Here's Saturdays ratings, as I should have done from the start I've started taking a bit more time and looked a bit further into the games rather than just using the ratings as the be all and end all. No excuses this time.
Bolton v Birmingham: Both of these teams are definitely not where they were expecting to be in the league table at this point of the season.
Bolton's problems stem from their away form where they have won only twice in 12, home form is ok winning 5 and drawing 4 of 12 games played.
Bolton against 1 rated opponents have a W1 D3 L1 record. Birmingham have an identical record against 1 rated opposition while 2 of their 3 draws have been away from home.
Birmingham have also drawn 3 of the last 6 and I can see Saturday being a close game between 2 average teams.
Back the draw 14/5
Middlesbrough v Blackpool: Boro' are going well in the league sitting in 3rd place, this game looks to have goals in it.
Middlesbrough against 1 rated opponents have seen over 2.5 goals in 5 of 7 games and 5 of the last 7 have seen 3 or more goals. They are currently averaging 2 goals scored per game and concede an average of 1.
Blackpool against 2 rated opponents have also seen 3 or more goals in 5 of 7 games, Blackpool are averaging 1.41 goals per game scored and conceded. 6 of the last 11 have seen 3 or more but of the other 5 games there have been 2 goals.
Back over 2.5 goals around 1.8 betfair.
Here's a btts double
Bristol C v Peterborough
Cardiff v Millwall
Here's hoping the extra work has paid off.
Hopefully off to the home of football on Saturday (the Valley, if anyone's struggling) if the trains are running ok from a very wet West Country.
Happy New Year
Bolton v Birmingham: Both of these teams are definitely not where they were expecting to be in the league table at this point of the season.
Bolton's problems stem from their away form where they have won only twice in 12, home form is ok winning 5 and drawing 4 of 12 games played.
Bolton against 1 rated opponents have a W1 D3 L1 record. Birmingham have an identical record against 1 rated opposition while 2 of their 3 draws have been away from home.
Birmingham have also drawn 3 of the last 6 and I can see Saturday being a close game between 2 average teams.
Back the draw 14/5
Middlesbrough v Blackpool: Boro' are going well in the league sitting in 3rd place, this game looks to have goals in it.
Middlesbrough against 1 rated opponents have seen over 2.5 goals in 5 of 7 games and 5 of the last 7 have seen 3 or more goals. They are currently averaging 2 goals scored per game and concede an average of 1.
Blackpool against 2 rated opponents have also seen 3 or more goals in 5 of 7 games, Blackpool are averaging 1.41 goals per game scored and conceded. 6 of the last 11 have seen 3 or more but of the other 5 games there have been 2 goals.
Back over 2.5 goals around 1.8 betfair.
Here's a btts double
Bristol C v Peterborough
Cardiff v Millwall
Here's hoping the extra work has paid off.
Hopefully off to the home of football on Saturday (the Valley, if anyone's struggling) if the trains are running ok from a very wet West Country.
Happy New Year