Wednesday, October 2, 2013

Shakhtar Donetsk v Man United Prediction and Football Tips Tonight By That's a Goal

Shakhtar Donetsk v Man United Prediction and Football Tips Tonight: "Manchester United travel to Ukraine tonight knowing that a loss to Shakhtar Donestsk will pile more pressure on manager David Moyes and we have got a free football tips for tonight."

The visitors will be entering the match after suffering a shock 2-1 home defeat to West Brom at the weekend, and the Manchester side will be keen to set the record straight away at the reigning Ukrainian champions. This will be the first encounter between the two sides, and United have never been beaten by a Ukrainian side.

The home side have lost just twice in their last 15 games, and haven’t failed to score since early July. They currently sit third in the Ukrainian Premier League. Mircea Lucescu’s men produced a dominant performance last time out in Europe, with a comfortable 2-0 win at Real Sociedad in their opening fixture of the campaign.

However, aside from their last outing, it is normally their away performance that has caused them problems in the past in Europe, recording just 2 away wins in the last 2 years, to APOEL and Nordsjalland respectively.

The Donbass Arena is somewhat of a fortress, with the home side having lost just twice at home in the calendar year. Shakhtar have also never lost to English opposition on home soil.

The hosts are certainly not shy in front of goal, scoring 15 in their last 6 matches, with goals coming from all over the park. Brazilian frontman Luiz Adrianohas found the back of the net 5 times in 9 league appearances so far this season. He’s 13/2 to be first goalscorer tonight.

The bookies have got Shakhtar Donetsk at 7/4, and Manchester United at 2/1.

United forward Wayne Rooney seems to have found his eye for goal as of late, with 8 goals in his last 9 appearances in all competitions. Rooney is 15/2 to be first goalscorer tonight.

We should definitely be expecting goals tonight in Ukraine, with Manchester United missing both Rio Ferdinand and Fabio due to injuries, further exposing their current defensive frailties. Over 2.5 goals is definitely a possibility looking at both teams current form.

Shakhtar Donetsk v Manchester United Betting Tips

Luiz Adriano first goalscorer @ 13/2

Wayne Rooney first goalscorer @ 15/2

Over 2.5 goals in game @ 19/20

Football Accumulator Tip Tonight's Champions League Predictions By Andrew Clark

Football Accumulator Tip Tonight's Champions League Predictions: "The Champions League is back tonight and we have got a treble bet across the fixtures in the hope of getting a winning Champions League betting tip."

Wednesday Treble Tip:

Bayer Leverkusen to beat Real Sociedad

Bayern Leverkusen went down 4-2 at Manchester United on match day one but their impressive display and strong start to the season means they should have enough to beat Sociedad. The Spainish side were beaten 2-0 at home against Shakhtar and haven’t won on the road this season. Leverkusen have won six of their seven Bundesliga matches this season including all four home matches, scoring 12 goals.

Juventus to beat Galatasaray

Juventus were held to a surprise 1-1 draw in their opening match and will need to win here to keep on track to win the group. They won three home matches to nil in last year’s competition before losing to Bayern Munich and so far they have won their opening three Italian home matches. Galatasaray were hammered 6-1 by Real Madrid and have started the season really poorly. They sit down in 10th in the Turkish league and look in no shape to upset Juventus here.

Manchester City v Bayern Munich Draw

The reigning Champions League champions Bayern Munich have started where they left off last season, winning almost every week but they could come unstuck against Man City. City put in a faultless display against Manchester United recently and started their Champions League campaign with a convincing win against Plzen. Bayern were held by Chelsea in the Super Cup and might have to settle for a point in Manchester tonight. City drew all three Champions League home matches last season including against Real Madrid and Borussia Dortmund.

Free Betting Tips Man City vs Bayern Munich Prediction By That's a Goal

Free Betting Tips Man City vs Bayern Munich Prediction: "Champions League football returns to the blue half of Manchester, as Man City welcome Pep Guardiola’s Bayern Munich in the much anticipated game on Wednesday evening and we have got free football tips for the match."
Having been drawn in the same Champions League group for the second time in three years, and with both teams under exciting new management, it feels like the whole world will be gathering around to watch this footballing spectacle.

Last time City welcomed the Bavarians to Manchester they ran out 2-0 winners, however it was in vein and their fate was sealed as they ended up in third position and were doomed to the Europa League.

For a team so strong at home you may be surprised to know that Man City are underdogs at a big price of 5/2. But of course they are up against arguably the best team in the world and this shows as Bayern are at 13/10.

All eyes will be on this match as mega-bucks City, who have never made it past the group stage, try to compete with last years European Champions. Pellegrini has enjoyed a mixed start to life in the Premier League but you cant help feeling his experience in Europe means that (whether he admits it or not) his preference lies in this competition. Having said that, they are up against a team who have scored in nine consecutive away games and a team that now can successfully mix tiki-taka football with a deadly counter-attack. To me, as long as the occasion doesn’t get to some of the players this match screams goals and for my first football tip I would recommend backing over 2.5 goals, which is 8/11. While this may seem a short price it looks like somewhat of a guarantee, made even more concrete by City’s defence leaking three goals at the weekend to an Aston Villa side without the prolific Benteke.

When you get games of this magnitude in any league or competition across the world, both domestically and internationally, they can often end in a draw. It is also a point that both managers would no doubt take. This result would ensure that both teams are locked at the top of the table. Equal on points, equal goal difference and even the goals scored for and against would be equal. After scanning through many different bets for this game, I can’t ignore the 5/2 price of a draw offered by Ladbrokes which looks like fantastic value. If you are looking for more of an outside bet. Then perhaps the 2-2 draw, which can be found at a massive 14/1 with Bet Victor, would be suited more to smaller stakes.

Man City v Bayern Munich Betting Tips

Over 2.5 goals @ 8/11

Draw @ 5/2

2-2 @ 14/1
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KEY STATS OF THE DAY

Betting Tips | The Best Free Football Bets and Predictions: "KEY STATS OF THE DAY:Benfica are undefeated in their last 5 matches against PSG.7/8 last games of Olympiakos in the C. League finished with over 2.5 goals.Real Madrid have scored at least 2 goals in 5/6 matches in the Champions League.7/8 last games of Viktoria Plzen in the C. League finished with over 2.5 goals.Bayern have kept a clean sheet in 5 of their last 6 matches in the Champions League.Vojvodina have won their last 5 matches against Radnicki.America have won their last 7 home matches in Mexico Primera Division.Gremio have scored at least 3 goals in their last 4 home matches against Atletico PR."

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Juventus vs Galatasaray betting tips 2 October 2013 Champions League By Isaiah

Juventus vs Galatasaray betting tips 2 October 2013 Champions League: "Juventus continued their good form with a narrow 1:0 victory in a local derby over Torino away from home last weekend. Even though the teams shared ball possession during all match, Juventus was much more concrete and made much better chances, prevailing fairly with a goal from talented Pogba in 54th minute of the match."

With this victory, they improved the winning run to four matches now, three in domestic league, as the team has now 5-1-0 record and is located at the third position with two points less than Roma and same number of points as another in-form team Napoli. Their start of the Champions League group stage saw them drawing on the road against Copenhagen 1:1 in the game they have deserved much, much more. After that setback, there is no doubt that only the victory keep Juventus’s chances realistic as Real Madrid remains top candidate for the first position after the first round. Italian side will continue to be without midfielders Simone Pepe and Martin Caceres that didn’t even perform this season, while Mirko Vucinic and Carlos Tevez should be partners at the top of attack leaving Llorente and Quagliarella on the bench.

After a 1:1 home draw against Rizespor in the domestic league, which was their fifth game without a victory, Galatasaray appointed Roberto Mancini as their new coach, replacing Fatih Terim. However, it’s unlikely that he will be sitting on the bench tonight, as assistant coach Tafarrel should take the charge of the first team for this game.

As said, Galatasaray is completely out of form being with five matches without a victory, having five draws, while the only defeat came at the start of the Champions League as they have lost at home to Real Madrid with the score of 1:6. Up to some point, they stood pretty good in the first half-time as the visitors scored only one goal, but the second half was complete disaster as the team from Istanbul conceded five goals in thirty six minutes. One of their main offensive players, Wesley Sneijder is doubtful but still expected to recover for tonight’s game, while midfielder Altintop remains sidelined with injury.

There have been over 2.5 goals scored in Galatasaray’s last four games in the Champions League.
Galatasaray have conceded at least two goals in their last four matches in the Champions League.
Both teams have disappointed their fans in the first round and will have to attack from the very beginning of the game in order to show a better face. Galatasaray is a bit of a question mark for this game, but they surely have enough offensive power to make dangerous situation in front of much favorited Juventus, while their atmosphere has to be only better after the coach change.

Bet: Both teams to score

CSKA Moscow vs Plzen betting tips 2 October 2013 Champions League

CSKA Moscow vs Plzen betting tips 2 October 2013 Champions League: "CSKA Moscow is awaiting their second match in the Champions League in the worst possible time as they lost the first game away to Bayern Munich 3:0 and are now in a must win situation, but things to be worse, they are nowhere close to their good, recognizable form. Russian team has no victory in last four matches, drawing only one game, while they didn’t manage to score a single goal in those four games."

After defeat to Bayern, they have also lost away to Spartak Moscow 3:0, made a goalless draw at home against poor Anzhi and once again lost on the road, this time to Terek Grozni 2:0 few days ago. With this poor form, team dropped at the table and are now fourth at the table and have five points less than league leaders from Zenit. Also worrying part is that they didn’t do much except ball possession in previous game in Grozni, while the team has to step up now and show much better face in case they want to progress to the next phase of Champions League. Home side will surely be without midfielder Cauna who is out till Novemeber with injury, while they will have attacking midfielder Dzagoev and forward Doumbia questionable for this game. They are expected to field up the team in theirs’ usual 4-2-3-1 formation.

Plzen, on the other side, in comparison to their tonight’s rival, are doing more than well in the domestic competitions. They are coming from a 2:1 victory away from home over Jihlava, as the team continued run of ten undefeated matches in the domestic league and currently have seven victories and three draws holding the second position.

Start in the new season could be a bit better as the team is four points below Sparta Prague which is league leaders. They have suffered 0:3 defeat at home against Manchester City in the first round of Champions League, as the Czech side was unable to resist much more stronger side in the second halftime when they conceded all the goals. No doubt that in a group together with Manchester City, Bayern and CSKA, there reasonable target should be getting the third position, therefore their goal for tonight’s game would be staying undefeated in Moscow. Left defender Limbersky who is regular part of the team is doubtful for tonight’s game, while the Czech side has no other injury worries.

There have been over 2.5 goals scored in seven of Viktoria Plzen’s last 8 games in the Champions League.
As said, Russian side is entering game in the worst possible form as they didn’t score in last four matches, while the Czech side might be very dangerous on counter attacks. Visitors might be able to pull out much more than the current odds are showing, while the pitch in Moscow shouldn’t be in the best possible condition and might hurt the team that tries to build attacks consistently.

Bet: Plzen +0.75 Asian handicap

PSG vs Benfica betting tips 2 October 2013 Champions League By Isaiah

PSG vs Benfica betting tips 2 October 2013 Champions League: "PSG earned an easy victory in the first round of Champions League as they visited Olympiakos and walked away with a 4:1 victory in their hands. However, not everything went on their side at the beginning of the match as Olympiakos stood pretty well in the first halftime, but once the Greek side ran out of power in second half, French were all over them and fairly took the three pointer with three goals difference."

Parisians continued after that game with the good form, drawing at home in a derby game against Monaco 1:1, although they were much more closer to get the victory. However, next two matches saw them winning over Valenciennes 1:0 on the road and few days ago, against Toulouse 2:0. With that run, they continued being unbeaten in the new season having currently 5-3-0 record as the team shares the first position together with already mentioned rivals from Monaco. In front of this game, Parisians will surely want to get another victory and make their path to the second phase of Champions League match easier, although the draw wouldn’t be very negative result in their situation.

Central defenders Thiago Silva (6/0) and Alex (6/0) are both out, same as attacking midfielder Pastore who is yet to perform this season. Cavani and Ibrahimovic are expected to continue together in the top of attacking line.

Benfica, on the other side, won over Anderlecht 2:0 at home in the first round, as the Portuguese team got the two nil lead already after thirty minutes of football. Despite the fact that both sides had chances later on during the game, Portuguese team won the game with the result formed after half an hour of play.

They made a right step into the Champions League, but none is satisfied with their current progress in the new edition of Portuguese league as they are already five points below Porto that is leading the table. They made a huge setback few days ago, drawing at home against Belenenses 1:1 and are surely looking to improve the morale with a positive result in Paris, which would surely be a draw as well. Guests are entering this game without midfielders Ruben Amorim and Eduardo Salvio who are out injured, while Gaitan has made return from injury and might be included into the starting lineup.

PSG are undefeated in their last nine matches in the Champions League.
Benfica are undefeated in their last five matches against PSG.
PSG have seen over 2.5 goals in five of their last six matches against Benfica.
Cavani-Ibrahimovic attacking duo is not working at their best potential at the moment and we shouldn’t see highly open match between these two sides. Both have earned victories in first round and will probably approach this game a bit more cautiously knowing that they can calculate a little during the game.

Bet: Under 2.5 goals

Anderlecht vs Olympiakos betting tips 2 October 2013 Champions League By DamirJ

Anderlecht vs Olympiakos betting tips 2 October 2013 Champions League: "Anderlecht suffered 2:0 defeat in the first round of Champions League as they visited Benfica two weeks ago. Belgium side was pretty competitive during whole game, but have conceded two early goals as the Portuguese side were 2:0 up after thirty minutes of the game. However, even though they created chances and were competitive, they stood without responding after goals conceded."

Right after that defeat, they suffered maybe even worse defeat losing to their arch rivals Club Brugge with a 4:0 result away from home. Still, the team managed to get back to the winning ways with a 7:0 demolition of Eupen in the Belgium Cup, while they won 2:0 over Lierse last weekend in the domestic league. With this victory they continued being at the upper part of the table as they are currently fourth, but already are nine points away from league leaders Standard Liege. Belgium side will be going for a victory here, as every other result leaves them with minimal chances of getting the second phase of Champions League. They will have no fresh injury worries, while the attack will be led by Matias Suarez, accompanied with Massimo Bruno and Frank Acheampong from wings.

Olympiakos, on the other hand, stood more than well on the field in the first half-time against PSG in the first round of Champions League, but when they were left without power in the second half, things got much easier for the French side. Finally, PSG took a clearly earned 4:1 victory while the Greek side once again made a poor result in Europe.

After that defeat, they also suffered a setback away from home to Panetolikos making a goalless draw, while the team bounced back with confident victory over amateur side Fokikos 5:1 at home in Greek Cup and a 2:0 victory over Panionios in Greek league last weekend. However, team still stands well at the table being three points ahead of second placed PAOK. Going into this game, they also know that everything except a victory leave them minimal chances in a group together with Benfica and PSG. Greek side also has no fresh injury worries, as they will try to get a positive result with Saviola and Mitroglou at the top of attack.

Visitors have so poor record in European competitions, especially away from home and couldn’t be trusted whatsoever. Anderlecht isn’t playing bad at all and are surely at least a bit closer to claim all three points than the side that constantly disappoints in Europe.

Bet: Anderlecht 0 Asian handicap

Leverkusen vs Sociedad betting tips 2 October 2013 Champions League By Gustav

Leverkusen vs Sociedad betting tips 2 October 2013 Champions League: "Leverkusen was defeated at Old Trafford in the first round of Champions League to Manchester United with the score of 4:2. However, the team looked very competitive and had more goalscoring chances, but still that didn’t help them to avoid leaving the field with empty hands. After that defeat, they are faced with almost must win situation now."

However, that defeat didn’t lower their morale as the team continued with three consecutive victories later on. They have won over Mainz 4:1 away from home, progressed over Bielefeld 2:0 on the road too, finally ending it with a 2:0 home victory over Hannover on Saturday evening. The team is doing more than well into new season, currently holding the third position in Bundesliga with a 6-0-1 record and being only a point away from deadly duo Dortmund and Bayern Munich. As said, their target is to get a victory tonight and continue searching for their chances to get through to the next phase of Champions League, that is their target this Autumn.

Gonazelo Castro (5/1 in the domestic league) continues to be sidelined with injury, while Simon Rolfes continues in the center of midfield. Substitute midfielder Hegeler is also sidelined, while the coach isn’t expected to change anything in comparison to previous game, trying to field consistently same players in each game.


Real Sociedad lost in the first round to Shakhtar Donetsk at home, as the Spanish team had much more chances during the game and could have earned much better results thorough the ninety minutes. Still, Ukrainian side used their chances in the second half, proved to be much more efficient and got the victory with two goals from Alex.

It must be said that the team isn’t in the best form as they have no victory since 2:0 win against Lyon in Champions League qualifying round which was at the end of August. Having 1-4-2 record in Primera and being currently in the second part of the table, it’s obvious that the team will have hard time repeating their dream season from previous year. Still, nobody can be satisfied with their start into the new season and it seems that playing in Champions League won’t be their primary thing for much longer. Guests are coming without four players to Germany: midfielders Xabi Prieto (6/1 in domestic league), Granero (3/1), left defender Estrada (3/0) and forward Diego Irfan who didn’t participate yet into the new season.

Leverkusen have conceded at least three goals in their last three matches in the Champions League.
There have been over 2.5 goals scored in six of Leverkusen’s last seven games in the Champions League.
Home side seems to be much more of a real football team at the moment and surely shouldn’t blow a chance to get a victory over out of form visitors who are coming weakened to Leverkusen.

Bet: Leverkusen Wins