FEYENOORD vs. PSV EINDHOVEN - Dutch Eredivisie (24/02/2013)

Prediction:  for Feyenoord, the match against PSV constitutes the last train for the Dutch Champions title: the surprising loss in Zwolle last weekend has given a terrible turn down to Pellè's and his mates' confidence. However, I expect Feyenoord to get at least one point considering its unbeatable home field, full motivations and PSV's poor games against top teams (important midfielder Hutchinson is suspended). 

Pick: Feyenoord (+0.50)     Stake: 8/10  

Suggested Bookmakers:

Sbobet: Feyenoord (+0.50) at 1.75 

MANCHESTER CITY vs. CHELSEA - English Premier League (24/02/2013)

Prediction: not having European Cup duties during the week represents a great advance for Manchester City facing Chelsea at home: the team from London had to fight till the end in order to overcome Sparta Prague in Europa League Cup. Manchester City's strong home record and fresh energies should be enough to beat a an inconstant performing Chelsea. 

Pick: Manchester City to win     Stake: 6/10  

Suggested Bookmakers:

Bwin: Manchester City at 1.91 

FC UTRECHT vs. RODA KERKRADE - Dutch Eredivisie (24/02/2013)

Prediction: Utrecht's last chances to keep dreaming for a top-4 place in the league are to pass through Roda Kerkrade in a good shape, that is desperately looking for points to get out from the league relegation battle. The good game played in Eindhoven has left some regrets to the men of Wouters for a missed opportunity: against Roda (that performes poorly away and depends on the dangerous Malki), FC Utrecht will have also to forget the surprising home loss 0-3 against NEC few weeks ago. A clear home win is expected.

Pick:  FC Utrecht to win    Stake:  7/10 

Suggested Bookmakers:

Bwin: FC Utrecht 1 at 1.67

ATALANTA vs. ROMA - Italian Serie A (24/02/2013)

Prediction: Roma's euphoria for last's week win against Juventus may already end this sunday in Bergamo. Indeed, Roma will miss the two most representative players of the team, Totti and De Rossi, both for suspension: this is surely a huge blow for a team whose performances are still shaky and players under pressure. On the other side, Atalanta needs points to survive in Serie A and will put on a solid defensive football with its deadly counterattacks led by Denis, Carmona and Brienza.


Pick:  Atalanta (+0.25)   Stake:  6/10 

Suggested Bookmakers:

Sbobet: Atalanta (+0.25) at 1.82

CAGLIARI vs. TORINO - Italian Serie A (24/02/2013)

Prediction: Cagliari and Torino have recently been played well and collecting precious points in their fight against relegation. The game will be very tight with both teams firstly trying not to concede goals rather than trying to score. As Cagliari is having a difficult time outside the football pitch (his president has been arrested for fraud) and looks highly dependent on the goals scored by only one player, Sau, Torino is expected to be a stronger side with a solid defence and more options up front with Bianchi, Barreto and Cerci. Bet-value is on x2: a draw or a win for Torino.      

Pick:  Torino (+0.50)    Stake:  5/10 

Suggested Bookmakers:

Sbobet: Torino (+0.50) at 1.70

HANNOVER 96 vs. HAMBURGER SV - German Bundesliga (23/02/2013)

Prediction: Hannover 96 will face Hamburger SV after a tough match against Russian Anzhi in Europa League 3 days after. This will surely affect Hannover's performance at the advantage of the team from Hamburg, that does also have a quite good away record with 3 wins and 4 draws (with a terrific 1-4 against Borussia Dortmund few weeks ago). Therefore, considering tiredness and injuries caused by the European cups during the week, there is value on Van der Vaart and co. getting full 3 points from the nearby city of  Hannover.    

Pick:  Hamburger SV (+0.00)   Stake:  6/10 

Suggested Bookmakers:

Sbobet: Hamburger SV (+0.00) at 2.00

FREIBURG vs. EINTRACHT FRANKFURT - German Bundesliga (22/02/2013)

Prediction: two surprising teams will face each other tonight in the first match of the German Bundesliga this weekend. I expect a tactical game with few goals and both team happy to share one point each: while Freiburg does not have a clean home record (5 wins out of 11 matches and just 1 goal scored in the last 3 home matches), Eintracht Frankfurt will miss two important attacking midfielders, Lakic and Inui (suspended). 0-0 or 1-1 are the most likely results.   

Pick:  Draw    Stake:  4/10 

Suggested Bookmakers:

Bwin: X at 3.50