Barcelona vs Sevilla

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 As we head closer to the start of the La Liga season we see a potentially mouthwatering clash here as the UEFA Super Cup takes our attention.


It's an all spanish encounter that pits the Champions League winners against the Europa League winners, Sevilla.


Barcelona need very little introduction after recording a domestic treble last season and will be eyeing the same this season.


Sevilla, on the other hand have performed extremely well to retain the Europa League title, an extremely difficult competition to win.


Ok, we have established both are quality teams, let's get that out of the way. Oh, just stop rambling and get to the tip for the game? Ok, ok, sorry to bore you but I'm required to write a decent preview so get off my back :)


The interesting thing to note here is that Sevilla has been somewhat weakened over the transfer window with the departures of Carlos Bacca and Aleix Vidal who have moved on to AC Milan and Barcelona respectively.


Steven N'Zonzi, Iago Aspas, Gael Kakuta and Adil Rami form the replacements and Immobile has been provided on loan by Dortmund once more.


Sevilla need to cope with the loss of Bacca and were he still here I would find it hard to oppose the both teams to score option. However, the Sevilla pre season has been a ropy one with 3 wins from 8 fixtures.


Barcelona has been solid in pre season which was competitive for them playing a lot of high profile clubs such as Chelsea, Manchester United, PSG, Fiorentina, Roma and LA Galaxy.


Neymar misses out due to injury while Alba is doubtful. Immobile should start after recovering from a broken nose.


All in all, can't see past Barcelona here and I will opt for the -1.5 AH as opposed to the both teams to score.


Seems the superior option at a better price.



Barcelona vs Sevilla betting tips Barcelona vs Sevilla betting tips conclusion Stake 9 Stake: 9/10

    Pick Barcelona -1.5 AH
    Odds 1.98

WBA vs Manchester City

Last Premier League game of the first round will see WBA hosting Manchester City. After finishing second in the previous season, Citizens want a title now and are desperate to start the season on the right foot, against a side that most likely will be battling in relegation battle this season. As for tradition, Citizens are doing well away to WBA, having won four out of last five matches, more concretely, last three consecutive games as well.

WBA did very few changes during the Summer transfer window, as they seem to be decided to focus on continuity with the players, after the club managed to get an easy salvation last season. They ended up thirteenth, with nine points more than relegating placed side – situation that they probably can only wish for this season as well and would probably accept it straight away. First choice goalkeeper Ben Foster will miss the start of the season and will be replaced by Boaz Myhill. Gareth McAuley is a doubt with a calf problem he got in a friendly against Swindon but has a chance to play. Rickie Lambert and Saido Berahino will partner in attack, in typical 4-4-2 formation of coach Tony Pullis, who is here since January. They did fairly well during friendly games, finishing the pre-season period with four consecutive victories. WBA (4-4-2): Myhill; Dawson, McAuley, Lescott, Brunt; Gardner, Fletcher, Morrison, McClean; Lambert, Berahino.


Manchester City, as said, finished second in the previous season and no doubt that all the fans now want the title only – at least when speaking about Premiership. Team had many friendly matches, with overall impression that the team is playing very offensive football – scoring many goals, but also having huge defensive gaps that the team will have to avoid as soon as possible in order to search for a title this season.

For example, they have won 8:1 over Vietnamese selection, but drew 2:2 against Roma and lost to Real Madrid 4:1 or in the last rehearsal before the Premier League starts – they lost to Stuttgart 4:2 at the beginning of August. Sergio Aguero, David Silva and Samir Nasri have all been suffering will illness in previous days, but all three are expected to be in the starting lineup this night. Yaya Toure and Gael Clichy are doubtful, while defensive midfielder Fabian Delph will miss the game due injury. Manchester City (4-2-3-1): Hart; Sagna, Kompany, Mangala, Kolarov; Youre, Fernandinho; Sterling, Silva, Nasri; Bony
Man City have won their last 7 matches against West Brom.

Citizens are favorites here, but as said, their defense needs a lot more time in order to start playing fluently. They can’t be trusted fully so early in the season and my first betting option goes with both teams scoring at least once.
Bet: Both teams to score @ 1.80

Bordeaux vs Reims

Bordeaux was far from successful side in the previous season, but the team still managed to get a Europa League ticket via Cup competition and the finals lost to PSG, while they only took sixth position at the table, seven points below the Champions League ticket holders.

They had to start the season earlier than usually, as the team already played two official matches in Europa League qualifications against AEK Larnaca, passing with 4:0 aggregate score. This means that the team started with friendlies already at the start of July and the team should be in more competitive form than the most of other French sides. They invested a lot during Winter, so the team wasn’t that much active in the transfer window, only signing replacement for right back Mariano. Offensive player Diego Rolan remains doubtful for this game as he has an ankle problem. Defensive midfielder Lamine Sane is injured for this game and his position will be covered by Gregory Certic. Forward Jussie is injured for months and months now, while midfielder Jaroslav Plasil’s involvement will be decided minutes prior the game.



Reims, on the other side, escaped from the relegation zone and battle with two consecutive victories at the end of Ligue 1, surviving in last moments of previous season. They are once again hoping and have set the target on staying in the best tier of French football.

However, the side didn’t change much in their roster, staying with most of the players that fought in previous season as they hope this is enough to stay in Ligue 1 once again. Reims is without injured midfielder Diego for the season opener. They let their most important player and striker Benjamin Moukando to join Lorient this week, but the coach Olivier Guegan said he believes in the options he has. He will probably start in a 4-1-4-1 formation with David Ngong leading the line as in previous season too.
Bordeaux have won 5 of their last 6 home matches in Ligue 1.

As said, Bordeaux is already in competitive form which they proved with easy qualification over AEK Larnaca. I believe Reims can only be worse than they were in the previous season and everything except an easy victory for Bordeaux would be a surprise for me.
Bet: Bordeaux Wins @ 1.73

Hull City vs Huddersfield

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 Hull City suffered relegation from the Premier League and they will have the unenviable task of returning to top flight in their first attempt.


Hull City are a class above most of the teams in the Championship and with proper motivation and team chemistry they can be an extreme force this season.


With players like Jelavic and Hernandez up top, Snodgrass, Livermore, Huddlestone and El Mohomady they shouldn't have been relegated in the first place and hopefully this season they will offer more goals which is the main reason they were relegated in the first place.


They have been able to retain most of their top players and I like the price of the home win here.


Huddlersfield finished a lowly 16th in the Championship and are notably poor travellers. They finished the season with a 7 unbeaten run with draws in the last 3 fixtures.


Dean Whitehead's signing from Middlesborough will please manager Chris POwell.


All in all, I like Hull's chances here, they have had the better of the visitors recently, having won their least 4 games h2h, 3 at the KC stadium and one away from home.


Only one of those wins was by more than a single goal so that has dampered my hopes for the -1AH selection.


Straigh win at the best price of 1.75 .



Hull City vs Huddersfield betting tips Hull City vs Huddersfield betting tips conclusion Stake 8 Stake: 8/10

    Pick Hull Win
    Odds 1.75

Creteil vs Bourg-Peronnas

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 Even they lost few important players ( left the team Piquionne, Seck, Ndoye, Genest, Essombe all first choice players and Diarrassouba) Creteil made the surprise of 1st round snatching a win away at new comer Red Star. Some good signing were made but anyway I predict a difficult season for Creteil also due their decrease in power this year. For this game they will recovered 1st GK Kerbouriou but Gerard is injured.


Also BP will be one of the team involved in relegation battle. They will play their home games at Guegnon 120 Km far away of their own stadium, so we can actually say all 38 games will be played on the road... And for a newcomer this will be decisive factor. Still an unknown team for me but from what I saw against LeHavre.... they are poor. Is true they met one of the best team in the L2 at this moment, losing 1-3. Not to much changing in the squad only few players from lower league; remains to see how long they will keep their start striker Pape Sane.


Two poor teams make the decision difficult. I'll go for more experimented team in L2 who will try to win as much games on their on pitch in order to stay safe till the end in L2.


Home win. gl

Creteil vs Bourg-Peronnas betting tips Creteil vs Bourg-Peronnas betting tips conclusion Stake 8 Stake: 8/10

    Pick Creteil
    Odds 2.25