03/09/09

2 - 3

£15

05/09/09

2 - 3

£16

05/09/09

2 - 1

£29

05/09/09

2 - 2

-£23

06/09/09

3 - 1

£35

07/09/09

2 - 2

£10

08/09/09

3 - 1

£10

11/09/09

Modena V Lecce

0 - 0

-£17

12/09/09

Manchester City V Arsenal

4 - 2

£9

12/09/09

Hamburg V Stuttgart

3 - 1

£46

12/09/09

Lazio V Juventus

2 - 0

-£16

13/09/09

Siena V Roma

1 - 2

£16

13/09/09

Fulham V Everton

2 - 1

£27

13/09/09

Genoa V Napoli

4 - 1

£40

14/09/09

0 - 3

£25

15/09/09

1 - 2

£17

16/09/09

Olympiacos V AZ Alkmaar

1 - 0

-£20

17/09/08

1 - 1

-£172

18/09/09

Schalke V Wolfsburg

1 - 2

£2

19/09/09

MGladbach V Hoffenheim

2 - 4

£10

19/09/09

Aston Villa V Portsmouth

2 - 0

£37

19/09/09

Hull V Birmingham

0 - 1

£4

19/09/09

Napoli V Udinese

0 - 0

-£29

20/09/09

St Pauli V Kaiserslautern

1 - 2

£7

20/09/09

Catania V Lazio

1 - 1

£12

20/09/09

Frankfurt V Hamburg

1 - 1

£15

20/09/09

Valencia V Gijon

2 - 2

£15

21/09/09

Start V Viking

1 - 1

£4

22/09/09

2 - 0

£10

23/09/09

FC Koln V Wolfsburg

3 - 2

£9

23/09/09

Getafe V Valencia

3 - 1

£5

24/09/09

2 - 2

£16

26/09/09

3 - 0

£14

26/09/09

Blackburn V Aston Villa

2 - 1

£66

26/09/09

Sampdoria V Inter Milan

1 - 0

-£24

27/09/09

Sparta Rotterdam V Heerenveen

0 - 2

£20

27/09/09

Catania V Roma

1 - 1

£17

27/09/09

Freiburg V Mgladbach

3 - 0

£30

27/09/09

Sunderland V Wolves

5 - 2

£19

28/09/09

Halmstads V Elfsborg

1 - 2

£26

29/09/09

AZ Alkmaar V Standard

1 - 1

£9

30/09/09

Bayern Munich V Juventus

0 - 0

-£46

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There is practically nothing between these two and we won't be surprised if it finishes all square. Both are in great scoring form with Syrianska hitting the back of the net in all of the last 10 and Landskrona 9 of their last 10 on the road. Defensively against similar ranked sides neither team has kept a clean sheet so it looks pretty good for the deadlock being broken here. We are a little surprised Terry didn't lay Syrianska as Landskrona have scored 15 in their last 5 and look the slightly better side. Probably the most likely thing we will see here is both sides scoring so for this game we will laying the draw trading out after a goal, and also having a small side trade on over 2.5 goals inplay during the 1st half as the deadlock should be broken before the break, following the usual plan if its goalless at the break (trading out with the same stake by laying over), 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 loss on the draw. We will grab some cover on the 0-0, £6 initially backing further if concerned inplay.

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We have been convinced by some of our female members to do this match so here it it! The English Ladies have made it to the quarter finals taking one of the best runner up places despite finishing 3rd in their group with 1W-1D-1L. Their opponents here are the tournament hosts so will have home advantage but England will be confident that they can continue their unbeaten run against Finland. They have met 9 times in the past and England have never lost home or away. England's last outing against Sweden showed us that they can raise their game against the better opponents (Germany and Sweden are the best sides in this tournament) so if they can perform to the same standard here they should book their place in the Semi Finals. Both sides scoring looks like likely here with England's style of play although they have looked a little tighter defensively so it might not breach 3 goals, but they should push for an early lead so we will likely see the deadlock broken before the break. For this match we will be laying the draw and trading out after a goal, (please feel free to stagger your stake for average odds around 3.5) and also having a small side trade on over 2.5 goals inplay during the 1st half, following the usual plan if its goalless at the HT (trading out with the same stake by laying over 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 loss on the draw. We will grab some cover on the 0-0, £6 initially backing further if concerned inplay.

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The Dons have been keeping it tight so far this season and remain undefeated, the defensive side of their game has been solid but offensively they have been lacking. Ince has quite a few injuring concerns for this match so we aren't likely to see a full strength side take the pitch. Their opponents here play attacking football having scored 14 in their last 5 and will be looking to jump above the Dons into 3rd place. Huddesfield also have a few selection problems but look to have the more rounded side coming into this game. H2H 5 of the last 6 have seen both sides scoring and with the Dons at home Huddesfield are yet to win, so we might not see Huddesfield win here but were pretty confident they will score. We aren't expecting the deadlock broken early here so will opt to trade under 2.5 goals backing for the 1st 10 min's or so instead of overs as a side trade (usual recovery if a goal comes, as per manual). The main trade will be laying the draw and trading out after a goal, if its goalless out at 1.8 as usual, loss on the draw. We will grab some cover on the 0-0, £7 initally backing further if concerned inplay.

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Capello has gone on record that he will be fielding his strongest side in this warm up game before the Croatia match midweek. A morale boosting win here against a side that's ranked 47 places below England shouldn't be a difficult task if Capello has the side focused. Considering how England have been playing recently, and the fact they haven't scored less than 2 goals in their last 5 we should see a convincing win. As were pretty confident that they will score more than once here we will be laying 0-0 with £8 at 23, laying 0-1 with £3 at 65 and laying 1-0 with £20 at 8.8 for around a £30 potential profit (odds used as an example, look for better prices if you can). If you want to give it 5 min's to see how they start please do. If England score early please feel free to back 1-0 for safety if your risk adverse as it should drift out to secure a reasonable profit.

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For both teams this match is crucial, but the pressure will be all on the Czech's, who have had a disappointing campaign so far. They can no longer rely on their own results to qualify for their 2nd consecutive World Cup. Defeats to Poland and Slovakia (2-1 at home) now require them to win here and other teams results in go in their favour. Whilst Slovakia have been the surprised team in this qualifying group they have less pressure to win here so we do expect the Chech's to get their own back for the early defeat. H2H the majority of H2H's between these two in recent years have gone to the Chech's but the most likely thing we will see here is both sides scoring. Expect the Chech's to start strong and potentially take an early lead. For this match we will be laying the draw trading out after a goal, and also having a small side trade on over 2.5 goals inplay during the 1st half as the deadlock should be broken before the break, following the usual plan if its goalless at the break (trading out with the same stake by laying over), 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 loss on the draw. We will grab some cover on the 0-0, £7 initially backing further if concerned inplay.

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Empoli should have bounced back to Serie A last season but just missed out on promotion so will have to try again this season. Whist they did lose some key players when they dropped to the 2nd tear their side is still too strong to be playing this level of football. Last weeks poor result against Torino was on the back of Pozzi and Piccolo transfer rumors with quite a few player playing with their heads in the clouds. We expect them to be refocused for this encounter. Their opponents here are one of the newly promoted sides so are likely to struggle in this match, they will have to play their socks off to grab anything here. Empoli have a bad habit of taking it easy against weaker opponents so might concede 1st but we do expect them to win here as they rarely fail to score 2 or 3 goals against sides likely to finish in the bottom 3rd of the table. This is supported by their H2H record which has seen Empoli win or avoid defeat in all their previous meetings in the last 15 years. For this match we will be backing Empoli and trading out after they take the lead or draw level. Initially we will back Empoli with £50 to see how they start then look to get the rest on inplay. If they are playing poorly it makes sense to stagger the rest on slowly or wait until your confident they are going to score. If they concede we will follow the usual plan of backing them again for higher average odds (obviously don't do it until you feel they can pull it back) so we can potentially trade out when they draw level. We will be also having a small side trade on over 2.5 goals as we expect a 1st half goal, following the usual plan if its goalless at the break. We will also grab £5 of cover on the 0-0, backing further if concerned inplay.

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Looking just at the league table you would support an away win here. Atvidabergs are sitting 16 points and 10 places above Norrkoping. But looking at how they have been both playing in recent weeks its a different picture. Norrkoping have been in great home form recently winning their last 3 scoring 11 goals (2 games were against top 6 sides). In comparison Atvidabergs haven't won any of their last 3 on the road. H2H also supports a home win here as Norrkoping have won 5 of the last 6, losing just 1 of the last 10 so we should at least so the home side avoid defeat here. Goals also look on the cards with 80% of both sides games finishing over 2.5 goals. For this match we will be laying the draw trading out after a goal, and also having a small side trade on over 2.5 goals inplay during the 1st half as the deadlock should be broken before the break, following the usual plan if its goalless at the break (trading out with the same stake by laying over), 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 loss on the draw. We will grab some cover on the 0-0, £6 initially backing further if concerned inplay.

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3rd placed Honefoss take on 2nd placed Kongsvinger in this encounter. The last 3 meetings with Honefoss on home soil its been a one sided affair with either side grabbing a big win (4+ goals scored by the winning side) but with both teams in decent form this time out it should be a closer fought encounter. Honefoss at home have been in great scoring form and will score past Kongsvinger as they rarely keep a clean sheet on their travels (conceded in all of their last 10, 20 goals in total) especially against strong offensive sides. Honefoss should also concede here as they aren't the strongest defensive team and rarely keep a clean sheet against top 6 sides (1 of the last 10). This game looks set up for both sides scoring and a share of the spoils although we do feel Honefoss will just edge the win. Whilst we expect this match to finish over 2.5 goals we are expecting a cagey 1st 15 mins so will opt to back under 2.5 goals for the 1st 10 min's (usual recovery if a goal comes, as per manual). The main trade will be laying the draw and trading out after a goal (you will need average odds under 3.65 just incase Kongsvinger score 1st) if its goalless, out at 1.8 as usual backing the draw, loss on the draw. We will grab some cover on the 0-0, £5 initally backing further if concerned inplay (you can use the profit from unders to cover your 0-0 bet).

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Modena didn't start the season well with back to back losses but they were pretty impressive against Salernitana winning 2-1 in their last outing so they will feel confident here. They are a strong home side (only losing 1 of their last 10, scoring in these matches) so against Lecce they have a good chance as Lecce have a terrible defensive record on their travels, without a clean sheet in their last 10 conceding 26 goals. Admittedly they played Serie A football last season but with some of their key players having jumped ship it should be an interesting match. Usually only one side scores when these two meet, this time out we expect both on the score sheet. For this match we will be laying the draw trading out after a goal, and also having a small side trade on over 2.5 goals inplay during the 1st half as the deadlock should be broken before the break, following the usual plan if its goalless at the break (trading out with the same stake by laying over), 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 loss on the draw. We will grab some cover on the 0-0, £7 initially backing further if concerned inplay.

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Arsenal return to Manchester for the second successive week, will it be back to back losses in Manchester for Wenger's outfit. Both sides are hampered by injuries to key players but we expect both to be focused on a win here. City have had the better start to the season but have also had slightly easier fixtures. We all know they are a strong home side (won 9 of their last 10) so Arsenal will need to be firing on all cylinders to take 3 points of them. The Gunners might of lost to Utd last week but definitely deserved a point and have been scoring for fun this season. Their away form is similar to City's home form so there isn't much between them. The last time these two met was back in November where City won 3-0, we don't expect this kind of result again this time. This could obviously go either way but will surely see City concede their 1st goal of the season with the way Arsenal have been playing. City should also score as they very rarely fail to score on home soil. For this match we will be laying the draw trading out after a goal, and also having a small side trade on over 2.5 goals inplay during the 1st half as the deadlock should be broken before the break, following the usual plan if its goalless at the break (trading out with the same stake by laying over), 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 loss on the draw. We will grab some cover on the 0-0, £6 initially backing further if concerned inplay.

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Hamburg have started the season with a bang with 12 goals, 3 wins and a draw plus good results in Europe. Stuttgart have had to deal with European fixtures too but have been pretty poor, just picking up 1 win from their domestic games and looking weak offensively (probably something to do with their star striker Gomez's exit). It doesn't look good for Stuttgart here as their record against inform top 6 sides has seen them fail to win any of their last 10 away meetings. Hamburg tend to take advantage of such sides on home ground and frequently find themselves ahead at HT (75%) over the last 3 seasons. This is all set up for the home win but as the draw odds are reasonable we will opt for the safety of laying the draw as the main trade. So for this match we will be laying the draw trading out after a goal, (please feel free to chase a shorter average price) and also having a small side trade on over 2.5 goals inplay during the 1st half as the deadlock should be broken before the break, following the usual plan if its goalless at the break (trading out with the same stake by laying over), 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 loss on the draw. We will grab some cover on the 0-0, £6 initially backing further if concerned inplay.

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Both sides have started the season well with 2 consecutive domestic wins. Their last 5 games including Cup matches has seen both win 4 of the last 5. Historically in recent years Lazio have a poor record hosting Juve and other big 3 sides without a win since 2003 against Juventus. They are looking particularly sharp at this early stage but there is something special about their opponents so whilst we feel this will be competitive we do expect Juve to secure the win. This match looks set up for both sides scoring. We should see Juve on the scoresheet before the break as Lazio have a habit of going into HT behind against such opposition. For this match we will be laying the draw trading out after a goal, and also having a small side trade on over 2.5 goals inplay during the 1st half as the deadlock should be broken before the break, following the usual plan if its goalless at the break (trading out with the same stake by laying over), 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 loss on the draw. We will grab some cover on the 0-0, £6 initially backing further if concerned inplay.

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Siena seem to be continuing their decent form from the end of last season. They were superb against Milan and convincingly beat Cagliari in their last match. The same fixture last season saw them win 1-0 and from what we have seen of them this season they stand a good chance of grabbing 3 points again. Roma surprisingly lost their opening two games and saw Spalletti resign and be replaced with the highly competent Claudio Ranieri. Roma losing their opening 3 games would be a disaster it all depends on Ranieri's ability to refocus the side in such a short period, we feel he will have the desired impact they need. The have most of their key players back from injury now so they don't really have any excuses for a poor result . We expect Siena to try and take advantage of their issues and start strong continuing their 1st half scoring record against similar opponents (8 of the last 10) but Roma should bounce back in this game. If Totti can find the form he showed in pre-season he could be the deciding factor here. For this match we will be laying the draw trading out after a goal, and also having a small side trade on over 2.5 goals inplay during the 1st half as the deadlock should be broken before the break, following the usual plan if its goalless at the break (trading out with the same stake by laying over), 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 loss on the draw. We will grab some cover on the 0-0, £6 initially backing further if concerned inplay.

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After a superb pre-season (4 wins and a draw) Fulham have now lost 3 in a row (1 Europa Cup and two league games). Their form should improve with the early return of key players including Andy Johnson Danny Murphy and Bobby Zamora. Everton were battered by Liverpool in their season opener and followed this up with another loss to newly promoted Burnley but looked pretty solid against Wigan to secure their 1st win of the new season. H2H is pretty interesting. Going back to the Millennium we haven't seen a draw between them. The home side has also won 15 of the last 16. So with the return of key players to the Fulham line up we should see Fulham avoid 4 consecutive losses. We would also support Fulham on the scoresheet before the break as they have managed this in 80% of their games against similar opponents over the last 3 seasons (especially if Johnson starts). For this match we will be laying the draw trading out after a goal, and also having a small side trade on over 2.5 goals inplay during the 1st half as the deadlock should be broken before the break, following the usual plan if its goalless at the break (trading out with the same stake by laying over), 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 loss on the draw. We will grab some cover on the 0-0, £8 initially backing further if concerned inplay.

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Both these two look to be strong offensively at this early stage. Genoa won both their opening games and had a decent pre-season with 4 wins and 2 draws from their last 6. All of their last 6 home games have seen at least 3 goals and considering their record against Napoli (undefeated in the last 10) we should see them score and avoid defeat. Napoli lost 2-1 at Palermo in their season opener match, but looked like a different side in their last game winning 3-1, and early signs are that the offensive trio of Ezequiel Lavezzi, Marek Hamsik and Quagliarella will be causing no end of problems once they gel together. This match has come a little too soon for Napoli so we expect them to show signs of improvement but at best grab a point but more than likely walk away with nothing. For this match we will be laying the draw trading out after a goal, and also having a small side trade on over 2.5 goals inplay during the 1st half as the deadlock should be broken before the break, following the usual plan if its goalless at the break (trading out with the same stake by laying over), 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 loss on the draw. We will grab some cover on the 0-0, £6 initially backing further if concerned inplay.

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Randers couldn't have had a worse start to the season. Now 7 games in they are winless, losing 6 of these. AaB have had the opposite start and find themselves 2 points behind league leaders AGF winning 5 of the last 6. AaB have a very strong record against poor defensive sides having won 78% of their meetings over the last 3 seasons, so despite Randers being desperate for points we can't see them getting much from this match. Defensively Randers were much better last season and have been shocking so far this year so will surely concede but the defensive changes they have made this week might keep the score low. They will also take confidence in the fact they won their last meeting against AaB back in April. For this match we will be laying the draw trading out after a goal, ( stagger you stake if you want for shorter average odds) and also having a small side trade on over 2.5 goals inplay during the 1st half as the deadlock should be broken before the break, following the usual plan if its goalless at the break (trading out with the same stake by laying over), 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 loss on the draw. We will grab some cover on the 0-0, £6 initially backing further if concerned inplay.

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Marseille's league form so far has definitely been more impressive than Milan's. They have recorded 3 victories and two respectable draws (against Bordeaux and Rennes), seeing them sitting comfortably in the top four after five rounds. Milan have won 2 of their last 5 and were far from convincing in their matches against Livorno and Inter and obviously have work to be done. When you consider Marseilles recent record against Serie A sides (3 wins and a draw) this might not go the way most punters think. This is supported by the fact Milan have only won 3 of their last 10 on the road in the Champions League. The one trend that does support Leonardo's side winning here is on the last 7 consecutive occasions they have won their opening Champions league game. Personally we feel Milan will have great difficulty breaking down the Marseille defensive unit with Ronaldinho not firing on all cylinders but if he can rise to the occasion this match could go either way. For this match we will be laying the draw and trading out after a goal. We will also be laying the unquoted price in the correct score market with £20-£25 and grabbing around £16 on the 0-0. The exit plan was also posted in the preview.

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Olympiacos come into this vital match on the back of sacking their Manager on Tuesday. Not what you consider ideal preparation. They haven't been that bad so we are surprised with the timing of his exit. They haven't conceded a goal in the 4 matches they have played but what has been noticeable is the lack of offensive ability which can be linked to Ketsbaia who had issues with some of the key players. Hopefully with Bandovic taking over for the short term the forwards will stop squabbling and get on with scoring goals. Their opponents here are a side we love to watch because of their style of play which negates goals, unfortunately the clubs top scorer is unavailable for this match so with Olympiacos's strong defensive ability and AZ's top scorer sidelined this game might not breach 3 goals. This is AZ debut in this competition so hopefully nerves won't get the better of them. One thing we do expect from them is to push for an early goal rather than soak up the pressure. For this match we will be laying the draw trading out after a goal, and also having a small side trade on over 2.5 goals in play during the 1st half as we feel the deadlock will be broken before the break, following the usual plan if its goalless at the break (trading out with the same stake by laying over), 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 loss on the draw. We will grab some cover on the 0-0, £8 initially backing further if concerned in play.

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Valencia's coach Emery has his boys playing out of their skin recently and are now on a 4 game winning streak. They thrashing Stabaek 7-1 to make it through to the group stages of the Europa League and then netting six more goals in defeating Sevilla and Real Valladolid in their opening two La Liga outings. So their scoring form should see them net a few tonight. One other thing they are also reliable for is conceding when away from home as they have only managed 1 clean sheet in their last 15 away games. We probably won't see Silva and a few other 1st choice players but Emery has gone on record that he is taking this competition seriously. They also haven't lost in their last 12 European matches so should avoid defeat here.
Lille haven't started their season too well despite an amazing pre-season which saw them win 8 in a row. They did managed to pick up their 1st domestic win of the season in their last outing but still didn't look too solid. Their European form has been much better than their domestic winning all of their 4 games prior to this encounter which makes sense as they are making the Europa League a priority. They also have a superb home scoring record so should put one past Valencia in this match. We do feel Valencia will just edge this but we should see both on the scoresheet so for this match we will be laying the draw trading out after a goal, and also having a small side trade on over 2.5 goals in play during the 1st half as we feel the deadlock will be broken before the break, following the usual plan if its goalless at the break (trading out with the same stake by laying over), 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 loss on the draw. We will grab some cover on the 0-0, £7 initially backing further if concerned in play.

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Following 3 consecutive league losses, Wolfsburg earned a convincing 3-1 victory over CSKA Moscow in their first ever Champions League match with Brazilian striker Grafite netting a hattrick. A key think that was noticeable that was lacking in their previous games this season was a strong counter attack. Lets hope they can get their season back on track against their former managers new side. Magrath's Schalke side were a superb defensive side last year and look to have carried this forward into this season, if he can get their creativity flowing up front they could be a top 6 side this year. They haven't really been tested yet as their opening 5 games were against lower level teams so this match should be a good gage of the early impact Magath has made on Schalke. Neither of these two have a habit of holding back in the 1st half and considering their scoring and conceding records, especially Wolfsburg we should be finished with this match before HT. For this game will be laying the draw trading out after a goal, and also having a small side trade on over 2.5 goals in play during the 1st half as we feel the deadlock will be broken before the break, following the usual plan if its goalless at the break (trading out with the same stake by laying over), 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 loss on the draw. We will grab some cover on the 0-0, £6 initially backing further if concerned in play.

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Both these two are in their 2nd season in the top tier and have started well. Gladbach are playing some  impressive football.  They might have lost last week to Nurnberg but were definitely the better side on the pitch. Offense, look good again this season but up to now have not quite looked like the superb offensive side we saw start the previous season. They found their scoring boots last week against Bochum winning 3-0, we expect them to deliver a +2.5 goals scoreline again in this match as they have followed up an away win with a home win seeing 3 or more goals in 90% of games over the last 3 season. Gladbach should add to this total as they are looking very sharp up front and have have scored in 9 of their last 10 on home soil. For this game will be laying the draw trading out after a goal, and also having a side trade on over 2.5 goals in play during the 1st half as we feel the deadlock will be broken before the break more than likely by Offense, following the usual plan if its goalless at the break (trading out with the same stake by laying over), 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 loss on the draw. We will grab some cover on the 0-0, £6 initially backing further if concerned in play.

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Villa lost their opening league game and were sent packing against Vienna but since then they have been simply superb. Wins over Liverpool at Anfield, Fulham at home and a derby day victory over neighbours Birmingham City at St Andrew's has all us Villa fans talking about 4th place and Champions League Football, we can live in hope. Villa don't have the best record against Portsmouth but they haven't been in this vain of form in any of their meetings. Villa have won 6 of their last 7 home games against bottom 6 sides with 6 of these seeing Villa taking a 1st half lead. We did see some positive signs from Pompey last week and their new signings might see things improve in weeks to come but this match looks to have come a little too early for Pompey and will more than likely see their misery continue for a few more weeks. Portsmouth have failed to win any of their last 15 away matches, we feel pretty confident Villa will make this 16. We will be backing Villa and trading out after they take the lead or draw level. If they go behind and its early in the game we will look to back them further to raise their average odds and ideally trade out when they draw level. Obviously if for some reason Villa are playing poorly or Pompey are playing their socks of don't back them again until your confident they can pull it back. If you have difficulty making this decision simply lay Pompey instead of backing Villa before kick off. We feel confident Villa will break the deadlock before the break so will be having a side trade on over 2.5 goals and for a little safety we will grab a £5 of cover on 0-0, backing further if concerned in play.

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Both these to have played 5 lost 3 and picked up 1 win which currently sits them just above the relegation zone, exactly where we expect to see them for the rest of the season. They obviously both have issues but at the wrong end of the pitch. Hull are leaky as an old bucket and with Turner now at Sunderland their defense looks very weak. Birmingham have a strong defense but are severely lacking up front and with their injury list as long as my arm it looks like Birmingham will continue to struggle for weeks to come. This game makes us nervous regarding a 0-0 result although we do expect both teams to push for the win and they have a good chance of grabbing a goal a piece. For this match we will be laying the draw and trading out after a goal. We will also be laying the unquoted price in the correct score market with £25 and grabbing around £16 on the 0-0. This should put you in a position where you don't need to worry about grabbing further cover for your lay the draw bet. If no goal comes you should close the draw trade around 2.0 splitting the loss and close the 0-0 bet splitting the profit which should just about cover most of the liability on the match odds market. If a goal comes you trade out of the lay the draw bet as normal and if you feel the game will see one side score more the 4 goals you can close the lay on the unquoted price (you can obviously close it at any point you feel uncomfortable).

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Both these two are suffering at the hands of poor coaching and tactical decisions by their coaches. Neither side should be having the defensive issues we have seen in recent weeks. Napoli through away a 1-0 lead at Genoa least week which could have easily been defended finally losing 1-3. Against a Udinese side that possesses one of the inform top strikers in Serie A and plays a much more offensive game this could enter double figures if Napoli play like they did last week. Udinese need a new keeper or they are likely to be conceding here as he has been appalling so far this year and defensive man to man marking might help in this game instead of a can't be bother he's too quick attitude. Were not expecting the deadlock to be broken too early today, late 1st half, early 2nd half but it should definitely happen with over 2.5 goals fairly well supported. For this game will be laying the draw trading out after a goal, and also having a small side trade on over 2.5 goals in play during the 1st half , following the usual plan if its goalless at the break (trading out with the same stake by laying over), 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 loss on the draw. We will grab some cover on the 0-0, £6 initially backing further if concerned in play.

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Both sides are undefeated 5 games in, but we do expect a winner here. St Pauli look to have the advantage as they are stronger offensively (scored 16 goals in the last 5) but with Kaiserslautern's strong defensive capabilities we shouldn't see too many goals here. Both sides have seen the deadlock broken early in their previous games this season with a 1st goal average under 30 min's so hopefully we can follow the following plan for profit. For this game will be laying the draw trading out after a goal, and also 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 (trading out with the same stake by laying over), 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 loss on the draw, if a goal come 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.

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Catania have lost their opening 3 games and clearly have issues with their backline. Their last outing against Udinese should have gone their way but their woeful defense saw them ultimately end up losers. Lazio have had quite a few tired players because of their European commitments but resting Tommaso Rocchi and Mauro Zarate should pay off here. A couple of other key players picked up knocks in their mid-week match against Salzburg so Lazio do have a few selection issues but should be able to score and avoid defeat here. Both these two have a habit of conceding before the break so we should be able to follow the same plan as above.

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Frankfurt, have got off to a flying start this season but ultimately will end up outside the top 6 places as their side doesn't have much depth. So far they have registered two wins and three draws, which puts the Eagles among the league's few undefeated sides and currently occupy 4th place. Hamburg will be their toughest challenge yet and with Hamburg losing 3-0 to the very average Rapid Wein in the Europa league mid-week, they will be looking to bounce back to winning ways against Frankfurt. The most likely outcome here is over 2.5 goals, with the last 4 H2H seeing this result and 75% of Hamburg's away games against similar opponents also delivering 3 or more goals the last few seasons. Frankfurt also haven't kept a clean sheet in over 10 games and Hamburg have seen both sides scoring in their last 6 domestic games. Again same trading plan as above.

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Valencia have had the perfect start to the season with two wins scoring 6 goals. They sent out a majority of reserve players for their mid-week Europa League game so should revert back to their strongest 11 for this match. We have little question that they will win here despite Gijon starting better than last season and beating them in this fixture last year, as Valencia look superb this year and Gijon are missing 3 key defenders and Cuellar between the posts. Over 2.5 goals looks on the cards with both sides scoring. Valencia on the scoresheet before the break looks likely. For this match we will be backing Valencia and trading out after they take the lead or draw level. If they go behind and its early in the game we will look to back them further to raise their average odds and ideally trade out when they draw level. Obviously if for some reason they are playing poorly or Gijon are playing their socks off, don't back them again until your confident they can pull it back. If you have difficulty making this decision simply lay Gijon instead of backing Valencia before kick off. We feel confident Valencia will break the deadlock before the break so will be having a side trade on over 2.5 goals and for a little safety we will grab a £5 of cover on 0-0, backing further if concerned in play.

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Only one point separates theses two 24 games in. Neither side is on an up or down trend so we expect this to be pretty tight. Both sides look good for scoring here as it has happened in their last 6 H2H'S. One think that stands out and supports Start avoiding defeat is when they are at home they have managed to avoid defeat in all of their matches against Viking this Millennium. This will probably end in a draw but it shouldn't be goalless as this hasn't happened since the 80's. For this game will be laying the draw trading out after a goal (chase a shorter price if you want inplay), and also having a small side trade on over 2.5 goals in play during the 1st half, following the usual plan if its goalless at the break (trading out with the same stake by laying over), 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 loss on the draw, if a goal come 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, £5 initially backing further if concerned in play.

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Both sides have had completely different starts to the season in the Championship with Newcastle sitting in 2nd place with 6 wins and 1 loss. Peterborough are sitting just above the bottom 3 but did manage to pick up their 1st win of the season over Reading in injury time, so should feel confident coming into this match. H2H its fairly well split with Peterborough having the slightly better history in Cup matches, but with Newcastle superior form and the fact they have a very resilient record on the road against lower positioned sides they should avoid defeat here. One thing we do expect from Newcastle is goals. They have been in great scoring form of late hitting the back of the net in all of their last 10 and with Peterborough's record of conceding early against similar opponents we should expect the deadlock broken before the break. Don't write of Peterborough though as their forwards can definately cause issues of they are on form. For this game will be laying the draw trading out after a goal, and also having a small side trade on over 2.5 goals in play during the 1st half , following the usual plan if its goalless at the break (trading out with the same stake by laying over), 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 loss on the draw. We will grab some cover on the 0-0, £7 initially backing further if concerned in play.

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We are a bit short on time today so no previews.

For this game will be laying the draw trading out after a goal, and also having a small side trade on over 2.5 goals in play during the 1st half , following the usual plan if its goalless at the break (trading out with the same stake by laying over), 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 loss on the draw. We will grab some cover on the 0-0, £6 initially backing further if concerned in play.

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We aren't expecting the deadlock broken early here so will opt to trade under 2.5 goals backing for the 1st 10 min's or so instead of overs as a side trade (usual recovery if a goal comes, as per manual). The main trade will be laying the draw and trading out after a goal, if its goalless out at 1.8 as usual, loss on the draw. We will grab some cover on the 0-0, £6 initally backing further if concerned inplay, this can hopefully be covered initally by the unders trade.

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Both these two have had a great start to the season with Genoa winning 3 of their 4 games and Juve winning all 4. Genoa surprising lost to Chievo last week and didn't look like the same side that won their opening 3, mainly due to a few key player out injured. They will look to bounce back here and keep their dream start alive. Juve simply have look amazing so far especially defensively (hence the £100 punt we put on them winning the Serie A this season) which they have been lacking in recent years. They haven't failed to score in their last 10 and remain undefeated over this period. H2H is in Juve's favour but they did lose their last meeting 3-2, against a weakend Genoa side they shouldn't lose here. No Diego for this one so we won't be backing Juventus as originally planned but they should definitely score and with the draw odds not too dissimilar we should be able to profit whoever scores 1st. For this game we will be laying the draw trading out after a goal, and also having a small side trade on over 2.5 goals in play during the 1st half , following the usual plan if its goalless at the break (trading out with the same stake by laying over), 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 loss on the draw. We will grab some cover on the 0-0, £6 initially backing further if concerned in play.

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Frankfurt are undefeated in their opening 6 games, and come into this match on the back of a 6-0 thrashing of Aachen in Wednesday's DFB Pokal match. Stuttgart have only picked up 1 win over the same period but have benched their veteran goalkeeper Jens Lehmann and shuffled his lineup in search of a winning combination for this outing. H2H Frankfurt have only beaten Stuttgart once in the last 12 when playing at home but this looks like they have a good chance of at least avoiding defeat when you consider their recent from. Frankfurt will concede here as they just can't keep a clean sheet but Stuttgart's shaky defense should also be broken by an inform Frankfurt. With the odds being so even we should be able to profit whoever scores 1st here. We would support a 1st half goal here as Frankfurt have managed to break the deadlock in 7 of their last 10 before the break against similar opponents. So for this match we will be laying the draw trading out after a goal, and also having a small side trade on over 2.5 goals in play during the 1st half , following the usual plan if its goalless at the break (trading out with the same stake by laying over), 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 loss on the draw. We will grab some cover on the 0-0, £6 initially backing further if concerned in play. If a goal comes after trading out and a draw looks likely laying the leading team should be considered if worried.

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Blackburn are languishing as the foot of the table with only 4 points and 1 win from their opening 6 games. Villa have had the opposite start and come into this match on the back of 4 wins. H2H Blackburn have a terrible record against Villa and have only picked up 1 win from their last 10 meetings so it doesn't look good for big Sam. He will obviously shuffle his side here as Villa are in great form and changes need to be made if they are to get anything from this match. The form of Gabriel Agbonlahor will probably see Villa though this match as he has netted in the last 4 and scored home and away against Blackburn last season. This doesn't look good for more than a couple of goals and 0-0 does concern us for this match so we will keep it simple and will be laying Blackburn and trading out after they go behind or after Villa draw level. If its goalless around 60 min's we will close the trade. If you want to keep the liability low stick to a side trade stake.

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Undefeated Inter visit a Sampdoria side that lost their last match but have looked very competent so far this season winning the previous 4 games. Sampdoria's at home will be a tough challenge for Inter as they haven't lost or failed to score in over 10 games. Historically their record against Inter has only seen them win 1 of their last 10 meetings but they should cause them quite a few issues and we won't be surprised if they hold them to a draw which is the most dominant result in their recent history. Inter haven't been completely convincing so far and this will be their toughest test yet, but with Milito and Eto'o in great scoring form we expect them to emerge winners. We expect both sides on the score sheet and Sampdoria to break the deadlock before the break because they usually respond to a loss with a strong 1st half in their following match. So for this match we will be laying the draw trading out after a goal, and also having a small side trade on over 2.5 goals in play during the 1st half , following the usual plan if its goalless at the break (trading out with the same stake by laying over), 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 loss on the draw. We will grab some cover on the 0-0, £6 initially backing further if concerned in play. If a goal comes after trading out and a draw looks likely laying the leading team should be considered if worried.

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Both sides are sitting at the wrong end of the table but of the two Sparta have been the more impressive side, winning 2 of their 3 home games. Management changes at Heerenveen are yet to have the desired effect and they now have lost 4 consecutive games without scoring. Historically when these two meet its a goal feast with both sides scoring in the last 9 meetings and all but one of their H2H matches since the early 90's seeing over 2.5 goals. Recent matches might not support this but Sparta's record against bottom 6 team's gives us confidence that we should see more than a couple of goals and Heerenveen will end their goalless run. So for this match we will be laying the draw trading out after a goal, and also having a small side trade on over 2.5 goals in play during the 1st half as we expect a 1st half goal, following the usual plan if its goalless at the break (trading out with the same stake by laying over), 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 loss on the draw. We will grab some cover on the 0-0, £6 initially backing further if concerned in play. If a goal comes after trading out and a draw looks likely laying the leading team should be considered if worried.

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Catania have been very disappointing so far this season only picking up 2 points from their opening 5 games. Roma have turned a corner after their disappointing start and now are undefeated in 3. Roma have now settled the over 2.5 goals market in 12 consecutive away games so expect a game with a few goals. They have also seen both sides scoring in their last 9 games so we should see Catania hit the back of the net, especially with Roma missing their 1st choice keeper Doni and Catania scoring in 7 of their last 8. So for this match we will be laying the draw trading out after a goal, and also having a side trade on over 2.5 goals in play during the 1st half as we expect a 1st half goal, following the usual plan if its goalless at the break (trading out with the same stake by laying over), 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 loss on the draw. We will grab some cover on the 0-0, £6 initially backing further if concerned in play. If a goal comes after trading out and a draw looks likely laying the leading team should be considered if worried.

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Freiburg looked good for the drop this season until we saw them completely out class Hertha battering them 4-0 which puts a question mark over them. Gladbch have had a reasonably good start beating high flying Mainz and putting in a decent showing against Hoffenheim but letting things slip later in the game. They looked to lack match fitness in the later stages which should improve as the weeks go on but will likely let them down for the next few games. Freiburg are missing 3 key players for this match so we are unlikely to see them win here but considering their H2H record (11 of the last 12 seeing both sides scoring) we should see an entertaining match with both sides scoring. We aren't expecting the deadlock broken early but it should happen in the 1st half. So for this match we will be laying the draw trading out after a goal, and also having a small side trade on over 2.5 goals in play during the 1st half as we expect a 1st half goal, following the usual plan if its goalless at the break (trading out with the same stake by laying over), 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 loss on the draw. We will grab some cover on the 0-0, £6 initially backing further if concerned in play. If a goal comes after trading out and a draw looks likely laying the leading team should be considered if worried.

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Sunderland should bounce back from their loss to Burnley last weekend as they have followed up a loss with a win in all their games this season. They also have a strong record against promoted sides, winning their last 5. Wolves have made a decent start to the season with quite a few key player missing, they are slowly returning so it will be interesting to see what a full strength side can achieve. The strongest trend for this match is early goals with all of Wolves last 6 seeing a goal inside 30 min's and 5 of the Black Cats last 6 also seeing this result. For this match we will be laying the draw and trading out after a goal, staggering our stake for a shorter price inplay just incase Wolves score 1st and also having a side trade on over 2.5 goals inplay. Because of the early goal trend we will get half of our over's side trade in early for safety the rest on after 30 min's in. Same recovery plan as above.

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Halmstads come into this match on the back of 2 wins which ended a losing run of 4 consecutive games. One of these results was against a top 6 side so they should be confident they can grab points from this match. Elfsborg have slipped away from AIK and IFK with back to back losses which can be blamed on key players being unavailable and their poor defense which hasn't improved all season. Defensively on the road they have the 3rd worst defensive record so expect Halmstads to score but with Elfsborg's strong 1st half record against similar sides we should see them on the scoresheet 1st. Terry feels Halmstads will avoid defeat here the rest of us will go for both sides scoring and an Elfsborg win (with his recent record he will probably be right!). For this match we will be laying the draw trading out after a goal, (you might want to stagger your stake for a shorter price just incase Halmstads open the scoring) and also having a small side trade on over 2.5 goals in play during the 1st half as we expect a 1st half goal, following the usual plan if its goalless at the break (trading out with the same stake by laying over), 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 loss on the draw. We will grab some cover on the 0-0, £6 initially backing further if concerned in play. If a goal comes after trading out and a draw looks likely laying the leading team should be considered if worried.

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The Dutch Champions will be looking to grab their 1st win in group H against a less challenging opponent than their last few. Alkmaar might be new to the Champions League but they have one of the best home records in Europe losing just once in over 30 games. One thing that does concern us about them this season is their current domestic form since losing their Capt. Steven Defour to injury they have looked soulless having now lost 4 of their last 5 and currently occupy 6th place in the Eredivisie, something they won't be content with. Ronald Koeman definitely hasn't had the desired impact since taking over from van Gaal but surely will have this usually very competent side refocused for this important match, which on paper they should win convincingly. Standard impressed us all with their strong start against Arsenal going two up in a matter of min's but unfortunately couldn't hold off the onslaught from the Gunners but definately showed us what they can do. They are also playing well domestically and currently sitting only three points off the top spot. Standard's recent away record is pretty solid only losing 1 of their last 10 so its going to be an interesting match. If AZ lose this Koeman will be on his way out so with his back against the wall we expect them to at least avoid defeat especially with a injury free squad. For this match we will be laying the draw trading out after a goal, (you might want to stagger your stake for a shorter price just incase Standard open the scoring, but we would get some on at the current odds of 3.6) and also will be having a small side trade on over 2.5 goals in play during the 1st half as we expect a 1st half goal from AZ, following the usual plan if its goalless at the break (trading out with the same stake by laying over), 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 loss on the draw. We will grab some cover on the 0-0, £6 initially backing further if concerned in play. If a goal comes after trading out and a draw looks likely laying the leading team should be considered if worried.

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Bayern lead the group after a convincing 3-0 win over Maccabi Haifa. We don't expect a similar result here as Juventus are a much more challenging opponent. These two have met 4 times before with Bayern only picking up 1 win. Juventus have been lacking in their last few domestic games but with Diego back and fit we expect a good showing from the Italians. Their opening game against Bordeaux ended in a draw so the pressure is on Juve to grab 3 points here so expect a strong start from them. Defensively Juve are still having the same issues so expect them to concede here but they should also register as they have scored in 19 of their last 20 away games against similar sides. For this match we will be laying the draw trading out after a goal, (you might want to stagger your stake for a shorter price just incase Juventus open the scoring) and also will be having a small side trade on over 2.5 goals in play during the 1st half as we expect a 1st half goal, following the usual plan if its goalless at the break (trading out with the same stake by laying over), 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 loss on the draw. We will grab some cover on the 0-0, £6 initially backing further if concerned in play. If a goal comes after trading out and a draw looks likely laying the leading team should be considered if worried.