England: Premier Aug 30-31

[karan265]

Elano to score anytime could be worth a little bet. He has got the nag of scoring as seen in the game against West Ham.

3.75 (Bet365) for him to score anytime in the match sounds value to me!

[Spooner]

Originally Posted by SecondSight

Chelsea/Spurs

Although this should be a home win. I think Spurs will raise their game. They need to restore some pride. Chelsea tend to draw 25% of their home games, so there could be value is anything above 3/1. VC were offereing 18/5. I don't see Spurs been any worse than an average Prem team. They played quite nice football at Boro and looked a bit unlucky to lose at home last week.

[Jonesy Knows]

I think the term "told ya so" springs to mind - well done Citeh!!!

Plenty more fingers burnt!!!

Originally Posted by Jonesy Knows

Sunderland v Man City - 15:00 BST Sunday 31st August 2008


Sunderland entertain Man City here, however stats prove Sunderland don't do too well v Man City!

Last 7 games
Man City 6 wins
Sunderland 1 win

This early in the season it's all about getting the players up and running and match fit and Thursday's result for Man City in the UEFA Cup will only have put a sharper edge on their players and at the end of that was a win which will only bolster morale. Sunderland themselves were taken to extra time on Thursday v Notts Forest in the Carling Cup so tired legs and all that argument is overlooked! Both in same position on that front.
Sunderland haved performed well so far this season and will be expecting to be up there fighting for European places come the end of the season, judged on how much they have spent so far. But when it comes down to quality and a team of players who know each other on the pitch then City is the winner! Sunderland are still bedding players in so for this reason and based on Citys' record against Sunderland I'm going against the grain here and backing a City win!
Yesterday everybody seemed to be backing Blackburn to beat West Ham and if a little look at the previous records between them 2 it would have showed a similar pattern to this game in that West Ham had won the last 6 out of 7 games v Blackburn! a lot of fingers got burnt on that result!
I expect a few more fingers burnt today!

Suggested bets:

Last 2 games v these 2 show it being a tight 1st half and then City finally overcoming Sunderland in the 2nd half!

Half Time - Draw / Full Time - Man City @7.00

Man City to win 2 v 1 @10.00

Man City win @3.00

All prices courtesy of Paddypower

[mowgli77]

Well done Jonesy, I was interested in those stats you put up regarding head to head meetings/results. I didn't get a racing post this week but they have a "top 10 bogey teams" bit in the footy section. There are often teams that stand out and history has a strange way of repeating itself, probably part psychological when you have team A not won away at team B's ground for 30 yrs etc. Will have to check out the site you put in the link.

[Jonesy Knows]

Alright Mowgli, no need for the racing post matey, just check this site out:

www.soccerway.com

It gives all the stats for every team the world over showing head to heads and previous years tables and comps, worth it's weight in gold

[kevsul]

Originally Posted by AK1979

Nice One AK

[kevsul]

Welll done Jonsey

[Jonesy Knows]

Another "Told ya so"!

pretty drab game though and to be honest Villa should have gone for the jugular when Torres got injured early on!
very easy stroll for both teams to one point each!

Originally Posted by Jonesy Knows

ASTON VILLA v LIVERPOOL - 16:00 BST Sunday 31st August 2008


1 win in last 16 games for Villa

10 wins in last 16 games for Liverpool

5 draws

A lot of people think Liverpool are going to get beaten this weekend just purely because Steven Gerrard is injured and has had a groin operation which will keep him out of the Liverpool line up for the next few games!
Oddly enough Liverpool have always performed well in Gerrards' absence in competitive games.
Liverpool will welcome back Mascherano into the middle alongside Alonso and this should only bolster Liverpool and allow Alonso more freedom to control the middle of the park with his incisive passing and giving him more and more freedom to manouvre further up the field and add more options with his dangerous cultured feet.
Alonso is probably the best passer of the ball in the Liverpool team possibly in the premiership and he can feed Torres and Keane with his incisive passes, thus giving a very thin Villa defence problems.
Villa have been letting goals in pretty easily lately and they will have not come up against a more dangerous combination strikeforce so far in Torres & Keane!

My advice for betting purposes would be to not take it as a gimme that Liverpool without Gerrard will get beaten!
Villa have a dreadful record v Liverpool and the bet here has to be a
LAY - Aston Villa.

[SloppyJ]

Originally Posted by kevsul

Nice One AK

Eh? There was 13 corners...

[AK1979]

I would be suprised if that corners bet won. It was going well until the 2nd half there was a spate of about 6 corners in 10 minutes

[malcolmas]

Originally Posted by Jonesy Knows

Alright Mowgli, no need for the racing post matey, just check this site out:

www.soccerway.com

It gives all the stats for every team the world over showing head to heads and previous years tables and comps, worth it's weight in gold

Thanks for that Jonesy - looks good and compares teams too, just what I've been looking for.