11am - Getafe v Rayo Vallecano - 2.16 home
1130am - Torino v Fiorentina - 2.7 away
1245pm - Inverness CT v Dundee Utd - 2.66 home
1pm - PAOK v Panaitolikos - 1.3 home
Standout stats
- Pantalaikos drew and won the last 2 head to heads, albeit at their ground.
- This is 2nd v 8th in the Greek Super League.
- Only Olympiakos, and , yes, Pantalaikos , have beaten PAOK this season
- PAOK have won all bar a 0-0 v 17th at home this season. Against 13th and above, they have scored 2+ goals.
- PAOK have not conceded more than 1 goal at home this season
- PAOK have failed to score in only 3 this season, the 2 defeats and a 0-0 at home.
- Panatalaikos have not won away, losing their last 4 matches.
- Pantalaikos have won 2 of their last 3 matches, both being at home.
- Pantalaikos have conceded 2-3-3-2 away to 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th. They conceded only 1 v 3rd.
Profitable in play opportunities
- The number 2 resonates here. At their best, PAOK will score 2 minimum at home today against a team in Pantalaikos' position.
- Pantalaikos have not won away, so lay them if they score first.
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2pm - Cagliari v Juventus - 1.47 away
Standout stats
- What boost will the excellent 3-0 win over Roma do for Juventus this season?
- Juventus are unbeaten in the last 6 head to heads. They have won the last 3 visits to Cagliari 1-3, 0-2, 1-3.
- This is 12th v 1st.
- Cagliari have one major problem. DRAWS. They have drawn 5 of their last 6 matches, as part of 9 draws all season.
- Cagliari have only lost 1 home match.
- Cagliari have scored and conceded in all bar 1 home match this season.
- Cagliari have kept only 3 clean sheets this season, these came in 3 consecutive away 0-0's.
- Cagliari have conceded in their last 9 home matches.
- Cagliari have scored 7 of their 14 home goals in the last 1/4 hour of matches.
- Juventus have lost only 1 match this season, when they were 0-2 up away to Fiorentina.
- Since then, they have won their last 4 away matches.
- Juventus have won their last 10 matches.
- Juventus have scored in all matches.
- Juventus have kept 9 clean sheets in their last 10 matches.
- Juventus have conceded 2+ goals in only 2 matches this season.
- Juventus have scored 12 of their 16 away goals in the 2nd half.
- Juventus have had 5 0-0's at halftime away from home.
Profitable in play opportunities.
- Both teams could score today given Cagliari's home record.If Cagliari score first, they should be vulnerable to conceding.
- Juventus are expected to score so despite them keeping 5 0-0's at halftime, the match should not end 0-0.
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2pm - Roma v Genoa - 1.36 home
Standout stats
- Both teams have scored in 5 of the last 6 meetings. Roma have won all home encounters.
- This is 2nd v 10th.
- Last week's match with Juventus was pivotal in the title race, as I explained last week. Juventus won and are now building a gap at the top points-wise.
- Roma remain unbeaten at home and are back to winning ways after a 4 match bout of draw-itis.
- Against 9th and above at home, Roma have actually scored 2 goals minimum. Genoa are on the cusp in 10th.
- Only 2 teams have scored at home thus far so a clean sheet is a possible.
- Roma have scored first in 8 of their home matches.
- Roma are on a run of 4 matches without a 0-0 at halftime.
- Roma have failed to score in only 2 matches this season.
- Genoa's 2 wins away have come against 9th and 14th, without conceding. They have lost 2-0 to 1st placed Juventus away, and 6th placed Inter Milan away. Is this 2-0 a template for today?
- Genoa have had only 2 over 2.5 goals matches in their last 15, down mostly to a run of 2-0's and 1-1 scorelines.
- Genoa have only 1 win in their last 6 matches and have lost their last 2 away matches.
- Genoa have had 0-0's at halftime away from home, to Roma's 4 0-0's at halftime at home.
Profitable in play opportunities
- 2-0 seems to leap out at me in favour of Roma.
- This match might see a 0-0 at halftime .
- If Genoa score first in the first half, lay them in the halftime score market.
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2pm - Verona v Napoli - 2.06 away
Standout stats
- This is 5th v 3rd. Everyone expects Verona to begin faltering at some stage. What a start to life in Seria A!
- I think it's important to note that Verona have not played top 6 sides at home yet, so they might begin dropping points at home soon.
- Hellas Verona have won all home matches bar the 0-1 Chievo Verona win.
- All Verona wins at home came scoring 2 goals +. You expect that this is required against tougher top 3 opponents today.
- Verona have kept only 3 clean sheets all season. They face Higuan et al today.
- 4 of Verona's defeats have come against top 6 sides away from home. Yes, it's difficult to gauge home form based on away form, but they conceded 2-3-4-2 in those away matches . Remember they are yet to play top 6 sides at home.
- Verona have scored 12 goals in the 2nd half at home, and conceded only 2 goals ( in the last 1/4 hour)
- 5-1-0-3-3. These are the total goals scored in Verona's last 5 matches before halftime.
- Napoli's 2 away defeats have come against 1st and 2nd. They scored and conceded in 5 of the other 6 matches.
- Napoli have failed to score in only 3 matches this season. In all 3, they lost.
- Napoli have kept only 1 clean sheet in their last 9 matches.
- Napoli have not had a 0-0 at halftime away.
Profitable in play opportunities
- Verona have not played top 6 sides at home so their excellent home form must be put into context.
- Lay 0-0 halftime score low and late. This should not be 0-0 at halftime.
- Napoli tend not to lose when scoring.
- Both teams could score today. If Verona score first, lay them.
- Over 2.5 goals should come in , as I expect a winning side to need to score 2 goals minimum.
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205pm - Newcastle v Man City - 1.7 away
Standout stats
- Man City have won the last 5 Premiership meetings, scoring 3-2-3-4-4. Is this a renewed Newcastle?
- This is 8th v 3rd and with Chelsea winning yesterday, Man City will want 3 points to leapfrog them.
- Newcastle have only lost 1 of their last 7 home matches, a 0-1 v Arsenal.
- Newcastle have conceded in 7 of their last 8 home matches.
- Newcastle have failed to score in only 5 matches this season. They failed to score in their last 2 matches ( both 1-0 defeats.)
- Newcastle at home have beaten Chelsea and lost to Arsenal ( 1st and 2nd) and play 3rd today.
- Newcastle have scored first in 7 of their 10 home matches.
- No opponent has led at halftime at Newcastle.
- Both sides have only had a single 0-0 this season.
- Man City have won 3 and drawn 1 of their last 4 matches away.
- Man City are unbeaten in their last 9 matches, winning 8.
- Man City have failed to score in only 2 matches this season.
- Man City have played only 1 of the top 8 away this season, a 2-1 loss to Chelsea. We cannot gauge how they regularly set up against the best teams away from home.
- Man City have scored and conceded in all bar 2 away matches.
- man City have conceded in their last 8 away matches.
- Man City have conceded 13 of 17 away goals conceded in the 2nd half.
Profitable in play opportunities.
- This is a tough match to call given that Man City have only played 1 of the top 8 away from home.
- Either side could score first. Newcastle have scored first in 7 of their 10 home matches and Man City have scored first in 7 of their 10 away matches.
- Newcastle are on a 2 match run of 1-0 defeats. Surely that won't continue? Newcastle at home tend to score.
- Indeed both sides could score today, and if Newcastle score first, lay them.
- Lay any team which goes 2-0 up.
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315pm - Asteras Tripolis v Platanias - 1.55 home
4pm - Benfica v Porto - 2.44 home
4pm - Betis v Osasuna - 1.85 home
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410pm - Stoke v Liverpool - 1.66 away
Standout stats
- Liverpool tend to have the edge in head to heads, but the sole win for Stoke recently was a 3-1 in the last match at Stoke.
- This is 12th v 6th in the Premiership.
- Stoke are unbeaten in their last 7 home matches.
- Stoke's only home loss was a 0-1 against Norwich.
- Stoke have had 5 0-0's at halftime at home.
- Liverpool have won only 1 of their last 7 away matches.
- Liverpool have scored and conceded in 7 of their last 9 matches.
- Liverpool have failed to score in only 2 matches but have kept only 3 clean sheets in 17 matches.
- Liverpool have now had 13 over 2.5 goals matches in their last 15 matches.
- Liverpool have had only 1 0-0 at halftime.
- Liverpool's 3 draws this season have been score draws.
- Liverpool have scored in their last 10 matches.
Profitable in play opportunities.
- Stoke are tough to beat at home which begs the question " is Liverpool's price a little too skinny?"
- Over 2.5 goals comes in with regularity in Liverpool matches, and that could infer both teams scoring.
- Which is it to be? Stoke's 5 0-0's at halftime against Liverpool who have had a single halftime 0-0 all season? Take your pick. Faith in Suarez and co perhaps?
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530pm - Atromitos v Olympiakos - 1.62 away
6pm - Espanyol v Real Madrid - 1.38 away
Standout stats
- 0-0 between Atl Madrid and Barcelona yesterday means that a win for Real Madrid will really see them bang in contention for the title in the 2nd half of the season.
- A run of 4 Real Madrid wins to nil ended with 2 draws in recent head to heads ( score draws).
- This is 11th v 3rd in La Liga. This is a must win for Real Madrid. As mentioned initially, the front 2 are on 50 points. If Real Madrid win, they will be on 47 points. If they draw, they'll be on 45 points ( 5 points behind) and a defeat means they'll remain 6 points behind. This is a critical match in the title race.
- Espanyol have had only 3 wins in 13. They beat Atl Madrid 0-1 which was an eyebrow raiser!
- At home, Espanyol have beaten 2nd and 4th and have scored and conceded at home to 4th, 5th, 7th and 8th, so remain competitive, or lift their games when the big teams visit.
- Real Madrid have lost to 1st and 2nd this season.
- Real have won 7 of their last 8 matches scoring 7-3-5-5-4-2-3-3.
- Real have failed to score 2+ goals in only 2 away matches.
- Real have scored in all bar 1 match this season.
- Real had a 0-0 halftime last match but that was their first in 8 matches.
- Real have only led at halftime in 4 of their 9 away matches so fear not if there is a halftime draw or Real are trailing.
Profitable in play opportunities
- Expect Real to score 2 goals minimum. You'd have been concerned in their last match which remained 0-0 until the hour mark, but Real won 3-0 in the end.
- Lay Espanyol if they score first ( perhaps back the 1-0 as insurance given they beat Atl Madrid 0-1.)
- This is a must win for Real Madrid so if the match is drawn late on, keep the faith that Real will engineer a win.
745pm - Sassuolo v AC Milan - 1.72 away
8pm - Lille v Reims - 1.55 home
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