27 Aug

Chelsea VS Burnley (THE STATS)

Posted by Malcolm Boyle in Premiership.

No Premiership history between these two clubs.

All time league record: Chelsea 26 wins–16 draws–Burnley 36 wins

27 Aug

Chelsea vs Burnley – (Saturday 29th – 12.45pm)

Posted by Scorecaster in Premiership.

This game catches our eye as it brings together Chelsea, which received our ante-post vote to be Premier League champions this season & Burnley who impressed greatly last season, including winning a cup-tie against Chelsea & already this season with their win against Manchester United.

Chelsea have the look of a club & team who mean serious business & for us they have already marked themselves down as the clear title favourites with their excellent performances & as Carlo Ancelotti settles in more, we expect Chelsea to keep improving as the season progresses.

Chelsea are so strong in every department of the team & the experience within the squad, but Burnley have already proved they can win against big opposition and against the odds.

Owen Coyle is a young, progressive manager who has built a great team spirit at Burnley & while they have not so called superstars, they have a group of players willing to give everything for the club & that suits their high energy, all commitment style of play.

We expect this to be a decent game because Owen Coyle will want his Burnley players to have a real go at Chelsea & in our minds that should give Chelsea plenty of opportunities to display their true class & quality which should prove way too strong for Burnley on the day & Chelsea to win this looks the only sensible call.

Betting Recommendations:

Outright Match Betting: Chelsea to win

Correct score options: Chelsea to win 2-0/3-0

First Goalscorer each way/Player to score anytime: Frank Lampard/Drogba

Scorecast options: Lampard/Drogba score 1st + Chelsea win 2-0/3-0

Double Result: Chelsea Half Time & Full Time

27 Aug

Aston Villa VS Fulham (THE STATS)

Posted by Malcolm Boyle in Premiership.

The match stats below are compiled with major football betting markets in mind. They are presented as facts without recommendation, allowing you to spot trends and decide whether they have relevance as betting opportunities. Click any ‘Bet Now’ button to see a bet slip from that bookmaker.

NARATIVE:

The last five games have produced just seven goals during which time Fulham have avoided defeat on three occasions. Yet to win at Villa Park, the visitors have yet to score more than one goal in eight encounters to date, drawing a blank on five occasions. By comparison, Villa have scored two goals or more in five matches though only once during the last four matches. Fulham have only led at the interval on one occasion though having lost that match, the London team might be prepared to settle for a share of the spoils at the break.

MARKET: Result

STATS:

8 Premiership Matches played to date:

Aston Villa: 5 wins, 3 draws, Fulham: No wins (goal difference: 13-3)

MARKET: Correct Score

STATS:

Repetitive correct score details: 2-0 x 2, 0-0 x 2

MARKET: Half-time/Full-time Market

STATS:

Aston Villa/Aston Villa: 3
Aston Villa/Draw: 0
Aston Villa/Fulham: 0
Draw/Aston Villa: 1
Draw/Draw: 3
Draw/Fulham: 0
Fulham/Aston Villa: 1
Fulham/Draw: 0
Fulham/Fulham: 0

MARKET: First team to score

STATS:

Aston Villa x 5, Fulham x 1 (0-0 draw x 2)

MARKET: Even or odd total of goals:

STATS:

6 x even, 2 x odd

27 Aug

Aston Villa vs Fulham – (Sunday 30th – 4.00pm)

Posted by Scorecaster in Premiership.

A fascinating clash in prospect here between two teams who both enjoyed successful seasons last year & two very experienced managers who know how to produce well organised, competitive teams.

Aston Villa & Fulham are both tremendously well drilled teams who know their own proven tactical systems of play inside out & with those two styles likely to clash, the chances are that this game will be a battle of tactics on the day & makes it very difficult to give a decisive verdict in terms of nominating a winner in this match.

This game should provide the supporters in the ground & the viewers at home a source of entertainment given the talent on show & we also expect the game to be very competitive in terms of tactics on the day so for us the value bet lies in backing the teams to share the spoils & draw looks the sensible call.

Betting Recommendations:

Outright Match Betting: Draw

Correct Score options: 1-1/2-2

First goalscorer each way/Player to score anytime: Carew/Agbonlohar/Murphy

Scorecast options: Carew/Agbonlohar/Murphy score 1st + 1-1/2-2

Double Result: Draw Half Time & Full Time

27 Aug

Portsmouth v Manchester City (THE STATS)

Posted by Malcolm Boyle in Premiership.

The match stats below are compiled with major football betting markets in mind. They are presented as facts without recommendation, allowing you to spot trends and decide whether they have relevance as betting opportunities. Click any ‘Bet Now’ button to see a bet slip from that bookmaker.

NARATIVE:

Portsmouth are unbeaten in four games boasting a goal difference of 6-2 during the period. City secured just one of the twelve available points in the process. Although only winning once at Fratton Park, City managed to achieve the double over their south coast rivals who have yet to achieve the feat. City’s ‘double year’ was the 2004/2005 season. Portsmouth scored two goals or more in four of the six fixtures, whilst City scored a maximum of one goal four times. From four half time drawing scenarios, Portsmouth have yielded seven points to City’s four.

MARKET: Result

STATS:

6 Premiership Matches played to date:

Portsmouth: 4 wins, 1 draw, Manchester City: 1 win (goal difference: 11-7)

MARKET: Correct Score

STATS:

Repetitive correct score details: 2-1 x 2

MARKET: Half-time/Full-time Market

STATS:

Portsmouth/Portsmouth: 1
Portsmouth/Draw: 0
Portsmouth/Manchester City: 0
Draw/Portsmouth: 2
Draw/Draw: 1
Draw/Manchester City: 1
Manchester City/Portsmouth: 1
Manchester City/Draw: 0
Manchester City/Manchester City: 0

MARKET: First team to score

STATS:

Portsmouth x 4, Manchester City x 1 (0-0 draw x 1)

MARKET: Even or odd total of goals:

STATS:

3 x even, 3 x odd

27 Aug

Portsmouth vs Manchester City: Sunday 30th – 1.30pm

Posted by Scorecaster in Premiership.

Portsmouth vs Manchester City:

We don’t think it possible at present to find two teams with such different situations than Portsmouth & Manchester City and in that how different their relative ambitions are so this is an important match for both clubs for different reasons.

Portsmouth are clearly a club in turmoil with financial issues (although yesterday’s new suggests that’s becoming resolved), a severely weakened squad & a general negative feel around the club, which has been even more apparent by the terrible start to the season.

Manchester City are the new pretenders to the big boys crown in the Premier League with their unlimited finances & ambitions to match and all of that has enabled Mark Hughes to build what looks a very strong team & squad.

Manchester City have started the season in good form & their key aim for this season is to greatly improve their away form & so this game gives them a great opportunity to show what they are capable of.

Portsmouth look weak in all areas of the field & although we have great respect for the tremendously loyal Portsmouth support, we cannot see how Portsmouth will be able to cope with the talent within the Manchester City squad & an away win for Manchester City does look highly probable & well worth a bet.

Betting Recommendations:

Outright Match Betting: Manchester City to win

Correct Score options: Manchester City to win 2-0/3-0

First goalscorer each way/Player to score anytime: Wright-Phillips/Tevez

Scorecast options: Wright-Phillips/Tevez score 1st + Man City win 2-0/3-0

Double Result: Manchester City Half Time & Full Time

27 Aug

Bolton VS Liverpool (THE STATS)

Posted by Malcolm Boyle in Premiership.

The match stats below are compiled with major football betting markets in mind. They are presented as facts without recommendation, allowing you to spot trends and decide whether they have relevance as betting opportunities. Click any ‘Bet Now’ button to see a bet slip from that bookmaker.

NARATIVE:

Liverpool are on a hat trick this season with all their previous four victories at Bolton having been turned into ‘double’ successes. Bolton have scored in eight of the last nine games, which is a great record considering the standard of opposition. Liverpool have scored two goals or more in five of the ten games to date, whilst Bolton would be proud of their first half performances thus far having led in half the games at the break. The fact that Bolton secured eleven of the fifteen available points when in front defies belief.

MARKET: Result

STATS:

10 Premiership Matchesplayed to date:

Bolton: 3 wins, 3 draws, Liverpool: 4 wins (goal difference: 13-15)

MARKET: Correct Score

STATS:

Repetitive correct score details: 2-2 x 2

MARKET: Half-time/Full-time Market

STATS:

Bolton/Bolton: 3
Bolton/Draw: 2
Bolton/Liverpool: 0
Draw/Bolton: 0
Draw/Draw: 0
Draw/Liverpool: 1
Liverpool/Bolton: 0
Liverpool/Draw: 1
Liverpool/Liverpool: 3

MARKET: First team to score

STATS:

Bolton x 5, Liverpool x N

MARKET: Even or odd total of goals:

STATS:

6 x even, 4 x odd

27 Aug

Bolton vs Liverpool – (Saturday 29th – 3.00pm)

Posted by Scorecaster in Premiership.

This is a vital game for both teams as Bolton have to bounce back from their opening day home defeat against Sunderland & Liverpool have to prove that they are genuine title contenders by being able to win this type of match, so there is everything to play for.

Gary Megson will know that Bolton face a very tough test in this match, but at the same time he will demand his players show the home fans what they are capable of & he will demand maximum commitment, effort & a determination to put right what went wrong against Sunderland.

We expect Bolton to adopt a solid approach in this match with the emphasis on attempting to limit supply to Steven Gerrard & Fernando Torres so expect Bolton to play a very physical, committed style of football to try & control Liverpool & attempt to make it hard to break them down.

Rafa Benitez is under great pressure to deliver the Premier League title for Liverpool & a key element of that is winning this type of potentially difficult match & so we do expect Liverpool to be positive, to try to dominate possession & of course give opportunities to Gerrard & Torres.

We do expect a competitive performance from Bolton to try and stifle Liverpool but whether they have enough quality to actually do that is debatable & We feel Liverpool will prove too strong on the day & they look a good bet to get the away win.

Bet Recommendations:

Outright Match Betting: Liverpool to win

Correct Score options: Liverpool to win 2-0/2-1

First goalscorer each way/Player to score anytime: Torres/Gerrard

Scorecast options: Torres/Gerrard score 1st & Liverpool 2-0/2-1

Double Result: Liverpool Half Time & Full Time

27 Aug

Blackburn VS West Ham (THE STATS)

Posted by Malcolm Boyle in Premiership.

The match stats below are compiled with major football betting markets in mind. They are presented as facts without recommendation, allowing you to spot trends and decide whether they have relevance as betting opportunities. Click any ‘Bet Now’ button to see a bet slip from that bookmaker.

NARATIVE:

West Ham have scored in the last six games whilst securing seven of the last nine available points. Goals have been the order of the day in this fixture down the years, the twelve matches having produced an aggregate of forty six goals which averages out at 3.83 per game – one of the highest stats in the history of the Premiership. The visitors have held the edge in the games which were still very much in the balance at the interval, the Hammers having secured seven of the available twelve points compared to Blackburn’s haul of four. The stats are there for all to see, demonstrating that Blackburn have been dominant when establishing a half time lead.

MARKET: Result

STATS:

12 Premiership Matches played to date:

Blackburn: 7 wins, 2 draws, West Ham: 3 wins (goal difference: 30-16)

MARKET: Correct Score

STATS:

Repetitive correct score details: 4-2 x 2

MARKET: Half-time/Full-time Market

STATS:

Blackburn/Blackburn: 5
Blackburn/Draw: 0
Blackburn/West Ham: 0
Draw/Blackburn: 1
Draw/Draw: 1
Draw/West Ham: 2
West Ham/Blackburn: 1
West Ham/Draw: 1
West Ham/West Ham: 1

MARKET: First team to score

STATS:

Blackburn x 8, West Ham x 4

MARKET: Even or odd total of goals:

STATS:

6 x even, 6 x odd

27 Aug

Blackburn Rovers vs West Ham United- (Saturday 29th – 3.00pm)

Posted by Scorecaster in Uncategorized.

We view this game as a case of knowing exactly how both managers are going to set their teams up to play & a decent, competitive game should be the end result.

Sam Allardyce is well known for setting up his teams to be solid, defensively organised & generally physically committed & that is exactly how we expect Blackburn to approach this game.

Allardyce will be aware of the threat West Ham United pose a team who like to play positive passing football & we imagine that Blackburn’s philosophy will be to control possession & deny West Ham space.

West Ham United have flourished under Gianfranco Zola & Steve Clarke with their policy of encouraging youth & proven quality to play the positive, passing football & that looks set to serve them well again this season.

Sam Allardyce will want to make Ewood Park a very difficult place to play as home form is the key again this season & West Ham United have confidence in their ability to get results anywhere, so a tight, competitive game looks highly probable in this one & we like the draw as the value bet that looks worth a punt.

Betting recommendations:

Outright Match Betting: Draw

Correct score options: 1-1/2-2

First Goalscorer each way/Player to score anytime: Mark Noble/Gamst Pedersen

Double Result: Draw Half Time & Full Time
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