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

This is Czech Rep cup Tournament.
Banik Ostrava is a favorite club in the Czech Rep. Liga1, with good potentials. the club has recently improved with their recent past results. i am placing this pick today because i know that odds will start dropping for the home side by tomorrow. i am also staking full 10 unit because of the source i got this information from and for the splendid research i carried out on this Event. Head to Head Banik has won 4/5 last matches with superb results Czech Rep. Liga1. The only lost they have recently had was against Viktoria plezen which was away lose. 2:0.
Banik Ostrava is currently at 5th position with 17pt and Slovacko is found at 8th position with 14pt in the Czech Rep. Liga1. Banik with overall of W5-D2-L3. Banik Ostrava hardly lose at home, winning their last 3 home matches against top clubs like Bohemian, Mlada. They are one of the strongest home side clubs in the Czech Rep. Slovacko is with W4-D2-L4. they don't play too well on away matches losing twice on last 2 away matches. If Banik Ostrava could beat Slovacko 1:2 away win on their last met on 4-10-2014, i believe they will pick an easy home win in this cup competition imo. i will go with straight win for the home side with a favourable odd of 2.2. and my score prediction is 2:0, 2:1.
goodluck.

Pick: 1
Odds: 2.35