There are 9 other fixtures across Europe that I want to look at on Saturday with 4 ties coming from Holland, 4 from La Liga in Spain and 1 from the San Siro as Milan travel to beautiful Verona to take on Chievo. I have stated before that my main focus is on English football with German, Italian and Dutch following thereafter but I will also look at La Liga, despite it not being a particular favourite of mine. As it is, there is more than enough action to consider and other leagues such as Ligue 1 in France and the SPFL north of the border will rarely be considered. So here is a short preview of the other action in Europe on Saturday (kick-off times listed in CET)
Serie A 20:30 Chievo vs AC Milan - Prediction - 1.2 - Best Bet - BTTS 10/11 Poor old Milan have really sunk to a new low this season as they sit 11th in the table with only 2 away wins all year and while Chievo are no great shakes, you would not be surprised to see them continue to struggle here. Under pressure boss Pippp Inzaghi will expect to win this one but given the unconvincing away form of Milan, you would be a brave man to back them here, even against the modest opposition. BTTS is definitely a good bet for this one at 10//11 with Milan involved in 9 out of 11 BTTS games on the road this season and Chievo 7 from 12 at home. Recent form would suggest this is defintely not going to be an easy away tie for Milan and while I think they might sneak the 3 points, BTTS is my bet for this one. Eredivisie 18:30 Vitesse vs PEC Zwolle - Prediction - 2.0 - Best Bet - Vitesse to win - 1/2 PEC Zwolle continue to slide down the table, with their last three games all ending in defeat. Vitesse's in contrast meanwhile are chasing a sixth consecutive win and should be confident of getting it here given the contrast in form between the two sides. A month ago, the gap between PEC and Vitesse was 11 points. The hosts could leapfrog their opponents in the Eredivisie with a victory here and I expect them to do it comfortably at reasonable odds. 19:45 Twente vs NAC Breda - Prediction 2.1 - Best Bet - BTTS @ Evens Four consecutive defeats has seen a real slump in the fortunes of Twente and the possibility of European football in Enschede next season is not as likely as it was. Breda though are struggling, especially on the road and a home win is expected. BTTS is a possibility though with 75% of Twentes games, both home and away going in this direction. I am slightly put off by the fact NAC only have 10 goals in 11 away games but at odds of evens, this is a price worth taking a look at. 19:45 AZ Alkmaar vs Willem II - Prediction 2.1 - Best Bet - AZ to win @ 3/4 AZ returned to winning ways last weekend and John van den Brom's side are out to make it five wins from six games as they entertain Willem. The away side are buoyed after picking up a deserved point against Ajax last time out and while this is by no means a home banker, I would expect a home win for Alkmaar at a decent 3/4 price. 20:45 Cambuur vs Heracles - Prediction - 1.1 - Best Bet - AVOID Nothing to see here. 2 very poor sides in very poor form. No bet for BO. LA Liga 16:00 Granada vs Barcelona - Prediction 0.2 - Best Bet - AVOID Barcelona were fantastic in the opening 45 minutes against Man City on Tuesday and if they can repeat that type of performance here, they should have little problem in getting past lowly Granada. However, this is a Granada team that do not concede many goals, only 10 from 11 home games so far this season, and they have only lost 3 games at home all year. Indeed they are unbeaten in their last 6 at home, albeit with 5 draws and I do not expect Barca to come here and roll them over. It is also worth remembering that Barca lost here only 10 months ago and for these reasons I think this is a game to avoid. I expect an away win but it might not be as easy as the bookies would have you believe with Barca priced at just 1/6 odds on so if you do want a bet, perhaps Granada plus 2 at 6/4 has some value. 18:00 Rayo Vallecano vs Levante - Prediction 1.0- Best Bet - AVOID Another game that really does not interest me either football wise or betting wise and this one will not feature on any of my bets for the days action. Another game between two average sides and there really is not much more to say. Focus on something else. 20:00 Almeria vs Deportivo La Coruna - Prediction 1.1 - Best Bet - AVOID Can I stop this preview now? I really don't like La Liga and this another game that offers me next to no interest and therefor no bet or if there is a bet, it will be a draw! 22:00 Malaga vs Getafe - Prediction 1.0 - Best Bet - You guessed it...AVOID Malaga should win but really, it's not worth talking about. Getafe are mince on the road and Malaga are just ok at home. Probably a home win but hardly worth it at 5/6 odds on. BEST BETS Chievo v Milan - BTTS @10/11 Vitesse to beat PEC @1/2 Twente v NAC Breda - BTTS @Evens Comments are closed.
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