Showing posts with label leaders. Show all posts
Showing posts with label leaders. Show all posts
April 5, 2012
Home And Away: Brondby won't cope with Danish leaders
Daily Tipping 
/ Jonno Turner / 05 April 2012 / Leave a Comment 
Denmark international Lars Jacobsen forms part of Copenhagen's defence
Jonno Turner is combining marriage jokes with Danish and Europa League insight in his latest column...
I just read that last year 4,153,237 people got married. Now, I don't want to start any trouble, but shouldn't that be an even number?
Marriage isn't all it's cracked up to be. I married a stunning 18-year-old busty lingerie model once to stop her from being deported. Thank goodness Essex girls are so thick.
I've been engaged a few times, but married just the once. There's been quite a few near Mrs.
Anyway, I digress. We're off to Denmark for our first tip of the day as FC Copenhagen welcome Brondby to the Parken Stadium.
The hosts have lost just once in their last ten Superliga outings and that run has seen them cement their position at the top of the table, with 23 games gone.
And they look in pole position to repeat last season's title success as long as they can keep grinding out the results.
Boss Carsten Jensen has seen his side lose just once in 34 home league matches and the Løverne will be highly confident that they can continue that run as they prepare to face Aurelijus Skarbalius' Brondby side.
The visitors have won just once in their last nine league games on the road and have scored only four goals in their last six on their travels.
That poor form has left the biggest club in Denmark in crisis, seventh in the table and a whopping 17 points behind their opponents this evening.
The last time these two sides met at the Parken, Copenhagen ran out 3-1 winners in comfortable style, and I think that this will be another home win for Jensen's side.
Bet 1: FC Copenhagen (HOME) to win @ [1.76]
I've been asked out by a number of sexy women this week. Sadly, that number is zero.
Switching our attention to the Europa League quarter-finals now, Atletico Madrid travel to Hannover looking to protect their slim 2-1 lead from the first leg.
The Spaniards were impressive at the Vicente Calderon last week, but boss Diego Simeone will be desperate for his side to stay focussed going into this game in Germany.
A goal for the visitors would all but kill this tie, and I think that the Argentine will look to attack the home side and draw a mistake from the Hannover defence, which has conceded 16 goals in their last nine outings.
Mirko Slomka's side sit fifth in the Bundesliga table, but have been in mixed form of late domestically, winning just two of their last six. The pressure is on Die Roten not to concede, but they have only kept one clean sheet in their last nine games.
Atletico have won their last three away games in this competition comfortably, scoring seven and conceding just one, and I think that the Spaniards have too much quality not to secure their place in the semi-finals.
Bet 2: Atletico Madrid (AWAY) to win @ [2.46]
Hansa Rostock take on Fortuna Dusseldorf in a clash in Germany's Bundesliga Two this evening. Fortuna are expected to win comfortably but Paul Robinson believes the value is in the goal markets....
Jonno Turner is mixing the Champions League with the Polish Ekstraklasa for today's picks......
Jonno Turner has found two teams worth backing in the Football League tonight, with Brentford and Birmingham the pair earning his seal of approval......
November 28, 2011
Napoli v Juventus: Hosts to raise their game against leaders
Italian Football / Michael Lintorn / 28 November 2011 / Leave a Comment 
Edinson Cavani scored a hat-trick in his last home game against Juventus
"Napoli have shown throughout the campaign that they are a team for the big occasions and should avoid the disastrous scenario of allowing the unbeaten Bianconeri to pull 12 points clear of them."
Despite their dismal recent domestic form, Michael Lintorn thinks that Napoli are a massive threat to Juventus' unbeaten run...
Napoli v Juventus, Tuesday 19:45 BST, Betfair Live Video, Match odds: Napoli [2.6], Juventus [3.05], The Draw [3.35]
Walter Mazzarri maintains that it is the media rather than him expecting a scudetto challenge from Napoli. However honest that statement is, it will be very difficult for them to mount one if they lose Tuesday's game in hand with leaders Juventus.
The joy of a Champions League win over Manchester City was swiftly replaced by the increasingly familiar feeling of domestic disappointment at Atalanta, where they made four changes to the side and had to salvage a point in injury time.
Yet the Partenopei have shown throughout the campaign that they are a team for the big occasions and should avoid the disastrous scenario of allowing the unbeaten Bianconeri to pull 12 points clear of them, instead perhaps closing the gap to six.
The hosts have won just four of their first 11 Serie A fixtures, but three of those came against the clubs that joined them in the top four last season, with their 2-0 victory over Udinese last month ending their undefeated start.
And as they welcome bottom-of-the-table Lecce to the San Paolo on Saturday, Napoli will surely field their strongest possible XI against Juventus, meaning recalls for tireless right wing back Christian Maggio and unsung hero of the attack Ezequiel Lavezzi.
Juventus share their opponents' appetite for the glamorous encounters and have also seen off both Milan giants, claiming another huge result at the weekend away to Lazio. They weren't at their best in a 1-0 triumph though, and lost 3-0 in Naples in 2010-11.
Over/under 2.5 goals
Alessandro Matri has been a revelation since joining the Old Lady in January, but his team-mates spurned several opportunities in Rome and such wastefulness will prove costly against Napoli, who have kept three clean sheets in four at home.
Four of Antonio Conte's men's first five away matches have featured two goals or fewer, with them netting one or fewer in four instances, so under 2.5 goals has to be fancied at [1.76].
Best Bet: Napoli to win @ [2.6]
Other Recommended Bet: Under 2.5 goals @ [1.76]
Even with Antonio Cassano likely to miss much of the remainder of the season, AC Milan should not be considering a move for Carlos Tevez, argues Michael Lintorn......
With Napoli set to face Manchester City in midweek in a huge Champions League fixture, Dave Farrar believes Lazio, and their excellent away form, can take full advantage....
It's not even December yet but the January transfer rumours are already starting to fly, with Didier Drogba thought to be on his way to Italy...
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