Why there should be at least three goals scored at Wembley

England/Slovakia, 5.15pm, Setanta Sports 1, Free Bets, Best Odds

Some fans feared that England would become more boring to watch with an Italian in charge but the truth is that they were already coma-inducingly bad most of the time. Despite concerns that Fabio Capello would look to grind out 1-0 wins, there has already been a 5-1, a 4-1 and a 3-0. Here’s why Saturday’s friendly should also feature over 2.5 goals, which is 5/6 with Sky Bet:

» Seven consecutive Slovakia matches have contained at least three goals, while four of the last five have had over 3.5, which is available at 7/4 with Paddy Power.

» Eight of England’s last nine home games have featured more than 2.5 goals.

Posted: March 27th, 2009 by Michael Lintorn | Add Comment

Why Everton/Middlesboro is unlikely to feature many goals

Everton/Boro, Sunday 4pm, SetantaSports 1, Free Bets, Best Odds

Everton are unbeaten in five against Middlesbrough and have won three of the last four so the home win looks like the most likely outcome in this weekend’s FA Cup quarter-final. Boro have upset the form book in recent weeks with wins against West Ham and Liverpool while the Toffees eliminated their Merseyside rivals and Aston Villa to reach this stage. If you aren’t keen on backing a winner then allow us to present the case for there being under 2.5 goals, which is available at 3/4 on Betfair:

» Fourteen of the last fifteen encounters between these two sides have finished with two or fewer goals being scored.

» The 4-0 loss to Tottenham was Middlesbrough’s first game in eight to have featured more than two goals.

Posted: March 5th, 2009 by Michael Lintorn | Add Comment

Check out Betfair’s West Ham/Spurs betting wizard

West Ham/Spurs, 8pm, Setanta Sports 1, Best Odds, Free Bets

chickendinner have teamed up with Betfair to produce the ultimate device for making money on tonight’s big cockney collision: The West Ham/Spurs Betting Wizard. It’s crammed full of useful information to help you bet on the win market, to the over/under 2.5 goals, half-time/full-time and total goals and contains a link to a free £10 bet. Either click the image above or follow this link to access the wizard now.

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Posted: December 8th, 2008 by Michael Lintorn | Add Comment

Why Fulham/Manchester City promises to provide goals

Fulham/Man City, 12.45 Sat, Sky Sports 1, Best Odds, Free Bets

While there have been a lot of games recently that have left us scratching our heads wondering why they have been chosen for television, this match is worth giving a chance. Last season the two sides drew 3-3 at Craven Cottage and in the return tie Fulham scored three times in the last 21 minutes to overcome a 2-0 deficit and start their “Great Escape”. Encouragingly, there has been more goals in this fixture with every passing year:

There were two goals scored in this fixture in 2004-05, three in 2005-06, four in 2006-07 then six last season. The same pattern has been true in the encounters at the City of Manchester, with the number of goals increasing from two to three to four to five. The bookmakers are clued up to this trend however and the best price on over 3.5 goals is 13/5 with Bet365 while Paddy Power offer 6/1 on over 4.5.

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Posted: December 5th, 2008 by admin | Add Comment

Don’t expect a high-scoring game at Stamford Bridge

A Blues/Magpies preview from spread betting experts IG Sport

Alan Curbishley believes the decision to wrongfully allow Salomon Kalou’s offside 87th-minute winner in this fixture last year played a key part in Sam Allardyce’s sacking eleven days later. With Joe Kinnear’s interim contract close to completion, this encounter could prove decisive again as to whether the Irishman is granted an extension. Our friends at IG Sport, buoyed no doubt by their great tip on the Germany/England game, tell us why you should sell total goals at 2.8:

“The good news for Newcastle United this weekend is that Chelsea have already dropped seven points at home this season compared to none away. The bad news though is that Newcastle are yet to win away from home this season and tomorrow marks the 22nd anniversary of their last victory over Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.  As such IG Sport have Chelsea as biggest Premier League of the day with a supremacy quote of 1.7-1.9 - a price more akin to a top-flight club versus lower-league side FA Cup mismatch than a Premier League fixture. The most interest however is likely to be in the total goals quote of 2.8-3.  Buyers beware: buying at three would have not made you a penny in the past ten fixtures between these two!”

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Posted: November 21st, 2008 by Michael Lintorn | Add Comment