Latest posts of: Velvet78

Do you think Lyon can finally finish their winless streak at the weekend? They are hosting Metz this Sunday and they are favoured to win by bookmakers of course. Even though they have 0 wins in 9 games so far they are still shown like this. Lyon must be able to win a game at some point which might fire them up a little maybe.

The problems have got really serious on Lyon side and I don't know what they are planning to start fixing these problems. But first they need a win that can help them take a deep breath. Metz are 6 points away from them but I can't say they are good either. Lyon couldn't beat Clermont but maybe they can surprise us this time.

Quote from: Coyster on November 01, 2023, 11:30:59 PM

Quote from: Velvet78 on November 01, 2023, 09:59:55 PM

I think Manchester United needs another goalkeeper, not one that would come on loan, they have to sign another good goalkeeper, so there can be competition in the goalkeeping position, i even think it would help Onana to improve a lot, right now whether he plays bad or not, he knows he isn't going to be dropped because there is no competent replacement.

A new goalkeeper in January must definitely be in their plans, and once Onana is back from the African cup of nations, he and the new goalkeeper can now start competing for who would be number 1.

There are so many things to improve for the Red Devils at the moment unfortunately. Their defending is poor and I can't talk different about their attacking either. They are having serious problems on scoring enough number of goals. For example in the Premier League they have scored only 11 goals in 10 games.

However I believe this is because of the serious level of drop in the morale of the players. You know how great Rashford was in the previous season. But now he is performing really terrible.

Quote from: rendravolt on November 02, 2023, 02:15:27 PM

Quote from: Velvet78 on November 02, 2023, 11:50:24 AM

We are going to start this game week with a Bologna - Lazio game tomorrow night. Lazio are slightly favourite on paper but bookmakers are also emphasizing that Lazio's job will be really difficult here. Bologna have been really a big challenge for Lazio in away games in the recent years. We can understand this easily from Bologna's winning and drawing two times each in their last four head-to-heads here.

Bologna's home record has been really good in this season as well so far. I would never trust Lazio to win this game honestly. I even doubt both teams will score after the analysis. Instead I would rather try my luck with both teams to score - no.

It's very rare for anyone to bet on BTTS - No but that's not without reason and I think you're quite right in seeing that opportunity. The Bologna vs Lazio match is quite difficult to predict and the result could be a 0-0 draw or a win for one of the teams. I see that even if we win it will end with just 1 goal, what is certain is that 1 goal in this match is very important for both teams and after that one of them will definitely have difficulty getting the score back. Apart from all that, it is better to do this in a single bet and not include it in a multibet because it will really affect the results of other bets and even lose money.

Indeed it isn't a very common thing to prefer both teams to score - no over the yes version. Because people get more anxious while watching that game if they bet on the no version. If one of the sides scores an early goal then it gets even more unbearable. Sad

But rarely I decide to give a game a chance to bet on this option.

Bologna - Lazio seemed really reasonable for me after that. It might be like the first half ends by 0-0 and Bologna might even win by 1-0. Their last game in Bologna's home ended by 0-0 by the way.

Quote from: MAAManda on November 01, 2023, 12:19:06 PM

Quote from: Velvet78 on November 01, 2023, 11:56:08 AM

I think there is a big opportunity to bet on Atletico Madrid for the new game week. In two days they are going to be playing against Las Palmas away. Interestingly their odds are around 1.60. I wouldn't have expected them to have odds more than like 1.40 or maybe 1.45. When I checked the information about injuries and suspensions I didn't see anything different than the last game.

I believe Atletico Madrid would continue on their way with another win. Las Palmas are having a hard time against big teams. Besides Atletico Madrid have always been winning against them no matter home or away.

The last time Atletico Madrid played in Gran Canaria, they even managed to destroy Las Palmas with a score of 1 - 5. You also said that Atletico Madrid doesn't have a detrimental record in terms of injuries or suspensions. This should be a suspicion for us, why could this happen? For me, it is better to avoid betting on this match, even though the odds given are quite good.

It is really difficult to predict what bookmakers are up to. This match can be a great example for that. There is nothing different than the last game week but Atletico Madrid have strangely high odds. In this kind of situations there might be some plot twist as well. Grin

I mean it might seem like dangerous and so we would avoid betting on them.

However Atletico Madrid still win the game and here is the twist. I have seen so many examples of this situation. For example Porto had really high odds against Antwerp away in the Champions League you know. But they destroyed Antwerp anyway.

Quote from: Unsoldier on November 02, 2023, 11:58:06 AM

Erik ten Hague's team has started a black streak and I can't see how they will solve all their problems. Manchester has eight defeats in the first 15 games of the season, United's worst result since 1962. On top of that, they have lost five times in their last ten home games, a result the team hasn't had since 1930! If United continue to play like this, we will learn many more such statistical facts from the past.

Erik ten Hag has made a statement on their current condition recently. He said that he believed his players to recover from this situation in time and they would get much better. However it is really difficult to believe these words for now. I remember the first season with him. He needed some time to adapt and apply his strategies but it didn't take him much long anyway.

He has been managing this team quite a while in the end. Therefore none of the fans would like to see him struggling to make this team get better this long. We are getting close to the first half of the season but there is still no improvement in the game.

Bayern Munich were just horrible in the first half against Saarbrucken. They just had full control over ball possession however they had only 2 goal attempts in the whole half. After this half ended by 1-1 Tuchel must have told his players to show their usual performance which is why they seemed much closer to scoring many more goals.

But interestingly and very surprisingly they couldn't score any and even got eliminated by a last minute goal. Sad

I would never think Bayern Munich would get eliminated by a third league team in the DFB Pokal. I know they don't prioritize this cup but in the end winning a trophy is always better.

I'm curious about one thing as well. There is the Cup of Nations in January therefore Andre Onana is going to be a part of this tournament as well. This means that he will probably miss seven games with Manchester United. As a result I wonder whether the Red Devils would plan a goalkeeper transfer on loan at least.

They actually have Altay Bayindir as a backup goalkeeper now. Maybe they won't prefer making such signing and will give him a chance instead. I would like to see him having some chances to prove himself honestly. If he performs nicely maybe we would see some rotation in times Onana plays badly.

Quote from: X-ray on November 01, 2023, 01:47:41 PM

So, did you think that if ollie watkins's contribution was still nothing to the club? Aston villa has mad 26 goals till this time in EPL while watkins has been also contributing around 1/5 from the total GF of aston villa till this time.
Aston villa was working together in scoring a lot of goals i think that ollie still become a guy with most contribution to the aston villa at this moment. His performance is also good enough.

Emery has changed the club a lot with his hands. That's why this guy has a very good reputation among all of football fans. Aston villa has changed a lot after it was signing emery as a new coach. It seems like villa can climb up even higher.
The only thing that makes villa a bit different compared with some strong clubs were quality of players.
The club like arsenal or manchester city have better players on its line up. I think that aston villa is performing so excellently after being able to stay at the top 5.

It's performing even better compared with newcastle and brighton at this moment. No doubt if people called him as a great coach.

I assume you understood me wrong. I don't say that Watkins' contribution is nothing or so. I'm just saying that there isn't a situation like a specific player scores like the half amount of the goals Aston Villa score. For example Haaland has really scored the half amount of the goals Manchester City scored in the league so far.

Unlike that there are many players who can score nearly the same amount of goals at Aston Villa. It is like evenly divided as I said. I believe this is a good thing as well because in the other case that team can have serious problems in the absence of that specific player.

There is a der Klassiker this Saturday. It is going to be in Signal Iduna Park however it doesn't matter much for Bayern Munich honestly. Grin

It has been a long while since Dortmund beat Bayern Munich home the last time. There was a draw last season but I don't think this time Dortmund can get away with a draw.

Bayern Munich have odds like 1.72 for the win now. I think it is quite a big opportunity to make some good money. Kimmich is going to be absent due to red card. He is one of the crucial players for this team. However they are still very strong. Maybe Dortmund haven't lost for a long time but I think this will be the point they do.

Can the Atalanta game be the one to stop Inter? I have complicated thoughts about this game. First of all Atalanta can't win any home game against them for 5 years. This is going to be the first big away game for Inter this season. Therefore I'm curious about how strong they can be in defense and offense both.

Atalanta played against Juventus home before and got a 0-0 draw. Maybe they can go for at least one point against Inter as well. But their job is surely more difficult compared to the Juventus game on paper. I think Atalanta shouldn't play defensively like Roma did. This would increase their chance to get a decent result.

Manchester United are in desperate condition in short. They should be even thankful if they manage to make it to last sixteen round. Because Galatasaray don't seem like they will let them do that. We all saw how they played even against Bayern Munich home. They are just way more ambitious than the Red Devils now.

Manchester United don't give any good sign these days. They were really bad in the last Manchester derby game as well. I don't feel like they will make a big progress until the end of this month. Probably Galatasaray would beat them again this time home and send them to the Europa League.

Quote from: BitcoinHunt3r on October 30, 2023, 05:33:22 PM

Quote from: Velvet78 on October 30, 2023, 05:04:37 PM

There is a really lovely competition among Tottenham, Arsenal, Manchester City and Liverpool respectively in the standings. Aston Villa are also trying to keep up with these four teams and they have done pretty good about that so far. Emery is managing Aston Villa really great and I don't actually remember him having a poor season with any team for a long time.

However they are having struggles in big away games so far. They actually beat Chelsea but Chelsea were having a really hard time back then. Liverpool and Newcastle destroyed Aston Villa. However if they keep up a consistent form in general -just as they are doing now- they can be competitive for top 5 at worst.

Yeah the point race still continues it's just that we did not expect that Tottenham was leading because before we thought Tottenham was unable to compete even out of the top 5 but what we think is wrong, whereas Arsenal and Manchester City have been the main competitors since the last 2 seasons so it's not surprised if they are there. Regarding Aston Villa, this team looks more aggressive they are the team with the most goals 26 goals in 10 matches means 2.6 goals in each match but strangely we did not see one of the Aston Villa players on the top score list, really strange right Cheesy

their weakness is in defense when fighting a strong team they conceded more often.

Aston Villa don't have any specific striker or player who carries the goal load of the team this season. It is evenly divided among their players that's why we don't see any such player stepping forward. They are playing a really impressive game as a team which is many thanks to Emery.

Tottenham are indeed the most surprising team so far. After Kane left the team and they replaced their manager I had bigger doubts about them. Because Kane's departure was already a significant blood loss for the team and we didn't know how Ange Postecoglou would manage the team. But here we are now.

Granada - Villarreal is going to be the last game of this week. Villarreal are shown as the favourite side but they have quite high odds for the win like over 2.00. This is absolutely one of the games that a bettor should be very careful about. Because this is a game between two poor performing teams in the La Liga. Both of them haven't won a single game for many weeks.

However Villarreal's away record against Granada since late 2014 has been really impressive. They won most of those games and got draws in the remaining ones. They destroyed Granada by 4-1 here in the previous season. Who knows maybe this psychological advantage would be some help for Villarreal to put an end to this horrible streak going on now.

Nice have finally captured the lead from Monaco and consolidated it after the loss Monaco got against Lille. Nice played a more comfortable game compared to them though. Because Lille are one of the decent teams of the season. But it still surprised me to see Monaco having that much struggle against them.

I would have expected to see some goals from Monaco. Instead they finished the first half by conceding two goals. Sad

Lille started to focus on keeping the score later on and Monaco were quite dominant in the second half. But still there was no goal. I hope they learned their lesson from this game.

Roma are said to be planning a swap deal between Abraham and Lukaku. You know Abraham has been injured for quite a while and he isn't expected to return before January. This injury ruined their plans and they had to sign a new centre-forward. They brought Lukaku and he has been performing quite impressively so far.

It looks like they aren't keen on letting him go after his loan deal expires. They want to send back Abraham to them and sign Lukaku permanently. I think it would be a wise move for Roma as they don't know how strong Abraham can return. Maybe Chelsea would also like to be okay for this deal considering that they want to get rid of Lukaku.

Quote from: snipie on October 28, 2023, 10:35:50 PM

Quote from: Velvet78 on October 28, 2023, 10:26:02 PM

And I'm happy for making the right choice by adding Bayern Munich's win by at least 3 goals into my betslip. It was one of the most interesting games in the league these days though. Because we saw 3 red cards in the first half 2 of which were shown to Darmstadt players. This made things easier for Bayern Munich in the second half.

After they broke the deadlock the goals came down like rain. We watched a hat-trick from Kane as well and there was a 8-0 win at the end. Cheesy

This must be like an apology to their fans after their poor performance in the last Champions League game they played.

Chaotic second half for Darmstadt. Bayern Munich trashed them literally the way they did to Schalke previously but I could say this time is worst since 7 goals were scored in almost 20 minutes Lips sealed

Bayern Munich weren't the only one throwing punches and trashing teams. Leipzig too humiliated Koln with 6 goals to 0.. 4 of them scored in the first half. I find Leipzig victory more interesting than Bayern Munich since Koln is a better team. Additionally they played vs the full squad and the red card was received in the end of the game before the other 2 goals.

By the way that goal scored by Harry Kane from their half was unbelievably good. Cheesy

Everyone was playing confidently in this game and Kane was also one of them. Bayern Munich scored 8 goals with a 5.81 xG. I don't know what to say about this statistics. Grin

They made us remember how deadly they can be once again.

However Leverkusen are also not stopping at all. They also won against Freiburg by 2-1 and have taken back the lead from Bayern Munich. This season is just very lovely as we see a great competition between these two teams.

Inter - Roma was a completely one-sided game honestly. I remember only once Roma had a really big opportunity to score and that's all. Even after Inter scored finally in the last ten minutes Roma were still struggling to fight back against them. It was clear that Mourinho came here to get one point.

I'm trying to understand Mourinho about his strategy especially because of not starting well to the season. But it is really difficult to resist a team which is very effective in the attacking line until the end of a game. This was the scenario here as well. Sad