HiyaVata
11-25-2008, 04:16 PM
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It's do or die for almost every bottom 2 teams in almost every group. Top teams battle it out for top spot. Conclusion : We should see the best and toughest games tonight! A few games here I'll be placing the "odd" bet on, and will explain why, but some of you might want to look at and put your money on the yellow cards. As I mentioned, gonna be tough and rough tonight, so's yellow's and Unders could be seen quiet a bit here.
GROUP E
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Even though this match won't decide who will be on top of group E just yet, clearly this will be the match to watch tonight. Pellegrini is poised to take all 3 points at home, but Ferguson didn't bring the boys to Spain just to be an attraction. Worse case scenario for both teams would be either one of them to lose today and in the last round, and for either AAB or Celtic to win 2 in a row. We seriously doubt that this will happen, but for professional football managers, they never take anything for granted, hence ruling out this option is a NO NO. Having this in mind, it won't be easy to predict in who's favor this game will swing, and whether a lot or few goals will be scored. Villareal are coming in with a home loss to Valladolid. Not the first (or last) time we've seen this happen. Manchester didn't impress me over the weekend. They really looked a weaker Man. United without the likes of Berbatov. Could it be that they were so used to playing with him that this change of tactic put them off a bit!?! I don't know..but if they do a repeat of this weeks game, I don't see why Villareal shouldn't take the big prize. Something tells me that chances of a draw are slim... I think we're gonna see a win here and who ever wins, will take a draw in the last round.
The holders travelled to Spain without goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar, who will be replaced by Tomasz Kuszczak, Gary Neville and Dimitar Berbatov, while strikers Nihat Kahveci and Joseba Llorente, who has three goals in Group E, are both missing for Villarreal. Both teams without their top scores in the CHL. So what to do we do? Home win?! Away win!? Nothing of the sort...!
Here's what I purpose .... Some statistics for you first :
Shots on target 35 29
Possession (%) 55% 55%
Corners 17 40
Villareal and Manchester have the most shots on target combined. With this in mind and clearly the high corner rate on Manchester's side, I will choose to play the corners pick today.
Pick: Over 11 corners @ 2.20
Alt pick : Under 2,50 @ 1.50 [Bet365]
Alt pick : Villareal @ 3.20 [Bet365]
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Unbeaten run raises AaB expectations
Todays headline says it all. Scoring only 1 and conceding 5 goals in the previous 4 games, Celtics chances of staying in Europe's competitions are slim. AAB have been improving from game to game and reflected that in their domestic league. I think (hope) AAB can produce a value pick for us tonight, and could just be the match of the night for us. Celtic are still without a number of first-team players due to injury, including Massimo Donati, Marc Crosas and Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink. Something inspiring me even more to bet on the home side. It's gonna be tough...
Pick: AAB @ 2.85
Alt pick : Over 2,50 @ 2.00
GROUP F
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Buoyant Bayern out to seal knockout berth
And that they surely will. Their form has been good, not the prettiest of results but non the less, good games. Sellout crowd, clear difference in quality, this one should result in Bayern winning by 2 or more goals!
Pick : Bayern @ 1.30
Alt Pick : HT/FT Bayern/Bayern @ 1.75
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Only a victory will do for Fiorentina
This game has a lot at stake. It's good that with the situation at hand that Fiorentina is playing at home. Because of one thing : BOTH TEAMS TO SCORE! Perfect setup for this pick!
Pick : Goal/No Goal - Goal(Both teams to score) @ 1.80
Alt pick : Fiorentina @ 2.15
Value pick : HT/FT Draw/Fiorentina @ 5.00
[B]GROUP G
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Zenit seeking revenge and a point closer to the top two teams. Juve need not to worry even with a loss here tonight, but why worry when you can wrap things up perfectly with a point... I know Zenit is a strong team but, i seriously can't see why the odds on Juve are at 4.00 this very moment!?! and anyone not taking this value today is a fool! :D
Pick : Double chance - X2 @ 1.83 [Bet365]
Alt pick : Juventus @ 4.00
Value bet(s): HT/FT Draw/Juventus @ 9.00 ; HT/FT Juventus/Juventus @ 7.50
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This match would surely have a different tone if it weren't for Madrid's injury probe. A lot of key players have been sidelined in their previous matches which has reflected on their results. Last match win has restored some confidence in them but I'm still questioning their play tonight. I can't see Madrid losing...or can i!? o.O? With Bate's 10 shots on target in the last 4 games, I'll say that's not happening. The odds are OK on Real, 1.60, I guess we could take it..
Pick : Real Madrid @ 1.60
Alt pick : Under 2.50 @ 2.00
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It's do or die for almost every bottom 2 teams in almost every group. Top teams battle it out for top spot. Conclusion : We should see the best and toughest games tonight! A few games here I'll be placing the "odd" bet on, and will explain why, but some of you might want to look at and put your money on the yellow cards. As I mentioned, gonna be tough and rough tonight, so's yellow's and Unders could be seen quiet a bit here.
GROUP E
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Even though this match won't decide who will be on top of group E just yet, clearly this will be the match to watch tonight. Pellegrini is poised to take all 3 points at home, but Ferguson didn't bring the boys to Spain just to be an attraction. Worse case scenario for both teams would be either one of them to lose today and in the last round, and for either AAB or Celtic to win 2 in a row. We seriously doubt that this will happen, but for professional football managers, they never take anything for granted, hence ruling out this option is a NO NO. Having this in mind, it won't be easy to predict in who's favor this game will swing, and whether a lot or few goals will be scored. Villareal are coming in with a home loss to Valladolid. Not the first (or last) time we've seen this happen. Manchester didn't impress me over the weekend. They really looked a weaker Man. United without the likes of Berbatov. Could it be that they were so used to playing with him that this change of tactic put them off a bit!?! I don't know..but if they do a repeat of this weeks game, I don't see why Villareal shouldn't take the big prize. Something tells me that chances of a draw are slim... I think we're gonna see a win here and who ever wins, will take a draw in the last round.
The holders travelled to Spain without goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar, who will be replaced by Tomasz Kuszczak, Gary Neville and Dimitar Berbatov, while strikers Nihat Kahveci and Joseba Llorente, who has three goals in Group E, are both missing for Villarreal. Both teams without their top scores in the CHL. So what to do we do? Home win?! Away win!? Nothing of the sort...!
Here's what I purpose .... Some statistics for you first :
Shots on target 35 29
Possession (%) 55% 55%
Corners 17 40
Villareal and Manchester have the most shots on target combined. With this in mind and clearly the high corner rate on Manchester's side, I will choose to play the corners pick today.
Pick: Over 11 corners @ 2.20
Alt pick : Under 2,50 @ 1.50 [Bet365]
Alt pick : Villareal @ 3.20 [Bet365]
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Unbeaten run raises AaB expectations
Todays headline says it all. Scoring only 1 and conceding 5 goals in the previous 4 games, Celtics chances of staying in Europe's competitions are slim. AAB have been improving from game to game and reflected that in their domestic league. I think (hope) AAB can produce a value pick for us tonight, and could just be the match of the night for us. Celtic are still without a number of first-team players due to injury, including Massimo Donati, Marc Crosas and Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink. Something inspiring me even more to bet on the home side. It's gonna be tough...
Pick: AAB @ 2.85
Alt pick : Over 2,50 @ 2.00
GROUP F
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Buoyant Bayern out to seal knockout berth
And that they surely will. Their form has been good, not the prettiest of results but non the less, good games. Sellout crowd, clear difference in quality, this one should result in Bayern winning by 2 or more goals!
Pick : Bayern @ 1.30
Alt Pick : HT/FT Bayern/Bayern @ 1.75
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Only a victory will do for Fiorentina
This game has a lot at stake. It's good that with the situation at hand that Fiorentina is playing at home. Because of one thing : BOTH TEAMS TO SCORE! Perfect setup for this pick!
Pick : Goal/No Goal - Goal(Both teams to score) @ 1.80
Alt pick : Fiorentina @ 2.15
Value pick : HT/FT Draw/Fiorentina @ 5.00
[B]GROUP G
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Zenit seeking revenge and a point closer to the top two teams. Juve need not to worry even with a loss here tonight, but why worry when you can wrap things up perfectly with a point... I know Zenit is a strong team but, i seriously can't see why the odds on Juve are at 4.00 this very moment!?! and anyone not taking this value today is a fool! :D
Pick : Double chance - X2 @ 1.83 [Bet365]
Alt pick : Juventus @ 4.00
Value bet(s): HT/FT Draw/Juventus @ 9.00 ; HT/FT Juventus/Juventus @ 7.50
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This match would surely have a different tone if it weren't for Madrid's injury probe. A lot of key players have been sidelined in their previous matches which has reflected on their results. Last match win has restored some confidence in them but I'm still questioning their play tonight. I can't see Madrid losing...or can i!? o.O? With Bate's 10 shots on target in the last 4 games, I'll say that's not happening. The odds are OK on Real, 1.60, I guess we could take it..
Pick : Real Madrid @ 1.60
Alt pick : Under 2.50 @ 2.00
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