In the beginning of the championship everyone in Bulgaria expected Lokomotiv to be one of the strongest teams after the top three, but the reality is different. Lokomotiv holds the 7th place in the table and there are rumors that the players have not received their salaries for few weeks.
The other rumor in Bulgaria is that CSKA is coming with the referee too, which is a thing to think about it.
So an away win here for 1.95
28.11.2008. 12:38
Of course, in such important game the defense is everything and both teams will think first not to concede a goal, the attack will be on second place.
Nevertheless, I think here both teams will score a goal. Why? First of all the Partizan's defense is really awful. They made so many terrible mistakes against Stuttgart, when the pressure wasn't over their heads, that it is hard to imagine what will happen when every single mistake could be fatal.
At the other hand the Partizan's offense really impress me, so i believe they will score tonight.
What can we say about Standart? They are coming to Belgrade with high spirit and with idea that they can win against everyone. I believe this is enough for a single goal or two. Of course, keep an eye on Milan Jovanovic – the best striker for Standart. He knows how to score at Partizan's stadium. Just a week ago he scored two here for Serbia against Bulgaria.
So, poor defense and excellent strikers is enough for both teams to score for 1.75 coefficient.
27.11.2008. 13:28
I prefer to ignore what Manuel Pellegrini have said about an eventual draw: "The worst possible way to qualify for the next round would be to go out and try to play for a draw," he said for uefa.com and i think both teams will secure a draw with minimum pressure thinking about weekends matches.
I remember a similar match between Leverkusen and Monaco 10 years ago. The match ended 2:2 and there was no football at all. Bartez was sitting for the last 20 minutes holding the bar.
I bet for a draw for 2.6 coefficient.
25.11.2008. 11:37
Swansea will be without two of the biggest stars in the team against Coventry tonight. Top-scorer Ferrie Bodde will be out for around six months, after his left leg was put in a splint. Scans have revealed the 26-year-old Dutch midfielder has suffered anterior cruciate knee ligament damage and torn cartilage in his left knee. The striker has made seven goals by now.
Midfielder Leon Britton was also injured in Friday's 3-2 loss to Birmingham City and he is uncertain for the battle tonight. If those two are not available it will be extremely difficult for Roberto Martinez' boys to get something.
Coventry's players are hoping to end the non winning strike of 4 matches at home. "It may not be a pretty game on Tuesday but I don't care about that," said Chris Coleman for BBC. "I just care about getting another result”.
Something interesting here is that Coleman is former Swan and Swansea is his top favorite team. This is simply another reason to play a home win here for 2.3 coefficient.
25.11.2008. 10:52
Until now Hansa has received 22 goals. Dieter Eilts is a former defender and he knows what to patch. So I expect better defense for Hansa today.
"It's a very attractive task. As a player and as a coach I have proved that I can solve difficult situations", Eilts commented for bundesliga.de. One of his first problems is the absence of the defender Heath Pearce, who was sent off last week.
1860 is coming with three games in a row without scoring a goal with a draw and two loses, so they are the best team for Eilt’s debut.
A win for Hansa for 2.1
23.11.2008. 22:55