Europa Cup 3rd/5th July

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these odds from bluesq , interest in the Welsh and Irish clubs

Tue, 3rd of Jul, 2012
16:30 Shkendija v Portadown 1.33 4.50 7.50
16:30 Vikingur v Gomel 9.00 5.00 1.25

Thu, 5th of Jul, 2012
16:00 Khazar Lankaran v Nomme Kalju 1.50 3.75 5.50
16:30 Jagodina v Ordabasy 1.20 5.50 11.00
16:30 KuPS v Llanelli 1.20 5.50 11.00
16:30 Renova v Libertas 1.08 8.00 17.00
16:30 Rudar Pljevlja v Shirak 1.61 3.50 4.75
16:30 Trans Narva v Inter Baku 5.00 3.50 1.61
16:45 Levadia Tallinn v Siauliai 2.30 3.20 2.75
17:00 Elfsborg v Floriana 1.10 7.50 15.00
17:00 FK Baku v Mura 05 1.53 3.75 5.40
17:00 JJK Jyvaskyla v Stabaek 2.20 3.20 2.87
17:00 Pyunik v FK Zeta 2.20 3.20 2.87
17:30 Dacia Chisinau v NK Celje 1.67 3.40 4.50
17:30 Differdange v NSI Runavik 1.73 3.40 4.20
17:30 Suduva v Daugava 1.95 3.25 3.50
18:00 Birkirkara v Metalurg Skopje 5.50 3.60 1.53
18:00 KF Tirana v Grevenmacher 1.14 6.50 12.00
18:00 Torpedo Kutaisi v Aktobe 1.67 3.50 4.50
18:30 Santa Coloma v Osijek 17.00 10.00 1.05
18:30 Sarajevo v Hibernians Paola 1.12 7.00 13.00
18:45 Twente Enschede v UE Santa Coloma 1.01 13.00 21.00
19:00 EB/Streymur v Gandzasar Kapan 3.80 3.40 1.80
19:00 Lech Poznan v Zhetysu 1.10 7.50 15.00
19:00 MTK Budapest v FK Senica 2.10 3.25 3.10
19:00 Olimpija Ljubljana v Jeunesse Esch 1.05 10.00 17.00
19:30 Flamurtari Vlore v Honved 3.30 3.25 2.00
19:30 La Fiorita v Liepajas Metalurgs 9.00 5.00 1.25
19:30 NEWI Cefn Druids v MyPa 6.00 4.00 1.44
19:30 Teuta v Metalurgi Rustavi 3.30 3.25 2.00
19:45 Bangor City v Zimbru 3.25 3.30 2.00
19:45 Bohemians v Thor Akureyri 1.50 3.75 5.50
19:45 Cliftonville v Kalmar 9.00 4.50 1.28
19:45 St Patrick's v IBV Vestmannaeyjar 1.50 3.75 5.50
20:00 Borac Banja Luka v Celik Niksic 1.25 5.00 9.00
20:00 Crusaders v Rosenborg 11.00 5.00 1.22
20:15 FH Hafnarfjordur v Eschen/Mauren 1.33 4.50 7.50

I've got a bigger interest in the Welsh clubs , I'll post some thoughts in a few minutes

 

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16:30 KuPS v Llanelli 1.20 5.50 11.00

19:30 Cefn Druids v MyPa 6.00 4.00 1.44

19:45 Bangor City v Zimbru 3.25 3.30 2.00

I've gleaned this info from another forum about the Welsh clubs European rankings

Based on rankings only -
Bangor City having been seeded 3.049(Bng) v Zimbru Chisinev1.849 but will have to travel well (long haul to Moldova)
Llanelli have a decent chance as not a lot between the rankings 1.549(Llan) v 2.326 (KuPS)
Cefn Druids have drawn MyPa 47 who are ranked lower than Bangor 0.549(Druids) v 2.826 (MyPA 47)

The two Finish sides are well into this season and their qualifications for the Europa cup was based on last season.
Veikkausliiga 2012

1. HJK 16 9 3 4 27:13 30
2. Mariehamn 14 8 3 3 20:14 27
3. Inter Turku 15 8 2 5 28:19 26
4. VPS 15 7 3 5 17:11 24
5. MyPa 15 7 3 5 16:10 24
6. Lahti 16 7 1 8 18:24 22
7. TPS 14 6 2 6 18:14 20
8. Honka 14 6 2 6 13:18 20
9. Haka 15 6 0 9 17:22 18
10. JJK Jyväskylä 15 5 2 8 20:30 17
11. KuPS 16 4 3 9 18:24 15
12. Jaro 15 3 4 8 12:25 13

Welsh Clubs have a poor away record in Europe but I could be interested in Llanelli on the Asian Handicap come Thursday.

Bangor at their new ground do not have a great record , the new ground only holds 1,100 at the moment but I believe it will be a "sell out" . I've had a patriotic punt on Bangor.

Cefn are a second tier club who are in the Europa due to them getting to the final of the Welsh Cup , losing to the league Champions TNS. They play in the same league as my club Porthmadog and did not impress me when we played them. They finished 6th in the league . The tie will be played at The Racecourse , Wrexham so not much of a home advantage pitch-wise. Their build up to this tie has not been very good .
A 2-2 draw with Gresford, a 3-2 defeat away to an Anglesey Select XI, a 5-0 defeat at T.N.S. and a 2-0 defeat against Bangor .
So I'm going against Cefn .

So my two bets in this round are Bangor and MyPa

 

[ThunderCelt]

Good luck. I was hoping to get to Bangor's tie (ticket availability permitting) but the draw means we're in Wales for the away leg, not the home. . Come on Bangor

Edited to add that Twente look a mismatch and I might look at the handicap.

 

[Dec]

Agree with ya on my pa also fancy Bohemians to win against Thor Akureyri. There a 2nd division Icelandic team that are only in it due to getting to cup final , which they lost 2.0. Bohs had there biggest win over there bitter rivals since 1976 so will be on a high going into this game.