Standout stats
- inconclusive head to heads see Pana scoring 0-1 away and Xanthi winning 3-1 at home latest
- this is 10th v 14th and the need is greater with the away side, flirting with relegation.
Panaitolikos ( Pana for short)
- only 1 win in 7 came at home
- scored and conceded in the last 4 matches
- only 1 defeat at home
- have had 4 0-0's at home.
- are unbeaten v 11th and lower with 4 wins and 2 0-0's
Xanthi
- only 2 wins in 12 matches came at home
- failed to score in 5 of their last 8 matches
- no win in 10 away
- only 1 clean sheet in 14 matches
- only 1 away win
- have conceded at least 2 goals away to 9th and above
- conceded in the last 7 aways
Profitable in-play opportunities
- 2 of the lesser lights and I won't be dwelling too long on this. Xanthi have trouble away , only 1 win and no wins v top 9 ( play 10th today)
- no win in 7 for pana sees them in poor form in a match to be quickly forgotten
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6pm - Torino v Napoli - 2.32 away
Standout stats
- Napoli have won the last 2 meetings scoring 5 and 2
- this is 10th v 3rd
Torino
- 3 consecutive defeats to nil and only 1 win in the last 6 matches
- have lost the last 2 home matches
- only 3 defeats at home this season came against 1st, 13th and 18th
- no win against top 5 at home
- 4 0-0's at halftime at home
- only 1 0-0 all season
Napoli
- only 4 defeats all season and only 1 loss in 14 matches
- Napoli play Porto in the Europa league on the 20th March which may not impact on this match
- only failed to score in 4 all season
- no draw away to top 12 this season includes 5 wins and 2 defeats
- only 1 0-0 at halftime away
- no 0-0 this season
Profitable in-play opportunities
- this should not end 0-0 and there is a chance for a goal before halftime despite Torino failing to score in 3 matches
- form wise it's advantage Napoli and that's who I'll favour here if Torino take the lead.
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745pm - Albion v Rangers - 1.15 away
Standout stats
- 1-1 from the first replay and Albion scored first for Rangers to keep us waiting for an equaliser
- not much research to be done. Well aware of albion's 1-0's and tight Scottish cup matches. Rangers at their best are too good, but complacency?
- since the 1-1 v Albion Rangers have gone on to win 3-0 and 2-0 at home in the league.
- Albion are coming off a 4-0 loss away to Queen's Park in league 2.
- This should be a 3/4 goals haul for Rangers today if on song against an albion side who seem to have had their day in the sun
745pm - Luton v Woking - 1.32 home
Standout stats
- this is a conference premier match so tread warily.
- this is 1st v 16th. Luton sitting pretty with a 13 point gap and 2 games in hand - complacency?
- Luton have won the last 2 meetings in 2013 0-4 and 0-1
Luton
- only 2 defeats all season, the last coming in september 2013
- have won their last 13 matches
- have only failed to score in 3 of their last 23 matches
- 7 clean sheets in their last 9 matches
- 5 clean sheets in last 6 home matches
- no defeat in 27 matches. 77% over 2.5 goals at home
- only 1 0-0 at home
Woking
- only 1 draw in 21 matches
- have won 3 of their lsat 4 matches
- have lost 3-1 and 2-0 away to 2nd and 3rd, but beaten 4th 0-2 and 5th 3-4
- no away 0-0
Profitable in-play opportunities
- limited stats for this league -it does all look rather straightforward but complacency could set in for a Luton side in the comfort zone at the top. Possibility for a win to nil if on song and if a concerted 0-0, lay it
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8pm - Nacional v Benfica - 1.57 away
Standout stats
- 6 wins for Benfica and a 2-2 draw in recent meetings
- this is 5th v 1st
nacional
- only 4 defeats all season, 1 of which came against Benfica and the most recent ( last match) was against Braga
- undefeated in 9 at home
- have failed to score in 5 matches
- not played top 3 at home and this is a concern, as we cannot gauge their performance/tactics v the best
- have not beaten the top 4 away though, drawing with 2nd and 3rd
- have scored in their last 6 home matches
- 3 0-0's at halftime and only one 0-0 at home
- have scored first in 6 of their 11 home matches
Benfica
- only loss was v 1st team played this season
- have won 8 of their last 9 matches
- 8 clean sheets in their last 9 matches
- scored in all matches
- 1-1 draw away to 2nd and 1-2 win v 4th. Will both teams score today?
Profitable in-play opportunities
- Benfica keep scoring and keep winning, mostly to nil . Will that continue today? They have conceded v top 4 away this season without losing. Nacional have not played top 3 at home this season but are Loss-Draw-Draw-Loss v top 4 away
- Nacional are undefeated in 9 at home so could put up some resistance
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8pm - Roma v Udinese - 1.43 home
Standout stats
- 1-1 and 0-1 Roma win in the last 2 matches
- this is 2nd v 14th. 2 games in hand over Juventus but 13 points adrift
Roma
- only 2 defeats all season, 1 came last match
- 5 consecutive clean sheets at home
- have failed to score in 5 matches
- 6 clean sheets in 8 matches
- undefeated at home
- only conceded 2 goals at home
- 5 0-0's at halftime at home
- no opponent has scored first at Roma or led at halftime at Roma
Udinese
- only 1 defeat in 6 came away latest
- have conceded 3 in each of the last 2 away matches
- only 3 clean sheets in 14 matches
- have only beaten 17th and lower away
- lost 1-0 to 1st and 6th away and drew 3-3 with 3rd
- only 1 0-0 at halftime away
- no 0-0 this season
Profitable in-play opportunities
- Roma must win to keep slim hopes of a title and to take advantage should Juventus slip up at any stage
- Udinese are unlikely to win so lay them should they score first ( and it's unlikely)
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9pm - Villarreal v Ath Bilbao - 2.4 home
Standout stats
- draw-draw and Ath Bilbao win in the last 3 head to heads
- this is 7th v 4th
Villareal
- only 2 wins in 7
- 6 clean sheets only all season
- have drawn at home to 1st and 2nd so can be tough to beat
- only 3 home defeats
- 3 0-0's at halftime at home
- only 1 0-0 all season
Ath Bilbao
- only 2 defeats in 15 matches
- only 1 defeat in 6 away matches
- no win away v 12th and above
- score draws v 6th and 9th away and playing 7th today
- only 2 0-0's at halftime away
- only 1 0-0 all season
- have scored first in only 4 of 13 away
Profitable in-play opportunities
- the away side are the form side but cannot seem to beat top 12 sides away -this brings the draw into play , and I think both sides could score today
- a chance for a goal before halftime
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