h2h meetings

Friday - Portugal - BRAGA v ACADEMICA

H2h - 11-1-1 in ALL comps .

League form - BRAGA are in 4th spot with a home record of 9-1-2 , the 2 defeats were against the teams in 2nd and 3rd while the draw came against the 5th placed side.
They have conceded only 5 goals in 12 homes .

ACADEMICA are in 13th with an away record of 3-3-6 , the wins coming against the sides currently in 10th , 12th and 16th.
They have scored only 7 goals in 12 aways.

Bit of a leap of faith but i think the 1.40 on the home win is worth taking so i'll have 10pts on it

After defeats to BENFICA and PORTO in their last 2 match's i hope BRAGA will try to get back to winning ways against a team they usually beat .

Sat
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MAN CITY v west brom 5-0-0 , 1.33

FREIBURG v augsburg 5-0-1 , 3.00

LYON v nice 5-0-1 , 1.55

ATH MADRID v getafe 4-0-0 , 1.33

AC MILAN v cagliari 11-1-0 , 1.85

WISLA v cracovia 7-0-1 , 1.91

MAN CITY v west brom

H2h - 5-0-0

League form - CITY are still clinging onto 2nd spot in the EPL with a home record of 9-3-2

WEST BROM are in 13th and now look to be nearing safety , they have an away record of 2-6-6

Other news -YAYA TOURE will be CITY's only missing player while the Baggies will be without the midfield pair of Yacob and Brunt due to suspension.
Regular keeper Foster will miss out due to injury.
MAN CITY have been winning HT / FT in the last 5 homes v West Brom.

Stake 10pts on Man City @ 1.33


At 15:00 we have ATH MADRID v GETAFE

Hh2 - 4-0-0

League form - ATHLETICO are in 4th place but need to win this to keep tabs on the automatic qualification for next season Champions League , they are 4pts behind VALENCIA but have a game in hand .
At home they are 11-2-1 .

GETAFE are in 13th place with an away record of 3-2-8 , 2 of those wins came v the bottom [20th] and 17th placed sides.

Other news - ATHLETICO will miss central defender MIRANDA to suspension while GETAFE have RODRIGUEZ [midfielder] also out through suspension.
ATHLETICO have kept a clean sheet against GETAFE in the last 8 match's [ALL comps] as well as winning HT/FT in the last 5 homes v GETAFE.

Stake any returns [or10pts] on ATHLETICO @ 1.33


MAN CITY 3-0

ATHLETICO 2-0

Returned 17.69pts

MAN CITY v west brom 5-0-0 , 1.33 3-0

FREIBURG v augsburg 5-0-1 , 3.00 2-0

LYON v nice 5-0-1 , 1.55 1-2

ATH MADRID v getafe 4-0-0 , 1.33 2-0

AC MILAN v cagliari 11-1-0 , 1.85 2-1

WISLA v cracovia 7-0-1 , 1.91 2-1

Only LYON prevented a clean sweep..

Sunday
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FEYENOORD v psv 5-1-0 , 2.50

UDINESE v fiorentina 7-0-1 , 3.60

Sat
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MAN U v aston villa 10-0-1 , 1.33

CHELSEA v stoke 6-0-0 , 1.30

WOLFSBURG v stuttgart 7-0-0 , 1.50

BASEL v aarau 21-2-0 , 1.30



MAN UTD v ASTON VILLA

H2h - 10-0-1.

League form - UTD are in 4th spot but need to overhaul ARSENAL to get into that automatic 3rd placed spot . At home they are 12-1-2 and have the joint top number of home goals [33]
VILLA are in 16th and still need to get points from every game they can if they are to avoid relegation .
Away from home they are 4-2-9 .

Other stats /news - MAN U have Jonny Evans suspended and a few injured but the team they look like putting out has been winning in the weeks before the International break .
They have scored at least 3 goals in 7 of the last 8 at home to VILLA , they have won 9 of their last 10 homes in the EPL and have been winning H/T F/T in 5 of the last 7 homes v VILLA .

VILLA , despite their recent slight upturn , have still only managed 8 goals away from home this season .


Hard to see how VILLA can stop UTD scoring so i'll be having 17.69pts on MAN U to win this @ 1.33



At 17:00 we have CHELSEA v STOKE

H2h - 6-0-0 [Stoke have scored once at Stamford Bridge]

League form - CHELSEA are top of the EPL , 6pts clear of Man City withe a game in hand .
They are 11-3-0 at home , conceding only 6 goals in 14.

STOKE are safe enough in 10th with safety from relegation assured.
They are 5-4-6 away from home .

Other stats/news - CHELSEA have a near fully fit squad to choose from [Obi Mikel is out through injury] while Stoke cannot rely on Victor Moses as he is ineligible to play against his parent club.

While CHELSEA are clear in the league with a game in hand i believe Mourinho will want the tittle wrapped up asap esp after being knocked out of the Champions League .
STOKE are safe from relegation and imo the home side will be more motivated to win this after draws to BURNLEY and SOUTHAMPTON in their last 2 homes .

Stake 10pts on CHELSEA @ 1.30

Starting Bank - 100pts
Selections - 72
Wins - 49
Stake returned - 2.5
Current Bank - 221.02pts.


MAN U 3-1 Returned 23.53pts
CHELSEA 2-1 Returned 13pts


Very hard to find a selection for today but eventually i've plumped for IFK GOTHERBERG v ATVIDABERGS

H2h - 4-0-0 [IFK have scored 13 and conceded only 1 ]

League Form - First day of the league so going in slightly on the blind side but since the start of the year IFK have played 5 Atlantic and Svenska Cup games [which i presume were competitive] at home and they won 4 losing in the Atlantic to Norwegian opposition but have won all 3 Svenska Cup games inc 2 against Alvenskan opposition [Helsingborg and Hacken] scoring 10 and conceding 1.

ATVIDABERGS have only played friendlies since the start of the year and won only 1 of the 4 played away from home.

To give further eveidence of the gulf between the 2 IFK are 6.50 to win the league while ATVIDABERGS are 181.0

Stake 13pts on IFK @ 1.30

MAN U v aston villa 3-1

CHELSEA v stoke 2-1

WOLFSBURG v stuttgart 3-1

BASEL v aarau 6-0


IFK 1-0 Returned 16.90pts

Belgium Championship play-offs.

ANDERLECHT v CHARLEROI 14-0-1 , 1.53


The league has now split with the top 6 playing in this Play-off section .ANDERLECHT finished 3rd and CHARLEROI 6th.


Quite hard to ignore those h2h figures so i'll have 16.90pts on ANDERLECHT @ 1.53 with Hills

ANDERLECHT 1-0 Returned 25.86pts


Starting Bank - 100pts
Selections - 75
Wins - 52
Stake returned - 2.5
Current Bank - 236.88pts.

Tuesday - Norway Tippeligaen 1st round

LILLESTOM v START

H2h - 10-0-0

League form - 1st round of the league

Other news - Always a bit of a risk betting on the 1st couple of rounds of a new league season but i've read elsewhere that will start the game will a full squad to choose from while START will be missing at least 3 through injury , 2 of which were regulars last season VIKSTOL [defender] and KRISTJANSSON [midfield] .
They also have lost a few players who have moved on due to he clubs financial problems , 6 left inc 4 who had plaed 20+ games last season.

Stake 10pts on LILLESTROM @ 1.75 with betvictor [compared with bet365 and PP offer of 1.67]

Unfortunately the 'risky business' warning came true as LILLESTROM drew 1-1.



Starting Bank - 100pts
Selections - 76
Wins - 52
Stake returned - 2.5
Current Bank - 226.88pts.

• SAT
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  SPURS v aston villa 4-0-0 , 1.62 [PP]
  
  
  SUN
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  ESPANYOL v ath bilbao 7-1-0 , 2.50
  
  
  MON
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  LIVERPOOL v newcastle 8-1-0 , 1.44
  

Sat
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SPURS v VILLA

H2h - 4-0-0

League form - SPURS are in 6th place on the same points as 5th placed LIVERPOOL who hold the automatic spot for the Europa League.
At home they are 9-3-4 , those 4 defeats came within the first 5 league home match's , since the 30th Nov they are 7-3-0 .

VILLA are in 16th and still not safe from relegation , away from home they are 4-2-10 . They have lost 6 of the last 7 , the win came against a poor Sunderland who sacked Poyet after that result, they never managed a goal in those 6 defeats.

Other stats / news - SPURS will miss the services of Kyle WALKER and Hugo LLORIS but those are the only 2 missing for the home side while VILLA have added HUTTON , SINCLAIR and WESTWOOD to their already lengthy injury list.

VILLA have been losing H/T - F/T in 6 of the last 7 aways while SPURS have scored at lest twice in their last 6 homes .

Although VILLA seem to have improved since SHERWOOD took over the facts are he has managed only 2 league wins against the 14th and 20th [bottom] clubs while gained a point at home in mid-week to fellow strugglers QPR [18th]
They have lost in the league to Stoke [10th] , Newcastle [13th] , Swansea [8th] and Manu [3rd].

I think the motivation to try and keep tabs on a faltering MAN CITY[4th only 7pts i front] and bypass LIVERPOOL will be enough to see off a still struggling ASTON VILLA .

Stake 10pts on SPURS @ 1.62

SPURS were maybe not as motivated as i gave then credit for ..........

0-1 to VILLA results in a 10pt loss

Sunday
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ESPANYOL v ATH BILBAO

H2h - 7-1-0 [11-5-0 since March 1999]

League form - ESPANYOL are in 10th with a home record of 7-5-3 .
ATH BILABAO are 5-3-7 away from home , 4 of those 5 wins came against teams in the bottom half of the table.
Both sides are clear of relegation worries.

Other stats /news - ESPANYOL have a full squad to choose from while BILBAO will miss MUNIAIN [Attacking Midfielder] and INTURRASPE [Defensive Mid ,mainly comes on as sub] to injury but more significantly the man who has 3 times more goals than any other team mate , ADUIRIZ [12 goals] is suspended.

Stake 10pts on ESPANYOL to win @ 2.50 from Betvictor

1-0 ESPANYOL Returned 25pts

Starting Bank - 100pts
Selections - 78
Wins - 53
Stake returned - 2.5
Current Bank - 231.88pts.

SAT
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SPURS v aston villa 4-0-0 , 1.62 [PP] 0-1


SUN
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ESPANYOL v ath bilbao 7-1-0 , 2.50 1-0


MON
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LIVERPOOL v newcastle 8-1-0 , 1.44 2-0

Sat
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LEVERKUSEN v hannover 7-0-0 , 1.36
MONACO v rennes 4-0-0 , 1.70
AZ ALKMAAR v den haag 5-1-0 , 1.83
ROSENBORG v stromgodset 5-1-0 , 1.50
GELFE v halmstad 6-0-1 , 2.38



Sat- LEVERKUSEN v HANNOVER

H2h - 7-0-0

League form - LEVEKUSEN are in 4th with a game in hand over GLADBACH in 3rd [auto CL place] with a home record of 7-6-1.
HANNOVER are 2-5-7 away from home

Other stats /news - LEVERKUSEN have won their last 6 matches in the Bundesliga , they have kept a clean sheet in 6 of their last 7 home games against HANNOVER and have been winning HT/FT in 6 of the last 7 v HANNOVER in all comps.
HANNOVER have failed to win any of their last 12 league games .
HANNOVER will miss defensive/midfielder - defender SANE through suspension.

Stake 10pts on LEVERKUSEN @ 1.36

2-0 at HT to LEVERKUSEN , so at the risk of making an idiot of myself i'll make the 2nd selection for today upon which the [hopefully] returns of 13.60pts will be placed .

Norway - 17:00 - ROSENBORG v STROMGODSET

H2h - 5-1-0

League form - Still very early with only 2 games played but i can't ignore the fact that ROSENBORG have won both with a goals tally of 11-0 while STROMGODSET have had 1 draw and 1 defeat [away from home]

No suspensions but ROSENBORG might have 2 out through injury but as they did not appear to miss them last time in a 6-0 away victory i'm willing to overlook it.
STROMGODSET may still be missing a key defender in MADSEN who has missed the first 2 games .

Stake 13.60pts [if LEVERKUSEN win , and as it's now 3-0 i believe they should !!]] onto ROSENBORG @ 1.50

LEVERKUSEN v hannover 7-0-0 , 1.36 4-0
MONACO v rennes 4-0-0 , 1.70 1-1
AZ ALKMAAR v den haag 5-1-0 , 1.83 3-1
ROSENBORG v stromgodset 5-1-0 , 1.50 1-1
GELFE v halmstad 6-0-1 , 2.38 0-0


Sunday
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MAN CITY v west ham 8-1-0 , 1.29

WERDER BREMEN v hamburg 6-1-0 , 2.00

ROMA v atalanta 10-0-1 , 1.44


1-1 ROSENBORG .......

ROMA v ATALANTA

H2h - 10-0-1

League form - ROMA are in 3rd place [CL Qualifying spot] just one point behind city rivals LAZIO and they also have a game in hand so a win here would go above LAZIO [who lost last night] by 2pts with a game stil to play.
At home ROMA are 8-6-1 [ 4draws and the loss coming after the winter break]
ATALANTA are in 17th place ,just one place above the relegation zone , although they are 6pts clear and have a game in hand over CESENA in 18th.
they are 2-6-7 away from home [1-3-3 since the break]
Other news / stats - ROMA have won all 9 home games v ATALANTA in all comps and were winning H/T - F/T in the last 7 of those 9.
ROMA are undefeated in 33 of their last 35 home league games.
ATALANTA have failed to win in 3 of their last 14 away league matches.

ROMA have Di ROSSIand defender MANOLAS suspended along with regulars GERVINHO , MAICON and KEITA all out injured but ATALANTA have no less than 3 suspended [defender , midfielder and the forward PANILLA , who has scored 3 goals since the break] along with other 3 regular defenders out through injury.

ROMA have toiled since the new year but hopefully the return of TOTTI , abck to full fitness after injury , and the makeshift back line that ATALANTA will be forced to play will enable ROMA to leap-frog their city rivals back into 2nd place.

ROMA 1-1 ............just when you kid yourself your getting a hang on how disciplined you are when making a selection , reality comes round and slaps you on the face .
With hindsight it was an overestimation to take 1.44 on a team who had won ONCE at home in the league since the new year [7 games] , playing against a side who had drawn 4 of their 8 aways since the new year , both sides had missing players through suspension .
It was a clear NO-BET , but due to ignoring the obvious choice of MAN CITY to win [due to the 1.29 odds] through ego and greed , i went with ROMA and the rest is history.

I don't like this time of the year for betting on football at the best of times and decisions like today's just strengthen that opinion.


Starting Bank - 100pts
Selections - 81
Wins - 54
Stake returned - 2.5
Current Bank - 211.88pts.