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Almeria - Elche

Posted by foni on 2013-05-18, Category Pick of the Day



Almeria will host Elche in match from the 39 round of the Spanish Segunda Division. The game will be played at Estadio de los Juegos Mediterraneos on Sunday. At the moment the hosts are on the fifth place in the table with 65 points, while the visitors are first with 77 points. In the match between both teams at Estadio Manuel Martinez Valero earlier in the season Elche won with 1:0.

The team of Almeria is in the battle for the second place, which gives a right for direct promotion in Primera Division. At the moment Villarreal is on the second position with 68 points. Almeria is with 65, but has one game less than Villarreal. Almeria also could participate in the playoffs for a place in the Spanish elite – the teams, who finish from third to sixth place in the final standings, play in the playoffs. At the moment Almeria has 4 points more than the seventh Ponferradina. Elche has already won a direct promotion in Primera Division and surely will play there next season. So the game at Estadio de los Juegos Mediterraneos on Sunday isn’t with great importance for Elche.

Almeria has 3 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses in their last 6 matches. The team beat Recreativo Huelva (2:1), Racing Santander (2:1) and Lugo (5:3), finished draw with Numancia (1:1) and lost against Mirandes (0:1) and Real Murcia (0:1).

Elche is with 2 wins, 3 draws and 1 defeat in their previous 6 games. The team achieved victories against Xerez (2:1) and Villarreal (3:2), finished draw with Lugo (0:0), Girona (0:0) and Barcelona B (1:1) and registered loss from Alcorcon (0:1).

My opinion is that the hosts will win the game. Almeria must achieve victory against Elche to increase their chances to finish second and to be more close to the second place. The game isn’t very important for Elche after the team has already secured a place in the Spanish elite. So I believe that Almeria will win.

Prediction:
1

Odds: 1.60

Bookie: Bet365

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Granada - Osasuna

Posted by foni on 2013-05-18



Granada will host Osasuna in match from the 36 round of the Spanish Primera Division. Both teams are in the battle for survival and before the game have 36 points, but Granada is fifteenth, while Osasuna is sixteenth. The game will be played at Estadio Nuevo Los Carmenes on Saturday evening. In the match between both teams at Estadio El Sadar earlier in the season Granada achieved victory with 2:1.

Before the matches of this round Granada and Osasuna have 4 points more than Deportivo La Coruna, which is in the relegation zone, on the eighteenth place.

Granada is with 2 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses in their last 6 matches in Primera Division. The team beat Espanyol (1:0) and Malaga (1:0), finished draw with Real Valladolid (1:1) and Real Sociedad (2:2) and lost against Real Betis (1:5) and Atletico Madrid (0:5).

Osasuna has 1 win, 2 draws and 3 defeats in their previous 6 games in the Spanish league. The team won against Getafe (1:0), finished draw with Real Sociedad (0:0) and Rayo Vallecano (2:2) and registered losses from Espanyol (0:2), Malaga (0:1) and Valencia (0:4).

My opinion is that the game will finish without winner. Each of the teams probably will try not to lose the game on first place and I think that Granada and Osasuna will get a point from the clash between them.

Granada has 2 draws in their last 6 matches at home, while Osasuna is with 1 draw in their previous 6 visits.

Probable line-ups:

Granada: Roberto, Nyom, Diakhate, Mainz, Siqueira, Rico, Recio, Torje, Brahimi, Nolito, El-Arabi;

Osasuna: Andres, Damia, Flano, Arribas, Bertran, Loe, Silva, Armenteros, Nino, Cuevas, Sola.

Prediction: Draw

Odds: 3.20

Bookie: Bet365

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Sampdoria - Juventus

Posted by foni on 2013-05-18



Sampdoria will host Juventus in match from the last 38 round of the Italian Serie A. The game will be played at Stadio Luigi Ferraris on Saturday evening. Juventus has already won the title and at the moment is with 87 points. Sampdoria has 39 and is fourteenth, but the team is without chances to play in Europe next season or to relegate in Serie B. So the match isn’t with great importance for both teams.

However, the team of Juventus is in very good shape, while Sampdoria isn’t convincing in their last matches.

The champions have 5 wins and 1 draw in their previous 6 games in Serie A. In them the players of Antonio Conte beat Lazio (2:0), Milan (1:0), Torino (2:0), Palermo (1:0) and Atalanta Bergamo (1:0) and finished draw with Cagliari Calcio (1:1).

Sampdoria is with 3 draws and 3 losses in their last 6 matches in the league – in them the team finished draw with Genoa (1:1), Bologna (1:1) and Calcio Catania (1:1) and lost against Fiorentina (0:3), Udinese Calcio (1:3) and Lazio (0:2). The last win of Sampdoria in match in Serie A was on March 3 this year, when the team beat Parma (1:0).

In the first match between both teams at Juventus Stadium earlier in the season Sampdoria achieved victory with 2:1.

My opinion is that Juventus will win the game and will finish the season with victory. The team of Antonio Conte is in better shape than Sampdoria, so I think that the visitors will grab the three points.

Probable line-ups:

Sampdoria: Costa, Mustafi, Gastaldello, Castellini, Rodriguez, Poli, Palombo, Obiang, Estigarribia, Icardi, Eder;

Juventus: Storari, Chiellini, Bonucci, Caceres, Ceglie, Marchisio, Pirlo, Vidal, Isla, Vucinic, Matri.

Prediction:
2

Odds: 1.85

Bookie: Bet365

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