Bundesliga Betting: Werder and Bayern to put on a show

<div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); 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; line-height: 22px; margin: 7px 0px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"Werder have scored in their last 21 Bundesliga games at the Weserstadion, but you'd be mad to back them to keep a clean sheet against Bayern."</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); 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outline: none; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; transition: 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;"><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; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: initial; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; transition: color 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;">Back Both Teams 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; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: initial; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; transition: color 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><span class="inline-odds" style="background-attachment: initial; 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background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><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; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: initial; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; transition: color 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;">Werder Bremen v Bayern Munich</span></span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Saturday January 28, 14:30</span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); 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; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">When they are up against it, champions tend to find a way to win. In freezing cold temperatures last Friday, facing a vibrant Freiburg side playing with adventure, Bayern Munich found themselves behind at the Schwarzwald Stadion after just four minutes. Slowly but surely the league leaders played their way back into the contest, and after <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Robert Lewandowski</span> had netted a first-half equaliser, the Polish superstar then won the match with a breathtaking stoppage-time goal. He chested down a cross from Franck Ribery, kept the ball in the air and away from the Freiburg defence with a delicate touch, and then sent a perfect volley into the bottom corner. A goal you could quite happily watch again and again, unless you follow Freiburg.</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); 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; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); 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; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">After the match Bayern winger <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Arjen Robben</span> admitted his side hadn't deserved the win, and had relied on individual brilliance to see them through. The Dutchman was spot on - this was another flat Bayern display that could easily have seen them drop points, and they still aren't consistently hitting top gear under <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Carlo Ancelotti.</span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); 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; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); 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; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Although Bayern dismantled Werder Bremen 6-0 on the opening night of the season, I think they are in for a tougher test this weekend. I was massively impressed by Werder last weekend, even though they lost 2-1 at home to Borussia Dortmund. They played most of the match with ten men after keeper Jaroslav Drobny was sent off, but they still attacked with purpose, and Dortmund's winner came courtesy of a fortunate deflection that teed up Lukasz Piszczek. New signing <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Thomas Delaney</span> had a storming debut in midfield, and he'll give SVW real drive and energy.</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); 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; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); 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; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Werder went into that game against BVB with a five-game unbeaten run, and with Max Kruse, <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Serge Gnabry</span> and Claudio Pizarro there is enough quality to disturb a Bayern defence which had some shaky moments last week. Werder have scored in every single Bundesliga game they have played this season, apart from their demolition in Munich. Bayern have kept a clean sheet in just one of their last six away games in the league, so I'm backing both teams to find the net.</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); 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; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); 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; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><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; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Recommended Bet</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: initial; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; transition: color 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;">Back Both Teams To Score at</span> <span class="inline-odds" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 3px 2px 1px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;" title="6/5">2.16</span></span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); 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; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: initial; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; transition: color 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;">Wolfsburg v Augsburg</span></span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Saturday January 28, 14:30</span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); 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; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">After a dismal first half of the season, Wolfsburg are finally heading in the right direction. Although I remain unconvinced about coach <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Valerien Ismael</span> as a long-term solution in the dugout, some excellent winter signings are making an impact.</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); 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; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); 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; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Speedy Rennes winger <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Paul-Georges Ntep</span> set up a late winner for Mario Gomez on his debut, Yunus Malli has a proven track record as a playmaker from his Mainz days, and aficionados of Dutch football I've spoken to all speak highly of young midfielder Riechedly Bazoer.</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); 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; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); 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; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Wolfsburg's 1-0 win over Hamburg last Saturday gave them some breathing space in the relegation battle, and they are now chasing a third consecutive home victory.</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); 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; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); 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; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Augsburg had a brief revival when they replaced coach Dirk Schuster with academy boss Manuel Baum, but the Bavarians lost 2-0 at home to Hoffenheim last weekend, and they are still expected to be without key forwards Caiuby and Alfred Finnbogason. Left-back Konstantinos Stafylidis is suspended, and the club has been hit by a flu bug this week.</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); 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; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); 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; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">FCA are struggling to score goals (they have netted just 13 in 17 games), and they lost the reverse fixture 2-0 to the Wolves on the opening weekend. Augsburg have lost four of their last seven road matches, and I think they'll come unstuck again here.</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); 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; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); 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; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><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; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Recommended Bet</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: initial; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; transition: color 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;">Back Wolfsburg to win at</span> <span class="inline-odds" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 3px 2px 1px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;" title="1/1">1.99</span></span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); 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; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: initial; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; transition: color 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;">Mainz v Borussia Dortmund</span></span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Sunday 29 January, 16:30</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Live on BT Sport</span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); 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; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I opposed Borussia Dortmund at what I felt were too short odds in last week's column, and they weren't exactly convincing in their 2-1 win at Werder Bremen. However, I actually think they will perform better this weekend at Mainz, as BVB coach <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Thomas Tuchel</span> returns to face the club where he made his name.</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); 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; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); 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; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">For a start, top scorer <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Pierre-Emerick Aubmeyang</span> is back from African Cup of Nations duty, as he was unable to prevent the hosts Gabon from crashing out at the group stage. Also, teenage wing wizard Ousmane Dembele is raring to go after he was left out of the starting XI last week. Andre Schuerrle finally got off the mark in the Bundesliga this season, and Marco Reus is benefiting from a relatively injury-free period.</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); 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; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); 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; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Mainz played out a goalless stalemate against FC Koln last week, and the lack of creativity since the defection of playmaker <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Yunus Malli</span> was there for all to see. To make matters worse, bustling striker Jhon Cordoba is still suspended. Mainz have conceded 15 goals in eight games, and I think Dortmund's attack can exploit the gaps in that rearguard, especially the speed mismatch.</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); 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; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); 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; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><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; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Recommended Bet</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: initial; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; transition: color 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;">Back Borussia Dortmund -1.0 on the Asian Handicap at </span><span class="inline-odds" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 3px 2px 1px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; transition: color 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;" title="11/10">2.14</span></span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); 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; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><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; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="inline-odds" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 3px 2px 1px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; transition: color 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;" title="11/10"><br /></span></span></span></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><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; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="inline-odds" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 3px 2px 1px; position: relative; text-size-adjust: 100%; transition: color 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;" title="11/10"><br /></span></span></span></span></div>

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Aus Open Women’s Final Preview: Serena v Venus

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;">Serena Williams v Venus Williams (7:30pm)</strong>They have dominated women’s tennis for the better part of two decades and they now meet for a 28th time. Serena leads the H2H 16-11 and 6-2 in Slam Finals but the pair have not met in a major final since Wimbledon back in 2009. Unfortunately for fans they have rarely played great matches. Six of the eight major finals have been decided in straight sets and if Serena gets on top early The Wolf cannot see Venus bouncing back.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Serena has really stepped it up in her last two matches breezing her way past Konta and Lucic-Baroni. Her form has improved with each match and she is yet to drop a set in the tournament. As has been the case in the past she has been able to find her best tennis when required and responded immediately whenever she has been tested. For Venus, this is her first major final in almost 8 years and the pressure looks set to take it’s toll. The Wolf did tip us into the older sister prior to the quarters at $21 and anyone who followed him in will be licking their lips at the prospects of an upset win.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> <span style="font-size: large;">That being said The Wolf says we cannot let that cloud out assessment in this one. Venus has had a remarkable run but in her last match she relied on her defensive skills to get her through – a factor that will take it’s toll on the 36 year old. It is also something she will not be able to rely on against sister Serena. In her semi Venus peppered the backhand of Coco and exposed her weakness – something she will not be able to do in the final.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> <span style="font-size: large;">In addition, they are playing at night which will give Serena another edge. Venus has played all of her matches during the day when the courts have played faster. This has allowed her to earn a heap of free points on serve while also playing up on the baseline. She will need to adjust early and once she falls behind The Wolf says Serena will break her spirit. Anything close to her best will result in a comfortable win.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Little sister is seeking a 23rd Grand Slam title, the number 1 ranking and immortality. Serena in straight.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; text-decoration: none;">Best Bet: Serena -4.5 ($1.73)</strong><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; text-decoration: none;">Value Bet: Under 18.5 games ($2.80)</strong><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; text-decoration: none;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;">1st Set Score After 2 Games: Serena 2-0 ($2.45)</span></strong></span></div> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTlhLnZCuOgQtrhYSTIC2cJxCdQv8vucjffJm8uLQzaS9zaJWv4XsdiD7Vu-RdX8-iPjLmRMarLMmAS5wwds5_vXVohmuXRf1RqzOHOR-0mJXy3Hl6FW9u5UWD1FM4rarsC1hjXRLe_-Y/s400/351.jpg" width="400" /></span></span></div> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14.4px; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> <br /></div> </div>

Aus Open Women’s Final Preview: Serena v Venus

Serena Williams v Venus Williams (7:30pm) They have dominated women’s tennis for the better part of two decades and they now meet for a 28...

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Wimbledon: Novak Djokovic, Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova advance amid stifling heat

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="first" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3b3b3b; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Champion Djokovic was spared the worst of the heat on the partly covered Centre Court as he kept things simple in a 90-minute 6-4, 6-2, 6-3 second-round demolition job that ended the Wimbledon career of seasoned Finn Jarkko Nieminen.</span></div> <span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3b3b3b; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;">His opponent in the next round, Australian Bernard Tomic, will be hoping the weather eases for their Friday showdown after complaining it was "too hot".</span><br /> <span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3b3b3b; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;">"I was starting to get dizzy out there with the heat hitting me... I was very dizzy out there," Tomic said after beating Frenchman Pierre-Hugues Herbert 7-6 (7/3), 6-4, 7-6 (7/5).</span><br /> <span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3b3b3b; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;">The blazing sun was the least of Sharapova's concerns, however.</span><br /> <span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3b3b3b; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;">"It's much much warmer in my hometown in Longboat Key, Florida," the Russian fourth seed said after subduing Dutchwoman Richel Hogenkamp 6-3, 6-1.</span><br /> <span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3b3b3b; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;">What would have concerned her though is her misfiring serves.</span><br /> <span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3b3b3b; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;">The 2004 champion was left red-faced as she fired down three successive double faults to surrender her serve at 4-2 up in the first set but survived that blip to win eight of the next nine games.</span><br /> <span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3b3b3b; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;">Court Two also hosted the other half of tennis's golden couple with Sharapova's boyfriend Grigor Dimitrov, the 11th seed, outlasting American Steve Johnson 7-6 (7/8), 6-2, 7-6 (7/2).</span><br /> <span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3b3b3b; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;">"Everyone was talking about it's hot, it's hot. To me it was just such good weather today," said the 2014 semi-finalist who will next take on Frenchman Richard Gasquet.</span><br /> <span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3b3b3b; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;">Williams might want to drop Marin Cilic and Ricardas Berankis a thank you note after the duo's five-set thriller meant she did not have to step on to Centre Court till almost 7pm.</span><br /> <span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3b3b3b; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;">However, the slightly cooler conditions did not mean the American world number one wanted to hang around longer than necessary as she took another step closer to winning her fourth successive major. She whooped in delight after completing a 6-4, 6-1 pummelling of Hungarian Timea Babos.</span><br /> <h2 style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3b3b3b; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"> <span style="border: 0px; font-size: x-small; font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Nishikori pulls out, Ivanovic beaten</span></h2> <span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3b3b3b; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;">While US Open champion Cilic was relieved to be still standing following a 6-3, 4-6, 7-6(7/6), 4-6, 7-5 win over Lithuania's Berankis, the same could not be said of his Flushing Meadows final victim.</span><br /> <span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3b3b3b; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;">Fifth seed Kei Nishikori spared his battered body further punishment after he pulled out of his second-round match against Santiago Giraldo with a calf strain.</span><br /> <span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3b3b3b; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;">"I was hurting too much," said the man whose exit will be a huge blow back in his Japanese homeland.</span><br /> <span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3b3b3b; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;">Nishikori was not the only one needing medical attention on day three of the championships as a ballboy had to be wheeled off Court 17 after collapsing during American John Isner's 6-2, 7-6 (10/8), 6-4 win over Australian Matthew Ebden.</span><br /> <span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3b3b3b; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;">"I saw him on the ground. It was a very scary situation," said Isner. "I'm not a doctor, but it looked like an epileptic seizure. It was very scary. I have heard that he's doing much better, which is great."</span><br /> <span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3b3b3b; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;">French Open champion Stan Wawrinka was in cruise control during a 6-3, 6-4, 7-5 win over Victor Estrella but Milos Raonic was kept on Court One longer than he would have liked by the oldest man in the singles draw.</span><br /> <span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3b3b3b; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;">The Canadian seventh seed hurled down 29 aces, including one clocked at 233 kph, to secure a 6-0, 6-2, 6-7 (7/5), 7-6(4) victory over 37-year-old Tommy Haas.</span><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5wq4QHpHowJlBcm6bf7T6lxyJMLDXH5_3jGYH8X0VHxc3to69GhBO-lhO8pkTWoUFYZET7OSLm83wNpH56_4__eFmB-9c50rrSiXoVZ6_10lhD-bBDpJDIQRuEVuQla3Un16S1fBnQA/s1600/9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5wq4QHpHowJlBcm6bf7T6lxyJMLDXH5_3jGYH8X0VHxc3to69GhBO-lhO8pkTWoUFYZET7OSLm83wNpH56_4__eFmB-9c50rrSiXoVZ6_10lhD-bBDpJDIQRuEVuQla3Un16S1fBnQA/s400/9.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3b3b3b; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br /></span> <span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3b3b3b; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;">Women's seventh seed Ana Ivanovic became the second top-eight woman to fall as the Serb followed third seed Simona Halep out of the tournament, beaten 6-3, 6-4 by 158th-ranked American qualifier Bethanie Mattek Sands.</span><br /> <span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3b3b3b; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;">Heather Watson made sure Britain did not suffer a wipeout in the women's draw as she made it into round three with a 6-4, 6-2 win over Slovakia's former world number five Daniela Hantuchova.</span><br /> <span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3b3b3b; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br /></span> <span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3b3b3b; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br /></span> <span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3b3b3b; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br /></span> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUByD92gtlzg13qfYHuevHK4Ag8se2eagmwjeJSu6-S0BkNxYr1OZ4MUcARVrN00ISw9TR7gwkfGkLUxazCy03pxajdMMn7Eirjlycy6Xny3XJ0S1hacCk5CXNLsZNfJcJuZgxZ_WwcYQ/s1600/20.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUByD92gtlzg13qfYHuevHK4Ag8se2eagmwjeJSu6-S0BkNxYr1OZ4MUcARVrN00ISw9TR7gwkfGkLUxazCy03pxajdMMn7Eirjlycy6Xny3XJ0S1hacCk5CXNLsZNfJcJuZgxZ_WwcYQ/s640/20.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3b3b3b; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div>

Wimbledon: Novak Djokovic, Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova advance amid stifling heat

Champion Djokovic was spared the worst of the heat on the partly covered Centre Court as he kept things simple in a 90-minute 6-4, 6-2, 6-...

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Tennis Australian Open semi final : Rafael Nadal v Grigor Dimitrov

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;">Rafael Nadal v Grigor Dimitrov (7:30pm)</strong><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Last night we went a step closer to a fairy tale final with Federer beating compatriot Stan Wawrinka in 5 thrilling sets. Tonight it is Nadal’s turn to hold up his end of the bargain and create what would be a historic final. The man standing in the way is Grigor Dimitrov, a man looking to create his own piece of history by making his maiden slam final. Both men have played fantastic tennis to get here but it remains to be seen if Dimitrov can elevate his game to the next level when it counts…</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Nadal leads the H2H 7-1 but it is Dimitrov who won the most recent meeting in Beijing late last year, on a similarly fast court. The speed of the court will be critical to the outcome in this one and the Bulgarian will want them to be as fast as possible. We have seen Dimitrov play an aggressive brand of tennis so far in 2017 and he has been able to build on his title winning run in Brisbane. The key for Dimitrov lies in his ability to get into the net. So far this tournament he is 101/140, winning over 72% of points at the net. That is a huge number and he can only beat Nadal if he puts up similar numbers tonight.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> <span style="font-size: large;">If Dimitrov gets stuck on the baseline he is a sitting duck for Rafa who will work him over point by point and run him into the ground. Oh, and one other thing… The Wolf says that Dimitrov better to be ready to go 5 sets because Rafa ain’t rolling over. The clash of styles with make this a very enthralling battle but it is hard to look past the raging bull. Dimitrov has come up short in critical stages in the past and The Wolf just cannot see him play well enough for long enough to win three sets.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Nadal’s quarter final against Raonic was vintage Rafa. He had no reason to win the second set and after Raonic failed to convert close to half a dozen set points Nadal pounced on his first. From that point on it was curtains. Winning the first set will be critical for Dimitrov as it will get Nadal out of his comfort zone. If Nadal wins the opening set this one will be done in straight. We will get the dream final we all want to see!<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; text-decoration: none;">Best Bet: Under 38.5 ($1.80)</strong><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; text-decoration: none;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;">Value Bet: Sets Nadal 3-0 ($3.00)</span></strong></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYRmrDm3l70MzcmucFCOzgY3tasyFgJ9q7-d6aqpRLMdQa0k7cGlcJ3Jk3hFAsNads7EbGCGoTnXc_skbRED4DyXTv3zIm9oagVZpaWnLSRtJBAhoWkas2O5PNu1mi7YNvp9GsUXcPa9U/s400/348.jpg" width="400" /></span></span></div> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14.4px; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> <br /></div> </div>

Tennis Australian Open semi final : Rafael Nadal v Grigor Dimitrov

Rafael Nadal v Grigor Dimitrov (7:30pm) Last night we went a step closer to a fairy tale final with Federer beating compatriot Stan Wawrin...

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BBL FINAL : Perth Scorchers v Sydney Sixers

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <strong style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;">Perth Scorchers v Sydney Sixers @ WACA – Saturday, 7:15pm AEDT</span></strong><br /> <strong style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></strong> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> <span style="font-size: large;">It will be a repeat of the inaugural Big Bash final when the Perth Scorchers host the Sydney Sixers at the WACA on Saturday night. The Sixers won on that occasion by 7 wickets, with man of the moment Moises Henriques leading the men in magenta to victory with 70*. Henriques was also the hero in the semi-final win over the Brisbane Heat blasting 64 off 34 balls and then backed it up with 18 in the super over. The Scorchers booked their spot in the final on the back of some brilliant fast bowling by Mitchell Johnson. Johnson dismissed the Melbourne Stars top 3 (Quiney, Wright and Pietersen) and in the process recorded the impressive figures of 3/3 off his 4 overs. It was also the most economical completed spell in BBL history and earned Johnson man of the match honours. The Scorchers are big-match performers and will be playing in their 5th final, winning two since the inception of the BBL. The Scorchers hold a 6-3 record over the Sixers, with one super-over win and will be looking to make amends for their loss to the Sixers earlier in the season. The Sixers won the last clash between the sides at the SCG by 6 wickets, which broke a string of 6 losses to the Scorchers. Both sides have been impacted by the upcoming ODI series between Australia and New Zealand, with the resurgent Shaun Marsh unavailable for the final, while Colin Munro has been recalled to the Kiwi side. There are reports that Jason Behrendorff could be included for the final at the expense of Jhye Richardson, which would only add to the Scorchers fast bowling ranks already containing the likes of Mitchell Johnson and Andrew Tye. The Wolf tipped the Scorchers before the competition got underway and has to stick solid. The loss of Marsh is a blow, but The Wolf is confident that the Scorchers have enough depth to cover his absence and make it a 3rd BBL title in 6 seasons.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; text-decoration: none;">Bet: Perth Scorchers ($1.75)</b><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; text-decoration: none;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><b style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;">Top Scorchers Batsman</b></strong><span style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;">It’s been a disappointing BBL 06 from Ian Bell, but The Wolf is backing him to use all of his experience and lift for the big occasion. He made 26* in the semi-final win over the Stars and did make scores of 61 and 45 at the WACA earlier in the season. The absence of Shaun Marsh could present a golden opportunity for Bell.</span></span></div> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> <strong style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-size: large;">Bet: Ian Bell ($4)</span></strong></div> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;">Top Sixers Batsman</b>The Wolf is riding the hot hand here. Henriques made 64 in the semi-final win over the Heat and guided the Sixers to victory in the super-over, blasting 18 off Ben Cutting.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> <strong style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-size: large;">Bet: Moises Henriques <b style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;">($4.50)</b></span></strong></div> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;">Top Scorchers Bowler</b>Mitchell Johnson has been all of the talk of late and you could be forgive for forgetting about Andrew Tye. Not The Wolf! Tye has 10 wickets at an average of 24.90 during BBL 06 and recorded the impressive figures of 3/15 in the loss to the Sixers earlier in the season. If the Sixers focus too much on Johnson, look for Tye to strike!</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> <b style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-size: large;">Bet: Andrew Tye ($3.50)</span></b></div> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;">Top Sixers Bowler</b>Sean Abbott has been a revelation during BBL 06, picking up 20 wickets at an impressive average of 14.50. His wicket tally sees him sit five clear on the leaderboard ahead of the Heat’s Mark Stekette, with 15 wickets. Abbott took 4/40 in the semi-final win over the Heat and should enjoy bowling at the WACA.<b style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;"></b></span></div> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> <b style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; text-decoration: none;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;">Bet: Sean Abbott ($3.50)</span></span></b></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggV0e3ovrTQ5NO_4e18rXryQzS7VHdKe8dHWHXicMRVQgyvN0Nt_7knRrRG4U3OQRScKjBLNOKf95kSuYyxNHd4hImyzvocYeELA14WRIYNxz-QmgHY28u7nv_EQZ48_m86zONiArytoE/s400/8157060-3x2-700x467.jpg" width="400" /></span></span></div> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14.4px; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> <br /></div> </div>

BBL FINAL : Perth Scorchers v Sydney Sixers

Perth Scorchers v Sydney Sixers @ WACA – Saturday, 7:15pm AEDT It will be a repeat of the inaugural Big Bash final when the Perth Scorch...

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Ligue 1 Betting: Monaco to have edge over PSG in big title clash

<div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 22px; margin: 7px 0px 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;">"Montpellier have picked up just 1pt from their opening two Ligue 1 fixtures of 2017. Their away form is terrible: they’ve lost their last six away games in all competitions, scoring just twice and conceding 14 times."</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 22px; margin: 7px 0px 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 22px; margin: 7px 0px 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;">Best Bet: <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; transition: color 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;">Marseille -0.5&-1.0 Asian handicap v Montpellier @</span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; transition: color 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><span class="inline-odds" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 3px 2px 1px; position: relative; transition: color 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;" title="1/1">2.00</span></span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; padding: 0px; transition: color 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;">Marseille v Montpellier</span> (7th v 13th)<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Fri, 19:45 GMT</span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;">Marseille will be licking their wounds after two defeats in their last two matches but have a great opportunity to bounce back on Friday night.</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;">Rudi Garcia's side lost 4-1 at home to Monaco a fortnight ago and 3-1 at Lyon last weekend but those games were against two of Ligue 1's top sides. This should be an easier fixture against visitors in all sorts of trouble.</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;">Peace has yet to truly break out at Montpellier following the war of words between club president Louis Nicollin and manager Frederic Hantz at the start of the year. <span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Nicollin said he would sack Hantz if he could afford to pay him off; Hantz responded by saying those cutting comments were totally uncalled for.</span> Hantz is now expected to leave at the end of the season, making for a deeply uncomfortable working environment.</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;">Montpellier have picked up just one point from their opening two Ligue 1 fixtures of 2017 while also suffering a 5-0 French Cup defeat at Lyon. Their away form is terrible: they've lost their last six away games in all competitions, scoring just twice and conceding 14 times.</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;">Marseille look a good bet to win. They're available 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; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 3px 2px 1px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;" title="4/5"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; padding: 0px; transition: color 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;">1.78</span></span> but we prefer backing them on the Asian handicap as they could win by a couple of goals.</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;">Recommended Bet<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; padding: 0px; transition: color 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;">Marseille -0.5&-1.0 Asian handicap @</span> <span class="inline-odds" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 3px 2px 1px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;" title="1/1">2.00</span></span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; padding: 0px; transition: color 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;">Rennes v Nantes</span> (8th v 11th)<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Sat, 19:00 GMT</span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;">Nantes are a team transformed since the appointment of Sergio Conceicao as manager last month and look good enough to pick up something from this short trip across north-west France to Rennes.</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The Canaries have won four </span><span style="border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">of five Ligue 1 fixtures under Conceicao, keeping a clean sheet every time they've won. Their sole defeat came against PSG last weekend (0-2), and there was no shame in losing to the champions, a far better outfit than the Rennes side Nantes face this weekend.</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;">The hosts have won just eight of 21 Ligue 1 fixtures and have fallen to eighth in the table - their lowest position since mid-September - owing to a poor run of form. <span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Rennes are without a win in their last six matches in all competitions against Ligue 1 sides (W0-D2-L4) and are especially weak in attack.</span> Their no.1 striker Giovanni Sio is away at the Africa Cup of Nations and their France winger Paul-Georges Ntep was sold to Wolfsburg for €8.5m earlier this month.</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;">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; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 3px 2px 1px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;" title="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; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; padding: 0px; transition: color 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;">3.25</span></span>, a lay of Rennes 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; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 3px 2px 1px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;" title="5/4"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; padding: 0px; transition: color 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;">2.26</span></span> and Nantes with a small Asian handicap start are all worth considering.</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;">Recommended Bet<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; padding: 0px; transition: color 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;">Nantes +0&+0.5 Asian handicap @</span> <span class="inline-odds" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 3px 2px 1px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;" title="11/10">2.10</span></span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; padding: 0px; transition: color 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;">PSG v Monaco</span> (3rd v 1st)<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Sun, 20:00 GMT</span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;">Live on BT Sport 1</span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;">This is by far the biggest match of the Ligue 1 season so far, and champions PSG are worth opposing at Parc des Princes.</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;">No matter how you look at it PSG's 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; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 3px 2px 1px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;" title="4/6"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; padding: 0px; transition: color 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;">1.68</span></span> to win this clash of the title favourites are simply too short. First up there's the fact that Monaco are two places and three points above PSG in the standings. Then there's the fact that Monaco have an excellent away record (W6-D2-L2).</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;">Monaco also have better six-game form and 10-game form than the hosts: <span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Monaco are W5-D0-L1 compared to PSG's W3-D1-L2 over the past six games,</span> and W8-D1-L1 rather than PSG's W7-D1-L2 over the past 10 games.</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;">The market suggestion that PSG have close to a 60% chance of winning the match simply doesn't stack up when you look at the evidence. Monaco have great team news, too - manager Leonardo Jardim should be able to select his strongest side.</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;">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; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 3px 2px 1px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;" title="16/5"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; padding: 0px; transition: color 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;">4.20</span></span>, Monaco +0.5&+1.0 Asian handicap 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; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 3px 2px 1px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;" title="11/10"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; padding: 0px; transition: color 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;">2.08</span></span> or laying PSG at a short price are the selections to consider.</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;">Recommended Bet<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; padding: 0px; transition: color 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;">Lay PSG @ </span><span class="inline-odds" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 3px 2px 1px; position: relative; transition: color 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;" title="5/7">1.70</span></span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="inline-odds" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 3px 2px 1px; position: relative; transition: color 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;" title="5/7"><br /></span></span></span></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu7a4rDfax-KoufECyRdGDc-7WcrIgO9gtjWx5CmW1yv4OOnRK4iEF7tyHfFCnNStVOKFO4Gnr3XJTQ4tbB5k1td2mPHA5us0cEwNOkJaSGkKEkU6PquiCptG6tNpAuwjI9lsrgFJt28k/s1600/Marseille-vs-Montpellier.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu7a4rDfax-KoufECyRdGDc-7WcrIgO9gtjWx5CmW1yv4OOnRK4iEF7tyHfFCnNStVOKFO4Gnr3XJTQ4tbB5k1td2mPHA5us0cEwNOkJaSGkKEkU6PquiCptG6tNpAuwjI9lsrgFJt28k/s640/Marseille-vs-Montpellier.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="inline-odds" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 3px 2px 1px; position: relative; transition: color 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;" title="5/7"><br /></span></span></span></span></div>

Ligue 1 Betting: Monaco to have edge over PSG in big title clash

"Montpellier have picked up just 1pt from their opening two Ligue 1 fixtures of 2017. Their away form is terrible: they’ve lost their ...

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