Tuesday 6 May 2014

Man City Vs Aston Villa

Man City go into this giving a 2 1/4 handicap to Aston Villa and that is huge. However with a squad of their depth they should have not problems getting the result.

The concern here is that Aston Villa managed to beat Man City at Villa Park earlier this season (Aston Villa 3-2 Man City). With Aguero sitting out this match there is a sense of uncertainty and should Villa step up their game, any kind of result is possible.

This one is a little tricky and i'm going to go with a draw... a low scoring DRAW

PREDICTIONS
DRAW
ASTON VILLA +2 1/4

Monday 5 May 2014

Manchester United Vs Hull

Hi there! Liverpool suffered a slip up as they drew 3-3 in Norwich yesterday, but there is still hope for them to go on to win the title and i'm still banking on them.

So next... Man United against Hull. So far during the last week, most of the top teams have not crossed their handicap.

Man United -1 1/4 against Sunderland (Man United 0-1 Sunderland)
Man City -3/4 against Everton (Everton 3-2 Man City) Crossed
Arsenal -1 1/4 against West Brom (Arsenal 1-0 West Brom)
Man United -1 1/4 against Sunderland (Man United 0-1 Sunderland)
Chelsea -2 against Norwich (Chelsea 0-0 Norwich)

Man United to draw this.

PREDICTION
Man United Draw

CORRECT SCORE
2-2, 1-1

HT/FT
H-D, A-D

Sunday 4 May 2014

Chelsea Vs Norwich

Nearing the final moments of the league, Chelsea still with a glimpse of hope to reign as champions and they won't let it slip pass them so easily.

Head to head record against Norwich looks good for Chelsea, with most meetings in favour of Chelsea winning the handicap.

I pick Chelsea to give -2 handicap to Norwich today.

PREDICTIONS
Chelsea 4-0 Norwich
Chelsea 4-1 Norwich

HT-FT (Draw-Home)
HT-FT (Away-Home)

Saturday 3 May 2014

Arsenal Vs West Brom

Last 2 games in the league. Arsenal almost surely in Champions League spot (depending on the result at Goodison Park) and West Brom almost surely avoiding relegation (depending on the result of Norwich against Chelsea).

Head to head history looks good for Arsenal, with majority wins. However most of the wins do not cross the handicap. Coming into the game giving West Brom a +1 3/4 looks too much for me. I predict another narrow win or a draw for this match.

PREDICTION
Arsenal 1-0 West Brom
Arsenal 2-2 West Brom

HT-FT (Draw-Home)
HT-FT (Away-Draw)
HT-FT (Home-Draw)

BPL Champions Prediction

With 2 more games left to go Liverpool faces opponents that they should beat easily (Crystal Palace away and Newcastle United at home). That will leave them with 86 points. However that might not be enough as Man City would also have 86 points if they go on to win their remaining 3 matches (Everton away, Aston Villa Home and West Ham Home). Man City also have a bigger goal difference at the moment but will it count for anything in the end? Will City be able to win all 3 remaining matches?

Doubt it. The pressure is on Man City really. They face tougher opponents and their next game at Everton is more than just a crucial one, it is a difficult one. Head to head history suggests that Man City faces difficulties when they play Everton at Goodison park and all hopes could end there for City this weekend because I see Liverpool winning their remaining matches and 86 points is what it takes to win the BPL this season.

Lets take a look at the history of BPL winners and what will be.

2013-14 Liverpool (PREDICTION)
2012-13 Manchester United
2011-12 Manchester City
2010-11 Manchester United
2009-10 Chelsea
2008-09 Manchester United
2007-08 Manchester United
2006-07 Manchester United
2005-06 Chelsea
2004-05 Chelsea
2003-04 Arsenal
2002-03 Manchester United
2001-02 Arsenal
2000-01 Manchester United
1999-2000 Manchester United