14 The Punt Stoke and Crouch

NUMBER 14

Stoke, one loss in the last 8 matches, is eager to continue the streak. We jump on the wagon at 6/5!

Exciting times

2-3/

PREMIER LEAGUE

Crystal Palace - Chelsea

Winning to keep hoping

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helsea will have the most difficult match few weeks from now when they will meet Liverpool. Until then it is better not to loose any

more points especially when the blues encounter teams that are in the bottom half of the table. Price is not high, but Mou knows that in Champions weeks, there is danger and will focus his team for another win. Crystal Palace can wait another game to try to save themselves from relegation.

the match: Stoke-Hull City

Streak to continue

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est moment of the season for Stoke, after collecting 10 points in the last four game, they meet Hull at home to

Stoke to win 6/5 William Hill

continue this amazing moment. Both team are safe, no

relegation possibilities, that makes this match a “normal� game and in that case we definitely favor the team that is more excited. What a run for the potters culminated, so far, with 4 goals against West Midlands rivals of Aston Villa. The Tigers are excited too, but the semifinal in the FA Cup could mean not to waste too much on this game. The Punt is on the home side.

by Jacob Will

Chelsea to win 4/9 BetVictor

the match: Liverpool-Tottenham

Focus

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covers in a row for the reds make us look good. This week they face Tottenham that hasn’t forgot the 5 to nil score

Liverpool to win 4/9 BetFred

that costed the job to Villas Boas. Still, this time they are not

doing better and Liverpool is on a mission called “title”. A bad team could try to just stop the reds, Tottenham cannot do that, and will actually try to do somenthing. And they will fail.

4-5 /

serie A

Sampdoria-Fiorentina

Over 2,5 23/20 Betdaq

Sampdoria to win 2 Bet365

by StatsMen

Great game

F

iorentina and Sampdoria

color of their shirt and the flower in their

are two of the team of Serie

logo, alternates gorgeous play to mediocre

A that are very enjoyable to

performances. In the middle of the week,

watch. Sampdoria is one of our

they lost at home 2 to nil to Milan with no

discovery and often we tipped succesfully.

fighting spirit. They claim they are tired,

They are on a roll, they keep winning and

and injuries are taking a toll, and so why

scoring with ease. Fiorentina are more

this week should be different? I fancy

strange. Viola, their nick name from the

Sampdoria and over.

the match: Livorno-Inter

Is Thoir bad luck?

T

he new president of Inter fly often from his home all the way to Italy to take care of the team that he purchased

Inter to win 19/10 Coral

just few months ago. Every time he’s in Italy, Inter start

struggling. Of course he’s not bad luck, and that is why we pick Inter to come out of their slump this weekend against Livorno a team fighting to stay in serie A. The problem with the Tuscany team, is the defense and this week at home they must try to win. This will be the problem, Inter is much better against team that they do not just defend and we fancy them to win easily.

6-7/

liga

Celta Vigo-Seville

The hottest team

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eal Madrid's title challenge unravelled on Wednesday night as they suffered backto-back defeats with a 2-1 loss

at Sevilla. Seville is the hottest team in la Liga, and now they want to keep the 4th position, the Champions zone! Celta Vigo with two defeats in a row is not a difficult team to beat. Seville will play next week in Europa League but i think that in this moment of the season Emery's team is unbeatable.good thing.aIt’s a “match point” for home team and the odds is great!

Seville to win 6/4 Paddypower

by The Master

Both teams score 5/6 Williamhill

the match: Ath Bilbao-Atletico

Over the top

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Diego Costa's solitary goal lifted Atletico Madrid back to the top of the Primera Division standings as they claimed a

Over 2,5 goals 23/20 Bet365

1-0 win over Granada on Wednesday night. Ath Bilbao is not

playing well in this period, Valverde’s team is not scoring a lot of goals but this match against Atletico Madrid is very important because Seville is unbeatable, and they have to keep the 4th position. Simeone’s team is always a big opponent, but the match against Barça in Champions is just around the corner, so it’s difficult for me to pick a winner. I fancy a match with a lot of goals!

8-9/

bundesliga

Wolfsburg - Eintracht Frankfurt

The "Wolfs" of the Champions League

W

olfsburg kept up the

thanks to a 1-0 win over Borussia Monchengladbach which dents

challenge for

their opponents' hopes of

the fourth Champions

League spot after a comfortable 3-1 triumph at Werder Bremen. Eintracht Frankfurt took a potentially decisive step away from the bottom three

Wolfsburg to win 5/6 Paddypower

qualifying for the Champions League next season. Wolfsburg is one of the hottest home team of the competition, and i think that they are going to win this

match because the goal is ambitious.

the match: Leverkusen-Braunschweig

Funny teams

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ayer Leverkusen ended a nine-game winless streak to restore their three-point cushion over fourth-placed Wolfsburg with a 3-1 victory at Augsburg. Braunschweig

won an incredible match against Mainz, and i think that they will avoid relegation. Hyypia's team has not a good defense, instead Braunschweig's attack is hot!

Both teams scores 4/5 Williamhill

by Francesco Delle Femmine

the match: Hannover - Werder Bremen

Tough game

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s not a good period for Hannover and Werder Bremen. Two losses in a row for both teams, with Hamburg and Freiburg that drew 1-1 in a relegation battle at the HSV-Arena with the

visitors understandably much happier with the result. Now there are five teams in 7 points so this is an important match, Hannover is better than Werder but i think that a draw is the best result.

Draw 11/4 Bet365

10-11/

ligue 1

Rennes - Bastia

Stuffy match

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t's a bad season for Rennes, they are fighting to avoid relegation, instead for Bastia it's an excellent year, the have

already reached 40 points and they can plan next season.

The excellent ranking position of the guests however, was

Rennes to win 19/20 Paddypower

built at home. Bastia is not a good away team, with 8 defeats and just 11 points. Last week home team won against Marseille, so i fancy Rennes!

the match: Evian Tg-Monaco

Epic win

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anieri's team is satisfied: second place is very solid, and they won wednesday in the semi-finals of the Coupe de France. With a ranking so quiet i think we can

trust to Evian. It's a difficult match but they won against Psg in last december. Will it be an epic win?

Evian or draw 7/20 10bet

by Matteo Sbrana

the match: Lille-Guingamp

A great chance

L

ille has made two draws in a row. This Sunday they are going to play an easy home match versus Guingamp. The home team can't miss this chance because this week the

big match is Lyon - St Etienne, that are the direct rivals for third position. Guingamp is in a safe position and i think that Lille has a great opportunity to consolidate the Champions League zone.

Lille to win 8/13 Bet365

12-13/

formula 1

Lewis Hamilton to win 11/8 Bet365

Lewis, the Tiger of Malaysia

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Rain and thunder expected for

getting in the way of their team winning it

the Malaysian Grand Prix. We

all for a 5th season in a row. The race this

knew Mercedes would be strong

weekend will be interesting as the race

and RedBull would struggle. Only

features 2 long stretches followed by a

that Sebastian Vettel retired and Daniel

lot of turns. Of course the race weekend

Ricciardo scored 2nd place only to be

will be hot and raining so with the way

disqualified which has left RedBull fuming

the track is setup and given the weather

that politics and sportsmanship are

this could greatly benefit the Mercedes

by Ayrton

Jenson Button Podium Finish 3/1 - Williamhill

Kevin Magnussen Podium Finish 3/1 - Paddypower

team. Fernando Alonso has a good history

building up a good lead. There are 2 long

at this track as well so you can’t count

straights in this race with lots of turns so

him out although the odds for him to win

the straights will help Mercedes build up a

might not give the best ROI. The favourite

lead to be able to preserve the lead. Kevin

is Lewis Hamilton, this is a tough bet to

Magnussen (25/1) or Jenson Button (16/1)

pick with odds of 11/8 but Lewis Hamilton

could be the surprises of this weekend,

has a fast car and this is a race he should

the odds are big payoffs for drivers that

have a good chance of finishing and

have fast enough cars.