THE new season kicks off on Friday with Watford vs Middesbrough in the Championship and it's good to have proper football back.

It's always tough to call opening weekend fixtures but even more so under the current circumstances.

I'll be doing the bare minimum for the next few weeks until we see some form and trends. And of course we need to see the effect no supporters have on teams and players.

The Watford game is tough to call and new boss Vladimir Ivic is in charge after joining from Maccabi Tel Aviv.

Neil Warnock had a good finish to the season at Boro and is of course vastly experienced in this division.

I'm hoping for an entertaining game and a score draw is a possibly but I'm not betting on it.

Kevin Mac has posted predictions and a match preview for Watford vs Middlesbrough so check it out.

On Thursday my Lens draw no bet Super Single landed at 27-10 as they beat a weakened PSG 1-0. Well done to all who profited on that game.

Next up in France is Bordeaux vs Lyon and the visitors will be weakened by the expected sale of Memphis Depay to Barcelona. In Depay's absence Moussa Dembele should start up front and he is 13-8 with Betfred to score.

Lyon look a little short at evens with Betfred considering they'll be minus their star man and this could be another game where both score.

Elsewhere there are Eerste League and Austrian lower-league games that are a favourite for many goals fans so plenty to look at.

Well done to all the winners on Thursday and good luck over the first weekend of the new English season.

My anteposts have been picked out and will be posted later.

Super Single

  • Dembele (Lyon to score, 8pm)
  • (13-8, Betfred)
Leagues Tipped: ,
85 Comments
  1. Alves 4 years ago

    Is the Line Of The Week coming back Paul?? Noticed it wasn’t there on Saturday

    • Mr Fixit 4 years ago

      I’m actually still off work so only contributing to writing some of the column rather producing the whole 2 pages.
      So keeping things as simple as possible for the guys helping me out.
      I’m due to return to work in about 5 weeks so after the Scottish leagues start I’ll bring back Line of the Week and other contests.

  2. Alves 4 years ago

    Treble up at just under 9/1 in Brazil, plenty cornersbas expected but think the red cards helped the gls along. Avai v Ponte Preta tonight at 23.15 KO but can’t find corner markets anywhere. Free fivers on wi PP on Volcanic Sky in 13.40 11/2 & Salah & Rodrigo 1 shot on target each half 22/1. PP must’ve clicked on to free fivers being used on anything as only use them on same game/race

  3. florescum 4 years ago

    Morning
    Today I have 2 goods bets
    I know for sure that Lyon will strike at least 1 goals
    I have a hints about Bordeaux to strike the same, at least 1 goals
    Bordeaux – Lyon Btts its very very good in my opinion
    Second match is from Sweden, my preferred champuo shop this dyas
    Dalkurd – Umea 1 Dalkurd win is very good
    From those 2 I will chose the Main Bet today and I go with sewden matxh
    Main bet today
    DALKURD – UMEA DALKURD WIN
    Very safety variant which I personally bet today with probability of 99,99%
    Lyon over 0,5 match goals
    Dalkurd DNB
    Normally bet varianr with probability of 90%
    Boedeaux – Lyon BTTS
    Dalkurd win
    I wrote, you make your own choose

    • cherukip 4 years ago

      👍👍👍

  4. jamesylfc 4 years ago

    Double from 🇧🇷

    CORINTHIANS v PALMEIRAS
    -O1.5 Match Goals ✅ 0-2

    INTERNACIONAL v CEARA
    -Internacional to score before 80:00 ✅ 2-0 (both goals before the 80:00 mark

    DOUBLE
    (1.09/1, bet365)

  5. TheMaster 4 years ago

    Early shout for Sunday. Lacking in ideas and lacking in players, PSG are back in action at home to Marseilles. 7/2 still available for the away side and just better than 7/5 for a goal start. I can’t see them not scoring or at least drawing on last night’s evidence. Get on fast though, price sure to drop.

  6. cockerspaniel 4 years ago

    ” Lost in France ” No joy with my corners, and a PSG booking short . Both bets LOSERS
    Well done all winners .

  7. gaz1105 4 years ago

    One team who’s had goals galore in their first few eerste divise games is excelsior, scores 10 and conceded 7 in their first two games, tonight I’m backing more of the same:

    BTTS and over 3.5mgs @ 6/5 NAP
    BTTS and over 4.5mgs @ 5/2
    BTTS 1st half @ 9/4 NB
    BTTS and over 5.5mgs @ 9/2 – longshot

  8. craigyboy 4 years ago

    Not sure if its been flagged up on here yet but Paddy Power are giving away two £5 free bets on their promotional banner

    • Gloryhornetboy 4 years ago

      Sadly can only bet on the actual free bet events whereas before when they gave their promotional free bets you could bet on anything
      Unless I’m missing something

  9. wasclueless 4 years ago

    Cambuur > 1.5 TGS, NEC > 2.5 MGS 9/10 – half stake
    GL all!

    • wasclueless 4 years ago

      lost – Cambuur garbage!

  10. florescum 4 years ago

    In play
    Australia
    The Gap R – Albany Greek x2 Albany DNB
    I go with the Albany Greek
    Goods chances for them to win
    Min 14
    Score 0-0

    • florescum 4 years ago

      Rezerve tean
      In play now

    • TheMaster 4 years ago

      Think I’ll pass on the 1/5 dnb 😂

    • florescum 4 years ago

      Score 0-2 min 80 I think
      It was obviously the Albany Creek to win

    • florescum 4 years ago

      The Master, In my country it was 1.90 quota for Albany to win
      Is a very good for me
      1,45 for DNB Albany

  11. Footiefan77 4 years ago

    Cricket Double Today From the 20/20 Blast

    NAP✔✔: Somerset to beat Worcestershire and Surrey to beat Essex : Pays 13-8 Most bookies

    Good luck.

  12. buncommon 4 years ago

    Kaftenberg vs innsbruck

    Away score 2goals.

    • buncommon 4 years ago

      Won

  13. buzzer 4 years ago

    Hi Mr F,

    have you chosen your ante posts for this season yet would be interning to have a read through your thoughts

    • Mr Fixit 4 years ago

      Yeah I’ve picked out some for the Premier League and they’ll be posted in about an hour but not looked too further down the tables.
      Still off sick so doc says I’ve got to take it easy for another few weeks.

  14. kf 4 years ago

    Going for an early >2.5mgs 4-fold on:

    11.00 NE Metrostars v Campbelltown
    11.00 Chongqing v Hebei
    11.30 Shijazhuang v Wuhan
    11.30 The Gap v Albany Creek

    Shade under 5/1 @ Skybet

    • kf 4 years ago

      Others in with ease. Lack of goals in last Chinese match…

  15. TimeforTim 4 years ago

    Anyone know if the racing post put out their regular pre-season football analysis pullout this week?

    • oneoff 4 years ago

      Yeah tuesday it was out

    • Mr Fixit 4 years ago

      Yes Racing Post pullout was published on Tuesday.

  16. ChrisBax 4 years ago

    Heads-up -> Place ANY bet on Watford vs Middleborough, and get an extra FREE £5 bet at Skybet.

    You can literally place a 5p single (as I just did!) and get a free £5 in return! Link: https://m.skybet.com/promotions-lp/betandget

    • cockerspaniel 4 years ago

      On it Chris. Pen scored 10/3

    • bixieupnorth 4 years ago

      nice one, i just got it!! 5p on the draw!

    • hudson 4 years ago

      Cheers chris

  17. TimeforTim 4 years ago

    Grrr missed it… Thanks

  18. NYCSC67 4 years ago

    Thanks Chris
    Good spot , jumped on immediately

  19. gunner 4 years ago

    Popping up my anteposts for a couple sports. All on bet365. Been away for a few months but mostly been on anteposts lately anyways.
    Football: Gunners with another trophy last season as we keep extending that record FA Cup haul. We just don’t lose FA Cup finals do we. Community Shield doesnt mean much but already got a trophy in the bag this season with the win over Liverpool. We’ve shored up our defense & just hoping we land a good DM. Otherwise very happy with the look of our squad & Arteta working his magic already. Reckon City will win the Premiership this year with Liverpool & Chelsea battling it out for 2nd. Arteta needs time & resources but we shouldn’t be too far off a top 4 spot. 
    Anteposts for this year: Some odds have changed slightly since I placed these but nothing major. Brighton over 42 points (2.37). Arsenal over 65 Points (2.62). Liverpool under 85 Points (evens). Arsenal to finish above Spuds – Going large on this! (1.9). Sheff Utd to finish above Leeds (2.37). Wolves Top Midlands Club (1.9). Vardy 15 or fewer goals (2.87). Auba top goalscorer (6.50). Chris Wood top Burnley Goalscorer (1.9). Sterling top Man City goalscorer (2.87). Ajax & Real Madrid to win their leagues (2.69). Juve to win Serie A (1.9). Also on under 21.5 goals this weekend in the Premier League (1.90). 

    Rugby: Tasman to win the Mitre Cup Premiership (2.75). Pretty confident on this! They won it last year & they’ve got a star-studded team this year. 

    UFC: These are fights a couple weeks/months down the line. Santos, Gane, Blaydes (2.32).  Adesanya/Chimaev (1.92). Will take Chimaev by KO/Submission when the lines come out. This kid’s a beast! Also Covington by decision when the line comes out. Gaethje to beat Khabib (3.25). Will give a write-up before the fight but had Tony to beat Khabib before their fights got called off as I think he had the style to beat Khabib. Posted reasoning on here way back when….Similar thinking here & I reckon Gaethje can cause an upset.

    NFL: Chiefs to win the AFC (3.60). Bills to win their division: AFC East (2.15). Saints to win the NFC South (1.90). Chase Young to win the AP Defensive Rookie of the Year (3.40). Nick Chubb most regular season rushing yards (9.00). Prescott most regular season passing yards (8.00). 

    Enjoy and here’s to a cracking year of sport! 

  20. spursman 4 years ago

    Eindhoven v Helmond
    Over 2.5 goals 4/7

    Cambuur v GA Eagles
    Over 2.5 goals 2/5

    1 point Double

  21. xbets 4 years ago

    Table Tennis Moscow liga 1400
    Aleksandr Vladimirovich Poprocky to beat Aleksandr Alekseev
    £10 returns £16.67
    Aleksandr Vladimirovich Poprocky -1.5 match handicap 1.5points
    skybet

    • xbets 4 years ago

      😞Lost😞

  22. goalden oldie 4 years ago

    5pts single
    both teams to score
    smouha v zamalek
    william hill 6/5
    NAP WON

    1pt treble
    both teams to score
    smouha v zamalek
    corinthians v palmeiras
    volta redonda v ypiranga
    william hill 10.13/1
    lost
    profit/loss -0.5pts

  23. dc john boy 4 years ago

    Cambuur over 1.5tgs
    Jong AZ btts

    Double 9/10
    add Horn btts & overs 2/1

    Good Luck

  24. goalden oldie 4 years ago

    3pt single
    both teams to score + over 2.5 goals
    botev vratsa v arda
    skybet 7/4
    NAP
    2pt single
    both teams to score + over 2.5 goals
    dinamo bucuresti v botosani
    skybet 6/4

    1.5pt double
    skybet 5.88/1

  25. Emmytex 4 years ago

    Bordeaux vs Lyon
    Red card
    3.16

  26. xbets 4 years ago

    Football Acca
    Ferencravos over 1.5 first half goals asian
    feirense to win
    FC minsk to win
    Viktoria Zhizkov to win (sun)
    14/1 Unibet

  27. bixieupnorth 4 years ago

    wexford v bray over 3.5 seems a great price at 7/4 , home team have conceded 11 in their two games so far

    • bixieupnorth 4 years ago

      1-0 after 86 minutes, but incredibly the bet came in 1-3, would’ve been about 100/1 then tho!!

  28. Deano86 4 years ago

    Tonight,

    LASK over 1.5 team goals
    Cambuur over 3.5 MG’s

    Double 2/1 bet365

    Goodluck…….

  29. GigiKenzo 4 years ago

    Rapid Vienna – Admira
    Lask – Austria Vienna
    Over 2.5mgs double
    73/50

  30. cockerspaniel 4 years ago

    Eupen v Gent
    The Belgian Jupiter League can be fiery at times . With this in mind I`m on a
    Red card 4/1 Hills
    Over 4.05 cards 7/4 . 888Sport

  31. cockerspaniel 4 years ago

    Also on over 1 card each team Bordeaux v Lyon 11/10 Bet365

  32. xbets 4 years ago

    Table Tennis TTcup Ukraine 1720
    Stelmashchuk, Stanislav to beat Nykyforuk, Stepan
    5/4 Unibet 2 points

  33. sb162002 4 years ago

    Middlesbrough to win and both teams to score 15/2 bet365

  34. bixieupnorth 4 years ago

    slow start in austria!

  35. xbets 4 years ago

    Table Tennis TTcup Ukraine 1720
    Stelmashchuk, Stanislav to beat Nykyforuk, Stepan
    5/4 Unibet 2 points
    🙂WON🙂

    Table Tennis Setka cup 1845
    Teteruk, Mikhail to beat Grimovskiy, Aleksey 4/5 3points
    Handicap Betting Sets: Teteruk, Mikhail (-1.5) 33/20 1.5 points
    Marathonbet

    • xbets 4 years ago

      🙂BOTH WON🙂

  36. sean567 4 years ago

    Nothing major for me tonight, LASK have been good to me over the past 18 months and I’ll be keeping an eye on them again this year for goals. Looked good for the title last year until they were heavily punished I’m hoping they can show it wasn’t a 1 off. First game of the season so it’s not one to go mad on with stakes but I’ve picked out a betbuilder that would’ve landed plenty of times last year.
    LASK win
    A goal in both halves
    LASK 6+ corners
    5/2 paddy power

    I know not everyone has a paddy account (I’m new to them myself) so Alternatively on a bet 365 betbuilder
    Lask win
    Lask 2+ tgs
    Over 8.5 match corners
    8/5 bet 365

    • Alves 4 years ago

      Sean of you stick another pick in same game acca wi PP you money back as free bet wi 1 wrong

  37. craneguy 4 years ago

    tonite

    bray, lask, cambuur o1.5tgs 2/1

    bordeaux to score, jong az o1.5tgs, nec & cabinteely overs 9/2

    dembele brace 9/1

    • craneguy 4 years ago

      9/2 should read bordeaux btts rather……………..

  38. nb89 4 years ago

    Watford V Middlesbrough

    Ashley Fletcher to score a header 18/1 William Hill

  39. jamesylfc 4 years ago

    Off to Iceland tonight 🇮🇸

    🔸️ICELAND 4.DEILD

    🔸️KB v SMÁRI
    🔹️OVER 4 MATCH GOALS
    🔹️(1/1, bet365 Bet Builder)
    🤞

    ▪️11/13 of KB’s games have went over the four goal mark (4 out of the last 5)
    ▪️8/13 of Smári’s games have went over the four goal mark (4 out of the last 5)
    ▪️Earlier meeting this season saw Smári defeat their hosts 3-2

  40. elvis parsley 4 years ago

    Cruz Azul Women v Tigres de la UANL Women
    Today at 22:00 Mexican Women’s Liga MX.

    Btts EVENS NAP (hills).

    Tigres seen Btts and over 2.5 in last 8 games (7 of these seen Btts and over 3.5) and are heavy favourites to win.

    In Their last 4 aways they have won with Btts at teams lower than Cruz azul in the standings.
    Tigres scored 2 or more in last 10 games.

    Cruz azul scored in 10 of last 13 homes.
    Basically this bet is about Cruz azul scoring.

    Other possibilities
    Tigres Btts and win.
    Tigres 2+ team goals.
    Btts and over 2.5, 3.5

    • wireflyer 4 years ago

      Half way there Elvis. Nice and early!

  41. sean567 4 years ago

    First time I’ve seen the new bet 365 interface. What a shambles. Heads should roll. Thankfully it’s not updated on my iPad yet.

    • sless1903 4 years ago

      It’s worse on the iPad Sean. No longer works in landscape mode.

    • discodale 4 years ago

      It’s absolutely dreadful Sean,The app is so full of bugs I can’t even message them to say how crap it is,orvto withdraw for that matter 😡😡.

    • sean567 4 years ago

      Granted it wasn’t perfect but it was one of if not the best to use. Why mess about with it?

  42. gaz1105 4 years ago

    One team who’s had goals galore in their first few eerste divise games is excelsior, scores 10 and conceded 7 in their first two games, tonight I’m backing more of the same:

    BTTS and over 3.5mgs @ 6/5 NAP ✅
    BTTS and over 4.5mgs @ 5/2 ❌
    BTTS 1st half @ 9/4 NB ✅
    BTTS and over 5.5mgs @ 9/2 – longshot ❌

    Excelsior proving good for goals again, finished 3-1 winners, full house looked in at half time with the score 1-2 at the break. Good team to keep an eye on for goals though 👍

    Well done if you followed

  43. andymac1980 4 years ago

    Bordeaux v Lyon:
    Dembele first goal scorer @ 4/1 with Bet365
    Red card @ 7/2
    Both teams red card @ 55/1
    With Paddy Power

    • andymac1980 4 years ago

      Pretty poor 0-0 downs all bets.

  44. over40 4 years ago

    Bordeaux v Lyon

    BTTS and each team over 1 card 11/4 hills

  45. florescum 4 years ago

    Tomorrow morning s good match.
    Australia NPL
    MARCONI – DRUITT TOWN HOME WIN

  46. HullShaker 4 years ago

    Evening gents,

    Crazy week at work and I’m kicking back with a fridge full of cold beer and a Night Owl 🇧🇷

    AVAI VS. PONTE PRETA (11.15pm)

    BOTH TEAMS TO SCORE
    (11/10, bet365) NAP ⭐⭐

    Best of luck!

    • red_ryan 4 years ago

      Good to see you back mate, hope you’re well did start to wonder if your ok not seen for you ages on here. Have a good night and fingers crossed 🤞🏽 for your nap

    • Mr Fixit 4 years ago

      Can’t beat that. Good luck.

    • craneguy 4 years ago

      evening hull lad………. must be tough with the schools getting back now………….. the janitorial duties must stacking up no doubt…………….

    • HullShaker 4 years ago

      Cheers lads – hope everyone’s been doing well this last week!

      Dreadful run coupled with work and family matters was a good enough reason to lay off for a couple of weeks!

      Hopefully back with some success tonight- good luck 👍

  47. goalden oldie 4 years ago

    3pt single
    both teams to score + over 2.5 goals
    botev vratsa v arda
    skybet 7/4
    NAP lost
    2pt single
    both teams to score + over 2.5 goals
    dinamo bucuresti v botosani
    skybet 6/4 lost

    1.5pt double
    skybet 5.88/1
    lost
    profit/loss -7pts

  48. sean567 4 years ago

    Goal short in austria👎🏻 Well done all winners

  49. craneguy 4 years ago

    ROTTEN………….. onwards WD al with a win……………

  50. dc john boy 4 years ago

    Another poor night

    Well done all winners

  51. Alves 4 years ago

    Avai v Ponte Preta 23.15 KO

    10+ corners 8/13
    4+ corners each team 10/11

    Skybet

  52. craneguy 4 years ago

    nite owl

    cali btts 5/4

  53. elvis parsley 4 years ago

    Last night a red card worked against me, today it worked for me, swings and roundabouts and all that.
    *******************************************
    Cruz Azul Women v Tigres de la UANL Women
    Today at 22:00 Mexican Women’s Liga MX.

    Btts EVENS NAP (hills).

    Tigres seen Btts and over 2.5 in last 8 games (7 of these seen Btts and over 3.5) and are heavy favourites to win.

    In Their last 4 aways they have won with Btts at teams lower than Cruz azul in the standings.
    Tigres scored 2 or more in last 10 games.

    Cruz azul scored in 10 of last 13 homes.
    Basically this bet is about Cruz azul scoring.

    ⚽😁winner😁⚽

  54. wireflyer 4 years ago

    Canberra Croatia u23 v Monaro Panthers u23

    Over 5.5mgs 3/1

    Feeling a good few goals in this one 🤞

  55. elvis parsley 4 years ago

    ANY BELGUIMS HERE ?.

    If so can you tell me why waasland beveren are 5-4 to score at Bruges 7-45 -ko ???? And beveren 25-1 to win.

    Ok Bruges should win but these odds suggest beveren are playing with 9 men from the start.

    Beveren scored in 7 of last 8 here.
    9 of last 11 h2h seen Btts.

    This season beveren seen Btts and overs in all 4 games.
    Bruges lost their 2 home games 1-0 and kept 1 clean sheet in 4 games.

    If no one has reasons for this price beveren to score 5-4 (at sky bet) will be my NAP.

    just remembered I’m off out in a bit so placed bet on this.

    Beveren to score at Bruges 5-4 (NAP)

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