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31Jan/090

Wunderbar!!

Well, I'm happy, naturally. Man Utd and Athletic Bilbao both earned hard-fought victories for their respective vital 3 points. What irritated me was the let-down of Leyton Orient, although I suppose it's not entirely unexpected, as they aren't exactly the greatest side in the world. I hope Italy's Serie A is a lot more predictable tomorrow after observing that Juventus lost at home tonight to ever-resilient Cagliari.

Sunday's Picks

My tips:For the better sides with decent odds for use in accumulators, see below:

Xanthi, Panionios, Xerez
Real Zaragoza, Atletico Madrid, Barcelona
Deportivo La Coruna, AS Roma, Genoa
AC Milan, Girondins de Bordeaux, Olympique de Marseille
Olympique Lyonnais, Maritimo, Porto
Braga, AZ Alkmaar, FC Twente
Caracas

For the more risky sides with good odds to back in accumulators, see below:

Panathinaikos, PAOK, Espanyol
Sevilla, Atalanta Bergamo, Siena
CD Nacional, NEC Nijmegen, PSV Eindhoven
Deportivo Italia, Deportivo Tachira

The rest of today's picks can be found below!

Belgian Eerste Klasse:

Charleroi vs AA Gent (6)
Lokeren vs Genk (5)

Brazilian Campeonato Carioca:

Macae vs Bangu (6)
Friburguense vs Boavista Sport Club (4)
Volta Redonda vs Flamengo (7)
Mesquita vs Botafogo (6)

Brazilian Campeonato Paulista:

Noroeste vs Portuguesa (7)
Ponte Preta vs Palmeiras (5)
Sao Paulo vs Santo Andre (9)
Bragantino vs Mirassol (7)
Ituano vs Santos (6)
Paulista vs Guaratingueta (3)

Chilean Primera Division:

Cobresal vs O'Higgins (6)
Municipal Iquique vs Universidad Catolica (8)
Rangers de Talca vs La Serena (5)
Santiago Morning vs Cobreloa (7)

Cypriot Division A:

A.E.Paphos vs Doxa (4)
AEK Larnaca vs Apollon Limassol (8)
Omonia Nicosia vs APEP (9) -2.75 handicap

Ecuadorian Primera Division:

Deportivo Quito vs Tecnico U. (9)
Emelec vs LDU Portoviejo (7)
Espoli vs Deportivo Cuenca (5)
LDU Quito vs Olmedo (9)
Macara vs El Nacional (7)

English Premier League:

Newcastle United vs Sunderland (6)
Liverpool vs Chelsea (9)

French Ligue 1:

Girondins de Bordeaux vs LOSC Lille (8) -1.75 handicap
Sochaux-Montbeliard vs Olympique de Marseille (8) -0.75 handicap
Olympique Lyonnais vs Saint-Etienne (7) 2-1, Benzema first goal

International Friendlies:

Syria vs South Korea (6)
Uzbekistan vs Azerbaijan (7)

German Bundesliga:

VFL Bochum vs Karlsruher (4) 1-0
Werder Bremen vs Arminia Bielefeld (7) 2-1

Greek Super League:

Panionios vs Panthrakikos (7) 2-0
Panserraikos vs Thrasivoulos (4) 1-0
Levadiakos vs Panathinaikos (6) 0-2
PAOK vs Ergotelis (7) 2-1
AEK Athens vs Olympiakos Piraeus (3) 0-1, 1+ red cards in this game, Galletti to score
Xanthi vs Asteras Tripolis (7) 2-0

Italian Serie A:

Atalanta Bergamo vs Catania (6) 2-1
Bologna vs Fiorentina (6) 1-2
Chievo Verona vs Sampdoria (7) 0-2
Genoa vs Palermo (7) -1.75 handicap
Internazionale vs Torino (9) +1.25 handicap for Torino
Reggina vs AS Roma (9) -1.75 handicap, Totti to score at any time
Siena vs Lecce (6) 2-0
Lazio vs AC Milan (7) 1-3, Zarate first goal

Maltese Premier League:

Hibernians vs Floriana (7)
Tarxien vs Sliema Wanderers (7)

Dutch Eredivisie:

FC Twente vs FC Utrecht (6) 2-1
De Graafschap vs PSV Eindhoven (6) +1.25 handicap for De Graafschap
NEC Nijmegen vs Feyenoord Rotterdam (5) 1-0
Sparta Rotterdam vs AZ Alkmaar (8) 0-2

Portuguese Liga:

Academica de Coimbra vs Estrela da Amadora (4) 1-1
Maritimo vs Naval (6) 1-0
CD Nacional vs Leixoes (6) 2-1
Belenenses vs Porto (7) 1-3, Lucho Gonzalez to score at any time
Braga vs Pacos de Ferreira (7) 2-0

Scottish Premier League:

Inverness Caledonian Thistle vs Celtic (8) -1.75 handicap

Spanish Primera Division:

Atletico Madrid vs Real Valladolid (7) 3-1
Real Betis vs Getafe (6) 1-0
Espanyol vs Recreativo de Huelva (7) 2-0
Deportivo La Coruna vs Villarreal (7) 2-1
Osasuna vs Real Mallorca (4) 1-0
Racing Club de Santander vs Barcelona (8) -1.75 handicap
Valencia vs Almeria (6) 2-1
Sporting Club de Gijon vs Sevilla (7) 1-3

Spanish Segunda Division:

Alaves vs Salamanca (6)
Eibar vs Elche (4)
Gimnastic de Tarragona vs Tenerife (6)
Xerez vs Alicante (9)
Real Zaragoza vs Levante (7)

Turkish Super Lig:

Ankaragucu vs Konyaspor (6) 1-1
Bursaspor vs Hacettepe (7) 1-0
Eskisehirspor vs Istanbul BB (5) 0-0
Fenerbahce vs Gaziantepspor (9) -1.75 handicap
Besiktas vs Antalyaspor (8) 2-0

Venezuelan Primera Division:

Aragua vs Deportivo Anzoategui (6)
Atletico El Vigia vs Deportivo Tachira (8)
Caracas vs Estrella Roja (8)
Guaros de Lara vs Llaneros (6)
Maracaibo vs Deportivo Italia (6)
Mineros vs Zulia (7)
Monagas SC vs Minerven (7)
Portuguesa vs Estudiantes de Merida (5)
Zamora Barinas vs Carabobo (7)

Welsh Premier League:

Neath vs Connah's Quay Nomads (6)

Enjoy your free betting tips!

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30Jan/090

Changes

There's going to be a couple of changes to the picks nowadays. I'm trying to accomodate different types of bets so I will now apply scorecast and handicap betting where I feel it's necessary. In the long distant future I may break the site up somewhat so we have different sections for different types of bets, but for the time being it'll all remain on here for you.

Saturday's Picks

My tips:

For sides to back where the odds aren't going to win you quite as much, see the list below:

Hercules, Real Madrid, Athletic Club de Bilbao
Bari, Empoli, Parma
Brescia, Paris Saint-Germain, Stade Rennais
Sporting Clube de Lisbon, AFC Ajax Amsterdam, Anderlecht
Mouscron, Schalke 04, Hertha BSC Berlin
Aberdeen, Aston Villa, Manchester United
Fulham, Cardiff City, Swansea City
Wolverhampton Wanderers, Leyton Orient, Leicester City
Oldham Athletic, Southend United, Stockport County
Leeds United, Bradford City, Exeter City
Bury, Darlington, Beitar Jerusalem

For the sides to back to get good odds with a higher risk factor, take a look at the list below:

Albacete, Real Murcia, SSC Napoli
Atalanta, AS Nancy-Lorraine, OGC Nice
Vitoria Guimaraes, Cercle Brugge, Zulte Waregem
Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Hearts, Stoke City
Preston North End, Birmingham City, Cheltenham Town
Peterborough United, Hapoel Tel-Aviv

Tip of the day, however, is Cheltenham Town to win at home to Milton Keynes Dons, who are on a worrying downward spiral. Some bookies are quoting 4/1 on this so give it some thought.

For the rest of today's picks, see below!

Albanian Kategoria Pare:

Flamurtari vs Apolonia Fier (7)
Besa vs Lushnja (8)
Teuta vs Elbasan (6)
Bylis vs Partizani (4)
Dinamo Tirana vs Tirana (5)
Shkumbini vs Vllaznia (6)

Belgian Eerste Klasse:

Germinal Beerschot vs Westerlo (5) 1-1
Club Brugge vs Tubize (9)  3-1
Kortrijk vs Anderlecht (7) 1-3
Mons vs Cercle Brugge (6) 2-3
Mouscron vs Dender (8) 2-0
Standard de Liege vs Roeselare (10) 4-0
Zulte Waregem vs Mechelen (7) 2-1

Brazilian Campeonato Carioca:

Madureira vs Cabofriense (7)
Vasco da Gama vs Duque De Caxias (8)
Fluminense vs Resende (8)
Americano Campos vs Tigres Brasil (6)

Brazilian Campeonato Paulista:

Corinthians vs Oeste (9)
Barueri vs Guarani (4)
Marilia vs Botafogo (6)
Mogi Mirim vs Sao Caetano (6)

Chilean Primera Division:

Curico Unido vs Colo Colo (8)
Everton vs Union Espanola (7)
Huachipato vs Universidad De Concepcion (6)
Nublense vs Audax Italiano (6)
Universidad de Chile vs Palestino (7)

Cypriot Division A:

APOP/Kinyras vs Anorthosis Famagusta (7)
Alki vs Atromitos Yeroskipou (7)
E.N.Paralimni vs APOEL Nicosia (8) 
AEL Limassol vs Ethnikos Achnas (4)

Ecuadorian Primera Division:

Manta FC vs Barcelona SC (7)

English Premier League:

Stoke City vs Manchester City (4) 1-0, a red card in this game
Arsenal vs West Ham United (3) Van Persie to score at any time
Aston Villa vs Wigan Athletic (7) -1.75 handicap, Barry to score at any time
Bolton Wanderers vs Tottenham Hotspur (5) 1-1
Fulham vs Portsmouth (6) -0.75 handicap, A.Johnson first goal
Hull City vs West Bromwich Albion (3) 1-2
Middlesbrough vs Blackburn Rovers (5) 0-0
Manchester United vs Everton (9) -1.75 handicap, Ronaldo first goal

English Championship:

Bristol City vs Barnsley (7)
Burnley vs Charlton Athletic (6)
Cardiff City vs Nottingham Forest (7)
Crystal Palace vs Blackpool (4)
Derby County vs Coventry City (5)
Ipswich Town vs Plymouth Argyle (4)
Preston North End vs Sheffield United (6)
Queens Park Rangers vs Reading (5)
Southampton vs Swansea City (8)
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Watford (8)
Sheffield Wednesday vs Birmingham City (7)

English League One:

Brighton vs Hartlepool United (5)
Carlisle United vs Colchester United (4)
Cheltenham Town vs Milton Keynes Dons (3)
Crewe Alexandra vs Tranmere Rovers (5)
Huddersfield Town vs Peterborough United (7)
Leyton Orient vs Yeovil Town (7)
Millwall vs Scunthorpe United (6)
Northampton Town vs Leicester City (7)
Oldham Athletic vs Swindon Town (8)
Southend United vs Bristol Rovers (6)
Stockport County vs Hereford United (8)
Walsall vs Leeds United (5)

English League Two:

Aldershot vs Rochdale (6)
Bradford City vs Grimsby Town (8)
Chester City vs Gillingham (5)
Dagenham & Redbridge vs Darlington (7)
Exeter City vs Barnet (8)
Lincoln City vs Bournemouth (6)
Luton Town vs Bury (8)
Morecambe vs Port Vale (4)
Notts County vs Chesterfield (5)
Rotherham United vs Macclesfield Town (5)
Shrewsbury vs Brentford (5)
Wycombe Wanderers vs Accrington Stanley (8)

French Ligue 1:

Auxerre vs Lorient (6) 0-1
Le Havre vs AS Nancy-Lorraine (6) 1-2
Le Mans vs FC Nantes (5) 2-0
AS Monaco vs Grenoble Foot 38 (6) 2-2
Paris Saint-Germain vs Stade Malherbe de Caen (8) 3-1, -1.75 handicap
Valenciennes vs OGC Nice (7) 0-1
Stade Rennais vs Toulouse (7) 2-1

German Bundesliga:

BV09 Borussia Dortmund vs Bayer 04 Leverkusen (6) 0-1
Hannover 96 vs Schalke 04 (8) 0-2
Hertha BSC Berlin vs Eintracht Frankfurt (8) 3-0
Hoffenheim vs Energie Cottbus (8) 1-0
Koln vs VFL Wolfsburg (5) 1-1
VFB Stuttgart vs Moenchengladbach (6) 2-1

Greek Super League:

OFI Crete vs Larissa (6) 0-1
Iraklis vs Aris Salonica (4) 0-0

Israeli Ligat Ha'al:

Bnei Yehuda vs Hapoel Tel-Aviv (6)
Bnei Sakhnin vs Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona (4)
Maccabi Netanya vs Hakoah Maccabi Amidar (10)
Maccabi Petach-Tikva vs Hapoel Petach-Tikva (6)
Beitar Jerusalem vs Ashdod (7)

Italian Serie A:

SSC Napoli vs Udinese (6) 2-1
Juventus vs Cagliari (9) - 3-1, -1.75 handicap

Italian Serie B:

Ascoli vs Ancona (4)
US Avellino vs Triestina (7)
Bari vs Frosinone (8)
Empoli vs Vicenza (7)
Parma vs Albinoleffe (7)
Piacenza vs Grosseto (6)
Pisa vs Sassuolo (4)
Salernitana vs Cittadella (6)
Treviso vs Brescia (8)

Maltese Premier League:

Birkirkara vs Hamrun Spartans (9)
Msida vs Valletta (7)

Dutch Eredivisie:

ADO Den Haag vs Groningen (4) 1-1
NAC Breda vs Volendam (7) 1-0
Willem II vs Vitesse Arnhem (7) 2-0
AFC Ajax Amsterdam vs Heerenveen (8) 2-1

Northern Irish Premier League:

Crusaders vs Coleraine (7)
Dungannon Swifts vs Lisburn Distillery (7)
Glenavon vs Linfield (9)
Glentoran vs Bangor (8)
Institute vs Ballymena (5)
Newry vs Cliftonville (5)

Portuguese Liga:

Trofense vs Sporting Clube de Lisbon (8) 0-2, -0.75 handicap
SL Benfica vs Rio Ave (6) 1-0, +1.25 handicap for Rio Ave

Scottish Premier League:

St Mirren vs Kilmarnock (4) 0-0
Falkirk vs Aberdeen (6) 1-2
Hamilton Academicals vs Hearts (7) 1-2
Hibernian vs Motherwell (4) 2-2
Rangers vs Dundee United (7) +1.25 handicap for Dundee

Spanish Primera Division:

Athletic Club de Bilbao vs Malaga (7) 3-1, Llorente to score any time
Numancia vs Real Madrid (9) -1.75 handicap, Higuain to score at any time

Spanish Segunda Division:

Castellon vs Huesca (6)
Girona vs Celta Vigo (5)
Hercules vs Cordoba (8)
Las Palmas vs Real Sociedad (5)
Real Murcia vs Rayo Vallecano (4)
Sevilla Atletico vs Albacete (7)

Turkish Super Lig:

Kayserispor vs Sivasspor (7) -0.75 handicap
Kocaelispor vs Genclerbirligi (4) 1-1
Ankaraspor vs Trabzonspor (5) 1-2
Denizlispor vs Galatasaray (8) -1.75 handicap

Welsh Premier League:

Caernarfon vs Newtown (7)
Porthmadog vs Caersws (6)

World Cup U20 Qualifiers - South American section:

Argentina U20 vs Paraguay U20 (6)
Uruguay U20 vs Brazil U20 (4)
Venezuela U20 vs Colombia U20 (6)

Enjoy your free betting tips!

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29Jan/090

Oh Dear

Yes, 2 more managers have left their posts. 1 of these managers was typically El Nacional's manager who frankly deserved for the abysmal result they suffered the other night. Then again, this does emphasise the temporary nature of hispanic football. The second manager to leave was Huub Stevens from PSV Eindhoven. I like his reasoning best of all - "I didn't feel a link between myself and the players" is effectively what he said. I like the honesty and integrity of this man! Either that or his lack of ability to be able to even see AZ Alkmaar (or the cloud of dust that follows them) who are coincidentally some 15 points ahead of PSV Eindhoven. What does this tell us? Well, you either believe in new-manager syndrome i.e. the team in question will win their first game against whoever they play or you believe the complete opposite. I choose to believe they will win at De Graafschap at weekend but nonetheless, be careful when betting on this game.

What did we learn today? We found out that Spanish football has no concept of tactics. Barcelona lead 3-0 at home to local rivals Espanyol in the Copa del Rey. Ordinarly, any side with a grain of sense would knock the ball around, maybe venture forward for another goal at a slow pace and basically see the game out. Barcelona don't seem to grasp that and promptly conceded 2 goals. They then had a brainwave, however - utilising the 3-3-4 formation they could protect their lead! So this was enforced, which bamboozled Espanyol, who swiftly had Daniel Jarque dismissed, presumably through confusion or some kind of Spanish counter-attacking method against the defensive 3-3-4 formation. The match finished 3-2, but God only knows how.

Friday's Picks

My tips:

For a treble, you may wish to look at RKC Waalwijk, Cambuur Leeuwarden and FC Haarlem in Holland's Eerste Divisie. Alternatively, you can look at a treble including Metz, Lens and Doncaster Rovers. Bargain of the day has to be Bastia to win against an out-of-sorts Strasbourg.

For the rest of the picks, see below!

English Championship:

Doncaster Rovers vs Norwich City (6)

Finnish Liiga Cup:

Mariehamn vs TPS Turku (5)

French Ligue 2:

Chateauroux vs Lens (8)
Stade de Reims vs Guingamp (5)
Bastia vs Strasbourg (4)
Brest vs Troyes (5)
Dijon FCO vs AC Ajaccio (6)
Metz vs Amiens (7)
Nimes vs Clermont Foot (6)
Sedan-Ardennes vs Angers (7)
Vannes OC vs Tours (5)

German Bundesliga:

Hamburg vs Bayern Munich (8)

Italian Serie B:

Modena vs Rimini (6)

Dutch Eredivisie:

Roda JC vs Heracles (7)

Dutch Eerste Divisie:

AGOVV Appeldoorn vs FC Den Bosch (6)
Cambuur Leeuwarden vs FC Zwolle (7)
Dordrecht '90 vs Emmen (5)
Go Ahead Eagles vs RKC Waalwijk (7)
Haarlem FC vs RBC Roosendaal (7)
Helmond Sport vs MVV Maastricht (5)
Fortuna Sittard vs Excelsior (6)
Top Oss vs Stormvogels Telstar (5)
BV Veendam vs Omniworld (8)
VVV Venlo vs FC Eindhoven (10)

Portuguese Liga:

Vitoria Setubal vs Vitoria Guimaraes (5)

Enjoy your free betting tips!

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  • AC Milan (10%, 5 Votes)
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