Friday 4 April 2008

The Goldcall Saturday Seven - Week 2

It's time for the second edition of Goldcall's Saturday Seven - and we're looking to build on last week's winning start with another profitable set of selections for this week's football.

Remember: we stake a single point on each bet, with another single point placed in an accumulator. (Notes: 1=Home win, 2=Away win, X=draw. Best prices taken from Oddschecker at 11:20 on 04/04/08)

FA CUP West Brom v Portsmouth (Neutral venue) - Portsmouth in normal time @ 10/11 [PP, Hills]
Could Portsmouth's name be on the cup? They'll never have a better chance and we predict the Baggies will be left to concentrate on gaining promotion back to the Premiership.

PREM Fulham v Sunderland 2 @ 9/4 [VC]
A speculative bet given Sunderland's poor away form, but they've just strung together back-to-back wins, and this game could seal Fulham's relegation.

CHAMP Sheffield United v Leicester City 1 @ 21/20 [ToteSport]
The Blades have been really disappointing this year, but then Leicester have been even worse, so we're tipping Kevin Blackwell's side to take the 3 points.

CHAMP Southampton v Bristol City X @ 23/10 [Bet365, ToteSport]
Two sides who aren't quite as bad (Southampton) or as good (Bristol City) as their respective league positions suggest. In a game that could go either way, the draw seems the value bet.

LGE 1 Nottm Forest v Cheltenham 1 @ 8/13 [PP, SkyBet, Coral]
May seem an obvious bet, but Forest blow hot and cold and this certainly isn't a home banker. Victory here will seem them limp towards confirming their play-off spot.

LGE 2 Rochdale v Grimsby 1 @ 10/11 [Generally]
Dale's home form has been their Achilles heel this season, but three staight wins at Spotland have seen them cement their place in the play-offs and Grimsby will have a post-JPT hangover to contend with too.

LGE 2 Rotherham v Brentford 1 @ 11/8 [SkyBet]
The Millers have had a miserable couple of months and seem bereft of confidence. But they still have some decent players at this level and there's value to be had in their mid-table clash with Brentford.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Cheers Goldcall - I decided to put a tenner on each of your tips, so you've just paid for my Saturday night out!

Hope you can keep it up!!!