Wednesday Soccer

[Toronto_Mike]

Some Champs League Qualifers. These are the second leg and first match kicks off at 2pm EST

Partizan v Artmedia Bratislava Under 2.5 @ 1.75

Partizan will be playing at home after coming out with a 0-0 result in Slovakia. Partizan is a defensive minded team but will definitely want to get at least one goal on the board. The stakes are high for this match so one goal is the difference. IMO this game will go 1-0 or 2-0. Bratislava needs a scoring draw in order to qualifying so look for any team that scores one goal to just defend defend defend.

Thun v Malmö FF Under 2.5 @ 1.83
Thun have the advantage with a 1-0 aggregate lead and have that vital away goal. Both aren't the greatest offensive power houses, they play in very contrasting leagues where if you are one of the top clubs in the league you easily whoop your lower division opposition. So looking at their league record is practically useless for this match. We know what Malmo must do and we know what Thun has to do, a 1-1 draw is probable.

I may play more but these are my most confident plays.

[Toronto_Mike]

English Premier League


There are three matches tomorrow. However, these are the sort of games i would lay off. Its still early in the season and we can't really make a clear judgement as to how each team plays. With that said i'll give you my point of view on some leans

Sunderland vs Manchester City ML 2.45
Man City must be feeling confident after their first victory of the season against Birmingham City. New signing Andy Cole got his first goal for his new club and it looks like he will get more as the season progresses. Sunderland on the other hand, played a rather decent match against Liverpool. I feel they should of at least scored as they missed a couple chances but they were also lucky enough to not loose by 2-0 as Liverpool's offense hasn't quite clicked yet. Man City will field the same squad from Saturday's match, while Sunderland are waiting for some injury reports, Andy Welsh received a stupid red card for an accidental bump, such a dumbass referee. The club is waiting for an appeal and it will be a game time decision. But Welsh's prescene on the wing is important especially for Mick McCarthy's formation. I still dont believe that McCarthy's men are quite ready for their first Prem win as they suffered a 3-1 defeat at The Stadium of Light on opening day to Charlton and i feel that Man City could give the same result.

Portsmouth vs Aston Villa ML @ 2.75 or Over 2.5 2.00

This is a difficult match to predict. I'm a Villa fan and right now the only highlight this week will be Milan Baros' coming to the club from Liverpool. He is going to be doing a medical in the morning and if things are as planned he will be a Villan by the end of the day. Villa as always are in injury shambles. I think they need to fire the physio's! Lee Hendrie is still out serving suspension, his midfield prescene is very very important for villa. Once he's back out on the pitch, McCann and Hendrie will be a work horse midfield. Now whats even worse is Patrik Berger who is suppose to play a key role in midfield is also out! Holy Fack. Oh lets not forget to mention 3 of the 4 starting defenders are out! Samuel, Laursen and Delaney are out of this fixture. Now you may think this is an easy victory for Pompey, well we are fortunate to have Thomas Sorensen at the net. If it wasn't for him, Villa would of lost by at least 3-0. I've come to realize he just comes big when the offense is pathetic. Kevin Phillips will be back after missing the Utd encounter to stomach sickness. Nobby Solano will be back in the starting line up! Thank God, cause De La Cruz is fucking pathetic. Now lets talk about Pompey. Ha this team is soooooooo shit. If Villa loose to them, the only excuse i will give is that its early in the season and our injuries. Pompey just bought in Danish International Brian Priske who is another versatile defender like Aaron Hughes of Villa. He maybe in the squad against Villa but its up to international clearance. Its definitely not a good sign to see Pompey loose to WBA another team touted to battle relegation. Pompey are touted to fight relegation thsi season but they must beat opponents who are fighting for relegation as well. Makes me think what sort of ambition this team has.

Birmingham vs Middlesbrough Draw @ 3.25
I must say i was rather suprise to see Birmingham loose at home. They now play a Boro team that has yet to score a bloody goal!? Damn this is suppose to be an offensive team, no idea what McClaren is doing. And this is a Europe touted team, my fucking ass. They will have a full strength squad but heck they haven't been impressive at all this year. I would say home win or a draw i don't think Boro can steal 3 points at Birmingham. Perhaps Under 2.5 is another good bet. But right now all i can see is a boring Draw. I'll be back in the morn to make my final picks.

[kamei]

Sorry Mike, Partizan game will end 3-1, so it ain't gona be UNDER as u said.. ;)


Partizan will win, and that's only sure thing tonight..as well Betis X2 if I may say..

My pick, Partizan homewin.. Odds are low on the net, but I suggest to treble it with Midtjiland on Thursday and Mainz also.. Easy as it gets.. ;)

[Rakster]

MID BIR Vis Win 2.45 Tie 2.95 Home Win 2.35

AV PSM Vis Win 2.40 Tie 2.90 Home Win 2.40

MC SUNDR Vis Win 2.20 Tie 3.00 Home Win 2.60

Here are the odds we got at our local Sporrts Select... we have to parlay at least 3 games so what is the best chance of winning on these three...

[Toronto_Mike]

Rake,
same thing with the OLGC stupid parlay crap. I had my time with the OLGC and it was just frustrating. Good Luck on you what you play.

[Rakster]

I was hoping you would have pointed out the winners...lol... Thinking of playing your suggested plays...


AV win --- Man Win and Birm Home win... was thinking tie but not sure...

[Toronto_Mike]

oh damn i forgot to answer your question, those three are hard games to predict, i'm staying away from those. Man City should win whereas the other two games are up in the air. Its too early in the season to jump to any conclusions. Portsmouth have yet to gain any points this season, Sunderland played a pretty decent game against Liverpool, Boro have yet to score a goal which is very suprising considering the offensive fire power they have. So with that being said i only advise to save your money rather than taking a big risk.

[Toronto_Mike]

Mixed day

Thun 3-0 Malmö FF
Partizan 0-0 Artmedia Bratislava
Sunderland 1-2 Man City
Portsmouth 1-1 Villa
Birmingham 0-3 Middlesborough