JAN 17: MR FIXIT’S TIPS
THE obvious double tonight is to take a punt on big guns Atletico Madrid and Benfica. But they're both involved in cup action and we know what can happen there especially as the duo are likely to rest some stars. However, both should win at home to Real Betis...
JAN 14: MR FIXIT’S TIPS
GETAFE have recovered from the loss of Michael Laudrup to continue growing as a La Liga force. The Madrid side have climbed into the top half of the table after a slow start and will be looking to move up further by beating lowly Granada at home tonight. Getafe...
JAN 13: MR FIXIT’S TIPS
RESULTS were poor for punters on Saturday – and bookies kept counting the cash in the evening with Real Madrid's draw at Osasuna a sore one for anyone who got involved. Hopefully things will get better – and certainly the matches at Arsenal and Man United should provide more...
JAN 10: MR FIXIT’S TIPS
IT'S been said there's more chance of aliens landing on earth than Barcelona losing to Cordoba in the Spanish Cup tonight. The Nou Camp giants beat the second-tier minnows 2-0 away in the first leg and are expected to increase their advantage despite fielding a generally reserve team. Barca...
DEC 13: MR FIXIT’S TIPS
IT was an early start this morning with Chelsea and as expected they beat Monterrey in the World Club Championship with Fernando Torres scoring to bring up my forecast. There are a few games to look at tonight and while I admitted today I knew more about Monterey cheese...
DEC 12: EURO FOOTBALL BETTING
THERE are six games in France tonight and leaders Lyon will be looking to regain their five-point advantage over PSG who they face on Sunday. Lyon have won three in a row without conceding while Nancy's last four have been score draws. Something has to give and I'll be...
DEC 3: MR FIXIT’S TIPS
ON Sunday I asked if we could trust Norwich. The answer was yes – and they didn't let us down. Tonight I ask the same question about Newcastle – but the answer is different. Alan Pardew's men are on a terrible run and even at home to Wigan it's...
NOV 30: MR FIXIT’S TIPS
THEY say records are there to be broken and hopefully that's what Middlesbrough will do at Birmingham tonight. Boro beat me for five homes last weekend when they were shocked by Bristol City but bounced back well by defeating Huddersfield in midweek. Now Tony Mowbray's visit a struggling Birmingham...
NOV 26: MR FIXIT’S TIPS
THERE are no English or Scottish games tonight ahead of a busy card on Tuesday and Wednesday – so the focus is on two Serie A encounters and one in Spain. Firstly we have Cagliari v Napoli kicking off at 6pm followed by Parma v Inter Milan two hours...
SEP 26: MR FIXIT’S TIPS
IT was a case of what might have been last night but still a profitable evening. The both teams to score line frustrated me with three out of three winning and the other two being postponed. I had high hopes for the fivefold but it was sod's law that...
SEP 25: MR FIXIT’S TIPS
ON paper Tuesday's card looks inviting but you have to be aware that many favourites will be fielding weakened teams in Capital One Cup and Communites League Cup matches. So check latest team news if you are having a bet and don't go daft with too many selections. In...
SEP 24: MONDAY FOOTBALL TIPS
THERE'S a good looking Championship clash tonight as Huddersfield travel to Blackpool. Both sides are in decent form but Blackpool's perfect home record suggests they'll shade although I'd be happier with better odds than a best 8-11 at Ladbrokes and Paddy Power. Huddersfield haven't lost since the opening day...
SEP 16: MR FIXIT’S TIPS
IT was a pretty exciting day in the Premier League and an awful one of the thousands of people who put Celtic or Rangers in their accumulators. Today's English top-flight encounter is tough to call and I'm looking at a draw between Reading and Spurs at 5-2 with bet365....
SUPER CUP: CHELSEA v ATLETICO MADRID
Friday, Monaco, 7.45pm, live on Sky Sports 2 I DON'T know what to make of the Super Cup clash between Chelsea and Atletico Madrid, a game that will be played much like a friendly even though there is a trophy at stake. In truth it's a game neither side...
AUGUST 27: MR FIXIT’S FOOTBALL TIPS
IT'S a Bank Holiday in England but there are no Bank Holiday fixtures outside the Blue Square Premier. In Scotland it's not a Bank Holiday but we do have typical Bank Holiday weather. So instead of hitting the golf course I'll be hitting the keyboard and trying to come...
AUGUST 26: TOP TREBLE (FAB FOUR)
ALL of Europe's big leagues are now back in action and it could to back some of the big guns today. One team being well backed are Inter Milan who open with a trip to Pescara who have returned to Serie A for the first time since 1993. However,...
AUGUST 9: EUROPA LEAGUE BETTING
LIVERPOOL and Dundee Utd are the latest British clubs in European action – and it should be a repeat of Wednesday with one in and one out. Celtic as expected made it through to a Champions League play-off while Motherwell's hopes were ended at the hands of Panathinaikos. Liverpool...
FOOTBALL: AVB BETTING LATEST
ANDRE VILLAS-BOAS is odds-on to last longer in the Premier League with Spurs than he with Chelsea according to Ladbrokes. The bookies make him 2-5 to be at White Hart Lane beyond March 4 next year (7-4 to be away) with odds of 4-7 also suggesting he will register...
MAY 25: SPANISH CUP FINAL TIPS
Barcelona v Athletic Bilbao, Friday, 9pm, live on Sky Sports 1 ARE you fed-up betting on friendlies, testimonials and some teams you can't pronounce? Well, there's some proper action on Friday with the Copa del Rey up for grabs in Madrid. And after suffering Champions League and La Liga...
MAY 21: IRISH FOOTBALL TIPS
THE top three in the Irish league face the bottom three tonight with a treble paying a biggest just under 2-1 at William Hill. It's not great odds but probably worth taking on. Unbeaten leaders Sligo, who have raced into an eight-point lead at the top after nine wins...
EUROPA LEAGUE FINAL: ATLETICO MADRID v ATHLETIC BILBAO
Wednesday, Bucharest, 7.45, live on C5 ROMANIA will be hit by a Spanish armada today as fans of Athletic Bilbao and Atletico Madrid gather for the Europa League Final. The game promises to be a cracker with Atletico the higher placed La Liga team but Athletic the ones who...
MAY 7: MONDAY FOOTBALL TIPS
THERE are two massive relegation battles in England and Scotland tonight. I expect Blackburn's fate to be sealed by Wigan while Dunfermline could take the SPL drop fight to the last day with a win at Hibs. So let's start with Blackburn v Wigan. Yesterday's results just about sealed...
LIONEL MESSI BETTING SPECIALS
RIGHT, I've seen some ridiculous prices in my time but here's one that takes the biscuit. Ladbrokes have put out some Lionel Messi specials after the Barcelona star ripped up the record books again on Saturday with his four-goal haul against Espanyol. Messi has hit 72 goals in all...
WHERE NEXT FOR PEP TALK?
SPECULATION has started as to whether it's the beginning of the end of an era for one of the greatest club sides football has ever seen following Pep Guardiola's decision to walk away from Barcelona. Bookie Paddy Power has opened betting on which of the stars might be first...
EUROPA LEAGUE BETTING TIPS
THE reign in Spain is mainly on the wane. Shock defeats for Barcelona and Real Madrid in the Champions League semi-finals ended La Liga's domination of Europe this season. Attention now turns to the Europa League and there could be an all-Spanish final, with Sporting Lisbon the only side who...
APRIL 25: SERIE A BETTING TIPS
JUST back from Italy so Mr Fixit reckoned I'd be the perfect person to put up some Serie A tips. Had a great four days in Florence but had to leave the girlfriend behind. After pigging out on pasta and pizza she couldn't get on the plane as there...
EL CLASICO: MR FIXIT’S TIPS
Barcelona, v Real Madrid, Nou Camp, 7pm (live on Sky Sports 1) THE Special One has now faced Barcelona 10 times and won only once and never at the Nou Camp. This could be a reason why Jose Mourinho's Real Madrid are a biggest 9-2 at BetVictor to win, not bad...
EL CLASICO BETTING PREVIEW
Barcelona, v Real Madrid, Nou Camp, 7pm (live on Sky Sports 1) THERE'S a peculiarity to La Liga. Real Madrid, one of the greatest clubs in existence, top the table. Jose Mourinho, a man who excels in simply getting the job done, by hook or by crook, has taken...
APRIL 18: CHELSEA v BARCELONA
CHELSEA have revenge on their mind when Barcelona visit the Bridge tonight – but may have to wait a while to get even. Last time the Spaniards faced the Blues they reached the 2009 final thanks to a late Andres Iniesta strike. Chelsea were raging at the refusal of...
APRIL 17: BAYERN v REAL MADRID
I DON'T know what Mr Fixit was on last night but he tipped me a tennis player to score first. He texted me yesterday morning and said, “Here's a good bet for tonight. Sevilla's Rebredo at 19-10 with unibet.” Him being the boss I took him at his word...
APRIL 16: EUROPEAN FOOTBALL TIPS
MR FIXIT asked me to come up with a nice bet for tonight and you can't get much nicer than Nice. They travel to Rennes in the French league aiming for three wins in a row and are as big as 5-1 with William Hill and BetVictor. Rennes are...
APRIL 15: BOTH TEAMS TO SCORE
TWO of my five games were going to be in Italy but the tragic death of Livorno star Piermario Morisini means all Serie A games have quite rightly been postponed. So I've had to have a bit of a rethink and I'm starting off with a league I haven't visited before....
APRIL 13: FOOTBALL TIPS
IT'S Friday the 13th and I'm hoping it's lucky for some. Luck can be measured in different degrees. For some it's winning the lottery, for others it's about a lift on the fixed odds and for me it's going home and hoping the girlfriend's got a headache. Friday the...
APRIL 12: EUROPEAN FOOTBALL TIPS
MR FIXIT'S asked me to have look at tonight's games – and I can see why. He's away getting his eyebrows plucked or something just as important and left me to look a card where nothing stands out. I'd rather have a Brazilian than try to pick some winners but...
APRIL 2: SEVILLA v MALLORCA
Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan Stadium, tonight, 8pm, live on Sky Sports Xtra SEVILLA will feel a Champions League place is still up for grabs if they can beat Mallorca at home tonight. A poor run was ended by back-to-back 3-0 wins against Racing and Granada and they can move to within five...
MARCH 26: EUROPEAN FOOTBALL TIPS
BRAGA are in top form in the Portuguese League with 12 wins on the spin and should make it a lucky 13 at home to Academica tonight (8.15pm). Sporting have done brilliantly to keep pace with big two Porto and Benfica and will actually go top if they win. Braga...
MARCH 22: SPANISH LEAGUE TIPS
THERE are three La Liga games tonight and Malaga look good bets bets at home to Rayo Vallecano (9pm). Malaga dented Real Madrid's title charge with a weekend draw in the Bernabeu and should see off a Rayo side whose away form is a concern. They lost 5-1 at Espanyol on...
MARCH 19: MONDAY FOOTBALL TIPS
THERE are games in Serie A, La Liga and in Portugal tonight and a treble on the big guns could pay dividends. Let's start with Roma v Genoa (7.45) as the Champions League chasers face a side destined to finish mid-table. Roma have never lost to Genoa in the Olympic...
MARCH 18: BOTH TEAMS TO SCORE
ATHLETIC BILBAO helped land my Europa League on Thursday and I'm starting with their game on Sunday. The conquerors of Man United face Valencia, another side who confirmed their place in the last eight by drawing away to PSV. Both sides score plenty of goals and have top-class strikers...
MAR 17: RAYO VALLECANO V REAL BETIS (SS4, 9PM)
THE late clash could be a goalmine with Mr Fixit already pointing out three of Rayo's last four games have gone over 5.5 goals. They were thumped 5-1 by an inspired Espanyol thanks to Kalu Uche's hat-trick but they do have an attacking threat of their own in Michu. The...
MAR 17: SEVILLA V BARCELONA (SS4, 7PM)
THE squeeze is on and tonight Barcelona must tighten the gap between them and their eternal rivals if they're to keep their flickering title ambitions alive. Trailing the men from Madrid by 10 points, the league table reads like alternative history of a side that's continued to break records...
MARCH 11: BOTH TEAMS TO SCORE
SERIE A for once has been profitable for both teams to score followers this season and there are a couple of games today that potentially could be high scorers. I flagged up Napoli v Cagliari for btts on Friday night and it ended 6-3 – that's the sort of...
MARCH 9: FOOTBALL TIPS
NAPOLI are a side I've followed with interest all season, particularly on the goals lines. Their 13 homes games have featured 37 goals and there should be a few more when they face Cagliari in Serie A tonight. The Naples men will be happy to get this game out...
MARCH 8: EUROPA LEAGUE
EUROPA LEAGUE sponsors and broadcasters were rubbing their hands when Man Utd and Man City parachuted out of the Champions League and into the knockout stage of their tournament. Both eased over the first hurdle while showing it wasn't their priority and I'd make sure team news is checked...
MARCH 4: REAL MADRID v ESPANYOL
Bernabeu, Sunday, 8.30pm (live Sky Sports 1) IKER CASILLAS this week insisted Real Madrid's greatest challenge this season had come at them, unexpectedly, in the shape of Rayo Vallecano last week. They struggled to a 1-0 victory courtesy of a sublime backheel from Cristiano Ronaldo and tonight face another...
MARCH 3: BARCELONA v SPORTING GIJON
Camp Nou, Saturday, 7pm, live on Sky Sports 4 BARCELONA will need to see off relegation candidates Sporting Gijon today without the suspended Lionel Messi. The go-to man for every Spanish betting fan will be forced to sit out this 90 minutes at Camp Nou after picking up five...
FEB 27: EUROPEAN FOOTBALL DOUBLE
NOT too many matches to focus on tonight as we get ready for the internationals later in the week. However, there are two games that stand out as home wins. First up it's Braga who entertain Guimaraes at the Estadio Municipal where they have such a great record. Third-placed Braga...
FEB 26: LA LIGA SUNDAY, BARCA AND MADRID
REAL MADRID and Barcelona are both in action on a bumper super Sunday in La Liga as the race for the title and the Pichichi seems but one and the same. Jose Mourinho's league leaders have been rampaging through the domestic calender like a team possessed – if they...
FEB 22: EUROPEAN FOOTBALL TIPS
IT was an action-packed night on Tuesday with the big gamble on Napoli paying off but Real Madrid letting punters down at the death. We had some healthy debate on the Napoli v Chelsea match but in the end the Blues' old failings – and David Luiz – came...
FEB 20: MONDAY FOOTBALL TIPS
THEY make odd bedfellows but tonight they could provide you with a nice double act. I'm talking about Brentford and Nantes who look decent-priced homes against Carlisle and Metz respectively. So let's start with the buzzing Bees. They were well tipped for promotion at the start of the season...
FEB 19: EUROPEAN FOOTBALL TIPS
I GOT it spot on with Real Madrid -3 last night and reckon Barcelona can cover the -1 handicap tonight. Barcelona, 2-7 at Ladbrokes, are bidding to avoid back-to-back league defeats for the first time since May 2009 and should take care of Valencia at home. Barca beat their...
FEB 18: SPANISH FOOTBALL TIPS
REAL MADRID are incredibly short to beat Racing Santander at home as they look to build on their 10-point cushion over Barcelona tonight (7pm). Racing sit in the drop zone with just one away game all season while Real have won 10 out of 11 at the Bernabeu. So this...
FEB 13: MONDAY FOOTBALL TIPS
IT'S Champions League week but before the big games kick there are three matches in La Liga and Serie A to look at plus on in League Two. Let's start in Spain with Real Sociedad v Sevilla. Bookies surpisingly make the visitors favourites despite losing four and drawing two...
FEB 9: ITALIAN FOOTBALL TIPS
AND so ends another busy midweek – with some winners and some losers and some near misses. We finish off this week with two games in Italy, Lazio v Cesena in Serie A and Siena v Napoli in Coppa Italia. The Lazio game has been brought forward from the...
FEB 8: EUROPEAN TIPS
THERE are some big cup games spread across Europe tonight but none bigger than Barcelona v Valencia. The European champions haven't been their sparkling self of late and will face a tough test in the Nou Camp. However, having fought out a 1-1 draw away the advantage is with...
FEB 3: NUREMBERG v B DORTMUND
Friday, 7.30, live on ESPN IT may be freezing in Germany but Borussia Dortmund are looking hot at as they fight Bayern Munich at the top of the table. Victory at icy Nuremberg tonight will see Dortmund climb to the summit for 24 hours at least. The temperature at kick-off...
FEB 1: BOTH TEAMS TO SCORE
SERIE A isn't always famed for goals but Wednesday night's fixtures could throw up a stack. After Tuesday's near miss when Wolves denied us a fivefold I'm focusing my efforts on the Italian league where there are several games that are traditionally high scoring. Take Inter Milan v Palermo...
JAN 30: FOOTBALL TIPS
IT'S amazing how a change of manager just about guarantees a change in fortune. The effect is often so dramatic it's no wonder chairmen make new appointments so regularly. In fact, imagine if they changed boss every week. One side who have seen an immediate uplift are Atletico Madrid...
JAN 26: FOOTBALL TIPS
AFRICAN NATIONS matches have been tough to call so far with one of the favourites Senegal already out after two defeats. No game has been decided by more than one goal but that trend may end tonight when tournamant favourites Ivory Coast face Burkina Faso (7pm, live on Eurosport)....
COPA DEL REY: BARCA v REAL MADRID
Nou Camp, Wednesday, 9pm, live Sky Sports 2 BARCELONA got the better of Jose Mourinho yet again last week and should complete the job on Wednesday. Pep Guardiola's men lead 1-0 from the Spanish Cup quarter-final first leg and I can't see any way back for their rivals. The...
JAN 22: BOTH TEAMS TO SCORE
FOR me this line has to start with Arsenal v Man United. There were of course 10 goals in the last meeting between the sides when United won 8-2. And there could be plenty more at the Emirates between two sides who struggle to keep clean sheets. On the...
JAN 18: REAL MADRID v BARCELONA
Bernabeu, Wednesday, 9pm, live on Sky Sports 2 WEAKENED sides are usually played in Spanish Cup ties but not when Real Madrid and Barcelona clash. These rivals are meeting as often as the Old Firm nowadays – this is the eight game in seven months – but it's still...
JAN 16: NAPOLI v BOLOGNA TIPS
THERE were plenty of surprise results in Serie A at the weekend but hopefully it will all go to plan in Naples. Napoli are a best 1-3 at bet365 and William Hill to beat a Bologna side who have improved lately but still sit one place above the drop...
JAN 15: EUROPEAN TREBLE
I STARTED my both teams to score treble with the Milan derby and it's a match I think AC will win. The Serie A leaders are eight points clear of rivals Inter who have recovered from a shocking start with seven wins in eight. However, AC are unbeaten at...
JAN 13: MR FIXIT’S TOP TREBLE
TUESDAY: Real Madrid, Sheff Utd, Fleetwood. WEDNESDAY: Spurs, Espanyol, Roma. THURSDAY: Barcelona, Napoli, Athletic Bilbao, Academica. Three days, three trebles and a fourfold. All correct. I've been on a good run and wouldn't it be great to make it four in a row. Normally I wouldn't put a treble up...
JAN 12: EURO FOOTBALL TIPS
IT'S been a decent week highlighted by two Super Singles and two winning top trebles. Buoyed by that success I'm taking on the four games in Spain, Italy and Portugaland Italy tonight and offering up another Super Single and treble. Barcelona are in Spanish Cup action away to Osasuna but...
NOV 27: BOTH TEAMS TO SCORE
I HAD planned to post a European both teams to score line this morning but was thrown by the news of Gary Speeds's death. It's a tragedy for his family and Welsh football and I felt for players such as Shay Given, a former team-mate, who were struggling...
NOV 20: BOTH TEAMS TO SCORE
I'M trying to follow yesterday's winning sixfold and fivefold with another success on the European games. So let's start with Hamburg v Hoffenheim in the Bundesliga. Hamburg should edge a win but after three consecutive score draws and six successive games where both teams have netted you've got to...
OCT 31: SEVILLA v GRANADA
Estadio Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan, Monday, 8pm, live Sky Sports Xtra ON Hallow'een Night you're bound to see a few scary looking Freddy Krueger lookalikes out and about. But it's another Freddie I'll be keeping an eye out for. Freddie Kanoute is that man and I fancy him to score...
OCT 30: BOTH TEAMS TO SCORE
I MAY have edged Andy McKechnie in our friendly challenge on Saturday but neither of us picked a winning line. And the bad news is it's just as tough on Sunday if you try to steer clear of all the 1-2, 4-7 and 4-9 shots in leagues such as Holland...
OCT 16: BOTH TEAMS TO SCORE
THERE are games scattered across Europe and I'm not being restricted by boundaries as I try to repeat Saturday's both teams to score success. I'm starting with a game that kicks off at 1.30pm and that's Roda v Den Haag. This market comes up pretty often in Dutch...
SEPT 21: BOTH TEAMS TO SCORE
I'VE cast my net far and wide in bid to find some Wednesday night netbusters. I'm starting with two Carling Cup ties that should produce goals. Cardiff and Leicester meet ahead of their weekend league encounter and both teams to score pays 8-13 with bet365. Both teams are going...
PAIN IN SPAIN FOR REAL
BARCELONA have been cut to 8-13 with bodog to win La Liga after a weekend of mixed fortunes for them an Real Madrid. While Barca bounced back to their mercurial best with an 8-0 thumping of Osasuna on Saturday night, Real slumped to a shock 1-0 defeat at Levante...
SEPT 12: MALAGA v GRANADA
Malaga v Granada, Monday, 8pm MALAGA need to get their season up and running after spending millions in a bid to become Spain's third force. The Qatari-owned club were tipped by many to be nearest rivals to Barcelona and Real Madrid but slipped up on day one with a...
SEPT 10: LA LIGA TIPS
AFTER the international break La Liga resumes today with Real Madrid and Barcelona in action early on as Atletico Madrid continue life without Diego Forlan and Sergio Aguero. Barcelona are becoming tougher to back with any real returns such is the regularity of large victories for the Catalan men...