Archived Premiership Football Betting Tips (1st May 2006)
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| Premiership football
betting tips are given one of the following three ratings: |
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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 midweek fixtures Mon 1st
to Thurs 4th May 2006. |
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| Archived
Premiership football betting tips (1st to 4th May 2006) |
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| Mon 5:15 |
Sunderland v Arsenal |
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Sunderland
have managed to get relegated beating their own lowest Premiership
points record in the process. They have still not won a game
at the Stadium of Light this season and the visit of Arsenal
is unlikely to change that statistic. In fact Sunderland have
only taken 1 point from their last 6 home games and have conceded
virtually 2 goals a game at home this season. Arsenal are in
the Champions League final but are still trailing Spurs in the
chase for 4th place. If Barcelona beat Arsenal in the glamour
piece at the end of the season and Spurs win at West Ham on
the last day, 5th will be the best they can do and no Champions
League football next season. Despite this Wenger's players have
to keep the pressure on and should win this one quite comfortably. |
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Away Win 0-3 .....
Best Odds: 1/3 Betfred |
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| Mon 8:00 |
Man Utd v Middlesbrough |
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United may have lost heavily at Chelsea on Saturday but they
have to get a result today to almost ensure that Liverpool
do not pip them for 2nd place and the remaining automatic
Champions League spot. United have only lost the once at home
this season in the Premiership and it's unlikely that a Boro
side playing their 3rd game in 5 days will put up much resistance.
Boro have magically sneaked their way into the UEFA Cup final
as the result of 2 fantastic home performances against Basle
and Steaua Bucharest but away from home they have not been
as prolific. It is because of their European run that they
face a 4th fixture in 7 days on Wednesday. Thankfully for
McLaren they are safe from the drop so most efforts will be
concentrated on getting the just rewards for their European
efforts.
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Home Win 2-0 .....
Best Odds: 1/4 bet365,
Sportingbet |
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West Brom v West
Ham |
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Another fixture
that could be tainted by the presence of one of the competing
sides in a cup final. West Ham have made it into Europe and
to Cardiff on the back of a great FA Cup run and though they
are assured of a European place they'll want to take the prize
come FA Cup final day. The Baggies may have been relegated by
Portsmouth winning at Wigan but they have won 6 home games this
season; not that this statistic is remarkably impressive but
it is compared to their away form. West Brom last won 6 home
games ago but they'll want to win their last home game of the
season before they drop to the Championship. Given the probability
that Pardew will play a weaker eleven, West Brom could get that
consolation home win. |
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Home Win 1-0 .....
Best Odds: 7/5 PaddyPower,
bet365 |
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| Tues 8:00 |
Blackburn v Chelsea |
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Blackburn look almost certain of a UEFA Cup place this season;
they're 2 points above next placed Newcastle with a game in
hand. Mind you, this is that game in hand and taking 3 points
off Chelsea, the already crowned Premiership champions of
2006, is no mean feat It has been done by 3 sides this season
but Chelsea no longer have the distractions of any other competitions
and will want to win their remaining Premiership fixtures.
Blackburn have won 11 home encounters this season but have
only taken 1 point from their last two and given Chelsea's
current mood, it looks like more points for the Blues.
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Away
Win 0-1 ..... Best Odds: 6/5 PaddyPower,
bet365 |
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| Wed 8:00 |
Bolton
v Middlesbrough |
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Bolton
will have been gutted by their defeat at White Hart Lane which
effectively put a nail in their coffin as regards European football
next season. At home their form has taken a bit of a dip recently
with only 1 win from their last three but they should take all
3 points against a Boro side who must face near exhaustion as
they approach their 4th game in 7 days. Boro will also want
to rest some of their key players ahead of the UEFA Cup final.
This all points to a nailed on Bolton win. |
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Home
Win 2-0 ..... Best Odds: 4/7 PaddyPower,
bet365 |
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| Thur 7:45 |
Man
City v Arsenal |
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City
have been reliant on their home form most of the season but
it is now 3 successive defeats at Eastlands for City and the
most disappointing will have come last Saturday when they fell
to Fulham who, up until that point, were the only team in the
league without an away win. City may have avoided relegation
but the outlook doesn't look good for Pearce; there are only
so many times you can bawl at players. It's another game that
Arsenal have to win to keep the pressure on Spurs but it's a
balancing act for Wenger who will want to keep his key players
fresh for the Champions League final. Despite this Arsenal should
be fancied to go on and win this one. |
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Away
Win 0-2 ..... Best Odds: 8/13 Coral,
bet365,
Sportingbet |
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Sunderland
v Fulham |
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These two started this fixture about a month ago but the
game was abandoned due to blizzard conditions after Fulham
were a goal up. If the game had been allowed to run Fulham
could well have had their first away win much earlier than
last weekend. There's not much more to be said about Sunderland
that hasn't been already; they're down and out and still attempting
to salvage some pride but even that is proving difficult.
Still without a home win it looks bleak for Sunderland where
as Fulham could push on and claim 2 away wins for the season.
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Away
Win 0-1 ..... Best Odds: 6/5 PaddyPower,
bet365 |
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