IT'S cup semi-final weekend north and south of the border and we could hardly have four more intriguing matches to look forward to.
The Edinburgh Derby kicks things off at Hampden this lunchtime and Hearts look like they're in the box seat to reach a third final in four years. The Jambos won last week's clash between the sides by three goals to one and have a good record against Hibs at Hampden.
Things haven't gone to plan for the Hibees since Shaun Maloney took over from Jack Ross and a bottom six finish wasn't in the script at the start of the season. A Scottish Cup final appearance would help allieviate some of the pressure on the new gaffer, especially at the expense of their rivals.
But it's hard to make a case for a Hibs side that have won just once in their last seven and only four in sixteen this year, three of which have come in this competition. Therefore you simply have to get invoved with Hearts at odds against prices of 21/20.
Manchester City and Liverpool meet for the second time in a week, this time a place in the FA Cup is at stake. Last week's 2-2 draw was satisfactory enough for both sides but something has to give today. The bookies give City the edge at 8/5 compared to the Reds at 7/4 but there's nothing between the sides and this one could go the distance.
A draw after 90 minutes at 23/10 might be the best value bet for the match.
Spurs have been in brilliant form recently and banging in the goals. Four consecutive wins have taken them fourth in the table and the goals have been coming thick and fast. They've found the net 29 times in their last 9 matches. A key contributor has been Son Heung-Min who has scored six in his last three appearances. The South Korean is 11/8 to score against a Brighton side that have kept just three clean sheets in 15 away matches.
Kilmarnock's defeat at Inverness last night has opened the door again for Arbroath at the top of the Championship. A win for Dick Campbell's side would take them just one point behind Killie and set up a blockbuster of a match at Rugby Park when the top two meet on Friday night.
The Red Lichties host bottom side Queen of the South who have suffered six straight defeats and should be confident of the three points that'll pile the pressure on Kilmarnock at 3/5.
In League One Cove Rangers can take another step towards wrapping up the title with a win at home to Alloa. Airdrie have pushed the Aberdeenshire side all the way this season and Cove have responded with remarkable run of 23 league games without defeat. Just a few more points are needed and three should be staying up north at 4/9.
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Fraserburgh vs Forres
This is the last game of the season and Fraserburgh sit 3 points ahead of buckie at the top of the table, 6 goals ahead on goal difference. A Fraserburgh draw secures them the league but I don’t think they will leave anything to chance with Buckie, albeit unlikely, still mathematically able to win and more than capable of closing the goals difference. I expect Buckie to see a few goals in their game as well, but would be happier with an over 3.5 market which might appear at hills today.
Both teams hit goals for fun with a combined season total of 254 goals between them, with Fraserburgh hitting 130 goals, 70 in their 16 home games. Forres lost 7-0 at home to Fraserburgh in the reverse fixture, and 4 of the last 5 meetings between these two have seen 6+ goals. With what’s at stake for Fraserburgh I can see them going all out against Forres today which is a meaningless game for them.
For this reason I’m on over 4 goals in the Fraserburgh game. I wouldn’t be surprised to see the game go over 5 and 6 too and hills may have these markets at generous prices at some point today.
Fraserburgh vs Forres
Over 4.5mgs @ 13/10 (bet365) Nap
*(If these become available at hills)
Over 3.5mgs double
Fraserburgh vs Forres
Clachnacuddin vs Buckie*
All four home teams in the championship to score 1+ @ 17/10 (Whill)
Good luck all 🤞
Australia 8am
Cockburn city
Sorrento
Over 2.5mgs double 9/10
Over 3.5mgs double 27/10
Good luck
Airdrieonians , cove , Forfar games
Over 1.5 mgs 1.12/1 hills boosted
Good luck
All 4 Premier league games
Over 1.5mgs
27/20
Over 2.5mgs
10/1
BTTS
12/1
All went to plan in Peru last night with the game ending 2-2 – Cajamarca battered them in the 1st half but couldn’t grab the goal needed for the 20/1 longshot!
UTC CAJAMARCA VS. ACADEMIA CANTOLAO
(9.30pm)
Bookies have the hosts as hot favourites here against the bottom side and I can see why – however, they are more than susceptible at the back with Catolao knocking two past them not too many months back.
I think it’s a fair proce for both to score and think there could be a few as both teams fight for the points at the wrong end of the table:
BOTH TEAMS TO SCORE
(1/1, bet365) ⭐️⭐️⭐️ ✅️
BOTH TEAMS TO SCORE & OVER 2.5 GOALS
(6/4, bet365) ⭐️⭐️ ✅️
BOTH TEAMS TO SCORE BOTH HALVES
(20/1, bet365) ⭐️ 🙈
Good luck today!
Fine tipping hull 👍
Cheers Jimba 👍
Man.C -2 corners, Hearts -1 corner & Southampton most corners. Boosted WH. £10 returns just over £130. Bet done via Scratch of the day which credits me a £5 freeby. Gid luck today.
Down !
FA Cup for me today and can’t disagree with the full time draw as an attractive option – what happens when an unstoppable force meets and immovable object?
Answers on a postcard for any fans of physics!
MAN CITY VS. LIVERPOOL (3.30pm)
If I had to choose between the two, I’d be marginally in the Liverpool camp; they finished last week’s game with their tails up and had a much more settled midweek in Europe than City.
That said, choosing a winner is difficult and I’m on the following bets which steer clear of a 90 minute victory and focus on a more stats-based approach:
BOTH TEAMS TO SCORE
BOTH TEAMS 1+ CORNER EACH HALF
BOTH TEAMS 10+ BOOKING POINTS
(2/1, skybet) NAP ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
BOTH TEAMS TO SCORE
BOTH TEAMS 3+ CORNER
BOTH TESMS 20+ BOOKING POINTS
(10/3, paddypower) NB ⭐️⭐️
LIVERPOOL ON PENALTIES
(10/1, bet365) LONGSHOT I⭐️
BOTH TEAMS TO SCORE BOTH HALVES
BOTH TEAMS 2+ CORNER EACH HALF
BOTH TEAMS 20+ BOOKING POINTS
(80/1, skybet) LONGSHOT II ⭐️
Best of luck!
Could only manage one 11/10 WINNER at Inverness .
Other two bets LOSERS . Could have been worse
Well done all winners
Ellis Simms of Hearts to score and win 3/1 sky
sky doing Harry Kane shot on target Evens £10
today……….
hearts v hibs
o1.5 hearts tgs, o6.5 match corners, o2.5 cards, jambos win 13/5
GL
Salah score or assist 2/1 paddypower enhanced worth a look
That is a good one because Salah is due to do something.
Australia 8am
Cockburn city
Sorrento
Over 2.5mgs double 9/10**WON**just
Over 3.5mgs double 27/10**LOST**
Dunfermline
Forfar
Cove
Over 1.5mgs treble evens
Btts treble 4/1
Good luck
Also all 14 Scottish championship & league games over 1.5mgs 48/1 😃
Free punt wi WH 4/1 just under.
City v Liverpool – GIBH
Cove v Alloa – Cove to score 2+
Altach v LASK – GIBH
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Harry Kane 1+ shots on target – EVENS – Skybet
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Coral bet fiver at Spurs get free fiver
Son anytime, Duffy to be carded & GIBH – 9/1
Free fiver GIBH at Wigan Sampdoria Fiorentina & Cove 8/1
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365 Newbury free fiver
14.25 Barbanera 20/1 EW extra (5 places)
Will follow ya on the Newbury tip alves good lock
Been a bit of a gamble on ” The Pars ” at home to my home town team Ayr today . opened up 8/5 last Sunday night and now down to 19/20, Ayr have an awful habit of conceding goals early bells . could be a tough shift for them today… Bet365 prices..
Please admin, is Greg Maclean doing o.k? It’s been a while since his last post.
He’s okay and very active on Twitter m8.
Hearts v Hibs
Should be feisty
McGinn carded 15/8
Halliday carded 11/4
2 singles and double . Doubly pays 10/1 Bet365
Halliday of injured ., that downs a couple of my booking bets
Also on 2 + pens in the match 14/1 Skybet
Single Tott to win and over 1.5tg.
Double (nitty) both o2.0-2.5 Asian goals Southampton v Arsenal & Tott v Brighton.
Good people, which sight to you use to check livematch stats like player shots on target?
Who scored is what the bookies use but can just go into Skybet and they’ll have them up for most inplay games
thanks Alves
Match corners treb – Spurs u11, City u10 + Hearts u10. 8/1. B365.
WON ££££
2pm – over 1.5 match goals in Sweden and Turkey.
Djurgardens – Norrkoping
Varbergs – Sundsvall
Alanyaspor – Antalyaspor
Treble @2.09 with Skybet
Good luck!
19/1 both teams to score acca
Juventus 🇮🇹
Goias 🇧🇷
Gijon 🇪🇸
Getafe 🇪🇸
No joy at Hampden all bets LOSERS
Tott a free scoring team with 0 shots on goal ❌. Congrats to Brighton.
Tottenham were a total bunch of [insert your choice of insults here]
Just shocking.
🏆 FA Cup 🏆
============
Man. City – Liverpool
⚽ X2 ⭐⭐⭐
⚽ X2 & over 1.5 goals ⭐⭐
⚽ Pool to qualify ⭐⭐⭐
⚽ Fabinho to be carded @ 3.00 ⭐
⚽ To hit the post – Salah @ 9.25 ⭐
⚽ Assist – Mane @ 5.50 ⭐
⚽ To score & to be booked – Salah @ 19.00 ⭐
⚽ CS 1-1 @ 6.90 ⭐⭐
🍻
Heres my punts on City v Liverpool with skybet fee £50 matched bet.
Mane & Alexander-Arnold 1+ shot on target 11/4
Free bet on Konate to score a header 25/1
Also on Maguire to score a header for Utd 16/1
Double 441/1
Maguire score a header
Konate score a header
Good luck!!
Nice touch
Superb on the header 👍
Free bet on Konate to score a header 25/1✅
Nice to take advantage of Skybets free bet, wouldnt normally put £50 on a 25/1, so all good. Other bet duffed
Great stuff Slim 👌
Under 9 corners in Man City – Liverpool game at 3.00
NAP GL
both teams to score double
wigan v cambridge
mk dons v sheff wed
ladbrokes 16/5
NAP
BTTS in Wisła – Lech game at 2.2 bet365
Price don’t look right. Great value in my opinion.
GL
Macca – Yet you said Norwich would get something ? Very strange…
It strange that you are very judgmental. Macca is entitled to his opinion and you don’t have to follow his tips. This website lost loads of great tipster because of people like you. Very quick to comment unnecessarily!
United couldn’t be trusted 5-0 up at half time against Norwich lads
Mmac lol !!! 2-2 now – Macca might be sat rubbing his hands I guess now but for me Man Utd will win this
I doubt Macca cares that much about what’s happening at Old Trafford… the important match is at the Etihad stadium ;-)
Badko – Etihad ??? Lol that just shows your definitely watching the game 🤣🤣🤣
3-2, there you go – Man Utd here we go
Stop taking the bate BadkO this Ghapmaster is just fishing 🎣.. the “Gap” is clearly between his ears
Airdrieonians , cove , Forfar games
Over 1.5 mgs 1.12/1 hills boosted
Good luck WON ✅
Well done all winners
Dunfermline
Forfar
Cove
Over 1.5mgs treble evens**WON**
Btts treble 4/1**LOST** 3-0 cove
Longshot for tonight
Winterthur
Wigan
Lommel
Sheffield Wednesday
Over 2.5mgs 4 fold 9/1
Good luck
Apart from X2 silly mistakes from Man Utd, thinking Norwich would get something out of this game was ridiculous in my opinion.
Macca – You asked me what I meant when I said “The game will be interesting”
Answer: – 3-2, a very interesting and entertaining game of football.
Kilmornuck v Arbroath next Friday night on the telly, Killie 1 point ahead with 2 games to play
Sure to be a sell out, looks a cracker…
2pm – over 1.5 match goals in Sweden and Turkey.
Djurgardens – Norrkoping
Varbergs – Sundsvall
Alanyaspor – Antalyaspor
Treble @2.09 with Skybet – WON
Well done all winners!
Fraserburgh vs Forres
Over 4.5mgs @ 13/10 (bet365) Nap✅
*(If these become available at hills)
Over 3.5mgs double @ 8/5 (Whill)✅
Fraserburgh vs Forres✅
Clachnacuddin vs Buckie*✅
All four home teams in the championship to score 1+ @ 17/10 (Whill)❌
Over 3.5mgs double kicked off at 8/5 after markets appeared, couple of late Fraserburgh goals brings in the Nap.
Well done winners today 👏🏻👏🏻
I stuck a couple o yer dub thx.
Nice one Bigwigg 👍
Under 9 corners in Man City – Liverpool game at 3.00
WON, only 8 corners
Nice shout Mmac!
🏆 FA Cup 🏆
============
Man. City – Liverpool
⚽ X2 @ 1.63⭐⭐⭐ ✅
⚽ X2 & over 1.5 goals @ 1.95 ⭐⭐ ✅
⚽ Pool to qualify @ 2.00 ⭐⭐⭐ ✅
⚽ Fabinho to be carded @ 3.00 ⭐ ✅
⚽ To hit the post – Salah @ 9.25 ⭐
⚽ Assist – Mane @ 5.50 ⭐
⚽ To score & to be booked – Salah @ 19.00 ⭐
⚽ CS 1-1 @ 6.90 ⭐⭐
🍻
Some game and thought City were going to nick an equaliser late on – Liverpool the better side throughout though…bossed most of the game!
No joy on the 80/1 and 10/1 longshots but Nap and Nb land at decent prices so all good 😀
MAN CITY VS. LIVERPOOL (3.30pm)
BOTH TEAMS TO SCORE
BOTH TEAMS 1+ CORNER EACH HALF
BOTH TEAMS 10+ BOOKING POINTS
(2/1, skybet) NAP ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ✅️
BOTH TEAMS TO SCORE
BOTH TEAMS 3+ CORNER
BOTH TESMS 20+ BOOKING POINTS
(10/3, paddypower) NB ⭐️⭐️ ✅️
👍👍
Nice work Hull. 👍
City a defferent animal without Kevin
Cheers Terry – yeah, they looked all at sea but Liverpool were incredibly impressive and they just snummed out and countered every move City tried to make in that 1st half.
Hull – AS ALWAYS great tipping
🇪🇬 Al Ahly v Raja Casablanca 🇲🇦
21:00
African Champions League
Raja Casablanca to score 11-10 (NAP) 🇲🇦
Side bet
BTTS 6-4
Both at HILLS………
This will be a tight game, 2 power houses clash in quarter final 1st leg.
Al ahly won the champions League last season.
Raja won the confederation cup (equivalent of our Europa League)
They then played each other in the super cup in November at a neutral venue and Al ahly won on penalties after a 1-1 draw.
An early goal would be preferable here as a 0-0 could transpire if it’s goal less past the hour mark.
In this season’s comp Al ahly have conceded in 3 of 4 home games to teams that aren’t in rajas class.
Raja scored in 15 of their 16 away games this season and scored in all 8 champions League games winning 7 of them to nil.
Prediction 1-1
🇲🇦🇪🇬🇲🇦🇪🇬🇲🇦🇪🇬🇲🇦🇪🇬
In just before half time. Full house!
Thanks Elvis 👍 😉
Cheers and happy you followed mate 😄
should be easy for liver to win all 3. liver vs madrid repeat final would be great and liver winning that easy revenge. have a saver on villa to take it all incase.
Quick post for an early Night Owl hailing from deepest, darkest Peru – sweet as hell on this…
SPORTING CRISTAL VS. DEPORTIVO MUNICIPAL (9.30pm)
No time for a detailed write up but suffice to say that Cristal will probably always be the biggest fish in the Peruvian goldfish bowl so prices will likely always be odds on…but…!
Form and league positions tell their own recent story here and given Municipal have hit the net in the last 3 H2Hs within an 18 month period and top the table, the prices for away goals are pretty damn tempting:
MUNICIPAL GOAL BEFORE 73:00
(5/6, bet365) ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
MUNICIPAL OVER 1.5 TEAM GOALS
(5/2, bet365) ⭐️
Best of luck!
Getafe v Villareal 8pm
I reckon Villareal could suffer from a bit of a CL hangover and be slow out of the blocks here.. Getafe average 4.07 home corners this season and Villareal are averaging 6.27 corners conceded per away game.. Getafe are only 4 points off the relegation zone so have to go for it.. I’m going for these;
1+ mg 4+ Getafe corners 5/6
1+ mg 5+Getafe corners 8/5
Ladbrokes.. BOL
Slow out of the traps my eye 🙈
Tonight/overnight boxing treble.
Chris Billam-Smith v Tommy Mccarthy to go the distance (4/7).
Connor Benn to win by KO, TKO or DQ v Chris Van Heerden (2/5)
Errol Spebce Junior to beat Yordenis Ugas on points (4/6).
Treble pays just over 13/5.
Longshot for tonight
Winterthur
Wigan
Lommel
Sheffield Wednesday
Over 2.5mgs 4 fold 9/1**WON**
Well in dc cracker 👍
Superb DC 👍👍
MLS
Houston Dynamo
Toronto FC
Btts double 8/5
Good luck
Municipal beat the goal time by a whopping 64 minutes 😀
SPORTING CRISTAL VS. DEPORTIVO MUNICIPAL (9.30pm)
MUNICIPAL GOAL BEFORE 73:00
(5/6, bet365) ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ✅️
Plenty of time for a 2nd 👍
Bonkers game – 5 goals inthe opening 27 minutes with 3 penalties in an 18 minute spell – got to love South American football 😂
And there it is.. Superb Hull
’39 sees the 2nd away goal and 6th of the game!
MUNICIPAL OVER 1.5 TEAM GOALS
(5/2, bet365) ⭐️ ✅️
😉👍
Anyone know if Sean and Greg McClean are ok…not seen either on here for a bit…Admin?
Getafe v Villareal 8pm
I reckon Villareal could suffer from a bit of a CL hangover and be slow out of the blocks here.. Getafe average 4.07 home corners this season and Villareal are averaging 6.27 corners conceded per away game.. Getafe are only 4 points off the relegation zone so have to go for it.. I’m going for these;
1+ mg 4+ Getafe corners 5/6 ✅
1+ mg 5+Getafe corners 8/5 ✅
Villareal started well conceding one fh corner but then tired and conceded 5 more.. I thought they’d start slowly after their midweek exertions instead, but I’ll take it.. well done all winners
Well done Fitzy 👍
🇪🇬 Al Ahly v Raja Casablanca 🇲🇦
21:00
African Champions League
Raja Casablanca to score 11-10 (NAP) 🇲🇦
Side bet
BTTS 6-4
Both at HILLS………
This will be a tight game, 2 power houses clash in quarter final 1st leg.
Al ahly won the champions League last season.
Raja won the confederation cup (equivalent of our Europa League)
They then played each other in the super cup in November at a neutral venue and Al ahly won on penalties after a 1-1 draw.
An early goal would be preferable here as a 0-0 could transpire if it’s goal less past the hour mark.
In this season’s comp Al ahly have conceded in 3 of 4 home games to teams that aren’t in rajas class.
Raja scored in 15 of their 16 away games this season and scored in all 8 champions League games winning 7 of them to nil.
Prediction 1-1
🇲🇦🇪🇬🇲🇦🇪🇬🇲🇦🇪🇬🇲🇦🇪🇬
2-1 half time.
11-10 and 6-4 winners 🇪🇬🇲🇦
Well done winners today, hull, fitzy, dc etc
Cracking Elvis
Schplendid Elvis 👍👍
Another cracking pick elvis
Elvis & Hull = LEGENDS !!!! Simple as ❤️👍🏽
Spurs v Brighton
Spurs to in and over 2.5 goals at 7/5 (NAP) LOST
Man Utd v Norwich
Norwich double chance Lost
Norwich to win Long shot lost
Liverpool v Man City
Over 2.5 goals at 8/11 WON
Over 3.5 goals at 13/8 WON
Over 4.5 goals at 4/1 WON
Spurs were absolutely shocking,Norwich were very very unlucky not to come away with anything in the Man Utd game united ere poor once again.
Well done all winners today looks to be some crackers