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Both sides are in great form domestically and both have a good chance of promotion in their respective leagues. Huddersfield are undefeated in their last 6 at home winning 5 of these and West Brom are undefeated in their last 6 on the road. Will something give here? With Huddersfield not losing in 16 games at home its going to take something special from the Championship visitors to break them down and with West Brom sporting a heavily depleted squad due to injuries, African Cup of Nations and sickness, Huddersfield who practically have a fully fit squad might just have the edge over the Championship side. On paper West Brom is clearly superior but with some key players out as mentioned above its should be pretty close. We will support both sides scoring here, ideally with the 1st coming from the Baggies but we will lay the draw just incase Huddersfield score 1st. We are expecting 1st half golf here. For this match we will be laying the draw trading out after a goal. We will also 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, £6 initially backing further if concerned in play around HT, or just after.

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Valencia are a strong home team that will be a tough opponent for a Espanyol side that has failed to score in their last 6 on the road. Against sides carrying similar form to Espanyol Valencia have lost just once in 2 seasons. Whilst Espanyol ended a winless run with a win over Almeria in their last outing we feel their lack of scoring on their travels will hamper their chances here as Valencia practically always score at home (usually twice) and they have also won 5 of their last 6 H2H's on home soil. For this match we will be laying Espanyol with £25 (feel free to use whatever stake your happy with) and trading out after Valencia take the lead or draw level. We will close the trade if its goalless at 60 min's. We will also have a small side trade on over 2.5 goals as we expect Valencia to be leading going into the break. We will follow the usual plan on the goals trade if its goalless at the break. In the unlikely result of Espanyol going 2 up we will look to lay them again as Valencia should grab one back.

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We all know about Atletico's appalling start to the season but they are slowly improving and will want to put their poor start behind them but they still have only won twice at home so far this season and their record against top 6 sides when in poor form doesn't inspire confidence. Sevilla will have to do without their best striker so we might not see the scoreline breach 3 goals but we are expecting them to start strongly as they usually go for it when coming into a match on the back of a loss. Last season they won both H2H fixtures 1-0 with Atletico in also in much better form. When you also consider their recent away form against bottom half sides (undefeated in 7 with 6 wins) we expect them to at least avoid defeat this time out. 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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Sorry no previews today as a few of our sick so haven't had time.

For this match we will be laying the draw trading out after a goal. We will also 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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For this match we will be laying the draw trading out after a goal. We will also 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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For this match we will be laying the draw trading out after a goal. We will also 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 originally were interested in this match to see how Toni would perform for Roma in his 1st game after signing on loan but it also looks a decent game for trading. Both sides have been playing well of late and look good for scoring but Roma clearly look the better side (winning 5 of their last 7) and if their recent form is anything to go by they certainly will be securing a Champions League place this season. Our initial thoughts about this match is both sides scoring and over 2.5 goals (83% of Roma's matches against similar opponents on the road have seen this result over the last few seasons), but we feel with the player selections from both sides Roma might just manage to keep a clean sheet but should definitely break the deadlock and statistically before the break. For this match we will be laying the draw trading out after a goal. We will also 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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Neither side will likely be prioritizing this match as they have to place most of their focus on improving their domestic positions. Whilst Atletico have shown signs of improvement of late and come into this match on the back of an impressive win over Sevilla, Huelva are winless in 6 and give us little confidence that they can win this match from what we have seen of them lately. They have a few key players missing which is the same for Atletico although we might see some of their new signings getting a run out. We strongly feel Atletico will have little issue scoring here (they have put at least 3 past them in the last 3 H2H meetings) but with their less than consistent defense at the moment we won't be surprised if Huelva register. For this match we will be laying the draw trading out after a goal ( please feel free to chase a shorter price inplay). We will also 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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Rayo Vallecano are lying just two points off the promotion places but have shown they are taking the cup seriously having already defeating Athletic Bilbao 4-2 on aggregate in the previous round. A 2-0 success in the first leg provided their platform for success, and they will need a similar result here as Mallorca are a very tough side to beat on home soil. As mentioned they are a very good home side but on the road Mallorca have struggled but their are good signs that their confidence is building on their travels but considering their position in the Primera (lying 4th) this is likely to be more of a distraction where fringe players will be used as Champions League football is a much bigger prize. Mallorca's defensive record on the road rarely sees them keep a clean sheet so expect them to concede here. Vallecano will likely go for it early on so expect the to register before the break. To win though they will have to break a trend that has seen Mallorca win or avoid defeat in 7 H2H meetings. For this match we will be laying the draw trading out after a goal ( please feel free to chase a shorter price inplay). We will also 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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Arsenal are missing Fabregas and a few other key players but Everton's selection issues look a lot worse. Suprisingly despite Everton's selection issues they come into this match on a 6 match unbeaten run and will be full of confidence so should make a decent game of it. The Gunners have coped well since losing Fabregas and are clearly in great form. H2H is very one sided in Arsenals favor and they have average 3 goals past the Toffee's since the early 90's when playing at home, and battered them 6-1 back in August so realistically the visitors will do well if they can grab anything from this match. Its a home win or at least a draw for us so we will be laying Everton with £25 and trading out after Arsenal take the lead, draw level or pull one back. If its goalless 60 min's in we will close the trade for a small profit. If Everton score we will look to lay them again, but for safety we will wait for Arsenal to look like pulling it back or Everton to go two up, as Arsenal scoring looks a certainty. A 1st half goal also looks very likely so we will be also having a side trade on over 2.5 goals following the usual plan if its goalless at the break.

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This match looks impossible to predict, Atletico seem to be taking one step forward then two steps back with every game and Valladolid can score with relative ease but just can't secure a win when it matters. They are sporting a home record that has seen them avoid defeat in 6 and win or avoid defeat in their last 7 meetings with Atletico, but if the visitors play like they did against Sevilla we will see them win here, simply this could go either way. One thing we do expect to see though is both sides scoring which has happened on the last 7 occasions these two have met domestically. For this match we will be laying the draw trading out after a goal ( please feel free to chase a shorter price inplay). We will also 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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Bologna continue to struggle with relegation but have been a challenge for sides visiting them. They rarely fail to score, hitting the back of the net in 12 of their last 13 home games but just can't keep a clean sheet, conceding in all matches against sides outside the bottom 6. Cagliari have impressed us this season and will come out fighting, they were particularly impressive in their comeback against Roma last week. From what we have see of the two Cagliari should win here but with Bologna's extra level of motivation we won't be surprised if the home side just edges this. Both sides scoring looks the most likely outcome here and because of the way Cagliari start these type of matches we see them on the scoresheet before the break. For this match we will be laying the draw trading out after a goal. We will also having a small side trade on over 2.5 goals in play during the 1st half staggering the stake as usual (slowly for this match), 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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Genoa come into this match on the back of an embarrassing 5-2 loss to Milan but will take confidence in the fact they have one of the best home records in the Serie A, losing just once and scoring more goals than any other side. Their opponents here are struggling against relegation but they are showing signs of fighting their way out of relegation so don't expect this to be a walk over. Their away record is their main issue which has seen them only win once this season they also have struggle to keep a clean sheet against the leagues better home teams but we do expect them to fight hard. Whilst Genoa should secure 3 points here the stand out trend is for goals with all of Genoa's last 10 games breaching 2.5 goals as well as 10 of Catania's last 11 on their travels. So for this match we will be laying the draw trading out after a goal. We will also 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 can't agree on what to write here as we are split over Ipswich's chances so we will focus on the fact that Leicester have scored in all of their last 10 and despite Ipswich's position in the table (20th) they are one of the most difficult sides to beat and have lost only 1 of their last 12 but rarely keep a clean sheet, so Leicester should definitely register here. We are also pretty confident Ipswich with score which is supported by the fact both sides have scored in the majority of their away matches. So for this match we will be laying the draw trading out after a goal. We will also 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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Grosseto lost their opening home match then from that point on are undefeated and have scored 2 or more goals in the 9 games that followed. Empoli haven't travelled too well this season and have only picked up 1 win in their last 10 on the road, they have also had issues scoring against the better home sides and just haven't been able to keep a clean sheet against sides that come out attacking, which is exactly what we expect from Grosseto. H2H it usually finishes in a score draw between these two but we feel Grosseto should just edge the win here despite Empoli possessing the better players and superior league position. The W/W result looks likely too so we should see the deadlock broken before the break. For this match we will be laying the draw trading out after a goal. We will also having a small side trade on over 2.5 goals in play during the 1st half staggering the stake as usual (slowly for this match because the odds will be high at the break), 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 can't questions Birmingham's recent form this season which has seen them go 13 games undefeated in all competitions. McLeish has promised the fans he will be fielding a strong side full of 1st choice players so we should see them improve on the 0-0 1st leg. Forest are also sporting excellent form and are on a run of 18 games undefeated. Historically we have seen these two draw on 4 the last 5 meetings but we expect a winner here. Forest have had the better of Birmingham on 7 of the last 10 occasions but they have rarely been in this kind of form so we do expect Birmingham to buck the trend and edge this or at least avoid defeat. For this match we will be laying the draw trading out after a goal. We will also having a small side trade on over 2.5 goals in play during the 1st half staggering the stake as usual (slowly for this match because the odds will be high at the break), 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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Pompey have met Coventry on 5 previous occasions in the FA Cup and are yet to defeat them. The reverse fixture early in the month finished 1-1 but they will now be missing Belhadj, Yebda, Dindane and Kanu due to the African Nations Cup so we don't fancy their chances especially when you consider their lack of form, confidence and wages and the fact they have only won once on the road this season. Saying this it is a Cup game so anything can happen so we will keep it simple and will be laying the draw trading out after a goal. We will also having a small side trade on over 2.5 goals in play during the 1st half staggering the stake as usual (slowly for this match because the odds will be high at the break), 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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Deportivo hold a 2-1 lead over Valencia going into the Riazor leg. A strong display last week means they hold a narrow advantage, though the slightest slip could cost them dearly here. Deportivo have a wide range of selection issues for this match so we do feel Valencia have a good chance of taking this leg but we don't expect it to be an easy encounter for the visitors and they must turn up in body and mind unlike the previous match. 6 of the last 7 times these two have met it saw both sides scoring, and considering Valencia's recent away from this again looks likely. As this it is a Cup game and anything can happen we will keep it simple and will be laying the draw trading out after a goal. We will also having a small side trade on over 2.5 goals in play during the 1st half staggering the stake as usual (slowly for this match because the odds will be high at the break), 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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Villa have won 6 of their last 8 meetings with Rovers and despite resting Petrov, Dunne, Agbonlahor and Milner in their last meeting they still managed to knock Blackburn out of the FA Cup earlier this month. Whilst we expect more of the same here Blackburn on form and at home are a tough challenge for Villa which was was evident in their 2-1 win back in September. For this leg we feel Blackburn have no choice but to go for it as winning the 2nd leg at Villa Park looks out of reach for a Rovers side that has only won once on their travels this term. Both sides scoring looks on the cards and Villa at least avoiding defeat. For this match we will be laying the draw trading out after a goal. We will also having a small side trade on over 2.5 goals in play during the 1st half staggering the stake as usual (slowly for this match because the odds will be high at the break), 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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Werder Bremen won just one of their last seven matches before the winter break and will be missing Pizarro, Mertesacker and Almeida for this match which puts some pressure on Thomas Schaaf's side, but despite their lack of wins recently they have only lost once on the road all season so Frankfurt will have to be at their best if they are to win here. One thing Frankfurt do give us is confidence they will score as offensively they were one of the better sides in the run up to the winter break and will be fielding a strong side for this match. In recent years when these two have met it has been highly entertaining with 5 goals scored in each of the last 3 meetings, Whilst it should be pretty close over 2.5 goals looks again likely in this encounter. For this match we will be laying the draw trading out after a goal. We will also 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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Following an impressive start to their campaign, Hannover's form fell drastically as the winter break approached, finishing off with 4 losses in their last 5. This was linked to the loss of key 1st choice players who hopefully will be fit again for this match. The acquisition of Durica should help sure up their leaky defense but it will probably take a few more weeks before they stop haemorrhaging goals and improve their chances of avoiding relegation. Their opponents here must all be on Valium by now after only picking up 1 win so far this season and an embarrassing total of only 6 points. They have been training hard in Mallorca over the break but without Micu and Kacar who are both injured we don't fancy their chances with such a mountain to climb. Hertha are winless in 16 and Hannover winless in 6, we expect a winner this time out. For this match we will be laying the draw trading out after a goal. We will also 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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Just 3 points separate these two but its Sheffield who come into this match with the better form losing just 1 of their last 9 compared to Boro who have won just once over the same period. The last 3 meetings between these two has only generated one goal but Boro's defense on the road recently has been poor so we are confident Utd will register here. Strachan's new signings are likely to feature here which adds an interesting twist also we feel overs is more likely than unders for this match with 6 of Boro's last 7 against similar form opponents breaching 3 goals and also seeing both sides scoring. For this match we will be laying the draw trading out after a goal. We will also 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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Stuttgart have been having a terrible season but since the exit of Babbel, new man in charge Christian Gross seemed to have them firing on all cylinders in the run up to the winter break. Whether they will have a stuttering restart we will have to see but with 3 or 4 key players not likely to feature in this match the pressure will be on the home side but at least they have fixed one of their biggest problems on the left side of the field by recruiting Cristian Molinaro from Juventus. Wolfsburg are clearly not the same side that took the title last season with this mainly due to their woeful defensive form in the earlier part of the season. They too have key players missing with Martins, Johnson and Josue all out but they have some positive news that Marcel Schaefer is now available for this encounter. H2H Stuttgart haven't lost to Wolfsburg since the Millennium on home soil and whilst we expect Wolfsburg to score we feel that Stuttgart again have a good chance of avoiding defeat. For this match we will be laying the draw trading out after a goal. We will also 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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Villa seem to have recovered from their loss to the Gunners and the unlucky loss to Liverpool with back to back wins over Blackburn. They take on a West Ham side that is languishing at the bottom of the table but has already beaten them this season so they will be focused. The hammers have lots of issues off the field currently and quite a few on, they will also be traveling to Villa Park with no fit strikers so whilst they might grab one we are confident that a practically fully fit Villa side will avoid defeat here and more than likely win. Their record against bottom 6 sides has seen them score before the break in all their last 10 meetings and secure the win in over 80% of these meetings, losing just once in the last 20. This mirrors well with the fact Villa have only lost 3 of their last 20 meetings with West Ham. For this match we will be laying West Ham with £25 and trading out after Villa take the lead, draw level or pull one back. If they go behind we will look to lay West Ham again but probably won't do this unless Villa give us confidence they can pull it back or West Ham go two up. We will have a side trade on over 2.5 goals here, following the usual plan if its goalless at the break. Out if its still goaless at 60 min's in. In the unlikely event West Ham are all over Villa early on consider laying Villa in the next goal market for some safety.

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Since the start of the new year year Chievo have suffered defeat in all of their last 4 matches. Whilst they are sitting comfortably in mid-table they at one point looked good for challenging for a European place but have started this year with something missing all across the field. Their record against the big 4 isn't very inspiring and has seen them lose 5 of their last 6 meetings. Juventus suffered a 3-0 defeat in front of their home crowd in their last outing but they have a decent bounce back record and haven't lost to Chievo this Millennium. They will be missing a host of players for this match and look shaky at the back so whilst Juventus should win this they also look good for conceding. For this match we will be laying the draw trading out after a goal. We will also 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 at home have been superb for quite a while now and are sporting a record of 10 consecutive wins so far this season. This is the 1st time they have taken on one of the big boys this season so we might see their record faultier but the odds are slightly in their favour as they have won 3 of their last 5 against such sides. Whilst both sides have been very strong defensively this season Mallorca have been a banker for scoring on home soil for over 12 months now. Deportivo have been impressive this season too but history has shown their record against top 6 sides has seen them only win 1 of their last 15 so realistically we should see Mallorca score and win. For this match we will be laying the draw trading out after a goal. We will also 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 sitting at the top of the Championship and remain undefeated at home. They take on a West Brom side that is also chasing a place back in the Premiership and currently sit in 3rd. Personally Forest look like taking one of the top 2 spots from these two so neither side can afford to drop points here despite a few games in hand over the Nottingham side. When these two have met in recent years we usually see Newcastle win and over 2.5 goals (last 4 H2H's at home) but when West Brom are carrying similar form or have been able to field a full strength side as they will tonight they have managed to grab a draw on a few occasions. Both sides scoring looks on the cards for this one and Newcastle to stamp their authority on the game early on. For this match we will be laying the draw trading out after a goal. We will also 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 have been waiting in anticipation for a week or so for this match so lets hope it lives up to our expectations. City will be missing 7 or 8 players for this match which is balanced out by the fact Utd have a similar issue with 6 or 7 1st team players unavailable for this encounter so neither side has the excuse of selection issues. It will surely be a tense affair especially at this stage of the competition and with Tevez in great form and against his old side it adds to the tension. For Utd to win here they will have to overcome a City side that has only lost once in the last 12 months on home soil and hasn't failed to score since January 09. Whilst Utd will almost certainly score here we feel City's desire to end their 34 year absence of silverware will see them edge this but it should leave everything to play for in the next leg. For this match we will be laying the draw trading out after a goal. We will also 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's amazing run of form continued at the weekend in their 2-0 defeat of fellow Champion's League hopeful Deportivo which saw them extend their winning run to over 10 consecutive wins on home soil and yet another game where they haven't failed to score (over a year now). They will need their winning record to continue here as their away form isn't very impressive so another comfortable 3-1 buffer would serve them well going into the reverse fixture. Getafe have been stuttering of late and away from home they have struggled all season, recording 7 defeats and just 3 victories on the road domestically. Despite this they have impressed in the Cup so if they can be focused for this match they have a chance of having something to play for in the home leg next week although we don't have much confidence in the visitors. For this match we will be laying the draw trading out after a goal. We will also having a small side trade on over 2.5 goals in play during the 1st half staggering the stake as usual (slowly), 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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Under Gross Stuttgart are definitely looking improved from their depressing start to the season. Fresh from a convincing 3-1 win over Wolfsburg they are definitely playing with more confidence and a more aggressive offensive style which was also evident in their previous match over Hoffenheim. They are now 5 games undefeated and have improved every week but we are still a little concerned by their away form although this match should go their way consider how they have been playing recently. Freiburg are sitting just above the drop zone and have been struggling with injuries, they have managed to grab a few decent results on the road but yet to replicate this in front of their home crowd with just 1 win so far. They strengthened their side through the break but their key acquisition is injured. When these two met back in August it was end to end and finished 4-2 to Stuttgart, whilst we don't expect a similar scoreline here both sides scoring looks likely (Stuttgart have seen this in their last 5) but we do expect the visitors to win this derby match. For this match we will be laying the draw trading out after a goal, feel free to chase a shorter price inplay. We will also 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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Will it be another Premiership scalp for Reading? We don't think so despite their performance against Liverpool they still look very shaky in front of goal which will be exploited by Burnley's forwards who won't have too much trouble scoring. H2H Burnley have won their last 3 meetings without conceding, this time out both sides scoring looks very likely which has happened in all of Reading's last 6 and we expect Burnley to win or avoid defeat. For this match we will be laying the draw trading out after a goal. We will also 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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On paper Mainz haven't been in the greatest form lately but they have had a tough run of matches that any side would be lucky to grab 3 draws from. Their home record still looks very impressive with 5 wins and 3 draws from the last 7 and a decent scoring record. Their opponents here Hannover have a poor away record and haven't won in over 10 meetings against a top half side on their travels, conceding at least twice in all these meetings. They are under new management so we might see a slightly improved performance from them but their defensive issues won't be fixed in a week so we expect Mainz to grab 3 points here and score before the break. For this match we will be laying the draw trading out after a goal. We will also 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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Neither side are having a good time of it at present. Pompey are in turmoil with no end of issues both financial and on the pitch. Sunderland defensively have been appalling recently and still are suffering with major selection issues but of the two they give us more confidence they can score. Both sides desperately need to win here to improve moral and give the fans something to smile about but we feel if Sunderland can sure up their defenses they should secure a win here. Both sides scoring looks likely and with the deadlock broken before the break. For this match we will be laying the draw trading out after a goal. We will also 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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Juventus have been in terrible form of late having lost 4 of their last 5 league matches, and surprisingly they have gone behind in all these matched before the break which fits well with our standard trading method. Roma are currently experiencing a superb run of form, undefeated in 10 with a strong 1st half in the the majority of these matches which mirrors well with Juventus's poor 1st half record lately. They have actually been leading at the break in 7 of their last 10 meetings with big 4 sides domestically so hopefully we will see Roma ahead before the break. With Juve now out of the Champions League places we expect them to start fighting hard so this isn't likely to be all one sided and will likely see both sides scoring. H2H Juventus have a strong record over Roma not losing on home soil since 2001 but we find it hard to challenge Roma at the moment so rather than lay Juventus as Terry has on ESS we will be laying the draw trading out after a goal. We will also 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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Groningen have improved of late winning their last two games and losing just 1 of their last 6 on home soil so expect them to put up a fight. When hosting top 6 side they do tend to have trouble and have lost 7 of their last 10 against these sides. Twente are still undefeated this season and have won 9 of their last 10 matches. Against similar ranked sides to Groningen their record has been superb over the last few season so we find it hard to challenge a Twente win. They have also found themselves up at the break in 70% of these games so this match should fit well with our standard trading plan. For this match we will be laying the draw trading out after a goal. We will also 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, £6 initially backing further if concerned in play around HT, or just after.

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Better on the road than at home, Valencia come into this match recording 6 wins and a draw from their last 7 on their travels. Their opponents here Tenerife were playing some great football earlier in the season but have been struggling of late and now find themselves in the drop zone. Whilst they will be fighting for their survival there is a clear difference in ability between these two and as Tenerife have already lost their other home matches against top 6 side this season we expect Valencia to add to their misery. It will probably take a while for the deadlock to be broken as Tenerife will be set up defensively but we should see a few goals here. For this match we will be laying Tenerife and trading out after Valencia take the lead, draw level or pull one back. If Tenerife take the lead we will look to lay them again but won't do this unless Valencia look like pulling it back or go two up. If its goalless 60 min's in we will close the trade for a small profit. In the unlikely event Tenerife are all over them lay Valencia in the next goal market for safety. Its pretty rare for this market to shorten because of time decay so you can always close it once Valencia give you more confidence.

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Hoffenheim’s have grabbed some decent results this season but most have come against sides below them in the table. Against sides sitting in the top 10 they are yet to pick up 3 points. Their injury crisis seems to be slightly improving so we expect them to move up the table over the next few months but considering their record against top half sides we can't see them taking Leverkusen's undefeated record in this match. H2H Leverkusen have won the last 3 meeting's, we expect them continue the trend here or at least avoid defeat. For this match we will be laying the draw trading out after a goal. We will also 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, £6 initially backing further if concerned in play around HT, or just after.

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Milan Derby Day! Its 3 points, bragging rights and potentially it will end Milan's chance of the title if Inter win here as it will put 9 points between them, so expect an exciting match as always. Of the two its Milan who look the better side coming into this match after an amazing turnaround of fortune, but we thought that last time out and they then lost 4-0. This is simply a match that can go either way and impossible to predict. Personally this time out we feel a draw is on the cards considering all the variables but certainly both sides on the scoresheet. Inter have managed to score in 9 of the last 10 against top half side before HT so another match that looks good for our standard trading plan. For this match we will be laying the draw trading out after a goal. We will also 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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Egypt are definitely the team to beat in this competition having not dropped a point so far. Cameroon have been a little disappointing with a slow start and a very disorganised defense. Their strength is definitely up front and no doubt they will attack and attack some more which will see Egypt defending deep when the pressure is on but Egypt are very strong on the counter and will take advantage of Cameroon's frailties in defense. Both sides scoring looks very likely and Egypt progressing the the Semi-Finals. For this match we will be laying the draw trading out after a goal. We will also 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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Both of these struggling sides will be confident they have a good chance at grabbing 3 points and have a similar motivation so we should have a decent game on our hands. Pompey took a while to pull their fingers in their recent home win over Sunderland, but after going behind they fought hard and secured a place in the next round against south coast rivals Saints. If they are going to grab any points its going to be at home where they have won 3 and drawn 1 of their last 6. Their opponents here have already secured a 2-0 win over Pompey this season back in December and on the road they have been playing very defensively which has seen them concede a lot less goals than the teams sitting immediately above them in the table, but goals have been hard to come by if Carlton Cole features we should see them score. Pompey actually have had little issue scoring against Premiership opponents recently (7 of the last 8) so despite the Hammers defensive record we feel Pompey will score here. For this match we will be laying the draw trading out after a goal. We will also 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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Arsenal paid the price of prioritising the Premier League at the weekend, but that should pay off here as they field a strong well rested side. Their record over Villa has seen them win or avoid defeat in 21 of the last 22 H2H meetings so as Villa fans this is an encounter we never look forward to watching. Arsenal convincingly beat Villa a few weeks ago but we are confident Villa have a chance of avoid defeat in this fixture and a win here will see them beat all of the big 4 this season which would be a hell of an achievement.
Realistically Villa will concede here but having not hit the back of the net in their last 3 league matches its odds on they will register here as Arsenal usually concede against similar ranked home sides. 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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Blackburn's home record against bottom half sides recently is impressive having seen them avoid defeat in all of their last 12 winning 8 of these matches. They also have a solid scoring record against these sides hitting the back of the net at least twice in 10 of their last 11 with clean sheets in most of these. Wigan won their last away match but have lost 11 of their last 15 so it doesn't look good for the visitors especially with their terrible away defensive record this season (conceded 31 goals in their 11 games). It looks all set up for a home win but we prefer the safety of laying the draw. 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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The struggling Segunda side Celta Vigo are the only 2nd tear team left in this competition and have a fighting chance at moving through to the semi finals with a win here. The last meeting had a manic start which saw both sides scoring and finished level leaving everything to play for here. One thing that stands out for Celta is the fact they have great difficulty keeping a cleansheet against offensive sides so Atletico scoring looks a formality. Whilst Atletico are the most unpredictable side in Europe at the moment they will want to bounce back from their loss at the weekend which they actually didn't deserve to lose and give their fans something to smile about, plus this cup might be their only chance of European footbal next season. We have no reason not to expect a similar start to their last meeting so will support an early goal and again both sides scoring. 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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Hamburg slipped to 5th place following last weekend's 1-0 loss away to Dortmund, but things are looking positive for Labbadia's side with key players recovering and new signing Ruud van Nistelrooij potentially ready for selection. At home their record of 6 wins from their 10 games doesn't look too impressive but the poor results came when their two key strikers were out of action so we should see a strong performance from the home side. Their record against mid-tabled sides (where last seasons champions find themselves at present) is pretty solid with only 1 loss in their last 15, so they look good for avoiding defeat. Most of these matches saw an early goals which is also supported by 9 of the last 10 H2H between these two seeing this result. Wolfsburg are sporting a new manager after the sacking of Armin Veh's and the man appointed should be able to fix their appalling defensive problems but it won't come quickly so we expect this to be their 8th match in a row without a win although the impact of a new managed stops us from laying them. For this match we will be laying the draw and trading out after a goal. We will look to get shorter average odds staggering our stake inplay, just incase Wolfsburg score 1st. We will also be having a side trade on over 2.5 goals inplay during the 1st half following the usual plan if its goalless at the break. We will grab £7 of cover on the 0-0 backing further for safety inplay around HT or just after.

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Bremen have now lost 4 in a row and slipped to 6th in the table so will be desperate to turn things around and keep a European place in their sights. Their opponents Gladbach have been shocking of late and despite grabbing a point in their last outing against struggling Hertha they should be beatable by Bremen as their recent losses came against the leagues better sides. Gladbach have a pretty resilient record against top half sides at home so the draw looks the most likely result but we can't see either side keeping a cleansheet (both sides have scored in their last 6 H2H's and finished over 2.5 goals). Bremen welcome back some key players which should add to their confidence but looking at their H2H history with Gladbach on home soil Bremen have a tough challenge on their hands and will need to buck the trend to get a win here. For this match we will be laying the draw and trading out after a goal. We will look to get shorter average odds staggering our stake inplay, just incase Gladbach score 1st. We will also be having a side trade on over 2.5 goals inplay during the 1st half following the usual plan if its goalless at the break. We will grab £6 of cover on the 0-0 backing further for safety inplay around HT or just after.

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We really don't know what we are going to see from this Wigan side as they have been very inconsistent in their performances this season. Everton's recent up turn in form gives us much more confidence having scored twice in their last 4 games and unbeaten in their last 8. The return of Arteta will only strengthen their cause in this encounter and fid it hard to find reason not to support another decent result for Everton. 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.