After today's results, I think I should retire from EPL pool. If someone think that they perform bad, just hold my beer - 1.5 from 7 games today. Brentford 3:3 Liverpool - how it's even possible? What a game it was! Ok, I can't complain that I didn't predicted upset in this or MU - Villa game. But this season I always back wrong side in 50/50 games like Chelsea - City or Watford - Newcastle. Tomorrow games including North London derby also doesn't looks easier to predict. So, wooden spoon, here I come!
Not so bad a week for me honestly, despite the first two games, I was able to get 3 exact scores which has left on 9 points and joint 2nd place so far this week. I didn't see Liverpool draw coming and they cost me quite a fortune  Brentford just wouldn't back down! They've come to stay in the EPL, at least they're going nowhere this season, I'd say! |
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Ole's never been a great manager, not for his tactics, or his team management. Every big game proves that, and the "smaller" games suggest nothing different. But silly me, I bagged Villa for a HT win on my ML, because the outright win was 8/1 and HT was over 7/1.
Well done to the 8 of you who predicted the upsets!
@Harko wasted your defaults as the majority voted for Chelsea (53%) and United (98%), which is what default picks will follow. Ouch!
I really don't think it worked though, I checked in the people and it wasn't showing up as default picks... It only showed as no picks was made, or do I need to make any setting for the default picks to happen should incase it happens again in the future. I feel bad as there was an easy 1.5 points from City I let pass my by and it would have been really valuable as it was the minority pick. there's absolutely no way Bruno fernandes will ever take a pen again when Ronaldo is on the pitch...that was the worst penalty kick i've seen in a long time  #OleOut about to go trending 🤣 Looking at his almost perfect record from the spot for Man United, can we say knowing there's someone else going to take the duty from him should mess up was another form of pressure for him ? |
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I missed putting in my pick for the first two games, I just hope the default picks would pay off for me, as I would have gone with Man City to win and Man Utd as well, probably 1-2 for the former and a 2-0 win for Man Utd.
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I guess nobody is actually expecting a lot from Barcelona, but betting on them to lose or draw is just another thing entirely, and it's even tougher in the pool where you have to pick just one of three possible outcome...
I would like to say I've avoided placing any bets on Barcelona for quite a while, but it can't be avoided in the pool and the thought of picking against them in the pool is just like wanting to give the other participants a free edge even while you're still competing.
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Real Madrid vs. Villareal
1. Match line - Home
2. Both to score - No
3. Number of yellow cards in the game - 3 or less
Lazio vs. Roma
1. Match line - Away
2. Both to score - Yes
3. Number of yellow cards in the game - 6+
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With the expected return of Toni Kroos soon, Real Madrid's midfield will be almost complete with various players of experience and youth.
But Ancelotti will be faced with the challenge of choosing the most complete line, in terms of the required defensive assistance and the offensive diversity that is present.
There is the option of youth only and experience in times of trouble.for me With all the players, there are few names that needs to be getting some time on the pitch.
For now, the Real Madrid front and midfield are quite complete, especially with the return of Kroos and the arrival of new players Eduardo Camavinga who makes their midfield stronger and will greatly spoil the strikers at Madrid. but the shortcomings in madrid are still in the defense line considering their two mainstay defenders are still an unresolved problem so far even though they have succeeded in bringing in profits but there are still holes that can't be patched. it would be great when madrid managed to bring in Trent Alexander-Arnold from liverpool in the transfer market. I really don't think Real Madrid are their best shape right now, the goals tend to have being coming but that's also an indication that most teams of these teams aren't scared of the duopoly of Real and Barcelona, these teams no longer seat all defensively when facing either side. None of Real Madrid's recent games have gone without some shaky impression, even though they're at getting the desired results by the end of the day, it's clear that they're in a way better shape than Barcelona, but there is still a lot of work to be done. |
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anywho, Cadiz - FC Barcelona...friendly reminder that Barca couldn't beat Cadiz last season (1-1 and 1-2), and that was a much healthier Barcelona 🤔
Probably there won't be easy games for Barca this season. And game against Cadiz away isn't an exception. I don't really know why bookmakers are giving just 1.45 for Barca win. I'm not so positive about our chances today... Should be tough for Barca, especially since I have a feeling players are also unhappy and they could (un)intentionally play a bit below their maximum to help Koeman get sacked. Anyway my money today is on Cadiz to score @1.7. Looks like high value odds to me since Cadiz is solid going forward and they scored in both fixtures last season when Barca was much better. Planning on watching at least first half from the bed to see how it is looking for Barca. Need 1:1 for correct score in the pool, so that is one result that is not happening for sure  The bookmaker are probably just misleading bettors or there's more to odds than the shape of the team.. Barcelona aren't above average as team right now.. I knew something was literally wrong the odds maker a couple of weeks ago when Bayern Munich were valued at over 2 odds against Barcelona in the CL. Barcelona are down to 10 men, and it's still currently goalless so, maybe Cadiz might get or draw or perhaps all 3 points. |
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Cagliari lost against Empoli, really did not expect that to happen, but my pool position shows that I do not follow Calcio as other competitions, and what I expect from Cagliari is not in line with their team and ambitions, last season we successfully avoided relegation in last rounds, but this season seems to be a harder one
I had Empoli to win 2 - 0, which mean I got all 3 points... It's actually surprising to see that it was just 4 players from the pool that went with Empoli, I literally didn't do much in-depth analysis with the pick, I just checked recent form I guess and decided to go with Empoli, Cagliari have become a victim of their last two season's performance, that had a pretty good run for sometime during that season and were at some point tipped to likely feature in Europe irrc, but finished the season way below average, they'll probably just keep battling it out of the relegation zone like they always do. |
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This is really the Real Madrid that I want to watch! They had a perfect performance against Mallorca definitely. They just obliterated Mallorca by a huge score like 6-1. Benzema and Asensio were the stars of the night. Benzema scored 2 goals and made 2 assists. And Asensio made a hat-trick in this match. He played for 71 minutes and it was his first match that he played for a long time in this season. And with an impressive effort like this, Asensio already deserved another chance in his next match I think. Benzema is like always. He is the most valuable player at this team.
Real Madrid were ruthless today, It was as though watching Real Madrid from the BBC at their peak... The young lads played really well upfront and there was Benzema to lead the line with true character, he also had a goal cancelled which in my opinion was a bit harsh decision to make because the contact barely minimal and literally unintended. Asensio also seemed to be getting back to his best, Rodrygo, Camavinga and Valverde too were all impressive, good game all round. |
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I expect goals tonight in Madrid, maybe over4.5 or even over5.5, seems as perfect setup, Mallorca is not so defensive and Real could fit into this day full of goals in Spain and Italy
I hope you did put some money on the line for that ? It's 4 goals already at half time with Madrid leading 3 - 1.. It's been a really entertaining 45 minutes from both ends, despite being down by two goal, Mallorca are posing quite a lot of attacking threat. There surely should be more goals to come in the half. Atletico Madrid themselves are not being at their usual best, especially defensively, they've conceded almost a goal per fixture so far, and they are nowhere close to playing their toughest fixtures.
Atletico have such big attacking potential with Suarez, Griezmann, Felix and Carasco, but they still struggle to score against underdogs. Seems that under Simeone these things simply can't be different . And yeah, you have good point - conceding goals against teams like Getafe or Espanyol isn't good sign. Yeah, I'd agree that they've got much attacking options than they do defensively, hence the need to switch focus to where their strength lies. |
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This has to be my best performance ever in a starting week anywhere in any league for predictions. 1 exact and 2 close scores, and even,,, if I stuck to 2-1 I would be 2 exacts!
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yeah, last night scores were mostly expected, and results came as expected, so there is many exact scores I missed Bologna, or to say it better Genoa, since I did not catch any of their results so far regarding BTTS, yeah, a lot of goals in Serie A last season, not following much, but rarely one can see results 2:0 or 0:1, it is always 2:1, 1:2, 1:3, it would be interesting to see how many matches last year were 3 goals exact, probably the most in all scoring ranges Both games so far today has ended numerous goals and both ends... I'm actually surprised by Juventus match against Spezia, I wasn't expecting a tough game for Juventus tbh.. But Spezia took the game to them, I was able to watch the first 15-20 minutes and I can say there was no sense of inferior feeling from the way Spezia played. Juventus can at least boast of a win after 5 league games  |
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Game 1: 22' 1-1 Draw
Game 2: 22' 2-1 Arsenal
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If Chelsea and Liverpool continue their same scores streak then we could see something like Chelsea 1-0 city and Brentford 0-1 Liverpool, but I think that's finally going to come to an end given the opponents involved and I actually think City will steal a victory in this match (and it goes without saying lfc will triumph at Brentford away).
I am thinking Chelsea is in better form and they will win against City again. City is great squad but they are always playing their own passing game and it falls short against good defences sometimes. Chelsea on the other hand has more options and they can win tough games like this on muscles. Yeah, Chelsea is indeed in better shape and form than Man City is right now, but I've not made my picks yet, but I most likely would be going with City... Chelsea have won the last 3 games between both sides, and I feel there will be a step up from Man City this time. Locking picks I do not find useful at all. I see everybody's predictions and I feel I did worse even before anything happens  I don't often lock my picks, I only do in some cases where I'm probably going against the odds and I feel like I might likely want to change my mind along the way (perhaps because I'm in contention to win the round) |
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Oh Suarez, you lovely, lovely beast. Pulled your team out of the dumps once again, of course Getafe's red card helped but they deserved it anyway, double the possession and attempts. Saved one of my bets so far and got me the 1.5 points from Superbru... just wish I'd stuck with 2-1. Interesting club record too with Llorente the only Spaniard on the team, and the other 10 coming from 9 other different countries! It's only 6 games but Getafe can't be feeling too good 6 games and 0 points... if I were betting, my money's going to martingale on them from next match onwards  It impressive to say the least, Atletico Madrid last two win in all competitions have had to come at the hardest way, Suarez happened to be the hero today. Atletico Madrid themselves are not being at their usual best, especially defensively, they've conceded almost a goal per fixture so far, and they are nowhere close to playing their toughest fixtures. Getafe were fortunate to avoid relegation last season, but we can't assume it's too early to say they'll need more than luck to stay up this season if they're not even getting any points. |
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1. Buffalo Bills
4th '10:32
2. Cleveland Browns
4th '9:59
3. Kansas City Chiefs
4th 11:09
4. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
4th '10:39
5. Seattle Seahawks
4th '12:07
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Betslip ID: 3df25c68-65bc-4091-8dbc-605fae290b51
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That's some crazy fixtures we've got here 1. Chelsea 1 - 2 Man City '77 2. Man Utd 2 - 0 Aston Villa '74 3. Arsenal 2 - 1 Tottenham '68 Harkorede BET ID: a1fa355f-8893-4214-9b72-b5dc29a10960 |
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So, most people are saying another draw or a slim Atletico win. And that's what I'm going for too... But is anyone actually considering them losing their perfect record today? Not that perfect means anything. Ask Villareal with 4 draws. I can even imagine playing Real Madrid or Atletico Madrid at this stage... It's going to be a huge humiliation.
Honestly feel bad for them, just watching. This isn't even a case of sorry lack of talent, like when Arsenal tried to play their old game without the right personnel. This is as if, there's no more plan, no more philosophy, just "let's go out and try not to suffer too much". You get my actual point about what Koeman is bringing to the squad, he's literally clueless. It's even understandable when there is a coach trying to implement he's own style or philosophy sometime without the right players or neeed squad, as we've seen with Klopp, Pep and Tuchel, even supposedly tactically outdated Mourinho does have a style he tries to integrate into a team. It's not the same with Koeman and he would make a bad squad worse over the course of the season, if allowed. |
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They didn't lose yet but the overall gameplay is not in their favour with no threatening attempts.. It is half time now and the result is 0-1 for Grenada. Barcelona has Depay in the field so we might expect a goal in the second half. If Grenada wants to win they have to score another goal at least!
in second half the pressure over Granada will keep rising and Barcelona surely get her chances to score at least one goal. last season Barcelona lost to Granada 1-2 while leading 1-0 after 1st half. A late goal saved the day for Barcelona. 1 point is better than 0 for sure but Koeman has to get some successive 3 points or else he will get more pressure by Barça staff.
Today, ATM will face Getafe. Odds are way in favor of ATM so I doubt there will be surprises there. Better for Koeman but another nightmare for Barcelona fans, at least losing the game would put Koeman on even a tighter rope. Barcelona are already in a bad situation but it's not so bad since there is a big need for the transition of one era to another, but the team needs a coach that has a clear idea of what he wants to build even if it will take a couple of season and that coach clearly is not Ronald Koeman. |
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1) Who will receive the ball first? Panthers
2) Will Panthers cover the -7.5 point spread? Yes
3) Game total 43.5? Over
4) Highest scoring Quarter? 3rd
5) Panthers total points? Even
6) Texans total points? Evem
7) Sam Darnold to throw 1.5 TDs? Over
8 ) Texans QBs to throw 1.5 TDs? Over
9) Christian McCaffrey to score a TD? Yes
10) Mark Ingram to score a TD? Yes
Final Score prediction 30-17 Panthers
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