Champions League Football BEtting Tips and Guide
Well 1 from 2 at the end of yesterday's game with Burnley coming back from
2-0 down at home to Ipswich to nick a draw, but at least the over bet came
in and two of the players highlighted in the write up Gray of Burnley and
Lee of Ipswich were on target for their respective clubs and hopefully one
or two of you had them as anytime scorers.
Today I am going for Valencia to beat Chelsea in their Champions League
match at the Mestalla.
Chelsea's problems have been well documented but a team like they have do
not become a bad outfit over night. Obviously the loss of Mourinho is a
massive blow and the players will obviously be unsettled.
But I feel even if Mourinho were still at the helm tonight that Valencia
would still be capable of picking up all three points. Their record at
home in European competition is first rate and they will be eager to
avenge last season's 2-1 defeat in the Mestalla by Chelsea at the Quarter
Final stage.
Valencia have started the season well with 5 wins from their first 6 games
and the only blot on that record being their 3-0 defeat at home in the
opening game of the season against Villareal. They currently sit 3rd in
the league 1 point behind leaders Real Madrid.
Chelsea as most of you will know have had by their standards a slow start
to the season which has not been helped by the loss at various times so
far in the season of Lampard, Carvalho and Drogba three of their key
players and the loss of Drogba in particular has in my opinion cost
Chelsea as without him they loss a great deal of their goal threat.
They are at present 8th in the league already 7 points behind leaders
Arsenal who have a game in hand over them and they have also lost 2 away
games already to Manchester Utd and Aston Villa and the only away win in
the league has come at Reading when they came back from a goal down to win
2-1.
One of the reasons why I feel Valencia will triumph tonight is Chelsea's
current away form which has seen them score only 3 goals in 4 away league
matches whilst conceding 6.
On match day one Chelsea well held 1-1 at home to Rosenborg of Norway
whilst Valencia got a 1-0 win in Germany at Schalke so a win tonight will
put them firmly in the driving seat to qualify from the group even at this
early stage.
Team news from Valencia is that keeper Canizares and defender Marchena
should be fit to play after recovering from knocks, but Fernandes, Edu,
Vicente and Caneira will all miss the match through injury.
Chelsea will again be without the injured Frank Lampard and Ricardo
Carvalho, whilst John Terry is expected to play in a protective face mask
after surgery on a depressed fractured cheekbone, and there is a doubt
over Essen's fitness and he may need a late test before a decision is made
on him.
As far as head to head games are concerned the only previous meetings
between the two sides came in last season's Champions League Quarter Final
match when the first leg in London ended 1-1 and the return in Spain saw
Chelsea come out 2-1 winners.
One other bet I will be having today is in the first scorer market and I
will be going for David Villa at generally 6/1 to get it. I saw him play
at the Emirates in the pre season tournament in August and even though it
was very early into the season for him he showed great movement and pace
and was a constant threat. He is a proven goalscorer and will be a handful
for the Chelsea backline tonight.
So to recap: Valencia to beat Chelsea at generally 5/4
David Villa first goalscorer at 6/1
Good Luck
Silverfox.
