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Birmingham City vs Wolves - Match Preview

Birmingham City vs Wolves – Match Preview – League leaders Wolves face a short trip to St Andrew’s as they face Birmingham in the West Midlands derby.

Wolves have had a stellar campaign so far and hold a one point lead over second place Cardiff at the top of the table. If Nuno Santo’s men were able to win it would push them ten points clear of third place Bristol City. Since losing to QPR in October Wolves have gone on to win all of their last five matches. That run also leaves them with one defeat in eight league matches, which stretches back to September.

After an underwhelming first season in the black country, Ivan Cavaleiro has stepped up to be one of Wolves brightest performers in recent weeks. The former Monaco winger has six goals this season, including four goals in his last three matches. The front three of Cavaleiro, Diogo Jota and Leo Bonatini is one of the most feared in the division, racking up 26 goals between them. The form of those three has meant that last season’s player of the year, Helder Costa, has had to settle for a spot on the bench.

Cavaleiro has scored 6 goals so far this season Photo Credit: skysports.com

Birmingham currently sit in 22nd spot in the Championship, level on points with Bolton who sit just above them. After a less than ideal campaign so far, Blues are in dire need of a few results to steer them clear of the drop zone. Last time out they did pick up an impressive point away at Sheffield United, meaning they’ve gathered four points from their last three games. If Birmingham are to get themselves out of trouble, it’s critical that they improve their home form. They’ve won just four of their home games so far this season and with Steve Cotterill’s side struggling on the road, they need to turn St Andrew’s into a fortress.

Blues have won just two of their last eight games against Wolves and haven’t beat them at home since 2015. They did however win the last encounter, when they defeated Wolves 2-1 at Molineux in February.

Adams has 5 goals for Birmingham this season Photo Credit: skysports.com

Birmingham City are the lowest scorers in the division, with just ten goals in their 19 matches. Only 12 of their 19 games have had over 1.5 goals in, which is the third lowest in the league. Wolves, however, have had over 2.5 goals in 16 of their 19 games, ranking them sixth highest.

With the top scorers in the league coming up against a side who can’t score, there’s only one way I can see this finishing. I think a good bet would be Wolves to score 2 or more goals, as I think they’ll secure a comfortable sixth win on the bounce.

 

Prediction: Birmingham City 0-2 Wolves

 

SKYBET: CAVALEIRO TO SCORE AND WOLVES TO WIN- 4/1

SKYBET: ADAMS TO SCORE FIRST AND WOLVES TO WIN 2-1- 90/1

SKYBET: BONATINI TO SCORE A BRACE- 13/2

SKYBET: BIRMINGHAM TO WIN 1-0- 14/1

SKYBET: BOLY TO SCORE A HEADER AND BIRMINGHAM TO MISS A PENALTY- 350/1

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Horse Racing Pro Tips - 1st December 2017

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NFL - Gameweek 13 Preview

NFL – Gameweek 13 Preview – With playoff seedings coming into play, here are my week 13 Top 5 Predictions:

Vikings at Falcons

Both teams are hot coming into this matchup, and in what could potentially be a playoff matchup, each team will look to keep the momentum. The Falcons high powered offense matching up with the Vikings tough defense – expect a close game here. While WR Julio Jones won’t repeat his epic 253 YD, 2 TD performance from last week I expect the Falcons offense to keep their momentum.

Falcons to Win –  21–17

Ryan: 250 YDS, 2 TDS
Freeman: 88 YDS, 1 Rushing TD
Jones: 115, 1 TDS

Skybet Handicap and Total Points – Atlanta Falcons -2.5 and Under 48.5 Total Match Points – 9/4

Panthers at Saints

Division rivalry here with both teams in the playoffs, this game will help determine who wins the division and has home court advantage. The Saints won the first matchup and coming off a tough loss to the Rams last week I see them making the proper adjustments this week. Expect an offensive shootout.

Saints to Win –  28-24

Brees: 315 YDS, 3 TDS
Kamara: 115 Total YDs, 1 REC TD
Ingram: 88 YDS, 1 Rushing TD

Skybet Handicap and Total Points – New Orleans Saints -3.5 and Over 49.5 Total Match Points – 5/2

Rams at Cards

The Rams are hot and looking to potentially take the number two seed in the NFC, meanwhile the Cardinals upset the Jags last week and with this division rivalry they will be looking to do the same this week. I expect a closer matchup than advertised.

Rams to Win – 21-14

Goff: 275 YDS, 2 TDS
Gurley: 100 Total YDS, 1 Rushing TD

Skybet Total Points – 0-39 – 13/8

Eagles at Seahawks- Sunday Night

The Eagles are the best team in football and will be looking to continue their momentum. However, this is a cross country fight, against a Seahawks team that is fighting for their playoff lives. While the defense is injured, QB Russell Wilson is hot and will look to keep his team rolling. A loss will most likely eliminate the Seahawks playoff chances, and making the playoffs the last 5 years straight, and at home, I see an upset here.

Seahawks to Win –  21-20

Wilson: 275 YDS, 2 TDS
Graham: 88 YDS, 1 TD

Skybet Match Result – Seahawks to Win – 2/1

Steelers at Bengals – Monday Night

The Steelers haven’t been extremely impressive, however are the winners of 7 straight games, and will be looking to keep even with the Patriots for the number 1 seed in the AFC. This rivalry always gives us fireworks and expect more here.

Steelers to Win – 24-17

Roethlisberger: 288 YDS, 2 TDS
Bell: 115 Total YDS, 1 Rushing TD
Brown: 100 YDS, 1 REC TD

Skybet Handicap and Total Points – Pittsburgh Steelers -6.5 and Under 44.5 Total Match Points – 11/4

 

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Bournemouth vs Southampton - Match Preview

Bournemouth vs Southampton – Match Preview – Mauricio Pellegrino takes charge of his first South Coast derby as he takes his Southampton side to the Vitality Stadium on Sunday.

Both teams have struggled to hit consistent form so far this season and are hovering ominously in mid to lower-mid table positions.

Southampton are in 11th but have only won once in their last five matches and lost three of the last four. In fact, the four wins gained at this stage of the season have come against three of the league’s bottom four clubs in West Ham United, West Bromwich Albion and Crystal Palace – the other came against Everton, who’s troubles have been well documented too.

Josh King scored in the defeat to Burnley midweek and will be hopeful the goals continue Photo Credit: skysports.com

This signals a tricky start to life in England for new Southampton manager Mauricio Pellegrino, the Argentinian replaced Claude Puel (now of Leicester City) and has faced much of the same issues as his French predecessor – namely scoring goals.

Bournemouth endured a very poor start this year, but turned it around with a run of four wins from five matches not so long ago. A 0-0 draw with struggling Swansea and a 2-1 defeat to Burnley last time out has seen insecurities creep back in, however.

Eddie Howe achieving the heights reached of 2016/17 by finishing 9th seems a feat unlikely to be replicated on current evidence, but the nature of the league means they are still only three points away from the top half.

Southampton’s struggles in front of goal could lend itself to Bournemouth keeping a clean sheet, despite their lowly league position of 15th, only sides in the top 7 and Brighton have conceded less goals than The Cherries’ 16 so far this campaign.

Charlie Austin looks back to his best after scoring a brace last weekend against Everton Photo Credit: skysports.com

The goal-scoring stats suggest a low scoring game is inbound. However, in total both sides have only kept four clean sheets in the Premier League, seeing both teams in tied 11th in our club clean sheets stats table. Bournemouth have kept a clean sheet in 33% of their home games and Southampton in 40% of their away fixtures.

Both teams certainly possess the quality in the squad to create and take opportunities and with this being the most likely rival fixture either team will see for years the stakes are heightened even further.

Stats
Betting on Southampton to have a high number of corners seems the smart suggestion; The Saints have recorded the fourth highest total in the league in our club corner stats table with 86 in total with an average of 6.6 per game – only Tottenham Hotspur and both Manchester clubs are higher in the rankings. Bournemouth are 10th in this respect with a middling 5.2 per match.

Another glaring showing of Southampton is in our club card stats table, where Pellegrino’s side have been the ‘cleanest’ team in the division. The Saints have only racked up a total of 11 yellow cards and no red cards all season, at a league leading average of 0.8 cards and 8.5 booking points per game.

Player to Watch

There’s no doubt Joshua King is not in the exhilarating form that saw him score a career-best total of 16 Premier League goals last campaign. However, getting on the scoresheet with an instinctive poacher’s goal against Burnley in Bournemouth’s last fixture could be the catalyst he needs to ignite his form. The Norwegian international has pace to burn and his direct running and fearless shooting saw him terrorise defences in the league last year, particularly in the latter half of the season. How The Cherries could do with King hitting his stride once again.

 

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  • Skybet To Score from Outside the Area – Sofiane Boufal – 12/1
  • Skybet Corners Taken Band – 11-13 Corners – 2/1
  • Skybet Total Under Booking Points – Under 30 Booking Points – 2/1
  • BET365 – First Goalscorer – Joshua King – (link no longer available)
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Man City vs West Ham United - Match Preview

Man City vs West Ham United – Match Preview – League leaders Manchester City host West Ham on Sunday in Premier League action.

The hosts are absolutely flying, with 19 consecutive wins in all competitions. Their midweek victory over Southampton was uncomfortable viewing for City fans however, with the winner coming from Raheem Sterling in the 96th minute.

The visitors have been in dire form heading into this weekend, with their most recent spanking coming at the hands of fellow strugglers, Everton. Wayne Rooney stole the headlines with an incredible hattrick, however the underlying problems at West Ham are proving almost self-destructive.

Sterling has grown under Guardiola with consistent performances and goals Photo Credit: skysports.com

City are currently top of the league, eight points ahead of second place Manchester United. They have found the back of the net a staggering 44 times in 14 games and have only conceded nine goals in the process. Sergio Aguero has scored nine goals with three assists, Raheem Sterling has the same with one less assist and Gabriel Jesus has eight goals with one assist. If that isn’t one of the best attacking forces in Europe, nothing will be. Winger Leroy Sane also has six goals with six assists. Should be routine for Pep Guardiola’s side.

Skybet Correct Score Group Betting – Man City to Win 3-0, 3-1 or 3-2 – 11/4

David Moyes hasn’t been able to have the desired impact since taking the reign at the London Stadium. One point from his three first matches against Watford, Leicester and Everton hasn’t filled the Hammers fans with much pride. Summer signing Javier Hernandez has struggled to fit in so far in Claret and white, however has still scored four league goals, such to his goal scoring nature. This is West Hams toughest test so far, and they haven’t dealt well with the easier ones this season. Andy Carroll is yet to make an impact under David Moyes but the forward can cause the City back line problems if he is to start.

If Carroll starts, he can cause the City defence problems Photo Credit: skysports.com

Skybet Match Result – West Ham to Win – 18/1

Manchester City have scored two or more goals in 84% of their Premier League matches this year. An incredible feat that doesn’t seem to be slowing down as they will be looking to smash the record for amount of goals scored in one season.

West Ham have been awarded the second least number of corners in the Premier League this season. They have averaged 3.9 corners per match.

Skybet Total Away Corners Taken Band – West Ham 4-6 – 3/1

The forever entertaining Mike Dean will take charge of this fixture. Mike has awarded an average of 3.5 yellow cards per match.

Skybet Home Over Booking Points – Man City 20+ Booking Points – Evens

 

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  • BET365 – Last Goalscorer – Raheem Sterling – (link no longer available)
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Chelsea vs Newcastle United – Match Preview – Chelsea host Newcastle in Premier League action this Saturday at Stamford Bridge in the early kick off.

The hosts did enough to fend off a struggling Swansea City who visited them midweek in the Premier League with an Antonio Rudiger goal being the difference. However, the 1-0 score line was flattering to the Swansea side who allowed Chelsea to have an astonishing 21 shots and 15 corner kicks.

The visitors have been in poor form as of late with their most recent outing, a draw with West Brom, being their only point in their last five matches. A goal from Ciaran Clark and a Jonny Evans own goal helped the Magpies to crawl back from a 2-0 deficit, showing good character.

Hazard has shown the form that has made him one of the best in the Premier League in the last few games Photo Credit: skysports.com

Chelsea are currently third in the Premier League, three points behind Manchester United in second spot. Spanish striker, Alvaro Morata, has been firing on all cylinders for Antonio Conte with eight league goals and four assists thus far. Their new system has seen Eden Hazard push forward as a second striker which has seen him grab three goals and two assists, a prolific attack.

Skybet Correct Score Group Betting – Chelsea to Win 3-0, 3-1 or 3-2 – 3/1

Can Shelvey return to the form from last season to get Newcastle back on track Photo Credit: skysports.com

Newcastle are currently 12th in the Premier League, with 15 points from 14 matches. A strong start from the Magpies has meant their recent slip in form hasn’t affected their league position just yet. Whilst they are unlikely to get a result this weekend, they are a very organised unit and will be hard for Chelsea to break down. Their main issue has been that they didn’t have an established goal scorer amongst their ranks; defender Ciaran Clark is their current top scorer. Tough, but not impossible.

Skybet Match Result – Newcastle to Win – 12/1

Chelsea have kept a clean sheet in 50% of their home fixtures this year and Newcastle are nowhere near their toughest visitors.

Skybet Clean Sheet – Chelsea to keep a Clean Sheet – 8/11

Chelsea have averaged only 19.6 booking points this season. A very well-disciplined side that don’t lose their cool. If things go to plan then they shouldn’t see too many cards.

Newcastle have averaged just over 5 corners per match this season. Their pace on the wings and up front means they can very quickly get in behind defences to win corners.

Kevin Friend will take charge at the Bridge, in his eighth appointment of the season. He’s been very lenient so far this season, awarding an average of only 21.4 booking points.

 

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  • Skybet Price Boost – Jonjo Shelvey to score from outside the penalty area – 18/1
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  • BET365 – Half Time/Full Time Result – Chelsea/Draw – (link no longer available)

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Arsenal vs Manchester United – Match Preview – Saturday sees inform Arsenal take on Manchester United as Arsene Wenger and Jose Mourinho meet once more in the Premier League.

Arsenal have been in great form recently, losing just one of their last ten games in all competitions. Wenger’s side have also won their last four games which has seen them leap up to fourth in the league table. With their North London rivals Tottenham stuttering, the Gunners now sit four points and three places ahead of them.

A huge factor in Arsenal’s recent resurgence has been the return to form of Alexis Sanchez and Mesut Ozil. The German, in particular, has stood out recently, and was their star man in Arsenal’s 5-0 home win in midweek against Huddersfield. Sanchez too has played his part, with the Chilean picking up another goal in midweek to take his tally to six goals for the campaign.

Ozil’s performances have been much better in the past month Photo Credit: skysports.com

Wenger’s men have also been much better defensively. Since the return of Shkodran Mustafi, Arsenal haven’t conceded and have kept four consecutive clean sheets. With the Arsenal backline finally coming to terms with the new back three Wenger wants to operate with, they’re beginning to reap the rewards and gain results.

Manchester United come into this match off the back of their impressive 4-2 win at Watford. It was an important win for United as they had lost their last two league away games before this fixture and three of their last four away matches in all competitions.

Whilst many pundits have pointed to the gap at the top of the Premier League table, it is worth noting that only three of Sir Alex Ferguson’s 13 title-winning sides had amassed more points at this stage of the season than Mourinho’s men this campaign. Not only does this quash suggestions that United are underperforming but it also highlights how good Manchester City have been.

Arsenal have lost only one of their last six meetings against Manchester United in all competitions, with United failing to win at the Emirates since 2014. Whilst Mourinho holds a great record against Wenger, he has yet to beat his old enemy since moving to Manchester.

Can Lukaku find his goalscoring touch against Arsenal Photo Credit: skysports.com

Whilst games between these two sides are always tasty, there is little to suggest there will be many booking points on Saturday. Manchester United have the sixth best disciplinary record in the league, whilst Arsenal are ninth. The two teams only average a combined 37 booking points this season. Similarly, Saturday’s referee Andre Mariner has dished out the seventh lowest amount of yellow cards this season, with an average booking points total of 29.4 this season.

With both sides in good form, I can see this being a tightly contested match. With Mourinho a master at getting points away from home in big away games, I think he’ll definitely get something at the Emirates. Manchester United to win or draw double chance would be my bet.

 

Prediction: Arsenal 1-1 Manchester United

 

SKYBET: LUKAKU TO SCORE FIRST AND UNITED TO WIN 2-1- 30/1

SKYBET: SANCHEZ TO SCORE AND ARSENAL TO WIN- 11/4

SKYBET: BTTS AND DRAW- 3/1

SKYEBT: MARTIAL AND GIROUD TO BOTH SCORE- 15/2

BET365: BTTS AND UNDER 2.5 GOALS- (link no longer available)

BET365: DOUBLE CHANCE UNITED OR DRAW- (link no longer available)

BET365: CORRECT SCORE DRAW 1-1- (link no longer available)

BET365: ANYTIME GOALSCORER- AARON RAMSEY- (link no longer available)

 

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Horse Racing Preview - Newbury - 1st December 2017

Today’s horse racing preview selections come from Newbury & Doncaster with one selection from each meeting.

 

13.50 Newbury – Ladbrokes Novices Chase (Grade 2) (Registered As The Berkshire Novices Chase) (19.8f)

Two big guns take on each other this afternoon in Yanworth & Willoughby Court, the former was last seen when falling at Exeter, it’s hard to say how close he would have gone when falling early doors, he will have to have recovered his confidence this afternoon if he is to take the scalp of the selection, however he has to be respected and the Grade 1 winning hurdler will have to show he is a force.

One I have put in my tracker for the rest of the season is Ben Pauling’s Willoughby Court, The Neptune winner comes here off an impressive display when winning on his chase debut at Huntingdon, he made a few jumping errors which was to be expected, he should have learnt from that experience and for me can dictate matters from start to finish.

WILLOUGHBY COURT : 3pt Win 2/1 (BOG)

14.00 Doncaster – Mister Softee Nostalgia Handicap Chase (19.2f)

Master Burbridge could not have been more impressive last time out when easing to the front approaching the last to exert to record an easy four and a half lengths success at Plumpton. He will have to overcome a 7lb rise this afternoon, however his future mark will return to 115 after this run, he might be an improving type but he is taking on some excellent chasers.

Monbeg River is coming off the back of a good third at Wetherby last October, he looked in need of a run, and he has to be respected. The selection comes in the way of Tom Georges Drumlee Sunset who sets a very high standard off the back of last season. The seven year old gelding has adapted to the larger obstacles well which saw him win a Novice chase at Exeter on debut when trained by Philip Hobbs, he was also runner up in this last year to German Calling when off a mark of 133.

With just being 3lb higher this time around and an extra run behind him despite pulling up on his last run last season at Ayr, he looks well treated off current mark of 136.

DRUMLEE SUNSET : 2pt Win @ 7/2 (BOG)

 

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