WE'VE had all sorts of games over the past month but we can safely say the season starts for real on Friday night.
Four Scottish teams have already played and won in Europe this week but when Hearts take on Dundee United in the Betfred Cup group stage opener it will feel like football is really back.
It's a good fixture too with Hearts looking to top last season's Betfred Cup semi-final and Scottish Cup Final and Craig Levein fairly happy with the additions he has made to his squad such as Northern Ireland striker Conor Washington and Jamie Walker. However, Arnaud Djoum's exit is a blow and key midfielder Peter Haring is injured.
Hearts are short-priced favourites but Dundee United are looking for a massive improvement and promotion back to the Premiership and boss Robbie Neilson – who used to be Hearts gaffer – has been handed funds that have saw him bring in players such as last season's prolific scorer Lawrence Shankland from Ayr.
He has held on to his best players and with United as big as 5-1 at bet365 I'm going with a Super Single of the away side draw no bet at 10-3 with Betfred and William Hill,
SlipsTips and kevinmac picked a few winners each on their Kilmarnock and Aberdeen previews respectively and kevinmac has posted a Hearts vs Dundee United preview here.
Well done to all the winners including Scott with his members bet and Greg with his Europa League goals from Scandinavia.
Malmo -2 and Norrkopoing did the business for me but I was let down by Legia Warsaw at Europa.
There's nothing for me to look at but the Hearts game but if you're looking at friendlies or anything else good luck with all of your bets. I'll be down all day at the Scottish Open so will check in much later.
Remember to check out welovebetting for their tips and video chat.
Mr Fixit's July Super Singles Total: -1.2pts
Mr Fixit's July Accas Total: -4.8pts
Resident football tipster at Scotland's most read newspaper, the Daily Record, for over 20 years and proud host of one the best betting communities on the web with daily betting tips.
Friday AM Yankee
Korea – Gangwon v Gyeongnam – over 1.5 home goals – 5/6
Away side on a horrendous run of form with no wins in the league since 30 March, haven’t won away all season. Home side have scored 2+ in last five league games.
Tasmania – Olympia v Glenorchy Knights – Olympia -1 Handicap 4/7
Chance to go top for the home side who’ve scored 25 in 6 at home, away side lost five in a row.
Singapore – Geylang v Home United – Over 2.5 goals 1/2
Mid table clash. Both score and concede, fixture history suggests goals. Hence short ish price.
Australia Victorian – Bentleigh Greens v Altona Magic 2/5
Price is a tad short for my liking in an Aussie league that can be quite hit and miss, however these two teams are the exception in the league really and have seen over 2.5 goals in 80% and 70% of their games respectively.
Good luck if you follow.
WOW superb!
super tip and good work
unlucky elander, that was close. 2-1 in Tasmania.
well done @elander. unlucky with the handicap. I edited my bet to a straight win, so i won. thank you.
Poor start from me in the Scottish open… think Rickie is still on flight over and 3-balls were hit and miss…at least Eddie made a half decent start, 4 under for the day and 4 off the lead…
Friday 3-balls as follows:
Kuchar EVs (NB)
Molinari 6-4
Cabrera-bella 6-4 NAP
Treble pays just over 11-1 (betway)
Well done all Thursday winners and good luck with all your bets today 👍
(Enjoy your day at the Renaissance Mr F 👍)
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Scottish open golf starting Thursday… couple of outright picks:
Rickie Fowler 14-1
Eddie Pepperell 28-1
3-balls always difficult to predict, especially on day one but I’ll take an interest punt on the following treble to win their respective 3-balls:
Harrington 7-4 ❌
Robert Rock 5-4❌
Eduardo Molinari 13-8✔️
Treble pays just over 15-1❌
All prices betway.
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Had a good day but preferred Gullane – much more spectator friendly.
Saw plenty of players today so will look at the twoballs at some point.
Olimpia Warriors from Australia – 2 hanicap 7/5
Finished 2-1💩
Midji/Esbjerg
Btts
10/11
Nadal win
Djok 3-0
1.73/1
Mr f has already mentioned the Hearts v Dundee Unt game and there is no way United should be 5/1 . I think it will be a hard fought game .
20 + Hearts bookings 13/8. Skybet
40 + booking points in the match 5/4. Skybet
Penalty in the match 10/3 Hills
Red card in the match . 5/1 Hills .
Reduced odds winner yesterday. Plenty of crackers again from Hull, Greg, Tommycake and more – well done to all winners👍
Football Goals Treble
Norway 3. Division
Rommen v Stabæk II (19:00GMT) – Over 2.5 Goals✅
Europa Qualifier
Honvéd v Žalgiris (20:00GMT) – Over 2 Asian Goal Line **PUSH**
Iceland Deild 4
Ýmir v Ísbjörninn (21:00GMT) – Over 2.5 Goals✅
Treble @ 21/20, Bet365 – 3pts (reduced odds) ***WON***
BOL
👆Apologies but the above actually won at full price. Need a coffee quick! 😂
Cheers and well done Hunter – tip-top form from thee 👏
Cheers Hull. Here’s to another good day! 🤞
Honved score 3-1 mate
Cheers Potter. Was quickly scrolling through results on flash score and was looking for Zalgaris. Looked at the wrong One. Happy days👍
Football Double
Scottish Betfred Cup
Hearts v Dundee United (18:45GMT) – Dundee United to score
Irish Premier League
Derry v UCD (19:45GMT) – Derry & Over 1.5 Goals
Double @ 21/20, Ladbrokes (boosted) – 3pts staked
BOL
Mr fixit/Greg or anyone, could you give your opinion on this bet:
Brondby to finish in top 3 in the danish superliga @evens.
My mate swears it is a brilliant bet but i literally know nothing about the league any advice would be really helpfull. Cheers.
Jamie, definitely one of the leagues strongest sides but they were some way off the top two sides last year.
They finished 4th and will probably battle it out with another three teams, could be close
Many thanks for that Greg, i really value your opinion. Best of luck for the season ahead mate, same to everyone else.
The Europa games I picked didn’t go to plan yesterday, apologies if you were on. well done anyone with a winner
Today i’m heading back to more familiar territory for goals, Asia;
–Double–
Than Hoa v Song Lam – O2.5 MGls (11.00)
Dalian Yinfang v Guangzhoue R&F – O2.5 MGls (12.35)
Terrenganu v Pahang – O2.5 MGls (14.00)
11/4
2 POINTS
Have a good day all.
a goal short in Vietnam. 2-0.
Not wanting to be negative, Mr F, but SlipTips and kevinmac can’t get much credit for their Aberdeen and Killie tips. Out of 6 selections only one paid out, and that was at even money!
You were also scuppered by the late goal conceded by the Dons having predicted 2-0. Bad luck!
Post tips and never mind criticism
Was cock a hoop with the NAP and NB landing late on last night and prices of 9/5 and 15/4 made the gamble even more worthwhile 😀
Staying in Iceland for a piece of action from those Nordic Ladies in a game that may well see plenty of goals…
TINDASTÓLL VS. ÍR (2015KO):
ÍR find themselves rooted to the foot of the table and have harvested absolutely zero points after 7 games – they have however, managed to put together an impressive g/d of -31!
The hosts are in better form and sit 3rd but it is their match goal tallies at home that interest me the most; 7-8-10-9-8 goals across their last 5 consecutive home games is pretty eye-catching and given the form of both sides, it makes the goal lines pretty damn attractive:
OVER 5.5 GOALS
(6/5, bet365) NAP
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Also going to take on goals at a decent price for the Brasilian Night Owl:
ABC VS. AD CONFIANÇA (0000KO):
Will try and add some reasoning later but away until late – suffice to say, I reckon both sides respective home and away form will mean both end up on the scoresheet!
OVER 2.5 GOALS
(23/20, bet365) NB
Best of luck 👍
Well in hull,risk pays off.
Cheers!
Sorry to bother, where I can follow score? Thanks
Evening Mmac – no bother at all sir but looks like Tindastoll ladies have turned into another Icelandic Lord Lucan game!
Either will pop up later or we’ll find out tomorrow 😂
Wish i had of been on Liverpool’s friendly last night 1.775 for -1.5 asian handicap and the goals markets pre-game were better than you get in some top flight games,was going to tip on it but with there being so many changes and new faces i thought it was best left alone first game and all that,it seems no matter who plays they will still smash the goals in,plenty more friendlies to come and well worth looking out for.
Hi Macca! What’s your thoughts on this games? Portsmouth finishing in top six, Sevilla finishing in top four and Bolton wanderers relegated? Please advice.
Hi Tuko,Portsmouth are certainly to big a club to be in that league for long,top six looks good to me,Bolton are about to be taken over with what i can gather and it all depends how much the new owners plough into the club,at this present time though they are a club in crisis but as i say if new owners come in with money and a plan they could stay up but that’s a big if.Seville will be there or there about’s they usually are.Hull is your main man on here for all things EFL.The EPL and the Champions league,F.a Cup,League cup anything to do with the premier league sides are my main focus.I hope this helps.Best of luck
Remember that Bolton are starting on -12 points this season Macca,they’re Gona have to go some too make that up in a cutthroat league 1
Thank you so much Macca. Great deal of a help.
Afternoon Tuko – posted my main Antepost’s the other day and reckon both Bury and Bolton will drop to the 4th tier for pretty much the reasons that Macca and Mr H mention!
@Hullshaker backing your own team before a ball has benn kicked in anger isn’t very optimistic mate… Bees have their last season at griffin park this season have signed pontus jansson and I would be very surprised if we were not somewhere near the playoffs at the end of the season Mathew Benham is really going for it
* backing your own team to be relegated before a ball has been kicked in anger
You are dead right Buzzer sir, it isn’t optimistic at all…what it is though is realistic!
Not sure if you read my ante post preview or have followed our (mis)fortunes over recent months/weeks but it is bleak to say the least!
🚴 Tour de France 🚴 – Stage 7
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Today is the longest stage of the tour – 230 km , it’s for sprinters and the two big favorites are Groenewegen and Viviani.
We have here another two men which like this stage , Ewan – always is a danger for the others riders because he likes the long km stages finish and Kristoff which a very good one day classics rider and could finish this stage without no problems. Groenewegen and Viviani have big trains to support them to the finishing line and i think one of them will be the winner- but not value in odds. Kristoff 2nd place on stage 4 (sprint day) is a bet i like and Ewan did a good job on sprint stages finishing on podium (3) in 1st and 4th stages.
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Top 3
⚫ Caleb Ewan @ 2.00 – 2 pts
⚫ Alexander Kristoff @ 2.75 – 2 pts
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🍻
🎾 Wmbledon 🎾
Combo @ 1.88 – 5 pts
⚫ Djokovic/ Bautista – Bautista + 9.5 games handicap @ 1.28
⚫ Nadal/Federer – over 3.5 sets @ 1.47
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Unibet
Dalian Tifang vs Guangzhou R&F
Emmanuel Boateng
Anytime Goalscorer
6/4 @ Paddy’s
Nice one Kyle
Thank you brother I won
Thanks Mac, no worries Bubby 👍
Nice work Kyle!
Just going off previous games played taking
Dalian Yifang btts&over 3.5mgl@6/5
Usual Stake
Nice when a plan comes together
***won***
Nice call on atg@kyle b
Good stuff Adrian 🤑
Spot on Adrian 👍
–Double–
Terengganu v Pahang – O2.5 MGls (14.00)
Muang Thong Over 1.5 TGls (14.00)
EVENS
2 POINTS
Red card🤬
Hearts vs Dundee United
Over 0 Hearts Cards
Over 0 Dundee United Cards
Over 3 Cards for both teams combined
20/21 @ Bet365 Bet Builder
Over 0 Hearts Cards
Over 1 Dundee United Cards
5/6 @ Bet365 Bet Builder
Over 1 Hearts Cards
Over 0 Dundee United Cards
5/4 @ Bet365 Bet Builder
Over 0 Cards in the First Half for Hearts
Over 1 Cards in the First Half for Dundee United
9/1
Over 1 Cards in the First Half for Hearts
Over 0 Cards in the First Half for Dundee United
12/1
Over 1 Cards in the First Half for Hearts
Over 1 Cards in the First Half for Dundee United
33/1
Also 20+ Booking points each team 9/4 @ SkyBet
Nadal vs Federer
Federer to serve 12+ aces – got 6/5 last night and in to 8/11 now @ SkyBet
And Federer to sever 10+ aces and 30+ booking points Hearts v Dundee United – 11/10 double @ SkyBet
Football Four-fold
European Friendly
Viktoria Köln v Heracles (16:00GMT) – Over 2.5 Goals
FK Jablonec v Bohemians 1905 (17:00GMT) – Jablonec to win
Germany Reginalliga Byern
Viktoria Aschaffenburg v Bayreuth (17:30GMT) – Aschaffenburg Double Chance
Scottish Betfred Cup
Hearts v Dundee United (18:45GMT) – Dundee United Double Chance
Four-fold @ 6/1, Bet365 – free £5
BOL
over 9.5 corners esbjerg game 6/10
over 30 bps dundee united 10/11
just over 2/1 PP.
Harrogate – 1 handicap 13/8
Tennis / Football Double
Like the look of booking in the Hearts game which has already been highlighted by a few. I also think the Nadal / Federer game will go the distance – who will win I’m not that sure but think Federer will edge it.
Federer to win 3-2
Hearts v Dundee United – Both Teams 20+ Booking points
Double @ 19/1, Skybet – 0.5pts staked
BOL
not this guy again…………………..
Midtjylland btts 4/5
Add aschaffenberg over 2.5mgs double 19/10
Add Hearts btts treble 4/1
Good luck
DC onwards
Need a big 2nd half in Denmark
Lost no luck in Denmark
Picked out 4 and on the trebles and the 4 fold….
Hearts & BTTS – 43/20
Shelbourne & BTTS – 23/10
Midtjylland & BTTS – 21/10
Derry City -2 23/20
4 X trebles and a 69/1 4fold
Because of his past which I don’t condone pointless attacking him on here just scroll past his posts if it upsets you
Peruvian Prem
Ayacucho vs Carlos Manucci
BTTS & Over 2.5 goals
6/5 @ Sky
Hearts vs Dundee United
John Souttar faces his old club tonight – 6/1 to be booked
£40 single
both teams to score + over 2.5 goals
capiata v luqueno
William hill 13/10
NAP
good luck with your bets
lost
Scotland League Cup 19:45
Hearts vs Dundee Utd – over 5.0 first half Asian corners 2.025 Bet365 **NAP**
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Scotland League Cup 19:45
Hearts vs Dundee Utd – over 23.5 multicorners
Iceland 4 Deild 21:00
Alafoss vs Stokkseyri – over 1.5 first half goal line
Double 2.45/1 Bet365 **NB**
Good luck all
Evening gents
Been a cracking week but nothing from me tonight
Focusing on tomorrow’s Betfred cup matches – I’ll be posting later tonight
Good luck with your bets tonight 👍🏼
I can’t open it on betfred.. Please post it here
He will be posting his tips&thoughts on the betfred games on here,not a link on betfred
Luzern btts&over 3.5mgl@11/8
Usual Stake
Nadal vs Federer
Federer to serve 12+ aces – got 6/5 last night and in to 8/11 now @ SkyBet – WON
Waiting on 30+ booking points in the Hearts game for the double
tonite, couple of low stake dabbles………….
hearts, wexford & bray o1.5mgs, ayacucho overs 23/10
hearts overs, kfg o3.5mgs, derry -2, shelbourne btts 11/1
GL……………..
Wimbledon ante post double
Serena Williams to make semi final 3/1
Djokovic v Federer final 7/2
17/1
*WON*
That’s a belter Buzzer – WD👏
Superb buzzer
🎾 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👍🏼
Bloody brilliant 👏👏
Brilliant .
That’s a beauty well done!
Thanks guys
Derry city over 2.5tgs 6/5
Lost
shankland off to a flyer with dundee utd…………… surprised no team in the spl or down south took a chance on him tbh
Being boring and cashing in the free £5 Four-fold for 2.4pts profit. 😴😂
Free profit as well,not that you need it lol-really on fire👏👏
Cheers mate. Might be damage limitation for my main bet at this rate! 😒
*IN PLAY*
Just kicked off
Real Betis v Sheffield United
Over 2.5 MGls
4/5
2 POINTS
🙄
Inplay
Derry win
Cabinteely no clean sheet
10/11
Luzern btts&over 3.5mgl@11/8
Nice when games go to plan
***won***
This Derry game is awful! Not holding out much hope for my main bet landing. Will be surprised if Derry (who were 1/7 before kickoff) even win.
Already posted The Night Owl and whilst I’d usually leave the Paraguayan Leagues to ‘bed in’ for a few games at the start of a campaign, prices look competetive here and could be worth a look for lower stakes…
DEPORTIVO CAPIATÁ VS. SPORTIVO LUQUEÑO
(2200KO):
And so another Paraguayan Claurara begins and both these sides have a recent and decent record for goals in H2H’s – in fact, 8 of the last 9 within a 2 year spell have seen both scoring!
On Capiata’s patch, the goals have flowed more freely with 3 of the last 4 seeing 4 or more match goals and all 4 seeing btts and overs trap.
Three selections worth a look:
BTTS
(8/11, bet365)
BTTS & OVERS
(6/5, bet365)
OVER 3.5 GOALS
(9/4, bet365)
Best of luck 👍
Federer to serve 10+ aces and 30+ booking points Hearts v Dundee United – 11/10 double @ SkyBet
WON
May the force be with you Jim – nice little mixed double 😀
Ayacucho over 2.5tgls 2/1
Hearts vs Dundee United
Over 0 Hearts Cards
Over 0 Dundee United Cards
Over 3 Cards for both teams combined
20/21 @ Bet365 Bet Builder
WON
Over 0 Hearts Cards
Over 1 Dundee United Cards
5/6 @ Bet365 Bet Builder
WON
Over 1 Hearts Cards
Over 0 Dundee United Cards
5/4 @ Bet365 Bet Builder
WON
Over 0 Cards in the First Half for Hearts
Over 1 Cards in the First Half for Dundee United
9/1
LOST
Over 1 Cards in the First Half for Hearts
Over 0 Cards in the First Half for Dundee United
12/1
LOST
Over 1 Cards in the First Half for Hearts
Over 1 Cards in the First Half for Dundee United
33/1
LOST
Also 20+ Booking points each team 9/4 @ SkyBet
WON
Decent night for me in Edinburgh
20 + Hearts booking points 13/8 WON
40 + booking points in the match 5/4 WON
Red card 5/1 WON
Penalty in match LOST .
Happy with that .
Well done all winners
Smashed it cocker 👏
Nice one – just catching up after a long day at the Scottish Open golf.
Great stuff Cocker 👍
Scotland League Cup 19:45
Hearts vs Dundee Utd – over 5.0 first half Asian corners 2.025 Bet365 **NAP** ❌ LOST
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Scotland League Cup 19:45
Hearts vs Dundee Utd – over 23.5 multicorners ❌
Iceland 4 Deild 21:00
Alafoss vs Stokkseyri – over 1.5 first half goal line ✅
Double 2.45/1 Bet365 **NB** LOST
Shocking form this week. Well done all winners
Any score Iceland hull ???
WON**
8 hours ago
over 9.5 corners esbjerg game 6/10
over 30 bps dundee united 10/11
just over 2/1 PP.
Well, should have took my own advice and ignored the opening game in Paraguay…1-0! Low stakes advised but still a disappointment.
The Icelandic Ladies NAP has gone to ground but I’m pretty sure it was played and the NB in Brasil is just kicking off…hopefully get the goals and well done to all winners on a tough night!