Red Star Belgrade(2.40) to beat Bolton Wanderers
It was a clear NO BET game in the beginning, but due to all the mentioned reasons, the home win looks worth of shot!In Koroman, Milijas, Milovanovic and now Mauricio Molina, Red Star have got four outstanding match-winners who’re capable of scoring out of nothing(well, Red Star are actually living on the back of Koroman and Milijas throughout the whole season)!Red Star captain Milovanovic is only 22-23 years old, but he made his debut in the Euro Cups 5-6 years ago, with a cracking 25-meter strike in Verona, against a very strong Chievo side!The guy has a massive experience, already with lots of ups and downs in his career, so he’s also another one to watch in tonight’s match…He was also a pure star of U21 side in the last three European Championships U21(2 Finals and 1 Semi-final), having proved once again how powerful shots he has, with a great 20-meter strike for a 1:0 win over strong Italy U21(Chielini, Pazzini, Montolivo, Rosina,…)!He was on the bench with Kosanovic in charge, but now under new coach Jankovic he’s back into the starting lineup, with two cracking goals in the last three matches(3rd Goal:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hCnlGQrAC4 , 1st Goal:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ST8cgJj0M3U )!
Sparta Prague +1(2.25) to beat Bayer Leverkusen
The handicap is way too high IMO!Bayer Leverkusen did pick up some form recently, but every now and then they look like they’re turning things around, but all of sudden they f*ck you up in style, so IMO they’re not to be trusted at all.At least not yet…Bayer Leverkusen always prefer high-tempo football, so they’ll surely be looking to make some enormous pressure on Sparta from very first minute, but also the fact is that Bayer Leverkusen, in fact most of their players(Schneider, Barnetta, Ramelow, Freier, Rolfes, etc…), are very predictable and once you read their game they start looking very impotent up front.Also, one must admit that most of their wins in the recent weeks were against struggling sides, like Arminia, Duisburg, Toulouse,…,who’re more or less the level(maybe even weaker) of Sparta Prague, but surely with less or no confidence at all!I’ve watched Bayer in the UEFA Cup against both Toulouse and Spartak Moscow and there was nothing impressive in them!This is the last match for Sparta and surely they’ll be looking to keep it very tight!Bayer Leverkusen still lack quality defenders and this could be a great chance for Sparta to hit them on the break!
Bayer Leverkusen: Adler – Castro, Friedrich, Haggui, Sarpei – Ramelow, Rolfes – Freier, Barbarez, Barnetta – Kiessling
Sparta Prague: Grigar – Pospech, Repka, Kadlec, Zabavnik – Rezek, Horvarth, Kladrubsky, Kisel – Dolek, Slepicka
Aalborg +1/4(1.99) to beat Getafe
I’m supporting Aalborg since the Qualifying Rounds against the Belgians and Sampdoria, so no reason to stop it now.They’ve pushed Tottenham all the way last week, showing how tough nut to crack they can be and I definitely expect something similar in tonight’s match as the confidence is certainly boosted by a great comeback against Lyngby at the weekend!Rade Prica is enjoying very good season after two horror seasons at Hansa Rostock and he could be a man to watch here!
Bordeaux(1.68) to beat Helsingborg
Helsingborg are through, Bordeaux not, so I find the French side as the motivated one.They need only one point though, maybe not even that, but still they have something to play for or at least they’ll be looking to reach the first place!Generally speaking, the class lies with them, so it’s hard to see Helsingborg, despite some strong finishing so far, outscoring them!