Archived Premiership Football Betting Tips (15th May 2005)
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| Premiership football betting
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Banker,
large stake, predicted outcome is more than likely. |
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Likely
outcome, medium stake, worth a gamble. |
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Worth a flutter,
small stake, be prudent with these and stick to matches where you
can spot the value. |
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| Below
were the predicted outcomes for the weekend fixtures of 15th
May 2005, the final matches of the season. |
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| Archived
Premiership football betting tips (15th May 2005) |
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Birmingham v Arsenal |
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Birmingham
showed against Norwich last weekend that they are still playing for
pride even though they lost narrowly and have nothing to play for.
Pennant will want to justify his £3m transfer from today's opponents
and old team mates Arsenal but his performance and that of his colleagues
are unlikely to be enough to rock Arsenal, who after their midweek
demolition of Everton now have a spring in their step as well as Henry
and Campbell back from injury. Arsenal should start favourites for
the FA Cup final, should mount more of a challenge next season and
today's result should also go their way. |
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Away
Win 0-2 ..... Best Odds: Evens Victor
Chandler, bet365 |
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Bolton v Everton |
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Bolton
will want to show Everton that they were deserved of 4th place even
though they now have no chance of beating Everton to it and their
positions are settled but Bolton have still made Europe for the first
time and may do better in the UEFA cup than Everton do in the Champions
League. This game will be a clash of similar styles but Bolton are
better at set pieces and have more talent in midfield. Also Everton
have lost their last 4 games away, the last by 7 clear goals, and
though they may have a driven manager in Moyes, the season is probably
already over for them. Bolton can claim all the points here. |
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Home
Win 1-0 ..... Best Odds: 10/11 Paddy
Power, bet365 |
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Charlton v Crystal Palace |
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Charlton have endured
a miserable end to their season and it is unlikely they finish it
with a win, especially considering Palace are desperate for the victory
themselves that will hopefully bring them Premiership survival. Even
with a win Palace's destiny does not lie in their own hands and they
will have to rely on other results but the worrying factor for them
will be that they have only won 1 away fixture this season. Charlton's
home form is by no means good having won only 8 from 18 but considering
Palace's away form this looks like it will end in a draw. |
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Draw
1-1 ..... Best Odds: 13/5 Sportingbet |
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Fulham v Norwich |
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Norwich are another team fighting for Premiership survival and
unlike their rivals, they are not currently in the drop zone and
their destiny remains firmly in their own hands. All they have to
do is beat Fulham away and they will be playing in the Premiership
next season but sadly the stats do not back them up as they have
not won away all season. If they can claim their first away victory
in the last game of the season it will be a massive achievement,
but otherwise does any team deserve to stay up who can't win over
the course of 38 games. Fulham should not be underestimated here
and earned a good victory at Blackburn and although their form of
late has been inconsistent, Norwich's impatience to win this one
will leave them open to the counter, something that Fulham are good
at taking advantage of. Fulham to win.
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Home
Win 2-1 ..... Best Odds: 2/1 betOddorEven |
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Liverpool v Aston Villa |
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Liverpool will line up in Istanbul for the Champions League final
but if only they could have taken that form into the Premiership;
their home form has been relatively good but it is their away form
that has seriously let them down. They remain undefeated in their
last 6 home fixtures and face a Villa side who now have no chance
of Europe and will probably feel like bit parts in what will be
Liverpool's last home game of the season; one in which their fans
will want to give them a big send off for a future night of European
glory. Cisse may well replace Baros who hasn't quite hit the heights
of the European Championships last summer, but Liverpool should
beat a Villa side low on confidence and only 4 away wins to their
name.
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Home
Win 1-0 ..... Best Odds: 8/13 Victor
Chandler |
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Man City v Middlesbrough |
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This is the fight for 7th place and the last UEFA spot. If City
can win and Spurs don't beat Blackburn by at least 2 more than City
win by, then Stuart Pearce will have carried his troops into Europe
totally against the odds. City have only lost once under Pearce
and that was the first game under his management but his style has
carried them forward on a very good run and they are almost knocking
on the door of Europe. Boro won their crunch match last weekend
against Spurs but and only need a draw to guarantee Europe but sometimes
this can work against you, especially when up against a side as
driven as City. City have won their last 3 at home whilst Boro have
lost 7 from 18 away. City to prevail.
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Home
Win 1-0 ..... Best Odds: 11/10 bet365 |
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Newcastle
v Chelsea |
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A meaningless
game for those involved but Chelsea showed against Man Utd that they
are not finished with the Premiership for this season. Chelsea will
want revenge for their FA cup exit at St James Park and bearing in
mind Newcastle's fragile defence they may not find scoring too difficult.
However, Newcastle were the better team for the first half at Everton
at the weekend, but as ever failed to capitalise. Shearer has admitted
that the season has been long and arduous, no doubt made worse by
the usual Newcastle off and on the field antics, and like most Geordies
will be waiting for August to come round again, but after a much needed
rest. Chelsea have won 15 from 18 away games and they look like making
it 16 from 19. |
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Away
Win 0-2 ..... Best Odds: 6/5 Coral,
bet365 |
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Southampton
v Man Utd |
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Crunch
time at St Mary's! Southampton are capable of beating United on their
day especially considering United's poor performances of late but
does anyone really think it's going to happen. Southampton's defence
is appalling and the thought of them coming forward immediately starts
ringing alarm bells; goals for United! Southampton will miss Peter
Crouch in a big way as he is an outlet for the way they play; when
he is missing they struggle to find ways to get the ball forward with
any purpose or conviction. The only worry about predicting this result
is that United may have one eye on the FA cup final so their lineup
is uncertain as well as their focus, but will Ferguson want to see
his side limping off at the season's end like sore losers. |
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Away
Win 0-1 ..... Best Odds: 17/10 Victor
Chandler |
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Tottenham
v Blackburn |
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Spurs
have to score a hatful against Blackburn and hope that Man City can
beat Boro but by at least 2 goals less to make their dream of Europe
come true. Spurs have good home form with 9 wins from 18 and not having
lost in their last 6 home fixtures but Blackburn are now a much harder
side to beat. No doubt Blackburn will come and employ spoiling tactics
as they have nothing else to play for but Spurs should be capable
of taking Blackburn on their day. Whether or not they make Europe
Martin Jol's first job for next season will be to put some spark into
Spurs' away performances and build some consistency for a bigger challenge
next season. Spurs to win today but not by enough. |
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Home
Win 2-0 ..... Best Odds: 8/13 Paddy
Power |
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West Brom v
Portsmouth |
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West Brom
have done remarkably well to come back from the death at Christmas
and be in the running to survive on the last day of the season; unfortunately
for them the other sides around them have done the same. West Brom
have only lost 1 of their last 6 at home and face opponents Portsmouth
who have only taken 1 point in their last 6 away fixtures. Portsmouth's
away form is notoriously poor and with the disruption in their camp
(allusions to the expiry of Steve Stone's contract) plus the fact
that they are safe, there looks to be only one winner here; the home
side. |
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Home
Win 2-1 ..... Best Odds: 4/6 Paddy
Power |
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