Wednesday 14 December 2011

SATURDAY

230pm - Bayer Leverkusen vs Nurnberg - 4/9 home side
HEAD TO HEADS
05.02.2011D1Nürnberg1-0Bayer Leverkusen
19.09.2010D1Bayer Leverkusen0-0Nürnberg
07.03.2010D1Nürnberg3-2Bayer Leverkusen
03.10.2009D1Bayer Leverkusen4-0Nürnberg

very tight last 2 head to heads.
LEAGUE POSITION - 6th v 16th - Nurnberg could really put some distance between themselves and the bottom 3 with a win.

HOME TEAM - -past fixtures, forthcoming fixtures and likely team - Leverkusen

RECENT HOME FORM - WDLWLDW - losses against 3rd and 10th . Have yet to play the bottom 4 at home.

RECENT FORM OVERALL - LLWDLWDWDWD - WD sequence at present which, if kept up, will signal a win.Against bottom 5, have played 4 matches, winning them all 3-1, 2-0, 4-1, 1-0

GOAL TRENDS - 43% overs at home. 5 of the last 7 matches under 2.5 goals. have kept a clean sheet in 3 of the last 4 matches.Have scored 2 + goals against 13th, 14th 15th , 17th and playing 16th today.

STREAKS - 6 overall without defeat. No goal conceded in 2 overall.

AWAY TEAM - past fixtures -forthcoming fixtures and likely team - NURNBERG

RECENT AWAY FORM - WLWLLLLL - no draw away from home. 5 match losing streak. sole wins away against 10th and 11th and lost against 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th. Not yet played 5th -9th inclusive so will it be the losses as per the top 4 or the wins as per 10th and 11th today (playing 6th today)

RECENT OVERALL FORM - DLDLDLLLWLL - a shocking recent run sees a solitary 1-0 win against 15th at home.Have drawn 5th and 7th at home ( playing 6th away) - the draws were score draws.

GOAL TRENDS - 50/50 overs throughout the season. Average 2 goals conceded away from home.Last 3 matches unders ( 2 2-0 losses) preceded by a run of 6 over 2.5 goals matches. Have failed to score in 3 of the last 4 matches.

STREAKS - 5 match losing streak away from home. No draw in 8 away, and 6 overall. Have conceded in the last 7 matches.

CONCLUSION/NOTES/STANDOUT STATS  --recent tight head to heads 0-0 and 1-0 -will that continue?
BAYER - yet to play bottom 4 at home. Against the bottom 5 overall it's 4 wins from 4.
NURN - no draw away 5 match losing streak. All bar 1 match had one goal in it. overall drawn 5th and 7th and playing 6th today
GOALS - 43% overs for Bayer. 5 of last 7 matches unders. Have kept a clean sheet in 3 of last 4. Scored 2+ against 13/14/15/17 and playing 16th today. 50/50 for Nurnberg overs suggests we take the lead from the opposition,. Nurnberg have failed to score in 3 of last 4.
CONCLUSION - general vibe of tight match, one goal in it, and potential unders. Bayer have kept a clean sheet in 3 of last 4 and Nurnberg have failed to score in 3 of last 4. check out head to heads too. BUT bayer did score 2+ against 13/14/15/17. Potential therefore for an eventual 2-0, 1-0, 0-0? 0-0 certainly worth chancing initially.
230pm - Freiburg vs Borussia Dortmund - 8/15 away
HEAD TO HEADS
17.04.2011D1Borussia Dortmund3-0SC Freiburg
20.11.2010D1SC Freiburg1-2Borussia Dortmund
08.05.2010D1SC Freiburg3-1Borussia Dortmund
19.12.2009D1Borussia Dortmund1-0SC Freiburg
10.01.2009CFBorussia Dortmund1-2SC Freiburg

Dortmund have won the last 2 head to heads .
LEAGUE POSITION - 18th v 2nd  - bottom v 2nd top

HOME TEAM - -past fixtures, forthcoming fixtures and likely team - Freiburg

RECENT HOME FORM - LWLWLLDD - wins against 4th and 14th - all matches bar 1 have been 1 goal matches or draws at home. Suggestion that Freiburg are tough to beat but likely to eventually capitulate.2 recent draws were score draws which saw Freiburg come from behind.  freiburg have conceded first in all bar 2 matches at home .

RECENT FORM OVERALL - LLLWLLLWDDDL - 3 wins this season have come against 4th 14th and 16th. All draws score draws. Have only played top 3 away and lost 7-0 and 4-2. 

GOAL TRENDS - 63% overs at home. -generally tight home matches but remember have not played top 3 at home and they seem a cut above the rest. Have conceded 17 goals in the last 1/2 hour of matches. Have only kept a clean sheet in 2 matches this season.

STREAKS - 2 match home drawing streak - 4 at home without a win. Have conceded in last 4 at home and last 8 overall.

AWAY TEAM - past fixtures -forthcoming fixtures and likely team - Dortmund

RECENT AWAY FORM - LDLWWDWD - WD sequence, if continued, will end with a W today.Have yet to play the bottom 6 away from home.Defeats away have come against 8th and 9th.

RECENT OVERALL FORM - LLWWWWDWWWDD - great unbeaten run - last 3 draws all 1-1 and 2 of them away to 4th and 7th.Have played 6 of bottom 7 at home winning 4 and drawing one 1-1.

GOAL TRENDS - 25% overs away from home. Again, like Freiburg, all bar one match has been a 1 goal-in-it match or a draw. But remember they have not played the bottom 6 away yet. Dortmund have conceded only 3 goals in the first half all season so the inference is that they are likely to score first. Dortmund have failed to score in only 2 matches this season. Dortmund have not conceded more than 1 goal this whole season. 

STREAKS - 5 away without defeat. No defeat in 10 overall and have scored in the last 12 overall.

CONCLUSION/NOTES/STANDOUT STATS
18th v 2nd so obviously the logical choice is the away win. 
FREIBURG - poor form but all bar one match was a 1 goal in it match which signals eventual capitulation after keeping things very tight? They have played the top 3, but away, losing 7-0 and 4-2.
DORTMUND - are yet to play the bottom 6 away so we cannot gauge likely performance.Overall a great unbeaten run. Have played 6 of the bottom 7 at home , winning 4 and drawing 1.
GOALS - 63% overs for Freiburg. They have conceded 17 in the last half hour which coincides with my idea that they keep it tight but eventually capitulate.They have only kept a clean sheet in 2 matches this season. 25% overs for Dortmund away. Like Freiburg, all bar one match was either a draw or a one goal in it match. Dortmund have scored in the last 12.
CONCLUSION - you would expect an eventual Dortmund win. Reactive traders take note of Freiburg's concession rate late on, if a draw coming into the dying embers of the match. Both teams tend to have 1 -goal-in-it matches so look perhaps at scorelines which reflect that. Incongruent goals trends suggests though this might end with a 0-2 away scoreline? Although keeping up the 1 goal in it theme, perhaps a 0-1, 1-2 scoreline ( creeping to overs for Dortmund despite the trend being very much unders)
230pm - Hamburg vs Augsburg - 4/7 home
HEAD TO HEADS
no head to heads at www.futbol24.com and I think Augsburg are the newly promoted side. Remember the QPR v Chelsea unknown factor when teams meet for the first time.

LEAGUE POSITION - 13th v 17th

HOME TEAM - -past fixtures, forthcoming fixtures and likely team - Hamburg

RECENT HOME FORM - DLLLDDWW - losses have come against 3rd, 4th and 10th - the latter was a 3-4 epic with Koln who have a propensity to throw in Keeganesque scorelines.Against bottom sides, it's a 1-1 draw with 14th and 15th, 2-0 win v 16th and playing 17th today.

RECENT FORM OVERALL - LLWLWDDDWDWD - drawitis broken by 2 2-0 home wins against 9th and 16th. all bar one of the draws this season have been score draws. all home draws have been score draws.Sole 0-0 was last match against Mainz.Have scored 2 goals against 16th (home) and 18th ( away) and playing 17th ( home) today.

GOAL TRENDS - 38% overs at home.Down in large part to 2 2-0 scorelines and 2 1-1 scorelines.6 of the last 7 matches have been under 2.5 goals coinciding with the large number of draws.Hamburg have kept a clean sheet in 3 of their last 4 matches - a concerted effort to end the score draw problem?

STREAKS - 2 match home winning streak. Unbeaten in 8 overall. No goal conceded in 2 home matches and 2 overall. 

AWAY TEAM - past fixtures -forthcoming fixtures and likely team - Augsburg

RECENT AWAY FORM - DLDLWLLL - sole win away was an 88th minute penalty v Mainz.-4 of the away defeats have come against top 10 sides.

RECENT OVERALL FORM - DDLLLDDLWDLLLWLW - all bar one of the draws score draws.Against bottom 6 where Hamburg currently reside, it's 1 win, 2 score draws and a 1-0 loss. Not bad form. 3 match losing streak away against 3rd, 7th and 10th. 2 recent wins have come at home.

GOAL TRENDS - 63% overs away from home. Concede an average 2 goals per match away.

STREAKS - 3 match losing streak away. 5 away without a draw.have scored in the last 5 matches overall.

CONCLUSION/NOTES/STANDOUT STATS
No head to heads so remember the QPR v Chelsea syndrome!
HAMBURG - losses at home v 3/4/10th. All home draws were score draws.2 2-0 home wins were against 9th and 16th ( playing 17th today)
AUGSBURG - only 1 away win was an 88th minute penalty against Mainz so very much against a win today.All bar 1 draw this season was a score draw
GOALS - 38% overs at home. 6 of last 7 matches unders. Have kept a clean sheet in 3 of last 4.63% overs away from home for Augsburg
CONCLUSION - incongruent goals trends. What chance another Hamburg clean sheet? Fix your correct scores with that in mind. Augsburg's sole away win via an 88th penalty makes them opposable but how to oppose with value?
3pm - Blackburn vs West Brom - 6/5 home, 9/4 away
HEAD TO HEADS
23.01.2011PRBlackburn Rovers2-0West Bromwich
28.12.2010PRWest Bromwich1-3Blackburn Rovers
24.05.2009PRBlackburn Rovers0-0West Bromwich
01.11.2008PRWest Bromwich2-2Blackburn Rovers

Interesting that Blackburn have yet to lose in the last 4 head to heads, but do note key changes in manager at both clubs in the interim. Blackburn have kept 2 home clean sheets in 2 home matches.


LEAGUE POSITION - 19th v 15th - West Brom could be on the cusp of the top 10 with a win!

HOME TEAM - -past fixtures, forthcoming fixtures and likely team - Blackburn

RECENT HOME FORM - LLWLLLW - no draw at home yet and a confidence boosting 4-2 win against Swansea - 4 defeats have been either 0-1 or 1-2.

RECENT FORM OVERALL - WLLDLDLDLWL - wholly inconsistent.DL sequence ended with a win. In both wins, Blackburn scored 4 and conceded at least 2. All draws this season have been away and have been score draws.

GOAL TRENDS - 71% overs at home and 73% overall. Only 4 matches this season under 2.5 goals.Have conceded in all matches this season.

STREAKS - 7 at home without a draw and have conceded in last 15.

AWAY TEAM - past fixtures -forthcoming fixtures and likely team - WEst Brom

RECENT AWAY FORM - LWLDWLD - WLD sequence away at present and if that continues we will see a defeat today.Have yet to play the bottom 4 away but have drawn 13th and 16th

RECENT OVERALL FORM - DDWWLLWLDL - again more inconsistencies.2 of last 3 wins have come at home v 17th and 20th (bottom). The vast majority of defeats have come against the top 8 home and away.

GOAL TRENDS - 71% over 2.5 goals away from home.Have kept only 3 clean sheets this season

STREAKS - have scored and conceded in the last 4 matches overall.

CONCLUSION/NOTES/STANDOUT STATS - as ever the onus is on you to check team news. The workload for me is such that I have to start this research on a Thursday without even the Betfair markets up!!www.premierleague.co.uk is your website for team news/injuries.
BLACKBURN - are actually unbeaten in head to heads . This is 19th v 15th so both in relatively poor early season form.
At home no draw.Latest though saw a spirited 4-2 win over Swansea. Defeats for Blackburn have been either 0-1 or 1-2 so they are likely to be in the mix and I would suggest a defeat would be along the lines of these 2 scorelines.2 wins only this season
WEST BROM - have not played the bottom 4 away yet so we do not have anything to gauge this match by.Have drawn with 13th and 16th.2 wins at home have come against 17th and 20th
GOALS - 71% overs at home. Only 4 matches overall this season are unders.71% overs for West brom away is very congruent.West Brom have only kept 3 clean sheets all season.
CONCLUSION - basing this purely on research, then over 2.5 goals looks congruent. Interesting that Blackburn are unbeaten in recent head to heads. This is a match i would deem a "one off" - all to play for even this early on in the season so there may be a degree of unpredictability here.
3pm - Everton v Norwich - 8/13 home
HEAD TO HEADS
31.07.2010CFNorwich City2-4Everton FC
02.02.2005PREverton FC1-0Norwich City
not really relevant.
LEAGUE POSITION - 12th v 10th and Everton have played one match less.

HOME TEAM - -past fixtures, forthcoming fixtures and likely team - Everton

RECENT HOME FORM - LDWLLWL - no draw in 5.3 of the defeats have come against top 8 sides with the exception a 0-1 loss to QPR.Wins against 17th and 18th. 

RECENT FORM OVERALL - LLLWLLWWLL - no draw recently. 3 of last 4 losses were 1-0. Indeed 3 home defeats have been 0-1. Wins have all come against bottom 7 sides.

GOAL TRENDS - 43% overs at home. Have conceded in all home matches. Last 3 matches under 2.5 goals.have only kept a clean sheet in 2 matches this season. Last 2 matches both 1-0 defeats. 

STREAKS - 5 at home without a draw, 11 overall. Have conceded in the last 7 matches.

AWAY TEAM - past fixtures -forthcoming fixtures and likely team - Norwich

RECENT AWAY FORM - DLWLDLL - only one win away from home was a 1-2 v Bolton.All 4 defeats have come against top 9 sides, indeed 3 against 1st, 2nd, 3rd.

RECENT OVERALL FORM - WWLWDDLLWLW - last 4 wins came at home. Have beaten 11th and 13th , albeit at home ( playing 12th today). 

GOAL TRENDS - 57% overs away from home. Have conceded in all matches this season. Last 6 matches over 2.5 goals. total goals 6,5,3,3,6,6 in those matches. have only failed to score in 2 matches this season which hints at a 1-1 scoreline minimum?

STREAKS - 4 away without a win. 5 overall without a draw.

CONCLUSION/NOTES/STANDOUT STATS
12th v 10th but Everton have a game in hand.
EVERTON - no draw in 5 at home. 3 losses have come against top 8. Have beaten 17th and 18th.No recent draw overall. 3 out of 4 losses have been 1-0. All wins for Everton have come against the bottom 7 which might suggest Norwich as the value punt ( even if they might eventually lose?). 11 without  a draw for Everton. They have conceded in the last 7.
NORWICH
LDLL latest away from home. 1 win away was a 1-2 v Bolton.
GOALS - 43% overs for Everton at home. They have conceded in all home matches. Have only kept 2 clean sheets all season.57% overs away from home for Norwich. They have conceded in all matches. Last 6 matches have been overs with total goals 6,5,3,3,6,6.
CONCLUSION - with Everton conceding in last 7 and in all home matches and with Norwich conceding in all matches , this has both teams scoring written all over it. Everton have only beaten bottom sides so the value might be Norwich here in the hope they score first.Despite Everton's relatively poor goals trends at home, perhaps we can take our cues from the goals totals in Norwich's last 6 matches 6,5,3,3,6,6 and chance over 2.5 goals. 11 without a draw for Everton suggests we could lay the draw for trading purposes.
PART 2




3pm - Fulham v Bolton - 4/6 home
HEAD TO HEADS
27.04.2011PRFulham FC3-0Bolton Wanderers
20.02.2011CupFulham FC0-1Bolton Wanderers
14.08.2010PRBolton Wanderers0-0Fulham FC
06.02.2010PRBolton Wanderers0-0Fulham FC
28.11.2009PRFulham FC1-1Bolton Wanderers
14.03.2009PRBolton Wanderers1-3Fulham FC
In the last 4 head to heads, one team only has scored.
LEAGUE POSITION - 14th v bottom

HOME TEAM - -past fixtures, forthcoming fixtures and likely team - Fulham - how will they have been affected by a 2-0 lead evaporating and throwing them out of the Europa League.

RECENT HOME FORM - DDDWLLW - losses at home, both 1-3 , v Everton and Tottenham. Lucky to have got away with a 2-2 draw v City. Wins against Liverpool and QPR.Have only played one of the current bottom 6 at home, drawing 1-1 with Blackburn.

RECENT FORM OVERALL - DDDWLLWLDDWL - inconsistent overall. Only 3 wins all season. 

GOAL TRENDS - 57% over 2.5 goals -5 of the last 6 matches under 2.5 goals. Any goals scored in the last 4 matches have all come in the 2nd half so perhaps a focus on defending for Fulham?Only a 1/3rd of matches this season over 2.5 goals. 

STREAKS - 4 without a draw at home. Have scored in the last 6 home matches.

AWAY TEAM - past fixtures -forthcoming fixtures and likely team - Bolton.

RECENT AWAY FORM - WLLWLLL - no draw away from home. Wins have come against QPR and Wigan, where do Fulham fit into this?4 of 5 defeats saw Bolton concede 3, the other loss saw them concede 2. 

RECENT OVERALL FORM - LLLLWLLWLLLL - no draw this season and wins against Stoke, Wigan and QPR suggest Bolton likely to get something against teams I describe as " Championship-like".Difficult to fathom from the away performances how Fulham fit into the equation.

GOAL TRENDS - 100% overs away from home. All bar a 0-2 loss v Everton over 2.5 goals.Have failed to score in 2 of their last 3 matches. 

STREAKS - 7 away without a draw, 15 overall. Have conceded in last 6 away and last 4 overall. Current losing streak 4 overall.

CONCLUSION/NOTES/STANDOUT STATS
Head to Heads have seen 2 0-0's and a 3-0. what is it to be this time?
Bolton are bottom
FULHAM - at home, losses against Everton and Spurs. Wins against Liverpoor and QPR. Have only played one of the bottom 6 at home, drawing 1-1 with Blackburn. Only 3 wins all season for Fulham quite a surprise.
BOLTON - no draw away , indeed no draw overall this season. This will end eventually of course and against a team with only 3 wins this season, what do you think?4 out of 5 of Bolton's losses saw them conceding 3. Only 2 wins away . 7 away without a draw.
GOALS - 57% overs at home.5 of the last 6 matches though have been unders. The goals scored in Fulham's last 4 matches came in the 2nd half.100% over 2.5 goals away. have failed to score in 2 of the last 3 matches.
CONCLUSION - these are 2 poor teams, both with 3 wins to their names this season. A chance of over 2.5 goals with Fulham just peaking over 50%. No draw for Bolton yet this season. Do we lay the draw until they end up drawing? I would back the 0-0 here despite the overs trend initially in the hope this becomes a "must not lose" match. 
3pm - Newc v swansea - 4/5 home
HEAD TO HEADS
13.02.2010LChSwansea City1-1Newcastle Utd
28.11.2009LChNewcastle Utd3-0Swansea City
Irrelevant head to heads.
LEAGUE POSITION - 7th v 11th 

HOME TEAM - -past fixtures, forthcoming fixtures and likely team - Newc

RECENT HOME FORM - DWWDWWL - started to meet top 5 of late and that halted the unbeaten run. Have beaten 12th, 14th, 18th adn 19th  and playing 11th today. Conceded in 3 of those 4 wins.

RECENT FORM OVERALL - WWDWWWLDLL - bad run coincided with meetings v Man City, United, and Chelsea, ( and Norwich!)

GOAL TRENDS - 71% overs at home. Key player clearly Demba Ba up front. If he fires, Newcastle tend to get something out of the game.8 of last 10 matches over 2.5 goals. Have failed to score in only 3 matches this season.

STREAKS - 3 at home without a draw. Have conceded in last 6 overall. 

AWAY TEAM - past fixtures -forthcoming fixtures and likely team - Swansea

RECENT AWAY FORM - LLLLDDL - no win away yet. 0-0 draw with Liverpool an ideal away tactic.All bar one loss this season has come away.

RECENT OVERALL FORM - LWLDWDLDLW - wholly inconsistent - recent DL sequence ended with a win. 4 defeats and a 0-0 draw against top 7, and Newcastle are clinging on in 7th.

GOAL TRENDS - 71% overs away from home , conceding an average 2.57 away.

STREAKS - 7 away without a win.

CONCLUSION/NOTES/STANDOUT STATS
7th v 11th
NEWCASTLE - wins against 12/14/18/19th. Overall recently LDLL against City/United/Chelsea/Norwich
SWANSEA - no win away yet.Overall, 4 defeats and a 0-0 against the top 7, and Newcastle are holding on to the top 7..
GOALS - Newcastle - 71% overs at home.8 of the last 10 matches over 2.5 goals. have failed to score in only 3 this season. 71% over 2.5 goals away for Swansea.
CONCLUSION - over 2.5 goals looks a goer here if the form continues. Team news - if Demba Ba is missing for Newcastle, then beware. A feeling Newcastle might end the losing run they have endured largely at the hands of the big boys. 
3pm - Wolves v Stoke City - 6/4 home
HEAD TO HEADS
26.04.2011PRStoke City3-0Wolverhampton
30.01.2011CupWolverhampton0-1Stoke City
14.08.2010PRWolverhampton2-1Stoke City
11.04.2010PRWolverhampton0-0Stoke City
31.10.2009PRStoke City2-2Wolverhampton
Stoke rested after making changes mid week in the Europa League.
LEAGUE POSITION - 17th v 8th. 

HOME TEAM - -past fixtures, forthcoming fixtures and likely team - Wolves

RECENT HOME FORM - WLLLDWW - a change of fortune at home last 3?Draw with Swansea, wins against  Wigan and Sunderland.Wins have come against 14th, 16th and 18th at home.

RECENT FORM OVERALL - LLLDLWLLWL - 2 draws only all season. Last 2 wins came at home.Last 5 losses came away.. Have lost all 6 matches played home and away against top 7 ( Stoke are on the cusp in 8th)

GOAL TRENDS - 71% overs at home 73% overall. All wins came against bottom 7.10 of the last 11 matches over 2.5 goals. Have conceded in last 12 matches.

STREAKS - 2 match home winning streak. 6 overall without a draw. Have conceded in the last 12 overall.

AWAY TEAM - past fixtures -forthcoming fixtures and likely team - Stoke city

RECENT AWAY FORM - DWLLLLW - losing run ended with a 0-1 win against Everton. Have a poor run against bottom sides, 4-0 loss v 16th placed Sunderland and 5-0 loss v bottom side Bolton

RECENT OVERALL FORM - LDLWLLLLWWW - recent wins against Everton and Spurs a sign perhaps of Stoke hitting form. Goalladen matches against bottom sides.

GOAL TRENDS - 43% overs away from home.6 of the last 7 matches over 2.5 goals. 

STREAKS - 3 match winning streak overall. 9 overall without a draw

CONCLUSION/NOTES/STANDOUT STATS
17th v 8th. No doubt that Stoke have been in form domestically and in Europe.
Wolves - At home DWW lately -will this continue?Draw against Swansea and wins against Wigan and Sunderland.Overall there have been 2 draws all season. 5 defeats have come away. Wolves have lost all 6 home and away against top 7.
Stoke - LLLLW away recently.0-1 v Everton Strange form against bottom sides 4-0 and 5-0 losses - what's up with that?Overall recent form is WWW - we have Wolves hitting form at home, and we have Stoke hitting winning form overall.9 overall without a draw for Stoke. 
GOALS -Wolves -  71% overs at home. 73% overs overall largely down to poor defense.10 of last 11 matches have been over 2.5 goals. Wolves have conceded in the last 12 matches. 43% overs for Stoke away from home with 6 of their last 7 matches overall overs.
CONCLUSION - although Stoke's away goal trends are below 50%, 6 of their last 7 matches have been overs. With Wolves having overs in nearly 3 of every 4 matches , a chance can be taken. Both sides have hit good form of late making this difficult to predict. 


PART 3

3pm - west ham v Barnsley - 8/15 home
HEAD TO HEADS
08.01.2011CupWest Ham2-0Barnsley FC
03.01.2009CupWest Ham3-0Barnsley FC
Irrelevant head to heads.
LEAGUE POSITION - 2nd v 12th - hammers need a win to keep up with Saints. 

HOME TEAM - -past fixtures, forthcoming fixtures and likely team - West ham

RECENT HOME FORM - LDWWLWWDWL - 2 of the Hammer's home defeats were 0-1and the most recent defeat 1-2 to 15th placed Burnley saw West Ham score first in the 2nd half. Have not played 10th-13th inclusive at home but against 8th/9th and 14th at home, scored 4-3-3

RECENT FORM OVERALL - WLDWLWWDWWWWLL - recent losses against Burnley at home and 3-0 away v reading with 2 last 10 minute matches.

GOAL TRENDS - 60% overs at home. 4 of the last 5 matches over 2.5 goals includes 2 defeats. What chance a 3rd defeat on the trot for the Hammers. It seems unlikely.

STREAKS - 2 at home without a draw. Have scored and conceded in the last 2 at home. No draw in 6 overall. 

AWAY TEAM - past fixtures -forthcoming fixtures and likely team - barnsley

RECENT AWAY FORM - DWDDDLLLWW - mixed bag away really. As West Ham hit a 2 match losing streak overall, Barnsley hit a 2 match away winning streak against 6th and 17th . Have only played one of the top 5 away losing 5-3 to Cardiff. Losses away to 3rd, 7th and 16th. 

RECENT OVERALL FORM - DDDWLWLLWLWWWWL - a run of 5 draws ended and now there is a run of 12 without a draw. have played 3 of the top 4 home and away , losing 0-1 at home to 1st, 5-3 away to 3rd and 1-3 at home to 4th

GOAL TRENDS - 40% overs away from home. 7 of the last 12 matches over 2.5 goals with the exceptions all 2-0 wins or losses with 4 of those 2-0's successful over 2.5 goals trades.Have scored and conceded in the last 4 matches overall. Have kept a clean sheet in only 4 matches this season. 

STREAKS - 5 away without a draw, 12 overall. Have scored and conceded in the last 4 matches overall.

CONCLUSION/NOTES/STANDOUT STATS
2nd v 12th, must win for West Ham. On 2 match losing streak. what are the chances of a 3rd consecutive defeat, and at home. 
WEST HAM - scored 4-3-3 v 8th/9th and 14th at home. Recent losing run v Burnley and Reading. 2 match losing run , what chance a 3rd ?
BARNSLEY - 2 match winning streak away v 6th and 17th. Only played 1 of the top 5 away losing 5-3 to cardiff. Other away losses v 3rd/7th/16th.Overall played 3 of the top 4 home and away. losing 0-1 at home to 1st, 5-3 away to 3rd and 1-3 home to 4th. 12 without a draw for Barnsley
GOALS - 60% overs at home.4 of the last 5 matches over 2.5 goals. 40% overs away for Barnsley.7 of the last 12 matches over 2.5 goals with the rest all 2-0 scorelines and 4 of those successful over 2.5 goals trades. Have kept a clean sheet in only 4 this season. Barnsley have scored and conceded in their last 4 matches.
CONCLUSION - I would speculate on West Ham avoiding an unwelcome hatrick of defeats today.Over 2.5 goals might have legs today given 11 of Barnsley's last 12 matches were successful over 2.5 goals trades. This is a must win for hammers with Southampton 3 points ahead. 
3pm - Hearts v Dunfermline - 8/13 home
HEAD TO HEADS
15.10.2011PRDunfermline0-2Hearts FC
27.07.2010CFDunfermline3-1Hearts FC
23.09.2009LCHearts FC2-1Dunfermline
hearts should replicate last head to head.
LEAGUE POSITION - 5th v 12th of 12. 

HOME TEAM - -past fixtures, forthcoming fixtures and likely team - Hearts

RECENT HOME FORM - LWWWWLLWL - no draw at home for hearts but a run of 3 defeats in last 4 matches. 4 defeats against top 7 at home and easy wins against bottom 5, 2-0, 3-0, 2-1, 2-0 gives us a good gauge to likely scoreline ( and remember the 0-2 in last head to heads as recently as October). this makes the 8/13 rather attractive too. 

RECENT FORM OVERALL - WDWLWWLLDLWLL - 5 losses in last 7 but remember the teams they have been playing are top 7. Playing bottom today. 

GOAL TRENDS - 33% overs at home and 17% overs overall suggest a tight win and a 2-0 max win .3 clean sheets in 4 wins against bottom 5 could be replicated today.Only 3 matches overs this season but 2 of the last 3 overs. Have failed to score in 5 of the last 7, so a 0-0 cover might be in order, and we begin to see now why 8/13 and not shorter.

STREAKS - 9 at home without a draw. Have conceded in the last 4 at home. 

AWAY TEAM - past fixtures -forthcoming fixtures and likely team - Dunfermline - worth following the bottom side to see if we can oppose them again.

RECENT AWAY FORM - WWLLDWLLL - 3 wins have all been 0-1 wins against 4th, 7th and 11th. All 5 defeats away over 2.5 goals suggests if you fancy Hearts, Dunfermline MIGHT , just might, score a goal as they did in the 2-1 away defeats to Celtic and Rangers.

RECENT OVERALL FORM - LDLLLDLWLLDL - only 1 win recently was a 0-1 away win against Hibs. 3 of the last 4 defeats have been 2-1's , away from home and in all 3 matches, Dunfermline were 2-0 down .

GOAL TRENDS - 56% overs away from home. Last 4 matches over 2.5 goals. Last 4 matches home and away Dunfermline scored and conceded. 

STREAKS - 3 match losing streak away. Have scored in the last 5 away, last 7 overall and conceded in last 3 away and last 4 overall.

CONCLUSION/NOTES/STANDOUT STATS - 2-0 seems to pervade here, I would look to 2-0, 2-1, 0-0 correct scores in the hope this 2 goal scoreline occurs again,
3pm - Rangers v Inverness CT - 1/6 home
HEAD TO HEADS
13.08.2011PRInverness CT0-2Glasgow Rangers
18.01.2011PRGlasgow Rangers1-0Inverness CT
11.12.2010PRInverness CT1-1Glasgow Rangers
30.10.2010PRGlasgow Rangers1-1Inverness CT
04.03.2009PRGlasgow Rangers0-1Inverness CT
04.01.2009PRInverness CT0-3Glasgow Rangers
Rangers not lost in last 6 head to heads, but the influence of Butcher is seen in 0-1, 1-1, 1-1, 1-0 until Rangers broke that sequence with a 0-2 away win.
LEAGUE POSITION - 1st v 10th - 4 points clear of Celtic so not really a must win for rangers.

HOME TEAM - -past fixtures, forthcoming fixtures and likely team - Rangers

RECENT HOME FORM - DWWWWDWDW - unbeaten at home. draws have come against 4th, 5th and 8th. Wins v 9th 2-0, 11th 1-0, and 12th 2-1. Likely to be another tough win for Rangers against 10th.

RECENT FORM OVERALL - WWWWDWWWDLWW  - recent loss an 82nd minute Kilmarnock 1-0 home win. the problems occur when teams shut out Rangers, the draw recently a 0-0 and the loss a 1-0;.against bottom 4, 7 wins out of 7, ( 8th match played today) and 5 clean sheets. Rangers have only conceded more than one goal against celtic. So that is a cue as regards possible scoreline ( Inverness likely to score 1 goal only , if indeed they score)

GOAL TRENDS - 33% overs throughout the season - only 1/3rd of matches are over 2.5 goals . 6 2-0's don't help over 2.5 goals Rangers score most goals, 12, in the 61st to 75th minute so in play traders take note if 0-0 coming up to the hour mark. 11 clean sheets this season for Rangers.

STREAKS - 9 at home without defeat. 2 match winning streak overall.

AWAY TEAM - past fixtures -forthcoming fixtures and likely team - Inverness CT

RECENT AWAY FORM -  - LDLLLLWLW - wins against 6th and 8th latest away. Lost 2-0, 3-0, 2-0 against 2nd, 3rd , 4th a good guide as to what the ideal should be for Rangers at home.

RECENT OVERALL FORM - LLWLDLWLLWL - all draws this season have been score draws. 

GOAL TRENDS - 78% over 2.5 goals away from home. have conceded in every match this season. 5 of the last 6 matches over 2.5 goals. the exception was a 0-2 v Celtic which was arguably a successful over 2.5 goals match with a 2nd goal in the 72nd minute.Average 2.33 conceded away.

STREAKS  -7 away without a draw, 6 overall. Have conceded in last 18 matches overall.

CONCLUSION/NOTES/STANDOUT STATS
LDW at home in head to heads 0-1, 1-1, 1-0 means we cannot discount an unders game when Terry Butcher's team come to town. 
RANGERS - unbeaten at home. Draws against 4th, 5th, 8th.Wins against 9th 2-0, 11th 1-0 and 12th 2-1 and playing 10th today. Overall only 1 loss recently was an 82nd minute Killy 0-1. DL recently for Rangers saw them kept from scoring.Against the bottom 4, it's 7 wins from 7 with 5 clean sheets. Rangers have only conceded more than one goal against Celtic.
INVERNESS - away wins v 6th and 8th . Lost 2-0, 3-0, 2-0 against 2nd, 3rd 4th. All draws overall have been score draws.
GOALS - 33% overs  includes 6 2-0's. 11 clean sheets for Rangers this season. 78% over 2.5 goals for Inverness and have conceded in all matches this season. 5 of last 6 overs.
CONCLUSION - we cannot get away from the tight matches that pervade the head to heads, apart from 2-0 win recently. 6 2-0's for Rangers this season and Inverness losing 2-0, 3-0, adn 2-0 against 2nd/3rd /4th hint perhaps at another win to nil for Rangers potentially to nil. It is hit and miss re over 2.5 goals. 
530pm - Wigan v Chelsea - 2/5 away - knee jerk this is a huge price
HEAD TO HEADS
09.04.2011PRChelsea FC1-0Wigan Athletic
21.08.2010PRWigan Athletic0-6Chelsea FC
09.05.2010PRChelsea FC8-0Wigan Athletic
26.09.2009PRWigan Athletic3-1Chelsea FC
28.02.2009PRChelsea FC2-1Wigan Athletic
for a side who have scored 8 and 6 goals recently, 2/5 is a good price and likely the mainstay of many a mug punter acca, but will the research back this up?
LEAGUE POSITION - 18th v 3rd - or 3rd bottom v 3rd top. chelsea must win to take advantage of City's slip up last week. They are precariously clinging on to the title challenge.

HOME TEAM - -past fixtures, forthcoming fixtures and likely team - Wigan

RECENT HOME FORM - DWLLLDL - draws against Norwich and Blackburn and win against QPR. 2 of those teams were promoted.
Losses against 4th and 5th and playing 3rd today.

RECENT FORM OVERALL - LLLLLLDWLW - 2 recent wins, both 1-2, both away and against Sunderland and West Brom - 2 of Wigan's goals in those wins were penalties, and the win against Sunderland came via a 90th minute goal. Hardly impressive. 

GOAL TRENDS - 57% overs at home. Have played 5 matches against top 9 , losing them all and failing to score in 4.

STREAKS - 5 without a win at home. Have conceded in last 12 matches overall. 

AWAY TEAM - past fixtures -forthcoming fixtures and likely team - Chelsea

RECENT AWAY FORM - DWLWLWW - only 2 defeats away against Man Utd and with 9 men against QPR. A recent 2-1 home win against city must really be the shot in the arm Chelsea needed.Have played 2 of bottom 3 away, 0-1 win v Blackburn and 1-5 win v Bolton. 

RECENT OVERALL FORM - WWWLLWLWWW - losses against QPR, Arsenal and Liverpool.3 match winning streak has seen Chelsea score 3-3-2 in those matches. 

GOAL TRENDS - 57% overs away from home inconclusive. BUT this season have only had 3 under 2.5 goals matches. Chelsea have only failed to score in 2 matches. last 4 matches over 2.5 goals. Have kept a clean sheet in 3 of the last 5 matches. 

STREAKS - 6 away without a draw, 14 overall. 2 match winning streak away. Have scored in the last 6 overall and kept a clean sheet in 2.

CONCLUSION/NOTES/STANDOUT STATS
Chelsea have scored 8-6-1 in last 3 head to heads without conceding. 
WIGAN - sole win at home was against QPR. Lost v 4th and 5th so vulnerable today.
WLW recently overall for Wigan.1-2 away wins, 2 of Wigan's goals were penalties and one winner was a 90th minute v Sunderland - hardly a deserved victory.
CHELSEA  - 2 defeats away against United and QPR..Chelsea have played 2 of the bottom 3 away and beat Blackburn 0-1 and Bolton 1-5. 3 match winning streak for Chelsea scoring 3-3-2 , 2 latest v Man City.14 overall withotu a draw.
GOALS - 57% overs at home.have played 5 matches against the top 9 losing them all, failing to score in 4 of those matches.Have conceded in last 12 matches. 57% overs away from home for Chelsea.Only 3 matches under 2.5 goals all season.Cchelsea have failed to score in only 2 matches this season.
CONCLUSION - any degree of logic would see a comfortable Chelsea win. Wigan extremely lucky with their recent wins ( needed a penalty in each match to get one goal).Overs 57%  for both teams suggests overs/unders cannot be firmly predicted. You can try with a correct score based on 3 or 2. 

530pm - Panathnaikos v Asteras Tripolis - 1/5 home
HEAD TO HEADS
10.04.2011D1Panathinaikos1-0Asteras Tripolis
12.12.2010D1Asteras Tripolis0-0Panathinaikos
14.03.2010D1Asteras Tripolis0-1Panathinaikos
22.11.2009D1Panathinaikos1-1Asteras Tripolis
22.03.2009D1Asteras Tripolis1-1Panathinaikos
Check out the traditional Greek defensive head to heads. Immediately scream at laying 1/5 shots unless recent form supercedes historical head to heads.
LEAGUE POSITION - 3rd v 11th. Pana in a good position as 1st and 2nd have played 11 to Pana's 13. Pana go clear top winning the 2 in hand.

HOME TEAM - -past fixtures, forthcoming fixtures and likely team - Pana

RECENT HOME FORM - WWWW - have scored 3,3,3,4 at home and conceded in 3 of those matches. So no sign with recent home form of a 1-0, 0-0.

RECENT FORM OVERALL - WWDWWWWDWLW - recent loss away to 13th a sign of potential vulnerability against 11th ( albeit at home). 

GOAL TRENDS - 100% overs at home, albeit only 4 matches. Have scored in all matches and kept a clean sheet in only 2 matches this season. All bar 3 matches over 2.5 goals , and they were 2 goal matches. 

STREAKS - 4 match winning streak at home. Have scored in last 11 overall and scored and conceded in last 6 overall.

AWAY TEAM - past fixtures -forthcoming fixtures and likely team - Asteras Tripolis

RECENT AWAY FORM - LLLLL - 4 losses without scoring. All losses came away. Conceded 2,3,2,1,3 in those away losses.

RECENT OVERALL FORM - DLLDDLWLWLW - WL sequence , if continuing, signals a Loss in this match.3 wins have come at home , 2 of them 1-0 and the other 2-0  - beat Olympiakos 2-0 at home recently - is this a nudge for Pana to be a little careful?

GOAL TRENDS - 40% overs away from home. Have conceded in all away matches. Kept a clean sheet in last 3 home and failed to score in last 3 away. Have failed to score in last 6 away.

STREAKS - 5 match losing streak away.

CONCLUSION/NOTES/STANDOUT STATS  - 1-0, 0-0 or 1-1 in head to heads is typically greek.
PANA - 4 wins scoring 3-3-3-4 and conceding in 3 of those matches. 1 loss overall v 13th recently.
ASTERAS
LLLLL - 4 losses were without scoring. . Asteras conceded 2,3,2,1,3,in defeats. Overall WLWLWL lately.3 wins at home were 1-0's and a 2-0 v Olympiakos - yes at home but Pana should take note.


GOALS - 100% overs at home. have only had a clean sheet in 2 this season.all bar 3 matches for Pana over 2.5 goals. Pana have scored in the last 11 and conceded in the last 6 overall. 40% overs for Asteras. They have conceded in all away matches. They have failed to score in the last 6 away.
CONCLUSION - conflicts between tight head to heads and current goalscoring for Pana in what is admittedly a small sample of home matches.  Can we take recent form to supercede head to heads given pana's scoring at home and Asteras's concession rate away? Tough to call.  No congruency here.



6pm - marseille v Lorient - 1/2 home
HEAD TO HEADS
15.05.2011D1FC Lorient2-2Olympique Marseille
21.08.2010D1Olympique Marseille2-0FC Lorient
07.03.2010D1Olympique Marseille1-1FC Lorient
16.12.2009D1FC Lorient1-2Olympique Marseille
19.04.2009D1FC Lorient1-2Olympique Marseille

LEAGUE POSITION

HOME TEAM - -past fixtures, forthcoming fixtures and likely team

RECENT HOME FORM

RECENT FORM OVERALL

GOAL TRENDS

STREAKS

AWAY TEAM - past fixtures -forthcoming fixtures and likely team

RECENT AWAY FORM

RECENT OVERALL FORM

GOAL TRENDS

STREAKS

CONCLUSION/NOTES/STANDOUT STATS
645pm - Roda v Excelsior - 2/9 home
HEAD TO HEADS
23.01.2011D1Roda Kerkrade3-0SBV Excelsior
02.10.2010D1SBV Excelsior1-2Roda Kerkrade
15.01.2008CupRoda Kerkrade3-0SBV Excelsior

LEAGUE POSITION

HOME TEAM - -past fixtures, forthcoming fixtures and likely team

RECENT HOME FORM

RECENT FORM OVERALL

GOAL TRENDS

STREAKS

AWAY TEAM - past fixtures -forthcoming fixtures and likely team

RECENT AWAY FORM

RECENT OVERALL FORM

GOAL TRENDS

STREAKS

CONCLUSION/NOTES/STANDOUT STATS
645pm - NEC V Venlo - 2/5 home
HEAD TO HEADS
09.04.2011D1VVV Venlo1-4NEC Nijmegen
07.08.2010D1NEC Nijmegen1-0VVV Venlo
18.04.2010D1VVV Venlo2-0NEC Nijmegen

LEAGUE POSITION

HOME TEAM - -past fixtures, forthcoming fixtures and likely team

RECENT HOME FORM

RECENT FORM OVERALL

GOAL TRENDS

STREAKS

AWAY TEAM - past fixtures -forthcoming fixtures and likely team

RECENT AWAY FORM

RECENT OVERALL FORM

GOAL TRENDS

STREAKS

CONCLUSION/NOTES/STANDOUT STATS
7pm - Ath bilbao v Zaragoza - 2/5 home
HEAD TO HEADS
02.03.2011D1Real Zaragoza2-1Athletic Bilbao
17.10.2010D1Athletic Bilbao2-1Real Zaragoza
18.04.2010D1Athletic Bilbao0-0Real Zaragoza
12.12.2009D1Real Zaragoza1-2Athletic Bilbao

LEAGUE POSITION

HOME TEAM - -past fixtures, forthcoming fixtures and likely team

RECENT HOME FORM

RECENT FORM OVERALL

GOAL TRENDS

STREAKS

AWAY TEAM - past fixtures -forthcoming fixtures and likely team

RECENT AWAY FORM

RECENT OVERALL FORM

GOAL TRENDS

STREAKS

CONCLUSION/NOTES/STANDOUT STATS
745pm - Groningen v Utrecht - 4/7 home
HEAD TO HEADS
11.03.2011D1FC Utrecht1-0FC Groningen
26.01.2011CupFC Utrecht3-2FC Groningen
12.09.2010D1FC Groningen1-0FC Utrecht
09.05.2010POFC Groningen0-2FC Utrecht
06.05.2010POFC Utrecht3-1FC Groningen
14.04.2010D1FC Utrecht1-1FC Groningen

LEAGUE POSITION

HOME TEAM - -past fixtures, forthcoming fixtures and likely team

RECENT HOME FORM

RECENT FORM OVERALL

GOAL TRENDS

STREAKS

AWAY TEAM - past fixtures -forthcoming fixtures and likely team

RECENT AWAY FORM

RECENT OVERALL FORM

GOAL TRENDS

STREAKS

CONCLUSION/NOTES/STANDOUT STATS
745pm - Milan v Siena - 1/4 home
HEAD TO HEADS
17.01.2010D1AC Milan4-0AC Siena
22.08.2009D1AC Siena1-2AC Milan
15.03.2009D1AC Siena1-5AC Milan
29.10.2008D1AC Milan2-1AC Siena
Comfortable enough time of it for Milan.
LEAGUE POSITION - 3rd v 17th.

HOME TEAM - -past fixtures, forthcoming fixtures and likely team  - Milan

RECENT HOME FORM - DDWWWWW - 2 score draws, against current 2nd and 4th and scored 3,4,4,4 against 6th, 11th, 12th and 15th. 1-0 against Cesena. and playing the side one place above them today. But notice the 4-0 last head to head and the 3,4,4,4 scored in most recent home wins.

RECENT FORM OVERALL - WLWWWWWDWWD - 2 recent draws have been away draws. Sole defeats have come against 1st and 5th away.

GOAL TRENDS - 71% overs at home. 2 of last 4 overs. Have kept a clean sheet in 4 of last 5, that disappeared with a 2-2 v Bologna. Have failed to score in only 2 matches this season, both away matches.Average 2.71 scored at home.

STREAKS - 5 match home winning streak. No defeat in 9 overall. 

AWAY TEAM - past fixtures -forthcoming fixtures and likely team - Siena

RECENT AWAY FORM - DDLDDLL - no win away yet -all bar one match away has been either a draw or a 1 goal -in-it- defeat. 2-1 loss away to 2nd place Udinese might mean Milan remain professional.

RECENT OVERALL FORM - WLDWDWLDLLL - 3 match losing streak without scoring. 2 1-0 defeats and a 2-0 defeat, Inter Milan 1-0 win amongst these. 5 matches played home and away against top 8 and they have lost the lot, scoring only 1 goal. This might hint at a win to nil for Milan.

GOAL TRENDS - 14% overs away from home down to a relative defensive solidity away from home. Only 4 matches this season over 2.5 goals. Have failed to score in the last 3 matches. 

STREAKS - 7 away without a win, 5 overall. Have conceded in last 7 overall. Have failed to score in last 3 matches. 

CONCLUSION/NOTES/STANDOUT STATS
4 out of 4 wins in head to heads for Milan.
MILAN - 5 wins on the trot. Score draws against 2nd and 4th,
Scored 3-4-4-4 against 6th 11th/12th 15th. No defeat for Milan in 9 overall.
Overall, 2 recent draws were away draws Sole defeats came against 1st and 5tha way.
SIENA - no win away .All bar one match away were draws or 1-goal-in-it matches. How does this fit in with Milan's overwhelming goalscoring at home.
GOALS - 71% overs at home.Have kept a clean sheet in 4 of last 5 matches. failed to score in only 2 this season, both away. 14% overs away from home for Siena. Siena failed to score in last 3 matches.
CONCLUSION - another frustrating match where the goals trends do not pull in one direction. Is this a tight Italian match or will Milan let loose as they have done at home this season.? Possible win to nil for Milan who have kept a clean sheet in 4 of their last 5 matches against a Siena side who have failed to score in their last 3 matches. 
8pm - Lyon v Evian - 1/3 home
HEAD TO HEADS
03.02.2008CupCroix-de-Savoie0-1Lyon

No head to heads. Will Lyon be left in deep water?
LEAGUE POSITION - 4th v 11th after 17 matches. 

HOME TEAM - -past fixtures, forthcoming fixtures and likely team - Lyon

RECENT HOME FORM - DWWWWWLW - -sole defeat 1-2 against 5th .The draw, 1-1, came against bottom side. have scored 2 or 3 in remaining victories. 

RECENT FORM OVERALL - WWWLWLWLWLLWWW - a tendency to avoid the draw of late. 4 of the 5 defeats came away from home.. Difficult to decipher how Lyon will perform as they have not played 11th-17th inclusive at home.

GOAL TRENDS - 63% overs at home.Have scored in all home matches.Average 2.12 scored at home. 6 of the last 8 matches over 2.5 goals.Have only failed to score in 2 matches this season, both away matches. Have kept a clean sheet in 2 of the last 3 matches , both away.

STREAKS - no draw in 14 overall.Have scored in last 8 at home and last 8 overall. Current winning streak of 3. 

AWAY TEAM - past fixtures -forthcoming fixtures and likely team - Evian

RECENT AWAY FORM - DDDLDDDLL - no win away yet for Evian. Draws have largely come against 10th and lower. Losses have come against 5th, 6th and 8th away , conceding 3,2,2. and playing 4th today.

RECENT OVERALL FORM - DDLLDLDWDWLWL - WL sequence presently, which if continuing means a W today. Evian have drawn with 2nd and 3rd. and lost to 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th .3 wins have come at home

GOAL TRENDS - 33% overs away from home. 53% overall. Last 4 matches over 2.5 goals. Have kept a clean sheet in only 2 matches this season, lastly 12 matches ago. Have scored in the last 10 matches. 

STREAKS - 9 away without a win. Have scored and conceded in the last 10 matches. Have scored and conceded in the last 5 matches away.

CONCLUSION/NOTES/STANDOUT STATS
no head to heads . 4th v 1st.
LYON - sole defeat at home 1-2 v 5th places. 1-1 draw at home v Bottom.. Lyon scored 2 or 3 in remaining home wins.
EVIAN - no win away. 6 draws though but draws came against those 10th or lower .
Losses against 5th/6th/8th conceded 3-2-2. Playing 4th today. Draws v 2nd and 3rd, losses against 5th/6th/7th and 8th
GOALS - 63% overs at home. Scored in all home matches. Average 2.12 scored. 6 of the last 8 matches over 2.5 goals.kept a clean sheet in 2 of the last 3 matches.33% overs away from home for Evian.last 4 matches all overs. Evian have only kept 2 clean sheets this season, they have scored in the last 10 , in fact they have scored and conceded in the last 10 overall and last 5 away.
CONCLUSION - A hint that Lyon and Evian might both score today which will lead to possibility of overs ( dependent on time of 2nd goal). Lyon have been consistent in their scoring when they win. Evian have been consistent in the goals conceded away v 5th, 6th, 8th. 2 or 3 goals seem to pervade here so base your correct scores on that.
Always a chance teams cancel each other out with 4th v 1st.
830pm - Porto v Maritimo - 1/5 home
HEAD TO HEADS
14.05.2011D1Marítimo0-2FC Porto
08.01.2011D1FC Porto4-1Marítimo
03.04.2010D1FC Porto4-1Marítimo
08.11.2009D1Marítimo1-0FC Porto
03.05.2009D1Marítimo0-3FC Porto

Comfortable last 3 head to heads and 4 goals scored in 2 Porto matches
LEAGUE POSITION - 1st v 5th 

HOME TEAM - -past fixtures, forthcoming fixtures and likely team - Porto

RECENT HOME FORM - WWDWWW - sole draw against 2nd placed Benfica.Have scored 3,3,3,5,3 in the remaining 5 matches. 

RECENT FORM OVERALL - WWWWDDWWWDWW - unbeaten this season. 2 of the draws were 0-0 awway draws and you suspect Maritimo will have to keep Porto quiet to get anything from the match. 

GOAL TRENDS - 100% overs at home and 75% overall. scored in all home matches. 

STREAKS - No defeat in 12. Have scored and conceded in the last 2 matches overall.

AWAY TEAM - past fixtures -forthcoming fixtures and likely team - maritimo

RECENT AWAY FORM - LW WDDD - 2 of draws were 2-2 against 14th and 15th. 0-0 against 8th . Did beat Sporting Lisbon 2-3  - significant?but did lose 2-0 to 4th. 

RECENT OVERALL FORM - DLWWWWDWDWDL - only defeats have come against 2nd and 4th. 

GOAL TRENDS - 67% overs away from home. 2 of the last 3 matches have been over 2.5 goals.

STREAKS - 5 away without defeat, Have conceded in the last 3 overall.

CONCLUSION/NOTES/STANDOUT STATS
9pm - Sevilla v Real Madrid - 4/9 away
HEAD TO HEADS
07.05.2011D1Sevilla FC2-6Real Madrid
02.02.2011CupReal Madrid2-0Sevilla FC
26.01.2011CupSevilla FC0-1Real Madrid
19.12.2010D1Real Madrid1-0Sevilla FC
06.03.2010D1Real Madrid3-2Sevilla FC
what is it to be today? Goal laden or a nervy 1-0?
LEAGUE POSITION - 5th v 2nd. Real on equal points with Barca and have a game in hand.

HOME TEAM - -past fixtures, forthcoming fixtures and likely team - Sevilla

RECENT HOME FORM - WWWWDLLW - solid start and a bit rocky lately. Defeats by bilbao and Granada. Draw against 2nd bottom Racing was a score draw. Beat 3rd placed Valencia 1-0 at home . 

RECENT FORM OVERALL - WDWDWDWDDLDLWWL - looking at performances against the top teams, 0-0 away at Barca, 1-0 win at home v Valencia and 1-0 away defeat to Levante. This might suggest more of a 0-1 match than a 2-6 match?

GOAL TRENDS - 75% overs at home in stark contrast to away form. Have scored in all home matches. Have kept a clean sheet in 2 of the last 3 matches. Only 3 losses this season have come in the last 6 matches.

STREAKS - No draw in 3 at home and 4 overall. Have scored  in 8 home matches. 

AWAY TEAM - past fixtures -forthcoming fixtures and likely team - real madrid. - all about Higuan, Ronaldo, Benzema. In what might be a tight away match, they can make the difference.

RECENT AWAY FORM - WDLWWWWW - well documented stutter against Levante and Racing put well behind them with 4-4-1-3-3 goals scored in following away matches. Beat 3rd placed valencia 2-3, beat 6th placed Malaga 0-4 and beat 8th placed espanyol 0-4.

RECENT OVERALL FORM - WWWWWWWWWWL - lost to Barca latest saw Real score first.

GOAL TRENDS - 63% overs away from home and 80% overs overall.10 of the last 11 matches over 2.5 goals. failed to score in that DL away blip.

STREAKS - No draw in 11 overall and have scored in last 11 overall.

CONCLUSION/NOTES/STANDOUT STATS
SUNDAY
11am - Ath Madrid v Real Betis - 8/15 home
HEAD TO HEADS

24.07.2010CFReal Betis1-2Atlético Madrid
03.05.2009D1Real Betis0-2Atlético Madrid
14.12.2008D1Atlético Madrid2-0Real Betis

Madrid have scored 2 in recent head to heads but I think Betis were in Segunda last season.
LEAGUE POSITION - 10th v 15th 

HOME TEAM - -past fixtures, forthcoming fixtures and likely team - Madrid

RECENT HOME FORM - DWWDDWWW - solid at home. Have beaten 12th, 18th, 19th , 20th and playing 15th today, scoring 3,4,4,3.

RECENT FORM OVERALL - DDDLWLWLWL - talk about Jekyll and Hyde. Losses away recently conceding 3-3-4-4 and wins at home scoring 3-3-3. What the feck is going on? Are they bringing just a goal keeper to away matches?This sequence suggests a win today on a return to home ground.

GOAL TRENDS - 63% overs at home. 67% overs overall. So 2 out of every 3 matches are over 2.5 goals. Last 7 matches over 2.5 goals. Have scored and conceded in last 6 matches . 3-4-5-5-5-4-6- the total goals in recent matches.

STREAKS - 3 match home winning streak - 8 without defeat at home. Have scored and conceded in the last 4 at home and the last 6 overall. No draw in 7 overall.

AWAY TEAM - past fixtures -forthcoming fixtures and likely team - betis

RECENT AWAY FORM - WWLLLLLL - no draw away. wins against 9th and 16th in first few matches of the season. Defeats away against other than top 7 have all been 1-0. Does this suggest some resistance against today's opponents? 

RECENT OVERALL FORM - WWLLLLLL - no draw  away from home. 2 wins only against 9th and 16th away.

GOAL TRENDS - 38% overs away from home. Last 3 matches overall over 2.5 goals but this is the exception rather than the rule. have only kept 3 clean sheets this season. have scored and conceded in the last 3 matches,

STREAKS - 6 match losing streak away. No draw in 8 away. Have conceded in the last 7 away.

CONCLUSION/NOTES/STANDOUT STATS
1130am - ajax v Den haag - 1/7 home
HEAD TO HEADS

20.03.2011D1ADO Den Haag3-2AFC Ajax
07.11.2010D1AFC Ajax0-1ADO Den Haag
04.04.2010D1ADO Den Haag0-1AFC Ajax
27.09.2009D1AFC Ajax3-0ADO Den Haag
08.03.2009D1ADO Den Haag1-1AFC Ajax

WLL last 3 head to heads for Ajax and they are 1/7! Must be something to do with the recent form.
LEAGUE POSITION - 4th v 9th after 16 matches 

HOME TEAM - -past fixtures, forthcoming fixtures and likely team - Ajax

RECENT HOME FORM - WWDDDDW - no defeat at home. Draws, all score draws, came against 1st, 3rd, 6th and 12th. Wins against 5th, 7th and 18th. and playing 9th today.

RECENT FORM OVERALL - DDLDDWLDWWW - only 2 defeats this season , both away against 8th and 14th. Recent winning run v 13th, 15th and 18th , 2 of those away. 

GOAL TRENDS - 72% overs at home. Have scored and conceded in all matches at home. 5 of last 6 matches overs. Have failed to score in only 1 match this season.Have kept a clean sheet in 2 of the last 3 matches, both away. 75% overs overall.

STREAKS - 7 without defeat at home. Have scored and conceded in 7 at home. Have scored in the last 8 matches overall. 

AWAY TEAM - past fixtures -forthcoming fixtures and likely team - ADO DEN HAAG

RECENT AWAY FORM - LWLWLLLD - defeats have come against 1st, 3rd, 5th 8th and 10th away , conceding 3-5-4-4-4. Then we have an anomolous win away to Feyenoord 0-3. does this say more about Feyenoord than the overwhelming evidence which points to ADO consistently losing to top sides and comprehensively.

RECENT OVERALL FORM - LLWLLWWLWLLDDWW - All bar one defeat has come against the top 10, and those defeats against top 10 saw a concession of 3+ goals. Wins have come against bottom 8 mostly at home. 

GOAL TRENDS - 88% overs away from home. Clean sheet in last 2 matches, both at home. 

STREAKS - 4 away without a win. Have conceded in the last 4 away. 

CONCLUSION/NOTES/STANDOUT STATS
12pm - QPR V Man utd - 1/2 away
HEAD TO HEADS

11.11.2008LCManchester United1-0Queens Park Rangers

irrelevant head to heads.
LEAGUE POSITION - 13th v 2nd  - a win takes United top provisionally. And a match they must win with City slipping up last time out. 

HOME TEAM - -past fixtures, forthcoming fixtures and likely team - QPR

RECENT HOME FORM - LDDDWLD - losses against 1st and bottom. Sole win was a 1-0 v chelsea which I think is not representative of how we expect them to perform at home against top 5 sides. 3 of the 4 draws have been 1-1's. the 2-3 loss to city saw a very tight match ,unexpectedly so. All QPR matches apart from the 0-4 loss to Bolton, have been 1 goal in it games. This might hint that QPR will display a predominantly defensive bent here. 

RECENT FORM OVERALL - WDLDWLLWLDL - talk about inconsistent!

GOAL TRENDS - 63% overs away from home. Last 2 matches unders but 4 before all overs. 

STREAKS - have scored in last 5 at home. Have conceded in last 6 overall.

AWAY TEAM - past fixtures -forthcoming fixtures and likely team - MAN UTD

RECENT AWAY FORM - WWDDWWW - unbeaten away with draws against Liverpool and Stoke both 1-1.QPR are 13th, and United have beaten 9th, 11th and 12th 0-1 away .  United have had 3 consecutive 0-1 scorelines. 

RECENT OVERALL FORM - WDWDLWWWDWW - sole loss this season was against City. 4 1-0 score lines in the last 6 matches. United have scored 1st in last 6 matches. 

GOAL TRENDS - 29% overs away from home largely down to those 1-0's and not conceding. United have scored in all matches this season. 2 of last 10 matches under 2.5 goals. United have kept a clean sheet in 4 of last 6.

STREAKS - 3 match winning streak away. Have scored in the last 15 overall. United have not conceded in 3 away.

CONCLUSION/NOTES/STANDOUT STATS
1pm - Doxa v PAOK - 2/7 away
HEAD TO HEADS
no
LEAGUE POSITION - 16th ( bottom) v 5th.

HOME TEAM - -past fixtures, forthcoming fixtures and likely team - DOXA

RECENT HOME FORM - DLL - have failed to score at home. Losses against 6th and 7th.

RECENT FORM OVERALL - DLLLLL - have only scored 1 goal this season and another team who has played 6 to everyone else's 12/13 matches. 

GOAL TRENDS - 100% unders but only 3 matches. 

STREAKS - 6 without a win.

AWAY TEAM - past fixtures -forthcoming fixtures and likely team - PAOK

RECENT AWAY FORM - LWLDLD - only 1 win away against 10th. 2 score draws against 12th and 13th 

RECENT OVERALL FORM - WLWWLDDLLWDDW - losses against 1st, 8th and 11th away and draws against 12th and 13th . Most of the wins have come at home. 

GOAL TRENDS - 67% overs away from home. have conceded in all away matches. 3 of last 4 matches overs. 

STREAKS - 4 away without a win. Have conceded in last 6 away. No defeat in 4 overall.

CONCLUSION/NOTES/STANDOUT STATS

130pm - NAC v AZ - 4/5 away - worth following AZ while they are in such a rich vein of form.
HEAD TO HEADS

08.04.2011D1AZ Alkmaar1-1NAC Breda
08.08.2010D1NAC Breda1-1AZ Alkmaar
02.02.2010D1NAC Breda1-1AZ Alkmaar
03.10.2009D1AZ Alkmaar1-0NAC Breda
10.04.2009D1NAC Breda0-1AZ Alkmaar
What chance a third 1-1? Is this a sequence we can oppose?
LEAGUE POSITION - 12th v 1st 

HOME TEAM - -past fixtures, forthcoming fixtures and likely team - NAC

RECENT HOME FORM - LDLWWWWD - great recent home form for NAC - losses against 3rd and 7th, 2-2 draws against 6th and 8th and a 1-0 win v Vitesse in 5th. The majority of home wins were against bottom 5. Vulnerable to better teams at the top?

RECENT FORM OVERALL - LLWWLWLWWDDLL - Last 4 losses all away.Recent 2-2 draw was away to Ajax when 2-0 down. 

GOAL TRENDS - 50/50 overs at home. 3 of the last 4 matches over 2.5 goals.Have failed to score in last 2 matches, both away defeats. kept 3 clean sheets this season , all home matches.

STREAKS - 5 without defeat at home. Have scored in last 7 at home. No win in 4 overall.

AWAY TEAM - past fixtures -forthcoming fixtures and likely team - AZ

RECENT AWAY FORM - LWWWDWLD - bit of a wobble last 2.5-1 loss to 6th placed Heerenveen and 0-0 draw v bottom side. Defeats have come against 3rd and 6th away Beat 11th 0-1 and 13th 1-2 - a good gauge playing 12th today?

RECENT OVERALL FORM - WWDWWWWLDW - 4 of the last 5 wins came at home. 

GOAL TRENDS - 63% overs away from home. 3 of last 7 overs  ended a strong consistent run of over 2.5 goals matches. Again a sign that AZ might be wilting? That said, AZ kept a clean sheet in 6 of their last 7 matches, the exception a very anomolous 5-1 away loss to Heerenveen - where did that come from? AZ have only failed to score in 2 matches this season.

STREAKS - 2 away without a win. the major streaks occur at home

CONCLUSION/NOTES/STANDOUT STATS
2pm - Cesena v Inter - 8/11 away
HEAD TO HEADS

30.04.2011D1AC Cesena1-2Inter Milan
19.01.2011D1Inter Milan3-2AC Cesena

I saw a sign of Inter returning to their potential last week with an excellent call in my research of their previous match. They have beaten cesena twice

LEAGUE POSITION - 18th v 7th - Inter creeping up the table.

HOME TEAM - -past fixtures, forthcoming fixtures and likely team-Cesena

RECENT HOME FORM - LLDDDLW - recent win a 2-0 v 9th at home. Defeats against 4th and 5th and bottom. Draws against 8th, 11th and 14th ( 2 0-0 scorelines)

RECENT FORM OVERALL - DDLDLLWWLW - great recent run All 3 wins to nil and only 3 wins this season, 2 of which were 0-1 and away. Now for me Inter should usually be in the top 5 at least, and against top 4, Cesena have lost 2 at home and 2 away. Just a hunch. 

GOAL TRENDS - 29% overs at home and 14% overs overall - typically Italian you could say. Only 2 matches overs  were first 2 home matches of the season, home defeats against 4th and 5th.

STREAKS - 2 at home without a draw, 6 overall. 

AWAY TEAM - past fixtures -forthcoming fixtures and likely team  -Inter Milan

RECENT AWAY FORM - LLWLDWW - the DWW I would suggest is a truer reflection of the real Inter. They seem to have focussed on defence with a 1-1 draw and 2 0-1 wins.  Inter lost 3-1 against 19th placed Novara away. 

RECENT OVERALL FORM - LLWDLWWLWW - 4 wins in last 5 matches -the last 3 matches without conceding. 

GOAL TRENDS - 57% overs away from home. 3 of the last 4 matches without conceding. Have failed to score in only 3 matches. 

STREAKS - 2 match winning streak away, 2 overall. 6 overall without a draw.Have scored in the last 7 away matches.

CONCLUSION/NOTES/STANDOUT STATS
2pm - Juve v Novara - 1/5 home
HEAD TO HEADS
no
LEAGUE POSITION - 1st v 19th of 20

HOME TEAM - -past fixtures, forthcoming fixtures and likely team - Juventus

RECENT HOME FORM - WDWDWWW - unbeaten at home. Draws, both score draws, against 8th and 16th. Have only played one of the top 3 at home, winning 2-0

RECENT FORM OVERALL - WWDDWDDWWWWDWD - unbeaten this season. 

GOAL TRENDS - 57% overs at home. Scored in all home matches. 3 of the last 4 matchs unders.Have failed to score only once this season. Have kept clean sheets in 3 of the last 5 matches

STREAKS - 3 match winning streak at home. 14 without defeat. have scored in the last 7 at home and last 8 overall. 

AWAY TEAM - past fixtures -forthcoming fixtures and likely team - Novara

RECENT AWAY FORM - DLLLDLL - no win away meets unbeaten at home.3-0 losses against 2nd and 4th away does not look good against the most inform side in Seria A.

RECENT OVERALL FORM - DLWLDLLDDLLWLD - only 2 wins this season came against 7th and 12th at home. 5 defeats in the 5 matches played away against top 13 sides. 

GOAL TRENDS - 71% overs away from home. Have conceded in all matches this season.Have failed to score in 3 of the last 5.

STREAKS - 7 away without a win - have conceded in the last 14 matches. 

CONCLUSION/NOTES/STANDOUT STATS
205pm - Villa v Liverpool - evens away
HEAD TO HEADS

22.05.2011PRAston Villa1-0Liverpool FC
06.12.2010PRLiverpool FC3-0Aston Villa
29.12.2009PRAston Villa0-1Liverpool FC
24.08.2009PRLiverpool FC1-3Aston Villa
22.03.2009PRLiverpool FC5-0Aston Villa
manageral changes for both may make head to heads irrelevant.
LEAGUE POSITION - 9th v 6th 

HOME TEAM - -past fixtures, forthcoming fixtures and likely team - Villa

RECENT HOME FORM - WDDWLWL - losses against Man Utd 0-1 and West Brom 1-2 not too bad. Wins have come against 10th, 18th and 19th. 

RECENT FORM OVERALL - DDDDWLLDWLDLW - the drawitis has largely occured away from home. Losses against 1st, 2nd and 4th are the only matches against top 7. Nearest score to Liverpool was 1-1 v 8th placed Newcastle.

GOAL TRENDS - 43% overs at home. Only 1 of the last 4 matches over 2.5 goals. Villa have actually failed to score in 3 of last 4 matches away to Spuds, in a 0-0 away draw with swansea, and the 0-1 loss to Man utd

STREAKS - 4 at home without a draw - a concerted effort I think by management to end the drawitish that plagued early season. Have conceded in last 3 at home.

AWAY TEAM - past fixtures -forthcoming fixtures and likely team - Liverpool

RECENT AWAY FORM  - WLLWWWL - no draw away .Defeats against Spurs, 4-0, Stoke 1-0 and Fulham 1-0 tells you all you need to know about likely Villa tactics. Wins against 3rd, 5th, 12th and 15th and 3 of those wins were with clean sheets. 

RECENT OVERALL FORM - WWDDWDWDLW - recent loss was the 1-0 v Fulham away. 

GOAL TRENDS - 29% overs away from home. 27% overs overall - 8 of the last 9 matches under 2.5 goals.

STREAKS - 7 away without a draw. Have conceded in the last 2 away.

CONCLUSION/NOTES/STANDOUT STATS
3pm - Tottenham v Sunderland - 2/5 home
HEAD TO HEADS

12.02.2011PRSunderland AFC1-2Tottenham
09.11.2010PRTottenham1-1Sunderland AFC
03.04.2010PRSunderland AFC3-1Tottenham
07.11.2009PRTottenham2-0Sunderland AFC
07.03.2009PRSunderland AFC1-1Tottenham
New management for Sunderland makes this a match I would rather have a watching brief on. I would instinctually side with Spurs here with their full first team out . The arrival of new management could bring a surprise so no research for me.

3pm - St Johnstone v Celtic - 4/9 away
HEAD TO HEADS

21.08.2011PRCeltic FC0-1St. Johnstone
12.04.2011PRSt. Johnstone0-1Celtic FC
26.12.2010PRCeltic FC2-0St. Johnstone
30.10.2010PRSt. Johnstone0-3Celtic FC
27.10.2010LCSt. Johnstone2-3Celtic FC
20.03.2010PRCeltic FC3-0St. Johnstone
Last head to head saw Celtic miss a 3 minute penalty - that would surely have changed the dynamic of this match.
LEAGUE POSITION - 4th v 2nd - good season comparatively for St Johnstone.

HOME TEAM - -past fixtures, forthcoming fixtures and likely team - St Johnstone.

RECENT HOME FORM - LLDWWLWLL- lost 0-2 to rangers and 0-3 to Motherwell at home and playing 2nd today. Beat 45t placed Hearts 2-0

RECENT FORM OVERALL - WWLWWDLDWWLL - actually have a superb away record with 4 0-0's, 4 wins and a solitary defeat. 5 defeats have come at home.

GOAL TRENDS - 44% overs at home and away. Last 4 matches over 2,5 goals. 

STREAKS - 6 at home without a draw. 2 match losing streak at home. Have conceded in the last 4 at home and last 4 overall.

AWAY TEAM - past fixtures -forthcoming fixtures and likely team - Celtic

RECENT AWAY FORM - WWWLLDWWW - losses v rangers and Hearts. and 3-3 draw v killy saw Celtic 3-0 down at home. have lost away to 1st and 5th and beaten 3rd .

RECENT OVERALL FORM - WLWLDWDWWWWWw - solid winning form of late sees 4 clean sheets.
Last 2 wins have been 1-0.Have had a clean sheet in 4 of last 5 matches. 

GOAL TRENDS - 33% overs away from home 

STREAKS - 3 match winning run away, 6 overall - 9 overall without defeat. Clean sheet last 3 matches.

CONCLUSION/NOTES/STANDOUT STATS
330pm - Heerenveen v PSV - evens away
HEAD TO HEADS

10.04.2011D1PSV Eindhoven2-2SC Heerenveen
07.08.2010D1SC Heerenveen1-3PSV Eindhoven
14.04.2010D1SC Heerenveen2-2PSV Eindhoven
16.01.2010CupSC Heerenveen1-3PSV Eindhoven
17.10.2009D1PSV Eindhoven1-0SC Heerenveen
27.02.2009D1PSV Eindhoven2-3SC Heerenveen

PSV unbeaten in last 5 matches.
LEAGUE POSITION - 6th v 2nd and Heerenveen on the back of a superb 5-1 spanking of AZ Alkmaar. Hence the evens for PSV where normally it would be odds on.

HOME TEAM - -past fixtures, forthcoming fixtures and likely team - Heerenveen

RECENT HOME FORM - DLWDDWDW - sole loss a 1-5 v 3rd placed Twente. Beat AZ at home 5-1. These are the only 2 matches v top 5 at home. Draws, all score draws, have come against 11th and lower.

RECENT FORM OVERALL - DLLDWWDDDWWWDDWW - 2 losses, both 5-1 against 3rd and 4th came at the start of the season. 

GOAL TRENDS - 63% overs at home. Have scored in all matches this season. 6 of the last 7 matches over 2.5 goals. The 3 matches prior to these were 1-1 and the exception was 1-1.

STREAKS - 6 at home without defeat, 13 overall. Have scored in last 16 matches overall. 

AWAY TEAM - past fixtures -forthcoming fixtures and likely team - PSV

RECENT AWAY FORM - LWDWDDWL - defeats against 1st and 7th away with 2-2 draw v 3rd and 1-1 draw v 5th. All wins have come against 8th and lower.

RECENT OVERALL FORM - WWWDDWWWLW - sole loss recently, one of only 2 this season, came away to Feyenoord. Again remember, all wins against 8th and lower.

GOAL TRENDS - 63% overs overall. Only failed to score in the defeat by Feyenoord. 

STREAKS - no draw in 5 overall. Have conceded in the last 4 away.

CONCLUSION/NOTES/STANDOUT STATS
410pm - Man City v Arsenal - 4/6 home
HEAD TO HEADS

29.11.2011LCArsenal FC0-1Manchester City
05.01.2011PRArsenal FC0-0Manchester City
24.10.2010PRManchester City0-3Arsenal FC
24.04.2010PRArsenal FC0-0Manchester City
02.12.2009LCManchester City3-0Arsenal FC
12.09.2009PRManchester City4-2Arsenal FC
League cup saw much changed teams and much changed mentality.
LEAGUE POSITION - 1st v 5th

HOME TEAM - -past fixtures, forthcoming fixtures and likely team - Man City

RECENT HOME FORM - WWWWWWW - have yet to play the top 6 at home. 

RECENT FORM OVERALL - WWWWWWWDWL - draw away to Liverpool and loss away to Chelsea. vulnerability against the top sides? As you read above, we are yet to see a top side visit city. 

GOAL TRENDS - 88% overs overall this season. 2-0 win over Everton and 1-1 draw with Liverpool the only matches under 2.5 goals. Have scored in all matches this season. Have conceded in last 8 matches.

STREAKS - 7 match winning run at home. Have scored in last 15 and conceded in last 8.

AWAY TEAM - past fixtures -forthcoming fixtures and likely team - arse

RECENT AWAY FORM - DLLLWWW - losses against 2nd and 4th and beat 3rd all easily over 2.5 goals. Will this turn into another goal fest this afternoon or will it follow as per the League Cup encounter?

RECENT OVERALL FORM = LWLWWWWWDWW - great recent run of form but note, only one win was against top 7, so while it looks an impressive run, we cannot really equate the teams with the likes of City.

GOAL TRENDS - 86% overs away from home makes overs an obvious choice based solely on research. Clean sheet last 2 matches. 

STREAKS - 3 match winning streak away. 6 away without a draw. Have scored in the last 6 away and last 13 overall.Clean sheet last 2 matches.

CONCLUSION/NOTES/STANDOUT STATS - top of the table clashes can throw form out of the window and be mighty and mighty tight tussles.
5pm - Fenerbahce v Trabzonspor - 4/5 home
HEAD TO HEADS

30.01.2011D1Fenerbahçe SK2-0Trabzonspor
23.08.2010D1Trabzonspor3-2Fenerbahçe SK
16.05.2010D1Fenerbahçe SK1-1Trabzonspor
05.05.2010CupFenerbahçe SK1-3Trabzonspor
20.12.2009D1Trabzonspor0-1Fenerbahçe SK
30.05.2009D1Trabzonspor1-2Fenerbahçe SK
Head to heads are
LEAGUE POSITION

HOME TEAM - -past fixtures, forthcoming fixtures and likely team

RECENT HOME FORM

RECENT FORM OVERALL

GOAL TRENDS

STREAKS

AWAY TEAM - past fixtures -forthcoming fixtures and likely team

RECENT AWAY FORM

RECENT OVERALL FORM

GOAL TRENDS

STREAKS

CONCLUSION/NOTES/STANDOUT STATS
530pm - Olympiakos v Giannina - 1/6 home
HEAD TO HEADS

13.08.2011CFPAS Giannina0-0Olympiakos Pireus
13.03.2010D1Olympiakos Pireus2-2PAS Giannina
21.11.2009D1PAS Giannina2-2Olympiakos Pireus
31.01.2007CupOlympiakos Pireus2-1 AETPAS Giannina
A feeling giannina are newcomers to the top flight.
LEAGUE POSITION - 1st v 12th. Oly have played 13 and giannina have played 11. 

HOME TEAM - -past fixtures, forthcoming fixtures and likely team - Oly.

RECENT HOME FORM - WWDDWW - unbeaten at home. Have not played 10th to 15th inclusive and beat bottom ( 16th) 6-0. draws, scoredraws against 3rd and 7th. 

RECENT FORM OVERALL - WWWDWDWDLWWWW - 4 wins 6-0, 2-0, 0-4, 0-4 without conceding. sole loss this season was a 2-0 away to 11th 

GOAL TRENDS - 67% overs at home 69% overs overall. Have scored in all matches this season.

STREAKS - 6 at home without defeat. Have scored in last 6 at home. 4 match winning streak .

AWAY TEAM - past fixtures -forthcoming fixtures and likely team - Giannina

RECENT AWAY FORM - LDLLL - lost to 2nd, 3rd and 4th away 

RECENT OVERALL FORM - DLWDWDLLLDL - have conceded 2 goals each of last 4 matches. Wins came at home against 11th and 15th

GOAL TRENDS -  80% overs away from home. Have conceded in all away matches. Concede an average of 2 goals away. Last 3 matches over 2.5 goals. Have scored and conceded in last 3 matches overall. 

STREAKS - 5 away without a win. 3 match away losing run against top 3. Have conceded in last 5 away and last 5 overall.

CONCLUSION/NOTES/STANDOUT STATS
715pm - Acad Coimbria v Sporting Lisbon - 8/13 away
HEAD TO HEADS

09.04.2011D1Sporting Lisboa2-0Académica Coimbra
13.11.2010D1Académica Coimbra1-2Sporting Lisboa
06.02.2010D1Sporting Lisboa1-2Académica Coimbra
30.08.2009D1Académica Coimbra0-2Sporting Lisboa
02.05.2009D1Académica Coimbra0-0Sporting Lisboa

LEAGUE POSITION

HOME TEAM - -past fixtures, forthcoming fixtures and likely team

RECENT HOME FORM

RECENT FORM OVERALL

GOAL TRENDS

STREAKS

AWAY TEAM - past fixtures -forthcoming fixtures and likely team

RECENT AWAY FORM

RECENT OVERALL FORM

GOAL TRENDS

STREAKS

CONCLUSION/NOTES/STANDOUT STATS
830pm - Valencia v Malaga - 7/10 home
HEAD TO HEADS

22.01.2011D1Valencia CF4-3Málaga CF
28.08.2010D1Málaga CF1-3Valencia CF
24.03.2010D1Valencia CF1-0Málaga CF
01.11.2009D1Málaga CF0-1Valencia CF
14.02.2009D1Valencia CF1-1Málaga CF

LEAGUE POSITION

HOME TEAM - -past fixtures, forthcoming fixtures and likely team

RECENT HOME FORM

RECENT FORM OVERALL

GOAL TRENDS

STREAKS

AWAY TEAM - past fixtures -forthcoming fixtures and likely team

RECENT AWAY FORM

RECENT OVERALL FORM

GOAL TRENDS

STREAKS

CONCLUSION/NOTES/STANDOUT STATS

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