As promised I shall put up a few more tips for this weekend from the lower leagues and around Europe. I'll be the first to admit that I'm not quite as well informed on the nuances of German fussball or Italian calcio as those native to the countries, but I still like a tickle on them occasionally as I'm sure the more committed/addicted gamblers reading do! Without any further ado...
Lower League English
The Championship
Cardiff v Hull, Saturday 1500
Right then let's start things off in God's own country Wales. Having added Craig Bellamy, truly the finest man playing pro football on these shores, Cardiff are, in my opinion, the only outstanding team in a pretty open division this year. Hull are toilet away from home. You can see where this is going can't you? Take -1.0 on the Asian Handicap market at 2.0 with Bet365.
League 2
Crewe v Bury, Saturday 1500
This is based on little more than a hunch and my belief that Crewe were underperforming in the opening 2 games and that their 7-0 win against Barnet was more representative of their quality. Bury have got off to a decent start, but I think in somewhat of a local derby Crewe should have the ability and motivation to win this. The price is what really drew me in and the best offering is 2.4 at Totesport.
Blue Square Premier
Histon v Crawley Town and
Luton v Cambridge both Saturday 1500
These are both long odds shouts, and I would only put small stakes on both of these if you're going to follow. Histon should be imploding at present having been in huge debt and with John Beck walking out as manager 3 weeks ago. However, they are grinding out the odd result and for some reason I think they might beat a high-flying Crawley side. Histon are basically a village team and Crawley have invested in players unused to the tiny, cramped conditions they will encounter. I'd have a little dabble at the 6.0 at bet365.
My second long odds poke is my team, the mighty Cambridge United away at pre-season fav's Luton Town. The U's have won their last 2 games by a combined 7-0 scoreline and whilst Luton are a better team I think they are in a small rut currently. This leaves Cambridge with a chance to sneak some points that they wouldn't normally expect to get. You can take this as the mad ramblings of a deluded fan, and it just might be! Or you can snap up Betfair's 5.4 on the away win and cross your fingers come 5 o'clock Saturday and hope for a late snatcher!
German Bundesliga
Freiburg v Stuttgart, Saturday 1430
This is another one that is more because I like the odds than because it's nailed on. Stuttgart are struggling already this season and have not adequately replaced midfield orchestrator Sami Khedira after his sale to Real Madrid. They are Played 2 Lost 2 Scored 1 Conceded 5, and this is because they are hopeless and are going to need a major sort out before things improve. Freiburg won their only away game 2-1 against Nurnberg and that's enough for me to be interested in Victor Chandler quoting 3.5 on Freiburg winning.
Spanish La Liga Primera
Athletic Bilbao v Atletico Madrid, Saturday 2100
The late kick-off Saturday sees the perennially unpredictable (I know it doesn't work!) Atleti travel to the Basque country to take on the local boys of Bilbao. In one of the most impressive stats in world football Bilbao only play lads with links to the Basque region and have managed to compete, and even sometimes challenge, in 1 of Europe's 3 traditional 'big' leagues. I think Atleti are best positioned to pose the only possible challenge to Barca and Real Madrid, but they don't like it up em, and the Basque bruisers like dishing it out. I would have Bilbao as marginla fav's for this, so the 3.25 at Betfair should be snapped up.
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