THERE'S no doubt the double people will want to be tonight is Leicester and Atletico Madrid – but remember the La Liga high-fliers are without Radamal Falcao.
Leicester sit second in the Championship and are looking to take three points at home to struggling Wolves as they try to cement their automatic promotion spot and chase down leaders Cardiff.
The Foxes are no bigger than 8-15 with Paddy Power and Ladbrokes and while it's slightly skinny for a Championship game Dean Saunders' Wolves are worth opposing.
Saunders' arrival from Doncaster boosted optimism at Molineux but he's without a win in his first three games and battling to keep hold of players such as Sylvan Ebanks-Blake and Stephen Ward before the transfer window shuts tonight.
So it's Leicester for me and once again I'm tempted by Chris Wood to score first. He's taken his tally to 16 league goals with five in three after joining Leicester from Birmingham and he's hit the opener in two of his last four games – as well as coming off the bench to rescue FA Cup hopes with an equaliser at Huddersfield last weekend.
Wood is 7-2 (various) to break the deadlock and 1-1 at 888sport to net at anytime. Team-mate David Nugent will give him competition and he is 9-2 at Ladbrokes and 6-5 respectively.
Ebanks-Blake and Ward are set to start despite the speculation over their futures and the experienced striker is 19-2 with BetVictor to score first and 10-3 at Coral to net at anytime.
Four of the last five meetings have seen both score so it's worth considering at 1-1 at boylesports but it might be better going for over 2.5 goals at 4-5 with BetVictor in case Leicester romp this to nil.
The Leicester/Atletico Madrid double pays £26.30 with William Hill and Atletico are aiming for an astonishing 20th home win in a row against Sevilla in the first leg of their Spanish Cup semi-final.
Atletico have won the last 11 of those to nil and Sevilla have failed to score on their last three visits to the Vicente Calderon – including a 4-0 defeat in November – so consider Paddy Power's 15-8 on another home win to nil.
The Madrid men are 8-11 at William Hill to carve out a first-leg lead but punters have to decide whether they can do it without hotshot Colombian striker Falcao.
Atletico missed him badly as they crashed 3-0 to Athletic Bilbao at the weekend but they are more than a one-man team and the Calderon's turned into a cauldron with many visiting sides beaten before they step on to the pitch.
Sevilla are unbeaten in four but I'm willing to keep with faith with Atletico who need the likes of Adrian and Turan to step up to the plate in Falcao's absence. Adrian is the most likely scorer and he is 8-5 at bet365 to net at anytime.
Alvaro Negredo, 12-5 with Paddy Power to score, looks like missing out as Everton negotiate a move for the striker.
Sevilla are as big as 9-2 at Paddy Power and Ladbrokes to win and anyone who doesn't fancy Atletico without Falcao can consider Sevilla draw no bet at 3-1 with 888sport.
I'm thinking about going under 2.5 goals at 1-1 with 888sport with a low scorer looking a possibility.
Ajax threw away a two-goal lead to surprisingly lose 3-2 at Vitesse in the league at the weekend – and were also beaten by tem at home earlier in the season. The sides meet again in the cup tonight and I can't see Frank de Boer's side repeating the slip-ups.
In a match moved from Vitesse's stadium to Emmen's home, Ajax are a best 4-5 with Blue Square and De Boer has promised not to be a bore by fielding a strong side.
Thirteen of the last 15 meetings have been over 2.5 goals so consider over 3.5 at 11-8 with bet365 as over 2.5 and both teams to score prices are pretty short.
The Leicester/Atletico/Ajax treble pays a best £45.90 to a £10 stake at William Hill but as I've written there are some doubts over the Spaniards and Dutch.
Recommendations
Wood to score
(1-1, 888sport)
Under 2.5 goals
(1-1, 888sport)
Over 3.5 goals at Vitesse
(11-8, Stan James)
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I’m not sure if i will be betting on anything tonight … with it being transfer deadline day I’m sure a lot of player/ managers heads will be else where and there could be some upsets tonight … will prob just leave it until the weekend
AC, you could be right although teams playing tonight will have been aware of the situation for some time.
Doesn’t stop the panic buying at the last minute, I suppose the teams playing tonight shouldn’t be too effected … it does look like the QPR medical team are going to be very busy tonight.
I read Everton were on the verge of signing Negredo. Maybe worth checking 2 see if he plays before betting on that game
Jonathan, I see they’re in talks after the Fer move collapsed. I’ll alert folk thanks.
LEICESTER 2-0 6/1
LEICESTER 2-1 7/1
Milesey.
LEICESTER 2-1 7/1
;) ;) ;) ;) ;)
Milesey.
No bother
Done a small bet on an anytime scorers double, Adrian and Wood…trying to get away from BTTS bets as odds are generally bad, had 2 out of 3 anytime scorers last night so knocking on the door, just want someone to let me in…lol
John, not much happening tonight so good luck with that.
Paul , think Vitesse came from 2-0 down to beat Ajax 3-2 at the weekend…odds on for the away win?? :-/
Guido, I’ve said that in the piece. But Vitesse are at home again although playing at Emmen’s stadium.
Not much doing with the footie tonight so am doing a Treble.
Sevilla/Leicester/Ajax – 12/1
Ath Mad/Wolves/Ajax- 19/1
tenner each treble.
athletico ht ft – always seem to score early goal then see game out even without Falcao, last 5 home games all won to nil and 4/5 ht/ft came up
Leicester ht/ft
ajax ht/ft
whispering warrior 1/2 won
£2.50 on for £53
Only 1 bet tonight,
Leicester -1 5/4
Atletico Madrid 8/11
Vitesse First Team To Score 6/4
£10 treble pays £97.16
a hope negrado doesn’t play tonight, 2-0 ht 2-0 ft is tempting at 30/1
Athletico Ajax and Leicester enhanced treble 7/2 with paddy power if that interests anyone – worth a ten spot me thinks
6 quid treble just for a bit of interest and hopefully get some money to play with for the weekend.
Leicester-1
Atletico game under 3.5
Vitesse+2
Goodluck everybody
my bets today are:
freamunde vs leixoes BTTS
atletico madrid WIN
sorocaba vs botafogo BTTS
al wahda mecca vs al ahli BTTS (won)
just wanted 2 test my gravatar image is working :D
think leicester game will be low scoring toninght
50 quid dbl on Leicester minus an eglinton toll n Ajax ht/ft, pays 262.50. gets the dinners in
still cant get image to work
what rating do you click on
Hope i don’t speak too soon but if Leicester or Ath Madrid don’t score tonight alot of bets are down the jacksie so lets hope for some
david its the first a rating im sure, opposite of xplicit if hat helps :D i had no problems with it
my bet for tonight :
leicester -1
ath madrid -1
vitesse/ajax bts
£5 on skybet pays £45
Went for Leicester n Ath Madrid in the end…singles n double
Widda like to got the last slot…but…
think i widda enjoyed seeing BIG JOCK squaring up to Milesey. widda been good banter for the week Im sure!
;-)
so far so good wi ajax and leicster both winning at ht. if they can hold out its all down to ath madrid
Same here Craig! Here’s hoping – waiting on athletico from a five fold from yesterday too!
they ‘should’ be ok but av took all 3 to be winning at ht/ft, every time I put suhin up mid games it always goes tits uo tho haha
Is Falcao playin or no?
I’ve heard he is still injured, or if not playing could be at Man City’s Ground ;)
Not seem a team yet.
Milesey
FALCAO not playing, injured or on the move ? is this going to the big deal at 10.50pm ?
Milesey
Coach Diego Simeone said on Wednesday that Falcao might return for Atletico’s King’s Cup semi-final first leg at home to Sevilla later on Thursday
Stevenage in at the death for Falcao??
Lee Bowyer and Southend United centre-back Bilel Mohsni…. look like the 2 who will be coming in !
Milesey
Peter Odemwingie has pulled up at QPR, even though West Brom say he’s not for sale, he is trying to force a move through !
Milesey.
Guido, I said in my piece he wouldn’t be playing, out injured for a few weeks.
I trust ya Paul.he was still getting quoted on websites for FGS…no really my thing tho. I backed AM..shood win but probably better chance if he was playing/tho theyre a good enuff team withoot him…mita played his last game..off to Stevenage apparently ;-)
Ya put any fitba on tonight Milesy?
LEICESTER 2-0 6/1
LEICESTER 2-1 7/1
Milesey.
well…………. the 2-0 has just gone, for its 1-1 now.
ooops
Forgive me if this has already been posted but talk about bad luck !
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2270928/Kevin-Friend-Gambler-denied-500-000-windfall-football-accumulator-bet-referee-blowing-whistle.html
1plus2, I saw the story, unlucky but I don’t think the goal would have been scored if the whistle hadn’t gone.
Just flicked over and showing highlights of first half. How dies the boy not connect with the header? Hard lines, unbelievably hard lines Craig
Need 1 more goal in ath madrid game for treble
Al, you got it. Pretty decent night with the three games going as expected.
Yes mr f was not looking good at half time
Am likin tha look o this double fir tha weekend in tha rugby SCOTLAND +15 10/11 against tha english
WALES -2.5 1/1 against IRELAND
Well done Milesey
ano couldve bn 3 up and I only watched the last 10 mins, put £2 that was left in account at 6/5 so will gie me suhin to bet on tomorrow
Five fold over two days at 5/1 + treble at 7/2 today so happy days. Long may it continue, and even happier hooper stays at paradise!
Looking at Clarke (Coventry) and Hyde (Barnet) for an anytime scorer double tomorrow night, anyone got any thoughts on those players?
John, I might have a look at those games in the morning.
Finally a coupon up tonight after Spurs let me down last night and Man City on Tuesday. Only wish Coral had Eskisehirspor on their coupon and it would have been a foursome rather thatn a treble. Aww well cant complain.
Selections for tomorrow
Fc oss v volendam
Den Bosch v go ahead eagles
Weirder Bremen v Hannover
Eindhoven v excelsior
All games over 2.5 goals
And over 3.5 goals
Bets for tomorrow:
PSG
Central coast (a league)
roma-cagliari btts
vallsdolid-ath bilbao btts
14-1 acca