IF anything sums up the topsy-turvy nature of the football world right now it's the FA Cup Final being played on the opening day of the Scottish Premiership season.
As one curtain closes another one opens and so the 2020-21 season begins.
Aberdeen and Rangers kick off the SPFL season in Saturday's lunchtime kick-off. It's a fixture that thrives on the atmosphere of the fans so it'll be intersting to see how the players, and notably the referee, reacts to an empty Pittodrie in a match that usually serves up plenty of drama and no shortage of cards.
KevMac is sweet on Joe Aribo to get on the scoresheet in lieu of Alfredo Morelos' indifferent form for the Gers. Read all of Kevin's tips for the opening weekend in Scotland here.
The FA Cup Final at Wembley will be a surreal experience but it could be a cracker. Both Arsenal and Chelsea are well matched but the bookies make the Blues clear favourites at 11/10. That means there could be value in siding with the Gunners at an appealing 5/2.
Elsewhere in Europe there's half a round of fixtures in Italy and the Portuguese Cup Final, contested by Benfica and Porto which offers up a good Both Teams to Score opportunity.
Don't miss out team's detailed match previews of the FA Cup Final and opening SPFL matches for Rangers and Celtic.
- Aberdeen v Rangers Preview & Predictions – Sat 12.30pm
- Arsenal v Chelsea Preview & Predictions – Sat 5.30pm
- Celtic v Hamilton Preview & Predictions – Sun 4.30pm
Gambla Football Podcast Triple Bill
For more tips makes sure you tune in to this week's Gambla Podcasts. The boys have been busy recording three podcasts this week;
- Belarusian Tips – Greg and Selectabet discuss this week's best bets in Belarus as Greg goes for 13 winning naps from 14 on the Podcast.
- Norwegian Tips – David Weatherston joins the guys again for a look ahead to matches in Eliteserien and OBOS-Ligaen
- Scottish Ante-post and Weekend Tips – Guest Paul Petrie from McBookie joins in for a look ahead to the SPFL Premiership giving his own insight in to the betting markets from a bookie's perspective
If you want more tips from Greg then be sure to check out his private Telegram channel. He's been flying this week and has had a great response so far. To join him visit gambla.co.uk.
Glorious Goodwood Tips
RizzelTips rounds off his coverage of Glorious Glorious with three tips on the fifth and final day of the Festival. The feature race of the day is the Stewards Cup and Rizzel has a 22/1 each-way chance picked out.
One winner and one non-runner meant it was another profitable day for Thommo on Thursday. He's eyeingone one William Haggas' horses as his pick in the Stewards Cup as well as one of Jim Goldie's Scottish raiders in the 1.50. Check out all his racing tips for Saturday.
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Keep an eye out for MrFixit's Tips in the comments section as he continues his recovery. Best of luck for your bets on Saturday!
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Paraguayan double downed at the first hurdle but can’t help thinking this one may have a chance for a rare in-play:
GENERAL DÍAZ VS. 12 DE OCTUBRE (inplay)
BOTH TEAMS TO SCORE 2ND HALF
(11/4, bet365) ⭐
Best of luck!
Diaz obliged but 12 De Octubre played out a blank 2nd ’45 ?
Onwards and a decent Saturday card will hopefully offer up a few gems!
Aberdeen v Rangers ,Johñny. Hayes to be carded 7/2 PP ,GL
4/1 wit 365
Been a while, haven’t had much focus on a bet since lockdown in March.
Nonetheless, one of my ante post accas is now down to the last game.
7fold with six legs in.
Last leg is Inter Milan to win Serie A (without Juventus)
Stake 10eu
Cashout 1350eu
Qinnings 3037eu
Inter 0lay Atalanta away tonight, with anything but a loss, brings in the bet.
Inter in decent form.
Atalanta focused on CL but still want 3rd, but Lazio could pip them.
My heart says Inter won’t lose, but 1300 for a 10er is not to be sniffed at…
If you’re considering cashing out put 1000 on Atlanta to win instead which would get your return over the 2000 mark with any result.
Stick with it
JULY TOTAL STATS;
STAKED: 61-PTS
RETURNED: 67.154-PTS
P/L: ***+6.154-PTS***
I WILL NOW START POSTING TIPS ON FAVOURABLE DAYS, NOT AGAIN EVERY DAY, BEST OF LUCK WITH YOUR BETS PALS.
I have been part of this family for a while now…made some good profits…and I feel its time I share my own little experience too.
Starting from today,I will be doing the the following bets daily…
* double your stake
* 3.00 odds bet.
I am starting a 10 to 1000 rollover challenge today.
Best of luck…
I wish us all a profitable August
Thank you. I really want this as I’ve been struggling to make some profit.
Main bet today
Molde win and scor over 1,5 goals
Molde woul score at least 2 goals
Good bets today in my opinion
Sundsvall – Degefors BTTS and ovewr 2,5 goals / corect score 2-2
AFC Eskiltuna – Osters 2 – 5 match goals
Osters 1-3 match goals
Ljungskile – Halmstad 2 – 5 match goals
Brann – Valerenga 2-5 match goals
Florescum that was a good one and very safe I prefer you be posting the same category I have been playing your tips and I have won big.
No joy with my red cards in France LOSERS
Got a couple of booking bets up and was on ChrisBax`s 22/1 shot in Austria
Well done to him .
Aubameyang, Lukaku & Ronaldo 1+ sot 15/10 Skybet
Dundee Utd v St Johnstone +0.5 cards 1st half +1.5 cards 2nd half 10/11
Aberdeen v Rangers +0.5 cards 1st half +1.5 cards 2nd half Evens
Spal v Fiorentina +0.5 cards 1st half +1.5 cards 2nd half 6/5
Brescia v Sampdoria +0.5 cards 1st half +1.5 cards 2nd half 11/10
Juventus v Roma +0.5 cards 1st half +1.5 cards 2nd half Evens
William Hill
Part 1 of the Final round of Serie A games
All games; O1.5 8/13 (nap)
O2.5 4/1
Btts 9/2
A goal in both halves 4/1
O0.5 fhgs
5/9 on Friday, hope people managed to get on the winners. Onto August, and time to change my ways again. This month i’ll be focusing on team goals. Hope it pays off.
FRIDAYS TIPS:-
11:00 Kawasaki Frontale O1.5tgs @ 1.61
15:00 AC Kajaani O1.5tgs @ 1.57
19:45 Lazio O1.5tgs @ 1.80 **NAP**
19:45 Juventus O1.5tgs @ 1.72
1 x 4pt Acca
Total Stake – 4pts
GL All ⚽️
I was always on your BTS Nap and I had a very profitable month. Can you still continue with that alongside this? I will be grateful.
No luck in America last night but still fancy goals in Australia NPL Western which kicks off at 8Am
Cockburn
Joondalop
Over 2.5mgs evens
Add balcatta over 2.5tgs 5/2
All 6 games over 2.5mgs 17/2
Good luck
IMO not the best card today.
Couple efforts on the FA Cup Final
Giroud AYSG 7/4 – half stake
Luiz Booked 12/5 -small stake
And an interest in Italy Zlat & CR7 ATGS and AC Milan & Juve Games Overs 12/5
GL all!!
Leclerc to out qualify Vettel, Chelsea v Arsenal Under 3.5MGS 7/10 – Main Bet
Vettel is about a second slower that Leclerc so unless Leclerc has a mechanical or Ferrari cock up he should outqualify Vettel.
Dundee Utd Nap
Hibs NB
Arsenal Chelsea Draw
Wow Steady ??
Aberdeen v Rangers
Hard to tell how the lack of fans will effect this normally hectic affair .
2 + Corners each team in each half 4/1
2 + Corners each team in each half . 20 + booking points each team 8/1
Skybet
With McInnes and Gerrard in opposite dugouts it could still be fiery but like you say it won’t be the same.
It’s usually a mental fixture but I expect some calm.
For what it’s worth my thoughts today on the Premiership are Rangers to win, Dundee Utd vs St Johnstone draw, Hibs to beat Killie and Livingston to win at St Mirren.
I like the Aribo to score for Rangers bet and will take Lydon Dykes to score first for Livi.
The FA Cup Final is tough to call but I like both to score at just under evens.
Also on a pen trixie in the three SPL 3.pm KO . Penalty taken at
Dundee Unt v St Johnstone 10/3
Hibs v Kilmarnock 10/3
St Mirren v Livi . 10/3
All 3 up pays 150/1 Hills price boost
Where are you getting 150/1???
Hills mate . Trebles boosted to 97/1. three doubles pays 53/1
Good deal Sky bet is only 48/1 treble.
Yeah mate . Hills prices are normally much better than Sky on these markets .
Sydney no clean sheet
Is there an antepost football thread the pre-season or have i missed it in the anals somewhere ?
If you mean Scottish Premiership anteposts some thoughts were published a few weeks ago. That’s the only league starting today.
I’d have done a few articles but I’m not back at work yet although next week will be doing some Mr Fixit midweek work before I get a date to return full-time.
Table Tennis moscow liga 0930
Aleksey Vlasov to win
Sergey Burov v Aleksey Vlasov
5/6 ladbrokes 3 points
Lost
Cockburn
Joondalop
Over 2.5mgs evens**WON**
Add balcatta over 2.5tgs 5/2**LOST**
All 6 games over 2.5mgs 17/2**LOST**
No joy yesterday and nothing sticking out today so just going have a couple of efforts on Serie A finale featuring some big but meaningless games
Atalanta
Juventus
Napoli
BTTS 49/25
BTTS & Overs 29/10
All 5 games over 2.5mgs
9/2
Norway Eliteserien
Sandefjord v Molde Molde win and 2+ tgs
Bobo/Glimt v Stromgodset Bobo/Glimt win and 2+ tgs
Double @ 5/4 Bet365
Arsenal over 0.5tgs
Rangers over 1.5tgs
Double 13/10
Beijing btts & overs evens
Good luck
All lost shocking day so far
Paddy Power giving a free £5 bet today for everyone.
https://www.paddypower.com/bet
Cheers mate. Good luck.
Cheers for that
Aberdeen @ 13/2 is far to big to ignore. PaddyPower
Also on 2 + Aberdeen goals 9/2 Skybet
No Cosgrove and no fans a big problem for Aberdeen. I’m on Rangers to get off to a winning start but they’re too short for me to back.
Aberdeen v Rangers
Morelos to score a header 9/1 skybet
Looking at the Benfica v Porto match . It`s
4/5 for 70 + booking points
1/5 for 20 + booking points each team
I think i will give that one a miss .
5pt double
both teams to score + over 2.5 goals
cosenza v juve stabia
frosinone v pisa
william hill 4.82/1
NAP
lost
profit/loss -10 pts
Hagi to score from outside box 11/1
Aberdeen rangers
Btts
Over 0 card for dons
Over 0 card for gers
8/5 bet 365
BOL
Paddy Power free fiver going on.
Moorelose to be booked.
Double chance Aberdeen or draw
A red card in the match
21/1
GL ?
Painful viewing canny see it coming in we are off for a stroal round the island ?
* double ur stake
HIBERNIAN…WIN
* 3 odds
BENFICA…BOTH TO SCORE
ARSENAL…OVER 0.5 TEAM GOALS
MOLDE…WIN EITHER HALF
* Rollover 10 to 1000 (step 1)
HIBERNIAN…WIN
I’m on all, hoping for boom ?
Thanks.
Your first game going well, nice one Mr Giovannidez
?⚪️ Aberdeen vs Rangers ?⚪️
Lewis Ferguson has picked up 20 bookings in his 2 seasons with the Dons.
25% of them have come against Rangers ? (that’s 5 for the benefit of Dundee fans ?)
Pretty abysmal price though 7/5 (8/11 with PP ?)
Arsenal v Chelsea
Under 2.5 goals at 1/1******(NAP)
Macca …… interesting?
How do see this playing out then?
i agree with this as it’s both a derby and a final it is likely to be a tight affair and evens for under 3 goals seems a fair price
Arteta has done wonders for Arsenal and has gone back to basics which is defending,defend first then goals will come and to be fare to Arsenal they have done what Arteta has asked.The Arsenal manager isn’t stupid as he knows his team aren’t good enough to play the top sides in an open game so i expect him to keep playing the team the way they have in their last 6 or 7 matches and that’s tight at the back and hit on the counter.Game to be decided on pens for me.
Completely agree with a tight game and pens but I was thinking 2-2 or 3-3
Rather than 0-0 or 1-1
Will wait for starting line ups
Both teams front 3 will be a insight to tactics and how this goes
Just had my free $5 bet on 2nd goal method at 11/1!
Yahtzee!!!
Beijing btts & overs evens**LOST**
Aberdeen corners and card bets downed early doors LOSER
5pts double
both teams to score + over 2.5 goals
sandefjord v molde
vitorul constanta v sepsi sf gheorghe
skybet 3.95/1
NAP
Kilmarnock over 0.5tgl
St Johnston over 0.5tgl
Double EVENS
Saturdays goals tips
Ac Milan/Brugge o1.5tgs dbl
27/25 hills NAP
btts treble
Hibs v killie
Atalanta v inter
Benfica v Porto
4/1 bet 365 NB
Ladbrokes moneyback acca
Hibs/ac Milan/al rayyan/Brugge/ Atalanta btts
72/10
Sorry it’s not clear, first 4 teams in that acca are to win, Atalanta game is btts
National League North – Play-Off Final – 3PM
Huge game here for Alty against tough opponents Boston United. Whoever wins will be promoted to the National League. Difficult one to call and will all come down to who turns up on the day. I really hope the Robins can get the win here but Boston are a good side and thumped Alty 5-0 in the league.
Altrincham have improved greatly since then and have been excellent in these knock out games so far.
Too tough to call a winner but I fancy both teams to score in this one, odds of 5/8 are not great and I’m taking better odds of EVENS for both teams to score and the game go Overs.
Boston v Altrincham
BTTS & Over 2.5 MGls
EVENS
2 POINTS
Stjohnstone
St mirren
Over 0.5tgs double evens
Over 1.5mgs double 11/10
Good luck
Stjohnstone
St mirren
Over 0.5tgs double evens**WON**
Writing off my bets at Aberdeen . I should have listened to Mr F . LOSER
What a woeful game of football, if that’s what we can expect with no crowds there won’t be many watching the box!!
Jim , I think the season ahead will be pretty flat not a lot of games to look forward to.Hearts getting put down a league too has taken away a few atmospheric fixtures.Dundee have to be in that big league to.
Let us hope for profitable month of August, for the first day of the month,
i’m just having a wee Treble of 2.74 Odd @ 1xbet.
<<<
Molde~Win
Inter Turku~Win
RoPS~DC
<<<
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BETS TODAY.
also on;
–Double–
Sandeljford v Molde
Nomme United v Vandra JK
Both games Over 2.5 MGls
EVENS
2 POINTS
The bookies didn’t price up Smolovechi v Belshina corners today, maybe a smart move from themselves as Belshina have had three corners in first four minutes!!
Yeah… but I took advantage of Belshina +6 corners before the match started
Hibs to score & take 4+ corners
Dundee United to score & take 4+ corners
8/5 Skybet
1 dundee utd corner short, watched last 15 mins of that game and the satndard in Belarus is better than the 2 games I’ve seen bits of today
St Mirren v Livi btts & over 2.5
Dundee Utd v St Johnstone btts & over 2.5
Double 13/2 bet365
Shankland
Boyle
Anytime double 15/2 skybet
The Paraguayan goal gods weren’t smiling on last night’s double but I’m sticking around and putting my faith in this one where both sides have historically scored when the fixture is played in Bairro Villa Elisa…
SOL DE AMÉRICA VS. NACIONAL (9.00pm)
BOTH TEAMS TO SCORE
(10/11, bet365) NAP ⭐⭐⭐
BTTS & OVERS
(6/4, bet36) NB ⭐⭐
OVER 3.5 GOALS
(3/1, bet365) LONGSHOT ⭐
Best of luck!
Kieran Tierney to be carded 9/2 Unibet . Decent odds imo .
Table Tennis Setk cup womens 1845
Anastasiia Tyslyna v Kateryna Somova
Anastasiia Tyslyna to win
11/10 Ladbrokes 5POINTS odds dropping
today
arsenal btts, atalanta overs, red star belgrade o2.5tgs 23/10
1-0 to the Alty come on lads.. ?
Yesssss get in there, promotion!!!! National league here we come
Bet lost but don’t care ?
Altrincham 1 – 0 Boston United FT
Alex
I agree bet lost but many happier days in the National league
Well Done
Trev,…
Evening,
Arsenal v Chelsea k.o 5.30
Mateo Kovacic booking in 90mins.
Skybet 2/1 Goodluck.
Mint…
Well Done Mint, only took the 14 minutes.
Arsenal vs chelsea
Starting line ups lead me to believe there will be nothing but goals
2 very dodgy defences
Mediocre keepers to say the least
Btts at the very least @ 4/6
Arsenal to score 2+ @ 2/1 nap
Gl to all
Arsenal to lift trophy and btts
10/3
?
Mount Giroud Aubamayang & Lacazette to have 7 shots on target between them 9/1
Could only manage the one Penalty in my trixie . LOSER
Bosnia 7-30 pm.
FK Željeznicar v FK Velež Mostar.
FK Velež Mostar to score 11-10 (skybet) NAP.
Home team are better and should win if not ring rusty but 5 recent h2h in last 2 years seen mostar score, including a 3-2 friendly just a month ago.
Leclerc to out qualify Vettel, Chelsea v Arsenal Under 3.5MGS 7/10 – Main Bet Cashed Out – tiny profit
dont trust either defence!!
Kevin mac Well done with Pulisic atgs? was on bud, in in 5 mins?, decent game so far, good to see Tierney doing well?
5pts double
both teams to score + over 2.5 goals
sandefjord v molde
vitorul constanta v sepsi sf gheorghe
skybet 3.95/1
NAP
lost profit/loss -15 pts
SPORTING KANSAS O1.5GL
UNI. POPAYAN O1.5GL
AC MILAN O1.5GL
Arsenal are Fa Cup Experts they may not be able to win the league but no other club has won the cup as many times as the Gooners
No joy with Giroud or Luis efforts – WD the winners!
Table Tennis Setk cup womens 1845
Anastasiia Tyslyna v Kateryna Somova
Anastasiia Tyslyna to win
11/10 Ladbrokes 5POINTS odds dropping
WON
Great, thanks
Club Brugge 1.5tgl
Rijeka btts
Double 13/8
Hi all, not been on in a long time and see the usual characters here. Hope everyone is doing well!
Crazy odds on my favourite red card markets in Italy tonight:
AC Milan v Cagliari
Red card @ 5/1
Both teams red card @ 90/1!
With Paddy Power
No joy on the reds.
No joy with my Tierney card LOSER . Well done all winners
2 from 3 in covered my treble atalanta unders 5/1
Just watched the full 96mins of Aberdeen/Rangers game.
Wow !!!! zero shots on target for dons & 4 for gers,if this is the challenge Celtic are facing,this league will be done & dusted before xmas ????
Okay,aberdeen were totally defensive but posession dominance will not work everytime against most teams.
Here we go,10 in a row HH.
It was well documented Aberdeen were without strikers Sam Cosgove and Curtis Main.
Cosgrove especially is a huge loss and Dons often struggle to score without him.
Rangers did enough to win and will be happy enough after so long without a proper game.
Celtic for me will win the title but they may get a fight from Rangers.
Will chance Benfica most corners@2/1, man advantage(for how long,hopefully rest of match) can see Porto having to defend and possibly change tactics to not lose the match
Oh dear spoke to soon,may still go in favour as now Benfica will need to go for it
SOL DE AMÉRICA VS. NACIONAL (9.00pm)
BOTH TEAMS TO SCORE
(10/11, bet365) NAP ⭐⭐⭐ ✅
Looks like a missed penalty screwed the NB…1-1 heading into injury time.
Another btts shot worth a go coming up soon but it’s team goals for the hosts that looks the best value:
LIBERTAD VS. CLUB GUARANÍ (11.30pm)
LIBERTAD OVER 1.5 TEAM GOALS
(1/1, bet365) ⭐⭐⭐
LIBERTAD OVER 2.5 TEAM GOALS
(10/3, bet365) ⭐
Best of luck and well done all winners!
Finished 1-3 ?