h2h meetings

Weds
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NAPOLI v palermo 5-1-0 , 1.40

SEVILLE v r sociedad 6-1-1 , 1.80

LYON v lorient 7-1-1 , 1.75


LYON v lorient has finished as a home win in 7 of the last 9 corresponding fixtures , although LORIENT won the last meeting LYON were reduced to 10 after 14 mins .

LYON drew in Paris on Sunday against PSG and should be in a positive frame of mind after that result.
They have a few players back in the squad while LORIENT have a few out through injury as well as a regular mid-fielder through suspension.

LORIENT have lost 3 of their last 4 games .

Stake the 16.60pts returned from the Santos game onto LYON to win @ 1.75

LYON 4-0

Starting Bank -100pts
Selections - 8
Wins - 7
Current Bank - 140.99pts

NAPOLI v palermo 5-1-0 , 1.40 3-3

SEVILLE v r sociedad 6-1-1 , 1.80 1-0

LYON v lorient 7-1-1 , 1.75 4-0


Sat
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MAN U v west ham 8-0-1 , 1.40

STUTTGART v hannover 5-0-1 , 2.00

SP BRAGA v rio ave 7-0-1 , 1.83

BASEL v thun 13-1-1 , 1.55

BESIKTAS v eskisehirspor 5-1-0 , 1.60

BARCELONA SC v olmedo 11-1-0 , 1.40



1st bet for today and tbh i had to give this some serious thought ...MAN U have beaten WEST HAM at Old Trafford 11 times from 13 games since 1999.
One of those losses [the last one in 2007] was on the final day of the league when MAN U had already won the league .

Now everyone and their dog knows about MAN U 's lack of central defenders for this game but the back line still still has plenty of experience and Luke Shaw looks like playing from the start .
One thing is for sure the front line has goals coming out of every orifice and while the Hammers might nick a goal or 2 i'm confident that in front of their home fans Utd will score more .

West Ham have their injury problems with KOUYATE out after a promising start .

so the first bet of the weekend is 10pts on MAN UTD @ 1.40

MAN U 2-1 with no help from Rooney who was sent off in the 2nd half and i believe they had to man to United barricades to stop West Ham from scoring but a wins a win and there's 14pts returned ....

...which is going to be placed onto BASEL to beat Thun in the Swiss Super league [19:00 k-o]
This fixture has a record of 13-1-1 since 2002 .
BASEL are top of the table with a home record of 7-0-2 while THUN are 1-1-2 away.

Hard to find any info on team news so i'm hoping the h2h's and BASEL's strong home form carries the day .

Stake 14pts on BASEL @ 1.57

1-1.... undone by a 90th min equaliser .

In 2 hours [23:00] BARCELONA SC take on Olmedo in a fixture that has a record of 16-2-2 since 2004.

Currently BARCELONA are in top spot in SERIE A [second stage] with a home record of 3-1-0 while OLMEDO are 0-1-1 .

Again it's a bit of a leap of faith regards team news and here's hoping the h2h's and home form get us through.

Stake 10pts @ 1.36

Sat
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MAN U v west ham 8-0-1 , 1.40 2-1

STUTTGART v hannover 5-0-1 , 2.00 1-0

SP BRAGA v rio ave 7-0-1 , 1.83 3-0

BASEL v thun 13-1-1 , 1.55 1-1

BESIKTAS v eskisehirspor 5-1-0 , 1.60 1-1

BARCELONA SC v olmedo 11-1-0 , 1.40 2-0

4/6 for Saturday , here's Sunday's qualifiers -

STANDARD v lierse 7-0-0 , 1.29

MARSEILLE v st etienne 8-1-0 , 1.90



2-0 BARCELONA SC returns 13.60pts ...

and that's going onto INTER MILAN to beat cagliari in the 14:00 kick-off over in Serie A.

Although they have drawn the last 2 corresponding fixtures INTER look much the stronger of the 2 at this stage of the season [9-3-0 is the record of INTER in recent season's]

INTER sit in 4th spot after 2 wins and 2 draws with those wins coming at home in which they scored 9 with no reply .
They have a full squad to pick from .

CAGLIARI sit in 20th and bottom of the table with 1 draw and 1 loss away from home , the draw came against fellow strugglers SASSUOLO [18th]

CAGLIARI have failed to win 26 of their last 27 aways.

Stake 13.60pts on INTER @ 1.44

Unfortunately in football there are things that happen during a game which we can't legislate for ....for example take PSG last weekend at home to LYON , once they went 1 up they were happy to cruise in 2nd gear while even the manager made changes to try and ensure they would not lose , rather than go for the 2nd goal and lo and behold LYON equalise with 5 mins to go , PSG wake up but by then it's too late ...

Then there is the red-card affect ...sometimes this can go in your favour and even when it's one of the players in the side you want to win then sometimes they can hold on to win [Man U yesterday for example] but more often than not today's situation appears where the whole game goes tit-up as INTER are reduced to 10 men at 1-1 then proceed to fall apart and lose 4-1 .....

Shit , does indeed , happen !!!!

Anyway enough sour grapes ...here's hoping MARSEILLE can save the weekend by beating St Etienne tonight [20:00] to take their home record in recent season's to 9-2-0 since 2000.

MARSEILLE are on the crest of a wave just now as they sit 2nd top in Ligue 1 having won their last 5 league match's , scoring 16 and conceding only once .
New coach Bielsa is making his mark on the squad and they are 1pt behind current leaders BORDEAUX .
With only a couple of minor injury doubts he will start with a strong settled team .

6th place St Etienne will be no pushovers having won 2 of their 3 aways this season , but they were against LENS [ 15th] and GUINGAMP [20th]

The momentum is with MARSEILLE right now and i'm confident of the home win at odds of 1.80 [providing there's no red-cards !!!! ]

2-1 MARSEILLE ....


Starting Bank -100pts
Selections - 13
Wins - 10
Current Bank - 128.99pts

STANDARD v lierse 7-0-0 , 1.29 2-2

MARSEILLE v st etienne 8-1-0 , 1.90 2-1


Sat
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DORTMUND v hamburg 5-0-1 , 1.40

AC MILAN v chievo 9-0-0 , 1.44

RENNES v lens 6-1-0 , 1.87

HERACLES v breda 5-0-1 , 2.10

CAMBUUR v dordrecht 7-0-0 , 1.57

FEHNERBACHE v konyaspor 8-0-0 , 1.44



2 games i'll be having a punt on..

7:00 - France - RENNES v lens has finished 6-1-0 to the home side in recent seasons .

RENNES will miss central defender Armand to suspension but LENS will be missing their captain Le Moigne and central defender Kantari to suspension and they do not appear to have adequate replacements on the bench after a recruitment ban placed on Lens by the league .
RENNES's form this season at home is a bit indifferent , 1-1-1 with a decent draw v PSG and an emphatic 6-2 v Evian countered by a surprising 3-0 loss to Toulouse.
All 3 of their last 3 league matches have ended in defeat but 2 of those were against MARSEILLE [1st] and BORDEAUX [2nd]

However Lens have been equally inconsistant with an away record of 1-1-2 and put together with those missing players and the h2h's i think that RENNES to win @ 1.87 with Betvictor is worth a bet .

Stake 10pts on RENNES


If there's one team you want to win at home then there's no need to look past FEHNERBACHE who are unbeaten in their last 25 home games in the Superlig .
Their record at home to Konyaspor is 13-0-0 with a goal ratio of 28 for 6 against .

Hard to bet against the home win @ 1.44 so stick 10pts on with Betvictor , k-o 7:00

DORTMUND v hamburg 5-0-1 , 1.40 0-1

AC MILAN v chievo 9-0-0 , 1.44 2-0

RENNES v lens 6-1-0 , 1.87 2-0

HERACLES v breda 5-0-1 , 2.10 6-1

CAMBUUR v dordrecht 7-0-0 , 1.57 4-1

FEHNERBACHE v konyaspor 8-0-0 , 1.44 2-0


RENNES 2-0 returned 18.70pts

FEHNERBACHE 2-1 [and down to 10 men at 1-1 ] returned 14.40pts.


Starting Bank -100pts
Selections - 15
Wins - 12
Current Bank - 142.09pts

Sun
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SAMPDORIA v atalanta 5-0-1 , 1.95

R MADRID v ath bilbao 14-0-1 , 1.25

FEYENOORD v groningen 5-0-0 , 1.45

PORTO v braga 7-1-0 , 1.45


First bat for today will be 14.40pts [returns from the Fehnerbache bet] onto PORTO to continue their good h2h form against Braga .

At home PORTO are 2-1-0 with the draw coming against Boavista where they were down to 10 men after 25 mins but still managed to deny Boavista any shot on target in the match .
PORTO saved a point midweek in the CL with 2 very goals to earn a draw against SHAKTHAR , they should have recovered from that game [played on Tuesday] and with the league having a 3 week break after this they will be desperate not to let Benfica increase their current 4pt gap over them.

Braga are 0-2-1 with the draws coming against the sides currently in 14th and 16th in the league .


Stake 14.40pts on PORTO @ 1.50 from Wm Hill


2nd bet for today will be REAL MADRID to beat ATH BILBAO for the 15th time in 16 corresponding fixtures since 2000.

Ronaldo looks like he might miss this game but REAL should still have too much fire-power to overcome a Bilbao side sitting in the relegation zone [18th] .
They have a couple of injury worries with Muniain and Arduiz declared doubtful.
They have scored only once in 3 aways , conceding 5 .

Despite the short odds i think REAL are worth backing at 1.22 .
If PORTO win the the returns from that will be the stake for this game , if PORTO lose then it'll be 10pts .

...really good weekend .

PORTO 2-1 returned 21.60pts

REAL MADRID 5-0 returned 26.35pts


Starting Bank - 100pts
Selections - 17
Wins - 14
Current Bank - 154.04pts.

Sat
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MAN CITY v spurs 4-0-0 , 1.50

SCHALKE v hertha 6-0-0 , 1.80

GENT v charleroi 6-0-1 , 1.62

LORIENT v St Etienne 5-1-0 , 3.30

PSV v alkmaar 5-0-0 , 1.53


Back to the bread and butter [thankfully... ]

PSV will be hoping to make it 6 home wins on the trot in this fixture against AZ ALKMAAR [k-o 17.30]
PSV are sitting on top of the Eredivise with a home record of 4-0-0 , scoring 15 and conceding only once .
They will be missing a couple of defenders due to suspension for the visit of AZ who are not without injury worries of their own with the first and second choice keepers still out as well as mid-fielder Henriksen.

At first glance AZ's away form this season looks impressive with a record of 3-0-1 but take a closer look and we see that those 3 wins came against the bottom 3 clubs , DEN HAAG , DORDRECHT and HERACLES .

Despite the suspension's i'm fairly confidant that PSV can remain top of the table and i'm staking 10pts @ 1.53 [ Betvictor ]

Just after the PSV game finishes we have GENT taking on Charleroi [Belgium] in a game that has seen the home side win 10 of the last 14
corresponding fixture's inc 6 of the last 7.
GENT are 3-1-1 at home whilst Charleroi are 1-1-3 away from home [the win came against the club second bottom of the league]

I have no info regarding injury/suspension so i'm hoping that the h2h's and current league form points towards a home win at odds of 1.60

If PSV win then the returns will be placed onto GENT if not it'll be a 10pt win

MAN CITY v spurs 4-0-0 , 1.50 4-1

SCHALKE v hertha 6-0-0 , 1.80 2-0

GENT v charleroi 6-0-1 , 1.62 2-2

LORIENT v St Etienne 5-1-0 , 3.30 0-1

PSV v alkmaar 5-0-0 , 1.53 3-0


Starting Bank -100pts
Selections - 19
Wins - 15
Current Bank - 144.04pts.

Sat
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DORTMUND v hannover 5-0-0 , 1.25

WAREGEM v cercle brugge 5-1-0 , 1.67

HERACLES v willem 6-1-0 , 2.15

FEHNERBACHE v g'birligi 12-1-0 , 1.33


First bet is fairly obvious , DORTMUND to beat Hannover who will be trying to make it 6 in a row in this corresponding fixture.

DORTMUND have been poor in the Bundesliga so far but they have been plagued by injuries which now appear to be improving while Hannover's injury list is lengthening .
Hannover have an away record of 0-1-3 with 0 goals for [7 against]

A 4-0 win away in Turkey in midweek should have improved morale and even though the odds are skinny i think DORTMUND are about to hit form again therefore the 1st bet for Saturday is a 10pt win on DORTMUND @ 1.25 with Paddy Power.

Bet 2 is later on Saturday evening over in Turkey where FEHERBACHE will look to make it 13 wins from 14 in the corresponding fixture against GENCLERBIRLIGI .

FEHNER are unbeaten in 26 home games in the Super Lig and have scored at least twice in the last 13 home v G'Birligi.

On the negative side they will be missing s couple of players through suspension but after losing to bitter rivals Galatasaray last week they will hopefully be up for this match .

G'Birligi are 1-1-1 away from home this season , all 3 are currently in the bottom half of the table.

If the Dortmund result goes our way then it'll be 12.50 onto FEHNER who are currently best priced with BetVictor @ 1.33.

Knowledge is strength JohnJohn ......keep going mate , unfortunately these types of results will occur now and again !!!

DORTMUND v hannover 5-0-0 , 1.25 0-1

WAREGEM v cercle brugge 5-1-0 , 1.67 1-2

HERACLES v willem 6-1-0 , 2.15 1-3

FEHNERBACHE v g'birligi 12-1-0 , 1.30 2-1

10pt loss on DORTMUND

13pts returned from FEHNERBACHE

Firstly i'll apologise to anyone who lost on DORTMUND ....with hindsight taking 1.25 on a team sitting in 14th place in the league having a home record of 1-1-3 just because i thought that they were ' about to hit form' was madness .
It was a really poor decision on my part and will endevour to do my utmost to ensure it doesn't happen again.....


Weds
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FIORENTINA v udinese 8-0-1 , 1.75

3-0..

Sat
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ANDERLECHT v lokeren 4-0-0 , 1.65

SLAVIA PRAGUE v pribram 10-1-0 , 1.75

PSV v den haag 9-0-1 , 1.25

PORTO v nacional 5-1-0 , 1.29


PSV to beat DEN HAAG @ 1.22 won't exactly get the fires burning but this short odds selection does justify the odds this week ....

H2H record - 9-0-1 since 2004

League form - PSV are top of the league with a home record of 5-0-0 , scored 18 and conceded 1

DEN HAAG are in 15th and are 0-3-2 away from home [6-12]

Team news - DEN HAAG will be missing up to 4 regulars due to injury , PSV have a couple of doubts but see the return of their regular captain .

Other stats - DEN HAAG have only managed 4 goals in those past 10 corresponding meetings [1 in the last 6] while PSV have netted no fewer than 34 times .

Stake 13pts @ 1.22 PSV to win .

*If those odds are too skinny i would consider a look at the Handicap with PSV @ 2.50 -2 goals .

Sat
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ANDERLECHT v lokeren 4-0-0 , 1.65 1-1

SLAVIA PRAGUE v pribram 10-1-0 , 1.75 3-2

PSV v den haag 9-0-1 , 1.25 1-0

PORTO v nacional 5-1-0 , 1.29 2-0


Sun
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AC MILAN v palermo 5-0-1 , 1.53

ATH BILBAO v seville 4-0-0 , 2.70

FERREIRA v setubal 7-1-0 , 1.80


PSV 1-0 .....good result considering PSV were reduced to 10 men before h-t.......returned 15.86pts

At 16:00 over in Portugal we have FERREIRA taking on Setubal .

H2H - FERREIRA have won 9 of the last 10 home games against SETUBAL in ALL comps , 7-1-0 in corresponding league fixtures [Ferreira were down to 10 men in that solitary drawn game]

League form - FERREIRA are currently sitting in 7th place with a home record of 2-1-1 , that loss came against 2nd placed PORTO .

SETUBAL are in 13th place with an away record of 0-2-2.

Other stats - FERREIRA have been winning H/T F/T in 8 of the last 10 homes v SETUBAL.

The odds are currently dropping on this game , they were available at 1.87 with Betvictor last night but are now 1.80 and are generally below that with the majority of bookies .

Stake 15.86 @ 1.80

ANDERLECHT v lokeren 4-0-0 , 1.65 1-1

SLAVIA PRAGUE v pribram 10-1-0 , 1.75 3-2

PSV v den haag 9-0-1 , 1.25 1-0

PORTO v nacional 5-1-0 , 1.29 2-0


Sun
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AC MILAN v palermo 5-0-1 , 1.53 0-2

ATH BILBAO v seville 4-0-0 , 2.70 1-0

FERREIRA v setubal 7-1-0 , 1.80 4-1


FERRIERA 4-1 Returned 28.55pts

Monday - LAZIO take on CAGLIARI in an evening kick off in Rome.

H2H - LAZIO have won the last 4 corresponding fixtures .

League form - LAZIO are currently 6th in Serie A with a home record of 3-0-1 losing to the side in 3rd place , UDINESE.

CAGLIARI are in 15th with an away record of 2-1-2 , the first win came when INTER were reduced to 10 men at 1-1 and the other came against EMPOLI who sit in 17th.

Other stats - LAZIO have a 5 game record of 4-1-0 with all those games coming against teams in 10th or below in Serie A , as CAGLIARI are .
LAZIO are undefeated in 9 of their last 10 home games.

Stake 10pts on LAZIO @ 1.60 [betvictor]

LAZIO 4-2 Returned 16pts


Starting Bank -100pts
Selections - 24
Wins - 19
Current Bank - 158.59pts.