In a match of the 10th round of the Bundesliga at the "Veltins-Arena" in Gelznkirhen against each other face the teams of Schalke 04 and Augsburg.
The hosts lost in the last round during his visit to Bayer Leverkusen with 1: 0. Shalke was outplayed by the strong host and could have lost by more goals from the aspirins. However, the team showed improved form, especially after the coaching change. Now the Italian Roberto Di Matteo replaced weakness in the first rounds Jens Keller. Former coach of Chelsea starts at the head of Schalke with a victory at home over Hertha with 2: 0, then the blue dealt with Sporting Lisbon with a 4: 3 in a crazy match of the Champions League. In these matches, Di Matteo bet on more experienced players at the expense of young people. From this displeasure expressed the young star of German football - Max Meyer, who previously received more confidence in the matches.
Augsburg is presented at both poles during the season. In the last round team totally outplayed Freiburg and beat him with 2: 0 in its own stadium. Before that, however, Augsburg recorded two consecutive defeats in their visits Mainz (2: 1) and Wolfsburg (1: 0). Overall team Marcus Weinzierl not perform well in an away game and won points away from home only victory in Frankfurt 1: 0. In the last three outside games, the team has not even scored a goal, and the coaching staff has used three different central strikers in those fights. This hints for some problems in attack for Augsburg before the heavy visiting of the Veltins-Arena.
Just a look over the recent matches between the two teams is of great advantage for the Blues from Gelsenkirchen. After its return to the Bundesliga in 2011, the team of Augsburg has not a win against Schalke, having lost 4 matches. In view of this and have in mind the best games of blue lately, I think that the victory here would again be on their side. Factor for success of Schalke 04 at bet365 is attractive - 1.90 and it seems a good option for lovers of bets.
Prediction Schalke 04 - Augsburg: 1
Security: 6/10
Odds: 1.90 at bet365
Monday, February 23, 2015
Palermo - Napoli (Serie A)
On Sunday evening at the stadium "Renzo Barbera", Palermo takes Napoli in a match of the 23rd round of Serie A. The two teams have a different mission in the championship. The hosts have established themselves in the middle of the pack and guests occupy the third place, looking at the second position. The odds for the game offered by the leading bookmaker bet365 are as follows: 3.80 for a home win, with a draw at 3.30 and 2.05 for the victory of the guests.
Palermo has 30 points collected and takes the 9th place in the standings. The boys of Giuseppe Iachini improved their shape and not only came out of the danger zone, but fight for the places entitling participation in European club tournaments. Only five points separate them from these positions. Palermo has been totally outplayed in the previous round by Inter with 3:0, but this defeat can`t delete the strongest games of the team from the front circles. Palermo is in a strong domestic series and in the last eight games recorded six wins and two draws, without a single defeat. One of the main defenders Giancarlo Gonzalez is suspended and will miss the game and with injures are Enzo Maresca and Roberto Vitello.
The team led by Rafa Benitez confirmed the third place with a total of 42 points. Neapolitans already looking at the second place and the fight against Roma for this position is going to be till the last round. Napoli is four points behind the Roman wolves, but in the remaining rounds this distance can be reduced. Guests of Naples are in a series of six games without defeat in all competitions, winning five of them. As guests have won their last three league games. Belgian international Dries Mertens is with punishment for this match and among the injured fall Lorenzo Insigne, Juan Zuniga, Michu and Giandomenico Mesto.
Napoli and Palermo offered us a spectacular 3:3 in the game in the autumn, as the Neapolitans have no loss of his opponent in the last five direct meetings. Forecast for their new victory will not be a surprise.
Prediction Palermo - Napoli: 2
Security: 7/10
Odds: 2.05 at bet365
Palermo has 30 points collected and takes the 9th place in the standings. The boys of Giuseppe Iachini improved their shape and not only came out of the danger zone, but fight for the places entitling participation in European club tournaments. Only five points separate them from these positions. Palermo has been totally outplayed in the previous round by Inter with 3:0, but this defeat can`t delete the strongest games of the team from the front circles. Palermo is in a strong domestic series and in the last eight games recorded six wins and two draws, without a single defeat. One of the main defenders Giancarlo Gonzalez is suspended and will miss the game and with injures are Enzo Maresca and Roberto Vitello.
The team led by Rafa Benitez confirmed the third place with a total of 42 points. Neapolitans already looking at the second place and the fight against Roma for this position is going to be till the last round. Napoli is four points behind the Roman wolves, but in the remaining rounds this distance can be reduced. Guests of Naples are in a series of six games without defeat in all competitions, winning five of them. As guests have won their last three league games. Belgian international Dries Mertens is with punishment for this match and among the injured fall Lorenzo Insigne, Juan Zuniga, Michu and Giandomenico Mesto.
Napoli and Palermo offered us a spectacular 3:3 in the game in the autumn, as the Neapolitans have no loss of his opponent in the last five direct meetings. Forecast for their new victory will not be a surprise.
Prediction Palermo - Napoli: 2
Security: 7/10
Odds: 2.05 at bet365
Saturday, February 21, 2015
Football Picks
If you have been punter for a long time, then you have to know that you should not skip a single match day to place your bets! You should know that the more you play, the greater your win. And here is what you need to know about the football matches today:
Napoli vs. Udinese
We expect to see a surprise today in the match between Napoli and Udinese and the hosts to fail to move on or at least that not to happen in regular time. The first reason for this is that Udinese is doing extremely well in the matches against Napoli. In the last four matches between the two teams, there was no victory for Napoli, and the duel between them for the Cup of that season ended with a victory for Udinese. The second reason to think so is the fact that Napoli often underestimates the matches against smaller teams. In the derbies, their game is excellent but in other matches it is just lame. Our soccer forecast via soccer picks is the following: double chance X2.
Espanyol vs. Sevilla
Sevilla has a crushing advantage in the last matches against Espanyol and there is no reason that trend not to continue. Sevilla is in amazing shape, having 9 wins and 1 draw in the last 10 games. Espanyol hasn`t had such a success - they have had 3 losses in their last 5 meetings. And as for the direct duels, Sevilla is in series of 4 straight wins against Espanyol while in the last 11 games between them, Sevilla has had 8 wins and 3 draws. If we have to name the winner today, it will be the team of the guests and our football prediction is 2.
Rennes vs. Reims
Both teams, especially the guests perform much better in their meetings in front of their own audience. Reims has some serious problems when it sets off. By September so far, these players have had only one victory. Curiously, their only victory away from home has been precisely against the team of Rennes, but we have no reason to believe that the team would perform so well in the second visit against this team. The last two games of the guests have ended with heavy casualties and that is why our football forecast via soccer picks is 1.
Galatasaray vs. Diyarbakir
That is a game that seems too easy to be predicted and the only question is with how many goals the hosts will defeat the guests. The difference in the classes between the top team of Galatasaray and Diyarbakir is too large for something to happen differently. In the first meeting of that group for the Cup of Turkey, Galatasaray has won with three goals as a guest. Now, in their home game, we expect also to fight with at least three goals. Our soccer prediction is respectively 1 with handicap - 2 goals.
Napoli vs. Udinese
We expect to see a surprise today in the match between Napoli and Udinese and the hosts to fail to move on or at least that not to happen in regular time. The first reason for this is that Udinese is doing extremely well in the matches against Napoli. In the last four matches between the two teams, there was no victory for Napoli, and the duel between them for the Cup of that season ended with a victory for Udinese. The second reason to think so is the fact that Napoli often underestimates the matches against smaller teams. In the derbies, their game is excellent but in other matches it is just lame. Our soccer forecast via soccer picks is the following: double chance X2.
Espanyol vs. Sevilla
Sevilla has a crushing advantage in the last matches against Espanyol and there is no reason that trend not to continue. Sevilla is in amazing shape, having 9 wins and 1 draw in the last 10 games. Espanyol hasn`t had such a success - they have had 3 losses in their last 5 meetings. And as for the direct duels, Sevilla is in series of 4 straight wins against Espanyol while in the last 11 games between them, Sevilla has had 8 wins and 3 draws. If we have to name the winner today, it will be the team of the guests and our football prediction is 2.
Rennes vs. Reims
Both teams, especially the guests perform much better in their meetings in front of their own audience. Reims has some serious problems when it sets off. By September so far, these players have had only one victory. Curiously, their only victory away from home has been precisely against the team of Rennes, but we have no reason to believe that the team would perform so well in the second visit against this team. The last two games of the guests have ended with heavy casualties and that is why our football forecast via soccer picks is 1.
Galatasaray vs. Diyarbakir
That is a game that seems too easy to be predicted and the only question is with how many goals the hosts will defeat the guests. The difference in the classes between the top team of Galatasaray and Diyarbakir is too large for something to happen differently. In the first meeting of that group for the Cup of Turkey, Galatasaray has won with three goals as a guest. Now, in their home game, we expect also to fight with at least three goals. Our soccer prediction is respectively 1 with handicap - 2 goals.
Barcelona - Atletico Madrid
Barcelona takes Atletico Madrid in a meeting of the quarterfinals of the Copa del Rey. This is the first game between the two teams and will be played at the stadium "Camp Nou" on Wednesday (January 21st). Barcelona are favorites in this match and the factor for their victory in Bet365.com is 1.50, while for Atletico Madrid coefficient is 6.00.
In the last six meetings between the two teams in all competitions, the result predicted by soccer predictions is: one victory for both teams and four draws. In Primera Division, both teams are in the top half of the table - Barcelona in second place with a total of 44 points and Atletico Madrid in third place with 41 points collected. In the next round, Barcelona is a guest at Elche, while Atletico Madrid hosts Rayo Vallecano.
In the battle for the King`s Cup, Barcelona reached this stage after defeated the team of Elche in the last round with a score from the two matches 9:0. Over the weekend, the team prevailed over Deportivo La Coruna with 4:0 and after this game remains in the second place, but close behind the first in the standings Real Madrid. Against Atletico Madrid, Luis Enrique will not make any experiments and will release all the stars led by the trio: Messi, Neymar and Suarez.
Atletico Madrid enters in this circle after two very strong matches against Real Madrid and managed to throw them from the race after a total score of 4-2 in both games. In the Copa del Rey, Atletico Madrid are unbeaten in nineteen of the last 21 games played. In the team of Diego Simeone are not expected experiments too and the specialist will rely on all the best at his disposal. There are no serious problems in the composition of Simeone and the only change will be Jose Jimenez, who is injured and will be replaced by Miranda.
Prediction Barcelona - Atletico Madrid: over 2.5 goals
Security: 7/10
Odds: 1.80 at bet365
In the last six meetings between the two teams in all competitions, the result predicted by soccer predictions is: one victory for both teams and four draws. In Primera Division, both teams are in the top half of the table - Barcelona in second place with a total of 44 points and Atletico Madrid in third place with 41 points collected. In the next round, Barcelona is a guest at Elche, while Atletico Madrid hosts Rayo Vallecano.
In the battle for the King`s Cup, Barcelona reached this stage after defeated the team of Elche in the last round with a score from the two matches 9:0. Over the weekend, the team prevailed over Deportivo La Coruna with 4:0 and after this game remains in the second place, but close behind the first in the standings Real Madrid. Against Atletico Madrid, Luis Enrique will not make any experiments and will release all the stars led by the trio: Messi, Neymar and Suarez.
Atletico Madrid enters in this circle after two very strong matches against Real Madrid and managed to throw them from the race after a total score of 4-2 in both games. In the Copa del Rey, Atletico Madrid are unbeaten in nineteen of the last 21 games played. In the team of Diego Simeone are not expected experiments too and the specialist will rely on all the best at his disposal. There are no serious problems in the composition of Simeone and the only change will be Jose Jimenez, who is injured and will be replaced by Miranda.
Prediction Barcelona - Atletico Madrid: over 2.5 goals
Security: 7/10
Odds: 1.80 at bet365
Tottenham - Sheffield United
In the second semi-final of the Capital One Cup in England at "White Hart Lane" against each other face the teams of Tottenham and Sheffield United. The odds for the game offered by the leading bookmaker Bet365 are as follows: 1.33 for a home win, with a draw at 5.75 and 10.00 for the victory of the guests. Tottenham came to this match after emphatic success in the previous round at Newcastle with 4:0. Sheffield United in turn brought one of the surprises of the tournament and discarded the flying high team of Southampton with 1:0.
Tottenham won at the weekend against Sunderland with 2:1. Spurs kept the distance of 3 points to the fourth place entitling participation in the Champions League next season. Now, the boys of Mauricio Pochettino are focused on the upcoming match against Sheffield United. Spurs will have a seemingly easy task, but if they want to get to the battle for the Cup at Wembley, the team should not allow an understatement. Nabil Bentaleb will miss the match for Tottenham, because of his participation in the Cup of African Nations. This will give a new chance on Benjamin Stambouli in midfield. Nacer Chadli has personal problems and was released from his coach Pochetino to return to his home country Belgium. Out due to injuries are Ryan Mason and Eric Lamela. At issue before the game are Younes Kabul, Vlad Chiriches and Federico Fazio.
Sheffield United lost his visit to MK Dons with 1: 0 over the weekend in a match of League One. After this defeat, "knives" were outside the area of the playoffs, but there are many more rounds till the end. Now, Sheffield United will throw all the forces to achieve a good result predicted by soccer predictions against Tottenham in this tournament before the second leg after a week. Craig Alcock will return in the composition and will take the position of the right-back after missed the final round due to injury. Stephen Scougall is questionable after being replaced against MK Dons. Ben Davis missed the game due to injury, while Chris O`Grady has minutes with the team of Brighton in the tournament and have no right to participate in the game.
Tottenham is a much better team and will seek a landslide victory to have some advantage in the rematch next week. We recommend you to look for convincing success for the hosts with more than one goal difference. Coefficient for such an outcome at bet365 is attractive - 2.075.
Prediction Tottenham - Sheffield United: 1(-1.5 AH)
Security: 5/10
Odds: 2.075 at bet365
Tottenham won at the weekend against Sunderland with 2:1. Spurs kept the distance of 3 points to the fourth place entitling participation in the Champions League next season. Now, the boys of Mauricio Pochettino are focused on the upcoming match against Sheffield United. Spurs will have a seemingly easy task, but if they want to get to the battle for the Cup at Wembley, the team should not allow an understatement. Nabil Bentaleb will miss the match for Tottenham, because of his participation in the Cup of African Nations. This will give a new chance on Benjamin Stambouli in midfield. Nacer Chadli has personal problems and was released from his coach Pochetino to return to his home country Belgium. Out due to injuries are Ryan Mason and Eric Lamela. At issue before the game are Younes Kabul, Vlad Chiriches and Federico Fazio.
Sheffield United lost his visit to MK Dons with 1: 0 over the weekend in a match of League One. After this defeat, "knives" were outside the area of the playoffs, but there are many more rounds till the end. Now, Sheffield United will throw all the forces to achieve a good result predicted by soccer predictions against Tottenham in this tournament before the second leg after a week. Craig Alcock will return in the composition and will take the position of the right-back after missed the final round due to injury. Stephen Scougall is questionable after being replaced against MK Dons. Ben Davis missed the game due to injury, while Chris O`Grady has minutes with the team of Brighton in the tournament and have no right to participate in the game.
Tottenham is a much better team and will seek a landslide victory to have some advantage in the rematch next week. We recommend you to look for convincing success for the hosts with more than one goal difference. Coefficient for such an outcome at bet365 is attractive - 2.075.
Prediction Tottenham - Sheffield United: 1(-1.5 AH)
Security: 5/10
Odds: 2.075 at bet365
Monday, February 16, 2015
Burnley - QPR
Burnley welcomes QPR in a meeting of the 21st round of the English Premier League. The match will be played at the stadium "Turf Moor" this Saturday. The odds for the game offered by the bookmaker Bet365 are as follows: 2.10 for a home win, with a draw at 3.50 and 3.80 for the victory of the guests.
Both teams are in the bottom of the table, but the situation is slightly better for the visitors of QPR. They occupy the 16th position with a total of 19 points, while Burnley are in the relegation zone in 19th position with 17 points collected.
For the boys of Harry Redknapp, this game is a great opportunity for the three points, but if we look at their form away from home this season, we will see that the team failed to win any of the 10 games as guest. QPR were defeated by a player from the second division of England - Burton and over the weekend lost from Sheffield United in a meeting of the FA Cup with 3-0.
Burnley on the other hand will also seek mandatory points from this match. Team managed to allow only three defeats for the past eleven games and during that time excelled a good game against Manchester City finished with a draw of 2-2. In the last round, Burnley played spectacular derby against Newcastle and exchanged three goals with them for the final result according topsoccerpredictions.com of 3-3. Maybe the fact that they are in danger of falling or of any other reason, but Burnley definitely started playing good football and can`t be denied that they have a good attack.
Burnley definitely has a better chance to win and now is in much better shape.
Prediction Burnley - QPR: 1
Security: 7/10
Odds: 2.15 at bet365
Both teams are in the bottom of the table, but the situation is slightly better for the visitors of QPR. They occupy the 16th position with a total of 19 points, while Burnley are in the relegation zone in 19th position with 17 points collected.
For the boys of Harry Redknapp, this game is a great opportunity for the three points, but if we look at their form away from home this season, we will see that the team failed to win any of the 10 games as guest. QPR were defeated by a player from the second division of England - Burton and over the weekend lost from Sheffield United in a meeting of the FA Cup with 3-0.
Burnley on the other hand will also seek mandatory points from this match. Team managed to allow only three defeats for the past eleven games and during that time excelled a good game against Manchester City finished with a draw of 2-2. In the last round, Burnley played spectacular derby against Newcastle and exchanged three goals with them for the final result according topsoccerpredictions.com of 3-3. Maybe the fact that they are in danger of falling or of any other reason, but Burnley definitely started playing good football and can`t be denied that they have a good attack.
Burnley definitely has a better chance to win and now is in much better shape.
Prediction Burnley - QPR: 1
Security: 7/10
Odds: 2.15 at bet365
Levante - Deportivo La Coruna
Levante welcomes on the stadium "Ciutat De Valencia" the team of Deportivo La Coruna in the game of the 18th round of the Spanish Primera Division. The victory is extremely important for both teams, as they are currently positioned just above the danger zone. Levante occupies the 17th place with a total of 15 points and Deportivo La Coruna are one position in front of them and with one point more in assets.
Levante managed for some time to keep without any beat, recording three consecutive draws, but in the last round the team conceded their eighth consecutive loss. The loss was still fully expected because the boys of Lucas Alcaraz visited "Vicente Calderon" where they even managed to score one goal. Furthermore, Alcaraz did not put into play all his holders, he made little mixed team. Against Deportivo La Coruna, Alcaraz will not make any experiments and will let play all first team players, the only problem is the lack of the skilled defensive penalties Papakouli Diop, but in the game will return David Navarro, who was injured.
Deportivo La Coruna launched a disastrous season, but recently started to be into a form. The team managed for the past seven games to allow only three losses, losses from major teams in the face of Atletico Madrid, Villarreal and Malaga. As guests, Deportivo have only one win in its assets, and after the last round victory over Athletic Bilbao, Victor Fernandez boys can only dream for two consecutive wins. Deportivo La Coruna did not play during the last week in the Cup of Spain and should be a bit more prepared than its opponent.
Levante are favourites according to the bookmaker Bet365, with odds for victory over Deportivo La Coruna in 2.20, while coefficient for the guests reaches 3.50. The last meeting of the two teams here before little more than a year was won categorically from Deportivo with 0-4. Team is on the upswing and they had more time for a rest, no problems with injured or suspended players and all chances of victory are in front of them.
Prediction Levante - Deportivo La Coruna: 2
Security: 7/10
Odds: 3.50 at bet365
Levante managed for some time to keep without any beat, recording three consecutive draws, but in the last round the team conceded their eighth consecutive loss. The loss was still fully expected because the boys of Lucas Alcaraz visited "Vicente Calderon" where they even managed to score one goal. Furthermore, Alcaraz did not put into play all his holders, he made little mixed team. Against Deportivo La Coruna, Alcaraz will not make any experiments and will let play all first team players, the only problem is the lack of the skilled defensive penalties Papakouli Diop, but in the game will return David Navarro, who was injured.
Deportivo La Coruna launched a disastrous season, but recently started to be into a form. The team managed for the past seven games to allow only three losses, losses from major teams in the face of Atletico Madrid, Villarreal and Malaga. As guests, Deportivo have only one win in its assets, and after the last round victory over Athletic Bilbao, Victor Fernandez boys can only dream for two consecutive wins. Deportivo La Coruna did not play during the last week in the Cup of Spain and should be a bit more prepared than its opponent.
Levante are favourites according to the bookmaker Bet365, with odds for victory over Deportivo La Coruna in 2.20, while coefficient for the guests reaches 3.50. The last meeting of the two teams here before little more than a year was won categorically from Deportivo with 0-4. Team is on the upswing and they had more time for a rest, no problems with injured or suspended players and all chances of victory are in front of them.
Prediction Levante - Deportivo La Coruna: 2
Security: 7/10
Odds: 3.50 at bet365
Scandal between Milan and Juventus
The teams of Milan and Juventus create a scandal between them, because the goal by Carlos Tevez in the match between the two teams on Saturday night. Argentine opened the scoring in the 14th minute, initially seemed that the situation there was an ambush, but subsequently other replays showed that the player is in a regular position. It went to a scandal.
First vice-president of Milan, Adriano Galliani has accused opponents that manipulate television broadcasting, so that shows the events on the field in their favour.
"Unlike other teams, Juventus controlled television broadcast of their games. They deliberately do not show clear replays of controversial situations, such as that of the first goal," said Galliani.
Similar opinion was published to the official website of Milan and on Twitter, where even had a picture showing pretty curve of the ambush.
Juventus were quick with their response, which was also placed on the official website of the team.
"Mr. Galliani, who is vice-president of AC Milan and vice-president of the Series A has returned to his favourite activities - TV and geometry. Apparently, he doesn`t remember the laws of the country that are regularly fully recognized by the Football League. In general, Galliani throws bait to create doubts about the fairness of the game, trying to gloss over the eyes of the fans for the final result. It is one to three for Juventus, "wrote "Old Lady".
Shortly later, Milan continued conflict and called Juventus "arrogant" for their attitude, which showed the problem.
"Arrogance is something typical for Juventus and they can not escape from it. Such a response is outrageous. The good thing is that they still participated in the discussion on the graphic coverage of the match and the need for change," wrote the official website of Milan.
First vice-president of Milan, Adriano Galliani has accused opponents that manipulate television broadcasting, so that shows the events on the field in their favour.
"Unlike other teams, Juventus controlled television broadcast of their games. They deliberately do not show clear replays of controversial situations, such as that of the first goal," said Galliani.
Similar opinion was published to the official website of Milan and on Twitter, where even had a picture showing pretty curve of the ambush.
Juventus were quick with their response, which was also placed on the official website of the team.
"Mr. Galliani, who is vice-president of AC Milan and vice-president of the Series A has returned to his favourite activities - TV and geometry. Apparently, he doesn`t remember the laws of the country that are regularly fully recognized by the Football League. In general, Galliani throws bait to create doubts about the fairness of the game, trying to gloss over the eyes of the fans for the final result. It is one to three for Juventus, "wrote "Old Lady".
Shortly later, Milan continued conflict and called Juventus "arrogant" for their attitude, which showed the problem.
"Arrogance is something typical for Juventus and they can not escape from it. Such a response is outrageous. The good thing is that they still participated in the discussion on the graphic coverage of the match and the need for change," wrote the official website of Milan.
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