Just like you can't compare apple with orange's, likewise we can't compare icc with fifa. Though cricket is old game but it failed to get global popularity and remain confined to South Asia mostly or we can say countries where UK ruled once. Even associate level teams are capable of beating top teams in fifa while that's not the case in icc tournaments.
I disagree with the last part of your argument. The chance of an associate side defeating a full member is much more in cricket, when compared to football (there is no associate/full divide in football, and FIFA treats all of them equally). Netherlands have defeated England not once but twice in T20 World Cup. Then we have dozens of upsets occurring in various ICC tournaments. The associate nations hardly ever get a chance to compete against the test nations outside the ICC tournaments, and that is why we almost never hear about such outcomes outside the ICC tournaments. Yes, I agree because if you don't give a team enough chances of competing with the best, how will they be able to beat the best? And we hardly see associate teams play with regular cricket playing teams. These associate teams are needed to be brought forward by the ICC and need to arrange a lot more tournaments for these teams where they can play against better teams and that's how they will get better. Otherwise, these teams are not going to be interested in cricket as the top 10 regular cricket-playing nations are. |
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Monchengladbach VS RB Leipzig GOAL 3 - 1 - LOST
Leipzig just got a bad day and was given a hard time by Gladbach, that kick to Christopher Nkunku was really unexpected by Nico Elvedi, and Nkunku might be still feeling that and from that point on Leipzig didn't make any goals it was a rough time for Leipzig, but they still need to continue, if we look at the game stats the Leipzig was on the advantage but pretty much after that kick Leipzig isn't making any progress at all, all from that 1 kick by Nico Elvedi, Leipzig got the ball possession, shots, and shots on target, all in advantage but yeah that is it, and Leipzig doesn't want that to happen.
It's something very unexpected, I made a bet in this match with so much confidence but at the end of the game I also bowed down because of the loss. But indeed this is football that is very difficult to predict, who knows they will lose this match after some time they have played with their maximum. but indeed in this match they also did not appear full because there were indeed some people who were rested longer this is German football that we couldn't expect where Borussia Monchengladbach surprisingly beat RB leipzig with a landslide score of 3-1, where this result made RB leipzig fail to take the top four position from Freiburg which is the last ticket limit for the champions league, but RB leipzig still has the chances though very slim with 3 matches remaining maybe the decisive match will be in the last match where RB leipzig will host Freiburg in the last league match, maybe it will be a decisive match for both teams if they want to qualify for the Champions league next season Leipzig are now fifth in the points table after losing the last two games. Freiburg team is 1 point ahead of Leipzig. Qualifying for the Champions League for Leipzig is completely uncertain. Koln and Freiburg are in much better form than Leipzig. Leipzig will play against Augsburg in the next match. And as usual, if Leipzig performs poorly in this match, they will not be able to qualify for the Champions League. |
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1-0 for Villareal, whoa It will not happen but if it will happen?
Aggregate 1-2 for Liverpool now.
This early score from Villarreal is a big advantage to them since their perceived as weaker clubs if their can protects this goal by building a strong defense they may end up winning the game, but if Liverpool should equalize that will be a big negative motivation for Villarreal. Am following up with the match on live score since my mobile subscription is not covering the championship. Well I wish both clubs the best but my bet is with Liverpool winning. Villarreal was able to take the lead in just 3 minutes. away match we saw Villarreal's performance. They played perfectly defensive. And they made no effort to score in the full 90 minutes. But their performance in today's match is completely different. Liverpool played defensively in today's match. I 't think Liverpool has a good chance of winning this match if they don't play defensively. But in the 30th minute, Liverpool have not been able to make such a good attack yet. I'm upset to see Liverpool's performance. Liverpool are a much stronger team than Villarreal. And the players on their scores are also very experienced. In addition, Liverpool have the ability to break through Villarreal's defense. Even then I don't see any need for them to play defensively. Liverpool should counter-attack and try to score, playing defensively in such a way that Villarreal can easily win this match. And I wouldn't be surprised if Villarreal won 2-0. |
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Frankfurt is probably the biggest surprise of all European competitions this season.
In the German league they are very far from the top and I don’t think anyone saw them in the final of this competition.
I watched them in the first game against West Ham and they really impressed me with their game.
They played great in defense and in counterattacks destroyed the defense of West Ham.
I think they are closer to the final than the English club.
I personally believe that West Ham will win and qualify for the finals, because they have shown excellent determination this season, and based on their overall performance in the Europa league this year I feel that they have a huge chance of reaching the finals. Furthermore Moyes knows that without champions league football he’ll lose Rice, hence I’m sure that he’ll do everything in his power to help West Ham reach the finals. I know West Ham has played well and shown good performance this season but the way Frankfurt played against West Ham in the first leg I was quite shocked at how well Frankfurt have played as a team and created chances through good teamwork. it was not just because of the individual brilliance of one player. I really liked the buildup from Frankfurt to the goals. so I think they will be the ones to qualify for the finals of the Europa league among these two teams. |
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In matches like this, teams do not only play with the talents of the players, but the support of the fans in the stadium is also very important. We know that Liverpool is a much stronger and better team, but we can see surprising results. As a result of this match, it is almost impossible for Villarreal to win by 3 margins, but I am sure we will watch a good match  I wouldn't be surprised if Villareal wins tonight, but I agree it's impossible for them to win with 3 goals difference! I already said that I don't expect many goals, I still think that this game will be won by 1 goal margin, probably 1:0 or 0:1! If we don't see a draw game, which is very possible! Villarreal has to make up those 2 goals difference, and I guess they will start offensive! Maybe a good bet would be more goals in the second half when I expect Villareal to open because they will not have anything to lose! They are playing against Liverpool, Villareal boys will have to give 110% in this game, and I am not sure is that enough! It's Liverpool, I think they will get into the game better and they will dictate the tempo! For some reason, I think this match is not going to be a draw because Villarreal is surely going to go for goals and I think that is either going to work in favor of them or against them. I really don't see how the match might end in a draw because I don't think Liverpool is a team who is going to sit behind and just defend. if Villarreal goes for ultra attacking football I think Liverpool is going to try to look for potential counterattack chances and try to catch Villareal off guard. |
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What is the most possible outcome of today's match between GT and PBKS? Of course, all predictions are with GT itself, since they have been an ultimate cricket force their first season. While there are not major players associated with GT (such as Kohli, Dhoni etc.), all players of the team play remarkably well and have been crushing every team on their way with 90% wins. It's just incredible.
PBKS are no match for GT. GT has won 8 matches out of 9 and is ranking at the top in IPL 2022 point table. PBKS has won 4 matches out of 9 and is ranked 8th on the point table. If PBKS wants to win today's match then they need to work on their batting and they also need to bat first and score more than 180 today. Arshdeep Singh has been bowling quite well so I assume he will perform well today too. Gujarat Titans are in the best form of their life and they have a perfect record of five wins in the last five matches. I really don't think they will be facing too many problems from PBKS. PBKS had a really bad match in the last match against LSG. I thought their batting was not up to the mark because they should have made a better effort trying to get to the target. I also agree that they really need to bat first and score a good amount of runs and I think they will be able to defend well. |
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The odds on Liverpool are high because they don't need to win, a draw will be enough! I will probably play it with under 3 goals, I expect something similar like in the first game! I am not sure what Villareal prepared for tonight, they didn't score in the first game, and I doubt they will score tonight, Liverpool is too tough for them!
At the moment, the quotes of the teams for tomorrow's game are as follows: 4,60 - 4,10 - 1,72 I think a bet on Liverpool looks attractive as I think Villarreal will have to play more openly to try to bounce back so Liverpool will have more chances to score than even in the first game. Even if the game ends with a score of 2-3, but it will be a victory for Liverpool. Odd providers give a lot in this match, it's nearly ~2,, I really don't care about the odds at this moment because whatever happens, I am quite sure that Liverpool is going to play in the finals of the Champions League and the bigger question is who will they be facing in the finals. I really don't expect Liverpool to make any mistakes especially when they have a really comfortable lead of two goals against a team like Villarreal. |
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What you've said is true. This time there is not much of celebrities found. To some extent there is a need for celebrities to support the league in terms of promotion. Now IPL have evolved as a brand and things were happening good. So, it is quite rare to see celebrities. During the CSK vs MI final the viewers count on the official broadcasting app reached 8.3million. This shows how big the league have changed through these many seasons.
Celebrities only appear when they get money. IPL franchises are already famous and I guess they do not need the support of celebrities to market their brand. Cricketers themselves are now celebs in IPL and are now promoting their franchise through numerous advertisements. I do not think in the future you would see many celebrities coming to see the matches unless they are friends of an owner. I do think some of them might appear during the semifinals and finals this season. Also for IPL-related discussion, you can visit the T20 thread. I know that a lot of people are divided about the celebrity situation in the IPL and so am I because I don't know if celebrities are the reason why the IPL is going to get some boost at this stage. I have seen various ads about the IPL and I really find them hilarious even without the celebrities but probably something new could have been done with the help of the celebrities. Anyway, we have a match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals today and I think Rajasthan Royals are going to win this match without any doubt. You know KKR have lost all the previous five out of the five matches and I don't expect too much from them this IPL. |
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Chelsea had one of the worst performance today against Everton. Although, I understand that Everton hosted the match, but it was a winning match for the Blues. Despite dominating the game, they still found it extremely difficult to net in any goal. However, a big Congratulations to Everton, the results came as a surprise. We all underestimated their ability to win against Chelsea. While, with the recent form of Chelsea, I don't think they will be able to win in their next match.
I never gave Everton a chance, but they surprised me. They managed to win 1-0 against Chelsea and I congratulate them on this win. Congratulations guys, it was a tough win. They are fighting exactly to stay in the league and in return they managed to beat Chelsea. In the remaining matches, they will try to get to the top of the league by getting such results. If they can do that, I'll be happy because I like Everton. Everton's win was definitely very unexpected considering they are very underdogs in this match but indeed they did very well in the 90 minutes of the game even under constant pressure. But for now I will deal with other things. Look at Chelsea's defense in the last 2 games they always make the same mistakes that Tuchel must fix immediately Yeah Everton did a nice job, they were determined, this match was there only hope to avoid relegation. They defended so well, and they also attacked fully, despite being played by Chelsea, they were so mean in the match. To me is a deserved win for them, cause they work so hard for it, they played it as their only hope to avoid being relegated, it was surely a deserve win for them. Everton have only 22% ball possession in this match, of which they have made 9 shots, 4 were on target. They didn't play defensively. Players put in the utmost effort to play attcking and to score goals. Chelsea dominated the entire match. Chelsea kept the ball in their possession and attacked. But Everton's defender and goalkeeper have been able to resist the Chelsea players very well. It was a great night for Everton. They have managed to score 3 points against a strong team like Chelsea. This will boost the confidence of Everton's players. |
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I think this match will be so difficult for West Ham, losing at their home was a huge mistake, and to amend such mistakes against Frankfurt in the second leg, they need to be more serious and sensitive. With the look at things right now, Frankfurt has the upper hand of qualifying to the UEFA Europa league final, cause they only need a draw to qualify. West Ham really need to perform excellently in that match, they really have to win to sealed their place in the Europa league final.
You are right. Losing at home was a big mistake for West Ham. If West Ham could have drawn in the home match, they would have had a good chance to qualify for the final by playing well in the away match. Now winning by 2 goals margin will not be easy. Frankfurt will definitely play defensively. Moreover their counter attack ability is good enough. So I think the Frankfurt team is the favorite to qualify for the final. |
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Even with the terrible performance from barcelona recently they managed to get the second position thanks to their win yesterday against mallorca they were heavily favourites but the recent disapointing results made people afraid to bet on them even with the one goal difference barcelona had tottal control of the game and they should've won with a larger score.
Yesterday, Barcelona may have won by 1 goal, but they played an attacking Barcelona that did not stop attacking throughout the match. When Mallorca was the opponent, I expected more goals like everyone else, but it didn't happen. They managed to win, albeit by 1 goal. The win was important, they got the win after all. The league is close to the end and they want to finish second in front of Sevilla. Barcelona's match strategy was good. They have 70% ball possession. And played offensively enough. They conceded a goal despite passing 80% of the ball, which is a bit sad. I thought Barcelona would not concede any goal in this match. Despite the improvement in Barcelona's gameplay and tactics, their defense is still weak. If Xavi's goal is to win the title next season, he must strengthen his defense. And must take on an experienced defender. |
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158 runs is not a big collection. Mumbai must win this match. Mumbai's bowlers have played well. Mumbai will easily win today if the batsmen do their duty. Despite having experienced batsmen like Rohit, Ishan Kishan and Pallard in the squad, they have yet to win a match. Mumbai's collection of 22 runs in 2 overs without losing a wicket. Mumbai will get the first win if they can perform responsibly in today's match.
Although the target is only 159. But don't forget the opponent here is Mumbai Indians. Who has yet to win a single match. So winning today's match is also challenging for them. Especially Rohit Sharma is not in form now. Mumbai lost Rohit Sharma by 21 runs and Ishan Kishan by 41 runs. Now Mumbai's collection is only 61 runs in 6 overs. 98 runs from 78 balls are required to win. Mumbai still have a chance to win if they do not lose wickets quickly. |
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Kohli's performance today is quite good. He is still unbeaten on 31 runs. At the end of 8 overs, Bangalore managed to collect 51 runs. Kohli scored 31 off 30 balls and Rajat Patidar scored 18 off 14 balls. Bangalore's run rate is 6.37. Gujarat's bowlers are very experienced. So Kohli and Patidar have to play very carefully. Batting against Mohammad Shami, Rashid Khan and Ferguson is not easy. My guess is that Bangalore will give less than 160 targets today.
LOL.. looks as if Kohli will get a half century today. As of now, he's batting on 45 from 40 balls and on the other side we have Rajat Patidar who is batting on 40 right now. The partnership between these two has added 76 runs so far from 9 overs. It looks as if RCB may be able to put in a total of somewhere around 180-200. Anything less than that will be disappointing for them, as they have 9 wickets in hand. Only thing is that they need to step up the scoring rate a bit. Pradeep Sangwan and Mohammed Shami have 3 overs in between them, so it is going to be a bit difficult. Kohli returned to the dressing room with 56 off 53 balls. Although his strike rate is not high. Yet I would say he played well. It is very important that he returns to form now. Although the strike rate is low today, he will probably play better in the upcoming matches. Maybe he will go back to his old form. My guess was that Bangalore would give less than 160 targets. But Bangalore scored 155 runs in 19 overs. Probably they will give more than 160 targets. Gujarat's batting lineup is good enough. Gujarat may win this match too. |
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Royal Challengers Bangalore decided to bat after winning the toss. In most of the matches, we see the teams decide to field after winning the toss. After a very poor performance in the last two matches, maybe today Bangalore is trying to do something unique.
They lost the wicket of du Plessis in the second over. He could not collect any runs. Bangalore scored 19 runs in 3 overs. However, Kohli is unbeaten on 14 off 11 balls. Maybe he's back in form.
Kohli's performance today is quite good. He is still unbeaten on 31 runs. At the end of 8 overs, Bangalore managed to collect 51 runs. Kohli scored 31 off 30 balls and Rajat Patidar scored 18 off 14 balls. Bangalore's run rate is 6.37. Gujarat's bowlers are very experienced. So Kohli and Patidar have to play very carefully. Batting against Mohammad Shami, Rashid Khan and Ferguson is not easy. My guess is that Bangalore will give less than 160 targets today. |
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And there was a big shock for me and it must have been the same for the players also at the end of the game. Because they lost this very important game to get ahead of Milan by one point in the standings. I couldn't believe my eyes after I saw Bologna's second goal. It was a huge mistake by Radu indeed and it cost them three points here. Now Milan are feeling a little better as Inter couldn't benefit from their absent game chance. Milan are still two points ahead and now they will have to do their best to keep their position in the remaining time.
The dominance of Inter Milan players was visible throughout the match. Inter's players attacked a lot. But they were defeated because of some small mistake. Inter Milan has played attacking, they have underestimated Bologna's strikers. And did not keep the defense strong. As a result, they conceded two goals. However, Inter's lessons should be learned from this match. No team should be underestimated. |
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If luck alone did not help, I would say Kolkata's victory is impossible today. Delhi need just 6.3 runs per over to win. Moreover, the batsmen of Delhi are very experienced. In the previous match, they scored 206 runs against Rajasthan. Kolkata's poor batting really disappointed me. My guess is that they will be able to deliver at least 180 targets.
In the first two overs, Delhi lost two valuable wickets of Prithvi Shaw and Mitchell Marsh. Delhi collected 17runs in 2 overs. Is today's pitch helpful for bowling? Although I do not think so. It would be a shame for them to lose if they beat Delhi by just 147 runs. Warner and Lalit is now at the crease. These two are also very talented players. If their pair is long, Delhi will easily win. |
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A solid Liverpool performance yesterday, not the best but good enough to warrant a comfortable advantage for the 2nd leg.
Villarreal defended well throughout most of the game but if you fall asleep only for a second Liverpool will punish you and with the overall quality of the team and the substitutes, they will look for openings with the same tempo throughout the whole 90 minutes.
Liverpool is too good to let this lead slip away so I really do feel that we are already with 1 leg in the final.
Actually, Liverpool had a lot more chances to go further ahead in the match but they could not convert those chances into goals. Both Sadio Mané and Salah had some clear chances but they failed to convert. Anyway, they have played really well in the first leg and with the two-goal lead, they will be in a really comfortable place in the second leg against Villarreal. I don't expect them to lose from this situation. |
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Tonight in Serie A was unbelievable. The result of each of the 3 matches was unexpected.
Inter Milan lost 2-1 to Bologna. We knew Bologna was in good form. But it was unthinkable that they would win against a team like Inter Milan. Bologna made only 5 shots in this match, where Inter made 27.
We saw 8 goals in Atalanta vs Torino's match. Atalanta was not in good form. However, today they have scored 4 goals. However, the interesting thing is that Torino has made only 5 shots today. And their goal number is 4.
Fiorentina conceded four goals against Udinese today and failed to score. It's hard to believe that a team as strong as Fiorentina will lose 4-0. My guess is that a lot of people today have lost money in these three matches.
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Gujrat Titans VS Sunrisers Hyderabad
After winning the last 5 matches, Hyderabad is now in their best form. And they will want to maintain this continuity against Gujarat today. If Hyderabad can win today's match, they will be able to go to the top of the points table. Hyderabad is now quite stable in both batting and bowling. Almost all the players of the team are in good form now.
On the other hand, the Gujarat team is also quite stable. So today's match will be very competitive. The team that wins this match will want to occupy the top spot in the table. But I will bet for Hyderabad in this match. Which is your choice?
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-snip
Arsenal do have to bring in new players at the end of this season, especially the position of strikers should be Arsenal's top priority. Actually, earlier this year Arsenal had tried to bring in Vlahovic to replace Aubameyang who moved to Barcelona. But because Arsenal's reputation is still inferior to Juventus, Vlahovic prefers Juventus to Arsenal. But if Arsenal this season can be in 4th position and next season can play in the Champions League, it will make it easier for Arsenal to recruit good players. Actually, many players have been linked with Arsenal, therefore I am also optimistic that Arsenal will buy quite a few new players at the end of this season. In addition to strengthening the Arsenal squad, bring in new players as well to replace several players who are likely to leave Arsenal at the end of this season. So there will be big moves from Arsenal in the transfer market this summer. And I believe in Arteta's choice, because so far Arteta has brought in the right players for Arsenal. So whoever new players will be brought in by Arteta, I believe these players will have a big effect on Arsenal's performance next season. First of all, Arsenal needs better attackers. Otherwise, I don't think they will be able to win matches at the top level. And that will also solve the problem of them lacking behind top teams in the English Premier League. -snip
Like I said Arsenal will most likely bring in one or two players that would help to raise collective standards. I am not sure there’ll be a massive investment on transfers in the next window but plans are being drawn up to get important additions on board. Now Mikel Arteta is now in the process of guiding that squad towards a potential top-four finish, and Champions League qualification would make it easier for them to chase down the top targets that are currently being identified. Here’s the thing, Arsenal are now working with a competitive squad, there’s a few leaks in the squad, a striker, and another midfielder. I think that’s where they are to focus more on. Because bringing in first team starters and putting them on the bench because the team already have their winning team is pointless. So they should invest on the leaks more. By the looks of things it actually seems like Arsenal is going to make big transfers in the next transfer market. But, yes it can be just because they are trying to find out which one or two players are going to be the best for the team at the moment and save the rest of the money for now. |
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