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Queens Park Rangers vs Reading

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Today’s featured game is the Championship match between Queens Park Rangers and Reading. I lose track of whether Queens Park Rangers are actually the richest British club or not these days but my concern was that they hadn’t previously showed their credentials despite their monetary advantage. However, recent weeks have finally seen them emerging as some kind of force although on time will tell if it lasts the distance. They’ve won three out of their first games and currently boast an unbeaten record at home, something only five sides can match after just twelve games. Queens Park Rangers have managed to score ten goals in their last four games, scoring four past promotion hopefuls Preston North End last match, which has been arguably their most impressive result this season. Today, Queens Park Rangers are hosting a Reading side that really show just how much they miss the players they lost in the summer. Reading currently stand just outside the relegation zone with just two wins from twelve games. They’ve lost three from their last five games and generally look susceptible to defeat against the majority of sides at the present time. I can see why the bookies would give good odds on this game but I really think Queens Park Rangers have enough to make this bet a good value bet tonight.

Tuesday’s Picks

My tips:

As ever, below are my recommended value tips for today in no particular order:

Queens Park Rangers vs Reading – home win at 4/5 – see introduction for full details.

Liverpool vs Olympique Lyonnais – under 2.5 goals at 5/6. This is an interesting call considering that both sides are more than capable of scoring goals but at the moment I think they’re both slightly under-performing. I’d argue that Olympique Lyonnais have more attacking firepower than Liverpool because Liverpool only have one class striker – Olympique Lyonnais have a lot of quality attackers i.e. Lopez, Gomis. However, Olympique Lyonnais somehow managed to lose 2-0 at home to Sochaux in Ligue 1 at weekend, a baffling result not only because Olympique Lyonnais lost at home and didn’t score but also because they lost to one of the worst away sides in the division. Similarly, Liverpool lost 1-0 at Sunderland and can frankly consider themselves lucky to have left that game with nothing! Either way, both sides enter this game having not scored a goal in their last games respectively and Liverpool also miss striker Fernando Torres, which is a massive blow to them. Basically, I’d expect two misfiring teams to bring about a low-scoring encounter for obvious reasons. I’d actually not be surprised if Olympique Lyonnais got a win or a draw here – English sides notoriously struggle with French sides. For the above reasons, taking under 2.5 goals at 5/6 looks a good call to me.

Middlesbrough vs Derby County - lay Middlesbrough at 11/10. I’m afraid my reasoning for this one isn’t as reliable as normal but it’s got a point to it nonetheless. Basically, Middlesbrough fans hate manager Gareth Southgate. What does this mean? Well, the team get booed at home most of the time, especially when they’re losing, so much so that some sides (i.e. Watford) have used this against the home side in order to obtain a result. It’s no coincidence that despite Middlesbrough boasting a better side than most of the Championship they’ve still managed to lose their last three home games in a row. Whereas I don’t rate Derby County as a particularly good side nowadays, they are relatively organised and despite their woeful away record, I think there’s a chance they’ll get a draw here. Frankly, laying Middlesbrough at 11/10 may be risky but with the home fans turning on the manager in such a fashion that it affects the team’s performances, you have to feel it’s got some foundation to it.

As ever, any questions/explanations required, feel free to email me at thefootytipster@gmail.com. For the complete picks listing, see below!

UEFA Champions League:

Debreceni VSC vs Fiorentina (8) 0-2
Liverpool vs Olympique Lyonnais (6) under 2.5 goals
Barcelona vs Rubin Kazan (10) -1.75 handicap
Internazionale vs Dynamo Kiev (7) 2-1
Rangers vs Unirea Urziceni (6) 1-0
VFB Stuttgart vs Sevilla CF (6) 0-0
AZ Alkmaar vs Arsenal (8) 1-2
Olympiakos Piraeus vs Standard de Liege (7) 2-0

Copa Nissan Sudamericana:

Velez Sarsfeld vs Liga de Quito (8) 2-0

English Championship:

Blackpool vs Sheffield United (4)
Bristol City vs Plymouth Argyle (6)
Cardiff City vs Coventry City (7)
Doncaster Rovers vs Peterborough United (5) draw no bet
Ipswich Town vs Watford (8)
Leicester City vs Crystal Palace (7)
Nottingham Forest vs Barnsley (7)
Scunthorpe United vs Newcastle United (5)
Sheffield Wednesday vs Preston North End (6)
West Bromwich Albion vs Swansea City (8)
Middlesbrough vs Derby County (6)
Queens Park Rangers vs Reading (8)

Estonian Meistriliiga:

Maag Tammeka Tartu vs Levadia Tallinn (10) 1-3
Flora Tallinn vs Tallinna Kalev (9) 3-0

Irish Premier League:

Drogheda United vs Galway United (5) 1-2, draw no bet
Bohemians vs St Patrick’s Athletic (8) 2-0
Derry City vs Sligo Rovers (5) 1-1
Bray Wanderers vs Dundalk (6) 0-0
Shamrock Rovers vs Cork City (8) 2-1

Singaporean S-League:

Woodlands vs Geylang United (6) 1-1

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Porto vs Atletico Madrid

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Today’s featured game sees Liga Sagres reigning champions Porto entertain Primera Liga strugglers Atletico Madrid. The hosts have made a somewhat commanding start to their domestic campaign with four wins from six games, scoring an average of two goals per game. They lost their opening UEFA Champions League game 1-0 away to Chelsea and thus will be looking to get their European campaign started at their difficult Estadio do Dragao. Additionally, they enter this game on the back of a morale-boosting victory over rivals Sporting Clube de Lisboa at weekend. Happily for Porto, they’re hosting an Atletico Madrid side that are still winless in their domestic campaign this season with three draws and two defeats from their opening five games. They also managed to draw at home to Cyprus’ APOEL Nicosia in their opening UEFA Champions League game. There’s an awful lot going on behind the scenes at Atletico Madrid with individuals not getting on, problems with backroom staff and the board issuing a statement of confidence in the ability of manager Abel Resino (which is usually the kiss of death!). Aside from that, iconic striker Sergio Aguero is injured and thus unable to lead his side’s flambuoyant game. Lastly, Atletico Madrid’s main problem lately has been horrendous defending in just about all of their games so far. As they’re travelling to a very potent Porto that have a lot of goals in them, you have to feel that a home win at 10/11 has got some good value in it!

Wednesday’s Picks

My tips:

As ever, below are my recommended value tips for today in no particular order:

Porto vs Atletico Madrid – home win at 10/11 – see introduction for full details.

AC Milan vs FC Zurich – FC Zurich + 2.75 goal handicap at 6/5. Naturally, this is indeed a risky call but I think it’s potentially got an awful lot of value. People are talking of finding a “surprise” team – well, look no further than Switzerland’s FC Zurich. Don’t get me wrong, they’re far from world-beaters. However, one of their main strengths is that they score an awful lot of goals and will work hard in any circumstance. This is the kind of team AC Milan simply hate to play against, as indeed do most Italian sides due to their somewhat slow footballing style. FC Zurich lost their opening UEFA Champions League game 5-2 to Real Madrid but they could and probably should have scored more goals. FC Zurich’s most redeeming feature for me is their lack of fear – it allows them to attack sides and cause problems. As they’re facing an AC Milan side that are frankly in the twilight of their prestigious history, they know that closing down the hosts and working hard could earn them a surprise result here. AC Milan may have won at Olympique de Marseille in their opening game but they were beyond fortunate in a game that they were frankly overrun in. Domestically, AC Milan have mustered just three goals in six games, an average of one every other game, which is really poor for such a big club. I’m seeing a real contrast in styles here and I genuinely think that AC Milan are really going to struggle here. For me, gifting an FC Zurich side (that has the ability to score in Milan) a +2.75 handicap start at 6/5 could have bags of value in it, particularly as AC Milan haven’t scored more than two goals in any game (including friendlies) since 26th April 2009, where they beat Palermo 3-0 in Serie A. As ever, of course, I’ll leave the final decision up to yourselves!

As ever, any questions/explanations required, feel free to email me at thefootytipster@gmail.com. For the complete picks listing, see below!

UEFA Champions League:

CSKA Moscow vs Besiktas JK (8) 2-0
Bayern Munich vs Juventus (6) 1-1
Girondins de Bordeaux vs Maccabi Haifa (9) -1.75 handicap
Manchester United vs VFL Wolfsburg (9) over 2.5 goals
AC Milan vs FC Zurich (7) 1-0
Real Madrid vs Olympique de Marseille (8) over 3.5 goals
APOEL Nicosia vs Chelsea (7) 0-2
Porto vs Atletico Madrid (8) 2-1

Asian Champions League:

Pohang Steelers vs Bunyodkur (5) 1-1
Nagoya Grampus vs Kawasaki Frontale (6) 1-1
FC Seoul vs Umm Salal (6) 1-0
Al Ittihad vs Pakhtakor Tashkent (7) 2-0

English Championship:

Nottingham Forest vs Scunthorpe United (7)
Newcastle United vs Queens Park Rangers (8) over 2.5 goals

English League Two:

Chesterfield vs Grimsby Town (6)

Latvian Virsliga:

Blazma Rezekne vs Tranzits Ventspils (7) 2-0
Olimps Riga vs FK Jurmala (6) 0-1

Lithuanian A Lyga:

Ekranas Panevezys vs Vetra Vilnius (6) 2-1

Dutch Eredivisie:

NEC Nijmegen vs FC Utrecht (7) 1-1

Russian Division 1:

FK Chita vs Anzhi Makhachkala (4)
Energiya Khabarovsk vs NoSta Novotroitsk (6)
Luch-Energiya Vladivostok vs Vityaz Podolsk (8)
Sibir Novosibirsk vs Cherno Novorosisk (9)
FK Nizhnyi Novgorod vs Alaniya Vladikavkaz (6)
Ural Sverdlovskaya Oblast vs FK Krasnodor (7)
Metallurg Lipetsk vs Baltika Kaliningrad (5)
Salyut Belgorod vs Shinnik Yaroslavl’ (6)

Singaporean S-League:

Gombak United vs Armed Forces (6) 2-2

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