Wednesday 22 February 2012

22/2

2pm - OFI v Panserraikos - 1.44 home - Greek cup so no research available.
5pm - Man City v Porto - 1.65 home
Europa Cup and strong home favs. Infact they were 1.75 earlier in the day.
MAN CITY OVERALL

Sun08/01/12FACManchester City2 - 3Manchester UnitedView eventsMore info
Wed11/01/12LECManchester City0 - 1LiverpoolView eventsMore info
Mon16/01/12PRLWigan Athletic0 - 1Manchester CityView eventsMore info
Sun22/01/12PRLManchester City3 - 2Tottenham HotspurView eventsMore info
Wed25/01/12LECLiverpool2 - 2Manchester CityView eventsMore info
Tue31/01/12PRLEverton1 - 0Manchester CityView eventsMore info
Sat04/02/12PRLManchester City3 - 0FulhamView eventsMore info
Sun12/02/12PRLAston Villa0 - 1Manchester CityView eventsMore info
Thu16/02/12UELPorto1 - 2Manchester City

Liverpool took points twice including a win at City.

MAN CITY EUROPA LEAGUE OVERALL

Thu16/09/10UELSalzburg0 - 2Manchester CityView eventsMore info
Thu30/09/10UELManchester City1 - 1JuventusView eventsMore info
Thu21/10/10UELManchester City3 - 1Lech PoznańView eventsMore info
Thu04/11/10UELLech Poznań3 - 1Manchester CityView eventsMore info
Wed01/12/10UELManchester City3 - 0SalzburgView eventsMore info
Thu16/12/10UELJuventus1 - 1Manchester CityView eventsMore info
Tue15/02/11UELAris0 - 0Manchester CityMore info
Thu24/02/11UELManchester City3 - 0ArisView eventsMore info
Thu10/03/11UELDynamo Kyiv2 - 0Manchester CityView eventsMore info
Thu17/03/11UELManchester City1 - 0Dynamo KyivView eventsMore info
Thu16/02/12UELPorto1 - 2Manchester City

City admittedly ropey away from home on a consistent basis apart from last match against today's opponents. 2 away goals mean that City can lost 1-0 and still go through.
MAN CITY EUROPA HOME

Thu26/02/09UELManchester City2 - 1KøbenhavnView eventsMore info
Thu12/03/09UELManchester City2 - 0AaBView eventsMore info
Thu16/04/09UELManchester City2 - 1Hamburger SVView eventsMore info
Thu26/08/10UELManchester City2 - 0Politehnica Ti…View eventsMore info
Thu30/09/10UELManchester City1 - 1JuventusView eventsMore info
Thu21/10/10UELManchester City3 - 1Lech PoznańView eventsMore info
Wed01/12/10UELManchester City3 - 0SalzburgView eventsMore info
Thu24/02/11UELManchester City3 - 0ArisView eventsMore info
Thu17/03/11UELManchester City1 - 0Dynamo Kyiv

Clean sheets in last 3 home matches and only conceded 1 and no more in any one match. Perfect for tonight. 0-0, 0-1 and City are through.
PORTO OVERALL

Wed21/12/11LECPaços de Ferreira1 - 2PortoView eventsMore info
Sat07/01/12PRLSporting CP0 - 0PortoMore info
Sat14/01/12PRLPorto2 - 0Rio AveView eventsMore info
Wed18/01/12LECPorto1 - 0EstorilView eventsMore info
Sun22/01/12PRLPorto3 - 1Vitória GuimarãesView eventsMore info
Sun29/01/12PRLGil Vicente3 - 1PortoView eventsMore info
Sun05/02/12LECPorto2 - 0Vitória SetúbalView eventsMore info
Sun12/02/12PRLPorto4 - 0União de LeiriaView eventsMore info
Thu16/02/12UELPorto1 - 2Manchester CityView eventsMore info
Sun19/02/12PRLVitória Setúbal1 - 3Porto

Apart from Gil Vicente shock, a tendency to only drop points against equal ( Sporting Lisbon) or better ( City) teams.
PORTO EUROPA OVERALL

Thu10/03/11UELCSKA Moskva0 - 1PortoView eventsMore info
Thu17/03/11UELPorto2 - 1CSKA MoskvaView eventsMore info
Thu07/04/11UELPorto5 - 1Spartak MoskvaView eventsMore info
Thu14/04/11UELSpartak Moskva2 - 5PortoView eventsMore info
Thu28/04/11UELPorto5 - 1VillarrealView eventsMore info
Thu05/05/11UELVillarreal3 - 2PortoView eventsMore info
Wed18/05/11UELPorto1 - 0Sporting BragaView eventsMore info
Thu16/02/12UELPorto1 - 2Manchester City

Last away match saw a 3-2 loss. This, again, will do City fine.
PORTO EUROPA AWAY

Thu19/08/10UELGenk0 - 3PortoView eventsMore info
Thu30/09/10UELCSKA Sofia0 - 1PortoView eventsMore info
Thu21/10/10UELBeşiktaş1 - 3PortoView eventsMore info
Thu02/12/10UELRapid Wien1 - 3PortoView eventsMore info
Thu17/02/11UELSevilla1 - 2PortoView eventsMore info
Thu10/03/11UELCSKA Moskva0 - 1PortoView eventsMore info
Thu14/04/11UELSpartak Moskva2 - 5PortoView eventsMore info
Thu05/05/11UELVillarreal3 - 2Porto

Admirable away form in this competition although we need to determine the level of form as against a City side bristling with talent.  Interesting that Porto have scored in all away matches in the Europa League since 2010.
So, City need only a 0-0, even a 0-1 to go through and have not conceded more than 1 recently in Europa League. Last 3 clean sheets.. Porto have scored in all aways since 2010 including 7 in last 2 matches. But what are these teams like compared with City?
745pm- Celtic v Dunfermline - 1.14 home
HEAD TO HEADS
02.01.2012PRDunfermline0-3Celtic FC
23.11.2011PRCeltic FC2-1Dunfermline
07.02.2010CupDunfermline2-4Celtic FC
26.05.2007CupCeltic FC1-0Dunfermline

4-2-3 scored last3 head to heads, but by far a tighter match at home.
LEAGUE POSITION - 1st v 12th.

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

RECENT HOME FORM - WLWWWDWWWWWWW - St Johnstone and Hibs the only aberrations.

RECENT FORM OVERALL - 15 match winning streak overall.

GOAL TRENDS - 54% overs at home. 2.07 scored and 0.46 conceded on average at home. 10 clean sheets in last 12.Have failed to score in only 3 matches this season.

STREAKS - 7 match winning streak at home, 15 overall. No draw in 15, No defeat in 18, Have scored in last 15 overall.

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

RECENT AWAY FORM WWLLDWLLLLWLL- have lost to all top 4 2-1, 2-1, 3-1, 4-0. Have scored away to Old Firm this season, but Celtic's new ability to keep a clean sheet might scupper that?

RECENT OVERALL FORM - LLLLLWLLDLD - last 3 matches home matches. 

GOAL TRENDS - Only 2 clean sheets in last 23 matches, 62% overs away from home. Have conceded 25 in the last 1/2 hour of the first half and 13 in the last 1/4 of the 2nd half.

STREAKS - no win in 5 overall. No draw in 8 away.

CONCLUSION/NOTES/STANDOUT STATS - 1.14 signals a repeat of Rangers recent 1-4 away win over Dunfermline.A chance Dunfermline could score so difficult to nail a correct score. Possible spoilers? Sequences always end and a 15 match winning sequence is a very strong one. If you think this might happen, back 0-0.
Over 5.5 goals a possible goer with 2 or 3 early goals for Celtic.

745pm - FC Basel v B Munich - 1.7 away
On paper, this looks solid for Munich but I have learned not to underestimate Basel.
BASEL RECENT FORM OVERALL

Tue18/10/11UCLBasel0 - 2BenficaView eventsMore info
Sun23/10/11SULZürich0 - 1BaselView eventsMore info
Wed26/10/11SULSion0 - 1BaselView eventsMore info
Sat29/10/11SULBasel4 - 1GrasshopperView eventsMore info
Wed02/11/11UCLBenfica1 - 1BaselView eventsMore info
Sat05/11/11SULLausanne Sports2 - 3BaselView eventsMore info
Sat19/11/11SULBasel1 - 0Young BoysView eventsMore info
Tue22/11/11UCLOţelul Galaţi2 - 3BaselView eventsMore info
Sat26/11/11SCPWil 2 - 3 EBaselView eventsMore info
Sat03/12/11SULBasel1 - 0LuzernView eventsMore info
Wed07/12/11UCLBasel2 - 1Manchester UnitedView eventsMore info
Sun11/12/11SULNeuchâtel Xamax1 - 1BaselView eventsMore info
Thu12/01/12CLFBasel0 - 0NECMore info
Sat14/01/12CLFFeyenoord3 - 3BaselMore info
Sun05/02/12SULBasel0 - 0SionMore info
Thu16/02/12SULYoung Boys2 - 2Basel

Quite a sequence of 1) unbeaten matches and 2) 5 draws. Basel would take a draw this evening, a 0-0 of course.
BASEL RECENT HOME FORM

Sun28/08/11SULBasel2 - 1ThunView eventsMore info
Wed14/09/11UCLBasel2 - 1Oţelul GalaţiView eventsMore info
Wed21/09/11SULBasel6 - 0Lausanne SportsView eventsMore info
Sat01/10/11SULBasel3 - 0ServetteView eventsMore info
Tue18/10/11UCLBasel0 - 2BenficaView eventsMore info
Sat29/10/11SULBasel4 - 1GrasshopperView eventsMore info
Sat19/11/11SULBasel1 - 0Young BoysView eventsMore info
Sat03/12/11SULBasel1 - 0LuzernView eventsMore info
Wed07/12/11UCLBasel2 - 1Manchester UnitedView eventsMore info
Thu12/01/12CLFBasel0 - 0NECMore info
Sun05/02/12SULBasel0 - 0Sion
Exactly as I said above, another 0-0 suits Basel down to the ground. Lost 0-2 to Benfica and obviously Bayern do play in a far better league.
BASEL RECENT CHAMP LEAGUE OVERALL

Wed15/09/10UCLCFR Cluj2 - 1BaselView eventsMore info
Tue28/09/10UCLBasel1 - 2Bayern MünchenView eventsMore info
Tue19/10/10UCLRoma1 - 3BaselView eventsMore info
Wed03/11/10UCLBasel2 - 3RomaView eventsMore info
Tue23/11/10UCLBasel1 - 0CFR ClujView eventsMore info
Wed08/12/10UCLBayern München3 - 0BaselView eventsMore info
Wed14/09/11UCLBasel2 - 1Oţelul GalaţiView eventsMore info
Tue27/09/11UCLManchester United3 - 3BaselView eventsMore info
Tue18/10/11UCLBasel0 - 2BenficaView eventsMore info
Wed02/11/11UCLBenfica1 - 1BaselView eventsMore info
Tue22/11/11UCLOţelul Galaţi2 - 3BaselView eventsMore info
Wed07/12/11UCLBasel2 - 1Manchester United

Lost 1-2 to Bayern in this competition in 2010. Could be as close again?
BASEL RECENT CHAMP LEAGUE HOME

Tue10/08/04UCLBasel1 - 1InternazionaleMore info
Tue09/08/05UCLBasel2 - 1Werder BremenMore info
Wed06/08/08UCLBasel4 - 2IFK GöteborgView eventsMore info
Wed27/08/08UCLBasel2 - 1Vitória GuimarãesView eventsMore info
Tue16/09/08UCLBasel1 - 2Shakhtar DonetskView eventsMore info
Wed22/10/08UCLBasel0 - 5BarcelonaView eventsMore info
Tue09/12/08UCLBasel0 - 1Sporting CPView eventsMore info
Wed04/08/10UCLBasel3 - 1DebrecenView eventsMore info
Wed18/08/10UCLBasel1 - 0SheriffView eventsMore info
Tue28/09/10UCLBasel1 - 2Bayern MünchenView eventsMore info
Wed03/11/10UCLBasel2 - 3RomaView eventsMore info
Tue23/11/10UCLBasel1 - 0CFR ClujView eventsMore info
Wed14/09/11UCLBasel2 - 1Oţelul GalaţiView eventsMore info
Tue18/10/11UCLBasel0 - 2BenficaView eventsMore info
Wed07/12/11UCLBasel2 - 1Manchester United

Last draw at home in the CL was in 2004! Vulnerable against the " right " opponents, conceding 2 to Bayern, 3 to Roma and 2 to Benfica.
BAYERN RECENT FORM OVERALL

Fri16/12/11BUNBayern München3 - 0KölnView eventsMore info
Tue20/12/11DFPBochum1 - 2Bayern MünchenView eventsMore info
Thu05/01/12CLFAl Sailiya0 - 13Bayern MünchenMore info
Sat07/01/12CLFAl Ahly1 - 2Bayern MünchenMore info
Sun15/01/12CLFRot-Weiß Erfurt0 - 4Bayern MünchenMore info
Fri20/01/12BUNBorussia M'gla…3 - 1Bayern MünchenView eventsMore info
Sat28/01/12BUNBayern München2 - 0WolfsburgView eventsMore info
Sat04/02/12BUNHamburger SV1 - 1Bayern MünchenView eventsMore info
Wed08/02/12DFPStuttgart0 - 2Bayern MünchenView eventsMore info
Sat11/02/12BUNBayern München2 - 0KaiserslauternView eventsMore info
Sat18/02/12BUNFreiburg0 - 0Bayern München

Clean sheets in 4 of last 5 matches and draws against teams they were expected to beat,away from home.
BAYERN RECENT AWAY FORM

Thu05/01/12CLFAl Sailiya0 - 13Bayern MünchenMore info
Sat07/01/12CLFAl Ahly1 - 2Bayern MünchenMore info
Sun15/01/12CLFRot-Weiß Erfurt0 - 4Bayern MünchenMore info
Fri20/01/12BUNBorussia M'gla…3 - 1Bayern MünchenView eventsMore info
Sat04/02/12BUNHamburger SV1 - 1Bayern MünchenView eventsMore info
Wed08/02/12DFPStuttgart0 - 2Bayern MünchenView eventsMore info
Sat18/02/12BUNFreiburg0 - 0Bayern München
Trouble scoring in recent matches away from home. Bayern want an away goal today.
BAYERN RECENT CHAMP LEAGUE OVERALL

Tue23/11/10UCLRoma3 - 2Bayern MünchenView eventsMore info
Wed08/12/10UCLBayern München3 - 0BaselView eventsMore info
Wed23/02/11UCLInternazionale0 - 1Bayern MünchenView eventsMore info
Tue15/03/11UCLBayern München2 - 3InternazionaleView eventsMore info
Wed17/08/11UCLBayern München2 - 0ZürichView eventsMore info
Tue23/08/11UCLZürich0 - 1Bayern MünchenView eventsMore info
Wed14/09/11UCLVillarreal0 - 2Bayern MünchenView eventsMore info
Tue27/09/11UCLBayern München2 - 0Manchester CityView eventsMore info
Tue18/10/11UCLNapoli1 - 1Bayern MünchenView eventsMore info
Wed02/11/11UCLBayern München3 - 2NapoliView eventsMore info
Tue22/11/11UCLBayern München3 - 1VillarrealView eventsMore info
Wed07/12/11UCLManchester City2 - 0Bayern München
Last 2 defeats against teams such as Inter and Man City.
BAYERN RECENT CHAMP LEAGUE AWAY

Tue09/03/10UCLFiorentina3 - 2Bayern MünchenView eventsMore info
Wed07/04/10UCLManchester United3 - 2Bayern MünchenView eventsMore info
Tue27/04/10UCLOlympique Lyon0 - 3Bayern MünchenView eventsMore info
Tue28/09/10UCLBasel1 - 2Bayern MünchenView eventsMore info
Wed03/11/10UCLCFR Cluj0 - 4Bayern MünchenView eventsMore info
Tue23/11/10UCLRoma3 - 2Bayern MünchenView eventsMore info
Wed23/02/11UCLInternazionale0 - 1Bayern MünchenView eventsMore info
Tue23/08/11UCLZürich0 - 1Bayern MünchenView eventsMore info
Wed14/09/11UCLVillarreal0 - 2Bayern MünchenView eventsMore info
Tue18/10/11UCLNapoli1 - 1Bayern MünchenView eventsMore info
Wed07/12/11UCLManchester City2 - 0Bayern München

Bayern generally score away in the CL , but City perhaps an exception given their team.

745pm - Marseille v Inter - 2.04 home
RECENT OVERALL FORM

Sat17/12/11LI1Olympique Mars…2 - 1LorientView eventsMore info
Tue20/12/11LI1Nancy1 - 3Olympique Mars…View eventsMore info
Wed04/01/12CLFFréjus St-RaphaëlCANCOlympique Mars…More info
Sat07/01/12CDFRed Star0 - 5Olympique Mars…View eventsMore info
Tue10/01/12CDLCaen0 - 3Olympique Mars…View eventsMore info
Sun15/01/12LI1Olympique Mars…2 - 0LilleView eventsMore info
Sun22/01/12CDFOlympique Mars…E 3 - 1 Le HavreView eventsMore info
Sun29/01/12LI1Stade Rennes1 - 2Olympique Mars…View eventsMore info
Wed01/02/12CDLOlympique Mars…2 - 1NiceView eventsMore info
Sun05/02/12LI1Olympique Mars…2 - 2Olympique LyonView eventsMore info
Wed15/02/12CDFBourg-Péronnas1 - 3Olympique Mars…View eventsMore info
Sat18/02/12LI1Olympique Mars…1 - 1Valenciennes
Reasonable unbeaten recent form.
RECENT HOME FORM

Wed19/10/11UCLOlympique Mars…0 - 1ArsenalView eventsMore info
Sat22/10/11LI1Olympique Mars…2 - 0AjaccioView eventsMore info
Tue25/10/11CDLOlympique Mars…4 - 0LensView eventsMore info
Sun06/11/11LI1Olympique Mars…2 - 0NiceView eventsMore info
Wed23/11/11UCLOlympique Mars…0 - 1Olympiakos PiraeusView eventsMore info
Sun27/11/11LI1Olympique Mars…3 - 0PSGView eventsMore info
Sat10/12/11LI1Olympique Mars…0 - 0BordeauxMore info
Sat17/12/11LI1Olympique Mars…2 - 1LorientView eventsMore info
Sun15/01/12LI1Olympique Mars…2 - 0LilleView eventsMore info
Sun22/01/12CDFOlympique Mars…E3 - 1Le HavreView eventsMore info
Wed01/02/12CDLOlympique Mars…2 - 1NiceView eventsMore info
Sun05/02/12LI1Olympique Mars…2 - 2Olympique LyonView eventsMore info
Sat18/02/12LI1Olympique Mars…1 - 1Valenciennes

Last 2 recent defeats in the Champions League.
RECENT HOME CL FORM

ue15/09/09UCLOlympique Mars…1 - 2MilanView eventsMore info
Tue03/11/09UCLOlympique Mars…6 - 1ZürichView eventsMore info
Tue08/12/09UCLOlympique Mars…1 - 3Real MadridView eventsMore info
Wed15/09/10UCLOlympique Mars…0 - 1Spartak MoskvaView eventsMore info
Tue19/10/10UCLOlympique Mars…1 - 0ŽilinaView eventsMore info
Wed08/12/10UCLOlympique Mars…1 - 0ChelseaView eventsMore info
Wed23/02/11UCLOlympique Mars…0 - 0Manchester UnitedMore info
Wed28/09/11UCLOlympique Mars…3 - 0Borussia DortmundView eventsMore info
Wed19/10/11UCLOlympique Mars…0 - 1ArsenalView eventsMore info
Wed23/11/11UCLOlympique Mars…0 - 1Olympiakos Piraeus
Are Inter equal to, or better than , Arsenal and Olympiakos.? What chance another 0-1? You wouldn't put it past an Italian side!

Tue15/03/11UCLManchester United2 - 1Olympique Mars…View eventsMore info
Tue13/09/11UCLOlympiakos Piraeus0 - 1Olympique Mars…View eventsMore info
Wed28/09/11UCLOlympique Mars…3 - 0Borussia DortmundView eventsMore info
Wed19/10/11UCLOlympique Mars…0 - 1ArsenalView eventsMore info
Tue01/11/11UCLArsenal0 - 0Olympique Mars…More info
Wed23/11/11UCLOlympique Mars…0 - 1Olympiakos PiraeusView eventsMore info
Tue06/12/11UCLBorussia Dortmund2 - 3Olympique Mars…

Against the right time, Marseille could be shut out.
INTER OVERALL

Sat07/01/12SEAInternazionale5 - 0ParmaView eventsMore info
Sun15/01/12SEAMilan0 - 1InternazionaleView eventsMore info
Thu19/01/12COIInternazionale2 - 1GenoaView eventsMore info
Sun22/01/12SEAInternazionale2 - 1LazioView eventsMore info
Wed25/01/12COINapoli2 - 0InternazionaleView eventsMore info
Sun29/01/12SEALecce1 - 0InternazionaleView eventsMore info
Wed01/02/12SEAInternazionale4 - 4PalermoView eventsMore info
Sun05/02/12SEARoma4 - 0InternazionaleView eventsMore info
Sun12/02/12SEAInternazionale0 - 1NovaraView eventsMore info
Fri17/02/12SEAInternazionale0 - 3Bologna

Shocking recent form for Inter here must leave a question mark over their form for the CL?
INTER AWAY

Wed26/10/11SEAAtalanta1 - 1InternazionaleView eventsMore info
Tue22/11/11UCLTrabzonspor1 - 1InternazionaleView eventsMore info
Sun27/11/11SEASiena0 - 1InternazionaleView eventsMore info
Tue13/12/11SEAGenoa0 - 1InternazionaleView eventsMore info
Sun18/12/11SEACesena0 - 1InternazionaleView eventsMore info
Sun15/01/12SEAMilan0 - 1InternazionaleView eventsMore info
Wed25/01/12COINapoli2 - 0InternazionaleView eventsMore info
Sun29/01/12SEALecce1 - 0InternazionaleView eventsMore info
Sun05/02/12SEARoma4 - 0Internazionale

Trouble scoring more than 1 away from home
INTER CL OVERALL

Tue07/12/10UCLWerder Bremen3 - 0InternazionaleView eventsMore info
Wed23/02/11UCLInternazionale0 - 1Bayern MünchenView eventsMore info
Tue15/03/11UCLBayern München2 - 3InternazionaleView eventsMore info
Tue05/04/11UCLInternazionale2 - 5Schalke 04View eventsMore info
Wed13/04/11UCLSchalke 042 - 1InternazionaleView eventsMore info
Wed14/09/11UCLInternazionale0 - 1TrabzonsporView eventsMore info
Tue27/09/11UCLCSKA Moskva2 - 3InternazionaleView eventsMore info
Tue18/10/11UCLLille0 - 1InternazionaleView eventsMore info
Wed02/11/11UCLInternazionale2 - 1LilleView eventsMore info
Tue22/11/11UCLTrabzonspor1 - 1InternazionaleView eventsMore info
Wed07/12/11UCLInternazionale1 - 2CSKA Moskva
Inter stumbling last 2 CL matches.
INTER CL AWAY

Tue06/04/10UCLCSKA Moskva0 - 1InternazionaleView eventsMore info
Wed28/04/10UCLBarcelona1 - 0InternazionaleView eventsMore info
Sat22/05/10UCLBayern München0 - 2InternazionaleView eventsMore info
Tue14/09/10UCLTwente2 - 2InternazionaleView eventsMore info
Tue02/11/10UCLTottenham Hotspur3 - 1InternazionaleView eventsMore info
Tue07/12/10UCLWerder Bremen3 - 0InternazionaleView eventsMore info
Tue15/03/11UCLBayern München2 - 3InternazionaleView eventsMore info
Wed13/04/11UCLSchalke 042 - 1InternazionaleView eventsMore info
Tue27/09/11UCLCSKA Moskva2 - 3InternazionaleView eventsMore info
Tue18/10/11UCLLille0 - 1InternazionaleView eventsMore info
Tue22/11/11UCLTrabzonspor1 - 1Internazionale

And away from home generally are scoring in the CL.

I couldn't trust such an out of form Inter this evening.

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