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Originally Posted by JCtips  My picks for tomorrow in the UEFA Cup:
Bordeaux-Helsinborg
The French are doing well in the home league while Helsinborg finished middle of the table in their league which was over in late October (this should affect them).
Both Bordeaux and Helsinborg have 7 overs in their last 10 games.
My pick: >2.5; won
Aris-Braga
Aris are 5th in the Greek league with a 2-2-1 record, scoring 5 goals and allowing 3 so far.
In the UEFA Cup they beat Red Star 3-0 at home in early November and tied away to Bolton recently.
Braga has improved a bit under new coach Manuel Machado with 2 wins (3-0 against Sporting and 2-1 last weekend over Maritimo) and 2 draws (at home against Bayern and away to Leiria).
Braga has a quality roster, they can play with 11 quality players and still have a few on the bench ready to come in if needed (which some teams don't and this sometimes makes a difference).
After drawing away to Bolton and at home to Bayern, Braga needs at least a point from this game. It should be very difficult but I think they can do it.
My pick: away +0.5AH (Asian Handicap) won
Red Star-Bolton
Red Star doesn't seem to have any important missings and have a 5-3-2 record in their last 10 games overall.
Bolton will miss seven 1st team regulars (6 of which the manager decided to rest...) and has only one win in their last 10 games (at home against Man. United).
Red Star will try to get their first 3 points here in order to keep their hopes of qualifying o the next stage alive while Bolton doesn't seem to care much about this game.
My pick: home 0/-0.5AH; lost
Good luck!
JC |
It was a good day with a 2-1-0 record and a nice profit.
I have to say I disagree with the Aris analysis (well, we don't have to all agree on everything...) I read here, I think they suck and are just an average team that gets strong home support from the fans...nothing else and we'll see that in the next stage of the UEFA Cup.
JC