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Taste Sweet Blues Victory With Bet365 At 1.66 2007-07-28 04:08:00 Pick From Friendly GamesRangers - ChelseaSaturday, 28 JulyKick off: 3pm uk Hot picks:Chelsea to winLOST 2:0 Bookmaker: bet365 The odds:for Spain in Decimal 1.66Analyses:With pre-season starting flavour for both Rangers welcome Chelsea in a friendly game in Glasgow. It appears will be everything but friendly though. Having had few days to recover the Blues are going into the game as strong favourites for another pre-season victory.ChelseaIt will be a tough test for Chelsea this one after a travelling from LA and then back from Rotterdam. But the Blues will be boosted by a couple of very important facts. The first one and the big news of the week is the new five-year contract signed by the captain John Terry. The second is that the first important game of the active season is coming very shortly - Community Shield on 5 August. I can also add that I expect Lampard to score one or more to fire his game up just before the start.RangersRangers, after 1:1 draw with Ajax, are also ex ...

Spain To Win The Trophy Again 2007-07-27 02:14:00 Pick From U19 UEFA European ChampionshipSpain - GreeceFriday, 27 JulyKick off: 7pm uk Hot picks:Spain to win WON 1:0 Bookmaker: bet365 The odds:for Spain in Decimal 2.05Analyses:The final of the 6th UEFA European Under-19 Championship at the Linzer Stadion in Austria will welcome tonight the experienced squad of Spain and the lucky Greece that made their way to the top game with solid defence and plenty of good fortune. Will that good run of luck continue for the Eastern European side? I don't think so - read why.SpainAs came as tournament favourites Spain actually didn't prove so far that there is a big gap of quality between their squad and the rest of the teams. Yes, they have won the Group A with two draws - against Portugal (1:1) and today opponents of Greece(0:0) - and a 2:0 win against the hosts of Austria and eliminated in the semi-finals the pretenders from France (0:0 and penalty shoot-out) but we still did not watch some outstanding performance by the talented youn ...

Litex With A Chance For Early Glory 2007-07-26 02:50:00 Pick From BulgariaLevski Sofia - LitexThursday, 26 JulyKick off: 6pm uk / 8pm local Hot picks:Draw in 90 minutes WON 1:1Over 2.5 Goals Bookmaker: bet365 The odds:for draw in Decimal 3.60 for Over 2.05Analyses:Levski Sofia and Litex, two of the Bulgarian football leaders, will decide who will win the first trophy for the season when they meet tonight in the Bulgarian Supercup final at the National Stadium "Vassil Levski". It will also be the first official game for the new season in Bulgaria and for Levski also while Litex have already registered a game for UEFA Cup tournament (3:0 away win in Malta).LevskiThe Bulgarian Champions kept the squad that appeared in the Champions League groups last season and won the domestic championship in a style and add only two new players - one defender (Morocco youth team international) and one Macedonian midfielder. The team made excellent preparations in Austria and recorded wins against solid clubs from Israel, Poland, etc. Here are all ...

The Saints Will Stop Rovers 2007-07-23 05:02:00 Pick From EircomShamrock - St PatricksMonday, 23 JulyKick off: 08:00 ukPrediction: Saints to winLOST 0:0The odds: in Decimal 3.10Bwin in Decimal 3.00William Hill in Decimal 2.80Ladbrokes in Fractional 7/4Bet at home in Decimal 2.70The verdict:It will be a tough one for both sides but specially for Saints who seem to be recently out of form in the league and with a game of the European tournaments in the midweek to recover from (they held Odense 0:0 at home). Shamrock have the chance to climb on second if they collect all the 3 points tonight and to play a crucial role in the title contest in Eircom. The team is unbeaten in 8 games and have iron defence - having conceded just two goals at Tolka Park this season - both to Drogheda United with eight other clean-sheets.David Cassidy returns from suspension for Rovers but Aidan Price and Paul Shiels are set to remain sidelined along with squad members Stephen O'Brien and Mark Langtry.But why I will take the Saints tonight and I hope the a ...

Iran To Join The Last 4 in Asian Cup 2007-07-21 07:33:00 Pick From Asian CupIran - South KoreaSunday, 22 JulyKick off: 11:20 ukPrediction: Iran to winLOST 0:0The odds: in Decimal 2.10Bwin in Decimal 1.95William Hill in Decimal 2.10Ladbrokes in Fractional 11/10Bet at home in Decimal 1.95The verdict:Iran coach Amir Ghalenoei knows perfectly the week points in South Korea squads as Iran beat them in the preliminary rounds of this cup (1:1 away, 2:0 at home). His team have also won in style the group here and achieved the first goal - to stay at their camp in Malaysia and avoid the travelling and accommodating again which can affect the concentration. The Iranians topped their group during the opening round with wins against Uzbekistan and Malaysia and a 2-2 draw against China. As I watched all their 3 games so far the feeling they still have more to show on the pitch became stronger - Iran are here to win the tournament and South Korea will not stop them now. Ghalenoei also knows that a disciplined tactical system and wise play in defence will ...

Draw In The 90 Minutes In The Big Copa America Final 2007-07-15 03:17:00 Pick From Copa AmericaBrazil - ArgentinaSunday, 15 JulyKick off: 22:05 ukPrediction: Draw in the regular time(Argentina to win the trophy)LOST 3:0The odds: in Decimal 3.40Bwin in Decimal 3.55William Hill in Decimal 3.20Ladbrokes in Fractional for 2:2 Draw 14/1Bet at home in Decimal 3.30The verdict:The odds for Argentina are going down all around and it really seems this time there is no chance for Brazil to play a tricky game that will lead them to the trophy again. Specially in such matches Brazil will miss Kaka and Ronaldinho a lot, and after the ban the leading midfielder Silva too. On the other hand Messi and Riquelme are flying high at this tournament and will be hard to stop them.Why I am going for a draw then? I am sure that Brazil will play, against every logic, very carefully in defence and will use every chance opened in front of Robinho who has scored 6 already. That means a wise performance that will stop Argentina with very hard physical game in defence and few but very p ... America

Noone Can Stop Salzburg In Austria 2007-07-14 06:43:00 Pick From Austria Bundesliga1. FC Karnten - SV SalzburgSunday, 15 JulyWaldstadion PaschingKick off: 4:00 pmPrediction: Away winLOST 1:0The odds: in Decimal 1.50The verdict:It was a flying start for the major Bundesliga favourites Salzburg when they beat Altach at home 4:1 in the opening of the campaign last weekend. Zickler scored 2 already and will probably be one of the most dangerous strikers in the championship this year. Red Bull Salzburg started the season with: Ochs; Dudic, Sekagya, Meyer, Alex; Pitak, Carboni, Kovac, Leitgeb; Jezek; Zickler. Now there is no reason not to repeat the starting 11 and the performance as general.Karnten have lost 0:1 on their visit to LASK but showed nice piece of football. However the team will need some time to pack up and start playing as one but not 3 squads. The game will be played in Pasching because the "home" ground is not ready yet.My advise is to go quickly on Salzburg before the odds goes down tomorrow.Live on:Internet - Livescore.co ...

Japan To Take It All 2007-07-08 13:40:00 Pick From Asia Cup 071. Japan vs QatarMonday, 09 JulyMy Dinh National Stadium, Hanoi, VIEKick off: 11:20 pmPrediction: Japan to winLOST 1:1The odds: in Decimal 1.50The verdict:At first look I was ready to go for a surprising opening of Japanese campaign but after the UAE game (lost 0:2 by Vietnam) and a deeper research on the squads and team news I will take Japan to win here. The reason I was not so sure in the beginning was the increased pressure on the defending champion and the fact that the Japanese championship finished at the end of June and the players do not have enough time for recovering before taking on another big tournament. Despite the extra training, Japan still look a little bit sluggish, specially they did during their pre-tournament training sessions in the Vietnamese capital. But we shall not forget that Japan have probably the best individual players at the tournament - the team features two Europe-based players, Frankfurt striker Naohiro Takahara and Celtic midfi ...

Limerick 37 To Grab All The 3 Points 2007-07-06 03:09:00 Pick From 1 Division1. Monaghan United vs Limerick 37Friday, 06 JulyGortakeegan StadiumKick off: 8:00 pmPrediction: Away winWON - 0:1The odds: in Decimal 2.05The verdict:Chasing promotion Limerick 37 will visit currently 8 spotted Monaghan in Irish 1 Division tonight game with both teams having pretty different priorities to follow. The guests are flying high now and last time when I saw them down it was on a visit to Finn Harps back in the begging of June (they have lost 3:0). Excluding this record Limerick 37 are playing very confidently on their visits and often keep clean sheets. They last drew top spotted Dundalk 0:0 and after that came amazingly from behind to grab the win 3:2 at home against Shelbourne. Now they are coming to Gortakeegan Stadium for all the 3 points that will not let to open a kind of a gap to the 2nd place in the table. They even have some fresh blood added to the squad - The Shamrock Rovers trio of Wayne Colbert, Tommy Barrett and Robbie Kelleher have all sig ...

Shelbourne To Find Their Rhythm 2007-06-22 04:21:00 Pick From 1 Division1. Monaghan - ShelbourneWednesday, 22 June Kingspan Century ParkKick off: 8:00 pmPrediction: Away winLOST - 4:0The odds: in Decimal 2.20The verdict:After disappointing action for both teams in FAI Cup they meet each other at Kingspan Century Park today to decide who will be ...the last team in the Division! The domestic side is currently at the bottom , desperate to gain som efresh air, while the guests are above them but just 3 points is the difference between.And why i will go for Shelbourne despite the awful injury crisis there and the dramatic falling down of the form at the beginning of the season? The first reason is the quality of the home side - they have just 9 points from 14 games which is a solid application for finishing last at the end of the season. They have also dropped here points by few unambitious teams so far. Stephen Finnegan is still out for the Mons with an ongoing knee problem. A kind of good news for them: Steven Feeney and Cian Mackey bot ...

No Chance For Portugal U-21 Team 2007-06-21 02:50:00 Pick From UEFA Under 211. Portugal U21 - Italy U21Thursday, 21 JuneKick off: 7:45 ukLOST 0:0Prediction: Italy to winThe odds: in Decimal 2.25The verdict:The game became a kind of a final for both teams because the winner will take the next year's Olympyc games quota. It was a dissapointing tournament so far for both sides and tonight will be the last chance for rebuilding some pride.Italy U21 have won 7 from 11 games vs Portugal U21 and obviously are dominating in this clashes. But when it comes to such "finals" it is everything about the 90 minutes and the current team form. Italy had the bad luck to play in a group more competitive than Portugal one for sure. The team recorded a surprising opening loss against the mighty Serbians (we will see them in the final playing Holland) 0:1 and did a fantastic come back to score 2 for 2:2 with England. Czeck Republic weren't a problem at all and 3:1 for Italy U21 it was at the end.The team is very well organized, tactical experienced and pl ...

El Salvador Will Play Wisely In Defence 2007-06-12 03:16:00 Pick From CONCACAF1. USA- El SalvadorTuesday, 12 JuneKick off: 00:00 ukLOSTPrediction: El Savador to win on Asian handicapThe odds: Asian handicap marketEl Salvador +1,5; +2 in Decimal 1.775The verdict:The Salvadorians just need to defend well and achieve a draw against already through USA in order to progress into the next stage of CONCACAF tournament. And the defence will be the accent regarding Carlos De Los Cobos tactic and he admits that a solid performance in the back line is the key to advance. The bad news for El Salvador are long injury list lead by the goalkeeper Juan José Gómez, who was injured in their 1 – 0 loss to Guatemala. Víctor Merino Dubón (knee) and Eliseo Quintanilla (suspension) also out for El Salvador.USA are leading the group with 6 points and are already through the next round. Bob Bradley rotates the starting 11 and will surely test some different scenario in this game. USA have some troubles with scoring goals and adding the lack of real motivation fo ...

France To Win The Both Halfs 2007-06-02 04:14:00 Pick From EURO 2008 Q1. France - UkraineSaturday, 2 JuneKick off: 20:00 ukPrediction: France to winWON 2:0The odds: in Decimal 1.45Bwin in Decimal 1.45The verdict:Both teams miss the most important players in their squads - Henry and Sheva are out. Ukraine are in a real injury crisis and will start the game with experimental first 11. In a squad build on few key players it means a disaster is coming when they face France tonight. On the other hand the home side won't have better chance to prove they can score goals infrot of the fans and I will go for them to win the both halfs.Hot picks from bet365:HT/FT France-France at 2.00Over 2.5 Goals at 2.15Handicap Result France -1 at 2.50Live on:Internet - uefa.com and Livescore.comTV - Eurosport InternationalPhoto: uefa.com ...

Championship Play-off Final Betting Preview 2007-05-27 08:36:00 Derby Can Nick Goal FestClick here to bet on the game There’s not a great deal between the two teams (they shared a win apiece in the league), but Derby are fancied to nick it, and expect plenty of goals too! Granted, the Rams' form has been a bit hit and miss recently, but it’s worth remembering that West Brom had only won four of their last 12 going into the Play-Offs. So, at a tasty bet365 (13/10 West Brom, 9/4 the Draw), back the Rams to win and hope thay can outscore their opponents. And goals shouldn’t be too much of a problem with the likes of Steve Howard and a fully fit Giles Barnes leading the attack for Derby. They are 13/2 and 9/1 respectively to score the first goal with bet365, and anyone taking those prices should seriously consider backing them each way as they will get paid out if they score at anytime in the game, at 1/3 odds. At the other end of the field, don’t be surprised to see Kevin Phillips make his mark too. The West Brom striker has netted six in his ...

Blackpool To Take It All 2007-05-27 02:54:00 Pick From League 1 Play-off1. Blackpool - YeovilSunday, 27 May, at WembleyKick off: 15:00 ukPrediction: Blackpool to winWON - 2:0The odds: in Decimal 2.20Bwin in Decimal 2.25The verdict:Bookies points Blackpool as a favourite to win this final and promote but it will be a tough one having in mind the Yeovil form. The Somerset club is famous as "giants killer" in the domestic tournaments and will try to win today in a style that have demonstrated at City Ground. But I will go for Blackpool anyway because the team is performing very well when it comes to such clashes due to a wide experience in the play-off battles. Blackpool will break a 70-year old club record if they win at Wembley, the team are in spectacular form indeed and in a impressive winning series.On line midfielder Chris Brandon is again available for Blackpool. The biggest concern for Yeovil is the condition of their captain Terry Skiverton but he will probably lead the team out at Wembley.Live on:Internet - Livescore.com ...