Week 18.5 Bets (25.02.08) Part 2

SSS Tips

A nice winner on the corner bet last night as Man City managed only 4. Between them they managed 11 which was higher than I thought they would get so glad I plumped for that bet. I am aware that people don’t have betting accounts with all bookmakers so am not sure quite how fair it is to pick a bet that only one bookmaker offers. Any comments would be appreciated.

On to the rest of the midweek games and I have found it very hard to find bets. I went through all the games twice and think have found some but will play to small stakes.

Accrington Stanley v Brentford (eng lge 2 – tue 7:45pm local time)

I have opposed Accrington at home recently and was unsure about doing it again because of possible Brentford injuries but really it looks too good to turn down. Accrington have lost 11/15 matches at home this season which is more than anyone else. In their last 10 matches they have lost 8 and it could have been worse if they hadn’t played Chester twice in that period as they managed a draw and a win against them. They’ve lost 5 of the last 6 at home and in the last ten games (home and away) have the worst record in the league. Brentford are the visitors and they have the best record in the last 10 games (W7 D2 L1) with their only loss last weekend at Chesterfield. Before that they’d won 5/6 away and had been on a great run of form taking them out of the relegation zone and up the table. They had to lose at some stage and just hope last weekend was a blip and Accrington are really in trouble at the moment. You can get 2.4 on Betfair or a best priced 2.25 elsewhere.
++ Brentford to win @ 2.25 on expect/Bet Direct/Stan James (1pt)

Catania v Milan (serie A – wed 8:30pm local time)

Originally I liked the under 2.5 goals bet in this game but when I looked in more detail there was another bet I liked which is Milan to win 1-0. 3/12 Milan away games have ended with a 1-0 victory and it’s a scoreline they are famous for. Their last 5 away games have ended 0-0, 0-1, 0-1, 2-1 and 0-1 so they are getting into the groove. You have to go back 7 away games to find the last time they scored more than 1 goal and they have kept a clean sheet in 4 of the last 5. Catania have scored 11 goals in 11 games at home but have only scored 2 goals in their last 6 home and away games. A bit of classic Milan and this bet could be landed. It’s available at 7.2 on betfair.
++ Correct Score – 0-1 @ 6.5 on Bet365/WHill/VC/SportingBet (½pt)

1½ points staked

NOTES

The premiership is already for the weekend and I’ll update the other English divisions on Wednesday and then the Italians on Thursday when everything will be ready for the weekend.

26 Feb, 08 | Posted in: Tips | Comments Closed