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2901  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ⚽UEFA Champions League Discussion Thread -- 2021/22 Round of 16! on: March 13, 2022, 07:51:02 PM
This is a difficult match to predict because the two clubs are still very inconsistent in playing the game.
but indeed I still tend to MU here even though they have to improve their defensive line, especially discipline Meguire who always makes mistakes unnecessarily
As the match is approaching the more difficult it is becoming to predict. Atletico Madrid is having good results in the past few matches which should be a source of hope in the team.
In the side of Manchester United, the club is not doing good recently and the defence line is poor because of Maguire the captain. But it looks like Manchester United fans are hopeful because Ronaldo scored hatrick in their match. He should be in good form and moral now.
I always lean towards Manchester United
what you say about defense is true, but over the years they have earned the name of "devils" not by chance
I don't know, I always fear them, the game from the point of view of the bet is very difficult

Here the performance of both the teams is irregular, again now both the teams are in fairly good form. And so it is very difficult to make predictions about this match. Here the chances of the two teams winning are equal. However, the home team will have a greater advantage. For this, Atletico Madrid will have to keep their own defense strong and then try to attack.
2902  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Germany League - Bundesliga Prediction Thread on: March 13, 2022, 07:45:40 PM
Bayern Munich couldn't get what they wanted from the Hoffenheim match today. Hoffenheim's scoring first made things much worse for them. They were still Bayern Munich and they would have won this match by at least one goal gap. But Hoffenheim did a good job by keeping it at 1-1 until the end. And this must be a little worrying for Bayern Munich for the title too. But I think they should be comfortable as Dortmund are not good enough to leave them behind in the standings now at all.
Hoffenheim were on a different spirit when they played Bayern Munich. Bayern Munich has no much problem apart from people predicting that Dortmund will overtake them.
But Hoffenheim has a major problem which is to qualify for europa and they played based on their problem and level of participation.  They are at same point in the table, a little mistake will tell the difference. If they continue this way, it could be a goodnews to them during the end

Hoffenheim's performance against Bayern Munich was great. And they have been consistently good over the last few matches. They have not lost in the last 5 matches. And if they are able to maintain this continuity, they have a chance to go to the top of the table. If they can win the next match, they will be able to move to the third place in the table. Let's see how they will perform in their next match against Hertha.
2903  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ODI cricket and general cricketing discussion [self - mod] on: March 13, 2022, 09:39:26 AM
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We are talking about Cricket being included in the Olympics for a long time but the timeline is being pushed and now we are talking about Cricket being included in 2032, why not the Olympics before that, as far as i understand the host nations can take the decision on which sport to be included and next two Olympics will be conducted in France and the US respectively.
Already have very long talk about this topic but now it is excellent time for them to have some solid decision about this because it's not hard enough for doing this all with current two formats are fit for adding cricket into Olympics T10 and T20 leagues both have very good charm and suitable way for adding which will help this game and Olympics committee to generate good value.

But sadly ICC has never been active for this and never do any solid things to encourage other members for having some good views because here we are facing some internal issues which are mostly political and personal egos which are hurting this game in next few years more badly, and we can face backlash in few countries those are struggling to have infrastructure for this game.

The last time I ever heard about cricket being in the Olympics was in December of last year.
After that, I haven't heard any official news of any kind from ICC.
It really looks like ICC was thinking about this seriously but I honestly have my doubts.

See this: ICC to make $3 million bid for cricket's inclusion in 2028 Olympics
2904  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Cricket match prediction discussions on: March 13, 2022, 09:24:51 AM
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I think that now all the parties should be happy as Shakib Al Hasan got his break that he needed and the Bangladesh team also will have him available for the South Africa tour.
He also didn't get picked for the IPL I guess. So, him changing his mind makes a lot of sense now. But, the Bangladesh cricket board and the Bangladeshi fans will be really happy now.
Was Shakib Al Hasan having a really tight schedule and playing all the matches to have a rest. I have my doubts why he was not picked for the IPL because he will be willing to play for the IPL rather than touring with the team and may be the Bangladesh board has requested the BCCI to not pick him and now he will be available for the South African tour.

That could be an issue because we all know that Shakib Al Hasan has a really bad relationship with the BCB. And as far as I know, BCB can obviously do something like that.

I think we all know that Shakib Al Hasan was not playing too much cricket for which he would have needed rest. But as a fan of Bangladesh cricket, I am happy that he will be playing in the South Africa tour. I think the beef between Shakib Al Hasan and the Bangladesh cricket board is always going to be there. Or at least as long as Mr. Nazrml Hasan Papon is the president of BCB.
2905  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ODI cricket and general cricketing discussion [self - mod] on: March 12, 2022, 04:19:07 PM


From what I heard, the ICC is targeting for Olympic inclusion by 2032. I am not sure about this, because the administrators still remain against the idea of inclusion. They are concerned only about money, and not about spreading the game. Similar to what happened earlier, we will witness sabotaging at some point in the future and then they will say that 2032 is not possible and we should aim for 2040 or 2044. Then after some time, the same cycle will repeat and the date will be delayed to 2048 or 2052. It will go on for ever.

If the ICC is actually thinking about including cricket in the Olympics then I think it is a really good initiative by the ICC.

But, I am not sure at all about the 2032 thing. And I really don't think that it's going to be done by 2032 because even for 2032 we are a long way off from seeing cricket in the Olympics. But, I guess we have to wait and see what ICC does about this. The first initiative should be adding more teams into the international arena.
2906  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Cricket match prediction discussions on: March 12, 2022, 02:54:23 PM

The drama hasn't ended yet since there's been a recent development. The Bangladeshi national team has been greatly benefited by Shakib Al Hasan, but his activities are not conducive to team success. I remember my childhood when Shakib behaved like that. Shakib Al Hasan has announced he will head to South Africa after resting from his tour. BCB gave Shakib rest from the entire series even though he wanted only to skip the Test series! Hence, his stance has changed. I think that he was not picked by IPL, thus changing his stance. It's a good thing he's touring South Africa and the Saga should be over now!

I think that now all the parties should be happy as Shakib Al Hasan got his break that he needed and the Bangladesh team also will have him available for the South Africa tour.
He also didn't get picked for the IPL I guess. So, him changing his mind makes a lot of sense now. But, the Bangladesh cricket board and the Bangladeshi fans will be really happy now.
2907  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Test Cricket Prediction and Discussion Thread [self - mod] on: March 11, 2022, 06:54:36 PM
West Indies finished their first innings with 375 runs. It's a good enough collection. They were 64 runs ahead of England. However, England are showing impressive performance in their second innings. However, they lost Alex Lees' wicket early in the innings. Collection 127 runs losing only one wicket. Crawley 68 and Root is unbeaten on 47. I don't see any chance of England losing this match. As the second session of the fourth day is now underway, the match is more likely to be a draw.
2908  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions on: March 11, 2022, 06:47:09 PM
^  Salah has won the club the highest honors in the EPL and the UCL, so I don't think he's too keen in signing an extension unless maybe the offer is too much for him to refuse.  Salah has Barca, Real Madrid and now Bayern asking around and sending feelers and they're prolly be willing to give better offers.  If it were all up to me, I'd like to see him play under Xavi at Barca and begin a resurgence of the Catalan club.  It would be something for sure.
I think it will still be very difficult because Salah is still at home at Liverpool and he has even said that he wants to spend the rest of his career at Liverpool.
Even though there are many clubs who want his services, it is very difficult in my opinion because indeed Salah must also think when he is at a new club of course there must be adjustments there because of course it will be very different in the atmosphere when he is at a new club.

Perhaps Salah will not leave Liverpool. I have not yet heard any news that he is willing to leave the club. However, if Salah wants to leave Liverpool, the clubs in La Liga will be the most suitable for him. I think the most suitable club for Salah would be Barcelona. He can easily adapt to Barcelona's match strategy. It will be difficult to adapt to a team like Bayern Munich.
2909  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ⚽UEFA Champions League Discussion Thread -- 2021/22 Round of 16! on: March 11, 2022, 06:41:52 PM
That's an opportunity in Turin for Juventus but remember Villareal in the Champions League of course the game will be different from the domestic league so from that I can't conclude because they will certainly prepare even more for this match.

How irregular Villarreal's performance is can be seen from their performance in the last two matches. Villarreal lost 1-0 to Osasuna in the last match. It was their away match. In the previous match, they had a remarkable 5-1 win over Espanyol. In away match, Villarreal is a bit weak. And so in this match I would expect Juventus to win.
2910  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions on: March 11, 2022, 01:51:23 PM
When it comes to Arsenal, I also think that their weakness is lacking a good centre-forward now. They find so many goal chances and this is clearly showing their potential. But for now, they are wasting their chances too much because of this situation. I was shocked to see them releasing Aubameyang rather than selling him. They need a centre-forward who is at least as good as Aubameyang. They were planning to make an offer for Vlahovic but Juventus signed him. I wonder who will be their biggest target.

They had their eyes so long for Vlahovic but Vlahovic didnt want to join them and wanted to join a top club that plays in the champions league and thats why he went to Juventus. Arsenal already waste in summer transfer window over 100mil and still needs a fresh attack and will probobly get someone good in the next summer transfer window

Arsenal really needs to strengthen their attack with a good center forward. Otherwise, they are still going to be deprived of the goals that they would have scored. They should really go for a big transfer in the next transfer market, they did spend a lot in the summer transfer window.
So, I don't know what amount they are aiming for in the next one.
2911  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ⚽UEFA Champions League Discussion Thread -- 2021/22 Round of 16! on: March 11, 2022, 11:48:39 AM
Villareal are not favorites in the Champions League so it is hard to expect them to qualify when the opposing team is a top team from another league. In terms of quality and experience, Juventus deserved more chances to qualify for the quarter-finals, but the fact remains difficult to predict the outcome. There may have been surprises from Villareal this season but actually it was not to be expected.

Juventus will not lose at home against Villarreal. Juventus is a very good team. Probably they have not lost in any of the last 11 matches. They must maintain this continuity. They are strong in home matches. On the other hand, Villarreal's performance is irregular. However, they play quite defensively. If Juventus want to win today, the strikers will have to play well and try to break Villarreal's defense. And I hope Juventus's player are able to play well today and will win.
2912  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1) on: March 11, 2022, 11:43:20 AM
In the Lille - St. Etienne game hosts seem to be the clear favorite. The reigning French champion will be fighting for promotion to the Champions League until the end of the season. Lille seems to be in quite good shape lately. In turn, St. Etienne's goal is to stay in the league in this season. For a long time they were one of the main candidates for relegation, but 3 wins in the last 5 games have allowed them to move over the relegation zone. Today, however, it will be very difficult for them to get even 1 point.
Etienne still have a chance to stay in Ligue 1 and even so, their head to head match can still be said to be fine. Also, win or not for Lille, they still have to fight even more to get UCL tickets for next season because Lille has a gap of 5 points from Marseille who are in 3rd place. But indeed, in this match Lille has a very good chance to win but for me the target isn't the top 3 because it's obviously difficult for Lille right now.

If Lille  team thinks Saint Etienne is weak today, they will make a big mistake. Etienne is probably well below the point table. But they are not too weak. If Etienne's defenders play well, it will be difficult for Lille to score points in this match. However, if Lille plays defensively without attacking in this match, then they will not be able to get full points from this match. The match will be a draw, as Etienne will play for a draw today.
2913  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2021/2022 on: March 10, 2022, 05:12:37 PM
Norwich no longer have a target in the Premier League they just play the match until the season ends because it is impossible to get out of relegation their poor performance continues even with only one point from 5 matches and today it has to be against Chelsea this just adds to their losing streak. Chelsea will definitely win even if they play second tier.
The chance to get out of the relegation zone has been closed for norwich city, with 11 games remaining they have of course it's very unlikely they can stay in the premier league next season, but even though norwich city is in the relegation zone right now it doesn't mean chelsea will easily destroying them with a big score like in the previous match, the percentage of chelsea chances of winning is very large but I think the norwich city players will also try their best not to be humiliated in front of own fans at carrow road.

Chelsea will definitely continue their winning streak. And Chelsea will have no problem winning against a team like Norwich. Norwich is one of the weakest defensive teams in the Premier League. They have conceded 57 goals in 27 matches. And I would say Chelsea have a chance to score more than 3 goals in today's match.
2914  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2020/21 on: March 10, 2022, 05:07:44 PM
Barcelona will face Osasuna in the 28th week. Osasuna is also unstable in appearance, it can be seen from their 5 matches which were evenly matched between wins and losses and recorded one draw. While Barcelona have 13 points from 5 matches, this is definitely a pretty good result for them. Now Barcelona want to catch Sevilla in the standings by winning this match.
Barcelona does not want to catch up with Sevilla rather Barcelona want to seal their position at number three because that position is not clear for them, ATM is also fighting for the position and both ATM and Barcelona are in the same point.
As it is unlikely that Sevilla will displace real Madrid, that is how it is also unlikely that Barcelona will display Sevilla.
Provided that Barcelona is in laliga top 4, they should be happy with any position because I did not expect Barcelona to recover so fast. We can body say that Xavi has done well for the club

Barcelona's only goal now is to win for the Champions League. So they will be happy to be in the top four of the table. However, if they are able to maintain the continuity of the performance as they are doing now, Barcelona will be able to move to the second place in the table. Because Sevilla are not very stable as a team. They will lose points in upcomming matches. And they are just 7 points ahead of Barcelona, ​​performing more in a match.
2915  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ⚽UEFA Champions League Discussion Thread -- 2021/22 Round of 16! on: March 10, 2022, 04:36:33 PM
Before the first leg of the fixture, it was a common belief amongst football fans that PSG can dismantle and beat Real Madrid silly but what everyone thought Madrid had over them was the winning mentality and experience. Funny enough, this played out on both legs of the fixture. From the coach to the players in that Madrid team, they are strong mentally. Over 80% of the Madrid players are proven winners hence they were confident on turning the tie around and they so did.

I think in the second half of the second leg PSG started to take Real Madrid as an easy opponent and they paid the price. But I have to say it was unfortunate what happened with Leonel Messi because the last goal, the hat-trick goal of Karim Benzema was scored from a ball that Lionel Messi lost. But, I have to say that Real Madrid played really well. It takes a lot of willpower to even come back to a match which is 2-0 for the opponent's advantage.
2916  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ODI cricket and general cricketing discussion [self - mod] on: March 10, 2022, 04:25:03 PM
That is true that we (Pakistan) do not have any infrastructure for the women's cricket team. They lost to India on that day and today they will again lose to Australians as this match is being played now at  Mount Maunganui. Australian team needs only 25 more runs to win and they have 18 overs to complete this run chase. Though one can argue that Pakistan women's team exposure is increased by playing in world cup matches but unless we do not have a proper domestic infrastructure, it's of no use.
That is the case with all the South Asian countries. These guys don't take women's cricket seriously. Even the BCCI, which is the richest cricket board in the world treats women's cricket in a very casual manner. In India, there is a domestic setup similar to the men's domestic tournaments, but the quality is much lower when compared to SENA nations such as Australia and England. And this is one of the aspects where the inclusion of cricket in Olympics may help. If cricket is made an Olympic sport, then women's cricket may get more attention and funds.

But, I think we all know that cricket is a very long way away from going to the Olympics. Because ICC does not look too much concerned about it. And also the number of countries that play cricket are very low.

If this is the situation of cricket in the future, I don't think that women's cricket is going to get much popularity. And I think that the boards know this and that's the reason why they are scared to push women's cricket, that's quite understandable.
2917  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Cricket match prediction discussions on: March 09, 2022, 07:42:20 PM
Bangladesh Cricket Board has been released a news, Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan will be rested from all kind of cricket formats until 30th of April. Thus, He will miss Bangladesh's forthcoming tour of South Africa. He is a world class athlete and no one can disagree with that but at the same time he lacks discipline. BCB should focus on building quality players to manage such crisis if any of their top players not interested to play.  

Shakib Al Hasan is a great asset for Bangladesh and obviously the best cricketer in the world.

But, I think he lacks the work ethic. Bangladesh really needed him for the next series. As far as I know, he himself has expressed the feeling of having a break and says that he needs the break because he is fatigued physically and mentally.

But I don't think physical or mental fatigue is the reason why he did not perform up to the mark against Afghanistan.
But then again, he is 34. And this is an interesting stage for athletes. The body certainly doesn't work as a 19-year-old now.
2918  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ODI cricket and general cricketing discussion [self - mod] on: March 09, 2022, 07:38:47 PM
Pak-W team performance today is better then how they performed in last match against Ind-W. Pressure may be one reason why Pak-W failed to play quality cricket on that day. Pakistan team is new in women cricket and they should try to get experience by playing there full 50 overs quota. Women cricket is dominated by England, Aus and New Zealand and its because these boards are behind there teams.
Pak-W just lost the match to Aus-W by 7 wickets. Alyssa Healy was the top scorer from Aus side who scored 74 runs.
The result is what matters in the end and Pakistan have lost both matches and are at the bottom of the points table.
Today we had an upset where the West Indies women's team defeated the England team. This means that both WI and Aus have won both their matches while Pakistan and England have lost both their matches. I must say the tournament is getting interesting.
I don’t feel that Pakistan women performed extremely bad in the second match, and this performance is something they can take inspiration from and try and win their remaining games. Lastly no one expected West Indies team to beat England so this is definitely a shocker, and yes this unexpected turn of events has made this tournament even more exciting to watch.

Pakistan women needed to form better partnerships, But they could not do so. After the openers failed Bismah Maroof basically tried to hold the innings together.
She is called 78 runs. Aliya Riaz also played well for her 50. but other than that no one really scored anything worth mentioning.
In the end, they could not accelerate their innings at all. and for Australia, it was a really easy chase.

England versus West Indies match really had a shocking result and don't think anyone expected that. It really looked like England is going to win the match but the last two quick wickets certainly changed the outcome of the match.
2919  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: T20 and T20I cricket prediction and discussion on: March 09, 2022, 07:34:50 PM
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Recently I was reading that he had never been good against India, so this is also acceptable because when he was on top in India we have some greatest batsmen those were great in playing spin, and they have great time with their technique at home which give them this disadvantage.
It is true that Shane Warne had a hard time playing against India, he made his debut against India and Ravi Shastri scored a double century in that match and he never had a great time playing against India. The next time he toured India, Sachin Tendulkar was in his prime form and it was a great battle and Sachin Tendulkar took Shane Warne and he won the series against Australia when they were literally defeating every other country.

Shane Warne was a great bowler but his stats are not great against India.
see this: https://www.sportsadda.com/cricket/features/shane-warne-record-stats-india

I don't think that the state is bad but considering that he was the greatest leg spin bowler ever and dominated almost every other batting team this certainly looks a little below par.
But in his defense, India has always been a great batting team who plays spin really great particularly.
2920  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ⚽UEFA Europa League Discussion Thread on: March 09, 2022, 05:37:09 PM
Barcelona and Galatasaray will be one of the matches that are quite awaited in the opening leg 1 of the last 16 tomorrow, tomorrow's match in my opinion will be a fierce match especially since both teams are both aiming for a big win to secure their position in the second leg later, so far both teams have met 8 times, with 5 wins for Barcelona, ​​Galatasaray managed 1 time win and 2 matches ended in a draw, from head to head it looks like Barcelona are the favorites to win, but Galatasaray also cannot be underestimated in the match later because often Galatasaray are able to surprise his opponents in a match.
If Barcelona can defeat Napoli then Galatasaray should be a walk over. we might agree both teams have equal zeal in their respective leagues but i think Xavi is more committed to winning the Europa. I predict Barcelona to win both legs against Galatasaray. Not to underestimate  Galatasaray but going by the late performance of FC Barcelona
Have different level and quality between Napoli as 3trd position standing on Serie A than Galatasaray as 12th standing position on  Turkish Primer League, second leg last round Barcelona success defeated Napoli 4-1 and I think looks as easy for have bigger score result when against with Galatasaray on 1st leg europe league match, specially playing on Camp Nou with tens thousand fans support I think should easy for Barcelona make the same score or above scoring before against with Napoli, I have expectation to see Barcelona could pass to final europe league.
If you look at Barcelona recent performance, no one doubts that they can win and advance to the next round by eliminating Galatasaray.
Barcelona game under Xavi care has now greatly improved, even every week they continue a positive trend, it's all in contrast to Galatasaray who this season in poor form until now have not been able to rise to improve their position in the standings while their domestic league is stuck in 12th position.

Well, the head to head comparison seems to be alright because I am confident that Barcelona is going to win this match. They have been playing good football in recent times and I think they are going to prove that once again in this match. Should be an easy one for Barcelona but they better not underestimate Galatasaray because by doing so they can be really surprised on the field.
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