Wednesday 30 September 2009

Champions League - Chelsea won't find it A Holiday in Cyprus.

If the bookmakers have got their odds right, then Chelsea just need to turn up in Cyprus and APOEL Nicosia will roll over and the Blues will score as they like.



Chelsea are 2/7 (Totesport) to win, but we think anyone thinking about having a big punt on them at that price should just be a little cautious. In their three away matches in the group stages of this competition last season Chelsea didn't manage an away win and they don't look anywhere near as good a team when Drogba isn't in the team-and he's missing through suspension tonight.

APOEL opened their group matches away at Atletico Madrid and managed to come away with a point after securing a 0-0 result. They defended well that night and with the probability they will keep things tight tonight the prospect of a low scoring match looks quite high and the under 2.5 goals Evens (Sportingbet) has to be considered.

The draw tonight is available at 4/1 (Betfred) and can't be discounted although we do think a win for APOEL would be a big shock and we won't be having a little flutter on the 12/1 (Betfair) that's available.

Chelsea have to recover from a poor showing against Wigan and if they are not at their best tonight they might find this match a lot tougher than expected.

We’re going to tip the match to end in a draw with the game ending in a 1-1 result 9/1 (888Sport). First goalscorer bets that are possibilities include the returning Joe Cole 12/1 (Betfred), Frank Lampard 13/2 (Coral) and for APOEL Zewlakow 14/1 (Ladbrokes) has to be considered.

Manchester United should secure a win at Old Trafford against Wolfsburg tonight in their first home tie of the group. It's been almost five years since Manchester United lost a European tie at Old Trafford and although Wolfsburg will give United a stern test United to win 7/18 (BETDAQ) does look like the bet to be on.

We fully expect Wolfsburg to put up a decent fight and having only failed to score in one of the nine matches they have played this season, having a bet on both teams to score tonight 21/10 (Totesport) looks great value and is worth a shot.

Another bet we feel could be worth a stake is the half time/ full time bet on draw/Manchester United at 7/2 (Ladbrokes). Like United Wolfsburg like to attack and we believe there will be plenty of goals tonight so the over 2.5 goals 8/13 (Paddypower) can be a winning bet.

The 3-2 correct score 33/1 (William Hill) and the 4-2 result 66/1 (888Sport) might be worth a little stake at big prices. Our first goalscorer selection here is Darren Fletcher at odds of 18/1 (Betfair) with Wolfsburg’s Batista Grafite looking an extremely generous price of 3/1 (Ladbrokes) to score anytime.

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