TFT Issue 227!
FreeHowdy guys and girls! I’m a bit short on time today so apologies for the brief previews. I’ll be around all of sunday if you need further elaborations though.
Featured game
NSI Runavik vs B36 Torshavn – away win at 4/5.
All season long B36 have been the most efficient side in the Faroe Islands. They’ve not been the best but they’ve been ruthlessly efficient and it’s probably going to see them win the Meistaradeildin. Three points today and it’s game over as EB/Streymur can no longer catch them and I think they’ll get them too. NSI Runavik are not an easy side to face but neither are a whole host of other sides that B36 have beaten this season but their determination has seen them win time and time again. The hosts have nothing to play for and in my view, the visitors will want to wrap up the title here rather than leave it to their risky derby with HB Torshavn next weekend in the final game of the current campaign. For me, the away win has value here.
Verdict: B36 Torshavn to win at 4/5.
Additional games
FC Honka Espoo vs HJK Helsinki – home win with draw no bet at evens.
A lot later than planned, Honka are finally playing the way they should again – with flair, with finesse, and are gaining points from it. They’re fighting for a European place so are well motivated here. They’ve got some superb attacking players and really should score goals here. HJK can usually nullify Honka and they do still have a strong defence but they’ve looked really unsure of themselves since parting with Rafinha, Bah, Pukki, and Ojala – this is not the same HJK side as before. HJK have nothing to play for here and although they might frustrate Honka into a draw, I don’t see the hosts losing this one with such a wealth of attacking power at their disposal.
Verdict: FC Honka Espoo to win with draw no bet at evens.
Vaslui vs Steaua Bucharest – home win at 6/5.
Why Vaslui are 6/5 to win this game I’ll never know – it’s like the bookies still think that Steaua are a force nowadays in Romania, which they’re not. Vaslui are a lot better than Steaua all over the park – more flair, more cohesion, and a lot more attacking threat. Steaua’s only redeeming feature in their crumbling squad is their decent defence but Vaslui have more than enough offensive power to take them apart here. For me, there’s a lot of value on the home win at 6/5, especially with Steaua missing a lot of players today.
Verdict: Vaslui to win at 6/5.
Team news
Australian A-League:
Wellington Phoenix – Paston, Lia, Sanchez, and Ifill are doubts. Pantelis and Pavlovic are absent.
Newcastle Jets – Jesic and Culina are absent.
Melbourne Heart – Colosimo and Bolton are doubts.
Perth Glory – Sikora is absent.
Belgian Eerste Klasse:
Club Brugge – Meunier, Kujovic, Lestienne, and Stenman are absent.
AA Gent – Mboyo and Wallace are absent.
Anderlecht – Mazuch and Molins are absent.
Standard de Liege – Belhoucine and Kanu are absent.
Bulgarian A PFG:
Lokomotiv Sofia – Karadinjov is absent. Davchev returns. Velkov’s first game in charge.
Botev Vratsa – No news.
Chernomorets Burgas – No absentees.
Levski Sofia – Ognyanov, Mladenov, and Risp are absent.
Cypriot Division 1:
Anagennisi Deryneia – Giannakou and Gogolos are absent.
Omonia Nicosia – No absentees.
Olympiakos Nicosia – Merco and Amo are absent. Bad mood in the camp due to wages not being paid.
Nea Salamis – No news.
Czech Republic Gambrinus Liga:
Jablonec – No absentees.
Marila Pribram – No absentees.
Ceske Budejovice – Riegel, Rydel, and Bakala are absent.
Teplice – Smejkal is absent.
Bohemians 1905 – Skoda, Kaufman, Kraus, and Nikl are absent.
Dukla Prague – Jirous is absent.
Sigma Olomouc – Drobisz is absent.
Mlada Boleslav – Neuwirth, Opiela, Kalina, and Fabian are absent.
Finnish Veikkausliiga:
FC Honka Espoo – No news.
HJK Helsinki – Ring returns.
JJK Jyvaskyla – Gruborovics, Hyyrynen, Virtanen, and Korte are doubts.
VPS Vaasa – Tanska, Kokko, Koskela, Inutile, Laaksonen, and Funicello are absent.
RoPS Rovaniemi – Muinonen, Syvajarvi, and Saarinen are absent.
TPS Turku – Lehtovaara is absent.
Finnish Ykkonen:
KPV Kokkola – No news.
Jippo Joensuu – No news.
PS Kemi Kings – No news.
KooTeePee Kotka – No news.
PoPa Pori – Pirhonen, Aalto, and Vihtila are absent.
FC Espoo – Liikonen is absent.
German Bundesliga:
SC Freiburg – Ferati and Mujdza are absent.
Hamburger SV – Stepanek and Arslan are absent.
Koln – Geromel, Petit, and Matuschyk are absent.
Hannover 96 – Miller, Andreasen, Carlitos, Schlaudruff, and Sobiech are absent.
Italian Serie A:
Atalanta Bergamo – Doni, Ferreira Pinto, and Pettinari are absent. Schelotto is a doubt.
Bologna – Antonsson, Crespo, Cruz, Gillet, Perez, and Taider are absent. Garics and Casarini are doubts.
Cagliari – El-Kabir and Eriksson are absent. Ekdal and Avramov are doubts.
Cesena – Bogdani, Colucci, Martinez, and Comotto are absent. Ceccarelli and Rennella are doubts.
Chievo Verona – Luciano is absent.
Fiorentina – Gilardino and Kroldrup are absent.
Genoa – Giandomenico and Ze Eduardo are absent. Sturaro is a doubt.
Juvenus – Giaccherini, Iaquinta, and Sorensen are doubts.
Lazio – Del Nero is a doubt.
Lecce – Carrozzieri, Di Michele, Ferrario, and Diamoutene are absent. Bertagnoli is a doubt.
Novara – Lisuzzo is absent. Mazzarani, Pesoe, and Giorgi are doubts.
AS Roma – Okaka, Lobont, and Totti are absent. Cicinho and Pizarro are doubts.
Siena – Angella, Bolzoni, Belmonte, and Troianiello are absent. Del Grosso and Angelo are doubts.
Udinese – Barreto, Coda, and Pasquale are absent.
Japanese J-League:
Kashiwa Reysol – Domingues is absent. Kirihata and Kondo return.
Montedio Yamagata – Shimomura is absent. El-Samni is a doubt. Yamazaki is a doubt.
Kawasaki Frontale – Tanaka, Tasaka, and Yokoyama are absent. Inamoto and Kikuchi return.
Albirex Niigata – Higashiguchi and Watanabe are absent. Kurokawa and Kikuchi return.
Lithuanian A Lyga:
Tauras Taurage – Sirevicius, Martisauskis, and Janilionios are absent. Soares and Borisenko are doubts.
Suduva Marijampole – No absentees.
Zalgiris Vilnius – No news.
Atlantas – No news.
Siauliai – Jurevicius is absent. Pilypas and Eliosios are doubts.
Ekranas Panevezys – No absentees.
Macedonian First League:
Horizont Turnovo – Stojanovski is absent.
Bregalnica Stip – Zdravkov is a doubt.
Dutch Eredivisie:
NEC Nijmegen – Stadhouders, Ibrahim, Goossens, Will, and Wellenberg are absent.
Vitesse Arnhem – Snijders, van Diermen, Pedersen, Piiroja, and Ibarra are absent.
Roda JC Kerkrade – Lebedynsky, Staelens, and Svard are absent.
ADO Den Haag – N’Toko, Kum, and Supasepa are absent.
Feyenoord Rotterdam – Schenkeveld, Torres, Swerts, and Ramsteijn are absent.
VVV Venlo – Leemans is absent.
NAC Breda – Kolk is absent.
Excelsior Rotterdam – Fillecia and Wattamaleo are absent.
Norwegian Eliteserien:
Haugesund – Steinsland and Johansson are absent.
Fredrikstad – Valencia, Myrie, Kveene, and Horn are absent.
Molde FK – Stensild, Steen, and Thioune are absent.
Odd Grenland Skien – Andersson and Johnsen are absent.
Sarpsborg 08 – Jusufi is absent. Jonvik, Odegaard, and Hoas are absent.
Tromso – Nystro is absent. Sahlman is a doubt.
Sogndal – Lund and Hansen are absent.
Stromsgodset – Vilsvik and Konradsen are absent. Madsen is a doubt. Hanssen returns.
Rosenborg BK – Goa and Jamtfall are absent. Wangberg, Ronning, Hoiland, and Holm return.
Aalesund FK – Herrera, Myklebust, Skiri, Jalasto, Olsen, and Fuhre are absent.
Polish Ekstraklasa:
Zaglebie Lubin – Malkkowski is absent.
Lechia Gdansk – Sazankow, Machaj, and Deleu are absent.
Ruch Chorzow – Djokic, Olszar, and Straka are absent.
Legia Warsaw – Hubnik and Efir are absent.
Polish Liga 1:
Nieciecza – Trafarski, Mysona, and Kowalskia re absent. Piatek returns.
Dolcan Zabki – Kosiorowski, Welna, and Osolinski are doubts.
Polonia Bytom – No news.
Wisla Plock – No news.
Sandecja Nowy Sacz – No news.
Kolejarz Stroze – No news.
Piast Gliwice – Lisowski, Szamatula, and Matras are absent. Urban is a doubt. Game played in Wodzislaw.
Bogdanka Leczna – Bartoszewicz, Kusiak, Oziemczuk, and Jhonatan are absent. Magdon returns.
Romanian Liga:
Universitatea Cluj – Machado is absent.
FC Brasov – No absentees.
Vaslui – Canu, Balace, Annang, and Pavlovic are absent.
Steaua Bucharest – Matei, Gardos, Popa, Tatarusanu, Galamaz, Radut, Incerti, Emeghara, Tanase, M.Costea, Gardos, and Iliev are absent.
Russian Premier League:
Amkar Perm – Belorukov, Vasiliev, Topcu, and Peev are absent.
Kuban Krasnodar – No absentees.
Spartak Nal’chik – Behramov is absent.
Anzhi Makhachkala – Angbva and Hajibeyov are absent.
Rubin Kazan – Medvedev, Martins, Ansaldi, and Smith are absent.
Spartak Moscow – Jeannot, Kozlov, Zotov, and Pareja are absent.
Lokomotiv Moscow – Torbinskiy is absent.
Tom’ Tomsk – Tigorev and Ropotan are absent.
Serbian Superliga:
Rad Belgrade – Danilovic is absent.
Vojvodina Novi Sad – Trifunovic is absent.