Two games only for today from Premiership, but one of them is the direct battle for the 2nd place. So let’s not waste time and see which are the games that we can watch today:
Manchester City v Portsmouth 31/01/2010 13:30 GMT
Arsenal v Manchester United 31/01/2010 16:00 GMT
In about 30 minutes we can watch the games between Manchester City v Portsmouth. Although this should be an easy game for City, you never know. Portsmouth has only 2 ties as a visitor and that’s about it.
Looking over past games seems like these two really go at each other. It’s important for City to win this game to stay close to the Top 4 teams and actually get on the 4th spot after the games equalize. Since the odds for a City win are so low, I will be looking for Under/Over Goals bet or Goal/Goal.
An Over 2.5 Goals will not be such a bad idea perhaps, and/or both teams will score.
Arsenal v Manchester United: This is definitely the game of the day. The direct battle for the 2nd place in the table. Looking over the past statistics United has 3 wins out of 10 games on Emirates, 3 draws and 4 losses.
Injured players for Arsenal are Diaby (calf, 6 Feb), Eduardo (hamstring, 10 Feb), Djourou (knee, May), Van Persie (ankle, May), Gibbs (foot, Aug). For United Macheda (hamstring, 6 Feb), O’Shea (thigh, Aug), Hargreaves and Ferdinand is suspended for 4 games.
What’s interesting here is that Arsenal has a great home record: 23 games, only 2 losses, both to Chelsea. My prediction for this game would be a home win for Arsenal and a great show. I would also go for a Goal/Goal bet.
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