Archived Premiership Football Betting Tips (7th May 2006)
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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 Sun 7th
May 2006. |
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| Archived
Premiership football betting tips (7th May 2006) |
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| Sun 3:00 |
Arsenal v Wigan |
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As expected Arsenal have now closed the gap on Spurs to just
1 point and with only 1 game to go Arsenal could possibly
snatch 4th place. Two successive away wins, although admittedly
against weaker teams, has given them some confidence on the
road which will be especially important come the Champions
League final. The Gunners have won 13 of 18 home games this
season and Wigan should be expected to roll over, although
Wigan did manage to knock them out of the Carling Cup at Highbury.
With the pressure on Arsenal and it being the last game at
Highbury, a home win looks inevitable.
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Home Win 2-0 .....
Best Odds: 1/4 Ladbrokes |
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Aston Villa v Sunderland |
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Villa have had their worst season in the Premiership and
should Portsmouth beat Liverpool and Villa only draw or worse
against Sunderland then Villa will finish 17th; a poor season's
performance for a 'big' club. They have had their injuries
but it appears the bell could have tolled for O'Leary. Their
home record has actually been worse than Portsmouth and Birmingham;
both sides currently below them. Their opponents, Sunderland,
will have been buoyed by getting their first home win of the
season against Fulham but they will end up relegated with
the lowest Premiership points tally ever. On the road they
have managed to secure a total of 8 points so anything at
Villa Park looks unlikely. As poor as Villa are, they should
get a result against Sunderland at home to conclude an abject
season.
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Home
Win 1-0 ..... Best Odds: 4/7 Betfred,
Ladbrokes,
Coral
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Blackburn
v Man City |
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Somewhat
surprisingly, City managed to win their last away game at Villa
Park; a statistic which interrupts an alarming run of successive
defeats. After a good start to the season City have slipped
further and further down the Premiership table and though they
weren't really involved in relegation, their season has just
petered out. Sixth place and a UEFA Cup spot are now guaranteed
for Blackburn which is a massive improvement for the Lancashire
club after finishing 15th last season; something to do with
Souness for Hughes maybe. Rovers have 4 wins from their last
6 fixtures at Ewood Park and given City's awful away form, a
Blackburn victory looks on the cards. |
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Home
Win 2-0 ..... Best Odds: 7/10 Sportingbet |
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Bolton
v Birmingham |
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Both
managers will have been disappointed with recent events; Allardyce
with losing out on the England job to McLaren whilst Bruce with
the harder hitting reality of relegation. Bolton are not finishing
the season too well and a UEFA Cup place seems to be beyond
their grasp but if results go their way they could still be
competing in Europe next season. It's only been 3 defeats for
Bolton at the Reebok and Birmingham should pose little problem,
but the Blues have taken 2 points from their last 3 away fixtures;
admittedly this was while they were fighting relegation and
staying up remained a possibility. Birmingham could find it
difficult getting motivated for this one; if it had been at
St Andrews then no problem but with players already rumoured
to be looking elsewhere for one reason or another, it's going
to be a difficult end to the season for Bruce. |
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Home
Win 1-0 .... Best Odds: 8/13 bet365 |
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Everton v West Brom |
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West Brom have
only won 1 away game and all season and with relegation already
finalised a win at Goodison looks out of the question. It's
difficult enough motivating players for home games once relegation
is a cert but getting them up for away fixtures once the reality
of the Championship next season sinks in becomes even more difficult.
Everton are finishing the season in mid-table mediocrity but
this isn't too bad after probably their worst ever start to
a Premiership season. They've only lost once in the last 6 home
games and although they haven't won in the last 3, they're probaly
due a win. |
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Home Win 1-0 ....
Best Odds: 4/6 bet365 |
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Fulham v Middlesbrough |
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Fulham's home
form has kept them in the Premiership; 12 wins from 18 games
is impressive for a side in the bottom half of the table. Usually
Fulham would be expected to take all 3 points against Boro but
Boro have defied predictions recently by getting 2 draws from
games that were down as away defeats; 2 points at United and
Bolton is not bad considering this was ther 3rd and 4th games
in 7 days. They've had a bit more of a break before their last
Premiership fixture but McLaren has been otherwise engaged with
the little known matter of the England job; 75% of the official
England supporters club are rumoured as not happy with the appointment.
McLaren also has the UEFA Cup final still to play and a victory
would end his Boro career on an extremely successful note. Given
that Boro have been rotating their team recently with some success,
a third successive draw looks like a good bet. |
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Draw 1-1 .... Best
Odds: 5/2 Coral,
Victor
Chandler |
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Man Utd v Charlton |
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If United do
not win this vital game they could be pipped to 2nd place by
Liverpool and the implications could be drastic. Finishing 3rd
will mean having to qualify for the Champions League and subsequently
starting the season earlier. Similarly for England, the absence
of Rooney has been strongly felt and had United been playing
a stronger side than Charlton then victory may have been in
doubt. United have only lost once at home this season and host
a Charlton side that face an uncertain future with it being
Curbishley's last game at the helm. Charlton have only won 5
games away from the Valley this season and these victories came
in the season's early stages when confidence was high and a
good season looked to be on the cards, but as ever their season
has faltered and once again they are to finish lower than expected.
United to finish on a high. |
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Home Win 2-1 ....
Best Odds: 1/4 |
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Newcastle v Chelsea |
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Chelsea's away form has been indifferent since they were
eliminated from the Champions League. They may be the Premiership
champions for a second successive season but on the road the
Blackburn defeat just emphasises that their season is over
and they are just playing out the remaining games as Mourinho
rotates his squad. Newcastle still have a UEFA Cup spot to
play for and despite Shearer missing out, they will want to
put on a performance for his last game at St James Park; currently
there is no bigger scalp than Chelsea's. Newcastle have won
5 of their last 6 at home and have had no problems scoring
but things should be tighter against Chelsea's defence and
a share of the spoils looks likely.
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Draw
1 -1 ..... Best Odds: 9/4 bet365,
PaddyPower |
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Portsmouth
v Liverpool |
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Now
that Pompey are safe expect there to be a party atmosphere at
Fratton Park come Sunday afternoon; unfortunately they are playing
third placed Liverpool who will probably spoil the occasion.
Liverpool will want to take advantage of any slip up by United
in the chase for 2nd place and the last automatic Champions
League spot; they may even place more emphasis on this than
next weekend's FA Cup final so are unlikely to rest players.
The Reds away form has improved significantly since the beginning
of the season and they've won 5 of their last 6 away fixtures.
Portsmouth's home form isn't bad either with only 1 defeat in
their last 6 home games but Liverpool just have the edge in
terms of what's at stake. |
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Away
Win 1-2 ..... Best Odds: 7/10 |
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West
Ham v Tottenham |
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The
key to this game lies in whether or not Pardew decides to rest
any players ahead of next weekend's FA Cup final; regardless
of his decision, it looks like Ashton and Etherington will not
be available. The Hammers will be aware of how much Spurs need
to win this game to ensure that 4th place remains theirs rather
than choking in the last game of the season and relinquishing
their prize to the dreaded Arsenal. The problem for Spurs is
that they could have key players missing in Carrick, Keane,
Mido and Stalteri; Carrick and Keane in particular pull the
strings and will be sorely missed. If they are available Spurs
could possibly take all 3 points but without them a draw may
be the best they can achieve; a point is unlikely to be enough
to keep the Arsenal at bay. |
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Draw
1-1 ..... Best Odds: 11/4 Victor
Chandler |
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