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Re: UEFA Europa League » Dec 16 Jan Breydel Stadium will be packed Club Brugge had massive problems over the last few years and they became the third team in Belgium behind Anderlecht and Standard, but their fans are certainly happy to see big uptrend in fortunes this season. Adrie Koster’s team are sitting in second place in domestic league, while they are just one step away from making it to the Europa League knockout stages. Considering the hosts only need one point to go through, we expect them to adopt a cautious approach and seeing Toulouse are likely to do the same, our advice is to bet on under 1.5 goals in the first half at odds of 1.42 offered by Expekt. Karel Geraerts returns from domestic suspension and with Ronald Vargas also expected to return to the squad, back-up keeper Geert De Vlieger remain the only unavailable player at the moment. Wesley Sonck and Ivan Perisic are expected to start up front and these are the players likely to cause problems for Toulouse defence. Ivan Perisic is one of the best scorers in this edition of Europa League, having scored four goals in five games and you should really consider backing Perisic to score at 3.60 offered by Boylesports. Casanova will not field his strongest side Toulouse picked up seven points from five group games, which is a good result considering Alain Casanova had fielded a weakened side in every single Europa League game and we expect him to do the same in this match. Le Tefece will, nevertheless, try to win this game and thus qualify for the knockout stages but we still expect them to adopt cautious approach since this is just their style of play. TFC boast an excellent defensive record, having conceded just two goals in last five games and we see a good value in backing Brugge to score under 1.5 goals at 1.55 offered by Sportingbet. Besides long-term absentees, Pele, Blondel, Cetto, Mansare, Devaux and Pentecote, Alain Casanova is also without Daniel Congre, who is ill and suspended Mathieu Berson. The good news is that former Bordeaux keeper Mathieu Valverde, who had been brought as a replacement for injured Pele and Blondel, received clearance and he will start in goal against Brugge. Even though the visitors need a win on order to continue their European campaign, we expect Alain Casanova to rest his key players for the league game against Auxerre. Betting verdict Brugge will play patiently since they only need one point to go through, while Toulouse are not the sort of team that would go with all guns blazing from the start even though they need a win to qualify..under 2.5 seems reasonable..:gimme:drums:drums:drums
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Re: UEFA Europa League » Dec 16 Basel need just one point from this match in order to make it to the knockout stages, while Fulham need all three points to pip the Swiss to the second place in the group. The Cottagers win the first match 1:0 but they will now have much more difficult task in Switzerland. Just one more point This season is full of contrasts for FC Basel since the team are doing really well in Europa League but are largely struggling in domestic championship. With three wins from five group games, the Swiss side are in a good position to qualify and they only need one point from this game for that to happen. Thorsten Fink’s men have been very convincing in home games this season, scoring 20 goals in last 6 games at St Jacob’s Park, but they are unlikely to continue such a good run against rock-solid Fulham defence. Therefore, our advice is to back Basel to score under 1.5 goals at 1.60 offered by Sprotingbet. Boss Thorsten Fink rested almost all first team regulars in the Cup match against Biel, thus all his players will be completely ready for this clash. Carlitos and Huggel will be responsible for the creative department, while Frei and Streller will form attacking partnership and it is these two that will create the visiting defence big problems. The boss has no notable absentees apart from midfielder Marko Perovic and he is set to field the strongest available line-up. Premiership remains the priority Despite some early season struggles, Fulham are coping really well with playing in two strong competitions, although Premiership remains the priority. The Cottagers played really well against Burnley last weekend and were very unlucky not to win the game, but it’s now time to turn to their European campaign. Even though Roy Hodgson has announced he would field a weakened side against Basel, the Cottagers will be looking for a win and there is no doubt they are the better team here. One way or another, we don’t think Basel have the quality to win this game so you should really consider backing Fulham not to lose at 1.75 offered by William Hill. This game will be a great chance for Danny Murphy and Dickson Etuhu to gain some match practice after recovering from injuries, while the boss is also hoping Andy Johnson will play some part. Chris Baird, Erik Nevland and Paul Konchesky are suspended for this clash, while Gera, Riise and Smalling should also be in the starting line-up.... ........smells like a draw...hope fulham make it through...@4:gimme:drums:drums:drums
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Re: Champions League » Dec 09 In other words, there is something fishy with every easy "must" win game in the Champions League, something that most people go for and someone else gets the sugar in the end. So, even though Inter might win I don't think it will be an easy match, surely not a destructive one for the visitors. Hosts have won only one match in more than 12 months of Europe competitions, speaking of this last 12. They haven't been much of a show-off in Europe, sometimes playing under achieveing matches and on some occasions quite ridiculous ones. Last match they were quite lucky when visiting Dynamo Kiev, where they wasted all their created chances in the second half after losing by the odd goal for 85 minutes, only to turn things around on the account of lousy mistakes from the hosts in the last 6-7 minutes. They will have a full squad for this one, including the crucial and my personal favorite W. Sneijder. I don't expect them to explode from the first whistle even though their game can someone be a reflection of the biggest egoist in the game, coach Mourinho. They shouldn't underestimate their opponents and they won't, as visitors have proven more than a side to be reckoned with in this campaign. R. Kazan have nothing to lose in this one, well not more than a play-off spot further, but they have still managed to get in history after giving a lesson to the European champions Barcelona on their own soil, scoring twice in the process. I believe that they will be pleased with their whole display in this competition and will play with no pressure in this one, in contrast to the hosts. Draw will see Inter through the next phase, only if Barcelona do not lose, gamble that surely no one would like to take in front. A result of 2-2 will see Kazan ahead of the hosts, so I believe that Inter will try to play a stable home game, not entirely open to the lethal charge of the opponents lead by A. Dominguez. Winning or not I don't see Inter winning by a greater margin than one goal so a handicap on the visitors could cover it. Two major absentees for the away squad, Bukharov (forward) and Sharonov (defender).:welcome:gimme:D:D:D:D:D
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