28. September

[Radek]

Hallo soccer fans!

Here are some picks for weekend! - Have to thanks Xazar7a, Beli, TONNY and catalinho!



Picks by Xazar7a:

Austria Wien (A) - SV Bad Aussee	1	Austria Wien made an unexpected loss for me in the last round at 25.09 and that take them 5 points after Austria Lustenau, which are still unbeaten. Aussee is in terrible row from 4 losses and they dont show improvement. in my opinion it's time for Austria to end their bad row from 3 matches with no win. It is excellent opportunity at home against the struggling Aussee. I go for home win here.
FC Karnten - FC Gratkorn	2	Karnten simply terrible. Only 2 points in their record from 10 matches, and the most interesting is that one of these points is against the leader Austria Lustenau. Maybe this is in a result of very defensive play from Karnten in their last match. But against Gratkorn i expect more open game. Three 0-0 draws for Gratkorn away from home and 1 loss from Kapfenberg. It looks that they are not so confident far from home, but i think it is time to get their first win as guest. Karnten is the best opposition for that i think. So i go for an away win here.
Schalke - Hertha	1	Schalke still unbeaten in the Bundesliga with 3 wins and 4 draws, while Hertha won 4 times but made 3 losses. Schalke is in good for and won their last 2 matches. Hertha loss from the tail-ender Hansa with 3-1, before that they hardly managed to win over Dortmund. hertha away have 1 win and 2 losses, while Schalke is ready for another win at home. I dont expect nothing but this, so home win here.
G-Osaka - Oita	1	Gamba still face their chances to get the title, and every match is very important for them. They made some bad results, but i expect that they will not miss the opportunity that they have against Oita. Oita calmly in the midtable and nothing to win or lose. I think Osaka will use this chance to shorten Urawa's lead. Home win.
Manchester City - Newcastle	1	City with full home record - 3 wins from 3 matches at home. And even win over Norwich for the cup even it was in the 90 min. Both teams played matches for Carling Cup. We can say Newcastle had harder match and that is for sure, because they play against Arsenal at Emirates and loss with 2-0. Newcastle is not so confident way, and loss even from Derby, and i think they will look not to concede goals which i think will be hard. City is a good side despite that somebody blame Ericsson that he play more defensively i think the team have enough power to win here. So home win in the early match.
Motherwell - Rangers	2	Rangers flying so high this season, whit only one surprising for me loss from Hearts. Motherwell is more confident away with 3 wins and 1 loss, while at home they made their fans happy with only one win. The difference in teh classes is obvious in my opinion. Despite some good results from Motherwell i think that they will not have enough power to oppose Rangers. I go for away win here.
Hamburger - Wolfsburg	1	"The Hamburgers" first managed to get a point from Bayern and after that followed 1 loss from Frankfurt and in the last 3 matches 3 wins for them, good form from them. Wolfsburg showed that they get a little on form. But despite the last 2 good results i think that they are still not so confident. Hamburger knows it's puprose and fights for it. In my opinion Hamburger will use the home ground in the right way and will get another win at home. My pick is 1.
West Ham - Arsenal	2	I still remember match number 2000 for Arsenal at Highbury( if my memory didnt lies me). Then West ham managed to win with 3-1. but there was a crisis in the Gunners. Now the situation is different. West Ham showed good play, but Arsenal are simply excellent at the moment. Their young, talanted players made big things there. Of course here with no underestimating i think Arsenal will get 3 points. Despite that I think it will be hard match, players will be tired after Carling Cup in the midweek. But i go for away win.
Aris - Olympiakos	2	Olympiacos is one of the top teams in Greece. They are currently 3-rd with 4 points after 2 matches. Aris have 2 points and lay on 11 place. Guest will go for another title, so they should start from the beginning to win matches. Aris is not too strong team, while Olympiacos is a power. They have good team, which in my opinion will win. My pick 2.
Livorno - Fiorentina	2	Livorno are terrible, they are only one goal from the last place. On the other side Fiorentina is still unbeaten and play very good. Away La Viola play good and got point deserv?ly from Milan, and was close even to win, but they hit the post, and in the last round from Catania. Fiorentina has excellent players who will show teh struggling Livorno how to play football. Away win here.
Ajax - VVV Venlo	1 over 2.5 AH 1	Ajax is great team with good young players. They managed to win over Az, but a little lucky 'cause Az missed penalty. Venlo is not a team which can trouble Ajax. I think the hom? win is obvious. Here i will go for 1 with -1 AH and also over 2.5 goals.

Picks by Beli:

Slavia Praha - Zlín	1	Slavia after grate start in the new season with 5 wins in row in 5 rounds in 6 they draw with Ostrava Banik home without goals and in last round away with Bohemians they felt for first time in new season how is to loose where they lose 2-0.For the moment they are in second place with same points like first place 5 wins 1 draw and 1 lost game.In home games Slavia won 2 and draw 1.In other side Zlin is 5-th in the moment with 12 points 3 wins 3 draws and 1 lost game.In away game Zlin won 1 draw 2 and lost 1.Tradition is in side of Slavia.Zlin never won slavia at home.Last year it was 2-1 here for Slavia.In total 10 played head 2 head games Slavia won 7 draw 2 and lost 1.I hope tradition will continou and slavia will back in game and win this match after 2 games without win.
Bodo Glimt - Bryne IL	1	Bodo is team with best results in home games.Momentaly they are in 3-rd place with 49 points 5 lees then second place team Ham Kam.Bodo have grate result in home games but away games are problem for Bodo.In 12 home games Bodo won 10 draw 1 and lost 1 and score 39 goals.In last game they lost away from the leader of table Molde FK 4-2.In other side Bryne is 5-th on the table with 38 points and no big chance for something more then to play another season in second league. In away games they have 4 wins 3 draws and 5 lost games.Bodo need those points and they will do everything to take those points in face of their fans.
Senec - Ruzomberok	X2 under 2.5	Senec is the only team in league that havent win still.In 10 rounds they have 3 draws and 7 lost games.At home games they draw 1 and lost 3 games.In other side Ruzomberok are 4-th on table after first trio.They are playing good have solid results.In away games Ruzomberok won 1 draw 1 and lost 2.They won Slovan 0-1 draw with Dubnica without goals 0-0 and lost from Zilina 3-1 and Nitra 3-0.After 3 lost games in row i dont think that Senec can do something mroe in this game.I dont think that they will made first win in game with Ruzomberok.I dont see many goals on this game also and i see favorit Ruzomberok on this game so Doublechance draw or away win and under 2.5 are grate for this game.
Motherwell FC - Glasgow Rangers	2 over 2.5	Motherwell start season with away win and that continou they won 3 fom 4 away games.2 from 3 lost games they made at home.They lost from Klimarnock 1-2 and Harts 0-2.In other side Rangers after row of 5 games in 5 rounds they were totaly played in 6-th round away from Harts loosing 4-2.In last round they won Aberdeen home 3-0.This year Rangers is grate team meybe best team in league.I dont think that Rangers will loose this match so away win and Over 2.5 is grate for this match.
Leverkusen - Bayern München	2 over 2.5	Game of leaders of the table.Leverkusen 2-nd with 14 points 4 wins 2 draw and lost games and Bayern M. 1-st place with 17 points 5 wins and 2 draws still without lost game.In home games Leverkusen won 2 and draw 1.Bayers in away games won2 and draw 1.I see this derby with many goals like they know to be.Bayerm M. start seaoson good they made grate team bad that they dont play in Champions league cos they would show grate games there.But they are focused now in league.I dont think that this year any team can stop them being champion.With all team that they played now they were beter.Klose continou scoring in new team like they did in Bremen.Toni adaped so good in german football.in last game with Cottbus starting 11 were grate but also players that in from the bench they were amazing.I see Bayern M. clear favorit here and wining and also over 2.5 will be grate for this game.
Chelsea - Fulham	1	Team with grate players and bad results thats Chelsea.This team have problems with organization of game.They have realy bad results They lost 2 games draw 2 and won 3 and all that they won were hard wining games.In no game they didnt played their oponents like they did that in the past.In this game they are coming after realy bad row with 3 games without win 1 draw with Blockburn home and 2 lost away from Aston Villa 2-0 and in last match with Manchester U.In other side Fulham start season with 2-1 results they won match 2-1 with Bolton home and lost 3 "2-1" games with Arsenal and Aston Villa away and Middelsbrough home.So much money were given from Abramovich for Chelsea and i dont think that he gave those money for those results like is giving Chelsea now.This is game that they can back.They are stronger than their oponent they are playing home and need to brake those bad results 4 games without win including Champions league game with Rosenborg.I think Chelsea will "woke up" in this game.
Dundee FC - Greenock Morton	1	Dundee is the only team that is trying to keep step with Hamilton.After 2 grate start of season Dundee draw in last 2 rounds with teams of the bottom of table.If they wana keep this step with Hamilton and dont let them to make big diference in points they need to win this match.Motron won 2 games in 2 first round and they are 5 games without win in last 5 games they draw 2 and lost 3 times.In away games Motron won 1 draw 1 and lost 1.They won Dunfermline draw with last Stirling Albion and lost from Livingston.In last head 2 head match Dundee won 2-0.I think Dundee will repeat win of first match, they are favorit in this game they have beter team and they need those points to stay closer to Hamilton.
Panathinaikos Athens - PAOK Saloniki	1	Panathinkaikos start season with derby game with Olimpiakos home.In that game they draw without goals.In 2-nd round Panathinkaikos won Ergotelis away 0-3.In other side PAOK lost first round with Xanthi 1-0 and in 2-nd round in local derby they won week Iraklis 3-0.Panathinkaikos after bad results last year thye made changes in team and made good work with team.For this match they are favorit and i think that they will show that in game they can win PAOK they need those points to made first win in face of their fans and they will do everything for that.
Feyenoord - Heerenveen	1	After grate 4 wins in 4 games Feyenoord fall from real test with PSV they were totaly played in Eindhoven.In other side Heerenveen wait three rounds to made first win in 4-th round in game with Excelsior away 2-5.Feyenord both games played at home won with Breda 5-0 and Willem 2-0.Heerenveen in away games won 1 and lost 1.They won Excelsior and lost from Ajax 4-1.In this game i dont think that Heerenveen can do something more.I see grate team of Feyenord clear favorit for this match and sun after rain for Feyenord team.
Zlate Moravce - Zilina	2 under 2.5	Zlate Moravce is in 9-th place for the moment with 11 points 3 wins 2 draws and 5 lost games.Zlate Moravce have grate results at home games.They won 3 and draw 1 game in 4 home games.In other side champion came back in last game with Dubnica with win 4-1 after lost game away from Trnava with same result.Zlate Moravce at home draw with Trnava that show that is hard to win them at home.But i dont think that Zilina will find so dificult to find them.In this game Zlate Moravce will play in defance and try with counter to do somehint more.In game like that there are no many goals .I think Zilina will win this match but there will not be many goals.So away win and under 2.5 is good for this match.
Asteras Tripolis - Iraklis Saloniki	X under 2.5	Both team lost first two games Asteras lost in first round with Larissa home 0-1 and in seond lost away with Xanthi 2-0.In other side Iraklis lost from Ergotelis in first round home 0-1 and then away lost ffrom PAOK 3-0.Both team havent score yet,and meybe we will see rare goals from those two teams.Both are week teams and i i dont think that in this game any team will take place of favorit for the game or meybe to dominate in game.I think that kind of game will bring those two teams to share points and no many goals in game.For my opinion result in this game will be 0-0.But i think beter is draw and under 2.5 for this game.

Picks by TONNY:

Chelsea v Fulham	1	Chelsea managed a 4-0 away win on Hull in the Cup in mid-week. This came after four winless game. They are hosting Fulham who lost in mid-week at home to Bolton. Fulham do less well away and in last five away lost three, drew one and won one on lower division Shrewsbury. Chelsea for their part are planning a redress and should not be underestimated after the departure of Mourinho. They have the means to bounce back and I believe they can win on Fulham on Saturday. Home win.
Everton v Middlesbro	1	Everton won their cup match in mid-week at Sheffield Wednesday and although the latter are quite poor, Everton nevertheless showed their scoring abilities and at home where they are very good they should be able to overcome Middlesbro this Saturday. The visitors lost to Tottenham 2-0 in mid- week after a draw with 15th placed Sunderland and a 3-0 defeat by West Ham. I see a win of Everton here. Home win.
Portsmouth v Reading	1	Reading have not won on Portsmouth in the last four H2H between these teams. At home Portsmouth won twice (3-1 and 3-0) and Portsmouth playing away, they finished twice goalless. Portsmouth are getting back their form and since the defeat by Arsenal they are unbeaten in three with a draw against Liverpool and two 1-0 wins on Blackburn and Burnley. Reading lost three of last four to West Ham, Sunderland and Liverpool. I do not see them doing much better at Portsmouth this Saturday. Home win.
Sunderland v Blacburn	2	Blackburn lost one game only at Portsmouth and need more wins to keep up with their ambitions to finish among the top teams this season. They drew at Chelsea before and in mid-week won 3-0 on Birmingham. They should add a second win in a row at poor Sunderland who after five defeats in succession could only win on affected Reading and draw at home against Middlesbro. I see the away win here. Away
Wigan v Liverpool	2	Liverpool and Arsenal are the only two teams still unbeaten in the league. They show 3W and 3D in six games and should extend that run at their visit to Wigan with moderate 2-2-3 records. Wigan are winless in five games (three defeats and two draws) while Liverpool are keeping their form and are unbeaten in at least 10 games ( 6W and 4D). Both teams played last game away at Reading. Wigan lost there by 2-1 and Liverpool won 4-2 in mid-week. Away win.
Gillingham v Leeds	2	Leeds are impressive and besides catching up their fifteen points penalty have now six points and at only 10 points from leaders. They can make another jump into the top half of the table if they win on Saturday at their visit at fifth bottom Gillingham. Leeds have won all their seven games with a goal tally of 16-3 combining both the best attack and the best defense. Gillingham lost five of their seven games with a goal tally of 4-14 combining the second worse attack and the worse defense. Leeds should be easy winners here. Away win.
Hartlepool v Wallsall	1	Now third-placed Hartlepool won 4-2 on leaders Leyton Orent last Saturday while rock-bottom team Wallsall lost 3-0 at home to sixth-bottom Oldham. Hartlepool lost only two games of which one to Leeds, while Walsall won only one on 3rd bottom Milwall fro their last 10. Hartlepool possess the second bet attack ( scoring two goals less than Leeds) while Walsall have the second worse defense. Hartlepool are undoubtedly in better shape and playing at home should be winners here.
Millwall v Swindon	2	Swindon (2-4-1) have done much better than Millwall (1-2-4). Millwall was beaten by last place Walsall who got then their only win. Millwall have the worse attack with 3 goals scored and won only one game from last ten, while Swindon played higher opposition and lost only one from last seven to fourth placed Yeovil by the minimum 1-0 score. I choose the awy win here. Away. League 2
Darlington v Peterboro	1	Darlington are leading league 2 and after their 1-0 loss at Milton on Saturday will look forward to bounce back when hosting other title contenders Peterboro (3-1-3) who have already lost three and dropped to 9th place. Peterboro lost away at mid-table Bradford and drew at home with Morecambe. They might be short away at Darlington. Home win.
Notts County v Chesterfield	X2	Third-placed Chesterfield are one of the four top teams with 4-2-1 records. They will look forward to get a win at draw specialist Notts County (1-5-1). After 11 winless games Notts managed a rare win two game ago on fourth bottom Dagenham. It will not be the same with high-flying and in-form Chesterfirl although the latter lost last game 1-0 to mid-table Barnet. Away/Draw
Shrewsbury v Rochdale	1	Some time leaders Shrewsbury are now in fourth place but keep the top record of 4-2-1. They have good attack (11) and play well at home. They should overcome 19th placed Rochdale who have a poor attack and a frail defense (9). Both teams are unbeaten in last three (1W-2D) but Shrewsbury played higher opposition. Home win.
Aberdeen v Gretna	1	Aberdeen managed a 2-0 away win on Partick in the Cup match in mid-week after three winless game and should be boosted on Saturday to look for a second win in a row when hosting rather poor Gretna who lost last game by 3-0. Aberdeen show 3W-3D-4L in their last ten. But the four losses were to high opposition; they away at good at home Dundee U by 1-0, Celtic, Motherwell and Rangers. We can now count on them to get more wins and improve their standings. Gretna won only two games in ten and one was on lower division Cowdenbeath. They lost seven of the other eight and drew one. Gretna seem not having the pace in the top flight. I see a win opf exerienced Aberdeen here. Home.
Hibernians v Kilmarnock	1	Hibs won last league game 3-2 at home on no less than high-flying Celtic, while Kilmarnock drew goalless at poor St Mirren. Both teams lost their cup match in mid-week but Hibs lost to in-form Motherwell from premiership while Killie lost to lower division Hamilton. Hibs are good at home and are in much better form having stayed unbeaten in the nine games preceding this cup defeat. Killie lost three of last five, drew one and won one on poor Gretna. I see Hibs winning here. Home Win.

Picks by Catalinho:

Lyon - Lens	1	This will definitely be a fire match at Stade de Gerland. Lyon come after a draw against another good french team, Lille. I don't like Lens, I saw them playing some games and I can't figure it out how they take points. The only players that impress me from that mediocre team is Dindane and Cousin. Lyon are heading to the 6th consecutive title in their domestic league. They lost in Champions League against Barcelona, where Lionel Messi & Co. won with no troubles, 3-0. Lyon's fans wait for another win and I say Lens will have no chances against Juninho & Co.
Feyenoord - Heerenveen	1	Feyenoord are hoping to 'clean' the terrible 'performance' in Eindhoven where they were just spectators when Gus Hiddink's team won with 4-0! Their fans are surelly unpleased because they lost the game at a such big score difference. Feyenoord invested some nice money in the team before the new season, Makaay, Van Bronckhorst and some other good players. Heerenveen used to be a scoring machine but only when the wonder brazilian, Alfonso Alves was playing. He is still out and Herenveen's attack is struggling. I guess Feyenoord don't want to upset their fans and they will give their best to win this one.
Celtic Glasgow - Dundee United	1	Celtic come after a painfull loss in their domestic league against Hibernians. They lost the game 3-2, but they must win this in order to rise their morale for the clash with Milan. Neither Dundee United isn't doing better, loosing at new promoted Gretna, 3-2 when everyone was considering Dundee a banker. Purely the difference between those 2 is too big and Celtic want to win this game to rise their morale and to make their fans happy.
Dinamo Kiev - Naftovik	1	The odds are low but you could take this game along with the other that I posted upper. Dinamo Kiev come after a loss in Champions League, on Olimpico when they faced Rome and lost 2-0. Naftovik come from the 2nd ucrainean league and they don't have big pretentions this year. Dinami Kiev will play tomorrow in the Cup against Dnepr but still they will have the necesarry power to grab all the 3 points espacially at home.
The odds for these 4 games are 3.00! Good Luck!

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