again forgive spelling mistakes. My computer gets painfully slow if I try to go back and correct spelling errors.
11am – CSKA Moscow v Volga Nyzhnyi Novgorod – 1.3 home
HEAD TO HEADS
CSKA scored 2 minimum in last 3 head to heads
LEAGUE POSITION – 1st v 12th
HOME TEAM – -past fixtures, forthcoming fixtures and likely team – CSKA
RECENT HOME FORM – WLWWWLWWWWW – no draw at home. Defeats against 2nd and 7th. 4 clean sheets at home in 5 matches v 11th and below, and all wins.
RECENT FORM OVERALL – WWWWWWDLWWWW – 3 of the 5 matches where CSKA dropped points came against top 3 sides.
GOAL TRENDS – 55% overs at home. 0.64 conceded at home is very good defensively. NO 0-0 this season for CSKA. In only 1 win all season, have CSKA conceded more than 1 goal and that was away to this lot. Failed to score in only 2 all season.
STREAKS – 5 match winning streak at home. 11 at home without a draw. 3 match clean sheets
AWAY TEAM – past fixtures -forthcoming fixtures and likely team – Volga
RECENT AWAY FORM – LLLLLWWDWW – All wins away have come against 10th and below.Losses v 3rd, 5th and 6th away and draw v 4th. BUT how much heart with Volga take from a recent strong away showing.
RECENT OVERALL FORM – LWDWLDDDWLWD – last 2 defeats have come at home. IT must be noted that positive point winning form has come against 6th and lower almost exclusively. 6 defeats and a 0-0 draw home and away v top 5.
GOAL TRENDS – 50/50 overs away from home. Only 1 0-0 all season
STREAKS – 5 away without defeat.
CONCLUSION/NOTES/STANDOUT STATS – CSKA should score today. No draw at home for CSKA and sole Volga draw ( all other defeats) v top 5 was a 0-0, ergo that should not arrive and Volga should suffer another defeat. Low concession rate at home for CSKA.
Possible spoiler is how much confident Volga will take from 4 wins and a draw in last 5 away. It must be noted that all positive points seem to come against 6th and lower.
1245pm – Reading v Southampton – 2.32 away – must must win for Reading. Saints are giant killers at home.
HEAD TO HEADS
So it’s either unders or overs – unpredictable
LEAGUE POSITION – 20th v 12th. Reading are down it would seem. Saints are not safe, only 4 points above 3rd from bottom.
HOME TEAM – -past fixtures, forthcoming fixtures and likely team – Reading – new manager syndrome?
RECENT HOME FORM – DLDDDWLLDWWDWLL – 3 defeats v top 5 and 2 v bottom 3, so away from the pressures of the big boys and the relegation threatened . Tight at home v 11th, 13th and 14th. Are Saints ” relegation threatened” and if so do they pose as much of a threat to Reading as the 2 bottom 3 sides they lost to at home?
RECENT FORM OVERALL – LLDWLWWDWLLLLLL – a sorry recent run is all but ending Premiership dreams. 7 points from 3rd bottom. 3 wins required to get to 31 points and still no promise of success. The actual last 2 home defeats were via bottom 3. Last 2 defeats were away to United and Arsenal.
GOAL TRENDS – 73% overs at home. HAve scord 11 in last 15 mins at home. Opponent leads in 9/15 at HT at home. Only 3 clean sheets all season. Have scored and conceed in 9 of last 11 matches.
STREAKS – have conceded in last 5 at home and last 11 overall. No draw in 7 overall. 6 match losing streak overall.
AWAY TEAM – past fixtures -forthcoming fixtures and likely team – Southampton
RECENT AWAY FORM – LLLLLWLDDWDLDLD – thank Le God for home form as Saints are leaky away from home. Only saints wins v 18th and 19th, the 2 teams who beat Reading at home. Saints have form against the real strugglers away.
RECENT OVERALL FORM – DDDWDDLDWLLDWW – last 2 wins home wins v Chelsea and Liverpool – superb stuff. Have scored and conceded in 11 of last 14 matches.
GOAL TRENDS – 67% overs away from home. Have conceded 11 directly before Halftime. Oppnent leads at halftime in 10/15
STREAKS – 5 away without a win
CONCLUSION/NOTES/STANDOUT STATS – typical of the difficult encounters we’ll find in April as these matches can literally define a Team’s future. I note that both sides like scoring and conceding. I also note that Saints have beaten bottom 3 away , the only away wins. Are they simply capable against the worse performers? Reading are unbeaten against 6th -16th inclusive. 73%and 67% overs suggests a neutral goals bet. reading have a new manager don’t they?
2pm – Livorno v Ascoli – 1.51 home
230pm – Dortmund v Augsburg – 1.37 home – misfired away to Malaga. BAck on track at home?
HEAD TO HEADS
It seems the 0-0 was an anomoly. Expectation is for 3 minimum?
LEAGUE POSITION – 2nd v 16th. 20 points behind Bayern so a hope for a Champions League place. Augsburg are in trouble and a win will still see them bottom 3
HOME TEAM – -past fixtures, forthcoming fixtures and likely team – Dortmund
RECENT HOME FORM – WWWLDWDLWLWWW – only 2 draws at home. 0-0 v Malaga mid week, and highly unlikely Dortmund will fail to score again?DWD – – W against bottom 6. They have conceded in 3 of those 4 matches. Generally full of goals at home recently. 3-1-2-3-1-3-3-5 scored at home recently.
RECENT FORM OVERALL – DDLWWWWLWDWLWW – have scored and conceded in 7 of their last 8 matches. last 4 defeats and draws saw both sides score. 3-1 has been the winning score line in 2 away and 1 home win v bottom 3.
GOAL TRENDS – 85% overs at home. Average 2.46 scored. 21 scored in first half. Have scored first in 10/13 homes. Led at halftime in 9/13 homes. Only 1 0-0 all season. Have failed to score in only 1 match all season.
STREAKS – Have scored in last 8 at home, and last 17 overall and conceded in last 5 overall.
AWAY TEAM – past fixtures -forthcoming fixtures and likely team – Augsburg
RECENT AWAY FORM – LLDDLLLDWDLWW – have lost away to 3-4-5-6 conceding 2 min.2 of 3 away wins were 0-1 v 9th and 14th. 2 consecutive 0-1 away wins now is highly unlikely to continue.
RECENT OVERALL FORM – LDWDDDLWWLWL – 4 defeats v top 3 home and away conceding 2-3-3-2 and managing to score in 3 of them.
GOAL TRENDS – 39% overs away from home. Score 2/3rd away goals in first half. 4 0-0’s all season includes 1 at home to 4th. Only 5 clean sheets all season
STREAKS – have scored in last 8 away.
CONCLUSION/NOTES/STANDOUT STATS – a win to nil for Dortmund may not be on the cards here with Augsburg’s ability to score in defeat against top teams and Dortmund conceding in wins v bottom 3. Dort have tended to score 3 in wins v minnows and Augs tend to concede 2+ against top sides. Dort have failed to score in only 1 all season so if you see a 0-0 for a long period it is highly unlikely to end 0-0
230pm – Eintracht Frankfurt v B Munich – 1.62 away – Brushed aside juventus with ease.
HEAD TO HEADS
a little trickier for Bayern last 2 matches at Frank
LEAGUE POSITION – 5th v 1st so top 5 might be tight? complacency for Bayern? One eye on Champions League 2nd leg ( subconsciously avoid tackles and injury?)
HOME TEAM – -past fixtures, forthcoming fixtures and likely team – Frank
RECENT HOME FORM – WWDWWDWLWWDLL – only 3 defeats at home and 2 consecutive now. No win in 3 at home now. Will this continue today?Scored 3 and 2 at home in WD v 2nd and 3rd . Lost 2-0 to bayern away.
RECENT FORM OVERALL – WWLWWDLDLDLW – 5 consecutive matches without scoring ended with 1 and 2 scored in last 2 matches.
GOAL TRENDS – 77% overs at home. Scored 14 goals in 2nd half directly after HT.Have scored and conceded in 11/13 home matches.
STREAKS – no major
AWAY TEAM – past fixtures -forthcoming fixtures and likely team – Bayern – beat Juve mid week
RECENT AWAY FORM – Have won all bar a 1-1 draw. 11/12 wins have been to nil. In all bar 2 away matches have Bayern scored 2 minimum.
RECENT OVERALL FORM – WDWDWWWWWWWWWW – superb! 6 of last 8 matches overs. Coming off the back of a 9-2 home win.
GOAL TRENDS – 6 of last 8 matches over 2.5 goals. Bayern have conceded 4 of last 5 matches. Bayern have scored in all matches this season 39% overs away from home down I suppose to all the wins to nil. No goals conceded in 1st half away and only 2 conceded away all season. Opponent has not led at halftime in any awaymatches. Scored first in all aways
STREAKS – as above
CONCLUSION/NOTES/STANDOUT STATS – complacency the watch word. Frank have a 3 match home winless streak they would like ended. BUT against Bayern, who have conecded only 2 away all season? Bayern have been conceding of late though . Frank have scored 2 and 3 against top 2 at home and may continue the scoring today despite the Bayern record. If frank are leading at HT lay them. Bayern have not conceded 1st half away so are highly unlikely to lose at HT. If Bayern are on song away they should score 2 goals at least. Frank have scored and conceded in 11/13 at home so maybe we’ll not get the expected away win to nil. expect Bayern to score at some stage so a protracted 0-0 should be noted.
230pm – Leverkusen v Wolfsburg – 1.56 home
HEAD TO HEADS
Both teams have scored in 5 of the last 6 head to heads.
LEAGUE POSITION – 3rd v 12th. Seemingly battling it out with Dortmund for 2nd. I wonder how many places for a CHampions League spot – 1st and 2nd only? So well worth fighting for. You suspect Wolf are safe from any threat of relegation without concerning the leaders either.
HOME TEAM – -past fixtures, forthcoming fixtures and likely team – Leverkusen
RECENT HOME FORM – WDWDWWWWWLWWL – WWLWWL sequence a present. Tendency to avoid draws. Leverkusen have only faltered at home against top 2. We could expect score draw as worse case scenario.
RECENT FORM OVERALL – WDLDWDWLLW – pretty dire recent form but down largely to playing away from home where they have been poor. All bar one defeat has seen over 2.5 goals.
GOAL TRENDS – 62% overs at home. Average exactly 2 scored and 1 conceded at home. 2-1 final score then! If only it were that simple. Have scored in all homes . 18 goals scored at home in 31st to 75th minute. Score first in 9/13 at home. No 0-0’s at home.
STREAKS – have scored in last 13 at home and conceded in last 5 at home. No draw in 9 at home.
AWAY TEAM – past fixtures -forthcoming fixtures and likely team – Wolf
RECENT AWAY FORM – WDLLWLWLWLWDW – inconsistent away and literally winning in turn. 3-0 loss to bayern, 2-3 win over Dortmund, 3-0 loss to Schalke. That’s the away performance v top 4 and it shows Wolg conceding 2 at least. A very temperamental team away, with 2-5 , 1-4 and 1-3 wins and then 0-1 wins.
RECENT OVERALL FORM – WLWLDWLDLWDD – all defeats home and away have come against 13th and below.
GOAL TRENDS – 54% overs away from home. Only scored first in 4/13 away. Only 4 clean sheets all season.
STREAKS – have scored in last 5 away, scored in last 5 overall conceded last 6 overall.
CONCLUSION/NOTES/STANDOUT STATS – both teams like scoring against each other in head to heads. Leverkusen should keep their side of the bargain up as they have scored in all home. Wolf had had a habit of conceding 2 or 3 away to the big boys and that could reasonably continue. Both teams could score against each other. Wolf do struggle exclusively against teams above them in the league so if they are leading at some stage they could be worth laying.
3pm – Celtic v Hibernian – 1.3 home
HEAD TO HEADS
Hibs unbeaten in 3 of last 4 makes that 1.3 Celtic a tad shaky
LEAGUE POSITION – 1st v 9th
HOME TEAM – -past fixtures, forthcoming fixtures and likely team – Celtic
RECENT HOME FORM – WDWWLDLWWWWWWWWW – 4-4-4-6-5-4- scored at home of late.
RECENT FORM OVERALL – WWWWWWDLLWD – a sign of complacenvy with only 1 win in 5, but will amazing home form supercede recent poor overall form.
GOAL TRENDS – 50/50 overs/unders. Conceded only 3 in the first half at home. Score first in 13/16 at hom. Lead at haltime in 9/16. No 0-0’s this season. Failed to score in only 3 this season.
STREAKS – 9 match home winning streak. Scored in last 9 at home and last 12 overall.
AWAY TEAM – past fixtures -forthcoming fixtures and likely team – Hibs
RECENT AWAY FORM – LWDLLWLWLDDDLWDL – inconsistent. Last 3 away wins all to nil, and last 2 away wins were 0-1.
RECENT OVERALL FORM – DDDLLWDDDLL – a rather tenuous DDDLLW sequence which if played out today results in a W. Hibs really are tough to read, 0-1 and 0-0 and then all around them 1-3 defeat, 2-2, 2-2, 4-1 loss, 1-2 loss
GOAL TRENDS – 63% overs away from home. Conceded 15 in 2n half away. 4 overs in last 5.
STREAKS – no major streaks
CONCLUSION/NOTES/STANDOUT STATS – Celtic have really been scoring loads, and consistently at home. Will that continue against a Hibs side who are inconsistent. and inconsistency is a trader’s worst nightmare . Celtic have won only 1 of their last 5 overall so what is it to be? home form or overall form? Hibs last 3 away wins were to nil. will they really keep the bhoys out? I look forward to Hibs scoring first.
3pm – Kidderminster v Lincoln – 1 5 home – DRT only
3pm – Norwich v Swansea – 2.7 home
HEAD TO HEADS
Goal laden head to heads. Both sides have scored in last 3.
LEAGUE POSITION – 14th v 9th – Norwich are still in relegation trouble, 4 points off bottom and things are not in their hands but reliant on others’ results. Swans are safe
HOME TEAM – -past fixtures, forthcoming fixtures and likely team – Norwich
RECENT HOME FORM – DDLWWWWWLLDDDWD – losses v 2nd 3-4, 4th 0-1 and 2-5. 4 0-0’s at home relate to you where Reading have been tactically.
RECENT FORM OVERALL – LLLLDLDDDWLDDL – not lost in 6 recent matches but only 6 points from those matches tells you that draws are the curse of the letsbehavingyous. The last 3 defeats have been away defeats . Only 1 win in 14.
GOAL TRENDS – 33% overs at home. Score first in 7/15 at home. 6 0-0’s overall means this is not a team where I would be confident in laying the 0-0
STREAKS – 5 at home without defeat.
AWAY TEAM – past fixtures -forthcoming fixtures and likely team – Swansea
RECENT AWAY FORM – WLLLDWWLDWDDLLL – wins against 5th, 10th, 15th and 19th suggests no real pattern. Have failed to score in 9 away matches. Indeed 0-0-2-0-0-0-0-1 scored in recent aways.
RECENT OVERALL FORM – DDWDDWDLWLWLLL – How many more defeats will the Swans tolerate on the trot? They have lost 3 on the trot before but that ended.
GOAL TRENDS – 33% overs away from home. Score first in only 5/15 aways . Lead at halftime in only 2/15 aways.
STREAKS – no draw in 7 overall.
CONCLUSION/NOTES/STANDOUT STATS – I don’t like the unpredictability of the Swans away from home. But it must be noted that the last time thay got 3 consecutive defeats, they did not lose the 4th match. Still nothing for them to ply for., Dspite no defeat in 6 for Reading at home, they have only won 1 of last 14. This should suggest to you that draws are the bain of their recent Premiership existence. 33%for both sides suggests a tight dull drab affair ( cue the 3-4 earlier in the season). Norwich’s home tactics scream defense and with Swans unable to score really away ( 0-0-2-0-0-0-0-1-) logic dictates a 0-0 back to lay pre match in anticipateion of a tight match rather than a 3-4 repeat.
3pm – Stoke v Aston Villa – 2.14 home
HEAD TO HEADS
LEAGUE POSITION
HOME TEAM – -past fixtures, forthcoming fixtures and likely team
RECENT HOME FORM
RECENT FORM OVERALL
GOAL TRENDS
STREAKS
AWAY TEAM – past fixtures -forthcoming fixtures and likely team
RECENT AWAY FORM
RECENT OVERALL FORM
GOAL TRENDS
STREAKS
CONCLUSION/NOTES/STANDOUT STATS
3pm – West Brom v Arsenal – 1.96 away
HEAD TO HEADS
Arse have scored 2-2-2-3-3-2 in last 6 meetings which might make that 1.96 quite appealing against a Baggies side struggling for consistency
LEAGUE POSITION – 8th v 5th. Baggies living off earlier achievements. Arsenal have a real chance of getting 3rd place but must win this match.
HOME TEAM – -past fixtures, forthcoming fixtures and likely team – West Brom
RECENT HOME FORM – WWWWLWWLDWLDLWW – have lost to 2nd, 3rd, 10th and 13th .Have beaten 4th, 6th and 7th and 9th scoring 2-2-3-2-. Last 2 wins 2-1 saw a penalty scored in one match and a win secured via an own goal in another match. Out of last 5 goals scored, 2 have been penalties and one an own goal. This might suggest attacking problems. Lukaka is a name which appears on the score sheet most often.
RECENT FORM OVERALL – WWLLLDLLWWLWDL – last 3 dropped points were away from home.
GOAL TRENDS – 60% overs at home. 65% of home goals scored 2nd half. In 11/15 home matches, one of the teams scored 2+ goals. Only 2 clean sheets in 14 matches. Opponent has led at halftime in only 2/15 home matches. Baggies score first in about half of their home matches.
STREAKS – have conceded in last 6 at home.
AWAY TEAM – past fixtures -forthcoming fixtures and likely team – arse
RECENT AWAY FORM – DWDWLLDDWWDLWLW – only 2 defeats in 9 away now. Apart from the home defeat to Swansea and away defeat to Norwich, Arsenal’s 2-1 away defeats have come against 1st, 3rd and 4th. Have beaten 7th and 9th 0-2 away and playing 8th today.
RECENT OVERALL FORM – WWWWDLLWDWWWLWW – great recent run of form does make that just -under-evens rather enticing.
GOAL TRENDS – only failed to score in 1 of last 15 matches. 33% overs away from home. 77% of Arse’s goals away are conceded in first half .. They have only conceded 3 in the 2nd half away. They have scored first in only 6/15 away and led at halftime in only 3/15 away. Perhaps a HT draw? 2 away 0-0’s. Santa Clausola top scorer away, followed by Theo ” Walcotty” Walcott.
STREAKS – have scored in last 8 away and last 9 overall. No draw in 6 overall.
CONCLUSION/NOTES/STANDOUT STATS – the first thing that grabs me is Arsenal’s excellent recent run of winning form overall. That suggests momentum. Note in head to heads how Arse have consistently scored 2 and 3. If that continues then 1.96 away is enticing. It is a price which factors in Baggies home wins against 4th, 6th, 7th and 9th. They have won their last 2 home matches 2-1. I would suggest there is trouble in attack. 3 of last 5 goals have seen 2 pens and an own goal, so don’t let the 4 goals in last 2 homes fool you. This should not be a 0-0, so any 0-0 late on should be layed. Remember the Arse have scored in last 8 away. Tough to weigh up who will score first in this match. each score first about 1/2 of the time.
3pm – PAOK v Veria – 1.43 home
HEAD TO HEADS
LEAGUE POSITION
HOME TEAM – -past fixtures, forthcoming fixtures and likely team
RECENT HOME FORM
RECENT FORM OVERALL
GOAL TRENDS
STREAKS
AWAY TEAM – past fixtures -forthcoming fixtures and likely team
RECENT AWAY FORM
RECENT OVERALL FORM
GOAL TRENDS
STREAKS
CONCLUSION/NOTES/STANDOUT STATS
3pm – Dnipro v Vorskla – 1.27 home
4pm – Rennes v Paris St-G – 2.34 away
HEAD TO HEADS
LEAGUE POSITION
HOME TEAM – -past fixtures, forthcoming fixtures and likely team
RECENT HOME FORM
RECENT FORM OVERALL
GOAL TRENDS
STREAKS
AWAY TEAM – past fixtures -forthcoming fixtures and likely team
RECENT AWAY FORM
RECENT OVERALL FORM
GOAL TRENDS
STREAKS
CONCLUSION/NOTES/STANDOUT STATS
5pm – Galatasaray v Mersin Idman Yurdu – 1.41 home
HEAD TO HEADS
both teams scored in last 2 meetings.
LEAGUE POSITION – top v bottom
HOME TEAM – -past fixtures, forthcoming fixtures and likely team – Galatasary
RECENT HOME FORM – WWWDWLDWWWWLW – defeats v 7th and 13. Have scored 2-4-3 against bottom 5 at home
RECENT FORM OVERALL – WDWWDLWDWWWDLWW – only 4 defeats all season.
GOAL TRENDS – 62% overs at home. Have failed to score in 4 all season, but failed to score in 2 of last 4 matches. A small glitch?
STREAKS – 6 at home without a draw.
AWAY TEAM – past fixtures -forthcoming fixtures and likely team – Paul mersin
RECENT AWAY FORM – DLDDLLLLLDDLLL – best case a draw this season?Conceded 2-3-2-3 v top 5 away.
RECENT OVERALL FORM – DWDLLLLDLL – have scored and conceded in 5 of the last 6 matches. Wins have come at home against 10th and lower.
GOAL TRENDS – 64% overs away from home.
STREAKS – no win in 14 away and 8 overall. Have scored in last 4 overall and conceded last 7 overall.
CONCLUSION/NOTES/STANDOUT STATS – this should be fairly straightforward with gala scoring 2 minimum and Mersin conceding 2/3 against top 5 away. Paul may score today and I can only hope he stays off the pop long enough to score first. Both sides have 60+% overs which can help overs backer’s hopes.
5pm – Juventus v Pescara – 1.16 home
HEAD TO HEADS
LEAGUE POSITION – 1st v 20th – top v bottom again like the Gala match above.
HOME TEAM – -past fixtures, forthcoming fixtures and likely team – Juventus
RECENT HOME FORM – WWWWWLDWWLWDWWW – defeats v 5th and 13th. Draw v 17th. Won 3-0 v 18th. Not played 19th or 20th at home . 9/11 wins at home were to nil.
RECENT FORM OVERALL – LDWDWWLWDWWW – have failed to score in only 5 all season. 3 overs in last 9. Have won all 4 matches against bottom 3
GOAL TRENDS – 53% overs at homeHave only conceded 1 goal in 1st half at home Score first in 14/15 at home. Opponent has never led at halftime at home
STREAKS – scored in last 8 at home and last 5 overall. 3 home clean sheets
AWAY TEAM – past fixtures -forthcoming fixtures and likely team – Pescara
RECENT AWAY FORM – LDWLLLLLWLLDLLL – wins away to 4th and 11th. Have conceded 5 and 4 away to top 3 sides.
RECENT OVERALL FORM – LLLLDLLLLLL – says it all really. Have failed to score in 8 of last 11 matches. 2-2-1-2-2-3 conceded recently.
GOAL TRENDS – 47% overs away from home. Down to not contributing to the scoring. Conceded 62% of their goals 2nd half. We can only wish for a 0-0 HT – have never led at ht away
STREAKS – – no win in 11 overall. Have conceded in last 11 overall.
CONCLUSION/NOTES/STANDOUT STATS – Pescara should not be winning at halftime so anything to the contrary needs laying. 4-5-6 goals is a possible for an on song Juve, but how will they play after mid week Champions League exploits.? Pescara have not been mullered of late, 2 or 3 tends to be the norm conceded. The 1.16 suggests a mauling though. Faith in the market here? A possible win to nil as Pescara have not scored in 8 of last 11
5pm – Real Madrid v Levante – 1.16 home. You could argue that Real are layable hereonin as their focus is solely on the Champions League.
HEAD TO HEADS
nice to see Levante put up a small fight.
LEAGUE POSITION – 2nd v 10th – no sign of the title unless Barca start playing blindfolded.
HOME TEAM – -past fixtures, forthcoming fixtures and likely team – Real
RECENT HOME FORM – DWWWWWWDWWWWWW – good form. draws have both been score draws.
RECENT FORM OVERALL – WDWWLWWWWWWD – recent 1-1 with Zara was before a CL match.
GOAL TRENDS – 71% overs at home. Have scored all home. Only 3 goals conceded 2nd half at home. Score first 11/14 at home. Opponent has led HT at home in only 1 match.
STREAKS – 14 at home without defeat. Have scored in 14 at home. Scored in last 7 overall and conceded last 5
AWAY TEAM – past fixtures -forthcoming fixtures and likely team – levante
RECENT AWAY FORM – LLLWDWDWLLLLDDD – last 3 draws score draws. Have scored and conceded last 4 away. Not played any of top 2 away yet. Conceded 2-1-3-2-2 away to top 7 away/
RECENT OVERALL FORM – LLWLLDLDDDW – 1-0 home win v Sevilla and recent matches have been quite tight – hint at that fighting spirit of the head to heads.
GOAL TRENDS – 33% overs away from home hint at a good defence but not met the top 2 away yeet. Score 2/3rd of away goals 2nd half.Opponent scored first 10/15 away. Opponent leads at HT in 8/15 away.
STREAKS – no win in 7 away. Have scored in last 4 away and conceded last 7 away.
CONCLUSION/NOTES/STANDOUT STATS – complacency for Real Madrid would not make them comfortable betting propositions with a focus on the Champions League rather than the title. And in Levante they face a side capable for a scrap whilst not meeting top 2 away yet. 71% overs home 33% overs away – attack v defence it seems? Levante could score. Real have recently conceded in 5 while scoring in 7. 0-0 back to lay pre match for a throw away stake just in case Levante turn up with the bus parked.
530pm – Austria Vienna v RZ Pellets WAC – 1.42 home
530pm – Metalist v Volyn – 1.24 home
545pm – Vitesse v Breda – 1.48 home
HEAD TO HEADS
LEAGUE POSITION
HOME TEAM – -past fixtures, forthcoming fixtures and likely team
RECENT HOME FORM
RECENT FORM OVERALL
GOAL TRENDS
STREAKS
AWAY TEAM – past fixtures -forthcoming fixtures and likely team
RECENT AWAY FORM
RECENT OVERALL FORM
GOAL TRENDS
STREAKS
CONCLUSION/NOTES/STANDOUT STATS
6pm – Belenenses v Guimaraes B – 1.4 home – portugeuse 2nd tier
645pm – Twente v Roda JC – 1.44 home
HEAD TO HEADS
LEAGUE POSITION
HOME TEAM – -past fixtures, forthcoming fixtures and likely team
RECENT HOME FORM
RECENT FORM OVERALL
GOAL TRENDS
STREAKS
AWAY TEAM – past fixtures -forthcoming fixtures and likely team
RECENT AWAY FORM
RECENT OVERALL FORM
GOAL TRENDS
STREAKS
CONCLUSION/NOTES/STANDOUT STATS
7pm – Montpellier v Valenciennes – 1.61 home
HEAD TO HEADS
LEAGUE POSITION
HOME TEAM – -past fixtures, forthcoming fixtures and likely team
RECENT HOME FORM
RECENT FORM OVERALL
GOAL TRENDS
STREAKS
AWAY TEAM – past fixtures -forthcoming fixtures and likely team
RECENT AWAY FORM
RECENT OVERALL FORM
GOAL TRENDS
STREAKS
CONCLUSION/NOTES/STANDOUT STATS
745pm – Sligo Rovers v Shelbourne – 1.28 home
745pm – Willem II v PSV – 1.28 away
HEAD TO HEADS
Both teams have scored and concededin 4 of last 5 head to heads. PSV scoring minimum 2 in those matches.
LEAGUE POSITION – 18th v 3rd
HOME TEAM – -past fixtures, forthcoming fixtures and likely team – Willem11
RECENT HOME FORM – DLLLWLDWLDLLWL – all wins this season have come at home , v 7th, 13th and 17th. 2 of those wins were 1-0 which suggests the 3rd, a 3-1 home win v 7th, was very anomolous. Have lost heavily v 1st, 2nd, 4th, 5th , 6th.
RECENT FORM OVERALL – DDLLLDLLWLL – recent win came at home and was a 1-0 89th minute goal. Last 4 matches have been very much 2nd half matches.
GOAL TRENDS – 57% overs at home. Have conceded 14 in last 1/2 hour at home.Have conceded 4-3-3-3-2-6-1 against top 5 home and away. Only 5 clean sheets all season
STREAKS – have scored in last 10 at home. No draw in 5 overall.
AWAY TEAM – past fixtures -forthcoming fixtures and likely team – PSV
RECENT AWAY FORM – LWLWWWLDWWDLLD – away defeats v 1st, 2nd, 6th, 7th and 13th. generally only vulnerable top 10. Have scored and conceded in 4 of those defeats. The 2 draws were 2-2. So if you think PSV are vulnerable, then opt for a neutral goals bet which will cover a draw or home win. Are PSV really going to go a 4th away match without a win?
RECENT OVERALL FORM – WLWWDWLWLWD – inconsistent form of late.Last 4 wins came at home.
GOAL TRENDS – 86% overs all season. 5-2-2-6-3 scored home and away v bottom 3. Toivenen has scored the last 3 away goals.
STREAKS – have scored in last 11 away and conceded last 10 away. Have scored in last 23 matches overall. Opponent has led at HT away in only 2/14
CONCLUSION/NOTES/STANDOUT STATS – PSV should score 2 minimum today and even load up with 3+ if head to heads, Willem’s concessions at home to top 5 and PSV’s scoring v bottom 3. 86% overs is superb stat as is PSV’s scoring and conceding in last 10 matches.
830pm – Bolivia v Brazil – 2.18 away
830pm – Sp Lisbon v Moreirense – 1.59 home
HEAD TO HEADS
LEAGUE POSITION
HOME TEAM – -past fixtures, forthcoming fixtures and likely team
RECENT HOME FORM
RECENT FORM OVERALL
GOAL TRENDS
STREAKS
AWAY TEAM – past fixtures -forthcoming fixtures and likely team
RECENT AWAY FORM
RECENT OVERALL FORM
GOAL TRENDS
STREAKS
CONCLUSION/NOTES/STANDOUT STATS
9pm – Barcelona v Mallorca – 1.22 home
HEAD TO HEADS
Barca have scored 2 minimum in last 4 matches.
LEAGUE POSITION – 1st v 19th . Top v bottom again
HOME TEAM – -past fixtures, forthcoming fixtures and likely team – Barca
RECENT HOME FORM – all wins bar a 2-2 v Real Madrid. Have only failed to score 2+ goals in only 1 match all season.
RECENT FORM OVERALL – WLWDWWWLWWD – Barca tend to drop points away rom home. WDWWW v bottom 3 home and away
GOAL TRENDS – 79% overs at home. Have scored in all matches this season. 27 goals scored at home in first half. Have scored in 11/14 at home and led at HT in 11/14. Like last week, we layed Celta who were leading at halftime at 1.18 and almost inevitably barca got the goal.
STREAKS – 10 match winning streak at home. Have scored in last 29 matches
AWAY TEAM – past fixtures -forthcoming fixtures and likely team – Mallorca
RECENT AWAY FORM – DDLLLDLLWLLLLWL – against top 13 away, have lost to all apart from draw v 5th and win v 6th
RECENT OVERALL FORM – DLLLLDLLWWLL – recent wins v 6th and 16th – 4-5-5- conceded already home and away v top 2.
GOAL TRENDS – 53% overs away from home.Have conceded in all aways. 9 overs in last 11 matches. Only 2 clean sheets all season. Have scored and conceded in 11 of last 13 matches.
STREAKS – No draw in 9 away and have conceded in last 24 matches.
CONCLUSION/NOTES/STANDOUT STATS – Mallorca should concede and history points to 4 or 5 being conceded against one of the big 2. Watch out if Messi is absent. He was taken off midweek. Messi has scored in last 19 matches for Barca so if he is missing then a tight match would turn into a frustration. Barca have scored in all homes, Mallorca conceded all aways so 0-0 at halftime if you’d please.
SUNDAY
1030am – Zenit St Petersburg v Kryliya Sovetov – 1.29 home
HEAD TO HEADS
3-5-2 scored in last 3 matches for Zenit
LEAGUE POSITION – 2nd v 14th. Zenit must win as they are way behind CSKA.
HOME TEAM – -past fixtures, forthcoming fixtures and likely team – Zenit
RECENT HOME FORM – WWWLLDWWDDW – defeats to 5th and 9th. Have beaten 13th and 15th at home 2-1 and 1-0. Although Zenit score 2 + regularly v today’s opponents they have rarely mullered teams this season
RECENT FORM OVERALL – WWWWWLDWDLWW – clean sheets last 2 matches.
GOAL TRENDS – have only failed to score in 3 all season. 27% overs at home is standout and suggests struggles.
STREAKS – no defeat in 6 at home. Have scored in last 6 at home. No 0-0’s this season.
AWAY TEAM – past fixtures -forthcoming fixtures and likely team – krylya
RECENT AWAY FORM – LWLWDLLLWD – recent 1-1 draw v 3rd .Not beaten top 10 away -failed to score against 1st, 4th and 5th.
RECENT OVERALL FORM – LLLLLLLWLDL – only 1 win away was against 11th away
GOAL TRENDS – 50/50 overs away from home. No 0-0 all season.
STREAKS – no major streaks
CONCLUSION/NOTES/STANDOUT STATS – the Zenit unders is standout here and suggests that 0-0 might be a goer as a pre match back to lay. Krylya should not win and there is a chance that they lose a tight match to nil as they have done v 1st, 4th, 5th. Do note in head to heads that Zenit have scored 2 minimum last 3 matches. 2-0, 1-0, 2-1 possibles . 0-0 should not occur here as no team has had a 0-0 all season
1130am – Fiorentina v AC Milan – 2.58 away
12pm – Queens Park v Rangers – 1.46 away – a win is all Rangers need to wrap up the league but this is a local derby and they needed a 90+th minute goal last time out to get a draw I believe. Rangers, about as trustworthy as a politician who used to be a banker.
1pm – Anzhi Makhachkala v Alania Vladikavkaz – 1.36 home
HEAD TO HEADS
All 6 head to heads see only 1 team scoring.
LEAGUE POSITION – 3rd v 16th – Anzhi can go 2nd possibly with a win. Alaniya are drifting away
HOME TEAM – -past fixtures, forthcoming fixtures and likely team – Anzhi
RECENT HOME FORM – WWDWWWWWDWD – unbeaten at home. draws at home v 2nd, 13th and 14th. Beat 15th 4-2.
RECENT FORM OVERALL – WWLWDDWWDLDL – only 4 defeats all season, all away from home. Only beat alaniya 0-1 away.
GOAL TRENDS – 55% overs at home. 2.09 scored on average at home. Only 2 overs in last 8. Only 5 clean sheets all season. Only failed to score in 4 all season, 3 of those away from home.
STREAKS – 11 without defeat at home.
AWAY TEAM – past fixtures -forthcoming fixtures and likely team – LDLLDLLLDL – no win away and no defeat at home for Anzhi – makes this kind of straightforward( I hope!)
RECENT AWAY FORM – as above
RECENT OVERALL FORM – LLLLLLLDDLL – last 2 draws were 0-0. Conceded 9 in last 2 matches.
GOAL TRENDS – 40% overs away from home. Have failed to score away in 5 of the 6 matches against top 8. Have failed to score in 8 of the last 9 matches.
STREAKS – no win in 10 away and last 17 overall.
CONCLUSION/NOTES/STANDOUT STATS – Anzhi don’t fill me with much confidence but then Alaniya are so bad a poor show from Anzhi might result in the 3 points. Alaniya have not scored in 8 of their last 9 matches. They have not won away. Anhi have not lost at home. All head to heads have seen only 1 team score. No win win 4 for Anzhi. 0-0. 1-0, 2-0 starters I feel for the home side.
1pm – St Etienne v Evian TG – 1.51 home
HEAD TO HEADS
LEAGUE POSITION
HOME TEAM – -past fixtures, forthcoming fixtures and likely team
RECENT HOME FORM
RECENT FORM OVERALL
GOAL TRENDS
STREAKS
AWAY TEAM – past fixtures -forthcoming fixtures and likely team
RECENT AWAY FORM
RECENT OVERALL FORM
GOAL TRENDS
STREAKS
CONCLUSION/NOTES/STANDOUT STATS
130pm – Liverpool v West Ham – 1.38 home
HEAD TO HEADS
Over 2.5 goals last 6 head to headas and 3 seems to come up regularly for Liverpool.
LEAGUE POSITION – 7th v 11th. Only 6 points between West Ham and 3rd bottom. If West Ham lose and 17th and 18th win, then there’ll only be 3 points between the teams. Amazing scenes!
HOME TEAM – -past fixtures, forthcoming fixtures and likely team – Liverpool
RECENT HOME FORM – DLLDWDWWLWWWLWW – tendency to avoid draws and replace them largely with wins. defeats v 1, 5,8,18 . 4-3-5-0-5-3 scored at home recently. Have kept home clean sheets against 9th 10th ( playing 11th today), 12th, 13th, 14th
RECENT FORM OVERALL – WWLWDDLWWWLW – 5-4-3-1-2 scored in last 5.
GOAL TRENDS – 60% overs at home. Have scored 2at home on average. Only conceded 1 goal in first 1/2 hour at home. Have scored 16 in 1st 1/2 hour of 2nd half. Have scored first in 10/15 at home. One 0-0 at home and one 0-0 away.
STREAKS – No draw in 9 at home and 6 overall. Have scored in last 5 overall.
AWAY TEAM – past fixtures -forthcoming fixtures and likely team – West Ham
RECENT AWAY FORM – LDWLWLLDLLLLLWL – recent win was a 0-1 v Stoke. Defeats away to 1st, 3rd, 4th, 5th . Only 3 away wins, 0-1 v 13th, 0-0 v 14th and 0-1 v 15th. and 1-2 v 19th.
RECENT OVERALL FORM – WLDLLWLLWLW – the 3-1 win v baggies recently was a bit of a shock for me. Andy Carroll got 2 – what chance an ex red comes to haunt his old club?
GOAL TRENDS – 53% overs away -conceded 10 in 1st 1/4 hour after halftime. Hammers only scored a maximum of 1goal in last 12 matches. They will not win scoring just 1 I feel against goofy racist Suarez and Steve ” Stevie G” Gerrard et al.
STREAKS – no draw in 7 away.
CONCLUSION/NOTES/STANDOUT STATS – concern with a lack of goals away for Hammers. 1 max in last 12 away. AndyCarol-Vorderman scored 2 at home to Baggies latest – will he haunt ex club today? 4-3-5-0-5-3 scored by the Pool at home recently could put paid to Hammers who are 6 points from relegation place. Watch out for goal action in 1st 1/4 hour of 2nd half. Liverpool score readily and HAmmers concede readily at this time.
2pm – AIK v Syrianska FC – 1.41 home
205pm – Tottenham v Everton – 2.3 home
HEAD TO HEADS
LEAGUE POSITION
HOME TEAM – -past fixtures, forthcoming fixtures and likely team
RECENT HOME FORM
RECENT FORM OVERALL
GOAL TRENDS
STREAKS
AWAY TEAM – past fixtures -forthcoming fixtures and likely team
RECENT AWAY FORM
RECENT OVERALL FORM
GOAL TRENDS
STREAKS
CONCLUSION/NOTES/STANDOUT STATS
3pm – Chelsea v Sunderland – 1.36 home
HEAD TO HEADS
LEAGUE POSITION
HOME TEAM – -past fixtures, forthcoming fixtures and likely team
RECENT HOME FORM
RECENT FORM OVERALL
GOAL TRENDS
STREAKS
AWAY TEAM – past fixtures -forthcoming fixtures and likely team
RECENT AWAY FORM
RECENT OVERALL FORM
GOAL TRENDS
STREAKS
CONCLUSION/NOTES/STANDOUT STATS
3pm – Newcastle v Fulham – 2.12 home
HEAD TO HEADS
LEAGUE POSITION
HOME TEAM – -past fixtures, forthcoming fixtures and likely team
RECENT HOME FORM
RECENT FORM OVERALL
GOAL TRENDS
STREAKS
AWAY TEAM – past fixtures -forthcoming fixtures and likely team
RECENT AWAY FORM
RECENT OVERALL FORM
GOAL TRENDS
STREAKS
CONCLUSION/NOTES/STANDOUT STATS
3pm – Plzen v Teplice – 1.3 home
315pm – Platanias v Olympiakos – 1.61 away – those pesky greeks decided to end their sequence of scoring in all matches this season. What are the chances of OLy failing to score in 2 consecutive matches ?
HEAD TO HEADS
I suppose the solitary head to head is a good sign for late 0-0 layers.
LEAGUE POSITION – 9th v 1st. 17 points ahead at the top so room for complacency.
HOME TEAM – -past fixtures, forthcoming fixtures and likely team – Platypus’ Anus
RECENT HOME FORM – WDWLDWDDLWWLW – good recent form. Home defeats v 2nd 1-2, 3rd 0-3 and 10th 1-2. Conceded 2 and 3 against top 2 sides.All wins have come against 6th and below.
RECENT FORM OVERALL – LLLWWWLLWW – no recent draw, and win and lose 1/2 of those matches shown
GOAL TRENDS – 54% overs at home.
STREAKS – no draw in 5 at home and 10 overallHave scored in last 4 at home and last 7 overall and have conceded in last 3 at home.
AWAY TEAM – past fixtures -forthcoming fixtures and likely team – Oly. Owe me nothing with 2 successful 1.04 lays in the bag before the failure to score in last match.
RECENT AWAY FORM – WWWDWDDWWWWWWW – you cannot get better away form than that!
RECENT OVERALL FORM – WWLWWWWWWD – 0-0 latest – 10 clean sheets in last 12. Ended an unbeaten sequence v Atromitos and ended scoring sequence last match
GOAL TRENDS – 50/50 overs away from home. Have scored in all aways. Have scored 2 goals v the teams around Platypus’ Anus away from home.
STREAKS – 14 away without defeat, 7 overall. Have kept 6 away clean sheets in a row.
CONCLUSION/NOTES/STANDOUT STATS – will Oly really have a 2nd consecutive 0-0 after they scored in all previous matches? I hope not. Still away from home, Oly at least have scored in all matches. 6 away clean sheets now so that may continue. 0-2 looks a lively contender . Goal trends up in the air at 50/50 for both sides. 0-2 I suppose fits into that as being oh so near overs while remaining unders. I will remain faithful in a 0-0 lay if 0-0 late on ( lay as late as you can)
330pm – Ajax v Heracles – 1.2 home
HEAD TO HEADS
4-4-3-3-6-3 scored by Ajax. 1.2 suggests a repeat for at least 3 goals.
LEAGUE POSITION – 1st v 10th. 1 match and 1 point ahead of Feyenoord
HOME TEAM – -past fixtures, forthcoming fixtures and likely team – Ajax
RECENT HOME FORM – DWWWDLWWWWDDWW – sole loss at home vw 4th place. Have beaten 9th, 11th, 12th, 13th.
RECENT FORM OVERALL – WWWDWLWDWDWWWW – only 2 defeats all season. Will Ajax really lose to a team they have consistently scored 3-6 goals against?
GOAL TRENDS – 43% overs is a surprise for a team like Ajax. they have had trouble scoring at home v 4th, 5th, 6th, 8th, 16th.Score first in 11/14 at home. Only 1 0-0 all season.
STREAKS – no defeat in 8 at home. Have scored in last 8 at home and last 10 overall.
AWAY TEAM – past fixtures -forthcoming fixtures and likely team – Heracles
RECENT AWAY FORM – LDDWLLDLLWDDLW – inconsistent away from home. Not played 1st or 2nd away. Lost 4-0 v 3rd. All 3 away wins have been to nil. Will HEracles really keep Ajax out?
RECENT OVERALL FORM – LDWLDWDLLWWL – all wins v 7th and below.
GOAL TRENDS – 57% overs away from home. Have conceded 15 in last 1/2 hour of matches.
STREAKS – have scored in last 6 away and last 13 overall.
CONCLUSION/NOTES/STANDOUT STATS – the 3-3 these 2 had earlier in the season saw Ajax leading 0-2 and 1-3 so there is dominance there. And head to heads scoring is overwhelming. Heracles away wins have all been to nil, and a to nil scoreline for them is highly unlikely.
I am slightly concerned that Ajax have trouble scoring against so many home teams, managing only 1 goal on many occasions, but historically it looks like they have the edge over Heracles. A positive expectation from Ajax would be for 3 goals minimum. A negative would see them score 1 and therefore leave struggles. Beware Heracles last 1/2 hour v vulnerable. Only 1 0-0 between these 2 all season.
410pm – QPR v Wigan – 2.4 home
HEAD TO HEADS
LEAGUE POSITION
HOME TEAM – -past fixtures, forthcoming fixtures and likely team
RECENT HOME FORM
RECENT FORM OVERALL
GOAL TRENDS
STREAKS
AWAY TEAM – past fixtures -forthcoming fixtures and likely team
RECENT AWAY FORM
RECENT OVERALL FORM
GOAL TRENDS
STREAKS
CONCLUSION/NOTES/STANDOUT STATS
530pm – Panathinaikos v Panionios – 1.51 home
HEAD TO HEADS
LEAGUE POSITION
HOME TEAM – -past fixtures, forthcoming fixtures and likely team
RECENT HOME FORM
RECENT FORM OVERALL
GOAL TRENDS
STREAKS
AWAY TEAM – past fixtures -forthcoming fixtures and likely team
RECENT AWAY FORM
RECENT OVERALL FORM
GOAL TRENDS
STREAKS
CONCLUSION/NOTES/STANDOUT STATS
6pm – FC Copenhagen v OB – 1.55 home
HEAD TO HEADS
LEAGUE POSITION
HOME TEAM – -past fixtures, forthcoming fixtures and likely team
RECENT HOME FORM
RECENT FORM OVERALL
GOAL TRENDS
STREAKS
AWAY TEAM – past fixtures -forthcoming fixtures and likely team
RECENT AWAY FORM
RECENT OVERALL FORM
GOAL TRENDS
STREAKS
CONCLUSION/NOTES/STANDOUT STATS
730pm – Steaua Bucharest v CSMS Iasi – 1.21 home
745pm – Inter v Atalanta – 1.82 home
HEAD TO HEADS
LEAGUE POSITION
HOME TEAM – -past fixtures, forthcoming fixtures and likely team
RECENT HOME FORM
RECENT FORM OVERALL
GOAL TRENDS
STREAKS
AWAY TEAM – past fixtures -forthcoming fixtures and likely team
RECENT AWAY FORM
RECENT OVERALL FORM
GOAL TRENDS
STREAKS
CONCLUSION/NOTES/STANDOUT STATS
745pm – Napoli v Genoa – 1.41 home
HEAD TO HEADS
LEAGUE POSITION
HOME TEAM – -past fixtures, forthcoming fixtures and likely team
RECENT HOME FORM
RECENT FORM OVERALL
GOAL TRENDS
STREAKS
AWAY TEAM – past fixtures -forthcoming fixtures and likely team
RECENT AWAY FORM
RECENT OVERALL FORM
GOAL TRENDS
STREAKS
CONCLUSION/NOTES/STANDOUT STATS
8pm – Valencia v Valladolid – 1.44 home
HEAD TO HEADS
LEAGUE POSITION
HOME TEAM – -past fixtures, forthcoming fixtures and likely team
RECENT HOME FORM
RECENT FORM OVERALL
GOAL TRENDS
STREAKS
AWAY TEAM – past fixtures -forthcoming fixtures and likely team
RECENT AWAY FORM
RECENT OVERALL FORM
GOAL TRENDS
STREAKS
CONCLUSION/NOTES/STANDOUT STATS
815pm – Olhanense v Benfica- 1.3 away
HEAD TO HEADS
I lost my reseearch and will not do it again. Basically Olhhave only won 1 home and away v top 8 Could be a tough game to Benfica asit has been in recent head to heads.
benfica are unbeaten all season and have Scored in all matches this season. 5 clean sheets in last 6 for Ben. 2-0, 3-0 around Olh in the league.