EPL Sunday - 24th Aug 08

Disappointing disappointing. Arsenal's lost to Fulham and Villa's lost to Stoke are absolutely disgraceful. Not many people would buy against Arsenal or Villa and to think they actually lost to the minnows, kind of mean that quite a few punters out there lost money on this 2 matches. I'm not exclude, but luckily for me, Newcastle and Everton saved my ass.

Here's today's prediction -

Wigan vs Chelsea (1 1/4 : 0)
The Blues are playing tremendous, flowing football under new manager Scolari. Wigan might find it hard to defend against the barrage of attacks from the talented attackers from Chelsea. Steve Bruce's Wigan has taken some points off the 'Big 4' last season with Arsenal and Liverpool being held to a draw at JJB Stadium. During a crucial match at Stamford Bridge last season, which would decide who would be the Premier League Champions, Emile Heskey's last grasp goal held the Blues to a 1-1 draw and eventually cost them the Premier League title.

However, I do not see Steve Bruce repeating that stunt. It was an achievement when he took points off Arsenal, Liverpool and Chelsea therefore handing his close friend, Sir Alex Ferguson the title. This season, Scolari introduced a different kind of football to the league and Steve Bruce would not be able to access and lay out a defensive plan to stop Chelsea. It will be the same as when Jose Mourinho first took over Chelsea, introduced a new type of playing and way of winning games. Back the Blues to steamroll past Wigan.

Verdict - Chelsea to beat the 1 1/4 odds.

23rd Aug 08 - EPL Saturday Tips!

Hello fellow punters, its EPL Saturday again! I'm can't wait for the first match to kick off. Time for soccer, beer and money making! Let us see the best tips for the matches on Saturday -

Newcastle vs Bolton (0 : 1/2)
The Magpies looks good last week against Champions Man United. The signing of defender Fabricio Coloccini has seemed to solve Newcastle's past defensive woes and Jonas Gutierrez pace and skill troubled Man United's defense the whole of 90 minutes. There's no player of Ferdinand or Vidic calibre in Bolton and I'm sure Gutierrez will be able to open his account for the Magpies if he performs like he did last week. Another boost to Newcastle would be Owen's return to fitness after shaking off a calf-injury. As for Bolton, their record signing Johan Elmander looks to spearhead the attack. Bolton looked good winning newly promoted side Stoke last week, however, its Stoke and Stoke is no Magpies.

Verdict - Take the Magpies to soar at their home turf.

Stoke vs Aston Villa (o : 3/4)
Phycial presence of John Carew, speed and trickery of Ashley Young and deadly finishing of Agbonlahor. Throw in want-away Barry pulling the strings in midfield, I see a side capable of pushing for the Top 4. Enough said. Point is, the Villians will win.

Verdict - Villian win!

West Brom vs Everton (0 : 0)
Not for Arsenal's wasteful finishing last week, West Brom would have lost by a greater margin. If not for Ooijer's extra time goal, Everton would have share the spoils. Everton has quite a few members suffering from injuries and with no success in the transfer market, they look short of manpower. However, their first team of new sensation Jose Baxter, Leon Osman, Arteta and Yakubu should be enough to overcome West Brom. The usually water-tight defense of Everton was breeched three times last week, but i firmly believe it is a one off matter. Everton's experienced back four consisting of Tony Hibbert, Joleon Lescott, Phil Jagielka and Leighton Baines should hold West Brom at bay.

Verdict - Toffees to win to by a small margin.

Fulham vs Arsenal (3/4 : 0)
Opening match of 2-1 lost against newly promoted Hull underline Fulham's leaky defense. If Hull can put 2 past Fulham, I don't see how Arsenal wouldn't. Arsenal got a boost ahead of the match as Samir Nasri shook off a thigh problem and Alexander Song is back into contention after his return from the Olympic Games. Robin Van Persie looked good for his country over the international friendly where he scored a splendid goal. Count on him to score his first goal tonight against Fulham and Adebayor to open his account too.

Verdict - Arsenal to win, without a doubt.

EPL 17th Aug 08

What a bad day for me yesterday. Turned out 2 of my most confident bets not only didn't yield me any income, they made me lose money. My less confident bets actually won. I wonder is it better to post all my predictions instead of just a few that I'm confident about.

Oh well, there's only 3 EPL matches today. Here goes,

Chelsea vs Portsmouth (0 : 1 1/4) - Chelsea to win by more than 1 goal.
Brazilian world cup winning coach Scolari is newly appointed as the new Chelsea manager. He brings with him a wealth of experience and Chelsea will be a dominant force to be reckon with. Deco and Anelka performed superbly during the pre-season showing much form and understanding.

Add in the lacklustre performance of Portsmouth in the Community Shield against Man U, I doubt they will be able to resist against the attacks of Chelsea. Need I say more?

Chelsea to win by more than 1 goal!


Aston Villa vs Manchester City (0 : 1/2) - Aston Villa to win!
Villa performed well in Europe which is the total opposite of what you can say about Manchester City. Man City is plagued with much backroom unrest and that is unsettling alot of the Man City players. Villa manager Martin O'Neill is a great master tactician and having manage to keep Barry Gareth, they will do well to overcome Man City.

All this points to a Aston Villa win!


I hope my tips will help all pundits out there to win big tonight! Happy betting!

First Day of EPL, First Predictions

Hi people,

Before I post my predictions, I would like to strongly encourage fellow pundits to bet with control. Although the matches can be analyzed, luck will still play a significant part. As the chinese saying goes, 'the ball is round' and anything can happen. All we can do is to bet on the matches with the highest winning probability by analzing the past results and present happenings which may affect the team.

As promised, I will now post the predictions which I am most confident with after analyzing all the matches. So, here goes...


Arsenal vs West Brom (0 : 1 3/4) - Arsenal to win by more than 2 goals.
This should be an exciting match to watch as both team are attack-minded. But, Arsenal should triumph by more than 2 goals at the end of 90mins.

Arsenal has a sturdy defense to reply on as their first team back 4 are all free of injuries. Centre defenders Toure and Captain William Gallas should do well to keep West Brom's attackers at bay while full-backs Bacary Sagna and Gael Clichy will do well in ranpaging down the flanks to assist in the attack build-up.

Arsenal is not able to field Fabregas and Abou Diaby in this match as both are carrying short-term injuries. However, Arsenal's new signings, Samir Nasri and Aaron Ramsey are set to make their EPL debut along with Denilson and Eboue completing the midfield. Samir Nasri is a full international with the French squad and expect to see him perform.

Arsenal did well in retaining the services of Adebayor who was Arsenal's top scorer last season with 24 goals and Dutchman Robin Van Persie managed to play in Euro 2008 while keeping free from injuries. The lethal partnership of Adebayor and Van Persie plays with strength, skills and flair, will be too much for West Brom's defence.

As for West Brom, they have a number of injuries to their first team members, namely Luke Moore, Koren and Clement while new signing Zuiverloon is in Beijing for the Olympics. The absence of Clement, with new signing Abdoulaye Meite taking his place in the heart of defence will destablize the defence as they have not played together often enough to gain an understanding of each other's plays.

West Brom has also lost one of their most influential player in the form of Zoltan Gera, a Hungarian international, who moved on a free transfer to Fulham.

All the above points to a Arsenal win and winning in style they will.


Hull vs Fulham (0 : 0) - Fulham to win.
Recently promoted Hull vs regular relegation battler Fulham. However, there is a slight difference now and that is Fulham's manager Roy Hodgson. His tactical mastery and recent acquisition points to a season where their fans can finally cheer about and not suffer in silence, of the possibilty of the team you support may get relegated.

Goalkeepers Mark Schwarzer, Pascal Zuberbuhler and David Stockdale, defenders John Pantsil and Fredrik Stoor, midfielders Andranik Teymourian and Zoltan Gera and striker Bobby Zamora are all new signings at The Cottage.

Although Fulham will not have £10.5million new signing Andrew Johson available as he is injuried, Bobby Zamora, a proven quality in EPL should do well to score against Hull. Diomansy Kamara, David Healy and Brian McBride are all experienced strikers who will want to open their goal scoring account against Hull, a side not in top-flight since 104 years ago.

Fulham has much unchanged quality in midfield as Sean Davies, Clint Dempsey and Jimmy Bullard will run the show in the middle of the park. Throw in proven quality in the form of Hungarian international Zoltan Gera, Denmark international Leon Andreasen, experienced Danny Murphy and Alexey Smertin, I see a strong midfield who will overrun Hull in the middle of the park.

In the defense department, Fulham has Moritz Volz and Paul Konchesky, the 2 full-backs who will run riot overlapping the midfield to support the attack. Commanding Australian keeper, Mark Schwarzer will help marshal the defence and i expect him to keep a clean sheet. He is an undoubted quality with 11 years of EPL experience with Middlesbrough before signing for Fulham.

As for Hull, they have tried to sign players with EPL experience, namely defender Anthony Gardner, midfielder George Boateng and striker Marlon King. However, Hull manager Philip Brown has made eight new signings this season which would seriously unsettle the original team who won promotion to the top-flight. New signing would also new time to gel and gain understanding of teammate's movements. In the later part of the campaign, the new signings may prove to be a hit after the team gel together, but not the first match against a quality Fulham side.

Verdict: Fulham to win.


The above 2 matches are my most confident predictions. Happy Betting!