415pm - Steaua Bucharest v Uni Cluj - 1.22 home
Standout stats
- this is a Romanian league match, featured at www.soccerstats.com.
- the only concern is ring-rustiness after a prolonged Winter break
- Steaua have won all recent head to heads but note they did concede in their 2 recent home wins
- this is 1st v 17th ( of 18)
Steaua
- these teams have had one match since the winter break
- are unbeaten all season
- 7 wins and a draw at home
- have scored in all matches
- 4 home matches played against 10th and lower has produced a 4-0, 3-0, 5-0, 4-0
Uni Cluj
- 4 wins and 2 defeats since November 2013 sees an improvement. Bear in mind, those were the only wins this season
- have failed to score, though, in 3 defeats away from home
- quite comprehensively agaisnt top 8 away from home, they have lost the lot.
Profitable in play opportunities
- this all looks very straightforward which is good news for DRT as if anything less than a straightforward victory arrives, we can exploit it.
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745pm - Inverness CT v Stranraer - 1.22 home
This is a Scottish Cup match
- This is Premiership v League v Scottish league 1
Inverness
- only 1 win in 10 matches in all competitions. Solace tonight?
- no win in 5 home matches
- this looks like a replay today. 2-2 at Stranraer saw Stranraer lead 2-1 until late
Stranraer
- no win in 5 but 4 consecutive score draws
- 3 1-1 draws in the last 4 matches away . In fact, Stranraer have scored and conceded in 16 of their last 17 matches.
- only 3 defeats in 16 in the Scottish Cup.
- have scored and conceded in their last 5 matches in the Scottish cup
Profitable in play opportunities
- both teams to score ( again)? Stranraer definitely have a standout stat in that regard.
- an out of form Inverness are strong favourites. Are they vulnerable? Or is this solace for a Premiership team against a League one outfit.
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745pm - Leverkusen v Paris St-G - 2.22 away
- very tough to research this match.
- I don't even know how to start researching these matches. Rather than being reactive, you have to make your own decisions pre-match as to which side you favour.
- PSG have scored in all aways in the Champions League since 2012
Leverkusen
- only 3 wins in their last 8 home matches
- Leverkusen's opponents in the Champions League were the weaker of the bunch, Real Sociedad and Shakhtar Donetsk , and that might weaken their form. Add to that a Moyes mangled Man Utd and Leverkusen should think themselves lucky to be here.
- no draw in 19 home Champions League matches
- Manchester United, Liverpool and Barcelona are 3 teams who have recently beaten Leverkusen at home
PSG
- since the start of the season only Evian and Benfica have beaten PSG away in all competitions.
- PSG have scored and conceded in their last 8 away matches
- Olympiakos and Anderlecht amongst the teams PSG had to tackle to get here and to be honest they're not the hardest nuts to crack are they?
- questionable away form for PSg, playing the likes of Zagreb, Anderlecht, Olympiakos, Kiev ( oh and Barcelona too).
Profitable in play opportunities
- both teams have unremarkable champions league form , being in groups deemed rather weak. No draw in 19 for Leverkusen something to go to war with?
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745pm - Man City v Barcelona - 2.58 away
- good luck with this one!
- Manchester City under Mancini were not quite ready for the Champions League. Here they play the kind of side they will rarely meet in the Premiership. And it could be a case of value Barcelona?
- BUT then we have a shaky Barcelona side on the road in the Champions League.
- where's the value? Perhaps in laying Manchester City if City score first?
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745pm - Wigan v Barnsley - 1.62 home
Standout stats
- this is a Championship match.
- Wigan won 0-4 in an earlier meeting this season
- this is 9th v 23rd
Wigan
- only 2 defeats in 11 matches
- undefeated in 5 home matches, with 3 wins.
- Wigan have failed to score in 3 of their last 5 matches, but those were away.
- Wigan at home have only lost 2 matches against top 7 only.
- 3 matches against bottom 6 sides have been laboured at home, with 3-2, 2-2 and 2-1 scorelines. Remember Wigan are playing 2nd bottom today
- 4 0-0's at halftime at home, about 29% of home matches.
Barnsley
- seem to have a case of recent draw-itis
- 6 draws in their last 10 matches includes 3 2-2 draws in their last 4 matches.
- Barnsley have scored first in 4 of their last 5 matches so should be a good team to oppose if they lead.
- only 3 clean sheets all season
- only 1 win away for Barnsley
- they have scored and conceded agaisnt 5th-10th inclusive away from home. Wigan are 9th.
- 8 0-0's at halftime could see Barnsley keep it tight first half.
- have conceded 11 goals in total in the last 1/4 hour of 1st and 2nd halves away.
Profitable in play opportunities
- both teams could score today. Barnsley's score draws hint at it , as does their away performances against teams around Wigan's position in the league away from home.
- not sure about a 0-0 halftime score lay. 57% of Barnsley's away matches are 0-0 at halftime
- Wigan perform well outside top 7 at home but note their high scoring struggles against bottom 6, again an argument for both teams to score, and to oppose Barnsley if Barnsley score first.
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