Ligue 1 Betting: New-look Bordeaux to prove problematic for Lyon

<div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1e1e1e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Lyon v Bordeaux</span> (11th v 8th)<br style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Wed, 20:00 GMT<br style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Live on BT Sport 2</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1e1e1e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">This is a clash between two of Ligue 1's most unpredictable sides.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1e1e1e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Lyon keep threatening to put together a run of results but it's yet to happen. Their 1-0 defeat at struggling Bastia at the weekend saw them slide into the bottom-half of the table. Their team is full of talent but the players have yet to gel under new coach Bruno Genesio.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1e1e1e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="border: 0px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Bordeaux are even more baffling</span>. They lost 5-1 at Lille in the League Cup semi-final last Tuesday but their injury-hit side thrashed Rennes 4-0 four days later.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1e1e1e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">On the back of that win Bordeaux arrive in confident mood. A flurry of deadline-day transfer activity should also ensure maximum motivation.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1e1e1e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Four new signings - goalkeeper <span style="border: 0px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Paul Bernardoni</span>, Arsenal full-back <span style="border: 0px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Mathieu Debuchy</span>, midfielder <span style="border: 0px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Mauro Arambarri</span> and striker <span style="border: 0px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Malcom</span> - are all included in the squad for this game. Their presence will keep incumbents on their toes and give coach Willy Sagnol good options.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1e1e1e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Based on recent form and league position Bordeaux's odds are too big, so they're the selection.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1e1e1e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">For an Asian handicap betting guide, click <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: color 0.2s;">here</span>.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1e1e1e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Recommended Bet<br style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: color 0.2s;">Bordeaux +0.5&+1.0 Asian handicap @</span> <span class="inline-odds has-qtip" data-hasqtip="1" oldtitle="1/1" style="background: rgb(255, 184, 12); border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 3px 2px 1px;" title="">2.00</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1e1e1e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="border: 0px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: color 0.2s;">Nice v Toulouse</span> (4th v 19th)<br style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Wed, 20:00 GMT</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1e1e1e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Nice are a good bet to win as Toulouse look absolutely shattered.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1e1e1e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="border: 0px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Toulouse have had a hectic start to 2016: they played no fewer than eight times in January.</span> As well as four Ligue 1 fixtures they had two games in each of France's two domestic cup competitions (French Cup and League Cup), with one of those games going to extra-time.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1e1e1e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Coach <span style="border: 0px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Dominique Arribage</span> works with a fairly restricted squad so there has been relatively little rotation. And morale will be low - Toulouse have lost their last five matches in all competitions.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1e1e1e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Nice played only five times in January so will be a lot fresher than the visitors. The hosts also have solid home form against sides currently below them in the standings (W5-D1-L2).</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1e1e1e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Recommended Bet<br style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: color 0.2s;">Back Nice @</span> <span class="inline-odds has-qtip" data-hasqtip="2" oldtitle="11/10" style="background: rgb(255, 184, 12); border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 3px 2px 1px;" title="">2.10</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1e1e1e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="border: 0px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: color 0.2s;">Guingamp v Troyes</span> (14th v 20th)<br style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Wed, 20:00 GMT</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1e1e1e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Troyes are bottom of Ligue 1 and were hit harder than most clubs in the final day of the transfer window.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1e1e1e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">'ESTAC', as they're known, lost highly promising France U19 international goalkeeper Paul Bernardoni to Bordeaux and mobile striker<span style="border: 0px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> Jimmy Cabot</span> (strangely under-used this season) to Lorient.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1e1e1e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Without those two Troyes are weaker at both ends of the field. Their defensive problems are made worse here by the absence of centre-back <span style="border: 0px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Matthieu Saunier</span>.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1e1e1e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Troyes have won only once all season and their chances of getting something from this trip appear slim.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1e1e1e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Guingamp won 2-1 at Toulouse last Saturday. That was an important victory against relegation rivals.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1e1e1e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">After that triumph they will go into this game in confident mood. <span style="border: 0px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Guingamp have good team news, too, with no automatic starters missing.</span> They look a decent bet to claim a convincing win.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1e1e1e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Recommended Bet<br style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Guingamp -1.0 Asian handicap @</span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; transition: color 0.2s;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: color 0.2s;"> </span></span><span class="inline-odds has-qtip" data-hasqtip="3" oldtitle="1/1" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #ffb80c; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 3px 2px 1px;" title="">2.00</span></span></div> <div class="separator" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; clear: both; color: #3b3b3b; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCrtoc6_5h4acnWwkRPfb6Upr2QkRFGgZ4zzF2HJeOGMBq9qE9NdCQbXo9xz-mxHL8H8rwHHOEmq_IIn-myPyHofA0VmDJYIB_XiWf_KwgArPZRjpBzByvVI7p-V4_aDZkHjYL8Ra0wbV9/s1600/17.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="border: 0px; color: #004276; margin: 0px 1em; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCrtoc6_5h4acnWwkRPfb6Upr2QkRFGgZ4zzF2HJeOGMBq9qE9NdCQbXo9xz-mxHL8H8rwHHOEmq_IIn-myPyHofA0VmDJYIB_XiWf_KwgArPZRjpBzByvVI7p-V4_aDZkHjYL8Ra0wbV9/s400/17.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: auto; margin: 0px; max-width: 600px; padding: 0px;" width="400" /></a></div> <div> <br /></div>

Ligue 1 Betting: New-look Bordeaux to prove problematic for Lyon

Lyon v Bordeaux  (11th v 8th) Wed, 20:00 GMT Live on BT Sport 2 This is a clash between two of Ligue 1's most unpredictable sides. ...

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Juventus v Genoa: The Old Lady will keep on having fun

<div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1e1e1e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="border: 0px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Juventus v Genoa</span></span><br style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="border: 0px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Wednesday February 03, 19:45</span><br style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="border: 0px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Live on BT Sport ESPN</span><br style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Dungannon Swifts lost 6-0 <span style="border: 0px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: color 0.2s;">last night,</span></span> and we're moving swiftly on.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1e1e1e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">We're cheering ourselves up with a touch of Italian glamour now, as Juventus take on Genoa in Serie A.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1e1e1e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Champions Juve made their worst start to a season in over a hundred years, but they have recovered in extraordinary fashion. Max Allegri's men have reeled off a club-record equalling <span style="border: 0px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">12 wins</span> on the spin in the league, and in all competitions they have won 15 of their last 16 games.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1e1e1e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">This surge has left the Bianconeri just two points off top spot. <span style="border: 0px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Paul Pogba</span> has been finding some of his best form (he scored and hit the bar in the weekend's 4-0 win at Chievo), Argentinian attacking dynamo Paulo Dybala is having a wonderful debut season (12 league goals) and a teak-tough defensive unit has conceded a league-low 15 goals.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1e1e1e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Genoa are just five points above the dropzone, but they have recovered somewhat recently, collecting eight points from their last four games. One problem the Rossoblu have is that they simply don't score against the top sides. In six matches against the current top five this season, they have scored the grand total of <span style="border: 0px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">zero</span> goals. Zilch, zip, null.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1e1e1e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">In Juventus' last five games in all competitions, they have kept five clean sheets, and overall they have managed 11 shut-outs in their last 15 outings.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1e1e1e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Given these stats, you could play this in two different ways. You could argue that if Juventus aren't likely to concede, there's a good chance they'll beat a modest Genoa side by two clear goals, just as they did when they won the reverse fixture 2-0. This might lead you to back Juventus -1.5 on the Asian Handicap at [2.01].</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1e1e1e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">You could also just back Juve to <span style="border: 0px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: color 0.2s;">win to nil</span></span> at <span class="inline-odds has-qtip" data-hasqtip="0" oldtitle="10/11" style="background: rgb(255, 184, 12); border: 0px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 3px 2px 1px;" title=""><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: color 0.2s;">1.90</span></span>, as they have done in seven of their last nine home games in all competitions. If you go for this option instead, you're effectively guarding against Juve winning 1-0, which they have done four times this season, including in two of the last five games.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1e1e1e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">I'm going for the slightly bigger price, but both options have evidence to support them.</span></div> <div class="separator" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; clear: both; color: #3b3b3b; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"> </div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1e1e1e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="border: 0px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Recommended Bet</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1e1e1e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Back Juventus -1.5 on the Asian Handicap at [2.01]</span></div> <div class="separator" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; clear: both; color: #3b3b3b; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9NWKGgF2W0YA5zDcpuXmELDiKA3A4aqVFKSbLpTq96D91cbB9kG7A32Vph8rpBfCUvqbJy2B-8qTviGILcqoHWDqnvPk0-1_XypO8wLCXEIILYhsqfxfdEQC9AB-_QIEbv83XrAV3TFE_/s1600/42.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="border: 0px; color: #004276; margin: 0px 1em; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9NWKGgF2W0YA5zDcpuXmELDiKA3A4aqVFKSbLpTq96D91cbB9kG7A32Vph8rpBfCUvqbJy2B-8qTviGILcqoHWDqnvPk0-1_XypO8wLCXEIILYhsqfxfdEQC9AB-_QIEbv83XrAV3TFE_/s400/42.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: auto; margin: 0px; max-width: 600px; padding: 0px;" width="400" /></a></div> <div> <br /></div>

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<h2 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.4em; margin-bottom: 0.375em; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Messi 8/1 to strike past Valencia</span></h2> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: 'liga' 1, 'dlig' 1; line-height: 24.5455px; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;"> <span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Fancy the world’s greatest player, Lionel Messi, to grab another goal against Valencia this midweek? Then look no further than Coral’s awesome introductory offer of 8/1 on Barcelona’s main man to simply strike anytime in<span style="color: #004191;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.298039); background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; box-sizing: border-box;">this Copa del Rey semi-final first leg meeting</span></span>.</span></span></div> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: 'liga' 1, 'dlig' 1; line-height: 24.5455px; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;"> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">To benefit from these excellently enhanced odds, <span style="color: #004191;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.298039); background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">simply sign up for an online or mobile account, staking just £/€5 on Messi to dispatch anytime at 8/1</span></span> and, if the five-time Ballon d’Or winner finds the net, you will receive £/€40 winnings paid out in cash!</span></div> <div> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: 'liga' 1, 'dlig' 1; line-height: 24.5455px; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;"> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">These brilliantly boosted odds are simply too good to miss out on, but you will have to quick, as this offer will go live at 19:46 UK time on Tuesday, February 2nd and close at 20:00 kick-off time on Wednesday, February 3rd.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: 'liga' 1, 'dlig' 1; line-height: 24.5455px; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;"> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">If Messi somehow does not find the target, then fear not! In that scenario you will receive a completely free £/€5 bet to use across all platforms. Also, if the Argentine genius does not feature in the Copa clash, all customers will be refunded their £/€5 in cash within 24 hours.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: 'liga' 1, 'dlig' 1; line-height: 24.5455px; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;"> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">So what are you waiting for? Read on to find out why exactly the best player on the planet will add to his typically impressive season tally at the Nou Camp against Gary Neville’s Los Che. You <span style="color: #004191;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.298039); background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">can also check out our other previous promotions</span></span>!</span></div> <h2 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.4em; margin-bottom: 0.375em; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Mercurial Messi can’t stop scoring</span></h2> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: 'liga' 1, 'dlig' 1; line-height: 24.5455px; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;"> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">There is simply no end to Messi’s talents. The Argentina international skipper has dispatched 16 career goals against Valencia, the sixth-most against a single team since he began his illustrious playing time in Spain.</span></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: 'liga' 1, 'dlig' 1; line-height: 24.5455px; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;"> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">At this stage of the current campaign, despite suffering some injury setbacks along the way, Messi has still managed to rack up 21 goals across all fronts, including three in his last four outings.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: 'liga' 1, 'dlig' 1; line-height: 24.5455px; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;"> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">After pipping constant rival Cristiano Ronaldo to the accolade of world’s best player once again, for a fifth time in his prestigious career, Messi will look to continue his gallant goal scoring campaign and inflict more misery on an under pressure Neville.</span></div> </div> <div> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGH1r3FTcxbjkg4WanVE2zxs-u4ww5XJF-RB-ZEX9AWwH2B5l5TNa5LbZIh1lr_iyT1HMSASz9nxiPp6qHc8RuxvwZykmUg29BBf3EkUPs611grU0xoE2n3GAZ8FMfVz0ex3ohovZa-Q/s1600/59.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="165" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGH1r3FTcxbjkg4WanVE2zxs-u4ww5XJF-RB-ZEX9AWwH2B5l5TNa5LbZIh1lr_iyT1HMSASz9nxiPp6qHc8RuxvwZykmUg29BBf3EkUPs611grU0xoE2n3GAZ8FMfVz0ex3ohovZa-Q/s400/59.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <div> <br /></div>

New customer offer: Messi a sublime 8/1 to net past Valencia

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Chelsea seeking to avoid Hornets sting, Toffees tackle Toon

<h2 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.4em; margin-bottom: 0.375em; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Watford v Chelsea</span></h2> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: 'liga' 1, 'dlig' 1; line-height: 24.5455px; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;"></span></span></div> <ul style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 24.5455px; list-style-type: none; margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <li style="box-sizing: border-box;">Premier League</li> <li style="box-sizing: border-box;">Wednesday, February 3rd</li> <li style="box-sizing: border-box;">Kick-off: 19:45 GMT</li> <li style="box-sizing: border-box;">Vicarage Road, Watford</li> <li style="box-sizing: border-box;">Live on BT Sport 1</li> </span></span></ul> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: 'liga' 1, 'dlig' 1; line-height: 24.5455px; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;"></span></span></div> <h2 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.4em; margin-bottom: 0.375em; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Hornets look to sting Chelsea</span></h2> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700; line-height: 24.5455px;"></span></span><br /> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: 'liga' 1, 'dlig' 1; line-height: 24.5455px; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;"> <span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #004191;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.298039); background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; box-sizing: border-box;">The Premier League continues this midweek</span></span> as Watford welcome champions Chelsea to Vicarage Road, with the Hornets hoping to overturn a torrid fixture run which has seen them go without a win since 1999.</span></span></div> <div> <span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;"><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: 'liga' 1, 'dlig' 1; font-weight: normal; line-height: 24.5455px; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Quique Sanchez Flores’ hosts find themselves battling for a top half finish this season, whilst fellow promoted sides Norwich City and Bournemouth fight to avoid an immediate Championship return, and are actually four points clear of the Blues.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: 'liga' 1, 'dlig' 1; font-weight: normal; line-height: 24.5455px; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Under the second temporary stint of Dutchman Guus Hiddink, Chelsea have enjoyed a domestic revival and are evens with Coral to overcome their latest top-flight opponents, <span style="color: #004191;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.298039); background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">while the Hornets are 3/1 to prevail on home soil.</span></span></span></div> <h2 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.4em; margin-bottom: 0.375em; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Home comforts for Watford</span></h2> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: 'liga' 1, 'dlig' 1; font-weight: normal; line-height: 24.5455px; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The home outfit have tasted defeat in seven of their previous nine meetings with their London rivals and are without a fixture since the turn of the Millennium, though recent form at Vicarage Road suggests a positive result may finally be secured this time around.</span></div> <div> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: 'liga' 1, 'dlig' 1; font-weight: normal; line-height: 24.5455px; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Watford have earned success in four of their last six outings on home turf across all competitions, including victories over Liverpool and Newcastle United, while the Blues have not been downed since their defeat to Leicester City in December.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: 'liga' 1, 'dlig' 1; font-weight: normal; line-height: 24.5455px; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Star strikers Odion Ighalo and Troy Deeney relish featuring in front of their home support and have bagged 14 and six Premier League goals respectively this current campaign. In-form Deeney struck in the reverse clash at Stamford Bridge and is 6/4 to net again anytime, while his strike partner Ighalo is 11/2 to score last.</span></div> <h2 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.4em; margin-bottom: 0.375em; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Pato boosts already thriving Blues attack</span></h2> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: 'liga' 1, 'dlig' 1; font-weight: normal; line-height: 24.5455px; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Alexandre Pato arrived at Stamford Bridge on loan from Brazilian side Corinthians in the winter window to boost attacking prospects this term, and the <span style="color: #004191;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.298039); background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">former AC Milan marksman is evens to strike on possible debut</span></span>.</span></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: 'liga' 1, 'dlig' 1; font-weight: normal; line-height: 24.5455px; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Meanwhile, rejuvenated frontman Diego Costa is 7/2 to dispatch two or more, having bagged a brace in the last meeting in London, with recent hat-trick hero Oscar 4/1 to fire his side to victory again (£20 max stake).</span></div> <h2 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.4em; margin-bottom: 0.375em; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Everton v Newcastle United</span></h2> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: 'liga' 1, 'dlig' 1; font-weight: normal; line-height: 24.5455px; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;"></span></span></div> <ul style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: normal; line-height: 24.5455px; list-style-type: none; margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <li style="box-sizing: border-box;">Premier League</li> <li style="box-sizing: border-box;">Wednesday, February 3rd</li> <li style="box-sizing: border-box;">Kick-off: 19:45 GMT</li> <li style="box-sizing: border-box;">Goodison Park, Liverpool</li> </span></span></ul> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 24.5455px;"></span></span><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: 'liga' 1, 'dlig' 1; font-weight: normal; line-height: 24.5455px; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;"></span></span></div> <h2 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.4em; margin-bottom: 0.375em; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Everton welcome Magpies at Goodison</span></h2> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: 'liga' 1, 'dlig' 1; font-weight: normal; line-height: 24.5455px; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;"> <span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Following both Everton and Newcastle United completing some late transfer business in the winter window, the two clubs will collide with their new arsenals in Wednesday’s other Premier League match-up.</span></span></div> </div> <div> <span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;"><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: 'liga' 1, 'dlig' 1; font-weight: normal; line-height: 24.5455px; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Roberto Martinez added Oumar Niasse to his Toffees ranks on Deadline Day, while Steve McClaren snapped up Ivorian hitman Seydou Doumbia on loan from Roma, though neither will be able to feature in an encounter which the Magpies are 17/4 to win.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: 'liga' 1, 'dlig' 1; font-weight: normal; line-height: 24.5455px; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Although, the Northeast club have managed to succeed in just one of their previous eight Toffees meetings, with the Merseysiders 11/5 to secure a third successive fixture victory without conceding.</span></div> <h2 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.4em; margin-bottom: 0.375em; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Lukaku can inspire Everton again</span></h2> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: 'liga' 1, 'dlig' 1; font-weight: normal; line-height: 24.5455px; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Belgium international sharpshooter Romelu Lukaku has been in fine form this term, netting 19 times across all fronts, <span style="color: #004191;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.298039); background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">and he is 7/2 to open proceedings on home turf</span></span>, while fellow attacker Ross Barkley is 2/1 to net anytime.</span></div> <div> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: 'liga' 1, 'dlig' 1; font-weight: normal; line-height: 24.5455px; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For the visiting Toon, Aleksandar Mitrovic is 2/1 to add to his recent goal over Manchester United, with midfield maestro Georginio Wijnaldum 11/4 to strike anytime, having bagged two in three outings.</span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG8ler6vVmWWN2bnA-7D4QVyPd9KFLJ2-MlvbeAG_T6q7PRAEhpuoRwizwRYg36j_IESL1MTd6jKnGT77NDoiHpZWH2uXGI35xw6zV6TqWKKJCOCMVwQFVSUsX7g-HTN0FsgMxxL9nmw/s1600/159.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG8ler6vVmWWN2bnA-7D4QVyPd9KFLJ2-MlvbeAG_T6q7PRAEhpuoRwizwRYg36j_IESL1MTd6jKnGT77NDoiHpZWH2uXGI35xw6zV6TqWKKJCOCMVwQFVSUsX7g-HTN0FsgMxxL9nmw/s400/159.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <div style="background-color: white; 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Chelsea seeking to avoid Hornets sting, Toffees tackle Toon

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Manchester United v Stoke City: Goals could be in short supply at Old Trafford

<div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; color: #1e1e1e; line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-weight: 600;">Manchester United </span><span style="color: #1e1e1e;"><span class="inline-odds has-qtip" data-hasqtip="0" oldtitle="8/11" style="background-attachment: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #ffb80c; background-image: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; background-size: initial; font-weight: 600; padding: 3px 2px 1px;" title=""></span></span><span style="font-weight: 600;"><span class="inline-odds has-qtip" data-hasqtip="0" oldtitle="8/11" style="background: rgb(255, 184, 12); padding: 3px 2px 1px;" title=""><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">1.76</span></span> v Stoke City <span class="inline-odds has-qtip" data-hasqtip="1" oldtitle="5/1" style="background: rgb(255, 184, 12); padding: 3px 2px 1px;" title=""><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">5.90</span></span>; The Draw <span class="inline-odds has-qtip" data-hasqtip="2" oldtitle="11/4" style="background: rgb(255, 184, 12); padding: 3px 2px 1px;" title=""><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">3.75</span></span></span><br /><span style="font-weight: 600;">Tuesday, 20:00</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; color: #1e1e1e; line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /><span style="font-weight: 600;"></span></span></div> <h2 style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; color: #1e1e1e; font-weight: 400; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px 0px 5px; padding: 0px;"> <span style="font-weight: 600;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Manchester United</span></span></h2> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; color: #1e1e1e; line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> </div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; color: #1e1e1e; line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It has been a turbulent season for manager Louis van Gaal with the beleaguered Manchester United boss' future a consistent talking point. The turgid football served up by the <span style="font-weight: 600;">Red Devils</span>, particularly at home, has turned many fans against him and left him the favourite to be the next Premier League manager to leave his post. But the Dutchman survived one potential obstacle after United won 3-1 at Derby County to avoid an FA Cup upset on Friday.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; color: #1e1e1e; line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Despite this victory, the pressure on Van Gaal remains and he cannot afford another slip-up at Old Trafford. Their last home game saw <span style="font-weight: 600;">United</span> beaten 1-0 by Southampton which has left them five points off a Champions League spot. Fifth-placed United have already lost six games in the league this season and have won just five of their 11 home matches.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; color: #1e1e1e; line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /><span style="font-weight: 600;"></span></span></div> <h2 style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; color: #1e1e1e; font-weight: 400; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px 0px 5px; padding: 0px;"> <span style="font-weight: 600;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Stoke City</span></span></h2> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; color: #1e1e1e; line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> </div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; color: #1e1e1e; line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Stoke have had a rough week after being knocked out of two competitions. The Potters did not do much wrong at Anfield last week, after a 1-0 win on the night, but were eliminated on penalties in the Capital One Cup semi-final. <span style="font-weight: 600;">Stoke</span> suffered more disappointment on Saturday after losing 1-0 at Crystal Palace in the FA Cup and are now tasked with making sure their season does not peter out.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; color: #1e1e1e; line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mark Hughes' side have certainly taken their fair share of plaudits this season although consistency has been an issue. Stoke were excellent in home wins over Chelsea, Manchester City and Manchester United but there have also been some forgettable displays such as their last league match when losing 3-0 at Leicester. <span style="font-weight: 600;">The Potters</span> are ninth in the table and still hold aspirations of qualifying for Europe but the next month will probably determine whether they challenge or drift back into mid-table.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; color: #1e1e1e; line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div> <h2 style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; color: #1e1e1e; font-weight: 400; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px 0px 5px; padding: 0px;"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #1e1e1e; font-weight: 600; outline: none; transition: color 0.2s;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Match Odds</span></span></h2> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; color: #1e1e1e; line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> </div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; color: #1e1e1e; line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Manchester United are the <span class="inline-odds has-qtip" data-hasqtip="3" oldtitle="8/11" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #ffb80c; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #1e1e1e; font-weight: 600; outline: none; padding: 3px 2px 1px; transition: color 0.2s;" title="">1.76</span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-weight: 600; transition: color 0.2s;"> </span>favourites for this match but Van Gaal's side have let too many people down at short prices throughout the season. Their <span style="font-weight: 600;">poor record</span> at home has seen them win just one of their last five league games so this bet does not appeal in the slightest. There was a temptation to lay them but history in this fixture puts me off.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; color: #1e1e1e; line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Stoke are available at <span class="inline-odds has-qtip" data-hasqtip="4" oldtitle="5/1" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #ffb80c; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #1e1e1e; font-weight: 600; outline: none; padding: 3px 2px 1px; transition: color 0.2s;" title="">5.90</span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-weight: 600; transition: color 0.2s;"> </span>which on first glance looks exceptionally generous. But their wretched run at <span style="font-weight: 600;">Old Trafford</span> tempers enthusiasm as the visitors have lost on their last 12 trips here. Of course this has to end sometime but if pushed the draw at <span class="inline-odds has-qtip" data-hasqtip="5" oldtitle="11/4" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #ffb80c; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #1e1e1e; font-weight: 600; outline: none; padding: 3px 2px 1px; transition: color 0.2s;" title="">3.75</span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-weight: 600; transition: color 0.2s;"> </span>looks a more likely possibility.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; color: #1e1e1e; line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div> <h2 style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; color: #1e1e1e; font-weight: 400; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px 0px 5px; padding: 0px;"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #1e1e1e; font-weight: 600; outline: none; transition: color 0.2s;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Half-Time Score</span></span></h2> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; color: #1e1e1e; line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> </div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; color: #1e1e1e; line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It has been a painful experience for most United fans attending home games this season. Their side have struggled badly for goals and found it extremely difficult to break down opponents. Ten of Man United's last 11 home matches in all competitions have seen the match <span style="font-weight: 600;">goalless</span> at the break. This alarming run emphasises the lack of entertainment served up this season and indicates a 0-0 half-time scoreline is definitely over-priced at <span class="inline-odds has-qtip" data-hasqtip="6" oldtitle="13/8" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #ffb80c; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #1e1e1e; font-weight: 600; outline: none; padding: 3px 2px 1px; transition: color 0.2s;" title="">2.66</span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-weight: 600; transition: color 0.2s;">.</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; color: #1e1e1e; line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div> <h2 style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; color: #1e1e1e; font-weight: 400; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px 0px 5px; padding: 0px;"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #1e1e1e; font-weight: 600; outline: none; transition: color 0.2s;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Over/Under 2.5 goals</span></span></h2> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; color: #1e1e1e; line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> </div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; color: #1e1e1e; line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Only two of Man United's last 11 home games have seen over 2.5 goals so the expectation heading into this is for a <span style="font-weight: 600;">low-scoring</span> match. Three of Stoke's last four games have also finished with under 2.5 goals so it is no surprise it is <span class="inline-odds has-qtip" data-hasqtip="7" oldtitle="4/6" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #ffb80c; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #1e1e1e; font-weight: 600; outline: none; padding: 3px 2px 1px; transition: color 0.2s;" title="">1.68</span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-weight: 600; transition: color 0.2s;"> </span>for this bet to come off. Goals could easily be in short supply and a lay of over 2.5 in this Premier League contest is advised.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; color: #1e1e1e; line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /><span style="font-weight: 600;">Recommended Bets</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; color: #1e1e1e; line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-weight: 600;">Back 0-0 Half-Time score at</span> <span class="inline-odds has-qtip" data-hasqtip="8" oldtitle="13/8" style="background: rgb(255, 184, 12); padding: 3px 2px 1px;" title=""></span><span style="font-weight: 600;"><span class="inline-odds has-qtip" data-hasqtip="8" oldtitle="13/8" style="background: rgb(255, 184, 12); padding: 3px 2px 1px;" title=""><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">2.66</span></span></span><br /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-weight: 600;">Lay over 2.5 goals at</span> <span class="inline-odds has-qtip" data-hasqtip="9" oldtitle="6/4" style="background: rgb(255, 184, 12); padding: 3px 2px 1px;" title=""></span><span style="font-weight: 600;"><span class="inline-odds has-qtip" data-hasqtip="9" oldtitle="6/4" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #ffb80c; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; padding: 3px 2px 1px;" title=""><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">2.52</span></span></span></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOpFsfETsKVFye29EwYiPKyxVX3MyQeTuLaNB-2GKQEPvxqsKBAKgRM4R-h3gyUq273simglKG8gEqYIMIKAxbdhkIAwW5wHUgK70XD1El0Pqcy8FI55Au69RZBH1UfTe3NN_WNu5OLw/s1600/120.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOpFsfETsKVFye29EwYiPKyxVX3MyQeTuLaNB-2GKQEPvxqsKBAKgRM4R-h3gyUq273simglKG8gEqYIMIKAxbdhkIAwW5wHUgK70XD1El0Pqcy8FI55Au69RZBH1UfTe3NN_WNu5OLw/s400/120.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; color: #1e1e1e; line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: 600;"><span class="inline-odds has-qtip" data-hasqtip="9" oldtitle="6/4" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #ffb80c; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; padding: 3px 2px 1px;" title=""><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div>

Manchester United v Stoke City: Goals could be in short supply at Old Trafford

Manchester United  1.76  v Stoke City  5.90 ; The Draw  3.75 Tuesday, 20:00 Manchester United It has been a turbulent season for ma...

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West Ham v Aston Villa: Hammers to extinguish Villans' flickering resurgence flame

<div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; color: #1e1e1e; line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="font-weight: 600;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="https://btfr.co/122694683" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #1e1e1e; outline: none;" target="_blank">West Ham v Aston Villa</a><br />Tuesday, 19:45<br />Live on BT Sport 1</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; color: #1e1e1e; line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /><span style="font-weight: 600;">West Ham</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; color: #1e1e1e; line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">West Ham have <span style="font-weight: 600;">lost only one</span> of their last 12 games in all competitions, but following the weekend draw with Liverpool it's now seven draws since the end of November and five of their last eight Premier League matches at Upton Park have ended level.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; color: #1e1e1e; line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It all amounts to the Hammers being just six points off the top four, and only one behind Manchester United in fifth place. <span style="font-weight: 600;">Slaven Bilic's</span> men have become an extremely difficult side to beat, and with the quality of Enner Valencia and Dimitri Payet in the XI they always possess a potent attacking threat.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; color: #1e1e1e; line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: 600;">Emmanuel Emenike</span> has been brought in to the club on loan in the past few days. Bilic and Emenike worked together at Besiktas and the Nigerian will give the Hammers another dimension up front.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; color: #1e1e1e; line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">At the other end of the pitch Bilic will make a late call on who starts in goal after <span style="font-weight: 600;">Adrian</span> missed the weekend game due to the birth of his first child back in Seville.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; color: #1e1e1e; line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /><span style="font-weight: 600;">Aston Villa</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; color: #1e1e1e; line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Saturday's 4-0 FA Cup defeat to Manchester City was probably not a bad result for Villa. They can now fully concentrate on what would be one of the greatest <span style="font-weight: 600;">Great Escapes</span> of recent times.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; color: #1e1e1e; line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Villans went into the game against City unbeaten in five - although two of those were against League Two Wycombe - and having picked up five points from their last three Premier League games.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; color: #1e1e1e; line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: 600;">Remi Garde's</span> men still remain a distant 10 points adrift of safety, but there is now a glimmer of hope where just a month ago there was none. The next five days could be definitive though, with the Villans hosting Norwich at Villa Park on Saturday.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; color: #1e1e1e; line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But despite recent results going in their favour, not a great deal has changed at Villa. They still struggle to score goals - two in their last three league matches, one of which was an own goal - and any attempts to foray into the January transfer market have failed to deliver any acquisitions of note.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; color: #1e1e1e; line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /><span style="font-weight: 600;"><a href="https://btfr.co/122694683" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #1e1e1e; outline: none; transition: color 0.2s;" target="_blank">Match Odds</a></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; color: #1e1e1e; line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's easy to get a little blindsided by Aston Villa's recent run of form, and there have been some half decent results in the past few weeks. But I remain steadfast in my opinion that this is an<span style="font-weight: 600;">extremely poor Villa side</span> that are destined for the Championship.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; color: #1e1e1e; line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">By complete contrast, I am a huge fan of what Slaven Bilic has, and still is, achieving at the Boleyn Ground. <span style="font-weight: 600;">The Hammers</span> are now one of the toughest teams in the league to beat, but in addition also have a very exciting and effective offensive set-up.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; color: #1e1e1e; line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Along with Leicester, and Watford to a certain extent, West Ham have been continually underestimated by the betting markets this season. And up against a poor Villa side I'd say that is once again the case this Tuesday night. Take the <span class="inline-odds has-qtip" data-hasqtip="1" oldtitle="10/11" style="background: rgb(255, 184, 12); font-weight: 600; padding: 3px 2px 1px;" title=""><a href="https://btfr.co/122694683" style="background: transparent; color: #1e1e1e; outline: none; transition: color 0.2s;">1.90</a></span> about a <span style="font-weight: 600;">home win</span> and back it with some degree of confidence.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; color: #1e1e1e; line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /><span style="font-weight: 600;"><a href="https://btfr.co/122694679" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #1e1e1e; outline: none; transition: color 0.2s;" target="_blank">Over/Under 2.5 Goals</a></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; color: #1e1e1e; line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The odds-against <span class="inline-odds has-qtip" data-hasqtip="2" oldtitle="5/4" style="background: rgb(255, 184, 12); font-weight: 600; padding: 3px 2px 1px;" title=""><a href="https://btfr.co/122694683" style="background: transparent; color: #1e1e1e; outline: none; transition: color 0.2s;">2.30</a></span> about there being more than 2.5 goals in this match is tempting. However, it's one of those where we'd probably be reliant on Villa getting on the scoresheet for it to land, and right now, particularly against a solid defence such as West Ham's, I couldn't confidently place any money on a forward line of Libor Kozak, Jordan Ayew and Rudy Gestede.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; color: #1e1e1e; line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's a market that I won't be getting involved with, but if I were to have a bet then it would have to be on the <span style="font-weight: 600;">Under 2.5 Goals </span>selection at odds of <span class="inline-odds has-qtip" data-hasqtip="3" oldtitle="8/11" style="background: rgb(255, 184, 12); font-weight: 600; padding: 3px 2px 1px;" title=""><a href="https://btfr.co/122694683" style="background: transparent; color: #1e1e1e; outline: none; transition: color 0.2s;">1.76</a></span>.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; color: #1e1e1e; line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /><span style="font-weight: 600;"><a href="https://btfr.co/122694676" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #1e1e1e; outline: none; transition: color 0.2s;" target="_blank">Booking Odds</a></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; color: #1e1e1e; line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Finally, if you fancy a bet on one of the more peripheral markets, then there is some value in the 25pts and Under selection here.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; color: #1e1e1e; line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: 600;">Jonathan Moss</span> is the man in charge this Tuesday evening and he is naturally quite a conservative referee when it comes to getting out his cards. There shouldn't be too much 'beef' between these two sides and there's no reason to think that this might be a match where tensions start to simmer. Take some of the 25pts and Under at odds of around <span class="inline-odds has-qtip" data-hasqtip="4" oldtitle="2/1" style="background: rgb(255, 184, 12); font-weight: 600; padding: 3px 2px 1px;" title=""><a href="https://btfr.co/122694683" style="background: transparent; color: #1e1e1e; outline: none; transition: color 0.2s;">3.00</a></span>.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; color: #1e1e1e; line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /><span style="font-weight: 600;">Recommended Bet<br /><a href="https://btfr.co/122694683" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #1e1e1e; outline: none;" target="_blank"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">3pts Back West Ham to win @</span><span style="color: #1e1e1e;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"> </span></span><span class="inline-odds has-qtip" data-hasqtip="5" oldtitle="10/11" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #ffb80c; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #1e1e1e; outline: none; padding: 3px 2px 1px;" title="">1.90</span></a></span></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpWkJkTwTi6Zj6H9JhHCeY9Slva0NXXE5EpGkrONK2hyphenhyphenCYqU7uwpiN67tyxAxeGRFdg7qpejw-WxY7p0zr0ZkNUdXgQiuLVOq2xPCZlB7k5KJ7PNnglp1iubdf_aTgj1fNvB2ZMrV_Vw/s1600/117.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpWkJkTwTi6Zj6H9JhHCeY9Slva0NXXE5EpGkrONK2hyphenhyphenCYqU7uwpiN67tyxAxeGRFdg7qpejw-WxY7p0zr0ZkNUdXgQiuLVOq2xPCZlB7k5KJ7PNnglp1iubdf_aTgj1fNvB2ZMrV_Vw/s400/117.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; color: #1e1e1e; line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>

West Ham v Aston Villa: Hammers to extinguish Villans' flickering resurgence flame

West Ham v Aston Villa Tuesday, 19:45 Live on BT Sport 1 West Ham West Ham have  lost only one  of their last 12 games in all competiti...

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Arsenal, Leicester, Man City and Spurs title tilts continue with midweek matches

<h2 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.4em; margin-bottom: 0.375em; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Arsenal v Southampton</span></h2> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: 'liga' 1, 'dlig' 1; line-height: 24.5455px; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;"></span></span></div> <ul style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 24.5455px; list-style-type: none; margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <li style="box-sizing: border-box;">Premier League</li> <li style="box-sizing: border-box;">Tuesday, February 2nd</li> <li style="box-sizing: border-box;">Kick-off: 19:45 GMT</li> <li style="box-sizing: border-box;">Emirates Stadium, London</li> </span></span></ul> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: 'liga' 1, 'dlig' 1; line-height: 24.5455px; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;"></span></span></div> <h2 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.4em; margin-bottom: 0.375em; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Gunners geared up with Saints set to march on Emirates</span></h2> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: 'liga' 1, 'dlig' 1; line-height: 24.5455px; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;"> <span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #004191;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.298039); background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; box-sizing: border-box;">Arsenal are odds-on at 4/5 to beat Southampton</span></span>, though they have lost their last two Premier League matches against the south coast club. However, when the sides met at the Emirates last season the Gunners finished 1-0 winners in the league with Alexis Sanchez netting the only goal.</span></span></div> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700; line-height: 24.5455px;"></span></span><br /> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: 'liga' 1, 'dlig' 1; line-height: 24.5455px; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Chilean is 5/1 to break the deadlock, though staggeringly Arsenal have conceded six goals without reply in two matches against their opposition and Arsene Wenger will have targeted three points as he looks to close the gap on Leicester City at the top of the Premier League. Sanchez also struck last time out in the side’s 2-1 win over Burnley in the FA Cup and can be key for Arsenal in this match.</span></div> <div> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: 'liga' 1, 'dlig' 1; line-height: 24.5455px; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Meanwhile, Olivier Giroud can play a fundamental part in Arsenal’s title charge and at 4/1 to open the scoring, could be worth a punt. Southampton have hit impressive form recently in the league, after three wins on the spin, including a coup at Old Trafford, where Charlie Austin struck on his debut. The striker is 15/8 to net anytime, with <span style="color: #004191;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.298039); background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">Shane Long, who bagged a brace against the Gunners in December available at 2/1 in the same market</span></span>.</span></div> <h2 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.4em; margin-bottom: 0.375em; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Leicester City v Liverpool</span></h2> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: 'liga' 1, 'dlig' 1; line-height: 24.5455px; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;"></span></span></div> <ul style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 24.5455px; list-style-type: none; margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <li style="box-sizing: border-box;">Premier League</li> <li style="box-sizing: border-box;">Tuesday, February 2nd</li> <li style="box-sizing: border-box;">Kick-off: 19:45 GMT</li> <li style="box-sizing: border-box;">King Power Stadium, Leicester</li> </span></span></ul> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700; line-height: 24.5455px;"></span></span><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: 'liga' 1, 'dlig' 1; line-height: 24.5455px; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;"></span></span></div> <h2 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.4em; margin-bottom: 0.375em; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Tough test for Foxes with top spot at stake</span></h2> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: 'liga' 1, 'dlig' 1; line-height: 24.5455px; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;"> <span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Leicester City are 8/5 to beat Liverpool and know that this is a real chance to prove to the rest of the Premier League that they can sustain their fight for the title until the end of the season.</span></span></div> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: 'liga' 1, 'dlig' 1; line-height: 24.5455px; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Christian Benteke was the difference between both sides on Boxing Day in a match that could have gone either way.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: 'liga' 1, 'dlig' 1; line-height: 24.5455px; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Belgian is 6/1 to break the deadlock, though the Foxes will be keen to build on their 3-0 victory over Stoke City at home last time out, in which Daniel Drinkwater started proceedings. The midfielder has odds of 8/1 to do the same, while strike duo Jamie Vardy and Leonardo Ulloa were also on target. At 5/4 and 7/4 respectively in the anytime market, either could be worth a punt.</span></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: 'liga' 1, 'dlig' 1; line-height: 24.5455px; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Liverpool’s last match in the league, finished in a 5-4 victory over Norwich with Roberto Firmino bagging a brace. The Brazilian, who has impressed recently for the Reds is 9/1 to score two or more, while <span style="color: #004191;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.298039); background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">Adam Lallana, who was also on target, is 11/4 anytime</span></span>.</span></div> <h2 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.4em; margin-bottom: 0.375em; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Norwich City v Tottenham</span></h2> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: 'liga' 1, 'dlig' 1; line-height: 24.5455px; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;"></span></span></div> <ul style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 24.5455px; list-style-type: none; margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <li style="box-sizing: border-box;">Premier League</li> <li style="box-sizing: border-box;">Tuesday, February 2nd</li> <li style="box-sizing: border-box;">Kick-off: 19:45 GMT</li> <li style="box-sizing: border-box;">Carrow Road, Norwich</li> </span></span></ul> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700; line-height: 24.5455px;"></span></span><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: 'liga' 1, 'dlig' 1; line-height: 24.5455px; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;"></span></span></div> <h2 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.4em; margin-bottom: 0.375em; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Spurs seek fifth successive win</span></h2> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: 'liga' 1, 'dlig' 1; line-height: 24.5455px; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;"> <span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mauricio Pochettino’s side are odds-on at 20/23 to come away from East Anglia with three points and will be more than confident after Liverpool scored five past the Canaries last time out.</span></span></div> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: 'liga' 1, 'dlig' 1; line-height: 24.5455px; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #004191;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.298039); background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">Nacer Chadli has scored in his last three matches for Spurs and having bagged a brace last time out, is good value at 2/1 to score in the anytime market</span></span>.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: 'liga' 1, 'dlig' 1; line-height: 24.5455px; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Harry Kane, meanwhile, struck as Spurs beat Crystal Palace in the club’s last league match and is 5/1 to net two or more.</span></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: 'liga' 1, 'dlig' 1; line-height: 24.5455px; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Argentine boss, Pochettino, has backed his side to prove doubters wrong this season and win trophies. <em style="box-sizing: border-box;">“It is a topic in football. We need to try to demonstrate that it is not true,”</em> he said.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: 'liga' 1, 'dlig' 1; line-height: 24.5455px; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;"> <em style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“We have signed young players, but we have very experienced players (too). I think the balance that we have is very good.</span></em></div> <em style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 24.5455px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: 'liga' 1, 'dlig' 1; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;"> “It is true that we started to build a team from one year ago, or six months ago, and that the team have started to play how we want in the last six, seven months.</div> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: 'liga' 1, 'dlig' 1; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;"> “This is a new project, a different project and there are a lot of examples with maybe a more experienced team in the Premier League.</div> </span></em><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: 'liga' 1, 'dlig' 1; line-height: 24.5455px; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;"> <em style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“(But) the most important thing is to balance the younger (players) with the experience players to create the winning mentality and to have hunger to win titles.”</span></em></div> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: 'liga' 1, 'dlig' 1; line-height: 24.5455px; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Although the Canaries are on a four match losing run, it was a valiant effort against the Reds and with former Spurs defender Sebastien Bassong on the scoresheet. He is 12/1 in the anytime market, while striker Dieumerci Mbokani, who also dispatched, is 7/1 to break the deadlock.</span></div> <h2 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.4em; margin-bottom: 0.375em; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Sunderland v Manchester City</span></h2> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: 'liga' 1, 'dlig' 1; line-height: 24.5455px; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;"></span></span></div> <ul style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 24.5455px; list-style-type: none; margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <li style="box-sizing: border-box;">Premier League</li> <li style="box-sizing: border-box;">Tuesday, February 2nd</li> <li style="box-sizing: border-box;">Kick-off: 19:45 GMT</li> <li style="box-sizing: border-box;">Stadium of Light, Sunderland</li> </span></span></ul> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700; line-height: 24.5455px;"></span></span><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: 'liga' 1, 'dlig' 1; line-height: 24.5455px; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;"></span></span></div> <h2 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.4em; margin-bottom: 0.375em; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Free-scoring City can sink Sunderland</span></h2> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: 'liga' 1, 'dlig' 1; line-height: 24.5455px; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;"> <span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Despite the <span style="color: #004191;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.298039); background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; box-sizing: border-box;">news that Manuel Pellegrini will be leaving the club at the end of the season</span></span>, he will still want to leave on a high and a rout against the Black Cats could definitely be on the cards.</span></span></div> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: 'liga' 1, 'dlig' 1; line-height: 24.5455px; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">City secured a comprehensive 4-0 victory away at Aston Villa in the FA Cup last time out, with young striker Kelechi Iheanacho hitting a hat-trick. He is 7/1 to score two or more against Sam Allardyce’s side, who City have beaten twice 4-1 this season already, in the league and Capital One Cup.</span></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: 'liga' 1, 'dlig' 1; line-height: 24.5455px; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In both of those matches, <span style="color: #004191;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.298039); background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">Raheem Sterling found the net, and having struck against Villa is great value at 7/4 in the anytime market</span></span>. For the home side, Fabio Borini notched against City earlier this term and is 7/2 anytime, while Jermain Defoe is 8/1 to break the deadlock.</span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0D-1O9EsiTIGPSEz7dI8xoziVUlrbwDAXscFty8uAlcpRRRIFchlzoN22SwQFxkBfO2iFkzyrJBRiVZfNKqCDTOh3Tu3VllPFDKdOjhyFwrXHnN_6gvvlUYxQFJRcvg9dmI78tUNK3w/s1600/119.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0D-1O9EsiTIGPSEz7dI8xoziVUlrbwDAXscFty8uAlcpRRRIFchlzoN22SwQFxkBfO2iFkzyrJBRiVZfNKqCDTOh3Tu3VllPFDKdOjhyFwrXHnN_6gvvlUYxQFJRcvg9dmI78tUNK3w/s400/119.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: 'liga' 1, 'dlig' 1; line-height: 24.5455px; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div> </div> <div> <br /></div>

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Against All Odds: Rayo Vallecano to boost their survival hopes

<div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1e1e1e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Deportivo v Rayo Vallecano</span><br style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Monday February 1, 19:30 GMT<br style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Live on Sky Sports 1</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1e1e1e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">You have to go back all the way to December 19th for <span style="border: 0px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Deportivo's</span> last win of any description as since their 2-0 success over Eibar they have played seven times, drawing three of them and losing four. It's also worth noting that prior to that victory, they have drawn three in a row.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1e1e1e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Considering their relatively lofty position in the table, <span style="border: 0px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Víctor Sánchez's</span> side just don't win very often. They have taken all three points on only six occasions this term, which is actually one of the lowest totals in La Liga.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1e1e1e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Opponents, <span style="border: 0px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Rayo Vallecano</span>, had been struggling badly for form but they picked up a resounding 3-0 win over Celta Vigo the last time we saw them and that ended a run of 10 without a victory.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1e1e1e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="border: 0px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Paco Jémez's</span> men will be hoping to build on that and while they have taken a couple of heavy losses on the road this season, they have also won at Las Palmas, and drawn at Getafe and Valencia - the latter coming in their last away fixture.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1e1e1e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">The hosts just aren't a team to put any faith in and with the visitors <span style="border: 0px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">buoyed</span> by their latest result, I can't see this one being a routine home win. Which is why, with Deportivo trading at around the<span class="inline-odds has-qtip" data-hasqtip="1" oldtitle="20/21" style="background: rgb(255, 184, 12); border: 0px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 3px 2px 1px;" title=""><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: color 0.2s;">1.96</span></span> mark, I have to make them my <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: color 0.2s;">lay of the day</span>.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1e1e1e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="border: 0px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Recommended Bet</span><br style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: color 0.2s;">Lay Deportivo v Rayo Vallecano @</span> <span class="inline-odds has-qtip" data-hasqtip="2" oldtitle="20/21" style="background: rgb(255, 184, 12); border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 3px 2px 1px;" title=""></span><span style="border: 0px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="inline-odds has-qtip" data-hasqtip="2" oldtitle="20/21" style="background: rgb(255, 184, 12); border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 3px 2px 1px;" title=""><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: color 0.2s;">1.96</span></span></span></span></div> <div class="separator" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; clear: both; color: #3b3b3b; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFe2LhAqV3uiqD2LUDaMSSrsdwyHTmaRw9w8T9PkvEKMDmJLo9LnxHkNmvu4WwOiG3KItPXnnb6OHB_zwhyphenhyphen30CzLivqBb2pCOTnWr-fdv9-dDxwwF3Il3o9TSKnMXj0gmdei7kK85z3nGD/s1600/55.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="border: 0px; color: #004276; margin: 0px 1em; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFe2LhAqV3uiqD2LUDaMSSrsdwyHTmaRw9w8T9PkvEKMDmJLo9LnxHkNmvu4WwOiG3KItPXnnb6OHB_zwhyphenhyphen30CzLivqBb2pCOTnWr-fdv9-dDxwwF3Il3o9TSKnMXj0gmdei7kK85z3nGD/s400/55.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: auto; margin: 0px; max-width: 600px; padding: 0px;" width="400" /></a></div> <div> <br /></div>

Against All Odds: Rayo Vallecano to boost their survival hopes

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