Archived Premiership Football Betting Tips (14th October
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 weekend fixtures Sat 14th
to Mon 16th October 2006. |
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| Archived
Premiership football betting tips (14th to 16th Oct 2006) |
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| Sat 12:45 |
Wigan v Man Utd |
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Wigan have been firmly touted as one of the sides expected
to be relegated this season, but there are a handful of teams
that look like they will struggle this season so some of the
relegation candidates should be well priced. Wigan are yet
to lose at home this season, having only played 2 home games,
but their opponents this weekend are yet to be defeated on
the road. United's form dipped a bit away at Reading but perhaps
not too much should be taken away from a good, hard-working
Reading side. The United players should have got over the
Arsenal defeat by now and although Rooney hasn't quite hit
the heady heights from before his injury, there are other
players in the United squad that are proving more than a handful;
the conspicuous Ronaldo springs to mind. Ferguson to rally
his charges for a vital away win.
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Away Win 1-2 .....
Best Odds: 4/7 Betfred |
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| Sat 3:00 |
Arsenal v Watford |
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It looks like Arsenal are finally getting their season up
and running and any thoughts that the new stadium was cursed
have been dispelled. The Gunners have only taken 5 points
from 3 home games but the key factor is that they remain undefeated
at the Emirates. With Henry back amongst the goals and van
Persie at last looking like a good replacement for Bergkamp,
Watford could find the going a little tough come Saturday.
The Hornets should have had their first win at home to Fulham
but surrendered a 2 goal lead to go behind, before pulling
it back for a point in the final stages. One has to admire
their spirit but the facts are that they're in the bottom
two, have 1 point from 3 away fixtures and now have to take
on the Wenger boys. A home win looks inevitable.
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Home
Win 2-0 ..... Best Odds: 1/5 Coral,
Premierbet |
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Aston
Villa v Tottenham |
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Mourinho
insisted that Villa were lucky, lucky, lucky at Stamford Bridge
but that does a discredit to O'Neill; on occasions Villa did
ride their luck but Chelsea were also fortunate not to concede
a late goal. What O'Neill is doing at Villa Park shouldn't be
understated; apart from the signings of Petrov and now Sutton,
he has turned O'Leary's players into a motivated team playing
for themselves, their manager and their club. Youth is playing
a big part in his team selection and they are one of only 2
Premiership clubs still undefeated. Maximum points for Villa
at home so far will no doubt have Spurs approach the game with
caution; Spurs are still without Lennon and Malbranque, plus
King may not recover from his niggles at international level.
Spurs have started the season dismally and despite fairly good
all round play, in front of goal they have been poor and need
to be more clinical; too often they fluff good chances only
to concede almost immediately. Three consecutive away defeats
in the Premiership should leave no doubt as to where this result
is heading. |
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Home
Win 1-0 ..... Best Odds: 7/5 Premierbet |
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Liverpool
v Blackburn |
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Liverpool
may be stuttering again at the start of another season and once
again it is their away form that is letting them down. Benitez
has taken his squad rotation to almost unprecedented levels
with him now fielding a different side for 95 consecutive games.
Despite this, they have 100% home form from 3 games conceding
just the single goal. Only 1 place and 1 point separate Liverpool
from Blackburn above them but Rovers' away form has been inconsistent
with 1 defeat, 1 draw and 1 win; the win at the Riverside was
a rare well earned victory in which they didn't concede. Friedel
could still be out injured but his replacement, Brown, showed
his merits with a fine penalty save against Wigan; Rovers' keepers
have saved 4 of 5 penalties this season but they need to stop
conceding them in the first place. Liverpool's home form should
carry them to another 3 points. |
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Home
Win 1-0 .... Best Odds: 1/2 Coral,
Premierbet |
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Man City v Sheffield
Utd |
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Beanie's been
getting the plaudits at Eastlands for their recent turnaround
in form but after their rescued point at Goodison, surely Nicky
Weaver deserves some of the credit as well. Weaver kept them
in the game until injury time specialist goal scorer, Micah
Richards, smashed home an equaliser. City remain undefeated
at home and took Arsenal's scalp to boot, so should be fancied
to take all 3 points, especially considering they are yet to
leak a goal at Eastlands. Sheffield United surprised many by
getting their first Premiership win at home against Boro but
on the road it's a different story for Neil Warnock's team,
with 3 defeats and 6 goals conceded. There's no doubt that United
will give their all but Pearce knows that home points are vital,
especially against the less favoured sides. City to score a
home win. |
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Home Win 1-0 ....
Best Odds: 8/11 PaddyPower |
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Middlesbrough v
Everton |
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Bloody awful
Boro are either going to earn Southgate the sack or turn him
grey. They still cannot lose their inconsistency tag and the
result of missed opportunuties was an away defeat at Bramall
Lane. They are in for a testing game against an undefeated Everton
side and with an injured Woodgate sidelined, will miss one of
their best players in recent weeks. Southgate has admitted change
is required but vows to still have a go at teams rather than
sitting back. As already stated, Everton are yet to lose this
season and with only 2 goals conceded on their travels, Boro
could find them hard to break down. Moyes seems to have settled
on a 4-5-1 formation with Cahill supporting Andy Johnson from
midfield, and will aim to expose Boro's defensive frailties
on the counter. A good away win for the Toffees. |
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Away Win 0-1 ....
Best Odds: 1.91/1 10Bet |
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Portsmouth v West
Ham |
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Pompey can
consider themselves a trifle unfortunate at White Hart Lane
where they put in a spirited performance but were let down by
the referee. Firstly, Murphy scored when the ref should have
blown for a foul by Berbatov and he then compounded Portsmouth's
problem when Zokora conned him for a penalty. Their start to
this Premiership season had been exemplary until Bolton mugged
them at Fratton Park and went home with all the points but Harry
can get back on track against his old club. West Ham are in
all sorts of turmoil with rumours of takeovers, new players
finding it difficult to gel, other players unhappy and Ashton
still out injured. The Hammers have only taken one point on
the road and it looks like being a long season; the loss at
home to Reading was their fifth straight defeat and they face
an uphill task at Fratton Park. Portsmouth to get back to winning
ways. |
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Home Win 2-0 ....
Best Odds: 11/10 Premierbet |
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| Sat 5:15 |
Reading v Chelsea |
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Reading are definitely the bonus package of the season but
this fixture will prove how far they have really come. There's
no doubt that they deserve their place in the Premiership
and have already proved their mettle but taking points off
the Champions will be tough. Reading remain undefeated at
home but sometimes their emphasis is more on attack, which
will leave space for Chelsea to take advantage of. Chelsea
have a blot on their copybook with a defeat at the Riverside,
but it is their only defeat and are only second to United
in the Premiership table on goal difference. Additionally,
Chelsea now have a fully fit squad available for selection
and whilst that may pose problems for Mourinho, it only serves
to make Coppell's job more difficult. Close one to call but
Chelsea should win.
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Away
Win 1-2 ..... Best Odds: 1/2 Betfred,
Premierbet |
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| Sun 4:00 |
Newcastle
v Bolton |
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Newcastle
have had a disappointing start to the season and St James Park
no longer seems to be the intimidating atmosphere it once was;
maybe because C-list celebs think they can go there and give
anyone a game nowadays. Roeder has spent plenty of cash and
failed to address the one area of his squad that needs it; his
defence. He needs to add quality players in this department
asap, especially when his new strike partnership haven't exactly
set the world alight. Bolton are the visitors to St James Park
and their third place position is no fluke. They've had mixed
fortunes on the road but managed to sneak a win at Fratton Park
(no mean feat) and Kevin Davies's role in this Bolton side should
not be underestimated. Most things that Bolton do well go through
him; he epitomises their bullish attitude and will cause the
Newcastle defence plenty of problems. Bolton should be able
to keep the Magpies out and can do just enough to sneak it. |
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Away
Win 0-1 ..... Best Odds: 12/5 Premierbet |
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| Mon 8:00 |
Fulham
v Charlton |
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Fulham's
usually good home form hasn't yet kicked in this season but
they've had some difficult fixtures and have improved their
away form, which means they're sitting fairly comfortable in
mid-table. Last season, Fulham only lost 4 games at home and
it was their home form that kept them in the Premiership. After
their whitewashing at Old Trafford on the opening day of the
season they have shown a lot of fighting spirit; away at Watford
they came back from 2 goals down to snatch a point and even
lead for a short time. They entertain a Charlton side that currently
occupy bottom spot after 7 games with a measly 3 points. This
is Charlton's worst Premiership start and whilst Dowie wants
to remain positive, he faces an uphill task. Carson is consistently
one of Charlton's best players and that stat tells its own story.
I'm afraid it looks like more misery for the Addicks. |
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Home
Win 2-0 ..... Best Odds: 23/20 Premierbet |
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