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Premiership Betting preview 23rd February

February 22, 2008

Birmingham v Arsenal League leaders Arsenal are the visitors to St Andrews on Saturday lunchtime as the Gunners have the chance to go eight points clear of nearest rivals Manchester United, for a few hours at least. Birmingham meanwhile need the points for a more desperate reason – They are only being kept above the relegation zone by goal difference, and reent form has been far from reassuring. Birmingham have not won in seven games, whilst Arsenal have not lost in ten. The Blues welcome back top scorer Olivier Kapo, whilst Toure and Eboue miss out for the Gunners, who [...]

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UEFA Cup betting preview 21st February

February 21, 2008

Atletico Madrid v Bolton Bolton take a slender 1-0 lead into the return leg of this UEFA Cup tie knowing that keeping a clean sheet will be enough to see them through to the next round. They will have to do it without defender Ricardo Gardner and Striker Heidar Helguson who both miss out through injury, whilst January signings Steinsson and Cohen are cup-tied having both already played in this seasons UEFA Cup. Totesport have installed Atletico as strong favourites to win the tie, with meagre odds of just 1/2 for the home win. Bet 365 have the Bolton win [...]

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Champions League Betting preview 19th & 20th February

February 19, 2008

Liverpool v Inter Milan Liverpool will be looking to put the humiliation of their FA Cup defeat at the hands of Barnsley by bouncing back in style against Inter at Anfield. Key players Gerrard, Reina, Mascherano and Arbeloa all return to the side for this crucial Champions League tie, the outcome of which could greatly affect Rafa Benitez’s job prospects on merseyside – Given their poor recent league form, Champions League qualification for next season is far from assured, and they badly need a result against the Serie A league leaders. Inter are a tempting 2/1 with VC Bet to [...]

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UEFA Cup Betting Preview 13th Feb

February 13, 2008

Rangers v Panathinaikos Steven Whittaker looks set to miss out for Rangers in the last-32 match against the league leaders from Greece, as Walter Smith looks to take the Glasgow side into the final 16. They will have to be at the top of their game to prevent Panathinaikos from winning at Ibrox – In the return fixture earlier in the compeition, it was the Greek side that ran out comfortable 3-0 victors. Having said that, there are some tempting odds for a Panathinaikos win – VC Bet at 31/10 is the best we could find, and that’s some good [...]

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Premiership Betting 10th February 2008

February 8, 2008

Manchester United v Manchester City The Manchester Derby is the Sunday lunchtime kickoff, live on Sky sports 1, and comes at the end of a week-long commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Munich Air disaster which resulted in the deaths of 23 people, including eight of the original “Busby Babes”. An emotional minutes silence will be observed before the game, and the two teams will be sporting a one-off 1950′s style kit, with no sponsors, no names, and numbered 1 to 11. City will be hoping to put one over on their local rivals and obtain their first win [...]

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France v England 26th March 2008

February 5, 2008

FOOTBALL FRIENDLY: FRANCE v. ENGLAND HISTORY Previous Results World Cup 20th July 1966 England 2-0 France 16th June 1982 England 3-1 France European Championships 20th October 1962 England 1-1 France 27th February 1963 France 5-2 England 14th June 1992 England 0-0 France 13th June 2004 France 2-1 England Other Competitive Matches 7th June 1997 France 0-1 England (Tournoi de France). International Friendlies 10th May 1923 France 1-4 England 17th May 1924 France 1-3 England 21st May 1925 France 2-3 England 26th May 1927 France 0-6 England 17th May 1928 France 1-5 England 9th May 1929 France 1-4 England 14th May [...]

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England v Switzerland betting preview

February 4, 2008

The first game of the Fabio Capella era kicks off at Wembley on Wednesday evening when England take on Euro 2008 co-hosts Switzerland in a friendly. Capello has already demonstrated that tactics come before sentiment by excluding David Beckham from the squad for the game that would have brought Beckham’s 100th England cap, and England fans will be hoping that Capello will make better use of the friendly games to actually learn something about best teams, formations etc that his predecessors McClaren and Erricsson ever did. The big question will be who does Capello choose to start up front for [...]

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Premiership Betting Preview 3rd February

February 2, 2008

Fulham v Aston Villa New signing Erik Nevland could start for Fulham against Villa at Craven Cottage in the latter of the two Sunday games in the premiership this week. Ashley Young will miss his first game of the season for the Villains courtesy of a suspension. Fulham will remain in the bottom two, even if they manage to put Aston Villa to defeat and record a precious first maximum for boss Roy Hodgson. Villa are also desperate for the points, to keep them within striking distance of the Top Four, and a lucrative Champions League place. Fulham are 12/5 [...]

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