Brazil did what was necessary to appease the crowds. They won 1-0 with a 2nd half goal from the very Brazilian named , erm, Fred.
SATURDAY
5am - Toyama v Shonan - 1.25 away
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Profitable in-play opportunities
12pm - Rubin Kazan v Neftekhimik - no odds yet
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Profitable in-play opportunities
1pm - Vejle v Marienlyst - 1.33 home
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- a bit like the Hoff, I have honed in on Marienlyst this season. Unlike the Hoff, the reason here is that Marienlyst are pants.
- Veijle won the last head to head 0-3
- this is 7th v 12th
- have scored and conceded in 5 of their last 6 matches
- have the look of a very inconsistent team. Cannot put together a steady run of wins/draws
- no win in 3 and only 1 win in 5 matches.
- only 1 win in 9 home matches is a concern.
- have conceded in their last 6 matches
- 7 0-0's at halftime at home.
Marienlyst
- been good at home recently, 2 1-0 wins ( the only clean sheets all season) and a 1-1, which was so near to being another 1-0 until they conceded very late.
- 10 consecutive away defeats though, conceding 2-4 goals in those matches.
- no win in 16 aways
- have conceded in their last 16 aways
- only 1 0-0 at halftime away
- have conceded 27 away goals 2nd half , scoring only 4
Profitable in-play opportunities
- there is no doubt that Veijle are as reliable as an Arfur Daley Motor, but Marienlyst away are just terrible . The away side are highly likely to concede between 2-4 goals which makes such a poor side as Veijle, strong favourites despite only 1 home win 9
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530pm - Girona v Deportivo - 1.61 home
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- Spanish 2nd tier and it's getting interesting.
Profitable in-play opportunities
530pm - Lugo v Mirandes - 1.65 draw
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Profitable in-play opportunities
530pm - Sporting Gijon v Tenerife - 1.2 home
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Profitable in-play opportunities
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6pm - Estonia v Tajikstan - 1.43 home
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- the match that has , erm, grabbed the attention of the world. Up there with Faroe Islands v San Marino
Estonia
- only the Euro qualifiers to look forward to.
- Unbeaten in8 friendlies until a 1-0 loss to Iceland.
- Estonia have been playing some poor teams though.
- only 2 defeats at home in friendlies in 14 matches were against Ukraine and Belarus.
- 3 1-1's in their last 4 home matches.
Tajikstan
- 9 wins , a draw and a loss in their last 11 friendlies.Not bad, but then Sri Lanka, India, Afghanistan, and Yemen are hardly world beaters.
- have scored and conceded in their last 3 away matches
Profitable in-play opportunities
- Gawd 'elp us! Not a match I want to dwell on really. I suppose Estonia's strong home form might see them through. A hope both teams score. Estonia do have a 1-1 draw sequence to end.
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745pm - Argentina v Slovenia - 1.25 home
Standout stats
- this friendly is taking place in Buenos Aires so the Argies should send their home fans home happy .
Argentina
- unbeaten in 7 friendlies with 4 consecutive clean sheets
- no loss in friendlies at home since 1993 so that is a real standout stat.
Slovenia
- Slovenia are not going to the World Cup and this looks rather like a sacrificial lamb for the Argie fans.
- no draw in 18 matches in all competitions.
- no draw in 8 friendlies sees 5 losses and 3 losses in 4 matches.. Failed to score in their last 4 losses.
- 3 consecutive 2-0 losses in friendlies away.
Profitable in-play opportunities
- this could be another win to nil tonight for the Argies given the Slovenians are failing to score against better teams.
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745pm - Belgium v Tunisia - 1.28 home
Standout stats
- head to heads from 2002 are irrelevant here.
Belgium
- only 4 defeats in friendlies since 2011 were against England, Romania, Columbia and Japan.
- 2-2-5-2 scored in their last 4 matches.
- tough to weigh up Tunisia's form as they generally play against African countries.
Profitable in-play opportunities
- Belgium have goals in them and 2+ goals minimum should be expected today. Tunisia have had a tendency to be tight in their matches so a hope that they can keep Belgium quiet for a while. if so, lay that 0-0
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9pm - El Salvador v Spain - 1.07 away
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- yet another friendly in which research is rather redundant. You are either with the 1.07 or you are not. 1.07 suggests that Spain are capable of 4+ goals if on song.
- Note the German match yesterday as a perfect example of a great DRT - 0-0 at halftime then goals , goals, goals. We can only hope for that today.
- Only 1 loss in 17 friendlies for Spain
- 2 consecutive clean sheets wins for Spain in friendlies in 2014 suggests a focus on not conceding which should suggest a correct score win to nil.
945pm - England v Honduras - 1.46 home
Standout stats
- the sight of James Milner at right back suggests Woy is using friendlies to see his under studies should the first team players get injured. This makes this research rather redundant as was seen with an unexpected 2-2 draw with Ecuador. Still there was a DRT there.
- consecutive losses for Honduras against Turkey and Israel suggests Honduras are here for the taking for England.
- react in-play should more surprises occur as the match is played.
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