Finnish Cup: Semifinals, 31/10 & 3/11

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Wednesday 31 October 2007 Home Draw Away BPP Tampere Utd v Oulu (16:30 GMT) 1.36 5.00 12.50 102% Related markets...Match ResultHalf-time/Full-time- - -Correct ScoreBoth Teams To ScoreDouble ChanceDraw No BetHalf-time ResultHandicap ResultOdd or Even TotalOver/Under Saturday 3 November 2007 Home Draw Away BPP HJK v Honka Espoo (13:00 GMT) 2.10 3.30 3.30 109% Related markets...Match ResultHalf-time/Full-time- - -Correct ScoreDouble ChanceOdd or Even TotalOver/Under

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Tampere -1.5 @ 1.88 (Bet365)
Semifinal, knockout. Finnish giants Tampere looking to win the double this season, their homerecord 10-2-1 24-12, the only loss was vs Honka in the last round, maybe lack of motivation caused that result. Oulu the worst team in the leauge, relegated, no surprise, their squad not really good enough, but they were close to saving themselves and send down Viikingit. Oulu away : 1-2-10 6-29, Tampere won the league match at home 4-1, and I can't see Oulu stopping Tampere from reaching the final, a clear home win looks very likely.

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Originally Posted by G:G

Tampere -1.5 @ 1.88 (Bet365)
Semifinal, knockout. Finnish giants Tampere looking to win the double this season, their homerecord 10-2-1 24-12, the only loss was vs Honka in the last round, maybe lack of motivation caused that result. Oulu the worst team in the leauge, relegated, no surprise, their squad not really good enough, but they were close to saving themselves and send down Viikingit. Oulu away : 1-2-10 6-29, Tampere won the league match at home 4-1, and I can't see Oulu stopping Tampere from reaching the final, a clear home win looks very likely.

This sounds right to me, but the handicap is not so clear-cut. Tampere at home won only twice all year by that margin: 4-1 against Oulu (good sign), and 3-0 against TPS, the two games a week apart in August. On the other hand, seven of Oulu's losses were by 2+ goals...

I feel that here Oulu will be highly motivated, they beat Tampere 2-0 at home this season, and who knows, Tampere may take the guests lightly... A better bet might be the overs: Tampere went over in 70% of their home games, Oulu 54% away...Tampere scored in every home game but the last, and kept just three clean sheets...

Just thinking out loud...good luck

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Originally Posted by allthethings

This sounds right to me, but the handicap is not so clear-cut. Tampere at home won only twice all year by that margin: 4-1 against Oulu (good sign), and 3-0 against TPS, the two games a week apart in August. On the other hand, seven of Oulu's losses were by 2+ goals...

I feel that here Oulu will be highly motivated, they beat Tampere 2-0 at home this season, and who knows, Tampere may take the guests lightly... A better bet might be the overs: Tampere went over in 70% of their home games, Oulu 54% away...Tampere scored in every home game but the last, and kept just three clean sheets...

Just thinking out loud...good luck

Yup, can't say youre wrong, there's some doubts, but Oulu, motivated or not, are poor, their awayrecord pretty much says it all. The win at home should not be very important, Oulu at home and on the road are two very different things. The odds may not be the best this season, but holds a pretty good value imo. Overs might work, but I leave those bets to you.

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I see Tampere are 0-0 at half time. Anybody watching the game? How are Tampere playing?

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0-0, Tampere through to final, 4-3 after penalties. The managed to score at some point...