Guest qlpol Posted October 7, 2003 Share Posted October 7, 2003 1 Cyprus-Slovenia 1 France-Israel 2 Norway-Luxembourg 2 BosniaHerzegovina-Denmark 3 Austria-Czech Republic 3 Netherlands-Moldova 4 Sweden-Latvia 4 Hungary-Poland 5 Scotland-Lithuania 5 Germany-Iceland 6 Greece-Northern Ireland 6 Armenia-Spain 7 Turkey-England 7 Liechtenstein-Slovakia 8 Croatia-Bulgaria 8 Belgium-Estonia 9 Italy-Azerbaijan 9 Wales-Serbia and Montenegro 10 Russia-Georgia 10 Switzerland-Republic of Ireland ----------------------------------------- Well, here we go, the final round in which it's dead or glory for many teams... It seems for us punters some money can be made with such games :) I'll start with giving you a "dare i say it" banker.... Belgium need to win and they'll do that, eventhough it probably won't be enough to qualify. The team is ready to take on a weakened Estonia, without striker Oper. Belgium is without injuries and will field their strongest squad. Other nice bets could be Turkey, Czech Republic, Croatia and who knows maybe even Georgia... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ED123 Posted October 7, 2003 Share Posted October 7, 2003 upset pick Upset pick: Bosnia over Denmark. The Bosnian squad looks ready, they are on a good roll. The chemistry is coming together finally, the team has always been good but now they are coming together and makign it work. The win would put them directly into Portugal. They beat the Danes in Denmark 2-0. The manager of Bosnia says the players look in good shape and ready to go, and he thinks they will beat Denmark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Da Hannanah Posted October 7, 2003 Share Posted October 7, 2003 Re: Euro 2004 final qualifying round 11/10 Its hard to debate that given our poor, poor run of form. I've bet against us in the last few games and unfortunately, that has worked out quit well (although those damn Danes did get that lucky equali... Oh well :) ) All I can say is - Ebbe Sand is out and maybe Henriksen as well and that is a GOOD thing for Denmark. Peter Madsen will surely replace Sand, and he is hot atm, and whoever replaces Henriksen can only do a better job. On the other hand, miracle keeper Sorensen is also doubtful and him we can certainly use. There are 4 factors playing into the hands of us here: 1. The draw is good enough for us. 2. The Danish team is used to this type of match - the Bosnians are not. Nerves could set in. 3. The fact that the Bosnians have to attack will make players like Rommedahl, Lovenkrands and Gronkjaer all the more dangerous. 4. We are better away than home atm. Still not sure what to go for here... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest andybud Posted October 7, 2003 Share Posted October 7, 2003 Re: Euro 2004 final qualifying round 11/10 I quite fancy this wee treble that I think looks pretty safe. (All prices with Bet365) France vs. Israel - 1 @ 1.14 Yes I know this is a nothing match as far as group standings go, but the French still have one final motivation left ... to win the group with a 100% record, and playing in Paris should help them do it. They will be missing Vieira, Makelele, Sagnol and Silvestre but have plenty of cover to bring in and with Zizi and Henry etc. I just cant see past a home win here. Belgium vs. Estonia - 1 @ 1.12 Belgium know that they must win this match to have any chance of progressing to Euro2004 and this should give them the necessery motivation to put in one last performance against Estonia. The Estonians are no mugs and rarely lose by many goals now (usually 1-0, 2-0), but they will be missing Oper and Kristal and with Buffel and Sonck upfront Belgium should find goals. Russia vs. Georgia - 1 @ 1.16 Russia are like Belgium here and must win this match to make sure they have a chance of qualifying. They have won all their home matches (and scored 4 each time!!!) while Georgia have lost all their away games. Basically I have been impressed with the Russians against the Irish and think they shoudl win this one by a few goals. This treble pays out at 1.50 combined and is decent value IMO for three games that should be 9/10 home wins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swampster Posted October 7, 2003 Share Posted October 7, 2003 Re: Euro 2004 final qualifying round 11/10 have a few correct scores on Greece v N.Ireland, Northern Ireland out and still goalless in God knows how many games. Greece 1-0, 2-0, 3-0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ED123 Posted October 8, 2003 Share Posted October 8, 2003 da hannanah Da Hannanah Your manager was quoted as saying, if you play like you did against Romania, you will lose in Bosnia. Then in a later interview, he went on to say, that Denmark do not have the team to play for a draw. He said you dont have the team to hold on to a lead, you need to be pressuring all the time. I would agree with this assesment. He did say today, that he is 100% of a draw. Which he is totally contradicting himself from what he said before. BUt remember he did say that he was confident in a win against Romania, at home, and you guys almost lost, and deserved to as well. We are at home, and our fans make a lot of noise. We will be in Sarajevo which will fit about 40,000, other teams have made comments about the noise when it was half full, so it will be crazy in there. I think the concentration will be difficult for both teams, not for just Bosnia. The fans will make our players more comfortable, and make them work harder, they will do the opposite to your players. However, if we dont get a goal by the 70th minute, the pressure will be on really much. If Denmark was at home, I could see how your point above could be very valid. Should be interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Irish TW Posted October 8, 2003 Share Posted October 8, 2003 Re: GREECE - THE NORTH GREECE - THE NORTH Betting Under 2.5 has proved profitable in the North's last few games for me so I'll chance some of my winnings on teh same here again. Just had 2.52 matched on betfair, which is a little surprise considering OVER only occured in one of Northern Ireland's qualifiers, also were Spain not considered a BANKER at 1/5 in June and we know what happened there, so I definitely won't be backing Greece at such short odds as the North deserved at least a draw and probably a win out of their last game against Armenia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luso Posted October 8, 2003 Share Posted October 8, 2003 .. You've got a great price there, Irish TW. I think Northern Ireland will certainly be a hard side to break down and may try and play for a 0-0 given their lack of scoring of late. They probably won't score in Greece and the Greeks will do well to score 3 at home to them. I think they could be a bit nervous knowing a win will see them qualify and once they are 1-0 or 2-0 ahead they won't exactly take too many risks trying to score more. HT - Draw FT - Greece could also be worth a look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swampster Posted October 8, 2003 Share Posted October 8, 2003 Re: .. Irish TW, what odds are you taking on the Republic to beat Switzerland ? definitely gonna have some of the UNDER 2.5 on the N.Ireland too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Irish TW Posted October 9, 2003 Share Posted October 9, 2003 Re: .. I'll take whatever decent price I can get, trying to get over 3.15 on betfair, although I would settle for less if it's not matched. Having seen Switzerland's last performance away to Russia, I make us a very good bet for this game. Russia 4-1 Switzerland Ireland 1 -1 Russia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Postman Pat Posted October 9, 2003 Share Posted October 9, 2003 Re: Euro 2004 final qualifying round 11/10 Sweden v Latvia @ 1.6 "Although Sweden has already qualified to EURO 2004 we will play to win against Latvia. We urgently need 3 points in this match to secure good spot in EURO2004 quals. Win here is part of our strategy." - Lars Lagerback, Swedish national team coach. That quote is good enough for me. I thought Sweden might have taken this game pretty easily but they need to win to be seeded when it comes to selecting the groups in the tournement stage. Latvia are not too bad a side but will be missing 3 key players: Marian Pahars, Jurijs Laizans and Andrejs Prohorenkovs. Was 1.75 now 1.6 and dropping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daglashen Posted October 10, 2003 Share Posted October 10, 2003 Re: Euro 2004 final qualifying round 11/10 GREECE-N.IRELAND The final countdown for Greece, who is 90 minutes away from Portugal! Against all odds, Greece is standing proudly on top of their Group, leaving behind the grand favorite Spain. All we need is to win our last match against Northern Ireland at home, in order to get qualification. «You have defeated them in Belfast, now you have to defeat them again in Athens. You have the chance to write history», said coach Otto Rehagel to his players. The only missing player is defender Kirgiakos (injured). The most probable line-up is: Nikopolidis – Dellas, Kapsis, Antzas, Fyssas, Seitaridis – Basinas, Giannakopoulos, Tsiartas – Charisteas, Vryzas. On Saturday, 15.000 flags and 10.000 scarves will be offered as a gift to the spectators and for the first time the new anthem for the Greek National Football Team by Mikis Theodorakis will be heard. Needless to say that there is not a ticket left and everything is ready for the big fiesta. 1.500.000 Euros await the Greek players. This is the bonus for the Qualification to the EURO 2004 in Portugal. N.Ireland has forgotten when it was the last time that they scored a goal. Check out their latest matches: 17/04/2002 N.Ireland-Spain: 0-5 (Friendly) 21/08/2002 N.Ireland-Cyprus: 0-0 (Friendly) 12/10/2002 Spain-N.Ireland: 3-0 (Euro Qualifiers) 16/10/2002 N.Ireland-Ukraine: 0-0 (Euro Qualifiers) 12/02/2003 N.Ireland-Finland: 0-1 (Friendly) 29/03/2003 Armania-N.Ireland: 1-0 (Euro Qualifiers) 02/04/2003 N.Ireland-Greece: 0-2 (Euro Qualifiers) 03/06/2003 Italy-N.Ireland: 0-2 (Friendly) 11/06/2003 N.Ireland-Spain: 0-0 (Euro Qualifiers) 06/09/2003 Ukraine-N.Ireland: 0-0 (Euro Qualifiers) 10/09/2003 N.Ireland-Armenia: 0-1 (Euro Qualifiers) Coach McIlroy has many players missing: midfielders Daugherty (injured), Mulryne (injured) Johnson (suspended) and striker McVeigh (injured). However the Captain of the team, Keith Gillesby, is fit and he will play. GO HELLAS! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Zickler Posted October 10, 2003 Share Posted October 10, 2003 Czech Republic Cant Believe that no-one has noticed the price that the likes of hills are offering 2.20 for the best current team in european football against a very below average Austrian Team... I know that the Czechs have already qualified for this tournament but they have named a strong squad and the manager wants to finish with a win in this group..surely 2.20 is far too high for a inform team Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Irish TW Posted October 10, 2003 Share Posted October 10, 2003 Cyprus - Slovenia From the betfair forum: 1) Cyprus are hit with many Injuries and key players not playing. 2) Cyprus players confidence is low! 3) Not many people will go to the match as there is no interest! 4) With all the injuries,, Cyprus have no chance winning this match and Slovenia is a massive bet to win as Slovenia should have benn odds on to win this match!! Help yourself guys as Slovenia will win fairly easy!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest zero79 Posted October 10, 2003 Share Posted October 10, 2003 Euro matches 3 matches caught my eyes, as they have quite interesting odds: Hungary-Poland: on paper, Polish team has a better squad with some decent and experienced players (even if top striker Olisadebe won't play as he's long time injured) but they're not a team, as Polish manager uses to change formation for every match, and tomorrow's one won't be an exception: for first time they will play with a 3-5-2, which they're totally not used to; Poland used to play 3-5-2 under coach Boniek, and managed to get a lot of losses. On the other side Hungary has almost full squad, plays at home, and has a good team with a good play. I think odds around 2,25 (@gamebookers) are worth a medium stake. Honestly, I'm more confident on Poland problems than on Hungarian great match. Bosnia-Denmark: Bosnia needs to win, there's a great atmosphere around the team, which can go to the European Championship for the first time. All tickets sold. Denmark seems to have a couple of key players out (Sand for sure), while Bosnia will be totally complete, and anyway I think Bosnia will play 110% so motivation will be the weapon, more than this or that player. Just for the record, Bosnia won 2-0 in Denmark last April. If DH or someone else has some more info, please tell. Cyprus-Slovenia: Slovenia has already secured 2nd place, so will play without worries, and I'm confident that quality will make the difference. They won't be nervous, they'll just play for end with a win. Zahovic will be out and will be replaced by Vogric, at his first time with national team. I don't know about the key pleyers out for Cyprus, but I think this is another good reason for backing Slovenia. What do you think about these, guys?:hat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest winfrank Posted October 10, 2003 Share Posted October 10, 2003 Re: AUSTRIA CZECH REPUBLIC AUSTRIA to me seem to be a good bet this weekend for a home win I don't think |I CZECH REPUBLIC|I will play so good:rolleyes they have or ready won the group and don't need to win I no Czech are a good team but Austria will be playing for pride in front of there home :b crowd:b 3.00 with centrebet.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest qlpol Posted October 10, 2003 Share Posted October 10, 2003 Czech Republic they also catched my eye, but beware.... Poborsky, Koller, Baros, are injured or suspended, while Grygera and Smicer are doubtfull. Furthermore, a draw is enough to qualify as Number 1. Can someone explain what exactly counts when teams draw level on points... Is it the goal difference or the result against the other team? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirkscot Posted October 10, 2003 Share Posted October 10, 2003 level teams HTH 1st criteria, then goal diff etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marek76 Posted October 10, 2003 Share Posted October 10, 2003 Re: Hungary-Poland my heart says one thing but my mind tells me something totally different. the thing is that polish national football team usually has got problem when it comes to playing a "last chance game". 4 years ago, in the last game in the group we played Sweden in Stockholm and all we needed was a draw to qualify for EURO2000...and Sweden had already qualified before that game. we lost 0-2...:x and guess whom Sweden did a favour? England :\ both teams need to win to qualify. draw will only help Latvia, currently on the second spot. with both teams so desperately needing a win under 2.5 looks very likely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumlesen Posted October 11, 2003 Share Posted October 11, 2003 Re: Hungary-Poland Can anybody tell me if this is the strongest squad Slovinia is fielding out. I offcause miss Zahovic, but would like to hear about the others. Slovenia squad Dabanovic, Simeunovic, Bulajic, Cipot, Knavs, Šnofl, Vugdalic, Acimovic, Ceh, Kapic, Koren, Pavlin, Rudonja, Sešlar, Šukalo, Žlogar, Cimirotic, Šiljak, Vogric. I cannot find conformation that Cyprus has all these players out as someone has pointet out. Does anybody have team news from there ?? I belive that 2.12 At Betfair on the Sloveniens could be great, if the right team news is there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest kojic2003 Posted October 11, 2003 Share Posted October 11, 2003 Re: Hungary-Poland Simeunovic,Knavs,Acimovic,Ceh,Pavlin,Rudonja,...,they are all key players in Slovenia! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stereoman Posted October 11, 2003 Share Posted October 11, 2003 Re: Sweden to thump Latvia I'll probably regret it. First proper tip here from me in the PL and I pick a not particularly appetising odds-on shot. What odds did I get? A piffling 11/20 but some of my money's stuck at Intertops so there you go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daglashen Posted October 11, 2003 Share Posted October 11, 2003 Cyprus-Slovenia Rumlesen, I can assure you that Cyprus has many regular players missing. Konstatinou, Satsias, Raufman, Theodotou, probably Okkas... However Slovenia is not in a need for a win. But that is another case! 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest kojic2003 Posted October 11, 2003 Share Posted October 11, 2003 Re: Euro 2004 final qualifying round 11/10 Upset pick: Bosnia over Denmark. The Bosnian squad looks ready, they are on a good roll. The chemistry is coming together finally, the team has always been good but now they are coming together and makign it work. The win would put them directly into Portugal. They beat the Danes in Denmark 2-0. The manager of Bosnia says the players look in good shape and ready to go, and he thinks they will beat Denmark. I don't know!Denmark is a much experienced team in these kind of matches.If I'm not wrong,Denmark has eliminated France in WC2002 last year!That match was a very important for France,but they haven't been able to make a good result.I agree that Bosnia has a good players,like Barbarez,Hibic,Bolic,Baljic,Salihamidzic,Bajramovic,...,but this duel will not be the same like first at all.Don't be surprised if Denmark score early goal here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest peter orchard Posted October 11, 2003 Share Posted October 11, 2003 Re: Euro 2004 final qualifying round 11/10 miracle keeper Sorensen Tongue in cheek humour is the best humour...:D Hope this doesn't go against forum etiqette but here's a very good link which shows each group's possible outcomes and therefore the motivational aspect (or lack thereof) of each game www.oddsnet.com/forum/forum.php?id=38&meny=5&action=shforum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest stebed Posted October 11, 2003 Share Posted October 11, 2003 selections Not sure if this in the right place but here goes: 10 x trebles from: Scotland Draw Ht Scotland Ft England: Draw Ht Turkey Ft Greece: Draw Ht Greece Ft Wales: Draw Ht Serbia Ft Ireland: Draw Ht Ireland Ft with stan james total outlay 1 point prices: 7/2, 4/1, 11/2, 13/2 and 5/1. Good luck whatever you decided.;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edtkh Posted October 11, 2003 Share Posted October 11, 2003 BULGARIA - A STEAL? I'm not sure if anyone's noticed this, but the bet of the round for me has certainly got to be Bulgaria. ;) Despite having already comfortably won the group(W5D2 so far), they're priced at a massive 7.00(at Betfair) to beat Croatia. :b Now, much as I know Croatia need to win this(as Belgium would most probably beat Estonia) to secure a playoff spot and the fact that Bulgaria have already qualified would play a part in the minds of most backers, I still can't believe Bulgaria are so massively overpriced when they've selected their strongest squad possible. Maybe for the more conservative, Bulgaria +1 is still available at 2.12(Betfair). :lol Perhaps this just sums it best(quoted from soccernet) : Croatia, seeking a victory to clinch a playoff berth, will be without suspended defenders Stjepan Tomas and Josip Simunic, and midfielder Niko Kovac. Central defender Igor Tudor of Juventus, still recovering from injury, will probably sit out the match. Another problem for coach Otto Baric is the lack of match fitness of two key wingers, Milan Rapaic on the left and Darijo Srna on the right. Rapaic has been without a club this season while Srna is not a regular at Ukrainian side Shakhtar. Fit-again Monaco striker Dado Prso will lead the attack, assisted by pacey Ivica Olic, who has displayed great form at his new side CSKA Moscow, but has been erratic in the national side. Liverpool midfieder Igor Biscan may also be included after two years out. Bulgaria, who have already qualified, have nevertheless vowed to go full out for a victory. "I know that this match will be the last chance for our opponents but we do not intend to turn into a charity game," Bulgaria coach Plamen Markov said. To prove he was as good as his word, Markov has picked his strongest possible side, saying it was not the right time for experiments. Two regulars will miss the qualifier -- forward Martin Petrov and defender Ilian Stoyanov. Probable teams: Croatia: Stipe Pletikosa, Dario Simic (or Igor Biscan), Robert Kovac, Boris Zivkovic, Jurica Vranjes, Giovani Rosso, Marko Babic, Jerko Leko, Milan Rapaic, Dado Prso, Ivica Olic Bulgaria: Zdravko Zdravkov; Rossen Kirilov, Predrag Pazhin, Ivailo Petkov, Nikolai Krstev, Daniel Borimirov, Stilian Petrov, Marian Hristov, Velizar Dimitrov, Georgi Peev, Dimitar Berbatov Referee: Gilles Veissiere (France) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Da Hannanah Posted October 12, 2003 Share Posted October 12, 2003 Re: Euro 2004 final qualifying round 11/10 Right, thats us ready for Portugal. Anyone care to join us?.... ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daglashen Posted October 12, 2003 Share Posted October 12, 2003 Re: Euro 2004 final qualifying round 11/10 GREECE-N.IRELAND: 1-0 FT GREECE QUALIFIES TO EURO2004 IN PORTUGAL! GOOOOOOOOODBYE SPAIN! :lol : :lol : :lol : Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PTDSEI Posted October 12, 2003 Share Posted October 12, 2003 Re: Euro 2004 final qualifying round 11/10 GUTTED:( :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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