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European Champions Cup: Contenders Leinster to edge past Northampton

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<span style="background-color: white;">European Champions Cup: Contenders Leinster to edge past Northampton</span></h1>
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<span style="background-color: white;">Bath's hopes of qualifying for the quarter-finals of the Champions Cup look doomed already after back-to-back defeats against Ulster and Harlequins. <strong style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Clermont Auvergne</strong> won the European Challenge Cup last season and have started this season's European bid with a comfortable win over Quins and a narrow loss at early pacesetters Ulster.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">The Top 14 visitors know this is a crucial match for them with Ulster winning both of their opening matches and Clermont should have the beating of <strong style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Bath</strong>. The hosts have lost their last three games in all competitions and are likely to fall short again. But their European losses were by no more than six points and another narrow defeat is the best bet.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">One of the games of the weekend features <strong style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Northampton</strong> and last season's finalists Leinster. The Saints are top of the Premiership and have started their European campaign with wins against Lyon and Benetton. Leinster have made a perfect start to the season, winning all seven games in the Pro14 and both Champions Cup matches. Leo Cullen's side even managed to rest their first choice players in last week's 23-10 win in Glasgow.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">Leinster are the favourites to win the <strong style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Champions Cup</strong> and their flawless start, winning nine games in all competitions, is an ominous sign for their rivals. Northampton have made significant progress under Chris Boyd but this looks another step up from their recent opponents. The hosts will be competitive at Franklin's Gardens but Leinster's relentess run should continue with a win by up to 12 points worth backing.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">It has been an impressive start to the Champions Cup for Ulster and the Pro14 side are on course to reach the quarter-finals again this season. Ulster edged to a 17-16 victory at Bath in their opener before defeating Clermont 18-13 at home. <strong style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Harlequins</strong> were heavily beaten in France by Clermont, but a 15-9 win over Bath at the Stoop has kept them in contention.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">Ulster are strong favourites to win this match and it is difficult to bet against the hosts. Although Harlequins have won their last two games, having defeated Gloucester in the Premiership last week, this looks a tough ask for them at Kingspan. <strong style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Ulster</strong> have won both European matches by no more than 12 points and a third tight victory could be on the cards this weekend.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">Another huge showdown takes place this weekend with Munster hosting troubled defending champions <strong style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Saracens</strong>. The Premiership side are focused on avoiding relegation, after their 35-point penalty, but have not given up on the Champions Cup. An opening defeat in Racing 92 was followed by a comfortable win against Ospreys. Munster are tied at the top with Racing after beating Ospreys and drawing 21-21 at home to the French side.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">This is likely to be a massively physical encounter at <strong style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Thomond Park</strong> and Munster need to claim victory after failing to win their previous home match. Saracens defeated Munster in last season's semi-final but they have left out some of their key players including Owen Farrell with the Premiership their priority. Munster can take advantage of this and claim a narrow home win over the champions.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">Gloucester are realistically out of the running for a quarter-final spot after defeats in their first two pool games. <strong style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The Cherry and Whites</strong> squandered a winning position at home to Toulouse before losing narrowly in Montpellier. Visitors Connacht edged Montpellier 23-20 at home before a 32-17 loss to group leaders Toulouse.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">Although Connacht are in a stronger position than <strong style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Gloucester</strong>, it is difficult to make a strong argument for either team qualifying for the last-eight. It has been a poor run for Gloucester with five successive defeats in all competitions but this is a good opportunity to get back on track. Having beaten Connacht in five previous meetings, Gloucester are backed to grind out a much-needed victory at Kingsholm.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">Exeter's failure to translate their Premiership form into European success has been a source of frustration in recent years but the Chiefs could be on the verge of a breakthrough. <strong style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Rob Baxter's side</strong> were superb in their 31-12 win in La Rochelle and backed it up by defeating Glasgow 34-18. Premiership opponents Sale lost narrowly at Glasgow before overcoming their French pool opponents at home.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">This looks a golden opportunity for <strong style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Exeter</strong> to challenge for the Champions Cup and their initial performances this season are very encouraging. A trip to Sale is never an easy place to play but an Exeter team with three successive wins should continue this momentum. The hosts can keep it close but the Chiefs should extend their run of victories with a tight win to stay in charge of their group.</span></div>
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West Ham v Arsenal: Goals not a given at the London Stadium

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<span style="background-color: white;">West Ham v Arsenal: Goals not a given at the London Stadium</span></h1>
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<span style="background-color: white;">West Ham's revival proved short-lived, as after ending their seven match winless streak with a shock victory at Stamford Bridge, they went down with a bit of a <strong style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">whimper</strong> at Molineux on Wednesday.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><strong style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Manuel Pellegrini</strong> remains a manager under pressure and he hasn't been helped by his marquee summer signing being out-of-form.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><strong style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Sebastian Haller</strong> looked decent in his opening few games, but since then he has just netted just once - and that was back on October 5.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">The French striker was back in the starting line-up against Wolves, but if <strong style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Antonio</strong> is fit, Haller could find himself back on the bench. Other than that, I wouldn't expect too many changes from the team that played on Wednesday.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">Arsenal's season went from <strong style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">bad to worse</strong> on Thursday as they lost 2-1 at home to Brighton - extending their run to nine matches without a win in all competitions.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">Freddie Ljungberg has been in temporary charge for two games now and the results have been most disappointing. He could only lead his team to a draw at Norwich, before the aforementioned loss at the <strong style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Emirates</strong> last time.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">Clean sheets are a <strong style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">thing of the past</strong> for the Gunners, and they have conceded two goals in each of their last five outings - three of which were at home.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">Nicolas Pepe had one of his better games when he came on at half time against the Seagulls, so it's likely that the big money signing will be in the XI at the London Stadium. At the back, <strong style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Kieran Tierney</strong> could come in for Saed Kolasinac who picked up an injury late on in the same match.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><strong style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The Gunners</strong> haven't won on the road in the Premier League since their opening away game of the season. They beat Newcastle 1-0 that day, but there has been no clean sheet since, as they have picked up just three more points from a possible 18.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">Despite all of that, they are the <span class="inline-odds" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border-radius: 2px; border: 0px; color: #161616; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 3px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;" title="6/5">2.18</span> favourites on the <strong style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Betfair Exchange</strong>. West Ham's poor form is the main reason for the price on offer, but it doesn't take much analysis to conclude that backing Arsenal at those odds is madness - win or lose.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><strong style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The Irons</strong> have won twice in front of their own fans this term, and they are trading at <span class="inline-odds" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border-radius: 2px; border: 0px; color: #161616; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 3px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;" title="12/5">3.35</span> to make it win number three.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">The last of those victories came back in September though, and since then it's been <strong style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">three defeats</strong> and a draw from their four home games.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">The third option in the match-odds market is the draw, which is the <strong style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">outsider of the three</strong>. It is available to back at <span class="inline-odds" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border-radius: 2px; border: 0px; color: #161616; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 3px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;" title="3/1">4.00</span> on the Exchange, and out of the three options, it would be my choice - but that's only if I were forced.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">Thankfully nobody is forced to make a wager, and for me, there is much <strong style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">better value</strong> to be had in other markets for this fixture.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">I like the goal-markets for this match, but my selection might surprise a few. Under 2.5 is a <strong style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">very tempting</strong> <span class="inline-odds" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border-radius: 2px; border: 0px; color: #161616; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 3px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;" title="2/1">2.94</span>, and I can't leave that unbacked - despite the frailties of the two defences on show.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">Arsenal's 2-2 draw at Carrow Road actually ended a run of three straight away games to end with two goals or fewer. For all their attacking talent, the North Londoners have <strong style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">struggled to create chances away from home</strong>, and they recently failed to find the net at Bramall Lane and the King Power.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">Admittedly, the <strong style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">London Stadium</strong> hasn't been as tough a place to go to as those two grounds this year, and both Newcastle and Spurs scored three times in West Ham's last two here.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">Unders backers had a bit more success prior to those two matches though, as three of their previous four in front of their own fans had ended with <strong style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">two goals or fewer</strong>.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">If you think I'm completely off target with this selection, <strong style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Over 2.5 Goals</strong> can be backed at <span class="inline-odds" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border-radius: 2px; border: 0px; color: #161616; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 3px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;" title="40/85">1.48</span>.</span></div>
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Scottish League Cup final: Free-scoring Morelos to gift Gerrard first trophy as Rangers boss

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<span style="background-color: white;">Scottish League Cup final: Free-scoring Morelos to gift Gerrard first trophy as Rangers boss</span></h1>
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<span style="background-color: white;">It's the final of the 2019 Scottish League Cup and we have a thriller in store as Glasgow rivals Rangers and Celtic face-off at the national stadium to decide the first piece of silverware of the Scottish season. Will Celtic tick off the opening leg in their bid for an astonishing <strong style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">fourth domestic treble</strong> in-a-row or will Rangers lift the famous trophy for the first time since 2011?</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">The Old Firm haven't contested a League Cup final since 20 March 2011. Rangers came out on top that day, nicking a tense final thanks to an extra-time winner from <strong style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Nikica Jelavic</strong>. That game finished 1-1 after 90 minutes, a Steven Davis opener cancelled out by Joe Ledley.<br style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;" /><br style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;" />A result that is remembered fondly by followers of the bears, but is it time for the current team to make their own memories or will an all-conquering Hoops slap down their neighbours and prove themselves to be the major force in <span style="color: #161616; font-family: inherit;"><span style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(255, 184, 12); border-image: initial; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: initial; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: initial; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit;"><b>football</b></span></span> north of the border? It'll be great fun finding out.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">Rangers will take part in their first cup final since Steven Gerrard took charge. They booked their place in the decider thanks to an impressive and comfortable win over managerless Hearts at this venue. The light blues went into the break with a 1-0 lead thanks to a cool finish from defender Filip Helander. In form striker <strong style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Alfredo Morelos</strong> netted a second half double to send his employers through and the pressure will be on the young Columbian to do something similar against Celtic on Sunday.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">Morelos helped himself to two goals in a pulsating draw away to <strong style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Feyenoord</strong> in the Europa League last week and was also on the scoresheet against Porto home and away. He has been attracting the attention of big-name clubs across Europe and it looks a matter of when he will depart Glasgow, rather than if. Gerrard and his coaching staff will be desperate to hold onto their prized asset, at least until summer.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">There were a few murmurs of discontent amongst Celtic fans when <strong style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Neil Lennon</strong> was chosen to replace Brendan Rodgers, but Lenny has hit the ground running during his second spell at Parkhead. The Northern Irishman led his side to the knockout stages of the Europa League, ensuring there will be European football played in Glasgow after Christmas. The Hoops also claimed an early season win at Ibrox and are betting favourites to defend their Scottish Premiership title.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">All is rosy in the garden of Celtic but that will change if they suffer their first League Cup final defeat since March 2012 when beaten 1-0 at Hampden by Kilmarnock, an upset achieved thanks to a goal from Belgian striker <strong style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Dieter Van Tornhout</strong> with 84 minutes on the clock. The Hoops were at their best when hammering French Ligue 1 outfit Rennes at Parkhead recently. Lewis Morgan netted only his second Celtic goal to hand his teammates a lead and they strolled to the points thanks to strikes from Ryan Christie and Mikey Johnston.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">The competition stats have Rangers as the League Cup's <strong style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">most successful team</strong> on 27 titles to Celtic's 18. The head-to-head also has Gers slightly in front, the scores currently sitting at Rangers 24-23 Celtic with two draws. The latter is sure to put followers of the form off a level finish, although the rivals did battle out a 1-1 in their most recent League Cup final.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">Despite the stats supporting a Rangers win, the Betfair Exchange tells a different story, pricing Celtic as the most likely champions. The holders are chasing a fourth competition win in-a-row. Backers will find <span style="color: #161616; font-family: inherit;"><span style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(255, 184, 12); border-image: initial; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: initial; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: initial; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit;"><b>The Bhoys</b></span></span> as betting favourites with <span class="inline-odds" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border-radius: 2px; border: 0px; color: #161616; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 3px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;" title="5/4">2.26</span> available. Will the 2019 Scottish League Cup be Steven Gerrard's first trophy as manager? <span class="inline-odds" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border-radius: 2px; border: 0px; color: #161616; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 3px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;" title="9/4">3.25</span> says it will. The draw appeals at <span class="inline-odds" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border-radius: 2px; border: 0px; color: #161616; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 3px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;" title="5/2">3.50</span>.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">Sticking with the stats and each of the last three League Cup finals has seen at least one team fail to find the net. That's also true in five of the last six. Looking at recent Old Firm matches we note the last two meetings have produced a win to nil, as well as six of the seven most recent games. Taking no in the <span style="color: #161616; font-family: inherit;"><span style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(255, 184, 12); border-image: initial; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: initial; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: initial; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit;"><b>both teams to score</b></span></span> on the Betfair Exchange gives followers a crack at <span class="inline-odds" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border-radius: 2px; border: 0px; color: #161616; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 3px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;" title="11/10">2.14</span>.<br style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;" /><br style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;" />Scottish League Cup finals have been low-scoring events in recent years and, ahead of what's sure to be a tense decider involving the bitter Glasgow rivals, it's safe to assume we'll see something similar on Sunday. <span style="color: #161616; font-family: inherit;"><span style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(255, 184, 12); border-image: initial; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: initial; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: initial; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit;"><b>Under 2.5 goals</b></span></span> at <span class="inline-odds" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border-radius: 2px; border: 0px; color: #161616; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 3px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;" title="20/21">1.97</span> makes more sense than over the same mark at <span class="inline-odds" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border-radius: 2px; border: 0px; color: #161616; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 3px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;" title="4/5">1.83</span>.</span></div>
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