Spain: 12/13th Dec

[kompressaur]

Althletico bilbao a bit of value poss? Getafe worth their odds on price? Deportivo La Coruna must be the bet of the week surely?

12 Dec 15:00 Castellon v Real Sociedad 3.00 3.00 2.50
12 Dec 17:00 Albacete v Levante 2.80 3.00 2.62
12 Dec 17:00 Hercules v Girona 1.60 3.60 6.00
12 Dec 17:00 Rayo Vallecano v Numancia 2.20 3.00 3.50
12 Dec 17:00 Rec de Huelva v Cordoba 1.83 3.30 4.50
12 Dec 17:00 Villarreal B v Murcia 2.30 3.00 3.30
13 Dec 11:00 Cartagena v Salamanca 1.90 3.25 4.20
13 Dec 16:00 Cadiz v Las Palmas 2.30 3.00 3.30
13 Dec 16:00 Celta Vigo v Elche 2.20 3.10 3.40
13 Dec 16:00 Real Betis v Gimnastic 1.66 3.40 5.50
13 Dec 16:00 Real Unión v Huesca 2.15 3.10 3.50
odds from Bet365

Real Sociedad look ok to me at the odds. Likewise Villarreal B. Elche to keep on winning away at nice odds?

all thoughts apprectian. Gracias

[kompressaur]

usted puede llevar un caballo a regar pero usted no puede hacerle la bebida

[rcgills]

Why would you want to drink the horse?

[kompressaur]

i had a feeling it would get lost in translation RC

I was meaning 'you can lead a horse to water but you cannot make him drink' - it seems to sum up modding on a forum and trying to get members involved.

[lance]

Originally Posted by rcgills

Why would you want to drink the horse?

I bet there might be a few sites of that nature if thats what you're into

[yorkieacer]

deportivo and mallorca's odds look huge i might take a bit of that as well as small bet on real

[7HEGR1MR3AP3R]

Santander look ok, as theyre better than there league position suggests. They walloped 4 past Espanyol last week at Espanyol, which will give them a huge lift for this basement battle and they will feel this is massive chance to get 6 points inside 7 days. Need to check team news nearer the time.

Xerez are woeful at best and show next to nothing going forward. Theyre forward line is clearly 2nd rate and they fail to create chances nevermind score goals. Theyre clearly cannon fodder in this division and failure to win this game will give Racing real problems in the season ahead.

1.78 may not be everyones cup of tea but it could look very big at the end of this game

Grim

[rcgills]

Originally Posted by The Grim Reaper

Santander look ok, as theyre better than there league position suggests. They walloped 4 past Espanyol last week at Espanyol, which will give them a huge lift for this basement battle and they will feel this is massive chance to get 6 points inside 7 days. Need to check team news nearer the time.

Xerez are woeful at best and show next to nothing going forward. Theyre forward line is clearly 2nd rate and they fail to create chances nevermind score goals. Theyre clearly cannon fodder in this division and failure to win this game will give Racing real problems in the season ahead.

1.78 may not be everyones cup of tea but it could look very big at the end of this game

Grim

Racing have managed 1 point and 3 goals from 6 home games this season. Admittedly they've had Barcelona, Valencia and Deportivo in that run, but they've also had Getafe, Bilbao and Osasuna. Xerez have managed points away to Valladolid and Espanyol this season.

Good luck if you go with them, personally I wouldn't go near them at that kind of price. And with the form I'm in lately, that should pretty much guarantee they'll win

[7HEGR1MR3AP3R]

Im as bad as you at the mo RC so one of us should be right. Yeah I forgot to mention who theyd played, the big 3 are in the top 5 in the div, and even Getafe, Osasuna and Bilbao arent bad teams. Valladolid and Espanyol are pretty gash tbh and Xerex will get odd points here and there. TBH im looking at laying Xerez on my alphabet thread , if im still going. The current 5.4 to lay looks ok, though do need to read more nearer kickoff. Im struglling with the X for obvious reasons, and id have to wait until January the 10th until they play again, at home to Valencia.

[Delboys Revenge]

Like the look of Getafe at home to Tenerife. Admittadly i havent watched either team this season, but going on form it should hopefully be a home win pending on team news

[deeloughran]

Getafe's Last 8 Home Games (6-0-2)
10-05-2009 Primera Division W Getafe 3 - 0 Osasuna View events More info
23-05-2009 Primera Division W Getafe 1 - 0 Numancia View events More info
12-09-2009 Primera Division L Getafe 0 - 2 Barcelona View events More info
23-09-2009 Primera Division W Getafe 3 - 1 Valencia View events More info
04-10-2009 Primera Division W Getafe 2 - 1 Osasuna View events More info
25-10-2009 Primera Division W Getafe 2 - 0 Athletic Bilbao View events More info
07-11-2009 Primera Division L Getafe 0 - 2 Deportivo La Coruña View events More info
29-11-2009 Primera Division W Getafe 5 - 1 Deportivo Xerez View events More info

Tenerife's Last 7 aways (0-1-6)
29-08-2009 Primera Division L Real Zaragoza 1 - 0 Tenerife View events More info
19-09-2009 Primera Division L Mallorca 4 - 0 Tenerife View events More info
26-09-2009 Primera Division L Real Madrid 3 - 0 Tenerife View events More info
18-10-2009 Primera Division L Espanyol 2 - 1 Tenerife View events More info
28-10-2009 Copa del Rey L Celta de Vigo 2 - 1 Tenerife View events More info
01-11-2009 Primera Division L Villarreal 5 - 0 Tenerife View events More info
29-11-2009 Primera Division D Real Valladolid 3 - 3 Tenerife View events More info

Getafe have been a different team at home, having only been beating by the world class Barca and a very improving Deportivo side in their last 8 at home whilst Tenerife have looked a bit out of place in this league once away from their home ground losing 6/7 away from home. Think Getafe should win this pretty comfortable.

Getafe 4/5 (Local) 10/10

[rcgills]

Getafe missing top scorer Soldado to suspension, he'll be a big loss to them. Also missing Casquero, Celestini and Cortes. Certainly enough to make me think twice about backing them.

[7HEGR1MR3AP3R]

It seems the key player for Racing against Espanyol was Canales , and hes out against Xerez, as is keeper Tono and luis garcia. Xerez are full strength, but the chairman has recently reseigned , theyve lost 3 in a row and dont know whos going to take over. Theyve scored 4 goals all season and thats their obvious problem.

Havin read all that I could find on the game it appears Racing are too short @ 1.78. Couldnt back Xerez with your money either. Maybe under 2.5 could be the way to go ,as this will be very tight as its hugely important for both team and both lack firepower depsite last weeks 4-0 win for racing. Xerez need the game to keep in touch, racing need the game to get in amongst the 3 teams above them and possibly out of the relegation zone.

Very dicey game and not one id particularly like to watch

Grim

[7HEGR1MR3AP3R]

Just spotted some value I think. Cartegena at home ato Salamanca, starts @ 11am:

At first glance it looked a tight game, but on closer inspection I fancy Cartegena. I can get 2.26 at the purple lounge, its 2.10 at betfair ,and 1.90 acroos the boards elsewhere.

Salamanca look a tidy away team with figures of 2-3-3 7-8, but on looking at who theyve played away, only 1 team (sociedad) are in the top 8 teams , and they lost that 2-0. The rest are mid - bottom teams, theyve yet to go to any other decent home team.

Cartegena are in the promotion spot in 3rd and are solid at home losing just once in 7. They narrowly losy recently to the leaders away, Sociedad 1-0 90th minute, and have indeed lost just 3 of the 15 played. They look sure to be there at the end of the season, wheras Salamanca I fear will not be. Salamanca will concede here I have no doubt and they may well be enough to bag the points at nice odds for a team who appear to be the better outfit and are at home.

Cartegena to beat Salamanca @ 2.26 11am kick off

cheers

Grim

[rcgills]

Sorry, probably a bit late to mention this for you now, but personally I don't think Cartagena are as good a bet as you think.

They have only lost 3, as you say, but they've been 3 of the last 4 matches. They got off to a flyer after promotion last season, but seem to be getting found out now, and they're without Pascal Cygan, who's a big loss for them in defence.

As I type this, it seems Salamanca have scored, apologies, I did start typing it before the goal went in