English Premier League 2012 : Queens Park Rangers vs Swansea City

QPR and Swansea City look for a much needed win in the Premier League.

Preview: Queens Park Rangers vs Swansea City

Predictions: Both of these teams are struggling. QPR have won only one game in their last eight and have lost their last three on the trot. The Swans have only won one of their last seven league games. This game will be nothing to write home about except a good ol tie.

Pick: Draw

Odds (SBOBet) and Tips:

1x2
Queens Park Rangers 2.11 - 1.47 - 67.84%
Draw 3.25 - 1.30 - 76.47%
Swansea City 3.15 - 1.31 - 75.90%

Asian Handicap
Queens Park Rangers -0.25 1.81 - 55.24%
Swansea City +0.25 2.09 - 47.84%

English Premier League 2012 : W.B.A vs Liverpool

West Bromwich Albion and Liverpool will look to snap visiting losing streaks as they open up in the English Premier League.

Preview: W.B.A vs Liverpool

Predictions: Last season both teams lost their home games against each other and I expect that trend to continue with Liverpool coming out on top at The Hawthorns.

Pick: WBA wins

Odds (SBOBet) and Tips:

W.B.A 3.20 - 1.31 - 76.19%
Draw 3.25 - 1.30 - 76.47%
Liverpool 2.07 - 1.48 - 67.42%

Asian Handicap

W.B.A +0.50 1.82 - 54.94%
Liverpool -0.50 2.08 - 48.07%

English Premier League 2012 : Reading vs Stoke City

Reading looks to fire it up in the opener against Stoke City in the English Premier.

Preview: Reading vs Stoke City

Predictions: Reading will come out strong in their home opener against Stoke City. Pavel Pogrebnyak who scored six goals in 12 games last season for Fulham and could be a key man for Reading if they are to stay in the division.

Pick: Reading wins 1x2

Odds(SBOBet) and Tips:

Reading 2.45 - 1.40 - 71.01%
Draw 3.15 - 1.31 - 75.90%
Stoke City 2.91 - 1.34 - 74.42%

Asian Handicap

Reading 0.00 1.80 - 55.55%
Stoke City 0.00 2.14 - 46.72%

English Premier League 2012 : Newcastle United vs Tottenham Hotspur

Preview: Newcastle United vs Tottenham Hotspur

Predictions: Tottenham has a strong offensive attack and will have Newcastle on their heels all afternoon.I see this being a great game to watch but, in the end Tottenham will be the victor.

Pick: Tottenham wins 1x2

Odds (SBOBet) and Tips:

Newcastle United 2.51 - 1.39 - 71.50%
Draw 3.25 - 1.30 - 76.47%
Tottenham Hotspur 2.74 - 1.36 - 73.26%

Asian Handicap

Newcastle United 0.00 1.88 - 53.19%
Tottenham Hotspur 0.00 2.05 - 48.78%

English Premier League 2012 : West Ham United vs Aston Villa

Preview: West Ham United vs Aston Villa

Predictions: West Ham needs to get off on the right foot with a win in front of their home crowd with the minus of Villa’s Albrighton this might be a great way to start off the Premier League

Pick: West Ham wins 1x2

Odds (SBOBet) and Tips:

West Ham United 2.27 - 1.44 - 69.41%
Draw 3.25 - 1.30 - 76.47%
Aston Villa 3.15 - 1.31 - 75.90%

Asian Handicap

West Ham United -0.25 1.93 - 51.81%
Aston Villa +0.25 2.00 - 50.00%

English Premier League 2012 : Wigan Athletic vs Chelsea

Wigan Athletics will look to see if they can continue their roll against Chelsea. Catch real time updates on your favorite English Premier League Match.

Preview: Wigan Athletic vs Chelsea


Predictions: Chelsea forked out the big bucks this off season but, I don’t think it will be enough time for this team to gel. Wigan on the other hand will continue their roll and sound attack to take their opening game against Chelsea.

Pick: Wigan Athletic wins 1x2

Odds (SBOBet) and Tips:

Wigan Athletic 7.00 - 1.14 - 87.49%
Draw 3.90 - 1.25 - 79.59%
Chelsea 1.48 - 1.67 - 59.67%

Asian Handicap

Wigan Athletic +1.25 1.82 - 54.94%
Chelsea -1.25 2.12 - 47.16%

Spanish La Liga 2012 : Deportivo La Coruna vs Osasuna

La Coruna and Osasuna meet for the first time since 2011 this Monday, August 20.

Deportivo La Coruna Preview

Despite a number five slot in the La Liga table, Deportivo La Coruna has fared better than their five previous games. Their last five matches saw only one victory against three losses and one draw. Having won none of their matches so far they are by far the weakest team in the league. Having won almost none of their matches so far they are by far the weakest team in the league. They have almost no goal scoring capacity and receive just too many goals, especially when playing away.

Osasuna Preview

For the coming match up against La Coruna, manager Camacho wants to rotate some of his players and he is expected to field only four players of his usual starting line-up. With an interest to giving rest to some of the players than winning this match, we will be seeing a much weaker team than usual. So far, Osasuna has fared much better when compared to La Coruna. This is probably due to their best attribute which is their defense. But it contrasts a great deal with their goal making capacity.

Deportivo La Coruna vs Osasuna Predictions: Draw 0-0

Both teams have don’t seem to have that much interest in winning the match. Osasuna will be fielding a sub team and Deportivo will be trying new things. It seems that both teams have their interests more set in defence than attack.

Deportivo La Coruna vs Osasuna Betting Odds:

Deportivo La Coruna 2.04 | Draw 3.30 | Osasuna 3.60

Pick: Draw 1.30 @ 1X2


Deportivo La Coruna vs Osasuna Asian Handicap Betting Odds:

Deportivo La Coruna -0.50 2.04 | Osasuna +0.50 1.89

Pick: Osasuna 53.41%

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Spanish La Liga 2012 : Royo Vallecano vs Granada

Vallecano and Granada square off this August 18 at the EstadiodelRayoVallecano in Madrid.

Royo Vallecano Preview

Being at home court should an advantage for Vallecano or at least be taken advantage of by the aforementioned team. Their five previous match ups were short of disasters mostly on the fact that four losses came in one after another. The most significant losses for this year happened last April 29 against Barcelona when the opposing team scored a whopping 7 points without even once letting Vallecano come in with a goal and the other was against Sevilla last May 5 where Sevilla scored five points but Vallecano however, had managed to get in 2 points during the game.

Head Coach Ramon Sandoval has led a campaign against Granada since their first match up this season last May 13. The game led to a 1-0 victory against Granada and this game was an important factor which can lead to a significant standing for the team in the La Liga table.

Granada Preview

At number eight in the La Liga table, Granada is obviously within the top ten and has proven to be a force against, well at least the lower place teams within the Spanish League. Now this coming August 21 on Tuesday, they will once again meet up with rivals RayoVallecano. The last match up went to the Vallecano side with a 0-1 loss for Granada.

But the defense of Granada is one thing to look at, Granada defense is strong and that can very well be Vallecano’sbrickwall.

Royo Vallecano vs Granada Predictions: Rayo Vallecano 1-0

Sometimes offense can overcome good defense once it finds that opening and that’s just what team RayoVallecano needs to do.

Royo Vallecano vs Granada Betting Odds:

Rayo Vallencano 2.26 | Draw 3.35 | Granada 3.15

Pick: Rayo Vallencano 1.44 @ 1X2


Royo Vallecano vs Granada Asian Handicap Betting Odds:

Rayo Vallencano -0.25 1.96 | Granada +0.25 1.97

Pick: Rayo Vallencano 51.02%

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Spanish La Liga 2012 : Real Zaragoza vs Real Valladolid

The two teams meet again for the first time since last 2010 on August 20 of this year.

Real Zaragoza Preview

Real Zaragoza has a long battle ahead especially at being on the bottom of the totem pole. An upward battle is inevitable as team is scheduled to meet with Valladolid, who isn’t too far ahead this coming Monday. But this season show’s a good track record for Zaragoza with their five previous games having four wins and one loss. Defense is somewhat better for Zaragoza than last year. Now, the team is averaging at one goal against. They average at 1.5 goals made per game giving them an edge against up coming opponents, Valladolid.

To top it off Ivory Coast powerhouse Romaric is set to join so there are things to look forward to with the team.

Real Valladolid Preview

Real Valladolid has not seen the top half of the table being at number 19 just ahead of Zaragoza by one step. Their last five matches saw one draw, one loss, and three wins, one win including a 3-0 smash against Cordoba CF last June 6. The team is what you can informally categorize as one of the inconsistent. Some games are really bad and some games are really good. This is one of the teams that change their formation as often as Arsenal changes it’s players.

Real Zaragoza vs Real Valladolid Predictions: Zaragoza 1-0

With a strong defense and satisfactory attack added with a slightly better and more consistent track record for the current year, Zaragoza would have to be the favorites. But one dilemma has got to be Valladolid’s unpredictable nature so anything can happen.

Real Zaragoza vs Real Valladolid Betting Odds :

Real Zaragoza 2.19 | Draw 3.25 | Real Valladolid 3.35

Pick: Real Zaragoza 1.45 @ 1x2


Real Zaragoza vs Real Valladolid Asian Handicap Betting Odds:

Real Zaragoza -0.25 1.90 | Real Valladolid +0.25 2.03

Pick: Real Zaragoza 52.63%

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What about Barcelona?

English Premier League 2012 Preview: West Ham United vs Fulham

Fulham will bring in their high octane offense against West Ham in the English Premier League.

West Ham United Preview

Sam Allardyce's West Ham United—who also got off to a winning start by beating a poor AstonVilla side 1-0.

Big Sam's team come into this game still on the lookout for a striker to lead the line but in the process of providing the foundations for such a move by further strengthening with a £10 million transfer for Wolves' Matt Jarvis expected to go through in the next couple of days.

Should Jarvis sign in time for Saturday he will almost instantly go into a team who have proved extremely hard to break down on their travels. West Ham are unbeaten away from home since last February, but have also struggled in terms of creativity.

Fulham Preview

Fulham enjoyed their best ever start to a Premiership season with a 5-0 trouncing of Norwich City but they travel to Old Trafford in trepidation rather than in temerarious form.

The main reason for this is that Fulham have lost 19 of their last 20 visits to Old Trafford and overall they have only beaten United three times since 1935.

To beat United this weekend, they will need Feguson to make similar selection mistakes and attack across midfield where they can expose United's lack of pace.

They will also need Mladen Petric, Kacaniklic and Damien Duff to continue where they left off last week. Petric scored twice on his debut while Duff became only the second Irish player, after Robbie Keane, to score in 13 Premier League seasons.

Predictions: 3-1 Fulham over West Ham

Make no mistake about it Fulham is not Aston Villa. Fulham will once again come in with that high octane offense and dominate this game

Odds:

West Ham United 2.45 | Draw 3.25 | Fulham 2.60

Pick: Fulham 1.38 @ 1X2


Asian Handicap

West Ham United 0.00 1.89 | Fulham 0.00 2.01

Pick: Fulham 49.75%

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English Premier League 2012 : Swansea City vs Sunderland

Sunderland will depend on the signing of mid fielder Steven Fletcher to aid their offensive attack against Swansea City .

Swansea City Preview

Michael Laudrup stepped into some tough shoes to fill after Brendan Rodgers vacated his office at the Liberty Stadium for the greener grass of Anfield.

But to give credit where it is due, Laudrup has come in and has carried on using the same philosophy and system as Rodgers but has added his own greater knowledge of Spanish football to the mix. Namely in the acquisition of Michu who impressed from central midfield with two goals on his debut as the Swans won 5-0 over QPR.

Sunderland Preview

O'Neill has one of the most underrated defences in the Premier League with converted left back Kieran Richardson, ex-Manchester United star John O'Shea, new signing Carlos Cuellar and Phil Bardsley are all providing cover for one of the best keepers in the league, Simon Mignolet.

Their midfield is typically hardworking, whether O'Neill uses four or five, and it is of little surprise to see the club linked with Steven Fletcher due to their toothless attack.

If he can come in before Saturday, then this game will take a turn on its head as without a recognised striker, despite having the injury prone Louis Saha on their books, the Black Cats will struggle to convert chances.

Swansea City vs Sunderland Predictions: Sunderland wins Over Swansea City 1-2

Sunderland’s defense will not allow Swansea to go buck wild. The pace will be controlled by a sound offense attack hopefully with Steven Fletcher tied in to the mix

Swansea City vs Sunderland Betting Odds:

Swansea City 2.26 | Draw 3.30 | Sunderland 2.85

Pick: Sunderland 1.35 @ 1X2


Swansea City vs Sunderland Asian Handicap Betting Odds:

Swansea City -0.25 1.92 | Sunderland +0.25 1.98

Pick: Swansea City 59.88%

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English Premier League 2012: Tottenham Hotspur vs Norwich City

Norwich City looks to bounce back from their loss. Can they do it against Tottenham.

Tottenham Hotspur Preview

This game is Tottenham's to win or lose, and that will seemingly all come down to whether or not they can get their attack going. If they can start to "gel," you'd have to think that West Brom don't really have much of a chance in this one.

Tottenham have made big signings over the summer transfer window up front—namely Emmanuel Adebayor from Manchester City and Gylfi Sigurdsson from Hoffenheim—which will help their attack throughout the season.

However, for mine, the biggest move they made was keeping both Gareth Bale and Rafael van der Vaart at White Hart Lane—agreeing on new contracts with both of them. If Bale can get going down the wings, Spurs are always a tough team to beat.

Norwich City Preview

Norwich, it is the first time that new manager Chris Hughton will present his squad in front of the home fans.

Hughton put an emphasis on defense in the offseason by bringing in Michael Turner and Steven Whittaker. In the wake of Norwich's defeat, Hughton has done what any manager whose club gets beaten by five goals in their opener would do, and that is to bring in more defenders.

Former Tottenham defender Sebastien Bassong was signed this week and Lazio left-back Javier Garrido should join the club on loan in the next few days.

Tottenham Hotspur vs Norwich City Predictions: Tottenham 1-1 Draw Norwich City

This game will be evenly balanced. Norwich is looking to bounce back from a tough loss last week. So, I’ll expect to see a much different team

Tottenham Hotspur vs Norwich City Betting Odds:

Tottenham Hotspur 1.35 | Draw 4.70 | Norwich City 6.80

Pick: Draw 1.21 @ 1X2


Tottenham Hotspur vs Norwich City Asian Handicap Betting Odds:

Tottenham Hotspur -1.50 2.09 | Norwich City +1.50 1.81

Pick: Norwich 56.74%

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Norwich City vs West Ham United Predictions

Let's see if West Ham can recover from their lost last week when they play Norwich City in this weeks Premier League action.

Norwich City Preview

Most Norwich City supporters are relieved with just a little disappointment after the 1-1 draw with QPR. This was a much improved performance from Fulham, and a point is the least they deserved from an encouraging workout.

Every match performance has its good and its bad, but there was a lot more positive than negative for Norwich, which can give fans hope that it it will not be a season of struggle.

On a positive note about the tie was a full back tend to be either very solid or very good good going forward. The evidence of the QPR game suggests that Garrido may have the perfect balance between the two. Although, we will learn more in the next few games, it was certainly an encouraging start.

West Ham United Preview

West Ham United manager Sam Allardyce had little reason to smile during Saturday's fixture at the Liberty Stadium—indeed, as the match wore on, Allardyce slumped farther and farther in his seat, an understandable reaction as he watched his side succumb to a 3-0 thumping at the hands of rampant Swansea City. A purposeful run down the left flank in the opening minutes saw Jarvis send a sumptuous cross toward goal. Swansea keeper Michel Vorm came for it, but the bend nearly took it beyond him and into the path of an arriving bunch of West Ham players.

Jarvis added to his bright beginning with a charged run past right-back Angel Rangel. His pace was too much for the Spaniard, who was forced to bring him down near the left end line.

The 26-year-old scorer of eight goals last season for Wolves nearly opened his account at United with a terrific volleyed effort.

Norwich City vs West Ham United Predictions: 2-3

West Ham comes into this match on a positive note after making an example of Fulham beating them 3-0 last week. Norwich will put up a fight in this one but, in the end Norwich doesn’t match West Ham's offensive power.

Norwich City vs West Ham United Betting Odds:

Norwich City 2.15 | Draw 3.15 | West Ham United 3.15

Pick: Norwich City 26.92%

Norwich City vs West Ham United Asian Handicap Betting Odds:

Norwich City -0.25 1.85 | West Ham United 0.25 2.05

Pick: Norwich City 32.3%

Fair Odds Calculations :

1x2 %

42.0% - 29.0% - 29.0% (2.38 - 3.45 - 3.45)

Moneyline

59.2% - 40.8% (1.69 - 2.45)


Asian Handicap

Home -1.5 & -2.0 : Away +1.5 & +2.0 16.2% - 83.8% (6.18 - 1.19)
Home -1.5 : Away +1.5 21.3% - 78.7% (4.71 - 1.27)
Home -1.0 & -1.5 : Away +1.0 & +1.5 23.7% - 76.3% (4.22 - 1.31)
Home -1.0 : Away +1.0 26.8% - 73.2% (3.73 - 1.37)
Home -0.5 & -1.0 : Away +0.5 & +1.0 35.3% - 64.7% (2.83 - 1.55)
Home -0.5 : Away +0.5 42.0% - 58.0% (2.38 - 1.72)
Home 0 & -0.5 : Away 0 & +0.5 49.1% - 50.9% (2.04 - 1.97)
Home 0 : Away 0 59.2% - 40.8% (1.69 - 2.45)
Home 0 & +0.5 : Away 0 & -0.5 66.1% - 33.9% (1.51 - 2.95)
Home +0.5 : Away -0.5 71.0% - 29.0% (1.41 - 3.45)
Home +0.5 & +1.0 : Away -0.5 & -1.0 74.4% - 25.6% (1.34 - 3.90)
Home +1.0 : Away -1.0 78.1% - 21.9% (1.28 - 4.56)
Home +1.0 & +1.5 : Away -1.0 & -1.5 79.1% - 20.9% (1.26 - 4.79)
Home +1.5 : Away -1.5 80.1% - 19.9% (1.25 - 5.02)
Home +1.5 & +2.0 : Away -1.5 & -2.0 83.4% - 16.6% (1.20 - 6.01)

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Arsenal vs Southampton

Southhampton will seek to avenge their last week loss to Wigan and take it out on Arsenal in this weeks English Premier match up.

Arsenal Preview

Arsenal do their best to play a possession-based game, which can be appealing to the eye, Southhampton prefer a more old-fashioned "up and at them" approach. In team news, Arsenal should have more or less the same players available as last week, but Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain might return, and Wojciech Szczesny is a doubt after picking up an injury. I can only hope Szczesny plays because I don't fancy the thought of watching Lukasz Fabianski play against Stoke. He has struggled with their style of football in the past, and if he is to get his chance, I would hope for it to be against a less physical team.

The defense and midfield will probably be the exact same as they were last week against Sunderland, but Chamberlain and Ramsey will be hoping to be included.

Southampton Preview

The first ever league meeting between Wigan and Southampton went the way of the visitors (2-0 Wigan) after a display of real professionalism from a Wigan side still hurting from the opening minutes of the game against Chelsea the previous week. The home side, on the back of an impressive performance in a narrow defeat to Manchester City, never really got a foothold in the game and failed to make their home advantage tell.

Wigan’s only change was summer arrival Arouna Kone coming in to replace Victor Moses, who completed a £9m transfer to Chelsea the night before. Kone played as a lone striker, with Franco Di Santo taking up the wing role previously occupied by Moses.

The task for Wigan was always going to be to contain a Saints side playing their first Premier League home match for seven years. As with the first away match of the previous season at Swansea, it’s important to try and frustrate the opposition and take chances to counter-attack when the opportunity arises. And that’s pretty much how this one panned out.

After a goalless first half, Wigan wasted little time in asserting their authority on the game. After some neat build-up play and a lovely through ball from Shaun Maloney, Franco Di Santo turned and fired an unstoppable shot into the roof of the net beyond a helpless Kelvin Davis to put his side in front.

The goal left Southampton chasing the game, but as Wigan defended doggedly, they became increasingly frustrated and continued to find Ali Al Habsi in unbeatable form between the posts. In the first half Al Habsi had brilliantly palmed a drive from home captain Adam Lallana onto the crossbar, and he was at it again in the second half, turning away efforts from first Daniel Fox and then big goal threat Rickie Lambert.

Arsenal vs Southampton Predictions: 2-3

Southampton came off of a tough loss last week losing to Manchester United on a remarkable hat trick pulled off by Robin Van Persie. Here is the kicker in this game Arsenal is not Manchester United. Southampton will unleash their frustration on a much weaker Arsenal team that doesnt stack up offensive or defensive wise to Southhampton.

Arsenal vs Southampton Betting Odds:

Arsenal 1.34 | Draw 4.2 | Southampton 8.5

Pick: Arsenal 0.35%

Arsenal vs Southampton Asian Handicap Betting Odds:

Arsenal -1.5 2.01 | Southampton 1.5 1.89


Fair Odds Calculations:

1x2 % 71.2% - 20.4% - 8.4% (1.40 - 4.90 - 11.96)

Moneyline 89.5% - 10.5% (1.12 - 9.52)

Double Chance 1x 91.6% (1.09)

Double Chance x2 28.8% (3.48)

Double Chance 12 79.6% (1.26)

Goal Average (Home - Away) 2.000 - 3.000

Asian Handicap

Home -3.0 & -3.5 : Away +3.0 & +3.5 6.0% - 94.0% (16.56 - 1.06)
Home -2.5 & -3.0 : Away +2.5 & +3.0 11.2% - 88.8% (8.95 - 1.13)
Home -2.0 & -2.5 : Away +2.0 & +2.5 17.3% - 82.7% (5.78 - 1.21)
Home -1.5 & -2.0 : Away +1.5 & +2.0 28.7% - 71.3% (3.48 - 1.40)
Home -1.5 : Away +1.5 36.0% - 63.9% (2.77 - 1.56)
Home -1.0 & -1.5 : Away +1.0 & +1.5 43.7% - 56.3% (2.29 - 1.78)
Home -1.0 : Away +1.0 55.6% - 44.4% (1.80 - 2.25)
Home -0.5 & -1.0 : Away +0.5 & +1.0 65.1% - 34.9% (1.54 - 2.86)
Home -0.5 : Away +0.5 71.2% - 28.8% (1.40 - 3.48)
Home 0 & -0.5 : Away 0 & +0.5 79.3% - 20.7% (1.26 - 4.83)
Home 0 : Away 0 89.5% - 10.5% (1.12 - 9.52)
Home 0 & +0.5 : Away 0 & -0.5 90.7% - 9.3% (1.10 - 10.74)
Home +0.5 : Away -0.5 91.6% - 8.4% (1.09 - 11.96)
Home +0.5 & +1.0 : Away -0.5 & -1.0 92.9% - 7.1% (1.08 - 13.99)
Home +1.0 : Away -1.0 94.1% - 5.9% (1.06 - 16.89)
Home +1.0 & +1.5 : Away -1.0 & -1.5 94.2% - 5.8% (1.06 - 17.18)
Home +1.5 : Away -1.5 94.2% - 5.7% (1.06 - 17.40)


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