Copa America picks and tips
In the early hours of Sunday morning the second round of group matches in
the Copa America kick off.
So far the tournament has been a great spectacle with 24 goals in the 6
games so far an average of 4 a game.
The action starts with group A and Venezuela the hosts playing Peru and
Uruguay playing Bolivia.
I am swerving the Venezuela game as i find it to close to call, Peru know
a draw will be good enough to probably see them through to the semi`s with
a game against Bolivia to come, whereas the hosts know a win will take the
pressure off them with a final match against Uruguay to look forward too.
I will be focusing on the Uruguay v. Bolivia match and i will say now my
stakes in this one will be low but i am going for a Uruguay win.
They under performed when they played Peru on the first match and were
deservedly beaten 3-0 so anything less then a win tonight will almost
certainly spell the end to their involvement in the competition.
I for one was extremely disappointed in the first match performance as i
had backed them anti post to reach the final on the grounds that they had
taken a strong squad and had what looked on paper a fairly kind draw to
the semi`s.
I did not see Bolivia draw with Venezuela but reports are that they
performed well, usually away from the altitude of their capital La Paz
they are not such a force.
Bolivia finished bottom of the World Cup Qualifying campaign for Germany
06 and when the 2 sides met Bolivia drew 0-0 at home and lost 5-0 in
Uruguay.
I cannot believe that with players of the calibre of Forlan and Recoba
Uruguay cannot raise their game in what is a must win match for them.
Though the 1/2 best price for a Uruguay win with Expekt is not that
tempting i will also have an investment in the over 2.5 goal market at 3/4
best price again with Expekt hoping the high scoring trend continues, and
finally i`ll also have a play on Recoba scoring at any time in the 90
minute market at best price 9/4 with Bet 365.
The Copa has not been very kind to me this time round and i hopefully will
turn that thread around with these suggestions,but as i said at the
beginning if you play any of these markets keep the stakes low.
I am a great believer of keeping stakes low when you are in a dry patch
and building up slowly when the results turn you`re way which invariably
they do.
So to recap:
Uruguay to beat Bolivia @ best price 1/2 with Expekt
Over 2.5 goals at best price 3/4 with Expekt
Recoba to score anytime in 90 mins @9/4 best price with Bet365
Good luck with what ever you decide.
Silverfox.
