After a spectacular draw of 3:3 in the first meeting, the teams of Inter and Celtic will finish the battle for a place in the second round of the Europa League at the stadium "Giuseppe Meazza" in Milan. They created a real spectacle in the first game before a week. Celtic deserves praise for that return into the match after trailing with 0:2, but the fact that failed to secure a minimum advance can cost them dearly. The odds for today`s game offered by the leading bookmaker bet365 are as follows: 1.57 for a home win, with a draw at 4.20 and 6.50 for the victory of the guests.
The team of Inter is in excellent shape and the defeat over Cagliari at the weekend was third in a row in Serie A. The striker tandem Palacio - Icardi is under steam, as they have scored three goals in the last four games of the team.
Unless it comes to a new equality, Celtic should seek compulsory victory if wants to move forward. However, this is a very difficult task, because Inter has only three losses at home this season, none of them in the Europa League.
At the same time, Celtic is far from impressive as a guest. In the last three qualifying games in the Champions League as guests, the team has only one win. In the group stage of the Europa League, "clovers" failed to win a single away game and the statistics shows that Celtic has no win on Italian field in 11 games, from which has lost eight.
Celtic players demonstrated enthusiasm and confidence before this match, but they will not be sufficient for them and Inter hardly will admit surprise in front of his own audience.
Recommended bet: For Inter - 1.0 Asian Handicap @ 2.04
Thursday, February 26, 2015
Monday, February 23, 2015
Paris Saint Germain - Chelsea (Champions League)
After a long pause, the most exciting tournament in the world is renewed. In the upcoming match in Paris there are old score to settle. Chelsea removed PSG in the last campaign after great tactical outwitting in two matches and dramatic turn after a goal by Demba Ba in the final minutes of the second match. Parisians are ready for revenge and what is in mind of the Portuguese genius Jose Mourinho? The answers to these questions will be seen soon in the first part of the battle between Paris Saint Germain and Chelsea in the French capital. The odds for the game offered by the leading bookmaker bet365 are as follows: 2.75 for a home win, with a draw at 3.20 and 2.88 for the victory of the guests.
Parisians waiting for this game with reduced self-esteem. The team of Laurent Blanc experienced terrible Saturday night, after finished with 2: 2 against weakling Caen. PSG led at his "Parc des Princes" till the 89th minute with 2:0, but let equalization. The four major players of Parisians left the game with injuries and the hosts were with 9 people till the end of the meeting. Marquinhos, Yohan Cabaye, Serge Aurier and Lucas Moura were forced to leave and all of them are with minimal chances to appear in the first match against Chelsea. The good news is that Laurent Blanc is that his team has 32 matches in tournaments at "Parc des Princes" and remains undefeated. Upcoming match will be more special for David Luiz. Brazilian protected the colours of Chelsea until the summer, when he switches to a multi-million transfer in Paris and now for the first time will play against his former team. Problems with injured players in the composition of Laurent Blanc will open up a chance for Edison Cavani, who recently has rarely minutes played.
Londoners arrive in Paris rested and in high spirits. Jose Mourinho`s boys did not play at the weekend since dropped out of the tournament for the FA Cup earlier in the season. In the championship, Chelsea leads convincingly with 7 points ahead of last year`s champion Manchester City. So, Jose Mourinho had the opportunity to prepare his team, as thoughts entirely for the match in Paris. Although last year Chelsea defeated PSG, now Mourinho is unlikely to want to repeat things from the first game when Chelsea lost with 3:1. For the upcoming game, Jose Mourinho will not be able to rely on the injured John Obi Mikel. Kurt Zouma will be on his place in central defence as partner of captain John Terry. Diego Costa returns to the starting line-up of Chelsea after serving a punishment of three meetings in English tournaments. New signing Juan Cuadrado already made his debut for Chelsea, but now will stay on the bench and will wait for a chance to shine in the second half.
Expectations are for a cautious game and tactical outwitting between Laurent Blanc and Jose Mourinho. Our forecast according ronaldobest is for fewer hits in the first eighth-final match between PSG and Chelsea.
Prediction PSG - Chelsea: Under 2.5 goals
Security: 8/10
Odds: 1.65 at bet365
Parisians waiting for this game with reduced self-esteem. The team of Laurent Blanc experienced terrible Saturday night, after finished with 2: 2 against weakling Caen. PSG led at his "Parc des Princes" till the 89th minute with 2:0, but let equalization. The four major players of Parisians left the game with injuries and the hosts were with 9 people till the end of the meeting. Marquinhos, Yohan Cabaye, Serge Aurier and Lucas Moura were forced to leave and all of them are with minimal chances to appear in the first match against Chelsea. The good news is that Laurent Blanc is that his team has 32 matches in tournaments at "Parc des Princes" and remains undefeated. Upcoming match will be more special for David Luiz. Brazilian protected the colours of Chelsea until the summer, when he switches to a multi-million transfer in Paris and now for the first time will play against his former team. Problems with injured players in the composition of Laurent Blanc will open up a chance for Edison Cavani, who recently has rarely minutes played.
Londoners arrive in Paris rested and in high spirits. Jose Mourinho`s boys did not play at the weekend since dropped out of the tournament for the FA Cup earlier in the season. In the championship, Chelsea leads convincingly with 7 points ahead of last year`s champion Manchester City. So, Jose Mourinho had the opportunity to prepare his team, as thoughts entirely for the match in Paris. Although last year Chelsea defeated PSG, now Mourinho is unlikely to want to repeat things from the first game when Chelsea lost with 3:1. For the upcoming game, Jose Mourinho will not be able to rely on the injured John Obi Mikel. Kurt Zouma will be on his place in central defence as partner of captain John Terry. Diego Costa returns to the starting line-up of Chelsea after serving a punishment of three meetings in English tournaments. New signing Juan Cuadrado already made his debut for Chelsea, but now will stay on the bench and will wait for a chance to shine in the second half.
Expectations are for a cautious game and tactical outwitting between Laurent Blanc and Jose Mourinho. Our forecast according ronaldobest is for fewer hits in the first eighth-final match between PSG and Chelsea.
Prediction PSG - Chelsea: Under 2.5 goals
Security: 8/10
Odds: 1.65 at bet365
The leader in the scheme Lopez draw back from Brasil Open
The leader scheme Feliciano Lopez dropped out of the tournament in Brazil this week after injuring of his right thigh.
The organizers of the race announced on Monday that the 14th in the world had got a trauma during the Open final of Ecuador in Quito on Sunday. Then he lost with 2: 6, 7: 6 (5), 6: 7 (5) of Victor Estrella Burgos (Dominican Republic).
Lopez had to come to the court for his first match in Sao Paulo on Tuesday.
So the place of Lopez in the main draw will take "lucky loser" Luke Baths (Italy), who will start directly from the second round of the tournament
The organizers of the race announced on Monday that the 14th in the world had got a trauma during the Open final of Ecuador in Quito on Sunday. Then he lost with 2: 6, 7: 6 (5), 6: 7 (5) of Victor Estrella Burgos (Dominican Republic).
Lopez had to come to the court for his first match in Sao Paulo on Tuesday.
So the place of Lopez in the main draw will take "lucky loser" Luke Baths (Italy), who will start directly from the second round of the tournament
Sunday, February 22, 2015
St Etienne - Lens (Ligue 1)
St Etienne will try to get back to winning ways with a match against Lens, which will give a start to the 24th round in the French Ligue 1.
The team of Saint-Etienne is in a series of three games without a victory in the championship, losing two of them. This logically led to a collapse in the standings and "greens" have to fight for a place in the UEFA.
Coach Christophe Galtier has problems in attacking plan. In the absence of the main striker Max Gradel, his colleagues Ricky van Wolfswinkel and Mevlut Erdinc still have not scored in the New Year.
The situation in the camp of Lens is not better. The team led by Antoine Kombouare is 19th in the standings, three points from the danger zone and still does not know the taste of victory in 2015. As a guest, the team failed to win in their last six meetings.
In 12 of the last 15 games of St Etienne in Ligue 1 have fallen under 2.5 goals and the same goes for nine of the last ten games of Lens.
In the last six matches between the two teams, St Etienne has four wins and in the last three matches did not allow a goal from today`s opponent.
St Etienne is the big favorite in the match with odds of 1.57 for their victory, with a draw at 3.80 and 6.50 for the guests of Lens. But success will not come easy and the hosts will most likely to earn a minimum score.
Predictions St Etienne - Lens:
1 @ 1.57 (7/10)
Under 2.5 goals @ 1.74 (8/10)
The team of Saint-Etienne is in a series of three games without a victory in the championship, losing two of them. This logically led to a collapse in the standings and "greens" have to fight for a place in the UEFA.
Coach Christophe Galtier has problems in attacking plan. In the absence of the main striker Max Gradel, his colleagues Ricky van Wolfswinkel and Mevlut Erdinc still have not scored in the New Year.
The situation in the camp of Lens is not better. The team led by Antoine Kombouare is 19th in the standings, three points from the danger zone and still does not know the taste of victory in 2015. As a guest, the team failed to win in their last six meetings.
In 12 of the last 15 games of St Etienne in Ligue 1 have fallen under 2.5 goals and the same goes for nine of the last ten games of Lens.
In the last six matches between the two teams, St Etienne has four wins and in the last three matches did not allow a goal from today`s opponent.
St Etienne is the big favorite in the match with odds of 1.57 for their victory, with a draw at 3.80 and 6.50 for the guests of Lens. But success will not come easy and the hosts will most likely to earn a minimum score.
Predictions St Etienne - Lens:
1 @ 1.57 (7/10)
Under 2.5 goals @ 1.74 (8/10)
Wednesday, February 18, 2015
Manchester City - Arsenal
In the derby of the 22nd round of the Premier League, at "Etihad Stadium" the champion Manchester City meets Arsenal this Sunday (18.01.2015). The odds for the game offered by the leading bookmaker Bet365 are as follows: 1.80 for a home win, 4.00 for a draw and 4.50 for the victory of the guests. Judge of the meeting will be Mike Dean. The first game between the two teams this season on "Emirates Stadium" in London was great spectacle in which Arsenal and Manchester City do not broadcast winner and reached the draw of 2:2.
Manchester City missed the victory against Everton in the last round and recorded only a draw - 1: 1. Citizens took the lead at "Goodison Park", but the error of Joe Hart deprives them from the deserved success. After this, Manchester City remains 2 points behind the leaders Chelsea on the second place in the standings of the Premier League. Now for the boys of Manuel Pellegrini there are two key games, which will give an important indication of their season. First is the household at the "Etihad" with Arsenal and then the derby with Chelsea at "Stamford Bridge" as a guest. Trouble before these matches is the absence of the basic midfielder Yaya Toure and almost certainly new addition Wilfried Bony. Both are with the national team of Cote d`Ivoire and will represent their country in the Cup of African Nations. Sergio Aguero returns after the break against Everton. Argentine scorer heals an injury and will be a major trump card of Pellegrini in the title race. Captain Vincent Kompany will lead his team after he was not available to the coaching staff with Everton.
Probable composition: Joe Hart, Pablo Zabaleta, Vincent Kompany, Eliaquim Mangala, Gael Clichy, Fernando, Fernandinho, Jesus Navas, David Silva, Samir Nasri, Sergio Aguero;
Arsenal won against Stoke City in the last round. They were uncompromising at their stadium and took the victory with the classic 3:0. At the core of the victory was Alexis Sanchez, who continued with great performances and already has in his account 12 goals this season. Before the visit to the champions, Arsene Wenger has serious problems with injured players and those are Mikel Arteta, Jack Wilshere, Serge Gnabry, Abou Diaby and Mathieu Debuchy. Kieran Gibbs and Danny Welbeck are questionable, but probably will return. Callum Chambers will back to the right-back defence of Arsenal after missing the last match. Mesut Ozil recovered from his injury and probably will get a chance to shine in the second half.
Probable composition: David Ospina, Calum Chambers, Laurent Koscielny, Per Mertesacker, Kieran Gibbs, Francis Coquelin, Aaron Ramsey, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Santi Cazorla, Alexis Sanchez, Olivier Giroud;
The two teams made efficient matches between them. Last season in a match at "Etihad" fell 9 goals in the victory of the City with 6:3. Now expectations are for many hits. Our forecast adviced by ronaldobest.com is over 2.5 goals in this derby at odds of 1.57 at bet365.
Prediction Manchester City - Arsenal: over 2.5 goals
Security: 8/10
Odds: 1.57 at bet365
Manchester City missed the victory against Everton in the last round and recorded only a draw - 1: 1. Citizens took the lead at "Goodison Park", but the error of Joe Hart deprives them from the deserved success. After this, Manchester City remains 2 points behind the leaders Chelsea on the second place in the standings of the Premier League. Now for the boys of Manuel Pellegrini there are two key games, which will give an important indication of their season. First is the household at the "Etihad" with Arsenal and then the derby with Chelsea at "Stamford Bridge" as a guest. Trouble before these matches is the absence of the basic midfielder Yaya Toure and almost certainly new addition Wilfried Bony. Both are with the national team of Cote d`Ivoire and will represent their country in the Cup of African Nations. Sergio Aguero returns after the break against Everton. Argentine scorer heals an injury and will be a major trump card of Pellegrini in the title race. Captain Vincent Kompany will lead his team after he was not available to the coaching staff with Everton.
Probable composition: Joe Hart, Pablo Zabaleta, Vincent Kompany, Eliaquim Mangala, Gael Clichy, Fernando, Fernandinho, Jesus Navas, David Silva, Samir Nasri, Sergio Aguero;
Arsenal won against Stoke City in the last round. They were uncompromising at their stadium and took the victory with the classic 3:0. At the core of the victory was Alexis Sanchez, who continued with great performances and already has in his account 12 goals this season. Before the visit to the champions, Arsene Wenger has serious problems with injured players and those are Mikel Arteta, Jack Wilshere, Serge Gnabry, Abou Diaby and Mathieu Debuchy. Kieran Gibbs and Danny Welbeck are questionable, but probably will return. Callum Chambers will back to the right-back defence of Arsenal after missing the last match. Mesut Ozil recovered from his injury and probably will get a chance to shine in the second half.
Probable composition: David Ospina, Calum Chambers, Laurent Koscielny, Per Mertesacker, Kieran Gibbs, Francis Coquelin, Aaron Ramsey, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Santi Cazorla, Alexis Sanchez, Olivier Giroud;
The two teams made efficient matches between them. Last season in a match at "Etihad" fell 9 goals in the victory of the City with 6:3. Now expectations are for many hits. Our forecast adviced by ronaldobest.com is over 2.5 goals in this derby at odds of 1.57 at bet365.
Prediction Manchester City - Arsenal: over 2.5 goals
Security: 8/10
Odds: 1.57 at bet365
Genoa - Sassuolo
Genoa takes Sassuolo at "Luigi Ferraris" in a meeting of the 19th round of the Italian Serie A Genoa accepts Sassuolo. Last season, both teams split a home win. At bet365.com we can find interesting opportunities to bet on this match. Success of Genoa is estimated at 2.30, with a draw at 3.20 and 3.30 for the victory of Sassuolo.
Genoa started very strong this season, but progressively their form dropped. Team takes the 7th place in the standings with a total of 27 points. Genoa lost their last league match with 3:1 during his visit to Inter. The team have no win in four consecutive matches in the league. This series can be interrupted with a victory against Sassuolo today. In front of his audience, Genoa has three wins, three losses and three draws. With punishment for this match are Diego Perotti and Sebastian De Maio. Questionable for this household are Giovanni Marchese and Alessandro Matri.
Sassuolo takes the 11th position in the standings with 24 points collected. The team is performing brilliantly in the recent meetings and now is away from the danger zone of relegation. They lost in the visit to Milan for the Cup of Italy with 2:1. In the previous round of Serie A, the team made a draw with Udinese (1:1), as now is in a series of three games without defeat in the league. As a guest, Sassuolo has nine games played and recorded three wins, three draws and three losses. With injuries in their camp are Paolo Cannavaro, Gianluca Pegolo and Sime Vrsaljko. Saphir Taider has a commitment with the national team of Algeria in the African Cup of Nations and will miss this visit to Genoa.
No matter that Genoa is a favorite in this match; we believe that Sassuolo will take the three points here.
Prediction Genoa - Sassuolo: 2
Security: 5/10
Odds; 3.30 at bet365
Genoa started very strong this season, but progressively their form dropped. Team takes the 7th place in the standings with a total of 27 points. Genoa lost their last league match with 3:1 during his visit to Inter. The team have no win in four consecutive matches in the league. This series can be interrupted with a victory against Sassuolo today. In front of his audience, Genoa has three wins, three losses and three draws. With punishment for this match are Diego Perotti and Sebastian De Maio. Questionable for this household are Giovanni Marchese and Alessandro Matri.
Sassuolo takes the 11th position in the standings with 24 points collected. The team is performing brilliantly in the recent meetings and now is away from the danger zone of relegation. They lost in the visit to Milan for the Cup of Italy with 2:1. In the previous round of Serie A, the team made a draw with Udinese (1:1), as now is in a series of three games without defeat in the league. As a guest, Sassuolo has nine games played and recorded three wins, three draws and three losses. With injuries in their camp are Paolo Cannavaro, Gianluca Pegolo and Sime Vrsaljko. Saphir Taider has a commitment with the national team of Algeria in the African Cup of Nations and will miss this visit to Genoa.
No matter that Genoa is a favorite in this match; we believe that Sassuolo will take the three points here.
Prediction Genoa - Sassuolo: 2
Security: 5/10
Odds; 3.30 at bet365
Lazio - Napoli
Lazio stand against Napoli in a derby of the 19th round of the Italian Serie A. Both teams are involved in the battle for the third place; it is a target for them till the end of the season. "Roman eagles" are on the 3rd place with 31 points collected and "Neapolitans" are point less in the fourth position. Both teams are among the most successful teams in the league. At bet365.com we can find a variety of factors for this match. Victory for Lazio is 2.60, with a draw at 3.25 and the success of Napoli is 2.80. The visitors have won their last three direct confrontations and have no loss from his opponent in five consecutive meetings.
Lazio visited Torino at the week for the Cup of Italy and continues to the next phase after a victory with 3:1. In the previous round of Serie A, the team made a draw of 2:2 against their city rivals Roma in the eternal derby of Rome. "Eagles" are in excellent series. They are unbeaten in eight consecutive games in all competitions and the last seven of them ended with over 2.5 goals. In front of his audience, Lazio has six wins and two losses in eight games. Punished for this meeting is Federico Marchetti and with various injuries are Santiago Gentiletti, Michael Ciani, Ederson, Edson Braafheid, Senad Lulic and Felipe Anderson.
Napoli suffered from defeat at home from the leaders Juventus in the previous match in Serie A (1:3). As a guest, the team have played nine matches and recorded four wins, three draws and two losses. Miguel Britos is with punishment for this match. With trauma are Michu, Juan Zuniga and Lorenzo Insigne. Feuzi Ghulam is part of the national team of Algeria.
Last six direct meetings:
Napoli - Lazio 4:2
Napoli - Lazio 1:0
Lazio - Napoli 2:4
Lazio - Napoli 1:1
Napoli - Lazio 3:0
Lazio - Napoli 3:1
Prediction Lazio - Napoli: over 2.5 goals
Security: 8/10
Odds: 2.00 at bet365
Lazio visited Torino at the week for the Cup of Italy and continues to the next phase after a victory with 3:1. In the previous round of Serie A, the team made a draw of 2:2 against their city rivals Roma in the eternal derby of Rome. "Eagles" are in excellent series. They are unbeaten in eight consecutive games in all competitions and the last seven of them ended with over 2.5 goals. In front of his audience, Lazio has six wins and two losses in eight games. Punished for this meeting is Federico Marchetti and with various injuries are Santiago Gentiletti, Michael Ciani, Ederson, Edson Braafheid, Senad Lulic and Felipe Anderson.
Napoli suffered from defeat at home from the leaders Juventus in the previous match in Serie A (1:3). As a guest, the team have played nine matches and recorded four wins, three draws and two losses. Miguel Britos is with punishment for this match. With trauma are Michu, Juan Zuniga and Lorenzo Insigne. Feuzi Ghulam is part of the national team of Algeria.
Last six direct meetings:
Napoli - Lazio 4:2
Napoli - Lazio 1:0
Lazio - Napoli 2:4
Lazio - Napoli 1:1
Napoli - Lazio 3:0
Lazio - Napoli 3:1
Prediction Lazio - Napoli: over 2.5 goals
Security: 8/10
Odds: 2.00 at bet365
Tottenham - Sunderland
This Saturday at the "White Hart Line", Tottenham takes Sunderland in a match of the 22nd round of the English Premier League. The odds for the game offered by the bookmaker Bet365 are as follows: 1.57 for a home win, with a draw at 4.20 and 6.50 for the victory of the guests. The last meeting between the two teams this season ended without a winner at the "Stadium of Light" - 2:2. Tottenham takes the 6th place in the standings with a total of 34 points, while Sunderland is on the 16th place with 20 points collected and very close to the relegation zone.
Tottenham made a very strange start of the New Year. The team faced with Burnley in the FA Cup and had to play a rematch to continue in the race. After their strong defeat over Chelsea in the first match of the year (5:3), everybody expected that Tottenham would not have any problems with team like Burnley. Unfortunately, their first match for the cup ended with a surprising draw (1:1). Anyway, on the rematch Tottenham were stronger in front of their audience and took the victory with 4:2 in a classical game. In the last round of the Premier League, the team recorded an unexpected defeat from Crystal Palace with 2:1. Spurs remains much stronger in home when we look at their performance this season. Before this household, Mauricio Pachettino will not be able to rely on Nabil Bantleb, because he is with his national team in the African Cup of Nations. With injures in the camp are Erik Lamela and Ryan Mason. Questionable for the game are Vlad Chiriches and Federico Fazio.
Sunderland is in very bad shape this season. They have only 3 victories from 21 matches played in Premier League (11 draws and 7 defeats). We seen much better performance of the team in the FA Cup, where they defeated Leeds with 0:1 and continue in the next phase. Sunderland suffered from two bad defeats in Premier League in the begging of the year. First lost was from Manchester City with 3:2 as a guest and than from Liverpool at home with 0:1. Before the visit to "Stadium of Light", Poyet can`t rely on the suspended Liam Bridcutt, who serving a one-match ban for the red card received against Liverpool. He will return to contention in the FA Cup against Wolves or Fulham. With injures in the camp of Sunderland are Jack Rodwell, Anthony Reveillere and Lee Cattermole.
Tottenham is the absolute favorite in this match, but the team have a secret power to make surprising draws. The shape of Sunderland is disappointing and it looks like the team have no chances, but we believe that they have strength to earn one point here.
Prediction Tottenham - Sunderland: Draw
Security: 5/10
Odds: 4.20 at bet365
Tottenham made a very strange start of the New Year. The team faced with Burnley in the FA Cup and had to play a rematch to continue in the race. After their strong defeat over Chelsea in the first match of the year (5:3), everybody expected that Tottenham would not have any problems with team like Burnley. Unfortunately, their first match for the cup ended with a surprising draw (1:1). Anyway, on the rematch Tottenham were stronger in front of their audience and took the victory with 4:2 in a classical game. In the last round of the Premier League, the team recorded an unexpected defeat from Crystal Palace with 2:1. Spurs remains much stronger in home when we look at their performance this season. Before this household, Mauricio Pachettino will not be able to rely on Nabil Bantleb, because he is with his national team in the African Cup of Nations. With injures in the camp are Erik Lamela and Ryan Mason. Questionable for the game are Vlad Chiriches and Federico Fazio.
Sunderland is in very bad shape this season. They have only 3 victories from 21 matches played in Premier League (11 draws and 7 defeats). We seen much better performance of the team in the FA Cup, where they defeated Leeds with 0:1 and continue in the next phase. Sunderland suffered from two bad defeats in Premier League in the begging of the year. First lost was from Manchester City with 3:2 as a guest and than from Liverpool at home with 0:1. Before the visit to "Stadium of Light", Poyet can`t rely on the suspended Liam Bridcutt, who serving a one-match ban for the red card received against Liverpool. He will return to contention in the FA Cup against Wolves or Fulham. With injures in the camp of Sunderland are Jack Rodwell, Anthony Reveillere and Lee Cattermole.
Tottenham is the absolute favorite in this match, but the team have a secret power to make surprising draws. The shape of Sunderland is disappointing and it looks like the team have no chances, but we believe that they have strength to earn one point here.
Prediction Tottenham - Sunderland: Draw
Security: 5/10
Odds: 4.20 at bet365
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