England Championship / Preston North End vs Queens Park Rangers (QPR)

 

Analysis:

The 6th-placed Preston North End will play host Queens Park Rangers (QPR) who are ranking 9th on Saturday’s Championship.

 

Preston North End

Preston North End beat Blackburn Rovers 4-1 away from home last outing, and this has been their fourth victory in the last five rounds. However, their defensive forms need to be improved, since they had only one clean sheet in those five rounds when they won over Swansea 1-0, also, four out of these five were ended with over 2.5 goals.

 

Queens Park Rangers (QPR)

Queens Park Rangers (QPR) failed to win any of their last six rounds and even lost five of them, and the poor run results them out of the top six. They haven’t score any single goal in five of this progress, and they have conceded two goals or more the latest three rounds.

 

Verdict:

Preston are the favorites of this clash. Although Preston didn’t keep lot of clean sheets, they will impose their defenses in this round. QPR are winless in the previous six, thus I will support a home victory in this round.

 

Pick: Preston North End to win

 

FIFA World Cup 3rd Place Play-off - Croatia v Morocco

 

The 2022 FIFA World Cup coming to an end, what an exciting year with many underdogs smashing the favorite yet again making the bookies mega-rich once more. Angela again coming to the rescue if you are willing to listen to the Queen of Hearts in football in this 3rd place play-off game between Croatia and Morocco.

 

Croatia was defeated by Argentina by class and not by luck, the 0-3 defeats had destroyed Croatian morale completely, and yet again this is the 3rd time they had failed to qualify for the final in their history.

 

Morocco was defeated by France 0-2, however, the way these Moroccan played throughout the tournament had captured many fans and they were very unfortunate not to beat France. Morocco came very close to scoring against France, only being denied because of the lack of quality compared to France.

 

Odds Analysis:

Asian Handicap opened on Croatia at -0.25, clearly overpriced to me since Croatia ranks 12th against Morocco ranks 22nd in FIFA World ranking given the qualities of Croatia against a massive underdog.

 

Morocco's odds on Asian Handicap (+0.25) clearly dropping since their cool display against France. And back in the Group stage, Morocco already managed to draw 0-0 against Croatia and prevented a goal. This game clearly going to be for Morocco in my opinion.

 

Angela's Prediction:

 

Morocco - AH (+0.5) or X2

 

For higher returns, take a bet on Morocco to Qualify (or finish 3rd place). This market is a lot better than full-time 90 mins as it is included extra time and penalties!

Chinese Super League - Hebei FC vs Shenzhen FC Betting Tips

 

 

Analysis:

The Chinese Super League will go one and will see Hebei FC versus Shenzhen FC on Thursday.

 

Hebei FC

Hebei FC just won one but lost 29 in their last 30 rounds. They have been also deducted 9 points for wage violations, and currently rank at the bottom of the league with -6 in total points. Notable as well, they have the poorest defenses, with conceding 104 goals totally.

 

Shenzhen FC

Shenzhen FC have 9 wins, 3 draws and 17 losses since this season, sitting 14th with 30 points. With unsteady offense and defense, they have scored 29 goals but conceded 56 goals totally. And they come from consecutive three defeats lately.

 

Verdict:

Both side are in poor forms, but Shenzhen FC have upper hand in the past h2h games, with winning the latest three meetings. Back them again in this clash.

 

Pick: Shenzhen FC to win

 

Portugal League Cup - Portimonense vs Gil Vicente Prediction

 

 

Analysis:

On Wednesday, the final two Group E matches of the Portugal League Cup will take place. It will determine which will advance to the 1/8 Final.

 

Portimonense

After defeating SC Covilha 2-0 in their most recent game, they snap their losing streak. Despite their strong defensive play, they struggle offensively, averaging 1.2 goals allowed and 0.7 goals scored over their last 10 games.

 

Gil Vicente

They are currently facing relegation and hold the sixteenth spot in Liga Portugal 1. It is obvious that they currently give the league more attention than the cup. Additionally, they show a poor state on the road, which have been winless for three away games.

 

Verdict:

Portimonense defeated Gil Vicente 1-2 at Estadio Cidade de Barcelos in November, making them have the psychological advantage. It is anticipated that Portimonense are going to win in the coming game.

 

Pick: 1

 

AH Pick: Home 0/-0.5

 

International Club Friendly -- Ponferradina vs Atletico Madrid Game Preview

 

 

Analysis:

On Wednesday night, Atletico Madrid will play Ponferradina in a preseason friendly.

 

Ponferradina

Ponferradina presently competes in their league football in the Segunda Division after being promoted from the third tier in 2018–19. This is the team's fourth consecutive season at this level. They currently rank 18th in the standings after collecting a total of 21 points from 20 games.

 

Atletico Madrid

The last time Atletico defeated Almazan 2-0 in the opening round of the Copa del Rey. Prior to the World Cup break, they were in poor form, earning just one point from their previous three league games. While finishing last in their Champions League group, Simeone's squad is presently sixth in La Liga.

 

Prediction

It wouldn't be surprising to see the home team win in this match, but we just have a gut feeling that Atletico will come out on top by a slim margin.

 

 

Pick: Atletico Madrid -0.5/1

FIFA World Cup - 2022 - World Cup Final Stage Argentina VS Croatia

 

 

Analysis:

Argentina

Angel Di Maria featured from the bench in Argentina's semi-final win over the Netherlands and might return to the starting XI here.

 

Lionel Scaloni changed to a 3-5-2 for Friday's penalty shootout success and may revert to a more familiar 4-3-3, with Di Maria and Julian Alvarez flanking Lionel Messi. Full-backs Gonzalo Montiel and Marcos Acuna are suspended, with Nicolas Tagliafico set to deputise for the latter.

 

Argentina were taken to penalties late on by the Netherlands on Friday night as they threw away a two-goal lead. Nevertheless, they held their nerve to book a semi-final spot against Croatia.

 

Croatia

Josip Stanisic remains a doubt for Croatia, but is their only injury concern for Tuesday's semi-final. Zlatko Dalic may reward Bruno Petkovic with a starting spot after he scored from the bench late on against Brazil to take that quarter-final tie to penalties.

 

Zlatko Dalic's side, conversely, scored an equaliser deep into extra time to take their tie with Brazil to a penalty shootout. They have won their four penalty shootouts at a World Cup, so will look to adopt a similar conservative approach to frustrate Argentina.

 

Prediction:

Croatia are not to be underestimated, but with Lionel Messi in the ranks, Argentina will certainly fancy their chances of reaching the 2022 World Cup final.

 

 

​FIFA World Cup -- Morocco vs Portugal Game Preview

 

 

Analysis:

Morocco will face quarter-final opponents Portugal at Al Toumama Stadium on Saturday.

 

Morocco

Morocco reached that stage for the first time with a strong penalty shootout win after holding up against Spain. They were the fourth African team to reach the last eight at a World Cup, and the first in 12 years.

 

Portugal

Portugal beat Switzerland 6-1 in the round of 16. After an unstoppable opening win, 21-year-old Ramos scored a fairy-tale hat-trick in that win. Santos had watched his team secure safe passage into the World Cup's first phase as Group H champions, and with three wins and 12 goals to their record already.

 

Prediction

They did incredibly well to get here, considering that Morocco is no pushover. However, they are up against one of the tournament's toughest defenses and a Portuguese squad that excelled at all levels without Ronaldo.

 

 

Pick: Portugal win