A-League Grand Final : Sydney FC v Melbourne Victory

<div style="background: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0px 0px 1em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"> <strong style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Sydney FC v Melbourne Victory – (Sun 5:00pm)</strong></div> <div style="background: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0px 0px 1em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Sydney FC’s Historic Season</strong><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />It has been the most dominant season from any team in the history of the A-League and Sydney FC are poised to cap it off by claiming the clubs 3rd A-League Championship. The Sky Blues set all sorts of records… They finished 17 points clear of second place (largest margin ever), won the Premier’s Plate with a month remaining in the regular season, maintained a record 16 clean sheets, conceded the fewest goals in a season (12), had the best goal difference ever (+43), scored the most away goals in a season (30) and posted a record 20 wins which resulted in a record tally of 66 points.</span></div> <div style="background: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0px 0px 1em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">There is a harsh reality to all of this though… In a competition that has a finals format the only team that will be remembered is the one that wins on Sunday meaning all of the pressure will be on Sydney.</span></div> <div style="background: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0px 0px 1em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">It has been a tough road for the inaugural winners who haven’t claimed the A-League title since 2010. They made one Grand Final since then, back in 2015, only to fall short to their bitter rivals the Melbourne Victory. This time they head into the Grand Final as hot favourites and with a run of 15 games unbeaten in the league at home, a sold out Allianz Stadium will be rocking.</span></div> <div class="separator" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEPtX5YSB4D6MiDi-CHoNCw8ds4CwiyGUS71DpWslSQsu1caQeUmRMF14dO9tuDYSVflw-gKTyy_fsQ1TcUzVdFrriAbC3IgWcYUtdhiDOEVsSoKCQ6_TTR0Qdbz_LAwnYMnxErlm0iDlh/s1600/23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; box-sizing: border-box; color: #242627; margin: 0px 1em; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><img border="0" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEPtX5YSB4D6MiDi-CHoNCw8ds4CwiyGUS71DpWslSQsu1caQeUmRMF14dO9tuDYSVflw-gKTyy_fsQ1TcUzVdFrriAbC3IgWcYUtdhiDOEVsSoKCQ6_TTR0Qdbz_LAwnYMnxErlm0iDlh/s400/23.jpg" style="-webkit-border-image: url("https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9qVQmmKlGzNyXOKAt3cX4ql4PVdYf-kB68S_MCIGz-LKAYAWBcN9H-zs0fGxaloD6bjXl6Ui4eVYKC8X-2hSpEoAM6D6wC-rGVzeCUe6VKzXwhu52E_yc0npPM1I1wba_Fn0-SNG6YjYD/s20-no/apartment4u-border.png") 9 fill / 9px stretch; background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 9px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; max-width: 480px; outline: none; padding: 1px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;" width="400" /></a></div> <div style="background: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0px 0px 1em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></span></div> <div style="background: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0px 0px 1em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Previous Meetings</strong><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />The sides met three times this season and it was Sydney that came out on top in all three matches – the first ever clean sweep of the Big Blue Derby. Their most recent encounter in March virtually sealed the Premier’s Plate and the 1-0 scoreline didn’t reflect just how dominant the Sky Blues were. In the other two meetings Sydney were able to come from a goal down to win 2-1 on both occasions. David Carney scored a memorable brace off the bench in Sydney with Holosko and Ibini providing the goals for the win on Australia Day in Melbourne.</span></div> <div style="background: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0px 0px 1em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Stats That Matter</strong><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Sydney’s home record this season has been quite astonishing. They have gone 14 games without defeat and conceded just 1 goal in their last 9 matches at Allianz. Melbourne on the other hand have been very inconsistent – especially on the road. They have won just 2 of their last 5 matches and both of those victories have come via a 1-0 scoreline. Their recent road record reads even worse with only 1 win in their last 7 away games. We are used to seeing Melbourne find the back of the net at will but they have scored just 2 goals in their last 5 games with Berisha providing the winner on both occasions.</span></div> <div style="background: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0px 0px 1em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">There has been an average of just 2 goals per game in the last 5 meetings with neither team able to win by more than a single goal in that stretch. Berisha finished equal top with Maclaren on the goalscorers chart with 20 goals while Bobo was Sydney’s top scorer with 15. Johnny Warren medalist Milos Nikovic and Rojas led the league in assists with 11 while Brilliante, O’Neill and Broxham were among the leaders in interceptions – each making in excess of 60 throughout the season.</span></div> <div style="background: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0px 0px 1em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Sydney maintained a record 16 clean sheets compared to 9 for the Victory. The Sky Blues conceded 12 goals, 19 less that their counterparts. More specifically Sydney’s defence was breached just 4 times in their 14 games at home. Melbourne have failed to score in 5 of their last 7 away games while Sydney are averaging 2 goals per game at home this season. If we are going off statsalone there can only be one winner – Sydney.</span></div> <h4 style="background: url("https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0-uWwHgM-lVLeyG_dizFBulqnwGm0DM6LFfDWE8np4VRlfOFGCMlpasRCIfPww8KMAQr5ZYxtE6SLIo1YVcD7L7bCt7ysxd-jymoYWv5rXT9KmDP9Pc3tOz3QNzh0pUAew2_yjJ3Yk-d8/s1600/list.png") left top no-repeat white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #003056; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0.2rem 0px 0.5rem; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Recommended Bets</span></h4> <div style="background: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0px 0px 1em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0188c2; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Best Bet: Under 2.5 goals ($2.15)</strong></span></div>

A-League Grand Final : Sydney FC v Melbourne Victory

Sydney FC v Melbourne Victory – (Sun 5:00pm) Sydney FC’s Historic Season It has been the most dominant season from any team in the histor...

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Manchester City v Crystal Palace: Blues cruise unlikely in early Saturday game

<div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-weight: 600;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">Manchester City v Crystal Palace</span><br />Saturday, 12:30<br />Live on Sky Sports 1</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /><span style="font-weight: 600;">Manchester City</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: 600;"><br /></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">If Pep Guardiola was expecting his side to kick on after the derby stalemate against Manchester United, he must have been disappointed last weekend. For City could only manage a disappointing 2-2 draw with against struggling Middlesbrough - a result that means <span style="font-weight: 600;">the Citzens' top-four hopes are still very much up in the air</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The good news for Guardiola is that three of City's last four Premier League matches - the next three, in fact - are all at the Etihad. All look winnable, too, with Leicester and West Brom arriving after this game. If they fail to make it over the line, <span style="font-weight: 600;">they will only have themselves to blame</span>.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: 600;">David Silva</span> has returned to training, so could be fit to lend some much-needed fluency to the midfield. But there's still no word, at time of writing, over <span style="font-weight: 600;">Sergio Aguero</span>'s fitness. He is believed to have picked up a groin injury at the end of a lively display at the Riverside and would be a big miss on current form, even if <span style="font-weight: 600;">Gabriel Jesus</span> has made a timely return to the fray.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /><span style="font-weight: 600;">Crystal Palace</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: 600;"><br /></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">It is testament to the work done by Sam Allardyce that <span style="font-weight: 600;">Palace are barely in the relegation conversation</span> with three games of the season to go. That would have been unthinkable a few months ago, so there's plenty of reason for Eagles fans to be cheerful.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The last couple of games, though, have been fairly underwhelming. Palace were not able to contain Tottenham at Selhurst Park and then put in a poor performance against Burnley, losing to a team that had not won away from home all season. In that latter defeat especially, a few of Allardyce's players looked <span style="font-weight: 600;">worn out and ready for a break</span>.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: 600;">Scott Dann</span> and <span style="font-weight: 600;">Mamadou Sakho</span> are both still sidelined, but there is more positive news further forward: <span style="font-weight: 600;">Yohan Cabaye</span> could be ready to come back into the side after missing the Burnley match. James McArthur would be the player most likely to make way for the Frenchman.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /><span style="font-weight: 600;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">Match Odds</span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: 600;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;"><br /></span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">City's have a great recent record against Palace. They have won eight of the last nine Premier League meetings between the sides and have <span style="font-weight: 600;">yet to drop a point to the Eagles at the Etihad</span>. Odds of <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; font-weight: 600; padding: 0px 2px 1px; position: relative;" title="1/4"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">1.27</span></span> on the home win don't provide much reason for excitement, however.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">You would expect some improvement from Palace after their sleepy display last weekend. They have won more points (19) than City (17) over the last ten games, <span style="font-weight: 600;">beating Chelsea and Liverpool away from home</span> in that run. The away win and the draw both tempt at <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; font-weight: 600; padding: 0px 2px 1px; position: relative;" title="12/1"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">13.00</span></span> and <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; font-weight: 600; padding: 0px 2px 1px; position: relative;" title="6/1"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">7.20</span></span> respectively.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /><span style="font-weight: 600;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">Over/Under 2.5 Goals</span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: 600;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;"><br /></span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Both sides have plenty of attacking firepower, so the inclination is to plump for the overs here. But odds of <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; font-weight: 600; padding: 0px 2px 1px; position: relative;" title="2/5"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">1.40</span></span> make us reassess. Three of City's last four home assignments have gone under the 2.5-goal line and with <span style="font-weight: 600;">uncertainty over Silva and Aguero</span>, it's not guaranteed that they'll cut through Palace.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The Eagles, for their part, have <span style="font-weight: 600;">not scored in three trips to the Etihad</span> and come into this game off the back of two blanks. It's no banker, but the unders might be worth a punt at inflated odds of <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; font-weight: 600; padding: 0px 2px 1px; position: relative;" title="9/4"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">3.30</span></span>.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /><span style="font-weight: 600;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">Correct Score</span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: 600;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;"><br /></span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">City have been <span style="font-weight: 600;">far from imperious on home soil</span> this term, and while they do look the more likely winners of Saturday's match, they look unlikely to have things all their own way. This brings the Correct Score market into our thinking.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Of City's 16 home matches in the Premier League, eight have finished<span style="font-weight: 600;"> either 1-1 or 2-1</span>. Those scorelines are currently trading at <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; font-weight: 600; padding: 0px 2px 1px; position: relative;" title="14/1"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">15.00</span></span> and <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; font-weight: 600; padding: 0px 2px 1px; position: relative;" title="19/2"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">10.50</span></span> respectively, so splitting your stake still offers a decent profit.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /><span style="font-weight: 600;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">To Score</span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: 600;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;"><br /></span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">With Aguero and Jesus predictably short, so the best option is probably <span style="font-weight: 600;">Leroy Sane</span>. He started on the bench against Middlesbrough, so should be rested, and his pace should be a major factor against a backline not known for its athleticism. He is 13/10 to notch here.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /><span style="font-weight: 600;">Ref Watch</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: 600;"><br /></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: 600;">Michael Oliver</span> takes charge of his 30th Premier League game of the season - no other referee has officiated more. He has been relatively frugal with the cards so far, handing out just 94 yellows and two reds across his appointments.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /><span style="font-weight: 600;">Recommended Bet<br /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">Back 1-1 and 2-1 scorelines (split stakes) at [5.18]</span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: 600;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;"><br /></span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmQh5999_NaEJ2SYO3Xmx6q_fL5rWD5MscMDo4NelnB_kQieFrqLrscIekp9LZun21yePFea1Lc9d7SZA8dLUBmYEkvJ0WzveKqpgmkIQnJi7S-u3XXfHR7z9xrUMUf-msVz0brxrzWOI/s1600/skysports-yaya-toure-manchester-city-crystal-palace-man_3879726.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmQh5999_NaEJ2SYO3Xmx6q_fL5rWD5MscMDo4NelnB_kQieFrqLrscIekp9LZun21yePFea1Lc9d7SZA8dLUBmYEkvJ0WzveKqpgmkIQnJi7S-u3XXfHR7z9xrUMUf-msVz0brxrzWOI/s640/skysports-yaya-toure-manchester-city-crystal-palace-man_3879726.jpg" width="640" /></a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: 600;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;"><br /></span></span></span></div>

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Pacific Test: Triple Header

<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;">Cook Islands v Papua New Guinea</strong><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;">Saturday, May 6, 3:15pm (AEST), Campbelltown 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;">It will be a historic occasion when the Pacific Test triple-header takes place at Campbelltown Stadium on Saturday. Throw England and the Cook Islands into the mix this year and you can guarantee plenty of passion on the football field, yet another reflection of how far the controversial Country v City fixture has fallen. Last year’s double-header that saw Fiji take on PNG and Samoa play Tonga was one of the highlights of the 2016 rugby league calendar. The Wolf is looking forward to another exciting edition this year.</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;">Form</strong>Papua New Guinea have won just one international since 2010, a surprise 24-22 win over Fiji in the Pacific Test last season. Over that span they have lost 15 Tests and internationals including a 58-0 loss to the PM’s XIII last year. Cook Islands have played just two Tests since the 2013 World Cup, losing 28-8 to Tonga before a 30-20 win over Lebanon in 2016.</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;">Stats That Matter</strong><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Papua New Guinea are ranked 15<sup style="box-sizing: border-box;">th</sup> in the world while the Cook Islands are rated 25<sup style="box-sizing: border-box;">th</sup>. PNG and the Cook Islands have played twice previously with the Kumuls winning 46-6 in 1998 and 42-14 in 2009. Cook Islands have claimed some big scalps over the last decade with victories over Wales, Fiji and Samoa. PNG have just three international victories since 2001. PNG have conceded at least 30 points in 12 of their last 15 Tests. Cook Islands have conceded more than 30 in just two of their last nine internationals.</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;">Final Thoughts</strong><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />PNG definitely have an advantage here with a large portion of their squad playing together for the PNG Hunters in the QLD Cup and combinations won’t be an issue. The Cook Islands have named a squad that is low on NRL experience, but will no doubt show plenty of fight led by the Broncos Alex Glenn , who is clearly the most experienced first grader in the squad. PNG should be too strong here and win well.</span></div> <strong style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"></span></strong><br /> <div class="su-table" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> </div> <br /> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0px 0px 1em; orphans: 2; padding: 0px; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold; line-height: inherit;">How It’s Shaping Up</strong>PNG by 10</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0px 0px 1em; orphans: 2; padding: 0px; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0px 0px 1em; orphans: 2; padding: 0px; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;">Tonga v Fiji</strong><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;">Saturday, May 6, 5:30pm (AEST), Campbelltown Stadium</strong></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;">Form</strong><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Fiji’s form since the 2013 World Cup has been somewhat indifferent with wins against Papua New Guinea and Samoa sandwiching a disappointing Pacific Test loss last year to the Kumuls. The Bati have won 7 of their last 14 Tests and 9 of their last 12 against fellow minnow nations. Tonga have lost three of their last four matches since the last World Cup with Pacific Test losses to Samoa in 2015 and ’16 and a loss to PNG in 2014. Their only victory was a 22-8 World Cup Qualification victory over Cook Islands in 2015.</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;">Stats That Matter</strong><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Fiji and Tonga have surprisingly only met twice with Fiji winning both matches, a 30-28 win in 2006 and a 26-16 win in 2009 with both matches played at neutral venues. Fiji are the seventh ranked team in the world while Tonga are ranked 14<sup style="box-sizing: border-box;">th</sup>. The Bati have conceded more than 18 points in just two of their last 11 Tests against minnow nations. Fiji have scored more than 26 points just once since the 2008 World Cup. Tonga have won just 6 of their last 12 Tests against minnow nations. None of the last five Tonga Tests has tallied more than 38 points. Tonga have won just 1 of 3 Pacific Tests.</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;">Final Thoughts</strong><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />The Wolf isn’t expecting any blowouts in these Test matches, making the 8.5 start for Fiji look very generous here. There’s no questioning the talent in the Tongan side, with the likes of Will Hopoate, Tuimoala Lolohea and rising youngster Moses Suli in the side, but Fiji is also littered with exciting talent, including the Melbourne Storm’s try-scoring machine Suliasi Vunivalu. Tonga look to have the advantage in the forwards and it will ultimately prove the difference in a close contest.</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;">How It’s Shaping Up</strong><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Tonga by 4</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;">Best Bet</strong><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;">Fiji +8.5 ($1.90)</span></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;"><br /></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;">England v Samoa</strong><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;">Saturday, May 6, 7:40pm (AEST), Campbelltown Stadium</strong></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;">Form</strong><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />After losing a thriller to New Zealand in the semis of the 2013 World Cup, England have won just six of 11 Tests since with two wins against the Kiwis and four against minnows France, Samoa and Scotland. Samoa defeated Tonga in Pacific Tests in 2015 and ’16 but went down 20-18 in an end-of-year international with Fiji. Prior to those Tests Samoa performed admirably in the Four Nations despite not winning a game.</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;">Stats That Matter</strong><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />England and Samoa have met twice before with England winning 38-14 in 2006 and 32-26 in a dramatic Four Nations clash in 2014. Samoa’s entire squad has experience at the NRL level while England have seven players currently in the NRL. Only one of England’s last seven Tests against a minnow has been decided by 26 points or fewer. England have won just 3 of 10 Southern Hemisphere Tests since 2008 with all three wins coming against minnows. England are ranked third in the RLIF World Rankings with Samoa fifth. Samoa have conceded 22 or more in just two of their last nine Tests.</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;">Final Thoughts</strong><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Once again, The Wolf thinks the outsider will be up for the fight. Samoa has named an extremely strong squad containing the likes of Anthony Milford, Junior Paulo, Joseph Leilua and Josh McGuire. That’s plenty of NRL experience right there that will more than test the English side. England will no doubt look to play this one straight up the middle where they can call on Sam Burgess and James Graham to lead the charge. Josh Hodgson will need to be contained around the ruck otherwise Samoa could be in for a long night. As pointed out, Samoa have conceded 22 or more points in just two of their last nine Tests and should be able to go toe-to-toe with a strong English side. The Wolf thinks that England will have more structure and be able to grind out a tight victory.</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;">How It’s Shaping Up</strong><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />England by 6</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;"></strong></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;">Best Bet</strong><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;">England 1-12 ($3)</span></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRDA00NB5DQaJj6KojTPAAGoyPgQiPWtzc4PusXb3NkWXtW0MLRvK3NshEO3UNUoCgDEQWZJW4d2BZIM1duPdQPnRZ5S6ecaU4tMthMRcD1pi04cnoFSYrXV2sUwAU5mOeOXian9_8S5M/s1600/imagesource+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRDA00NB5DQaJj6KojTPAAGoyPgQiPWtzc4PusXb3NkWXtW0MLRvK3NshEO3UNUoCgDEQWZJW4d2BZIM1duPdQPnRZ5S6ecaU4tMthMRcD1pi04cnoFSYrXV2sUwAU5mOeOXian9_8S5M/s640/imagesource+%25281%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></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;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div>

Pacific Test: Triple Header

Cook Islands v Papua New Guinea Saturday, May 6, 3:15pm (AEST), Campbelltown Stadium It will be a historic occasion when the Pacific Test...

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Swansea v Everton: Home win will give Swans hope

<div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: 600;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">Swansea v Everton</span></span><br /><span style="font-weight: 600;">Saturday, 17:30</span><br /><span style="font-weight: 600;">Live On BT Sports 1</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /><span style="font-weight: 600;">Swansea</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: 600;"><br /></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: 600;">Paul Clement's</span> team have finally woke from their slumber, but do they have enough time to pull off a great escape?</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">A run of six games without a victory which saw Swansea slide back into the relegation zone, came to an end with the recent home win over Stoke. This was followed by a draw at Old Trafford last weekend, which saw <span style="font-weight: 600;">Gylfi Sigurdsson</span> score a spectacular equaliser from a long range free-kick.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <br /></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Swansea have proved that they can win games under Clement and with two home matches sandwiching a trip to relegated <span style="font-weight: 600;">Sunderland</span>, there's no reason why they couldn't claim maximum points. With 17th placed Hull winning regularly at home, that might well be what's required for Swansea to stay up.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Clement's task has been made harder by the number of players he has unavailable to him. Nathan Dyer, Jefferson Montero, Angel Rangel and <span style="font-weight: 600;">Wayne Routledge</span> are all out injured.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /><span style="font-weight: 600;">Everton</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: 600;"><br /></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Everton's brilliant home form came to an end on Sunday, when a run of eight consecutive wins at Goodison Park, was halted by <span style="font-weight: 600;">Chelsea</span>.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The Premier League leaders took their time to break down Everton, but eventually ran out as 3-0 winners. <span style="font-weight: 600;">Ronald Koeman's</span> team have only won two matches against the six clubs above them and it's an area where they must improve if they are to progress next season.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Their away form could also be better, with Everton's home results having rather masked their poor return on the road. They are now without an away win in <span style="font-weight: 600;">six games</span> (D4 L2).</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Koeman is another manager missing several players as the season comes towards a conclusion. Muhamed Besic, Yannick Bolasie, Seamus Coleman, Ramiro Funes Mori, Aaron Lennon, James McCarthy and <span style="font-weight: 600;">Morgan Schneiderlin</span> are all unavailable.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /><span style="font-weight: 600;">Ref Watch</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: 600;"><br /></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: 600;">Martin Atkinson</span> will officiate. The highly rated referee took charge of the Champions League semi-final between Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid at the weekend, showing four yellow cards.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <br /></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: 600;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">Match Odds</span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: 600;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;"><br /></span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Everton are the narrow favourites at <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; font-weight: 600; padding: 0px 2px 1px; position: relative;" title="7/4"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">2.70</span></span>, with Swansea at <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; font-weight: 600; padding: 0px 2px 1px; position: relative;" title="9/5"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">2.82</span></span> and the draw at <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; font-weight: 600; padding: 0px 2px 1px; position: relative;" title="5/2"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">3.55</span></span>.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">That seems like a very big price for Swansea considering their undoubted motivation and Everton's poor away record. Indeed, it's large enough for Swansea to be worth backing at <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; font-weight: 600; padding: 0px 2px 1px; position: relative;" title="1/1"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">2.00</span></span> in the <span style="font-weight: 600;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">Draw No Bet</span></span> market, which seems like a safer proposition considering the amount of away draws Everton have had of late.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /><span style="font-weight: 600;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">Over/Under 2.5 Goals</span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: 600;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;"><br /></span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">This is another closely poised market. Overs is the slight favourite at <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; font-weight: 600; padding: 0px 2px 1px; position: relative;" title="20/21"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">1.94</span></span>, with unders out at <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; font-weight: 600; padding: 0px 2px 1px; position: relative;" title="1/1"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">2.02</span></span>.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Under 2.5 goals perhaps seems likelier to land. Swansea's last four games have seen under 2.5 goals, while Everton's last two away trips have featured less than three goals.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /><span style="font-weight: 600;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">To Score</span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: 600;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;"><br /></span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: 600;">Romelu Lukaku</span> leads the market at [2.35], but it's worth noting that he's only scored once in Everton's last eight away games.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">For Swansea, Sigurdsson looks good value at <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; font-weight: 600; padding: 0px 2px 1px; position: relative;" title="9/4"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">3.30</span></span>. He's scored nine goals this season and is the man Swansea fans will be looking towards to save them from the drop.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /><span style="font-weight: 600;">Recommended Bets</span><br /><span style="font-weight: 600;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">Back Swansea 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; padding: 0px 2px 1px; position: relative;" title="1/1">2.00</span></span><br /><span style="font-weight: 600;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; outline: none; transition: color 0.2s;">Back Sigurdsson to score at</span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; outline: none; transition: color 0.2s;"> </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; outline: none; padding: 0px 2px 1px; position: relative; transition: color 0.2s;" title="9/4">3.30</span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: 600;"><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; outline: none; padding: 0px 2px 1px; position: relative; transition: color 0.2s;" title="9/4"><br /></span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpUwUG5avVQw1bTrtt1-bYG0WmAuzK4IXpv-HPvIkuaC-uFZZUOvl4FWOJfmr6UeQxksW4Brgt12WbaI-aj4BYP8GwRh8W9h0TsH67AzsiIOkvG_l0Bej-MAOKCoTPeMgMUyvwUeuLHLQ/s1600/promo303844087.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpUwUG5avVQw1bTrtt1-bYG0WmAuzK4IXpv-HPvIkuaC-uFZZUOvl4FWOJfmr6UeQxksW4Brgt12WbaI-aj4BYP8GwRh8W9h0TsH67AzsiIOkvG_l0Bej-MAOKCoTPeMgMUyvwUeuLHLQ/s640/promo303844087.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <div> <br /></div>

Swansea v Everton: Home win will give Swans hope

Swansea v Everton Saturday, 17:30 Live On BT Sports 1 Swansea Paul Clement's  team have finally woke from their slumber, but do t...

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Bournemouth v Stoke: Cherries to pick off another win against out-of-form visitors

<div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: 600;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">Bournemouth v Stoke</span><br />Saturday 6 May, 15:00</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: 600;"><br /></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-weight: 600;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Bournemouth</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-weight: 600;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: 600;">Eddie Howe</span> can look forward to a third season in the Premier League after last week's 1-0 win at Sunderland took his side to 10th place on 41 points, to all intents and purposes a safe position.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: 600;">Striker Benik Afobe is doubtful</span> after going off with a hamstring injury at Sunderland. Junior Stanislas, who came on as sub, is set to replace him in the starting line-up alongside Josh King. Jack Wilshere, Andrew Surman, Dan Gosling and Callum Wilson all remain out of action.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /><span style="font-weight: 600;">Stoke</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: 600;"><br /></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Mark Hughes's side are virtually safe in 12th place with 40 points, having hit the wall in recent weeks with just one win in their last eight games and no goal scored in five of them.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: 600;">Jon Walters is doubtful with a knee injury,</span> while Ibrahim Afellay and Stephen Ireland are long-term absentees.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /><span style="font-weight: 600;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">Match Odds</span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: 600;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;"><br /></span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">A difficult match to weigh up, with both teams in the middle of the table and no doubt feeling safe. It is worth noting that teams who have reached the 40-point mark this season have a collective subsequent record of W1 D2 L10 and, with both of these sides at that point, <span style="font-weight: 600;">motivation is clearly a key factor.</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: 600;"><br /></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">One of them might seize the initiative, however, and on recent form that is more likely to be Bournemouth. Their last defeat by a side outside the big six was away at West Brom in late February and since then their record in that category is W4 D1 L0 (three wins out of three at home).</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">That should give them plenty of confidence against Stoke, whose <span style="font-weight: 600;">last four wins were against teams currently in the bottom five</span> (going back to early January). Their record against teams above that group in that period is W0 D4 L6.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Bournemouth have won seven out of 11 at home to teams outside the big six and <span style="font-weight: 600;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">the Cherries do not look bad odds 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; padding: 0px 2px 1px; position: relative;" title="5/4">2.30</span>.</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /><span style="font-weight: 600;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">Over/Under 2.5 Goals</span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: 600;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;"><br /></span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: 600;">Stoke are top for games with under 2.5 goals,</span> with 22 out of 35 (63%). On the road their figures are slightly higher, with 11 out of 17 (65%).</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: 600;">Bournemouth's home games tend to be high scoring,</span> however, with 10 out of 17 (59%) going over 2.5 goals. All 10 came in Bournemouth's 14 scoring games at home, which indicates there is a good chance of over 2.5 goals unless Stoke can shut them out.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /><span style="font-weight: 600;">Ref Watch</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: 600;"><br /></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: 600;">Paul Tierney</span> has shown a red in each of his last two Premier League games, but in general he is not a card-happy ref. Before those last two games, his bookings points had totalled no more than 30 in six of his seven Premier League matches this season.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /><span style="font-weight: 600;">Recommended Bet<br /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">Back Bournemouth 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; outline: none; padding: 0px 2px 1px; position: relative; transition: color 0.2s;" title="5/4">2.30</span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: 600;"><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; outline: none; padding: 0px 2px 1px; position: relative; transition: color 0.2s;" title="5/4"><br /></span></span></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqfj5HX9NSxM8XJ8GFcYN4wk7sxBxzP3d9pf4v2o4Rc5ehlk-lHdWo_UCqgLJooj36qEdS-1fdkCSJ5yMLjS4hDQBO5uv_ncVIR8uYSDUcY6CN0Ega3l2mk-36EJqLSCq3ieBIfSrYyZM/s1600/Bournemouth-v-Stoke.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqfj5HX9NSxM8XJ8GFcYN4wk7sxBxzP3d9pf4v2o4Rc5ehlk-lHdWo_UCqgLJooj36qEdS-1fdkCSJ5yMLjS4hDQBO5uv_ncVIR8uYSDUcY6CN0Ega3l2mk-36EJqLSCq3ieBIfSrYyZM/s640/Bournemouth-v-Stoke.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>

Bournemouth v Stoke: Cherries to pick off another win against out-of-form visitors

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Hull v Sunderland: Low-scoring win can save Tigers from the drop

<div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-weight: 600; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">Hull v Sunderland</span><br /><span style="font-weight: 600;">Saturday May 6 15:00</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /><span style="font-weight: 600;">Hull</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: 600;"><br /></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">If you're going to beat the drop, then this would be the match more than any other that <span style="font-weight: 600;">Marco Silva</span> will be eyeing up for three points. And can you blame him? Sunderland have been atrocious this season and come the end of the season when they go down, will have spent a total of <span style="font-weight: 600;">261 days</span> in the relegation zone this campaign.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">This is a huge match for Hull because it's Crystal Palace up next who have gradually improved, and then a home tie against <span style="font-weight: 600;">Tottenham</span> on the final day, who might still be in contention for the title. So they need to take these three points because it's not inconceivable to think it could be the last they get this season.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">They have <span style="font-weight: 600;">Eldin Jakupovic</span> to thank for being on 34 points rather than 33 - his penalty save from Dusan Tadic in a priceless 0-0 draw at Southampton last weekend may be the difference between staying up or going down.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Of their preferred starting XI, only <span style="font-weight: 600;">Ryan Mason</span> is unavailable.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /><span style="font-weight: 600;">Sunderland</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: 600;"><br /></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I'd pinpoint two big factors behind Sunderland's horror season. One: David Moyes has struggled everywhere he's been since leaving Everton. Two: their squad simply lacks quality. Too many mediocre players who week in, week out put in average performances with no-one really taking the game by the <span style="font-weight: 600;">scruff of the neck</span> and catching the eye.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">When they're relegated and players start to hand in transfer requests/activate relegation clauses, the only two who are likely to have plenty of takers are goalkeeper <span style="font-weight: 600;">Jordan Pickford</span> and striker Jermain Defoe.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">It will be interesting to see whether Moyes starts to give a few fringe players a game for the last few games of the season...or sticks with the same players who failed so miserably. </span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-weight: 600;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large; outline: none; transition: color 0.2s;">Match Odds</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-weight: 600;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large; outline: none; transition: color 0.2s;"><br /></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The stats suggest that Hull at <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; font-weight: 600; padding: 0px 2px 1px; position: relative;" title="1/2"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">1.50</span></span> are a poor value bet. They've only beaten Sunderland at home in one of their last four attempts and in none of those four, did they score more than once. Those are <span style="font-weight: 600;">Opta stats</span>.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Furthermore, Sunderland beat them the first time round this season, one of just five wins all season.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">But on this occasion, those stats are pretty meaningless, in my opinion. This is a united, hard-working, well-managed Hull team and this is a poor, <span style="font-weight: 600;">dispirited</span>, uninspired Sunderland side. Add to the equation the much-talked about record of Marco Silva in not losing a home match since March 2014 and maybe that <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; font-weight: 600; padding: 0px 2px 1px; position: relative;" title="1/2"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">1.50</span></span> isn't such a bad price after all.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">But I think we should push the boat out a little more here.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /><span style="font-weight: 600;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">Hull to win/Under 2.5 goals</span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: 600;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;"><br /></span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">There's no reason why Hull can't keep a clean sheet here. Sunderland's top-scorer Defoe hasn't netted in 10 matches and Hull have kept back-to-back clean sheets with that 0-0 at Southampton being preceded by a <span style="font-weight: 600;">2-0 home win</span> against Watford.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I can't see Hull pressing forward too much should they take the lead and <span style="font-weight: 600;">1-0 or 2-0</span> would be my idea of a score here so I'll put all those views into one bet: back Hull/Under 2.5 goals at a far bigger 12/5 than the <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; font-weight: 600; padding: 0px 2px 1px; position: relative;" title="1/2"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">1.50</span></span> on the straightforward Hull win.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-weight: 600; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">To Score</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-weight: 600; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;"><br /></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Oumar Niasse is an obvious place to start if you fancy a Hull goalscorer. He's the team's main striker and has looked lively in recent weeks. But does 19/20 sound like a decent price on a player with just four goals all season, irrespective of who they're up against? Not to me.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: 600;">Abel Hernandez </span>is 11/10 but isn't guaranteed to start here. That means that if he gets 15 or 20 minutes at the end you run the risk of your bet standing and him hardly having a chance to score. So he can be crossed off, too.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: 600;">Lazard Markovic</span> actually looks the best of a bad bun</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">ch here in terms of price. Since leaving Benfica in August 2013, his career has taken a nosedive with largely unsuccessful spells at Liverpool, Sporting Lisbon and Fenerbahce. But he's finally getting plenty of game time under his belt at Hull and is looking the sharpest he has in ages. He should get in to some decent positions here, playing on the right of a front three and with two goals in his last five matches, looks a decent-value bet at 2/1.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /><span style="font-weight: 600;">Ref Watch</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: 600;"><br /></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Neil Swarbrick is in charge here, a low-profile ref who averages just under four yellows a game. AS with any match involving Sunderland, the obvious question that comes to mind is: what price <span style="font-weight: 600;">Lee Cattermole</span> to be shown a card? You should be able to get around <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; font-weight: 600; padding: 0px 2px 1px; position: relative;" title="2/1"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">3.00</span></span> once <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-weight: 600; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">the market</span> matures.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /><span style="font-weight: 600;">Recommended Bets</span><br /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-weight: 600; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">1pt Back Hull to win/Under 2.5 goals @ 12/5 on Betfair Sportsbook</span><br /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-weight: 600; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">0.5pts Back Lazard Markovic to score @ 2/1 on Betfair Sportsbook</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-weight: 600; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;"><br /></span></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZI3lrLxK02ui-C_Dtw8HvWOl__D0_iFK3AtxvA0hSMqbsSIr6XaHYL6Hr4R56HKaAgexY83cG4RJx50Etogm-PIlVDcPLgmIa-QCj_Sd01itCMB9mUHUsMuVLTpX3cuEqDHemDL1PKmg/s1600/JS105391062.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZI3lrLxK02ui-C_Dtw8HvWOl__D0_iFK3AtxvA0hSMqbsSIr6XaHYL6Hr4R56HKaAgexY83cG4RJx50Etogm-PIlVDcPLgmIa-QCj_Sd01itCMB9mUHUsMuVLTpX3cuEqDHemDL1PKmg/s640/JS105391062.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-weight: 600; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;"><br /></span></span></div>

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