Soccer betting tips and predictions

Spain last 5 matches: 

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Venezuela last 3 away matches: 

FIFA world ranking: Spain - 1, Venezuela - 46

*matches in all competitions

One of the last international friendly matches to be played on Wednesday as World and European champions Spain welcome Venezuela.

Spain failed to win any of their previous two matches, both friendlies, suffering a painful loss against England and managing only a two all draw against Costa Rica.

They need to restore confidence with a victory soon and Venezuela seems to be a good candidate do do just that. Spain’s run in home matches is impeccable with no lees than eight straight victories making them favorites this evening.

Venezuela, on the other hand, is struggling for victories in recent games as they won just one out of their past five played and more importantly, lost the last three.

Their main problem seems to be the lack of goals scored, just 3 in their last 5 matches played whilst they conceded no less than seven.

My pick: Spain to win ( Over 2.5 goals )

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Italy last 5 matches: 

Italy last 3 home matches: 

USA last 5 matches: 

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FIFA world ranking: Italy – 8, USA – 31

*matches in all competitions

Wednesday will bring a series of World class international friendly matches and among them a very interesting fixture as Italy will host The United States.

Italy starting off as favorite for this attention gathering event, mostly due to their status as hosts and also their vast experience in international affairs. The pressure is on to restore confidence as they lost in their last appearance, 0-1 against Uruguay, also in a friendly game.

They have a good balance when it comes to home matches with three victories in their last four matches played and with the eagerly awaited Euro 2012 just around the corner they are likely to play at full throttle.

United States up against an worthy opponent as they face this difficult trip to Italy. The USA team managed three victories in their last three matches played and morale is certainly high.

Although they won in their last match against an European squad, a narrow 2-3 against Slovenia, United States still has trouble with teams from the old continents, especially tows with long traditions such the case with Italy.

My pick: Italy to win ( Under 2.5 goals )

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It’s a case of quality over quantity this weekend as far as live action is concerned, just two Premiership games will be shown over the weekend but there is also the Carling Cup final to look forward and Sky has all the live action for us to bet on for Saturday and Sunday.

The live game on Saturday will be screened on Sky Sports 2 and this match features league leaders Man City and relegation candidates Blackburn on Saturday evening. As you’d expect, Man City are hot favourites to maintain their 100% record at Eastlands this season at Blackburn’s expense, Man City are 1/5 to make it thirteen from thirteen at home. Blackburn have the third worst away record in the league this season and they average more than two goals against each away match. That’s bad news against a team who has averaged more than three goals in every home game in the Premiership and that means Man City should have no problems with winning in the handicap -1 against Blackburn, that looks the bet of the match at 8/15.

The early game on Sky Sports 1 on Sunday is one of the most highly anticipated games of the season, the North London Derby between Arsenal and Spurs. This is a bit of a rarity as Spurs go into this match one place and ten points ahead of the Gunners and it is a little surprising to see Spurs available at 15/8 to win this game. Spurs have won half their away games and they have the third best away record in the league, they also won at the Emirates last season. Arsenal are in the bottom half of the Premiership on current form (last six matches) and they look in disarray judged by their last two matches were they lost 4-0 at Milan and 2-0 at Sunderland in the Champions League and FA Cup respectively. Arsenal will raise their game for this match but 15/8 on the away side still looks too much to pass up.

Finally on Sunday we have the Carling Cup Final between Liverpool and Cardiff. With Cardiff currently plying their trade in the Championship any Liverpool fans will be taking a short price on their team, most bookies go 2/5 on Kenny Dalglish’s side. This might not be as clear cut as those odds suggest though, Cardiff are a strong team (fourth in the Championship) and Liverpool have struggled to break down weaker opposition this season (they’ve lost against Bolton and drawn with Swansea, Norwich, Stoke, Blackburn and Sunderland at home). Liverpool will probably still win this but it might only be by the odd goal so a one goal winning margin for Liverpool looks a good bet here at 11/4.

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Kicking a man when he is on the ground is not the most ethical of approaches to life but it is hard not to do just that by backing relegation threatened Bolton to dish out more punishment to the beleaguered Chelsea boss, Andre Villas-Boas, by defeating the Blues at Stamford Bridge this Saturday. The odds of around 10/1 for a Bolton win are just too hard to resist, which is why this game will be the first of this weekend’s football tips.

Backing a team that are on “the crest of a wave” is also a sensible policy, which is why the second tip is Martin O’Neill’s Sunderland to beat West Brom on the road and in League One, the solid away form of Brentford can see them get a result at Scunthorpe.

Chelsea v Bolton – Away Win @ 11/1

Chelsea is a team who seem to have pressed the “self destruction button” in recent weeks and take on relegation candidates Bolton this weekend at Stamford Bridge in a match, where the outcome of which could decide the future of Blues boss, Andre Villas-Boas.

Defeat in midweek at Napoli in the Champions League followed a poor performance in their FA Cup draw last weekend at home against Birmingham City. It means that Chelsea have now gone five games in all competitions without a win and with a squad of players that contains a clear lobby of disenchantment with the manager and as such, it is difficult to see where they will re-discover the will and confidence to make a return to winning ways.

Bolton meanwhile have struggled all season and sit in the relegation zone and will head in tot his game knowing that all the pressure to win is on the home side. On paper, it is Chelsea who merit favouritism but at a best price of 11/1 with Bet Victor, a bet the away win looks too good to miss.

West Brom v Sunderland – Away Win @ 2/1

Martin O’Neill will take his rejuvenated Sunderland team to the Hawthorns this weekend, confident that they can continue their good form and add to the stuttering run of their opponents, West Brom, who have lose five of their last six Premier League home games. In fact the Baggies have only won twice at home all season from 14 games and although their away form has been their salvation, manager Roy Hodgson will not be relishing a visit from a team high in confidence and playing well.

Sunderland come to the match on the back of seven wins in their last nine games which has seen them rise to 8th in the Premier League table and earning them a place in the Quarter Finals of the FA Cup. The Black Cats form gives them a great chance of picking up three points from this fixture and the odds of 2/1 to do some, only add to the appeal of backing O’Neil’s side.

Scunthorpe v Brentford – Away Win @ 9/5

Another away win can come at Scunthorpe, where Brentford should be good enough to take all three points against a team that has been woeful at home this season, winning just once in their last 11 at Glanford Park, losing eight in that timeframe.

Brentford haven’t been breathtaking on the road but are on the cusp of the Play-offs in League One on and know that a win here would put them even closer. They will be buoyed by the 4-0 home win over Carlisle last time out and can win this game at odds of 19/10.

Whilst the odds on all three of these picks are big enough to back as singles, anybody feeling brave enough could back the treble at a staggering 103/1 with Bet Victor.

Basel last 5 matches: 

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Bayern Munchen last 5 matches: 

Bayern Munchen last 3 away matches: 

*matches in all competitions

Last two games of the week in the Champions League are to take place on Wednesday, among them Bayern Munchen not having to travel far as they play against FC Basel.

FC Basel in a difficult situation with no less that five consecutive draws in recent games but despite this still maintaining the top spot in the Swiss league with a total of 40 points in all 20 matches played.

They managed to produce quite a surprise by qualifying from the top spot of UCL’s Group C, placing themselves above Benfica but more importantly Manchester United which got sent to Europa League.

Bayern Munchen, on the other hand, managing a better run in recent games with 2 victories in their last three played but still trailing Borussia Dortmund in the Bundesliga table by four points.

In the Champions League so far, Bayern was top of Group A, a big achievement considering they faced teams like Napoli, Manchester City and Villarreal.

My pick: Bayern Munchen to win ( Over 2.5 goals )

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