Peterborough United vs Plymouth Argyle
FreeToday’s featured game is the English Championship clash between Peterborough United and Plymouth Argyle. Despite both sides having made very poor starts to their respective campaigns, the only one of the two to have shown significant determination and tenacity to get themselves out of the mess they’re in is Peterborough United, which is largely due to talented manager Darren Ferguson, in my opinion. They’ve shown some inexperience whilst a lack of clinical finishing has seen them drop points this season too, so I daresay you could label them as “unlucky”. Peterborough United have looked a lot better in recent games, however, sufficiently enough for me to back them today. Well, that coupled with the fact that they’re playing a poor Plymouth Argyle side with no momentum or morale at the present time. Still winless in the Championship, Plymouth Argyle have the unenviable away record of having played four games, lost three and drawn once. They’ve also lost the last five games consecutively, inlcuding a particularly disappointing defeat at home to Nottingham Forest last match without even scoring a goal. Hosts Peterborough United have only lost one game in their last five, drawing three and winning once. Their main hurdle tonight is going to be goalscoring but if they achieve that, then they’ll make 4/5 on the home win a very good bet indeed, particularly as the visitors today have scored just two goals in their last five games and the hosts have scored six goals in their last five league games. For me, there’s enough value in the home win at 4/5 for me to back it despite both sides being somewhat unruly and poor at the moment!
Tuesday’s Picks
My tips:
As ever, below are my recommended value tips for today in no particular order:
Peterborough United vs Plymouth Argyle – home win at 4/5 – see introduction for full details.
Rangers vs Sevilla CF – away win at evens. There are few sides who get an easy ride at Ibrox because it’s one of the most intimidating European venues a side can travel to. Let’s face it – it has to be because if the Scots relied upon football alone, they’d get nowhere. Strictly speaking, Rangers genuinely aren’t good enough to be on the same field as Sevilla CF, as harsh as it may seem. Even the most ardent of Rangers fans would have a tremendous task ahead of them to convince me otherwise. However, the fact remains that a cold and wet Scotland isn’t exactly the favourite place of travelling Spaniards. That said, Sevilla CF not only have tremendous ability but they also have momentum after a very good start in their domestic campaign with four wins from five games, all four of which have come in their last four games. The lethal attacking power of Luis Fabiano, Frederic Kanoute, Alvaro Negredo and Jesus Navas is enough to grind out a result against anyone, let alone a side that’s not as good as they are. My main concern is how they adapt to what will be a hostile atmosphere and a difficult venue but I honestly think they’ve got enough quality to win this game. I’d keep punts around the medium mark but it’s definitely worth a flutter at evens.
Preston North End vs Reading – home win at 4/5. Hosts Preston North End enter this game with a home record of four games, three wins and one draw, thus leaving them unbeaten. Preston North End have long threatened to break into the Premier League but have never managed to fulfill that potential for varying reasons. However, their form so far this season appears to suggest otherwise so it’ll be interesting to see how their season develops. They’ve won three from their last four games so their momentum is strong, as is their actual ability. They’re hosting a Reading side that really signalled the end of the intent to be in the Premier League for many years to come in summer last year. They simply had to be promoted to be able to cope financially but that didn’t happen so half of their big players had to leave, leaving a fragmented and disjointed Reading squad – and it’s shown. One win in all nine of their Championship games this season shows just where they’re at currently and it doesn’t look to be getting better anytime soon. They’ve not obtained a victory in their last four games, losing twice and drawing twice along the way. Interestingly, Reading have lost at Preston North End for four out of their last five visits, which is quite an intimidating statistic. Based on the above information, a home win looks likely at 4/5.
Hereford United vs Bournemouth – away win at 10/11. League leaders Bournemouth are running riot on this division this year! Eight wins from nine games says that they’re looking virtually unstoppable at the present time. They’re going to come unstuck at somepoint because they’re not scoring enough goals to get them through difficult times. However, that time isn’t today in my opinion ’cause they’re travelling to Hereford United, a side that has won just one game from nine so far this season and have lost two of their last three games. I don’t think there’s as much between these two sides as the league placing suggests but I do believe that the momentum present indicates only one winner and the away win at 10/11 looks good value because of it.
As ever, any questions/explanations required, feel free to email me at thefootytipster@gmail.com. For the complete picks listing, see below!
UEFA Champions League:
Rubin Kazan vs Internazionale (8) 1-2
Fiorentina vs Liverpool (7) under 2.5 goals
Debreceni VSC vs Olympique Lyonnais (8) over 2.5 goals
Barcleona vs Dynamo Kiev (9) over 2.5 goals
Unirea Urziceni vs VFB Stuttgart (6) 1-1
Rangers vs Sevilla CF (7) 1-2
Arsenal vs Olympiakos Piraeus (9) over 2.5 goals
AZ Alkmaar vs Standard de Liege (7) 2-0
English Championship:
Barnsley vs West Bromwich Albion (7)
Bristol City vs Blackpool (7)
Cardiff City vs Derby County (6)
Crystal Palace vs Sheffield Wednesday (6)
Doncaster Rovers vs Swansea City (8)
Middlesbrough vs Leicester City (7)
Peterborough United vs Plymouth Argyle (7)
Preston North End vs Reading (8)
Sheffield United vs Ipswich Town (8)
Watford vs Coventry City (7)
English League One:
Brentford vs Southend United (6)
Colchester United vs Charlton Athletic (6)
Exeter City vs Swindon Town (8)
Leeds United vs Carlisle United (8)
Millwall vs Yeovil Town (7)
Norwich City vs Leyton Orient (6)
Oldham Athletic vs Milton Keynes Dons (6)
Southampton vs Bristol Rovers (5)
Stockport County vs Hartlepool United (6)
Walsall vs Huddersfield Town (5)
Wycombe Wanderers vs Tranmere Rovers (6)
English League Two:
Barnet vs Dagenham & Redbridge (6)
Burton Albion vs Macclesfield Town (6)
Cheltenham Town vs Shrewsbury Town (8)
Crewe Alexandra vs Bury (7)
Darlington vs Rochdale (7)
Hereford United vs Bournemouth (8)
Lincoln City vs Notts County (8)
Morecambe vs Bradford City (7)
Northampton Town vs Rotherham United (6)
Port Vale vs Accrington Stanley (6)
Torquay United vs Aldershot Town (6)
Estonian Meistriliiga:
Tulevik Viljandi vs Flora Tallinn (6) 1-2
Nomme Kalju vs Levadia Tallinn (9) 1-3
Irish Premier League:
Cork City vs Sligo Rovers (8) 2-0
Derry City vs Bohemians (5) 1-1
Norwegian Adeccoligaen:
Hamarkamaratene vs Kongsvinger (5) over 2.5 goals
Singaporean S-League:
DPMM FC vs Tampines Rovers (8) 2-1
Swedish Allsvenskan:
Brommapojkarna vs Gefle (7) 1-1
BK Hacken vs Orgryte (7) 2-0
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