France - Ligue 2 (22-25 Aug 08)

[Dodger777]

I did read somewhere else that the weather in France is pretty poor..so maybe this was a reason for the Metz odds changing..rain can be a great evener

[pavlosli]

Originally Posted by Dodger777

I did read somewhere else that the weather in France is pretty poor..so maybe this was a reason for the Metz odds changing..rain can be a great evener

even if the weather's bad, (how bad can it be at the end of august?), this doesn't explain odds going from 2.10 to 2.55 (at the -1AH). That's a HUUUGE change.... They must have known something other than that!!!

Anyway, i'm hoping for dijon now. If dijon wins, the day will be saved for me!

[adam7982]

Goal Dijon get in 1-0 come on

Now metz pull your finger out will ya

[hovi]

N Diaye equalised for Tours, and I was afraid of the same scenario as against Strasbourg, but Ribas scored the 2nd goal for Dijon, 2-1

[Hipmanz]

pathetic Metz

[adam7982]

Get in dijon

If metz win even better

but still profit from dijon

[meatman]

yeh I knew something was dodgy with Metz

not often I say it, but the word fix comes into mind

so far not a bad night for me with Bastia and Dijon winning, Clermont coming from 0-2 down to draw was a bonus as well.

If Brest could nick an equaliser would be nice

[pavlosli]

What did the bookies know????
I'm sure there was something. I don't like conspiracy theories, especially when it comes to betting, but something smells here.......

[meatman]

someone must have known something

Too much of a coincidence

[pavlosli]

Originally Posted by meatman

someone must have known something

Too much of a coincidence

Exactly!! Anyway, we'll get them the next time :-)

And thank you meatman for your wonderful writing and previews as always!!

[meatman]

Originally Posted by pavlosli

Exactly!! Anyway, we'll get them the next time :-)

And thank you meatman for your wonderful writing and previews as always!!

This actually happened last year in a ligue 1 match, Valenciennes at home to someone I think. Despite them being a popular pick the odds on them rose massively for no apparant reason. They ended up losing.............

[bagzi_cg]

Originally Posted by bagzi_cg

Bastia start season good.In first round they won Troyes away 1-2 then in second round home they draw with Angres without goals.In last round Bastia lost away from Strasbourg with goal in last minute 1-0.In other side Guingmap is the only team that havent score till now in new season.In first round they lost from Metz home0-1.Then in second round they lost from Boulogne away 2-0 and in last round they lost from Reims 0-2.In this new season in those three round i see that Guingmap have resly serious problems with teams and they dont show nothing.In this game Bastia is favorite and i think in this game they can win andmake first home win.

Great Bastia 2-1 ( 30' Andre, 51' Barthelemy for home team, 70' Soumah for guests )

[bagzi_cg]

Originally Posted by bagzi_cg

Metz - Boulogne


Both teams are without lost game in new season.Team of Metz won away in first round with Guingamp then in second round they won Tours at home with same result 1-0.In last round they draw away with Amiens 1-1.In other side Boulogne in first round draw with Amiens 1-1.then they won Guingamp 2-0 home and in last round they draw away without goals with Motpellier 0-0.in this game i see Metz favorite but we need to be carfully with necomers becouse they know to make suprise and in this game they will try to keep result and point form this match for Boulogne means so much.I see alot of fight in this game and i dont see many goals.Under 2.5 for this game.

Terrible Metz

[bagzi_cg]

Originally Posted by bagzi_cg

Dijon - Tours

Dijon are usually a mediocre team in Ligue in last seasons, but have had a tough start in this season. They metin the first 3 matches 3 teams which played in Ligue 1 in the last 2 years and only gained 1 point. They first opened the season at Lens and lost 3-1, in a match where they managed to keep a 0-0 score until the 52nd minute nut a red card after the goal made Lens win the match 3-1. In the second round they had a good performance against another fresh Ligue 2 team Strasbourg, but they lost with the same score as against Lens, 3-1. The only point they acquired was last week against Ajaccio, in balanced mach where they took the lead but only managed a draw in a 1-1 game. Tours on the othe other hand sit much more better on the table than their better rated opponents. They have 6 points after 3 matches, and their only loss came in 90th minute at prmotion contenders Metz. But despite statistics are nice, they didn't deserve a point in Metz and so far had a lucky schedule. They won at home against a poor Sedan side which showed nothing worth a promotion contender at the start of this season and won against Vannes 1-0, another team newly promoted which missed a penalty at 0-0 and was punished after with a penalty and a red card from which the only goal was scored. Tours showed great fighting spirit, but the players lack quality, and by now they should feal pretty pleased with themselves with 6 points from a possible 9. On the other hand Dijon is a good side, not good enough for top places but decent enough. They met tough opponents and only earned a point so far and should look not to let themselves get dragged in a relegation battle. This is a good oportunity against a weak team at home. Excellent odds because of early results, and I'm confident Dijon will win.

Nice

[meatman]

hard luck on that under bet in Metz Bagzi, late goal fcuking it up

[bagzi_cg]

What about Lens game?Are we going to make some money here?

[Naza Man]

Originally Posted by bagzi_cg

What about Lens game?Are we going to make some money here?

On this league , hahhah , sure Nooooooooooooooooooooo .

you kidding me boy .

[KurtFurtmustahl]

Nimes - Lens
25.8.2008 20:30

i have just few words to say to this match so i´m not calling my pick as a well-informed-banker-of-da-nite

lens definitely have the upper hand here if we compare the squads player by player... nimes´ defense will have very hard task to cope with power of players like boukhari, monnet paquet or maoulida. the one and only weapon for nimes tonite should be their attacking duo kroupi with malm whose can cause some hurt to lens and we cannot forget the crowd´s support in favor of nimes as well... in my mind this match should be some exciting attacking minded one.
under these circumstances i´m about to take the over 2,5 goals tonite which is priced at lovely over 2,3 in many bookies (10bet - 2,42!!!, paddy power - 2,38, bet365, nordicbet, sportingbet, stan james - 2,3) and at absolutely unbelievable 2,45 in betchronicle

good luck guys!!!

[bagzi_cg]

Originally Posted by Naza Man

On this league , hahhah , sure Nooooooooooooooooooooo .

you kidding me boy .

Away win this will be, and boy will became a man...

Just kidding

[meatman]

Nimes + 0.5 AH @ 1.94 188bet 4/10

I’ve been thinking about this match long and hard and I just cant get away from this bet. Nimes have lost their first three ligue 2 matches and already people are presuming that they’ll be the whipping boys this season. But I’m not so sure that they will be and I don’t think they are as bad as some people suggest. In their first game of the season (and their only home one so far) they were exceptionally unlucky to lose 0-1 against Brest. They followed this up with a couple of decent away performances, but ultimately lost to Sedan and Clermont. But hey, this is France and a lot of teams struggle away from home. In front of their own fans they will be different opposition, especially when the stadium will be packed full with over 15,000 fans. The atmosphere in the Brest match here was pretty hostile and Lens might struggle to cope just as they did at Vannes a couple of weeks ago. To be honest I have been very disappointed with Les Sang et Or so far this year. On paper they have a squad far better than anyone else in this division, but they just aren’t playing well enough at the moment. In time they will probably settle down, but unless they really improve tonight then I don’t think they’ll claim victory. This will be a very difficult fixture for the visitors and I will take them on by betting this Nimes +0.5 AH line.