Uefa Cup

[Azulgrana]

Originally Posted by Azulgrana

Yes they are fit, but both will start from the bench
Coach has has enoughof there shocking form and has benched them both.

As for Midlesbrough, they might score tonight but they wont win.
There are rubbish on the road.
Just take a look at who they have beaten this year. In the EPL teams ranked below them (14,15,17,18,20)and in the uefa Stuttgart and Grasshopers.
Unders for me and ill cover the 2-1 score line

cheers

And unders it is.

[SecondSight]

Listening to Boro fans who went to the game, they said the Steaua fans and Steaua compare gave tremendous backing to their team, they were a 12th man and 13th man. This advantage they will not have at the Riverside, quite the opposite.

Steaua are favourites which is how Boro will like it at the Riverside as it puts more pressure on Steaua. The Steaua players were celebrating as though it was a victory which is very dangerous to do as its only half time.

I said above by Arch, Steaua have their 2 attacking midfielders suspended for the return leg. Boro will have players returning and will have the FAC Semi out of the way, whatever the result.

I thought Steaua could have made a bigger advantage of Boro's weakened team (19 year old played at Centre Half), also I wasn't expecting Boro to create very little, but they had 3 very good chances in the first half, which bodes well for them at the Riverside.

In Steaua's favour they have done well away from home, particularly at Betis, and they can afford to sit back while its 0-0 and try and catch Boro on the break which certainly suits Steaua. Keeping a clean sheet at home is very useful in European matches.

Home advantage will help Boro if it goes to extra time and penalties, which is not unrealistic.

I have invested most of last night's winnings n Boro to qualify at 2.26, I think they have 48% chance.

[ksk1912]

re;Uefa Cup.

Simple think; Sevilla & M.Boro win.

[tibinho]

Originally Posted by SecondSight

Listening to Boro fans who went to the game, they said the Steaua fans and Steaua compare gave tremendous backing to their team, they were a 12th man and 13th man. This advantage they will not have at the Riverside, quite the opposite.

Steaua are favourites which is how Boro will like it at the Riverside as it puts more pressure on Steaua. The Steaua players were celebrating as though it was a victory which is very dangerous to do as its only half time.

I said above by Arch, Steaua have their 2 attacking midfielders suspended for the return leg. Boro will have players returning and will have the FAC Semi out of the way, whatever the result.

I thought Steaua could have made a bigger advantage of Boro's weakened team (19 year old played at Centre Half), also I wasn't expecting Boro to create very little, but they had 3 very good chances in the first half, which bodes well for them at the Riverside.

In Steaua's favour they have done well away from home, particularly at Betis, and they can afford to sit back while its 0-0 and try and catch Boro on the break which certainly suits Steaua. Keeping a clean sheet at home is very useful in European matches.

Home advantage will help Boro if it goes to extra time and penalties, which is not unrealistic.

I have invested most of last night's winnings n Boro to qualify at 2.26, I think they have 48% chance.

No man you are wrong. Steaua don't have 2 attacking midfilders suspended. One of them is Banel Nicolita (the most important attacking midfilder Steaua has in this moment) the otherone is Paraschiv who is a very good defensive midfilder but Steaua has Lovin who is almost as good as Paraschiv in defensive job. Anyway if Iacob will play thing that it isn't certain in this moment (tomorow will now) then Boro will have sme problems because Steaua will attack more and it won't stay only in defense. Boro will have to be lucky to get passed Steaua because the defense is one of the best in europe in this time.
I say : Steaua is going to the final.
Steaua scores.
And the Boro won't touch the net. (50%)

[SecondSight]

Tibinho

Apologies about Parachiv being an attacking midfield player, but what ever his position, he is not playing and from previous comments from punters of a knowledge of the Romanian game he will be missed as well as Nicolita.

I wish you or any bookmaker could offer me odds of evens for Boro to score. The three English teams currently in the Champions League have come to the Riverside and failed to keep a clean sheet.

Boro 4 Man United 1
Boro 3 Chelsea 0
Boro 2 Arsenal 1

If you are confident about Steaua not conceding why not lay my money on Viduka to score on Betfair at 2.98

[Ringabell]

Sport	Football (Euro Cups)
Event	Sevilla - Schalke 04
Selection	Over 2
Strength	10/10
Date	27/04/2006
Bookmaker/Price	Pinnacle Sports @ 1.96 (Back)
Reasoning	Schalke games in europe this season - Champions league group stage ¤ Schalke 04 (DEU) Milan (ITA) 2 - 2 Fenerbahçe (TUR) Schalke 04 (DEU) 3 - 3 Schalke 04 (DEU) Fenerbahçe (TUR) 2 - 0 Schalke 04 (DEU) PSV (NLD) 3 - 0 Milan (ITA) Schalke 04 (DEU) 3 - 2 Uefa cup 3rd Round ¤ Schalke 04 (DEU) Espanyol (ESP) 2-1 Espanyol (ESP) Schalke 04 (DEU)0-3 8th Finals Palermo (ITA) Schalke 04 (DEU) 1-0 Schalke 04 (DEU)Palermo (ITA) 3-0 Quarter Finals Levski Sf (BGR) Schalke 04 (DEU) 1-3 Schalke 04 Levski Sf (BGR) 1-1 Sevilla games in uefa cup - Group stage ¤ Sevilla (ESP) Besiktas (TUR) 3 - 0 Sevilla (ESP) Guimaraes (PRT) 3 - 1 Zenit (RUS) Sevilla (ESP) 2 - 1 Bolton (ENG) Sevilla (ESP) 1 - 1 Uefa cup 3rd Round ¤ Lokomotiv Moscow (RUS) Sevilla (ESP) 0-1 Sevilla (ESP) Lokomotiv Moscow (RUS) 2-0 8th Finals Lille (FRA) Sevilla (ESP) 1-0 Sevilla (ESP) Lille (FRA) 2-0 Quarter Finals Sevilla (ESP) Zenit (RUS) 4-1 Zenit (RUS) Sevilla (ESP) 1-1 Schalke involved in some goal festivals in europe this season and most game ended OVER - Sevilla involved in most UNDER in uefa cup but they have often meet teams that are better in defence than offensive so i am not surprised - For tonighs return clash bot sides have some problems in defence wich is good news for OVER - Schalke won`t be able to count on the suspended Mladen Krstajic while Dario Rodriguez is doubtful - Ivica Dragutinovic is still missing for Sevilla while Francisco Javier Navarro is suspended - Bad news for OVER bet is that Kepa Blanco and Frédéric Kanoute is missing trough suspension and injury repectievely BUT Sevilla have several other forwards to choose from - OVER@52% vs UNDER 48% is not far from truth i believe - So OVER@2,50@VC represent great value - BUT OVER2@1.96 is also a good bet and maybe a better one? Money back if match ends with two and loose if match ends with 0 or 1 goal! Looking at Schalke`s games in europe this season there is a good chances that i at leats get my money back but i hope and pray(As i always do before i bet that match ends with three or more goals

[maxzorn]

Originally Posted by SecondSight

Listening to Boro fans who went to the game, they said the Steaua fans and Steaua compare gave tremendous backing to their team, they were a 12th man and 13th man. This advantage they will not have at the Riverside, quite the opposite.

Steaua are favourites which is how Boro will like it at the Riverside as it puts more pressure on Steaua. The Steaua players were celebrating as though it was a victory which is very dangerous to do as its only half time.

I said above by Arch, Steaua have their 2 attacking midfielders suspended for the return leg. Boro will have players returning and will have the FAC Semi out of the way, whatever the result.

I thought Steaua could have made a bigger advantage of Boro's weakened team (19 year old played at Centre Half), also I wasn't expecting Boro to create very little, but they had 3 very good chances in the first half, which bodes well for them at the Riverside.

In Steaua's favour they have done well away from home, particularly at Betis, and they can afford to sit back while its 0-0 and try and catch Boro on the break which certainly suits Steaua. Keeping a clean sheet at home is very useful in European matches.

Home advantage will help Boro if it goes to extra time and penalties, which is not unrealistic.

I have invested most of last night's winnings n Boro to qualify at 2.26, I think they have 48% chance.

I think the draw is definitely in the cards here and I can see an away goal happening so I would cover the 1-0 win for Steaua.

Today's Predictions

FT draw (cover the visitors at 1-0)

[footy_bets]

hi, im thinking about doing under 10 corners for the boro match tonight at 11/10 with willhill. Are there any ideas from anyone as to the likelyhood of corners? or do you feel it's jus luck really and could be either under or over. Many thanks.

[ianm001]

What do you guys think on both games being over 2.5 tonight? Is this more than likely?

[Randall]

Tip Detail

Sport	Football (Euro Cups)
Event	Middlesbrough - Steaua
Selection	Viduka to score first and Middlesbrough 1:0
Strength	2/10
Date	27/04/2006
Bookmaker/Price	Bet365 @ 26.00 (Back)
Reasoning	Bet for fun. Viduka will be back after injury and he will be hungry for goals Also 1:0 result seems to be very possible.This season most teams plays very defensivelly and they are focusing on not to concede a goal.1:0 and overtime that would be great

[SecondSight]

I would suggest 46% chance of unders and 54% on overs on the Boro/Steaua game.

At first it looks unders, but if Boro have Viduka back and Steaua have their main striker back, it should add to the chances of goals.

I don't think Boro will be as cautious as Villareal were last night. Even in the last 15 minutes they were not taking many extra risks going forward.

[archaeus]

M'Boro - Steaua

2nd leg of the UEFA Cupa semifinal starts from 1-0 for Steaua. Steaua should have easily won the game 2 or 3-0, with Dica P. Marin and Goian missing some huge chances in the 2nd hals of the game. Steaua will miss 2 very important players for this game: defensive midfielder Paraschiv and attacking right midfielder Nicolita. If instead of Paraschiv Steaua has a players to the same value, Lovin, Nicolita will be hard to be replaced. I think that coach Olaroiu will start with Balan in the right wing. Striker Iacob is back for this game after the injury, however he will start from the bench. Steaua didnt scored away only in the group stage, two 0-0 with Sampdoria and Hertha. As i stated last week, the defence is Steaua's strongest point . They will probably play counter attack tonight as they know very good to do this. Boro will have Riggot, Viduka and Southgate back for this game, however GK Schwartzer will miss due to a facial injury. I think that there will be at least 2 goals in the game tonight with Boro needing one goal and Steaua with the counter. I am not very sure about Boro winning so i'll have a bit of the AH on Steaua.

Bet Steaua +0.75 odds 1.75 @ gamebookers 9/10
Bet over 2 goals odds 2.05 @ bet365 9/10
Bet CS 1-0 ( cover ) odds 6.5 @ bet365 1/10

[Sherman Blue]

Originally Posted by SecondSight

I would suggest 46% chance of unders and 54% on overs on the Boro/Steaua game.

At first it looks unders, but if Boro have Viduka back and Steaua have their main striker back, it should add to the chances of goals.

I don't think Boro will be as cautious as Villareal were last night. Even in the last 15 minutes they were not taking many extra risks going forward.

Have to agree should be a different game than the Champs league games. McLaren has said he'll happily go with 4 strikers if there chasing the game in the second half. Steau can easily score on the break and have huge incentive to get an away goal if boro do score early.

I'm going Over's

[davidmphill]

C'mon Boro, 1 more to get for another amazing win in the UEFA Cup!

[adythom]

WOW! another Boro' barnstormer!

come on the Boro'

[davidmphill]

Can't do it 2 UEFA games in a row surely!?

[davidmphill]

Originally Posted by davidmphill

Can't do it 2 UEFA games in a row surely!?

You fcuking bet they can, Hey Maccarone!
4-2 from 2-0 down. Hope they hold on now FFS!

[davidmphill]

4-2 Final Score.
you have to salute the Boro for that result.
Once again dead and buried when they were 2-0 down but they score 4 unanswered goals when needed.
Eindhoven here they go!

[Ebor337]

What an amazing performance.

Massive to Steve McCl, the team and all the fans.

[alexmac]

Absolutely mint.

Although, I don't like their fans as they only decide to turn up to the big games. Saying that, the atmosphere in the Riverside sounded class tonight.