Football Betting Tips – 20.02.09

The recent few weeks have been tough and I’ll be the first to admit it hasn’t worked out half as well as I’d planned, but these things are sent to try us and as the snow and poor weather clears a fresh period beckons. This weekend we pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off and kick on with making some points profit.

This weekend I was unable to split three selections and therefore all will be advised and as such the previews will be shorter, but don’t let make you think im any less confident.

21/02/2009- 15.00pm
Barnsley v Charlton

18th Place takes on bottom in this relegation battle and you could have guessed from my earlier selection of Norwich against Barnsley im not a fan of Simon Davey’s mediocre outfit at all, I feel without being offensive there full of second rate no mark foreigners.  A 2-0 victory over Plymouth is nothing to shout from the rooftops about but there have been signs in recent weeks that Phil Parkinon’s men might just be getting it together and having extended the loan OF Tom Soares from Stoke City for a further month, I feel Skybet’s offer of 11/4 for an Addicks win too tempting.

21/02/2009-15.00pm
Blackpool v Watford

A further bottom of the table clash sees 17th placed Blackpool take on Watford who currently site in 21st. Once again were plumping for any away victory in this game, the recent singings of Aleksandrs Cauna and Don Cowie seem to have lifted lowely Watford and the 2-0 defeat of Swansea in midweek will have done nothing wrong for their confidence at all (Anyone who saw Swansea play Fulham last weekend knows that has to be taken as a good result). Tomas Priskin is continuing to find the net on a regular basis and once again Skybet’s price of 9/4 for a Watford victory interests me.

21/02/2009-15.00pm
Hereford v Peterborough Utd

3rd placed Peterborough travel to lowly Hereford and are the selection to make it a hatrick of away victories. They boast a healthy away points tally so far this season and whilst a recent run of only two wins in seven games has dented their hopes of automatic promotion, I think with Craig Mackail- Smith George Boyd and Aaron McClean in their side Posh should have a good chance of coming away from Edgar Street with a victory under their belt. A 2-0 victory over Leeds in midweek has boosted Herefords’s chances of survival this season but I think Darren Ferguson’s men will have enough and with Hills going odds-on at 10/11, Corals stand alone price of 5/4 looks very interesting. But be quick it may not last until kick-off if they take serious money for Peterborough.

This weekends selections are…

Charlton Athletic to beat Barnsley
1pt Win @ 11/4 Skybet

Watford to beat Blackpool
1pt Win @ 9/4 Skybet

Peterborough to beat Hereford
3pts Win @ 5/4 Coral

Millwall v Scunthorpe Betting Tip

Saturday 31/01/2009- 15.00pm
Millwall v Scunthorpe

Once again I’ve plumped for an away side against a home side with a strong home record this season. Millwall have only been beaten at home once all season themselves and have won nine out of thirteen.

With plenty of fire power including top scorer Tresor Kandol, Gary Alexander and Izale Mcleod the den has been a fortress. However Scunthorpe beat Oldham in midweek and are looking like Millwall for automatic promotion to The Championship, top scorer  Gary Hooper is banging them in and so far has 14 for the season and will likely be playing up front again with experienced Paul Hayes if he passes a late fitness test.

If so it will be an unchanged Scunthorpe side for the third successive game and they are no mugs away from Glanford Park having won seven times on their travels already this season, I like them and I think there a good strong bit of value again.

Scunthorpe to beat Millwall
1pt Win @ 12/5 (Stanjames)

Southend v Yeovil Town – Betting Tip

Southend v Yeovil Town (24th January 2009 @ 3pm)

A great performance by the canaries of Norwich City last week and were off to a flying start for 2009.

This weekends focus is down at Roots Hall for Southend currently 15th in League One against a Yeovil Town side currently lying 19th.

The hosts are Even money favourites but looking beneath the surface have a fair few problems. They’ve won only 7 out of their last 21 league games and also are without a win in their last 5 games in all competitions, they scored a 96th minute equaliser earlier in the week to draw 1-1 at Leyton Orient however the result came at a cost with them losing striker Alex Revell for the season through injury and also further injuries to key men Anthony Grant and old war horse Dougie Freedman take into account strong centre half Peter Clarke suspension this weekend and it leaves them without 4 key players for the visit of Yeovil.

Yeovil themselves aren’t in the best form having won only once in 5, however the victory was on the road at lowly Swindon. Russell Slade has moulded an experienced unfashionable squad together and looks to players like Danny Schofield and Marc Bircham for his flair and their away record so far this season shows 3 victories 3 draws and 6 defeats which have included a couple of hidings losing 5-0 at Stockport in the F.A. Cup and 3-0 at Northampton Town in the league. Whilst it’s not too bad a record it does appear that Yeovil’s main problem is scoring goals with only 9 away goals all season and whilst top scorer Danny Schofield has 4 and will be looking to add to his tally at the weekend, I don’t believe the recent signing of the much travelled striker Luke Rodgers will dramatically alter their goalscoring form.

So what point of view are we going to take with the game? Well I acknowledge 4 key men are missing for Southend however I believe that top scorer Lee Barnard will continue his goal haul and with the experience of captain Adam Barrett and keeper Steve Mildenhall I believe the shrimpers still have plenty of quality at this level and im a fan of Franck Moussa in midfield. No win in 5 and 1 win in 9 for them but to be fair two of the games were against Premiership Chelsea so I can forgive them that also. Steve Tilson described himself as in a desperate position this week but Chairman Ron Martin has told him he will have time and funds to turn the side around however I think the best they’ll be looking for is a solid mid-table finish.

Most firms have gone odds/on for the home victory but Ladbrokes seem to have latched onto the problems of Southend and go out a stand alone Evens about the home side. Whilst many will not see the value I take the home side to prevail and come through against all odds.

Southend to beat Yeovil Town
1pt Win @ Evens- Ladbrokes