Thursday, 8 March 2012

8/3

If you want to wait for real quality trades, then wait for the likes of Stevenage to score first against Spurs at home.
A less assured enhanced bet saw Watford take the lead against West Ham. It took an 87th minute inevitable Hammers equaliser.
Very pleased with the Bologna /Juve call. Under 2.5 goals and ended 1-1 once Bologna took the lead ( enhanced trade there too !)
And don't forget Doxa, yet another 1-0 loss and another under 1.5 and obviously under 2.5 goals match. I like Doxa -typically Greek and very readable.
Whenever I see MAn Utd, I think Champions League, but of course it's the Europa League, and to be honest it's easier to crack the Da Vinci code.

www.soccerway.com is the website to use for Europa League /Champions League matches so let's see if we can get any angles in.

6pm - Atl Madrid v Besiktas - 1.37 home

ANY FIRST LEG SCORELINE? No - market expects home advantage to count here in preparation for tough trip away to Turkey.
MADRID
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Mon30/01/12PRDOsasuna0 - 1Atlético MadridView eventsMore info
Sun05/02/12PRDAtlético Madrid0 - 0ValenciaMore info
Sat11/02/12PRDRacing Santander0 - 0Atlético MadridMore info
Thu16/02/12UELLazio1 - 3Atlético MadridView eventsMore info
Sun19/02/12PRDSporting Gijón1 - 1Atlético MadridView eventsMore info
Thu23/02/12UELAtlético Madrid1 - 0LazioView eventsMore info
Sun26/02/12PRDAtlético Madrid1 - 2BarcelonaView eventsMore info
Sat03/03/12PRDSevilla1 - 1Atlético Madrid
Only beaten by Barcelona, and only by 1 goal, this year sees Madrid is fair shape. Too many low scoring matches and 0-0's may hint at an inability to score 2+ consistently. Last time they scored 2+ was away to Lazio in this competition.
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Sun30/10/11PRDAtlético Madrid3 - 1Real ZaragozaView eventsMore info
Thu03/11/11UELAtlético Madrid4 - 0UdineseView eventsMore info
Sun20/11/11PRDAtlético Madrid3 - 2LevanteView eventsMore info
Sun04/12/11PRDAtlético Madrid3 - 1Rayo VallecanoView eventsMore info
Thu15/12/11UELAtlético Madrid3 - 1Stade RennesView eventsMore info
Sun18/12/11PRDAtlético Madrid0 - 2Real BetisView eventsMore info
Wed21/12/11CDRAtlético Madrid0 - 1AlbaceteView eventsMore info
Sun15/01/12PRDAtlético Madrid3 - 0VillarrealView eventsMore info
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Thu23/02/12UELAtlético Madrid1 - 0LazioView eventsMore info
Sun26/02/12PRDAtlético Madrid1 - 2Barcelona

Only 2 wins at home in last 6 matches and 3 of 4 dropped points down to not scoring. 0-0-3-0-1-1 scored in last 6 matches compared with 3-4-3-3-3 in 5 previously at home.
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Thu29/09/11UELStade Rennes1 - 1Atlético MadridView eventsMore info
Thu20/10/11UELUdinese2 - 0Atlético MadridView eventsMore info
Thu03/11/11UELAtlético Madrid4 - 0UdineseView eventsMore info
Wed30/11/11UELCeltic0 - 1Atlético MadridView eventsMore info
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Thu16/02/12UELLazio1 - 3Atlético MadridView eventsMore info
Thu23/02/12UELAtlético Madrid1 - 0Lazio

Tend to perform well . 2012 only saw 2 matches against one opponent.
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Wed01/12/10UELAtlético Madrid2 - 3ArisView eventsMore info
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Only 1 defeat in this competition at home since 2007. Have kept 4 clean sheets in last 5 matches.
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Fri20/01/12SÜLAntalyaspor1 - 2BeşiktaşView eventsMore info
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Mon30/01/12SÜLKayserispor1 - 0BeşiktaşView eventsMore info
Thu02/02/12SÜLBeşiktaş0 - 1Mersin İdmanyurduView eventsMore info
Sun05/02/12SÜLFenerbahçe2 - 0BeşiktaşView eventsMore info
Thu09/02/12SÜLSivasspor1 - 1BeşiktaşView eventsMore info
Tue14/02/12UELSporting Braga0 - 2BeşiktaşView eventsMore info
Sun19/02/12SÜLBeşiktaş3 - 2GençlerbirliğiView eventsMore info
Thu23/02/12UELBeşiktaş0 - 1Sporting BragaView eventsMore info
Sun26/02/12SÜLGalatasaray3 - 2BeşiktaşView eventsMore info
Sun04/03/12SÜLBeşiktaş1 - 2Trabzonspor
Besiktas have really been off the boil lately with only 2 wins in 9 matches. One win was away in the Europa League against Braga
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Sun26/02/12SÜLGalatasaray3 - 2Beşiktaş

sporadic away wins of late.
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Thu01/12/11UELMaccabi Tel Aviv2 - 3BeşiktaşView eventsMore info
Wed14/12/11UELBeşiktaş3 - 1Stoke CityView eventsMore info
Tue14/02/12UELSporting Braga0 - 2BeşiktaşView eventsMore info
Thu23/02/12UELBeşiktaş0 - 1Sporting Braga

Only 1 draw in last 21 Europa League matches is a good stat. Besiktas have not recently met any La Liga teams in this competition.
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No draw away in 7 , losing recently away to the likes of Alaniya, Dinamo Kiev twice and Stoke City. Besiktas seem to cope ok against Portugeuse opposition but what of the La Liga teams?
Key angles? May be the lack of draws certainly in the Europa League for both teams,m particularly for Besiktas overall.( only 1 draw in last 21 for Besiktas in Europa League). Only 1 defeat at home for Athletico in this competition since 2007 augurs well this evening and there is a need to keep a clean sheet ahead of a tricky 2nd leg in Turkey. Suspect opponents for both teams in the Europa league of late lends little weight to the bare form ( e.g. Madrid 4 clean sheets at home in last 5 ) so difficult to gauge in that regard.
Win to nil would be ideal for Madrid.
6pm - Metalist v Olympiakos - 2.12 home

I am afraid I am about as enthused about this match as I am sitting and watching American Idol. I'll not be researching this one.


6pm - Sp Lisbon v Man City - 1.82 away - Portugeuse opposition have tended to be weaker than the cream of the Premiership. Will that continue today? The market suggests advantage City.
ANY FIRST LEG SCORELINE? NO - as Sporting are at home first, the onus is on them keeping a clean sheet and on City scoring an away goal.2 City goals should kill the tie.
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Sat04/02/12LECSporting CP0 - 1Gil VicenteView eventsMore info
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Sun19/02/12PRLSporting CP1 - 0Paços de FerreiraView eventsMore info
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Sun26/02/12PRLSporting CP1 - 0Rio AveView eventsMore info
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Very recently, an ability to only score 1 goal may not be enough against City. Positives - only conceded 1 in last 4. Have only scored 2+ in a league match, Cup competition and away in europa league lately.
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Mon24/10/11PRLSporting CP6 - 1Gil VicenteView eventsMore info
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Thu01/12/11UELSporting CP2 - 0ZürichView eventsMore info
Mon05/12/11TDPSporting CP2 - 0BelenensesView eventsMore info
Sat10/12/11PRLSporting CP1 - 0NacionalView eventsMore info
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Sat07/01/12PRLSporting CP0 - 0PortoMore info
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Sun29/01/12PRLSporting CP2 - 0Beira-MarView eventsMore info
Sat04/02/12LECSporting CP0 - 1Gil VicenteView eventsMore info
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Thu23/02/12UELSporting CP1 - 0Legia WarszawaView eventsMore info
Sun26/02/12PRLSporting CP1 - 0Rio Ave

Solidity at home overall.Apart from the Cup, an ability to keep a clean sheet in 11 of those matches above, and conceding 1 in only 4 of those matches above. The Cup match saw them concede 2 but we don't know how seriously Sporting take the Cup.
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Thu16/02/12UELLegia Warszawa2 - 2Sporting CPView eventsMore info
Thu23/02/12UELSporting CP1 - 0Legia Warszawa

Mostly dropped points in this competition have come in away matches, 3 of the 4 draws and the 2 defeats came in away competitions. And again, note the Vaslui loss, by enough to ensure Sporting got through.The 2-2 draw with Rangers might tell you where Sporting are in comparison to City. If Rangers can score 2 away, and coming from a weak SPL, then Premiership leaders should get stuck in.
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Thu23/02/12UELSporting CP1 - 0Legia Warszawa


That Rangers 2-2 the only thing stopping a winning sequence since 2010 at home. Do note, no Premiership opponents above though, and wins against the likes of Zurich and Vaslui  and Nordsjaelland are hardly earthshattering.
MAN CITY
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Tue03/01/12PRLManchester City3 - 0LiverpoolView eventsMore info
Sun08/01/12FACManchester City2 - 3Manchester UnitedView eventsMore info
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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 CityView eventsMore info
Wed22/02/12UELManchester City4 - 0PortoView eventsMore info
Sat25/02/12PRLManchester City3 - 0Blackburn RoversView eventsMore info
Sat03/03/12PRLManchester City2 - 0Bolton Wanderers
After an unhealthy start to 2012, City have reverted to type, and note the 4 clean sheets in last 5 matches, and the beating of Porto away 1-2 and at home 4-0. Porto I would rate as a better team than Sporting.Admittedly the 1-2 win was less than convincing, requiring a 2nd half own goal and an 85th minute winner after going 1-0 down.
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Tue22/11/11UCLNapoli2 - 1Manchester CityView eventsMore info
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Mon12/12/11PRLChelsea2 - 1Manchester CityView eventsMore info
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Wed25/01/12LECLiverpool2 - 2Manchester CityView eventsMore info
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Thu16/02/12UELPorto1 - 2Manchester City

Fewer wins away from home, and the defeats have tended to be very marginal, either 1-0 or 2-1. Of course 1-0 would suit Sporting down to the ground.

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Thu16/12/10UELJuventus1 - 1Manchester CityView eventsMore info
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Thu10/03/11UELDynamo Kyiv2 - 0Manchester CityView eventsMore info
Thu17/03/11UELManchester City1 - 0Dynamo KyivView eventsMore info
Thu16/02/12UELPorto1 - 2Manchester CityView eventsMore info
Wed22/02/12UELManchester City4 - 0Porto

Clearly a better team than in 2010. Dinamo showed how it's done over 2 legs.
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Thu16/09/10UELSalzburg0 - 2Manchester CityView eventsMore info
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Thu16/02/12UELPorto1 - 2Manchester City

Uninspiring City form away from home, but how important is it that they beat Porto 1-2 away from home, another Portugeuse opponent in this competition.
Sporting rarely concede at home , in domestic and Europa competition. Max really is 1 conceded. But they have not really met Premiership opponents we can gauge them on. City laboured over their 1-2 away win against Porto ( own goal and 85th minute winner) and I suspect they would take a low goal scoring, or score draw to Manchester where they will dominate as they did against Porto. Both sides have a string of clean sheets to their names recently making this a real toughy. No biggie if City lose by the single goal.
I would look at 1-1 as my angle in, covering the coveted away goal city should be capable of scoring.
6pm - Twente v Schalke - 2.24 home

ANY FIRST LEG SCORELINE?
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805pm - AZ Alkmaar v Udinese - 2.14 home

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805pm - Man Utd v Ath Bilbao - 1.53 home

ANY FIRST LEG SCORELINE?
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Wed04/01/12PRLNewcastle United3 - 0Manchester UnitedView eventsMore info
Sun08/01/12FACManchester City2 - 3Manchester UnitedView eventsMore info
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Sat28/01/12FACLiverpool2 - 1Manchester UnitedView eventsMore info
Tue31/01/12PRLManchester United2 - 0Stoke CityView eventsMore info
Sun05/02/12PRLChelsea3 - 3Manchester UnitedView eventsMore info
Sat11/02/12PRLManchester United2 - 1LiverpoolView eventsMore info
Thu16/02/12UELAjax0 - 2Manchester UnitedView eventsMore info
Thu23/02/12UELManchester United1 - 2AjaxView eventsMore info
Sun26/02/12PRLNorwich City1 - 2Manchester UnitedView eventsMore info
Sun04/03/12PRLTottenham Hotspur1 - 3Manchester United

Only 1 draw in the last 21 matches should not really have been a draw! 3-0 down at half time. As you can see, recently, Man Utd are used to scoring 2/3 in matches.
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Sun23/10/11PRLManchester United1 - 6Manchester CityView eventsMore info
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Tue22/11/11UCLManchester United2 - 2BenficaView eventsMore info
Sat26/11/11PRLManchester United1 - 1Newcastle UnitedView eventsMore info
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Sat10/12/11PRLManchester United4 - 1Wolverhampton …View eventsMore info
Mon26/12/11PRLManchester United5 - 0Wigan AthleticView eventsMore info
Sat31/12/11PRLManchester United2 - 3Blackburn RoversView eventsMore info
Sat14/01/12PRLManchester United3 - 0Bolton WanderersView eventsMore info
Tue31/01/12PRLManchester United2 - 0Stoke CityView eventsMore info
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Thu23/02/12UELManchester United1 - 2Ajax

Where United used to simply win at home, they have lost 3 in 90 minutes, and drawn 3 in 90 minutes recently.The 2-2 v Benfica was just sloppy.A weakened side played v Palace. And the 1-2 v Ajax was no problem as it was a 2nd leg match and that scoreline was enough for United to progress.
So looking more indepth into home form, it is reasonably strong.
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Thu16/02/12UELAjax0 - 2Manchester UnitedView eventsMore info
Thu23/02/12UELManchester United1 - 2Ajax

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as above - normally the Champions League is United's stomping ground. They did what was necessary against Ajax.
BILBAO
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Only 3 losses in 2012, 2-1 v Lokomotiv was leg 1 and an away goal so job done. Loss v Madrid no problem as expected and other loss was 2-1 v Betis.
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Very poor away form. Wins against lesser sides in the cup accounts for 2 of the wins, and the other 2 were 0-1 and 2-3 so very lucky.Have scored and conceded in 6 of the last 7 matches.
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Have never played in the Champions League. unremarkable form in the Europa League.
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Wins away v the likes of Austria Wien, Slovan, Salzburg,Young Boys and Standard Liege, teams from poor ( in a competitive sense) European Leagues. Have not met the likes of United .
The problem here is how seriously United take the Europa League. We saw a rather blase attitude in the home leg against Ajax, 1-2 a little too close to comfort and hinted at a slightly second string side. Bilbao  away have beaten weak sides pretty much which makes them very vulnerable against the likes of United, particularly if the home side take this anywhere seriously.
805pm - Valencia v PSV - 1.62 home

ANY FIRST LEG SCORELINE? this is the first leg
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Sun12/02/12PRDValencia4 - 0Sporting GijónView eventsMore info
Thu16/02/12UELStoke City0 - 1ValenciaView eventsMore info
Sun19/02/12PRDBarcelona5 - 1ValenciaView eventsMore info
Thu23/02/12UELValencia1 - 0Stoke CityView eventsMore info
Sun26/02/12PRDValencia1 - 2SevillaView eventsMore info
Sun04/03/12PRDGranada0 - 1Valencia

2 defeats recently against Barcelona and one against Sevilla, the latter a bit of a shock. 2 wins against Stoke , both 1-0
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