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Midweek Football Preview

The football season is really clicking into top gear now & the action continues this week with loads of fantastic matches taking place in the Champions League, Europa League & Carling Cup.

There are loads of matches to get stuck into & hundreds of betting opportunities to explore so feel free to explore them all but here are the matches & bets that interest us the most:

Best of the Champions League Qualifiers:

Sevilla vs Braga – (Tuesday 7.45pm)

This is a massive test for Sevilla & the pressure is on as they know the must win to keep their Champions League group stage dreams alive but we think they can handle that pressure and turn this tie around.

Sevilla have been fantastic in european competitions over the last 6 years or so, winning what was the UEFA Cup and doing well in the Champions League so they have the proven pedigree & they should have more than enough quality at home to see of Braga here & get the win they need.
Betting Recommendations:
Outright Match Result: SEVILLA to win
Correct Score options: Sevilla to win 2-0/3-0
First Goalscorer each way/Player to score anytime: Kanoute/Fabiano/Renato
Scorecast options: Kanoute/Fabiano/Renato score 1st & Sevilla win 2-0/3-0
Double Result: Sevilla H/T & F/T

Ajax vs Dynamo Kiev – (Wednesday 7.45pm)

Two former giants of the european game & both clubs have fantastic pedigree in the major european tournaments so something has to give here & we just give the edge to Ajax.

The first leg finished 1-1 with Ajax getting a vital away goal which gives them the edge & as long as they can handle the pressure, we expect Ajax to make home advantage pay & they can edge what looks certain to be a competitive game.
Betting Recommendations:
Outright Match Result: Ajax to win
Correct Score options: Ajax to win 2-0/2-1
First Goalscorer each way/Players to score anytime: Suarez/El Hamdaoui/Sulemani
Scorceast options: Suarez/El Hamdaoui/Sulemani score 1st & Ajax win 2-0/2-1
Double Result: Ajax H/T & F/T

Tottenham vs Young Boys – (Wednesday 7.45pm)

This is an absolutely massive game for Tottenham & it could well define their season given what is at stake for them & given how hard they fought to get to this stage.

There is upwards of £20 million pounds riding on this fixture for Tottenham and if they qualify, there is no doubting that Harry Redknapp will quickly use that financial backing to add a few more quality players to further bolster what is already a strong squad.

Failure to qualify will see that massive money vanish & the psychological impact of not qualifying could have a detrimental impact on the rest of Tottenham’s season so they have to win & we think they will.

Admittedly Tottenham were awful for the first half of the first leg as they found themselves 3-0 and they have to be very careful again but the fact they fought back to 3-2 was massively important and Tottenham should get the job finished at home & they look a solid bet to win with comfort.
Betting Recommendations:
Outright Match Result: Tottenham to win
Correct Score options: Tottenham to win 3-0/3-1
First Goalscorer each way/Player to score anytime: Defoe/Modric/Krancjar
Scorecast options: Defoe/Modric/Krancjar score 1st & Tottenham win 3-0/3-1
Double Result: Tottenham H/T & F/T

Best of the Carling Cup 2nd Round Matches:

The first round of the Carling Cup proved that absolutely anything is possible & there are certain to be a few shocks again this time around so we have just gone for a range of games that we feel offer the most interest & a few where shocks are entirely possible at big odds must add they are not games for big stakes though:
MILLWALL to beat Middlesbrough 2-0/2-1
CARDIFF to beat Peterborough 2-1/3-1
OXFORD UNITED to beat West Ham 2-0/2-1
READING to beat Northampton 2-0/3-0
HUDDERSFIELD to beat Everton 2-0/2-1
HARTLEPOOL to beat Wigan 2-0/2-1
BRADFORD to beat Preston 2-0/2-1

Best of the Europa League Ties:

ASTON VILLA to beat Rapid Vienna 2-0/2-1
FC PORTO to beat Genk 2-0/3-0
LILLE to beat FC Vasilu 2-0/3-0
MAN CITY to beat FC Timisoara 2-0/3-0
TRABZONSPOR vs LIVERPOOL DRAW 1-1/2-2
PSV to beat Sibir Novosibirsk 2-0/3-0
APOEL NICOSIA vs GETAFE DRAW 1-1/2-2
FC UTRETCH vs CELTIC DRAW 1-1/2-2

Those are our views on the midweek matches that we feel offer most interest & a range of good value bets for you to consider but we wish you all the best with whatever football bets you have.

Aston Villa v Everton: Live on SS1 (4.00 Sunday 29th August):

Matches played in the Premier League at Villa Park:

Number of matches: 18

Villa wins: 10—-Draws: 7—-Everton successes: 1 (goal difference: 32-15)

Since:

Villa win: 2—Drawn game: Nil—-Everton victory: 5

The only Everton victory was recorded in February 2005 when the visitors led at the interval via a 17th minute goal en route to a 3-1 success.

Everton’s dismal record is compounded by the lack of goals at Villa Park as only twelve other goals have been scored via seventeen matches (0.7 per game).

Repetitive score-lines in Premier League matches to date:

0-0: 4

2-1: 3

3-0: 2

Number of ‘doubles’ gained over their opponents in the Premier League:

Aston Villa: 4—-Everton: 0

Bolton v Birmingham: Live on SS1 (1.30 Sunday 29th August):

Matches played in the Premier League at Bolton:

Number of matches: 6

Bolton wins: 4—-Draws: 1—-Birmingham successes: 1 (goal difference: 11-5)

Since:

Bolton win: 0—Drawn game: 3—-Birmingham victory: 4

Birmingham have scored a maximum of one goal in five of the six matches played.

Only on four of the twelve opportunities thus far has either side scored more than one goal.

Number of ‘doubles’ gained over their opponents:

Bolton: 1—-Birmingham: 1

Blackburn v Arsenal: Live on SS2 (12.45 Saturday 28th August):

Matches played in the Premier League at Blackburn:

Number of matches: 16

Blackburn wins: 5—-Draws: 3—-Arsenal successes: 8 (goal difference: 16-25)

Since:

Blackburn win: 0—Drawn game: 2—-Arsenal victory: 1

This match has produced an average of 2.56 goals per game for those that play the under/over opportunities which are generally available.

In terms of percentages, a drawn game equates to a price of 9/2 given that the spoils have been shared just three times in sixteen matches thus far.

The only repetitive score-lines between these two sides at Blackburn are as follows:

1-1: 3

0-2: 3

2-0: 2

Number of ‘doubles’ gained over their opponents in the Premier League:

Blackburn: 2—-Arsenal: 5

Manchester City v Liverpool: Live on SS1 (8.00 Monday):

Matches played in the Premier League in Manchester:

Number of matches: 13

City wins: 2—-Draws: 8—-Liverpool successes: 3 (goal difference: 12-15)

Since:

City win: 5—Drawn game: 0—-Liverpool victory: 1

City and Liverpool offer exactly the same stats from one perspective as they have both scored a maximum of one goal in nine of the the thirteen Premier League meetings to date

61.5% of the matches in Manchester have been drawn via score-lines:

0-0: 3

1-1: 3

2-2: 2

Number of ‘doubles’ gained over their opponents in the Premier League:

Manchester City: 0—-Liverpool: 1

Fulham v Manchester United: Live on SS1 (4.00 Sunday):

Matches played in the Premier League at Craven Cottage:

Number of matches: 9

Fulham wins: 2—-Draws: 3—-United successes: 4 (goal difference: 13-14)

Since:

Fulham win: 0—Drawn game: 5—-United victory: 2

The last two games turned the previous stats on their head as Fulham won both games via an aggregate score-line of 5-0!

Until those defeats, United had scored in every Premier League game at Fulham, winning four of the seven games (drawing the other three) recording a positive goal difference of 14-8.

Number of ‘doubles’ gained over their opponents in the Premier League:

Fulham: 0—-Manchester United: 4

Newcastle v Aston Villa: Live on ESPN (1.30 Sunday):

Matches played in the Premier League at Newcastle:

Number of matches: 16

Newcastle wins: 10—-Draws: 4—-Villa successes: 2 (goal difference: 30-14)

Since:

Newcastle win: 0—Drawn game: 1—-Villa victory: 4

The most repetitive score-line in this fixture is the 1-1 score-line which has been recorded three times.

All time record (all matches in various leagues–cup ties excluded):

Newcastle: 62 wins (equates to a price of 5/4 via percentages)

Draws: 30 (18/5)

Aston Villa: 50 (15/8)

Number of ‘doubles’ gained over their opponents in the Premier League:

Newcastle: 3—-Villa: 1

Wigan v Chelsea: Live on SS2 (5.15 Saturday):

Matches played in the Premier League at Wigan:

Number of matches: 5

Wigan wins: 1—-Draws: 0—-Chelsea successes: 4 (goal difference: 5-7)

Since:

Wigan win: 0—Drawn game: N/A—-Chelsea victory: 1

As you might expect, Chelsea have scored at least one goal in all five games to date, whereas Wigan failed to find the net on three occasion.

Wigan achieved their first league victory over Chelsea in ten attempts last year.

Number of ‘doubles’ gained over their opponents:

Wigan: 0—-Chelsea: 2

The earlier message this week highlighted the point that Rochard Hannon was the man to follow on Friday (2,729/1 treble twelve months ago) and sure enough, the trainer did not let us down when securing a 655/1 four-timer, winners which included two 12/1 chances!

Readers will point to the fact that Richard saddled plenty of runners on the day but that said, a twenty point level stake profit would be enough to enable you to retire if you could maintain that level on a daily basis!

Go0d luck with all your bets this weekend.

We look ahead to the weekend action in the second round of Premier League matches with 888sporttips.com. Chelsea will look to cement their start to the new campaign with victory up at Wigan, whilst Blackpool face a tough trip to Arsenal after their 4-0 thrashing of Wigan last week.

We’ve got all the match odds so sit back, relax, and get all our top tips for the weekend betting with 888sporttips.com.

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