16th of November

[Radek]

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Weekend picks

Have to thanks Xazar7a, Beli, TONNY and azwhoopin!

Picks by Xazar7a:

Scotland - Italy	under 2.5	Important match for both team, if Scotland beat they qualify, and if Italy beat they qualify, if it finish as a draw the situation gets harder. Scotland have not qualified for a major championship since France 98’, and hope to banish 10 years of hurt by winning on Saturday. Italy have never won in Scotland, and in the three competitive games they have played there, they have drawn two, lost one, and scored just one goal. And I think again it will be hard for them, i saw when Scotland do to France and even with lucky goal they beat and win very important points. I expect here very defensive play and I dont know which team will win, but i think there no more than 1 goal will be scored, so i go here for under 2 goals.
Greece v Malta	over 2.5	This match will be Greeks to secure top spot in the group - a win here will do the trick - and to come through the Maltese match unscathed. The likes of Georgios Seitardis are already out due to injury, so the need for others to remain fit and healthy is all the greater. Malta have their hopes up after managed a draw with Turkey recently. But i dont expect something like this to happen here. It not woths to play hoem win here, but i think over 3.5 goals will be good here, I expect show at Athens.
Netherlands - Luxemburg	1 over 3.5	This win qualify the dutch side and tehy will win. Arjen Robben and Robin Van Persie are Van Basten’s only absentees, with Ruud Van Nistelrooy, Gio Van Bronkchorst, Joris Mathijsen, Nigel De Jong, Dirk Kuyt, Mario Melchiot and Ed Van Der Sar all returning from either suspension or injury. Klaas-Jan Huntelaar was also declared fit today. At the hoem ground Holland will not ahve any problems against the tail-ender Luxemburg which lost 10 of their 11 matches. Clear home win here and over 3.5 goals.
Bulgaria - Romania	1	With 19 points Bulgaria lay on the 3-rd place in the group with teoretical chances of qulifying, but for that they should win their 2 mathces and after and Holland to slip, but this will not happen. So i think this mathc is with no importance, but despite taht i am sure taht bulgarians will not give up. CSKA Sofia goalkeeper Ivaylo Petrov at the age of 34 to replace the injured Georgi Petkov. Slavia Sofia forward Zdravko Lazarov returns to the frame after more than 13 months since Valeri Bozhinov and Svetislav Todorov remain sidelined. This will be Bulgaria’s one-hundredth game in European Championship history and they’ll hope to celebrate it with their first ever home victory over their neighbours. Romania have already made secured tehir participation in Euro 2008 and it will be only mathc to play. Cosmin Contra, Laurentiu Rosu and Mirel Radoi are out injured, while Adrian Mutu needs a three weeks rest and Gigel Bucur of Politehnica takes his place. Romanians are strong but i think Bulgaria can win this . Home win.
Czech Republic – Slovakia	1	It si clear that Czech and Germany will go in advance to Euro 2008, but the question is which team will be on the top of the group. Slovakia with no option to qualify and i think they will not go hard in this match. i expect calm home win.
Germany - Cyprus	1 Cyprus to score	Cyprus is strong side but they will not qulify. Germans will look to get teh points here in order to top the table so they shoul give them all against the nutty Cyprus. I expect here interesting match, and i will go for both teams to score here, i expect Germans to win but i think Cyprus will score.
Top Oss - Waalwijk	both teams to score	It looks like something is wrong when Waalwijk go away. Then they usualy concede more goasl and play worst. Top Oss is not very constant team, but here they can do something interesting. I expect interesting dutch match and both teams to score.
Fc Eindhoven - Go ahead eagles	2	Eagles are only 2 points after Waalwijk and this is excellent opportunity for them to shorten this difference. Eindhoven are weak team for me adn they hardly will oppose good to Eagles. I go here for away win.

Picks by Beli:

Spain 21 - Poland 21	1	Spain are 100% on their games they won 3 from 3 games.They won twice Georgia 0-1 away and 4-0 home and in third game they won Poland away 0-2.In other side Poland won 2 and lost 3 in 5 games. they won Georgia home 3-1 and Kazakhstan home 1-0 and lost twice from Russia 1-0 away and 0-1 home and from Spain home 0-2.Spain have grate young team with many talented players that play in big teams that play on Primera divison.They won Poland away in first match i dont think that they will have big trouble to win them again home.Home win for sure.
Netherlands 21 - Macedonia 21	1	This is first match home for Netherlands after three away games and three wins.They won Macedonia away 0-1 then noway 0-1 and in last game they won Estonia 0-3.In other side Macedonia in 4 games they won 1 draw 2 and lost 1.They won Estonia home, draw with Switzerland away 1-1, with same result they draw home with Norway and lost in first game with Netherlands home 0-1.Macedonia made good results but i dont think that they can do something with superstar team of Netherland leaded by Real Madrid young star Drente who score for win in first game with Macedonia.I see clear home win in this game.
Top Oss - Waalwijk RKC	2 Over 2,5	After draw in last game away with Haarlem 2-2 RKC will have another away game.They will try now to do something with Top Oss who suprise in two last game wining Den Bosch home 2-1 and in last game they won AGOVV away 1-4. RKC is first on table with 35 points, they have good team and big ambitions for first league.Meybe Top Oss will have support of their fans but i dont see this reson to put them favorit in this game. I see RKC favorit on this game and i see many goals on this game.so my pick for this game is Over 2,5 and away win
Leeds - Swindon	1	I am going for another win for Leeds.Leeds after draw with Leyton home 1-1 made 4 wins in row. They are best team in English League one.They have 12 wins 2 draws and 1 lost game.At home they won 6 and draw 1 game.In other side Swindon is without win in 3 last games.They draw with Leyton in last game home 1-1 and lost two games from Doncaster home 1-2 and away from Port Vale 2-1.I think Leeds untill they will take first place they will not make suprises.I am for another win for Leeds.
Cambridge - Northwich	1	Cambridge is without lost in last 5 games but they dont have so impresiv results.They have have 2 wins and 3 draws in last 5 games.Cambridge last game won favorit for first place Torquay away 1-2, with that game they wanted to say that they are not easy team.At home Cambridge is still without lost game.In 9 home games they won 5 and draw 4 times.In other side Northwich is the only team in the league that lost all 9 from 9 away games with goal diference 6:25.In this game i canot see Northwich do something more.Cambridge are 4-th in table and they need those points, and i think they can take those three points.Home win is clear in this game.
Switzerland 21 - Estonia 21	1	Switzerland have grate young team.In three games the only team they won was Estonia away in last game 0-4.In first game with Macedonia they were unlucky and draw home 1-1 and then came lost game away with Norway 2-1.In other side Estonia lost all their games 4 from 4 games.They lost from all teams in the group.Lost from Switzerland, Netherlands and Norway hoem and from macedonia away.I see clear home win in this game Switzerland are big favorites.
Bulgaria - Romania	1 or 1X	Everything is clear with those teams.Romania will play in Euro 2008 and Bulgaria will wait next time.This game will be played only for pride.I dont think that Romanians will go witht heir best team and will play with all forces there, and Bulgraian will play this game for their fans to apologize to them that they couldent qualify.I think that Bulgraians will like more to win this game and i will give them chance.Home win for Bulgarian or doublechance draw or home win.I dont think that Romanians will win.
Israel - Russia	2	England, Croatia (but with more chances) and Rossia will fight for 2 places.One of them we will not seeon Austira and Switzerland.In this game Russia need more win.Israel will try to make troubles to Russian team, and Russia is in must win situatin.I know that this game will be hard, cos i dont think that Israel will give up so easy and give 3 points to Russia and especialy when they need that for ENgland point in this game for Israel will be everything and good relations between Israel and England.But i will put Russia faovirt and i will go for an Away win.
Macedonia - Croatia	2 Under 2,5	One point for Croatia in this game will be enaugh they to celebrate their qualifications in Macedonia.Macedonia will be without best player Pandev he will be replaced by old but experienced player Shakiri.Macedonia will play in this game to stay in 4-th place but Croatia hase beter team and need at least one point in this game.I dont think that we will see mroe goals so Under 2.5 and away win for this game.

Picks by TONNY:

Swansea v Huddersfield	1	Swansea have been excellent lately and are unbeaten in their last ten games showing DWWWWWDDWW. However they seemed to have struggled in their last two wins against Billericay 2-1 away and Yeovil 1-0 at home. They will have to be very good this Friday to overcome in-form Huddersfield who are playing in progress and will offer good resistance. Hudders are coming to the game on the back of three successive wins in which they’ve scored seven goals winning 3-1 on in-form Port Vale, 2-0 on Hartlepool and 3-2 away at good Accrington by a late winner after having been two goals down on Saturday. These wins coming after five winless games will undoubtedly boost up the visitors. But they have had to struggle at a lower division team last week and against Swansea matters might be still more difficult for them. I see a hard fought game here and the final age going to the home side. Home win.
Wycombe v Lincoln	1	Wycombe played I progress but saw their four unbeaten run come to an end last Saturday when they lost 1-2 at home to very good league one team Swindon in the Cup match. This is quite understandable and Wycombe will look forward to bounce back in the league when they host poor last placed Lincoln. The latter managed a draw at home against Nottingham Forest but stayed winless in last ten and are on three successive losses in their league games. I see Wycombe winning here. Home Win.
Chester v Milton & Keynes	X2	Fourth in League Two, Chester have shown some drop in form in their last two games when they were defeated twice away at Bradford 2-1 and 1-0. Their previous win was on poor Lincoln by 1-0 and that followed a draw against affected Stockport. They are not in their top form and although playing at home will have to be very good to overcome leaders Milton this Saturday. The latter won last game away at league one Bournemouth in the cup in mid-week. They are average in their away games but should be able to either win or draw here. Away/Draw
Cambridge v Northwich	1	In Blue Square Premier League, Cambridge are standing in fourth place at five points form leaders Aldershot and have an opportunity to reduce that gap if they win when hosting very poor last placed Northwich. The latter are winless in the league up to now and show records of 0-3-15 for their 18 games while combining the worse defense (43 conceded) and the worse attack (13 scored). I see a clear home win here.
Aldershot v Rushden & Diamonds	1X	Leaders Aldershot are one point ahead of Torquay and four of Stevenage. They have the highest number of wins They lost last game away at Cambridge last Saturday and will look forward to bounce back and also extend their lead or at least not drop more points and places. Rushden are on a good run and won last two games scoring 8 against 1 in a 5-0 victory on Oxford and a 3-1 victory on Macclesfield from league two in the Cup. They will offer god resistance here. It will be a hard fought game with a possible draw ending. Draw/home.
Stevenage v Halifax	1	Both teams lost by 4-0 in their last game, Stevenage losing to 8th placed Exeter and Halifax losing to 5th placed Burton. But Stevenage is overall in better form. In last six they won three, drew two and lost two of which one to ex-leaders Torquay. Halifax are winless in 8 of last nine games. I see a home win here.
Forest Green v Halifax	1	Forest Green are standing at one place higher than Histon. They are in an excellent form winning six of last ten of which five in succession. They drew three and lost only one nine games ago to Crawley. So they are unbeaten in last eight with two draws and six wins. They managed a last draw against Rotherham from league two in the cup. Histon. Lost last game in cup away at Notts County but won last three league games in succession. They will offer good resistance but I believe they’ll be a bit short away at in-form Forest Green. Home Win.

Picks by azwhoopin :

Israel-Russia	2	Israel and Russia meet in one of the final matches of the group. Israel are without chances to qualify anymore, but Russia must win this one if they want to go to the Euro2008! Otherwise, England is here to get to the 2nd... Russia has fit and back in the team one of their most important players, GK Akinfeev, and defender Ignashevits. As for the Israeli squad, the most recent and very important injury is the Liverpool player - Yossi Benayoun, so the Israeli coach will have to find a decent replacement. Regarding the game, I think Russia has what it takes. Hiddink is constantly improving the Russian team, and he won last game vs England 2-1 at home. He will surely go out in attack and win this one too, as there is no other option for the Russian team. Home win for me. GL!
Macedonia-Croatia	X	Another game from the same group as Israel-Russia. However, here - the away team, Croatia does need the victory - the draw will be very OK for them, as well as for the home squad. The Macedonian team have lost Pandev due to injury, and he will not feature. This is another setback for the Macedonian team. The Croats will be probably in their full squad for this game. And will surely want the win or at least a point, and I believe a point is what they'll take. The closeness of both teams and both federations, make me believe that the game will end in a draw. A point for Macedonia will be celebrated as a victory, while a point for Croatia will make them Euro2008 participants! All in All - my pick: draw. GL
Poland - Belgium	1	Poland will be going to the Euro2008 for sure, if they win this game, if they don't, they'll have to wait for the Serbia game. But I'm sure they'll want to decide everything now. For the Polish squad, there are no injury worries and they with full squad for this game, determined to win it. On the Belgian side, there are some injuries such as: Francois Sterchele, Wesley Sonck, Gaby Mudingayi, backup goalie de Vlieger, while Timmy Simons and Nicolas Lombaerts have been sent back home by the team. Logan Bailly, Philippe Clement, Jelle Van Damme, Gilla Swerts have been called up to replace the injured players. This is a huge chance for Poland, they win - they go to Euro2008. Of course there will be pressure on them for this game, but afterall, they are playing Belgium - one of the weakest teams in this group, and I see Poland winning here. GL!

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