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A full strength Stoke side fresh for a 3-1 defeat of Arsenal in the FA Cup take on a Sunderland side still hampered with injuries and likely to field yet another makeshift backline so we are a little concerned for Sunderland. A ray of hope for the home side is that Stoke don't travel well with only 1 win this term and they are without a win at the Stadium of light in their last 7 visits. Its hard to see things improving for Sunderland with so many key players out and keeping a cleansheet looks practically impossible for the makeshift back 4 but they should score as they have done so in 9 of their last 10 and despite their poor form they are a difficult side to beat on home soil with only Villa and Chelsea taking 3 point from them this term, so a fair result would be a score draw here. The deadlock also looks good for being broken before the break. For this match we will be laying the draw trading out after a goal. We will also be having a small side trade on over 2.5 goals in play during the 1st half staggering the stake as usual, following the usual plan if its goalless at the break (trading out with a £5 profit on under 2.5), backing further as the odds drift with a few quid after the break if concerned 3 look likely for safety. Out at 1.8 on the draw as usual if its goalless with loss on the draw, if a goal comes after this point and your concerned its going to finish in a draw, look to lay the leading team for safety. We will grab some cover on the 0-0, £7 initially backing further if concerned in play around HT, or just after.

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Breda are one of the leagues best home sides with just one loss so far this season. They come into this match having won their last two and haven't failed to score at home in over 10 games. Their record against sides carrying similar form to AZ has seen them lose only one of their last 10 matches. AZ have been very inconsistent this season and have lost five of their last seven on the road and their last 5 matches against sides on a similar run of home form. The most recent meetings between these two have finished 1-0 but prior to this and with Breda at home 7 of the last 8 have seen 3 plus goals which is what we expect to see here. For this match we will be laying the draw trading out after a goal. We will also be having a small side trade on over 2.5 goals in play during the 1st half staggering the stake as usual, following the usual plan if its goalless at the break (trading out with a £5 profit on under 2.5), backing further as the odds drift with a few quid after the break if concerned 3 look likely for safety. Out at 1.8 on the draw as usual if its goalless with loss on the draw, if a goal comes after this point and your concerned its going to finish in a draw, look to lay the leading team for safety. We will grab some cover on the 0-0, £7 initially backing further if concerned in play around HT, or just after.

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PSV remain unbeaten this season and considering they are on a 9 match winning run they will be a very tough challenge for the visitors who have failed to win on the road in their last 6. They also have lost 5 of their last 6 matches against the big 3 sides. We expect a cautious start from the visitors for obvious reasons but with PSV averaging 3 goals a game on home soil we should see Utrecht concede. We aren't writing off Utrecht as they have the firepower to score here but considering they haven't beaten PSV on home soil in over 15 year losing 15 of their last 16 meetings we should be pretty safe to lay them. For this match we will be laying Utrecht with £30 and trading out after PSV take the lead, draw level or pull one back. If they concede 1st we will look to lay Utrecht again once PSV give us confidence they can pull it back. If its goalless at 60 min's in we will trade out for a small profit. If Utrecht are all over them look to lay PSV in the next goal market for safety, you can always trade out for no loss later in the match once your more confident with PSV. We will also be having a side trade on under 2.5 goals for the 1st 10 min's or so trading out ideally before a goal, if one comes and the game isn't too open we will look to back again for higher average odds trading out when the odds equalise.

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Fulham come into this match on the back of 5 consecutive league defeats so will be desperate to end this losing run. They have actually been in decent home form this season with only two losses in their last 10 and these came against Villa and the Gunners. They have actually only lost 1 of their last 10 against bottom 6 sides winning 80% of these matches. Portsmouth haven't won any of their last 4 meetings with Fulham or any of their last 10 against mid-table sides this season and concidering their current vein of form we don't feel they will win here, but they have played well in their last few visits to Craven Cottage so a draw isn't out of the question. This match doesn't have high goal trends but Fulham have managed to score in 8 of their last 10 matches against bottom half sides before the break so ideally we will see the deadlock broken before HT. For this match we will be laying the draw trading out after a goal. It might be worth staggering your lay stake for shorter odds inplay just incase Pompey surprise us all. We will also be having a small side trade on over 2.5 goals in play during the 1st half staggering the stake as usual, following the usual plan if its goalless at the break (trading out with a £5 profit on under 2.5), backing further as the odds drift with a few quid after the break if concerned 3 look likely for safety. Out at 1.8 on the draw as usual if its goalless with loss on the draw, if a goal comes after this point and your concerned its going to finish in a draw, look to lay the leading team for safety. We will grab some cover on the 0-0, £7 initially backing further if concerned in play around HT, or just after.

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These two have had a reversal of fortunes. Roma had a terrible start to the season but after the arrival of Ranieri they have been on a storming run since November undefeated in 16 games winning the last 6. Udinese had a decent start to the season and at one point looked good for challenging for a European place but their season has been spiraling out of control and they now find themselves just above the drop zone. They have actually been very good in the Cup and it isn't likely to be all one sided but as Roma seem to be taking this very seriously (risking Totti and De Rossi, who both have niggling injuries) we can't see the visitors grabbing much from this match especially with their terrible away record. Surprisingly when these two have met the away side has scored in over 20 consecutive games so we should see Udinese score here but considering Roma's scoring form they should score and emerge winners. The last 6 H2H's have seen both sides scoring, we should see this trend continue here but we do expect it to be a little cagey at the start. For this match we will be laying the draw trading out after a goal. It might be worth staggering your lay stake inplay just incase Udinese score 1st. We will also be having a small side trade on over 2.5 goals in play during the 1st half staggering the stake as usual, following the usual plan if its goalless at the break (trading out with a £5 profit on under 2.5), backing further as the odds drift with a few quid after the break if concerned 3 look likely for safety. Out at 1.8 on the draw as usual if its goalless with loss on the draw, if a goal comes after this point and your concerned its going to finish in a draw, look to lay the leading team for safety. We will grab some cover on the 0-0, £7 initially backing further if concerned in play around HT, or just after.

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Newcastle are unbeaten at home this season winning 10 of their 14 matches. Lately they have been a little less convincing compared to their early season form but have maintained their superb defensive record (only conceded 6 goals in their 14 home games) even when they have had issues scoring. Their opponents here have already beaten two other top six sides on the road in the last month or so but neither side were carrying a similar defensive record to Newcastle. We think this will be the deciding factor here and should see Newcastle avoid defeat although the way Cardiff have been playing lately they look good for scoring. They met back in September where it was pretty even with Newcastle securing a 1-0 win. On home soil Newcastle they should improve on this. For this match we will be laying the draw trading out after a goal. It might be worth staggering your lay stake a little inplay just incase Cardiff score 1st. We will also be having a small side trade on over 2.5 goals in play during the 1st half staggering the stake as usual, following the usual plan if its goalless at the break (trading out with a £5 profit on under 2.5), backing further as the odds drift with a few quid after the break if concerned 3 look likely for safety. Out at 1.8 on the draw as usual if its goalless with loss on the draw, if a goal comes after this point and your concerned its going to finish in a draw, look to lay the leading team for safety. We will grab some cover on the 0-0, £7 initially backing further if concerned in play around HT, or just after.

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Frosinone have had over 2.5 goals in the majority of their games this season with scoring and conceding looking the most likely thing we will see here. Against the leagues better sides they frequently concede before the break so we should see the deadlock broken fairly early. Defensively they are one of the weaker sides in the league and have struggled against strong offensive sides for obvious reasons. Lecce are a side they will have great difficulty against and whilst it won't be all one sided the visitors should have little issue scoring and avoiding defeat. For this match we will be laying the draw trading out after a goal. We will also be having a small side trade on over 2.5 goals in play during the 1st half staggering the stake as usual, following the usual plan if its goalless at the break (trading out with a £5 profit on under 2.5), backing further as the odds drift with a few quid after the break if concerned 3 look likely for safety. Out at 1.8 on the draw as usual if its goalless with loss on the draw, if a goal comes after this point and your concerned its going to finish in a draw, look to lay the leading team for safety. We will grab some cover on the 0-0, £7 initially backing further if concerned in play around HT, or just after.

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We all know Sunderland have been having a terrible time with injuries and haven’t won for 10 matches but they still remain resilient at home, losing just once in their last 10. There form against sides sitting in the bottom half not on an up trend has seen them avoid defeat in over 10 games winning the majority. They have also scored before the break in 8 of the last 10 games against similar ranked sides. Their opponents here come into this match with an away record that doesn't inspire confidence losing 8 of their last 10 against sides with similar home form to Sunderland so we should see the home side avoid defeat and maybe grab their 1st win in 10 games with new signing Benjani likely to feature. Wigan won the reverse fixture 1-0, this time we feel it will be pretty heated with the added dimension of Steve Bruce facing his old club so will support a match where we see both sides on the scoresheet. For this match we will be laying the draw trading out after a goal. We will also be having a small side trade on over 2.5 goals in play during the 1st half staggering the stake as usual, following the usual plan if its goalless at the break (trading out with a £5 profit on under 2.5), backing further as the odds drift with a few quid after the break if concerned 3 look likely for safety. Out at 1.8 on the draw as usual if its goalless with loss on the draw, if a goal comes after this point and your concerned its going to finish in a draw, look to lay the leading team for safety. We will grab some cover on the 0-0, £7 initially backing further if concerned in play around HT, or just after.

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Palermo's league position continues to be supported by their home form which has now seen them go 17 games undefeated winning the last 4. Parma's home form has been better than expected so far this season and they had a superb 1st half to the season but since January they have been struggling and on the road this season they have only picked up two wins and have lost their last 3. Their main issues are defensive having conceded 20 goals in their last 10 and their last two outing saw them struggling in front of goal. We find it hard to see any other result than a home win here but as the draw odds are quite reasonable we will follow the standard trading plan. For this match we will be laying the draw trading out after a goal. We will also be having a small side trade on over 2.5 goals in play during the 1st half staggering the stake as usual, following the usual plan if its goalless at the break (trading out with a £5 profit on under 2.5), backing further as the odds drift with a few quid after the break if concerned 3 look likely for safety. Out at 1.8 on the draw as usual if its goalless with loss on the draw, if a goal comes after this point and your concerned its going to finish in a draw, look to lay the leading team for safety. We will grab some cover on the 0-0, £7 initially backing further if concerned in play around HT, or just after.

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Mainz have a fantastic home record since their promotion as they’ve won six of nine unbeaten games. They have had little issue scoring on home soil especially against poor away team similar to Gladbach who have won just 2 of their last 10 conceding an average of 2 goals a game. Defensively Mainz are looking solid at home having already held 3 of the leagues better sides to a draw including Leverkusen. Gladbach give us little confidence they can grab anything from this match and considering their poor defensive record on the road we should see then concede a few, with a 1st half goal looking likely. For this match we will be laying the draw trading out after a goal. We will also be having a small side trade on over 2.5 goals in play during the 1st half staggering the stake as usual, following the usual plan if its goalless at the break (trading out with a £5 profit on under 2.5), backing further as the odds drift with a few quid after the break if concerned 3 look likely for safety. Out at 1.8 on the draw as usual if its goalless with loss on the draw, if a goal comes after this point and your concerned its going to finish in a draw, look to lay the leading team for safety. We will grab some cover on the 0-0, £7 initially backing further if concerned in play around HT, or just after

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Mallorca have won all nine of their home games this season scoring 24 goals conceding just 3. They did lose to bottom placed Xerex last week but as we are all aware they are like a different side on their travels. On a positive note they always bounce back well from a loss especially when their next game is at home. Their opponents here Villarreal have been very inconsistent so far this season and have lost 6 of their 9 away games this season and only picked up 3 wins in their last 20. When they have met a home side with similar form to Mallorca they have lost on 90% of occasions over the last few seasons. 6 of the last 7 times these two have met both sides have scored with Mallorca winning or avoiding defeat, we expect the trend to continue here although we feel it will take a whilst for the deadlock to be broken. We will be laying the draw here and trading out after a goal, we will also be backing under 2.5 goals for the 1st 10 min's or so trading out ideally before a goal, if we see one we will back again trading out after the odds are equalised, if two come before out we will move the loss onto under. Out at 1.8 on the draw as usual if its goalless with loss on the draw, if a goal comes after this point and your concerned its going to finish in a draw, look to lay the leading team for safety. We will grab some cover on the 0-0, £7 initially backing further if concerned in play around HT, or just after.

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Fiorentina seem to have been struggling since the new year winning just 1 of their last 5 having now slipped to 11th. They have quite a few players out including Mutu who was suspended for failing a drugs test. Roma are in amazing form but have Toni out injured for the trip to Florence while Mexes, Totti and De Rossi are all carrying knocks which is a little concerning for the visitors but makes the match look more balanced. The stand out trend here is over 2.5 goals with 17 of Roma's last 20 and 10 of their last 11 away games seeing 3 or more goals. With the highlighted injuries we might not see this happen but as Fiorentina have only seen 1 draw in their last 24 games we should see the deadlock broken and a winner here and considering Roma are the inform side in the Serie A and the have only lost 1 of the last 13 h2h's with Fiorentina we should see Roma win and hang onto that 3rd place in the table. For this match we will be laying the draw trading out after a goal. We will also be having a small side trade on over 2.5 goals in play during the 1st half staggering the stake as usual, following the usual plan if its goalless at the break (trading out with a £5 profit on under 2.5), backing further as the odds drift with a few quid after the break if concerned 3 look likely for safety. Out at 1.8 on the draw as usual if its goalless with loss on the draw, if a goal comes after this point and your concerned its going to finish in a draw, look to lay the leading team for safety. We will grab some cover on the 0-0, £7 initially backing further if concerned in play around HT, or just after.

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Colchester have won 100% of their games against similar ranked sides this season and Southend have lost all but 1 of theirs. Colchester look to be able to field a practically full strength side with the return of 3 key players which is also helped by the fact Southend can't field the on-load due of Baldwin and Vernon as they can't play against their parent club. Southend will be fielding on loan Arsenal winger Sanchez Watt which will cause Colchester lots of issues but we can't see Southend grabbing the win here. When they met back in December Colchester secured a 2-1, with Southend on a down trend we should see a bigger gap in the scoreline this time out with Colchester securing another 3 points. For this match we will be laying Southend with £25 and trading out after Colchester take the lead, draw level or pull on back. If Colchester go behind we will look to lay Southend again but won't do this unless the home side give us confidence they can pull it back. If its goalless 60 min's in we will look to close the trade for a small profit. We will also be having a small side trade on over 2.5 goals inplay during the 1st half, following the usual plan if its goalless at the break. If at any point your concerned Southend are going to score consider laying Colchester in the next goal market for safety, you can always close this later in the match once you have more confidence Colchester look the more likely to score.

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Back-to-back defeats against Chelsea and Utd have left Arsenal 9 points behind Chelsea with 13 games left. They aren't giving up yet but their defense isn't up to the job. Liverpool are slowly pulling things together and now find themselves only 5 points behind the Gunners. When these two meet we usually see both sides scoring with all of the last 10 and 18 of the last 20 seeing both sides on the scoresheet. Liverpool come into this match with better form winning 5 of their last 6 scoring in all these games compared to Arsenal who are winless in their last 4 but we can't write Arsenal off on home soil especially when you consider they have hit the back of the net 27 times in their last 10 at home. Its also a decade since Liverpool last beat Arsenal on home turf. They have yet to win at the Emirates and have already lost twice to the Gunners this season. Whilst an early goal might not be on the cards here all of the last 10 H2H's between these two have see the deadlock broken before the break so we should see a 1st half goal. For this match we will be laying the draw trading out after a goal. We will also be having a small side trade on over 2.5 goals in play during the 1st half staggering the stake as usual, following the usual plan if its goalless at the break (trading out with a £5 profit on under 2.5), backing further as the odds drift with a few quid after the break if concerned 3 look likely for safety. Out at 1.8 on the draw as usual if its goalless with loss on the draw, if a goal comes after this point and your concerned its going to finish in a draw, look to lay the leading team for safety. We will grab some cover on the 0-0, £7 initially backing further if concerned in play around HT, or just after.

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Spurs will be out for revenge for the shock 1-0 loss in the reverse fixture where they dominated. Both sides will have a similar level of motivation so it should be a decent game. Wolves have lost 80% of their matches against similar ranked sides to Spurs and have found themselves down at the break in the majority. Spurs have been a little goal shy lately but won't waste their chances this time out and considering Wolves defense they should score at least once. For this match we will be laying the draw trading out after a goal. We will also be having a small side trade on over 2.5 goals in play during the 1st half staggering the stake as usual, following the usual plan if its goalless at the break (trading out with a £5 profit on under 2.5), backing further as the odds drift with a few quid after the break if concerned 3 look likely for safety. Out at 1.8 on the draw as usual if its goalless with loss on the draw, if a goal comes after this point and your concerned its going to finish in a draw, look to lay the leading team for safety. We will grab some cover on the 0-0, £7 initially backing further if concerned in play around HT, or just after.

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With a 4 goal buffer from the 1st leg Atletico should see themselves secure a place in the final by simply setting themselves up defensively and protecting their position. They also met at the weekend but rather than an open match that we witness in the cup game we saw a rather depressing affair with more fouls than action which finished all square. We aren't sure whether Racing will simply go through the motions here as recovering from a 4-0 deficit is very unlikely but when they have found themselves in this situation before they have come out of the starting blocked on a mission to score having done so in 5 of their last 6 inside 30 min's. An early goal is also supported by Atletico especially if they play like they did in the 1st leg but picking a winner looks a little difficult so for this match we will be laying the draw trading out after a goal. We will also be having a small side trade on over 2.5 goals in play during the 1st half staggering the stake as usual, following the usual plan if its goalless at the break (trading out with a £5 profit on under 2.5), backing further as the odds drift with a few quid after the break if concerned 3 look likely for safety. Out at 1.8 on the draw as usual if its goalless with loss on the draw, if a goal comes after this point and your concerned its going to finish in a draw, look to lay the leading team for safety. We will grab some cover on the 0-0, £7 initially backing further if concerned in play around HT, or just after.

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Empoli are winless in 6 but at home are unbeaten in 16 home games winning the majority. They have also been very impressive against top half sides avoiding defeat in all their home meetings against these teams, beating Cesena who are sitting 3rd and holding league leaders Sassuolo to a 1-1 draw recently. They also have a very strong 1st half scoring record against top half sides hitting the back of the net in 85% of games this season before HT. Whilst Empoli have been stuttering of late they take on a Ancona side who are also on a down trend having lost their last 4 on the road without scoring. Historically they also struggle against strong home sides picking up just 1 win their last 10 against these teams, conceding in all of these matches. Considering the 0-0 odds and the odds on overs punter obviously feel this will be low scoring but we feel it will go the other way. For this match we will be laying the draw trading out after a goal. We will also be having a small side trade on over 2.5 goals in play during the 1st half staggering the stake as usual, following the usual plan if its goalless at the break (trading out with a £5 profit on under 2.5), backing further as the odds drift with a few quid after the break if concerned 3 look likely for safety. Out at 1.8 on the draw as usual if its goalless with loss on the draw, if a goal comes after this point and your concerned its going to finish in a draw, look to lay the leading team for safety. We will grab some cover on the 0-0, £8 initially backing further if concerned in play around HT, or just after.

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Despite the 36 places separating the two sides, Southampton will fancy their chances to progress thanks to a decent run of form that has seen them unbeaten in 9 matches winning the last 8, they have also not failed to score at home in over 15 games and have won their last 4 FA Cup matches against Portsmouth. Pompey, by contrast, are struggling on and off the pitch, with a winding-up order days away. Added to that Southampton haven't lost at home to Pompey since 1988 with Pompey only scoring twice at St Mary's since then but they did manage to win their last meeting 4-1 which will add to Southampton's motivation. We are expecting this South Coast Derby to be heated so we won't be surprised if we see a sending off or two. Both sides scoring also looks very likely which has also happened in the last 3 meetings and all things considered Southampton avoiding defeat although it is a Cup game so anything could happen. For this match we will be laying the draw trading out after a goal. We will also be having a small side trade on over 2.5 goals in play during the 1st half staggering the stake as usual, following the usual plan if its goalless at the break (trading out with a £5 profit on under 2.5), backing further as the odds drift with a few quid after the break if concerned 3 look likely for safety. Out at 1.8 on the draw as usual if its goalless with loss on the draw, if a goal comes after this point and your concerned its going to finish in a draw, look to lay the leading team for safety. We will grab some cover on the 0-0, £8 initially backing further if concerned in play around HT, or just after.

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Bochum have lost just 1 of their last 9 games and that was against the mighty Bayern Munich. They have slowly moved up the table out of the relegation places and look good for avoiding the drop zone this season if this form continues. They have started well after the winter break and surprised us all by securing a point against both Schalke and Leverkusen who are both superb away sides. They have still only won one of their home matches this season so we don't feel they will win but avoiding defeat looks a clear possiblity. Hoffenheim have been stuttering of late losing their last 3 on the road but their side was hampered by the African Cup of Nations. They have a excellent record over bottom half sides winning their last 7 matches but are missing 6 key players so scrappy Bochum who are at full strength should secure another point against a top half side. A 1st half goal looks on the cards here as well as the match finishing over 2.5 goals. For this match we will be laying the draw trading out after a goal. We will also be having a small side trade on over 2.5 goals in play during the 1st half staggering the stake as usual, following the usual plan if its goalless at the break (trading out with a £5 profit on under 2.5), backing further as the odds drift with a few quid after the break if concerned 3 look likely for safety. Out at 1.8 on the draw as usual if its goalless with loss on the draw, if a goal comes after this point and your concerned its going to finish in a draw, look to lay the leading team for safety. We will grab some cover on the 0-0, £7 initially backing further if concerned in play around HT, or just after.

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Roma are now unbeaten since October winning their last 7. They have a habit of taking a while to take the lead going in the break all square on quite a few occasions but their opponents here have quite a few selection issues, look weak at the back for this match and have conceded in the 1st half in 8 of their last 10 against similar form sides. Despite sitting in 5th Palermo don't travel well picking up just 2 wins in their last 15 games and rarely keep a clean sheet, so we expect Roma to win and score before the break. For this match we will be laying the draw trading out after a goal. (please feel free to chase a shorter price inplay, if your concerned Palermo might score 1st) We will also be having a small side trade on over 2.5 goals in play during the 1st half staggering the stake as usual, following the usual plan if its goalless at the break (trading out with a £5 profit on under 2.5), backing further as the odds drift with a few quid after the break if concerned 3 look likely for safety. Out at 1.8 on the draw as usual if its goalless with loss on the draw, if a goal comes after this point and your concerned its going to finish in a draw, look to lay the leading team for safety. We will grab some cover on the 0-0, £7 initially backing further if concerned in play around HT, or just after.

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Sampdoria haven't now lost on home soil in 20 matches so will be a tough opponent for the visitors who have only picked up 1 win in their last 15 on the road to top half sides, losing 8 of their last 10, conceding before the break in the majority. With Fiorentina likely to rest key players in anticipation of their Champions League clash with Bayern on Wednesday we can only see one result here and that's a home win. For this match we will be laying the draw trading out after a goal. We will also be having a small side trade on over 2.5 goals in play during the 1st half staggering the stake as usual, following the usual plan if its goalless at the break (trading out with a £5 profit on under 2.5), backing further as the odds drift with a few quid after the break if concerned 3 look likely for safety. Out at 1.8 on the draw as usual if its goalless with loss on the draw, if a goal comes after this point and your concerned its going to finish in a draw, look to lay the leading team for safety. We will grab some cover on the 0-0, £7 initially backing further if concerned in play around HT, or just after.

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Bolton haven't managed to score in 3 games and will be fielding a side missing 6 players through injury plus Jack Wilshire and Vladamir Weiss will miss out as they are Cup tied. So the side Coyle will be fielding doesn't look up to the job here. Spurs will also be missing a few key players but will be able to field a much strong side than Bolton. They too have been a little goal shy themselves since the new year but being a Cup match at this stage of the competition anything could happen. We personally feel we will see both sides score with Spurs securing the win. We are only really getting into this because of team motivation and Spurs power rating against a depleted Bolton side not because their are any strong trends. For this match we will be laying the draw trading out after a goal. We will also be having a small side trade on over 2.5 goals in play during the 1st half staggering the stake as usual, following the usual plan if its goalless at the break (trading out with a £5 profit on under 2.5), backing further as the odds drift with a few quid after the break if concerned 3 look likely for safety. Out at 1.8 on the draw as usual if its goalless with loss on the draw, if a goal comes after this point and your concerned its going to finish in a draw, look to lay the leading team for safety. We will grab some cover on the 0-0, £7 initially backing further if concerned in play around HT, or just after.

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Theses two sit in 8th and 9th in the table with Cagliari having a game in hand. Cagliari's league position would have been in the top 4 if they didn't have such a bad start to the season but since October they have been impressive and are now are unbeaten in 8 home games. Since starting this uptrend they have also scored at least 2 goals in all these home games. Bari have only picked up one win this season on the road and will be missing their top scorer Vitor Barreto for this match so this looks very one sided. To win here they will have to out score Cagliari which isn't likely with Vitor on suspension. Cagliari have broken the deadlock inside 45 min's in 8 of their last 10 games against similar opponents so we should see Cagliari take an early lead or at least score before the break.
For this match we will be laying the draw trading out after a goal. We will also be having a small side trade on over 2.5 goals in play during the 1st half staggering the stake as usual, following the usual plan if its goalless at the break (trading out with a £5 profit on under 2.5), backing further as the odds drift with a few quid after the break if concerned 3 look likely for safety. Out at 1.8 on the draw as usual if its goalless with loss on the draw, if a goal comes after this point and your concerned its going to finish in a draw, look to lay the leading team for safety. We will grab some cover on the 0-0, £7 initially backing further if concerned in play around HT, or just after.

Preview:
After a bright start to the season Tenerife have lost momentum and now find themselves just off the foot of the table picking up just 1 win in their last 13 games. They have been playing entertaining football but a lack of finishing and host of defensive errors have taken the shine off their performances. Their opponents here have been performing their socks of on home soil and remain unbeaten domestically but on the road have been playing like a side sitting in the relegation zone with just 1 one from their 11 games played. Both sides have a similar level of motivation here with Mallorca chasing their place in Europe and Tenerife fighting for survival, so it could go either way. Tenerife have a completely fit squad with all their 1st choice players available for this encounter compared to Mallorca who have 5 key players out so we might just see Tenerife grab 3 points and beat a trend which has seen them fail to beat Mallorca in the last 7 meetings. Digging a little deeper Tenerife have actually won 12 of their last 13 meetings against away sides with similar form to Mallorca so this also supports Tenerife beating Mallorca this time out although Mallorca's scoring record conflicts with this. Considering the other variables both sides scoring and a match that finishes over 2.5 goals looks on the cards but we might have to wait a whilst for the deadlock to be broken, but ideally before the break. For this match we will be laying the draw trading out after a goal. We will also be having a small side trade on over 2.5 goals in play during the 1st half staggering the stake as usual, following the usual plan if its goalless at the break (trading out with a £5 profit on under 2.5), backing further as the odds drift with a few quid after the break if concerned 3 look likely for safety. Out at 1.8 on the draw as usual if its goalless with loss on the draw, if a goal comes after this point and your concerned its going to finish in a draw, look to lay the leading team for safety. We will grab some cover on the 0-0, £7 initially backing further if concerned in play around HT, or just after.

Preview:
Its a Lancashire Derby game with Bolton taking the short trip across to the DW Stadium. Neither side can afford to sit back as they are both focused on avoiding relegation so rather than this match following the well supported low scoring trends we feel it will go the other way. Whilst both sides will likely keep things tight early on we expected both sides to score. Bolton have been a banker for conceding this season with 22 goals conceded in their last 10 on their travels and Wigan haven't failed to score at home against a similar form side this term. For this match we will be laying the draw trading out after a goal. We will also be having a small side trade on over 2.5 goals in play during the 1st half staggering the stake as usual, following the usual plan if its goalless at the break (trading out with a £5 profit on under 2.5), backing further as the odds drift with a few quid after the break if concerned 3 look likely for safety. Out at 1.8 on the draw as usual if its goalless with loss on the draw, if a goal comes after this point and your concerned its going to finish in a draw, look to lay the leading team for safety. We will grab some cover on the 0-0, £7 initially backing further if concerned in play around HT, or just after.

Preview:
Ajax are still in with a chance of winning the treble, the Europa League, Eredivisie and KNVB Beker. They weren't that impressive in the group stages of this competition but have looked much improved recently and come into this match after convincingly beating 2nd placed Twente 3-0 last week. Scoring at home is something they have been a banker for, especially recently and against a fragile Juventus defense which is very leaky at the moment, this looks a formality. Juve will probably be happy with a draw here but as they are all but out for the race for the Scudetto title and out of the Coppa Italia, this just leaves the Europa League as the only competition that they can realistically win this season, so expect them to be focus and playing for the win. So all things considered both sides scoring (happened in Juve's last 5) and Ajax just edging the win. For this match we will be laying the draw trading out after a goal. We will also be having a small side trade on over 2.5 goals in play during the 1st half staggering the stake as usual, following the usual plan if its goalless at the break (trading out with a £5 profit on under 2.5), backing further as the odds drift with a few quid after the break if concerned 3 look likely for safety. Out at 1.8 on the draw as usual if its goalless with loss on the draw, if a goal comes after this point and your concerned its going to finish in a draw, look to lay the leading team for safety. We will grab some cover on the 0-0, £7 initially backing further if concerned in play around HT, or just after.

Preview:
Hoffenheim have a decent record over Gladbach having not recorded a loss as far as we can recall. They are level on points with the visitors at the moment so it should be competitive, but they have managed to win 8 of their last 10 meetings against similar ranked sides on home soil. We are a little concerned how well they will hold up against the visitors with 9 1st team players out injured or suspended but their record is solid and Gladbach have conceded before the break in all of their last 10 meetings against top half sides at home so ideally we should see Hoffenheim break the deadlock before the break. For this match we will be laying the draw trading out after a goal (definitely worth seeing how things start and chasing a shorter price inplay just incase Gladbach open the scoring 1st). We will also be having a small side trade on over 2.5 goals in play during the 1st half staggering the stake as usual, following the usual plan if its goalless at the break (trading out with a £5 profit on under 2.5), backing further as the odds drift with a few quid after the break if concerned 3 look likely for safety. Out at 1.8 on the draw as usual if its goalless with loss on the draw, if a goal comes after this point and your concerned its going to finish in a draw, look to lay the leading team for safety. We will grab some cover on the 0-0, £7 initially backing further if concerned in play around HT, or just after.