All Football Tips w/c 5th January

AFCON knockout rounds, EPL full midweek coupon and FA Cup at the weekend will be the focus of our previews. 

AFCON Monday  Preview Here 

Egypt v Benin, Egypt to win by 1 goal exactly at 24/10 Betway 
Nigeria v Mozambique, Anytime goalscorer Ademola Lookman at 2.15/1 Betway 

AFCON Tuesday  Preview Here   

Algeria v DR Congo, Match result draw at 22/10 Sportingbet 
Ivory Coast v Burkina Faso, Winning margin, Ivory Coast by 1 goal exactly at 2.65/1 Betway

All this week's football tips, any competition, are most welcome here

Glad to put weekend behind me as Liverpool conceding in last kick summed up a poor start to year.

back on the horse today -

BENIN over 2.5 Cards @ 10/11

Egypt tend to draw in fouls and ref does have a bit of history as behind a bit hot headed. 

AFCON

Egypt  v  Benin  and  Nigeria  v  Moz

Egypt fielded a largely B side against Angola so not reading much into the 0-0. I think their full first team can score. Nigeria have been surprisingly good thus far.

Goal double

Over 1.5 match goals by Egypt and Nigeria  @  16/10

The Nigeria defense has not looked great and Moz can put an attack or two together. If the first part of my double is good I may take a run at the BTTS - Yes in the Nigeria match.

Not getting involved in West Ham v Forest on Tuesday, West Ham awful at Wolves last weekend.

On to Wednesday's EPL games  Preview Here  

Swerved a couple of the game, going with these .... 

Brentford v Sunderland 
Both teams to score yes, widely available at 9/10 
To provide an assist Xhaka yes boosted to 15/2 with Sportingbet  

Crystal Palace v Aston Villa
Anytime goalscorer Brennan Johnson at 3.75/1 with Pokerbet

Fulham v Chelsea
Goal Range 2-3 at 11/10 with Betway

Man City v Brighton
Anytime goalscorer Doku at 7/2 with Sportingbet
Anytime goalscorer Rutter at 4/1 with Betway

Burnley v Man United 
Anytime goalscorer Cunha  widely available at 1.35/1
 

Rangers vs Aberdeen

At the weekend Rangers beat Celtic 3-1, away.

Aberdeen changed their coach after the 5th winless match in a row, of which four defeats. They now have an interim manager.
Rangers are in great form, they are the team of the moment in the Scottish Premiership, with nine wins and a single defeat in the 12 matches since Rohl has taken them over.

The Rangers defence has improved and it's difficult to score against them at Ibrox Park.
Aberdeen have struggled to score in general on their travels. I noticed however that they did get at least 3-4-5 corners in their away matches, including at Celtic.

Bet 1: Rangers to win to Nil @2.62 - half stake
Bet 2: Aberdeen to not score @2.32 - half stake (in case of a 0-0).
Bet 3: Bet builder - Rangers 5+ corners + Aberdeen 3+ corners + Rangers double chance @2.00

EPL Thursday, Arsenal v Liverpool  Preview Here  

Anytime goalscorer Odegaard at 38/10 with Betway

Bournemouth v Tottenham 

A mate sorted me out a ticket in the home end tonight, but I dunno if I've got the capacity to behave like a neutral/Bournemouth fan. This looks like a good game for Bournemouth as they're gagging for a win, and you you don't get many more passive teams than Spurs. They completely out played Spurs earlier on in the season where they managed 20 shots ( if memory serves me correctly ) so I don't see a reason why they can't get near that line again. On the flip side, Spurs have looked decent on the counter in the last few matches, so I'm hopeful they an at least create a few chances. Suggested bets are:

Bournemouth 17 or more shots @ 5/6
Bournemouth over 1.5 goals @ 10/11

But I'll stick a smaller stake on the following, hoping Spurs can nick something along the way.

Bournemouth 20 or more shots @ 23/10





 

How was Enzo Le Fee's spot kick against Brentford?   cost me big time, was convinced btts yes would arrive! 

Onto the AFCON 1/4 finals, first 2 take place on Friday  Preview Here   

Mali v Senegal 
Winning margin, Senegal by 1 goal exactly at 5/2 with Betway 

Cameroon v Morocco 
Morocco multi goals 2-3 at 1.35/1 with Sportingbet
 

geez chris so stiff, i had to go look at highlights. seems like goalie had an idea he might try that chip kick!

Arsenal vs Liverpool
Arsenal (-1) AH @2.00

Milan vs Genoa
Milan to win to nil @2.00

Last 2 AFCON quarter finals take place on Saturday  Preview Here   

Algeria v Nigeria 
Anytime goalscorer Lookman, boosted to 3.75/1 with Sportingbet 

Egypt v Ivory Coast 
Match result draw at 19/10 with Sportingbet

I don't know what to make of the FA Cup 3rd round guys, loads of rotation from EPL clubs and quite possibly some of Championship sides as well. Probably best to wait fo teams sheets in games with the top sides. 
 

Tottenham vs Aston Villa

Dr Tottenham showed up again on Wednesday by not only prescribing Bournemouth a much needed victory but also a perfect send of for Semenyo. They also lost Kudus and Bergvall to injury which, in my opinion, means all their very best attacking options ( Solanke, Maddison, Kulusevski, Sarr ) are now missing. This may mean Villa will rotate a bit as well, but I still think a mixed team will still be good enough to beat Spurs. Also, it would be on script for Spurs to round the week off by having something mental happen, so I'll add a red card to be shown.

Villa to qualify @ 10/11
Villa over 1.5 goals @ 5/4
Red card  @ 4/1 ( very small bet )

Bournemouth double chance v Newcastle @ evens ( small bet )

Just feel Newcastle will have an eye on the league Cup, so this might be a bit value once teams are announced. If not, it's still a fair enough price.

Barcelona vs Real Madrid

Lamine Yamal over 0.5 shots on target
Vinicius Jr over 0.5 shots on target

Inter vs Napoli

Lautaro Martinez over 0.5 shots on target 

All three are players who regularly threaten the opposition goal.

This triple @2.40

Fiorentina vs Milan

Christian Pulisic - Player To Have 1 Or More Shots On Target
Moise Kean - Player To Have 1 Or More Shots On Target

These two players are regulars in front of goal.

Double @2.00

West Ham v QPR

Rare day yesterday where both main bets and next best landed ( the fact you could get a Villa win @ 13/8 against a massively depleted/generally rubbish Spurs team was surprising to say the least ). On to today with what I call " The Grandparents Derby " as my Nan is a massive QPR fan and my Grandad was a hard-core hammer. It's more of a sentimental pick rather than having a strong feel, but I can see it being fairly open, so I'll have a small bet on:

Btts + over 2.5 goals @ 5/4