Champions League Chelsea – Valencia 1.79 – 5.00 A 0-0 draw would send Chelsea to the next round, but Valencia would qualify drawing the match 1-1. Now I do not think that there is any risk that this game will end in a 0-0 draw. Villas-Boas’ Chelsea play very offensive football and surely there will [...]
Continue reading...The Premiership Newcastle – Chelsea 4.00 – 2.08 Some luck, yes, an inspired game by their keeper Krul, also true, but all the same Newcastle should be proud of their performance at Old Trafford. I was spot on, predicting the draw or the loss by the odd goal. Newcastle are 7-5-1 this far and that [...]
Continue reading...Europa League Massive game for Stoke and their supporters on Thursday. They will face Dynamo Kiev at the Britannia Stadium. Kiev are a legendary club, no doubt about that and they have to go for the win, while a draw will do for Stoke. Nothing wrong with the Kiev squad. I missed no one in [...]
Continue reading...Europa League Malmö FF – AZ Alkmaar 5.46 – 1.70 Away win! Poor Malmö, they have to play two more games this season. Their official season ended on the third of November. They have played a friendly game against Shamrock Rovers, the only Europa League team worse than Malmö in the competition. Malmö won the [...]
Continue reading...The Premiership Stoke – Blackburn 1.85 – 5.29 One thing is certain, Blackburn need C Samba back for this match, or the Stoke set pieces will kill them. He was close last week. Blackburn are a hard fighting side. Down to ten men they matched Wigan all the way. They will be without the suspended [...]
Continue reading...Champions League Zenit – Apoel Nicosia 1.50 – 8.98 The team that everyone, especially the bookmakers, continue to underestimate, Apoel from Cyprus. This time you can back them as 8.25 away outsiders. Apoel, bossing their group, have drawn their two away games and won their two home fixtures. In all honesty, who thought that they [...]
Continue reading...Champions League CSKA Moscow – Lille 2.35 – 3.50 Leading CSKA striker Doumbia will be suspended for this match. His offensive colleague Tosic is out injured as well as defender Schennikov. CSKA lost their last league game, a home game against Rubin Kazan 1-2. Certainly not according to plans, but I noticed that Honda was [...]
Continue reading...The Premiership Norwich – Arsenal 5.50 – 1.75 Open, free flowing football is what Norwich are all about, but can they afford to play like that against Arsenal? It may prove dangerous, as Norwich have conceded six goals in their last two games, vs. Blackburn and A Villa. Arsenal have won their last four league [...]
Continue reading...The Premiership Newcastle – Everton 2.32 – 3.40 The amazing Newcastle run goes on and they are still unbeaten in the Premiership (6-4-0). Earlier this week they won away to Stoke 3-1. Tiote was not fit to play, nor Sh. Ameobi but S Taylor played with a mask. Demba Ba scored the three Newcastle goals. [...]
Continue reading...Europa League Red Bull Salzburg – Atletic Bilbao 3.65 – 2.30 Backing the home win. Have A Bilbao played much lately? I watched them last Thursday, I watched them in an early Sunday kick off and now they are off to Austria. Definitely missing for A Bilbao will be Ekiza and D Lopez and Llorente, [...]
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