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2081  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Turkish Super League & 1. League 2021/22 Season on: March 07, 2022, 05:49:27 PM
Besiktas  vs  Basaksehir

The match of Basaksehir vs Besiktas is being held now. The match is very important. The team that wins today will be able to take third place in the table. Basiktas's performance at the start of the season was very poor. They were out of 10 in the points table. And if they can get 3 points in today's match, they will move to the third place in the table.

The match is in a 1-1 draw at the end of the first half. The not that a certain team is performing well and dominating. The performance of both the teams was good. However, no one is playing very attacking. Both are trying to save points by playing defensively. The match could be a draw. However, both teams have the ability to score full points.
2082  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ⚽UEFA Europa League Discussion Thread on: March 07, 2022, 04:50:13 PM
Sevilla are once again one of the biggest favourites to win the Europa League championship this season. But there is a really big hindrance ahead of them which is Barcelona of course. Barcelona have started improving their performance at an insane level in the recent times. Their very impressive effort helps them destroy their opponents one by one in every tournament now. We all watched how they demolished Napoli in the rematch for example. Let's say that we have a Sevilla - Barcelona finale, it can be very interesting and Barcelona still would be the favourite as long as they keep this level.
Sevilla is doing well and they are know for doing well. Apart from to say that they are doing well, they also have great history in the Europa League. Barcelona in their own has fixed their problems and doing well in the league. They are big favourites for the europa league for this season or year but I don't want to see spain- Spain finals.

But why not a Spain vs Spain final? I think this will be actually great to see because Sevilla is doing really well in the league and if Barcelona can actually beat them we will be able to know what they are actually made of. I think it will also show if Barcelona can improve with the same Squad further into the future.
2083  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A) on: March 06, 2022, 07:03:59 PM
Napoli   vs   AC Milan

I look forward to watching the match between Napoli and AC Milan. The two teams are fighting for the title. However, this match is most likely to be a draw. Because no team will want to lose points. So they will both play defensively. And if the match is a draw then Inter Milan will benefit the most. This is Napoli's home match. I wouldn't be surprised if they win at home. I will refrain from betting on this match.
2084  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2021/2022 on: March 06, 2022, 07:00:13 PM
Man City has own the match as usually with high goals in hand with 4:1. This was a lovely match and Man Utd had a lots and lots chances to score goals but could score only 1 and really that goal was stunning. Today Bruyne and Mahrez were the heros and other players from Man City were awesome to watch them play passing the balls back and forth and making goals on time. A good match yes.

The performances of every player including Mahrez, Grealish and De Bruyne were outstanding. I guess Manchester City will win against Manchester United. And I bet for Manchester City to win this match. But I don't think City will play well. Manchester United players have only resisted attack today. They did not create the opportunity to attack. And by losing this match they are failing to qualify for the Champions League.
2085  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: T20 and T20I cricket prediction and discussion on: March 06, 2022, 01:58:46 PM
In South Africa also, the regime change was boodless. Does that provide any legitimacy to the regime? Actually the regime in South Africa was voted to power (although only the white voters had the power to vote), while the one in Afghanistan captured power after murdering thousands. Indian government has condemned the Taliban takeover and doesn't have any diplomatic relations with them, so it will be wrong to claim otherwise. As far as I know, only Pakistan and a few Arab nations supported the Taliban takeover.
We need to understand geography of this region before comparing it with South Africa or any other country. Afghanistan is land locked country and all of its trade is through Pakistan. So Pakistan has no other option but to accept every government in Afghanistan. Previous regime was totally anti Pakistani but Pakistan still has to accept it. Now the current regime is yet to declare itself as pro Pakistan or Indian. Both India and Pakistan don't wanna leave that country for there own interest.

That's why bcci still allowing Afghanistan players to be part of IPL but not Pakistani players, upcoming Afghanistan tour is also part of that Indian government move to have good relations with Taliban. Still if you are saying these moves have nothing to do with Indian government narrative on Taliban government then its your own say.

Ok, I think there is just a little too much politics being described than it actually is. Because in my opinion, Afghanistan doesn't care about which country loves them or hates them. And that's how they got through the rough patches of so many years previously.

So, I think it's a little too much to say that the tour is happening just because the relationship between the governments needs to get better. There are other diplomatic ways to do that.
2086  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ODI cricket and general cricketing discussion [self - mod] on: March 06, 2022, 01:20:47 PM
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South Asian Countries are the most male dominant, but still there are some good things happening around them but sadly BCCI is just going for money, and they are not encouraging this for women because they are feeling it's not profitable for them which is really poor mind set from them resources and things are surely favoring them, and they can do some revolutionary things for this all, but recently they rejected any project related to women. But good thing happening in neighboring country Pakistan where recently we have good announcement that PCB is working on WPSL most chances they will launch this in 2023, and it's really great news for women even there are many issues, but they are doing things for right direction.
Hopefully, with this we will have some better and competitive things for women's in this region.

Pakistan has taken a really good initiative for women's cricket. And I actually think in Pakistan this will get quite good popularity. We all can agree that the BCCI is not going to take any steps because they are just too worried about the outcome. Probably this is the first cricket League that might get more popularity than IPL even though it's women's cricket. I am looking forward to seeing what will happen in 2023 regarding this case.
2087  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Test Cricket Prediction and Discussion Thread [self - mod] on: March 05, 2022, 06:11:19 PM
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As of now Pakistan is in good position to win the match. However once after the first innings of Australia we can get into conclusion on the match results. Pakistan is quite strong with the top order and even by tomorrow morning session the wickets won't fall big. If I'm not wrong Pakistan will declare the innings by the end of day 2. Good decision to bat first after winning the toss.

Pakistan played really well but I think they could have reached the 500 mark and then declared their innings. But this is also ok. Australia has their work cut out. It will be interesting to see if they can survive the starting overs of the third day. I think Pakistan bowlers will be really determined to take wickets in the first session. I think ok if Australia can also score big, this match will result in a draw.



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Today first day of this historic test match between Pakistan and Australia after winning toss having first batting was surprising decision for me because here just 2 teams won after having first inning and 3 draw and 6 lost, so I was also expecting that they will give first batting to visitors, but Babar have other things in mind, and they start batting which was good at the end of first day.

But this is going to be drawn because nothing for bowlers in this pitch and batting is very easy with Australia having services of some of the best batsmen, so they also can do some big runs which is going to be good for them as next two matches are going to be very important most chances this series is going to end with result of 1 - 0 or 1 - 1 because home teams facing some problems with injured bowlers, so they will not take any chance.

Pakistan is playing this quite well till now because they are not taking any chances and tried to get as many runs as they can. Eventually, they declared their innings at 475 runs and Australia played only one over and collected 5 runs. Still trailing by 471. I think they will also collect a big amount of runs in their first innings and if that happens I think this match will inevitably go towards a draw.
2088  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ODI cricket and general cricketing discussion [self - mod] on: March 05, 2022, 03:55:53 PM
Almost every South Asian cricket fan does not like women's cricket. The problem is the existing mindset of South Asians which is evident with the number of crowds within the stadium and also views generated by TV & Online viewership. I am not against women's cricket but they do not generate that kind of adrenaline rush as men's cricket generates. I will still skip an India vs Pakistan women cricket as it generates any interest.
No need to generalize. There is enough interest for women's cricket, but the only problem is that you can't compare with the men's game. There are a lot of fans for women's players such as Mithali Raj and Harmanpreet Kaur in India. The main issue is with BCCI is that they never give any importance to the women's game. The fans are demanding women's IPL for quite a long time. But the BCCI has always ignore this request, saying that there are not enough players available to establish such a league.

No need to say that ''south Asian countries don't like women's cricket"".

The problem is India is a big force in the S.E.A region. And they are still not doing anything serious about women's cricket. And compared to men's cricket, the popularity of women's cricket is always going to be low. Because those who understand cricket will agree with me that there are fewer skills involved in women's cricket compared to men's cricket.

It's understandable why this is happening but people will always look for the best things to see. And I think that's the reason why they are afraid to make such a link because they think they are not going to get the expected revenue.
2089  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2021/2022 on: March 04, 2022, 08:37:41 PM
News reaching me is that Manchester City defender Diaz will be absent for the Manchester derby, this is a good chance for Manchester United to utilize.
Nathan Ake hasn't gotten enough playing time, so I think if he comes in for Diaz he'll sure mess up.
I can wait for this game. The one sure prediction I have got is Liverpool to win over west Ham comfortably.
Diaz has been one of the Man City best defender this season he had formed a formidable partnership with Stone and the duo had been very consistent in the central defence role of Man City, his absence is a big blow for City who play Man Utd in a derby match on Sunday, though Nathan Ake will take up his position however I don't think he can stand the attacking powress of Man Utd attackers in that match, thus this is an ample opportunity for Man Utd to win that match. Meanwhile I also agreed that Liverpool will win their match against West Ham, they can't afford to lose any point at this point in time having been trailing Man City with six points.

I still think that Manchester United is not strong enough and persistent enough to take the advantage of that situation. I mean look at the team. They have their own problems to solve. But I think the attacking line of Manchester United should be more confident now and play some more attacking football.

About Liverpool, I don't think they are going to lose against West Ham. But they must not underestimate their opponent as West Ham can pull off some upsets from time to time.
2090  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2020/21 on: March 04, 2022, 08:35:38 PM
Real Sociedad is a very tough opponent. Because they are in good form now. Considering the matches against Real Madrid, however, Real Madrid will be ahead. Yet there is no chance of underestimating the Real Sociedad team. They have played very well in the last two matches. However, since this is the home match of Real Madrid, I think the chances of Real Madrid winning this match are high.
Real Madrid will have a great chance to win that match tomorrow although Real Sociedad also look in good form. Sociedad are a tough team with a better defense than Atletico Madrid, Barcelona or Real Betis so far and maybe Real Madrid will have to struggle to score tomorrow.

The hosts' advantage will make Real Madrid the favorites for tomorrow's match, so Real Sociedad need not be afraid of their status. I might have expected a draw in that match, but it's hard to imagine Real Madrid failing to win.

Real Madrid is always going to have better chances against Real Sociedad but Real Sociedad is in good form right now. They have won their last two matches.

If you look at the last five matches of Real Sociedad it doesn't look that much good. Real Madrid has won 3 matches in their last 5 and Real Sociedad won 2 of the last 5. Other than that Real Madrid is also going to play for staying at the first position of the league. I think Real Madrid is going to be the winners.
2091  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Test Cricket Prediction and Discussion Thread [self - mod] on: March 04, 2022, 08:23:11 PM

The historic test between Pakistan and Australia started today and Pakistan scored around 245 runs with only one wicket down. The home team is in a strong position in this test match.
My question to the NZ, "Hun aram ay ?"  Meaning, if your daddy Australians can come to pakistan to play here, what was the problem with you.

I think Pakistan has The upper hand in this test match right now because they have scored a good amount of runs at the loss of only one wicket. And if they can survive the first session tomorrow they will be able to score a lot more runs. They have to score really big because they don't have the strength in bowling because of injuries. If Pakistan can score something around 550 its will be enough in my opinion.
2092  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: EFL English Championship League Thread 2021/2022 on: March 04, 2022, 08:04:32 PM
Interesting match between Sheffield Utd vs Nottingham Forest this because both of teams aiming finish at play off zone and Sheffield Utd position will shift Luton who is ranked 6th if they can win the match and i think they have good opportunity to get 3 points because Sheffield performance very good lately with only 1 lose from 10 matches so i personally will bet for Sheffield win in this match

@bering it looks like it’ll be an evenly matched contest as both the teams have shown decent performances lately, and while Sheffield lost on the weekend Nottingham won their game, and with only two points the difference between these two clubs it’s hard to say who’ll win. Also while on paper Sheffield looks the favourites, but I wouldn’t be surprised if Nottingham sprung a surprise and defeated them as history is on their side when it comes to facing off against Sheffield.

I think that this match is going to be really interesting because both the teams are at the mid-table and looking to get some more points against their name. And if you look at the last 5 matches I think Nottingham forest has better form than Sheffield United. In the last 5 matches, Nottingham forest won 3, and Sheffield United won two. I know this will have little effect on the match. I am expecting a really good and competitive match between them.
2093  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Cricket match prediction discussions on: March 03, 2022, 09:19:52 AM
I want Pakistan to whitewash Australia but it should be hard fought victory. Heard that 1st test might get washed out due to rain -last 2 days-.
Pindi's pitch do favor Australian style of gameplay so draw result seems good from Pakistan's perspective.
Having said that it would be fun to watch if Pak treat Aussie the same way, Aussie treated the Poms.

It's going to be hard for Pakistan to win against Australia in my opinion because of the injuries to their fast bowlers. I think it's going to be hard, especially at Rawalpindi. I like the fact that both teams are honoring their legendary leg spinners. Everything seems to be going according to plan and I really e like what I am hearing about this series till now.




Australia also looking for whitewash, Nathan Lyon: 'My mindset is to win 3-0 in Pakistan'

Pakistan had previously whitewashed Australia but in UAE back in 2014, 2-0 and since Australia haven't played in Pakistan for 2 decades so its very hard to say who is being whitewashed here. Right now Pakistan Cricket Board focus is only is successful conduction of this tour, team performance is secondary thing.

The Pakistan team has improved drastically in recent times and a lot of people have high hopes for them. Now they need to prove themselves in their home ground as this is quite a historical series. This will also decide the future of Pakistan cricket. They have to do a lot of things correctly along with playing well.

Actually, I don't think it's going to be a whitewash. Both the teams are going to give each other a really good fight and because of the injury problems in the Pakistan squad, it's going to be a little difficult for them.



They are currently rank no 1 test team so it obvious that they won't say, yeah we might lose the series or we have virtually no chance of winning. Every player or coaching staff from any country would say the same thing (including things like yeah "it would be tough tour") if reporter asking them such ques during interviews or any press conference.

Actually, I sometimes think that the reporters ask quite dumb questions. because obviously, players are going to say that they are really confident and have the capability of winning every match in the series. And probably say something to intermediate the opponent also. I am actually looking forward to seeing some sledding in the matches from both teams.
2094  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Test Cricket Prediction and Discussion Thread [self - mod] on: March 02, 2022, 10:54:04 AM
New Zealand could have lost the match early on day five, but they tried their best. In the opening session, the Kiwis lost only one wicket, and they remained competitive until the third session. Despite their efforts, the Kiwis were unable to prevent South Africa's win. South Africa won the second test match thanks to an outstanding performance by Kagiso Rabada. The second test ended in a loss for New Zealand by 198 runs, ending the series at 1-1.
If the opener does not start the innings well, it becomes difficult to win the match. And I want to blame their two openers for New Zealand's defeat. Tom Latham scored 1 run in two innings. Will Young collected 3 runs in two innings. If the two of them could have started well and collected around 30-40 runs, New Zealand could have fought for the win. But the South African bowlers have played great. Rabada's bowling was outstanding.
Yes, it was always the openers who plays an important role in the cricket matches. The initial wicket loss makes the match to be easy for the opponent. During the first innings same scenario happened, but with the batting of Grandhomme things changed and New Zealand got back into the match. The second innings didn't give hands.

I have always thought that the opening batsman should always be really good at their work and also has to be a little crazy. I mean why would you decide to bat at a time when the ball is moving the most and the pitch is also doing its best? Right?

But probably it's just me. But I am sure that the openers do need to be really good at their job. They have to observe the heat of the best bowlers bowling at the start of the innings. And losing the first wicket cheaply can put the teams on the back foot. That's what happened in this case and they actually never recovered quite well from it.
2095  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions on: March 02, 2022, 08:54:56 AM
La liga doesn't even look like that much competitive this year neither for Madrid. I mean at the end of the day Mbappe will want some money, it is not like PSG could offer 70 million a year and Madrid would offer 10 million, that's not the situation. I am pretty sure that the difference is still not that big and even if Madrid pays less, it will be a little less and not a lot less. That seems to be the case for anything that is regarding financials of this deal.

At the end of the day, if you are not sure about what's going to happen with him, then just let the chips fall where they may and we will see it at the end of the season anyway, right now it is important for him to at least get one UCL before he leaves to leave his mark in France.

Well, actually even he seems to be not so sure about his future. But I think wherever he goes he will be a great asset for the team. And after the 'Barcelona' situation that happened earlier this season, La Liga has lost its competitive nature a lot. But now Barcelona seems to be doing better and the next season is promising a lot more competition for Real Madrid.

I think Kylian Mbappé is also concentrating on winning the UCL. PSG is a really good team right now and they have what it takes to win the UCL this time. If they do I think we might see some change of mind from mbappe.
2096  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ⚽UEFA Europa League Discussion Thread on: March 01, 2022, 06:06:32 PM
Galatasaray had a really solid group stage in this tournament and reached this stage now. But they are so unlucky that they are going to have a draw against the biggest title contender of the tournament now. Barcelona impressed everyone by their superb performance in the second leg of the Napoli matchup. They completely destroyed Napoli and deserved fully to qualify for the next stage. And Galatasaray are not even close to Napoli's current level these days as they are having a problematic period. Barcelona can really eliminate them much easier I think.
Right, As you said Galatasaray level is still below Napoli, This will make it easier for Barcelona to advance to the last 8 round.
Barcelona has returned to its best form, Galatasaray must be ready to face the ferocity of Xavi's men who are at their best. Aubamayang is doing a great job, he has turned into a predator in Barcelona's attack. Domenec Torrent must prepare his team well so as not to make the slightest mistake on the pitch, otherwise Galatasaray will become victims of the ferocity of Barcelona's attacking line.

I think Barcelona should have an easy time against Galatasaray because they showed a really good performance against an even harder opponent, 'Napoli'.

So, I think they're good. But they should not take this match likely because they (Galatasaray) are still a good team and can pull off some great results at times. But I think Barcelona will be prepared for them because the attack of Barcelona looks really good right now and the defense is also doing their job.
2097  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A) on: March 01, 2022, 05:05:50 PM

Liverpool have been on fire lately, they have been able to get points from important games. Narrowing down City lead in the EPL and wining the league cup against Chelsea is more than enough motivation to knock out this Inter side conveniently.
I think Inter Milan misses the person of Lukaku in that team. Since, he left they have not been that dangerous as they were last season.

Liverpool, honestly I shouldn't have any problem beating Inter because you know, they are far better than Inter.
I don't see how Inter is going to win this match as they are already two goals behind. They have to do something really unbelievable to win this match, But I don't think that is going to happen because they also have to worry about the league matches. I actually think they are going to give the league matches more importance rather than the champions League.
2098  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ⚽UEFA Europa League Discussion Thread on: March 01, 2022, 04:44:10 PM
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The shocking news due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, one of the Russian teams that currently qualify for the knockout round of the UEFA Europe League must be disqualified from this tournament, I think it is too early for UEFA and FIFA to make a decision to tackle Spartak Moscow's ledge in the UEFA Europe League phase, by With this decision, it is certain that RB Leipzig will be the first team to qualify for the next round, but either this decision is final or it will be re-adjusted given the controversial decision.

Some fans are not happy about the decision to disqualified Russian team that struggle to qualify for the next round in this tournament. Since other countries are trying to resolve the war between Russian and Ukraine, it will be difficult for such disqualification to work again Russian team because the team are in good position to achieve UEFA Europe league title. The decision will be re-adjusted because Russian president will do everything possible to allow peace to rain between them and Ukraine, so that their team can demonstrate their talent to the world.

Football or any other sports should always have been free of politics. But even a child understands that politics is a big part of these games. I feel like I cannot take a side here because the Russian team obviously deserves not to be disqualified because they have worked really hard and on the other hand it is understandable if they get disqualified. But it would have been really interesting to see how they perform on such a big stage of football.
2099  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2020/21 on: February 28, 2022, 06:03:56 PM
The match between top clubs Granada and Cadiz promises to be intense! Grin Bookmakers favour Granada with 2.2 against 3.9 for Cadiz... Probably a draw or no goals scored... Recent head-to-head encounters are not goal-rich and more often ended in a draw...
A close pal that does betting told me it was gonna end a draw.
I'm not sure about this, but the bookmakers have favoured the home side to win.
Should I say a both team score will come through, Granada are better from time, but they all have bad games.

I don't think Granada will win. Maybe the match will be a draw or not. Both teams are basically very weak. So the chances of a draw in this match are high. Even if it is a home match for Granada, they will not be able to take advantage of the home. Granada's performance is very bad now. Home or away is not a fact for them at the moment.
2100  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Germany League - Bundesliga Prediction Thread on: February 28, 2022, 06:00:23 PM
After the draw from yesterday's game, I have concluded that Dortmund can not achieve anything at the end of the season once more.
They should have at least won the Europa league competition but failed woefully.
I'm not sure, but if they don't get back to business they'll loss woefully henceforth.
You can't expect to win the title in a league containing a hard opponent like Bayern when you lose easy games vs a relegation zone teams...
10 games left this season, Bayern is leading with 8 points. I believe the game between them few matches before the end will be crucial assuming Dortmund won't miss points until then and Bayern may drop few, otherwise it is the end.

Do you still think Dortmund deserves to win the title? Where we can see that they are not able to win against the team in the relegation zone. They played very well at the beginning of the season, winning several matches in a row. Of course it is commendable. But Dortmund do not have the squad to win the title or compete with Bayern Munich. The Dortmund team is dependent on Haaland.
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