Free Betting Expert Tips
I hope one or two of you were on the Fiorentina tip on Thursday as a Fiorentina win, under 2.5 goals and Mutu first goal would have paid out £154 for a £10 stake! Hopefully today's effort will continue in that vain.
Today I am going for the League 1 game between Cheltenham and Hartlepool. Both clubs are in the wrong half of the table with Cheltenham 19th in the league 2 points off the drop zone and Hartlepool 17th a further 5 points ahead of Cheltenham.
Cheltenham have 2 wins 1 draw and 3 defeats in their last 6 games with both the wins and all the goals coming in the 3 home games during that period and it is their home form that has drawn them away from the bottom of the table (along with points deductions for Bournemouth and Port Vale!).
At home in the league this season they have won 7 drawn 5 lost 4 scored 15 and conceded 15.
Hartlepool are in better form the their rivals today with 3 wins 1 draw and 2 defeats in their last 6 games but all the wins in this time have come at home and in the 3 away games during this period they have only picked up 1 point at Northampton and scored 2 goals. Their away form for the season reads W3 D1 L11 F16 A27 and you have to go back a 1-0 win at Millwall in early November for the last time they picked up 3 points on the road.
Head to head in recent times favours Cheltenham at home with 3 and 1 defeat in the four games played but 1 of those wins was on penalties in the 2002 Division 3 play offs.
Jan 18, 08
League One Hartlepool United 0 - 2 Cheltenham Town
Apr 30, 02
League Two Cheltenham Town P 1 - 1 Hartlepool United
Apr 27, 02
League Two Hartlepool United 1 - 1 Cheltenham Town
Feb 26, 02
League Two Cheltenham Town 3 - 0 Hartlepool United
Sep 18, 01
League Two Hartlepool United 0 - 1 Cheltenham Town
Jan 13, 01
League Two Cheltenham Town 1 - 2 Hartlepool United
Aug 28, 00
League Two Hartlepool United 0 - 0 Cheltenham Town
Jan 29, 00
League Two Cheltenham Town 2 - 1 Hartlepool United
Aug 28, 99
League Two Hartlepool United 0 - 1 Cheltenham Town
Early team news is that Cheltenham are expected to welcome back striker Damian Spencer for after his recovery from a virus and fellow striker Ashley Vincent might also return from a similar problem but Michael Townsend is still out sick.
Hartlepool will be without James Brown (knee ligament injury) and suspended pair Sam Collins and Michael Nelson. Ben Clark is still struggling with a groin injury and is unlikely to feature but Pools are able to call upon new signings Graeme Lee and Tom Craddock.
All things considered I am going for a Cheltenham win given the away form of Hartlepool and at 6/4 best price with Pinnacle bookmakers it offers a bit of my favourite word value!
The other bet I will have in this match is under 2.5 goals with Cheltenham scoring 15 and conceding 15 in their 16 home games so far in the league and Hartlepool scoring 16 and conceding 27 in their 15 away league games the 4/6 generally available in this market is a decent bet.
So a Cheltenham win and under 2.5 goals would be a nice way for the weekend to kick off.
Good luck as ever,
Silverfox.
