Football Selections - Tuesday 13.05.08

[thekop]

Only one tip for Tuesday, though hopefully a good one.

Landskrona v Jonkopings (Landskrona) (1.50)
Landskrona are another team who look good value to challenge for the Superettan title this season. They have had an incredible start to the season with four straight wins. Unlike other teams in the league, they are winning comfortably and in style. The management of the club are calling the performances "efficient" and they are certainly seeing off teams in an efficient way. The last game sums up the current Landskrona team when they travelled to Sirius and hammered them 4-0. Landskrona are doing so well because they have a team who are a class above their contemporaries, a bit like Norkopping last season. Defender Mikael Dahlgren is looking like a specialist penalty taker and there is hardly a player on the field who has not contributed to their tally of 13 goals in 4 games, the defence only conceding 5 goals. Jonkopings at best will sit in mid-table at the end of the season but are looking toothless at the moment, with only 2 goals to their name, one from midfielder Tomas Backman and the other from striker, Kristen Viikmae. Should be a straightforward home win for Landskrona, leaving them clear at the top of the table.

[brewster39]

Good evening again kop!

Got to say this is a great shout, Landkrona have taken maximum points from the four fixtures played so far in the Swedish Superettan. Scoring 13 from just four games and conceding just five. Taking down Sirius in a 4-0 away win in their last fixture shows seriously decent form. However, it is a rather different story for the visitors Jonkopings today who are struggling to fit in this season - only two points coming from their four fixtures at the start of this season which both came at home. In the last four meetings between these two teams, Landskrona have won 3 and drawn one (away). They also done the double over their opponents in '06 season that included a 7-0 hammering at Jonkopings home ground.

With Jonkopings yet to pick up a point away from home this season and on miserable form - and Landskrona quite the opposite on irresistable form in 2nd place, it should be an easy win for the home side! Kop, would like to know where you got 1.5 from though, can only find 1.45 myself!
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[thekop]

Great to see you back Brewster, looking forward to a summer of Scandinavian profit, m8?

Managed to find 1.50 on Bet 365, though that was a couple of days ago, the odds have dropped slightly since then. Still, given the difference in form and class of the two teams anything over 1.30's worth taking.

[alfran]

Landskrona v Jonkopings ...

I think you could get 1.5 up until yesterday on the exchanges...they are now at 1.44 best price and I dare say will continue dropping.

Unfortunately Jelezak is suspended for Landskrona BoIS tonight and Jorgen Petterson is still injured...Landskrona should still have too much for Jonkopings but with results lately it is just fingers crossed time!

[thekop]

Jelecák has obviously been prolific in front of goal this season so his loss is a blow and Petterson is a quality attacking midfielder but Ivo Pekalski will take his place. He has started a couple of games this season and came on for Petterson in the last match, so is more than capable. Matthias Eklund should play instead of Jelecák, not quite a straight replacement but the team still looks solid and, as you say alfran, should be far too much for a Jonkopings team who will be desperately trying to contain them.

[welshie1]

Hard to find anything of interest tonight, Playoff match looks like a very tough one to call so just got a first goalscorer pick instead

ZTS Dubnica to beta FC Vion Zlate Moravce @ 1.62

Hardly a game to get the fire in your belly but I like the look of ZTS Dubnica against awful travellers Vion Zlate Moravce. ZTS are not in bad form at the moment, they are unbeaten in their last 3 at home and that included a win over 3rd placed FC Nitra. Most of their points do come against teams such as Moravce and although nothing is on this game for either side, they will want to win. Zlate Moravce are yet to win away from home in the league this season, picking up just 3 points and scoring 7 goals. They have lost 8 of their last 10 on the road and have failed to score in 7 of those matches. Dubnica have won both of their home meetings with Moravce ahead of this one and will be confident of adding another.

Gretna +1 v Hearts @ 2.07

Gretna recently have looked very spirited and although they know they wont be in the SPL next season and there may not be a Gretna next season they are still trying and they will give Hearts a game tonight. Gretna got a good point in their last home match against St Mirren and they are coming off an away period of 4 games but have been beaten just once in that period. Hearts have gone 3 away matches since they last won and they have lost their last 2 matches in the league. Christophe Berra is set to be left out tonight and they are missing Robbie Neilson, Christian Nade, Calum Elliot and Andrew Driver all through injury. Hearts beat Gretna 2-0 in their last meeting but the other two meetings have been drawn 1-1 and Gretna will take heart from that.

Dele Adebola First Goalscorer in Bristol City v Crystal Palace @ 9.5

Dele Adebola had a decent game on Saturday in my opinion and he certainly looked the livelier forward on the pitch. He has done ok in recent home matches scoring 3 goals in their last 10 home matches, all have been first goals in a match though. Adebola is a player with very good feet and can make something out of nothing and that could come in handy tonight as it may be tight.
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[madbobmagee]

This is a friendly match so it should be avoided like the plague but with so little else on today I was wondering if anyone had any thoughts as you can have Bayern -1 @ 19/20 with Bet365.

[redmad]

Landskrona - Jönköpings Södra

half time/full time: Landskrona/Landskrona
@ 1.90

Landskrona are clear favourites for this game and I would like to add my tip. In all 4 games this season Landskrona was leading at halftime, two at home and two away, goals 8:2. Jönköpings on the other hand in 3 out of 4 games were losing after 45 minutes. One HT draw came at home, halftime goals 1:5. I will be backing the home side to win the first half and the game.

[spider2097]

Chile Apertura - Universidad Catolica v Colo Colo

Interesting contrast of recent form v history here. Last 10 Matches:

Univ. Catolica Home : W8 D0 L2
Colo Colo Away : W3 D2 L5

Might make you think about Univ. Catolica - however in the head to head games hosted by Univ. Catolica, Colo Colo have the upper hand having won 5 out of the last 6 meetings (since 2003). The Colo Colo loss came in 2005. This is the second leg of this tie - the first leg won by Colo Colo 3:1.

I would argue that given the history, Colo Colo are a bigger price than they should be @ 2.62. Even the +0 AH @ 2.05 is worthy of consideration for the less convinced.

Colo Colo @ 2.62
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[candyman]

Hope you got on Bayern -1 madbobmagee. Wish I had.

Darmstadt 4 Bayern 11!! Still 5 minutes left

7 goals for Schlaudraff!

[Epic]

Scandinavian, especially Swedish football as I've learned, is gambling at it's best. You never know what will happen, very hard to predict these games.

[thekop]

You can say that again.

Landskrona 23 shots on goals
Jonkopings 4 shots on goal.

Final score - 1:1.



Oh well, tomorrow is another day.