Beyond's Soccer Picks - Season 08/09

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Sydney FC lost 1-2
San Jose lost 2-3

YTD (13-10) 1 Game Pending -0.25 Units

Shocking day, sorry to everyone following these picks.. Hopefully Melbourne step it up

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Melbourne Victory lost 0-2

Horrible weekend - will update records soon... Going to have a little fun for the time being

India I-League

5 * Vasco Sports Club v JCT - JCT to win @ 2.30

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JCT drew 0-0

YTD: 13-12
-15.25 Units

UEFA Cup

10 * Udinese v Borussia Dortmund - Udinese to win @ 1.95

5 * FC Twente v Rennes - FC Twente to win @ 2.20

5 * Wisla Krakow v Tottenham - Tottenham to win @ 2.37

15 * Levski Sofia v MSK Zilina - Levski Sofia to win @ 1.72

20 * Heerenveen v Vitoria Setubal - Heerenveen to win @ 1.57

Thats all my Uefa cup plays for the day... I think the Tottenham one is the biggest risk of the lot but we will see.. they need to pick up at least a goal there..

[BeyondTheGame]

Not that good of a day some weird results.

Udinese lost 0-2 (Won in Penalties though)
Twente won 1-0 WIN!
Tottenham drew 1-1
Sofia lost 0-2 (I cant really believe this one)
Heerenveen won 5-2 WIN!

Copa Sudamericana

20 * River Plate v Defensor Sporting - River Plate to win @ 1.40

Looking to get a bit back after the lost I just had in the Euro Cup. River Plate beat Defensor last time out away from home and have a 2-1 advantage leading into this match. The last match showed the difference in quality, I expect River Plate to get the early goal as they did last time. If Defensor are not able to contain Abreu I expect River Plate will run out comfortable winners.

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Campeonato Brasileiro

8 * Vitoria (BA) v Portuguesa - Total Goals Over 2.5 @ 1.70

Honestly I believe Vitoria should win this easily, Portu have only had 1 win and 1 draw away from home. They are just plain awful when playing away. However the draw they were able to get came just last week. Vitoria have been rather good at home with 9W-2D-2L. These two teams have played each other twice the last game was eariler this year @ Portu and there is another way back in 2002 where Victoria ran out 4-3 winners. I can see this game being a 2-1 win or even a 3-0 win. Either way I expect Vitoria to score a few goals here.

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River Plate won 2-0 WIN!
Vitoria won 3-1 - Over 2.5 Goals WIN!

(YTD: 17-15) -14.25 Units

A pretty good morning considering the UEFA Cup losses earlier in the day

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I'm keen to play the A-League game tonight - But I cant make a decision. But I'll get started off with a nice play to start things off.

Romania Liga 1

15 * Gaz Metan Medias v Gloria Buzau - Gaz Metan Medias to win @ 1.61

Usually on a game like this I would easily throw 30 units at it. However with the current situation I feel I need to play a little bit smart. Firstly, Gloria are a shocking team they are yet to win this season they have 1D and 8L. Gaz 2W-2D-0L at home and are coming off successive away defeats. These two teams haven't played each other before, but using pure stats Gaz should be fine here and I'm finding the 1.61 to be a gift. Gaz will rebound quick after the two losses and will look to get back on track to finish top-mid table.

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Australian A-League

4 * Adelaide United v Central Coast Mariners - Draw @ 3.25

I can't divide these two teams for this game. Although Adelaide has been strong at home they haven't had a real test. Also I think they were lucky to escape with a 2-0 win against Newcastle. Central Coast haven't lost away from home this season and haven't been playing too badly the last few weeks. Adelaide also has the AFC Semi-Final game on this week so I'll look for a weaker squad than last weeks.

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Damn that was some kind of luck...

Adelaide drew 3-3 WIN!

YTD: 18-15 (1 Game Pending) -5.25 Units

I will post a few more in a few seconds

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Germany Bundesliga II

5 * FSV Frankfurt v 1860 Munich - FSV Frankfurt to win @ 2.37

1860 has been unimpressive to start the season. Losing all their away games, however in their defense they have been against some tough opposition. FSV have yet to lose at home and just recently got their first home win. This will be an important match for both teams, I'm guessing FSV to win this and will keep the goal total under 2.5

Holland Jupiler League

10 * Top Oss v Dordrecht - Top Oss to win @ 2.00

Top have won all their home games this season, Dordrecht have lost all their away games this season. H2H records between the two sides also suggest that Top Oss have the advantage when they are playing at home with a record of 5W-2D-1L. I guess the big reason I'm not putting more on this match is Top haven't beaten Dordrecht since 2004. This Top team is looking rather strong and could be a contender for promotion if they keep up this home form.

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One more play to finish things off.

Austria Bundesliga

10 * SV Ried v SV Mattersburg - SV Ried to win @ 1.70

SV Ried are yet to lose at home this season with 4 Wins and 1 Draw. Mattersburg on the otherhand have lost 5 out of 5 away games. In Mattersburg's defense the losses have been against quality teams. Mattersburg was also able to beat Ried at home a few months back, but this Mattersburg team has changed alot. I'm guessing perhaps a 2-1 Ried win.

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Not a good way to end the day..

FSV lost 0-3
Gaz Metan Medias won 2-0 WIN!
SV Ried drew 0-0
Top Oss drew 0-0

YTD:19-18 -21.1 Units

Australian A-League

20 * Melbourne Victory v Perth Glory - Melbourne Victory to win @ 1.45

I'm still not sure about the Sydney game I'll get to it later I'm having a slight lean to Sydney though

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English Championship

10 * Birmingham v QPR - Birmingham to win @ 1.83

Birmingham lost their last home game against Blackpool and I believe will be looking for a strong comeback, today in a winable match against QPR, A team I believe underperforms when faced with tough challanges.

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English Premier League

8 * Wigan v Middlesbrough - Wigan to win @ 2.00

I can't believe I'm about to say this, I'm really liking Wigan this season they went through September undefeated getting two strong wins and two draws against underperfoming Tottenham and Sunderland. Middlesbrough have been shocking this season and find themselves in a bit of a hole unlike Wigan Middlesbrough went through September without winning or drawing a game. Middlesbrough have yet to get any points away from home. I'm going with Wigan on this one the win over Man City last week was a big selling point for me.

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Melbourne won 4-0 WIN!
Birmingham won 1-0 WIN!
Wigan lost 0-1

YTD: 21-19 -11.8 Units

I'll Post a pick for the A-League soon