Portugal (4 May)

[heniek31]

Sunday 4 May 2008	Home	Draw	Away	BPP
Académica de Coimbra v Naval 1º de Maio (16:00BST)	2.00	3.30	4.00	105%
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Belenenses v Vitória de Guimarães (16:00BST)	2.30	3.20	3.25	105%
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Boavista FC v Braga (16:00BST)	2.40	3.20	2.82	108%
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Estrela v Benfica (16:00BST)	5.50	3.60	1.66	106%
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FC Porto v Nacional da Madeira (16:00BST)	1.20	6.00	15.00	107%
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Marítimo v União de Leiria (16:00BST)	1.44	4.00	8.00	107%
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Paços de Ferreira v Sporting (16:00BST)	5.00	3.50	1.83	103%
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Vitória FC v Leixões Sport Club (16:00BST)	1.85	3.20	4.50	108%

[JCtips]

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Not very good news for Belenenses before their home game against Guimarães...

JC

[JCtips]

My bets for today in Portugal:

P. Ferreira-Sporting
The is a must win game for both teams. Sporting wants to keep 2nd place in order to assure a place in the Champions League next season, Paços Ferreira needs a win in order to avoid relegation.
"Mata Real" is always a hard place for teams to play as it is a small pitch and the home crowd gives great support to Paços Ferreira.
Sporting has only 3 away wins in the League so far this season which is a poor record for a big team.
Tonight they will be without Liedson (injured), their most influencial player.
Paços will be without two first team regulars also both injured (Wesley and Paulo Sousa).
Sporting always seems to have a hard time in Mata Real with a 2-2-2 historical record.
My picks: home win and home +0.5AH;

Belenenses-Guimarães
Simple analysis here.
Guimarães doesn't have the experience it takes to face the pressure they're under (trying to qualify to the Champions League) and have been using the same 12 or 13 players all season long (IMO the team is exausted). They were also trashed at home (0-5) against Porto last week and are IMO are affected by it.
In their last 8 away games against Belenenses they lost them all.
Belenenses will play to win in order to keep their UEFA Cup qualification hopes alive.
My pick: home win

Good luck!

JC

[JCtips]

Originally Posted by JCtips

My bets for today in Portugal:

P. Ferreira-Sporting
The is a must win game for both teams. Sporting wants to keep 2nd place in order to assure a place in the Champions League next season, Paços Ferreira needs a win in order to avoid relegation.
"Mata Real" is always a hard place for teams to play as it is a small pitch and the home crowd gives great support to Paços Ferreira.
Sporting has only 3 away wins in the League so far this season which is a poor record for a big team.
Tonight they will be without Liedson (injured), their most influencial player.
Paços will be without two first team regulars also both injured (Wesley and Paulo Sousa).
Sporting always seems to have a hard time in Mata Real with a 2-2-2 historical record.
My picks: home win and home +0.5AH;

Belenenses-Guimarães
Simple analysis here.
Guimarães doesn't have the experience it takes to face the pressure they're under (trying to qualify to the Champions League) and have been using the same 12 or 13 players all season long (IMO the team is exausted). They were also trashed at home (0-5) against Porto last week and are IMO are affected by it.
In their last 8 away games against Belenenses they lost them all.
Belenenses will play to win in order to keep their UEFA Cup qualification hopes alive.
My pick: home win

Good luck!

JC

Great day in the MLB so far but not my day in soccer at all today.

1. lost & lost
P. Ferreira had two great scoring chances (one cleared on the goal line by a Sporting defender the other one hitting the cross bar), then Sporting scores from a free kick and "parks the bus" in front of the net just defending all game long (bringing in more and more defenders replacing the forwards and attacking midfielders...). Very unfair result for Paços Ferreira but that's soccer...

2. lost
Belenenses scores in the 5th minute and allows the tie from a corner kick in the 31st minute ...