I have previewed three Ligue 2 matches for subscribers today in what will be the first of eight newsletters scheduled for this weekend. Here are a few snippets from today's notes (some names have been changed/hidden ,but are based on real characters and events !).....

Two newsletters today, three Capital One Cup and Champions League previews in this and a follow up at 16.00 UK time with the Wednesday morning ( for those of us based in Europe, J-League fixtures.

Tomorrow, there will be the standard 10.00 email and a very brief half time update of the Japanese matches as close to 11.50 UK time as is possible.

The results page of the clubgowi website has been updated recently , with 2013 newsletter results to July 27th and others going back seven years. Click here to view.

I feel we will see some considerable improvement from Granada this season, owned along with Udinese and Watford by the Pozzo family, they have managed to stabilize in the top flight after two seasons and can start to kick on. Their summer signings of defensive midfielder Manuel Iturra from Malaga with the Champions League experience he brings, Algerian international midfielder Yacine Brahimi, plus veteran strikers Riki and Piti (with 31 top flight goals between them last season) looks really good business. Unfortunately Riki cannot play today.

Hosts are six points from safety.

SP have scored 52% of their goals in the first half this season and conceded 50% in the last 30 minutes.

AP have conceded only 21% in the opening 30 minutes of the second half.

H2h, last four have gone "over" with both teams scoring in 6 from 7, Atletico have not won here in ten visits (7-3-0)

Atletico have scored two or more in 5 of their last 6 away starts.

Hosts have failed to score in 4 from 5 at home.

We opposed the hosts at the weekend when they lost 2-1 to Portuguesa and I wrote ...

I like Galaxy with the draw no bet option, in a match where both teams are struggling for form. However, the hosts full from grace has been far more emphatic, they have not scored a single goal in six starts ( five MLS), or won in nine league outings, top of the Western Conference after 11 matches (7-3-1), they are outside the playoff places after the next 11 (1-5-5).

Angers were very pleased with their three points and four goals at Istres and now get their home season underway with a League Cup match with Lens.

J-League Saturday August 3rd (written Friday morning)

Here are two of today's J-League previews, clubgowi will also be supplying subscribers with half time notes on the 11.00 Uk time kick offs.

Kashiwa Reysol- Sagan Tosu / Shonan Bellmare- Yokohama F. Marinos