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5304 Tips by Mr Fixit:
Posted on: 22 Mar 2012
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 their last trip but bounced back to beat Real Betis 3-0 […]
Posted on: 21 Mar 2012
IT’S a big night in the English Premier League tonight – with Man City v Chelsea capturing the attention. City have taken on allcomers at the Etihad this season, winning an incredible 14 out of 14, scoring 42 and conceding just six. Chelsea have won four in a row under caretaker boss Roberto di Matteo and stormed into the last […]
Posted on: 21 Mar 2012
Wednesday, St Mirren Park, 7.45pm, live on Sky Sports 2 HEARTS players haven’t been paid again – but the thorny issue doesn’t seem to affect performances. They simply get on with it as they did in beating Hibs 2-0 in the Edinburgh derby at the weekend. Meanwhile, Saints were going down to a terrible 3-0 home defeat to Johnstone. Danny […]
Posted on: 19 Mar 2012
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 Stadium and are a best 8-15 at William Hill and Ladbrokes […]
Posted on: 17 Mar 2012
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 in the Spain squad. Fernando Llorente, unfortunately an injury doubt, netted in […]
Posted on: 17 Mar 2012
MAN UNITED were easily beaten by Athletic Bilbao in the Europa League in midweek – but don’t let the result fool you. The Spanish were dominant over both legs but I wonder what the outcome would have been if it was a Champions League tie as opposed to a Europa League contest. United didn’t give it their best shot in […]
Posted on: 17 Mar 2012
Celtic v Kilmarnock, Sunday, Hampden, 3pm, live on BBC1 Scotland CELTIC should complete part one of their Treble at Hampden on Sunday. With Rangers in all sorts of trouble Neil Lennon’s men are odds-on for the clean sweep and no bigger than 1-5 at Stan James to lift the League Cup against Kilmarnock at Hampden. They say anything can happen in one-off […]
Posted on: 16 Mar 2012
BLACKPOOL are a team I’ve featured regularly in this bet and although they’re out of form there should be goals at home to Brighton. The Tangerines haven’t won in three but both sides have netted in all of those games, while Brighton have netted in their last four, keeping clean sheets in home meetings with Portsmouth and Ipswich. It was […]
Posted on: 16 Mar 2012
IT’S another busy weekend of action in the Scottish Football Leagues – giving punters another chance to beat the bookies. Once again we have been hard at it doing our homework in the hunt for a winning treble and let’s hope this week’s tips have us laughing all the way to the bank. We kick off in the Irn-Bru […]
Posted on: 15 Mar 2012
PEOPLE often say if it’s not broken don’t fix it. I’m paying attention to that phrase as I look at the Scottish btts line. Last weekend I advised taking all four Third Division games – the Queen’s Park game was off – and for the second week running every team in the bottom league all scored. Unfortunately Dumbarton let us […]
Posted on: 13 Mar 2012
DERBY games can go either way – loads of goals or loads of fight. I’m not talking about Derby games here but ironically it’s Derby v Nottm Forest tonight and there’s a fierce rivalry between the former big guns. After a terrible spell Forest have lost just one in four and will head for Pride Park in good spirits after […]
Posted on: 10 Mar 2012
CELTIC are odds on to clean up in Scotland this season but face possibly their hardest hurdle on Sunday. A trip to Tannadice is as tough as it gets with the Arabs on a fantastic and exciting run. They have won five out of six, kept five clean sheets in that spell and netted 16 goals – including four v Hearts […]
Posted on: 10 Mar 2012
ENGLAND’S top two are in action on Sunday but the safest bet could come in a game featuring the bottom side. Man Utd tackle on-form West Brom and Man City have a tricky trip to Swansea – but it should be plain sailing for Norwich at home to a Wigan side looking doomed by the week. So let’s start at […]
Posted on: 10 Mar 2012
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 season it’s been. So I’m kicking off with AC Milan v […]
Posted on: 09 Mar 2012
IT looks like a difficult weekend to come up with a winning treble in the Irn-Bru Scottish Football Leagues. But that has made us even more determined to pick up a decent paying line that will have punters laughing all the way to the bank and bookies crying into their pints. We kick off in the Irn-Bru First Division and […]
Posted on: 09 Mar 2012
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 of the way early ahead of next week’s Champions League clash […]
Posted on: 08 Mar 2012
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 before they go back into action tonight. United face Athletic Bilbao […]
Posted on: 06 Mar 2012
AFTER the thrills and spills of Tuesday there’s less to get our teeth into on Wednesday. I’ve tipped up the Champions League ties elsewhere so I’ll focus here on the domestic scene. Spurs take on Stevenage in the FA Cup with boss Harry Redknapp looking for a win that will detract from his status as favourite to be next England […]
Posted on: 06 Mar 2012
I WAS going to do an English line but can’t ignore tonight’s two Champions League ties so will start with them. Arsenal v AC Milan and Benfica v Zenit St Petersburg both look high scorers and both teams can score in London and Lisbon. The Gunners will need to be gung-ho after losing the first leg 4-0 and Arsene Wenger […]
Posted on: 06 Mar 2012
THIS could be an inspired bet or one that goes badly wrong. Last weekend every team except Albion Rovers scored in Scottish Division Two and Three – and I’m go for a repeat tonight with Rovers included. There are five matches in the two lower leagues which have produced on average more goals per game than any of the other UK […]
Posted on: 06 Mar 2012
Tuesday, St Andrews, 7.45pm, live on ESPN LIFE without AVB begins for Chelsea with an FA Cup replay at Birmingham. If Andre Villas-Boas had still been in charge I’d be all over Birmingham but he’s gone and former Blues star Roberto di Matteo will be in charge. Di Matteo was booted by West Brom after a poor run so the […]
Posted on: 05 Mar 2012
Monday, Roots Hall, 7.45, live on Sky Sports THERE is one English League game tonight and it looks difficult to call. It’s similar to Blackpool v Hull on Friday. I sat on the fence and took a draw and I’m going the same way at Southend v Crawley. The League Two rivals set the pace at the start of […]
Posted on: 05 Mar 2012
Tannadice, Monday, 7.45pm, live on ESPN DUNDEE UNITED have a couple of massive games against Celtic and Rangers coming up – but first it’s the no small matter of a bread and butter meeting with Inverness. The Arabs have been in great form recently and I’m hoping they don’t take their eye off the ball with two such big matches […]
Posted on: 05 Mar 2012
CORAL’S new Outsider coupon went down a storm at the weekend with one English punter scooping £100,000 for £4 bet. The coupon only allows you to back outsiders and gives no price for a favourite or the draw so, for example, you could have had West Brom v Chelsea. At the weekend Coral were offering bonuses of up to 10o […]
Posted on: 03 Mar 2012
IT was Liverpool v Arsenal on Saturday and today the big game’s Spurs v Man United. My main bet at Anfield was on over 2.5 goals and both teams to score – and that’s a good route to follow at White Hart Lane. Subscribers to the newsletter will know I’ve also sided with Man United to win but I wouldn’t […]