Archived Premiership Football Betting Tips (14th April 2006)
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| Premiership football
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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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were the predicted outcomes for the weekend fixtures Fri 14th
to Sun 16th April 2006. |
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| Archived
Premiership football betting tips (14th to 16th Apr 2006) |
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| Fri 7:45 |
Man Utd v Sunderland |
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It's second
versus bottom and based on current form is one of the mismatches
of the season. Defeat for Sunderland will finally mathematically
condemn them to the Championship and it's unlikely to be a Good
Friday for them. United can do nothing but win at the moment
and last weekend's win over Arsenal will have them full of confidence
and eager to keep the pressure on Chelsea. United have only
conceded 8 goals at Old Trafford and much as we like to see
the underdog do well, Sunderland are unlikely to even score.
This has a home win stamped all over it. |
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Home Win 3-0 .....
Best Odds: 1/10 bet365,
Betfred |
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| Sat 12:45 |
Bolton v Chelsea |
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Away from home Bolton have had a disappointing run with 4
defeats on the trot and no win in six but at the Reebok, where
they have only conceded 9 goals and won 4 of the last 6, they
should give Chelsea a run for their money. The visitors may
think that they have the title sewn up after a convincing
10 man win over West Ham but the Hammers weren't really in
the frame and Chelsea are a different kettle of fish away
from home recently where thay have only secured 1 win from
the last 5. For Chelsea to succeed it will be key that the
likes of Drogba put in the same level of performance as last
weekend but without the Stamford Bridge fans behind him who
can be sure that he won't revert to type and find it difficult
keeping his feet. Bolton will be a difficult proposition for
Chelsea and it's possible that Chelsea will drop points here
keeping the title wide open.
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Draw 0-0 ..... Best
Odds: 13/5 Sportingbet,
bet365 |
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| Sat 3:00 |
Arsenal v West Brom |
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Despite only getting a point at Fratton Park, Arsenal have
good home form with 12 wins from 16 games and should gain
revenge over West Brom for an earlier season defeat at the
Hawthorns. Wenger has been experimenting with his team recently
at a stage where they need to take maximum points to secure
4th spot; unless of course he's confident they're going to
win the Champions League but he should revert to a more settled
eleven after the defeat at Old Trafford and only a draw against
Pompey. Excepting Sunderland, West Brom are now the worst
off of the Premiership sides battling against relegation but
only by a point. With 5 games to go West Brom, Portsmouth
and Birmingham have to treat every game like a cup final.
The Baggies away form is pitiful with only 1 win on the road
so it looks like a guaranteed 3 points at Highbury for the
home team.
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Home
Win 2-0 ..... Best Odds: 2/9 bet365 |
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Everton
v Tottenham |
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Everton
will still believe that they have an outside chance of Europe
but their winning sequence at Goodison Park was brought to an
end by a virtually relegated Sunderland side. When playing Everton
the opposition needs to compete physically and Spurs don't usually
compete convincingly on this level. They will try and play Everton
on the counter and have the players to do this but in recent
matches they have shown a nervousness that could cost them points.
Spurs need to play with the belief that they can hang on to
4th spot and keep the likes of Blackburn and Arsenal at bay,
especially given that they still have to host United and go
to Highbury. If Spurs played with more confidence they would
have started favourites but Everton are likely to get back to
winning ways and give Spurs some food for thought. |
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Home
Win 1-0 ..... Best Odds: 13/8 Victor
Chandler |
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Fulham
v Charlton |
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Fulham
are still in danger of getting caught by the teams fighting
against relegation below them but one more win should see them
safe whilst Charlton now have nothing left to play for this
season after being dumped out of the FA Cup by Boro. Fulham
have won 10 of 16 home games where as Charlton have only taken
3 points from their last 6 Premiership away games. The fact
that Fulham have more to play for and that their home form is
pretty good should be enough to see them backed as favourites
to take all 3 points. |
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Home
Win 2-0 .... Best Odds: 6/5 Victor
Chandler |
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Newcastle v Wigan |
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Only 2 places and and 3 points now separate these 2 sides
but only just before Christmas it was a completely different
story. Newcastle have been on a good run since Roeder and
Shearer took over from Souness with only 1 defeat from the
last 6 home games; Shearer has these last few games of his
playing career to motivate himself and in turn the rest of
the squad; not an issue as he has always lead by example.
Wigan's form has dropped off recently although somewhat surprisingly
it is their record at the JJB that has suffered; on the road
they have not lost in their last six but St James Park is
always an intimidating place to go. Newcastle's win at local
rivals Boro will have them confident that they can continue
their good form and make qualification for Europe a reality.
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Home
Win 3-1 ..... Best Odds: 10/11 Ladbrokes,
PaddyPower |
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Portsmouth v Middlesbrough |
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If
this were a Cup game you'd probably be better off backing Boro
but domestically they should be safe and have nothing left to
play for. Portsmouth, however, are fighting for their lives
and will have pencilled this in as a must win game; after a
great draw against Arsenal this is now their fifth successive
game without defeat and Harry now has all hands on board fighting
for the cause. Probably not as cut and dried as it sounds but
Portsmouth should be confident and should get that vital win. |
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Home
Win 2-1 .... Best Odds: 4/5 PaddyPower |
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West Ham v Man City |
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The
Hammers got battered at Stamford Bridge probably because their
hearts were still in Dubai and their thoughts were on their
pending FA Cup semi-final. Pardew is bound to give them a wake-up
call before this game and with only 1 home defeat in their last
6 they should feel confident of taking advantage of a City side
that have been poor recently; their loss at Spurs was their
fifth straight defeat and their worst run in 10 years whilst
their away form can be summed up with 11 defeats from 16 games.
Pearce has been publicly critical of his players and then quietly
positive after the Spurs defeat; how will he react after another
defeat at Upton Park. |
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Home
Win 2-1 ..... Best Odds: 11/10 bet365,
PaddyPower |
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| Sun
12:00 |
Aston
Villa v Birmingham |
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Villa
have the advantage in that they are 2 places and 7 points above
local rivals Birmingham but the Blues know that they are up
against it and need to take every potential point. Villa have
several first team players out but still managed to hold other
local rivals, West Brom, to a point at Villa Park last weekend.
Their home form is not good with only 6 points from their last
6 games but they will feel that they can counter against a Blues
side that will have to force the issue. Birmingham have only
taken 2 points from their last 6 away games but their performances
have dramatically improved and they are certainly creating enough
chances; with 4 games to go after this fixture it is a fine
decision Bruce will have to take as to how cavalier they can
be. Villa are not out of danger yet but this result could be
a telling one; despite the consequences it's likely to be a
stalemate. |
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Draw
1-1 ..... Best Odds: 9/4 Coral |
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| Sun 2:30 |
Blackburn
v Liverpool |
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On
paper this looks like being a good game with fifth playing third
despite the huge gap of 16 points. Blackburn have only dropped
2 points at home in their last 6 games and have won 11 of 16
games at Ewood Park but Liverpool are always going to be a difficult
proposition. Bellamy is on fire at the moment and wants to prove
everyone wrong no matter that they're on his wavelength; whingeing
is his trademark and he'll continue with it as long as it upsets
the opposition. Liverpool have improved away from home recently
and have 3 wins and 3 losses from their last 6 but they are
firmly cemented in third place and are unlikely to catch United
and are most definitely not going to be caught by anyone below
them. Benitez may even think of resting players with the Easter
schedule and their semi-final clash with Chelsea in mind. Fowler
still has a contract extension to play for and compared to the
current crop of strikers deserves a sniff. If Blackburn play
as they can expect them to nick this. |
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Home
Win 1-0 ..... Best Odds: 23/10 PaddyPower |
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