Euroelague: Uniks against Zalgiris


Newcomer of Zalgiris W. Cherry WILL NOT play at this game.


In this game I see both teams playing defensive basketball. Zalgiris this season isn't very good attacking team, they are better at struggling, low shooting game. Yes, they get it going sometimes but all in all they like to play more defensive basketball.


Uniks needs a win here but they must play defence too. Kazan doesn't have very fast or sharp shooting players so I expect here a nervous game with a tough start for both teams.

UNICS Kazan vs Zalgiris betting tips UNICS Kazan vs Zalgiris betting tips conclusion Stake 10 Stake: 10/10

    Pick under 71.5 after 1st half
    Odds 1.77

Football game from Belgium Jupiler Pro League - KV Mechelen at home is favorite to win against the team on KAA Gent. KV Mechelen is a poor team till now of a season with 13th - position and the last games shape is not a great and they cant found the way how to win. They loss against KV Kortrijk 0:3, also 0:0 at home with KV Oostende.


KAA Gent is 4th-position with 30 points in total, but the last games are not great for them too - two losses and one win. The last round result was with scoreless tie against Racing Genk, also before this the team coming of four low scoring scenario in six games.


The teams usually are not such a high scoring at Mechelen for the latest years - 0:1,0:1,0:2 and 1:1, so another reason for me to bet on Under 2.5 goals. Good luck!!!

Mechelen vs Gent betting tips Mechelen vs Gent betting tips conclusion Stake 8 Stake: 8/10

    Pick Under 2.5 goals
    Odds 1.97

Arsenal pulled out very important victory away from home against West Brom with a narrow 1:0 result. Only goal was scored by Danny Welbeck in 60th minute, while the players of West Brom had no proper answer in attack for the whole game and were stopped with ease.

With this victory behind their backs, they broke a streak of two consecutive losses (away to Swansea and at home against Manchester United), while the team now needs another three pointer in order to keep the race for the Champions League spots. Arsenal’s injury list continues to be very length, as players Kieran Gibbs, Nacho Monreal and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain all picked injury last weekend in a victory over West Brom. On the bright side, goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny is back between the posts, while central defender Laurent Koscielny made return last weekend and will surely boost their morale. Ozil, Ospina, Diaby, Wilshere and Walcott all continue to be long term absentees.



Southampton was completely outplayed last weekend, for the first time this season, as the team suffered unexpectedly easy loss at home against Manchester City 0:3. The game was quite balanced in the first halftime, but the visitors entered the second half with upped tempo and looked more than dominant.

Even though Citizens were left playing with a man less since 74th minute when Mangala got red carded, visitors remained better on the field and managed to score two more goals in last ten minutes of the game – exactly when the hosts were expected to attack and revert the score. Defensive midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin (15/3) picked up an injury in a defeat against Citizens and will miss this game. On the bright side, other defensive midfielder Jack Cork (10/2) is back for this game. Midfielder James Ward-Prowse (5/0) and forward Sam Gallagher (no performance this season) are out injured.


Open game is expected here, with both teams switching to attacking formations this time. Arsenal comes from a victory and will surely play to get another one, while it’s hard to imagine that the visitors will once again stay without a goal scored, having in mind what quality they have in offensive lineup.

Bet: Over 2.5 goals @ 1.96

 
Belgium vs. Wales / European Qualifiers 2016 – Two undefeated teams from this group will face each other in a situation when Belgium is third in the group but has played one match less, while Wales is the leader with two wins and a draw. Common to both of them is that they drew with Bosnia-Herzegovina but Belgium did that at home and they defeated Andorra, but Belgium did it with a better goal difference. Belgium on Wednesday played a friendly match, and they had played plenty of head-to-head before. They faced each other in the last qualifications too when Belgium won at home by 2-0, while in Brussels they drew 1-1 but at that point Belgium had already secured the first place in the group. Begins: 16.11.2014 – 18:00 CET

Belgium
The Belgians have played one match less and it spoils a bit their placement, but otherwise they haven’t done anything wrong so far. They outclassed Andorra, which was expected and won a valuable point in B-H. To compensate for the postponed match with Israel they played on Wednesday a friendly against Iceland, who in fact play similarly to Wales so it was a good test. It was a good match result wise, given that they won by 3-1.

It was not all easy but coach Wilmots had mixed the team and sent on the pitch a combination which will certainly not play against the Welsh. There were no captain Kompany in the defence, de Bruynea in the midfield , while Lukaku and Origi were not starters in the attack, who until now were the first choice for the offensive. Therefore, we should expect changes all over the team, with dilemmas about the right flank and the choice of strikers.

Probable lineups Belgium: Courtois – Alderweireld, Kompany, Lombaerts, Vertonghen – Witsel, Nainggolan – de Bruyne, E. Hazard – Origi

Wales
The Welsh can play without pressure this difficult away match, because they did a good job in the first three rounds. Now can only profit, if they manage to surprise, although they are aware that will be much more difficult to do than in the last match which they drew. The host were relaxed then and now they need to win, while Wales besides seven points didn’t impress much. They were even trailing behind Andorra in the first round and if the biggest stars of this team, Gareth Bale, wasn’t not there who knows how the match would end.

They drew with B-H at home and this is not a particularly good result, while they hardly defeated Cyprus. It must be said that from the beginning of the qualification they have problems with the team and are not complete, and will not be now. Again, there are no midfielders Ramsey and Ledley, stopper Chester and King, who is suspended because of the red card in the match against Cyprus, while on the other hand Allen is back in the team. Coach Coleman is therefore forced to make changes but Bale is ready, which is the most important at the moment.

Probable lineups Wales: Hennessey – Gunter, A. Williams, Collins, B. Davies – Allen, Collison, Bale, J. Williams, N. Taylor – Robson-Kanu

Belgium vs. Wales PICK
Belgium is too strong at the moment for Wales, even with Bale in the team. They need points in order to avoid complications and we believe that will win them without any problems. Home stadium and minimal problems with the players are sufficient for a clear victory.

Pick: Asian handicap -1.5 Belgium

Stake: 5/10

Odds: 1.83

SATURDAY 1ST NOVEMBER – INJURIES & SUSPENSIONS
England Premier League
Newcastle Utd v Liverpool FC
Newcastle Utd: Cissé (4/4 f, top scorer), Williamson (7/1 d)(both doubtful), Tioté (4/0 m), Santon (0/0 d), De Jong (2/0 m)
Liverpool FC: Enrique (2/0 d), Sakho (3/0 d), Sturridge (3/1 f), Flanagan (0/0 d), Suso (0/0 m)

Arsenal v Burnley FC
Arsenal: Sanogo (2/0 f), Gibbs (6/0 d)(both doubtful), Wilshere (7/1 m)(probably out), Gnabry (0/0 f), Debuchy (4/0 d), Koscielny (6/1 d), Ozil (6/1 m), Diaby (0/0 m), Giroud (2/1 f), Ospina (0/0 g)
Burnley FC: Reid (3/0 d), Taylor (3/0 m), Vokes (0/0 f)

Chelsea FC v QPR
Chelsea FC: Mikel (6/0 m), Rémy (3/1 f), Azpilicueta (8/0 d)
QPR: Ferdinand (7/0 d), Barton (4/0 m), Mutch (5/0 m), Onuoha (3/0 d), Faurlín (2/0 m)

Everton FC v Swansea City
(Federico Fernandez will be available for Swansea after his red card was overturned)
Everton FC: Oviedo (1/0 d), Mirallas (6/2 f), Koné (0/0 f), Stones (5/0 d)
Swansea City: Amat (4/0 d), Tiendalli (2/0 d), Britton (0/0 m), Donnelly (0/0 f), Richards (2/0 m)

Leicester City v West Bromwich
Leicester City: Morgan (9/0 d)(probably in), Hamer (1/0 g), Upson (0/0 d), Bakayogo (0/0 d)
West Bromwich: Olsson (4/0 d), Varela (0/0 f)

France Ligue 1
Lorient v Paris SG
Lorient: A. Traoré (3/0 m), Reale (0/0 m), Quercia (0/0 f), Autret (1/0 m), Lautoa (5/0 d), S. Diallo (8/0 m), Coutadeur (9/0 m)
Paris SG: Ibrahimovic (5/5 f), David Luiz (8/0 d), Van der Wiel (8/0 d)

Guingamp v Bastia
Guingamp: Cardy (0/0 m), Douniama (4/1 f), Lévêque (5/0 d), Jacobsen (4/0 d), M. Samassa (7/0 g), Angoua (5/0 d)
Bastia: E. Ba (7/0 m), Cioni (0/0 d), Brandao (2/0 f), G. Tallo (9/2 f)

Lille v St Etienne
Lille: Delaplace (7/1 m), Balmont (9/0 m)
St Etienne: Clerc (5/0 d), Cohade (10/0 m), Monnet-Paquet (10/1 f), Clément (9/0 m)

Metz v Caen
Metz: Andrada (5/0 f), Falcon (8/3 f, top scorer), N’Sor (0/0 f), Bussmann (11/1 d), H. Diallo (2/0 m)
Caen: J. Pierre (8/0 d), T. Lemar (9/0 m)

Germany Bundesliga
Hannover 96 v Eintracht Frankfurt
Hannover 96: Miller (0/0 g), Albornoz (6/0 d), Hoffmann (0/0 m), Stankevicius (1/0 d), Andreasen (6/1 m), Gülselam (8/0 m), Stindl (0/0 m)
Eintracht Frankfurt: Trapp (5/0 firs goalkeeper), Djakpa (4/0 d), Gerezgiher (0/0 m), Zambrano (6/0 d), Flum (2/0 m), Lanig (2/0 m), Rosenthal (0/0 m), Seferovic (9/3 f), Valdez (2/0 f), Waldschmidt (0/0 f)

Mainz v Werder Bremen
Mainz: Zentner (0/0 g), Hofmann (6/3 m), Moritz (7/0 m)
Werder Bremen: Busch (7/1 d), Zander (0/0 d), Bargfrede (0/0 m), von Haacke (0/0 m)

Bayern München v Borussia Dortmund
Bayern München: Reina (0/0 g), Starke (0/0 g), Badstuber (3/0 d), Javi Martinez (0/0 m), Schweinsteiger (0/0 m), Thiago (0/0 m)
Borussia Dortmund: Schmelzer (2/0 d), Blaszczykowski (0/0 m), Sahin (0/0 m), Ji (0/0 f)

Spain Primera División
Atlético Madrid v Córdoba CF
Atlético Madrid: Tiago (6/2 m)
Córdoba CF: José Crespo (6/0 d), Campabadal (3/0 d), José Carlos (1/0 m)

FC Barcelona v Celta de Vigo
FC Barcelona: Vermaelen (0/0 d), Iniesta (7/0 m)
Celta de Vigo: Planas (7/0 d), A. Fernández (4/0 m), Oubiña (0/0 m)

Real Sociedad v Málaga CF
Real Sociedad: Xabi Prieto (9/0 m), De La Bella (6/0 d), Elustondo (5/0 m), G. Rulli (0/0 g)
Málaga CF: Luis Alberto (6/1 m), Tissone (0/0 m), Chen (0/0 d), Flávio Ferreira (0/0 d), Pablo Pérez (0/0 m)

Italy Serie A
Napoli v AS Roma
Napoli: Zuniga (6/0 m)
AS Roma: Balzaretti (0/0 d), Strootman (0/0 m), Castan (1/0 d), Borriello (0/0 f), Maicon (6/0 d), Astori (5/0 d)

Empoli v Juventus
Empoli: Guarente (1/0 m), Sepe (6/0 first goalkeeper)
Juventus: Barzagli (0/0 d), Caceres (4/0 d), Pepe (1/0 m), Evra (4/0 d)

Austria Bundesliga
Austria Wien v Sturm Graz
Austria Wien: Larsen (13/1 m), Sikov (9/0 d)(both doubtful), Suttner (12/0 d), Koblischek (0/0 d), Kamara (10/1 f)
Sturm Graz: Hadzic (12/0 m, doubtful), Scharifi (1/0 d), Schmerböck (7/0 m), Pfingstner (0/0 d)

RB Salzburg v Admira
RB Salzburg: Vorsah (0/0 d), Berisha (0/0 m), Rodnei (0/0 d), Quaschner (6/0 f), Schwegler (9/2 d), Alan (12/6 f), C. Leitgeb (10/0 m), Lazaro (11/2 m), Ulmer (7/1 d, doubtful)
Admira: Windbichler (10/0 d), D. Toth (8/0 m), Domoraud (4/0 m), Burusic (1/0 f), Schachner (0/0 m)

Czech Republic Liga
Dukla Praha v Ceske Budejovice
Dukla Praha: Koval (0/0 m), Vorel (8/0 d)
Ceske Budejovice: Machovec (10/1 f), Volešák (8/0 m)

FC Brno v Slovacko
FC Brno: Pašek (6/1 m), P. Mezlík (4/0 m), Markovič (5/2 f), Koščák (6/0 m), Zavadil (12/1 m)
Slovacko: Biolek (0/0 m), Dočekal (4/0 f)

Banik Ostrava v Hradec Kralove
Banik Ostrava: Baroš (1/0 f), Greguš (11/1 m)(doubtful)
Hradec Kralove: Lindr (0/0 g), Križko (11/0 d)

Slavia Praha v Pribram
Slavia Praha: Berkovec (0/0 g), Mičola (0/0 f), Vyhnal (0/0 f), Mikula (2/0 f), Gecov (6/0 m)
Pribram: Stratil (5/0 f)

Denmark Superliga
FC Vestsjælland v Esbjerg fB
FC Vestsjælland: T. Villadsen (0/0 g), A. Randrup (3/0 d), M. Lumb (0/0 d)
Esbjerg fB: J. Andersen (12/0 m), L. Rise (5/0 m), J. Jensen (0/0 g)


Holland Eredivisie
AFC Ajax v FC Dordrecht
AFC Ajax: Viktor Fischer (0/0 f)
FC Dordrecht: Adnan Alisic (0/0 m), Giovanni Korte (6/2 f, top scorer), Robin Gosens (10/1 d)

FC Twente v SC Heerenveen
FC Twente: Renato Tapia (1/0 m), Felipe Gutiérrez (0/0 m)
SC Heerenveen: Sam Larsson (2/1 f)

Feyenoord v PEC Zwolle
Feyenoord: Lex Immers (8/1 m), Joris Mathijsen (6/0 d), Elvis Manu (10/2 f, doubtful)
PEC Zwolle: Leroy Labylle (0/0 f)

PSV Eindhoven v ADO Den Haag
PSV Eindhoven: Oscar Hiljemark (5/0 m), Stijn Schaars (0/0 m), Abel Tamata (3/0 d)
ADO Den Haag: Danny Bakker (7/0 m), Timothy Derijck (4/0 d), Mitchell Schet (6/0 f)

Portugal Primeira Liga
FC Penafiel v GD Estoril
FC Penafiel: Tony (2/0 d), Bura (4/0 d), Henrique (0/0 d), Bruninho (1/0 f)
GD Estoril: Mano (6/0 d), Kakuba (0/0 d)

Vitória Guimarães v Sporting Lisboa
Vitória Guimarães: Douglas (7/0 first goalkeeper), Pedro Correia (0/0 d), Moreno (2/0 m), Defendi (7/0 d)
Sporting Lisboa: Jefferson (5/0 d)

FC Porto v Nacional Madeira
FC Porto: Helton (0/0 g)
Nacional Madeira: Hyun-Jun Suk (7/1 f), Ezzat (4/0 d)

Italy Serie B
Carpi FC v Vicenza Calcio
Carpi FC: Struna (9/0 d), Ndiaga (0/0 f), De Silvestro (0/0 m), Dossena (1/0 g)
Vicenza Calcio: Maritato (4/0 f), Cocco (9/2 f), Ragusa (8/3 f), Gentili (10/0 d)

FC Crotone v Perugia Calcio
FC Crotone: –

FC Pro Vercelli v AS Bari
AS Bari: Camporese (5/0 d), Calderoni (10/0 d), Sabelli (8/1 d)

Livorno Calcio v Bologna FC
Livorno Calcio: Jonny Mosquera (8/0 m)
Bologna FC: Pazienza (0/0 m), Casarini (5/1 m), Friberg (0/0 m), Troianiello (6/0 m), Paramatti (0/0 d), Maietta (10/0 d)

Pescara Calcio v Spezia Calcio
Pescara Calcio: Caprari (4/0 f), Brugman (0/0 m), Lund Nielsen (6/0 m), Grillo (7/0 d), Pesoli (5/0 d), Fiorillo (8/0 g)
Spezia Calcio: Piccolo (5/0 d), Catellani (11/6 f, top scorer), Šitum (4/1 f), Čulina (5/1 m), Madonna (5/0 d), De Col (9/0 d)

Virtus Entella v Virtus Lanciano
Virtus Entella: Cesar (10/1 d), Staiti (0/0 f), Moreo (5/0 f), Troiano (7/1 m), Baldanzeddu (3/0 d)
Virtus Lanciano: Thiam (8/3 f), Cerri (9/4 f, 2nd top scorer), Vastola (11/5 m, top scorer), Conti (8/0 d)

Turkey 1. Lig
Antalyaspor v Bucaspor
Antalyaspor: Ömer Kandemir (0/0 d), Önder Turacı (0/0 d), Çağrı Yarkın (0/0 f)(all doubtful), Sakıb Aytaç (7/0 d), Sammy Ndjock (0/0 g)
Bucaspor: Luiz Henrique (4/0 d, doubtful), Torric Jebrin (3/0 m)

Elazığspor v Adana Demirspor
Elazığspor: Erdinç Yavuz (0/0 m), Ömer Yıldız (4/1 f), Franco Cangele (6/1 f)
Adana Demirspor: –

Şanlıurfaspor v Manisaspor
Şanlıurfaspor: Veli Kızılkaya (7/0 d)
Manisaspor: Süleyman Çelikyurt (2/0 d), Kenan Aslanoğlu (1/0 m)(both doubtful)

Turkey Süper Lig
Genclerbirligi v Istanbul Basaksehir FK
Genclerbirligi: –
Istanbul Basaksehir FK: –

Akhisar Bld. v Trabzonspor
Akhisar Bld.: Douglao (5/0 d), Kenan Özer (4/0 m)
Trabzonspor: Onur Kıvrak (4/0 first goalkeeper), Aykut Demir (0/0 d), Zeki Yavru (7/0 d), Deniz Yılmaz (1/0 f, doubtful)

Spain Segunda División
Barcelona B v Sporting Gijón
Barcelona B: Campins (1/0 d), Patric (9/0 m), Kaptoum (3/1 m), Munir (0/0 f), Bicho (8/0 m)
Sporting Gijón: Hugo Fraile (0/0 f), Barrera (7/0 m)

CE Sabadell v CD Mirandés
CE Sabadell: Juanjo Ciércoles (0/0 m), Longás (4/0 m), Cristian (7/1 d), Tamudo (6/4 f, top scorer)
CD Mirandés: Álex García (10/1 m), Javi Cantero (3/0 d), Juanjo (6/0 f), Emilio (8/0 m), Razak Brimah (5/0 first goalkeeper)

Deportivo Alavés v Alcorcón
Deportivo Alavés: Xabi Castillo (1/0 d), Einar Galilea (2/0 d), Sergio Tejera (5/1 m), Jarosik (0/0 m)
Alcorcón: Nagore (6/0 d), Sergio Mora (1/0 m), Antonio Martínez (7/0 m)


Greece Super League
AO Platanias v PAS Giannina
AO Platanias: Peristeridis (2/0 g), Neplyakh (5/0 d), Goundoulakis (3/0 m), Milunović (4/0 f)
PAS Giannina: Korovesis (4/0 d)

Veria FC v Panionios GSS
Veria FC: Jokin Esparza (0/0 m), Vukić (0/0 m)
Panionios GSS: Ibagaza (7/0 m)

Asteras Tripoli v Olympiakos Pireus
Asteras Tripoli: Kourmpelis (3/0 d), Tié Bi (3/0 m)
Olympiakos Pireus: Jorge Benítez (4/1 m), Afellay (4/1 m), Domínguez (7/2 f), Ndinga (4/0 m), Botía (6/0 d), Salino (2/0 m)

Sweden Allsvenskan
Åtvidabergs FF v Malmö FF
Åtvidabergs FF: Petter Gustafsson (5/0 d), Andreas Dahlén (18/0 d), Imad Zatara (12/1 f), Mohammed Abubakari (25/2 m)
Malmö FF: Guillermo Molins (11/8 m), Markus Halsti (26/1 m)

Brommapojkarna v IF Elfsborg
Brommapojkarna: Nicklas Bärkroth (27/1 f)(doubtful), Gabriel Özkan (7/0 m), Filip Tronet (4/0 m), Stefano Vecchia (5/0 f), Seth Hellberg (9/0 m)
IF Elfsborg: Jon Jönsson (10/0 d), Henning Hauger (24/0 m), Sebastian Holmén (27/1 d)

Djurgårdens IF v Norrköping
Djurgårdens IF: Alexander Faltsetas (26/2 m), Mark Mayambela (15/1 m)
Norrköping: Marcus Falk-Olander (22/1 m), James Frempong (8/0 m), Arnór Ingvi Traustason (18/3 m)

Falkenbergs FF v Mjällby AIF
Falkenbergs FF: Zlatan Krizanovic (0/0 f)
Mjällby AIF: Marcus Ekenberg (14/2 f), Rikard Östlin (4/0 d), David Löfquist (22/2 m), Daniel Ivanovski (13/0 d), Kwame Bonsu (24/0 m)

Gefle IF v Helsingborg
Gefle IF: Jonas Olsson (11/0 d), Sive Pekezela (0/0 m)
Helsingborg: Andreas Landgren (0/0 m), Darijan Bojanic (11/2 m), David Accam (25/17 f, top scorer)

IFK Göteborg v Halmstads BK
IFK Göteborg: Diego Calvo (3/0 m), Philip Haglund (7/0 m)
Halmstads BK: Shkodran Maholli (0/0 f)


Finland Cup
HJK v Inter Turku
HJK: Rasmus Schüller (11/1 m), Roni Porokara (4/1 m)
Inter Turku: Diogo (5/1 m), Ville Nikkari (13/0 d)

Bulgaria A PFG
CSKA Sofia v Slavia Sofia
CSKA Sofia: Misidjan (1/0 d), Iliev (8/1 d), Milisavljevic (5/0 m), Stoyanov (1/0 m), Marquinhos (12/2 m), Joachim (8/2 f)
Slavia Sofia: G. Petkov (10/0 first goalkeeper), Burgzorg (12/1 m)(both doubtful), Genchev (7/1 m), Fonseca (4/1 f), Velkov (0/0 d), Panov (13/0 d)

Scotland Premier League
Celtic FC v Inverness CT
Celtic FC: Kris Commons (7/3 m)(doubtful), Aleksandar Tonev (4/0 m), James Forrest (2/0 m), Derk Boerrigter (1/0 f)
Inverness CT: Richie Foran (0/0 m)

Dundee United v St. Mirren
Dundee United: Gary Mackay-Steven (11/1 m)(doubtful),
St. Mirren: John McGinn (11/0 m)(doubtful), Steven Thompson (1/0 f), Isaac Osbourne (3/0 m), Gregg Wylde (9/0 m), Ellis Plummer (6/0 d)

Hamilton Acad. v Partick Thistle
(Stuart Bannigan will be available for Partick Thistle despite receiving red card in the last game.)
Hamilton Acad.: –
Partick Thistle: Christie Elliot (10/0 f), Stephen O’Donnell (7/2 d)(both doubtful), Gary Fraser (4/2 f), Sean Welsh (0/0 m)

Scottish Cup
Elgin City v Bo’ness United
Elgin City: Ali Mackenzie (4/0 m)
Bo’ness United: Stewart Devine (d)(doubtful)

Linlithgow Rose v Raith Rovers
Linlithgow Rose: Andy Shirra (m), Ruari MacLellan (f)(both probably in)
Raith Rovers: Christian Nade (7/3 f, top scorer)(probably out), Kevin Cuthbert (3/0 g), Craig Barr (0/0 d)

Annan Athletic v Livingston FC
Annan Athletic: Steven Swinglehurst (3/0 d), Kenny Mackay (4/2 f), Derek Carcary (6/1 f)
Livingston FC: Rob Ogleby (6/0 f)(doubtful), Declan Gallagher (4/1 d), Brad Donaldson (0/0 d)

Arbroath FC v Nairn County
Arbroath FC: Dylan Carreiro (6/4 m), Adam Hunter (7/0 d), Craig Johnstone (5/0 m), Jack Smith (2/1 m)
Nairn County: Callum Donaldson (0/0 g), Gregg Main (0/0 m), Steven Ellis (0/0 m), Stuart Leslie (0/0 f)

Ayr United v Alloa Athletic
Ayr United: Nicky Devlin (11/0 d), Kevin McKinlay (9/0 d)(both doubtful)
Alloa Athletic: Iain Flannigan (4/1 m), Greig Spence (9/2 f)

Dumbarton FC v Rangers FC
Dumbarton FC: Danny Rogers (11/0 first goalkeeper), Kieran McDonald (7/0 f), Chris Kane (3/2 f, top scorer), Scott Taggart (8/0 d), Hugh Murray (1/0 m), Jordan Kirkpatrick (10/1 m)
Rangers FC: Steve Simonsen (8/0 first goalkeeper)(doubtful), Marius Zaliukas (5/1 d), Cammy Bell (2/0 g)

East Fife v Berwick Rangers
East Fife: Alan Cook (5/1 m), Jonathan Page (6/0 d)
Berwick Rangers: Scott Maxwell (8/0 m), Scott Dalziel (7/1 f)

Forfar Athletic v Cowdenbeath
Forfar Athletic: Mark Baxter (9/0 d), Omar Kader (11/1 f)(both doubtful)
Cowdenbeath: Callum Gallagher (6/3 m, top scorer), Kenny Adamson (3/0 d), John Armstrong (5/0 d), Sammy Stewart (0/0 m)

Greenock Morton v Airdrie United
Greenock Morton: Declan McManus (11/6 f, top scorer), Michael Miller (5/0 d)
Airdrie United: David Proctor (7/1 d)(doubtful), Ben Everton-Richards (8/0 d)

France Ligue 2
Chamois Niortais v AS Nancy
Chamois Niortais: Lahaye (4/0 d)
AS Nancy: Ehret (1/0 d), Hadji (8/0 f), Bauchet (0/0 f), Grange (5/0 m), Muratori (11/0 d)

Romania Liga I
Gaz Metan Medias v Univ Cluj-Napoca
Gaz Metan Medias: Trtovac (4/0 d), Vitinho (0/0 f), Buziuc (8/0 f)
Univ Cluj-Napoca: Morar (0/0 f)(doubtful), Jovanović (6/0 m)

CS Univ Craiova v FC Botosani
CS Univ Craiova: Izvoranu (1/0 d), Kay (7/0 d), Bancu (11/1 d)
FC Botosani: Batin (9/2 f)

Russia Premier League
CSKA Moscow v Zenit
CSKA Moscow: Elm (0/0 m), Panchenko (7/1 f), Vitinho (5/1 f)
Zenit: Shatov (10/2 m), Smolnikov (9/2 d)(both doubtful)

England Championship
Wolverhampton v Birmingham City
Wolverhampton: Bakary Sako (13/7 m, top scorer)(doubtful), Aaron McCarey (0/0 g)
Birmingham City: Demarai Gray (10/1 m)(doubtful), David Edgar (14/1 d), Mark Duffy (3/0 m), Jonathan Spector (8/0 d), Gavin Gunning (0/0 d), Matt Green (0/0 f)

Blackburn Rovers v Reading FC
Blackburn Rovers: Tommy Spurr (0/0 d), Jason Lowe (5/0 m), Chris Brown (0/0 f), Paul Robinson (7/0 first goalkeeper)
Reading FC: Michael Hector (13/1 d), Danny Guthrie (4/0 m), Garath McCleary (0/0 m), Jem Karacan (0/0 m), Shaun Cummings (4/1 d), Craig Tanner (3/0 f)

Blackpool v Ipswich Town
Blackpool: Jose Miguel Cubero (2/0 m), Joan Oriol (10/0 m), Gary MacKenzie (0/0 d), Steven Davies (2/0 f)
Ipswich Town: Jonathan Parr (10/1 d)(doubtful), Kevin Bru (8/0 m)

Brentford FC v Derby County
Brentford FC: Alan McCormack (14/1 m), Sam Saunders (0/0 m), Scott Hogan (1/0 m), Richard Lee (0/0 g)
Derby County: Lee Grant (12/0 first goalkeeper), Jamie Ward (11/5 f, 2nd scorer), George Thorne (0/0 m), Shaun Barker (0/0 d)

Cardiff City v Leeds United
Cardiff City: Etien Velikonja (0/0 f), Tom Adeyemi (9/0 m)(both doubtful), Kagisho Dikgacoi (2/0 m)
Leeds United: Zan Benedičič (1/0 m), Aidy White (0/0 m), Lewis Walters (0/0 f)

Charlton Athletic v Sheffield Wed
Charlton Athletic: Igor Vetokele (12/6 f, top scorer)(doubtful), Frederic Bulot (7/0 m), Joe Gomez (3/0 d), Simon Church (2/0 f)
Sheffield Wed: Keiren Westwood (14/0 first goalkeeper), Lewis Buxton (2/0 d)(both doubtful), Sam Hutchinson (4/0 d), Dejan Kelhar (0/0 d), Caolan Lavery (0/0 f)

Rotherham v Middlesbrough
Rotherham: Joe Skarz (14/0 d), Richard Brindley (2/0 d), Luciano Becchio (5/0 f), Conor Newton (0/0 m), Mark Bradley (0/0 m)
Middlesbrough: Jonathan Woodgate (0/0 d), Damia Abella (6/0 d), Muzzy Carayol (0/0 m), Rhys Williams (0/0 d)


England League One
Bradford City v Doncaster Rovers
Bradford City: Gary Liddle (14/1 m)(probably out), Rory McArdle (15/1 d)
Doncaster Rovers: James Coppinger (12/1 m)(doubtful), Rob Jones (5/0 d)

Bristol City v Oldham Athletic
Bristol City: –
Oldham Athletic: George Elokobi (10/0 d)

Leyton Orient v Coventry City
Leyton Orient: Nathan Clarke (12/0 d)(doubtful), Jack Price (3/0 m), Shane Lowry (13/0 d), Darius Henderson (14/5 f, top scorer), Romain Vincelot (11/2 m), Gary Sawyer (0/0 d), Kevin Lisbie (3/1 f), David Mooney (8/1 f), Adam Legzdins (5/0 g), Lloyd James (6/0 m)
Coventry City: Danny Pugh (5/0 m), Danny Swanson (8/0 m), Seb Hines (9/0 d), Jordan Clarke (11/1 d)(went on loan)

Milton Keynes Dons v Swindon Town
Milton Keynes Dons: Danny Green (2/0 m)(doubtful), Lee Hodson (3/0 d), George Baldock (7/0 m)
Swindon Town: Raphael Branco (8/1 d)(probably out)

Notts County v Walsall FC
Notts County: Jimmy Spencer (0/0 f), Jake Cassidy (11/3 f), Hayden Mullins (5/0 m)
Walsall FC: –

Rochdale v Preston NE
Rochdale: Peter Vincenti (12/6 m, 2nd scorer), Josh Lillis (2/0 g)
Preston NE: Paul Gallagher (14/2 f)(doubtful), Bailey Wright (9/1 d), Andy Little (5/1 f), Jordan Hugill (3/0 f)

Sheffield Utd v Barnsley
Sheffield Utd: –
Barnsley: –

Colchester Utd v Port Vale
Colchester Utd: Alex Gilbey (15/1 m), Tosin Olufemi (0/0 m), Drey Wright (2/0 d)
Port Vale: Carl Dickinson (15/1 d), Stephane Zubar (2/0 d), Tom Pope (14/5 top scorer)

Fleetwood Town v Gillingham
Fleetwood Town: David Ball (14/3 f)(doubtful), Liam McAlinden (5/2 f)(left the club), Jamie Proctor (15/4 f, top scorer), Steven Schumacher (15/0 m), Jamille Matt (0/0 f)
Gillingham: Callum Davies (5/0 d), Amine Linganzi (5/0 m), Aaron Morris (10/0 d)

England League Two
Burton Albion v Plymouth Argyle
Burton Albion: George Taft (12/0 d), John Mousinho (12/0 m), Callum McFadzean (9/1 m), Jimmy Phillips (0/0 m)
Plymouth Argyle: Alex Bray (1/0 m), Matt Lecointe (0/0 f), Ben Purrington (4/0 d)

Bury FC v Cambridge Utd
Bury FC: Clive Platt (2/0 f)(retired), Duane Holmes (6/0 m)(left the club), Keil O’Brien (0/0 d)
Cambridge Utd: Ian Miller (0/0 d), Issaga Diallo (8/1 d)

Cheltenham v York City
Cheltenham: Asa Hall (1/0 m), Matt Taylor (13/1 d)
York City: Wes Fletcher (10/3 f), Jake Hyde (11/2 f)(both doubtful), Dave Winfield (4/1 d), Josh Carson (0/0 m)

Dagenham & Red. v Shrewsbury
Dagenham & Red.: Abu Ogogo (13/3 m), Zavon Hines (0/0 f)
Shrewsbury: James Wesolowski (14/1 m)(doubtful)

Exeter City v Luton Town
Exeter City: Jamie Reid (0/0 f), Pat Baldwin (6/0 d), Jordan Moore-Taylor (6/1 d)
Luton Town: Pelly Ruddock (13/1 m), Alex Lawless (3/1 m), Charlie Walker (2/0 f)(all doubtful), Ross Lafayette (7/0 f)

Mansfield v Southend Utd
Mansfield: Ritchie Sutton (15/0 d), Ryan Tafazolli (11/1 d), Luke Jones (0/0 d), Alex Fisher (10/1 f), Kieron Freeman (4/0 d), Liam Hearn (1/0 f)
Southend Utd: Ben Coker (6/1 d), Mads Ibenfeldt (1/0 d)

Northampton v AFC Wimbledon
Northampton: Lewis Hornby (0/0 m), Ian Morris (2/0 m), Evan Horwood (3/0 d), Marc Richards (10/8 f, top scorer), Zander Diamond (8/0 d), Ryan Watson (5/0 m)
AFC Wimbledon: –

Oxford United v Wycombe
Oxford United: Tom Newey (12/0 d), Will Hoskins (2/0 f)
Wycombe: Gary Doherty (0/0 d)

Switzerland Challenge League
FC Schaffhausen v FC Le Mont
FC Schaffhausen: Almerares (11/1 f), Gonçalves (0/0 d)
FC Le Mont: Reis (13/0 d), Ndiaye (5/0 d), N’silu (6/1 f), Si Salem (3/0 f, doubtful)

FC Winterthur v FC Lugano
FC Winterthur: Bengondo (13/6 f, top scorer), Baumann (0/0 d), Schättin (0/0 d), Schuler (8/0 d), Menezes (11/1 d, doubtful)
FC Lugano: César (7/0 f), Padalino (4/0 m), Basic (13/4 m, doubtful)

Switzerland Super League
FC Basel v Grasshoppers
FC Basel: Xhaka (13/1 d), Ajeti (1/0 d), Ivanov (0/0 d), Streller (8/5, top scorer)
Grasshoppers: Abrashi (13/1 m), Grichting (9/0 d), Salatic (6/0 m), Merkel (6/0 m, doubtful)

Australia A-League
Perth Glory v Newcastle Jets
Perth Glory: Ruben Zadkovich (0/0 m), Sidnei Sciola (0/0 f), Chris Harold (0/0 f), Harry O’Brien (0/0 f)
Newcastle Jets: Adrian Madaschi (0/0 d), Billy Celeski (0/0 m), Josh Barresi (0/0 m), Mitch Cooper (0/0 m)


Germany 2. Bundesliga
1. FC Nürnberg v FC St. Pauli
1. FC Nürnberg: D. Blum (0/0 f), Evseev (1/0 m), Gebhart (6/1 m)
FC St. Pauli: Buballa (7/0 d), Halstenberg (0/0 d), L. Sobiech (9/2 d), Thorandt (2/0 d)

1. FC Heidenheim v SV Darmstadt 98
1. FC Heidenheim: Beermann (1/0 d), Grimaldi (3/1 f)
SV Darmstadt 98: –

Germany 3. Liga
SV Wehen Wiesbaden v Chemnitzer FC
SV Wehen Wiesbaden: Herzig (15/0 d), Funk (0/0 d), Kotzke (2/0 m)
Chemnitzer FC: Garbuschewski (9/0 m), Ziereis (5/0 f)

Holstein Kiel v Arminia Bielefeld
Holstein Kiel: Gebers (8/0 d), Wetter (5/1 d), Sané (10/1 f)
Arminia Bielefeld: Hornig (0/0 d)

The match i have been waiting since the World Cup finished.


Real Madrid have been in fine form. Ancelotti seems to be a good coach for Real(he was good at AC Milan but bad at Juve and Chelsea). Real come fully fit for this match and they will line-up this way:

Casillas – Carvajal, Pepe, Ramos, Marcelo – Modric, Kroos, Isco – James, Ronaldo, Benzema

Barcelona will start with this lineup (probable):

Bravo – Mathieu, Mascherano, Pique, Dani Alves – Iniesta, Rakitic, Busquets – Messi, Neymar, Pedro.



Of course the big question is will Suarez start instead of Pedro, the main question is if he is fit enough. I think Suarez will not start but will surely come in to play some minutes. Last year was Real Madrid’s best year in a long time but something still went bad for them: they lost to Barcelona, twice )2-1 in the Camp Nou and 4-3 at their very own Santiago Bernabeu). For me Barcelona is the better team overall but it will all come down to some tactical decisions. I think Luis Enrique is a good coach so if I had to, i would have to go with Barcelona to win this one.

But first i would like to mention some key issues:

Barcelona defend better than last year, Mathieu is playing well, Pique surprisingly is a regular again and overall Barca manages to keep that high-pressing, steal balls in the opponent’s half and manage to keep clean sheets fairly easily
Barca made an incredible bad game at PSG when they lost 3-2 and all the goals of PSG were scored by midfielders (Veratti and Matuidi) and defender David Luiz, which is absolutely shameful.
Real Madrid lost di Maria who was the second best(if not the best) player Real Madrid had last season. James replaced him but although hugely talented James does not help Real Madrid as much as di Maria did, he is still adapting(although James made a killer pass for Cristiano Ronaldo’s first goal at Anfield this week, watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxZ4Rp7xxxw
Neymar is not really world class and if Pedro starts instead of Suarez, it will all be down to Messi to create danger. I think we will see a lot less goals than last year, and in general i think this year both teams defenses are better than last year.
My prediction for this game is under 3.5 goals @ 1.69 odds, stake 8/10.

Pick: under 3,5 goals
Odds: 1.69

Celta Vigo – Levante / La Liga – Although Celta didn’t win the last two matches they cling to the upper half of the table and are more than satisfied. Levante had a desperate start of the season and right now are on the penultimate place with the worst goal difference in the league, and are particularly bad when play at home. Celta had two tough matches and one point out of them is not a bad result, while Levante too won one point also in the away match. It is interesting that out of their six head-to-head matches in La Liga the hosts have never won, while the last season the result was twice 0-1. Begins: 24.10.2014 – 21:00 CET

Celta Vigo
It was probably expected that after the first defeat at home in the round before the last one Celta would head to a crisis that will be plagued with bad results, but something like that simply didn’t happen. Villarreal had indeed outplayed them at the Balaidos and the defeat of 3-1 was truly deserved, however, Celta had quickly recovered and have brought home a point from Bilbao in the last round, which was never an easy accomplishment, regardless of crisis that Athletic are going through right now.

They were a bit lucky in that match but they fought to the end and that one point was quite deserved. In the end the result read 1-1 and Nolito scored again, who now belongs to the famous Celta’s trio responsible for scoring goals. Nolito in fact just continued the series that Orellan started and Larrivey carried on later. Stopper Fontas didn’t appear in Bilbao because of a red card and now is injured so S. Gomez remains a stopper, while this time there will be no Orellan, because he had already accrued five yellow cards this season and Santi Mina seems to be a logical substitute.

Probable lineups Celta Vigo: S. Alvarez – Hugo Mallo, Cabral, S. Gomez, Planas – Radoja, Alex Lopez, Krohn-Dehli – S. Mina, Nolito, Larrivey

Levante
Levante is the penultimate in the standings and have won only once, which was the reason why they sacked coach Mendilibar. It was nothing unexpected, because the numbers are even worse than being in the relegation zone indicates. Levante have lost all four matches played at home and they didn’t score a single goal receiving 14 in the meantime. They can be justified to a degree by the fact that they were hosts to Barcelona and Real, who both loaded them with five goals. Villarreal defeated them, as well as Rayo Vallecano which wasn’t supposed to happen.

They won one match away and drew two more times, which is an encouragement for this match. On the other hand, they scored the least goals as a team, one on average in every second match and they received the most. New coach is Lucas Alcaraz, but in this match he will likely be Bea’s assistant. The question is can he change anything for the better, but he will certainly introduce changes in the team and we should expect that Victor Perez and Barral play from the first minute.

Probable lineups Levante: Marino – P. Lopez, Rodas, Juanfran, I. Lopez – P. Diop, Camarasa – Victor Perez, Ruben Garcia, Barral – Casadesus

Celta Vigo – Levante PICK
Levante could even be dangerous in this match, because they changed the coach and somehow manage to avoid defeats away, but Celta are currently too strong to miss the chance to make a new triumph and stop a series of two matches without a victory.

Pick: Asian handicap -1 Celta

Stake: 5/10

Odds: 1.71

Huge clash here in the Europa League Group A between Krasnodar (2 points) and Wolfsburg (1 point), as both teams are involved in a dogfight in an evenly matched group, fighting with Lille for the 2nd place (but Everton has not escaped from the mix either).

Krasnodar was a very entertaining team to watch this season, they are 5th in the Russian League, playing some good football (last time 2-2 with Zenit in the weekend), and have put on some great performances in the Europa League as well – scoring tons of goals in the qualies and getting two 1-1 draws in the group against Lille and Everton. The hosts don`t have particularly big stars in the roster but they are jelling well together and play nice, attractive football.

Wolfsburg suffered due to defensive inability in the beginning of the season (their offense is top notch) but they played better at the back lately, thus managing to get 3 wins in the last 4 games. Wolfsburg fell 4-1 to Everton in the first Europa League group game and was held to a 1-1 draw by Lille in the second round, so the German side could really do with a win here.

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Team news & lineups


The hosts will have to do without Bystrov and Joazinho, while Wolfsburg will miss Rodriguez, Hund and probably Bendtner.

Krasnodar: Dykan – Jedrzejczyk, Granqvist, Sigurdsson, Kaleshin – Pereyra, Gazinski – Izmailov, Ahmedov, Laborde – Ari

Wolfsburg: Benaglio – Jung, Naldo, Knoche, Schäfer – Guilavogui, Luiz Gustavo – Caligiuri, De Bruyne, Perisic – Olic

These are two fine sides that can score goals and play positive, offensive football, so I can`t look past the over 2,5 goals line, especially at these odds. Expect an entertaining encounter in Russia wit a lot of goal scoring chances, you can also bet on the fact that the first goal will boost the tempo, as nobody can afford to lose this. Can`t see either side coping with the offensive abilities of the opponent. My tip is over 2,5 goals. Quite simple bet and pick here. Prediction: Krasnodar – Wolfsburg 2-2.

Pick: over 2,5
Odds: 1.95

Leverkusen – Zenit



Bayer Leverkusen hosts Zenit Sankt Petersburg in the Champions League Group C, round 3. Germans have 3 points so far and Zenit has 4 points, so it will be a standings-changing match. Leverkusen had an amazing beginning of the season scoring lots of goals and winning games but it was not long until they got into a slump … they recovered a bit now, but still not getting back to that top form. In October Leverkusen played 3 games … 1 win and 2 draws, scoring 8 goals but also allowing 6 goals … for sure the defense needs an analysis from the coaching staff. Last time it was a 3-3 draw at Stuttgart in the weekend.

Results for Leverkusen so far in Champions League are 0-1 in Monaco (very unlucky) and 3-1 vs. Benfica. Leverkusen got players back from injury lately (including Bender) and looks healthy for this game … only unavailable player is Simon Rolfes.

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Zenit won 13 of the 14 games of the season (!!!) and the only one they did not win was the first … an incredibly unlucky 0-1 loss to AEL in Champions League qualies. But after these 13 consecutive wins, Zenit followed with 3 consecutive draws … including 0-0 vs. Monaco in the last UCL game, in Russia. The last match for Zenit was a 2-2 draw at Krasnodar. Seems this team under Villas Boas is finally looking worthy of the money invested. Zenit has no injuries of suspensions aside from Shatov who is questionable.

These two teams are scoring goals at will and every accurate analysis will suggest an open game with a lot of chances today. Even if Zenit finished 0-0 vs. Monaco in the last round, Monaco defended like crazy … they will have much more spaces vs. a team like Leverkusen and will be able to create more pace, including on counterattacks. Leverkusen has 10 of 14 matches with over 2,5 goals this season … Zenit has 9 matches from 17 with over 2,5 goals. When two offensive teams meet there is never a guarantee for goals but looking at how Leverkusen plays and allows spaces and knowing what Zenit can do … I am very excited with my tip … over 2,5 goals. For sure the first goal will break an already fast paced game wide open. Odds are good so big stakes. Correct score prediction: Bayer Leverkusen – Zenit Sankt Petersburg 2-2.

Pick: over 2,5 goals
Odds: 1.80

Schalke 04 – Sporting Lisbon / Champions League – It hadn’t been expected that these two teams will not win in the last two rounds, but Schalke drew two times while Sporting drew and lost once. Both teams were surprised by Maribor with whom they drew, where Schalke did ??it at home, while Sporting lost to Chelsea, with whom Schalke drew previously. Last weekend, both teams won, Schalke in the championship, and Sporting in the Cup. Until now they haven’t faced each other in European competitions. Begins: 21.10.2014 – 20:45 CET

Schalke 04
Schalke won a valuable match in the Bundesliga on Saturday, which propelled them into the upper half of the table and after that everything will be much easier in the continuation of the Champions League. That victory over Hertha was psychologically important because they lost to Hoffenheim before the break, while before that they only drew with Maribor. It was also important that new coach di Matteo starts with a victory, although it must be said they weren’t completely dominant as the result of 2-0 perhaps indicates.

Di Matteo had made ??several changes in the team, so Ayhan was stopper, Neustadter returned to position of defensive midfielder that is natural for him, while Boateng got somewhat more offensive role. It’s good that midfielder Draxler played greatly, which means that he is getting back in a good shape. New change in the team for this match could be return of Aogo on the left flank, and Hoger on the defensive midfielder, which means that Fuchs goes on the bench.

Probable lineups Schalke 04: Fahrmann – Uchida, Ayhan, Howedes, Aogo – Hoger, Neustadter – Choupo-Moting, Boateng, Draxler – Huntelaar

Sporting Lisbon
Sporting didn’t start as expected in the Champions League, although there is enough time to fix everything. It cannot be said it was a great failure to lose at home to Chelsea, as they were a very strong team and Sporting, except that match, lost no more this season. They play very tough but often draw, which is the reason why they are only fourth in the standings, having the same number of tied matches.

They better play at home where they score more goals. Good thing to know before this match was a victory at home over Porto in the Cup on Saturday by 3-1. Coach Silva rested in that match two players who will be most likely the starters in this match and that the striker Slimani and midfielder Carrillo. This means that Montero and Capel should hit the bench so the team would be very similar to one that faced Chelsea in the last round of the Champions League or in the last round of championship when they defeated Penafiel by 4-0.

Probable lineups Sporting Lisbon: Rui Patricio – Cedric, Paulo Oliveira, Mauricio, Silva – W. Carvalho, Adrien Silva – Nani, Joao Mario, Carrillo – Slimani

Schalke 04 – Sporting Lisbon PICK
Defence shouldn’t be at the forefront of either team as both of them must try to win. Schalke will be under additional pressure due to the home pitch, while Sporting are very uncomfortable away and can certainly score a goal.

Pick: over 2.5 goals

Stake: 6/10

Odds: 1.85

QPR – Liverpool




Two struggling teams in the form of QPR and Liverpool will hope to see an improvement today when they meet each other at Loftus Road.

QPR is hands down the worst team in the Premier League as far as I`m concerned, they are playing dreadful football and it`s no wonder they are tied for the last place with Burnley ( QPR is actually last due to having the worst goal difference in the league). The hosts have scored just 4 goals so far and lost 5 out of the 7 matches they played, including the last two. QPR is on the back of a 2-0 defeat at West Ham. Harry Redknapp might be sacked if he loses this game and I`m shocked it took QPR so long to put him under pressure, one of the most overpaid and overrated managers I have ever seen.

Liverpool has struggled a lot after selling Suarez and it`s seems they will follow the path of Tottenham, who brought in a bunch of overpaid players with the Bale money and ruined their team. However Liverpool did not really have the chance to field the best lineup so far, they had a lot of injuries, so maybe they deserve a little bit more time before being judged. ‘Pool is on the back of a 2-1 home win over West Brom after previously being dominated and beaten by Basel in the Champions League (0-1).



Team news & lineups

QPR is simply decimated in the midfield area for today – they will miss the center midfield pairing of Barton and Mutch, also Taarabt and Faurlin are out and Kranjcar is highly questionable. Liverpool is healthier than ever ahead of this clash, only missing long term absentee Sturridge, while Flanagan and Sakho are highly doubtful.

QPR: Green – Onuoha, Caulker, Ferdinand, Traoré – Sandro, Henry – Hoilett, Fer, Vargas – Austin.

Liverpool: Mignolet – Johnson, Skrtel, Lovren, Moreno – Gerrard,  Henderson, Allen – Sterling, Balotelli, Lallana.

Listen, betting on Liverpool does not seem like the safest thing to do right now, but the circumstances here heavily favor an away win and the odds are tasty as well. I can`t see QPR troubling any decent Premier League side, they lost 4-0 against the only two top teams they met (Tottenham, Man United). A crucial factor is that the hosts will miss at least 3 key midfielders, which is a disaster for a team that likes to crows the defensive midfield area – I expect Liverpool to take control of the midfield with Gerard and Henderson supported by the returning Allen. Thea fact that Liverpool can finally field a healthy team, with only Sturridge missing, is another big argument for the visitors, who could be expected to play better football in these circumstances. My tip is Liverpool to win with a 1 goal asian handicap. Prediction: QPR – Liverpool 0-2.

Pick: Liverpool (-1 Asian Handicap)
Odds: 2.14

Estonia – England



England takes on Estonia in Tallinn as a 1.25 odds favorite in the third round of the Euro 2016 qualifying group E.

Estonia has 1 win and 1 draw so far, beating Slovenia 1-0 at home before losing 1-0 in Lithuania. This is a very defensive minded team, the hosts have scored in just two of the last seven games (!!!) and struggle big time on the offensive end. There`s no doubt that Estonia will try to play organized and disciplined at the back today (4-5-1 formation = defending on two lines), hoping to keep England at bay and maybe create 2 or 3 chances on counters.

England was actually pretty decent after the world Cup, winning 2-0 in Switzerland and 5-0 against San Marino a few days ago. Roy Hodgson has made it clear that defense is the backbone of this team and he is more than satisfy to “bore his way into Euro 2016″ with 1-0 and 2-0 wins. The visitors have not conceded a goal in the last 4 matches and the statistics are in conformity with the way England approaches games – focusing to keep a clean sheet first.



Team news & lineups:

Estonia will miss Kallaste (suspended), while England has no new injuries or suspensions.

Estonia: Pareiko – Teniste, Klavan, Barengrub, Jaager – Antonov, Vunk, Mets, Lindpere, Zenjov – Anier

England: Hart – Chambers, Cahill, Jagielka, Baines – Wilshere, Henderson – Sterling, Rooney, Delph – Welbeck

I really can`t see Estonia scoring today and I think they will be lucky to even get 1 serious attempt at goal. They are atrocious in the attacking area and meet a much better team which is focused on defense as well and has an excellent back line. My tip is England to win to nil at an excellent price of 1.91 at Bet365. I`m not sure if these odds will stand much longer, I reckon 1.91 is just too high for a bet that has a very serious probability to win as far as both statistics, styles of play and common sense are concerned. Honestly I`m more concerned by a 0-0 draw than by Estonia to score, but i reckon England is too good to not get the three points here and we`ll win the bet in the end. We`ll see how it goes, high stakes for me. Prediction: Estonia – England 0-2.

Pick: England to win to nil
Odds: 1.91

Gareth Bale's double against Andorra ensured that Wales' Euro 2016 qualification campaign began with a win and Chris Coleman's men will be hoping to secure back-to-back victories when they take on Bosnia-Herzegovina in Cardiff on Friday night. 
 
The hosts are chalked up at 12/5 (3.40) with Unibet to follow up on September's victory over Andorra by claiming all three points on home turf against the Bosnians.


 
Safet Susic's side suffered a humiliating home defeat at the hands of Cyprus in their opening qualifier and the pressure will be on the visitors to find a response when they travel to Cardiff.
 
Bosnia, who were eliminated at the group stages of World Cup 2014 following a tame performance in Brazil, are available at 7/6 (2.17) with Unibet to win in Wales while the same firm go 9/4 (3.25) that Friday's tussle ends in stalemate. 
 
Manchester City striker Edin Dzeko is almost certain to spearhead the attack for the visitors and the 28-year-old frontman should be in confident mood, having rediscovered his scoring touch in recent weeks.
 
Dzeko has notched four goals in his last four appearances for Manuel Pellegrini's men and Safet Susic will be hopeful that his talismanic striker can replicate that form in this one.
 
The City man is rated as a 19/5 (4.80) chance with Unibet to open the scoring in Cardiff and that price could well prove popular with punters.
 
Gareth Bale, of course, is likely to play a leading role if Wales are to secure victory and the Real Madrid man has been in fine form for the European champions thus far this term.
 
It should also be noted that the 25-year-old Welshman has scored seven goals in his last 10 appearances for his country - including that superb double in Andorra. 
 
With that in mind, the 4/1 (5.0) quote from Unibet for Bale to break the deadlock on Friday night certainly appears to be generous.


 
Dzeko and Bale will both be hoping to have a decisive impact for their respective nations in Cardiff and, should the goals flow, there may well be value to be had in backing both teams to score at 23/25 (1.92) with Unibet.
 
However, Bosnia can be trusted to bounce back from their shock home defeat against Cyprus last time out and Safet Susic's side look excellent value at 7/6 (2.17) with Unibet to get their Euro 2016 qualification campaign back on track with a win.

Bosnia-Herzegovina to win at 7/6 (2.17)