Archived Premiership Football Betting Tips (17th April 2007)
Premiership football
betting tips are given one of the following three ratings:
Banker,
large stake, predicted outcome is more than likely.
Likely
outcome, medium stake, worth a gamble.
Worth a flutter,
small stake, be prudent with these and stick to matches where
you can spot the value.
Below
were the predicted outcomes for the midweek fixtures Tues 17th
to Wed 18th April 2007.
Archived
Premiership football betting tips (17th to 18th Apr 2007)
Tues 7:45
Arsenal
v Man City
Arsenal got back to winning ways at home to Bolton and only
the poorly timed defeat to West Ham has interrupted a run
of 5 consecutive victories at the Emirates. The Gunners trail
Liverpool by 2 points in the race for 3rd place and though
they may not win any silverware this season, third place will
mean less qualifying games in next season's Champions League.
They host a City side that have shrugged off poor form since
Christmas to take 2 draws at home and 3 victories on the road
in their last 5 games, and should now be safe from fear of
relegation. The stats however do not always tell the truth
and Liverpool didn't present too many problems at Eastlands,
and though Pearce now has the striking services of Mpenza,
City have failed to score at home in 9 hours and 20 minutes
of football; the manager should be thankful to his defence
for shutting out the opponents in recent games. City have
little to play for but Arsenal still have the incentive of
3rd place to fire them up and should put a dent in City's
recent run.
United
are still leading the way in the Premiership by 3 points but
Chelsea have edged closer and United's treble could be brought
down to earth by the Blues, as much as Chelsea's quadruple could
fall flat on its face if United have anything to do with it.
Ferguson has injury problems in defence but Rio could be fit
for this encounter, with Gary Neville possibly returning for
the Milan game. United have only dropped 5 points at home this
season so not surprisingly, their last 6 games at Old Trafford
have all resulted in home victories. It's highly unlikely that
Warnock's side will upset United's current run despite their
emphatic win over West Ham at Bramall Lane; a game in which
both sides were desperate for the points. The Blades are once
again above the drop zone but can't rest on their laurels with
only a 2 point breathing space and 4 or 5 games to go. Away
from home, Sheffield Utd have lost their last 6 successive games
and given Man Utd's current scoring form, it looks to be one
way traffic.
Whilst
not mathematically relegated yet, Hornets' fans must know that
the draw of the Championship is beyond their best efforts. Whilst
Aidy Boothroyd's leadership and attitude have been admirable
and reflected in his team's performances, the gap in quality
has been too much but if Aidy can keep his players, expect them
to bounce straight back up next season. Watford have lost 4
of their last 5 on the road, not including the semi-final defeat
to United, and take on a Blackburn side at Ewood Park that took
Chelsea to extra time in the other FA Cup semi-final having
should have won it in normal time. Rovers are another side that
now have little to play for but at least with the FA Cup out
of the way they can concentrate on their remaining league games.
Watford are never as easy to beat as their league position suggests
but Blackburn will be disappointed if they don't take all 3
points.
Liverpool
are clinging on to 3rd place by 2 points but their record is
pretty good with only 1 defeat at Anfield this season. They
may have one eye on the Champions League showdown with Chelsea
but Benitez will be keen to reduce the number of games they
play next season as far as possible. Boro should be safe from
relegation but their mid-table obscurity and defeat at home
to Villa seems to have cast a grim reality over the Riverside
and Southgate has his work cut out in the summer. Boro have
just 1 victory on the road this season and given the fortress
that Anfield has been under Benitez it's unlikely that Boro
will receive any generous treatment. Boro won't drop a place
if they lose this but their season is rapidly entering a decline
with nothing left to play for. A win for Liverpool to retain
3rd place.
Once you thought that the Hammers were on the up and finally
putting together some warranted results, they turn in an inept
performance at Bramall Lane and could have said goodbye to
their survival hopes with 5 games to go. Not only do West
Ham entertain Chelsea but they also play Everton and Bolton
who will be fighting for European places and they have to
visit Old Trafford on the last day. Chelsea travel to Upton
Park looking to close the gap on Premiership leaders, United,
and though they look a little weary the quadruple is still
within their grasp. They showed against Blackburn in the FA
Cup semi-final that even though they look down and out at
times, they have the strength of character to dig out a result.
This is the problem West Ham have to deal with and even if
they go ahead they will have to stand firm if they are to
get anything from a Chelsea side that have won their last
4 Premiership away fixtures. The Hammers need to produce a
big performance but I doubt it will be big enough.
