All Football Tips w/c 10th August

Brisbane Roar vs Sydney FC

This match is played in NSW and not Brisbane, as due to Covid restrictions all matches are played at venues around Sydney.

Sydney are in a slump of form that they haven't had in years. They have now gone 3 matches without a win (one draw and two defeats), and last round they got a draw against Adelaide.
This is Brisbane's last match of the regular season and they are in the finals. They cannot get to second, which would mean direct access to semifinals, but they are assured of a play-off spot.

Sydney must get back into gear, as they have to be in form come finals time. They cannot do like Adelaide 36ers did in the national basketball league a few years ago, when they won the regular season with four rounds to go, then they lost concentration and lost the remaining four matches, and then in the play-offs they lost, as the momentum was gone.

I am betting on Sydney to snap out of their slump tonight.

Bet: Sydney -0.25 @1.98

Europa League
On the outright side I hold a Wolves ticket @ 12/1 and have added - from the other side of the draw - Inter @ 63/20.
Onto this evening
I fancy Copenhagen to sneak a goal against ManU so am taking
Man Utd v Copenhagen
BTTS yes and over 2.5 match goals @ 14/10
I think the other three sides all score this evening so am taking the
BTTS - Yes double Man Utd and Inter matches @ 23/10.
I thought I would also have a run at Chris's normal acca on this league so here goes
Man Utd v Copenhagen BTTS - Yes
Inter v Bay Lev Inter win
Wolves v Sevilla over 2.5 match goals
not boosted by any book @ 19/2

Melbourne City vs Adelaide Utd

Melbourne City is sitting on 2nd and this is their last match of the regular season. They need the win to make sure Wellington Phoenix won't swap places with them.
The 2nd spot means that they play directly in the semifinals and skip the quarter-finals.

Adelaide are clinging to the last play-off spot. This is their last game too. Behind them with 3 games in hand are Western United, 2 points away. For Adelaide to still have hopes for play-offs, they must win this.

Both teams are in good form nowadays.
City played only one match since resumption, and they beat Sydney 2-0.

Adelaide played 4 matches, two wins and two draws, all matches against teams from the top part of the table.

Both teams have forwards who can score, McLaren for Melbourne and Opseth for Adelaide.

High stakes in play here, none of these teams are happy with a draw. However, this doesn't mean that if in the 94th minute it is a draw, one of the teams will allow the other to score, just because they cannot finish in a draw.

I'll put a small bet towards Adelaide not to lose. These teams are fairly even, and the odds are too big against them.

Because both teams will have to attack and find goals, I'll take a small bet on corners too.

Bet 1: BTTS & Over 2.5 @1.83
Bet 2: Adelaide +0.5 @1.80
Bet 3: Total Corners Over 10.5 @1.80

Nice call earlier today Quill.
Really needed a first half goal in the ManU match last night but it was not to be. Thereafter the match just got more and more tense and the bets went down the tubes. I still like the Wolves leg of that acca so taking this evening
Wolves v Sevilla
Match goals over 2.5 @ 31/20
and a few beers on all teams to score this evening
Wolves/Shakh BTTS - Yes Double @ 37/10

The Vann wrote: Nice call earlier today Quill.
Europa League
Really needed a first half goal in the ManU match last night but it was not to be. Thereafter the match just got more and more tense and the bets went down the tubes. I still like the Wolves leg of that acca so taking this evening
Wolves v Sevilla
Match goals over 2.5 @ 31/20
and a few beers on all teams to score this evening
Wolves/Shakh BTTS - Yes Double @ 37/10

The Vann wrote: Nice call earlier today Quill.
Wolves v Sevilla
Match goals over 2.5 @ 31/20

I suspect that missed penalty on 12 minutes is going to cost this bet

Perth Glory vs Western United

Perth Glory seems to have lost a bit of focus, as they lost three times in the last 4 matches. Last time was an unbelievable 0-4 to a young Melbourne Victory team, with no motivation at this end of season.
Glory are in the play-offs, yes, but after resumption they only beat lower ranked teams, the Mariners and the Wanderers, both outside the play-offs.

Western United play with ambition, dedication and determination. They have 3 more games to play and they need 3 points to get into the play-offs.
Last time out they were 3-0 up against the Wanderers, the coach made some changes in the defence, the Wanderers scored 3 and levelled the game, then Western United showed their class and scored two more goals in the final minutes.

In their first match this season, these two teams drew 1-1 in Melbourne, in what was an attractive match, full of scoring chances at both ends of the park.

I expect a similar pattern tonight as well, especially that both teams have been playing the same kind of positive football, so we should have goals here.

Bet: Over 2.75 @1.93

Western Sydney Wanderers vs Melbourne Victory

Both teams are at the lower end of the ladder, no play-offs for them. They are re-building for the next season.
Victory have just had a jolting 4-0 win against Perth Glory, after a long series of defeats, but in all of them they scored.

The Wanderers have had similar high scoring matches recently, ending with two defeats that denied them participation in the play-offs, 1-3 to Perth Glory and 3-5 to Western United.

Both teams have goals in them, and this being their last match of the season, they'll want to end it on a high and try to score against each other.

Bet: Over 2.5 & BTTS @1.83

Double based on the above

Perth Glory vs Western Utd Over 2.25 + WS Wanderers vs Melbourne Victory Over 2.25
Bet: Double @2.17

Atalanta v PSG
Not much joy with these no-fan farces so a few beers for the watch
Muriel score and Atalanta lose @ 7/1
As I lost all my long term bets with the draw I have allocated two units to PSG @ 11/2 and four units to Bayern Munich @ 3/1 on the outrights.

Newcastle Jets vs Wellington Phoenix

The Jets will finish outside the play-offs, but they have hopes for the future, as under Carl Robinson the side played good football. Since the resumption they beat Sydney FC and Western United.

The Phoenix have played good attacking football this season under Ufuk Talay and they are finishing the highest in the club's history. If they can do a top 2 at the end of the season that would be even better. They are 3rd right now and to make sure Western United won't catch up with them, they need to win.
They need to win also because they have to go into finals on the up, and they may grab that second spot if Melbourne City stumbles.

All the motivation is on Phoenix side.

Bet: Wellington -0.25 @2.05

Leipzig v Atletico Madrid

Quite fancy both teams to score between Leipzig and Atletico Madrid
this evening at 11/10

Leipzig will be without the services of their top scorer Timo Werner
given Chelsea have snapped him up but that wont stop me from backing
them to find the net.

He was the club top scorer with 28 goals this season but as a
collective, Leipzig have amassed a quite impressive total of 81 goals
in their respective domestic campaign.

Also put Spurs to the sword by beating them 4-0 on aggregate in their
recent champions league knockout stage.

Another interesting stat is that Leipzig performed much better away
from home scoring 43 goals domestically, unbeaten 15/17 games (11
wins, 4 draws, 2 losses) which gives you an indication as to how they
fair on their travels. Granted one cannot compare Bundesliga and the
Champions league but it's a stat worth taking into consideration and
also beat Spurs away from home 1-0 1st leg too)

Given that the game is to be played in Portugal at the Estádio José Alvalade
Stadium, that suits them fine it would seem.

Diego Simeone is a shrewd manager and Atletico are notorious for their
unders play, stealth defence and usual 1-0 wins but I can't ignore how
impressive Leipzig have been upfront. Originally wanted to just take
Leipzig over 0.5 goals but at 1.50 I'm not too keen and will opt for
both teams to score given that Atletico always seem to grind out
results and are on a fantastic unbeaten run of 18 games.

Both teams to score at 11/10 WorldSportsBetting