Feyenoord head back to their fortress at De Kuip eager to atone after a sobering 2-0 loss away to Ajax in the storied De Klassieker.

Twente travel to Rotterdam with greater rhythm and renewed confidence. John van den Brom's team have suffered defeat only once in their last 12 league fixtures.

Historical encounters between the sides have reliably generated entertainment, even if the outcomes are often slender.

PREDICTION: Both teams to score at 1.52

South Coast Versus Northeast

Brighton's worrying sequence extended at Liverpool as they endured a third fixture without three points in sequence.

Sunderland's return to the Premier League reached a new peak after they vanquished bitter rivals Newcastle to move within two points of the Champions League places.

Saturday's fixture represents a challenging journey for Sunderland.

SELECTION: Over 1.5 Goals at 1.27

Portuguese Encounter

Gil Vicente looks to be losing momentum after a remarkable start to the season.

Rio Ave have endured considerable troubles off the pitch, which have manifested onto the playing surface – just a single victory in their last five encounters.

Saturday's contest may prove an significant fixture for both teams to arrest their current form.

PREDICTION: Gil Vicente to win either halves at 1.42

Tottenham vs Liverpool

Thomas Frank continues to feel mounting scrutiny after Tottenham delivered another dreadful performance at the City Ground to experience a fourth league reverse in seven.

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

Liverpool have scored 15 goals in their last three league encounters against Tottenham.

VERDICT: Both teams to score at 1.56

Southampton vs Coventry

Jovon Makama scored a brace for a troubled Norwich side in gameweek 21 as Southampton were consigned to an disappointing away defeat at Carrow Road.

Winger Ephron Mason-Clark was the saviour for Coventry last weekend as his goal after the break turned out to be sufficient to earn all three points against Bristol City.

Southampton's defence is weak and Coventry's occasionally vulnerable, so this fixture should produce attacking entertainment.

PREDICTION: Both teams to score at 1.48

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