<div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;">Wolves v Chelsea</span></span><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Saturday, 17:30</span><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Live On BT Sport 2</span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Wolves</span><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Wolves pulled off the shock of the fourth round when they beat Liverpool 2-1 at <span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Anfield</span>, having knocked out Stoke in the previous round. Now they have another tough assignment ahead, after been drawn against the Premier League leaders Chelsea.<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Their recent form doesn't suggest that they will produce another surprise. Wolves' loss at home to <span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Wigan</span> on Tuesday was their third successive defeat.<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Progress has been slow under the new manager Paul Lambert. He took over the club in November when they club were 19th in the <span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Championship</span>. Wolves are now just 18th, six points from the relegation zone, with two of the seven games they've won under Lambert coming against Premier League opposition in the FA Cup.<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Lambert does at least have a nearly fully fit squad to choose from, with <span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Michal Zyro</span> being Wolves' only injured player.</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Chelsea</span><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Securing the Premier League title is Chelsea's priority this season, but <span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Antonio Conte</span> would surely love to land a domestic double in his first season in charge at Stamford Bridge.<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Chelsea have progressed to the last-16 of the <span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">FA Cup</span> without yet meeting top flight opposition. This has allowed Conte to experiment with his lineup, though of course Chelsea have plenty of talent within their squad.<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Should Chelsea reach the business end of this competition then they might have to take it more seriously. By then of course, they may well have already done the hard work in terms of winning the <span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">title</span>.<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />For now Conte will continue to rotate and with David Luiz and John Terry both injured, it could mean starts in the back three for Nathan Ake and <span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Kurt Zouma</span>. Further forward, youngsters Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Michy Batshuayi are also likely to play.</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Ref Watch</span><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Jon Moss</span> will officiate. On the last occasion that he refereed a Chelsea match - their 1-0 win over Crystal Palace in December - he showed five yellow cards.</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;">Match Odds</span></span><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Chelsea are the favourites at <span class="inline-odds" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 3px 2px 1px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;" title="10/11"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;">1.92</span></span>, with the draw at <span class="inline-odds" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 3px 2px 1px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;" title="4/1"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;">5.10</span></span> and Wolves out at <span class="inline-odds" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 3px 2px 1px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;" title="8/1"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;">9.00</span></span>.<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Even accounting for the changes that Chelsea are likely to make, they should still win this one comfortably. Both of their previous FA Cup wins have seen them leading at <span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;">half-time/full-time</span></span> and you can back them to do so again at <span class="inline-odds" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 3px 2px 1px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;" title="21/20"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;">2.04</span></span>.</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;">Over/Under 2.5 Goals</span></span><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Over 2.5 goals is favoured at <span class="inline-odds" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 3px 2px 1px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;" title="4/6"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;">1.66</span></span>, with unders at <span class="inline-odds" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 3px 2px 1px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;" title="11/8"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;">2.36</span></span>.<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Chelsea scored four goals against both Peterborough in the third round and Brentford in the fourth. <span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;">Over 3.5 goals</span> </span>could be worth considering at <span class="inline-odds" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 3px 2px 1px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;" title="8/5"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;">2.60</span></span>, but the price for over 2.5 is just about good enough to recommend.</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;">To Score</span></span><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Michy Batshuayi</span> has struggled to make an impact in the Premier League, but has delivered in the cups. He's scored four goals in the five games he's played in the FA Cup and League Cup this season.<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />The Belgian is [2.05] to find the net. Another player worth considering is <span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Willian</span>, who has scored in both rounds of the FA Cup and is <span class="inline-odds" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 3px 2px 1px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;" title="5/2"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;">3.50</span></span> to add to his tally.</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Recommended Bets</span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;">Back Chelsea to win half-time/full-time at</span> <span class="inline-odds" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 3px 2px 1px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;" title="21/20">2.04</span></span><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;">Back under 2.5 goals at</span> <span class="inline-odds" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 3px 2px 1px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;" title="4/6">1.66</span></span><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; transition: 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;">Back Willian to score at</span><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; transition: 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><span class="inline-odds" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 3px 2px 1px; position: relative; transition: 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;" title="5/2">3.50</span></span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; 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JLT: GWS v West Coast

<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;">GWS v West Coast</strong><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;">Saturday February 18, 2:05pm<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />at Narrandeera Sports Stadium</strong></span><br /> <strong style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></strong> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">GWS will be looking to erase memories of their last outing in 2016 when they were defeated at home by the Bulldogs in the preliminary final. The Eagles on the other hand are making the first of many trips to the east this season and will simply be happy to get through this one unscathed.</span></div> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> <strong style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Lineups</span></strong></div> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;">GWS Key Ins: </strong>Will Setterfield, Tim Taranto, Tendai Mzungu<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;">GWS Key Outs: </strong>Phil Davis, Stephen Coniglio, Toby Greene, Tom Scully, Dylan Shiel, Steve Johnson, Heath Shaw, Brett Deledio, Ryan Griffen, Shane Mumford</span></div> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;">West Coast Key Ins: </strong>Nathan Vardy<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;">West Coast Key Outs:</strong>Sam Mitchell, Drew Petrie, Matthew Priddis, Luke Shuey, Josh Kennedy, Mark LeCras, Jack Darling</span></div> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> <strong style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">What To Expect</span></strong></div> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">On paper this game resembles more of a state league trial match with both sides playing it very conservatively at the selection table. The Wolf is excited to see what type of condition Lewis Jetta and Jack Redden turn up in for the Eagles. Both players were high profile recruits for the Eagles and have been extremely disappointing so far. Jeremy Cameron and Jonathon Patton spearhead a young, yet talented squad for GWS. With the Eagles leaving so many experienced players at home, the Wolf can see the Giants running over the Eagles in this one.</span></div> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> <strong style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Rising Star Watch</span></strong></div> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Rising Star favourite Jacob Hopper ($8) is missing from this clash as he is recovering from pre-season heart surgery. Reports from the track suggest Tim Taranto ($17) is leading fellow early round pick Will Setterfield ($21) for a round 1 position. The Eagles have named the son of former club champion Chris Waterman, Jake Waterman ($34) to make his club debut. Waterman was selected with selection 77 in the 2016 draft.</span></div> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> <strong style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">How It’s Shaping Up</span></strong></div> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">GWS by 15</span></div> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> <strong style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Recommended Bets</span></strong></div> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;"></strong></span><br /> <figure style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; text-decoration: none;">Best: GWS 1-39 ($1.95)</strong><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; line-height: inherit; text-decoration: none;">Other: GWS 1-24 ($2.95)</strong></span></figure><figure style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; line-height: inherit; text-decoration: none;"><br /></strong></span></figure><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-sRYVdKj8SF0/WKe3Z9unjOI/AAAAAAAAAk8/LvZ1fl2zi50P68tfprHaiekturhdnjg6QCLcB/s1600/gws-4-for-web.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="454" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-sRYVdKj8SF0/WKe3Z9unjOI/AAAAAAAAAk8/LvZ1fl2zi50P68tfprHaiekturhdnjg6QCLcB/s640/gws-4-for-web.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>

JLT: GWS v West Coast

GWS v West Coast Saturday February 18, 2:05pm at Narrandeera Sports Stadium GWS will be looking to erase memories of their last outing in...

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La Liga Betting: Beating Leganés the minimum requirement for wavering Barcelona

<div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;">Real Madrid v Espanyol</span><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Saturday, 15:15<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Live on Betfair Live Video</span><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Wednesday's Champions League match against Napoli always looked like a potential banana skin for Real Madrid, and Lorenzo Insigne's opener at the Bernabéu probably jangled a fair few nerves. But <span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Los Merengues weathered the storm in impressive fashion</span>, drawing level through Karim Benzema and pulling clear after the interval.<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />It's not quite job done for Madrid - Napoli are a real force at the San Paolo - but Zinedine Zidane will be relatively confident of securing progress in the second leg and can now refocus on matters domestic. Saturday's meeting with Espanyol is the first leg of a five-match sequence against sides currently occupying the middle ground of the La Liga table (from Villarreal in sixth to Valencia in 15th), which could easily help them <span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">pull clear at the summit</span> once more.<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Given that Real played on Wednesday night, there's a reasonable chance that Zidane will rotate a touch here. <span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Sergio Ramos</span> has been ruled out with a hip problem, so <span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Pepe</span> will likely fill in at the back, while the likes of <span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Lucas Vázquez</span> and <span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Álvaro Morata</span> may get some game time. The best news for Madrid is that <span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Gareth Bale </span>could be included in the squad after a three-month lay-off.<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Espanyol slumped to a frustrating defeat to Real Sociedad last week, but their form overall has been strong. They won three on the trot before that match and the absence of the in-form <span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Pablo Piatti</span>, who got a bang on the head against Málaga, took its toll. But has been given the all-clear by club doctors and should be able to play here, pending Quique Sánchez Flores' final decision.<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />That would be a major boost and while Espanyol might struggle to halt their hosts, we like their chances of getting on the scoresheet with Ramos out. <span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">They've scored in their last nine games</span> (including ties with Barcelona and Sevilla) and have good variety in attack, with Piatti, <span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">José Antonio Reyes</span>, <span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Gerard Moreno</span> and <span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Hernán Pérez</span> all well capable of troubling top-level defences. Madrid have kept just one clean sheet in eight and may be weary after their midweek exertions, so both teams to score is the pick.<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Recommended Bet<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;">Back both teams to score at</span> <span class="inline-odds" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 3px 2px 1px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;" title="21/20">2.06</span></span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;">Real Sociedad v Villarreal</span><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Sunday, 11:00<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Live on Sky Sports 2 and Betfair Live Video</span><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />It has gone largely unnoticed due to their league position and the woes of other, more prominent clubs, but Villarreal are in a <span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">real rut</span> at the moment. So impressive in the run-up to Christmas, the Yellow Submarine have lost their rhythm entirely and have managed just a single win in ten matches in all competitions.<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />They were held by out-of-sorts Málaga on home soil last weekend and things got even worse on Thursday night, when Roma rattled four goals past Sergio Asenjo. The Italians are a quality outfit, to be sure, but Villarreal's defending left a lot to be desired. That will be a major worry for Fran Escribá, not least because his attack has looked blunt since the <span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">sale of Alexandre Pato</span>; they've managed a measly six goals since the start of 2017.<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Real Sociedad will be confident of piling more misery on their visitors on Sunday. The San Sebastián outfit have lost three of their last six in all competitions, but those defeats all came against Real Madrid and Barcelona, and their form against sides below them in the table has been <span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">impeccable</span>: Málaga, Celta Vigo, Osasuna and Espanyol have all been dispatched in recent weeks.<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />La Real must do without Brazilian striker Willian José for the next couple of months, but have the manpower to cope without him and have won seven of their last 10 league games at home. This is a quick turnaround for Villarreal, who are without Roberto Soriano (suspended) and fell to a 3-1 cup defeat at the Anoeta earlier in the season. We cannot see them stopping Eusebio Sacristán's men here.<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Recommended Bet<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;">Back Real Sociedad to win at</span> <span class="inline-odds" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 3px 2px 1px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;" title="20/21">1.96</span></span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;">Barcelona v Leganés</span><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Sunday, 19:45<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Live on Sky Sports 3 and Betfair Live Video</span><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Sometimes a defeat is not just a defeat, and Barcelona's collapse in Paris on Tuesday night certainly felt like something more significant. So bad were Luis Enrique's side that all the talk since has been of <span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">the end of an era at the Camp Nou</span>, with many feeling radical change is required this summer.<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Enrique will almost certainly go, which is understandable. But there is plenty of blame to go round and some of it must fall on the shoulders of those leading the club's efforts in the transfer market: <span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Barça's squad looks woefully thin in places</span>, while many of those who have come in for top dollar (I'm looking at you, André Gomes) have simply not cut it.<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />With a Champions League recovery hugely unlikely and no Copa del Rey to think about for the next few months, the Catalans must now throw themselves into their ailing league campaign in the vague hope that Real Madrid will drop the ball between now and May. It probably won't happen, but <span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">pride is at stake</span>.<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />At least the fixture computer has been kind enough to give them a soft landing this weekend. <span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Leganés have been in appalling form</span>, claiming just five points from the last 36 available and edging ever closer to the relegation zone. Their performance against Sporting Gijón last weekend (0-2) was about as limp as it gets and it would take something extraordinary for them to even claim a point at the Camp Nou, Barcelona crisis or not.<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />There's no <span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Sergio Busquets</span> for Barça - he is suspended - and it would be no great surprise if Enrique made a few changes to make a point. Either way, Barça will be desperate to put their Parc des Princes horror show out of their minds and could cut loose against a desperately poor side.<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />With Barcelona heavy favourites at <span class="inline-odds" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 3px 2px 1px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;" title="1/10"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;">1.10</span></span> and even Barça win to nil as short as <span class="inline-odds" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 3px 2px 1px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;" title="4/7"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;">1.56</span></span>, we have to be creative as we search for value. One angle that appeals is backing the home side to score three or more second-half goals - a bet that would have paid out in in four Blaugrana games already this year.<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Recommended Bet<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;">Back Barcelona to score more than 2.5 second-half goals at 12/5</span></span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-yqQgUL7D4RI/WKe0gRnWuNI/AAAAAAAAAks/0wWdvYrqy9UKhCDq9W7gCGdgomFuVdBAQCLcB/s1600/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="442" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-yqQgUL7D4RI/WKe0gRnWuNI/AAAAAAAAAks/0wWdvYrqy9UKhCDq9W7gCGdgomFuVdBAQCLcB/s640/1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>

La Liga Betting: Beating Leganés the minimum requirement for wavering Barcelona

Real Madrid v Espanyol Saturday, 15:15 Live on Betfair Live Video Wednesday's Champions League match against Napoli always looked like ...

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Serie A Betting: Back Genoa to get back to winning ways and goals at the San Siro

<div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;">Pescara v Genoa</span><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;">Sunday, 14:00</span></span><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Pescara's terrible season continues, and yet despite losing their last six games, they aren't being seen as no hopers for the visit of Genoa on Sunday afternoon.<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />They sacked Coach Massimo Oddo on Tuesday, less than 24 hours after publicly confirming their faith in him, and on Thursday evening appointed <span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Zdenek Zeman</span>. Long-time readers of this column will remember that name fondly, along with his 4-3-3 system and tendency to both score and concede goals at an alarming rate.<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;">Pescara are</span> <span class="inline-odds" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 3px 2px 1px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;" title="12/5">3.40</span> to get their first on the field win of the season</span>, and even though Genoa are on a horrible run of their own, I saw enough from them in their 2-0 defeat in Naples last Friday to make me think that they may be about to end it.<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />They're never going to be the most expansive side in Serie A, but they are well organised, and with <span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Pescara having conceded at least three goals in five of their last six games</span>, the excellent Giovanni Simeone will surely get opportunities, and Genoa will have an excellent chance of getting their first victory since December 15.<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Given that they have <span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">lost six of their last eight Serie A games</span>, Genoa obviously look like an unreliable proposition. They've had a bit of bad luck on that run, though, and haven't played anyone as bad as Sunday's opposition. They're the bet at odds against.<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Recommended Bet<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;">Genoa to beat Pescara @</span> <span class="inline-odds" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 3px 2px 1px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;" title="6/5">2.20</span></span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;">Udinese v Sassuolo</span><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Sunday, 14:00</span><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />I'm surprised to see <span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;">Sassuolo as big as</span> <span class="inline-odds" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 3px 2px 1px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;" title="5/2">3.50</span> to win in Udine</span>. We've done well out of them in this column since acknowledging their likely improvement in 2017, and with Udinese having serious issues in front of goal, there's nothing at all for Eusebio Di Francesco's side to fear here.<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Gigi Del Neri's Udinese haven't scored in their last two, and if you stretch back a little further than that, in five of their last seven. With <span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Alessandro Matri</span> having scored five in his last six, and facing his joint favourite Serie A opponent in terms of goalscoring, things couldn't look much rosier for Sassuolo.<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Di Francesco's men have won their last two away games</span>, and since the League reconvened in January, they've won half of their matches. It's nothing stellar, but it's improvement nonetheless.<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />I know that Sassuolo lost at home against Chievo last week, but they were hampered by a red card three minutes into that game, and I'm prepared to put that loss down to bad fortune. They're worth giving another chance against an out of form home team, <span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;">although I want to keep the draw onside</span></span>.<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Recommended<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;">Sassuolo Draw No Bet @</span> <span class="inline-odds" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 3px 2px 1px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;" title="8/5">2.60</span></span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;">Milan v Fiorentina</span><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Sunday, 19:45<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Live on BT Sport 2</span><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Milan stole a draw off both us and Lazio on Monday night, but they at least showed some real fighting spirit, the kind of thing which has been lacking this calendar year.<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;">Fiorentina are as short as</span> <span class="inline-odds" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 3px 2px 1px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;" title="5/2">3.50</span> to win at San Siro</span> on Sunday night, and while I can see why they're that price, I'm not keen to oppose Milan again. La Viola are too unreliable for that.<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />I do think that there'll be goals, though. <span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Fiorentina's last eight Serie A games have had at least three goals</span>, and there's no real reason to think that this will be low-scoring: Milan could really do with a high-profile win, they'll have to go forward in front of a big Sunday night crowd, and Fiorentina are very dangerous on the counter, even if suspended Federico Bernardeschi will be sorely missed.<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />I know that Milan's recent stats don't make them look like the best goalscoring prospect, but when they're playing with confidence, as in the five matches before their recent run of three, <span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;">they're full of goals, and I expect more on Sunday night</span>.</span></span></span></div> <span style="background-color: white; font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></span></span><br style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></span> <br /> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;">Carlos Bacca should be back in the trident attack with Suso and Gerard Deulofeu, scrapping the False 9 experiment, while Gabriel Paletta and Juraj Kucka return from suspension.<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Recommended Bet<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; transition: 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;">Over 2.5 Goals in Milan v Fiorentina @</span><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; transition: 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><span class="inline-odds" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 3px 2px 1px; position: relative; transition: 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;" title="10/11">1.90</span></span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="inline-odds" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; 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Serie A Betting: Back Genoa to get back to winning ways and goals at the San Siro

Pescara v Genoa Sunday, 14:00 Pescara's terrible season continues, and yet despite losing their last six games, they aren't being s...

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<div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><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-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; padding: 0px; transition: color 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;">Eintracht Frankfurt v Ingolstadt</span></span><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Saturday February 18, 14:30</span><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Eintracht Frankfurt are having a <span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">terrific season,</span> despite last weekend's 3-0 drubbing at Bayer Leverkusen. Had the Eagles taken some excellent chances at 1-0 down, the story may have been different.<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />The bare facts still make great reading for Frankfurt fans. Niko Kovac's side are third in the table with 14 games left, and only Bayern Munich have a better defensive record. Frankfurt are <span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">unbeaten at home,</span> and have won four of their last five league games at the Commerzbank Arena. The back three (usually Makoto Hasebe, David Abraham and Jesus Vallejo) have all been outstanding, while Omar Mascarell has helped provide a solid midfield screen. In attack, Frankfurt are no longer as reliant on their "Fussballgott" <span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Alex Meier,</span> which is just as well given that he's in the twilight of his career.<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Ingolstadt boss <span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Maik Walpurgis</span> deserves massive credit for giving the Bavarian side even a sniff of survival, and I'll be the first to admit I wrongly decried his appointment. Despite a complete lack of experience at this level as either a coach or a player, Walpurgis has moulded his charges into a tough unit. Last weekend FCI were minutes away from securing a superb goalless draw against champions Bayern, but late goals from Arturo Vidal and <span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Arjen Robben</span> snatched the points.<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Although Walpurgis has masterminded wins at Darmstadt and Bayer Leverkusen, it's worth noting that Ingolstadt have lost three of their last four away games in the league. Over the course of the entire season, they have collected just seven points from ten road matches. With Frankfurt so strong on home soil, another defeat appears to be on the cards.<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Recommended Bet</span><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><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-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; padding: 0px; transition: color 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;">Back Eintracht Frankfurt to win at</span> <span class="inline-odds" 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-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 3px 2px 1px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;" title="6/5">2.20</span></span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><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-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; padding: 0px; transition: color 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;">Hoffenheim v Darmstadt</span></span><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Saturday February 18, 14:30</span><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Darmstadt's fully deserved 2-1 win over Borussia Dortmund was part of a crazy weekend which saw the formbook incinerated. The teams in second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh all lost. It was a victory for the Lilies that gave them a <span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">glimmer of hope</span> in their battle for survival, but I'm still sticking to the position that they have the weakest squad in the division, and will finish bottom of the standings.<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Hoffenheim are licking their wounds after an eminently avoidable defeat at Wolfsburg. Hoffe led and had numerous chances to secure victory, but a second-half wobble saw them concede twice and suffer only their second league loss of the campaign. However, there is every reason to think that Julian Nagelsmann's side will return to winning ways this Saturday.<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Firstly, top scorer <span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Sandro Wagner</span> is back after suspension. He netted 14 league goals for Darmstadt last season to help them stay up against the odds, and his departure has created a void which SVD haven't been able to fill. Wagner has scored ten times in the Bundesliga for Hoffenheim this term, while the entire Darmstadt squad has managed just 14 goals between them.<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Secondly, Hoffenheim's home form has been <span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">excellent.</span> They haven't lost a single game at the Rhein Neckar Arena, and they have recently managed 4-0 home wins against both Mainz and Koln. Although Darmstadt are full of confidence after that win over BVB, you can't ignore the fact that they have lost their last nine away games in the league.<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Recommended Bet</span><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><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-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; padding: 0px; transition: color 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;">Back Hoffenheim -1.5 on the Asian Handicap at [2.37]</span></span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><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-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; padding: 0px; transition: color 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;">Borussia Monchengladbach v RB Leipzig</span></span><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Sunday February 19, 14:30</span><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Live on BT Sport</span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />The "new coach bounce" is a bit of a cliché in football, but in the case of Borussia Monchengladbach, the arrival of <span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Dieter Hecking</span> has certainly made a huge impact. The former Wolfsburg and Nurnberg boss has overseen three wins and a draw in his four Bundesliga matches, and although he suffered his first defeat on Thursday in the Europa League, the 1-0 loss to Fiorentina was thoroughly unmerited. Gladbach made plenty of chances, and were only undone by a stupendous free-kick from <span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Federico Bernardeschi.</span><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />What Hecking has done isn't rocket science. He has reverted to Gladbach's classic <span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">counterattacking style,</span> he isn't playing anyone out of position, and he is demanding that his players work harder when they don't have the ball. His predecessor Andre Schubert ran aground when he tried to implement a complicated possession-based game, but Hecking is keeping things simple.<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />RB Leipzig are having a wobble, but it shouldn't be forgotten that their first ever season in the Bundesliga has been a <span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">roaring success.</span> For a newly-promoted side to sit second after 20 games is remarkable, especially bearing in mind that RBL have the youngest squad in the league.<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Perhaps Leipzig are now naturally finding their level after a sustained period of massive overachievement. Back-to-back defeats to Borussia Dortmund and Hamburg have quashed any lingering title talk, with Bayern Munchen now seven points clear at the top. Die Roten Bullen may be in for another tough afternoon in the Rhineland too - they have lost their last three away games without scoring a single goal, and Gladbach are on form.<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Recommended Bet</span><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><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-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; padding: 0px; transition: color 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;">Back Borussia Monchengladbach Draw No Bet at </span><span class="inline-odds" 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-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 3px 2px 1px; position: relative; transition: color 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;" title="10/11">1.93</span></span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="inline-odds" 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-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 3px 2px 1px; position: relative; transition: color 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;" title="10/11"><br /></span></span></span></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-USxtjMni5YA/WKezG7Y1hNI/AAAAAAAAAkc/6KwaN0oi-c0Tdx5iilFvD08CChJoU7tKQCLcB/s1600/2439223_w2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="360" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-USxtjMni5YA/WKezG7Y1hNI/AAAAAAAAAkc/6KwaN0oi-c0Tdx5iilFvD08CChJoU7tKQCLcB/s640/2439223_w2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>

Bundesliga Betting: Eagles won't have their wings clipped

Eintracht Frankfurt v Ingolstadt Saturday February 18, 14:30 Eintracht Frankfurt are having a  terrific season,  despite last weekend's...

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Saturday FA Cup 5th Round Tipsheet: Citizens to win in a canter again

<h2 style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-weight: 400; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px 0px 5px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; transition: 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Huddersfield <span class="inline-odds" 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-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 3px 2px 1px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;" title="15/2">8.60</span> v Man City <span class="inline-odds" 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-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 3px 2px 1px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;" title="4/9">1.44</span>; The Draw <span class="inline-odds" 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-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 3px 2px 1px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;" title="4/1">5.20</span></span></span></span></span></h2> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;"> </div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I listened to a frank interview with Huddersfield chairman <span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Dean Hoyle</span> on Thursday afternoon who openly admitted that the last thing his club wanted this season was a good cup run.<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />That doesn't necessarily mean that Terriers boss <span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">David Wagner</span> is of the same opinion, but it certainly tells us exactly where Huddersfield's priorities lie this term, and you can bet your bottom dollar that Wagner has been reminded of this.<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Of course, Wagner knows what his club's priority is also, so when I say 'been reminded', what I really mean is told something along the lines of, look, we're third in the Championship table and we've got a <span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">huge home game</span> against fourth-placed Reading on Tuesday night!<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Huddersfield played this midweek also, so with Hoyle's admission, and the game against the Royals to come, I just don't see Wagner fielding anything but a <span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">weakened team</span> in this match.<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />City boss <span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Pep Guardiola</span> is likely to make changes also with his club's Champions League home tie against Monaco on the horizon, but a below strength Man City team should still be far too strong for a much-changed Huddersfield side.<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />And given the line-ups Guardiola has fielded so far in this competition I'm convinced that he sees this as a <span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">very winnable competition</span>. Just days before a midweek Premier League game the City boss started his fourth round tie against Crystal Palace with the likes of Vincent Kompany, David Silva, Raheem Sterling, Yaya Toure, Aleksandar Kolarov, and Leroy Sane.<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />I fully expect a number of those stars to be in Saturday's line-up also, and I won't be surprised at all if back-to-form Man City win this in a canter.<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Recommended Bet<br style="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-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; padding: 0px; transition: color 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;">Back Man City -1 @</span> <span class="inline-odds" 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-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 3px 2px 1px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;" title="5/4">2.24</span></span> (best bet)</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></span></span></span></div> <h2 style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-weight: 400; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px 0px 5px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; transition: 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Millwall <span class="inline-odds" 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-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 3px 2px 1px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;" title="11/5">3.20</span> v Leicester <span class="inline-odds" 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-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 3px 2px 1px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;" title="6/4">2.50</span>; The Draw <span class="inline-odds" 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-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 3px 2px 1px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;" title="12/5">3.40</span></span></span></span></span></h2> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;"> </div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Millwall boss <span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Neil Harris</span> will field a full strength team for the visit of the reigning Premier League champions, that's almost a given, but what starting XI <span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Claudio Ranieri</span> will go with is anyone's guess.<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />The Foxes boss desperately needs a change in fortunes following his team's terrible form in 2017 - they're the only club in the top four divisions not to score a single league goal this year - so the temptation must be there to go with his <span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">strongest line-up possible</span> in the hope of securing a confidence-boosting win.<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />But with Leicester facing Sevilla in the Champions League on Wednesday night the likelihood is that Ranieri will save his strongest side for that game. Some will argue that it doesn't matter. The Italian is clearly not getting the same effort from his players as he was last year, and whether he makes changes or not for Saturday's trip to the Den this tie looks <span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">ripe for an upset</span>.<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />The Lions are unbeaten in 12 games in all competitions and they've already dumped Premier League outfits Bournemouth and Watford out of this season's FA Cup.<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />In front of their own fans Harris' men are <span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">very strong</span> having won seven and drawn one of their last eight games. They've also kept five clean sheets in succession at the Den, including in each of their two FA Cup victories over Premier League opposition.<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Leicester's form is dire</span>. They've lost five Premier League games on the spin, all without scoring a single goal, and they've won just once inside 90 minutes - a third round cup win at Everton - from their last nine outings.<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Without knowing exactly what team Ranieri will field, and even at just <span class="inline-odds" 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-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 3px 2px 1px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;" title="11/5"><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-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; padding: 0px; transition: color 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;">3.20</span></span>, I believe the logical call is to side with the in-form League One outfit here.<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Recommended Bet<br style="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-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; padding: 0px; transition: color 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;">Back Millwall to Win @</span> <span class="inline-odds" 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-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 3px 2px 1px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;" title="11/5">3.20</span></span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></span></span></span></div> <h2 style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-weight: 400; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px 0px 5px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; transition: 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Middlesbrough <span class="inline-odds" 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-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 3px 2px 1px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;" title="1/2">1.51</span> v Oxford <span class="inline-odds" 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-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 3px 2px 1px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;" title="7/1">7.80</span>; The Draw <span class="inline-odds" 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-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 3px 2px 1px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;" title="7/2">4.60</span></span></span></span></span></h2> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;"> </div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Unlike the above game, this doesn't quite give you the feeling that an upset is on the cards, but one thing Middlesbrough must not do is take Oxford lightly.<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Certainly <span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Aitor Karanka</span> hasn't taken any of his two lower league opponents lightly so far, naming strong line-ups for the victories over Sheffield Wednesday and Accrington Stanley respectively, and the Boro manager has already stated that he will field a <span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">strong starting XI</span> for the visit of Saturday's League One opponents.<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Middlesbrough's league form isn't great, but they are tough to beat at the Riverside Stadium and don't concede many goals. They had the <span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">best defensive record</span> in the whole of England last season, and only Chelsea, Manchester United, and Tottenham have conceded fewer league goals than the Teessiders this term.<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Karanka has been setting his team up extremely cautiously all season, often playing three naturally defensive midfielders in front of a back four, with just a <span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">lone striker</span> up front. He did the same for the visit of Wednesday in round three, and although the personnel was different for the game against Accrington in round four, the system was very much the same.<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />So we shouldn't really expect a change in formation on Saturday, and if that's the case then Oxford will find it <span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">extremely hard</span> to breach Boro's defence.<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />United have been playing quite well of late, winning five of their last six in all competitions, and I'm sure they'll prove a stubborn test for Middlesbrough. But I just <span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">don't see an upset</span>, and I don't expect this to be the cup tie of the weekend either.<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Boro will be happy to win this narrowly without conceding and move on, and that's exactly how I see the game ending.<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Recommended Bet<br style="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-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; padding: 0px; transition: color 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;">Back Middlesbrough Win to Nil @ 6/5</span></span> (Sportsbook)</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3bTBybHb-lY/WKeypueP-tI/AAAAAAAAAkY/lMzBg0mShDg-ksq4rYC86SUiNUXRfVAGwCLcB/s1600/manchester-city-champions-league_1wopm58mvp89h1pa4lpzi6mfld.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="442" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3bTBybHb-lY/WKeypueP-tI/AAAAAAAAAkY/lMzBg0mShDg-ksq4rYC86SUiNUXRfVAGwCLcB/s640/manchester-city-champions-league_1wopm58mvp89h1pa4lpzi6mfld.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>

Saturday FA Cup 5th Round Tipsheet: Citizens to win in a canter again

Huddersfield  8.60  v Man City  1.44 ; The Draw  5.20 I listened to a frank interview with Huddersfield chairman  Dean Hoyle  on Thursd...

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