West Ham United vs Birkirkara FC [Europa league qualifier]

The second round of the Europa qualifications as teams give it all to get to the group stages. This is the first leg and West Ham will be playing at home-Upton Park against Maltese side Birkirkara FC. Here are the statistics and our predictions:

West Ham

West Ham have started the Europa league qualifiers on a high-note. With the new manager, Slaven Bilic who took over in May, the Hammers haven't disappointed at all. In the last match, on second round of qualification, the squad thrashed Lusitanos (Andronnan Champs) 4 - 0 on aggregate. Thursday they'll play against Birkirkara FC who finished 3rd place in Maltese league.
Below are results from their recent games;

2nd July

West Ham - FC Lusitanos [ 3 - 0 ]

9th July

FC Lusitanos - West Ham [ 0 - 1 ]

11th July

Peterborough - West Ham [ 3 - 3 ]

New signings to the West Ham side include Peter Obiang ( from Sampdoria ), Angelo Ogbonna ( Juventus ) and Dimitri Payet.
Diafra Sakho will be suspended due to the red card in the match against Lusitanos.

Birkirkara FC

Birkirkara FC advanced with a 3 - 1 aggregate victory against Ulysses in the first round. The squad who are first-time qualifiers' of the second round later won 3 - 1 in Yerevan to qualify for the final round against West Ham on Thursday. Last season, the team won the fifth Maltesse FA trophy and finished third in the league table. No major signings have been added to the squad and therefore, the squad will depend on Fabrizio Miccoli who' scored twice against Ulysses.
Here are results from their recent matches;

2nd July

Birkirkara FC - Ulysses [ 0 - 0 ]

9th July

Ulysses - Birkirkara FC [ 3 - 1 ]

Currently, West Ham United are on form and this match is expected to be rather one-sided considering home advantage. The Hammers are a tougher team as compare to Birkirkara both physically in terms of players and financially in relation to new signings.
The two teams have never met before but Bilic is expected to select a strong XI considering all players who'd been on training in Ireland have joined the squad. We predict a win to West Ham with a scoreline of over 2.5 goals.

West Ham To Win: 
Birkirkara FC To Win:

Queens Park Rangers vs Monaco

A club friendly in preparation for the season. The match will be played on 14th July 2015 at 15:00 GMT. Here are the match team statistics and predictions;

QPR

Queens Park Rangers have high scoring matches. The team is rather low on defense as compared to Monaco but their attacking force isn't that poor. In their recent match against Verona, the team thrashed their opponents 10 goals and didn't concede a single goal. This could contradict the earlier statement that QPR have a weak defense but a closer look on earlier matches will prove the statement right.
Here are the results from their recent 4 matches:

11th July

Queens Park - Verona Stars [ 10 - 0 ]W

14th May

Leicester City - Queens Park [ 5 - 1 ]L

16th May

Queens Park - Newcastle United [ 2 - 1 ]W

10th May

Manchester City - Queens Park [ 6 - 0 ]L

QPR perform better when playing at Home [ note from the results ]. In the league table, they finished 20th right above Reading Club avoiding relegation. Much will be expected when playing against Monaco but having completed the season poorly, QPR will look to redeem their fan's Home support awaiting the next season.

Monaco

In the season, Monaco were undefeated in their last 15 home games. However, in their recent match against FC Dinamo Moskva, they lost 1 - 0 playing at Home. Most of Monaco's games have an under 2.5 scoreline. Finishing 3rd, the team had 71 points in 38 matches behind Lyon [ 2nd, 75 points] and PSG [ Champions, 83 points].

However, Monaco finished rather poorly and therefore, they'll definitely not wish to lose their fans by losing another friendly against QPR. Below are results from their last four league matches :

23rd May

Lorient - Monaco [ 0 - 1] W

4th July

Monaco - Hannover 95 [ 0 - 1 ] L

4th July

Shakhtar Donetsk - Monaco [ 3 - 0] L

10th July

Monaco - Dinamo Moscow [ 0 - 1] L

Monaco are high on defense and more often concede few goals. From the results, the team have been losing in almost all their club friendlies and therefore not much will be expected against QPR.
El Shaarawy ( from AC Milan ), Ivan Cavaleiro ( from Deportivo La Coruna ), Helder Costa and Adam Traore have joined AS Monaco and maybe, just maybe, the team will perform better against QPR.
Predict a Draw or Monaco win with the scoreline of over 2.5 goals.

Monaco To Win:
QPR To Win:

Monaco vs Dinamo Moskva

All teams are in preparation for the coming season, and more often hosting club friendlies with league giants and border rivals. At Stade Louis II ( Monaco), Monaco will host a club friendly with Moscow giants, FC Dinamo Moskva on 10th July 15.

Monaco

In the season, Monaco were undefeated in their last 15 home games. Its not certain that FC Dinamo Moskva is expected to change the teams performance at home. Most of Monaco's games had an under 2.5 scoreline. Finishing 3rd, the teams had 71 points in 38 matches behind Lyon [ 2nd, 75 points] and PSG [ Champions, 83 points].

However, Monaco completed the season with a rather low-finishing and therefore, they'll be looking to redeem their home fans support against Dinamo Moskva. Below are results from their last four league matches :

23rd May

Lorient - Monaco [ 0 - 1] W

16th May

Monaco - Metz [ 2 - 0 ] W

10th May

Marseille - Monaco [ 2 - 1] L

3rd May

Monaco - Toulouse [ 4 - 1]  W

Monaco are high on defense and more often concede few goals. No major injuries and even though the match is a friendly, the team is expected to perform especially with the Home advantage

FC Dinamo Moskva

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Celtic vs Real Sociedad [pre-season friendly]

In preparation for the coming season, Scottish giants Celtic host Real Sociedad for a friendly on Friday 10th July at Saint Mirren Park.

Celtic

 

Real Sociedad

 

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Chile vs Peru [ Copa America ]

This is a Copa America semi-final clash. Out of 12 national teams, we have five teams ( Brazil, Paraguay, Chile, Peru and Argentina ) still battling to be crowned Champions. On Monday, 29th June 2015, we'll have Chile against Peru at 7:30 pm GMT. Peru beat Chile 1 - 0 at the first round clash therefore, the awaited clash won't be easy for either teams. 

No to worry though, J.T is here to analyse and give you the best possible picks for betting. We value your gambling money_that's ironical!

Chile

First things first, Chile are the host team for this year's Copa America.

On team news, Chile is nearly perfect. Lead by Arthur Vidal who's the teams' top scorer in the Championship, the team has very talented players like Alexis Sanchez(Arsenal), Claudio Bravio(Barcelona-Goalkeeper), Ganzalo Jara, Mauricio Isla(Juventus-Defender) and the list continues. Actually, I (personal opinion) think Chile is the most talented team currently.

Below are results from the last four matches:

11th Jun 15

Chile - Ecuador [ 2 - 0 ] W

15th Jun 15

Chile - Mexico [ 3 - 3 ] D

19th Jun 15

Chile - Bolivia [ 5 - 0 ] W

24th Jun 15

Chile - Uruguay [ 1 - 0 ] W

As shown, Chile have won three of their last four matches and have actually not lost any match. They have 11 goals and have conceded only 4 goals. Most of Chile's goals were scored in late minutes i.e 75 - 90 min.

From the incident against Uruguay, Gonzalo Jara's status is not clear yet. At the moment we are not sure whether the player will play against Peru. There are no major injuries reported therefore, the squad is expected to be in full force. Chile are high on defense and the team's midfield is amazing.

Peru  

Peru are two-time champions of the cup and therefore, confidence is not a thing they'll be lacking especially against their border rivals Chile. In their recent match Peru won against Bolivia with a hat-trick from the team's top forward Paolo Guerrero. There are no reported injuries and thus, Ricardo Gareca the team manager will most definite have the same line-up that thrashed Bolivia in the quarter finals.

Below are results from their last four matches:

14th Jun 15

Brazil - Peru [ 2 - 1 ] L

18th Jun 15

Peru - Venezuela [ 1 - 0 ] W

21st Jun 15 

Colombia - Peru [ 0 - 0 ] D

25th Jun 15

Bolivia - Peru [ 1 - 3 ] W

Please note team's performance against similar opponents.

Claudio Pizarro the team captain is expected to lead the team to victory against Chile. Peru's offense isn't at the peak and that is a thing they'll definitely have to improve if they wish to beat Chile's defense squad.

History favors Chile who've won 4 out of 5 clashes between the two teams. A predictable scoreline for the match will probably be over 1.5 with most goals scored in the second half. 

Jun 27 - Jun 28 Matches

Avai vs Gremio

Avai are currently place 9th in the Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A with 12 points having lost only a single game in their last 4 matches [ 2(D) 1(W) 1(L) ]. On recent match, Avai earned an important point against a tough Sao Paulo who were playing at home. With Andre Lima (goal scorer) who came as substitute, Avai played defensive but from time to time launched great attacks causing trouble on the Sao Paulo's defense. Avai has 10 league goals. The team is currently on form and for the record, Avai have scored at least a goal in all their home matches this season. Its high in the Home table and therefore, they'll have a high chance against Gremio.

Avai

21st Jun 15

Sao Paulo - Avai [ 1 - 1 ]

14th Jun 15

Avai - Figueirense [ 1 - 1 ]

7th Jun 15

Goias - Avai [ 0 - 1 ]

4th Jun 15 

Avai - Atletico MG [ 1 - 4 ]

Gremio are 5th with 14 points tied with Atletico MG and have only lost a single match [ Sao Paulo - Gremio (2 - 0) ] in the last 4 matches [ 3(W) 1(L) ]. Gremio won their recent final against Palmeiras and therefore their quite confident at the moment and would not want to disappoint their fans against Avai in the league match. Roger Machado would probably retain the squad that played at the final. This season, almost all Gremio's points have been earned at home and therefore, this weekend's game away won't be easy.

Gremio

21st Jun 15

Gremio - Palmeiras [ 1 - 0 ]

14th Jun 15

Gremio - Atletico PR [ 2 - 1 ]

7th Jun 15

Sao Paulo - Gremio [ 2 - 0 ]

4th Jun 15

Gremio - Corinthians [ 3 - 1 ]

Please note team's performance against similar opponents.

Betting tip for this match is Avai to win or a draw (1X). The scoreline would probably be over 1.5 or under 3.5.

Jun 20 - Jun 21 Matches

Flamengo vs Atletico MG

Flamengo (16th place) have scored at least a goal in all their matches played at Home. Most of their points have been earned at Home and often conceded the opening goals in almost all the matches played this season. Below are the results of their last 5 matches [2(W) 2(L) 1(D) ]:

Flamengo

24th May 15

Avai - Flamengo [ 2 - 1 ]

31st May 15

Flamengo - Fluminense [ 2 - 3 ]

4th Jun 15

Cruzeiro - Flamengo [ 1 - 0 ]

6th Jun 15

Flamengo - Chapecoense [ 1 - 0 ]

13th Jun 15

Coritiba - Flamengo [ 0 - 1 ]

Please note the results against similar opponents.

Atletico MG (6th place) have scored at least a goal too in all their matches and also haven't prevented conceding a goal in all the matches they've played away. Unlike Flamengo, Atletico MG have scored the opening goal in almost all their matches this season. Below are results of their last 5 matches [ 2(W) 2(L) 1(D):

Atletico MG

24th may 15

Atletico PR - Atletico MG [ 1 - 0 ]

31st May 15

Atletico MG - Vasco da Gama [ 3- 0 ]

4th Jun 15

Avai - Atletico MG [ 1 - 4 ]

6th Jun 15

Atletico MG - Cruzeiro [ 1 - 3 ]

10th Jun 15

Atletico MG - Santos [ 2 - 2 ]

If you note, all Athletico MG matches had an over 2.5 goals scoreline except the match against Atletico MG.

On prediction, Atletico MG are the best team to win the match. Kindly feel free to leave your predictions as comments for the match.

Santos FC vs Corinthians 

Let's head to Brazil!

Santos are currently in 16th ( 7 points) place while the Corinthians are in 5th ( 13 points) place. Both teams have played 13 matches. At the moments, Corinthians are the best performers while playing Away. They are leading the Away table with 7 Pts from 4 Games [ 2(W) 1(D) 1(L) ]. Santos on the