La Liga 2017/2018 - Opening Day Preview

La Liga 2017/2018 – Opening Day Preview – La Liga is back! After two enthralling Spanish Super Cup games to whet your appetite, this weekend sees the return of the Spanish league. After comfortably beating Barcelona 5-1 on aggregate to lift the Super cup, Real Madrid are favourites to retain their La Liga crown. In the preview, we take a look at the Top 4 of La Liga from last season.

 

Sunday 9.15pm – Deportivo La Coruna V Real Madrid

Lucas Vasquez was on the scoresheet when Real defeated Deportivo 6-2 last season Photo Credit: skysports.com

The reigning European and league champions kick off their campaign away from home. Madrid will be without the services of Cristiano Ronaldo after he picked up a five-match ban in the Super Cup. The Portuguese talisman has already served one of those games, so will miss Real’s opening four matches of the season.

One man however who has stepped up is Marco Asensio. The Spanish playmaker has attracted huge interest from all over Europe, with some incredible performances and goals. At the tender age of just 21, Asensio is already beginning to look like the natural heir to Ronaldo’s throne, and I expect another big season for the Madrid youngster. Coupled with the fantastic performances of Isco, and not to mention Gareth Bale and Karim Benzema, Madrid will not be short of options in attacking areas, even without Ronaldo.

Last season, Deportivo finished 16th, five points above the dreaded dotted line. They have been linked heavily with Arsenal want away striker Lucas Perez, as they look to try and bolster their attacking options. The club will be hoping to avoid the drop once again, and Perez could be key to their chances of succeeding.

Prediction: I think Madrid will have too much for Deportivo, and will win 2-0. Safest bet would be Madrid to win to nil.

 

SKYBET: MADRID TO WIN TO NIL- 5/4

SKYBET: MADRID TO WIN 1-0, 2-0 OR 2-1- 15/8

SKYBET: ASENSIO TO SCORE FIRST AND MADRID TO WIN 3-0- 25/1

SKYBET: ISCO AND BENZEMA TO BOTH SCORE- 11/4

SKYBET: BOTH TEAMS TO SCORE AND DRAW- 5/1

Sunday 7.15pm – Barcelona V Real Betis

Barcelona defeated Betis 6-2 at home last season Photo Credit: skysports.com

Barcelona start their season at home to Betis, as they look to recover from a traumatic summer window. With the huge hole left by Neymar’s departure yet to be filled, and a damaging two-legged defeat to Real Madrid still fresh, can the Catalan side recover? The club appear to have made little progress in the transfer market, with Liverpool and Dortmund still adamant that Phillipe Coutinho and Ousmane Dembele are going nowhere.

Paulinho, Gerard Deulofeu and Nelson Semedo have come through the Nou Camp doors, but with many fans feeling unimpressed by the club’s activities, there is real pressure for them to add before the window shuts. Betis will not be easy opponents, having managed to earn a 0-0 draw at the Nou Camp last season. They will be hoping to build on last year’s 15th placed finish and earn an opening day scalp against a vulnerable Barcelona side.

Prediction: Barcelona to come out 3-1 winners. Home side will be nervous but will have enough class to get the result.

 

SKYBET: BARCELONA TO WIN AND BTTS- 11/8

SKYBET: BARCELONA TO WIN 1-0, 2-0 OR 2-1- 9/4

SKYBET: MESSI TO SCORE FIRST AND BARCELONA TO WIN 3-0- 11/1

SKYBET: MESSI AND PAULINHO TO BOTH SCORE- 15/8

Saturday 7.15pm – Girona V Atletico Madrid

Atletico Madrid will hope to better last season’s performances Photo Credit: skysports.com

Atletico take on recently promoted Girona on Saturday, with the visitors hoping to build on last year’s third placed finish. Despite being under a transfer embargo, some would argue they have done the best piece of business by keeping star striker Antoine Griezmann at the club. The French striker signed a new five-year deal at the Vincente Calderon after being subject to interest from Manchester United.

Diego Simeone will be hopeful of making a surge for the La Liga title, with Barcelona currently looking vulnerable. Atletico finished 15 points behind Real Madrid in third place, and this was a result of dropping points against sides such as Girona. If they are to improve on last year, three points on Saturday is a necessity.

With two sides never previously meeting, it offers Girona a perfect opportunity to claim an early scalp in the season. They finished second last season but managed to score the most goals in their division. Having been so prolific last season, it will be interesting to see if they can translate this to the top division, or whether their attackers will find the jump too much.

Prediction: I’m going for Atletico to win, 2-1. They have a habit of making things difficult for themselves on the road and I think Girona could make life difficult for them.

 

SKYBET: GRIEZMANN TO SCORE FIRST AND MADRID TO WIN 2-1- 19/1

SKYBET: MADRID TO WIN 1-0, 2-0 OR 2-1- 5/4

SKYBET: STUANI AND GRIEZMANN TO BOTH SCORE- 6/1

SKYBET: BTTS TO SCORE OVER 2.5 GOALS- 7/4

Saturday 9.15pm – Sevilla v Espanyol

Sevilla and Espanyol could be a fiery encounter Photo Credit: skysports.com

Having been busy in the transfer market, there is a fresh sense of optimism around the Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium. Ever Banega, Nolito, Jesus Navas, Simon Kjaer and Luis Muriel have all come to strengthen the squad. They have however lost Adil Rami and Vincente Iborra with both moving to Marseille and Leicester City respectively.

Espanyol themselves were impressive last year, finishing in eighth place. With limited resources available to the club, manager Quique Sanchez Flores impressed in his first year in charge. Flores also lead Watford to safety in his only year in England, with many baffled as to why the club opted to part ways with their successful head coach.

Sevilla have won four out of the last six meetings against Espanyol, although the visitors have won twice in the last three. Last season these two clubs served up 14 goals in two hugely competitive matches. These games are also fiery, with two red cards being shown in the last five matches between the sides.

Prediction: I think Sevilla will win, but it will be tough for them. Flores has shown he knows how to make his team hard to beat, but I think Sevilla will just have the edge, winning 2-1.

 

SKYBET: SEVILLA TO WIN AND MURIEL TO SCORE FIRST- 20/1

SKYBET: BTTS AND OVER 2.5 GOALS- 6/5

SKYBET: BEN YEDER AND MURIEL TO BOTH SCORE- 4/1

SKYBET: BOTH TEAMS TO SCORE IN BOTH HALVES- 14/1

 

SKYBET ACCUMULATOR: REAL, ATLETICO, BARCELONA AND SEVILLA ALL TO WIN AND BTTS: 75/1

Daily Horse Racing Pro Tips - 17th August 2017

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Horse Racing Preview - Ayr - 21st September 2017

Today’s horse racing preview comes from two meetings, with selections from Newbury and Newmarket.

 

13.40 Newbury – Don Deadman Memorial EBF Maiden Stakes (7f)

An intriguing maiden to kick off proceeding’s, it is worth probably staying around entrants that have had a previous run and this brings in two solid entries here in Richard Hannon’s Ateem and David Elsworth’s Merlin Magic.

The former ran a good fourth on debut at Salisbury when behind stablemate Move Over who won a shade cosily when beating John Gosden’s well thought of Ode to Autumn. That was in Novice company and drops in to maiden class this afternoon and has to be respected with Frankie taking over from Crowley.

However, the selection comes in David Elsworth’s colt Merlin Magic who finished third on debut at Ascot when behind Charlie Appleby’s Mythical Magic who has gone on recently to land a Listed contest in France. Both trainers have won this race in the past, Hannon in 2015 with Storm Rising who went on to win a 0-95 handicap, and Elsworth the year prior with Justice law who went on to land the Prix Le Mans.

The danger to the selection is Clive Cox’s Blue Laureate who finished third on debut at Sandown when behind Red Mist of Simon Crisford’s., however the vote just goes to the combination of De Sousa and Elsworth who partnered up to land this race back in 2014.

MERLINS MAGIC : 2pt Win @ SP (BOG)

16.20 Newbury – Big Group Insight Handicap (0-85) (5.1f)

Leading amateur apprentice Kieran Shoemark has a cracking chance to sustain his lead at the top of the table when he rides the bottom weight for Scot Dixon. Crosse Fire is still 7lb higher since winning at Pontefract off a mark of 64. That came in soft ground that day and with the rain being constant this month he could get another chance here to get into the winner’s enclosure.

The field looks over exposed in theory, at the top of the list looks to be Erissimus Maximus of Chris Dwyer, who has booked Ryan Moore to ride. Won well last time out in a 0-80 handicap at Yarmouth and has kept better company than this in the past, but with only won winning fav in the past five renewals it is worth siding each way with the selection here.

CROSSE FIRE : 2pts each way @ SP (BOG)

18.20 Newmarket – Fly London Southend Airport To Lyon EBF Novices Stakes  (8f)

Not the easiest to fathom out with most of the field having their first runs, but I would like to think that Charlie Appleby’s Distorted Humor colt, Kind Act, could go well under James Doyle. The dam Kind Words was placed in five of her eight career runs up to a mile, with the sire never winning a race even though competing at the highest level.

However, I am more interested in John Gosden’s newcomer Roaring Lion, he is by the very smart Kitten’s Joy who won over further than today’s index, and this could be a good factor to have that he is having a starting point at 8f. The dam Vionnet had just the two career runs in the US with a third-place finish in a Grade 1 over 10f.

ROARING LION : 1pt each way @ SP (BOG)

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Burton Albion vs Birmingham City - Match Preview

Burton Albion vs Birmingham City – Match Preview – Burton Albion host Birmingham City on Friday night in the Sky Bet Championship. With the home side yet to pick up a point this season, it already looks to be an important game for them as they look to avoid the drop.

Having already faced two of last year’s relegated sides, Middlesbrough and Hull, few will be surprised to see Burton struggling. Last year’s achievement of avoiding relegation was nothing short of a miracle, but this year it will be even harder for Nigel Clough to replicate that feet.

Can Clough gain victory over Birmingham as they did last season? Photo Credit: skysports.com

The club were dealt an early blow when new record signing Liam Boyce was ruled out for the majority of the season with knee ligament damage. With the budget at the Pirelli stadium already small, this was a huge loss for them. However, one thing Burton can seek solace from is their home form. Last year they picked up 28 points at home, which was a huge part of them staying in the division. Having lost their opening home game against Cardiff, they’ll be keen to get back to winning ways and record their first three points of the season.

Birmingham have had a mixed start to the Championship season. Now under the guidance of Harry Redknapp, the Blues have lost, won and drawn in their opening three games. Redknapp has made no bones about saying he needs more players at St Andrews, and this is clear from his limited options from the bench.

Harry Redknapp will hope for a win away from home on Friday night against Burton Photo Credit: skysports.com

After a dismal defeat on the opening day to Ipswich, four points from Bristol City and Bolton at home is far from catastrophic. Without the injured Che Adams however, they do look toothless up front, with many fans calling for the owners to bring in some much needed firepower. Adams has impressed so far this season, registering three goals in the league and cup so far. He has attracted admirers across the league, with Birmingham knocking back a bid from former manager Gary Rowett, who is now manager at Debry County.

Incredibly, these two have only met twice in the league. Both of those games were last season, where Burton won both times. This means Birmingham have never beaten Burton, a record they will hope to amend come Friday. In both game last season, the games finished 2-0 to Burton, meaning the Blues have also never scored against the Brewers.

On Friday, I can see them breaking that record, with a hard fought 1-1 draw.

 

SKYBET: CORRECT SCORE 1-1- 9/2

SKYBET: BURTON TO WIN 1-0, 2-0, OR 2-1- 5/2

SKYBET: BIRMINGHAM TO WIN AND BOTH TEAMS TO SCORE- 9/2

SKYBET: DRAW AND OVER 2.5 MATCH GOALS- 12/1

SKYBET: DONALDSON AND VASSELL TO BOTH SCORE- 17/2

SKYBET: BURTON TO WIN FROM BEHIND- 16/1

SKYBET: BURTON TO IN TO NIL- 7/2

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Horse Racing Preview - Kempton & Ludlow - 27th November 2017

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NFL 2017/2018 - Top 10 Quarterbacks coming into the season

NFL 2017/2018 – Top 10 Quarterbacks coming into the season – With a new season approaching in the NFL, let’s take a look at the top Quarterbacks coming into this season, all hoping for glory at the next Superbowl!

 

  1. Tom Brady – New England Patriots

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Fresh off winning his 5th SB ring, Tom Brady is the number 1 QB going into this season. Although he just turned 40, there are no signs pointing to any downside in Brady’s game. Not to mention a healthy TE Rob Gronkowski, signing TW Dwayne Allen, along with trading for Pro Bowl caliber WR Brandin Cooks, to go along with WR Julian Elderman, one could argue that Brady has the most weapons he’s had in his career.

  1. Aaron Rodgers – Green Bay Packers

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Aaron Rodgers had an MVP caliber season last year, winning 8 straight games and giving us the highlight plays we are accustom to seeing. Although he came up short in the NFC Championship, Rodgers at 32 isn’t showing signs of slowing down including recently mentioning he wants to play until he’s 40 years old. With TE Martellus Bennett being signed to go along with WR’s Jordy Nelson, Devante Adams, and Randall Cobb, expect another highlight filled season from Rodgers.

  1. Matt Ryan – Atlanta Falcons

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Matt Ryan was the league MVP last season, leading one of the best offenses we’ve seen during the regular season. Although Ryan and the Falcons suffered a crushing loss in the SB after being ahead 28-3, the Falcons haven’t lost any key pieces to their system. Expect Julio Jones, Devonta Freeman and Terrence Coleman to contribute to Matt Ryan having another successful season.

  1. Drew Brees – New Orleans Saints

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Mr. Consistent, Drew Brees, is always a lock to be atop any QB list. No matter what’s around him, he is able to make the best out of it, and is a lock to pass for close to 5,000 yards. With the addition of RB Adrian Peterson along with Mark Ingraham, the Saints will look to establish more of a running game to take pressure off of Brees. After his breakout rookie season Brees will be relying on Michael Thomas and veteran Willie Snead to contribute to his success.

  1. Ben Roethlisberger – Pittsburg Steelers

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Roethlisberger has arguably the most explosive offense in the league, and although retirement crossed his mind in the offseason, he is returning to make another SB Run. With All Pro WR Antonio Brown, along with Pro Bowl Running Back Le’veon Bell, Roethlisberger has two of the top 3 at their position’s skill players in the league. You add in rookie Juju Smith, along with reinstated WR Martavis Bryant as weapons; Ben is primed to have another great season.

  1. Russell Wilson – Seattle Seahawks

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Since the retirement of RB Marshawn Lynch, the Seahawks offense has revolved more around Wilson, and as a result he has looked more and more comfortable in that role. Wilson lost weight in the offseason and is looking to be more agile in the pocket, which will give him a chance to capitalize on his rushing abilities as well. WR Doug Baldwin and TE Jimmy Graham are Wilson’s top targets, and this season I am expecting Wilson to have his best season with his numbers. We will see if he can reach another SB.

  1. Derek Carr – Oakland Raiders

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Before his injury last season, Carr was deep in the league MVP discussion. Coming into this year he is expected to be in that discussion again. The signing of now unretired RB Marshawn Lynch will open the field more for Carr to connect with pro bowl caliber 3rd year WR Amari Cooper, and team leader in TDs Michael Crabtree. All eyes will be on Carr and the Raiders are viewed as legitimate challengers to the Patriots.

  1. Jameis Winston – Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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Winston had a good season last year, and coming into this season the pressure will be on to have an even better season. Tampa signed WR Desean Jackson to help spread the field along with drafting TE OJ Howard, to go along with Pro Bowl WR Mike Evans. Winston has a lot of weapons and is in a division where he will have chances to have great statistical games. I am expecting Jameis to have the breakout season we are all expecting.

  1. Matt Stafford – Detroit Lions

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While Stafford hasn’t experienced the team success as every other QB on this list besides Winston, Stafford’s numbers are consistently good, sometimes great. WR Golden Tate is returning along with hopefully a more consistent WR Marvin Jones as Stafford’s primary targets. The Lions are healthy, and have improved their offensive line in the offseason; hopefully it translates to team success this year.

  1. Marcus Mariota – Tennessee Titans

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The Titans didn’t make the playoffs last year but had one of their best season in the past few years. Mariota had good numbers and similar to has draft class mate Jameis Winston, the pressure for him to have a breakout season is there. The Titans drafted speedy WR Corey Davis, and Signed WR Eric Decker to Join WR Rashad Matthews, Pro Bowl TE Delanie Walker, and pro bowl RB Demarco Murray, giving Mariota plenty of weapons to help him relieve that pressure.

 

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Daily Horse Racing Pro Tips - 15th August 2017

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