12pm - Tokatspor v Galatasaray - 1.22 away
Standout stats
- this is a turkish cup match between a 2 lig side and a super lig side
Tokatspor
- have lost 6 of their last 7, including a 2-0 loss away to Galatasary on the 15th January 2014.That was a very tight match, with a 69th minute own goal and a 90th minute winner only separating the 2 sides.
- have not won any of their last 3 home matches
- I'm a little confused here. They played Galatasary on 15th January in the cup, but have since had 3 other cup matches, and now meet Galatasary again. Is this the 2nd leg today?
Galatasary
- have only lost 1 match since December 2013 in all competitions
- have kept a clean sheet in their last 3 matches
- only 3 wins in 15 aways in all competitions
- have lost only 1 of their last 6 cup matches.
- only 2 wins in 17 away matches in the cup, albeit 4 draws in their last 7 ( 3 defeats)
Profitable in play opportunities
- my brain hurts. Is this a 2nd leg? If so, how come there are 3 cup matches sandwiched between the first meeting on 15th January 2014 and now, unless this is a tabled format for the cup?
- galatasary away are terrible in the cup, which must suggest a lay at 1.22 , as does the struggles at home to Tokatspor. This is despite the fact Galatasary have scored 9 in their last 2 matches and on their day will have a 2 lig team for breakfast!
315pm - Atromitos v AEL Kalloni - 1.26 home
Standout stats
- this is a greek super league match
- this is 3rd v 11th
- only 1 head to heads was a tight 0-1 win for Atromitos
Atromitos
- have only lost 3 matches
- are on an 11 match unbeaten run
- are unbeaten at home
- only failed to score in 3 matches
- have kept 4 clean sheets in their last 5 matches.
- against 10th and below at home, have kept 5 clean sheets in 6 matches.
- there are no halftime stats for Greece
AEL Kalloni
- have had only 2 draws all season.
- have twice gone on an away run of 3 defeats, then a win. They won their last away match
- only 2 clean sheets in their last 10 were 2 0-0 draws
- it's quite damning! AEL have lost all matches home and away to top 9 sides.
- against top 8 away , they conceded a minimum of 2 goals.
- have not had an away draw
Profitable in play opportunities
- The evidence is damning AEL lose home and away to top 9. This makes for a good DRT match as we expect Atromitos to win, and anything else will be exploitable in the usual manner. Be wary of the 0-0 as this is Greece . It it is an extended 0-0, lay it as late as you dare.
- Expect 2+ goals from Atromitos today and the possibility of a clean sheet. AEL did win their last away match but only once this season have they put together 2 consecutive wins.
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315pm - Olympiakos v Panionios - 1.11 home
it was business as usual with a cracking DRT from Olympiakos last match. 0-1 down, they went on to win 2-1. I know because I backed them ( more fool me given their 0-0's) in that match. More please today, boys! The absence of Mitroglou does not seem to have affected the goal scoring.
Standout stats
- 6 consecutive head to heads wins for Olympiakos scoring at least 2 goals in each.
- Panionis have scored in 2 of the last 3 meetings.
- this is 1st v 13th
Olympiakos
- have won all bar 2 away 0-0's
- naturally scored in all bar those 2 0-0's
- have scored 2+ goals in 18 matches this season.
- have kept 16 clean sheets this season
- have scored 2+ goals in all home matches.
- conceded first against Panatalaikos last home match and won 2-1
- have kept clean sheets against all teams 11th and lower
Panionios
- only 6 wins all season.
- have lost 6 of their last 7 away matches.
- have failed to score in 8 of their last 11 matches.
- have only won one away match but have lost to all top 5 away
Profitable in play opportunities
- I said it last time. This is all about Olympiakos. Will they continue to score 2+ as they have at home, and possibly keep a clean sheet.
- Panionios conceded 4 goals away to 2nd in a 4-1 defeat, and that kind of ties in with a 1.11 quote for Olympiakos, which you know by now means 3/4 goals minimum and a possible win to nil.
- As with Atromitos this is a good DRT match, as Olympiakos are such clear favourites. They did show in their last home match an ability to come back after conceding first. Perhaps you want to back Olympiakos rather than lay Panionios should that occur again.
- Olympiakos has been a great team for late goals, so if they are losing or drawing very late on, take a chance and lay the draw/ back Olympiakos as late as you can.
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4pm - Antalyaspor v Elazigspor - 1.64 home
530pm - PAOK v OFI - 1.39 home
Standout stats
- 3 draws in the last 5 head to heads ample warning regarding the increased unreliability of PAOK.
- Both sides have scored and conceded in the last 3 head to heads, 2 draws and a PAOK win.
- this is 2nd v 8th
PAOK
- only 4 defeats all season, albeit 2 came in the last 3 matches ( both away)
- have only failed to score in 3 matches.
- are unbeaten at home with all wins bar a 0-0 v 16th
- have never conceded more than a single goal a game at home.
OFI
- have kept 3 consecutive away clean sheets.
- 2 of those away matches were 0-0.
- have not beaten any of the top 13 sides away from home.
- Have conceded 5 and 3 goals in defeat v top 3 sides away
Profitable in play opportunities
- Live chatters know that PAOK can throw in the odd shocker and fail to score, so OFI's 3 consecutive away clean sheets is a warning.
- PAOK away though tend not to score when expected. At home they are a different animal it would seem.winning all bar a single 0-0.
- Faith therefore if this is a concerted 0-0 that PAOK can produce the goods at some stage
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545pm - Cambuur v PSV - 1.92 away
Standout stats
- PSV currently are about as trustworthy as an Arthur Daley/ Derek Trotter Partnership.
- there is only 1 head to head of relevance, a 2013 0-0 at PSV
- this is 15th v 7th. PSV are now 11 points adrift of 4th spot.
CAMBUUR
- only 6 wins this season.
- only 1 draw in their last 14 matches ( consisting of 9 losses).
- have won 4 of their last 6 home matches.
- only 1 clean sheet in their last 14 matches
- have only lost at home to top 4 sides.
- have not had a draw in 9 home matches
- have only had 1 0-0 at haltime in their last 11 matches
PSV
- have only scored 1 goal in their last 3 matches, and have failed to score in 2 defeats in their last 2 away matches.
- only 2 draws in their last 15 matches.
- have only failed to score in 4 all season ( but as I say, last 2 aways!)
- only 2 clean sheets in their last 14 matches.
- have lost 7 of their last 8 away matches.
- have only won 2 away matches
- 'have conceded in all away matches
Profitable in play opportunities
- DRT's are generally based around a strong market leader whose stats indicate he is a worthy market leader. This is not the case with a PSV side who have a terrible away record, have conceded in all aways, and have failed to score in their last 2 away matches.
- Given PSVs nervousness, a 0-0 prematch back to lay later on might work here in a match which makes little appeal
7pm - Penafiel v Benfica - 1.27 away
7pm - Real Madrid v Atl Madrid - 1.87 home
Standout stats
- This is a copa del rey match as well as a fiercely fought derby match. It also features pretenders to the crown Atl Madrid who are La Liga leaders.
- this is the first of a 2 legged affair
- 2013 head to heads ended 1-1 and 0-1 to Atl Madrid.( away win)
Real Madrid
- have won 11 of their last 12 in all competitions.
- undefeated since October 2013.
- have kept 9 clean sheets in their last 10 in all competitions.
- 27 wins at home in the last 29 matches. Atl Madrid won after extra time ( 90 min draw) and Atl Madrid won 0-1 in the league.
- 6 consecutive home clean sheets
- 5 consecutive copa wins, and 6 consecutive clean sheets
- since 2008 at home in the copa, only barcelona have beaten Real Madrid in 90 minutes. BUT Atl Madrid won in extra time in May 2013.
Atl Madrid
- since october 2013, only Espanyol have beaten them.
- Espanyol are the only side to win in Atl away matches since the start of the season
- unbeaten in the copa del rey since 2012
- unbeaten since 2012 away but 5 draws in 8 matches suggests they may concede but not lose.
Profitable in play opportunities
- this is a psychologically important match for both sides, as Atl Madrid bid to end the Real/barca monopoly in Spain.
- It is the first leg match so all is not lost should any team lose.
- I would take my Atl Madrid cues from the past performances against Real ( 1-1 and 0-1 away win) , as well as a recent 0-0 with barcelona. This could be a very defensive match where 0-0 pre-match could be traded.
- Atl Madrid are the only team to get anything from Real at home in the last 29 matches and that suggests odds on Real Madrid could be layable ( I'd prefer lower than 1.87 to be honest)
- a cracking spectacle likely to be defensively led.
745pm - Heerenveen v Twente - 2 away
745pm - Roma v Napoli - 1.85 home
Standout stats
- this is a coppa italia match
ROMA
- Roma are unbeaten at home in head to heads , drawing 1 and winning the last 2, scoring 2 goals minimum
- this is the 1st leg of 2.
- Roma have had 3 consecutive 1-0's in the Coppa, 1 loss and 2 wins.
- All of those 3 came at home.
- have not had a draw in 9 home coppa matches
NAPOLI
- have not had a draw in 8 Coppa matches since 2012.
- have won 4 of their last 5 coppa matches
- have lost 5 of their last 7 coppa matches away.
Profitable in play opportunities
- as this is a 1st leg, I am rather luke warm as regards any strong angles. Both sides tend to avoid draws in the Coppa Italia. I think the better angles will be produced in the 2nd leg which will be in reaction to what happens tonight.
- I would, gun to head, favour Roma here.
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755pm - Lyon v ESTAC Troyes - 1.4 home
9pm - Barcelona v Sociedad - 1.15 home
Standout stats
- Barcelona rarely lose 2 consecutive matches, despite this being a cup match ( and them losing against Valencia in the league).
- Barcelona predictably win these encounters at home scoring 2-5-4 in the last 3 home head to heads. Sociedad have scored in the last 5 head to heads too.
Barcelona
- only 3 defeats for Barcelona in recent history, v Ajax, Atletico and in their last match v Valencia.
- have scored 2+ goals in 15 of their last 16 home matches.
- have scored 3+ in 8 of their last 10 home matches.
- since 2011 , only Real Madrid have hindered an Unbeaten record for Barcelona.
- have won their last 6 copa matches , scoring 4-3-4-2-4-5
- since November 2010, again only Real Madrid have stopped barcelona at home.
Sociedad
- hints of struggles against the best with a 4-0 loss away to Atl Madrid latest
- that was one of only 2 defeats in 12 matches.
- unbeaten in their last 7 copa matches, the last 2 sets of matches were 2 legged affairs v Villareal and Racing Santander ( a lower league club)
- a run of 7 losing away copa matches ended with a draw and 2 wins latest v Algeciras, Villareal and Santander
Profitable in play opportunities
- this is a first leg copa match. barcelona must therefore make home advantage count and put the 2nd leg out of doubt.
- Barcelona will rarely lose 2 consecutive matches and this should be in DRT'ers favours if Sociedad score first. We should back Barcelona in this case.
- Barcelona are likely to score 2+, even 3+ goals and scored 9 in their last 2 Copa matches.
- A hint that Sociedad could concede 3+ goals came with a recent 4-0 loss away to Atl Madrid.
9pm - Porto v Estoril - 1.37 home
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