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The curious story behind Brentford & Midtjylland

The curious story behind Brentford & Midtjylland

Midtjylland meet Southampton this evening in the Europa league. When Saints drew Vitesse in the last round I wasn’t pleased they had drawn the top seeded side. As the draw came out for the next round I had have an eye on Midtjylland. Sods law dictated that they were immediately paired with Southampton. Why my interested in this club? For that you need to look to Matthew Benham.

Benham is an Oxford gradute turned pro gambler. He has fingers

20/08/2015 | By | Reply More
An evening off?

An evening off?

The Sussex stakes at Goodwood yesterday proved to be a very interesting market. I posted all of the charts from that race on a Facebook page for you to have a look at, but I felt this was one of the most readable markets of the week so far. Most of the other racing yesterday was a little bit quiet, but Galway gives a boost in the evening.

Today we have an interesting card as Galway is running during the …

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Another way to trade a football match

Another way to trade a football match

In a recent blog post I talked about how team news can affect the price of matches before the off. Here is the link: –

https://www.betangel.com/blog_wp/2014/01/08/trading-team-news-football-matches/

But today generated a different sort of opportunity due to the unfortunate events in the Urkraine.

Due to uncertainty about the security issues of playing the Ukraine, Dynamo Kiev vs Valencia was moved from Ukraine to Cyprus. No such fears appear to be blighting the Spurs match.

If you are at home the …

20/02/2014 | By | Reply More
Europa league goal ratings

Europa league goal ratings

Goal ratings for this evening’s matches, projected variance to long term average. Ranked from most goals to least: –

Red Bull Salzburg vs. Esbjerg – 124%
Tottenham vs. Anzhi Makhachkala – 124%
Dinamo Kiev vs. Rapid Vienna – 116%
Valencia vs. Kuban Krasnodar – 110%
Standard vs. Elfsborg – 110%
Eintracht Frankfurt vs. APOEL – 110%
Thun vs. Genk – 108%
PAOK vs. Az Alkmaar – 108%
Betis vs. Rijeka – 108%
Lazio vs. Trabzonspor – 106%
Freiburg vs. Sevilla …

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Europa league goal ratings

Europa league goal ratings

I like the Europa league, lots of matches split into two groupings. Though the liquidity can be a little light on certain matches. I like the range of matches though that are variable and often give you a chance to average out a strategy.

Tonight I’ll be keeping an eye on Spurs to see how they perform after there thrashing at the weekend. You would be surprised what clues you can pick up from watching how teams interact, perform and …

28/11/2013 | By | Reply More
Goals, Goals, Goals….

Goals, Goals, Goals….

If you search the blog for ‘Europa league ratings’ you should find a bundle of comments on previous Europe leagues . I don’t tend to post them much now as I never really got much feedback. I’m happy to post them regularly again if people want, I use them and it should be of use to others.

Number of goals

The thing I like about the Europe league at this stage is that it allows you to aggregate risk significantly. …

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Mass aggregation

Mass aggregation

A rather opaque title for a football post.

This evening we have the Europa league football and I like this stage of the tournament because, as I mentioned in my other post recently, the mass of markets means I can make a hash of things and most likely still end in profit. Actually I didn’t say that, I said that you could improve your expectation of a profit by spreading your risk. But I hope you see what I …

04/10/2012 | By More
Careful with your Europa league research

Careful with your Europa league research

Looking forward to the slew of Europe league matches this evening. But anecdotally I have to remind myself to be careful with my early round research.

Could have been last year or the year before, but my wife confronted me with some words after she went to use Google and it showed the suggestion ‘Young boys’. Suspicions rose even more when I tried to explain by telling here ‘Young boys come from Wankdorf’, talk about digging yourself in a hole! …

20/09/2012 | By More
Europa league matches

Europa league matches

Both Manchester teams being in the Europa league has injected a bit of life into the Carling Cup of Europe it seems.

I quite like the look of this evenings matches. The market is forecasting around 21-22 goals this evening. SP Lisbon vs Man City is the pick of the bunch from the 18:00 kick offs. So I am secretly hoping that City score first but struggle to break down their opponents from there on in. Despite my wish, I’ll …

08/03/2012 | By More
FA Cup Fifth round

FA Cup Fifth round

Rather predictably we reach the fifth round of the FA Cup today with 99% of the market made up from Premiership teams. In round three that figure was 94.7% and round four 96.10%. What’s the betting we reach the final with 100%?

The fifth round is more likely to make that happen as there is only one clash this weekend where two premiership teams meet up. I think this looks the most interesting, Sunderland vs Arsenal, as it has the …

18/02/2012 | By More
Throwing it all away

Throwing it all away

You have to feel sorry for Fulham. All they needed to do was match the result of Wisla Krakow, preferably win, to qualify. In the end it was the very last touch of the match that sent them out.

Two key mistakes cost them the match. The First OB goal was scored from a free kick and the taker of the kick very cleverly moved the ball an extra foot or two to the right of the wall. The Fulham …

15/12/2011 | By More
Europa league

Europa league

I’ve had quite a good week on the footy without really trying. That’s nice!

I am experimenting with some new pre-off stuff this week as well. Mixed results so far, but it does seem to be working, just not on the scale I need.

This evening there are loads of matches and as you may know I quite like the double bite of the cherry that is the Europa league. My attention is draw to the highest volume match of …

20/10/2011 | By More
Europa success for Liverpool?

Europa success for Liverpool?

I must admit to being sceptical when ‘King Kenny’ was appointed as Liverpool manager. I felt that after many years out it would be difficult to adjust to the modern game. However, Dalgleish has had a mercurial affect on Liverpool’s confidence and at the top level of a sport that is critical. People perform with similar skill at the highest levels and confidence is a BIG factor.

Last Sunday’s defeat of Man Utd will have given them a real boost …

10/03/2011 | By More
This evenings European football

This evenings European football

The two key champions league matches don’t look exciting prospects from my viewpoint. Two home wins on the card and two away teams that will be trying to avoid defeat. The first leg in these cases don’t throw up many clear opportunities usually. It’s the second leg that is often more interesting given what happens in the first.

The match that has caught my eye today is the Aris vs Man City match. Man City are quite short but should …

15/02/2011 | By More
Europa league ratings

Europa league ratings

Twelve matches and I reckon there should be around 33/34 goals. It’s tougher at this stage of the tournament as incentives to score can vary and so can the strength of teams put out. So I tend to be less confident at this stage of the tournament. The knockout phase usually brings out better motivation in players.

The three matches I’d be most likely to lean on over 2.5 goals are Stuttgart, Lille and Anderlecht.

The three matches I’d be …

16/12/2010 | By More
Europa league ratings

Europa league ratings

Just put these on the forum.

It looks like the football will be one of few sports going ahead today, so I may as well make the most of it. We have been very close consistently on the goals tally but this evening poses a few problems given the increased importance of some of the matches. Early goals will most likely produce more goals than forecast due to the incentive to score.

02/12/2010 | By More
Europa league ratings

Europa league ratings

Tonights ratings from most to least goals: –

Most point to overs tonight and I would forecast 64 goals this evening.

PSV v Debrecen
Sevilla v Karpaty
OB v Young Boys
Porto v Besiktas
Leverkusen v Aris Thes.
Juventus v Red Bull Salzburg
Gent v Sp Lisbon
Lausanne v Sparta Prague
Dinamo Kiev v Az Alkmaar
Lech Poznan v Man City
Rosenborg v Atl Madrid
Rapid Vienna v CSKA Sofia
Hajduk Split v Zenit St Petersburg
Getafe v Stuttgart
BATE …

04/11/2010 | By More
Europa league ratings

Europa league ratings

Great night of Champions league football last night and an evening that pretty much went as expected. We came out with 20 goals versus the 23 I forecast.

The Europa league is much more open and I reckon there could be as many as 62 goals this evening. With the Europa league spilt across two start times this presents quite a few opportunities and I am sure a few quality positions will occur this evening. I expect there to be …

21/10/2010 | By More
Busy, busy, busy..

Busy, busy, busy..

With the end of the turf evening racing you would think things would have quietened up a bit. But no, first the US Open Tennis and then this week loads and loads of football. I’m expecting this month to be a little quieter than late, but I did surprise myself last week with my second biggest one day total of the year.

Both the Champions league and Europa league are quite nice markets to get involved in. Plenty of different …

19/09/2010 | By More
Europa league final

Europa league final

Who would put it past Fulham to end the season in glory tonight? Shakhtar Donetsk, Juventus and Hamburg have all been beaten by Fulham en route to the final, with just Atletico Madrid now standing in their way.

The match itself is priced for a low scoring affair with a slight edge to Athletico. The market is pricing in a paltry 2.40 goals, which means the draw should be a likely result for 90mins. I predict if you played this …

12/05/2010 | By More
The battle for fourth place

The battle for fourth place

While most eyes were firmly focused on Man City vs Spurs last night, a remarkable battle was taking place 200 miles further north for the same place in the Scottish Premiership. Unlike the English battle, which ensured ‘arry team has broken into the previously exclusive top four, the battle in Scotland was for Europa cup place and infinity more exciting and in fact totally remarkable.

UK users can watch the highlights here: –

https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/8658858.stm

The match ended 6-6 and that …

06/05/2010 | By More
Well done Fulham

Well done Fulham

Dead and buried a few seasons ago and now in the Europa league final, an excellent campaign and a deserved final place. They really turned over the odds consistantly and provided a lot of entertainment and profit along the way. Well done!

29/04/2010 | By More
Europa League

Europa League

More fun planned this evening with an infinite range of permutations available on each match. But the two English matches do look the most interesting.

Fulham are 3-1 down, but a home goal would create a massive difference to that score line and you get the feeling anything is possible with Fulham. I wouldn’t bet against Fulham pulling it off this evening. The match is priced for 2.6 goals with a slight advantage to the home team. I think that’s …

18/03/2010 | By More
Europa league matches

Europa league matches

Had some fun last Thursday messing around on the Europa league matches. I like the Europa league as they break down the matches into two blocks. One going off at 18:00 UK time and the remainder at 20:05. This gives you two cracks at the whip at trading them. This week was also the second leg of a knockout competition, which I prefer. I also tried an experimental strategy to small stakes on Thursday and that is what this post …

27/02/2010 | By More
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