FC Twente vs AZ Alkmaar

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The Dutch Eredivisie ends today but what an epic finish it should be! There’s the usual scrap between the bottom clubs, some to avoid straight relegation and others to avoid the relegation play-off, but the one that has caught my attention is the battle between FC Twente Enschede and AFC Ajax Amsterdam for 2nd place. Needless to say that the 2nd placed side gets a qualification place in next season’s Champions League. AFC Ajax Amsterdam have stumbled through a topsy-turvy season and find themselves somehow within reach of a Champions League place. In their way, however, stands FC Twente Enschede, who are a point clear of the legendary outfit. They’ve been punching above their weight this season under the smart management of Steve McClaren, but another side that’s been punching above their weight even moreso is their visitors today, AZ Alkmaar. The visitors have been in poor form the last few games, but who can blame them? The title race was over a long time ago and the underdogs have won it. The hosts haven’t been exactly on top of their game lately either. However, to ensure a Champions League spot next season, FC Twente Enschede must win. Obviously AFC Ajax Amsterdam must win to mount any kind of pressure on McClaren’s side, but as they face a trip to lowly Sparta Rotterdam, chances are that FC Twente Enschede will have to take their fate into their own hands. It should be a superb encounter but for me, it’s got a draw written all over it. I can’t see the leaders wanting to end the season with a defeat and I don’t think the hosts are quite good enough to beat them currently. In my eyes, we may well see AFC Ajax Amsterdam steal an unlikely Champions League place for next season as the clash here may well be a 1-1 draw.

Sunday’s Picks

My tips:

Ok guys, here are the dead certs:

Salzburg, Anderlecht, Hajduk Split, Liverpool, Girondins de Bordeaux, PSV Eindhoven, Nybergsund, Porto, Partizan Belgrade, FC Zurich

Here are the sides with a very good chance of winning:

Racing Genk, Levski Sofia, Dinamo Zagreb, Randers, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Swansea City, Ipswich Town, Ujpest, AC Milan, Fiorentina, Juventus, Rosenborg, Kongsvinger, Lech Poznan, Polonia Warsaw, Derpotivo La Coruna, Athletic Club de Bilbao, Valencia, Real Mallorca, Deportivo Xerez, Hercules Alicante, Sivasspor, Bursaspor, Dynamo Kiev, Shakhtar Donetsk

Lastly, here’s today’s risky section:

Paris Saint-Germain, Reading, Sheffield Wednesday
Plymouth Argyle, Osasuna, Hamarkamaratene
Besiktas

The bets I like the look of in terms of value are listed below in order of likelihood:

Liverpool, Porto, Anderlecht, Nybergsund, AC Milan
Girondins de Bordeaux, AFC Ajax Amsterdam, Valencia, Sivasspor
Vitesse Arnhem, Rosenborg,  Partizan Belgrade, Real Mallorca
Athletic Club de Bilbao, FC Zurich, Ipswich Town, FC Copenhagen

For the complete picks listing, see below!

Austrian Bundesliga:

Salzburg vs Austria Karnten (9) 3-1

Belgian Eerste Klasse:

Racing Genk vs Kortrijk (8) 2-0
Tubize vs Anderlecht (9) 1-3

Bulgarian A PFG:

Lokomotiv Sofia vs Lokomotiv Mezdra (7) 2-0
Levski Sofia vs Sliven (8) 2-1

Croatian Prva Liga:

Dinamo Zagreb vs Rijeka (8) 2-1
Slaven Koprivnica vs Sibenik (7) 2-1
Osijek vs Zadar (7) 2-0
Cibalia Vinkovci vs Croatia Sesvete (6) 1-0
NK Zagreb vs Inter Zapresic (7) 2-1
Hajduk Split vs Varteks Varazdin (9) 3-0

Czech Republic Gambrinus Liga:

Viktoria Zizkov vs Ceske Budejovice (6) 1-1
Sigma Olomouc vs Teplice (7) 2-1
Kladno vs Pribram (6) 1-0, at least one red card in this game
Jablonec vs Viktoria Plzen (7) 1-1
Brno vs Slavia Prague (6) 0-1
Mlada Boleslav vs Slovan Liberec (7) 2-1

Danish Superligaen:

FC Nordsjaelland vs FC Midtylland (8) 1-1
SonderjyskE vs AC Horsens (5) 0-1
Randers vs Esbjerg (8) 2-1
FC Copenhagen vs Aalborg BK (9) 3-1

English Premier League:

Liverpool vs Newcastle United (10) -1.75 handicap
Sunderland vs Everton (5) 1-1

English Championship:

Burnley vs Bristol City (7)
Charlton Athletic vs Norwich City (7)
Crystal Palace vs Sheffield United (7)
Ipswich Town vs Coventry City (8)
Nottingham Forest vs Southampton (7)
Plymouth Argyle vs Barnsley (6)
Preston North End vs Queens Park Rangers (7)
Reading vs Birmingham City (6)
Sheffield Wednesday vs Cardiff City (6)
Swansea City vs Blackpool (8)
Watford vs Derby County (5)
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Doncaster Rovers (8)

Faroese Meistaradeildin:

NSI Runavik vs B68 Toftir (9) 3-0
B36 Toshavn vs HB Torshavn (7) 2-1, at least one red card in this game
AB Argir vs 07 Vestur Sorvagur (8) 2-0

Finnish Ykkonen:

Jippo Joensuu vs Kiisto Vaasa (6)
TPV Tampere vs AC Oulu (6)
Atlantis FC Helsinki vs PoPa Pori (7)
PS Kemi Kings vs Viikingit Helsinki (7)

French Ligue 1:

FC Nantes vs Le Havre (7) 1-0
Paris Saint-Germian vs Stade Rennais (7) 2-1
Girondins de Bordeaux vs Sochaux (9) 3-0

German Bundesliga:

Koln vs Werder Bremen (7) 0-2
Hamburger SV vs Hertha BSC Berlin (7) 2-1, at least one red card in this game

Hungarian Soproni Liga:

Ujpest vs Diosgyori VTK (8) 2-0

Italian Serie A:

Udinese vs Atalanta Bergamo (6) 1-1, at least one red card in this game
Palermo vs Cagliari (7) 2-1
AS Roma vs Chievo Verona (7) 2-1
Juventus vs Lecce (8) 2-0
Catania vs AC Milan (8) 1-2
Siena vs SSC Napoli (7) 1-2
Fiorentina vs Torino (8) 2-0
Genoa vs Sampdoria (7) 3-2, at least one red card in this game

Moldovan Divizia Nationala:

Dacia Chisinau vs Nistru Otaci (8) 2-0
Zimbru Chisinau vs Dinamo Bender (7) 1-1
Iskra-Stali Ribnita vs Olimpia Balti (8) 2-1
Sheriff Tiraspol vs Tiligul Tiras Tiraspol (9) 3-1

Dutch Eredivisie:

Roda JC vs Willem II (6) 1-0
Vitesse Arnhem vs Heracles (8) 3-0
PSV Eindhoven vs NEC Nijmegen (9) 3-0
FC Twente vs AZ Alkmaar (7) 1-1
Sparta Rotterdam vs AFC Ajax Amsterdam (8) 1-3
NAC Breda vs De Graafschap (7) 2-0
FC Utrecht vs Feyenoord Rotterdam (6) 1-1
Volendam vs Groningen (4) 1-1
Heerenveen vs ADO Den Haag (7) 2-0

Norwegian Tippeligaen:

Staebek vs Lyn Oslo (6) 1-0
Tromso vs Odd Grenland (7) 1-1
Viking Stavanger vs Bodo Glimt (7) 2-0
Sandefjord vs Stromsgodset (7) 2-1
Valerenga vs Start Kristiansand (6) 1-1
Rosenborg BK vs Fredrikstad (8) 2-0

Norwegian Adeccoligaen:

Nybergsund vs Lov Ham Bergen (9)
Tromsdalen vs Moss (6)
Bryne vs Hamarkamaratene (7)
Notodden vs Haugesund (7)
Sogndal vs Alta (6)
Kongsvinger vs Stavanger (8)
Sparta Sarpsborg vs Mjondalen (6)

Polish Ekstraklasa:

Cracovia Krakow vs Polonia Warsaw (8) 1-2
Lech Poznan vs Ruch Chorzow (8) 2-0

Portuguese Liga:

Estrela da Amadora vs Leixoes Matosinhos (7) 0-1
Vitoria Setubal vs Pacos de Ferreira (8) 1-1
Vitoria Guimaraes vs Naval (7) 2-0
Maritimo Funchal vs Porto (9) 1-3

Republic of Macedonia Prva Liga:

Sileks Kratovo vs Napredok Kicevo (7) 2-0
Pobeda Prilep vs Pelister Bitola (6) 1-0
Makedonija GP Skopje vs Turnovo (7) 2-1
Renova Dzepciste vs Rabotnicki Skopje (6) 1-1
Milano Kumanovo vs Vardar Skopje (6) 1-1

Romanian Liga:

Arges Pitesti vs Vaslui (7) 1-2
Pandurii Targu Jiu vs Universitatea Craiova (7) 1-1

Russian Premier League:

Krylya Sovetov Samara vs CSKA Moscow (7) 1-1
Rostov-na-Donu vs Zenit St Petersburg (7) 1-2
Lokomotiv Moscow vs Spartak Nalchik (7) 2-0
Khimki vs Kuban Krasnodor (7) 1-1

Serbian Super Liga:

Hajduk Kula vs Partizan Belgrade (9) 1-3

Slovakian Corgon Liga:

Spartak Trnava vs MSK Zilina (7) 1-1, at least one red card in this game

Spanish Primera Liga:

Real Mallorca vs Getafe (8) 2-0
Osasuna vs Recreativo de Huelva (7) 1-0
Deportivo La Coruna vs Real Valladolid (8) 2-1
Racing Santander vs Almeria (7) 2-1
Sporting Club de Gijon vs Athletic Club de Bilbao (8) 1-2
Espanyol vs Valencia CF (8) 1-3
Real Betis vs Atletico Madrid (7) 1-2, at least one red card in this game

Spanish Segunda Liga:

Sevilla Atletico vs Girona (7)
Hercules Alicante vs Gimnastic de Tarragona (8)
Elche vs Deportivo Xerez (8)
Deportivo Alaves vs Castellon (7)
Cordoba vs UD Salamanca (7)

Swiss Super League:

Grasshoppers Zurich vs Bellinzona (7) 2-0
Neuchatel Xamax vs FC Zurich (8) 1-3

Turkish Super Lig:

Ankaragucu vs Ankaraspor (6) 2-2
Antalyaspor vs Bursaspor (8) 1-2
Istanbul BB vs Genclerbirligi SK (7) 1-2
Denizlispor vs Eskisehirspor (6) 1-0
Gaziantepspor vs Sivasspor (8) 0-2
Konyaspor vs Kocaelispor (6) 1-1
Besiktas JK vs Fenerbahce (7) 2-1, at least one red card in this game

Ukrainian Premier League:

Zorya Lugansk vs Dynamo Kiev (8) 1-2
Kryvbas Kryvvi Rih vs Shakhtar Donetsk (8) 1-2
Metalurg Zaporizhya vs Vorskla Poltava (6) 1-1

Enjoy your free betting tips!

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