Archived Premiership Football Betting Tips (16th September
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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| Below
were the predicted outcomes for the weekend fixtures Sat 16th
to Sun 17th September 2006. |
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| Archived
Premiership football betting tips (16th to 17th Sep 2006) |
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| Sat 12:45 |
Charlton v Portsmouth |
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Charlton made a brave stab of things in the second half at
Stamford bridge but it wasn't enough to warrant a point despite
Jimmy equalising and then apologising to the Chelsea fans.
Charlton have only 1 win from 4 and the challenge for them
come Saturday will be to score against the only Premiership
side yet to concede. Pompey remain undefeated with their new
look defence still spotless, and though the game at Fratton
Park against Wigan wasn't pretty at times Portsmouth still
managed to squeeze out a result. Last time Pompey travelled
they put 4 past Boro; whilst a similar result is unlikely
at the Valley a nicked win for Portsmouth has good potential.
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Away Win 0-1 .....
Best Odds: 2/1 bet365 |
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| Sat 3:00 |
Bolton v Middlesbrough |
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Bolton have been having a hard time of it of late and despite
the last kick of the game victory at home to Watford they
have not lived up to the expectations set last season. They
are finding the goals harder to come by and that could be
due to the absence of Davies, which puts more pressure on
Anelka to make Allardyce's plans work as soon as possible.
Despite the defeat at Reading, Boro have fared well against
the bigger teams with a home win against Chelsea and a draw
at Arsenal. They still have that air of inconsistency about
them but the signing of Woodgate has been an absolute coup
for Southgate. After only 2 games in his time at Real Madrid
his display at the Emirates was outstanding and he brings
solidity to the weakest element of the Boro side. Bolton haven't
hit form yet and Boro could sping an away surprise.
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Away
Win 0-1 ..... Best Odds: 3/1 VCBet |
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Everton
v Wigan |
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Everton's
spanking of Liverpool was the biggest home win over the Reds
since 1909 and didn't they deserve it. Moyes looks to have found
the right player for the lone striking role in Andy Johnson
(4 goals in 4 games) and he was perfectly complemented by the
attacking runs of Tim Cahill from midfield. Everton fans think
their time has come and though the season is still in its infancy,
they could well be proved right. Wigan travel to Goodison and
should be stronger defensively than Liverpool were but they
have lost some of their attacking flair with the sales of Bullard
and Chimbonda. Wigan have lost both away games this season and
it looks the same again against an Everton side flying high
on confidence. |
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Home
Win 1-0 ..... Best Odds: 0.73/1 10Bet |
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Sheffield
Utd v Reading |
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Will
this be a Premiership repeat of the Championship fixture last
season when the result was a 1-1 draw? Neither side has changed
dramatically since they won promotion; of particular note is
Reading's defence who have now played together for over 2 years.
United remain undefeated at home with draws against both Liverpool
and Blackburn. Two missed penalties against Blackburn meant
dropped points but Friedel was outstanding. Reading have also
shown good home form with victories over both Boro and Man City
but they are yet to pick up any points on the road. Reading
could just edge this but the stats all point to a score draw. |
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Draw
1-1 .... Best Odds: 2.32/1 10Bet |
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| Sat 5:15 |
Watford v Aston
Villa |
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Watford currently
occupy bottom place and though the likelihood is that they will
be relegated, they won't be going down without giving it their
best shot. They've lost 3 of 4 games and their only point comes
from a home draw against West Ham; similarly to Sheffield United
most of their points are likely to come at home. However, at
the Reebok they managed to hit the woodwork 3 times and only
went down to a 96th minute penalty to a Bolton side who were
lucky throughout. They entertain a rejuvenated Villa side under
Martin O'Neill, otherwise known as God to most Villa fans and
if he can get something out of Chris Sutton he must be a miracle
worker. The signing of Petrov has proved to be shrewd as he's
slotted straight into the side with no problems. Not many have
a bad word to say about O'Neill and his system of 4-3-3 with
the ball and 4-5-1 without it has yielded 8 points from 4 games
and they are still undefeated. The results at West Ham and Arsenal
may have been draws but they scored first on both occasions
and their first 3 away points could well come at Vicarage Road. |
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Away Win 0-2 ....
Best Odds: 6/4 bet365 |
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| Sun 1:30 |
Chelsea v Liverpool |
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Chelsea may
have slipped up at Boro and leaked more goals than you would
expect but there are signs that they are starting to gel. Liverpool
have held the indian sign over Chelsea in recent meetings but
it's about time the Blues got their revenge, especially after
a less than convincing start to the season by Liverpool. A draw
at Bramall Lane on the opening day and a humiliating defeat
at local rivals Everton means they have their work cut out.
Some of Benitez's team selections have been surprising, his
defence has been lacking and with new players coming in it is
taking longer than expected for the results to come together.
Liverpool won't want 2 defeats on the bounce but it looks like
Chelsea could well have their say. |
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Home Win 1-0 ....
Best Odds: 5/6 bet365 |
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| Sun 3:00 |
Blackburn v Man
City |
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Rovers still
remain winless and the sooner they stop giving away penalties
the sooner they'll begin to climb the table. Brad Friedel was
immense at Bramall Lane saving 2 penalties and other shots besides
to give Blackburn a share of the points. Blackburn's attack
has failed to ignite this season but Hughes remains confident
that it is only a question of time. Their opponents, City, are
having a miserable time of it also with their only goal of the
season coming from a penalty at home to Arsenal, which incidentally
did give them their only win of the current campaign. Losing
at Reading will have been a dose of reality for Pearce, compounded
by the dismissal of Dabo meaning another added to the long list
of those unavailable; the most notable absentee being Ben Thatcher
after the FA increased his City-imposed ban of 4 matches to
8. Goals are at a premium for both these sides with only 1 each
in 4 games; despite this Rovers can improve and could snatch
a result. |
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Home Win 1-0 ....
Best Odds: 11/10 PaddyPower, Coral |
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Tottenham v Fulham |
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Spurs showed against United that the players they've brought
in during the close season can play at Premiership level.
They should have got something at Old Trafford if only Mido
and Defoe had not been guilty of squandering some decent chances.
The return of Ledley King from injury to partner Dawson has
tightened things up at the back and Spurs now look less susceptible
to the counter. Defoe still looks like missing out unless
he starts to convert some of the chances he's been getting
as a substitute; Mido and Keane seem the preferred partnership
at the moment with Berbatov injured. Lennon should make his
return against Fulham after resuming training earlier this
week. Fulham were expected to lose at Newcastle, especially
after going a goal down early in the second half but they
showed some resilience in fighting back to take the 3 points
in the last 10 minutes; that makes it only their second away
win in 21 games. There was however disappointment for Coleman
with Bullard probably out for the rest of the season with
a cruciate ligament injury. Though it's obvious Coleman wants
to improve Fulham's away record, does lightning strike twice?
Spurs must win this and should.
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Home
Win 2-1 ..... Best Odds: 8/13 bet365 |
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West
Ham v Newcastle |
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It
is no surprise that Roeder was keen to sign a quality centre
half in the transfer window but the fact that he didn't is leaving
his side woeful in defence. Boumsong leaving was a bonus but
they still have Bramble; if only he had managed to tempt back
Woodgate. Losing to Fulham at St James in the last 10 minutes
will have knocked some of their confidence; especially since
the partnership of Ameobi and Martins failed to spark. They
travel to Upton Park where the furore surrounding the signings
of the Argentinian stars has abated a little. Only Tevez came
on as a substitute as it appears they are not yet fully fit
which gives Zamora more time to cement his place in the side;
another goal against Villa leaves him out on his own as leading
Premiership scorer. The Hammers were under the cosh at home
to Villa but showed spirit in the way they fought back for a
draw; Newcastle are not a particularly good side on the road
and West Ham should come out on top. |
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Home
Win 2-1 ..... Best Odds: 11/10 bet365,
10Bet |
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| Sun 4:00 |
Man
Utd v Arsenal |
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There
are currently 16 places between United and Arsenal with United
soaring at the top of the Premiership with maximum points and
Arsenal with only 2 home draws and nothing on the road. Whilst
it remains inevitable that Arsenal will climb the table Wenger
has virtually admitted that his squad are in a period of transition
and this season may have to be sacrificed in order to build
for next season. Arsenal still have the players to spring a
surprise at Old Trafford but the absence of Henry is a big blow.
Contrary to Arsenal's problems United could miss Park and Giggs
but will welcome back Rooney and Scholes after their respective
suspensions. They are both big time players and as long as they
keep their heads against one of their bitterest rivals, United
should bag another 3 points and Arsenal could slip even further
down the table. |
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Home
Win 2-0 ..... Best Odds: 1/1 PaddyPower |
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