It’s a mixed bag of a weekend with so much of the action split across the two days but I’ve picked out plenty of interesting selections as we continue to search for goals in what has been a tremendous month @bobreaksbookies. I’m focussing on goals with so many of them seemingly around in recent weeks and having read the story of a 19 year old Scottish punter who landed 20 k betting on BTTS in both halves in 4 different games, I decided shall be having a go at that myself this weekend! So here then are Saturday’s previews with all of my usual key facts and best bets as well as 1 or speculative shots for your big accas. Have a great weekend #BOlieve Saturday Previews
14:30 Borussia Dortmund vs FC Cologne – Prediction 2.2 Best Bets – BTTS @ 10/11, BTTS and over 2.5 goals @ 11/10 Bet Confidence – 3 stars, 2.5 stars Speculative Bets - Koln not to lose @10/3 Key Facts
Final Verdict BTTS looks too big @10/11 with Dortmund likely to rotate their team following their midweek semi-final game with Bayern in the DFB Pokal. Koln have an excellent record with Dortmund in recent seasons and while their current form isn’t great, they could take advantage of a fatigued and mentally weakened Dortmund side who must be feeling the effects of a chaotic month which has seen their team bus come under attack prior to their Champions League elimination at the hands of Monaco and after their midweek exertions at Bayern, the hosts might well be somewhat fatigued after a thrilling 3.2 comeback win against the likely champions. I do expect goals with Dortmund seeing so many thrilling contests lately and with Koln scoring in most of their away games, I’m taking both goal selections at sexy prices of 10/11 and 11/10. _______________________________________________________________________________________ 14:30 Werder Bremen vs Hertha Berlin – Prediction 2.1 Best Bets – Werder to score 2 or more @10/11, Werder to win @21/20, Kruse to score anytime @6/4 Bet Confidence – 3 stars, 2.5 stars, 1 star Key Facts
Final Verdict Hertha are very much the definition of a team that only wins at home and I can’t see past another away loss here as they travel to take on a rampant and resurgent Werder Bremen side that are suddenly chasing European qualification with 26 points picked up from their last 30 domestically. The visitors have lost their last 8 on the road and I can’t see that run ending here with Werder scoring goals for fun and looking like THE form team in Germany at the minute and only 4 points behind their opponents today who had been a full 17 points clear of Werder just 2 months earlier. Werder to score 2 or more is good @10/11 and while I won’t pick many from the WDW market this weekend, I am really confident in backing Bremen to collect all 3 points @21/20 with that price perhaps likely to shrink before kick-off on Saturday. _______________________________________________________________________________________ 15:15 Real Madrid vs Valencia – Prediction – 3.2 Best Bets – BTTS and over 2.5 goals scored @8/13 Bet Confidence – 3 stars Speculative Bet – BTTS in both halves @7/1, Valencia to score 2 or more @5/2 Key Facts
Final Verdict History and recent form dictates that this one should see plenty of goals with each of their last 7 meetings seeing BTTS and over 2.5 goals scored and with 5 of those matches also going over 3.5 goals, we can expect another entertaining contest here with Valencia improving their form since the turn of the year and Real rarely keeping clean sheets. With Real facing so many important fixtures in the coming days, the squad will surely need to be rotated once again and with Gareth Bale absent as well, Real may struggle to win this fixture as convincingly as their 1/7 odds on price would suggest, and I fully expect the visitors to score at least 1 goal here. _______________________________________________________________________________________ 19:45 Torino vs Sampdoria – Prediction 2.2 Best Bets – BTTS and over 2.5 goals @8/11 Bet Confidence – 3.5 Stars Speculative Bets – 2.2 draw @ 10/1, BTTS in both halves @ 15/2 Key Facts
Final Verdict Goals are the only way to go here with both sides in decent form and battling for mid-table places so I expect an open and entertaining fixture between these two in Turin on Saturday. Goal prices are short but look reliable when you consider both Torino’s inability to defend and Sampdoria’s excellent record of scoring away from home so BTTS looks completely nailed on @1/2 while I also fancy another 2.2 draw for Torino who have seen that scoreline in 4 out of 16 home fixtures this season. BTTS and over 2.5 goals is short @8/11 but looks highly likely considering the stats and recent form. Torino are only 3/5 to win and that price reflects their solid home form which has seen them lose just 1 of 16 in Serie A this season however with 5 draws in their last 7 at home, I fancy a repeat here with Sampdoria a decent side on their day and considering only 3 points separate these two sides, I expect a closely fought and high-scoring fixture that is likely to produce goals. So that’s your 2.2 explained. _______________________________________________________________________________________ Other fixtures 14:30 Darmstadt vs Freiburg – Prediction 2.1 Best Bets – BTTS @7/10 Bet Confidence – 2 stars Key Facts
Final Verdict This isn’t going to be the NAP of the day but goals have every chance with Darmstadt seemingly playing with much more freedom in recent weeks despite their inevitable relegation back to Bundesliga ii and with Freiburg very solid in the BTTS market in away games, I’ll take a chance on BTTS @4/5 with this one also having a decent chance of going over 2.5 goals as well. _______________________________________________________________________________________ 17:30 Crystal Palace vs Burnley – Prediction 2.1 Best Bets - Palace to win @3/4 Speculative Bets – Palace to win and BTTS @3/1 Bet Confidence – 3 stars, 1 star Key Facts
Final Verdict Burnley have been rank lately and I expect a home win that will see Palace actually move 5 points ahead of their opponents having trailed them by 12 just 2 months previously with the Sam Allardyce effect now taking hold of Palace who have won 6 of their last 8 in the Pl. Saturday Best Bets Torino vs Sampdoria – BTTS and over 2.5 goals @8/11 – NAP Werder Bremen vs Hertha Berlin – Werder to score 2 or more @10/11 – NB Werder Bremen vs Hertha Berlin – Werder to win @21/20 - Borussia Dortmund vs FC Cologne – BTTS @ 10/11 Borussia Dortmund vs FC Cologne – BTTS and over 2.5 goals @ 11/10 Real Madrid vs Valencia – BTTS and over 2.5 goals scored @8/13 Darmstadt vs Freiburg – – BTTS @7/10 Palace to beat Burnley @7/10 Speculative Selections Koln not to lose @10/3 Real v Valencia – BTTS in both halves @7/1 Torino v Sampdoria – BTTS in both halves @15/2 BTTS and Win Real Madrid Crystal Palace Draws West Brom vs Leicester Torino vs Sampdoria Anytime Goalscorers Kruse (Werder Bremen) @6/4 Comments are closed.
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