Dave1962

In his post-match interview following his win against Judd Trump, John Higgins said that he is playing some of his best snooker in his long and illustrious career. He is the oldest player ever to reach a Triple Crown event final. The last time these two met, John Higgins won, and he will be looking to do so again.

The last time these two met in competition was over a much shorter number of frames. Higgins won that by two frames, and he'll need to do the same again to win another Masters crown.

In all competitions, Aston Villa have won their last eleven home games. With Arsenal and Manchester City dropping points, a win for Villa would see them move second in the table, four points behind Arsenal. The last four times they have welcomed Everton in a Premier League game, they have won.

With this competition being held in Morocco, I'm going for the home team to win the Africa Cup of Nations for the second time. In the FIFA rankings, Morocco are ranked eleventh and Senegal eighteenth. Both teams have been strong defensively, with Morocco only conceding once and Senegal twice. Last year they played Senegal in the semi-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations and won on penalties. Prior to that match, in their last four meetings since 2007, Morocco have beaten Senegal three times and lost once. Both semi-finals went to penalties. However, with this being the final, I'm predicting Morocco to win in ninety minutes.

Top of the table, Barcelona travel to Real Sociedad, where in this fixture last season they lost. Their last La Liga home game saw Real Sociedad draw with Atletico Madrid, and so it is not without hope that they can repeat the success of last season.

HOU Rockets are fifth in the table and have won eight of their last nine home games. Against bottom-of-the-table NO Pelicans, this should be another home win.