Allsvenskan – Syrianska FC v Malmo FF – 20^th June 2013 Kick Off 18:00 PM BST

Syrianska home record to Grade A sides reads Won 0, Drawn 1 and Lost 9

Malmo’s away record to Grade C sides reads Won 5, Drawn 4 and Lost 1

Recent head-to-head record reads at Syrianska reads Syrianska 0 wins, 1 Draw and Malmo 1 Win

Syrianska home record this season reads Won 1, Drawn 1 and Lost 4 with Over 2.5 goals being seen in 4 of these 6 matches with both teams scoring in 2.

Syrianska have only found the net in 2 of 6 home matches this season.

Malmo’s away record this season reads Won 3, Drawn 2 and Lost 1 with Over 2.5 goals being seen in 4 of the 6 matches with both teams scoring in 5

Malmo have scored in all 6 of their last 6 away games.

Summary

Syrianska have a terrible home record to Grade A sides losing 9 of their last 10 and although Malmo’s away record is not as convincing they still offer some value to win this game at 1.67.

If you do fancy Malmo to triumph here then there are a couple of options that are open to you. Malmo can be backed -0.75 goals on the Asian Handicap and this handicap would have been covered fully in 5 of Syrianska’s last 9 home defeats to grade a sides and in 3 of Malmo’s last 5 away victories to Grade A sides. Malmo can be backed -0.75 goals at 1.92 this means should Malmo win by the single goal then you receive half of your odds.

Alternately you can dutch Malmo to win by 1 or 2 goals in the winning margin market  and this has been the margin of defeat  in 8 of Syrianska’s last 9 defeats to grade a sides and in 4 of Malmo’s last 5 away wins to Grade c sides. Dutching the Malmo victory by 1 or 2 goals pays 2.01 and looks good value.

As far as goals are concerned we have some mixed stats but in the case of Malmo both teams have scored in 4 of their opening 6 away games and in 7 of their last 10 away to Grade C sides so the 1.91 on Both teams to score looks of interest.

Dutch Malmo to win by 1 or 2 goals in the winning margin market @ 2.01

For every £10 staked place £5.76 on Malmo to win by 1 goal @ 3.50 & £4.24 on Malmo to win by 2 goals @ 4.75

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Do you stay loyal to one or 2 bookmakers you have accounts with? Many of you do I’m sure, this could be down to the fact you have money  already in one account or the plain and simple convenience factor of it.

Bookmakers are scoring big time and it’s mostly down to punters laziness just taking the odds on offer. This is why they all offer such good bonuses if you sign up with them. They know customer acquisition is the key, once they have you on board there is a good chance they will be your one stop shop for your gambling activities.

You wouldn’t book a Holiday abroad without shopping around so why do it with your betting.

Don’t Be a Lazy Punter

I am going to show you some examples of why it’s important to shop around and that Bookmaking is the one business it does not pay to be a loyal customer.

If you want to place your betting on a more professional level, it is essential that you give yourself the best chance to succeed by opening as many accounts as possible.

Now, in the following example let us assume you are a reasonably good punter who has around a 50% strike rate on all your selections. (In other words, one out of every two bets placed is a winner.)

If we look at a typical weekend in the English Premier League, you have four £25 single bets on Arsenal, Everton, Aston Villa and Stoke to win their respective matches. This weekend you suffer two losses, with Arsenal and Aston Villa failing to win. However, both Everton and Stoke won.

So let’s look at your returns on the winning bets. On one bet you placed £25 on Everton to beat Fulham, and Everton won 2–1. Before the game, the best odds available were 21/20 (2.05) and the bookmaker offering the lowest odds was quoting 4/5 (1.80).

If you backed with the bookmaker offering the best odds, you collect £26.25 in winnings. Were you to place the bet with the bookmaker offering the lowest odds you would collect only £20.00 in winnings. This represents a £6.25 (31.25%) difference.

On the second winning bet you placed £25 on Stoke to beat Newcastle, and Stoke won 4–0. Before the game, the best odds available were 13/10 (2.30), and the bookmaker offering the lowest odds was quoting 11/10 (2.10).

If you were to back the selection with the bookmaker offering the best odds you collect £32.50 in winnings. Whereas if you place the bet with the bookmaker offering the lowest odds, you collect only £27.50 in winnings, which represents a £5 (18.18%) difference

By betting with the bookmakers with the best odds, you would6 be £8.75 in profit; but by choosing the bookmakers with the lowest odds, you would have a loss of £2.50. There’s a £11.25 difference between best and worst practice.

Now this may not seem that much money. But if you replicate this over a 38-week season, betting with the best odds on offer shows a profit of +£1332.50, a very respectable 8.75% return on investment. Placing such bets with the bookmaker offering the lowest odds shows a loss of -£95.00, -2.50% return on investment.

So, as you can see, following this one simple discipline can make or break your season.

Spending a couple of hours opening accounts with as many bookmakers as possible puts you in a position where you are always able to take advantage of the best prices available. Not only that. If you take advantage of some of their bonus sign up offers you will be in front before you start.

Odds Comparison Sites.

There are many Odds Comparison sites on the Internet – The two I would suggest you use  are Oddschecker and Oddsportal both of these are very good with the latter my preference as they cover a wider range of bookmakers including some of the very good offshore bookmakers that have larger limits and don’t ban you if you are winning on a consistent basis. They also cover a more comprehensive offering of Asian Handicap lines.

www.oddschecker.com

A great site to compare odds and probably the most popular odds comparison site out there, mostly focused on getting acquisitions for bookmakers. Very simple to navigate and if you bet on more niche markets such as corners & booking then this is the one to use, on the popular European games they cover around 200 betting markets per match and offerings from every High Street bookmaker  such as Ladbrokes, Coral, William Hill & Bet365 to mentioned just a few. Along with the major bookmakers they offer up odds from the betting exchanges such as Betfair & Betdaq.

Oddschecker also have a funky feature where you can add you selections to the shopping basket and place them in one go (subject to having the various bookmaker accounts). This feature is great if you are doing multiple bets such as accumulators, doubles, trebles etc.

www.oddsportal.com

My chosen site for comparing odds, they cover a broader range of bookmakers including the offshore bookies such as Pinnacle and SBO bet who work on smaller margins and welcome winning accounts, unlike many of the well know High Street bookmakers.

They also focus on Asian Handicap markets which is where 99% of my betting activities take place on.

They have some great tools where once you sign up (100% Free) you can set additional bookmaker filters so it only displays the ones you want. In addition they have a great archive area where you can look back at historical odds for pretty much any sporting event in recent history.

I would say this site is better suited to the more experienced punter. You won’t see odds for the fringe markets like you do with the former Oddschecker.

With the above information you should now have no excuses when it comes to getting the best odds, all there is left to do is get a portfolio of bookmakers accounts registered and below is a list of the ones you should open straight away along and make sure you take the offers  available as every little helps. I won’t list them all but these are the ones I suggest are top of your list.

High street Bookmakers

Bet 365 – Offer – £200 Free Bets

Ladbrokes – Offer – Bet £10 and get £30 Free

William Hill –  Offer – Bet £25 and Get £25 Free

Coral – Offer – £50 Free Bet

No Limits – Offshore Bookmakers

Pinnacle Sports – Offer – None But Best Odds and lowest margins

SBO Bet – Offers  - £200 Deposit Bonus

Conclusion

To be profitable in the long term take on board everything you have read and don’t be a Lazy punter, you can never have too many betting accounts and in doing so you it will pay dividends.

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Allsvenskan – Kalmar FF v Norrkoping – 17^th June 2013 Kick Off 18:00 AM BST

Kalmar’s home record to Grade B sides reads Won 4, Drawn 4 and Lost 2

Norrkoping’s away record to Grade B sides reads Won 4, Drawn 4 and Lost 2

Recent head-to-head record reads at Kalmar reads Kalmar 2 wins, 0 Draws and Norrkoping 1 Win

Kalmar’s home record this season reads Won 2, Drawn 3 and Lost 0 with Over 2.5 goals being seen in 2 of these 5 matches with both teams scoring in 3.

Kalmar have kept a clean sheet in 2 of these 5 matches.

Norrkoping’s away record this season reads Won 1, Drawn 2 and Lost 2 with Over 2.5 goals being seen in 2 of the 5 matches with both teams scoring in 4

Norrkoping have not kept a clean sheet in their 5 away games this season.

Summary

Looking at both teams recent record against teams of a similar grade then the draw has to be given some serious consideration as this has been seen in 4 of Kalmar’s last 10 home and in 4 of Norrkoping’s last 10 away to similar opposition and the draw can be backed at 3.30.

2/3 total goals also looks of interest as this has been seen in all 7 of Norrkoping’s last 7 away games to Grade B sides and in 3 of their last 5 away games this season. 2/3 total goals can be backed at 1.95

Selection

Draw @ 3.30 @ Bet365

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MLS – Colorado Rapids v San Jose Earthquakes – 16^th June 2013 Kick Off 02:00 AM BST

Colorado’s home record to Grade A sides reads Won 4, Drawn 4 and Lost 2

San Jose’s away record to Grade C sides reads Won 6, Drawn 2 and Lost 2

Recent head-to-head record reads at Colorado reads Colorado 1 win, 2 Draws and San Jose 3 Wins

Colorado’s home record this season reads Won 3, Drawn 2 and Lost 2 with Over 2.5 goals being seen in 3 of these 7 matches with both teams scoring in 3.

Colorado have kept a clean sheet in 3 of these 7 matches.

San Jose’s away record this season reads Won 3, Drawn 4 and Lost 1 with Over 2.5 goals being seen in 3 of the 8 matches with both teams scoring in 6

San Jose have scored in 7 of these 8 matches.

Summary

Despite San Jose’s poor showing this season compared to last they have only lost once away from home this season and have only lost once in 6 matches away at Colorado.

San Jose look reasonable value here +0.25 goals at 1.92

Selection

San Jose +0.25 @ 1.92 Bet 365

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MLS – Columbus Crew v Montreal Impact – 15^th June 2013 Kick Off 23:30 PM BST

Columbus home record to Grade C sides reads Won 7, Drawn 2 and Lost 1

Montreal’s away record to Grade B sides reads Won 1, Drawn 0 and Lost 4

Recent head-to-head record reads at Columbus reads Columbus 2 wins, 0 Draws and Montreal 0 Wins

Columbus home record this season reads Won 1, Drawn 3 and Lost 2 with Over 2.5 goals being seen in 1 of these 6 matches with both teams scoring in 3.

Columbus have only kept 1 clean sheet at home this season..

Montreal’s away record this season reads Won 3, Drawn 1 and Lost 2 with Over 2.5 goals being seen in 4 of the 6 matches with both teams scoring in 4

Montreal have scored in 5 of their last 6 away games.

Summary

Montreal are defying their grading this season and currently sit just a couple of places from the top spot.

When looking at how Columbus have performed at home to Grade C sides and the recent head-to-head record their certainly looks to be some interest in backing Columbus at 2.30 or -0.25 goals on the handicap at 1.98. However to counter this Columbus have not won any of their last 10 at home to teams in the top half of the table.

If we disregard the grading and look at how Columbus have performed at home to top half sides and how Montreal have started the season then Montreal +0.25 goals at 1.88 looks reasonable

With conflicting stats dominating the match line Over 2.5 goals looks of more interest and this has been seen in 7 of Columbus last 10 at home to Grade C sides as well as in 6 of Columbus last 10 at home to top half sides. 3 or more goals have also been seen in 4 of Montreal’s opening 6 away games this season.

Selection Over 2.5 @ 1.90 @ Bet365

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MLS – Real Salt Lake v LA Galaxy – 09^th June 2013 Kick Off 02:30 AM BST

Real Salt Lake’s home record to Grade A sides reads Won 7, Drawn 3 and Lost 0

LA Galaxy’s away record to Grade A sides reads Won 4, Drawn 4 and Lost 2

Recent head-to-head record reads at Real Salt Lake reads Real Salt Lake 2 wins, 2 Draws and LA Galaxy 2 Wins

Real Salt Lake’s home record this season reads Won 4, Drawn 2 and Lost 1 with Over 2.5 goals being seen in 2 of these 7 matches with both teams scoring in 3.

Real Salt Lake have found the net in 6 of these 7 matches.

LA Galaxy’s away record this season reads Won 2, Drawn 1 and Lost 4 with Over 2.5 goals being seen in 4 of the 7 matches with both teams scoring in 3

LA Galaxy have conceded in 6 of these 7 matches.

Summary

Real Salt Lake have a strong home record to the top sides and look to offer some value at 2.10.

6 of Real Salt Lakes last 7 home victories to fellow Grade a sides have been to nil and they can be backed at 3.50 to win to nil here.

LA Galaxy have scored 2 or more goals in 7 of their last 10 away to fellow Grade a sides and they look value at 3.00 to score over 1.5 goals.

With the above in mind over 2.5 match goals looks to offer the smallest of value at 1.95

Selection

Real Salt Lake @ 2.10 Bet 365

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MLS – New England Revolution v DC United – 09^th June 2013 Kick Off 00:30 AM BST

New England’s home record to Grade B sides reads Won 2, Drawn 5 and Lost 3

DC United’s away record to Grade C sides reads Won 8, Drawn 1 and Lost 1

Recent head-to-head record reads at New England reads New England 4 wins, 1 Draw and DC United 1 Win

New England’s home record this season reads Won 3, Drawn 2 and Lost 2 with Over 2.5 goals being seen in 2 of these 7 matches with both teams scoring in 2.

New England have kept a clean sheet in 4 of 7 matches this season.

DC Uniteds away record this season reads Won 0, Drawn 1 and Lost 5 with Over 2.5 goals being seen in 2 of the 6 matches with both teams scoring in 1

DC United have failed to find the net in 5 of their last 6 away games.

Summary

When looking how both sides have performed against similar opposition DC United look to offer some value  and can be backed at 4.10 and despite their poor start to the season they have only lost 1 of their last 10 away to Grade C sides.

DC United can also be backed on the Asian Handicap +0.50 goals at 1.95

New England have an excellent head-to-head record with DC united and given DC Uniteds current goal scoring problems away from home this season if you do fancy New England then they can be backed at 3.0 to win to nil.

The No on both teams to score looks strong here and can be backed at 1.83 Both teams have not found the net in 7 of DC Uniteds last 10 away to Grade C sides and in 5 of their last 6 away games as well as in 5 of New England’s opening 7 home games

Selection

No Both Teams to Score @ 1.83 Bet 365

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Philadelphia v Columbus Crew 06th June 2013 Kick Off 00:30 AM BST

Philadelphia’s home record to mid table/lower half sides reads Won 5, Drawn 3 and Lost 2

Columbus away record to lower half sides reads Won 3, Drawn 5 and Lost 2

Recent head-to-head record reads at Philadelphia reads Philadelphia 2 wins, 0 Draws and Columbus 2 wins

Philadelphia’s home record this season reads Won 2, Drawn 2 and Lost 2 with Over 2.5 goals being seen in 3 of these 6 matches with both teams scoring in 4.

Philadelphia have also scored in every home game this season.

Columbus away record this season reads Won 3, Drawn 2 and Lost 2 with Over 2.5 goals being seen in 4 of the 7 matches with both teams scoring in 4

Columbus have been level at the break in 5 of their last 7 away games.

Summary

Columbus look to offer some value here at 3.10 and looking at their recent record away to mid table sides they have drawn 5 of the last 10 so there is a strong draw bias and this can be backed at 3.25.

Columbus can also be backed on the Asian Handicap +0.25 goals at 1.90

Both teams to score looks a reasonable option as Philadelphia have scored in every home game this season whilst Columbus have found the net in 6 of their last 7 away games. Both teams to score can be backed at 1.91.

The half time draw looks of interest and has been seen in 4 of Philadelphia’s last 6 home games and in 5 of Columbus last 7 away games and this can be backed at a value looking 2.05

Our Selection

Columbus +0.25 goals at 1.90 Bet 365

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This Sunday afternoon sees one of the matches of the season when Manchester United take on Chelsea at Old Trafford Kick Off 1600 BST.

This is a vital match for Chelsea who will be desperate to leave Old Trafford with at least a point to cement their top 4 place before facing their North London rivals Spurs on Wednesday evening.

This could be a tough afternoon for Chelsea as they do not boast a great record at Old Trafford where the recent record reads Manchester United 4 wins, no draws and Chelsea 1 win and they can be guaranteed that Sir Alex Ferguson will not go easy on them as demonstrated by United’s performance at the Emirates last Sunday where they were slightly unlucky not to come away with more than a point.

Manchester United come into this game in great form having won 13 of their last 14 home games with their only defeat coming at home to neighbours Manchester City.

Manchester Uniteds record at home to teams of Chelseas grading reads a fairly impressive Won 7, Drawn 0 and Lost 3.

Manchester United can be backed at around 2.20 and this looks to offer some very good value given both sides form against similar opposition and the recent head-to-head matches.

The draw can be backed at around 3.60 however although it should not be completely discounted at this level history suggests both sides tend to go for the victory.

Chelsea are coming into this game having won just 1 of their last 6 away matches and their away record against the Premier League elite sides reads Won 3, Drawn 1 and Lost 6

As far as goals are concerned then we should probably expect a few and there have been 3 or more goals scored in 9 of Manchester United’s last 10 home games hosting the top 4 sides and indeed both teams have found the net again in 9 of these 10 matches. Looking at United’s general form then we can see that 3 or more goals have been seen in 13 of their 17 home games this season.

In the case of Chelsea when away to the top 4 sides 3 or more goals have been seen in 6 of 10 matches and generally this has been seen in 12 of their last 15 away games. Over 2.75 goals can be backed at 2.00 and this looks to offer some reasonable value especially when also considering that this has been seen in 4 of the 5 recent head-to-head matches at Old Trafford.

In summary as we witnessed last Sunday it looks as though champions Manchester United are not going to ease up as the seasons ends and they will be keen to avenge their FA Cup semi-final defeat in front of their home fans and the 2.25 on the Manchester United offers some great value as does the Over 2.75 goals at 2.00 and the Over 2.75 will be my play for this match.

This Sunday afternoon sees the Merseyside derby when Liverpool take on Everton at Anfield Kick Off 1330 BST.

This is a very interesting Merseyside derby and there is no question about Liverpool will be desperate to close the gap on neighbours Everton in the hope of finishing above their rivals.

Everton on the other hand have still not relinquished their hopes of Champions League football and they are also at the time of writing only 3 points below fifth placed Spurs.

Liverpool are showing decent home form and have only lost 1 of their last 8 home matches and their home record to teams of Evertons grading reads Won 5 Drawn 3 and lost 2 and Indeed Liverpool have had the better of the recent head-to-head clashes at Anfield which reads Liverpool 3 wins, 2 draws and Everton 0 wins.

Liverpool can be backed at around 2.05 and this looks priced about right.

The draw is priced at around 3.65 and this should certainly be given some serious consideration given Evertons away form this season where they have drawn 8 of their last 15 home games and drawn in 5 of their 9 away matches to teams of Liverpools standing.

Everton have had a very good season and still have very realistic aspirations of playing in Europe next season however despite their good run they have not won an away game in in 6 matches. Evertons away record to teams of Liverpools grading reads Won 0, drawn 5 and lost 4 and the stats are suggesting that Everton will not

Everton are priced at around 4.05 to win this game however as we have seen from the stats the probability is the best they can expect from this game is a draw and Everton can be backed on the Asian Handicap + 0.5 goals at 1.92.

As far as goals are concerned then we have some very mixed stats and when both teams have played similar opposition in their last respective 10 home and 9 away games Over 2.5 goals have been seen in 9 games and 2 or less goals have been seen in 10 games.

Although this is far from conclusive I am siding with Under 2.5 goals as Liverpool have kept 9 clean sheets in their last 12 home games as well as in 3 of the last 5 head-to-head matches and I believe this again will be another tight game and under 2.5 goals can be backed at 2.09.

In summary this is an extremely difficult game to call and I do not feel that Everton will win this game. However given their recent away form both generally and against similar opposition the draw has to be given some serious consideration. I am going to leave the match odds alone and instead look to the Under 2.5 goals at 2.09 which I feel offers some reasonable value.