11 The Weekly Punt Vertonghen

NUMBER 11

S...purse PREMIER Chelsea-Tottenham, interesting derby in London

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PREMIER LEAGUE

C.PALACE-SOUTHAMPTON

We still believe

Double chance C.Palace or draw 1.76 - TonyBet

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he Eagles are quite falling down, but this could be one of the last chances to earn point and to avoid relegation. Southampton sent 3-4

key players in the mid-week to the English national squad, so they will be probably more tired. Crystal Palace at home is still a good choice against almost everyone.

the match: CHELSEA-TOTTENHAM

Sherwood Forest

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very derby is, how can I say, a derby. Different, with a lot of fancies and details: this one is one of that derbies. Chelsea

Both teams to score NO 1.95 Bet365

wants to keep the first place, Tottenham has to qualify for

the next Europa League (which is going to play in about a week). I think it will be a very hard match for both teams with not many goals. The Spurs are quite used to.. fail these games.

by Mister Y

T. INCE (CRYSTAL PALACE)

the match: WEST BROM-M. UNITED

The curse of the worse

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here's nothing more to say about Red Devils' season. A

Both teams to score 1.90 Unibet

complete disaster, more or less. David Moyes has still a lot to learn from Sir Alex Ferguson: first of all about defensive

play. Wba is not Barcelona, but a goal can easily emerge. Nice quotes for that.

4-5 /

serie A

Parma-Verona

Dream run

Parma to win 3/4 888sport

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t’s a quiet team. Not much press, not many highlights, but at the end there is a team that incredibly has not lost a game in 14 matches. Parma of coach

Donadoni, is now dreaming of something more then a simple relaxed Serie A, Europe is starting to be more then a dream. This week they are hosting Verona, another contender, that after an amazing start, they are starting to seem just a normal team.

Good opportunity for us, not an amazing price, but a solid “Punt” is the win for Parma.

the match: Chievo-Genoa

a good Chance

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Last week against Atalanta, Chievo played well and in 10 men was almost able to tie. They succumb the last minutes but the impression is that they are not ready to give up yet.

Chievo to win 5/4 Coral

Genoa is a good middle-table team, that is starting to have those games that mean little. It’s an habit, in Italy, for those teams to relax on the road and give everything at home. This might be the case and if it isn’t, Chievo is good enough for a victory anyway.

by StatsMen

antonio cassano (parma)

the match: Sampdoria-Livorno

Shiny happy Doria

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’m in love with this Sampdoria team. Last week they won against Torino, another of the team that are doing extremely well in serie A. Now they are hosting one of the squad that

Sampdoria to win 5/6 William Hill

are expected to be relegated, Livorno. The excitement goes over this season, coach Sinisa Mihajlovic, wants to make an impact so next season, I believe, he will try to make a push for Europe and this games need to be win in ease. Livorno is just not good enough.

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liga

CELTA-Atletico MADRID

All or nothing

Atletico to win 4/5 Paddy Power

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hat a derby by Atletico Madrid: Simeone said, after that game, that his team will fight on

every front, Liga included. That's why I can't realize this quote for an away win. Of course, next week the "Colchoneros" will play in the Champions League, but Celta is quite cold and quite safe.

the match: ALMERIA-SEVILLA

It can work at home

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lmeria is having a good streak: in the last 5 games it has never lost. Sevilla has to think about Europa League, next week, against Betis, the city rival. Vilchez' guys

won't lose at home this time.

Almeria to win 9/4 Ladbrokes

by Francesco Delle Femmine

diego simeone (a.madrid)

the match: VALENCIA-A.BILBAO

Bulgaria calling

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nce upon a time, this could have been a real big match:

Bilbao 0 +0,5 1.975 Bet365

but Valencia has played a real bad Liga. The problem is that next week Pizzi's guys will play in Europa League against

Ludogorets, in Bulgaria: and I think they will be more concentrated on it. Bilbao has a good quote, we catch it.

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bundesliga

STUTTGART-E.BRAUNSCHWEIG

Last chance

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t looks like betting against Stuttgart is more or less like putting money in the bank. Actually, it is: even if the team is quite

good, looking at the names of the squad, the turning point is not yet to come. Braunschweig is

Braunschweig to win 5/1 Betfair

the worst rival, now, because it's fighting to avoid relegation. Draw would be useless, so we gamble a bit.

the match: B. M'GLADBACH-AUGSBURG

Stop drawing

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trange period for 'Gladbach: tre draws in a row, and a dramatic downgrade at home. After a couple of months where Borussia was battling with Bayern for "hottest team

in the league", now it's almost a disaster. Augsburg is running good, but 'Gladbach can't lose more points.

Both teams to score 1.72 Bet365

by Francesco Delle Femmine

Karim Bellarabi (Braunschweig)

Schalke-Hoffenheim Over 3,5 goals 11/10 - Betfair

the match: SCHALKE-HOFFENHEIM

Experience is important

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h my god, Hoffenheim: it seems like it can beat every team

Schalke to win 1.80 Bet365

in this moment. Schalke has been shocked after the terrible defeat against Bayern and Real Madrid, but quotes are good: they

could press their rivals for Champions League. Hoffenheim just wants to be safe.

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ligue 1

NANTES-AJACCIO

I know, you know

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Nantes to win 4/7 Bet365

s almost every week end, we can bet against our friend Ajaccio; as I have said in the last two weeks, the away

team is already thinking about next season in Ligue 2, and with quite good odds, even this time we can give trust to Nantes, that is not in a great moment but has the perfect match to win.

the match: MONACO-SOCHAUX

Large dream

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ith the loss versus St. Etienne maybe Monaco has to stop to dream about the title; but now there is the second place to mantain, and this is a perfect match to stabilize

Monaco -1,5 , -2 2.050 Bet365

the direct access to the next Champions League. Sochaux is trying to save, and at home is having good results, but away has made 3 points in 14 matches, with 10 goals done and 35 suffered; so I think that Monaco can get a large win.

by Matteo Sbrana

djordjevic [Nantes]

the match: VALENCIENNES-RENNES

The way I like it

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nother last call for the safe zone for the locals, this time versus Rennes; the away team is doing an anonymous league, and away has lost seven games with a very bad

defense. Valenciennes is 5 points far from 17th place, and this is a great chance, I hope and I guess that they will take it.

Valenciennes to win 5/4 Bet365

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Candle in the bet

Every issue, a birthday. Every birthday, a person. Every person, an athlete.

Every athlete, a team. Every team, a bet.

Robert Mak 1ST MARCH

March, th 8

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oday is Robert Mak's birthday.

He plays for Nurnberg, in

the Bundesliga, and in the Slovakian national team.

He is going to face Werder Bremen in a classic German match, and he will surely have success.

Nurnberg to win 1.83 Bwin