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coreyschucky
04-27-2005, 11:22 AM
Finland Veikkausliiga YTD: 0-0 (Even)

This was one of my favorite leagues last season and why not when you were able to bet on FC Haka all last year. This year however it seems as though the league will be a dogfight from start to finish. Will keep all my plays in this thread for the season. I've sucked in soccer of late so please be cautious here. Looking foward to a profitable season. Best of luck to everyone!!!!

Thursday, April 28th

1* Tampere United (-225) Over FF Jaro - 12:00 PM

Tampere finished in 3rd place last season and Jaro finished in 8th place. Tampere didn't lose much from there team last season and it showed in cup play in preseason going 2-0-2 scoring 10 goals while giving up just 3. Tampere is expected to finish around where they did last season maybe a 4th or 5th place finish will be in store for them. Jaro is one of the main relegation candidates this season. They lost a bunch of players from last season and there team lacks quality depth. They had a rough preseason and in Cup play they went 2-2. Last season Jaro lost 10 of there 13 games on the road. Two weeks ago these two met at Tampere and Tampere won 4-0.

1* FC Inter Turku/ AC Vantaan Allianssi Over 2.5 (-108) - 12:00 PM

I really wanted to take Allianssi in this game especially after there really strong cup play but I decided to take the over in this one instead. In Allianssi's 5 cup games (4-1 overall) 4 of them went over scoring 11 goals while giving up 7. For Inter there cup play was alittle poor going 1-2. In there 3 games 2 went over and 1 went under. They scored 3 goals and they conceded 4. I rate Allianssi slightly better this season after Inter lost many players in the off season. Value play is on Allianssi and I still might take them but there was a low enough line here on the over.

1* IFK Mariehamn (AH -1/2) (-108) Over RoPS - 12:00 PM

Newly promoted Mariehamn will look upon there water dwelling to help fortify there stay in the premier league. They kick off the season against arguably the worst team in the league. Mariehamn used there home ground last season as a boost to get them into the premier league and I don't see against the weaker team in there league why they can't continue that trend. In the preseason cup Mariehamn showed what they will most likely do in the regular season. In the two games in which they faced weak opponents in Jaro and TPS they won 3-1 and 1-0 respectively. When they faced the stronger teams they lost to Haka 4-0 and Inter 2-1. Most believe RoPS will be one of the relegation teams this season. With a thin lineup and small budget they will be hard pressed to stay in the league this year. In the preseason cup they went 0-3 getting outscored 7-2. Decent odds on Mariehamn. There strong home play in the past i think will be the key here. For Mariehamn to stay in the league this season they will need to win games like this.

1* KooTeePee/TPS Under 2.5 (-111) - 12:00 PM

Two teams who have solid defenses and KTP have a weak offense. TPS features one of the leagues best keepers so that should help any under. In TPS 3 cup games they all finished with the scoreline of 1-0. In KTP 3 cup games 1 went under and the other 2 went. Thinking first regular season match both teams will try and concede little here. TPS with a strong defense and goalkeeping i think will keep this to a 1-0 or 1-1 game here.

1* HJK Helsinki/TP-47 Under 2.5 & 3 (-128) - 12:00 PM

Basing this one off Cup results. These two met in the first game where HJK scored a late goal to win 1-0. HJK played 3 unders and 1 over (or 1/2 loss cause it was a 3 goal game). In those 4 matches they scored 5 and conceded just 2 goals. TP-47 will probably be an over team this season. In there 3 matches they had 1 under and 2 overs. One of the overs was due to a red card being handed out early in the match. Just think this is a high number for early in the season. HJK should win this match but i think more along the lines of a 2-0 win here.

This is the first round of regular season matches so please be aware of that.


Good Luck to All!!!!

coreyschucky
04-28-2005, 01:59 PM
Final:

Tampere United 3 (Win ML)
FF Jaro 0

IFK Mariehamn 1 (Win -.5)
RoPS 0

HJK Helsinki 2 (Win Under 2.5 & 3)
TP-47 0

KooTeePee 1 (Win Under 2.5)
TPS 0

Allianssi 0
Inter Turku 0 (Loss Over 2.5)

Recap: 4-1 (+2.92 units)

Finland Veikkausliiga YTD: 4-1 (+2.92 units)


Good Luck to All!!!!

coreyschucky
05-04-2005, 10:06 AM
Finland Veikkausliiga YTD: 4-1 (+2.92 units)
Finland Ykkönen League: 0-0 (Even)

Going to have 1 or 2 more and looking over the 2nd Division as well for Thursday. Made this one already and I think the odds will drop a bit.

Thursday, May 5th

1* KooTeePee/TP-47 Under 2.5 (-119)

KTP opened up there season with a 1-0 win over TPS while TP-47 dropped a 2-0 game to the more powerful HJK Helsinki. Both teams played Unders in there first games of the season. Neither team have a powerful offensive leader and this game should be a low scoring 1 or 2 goal affair. KTP has a strong defense while TP-47's is pretty average. This one should stay Under.


Good Luck to All!!!!

coreyschucky
05-04-2005, 10:16 PM
Still thinking about 1 or 2 matches between the premier and 2nd division. Will add in the morning if I decide anything else.

Thursday, May 5th

1* AC Vantaan Allianssi (AH -1) (-158) Over RoPS - 12:00 PM

I debated whether to go with the ML at -281 or the -1 but I finally decided I'd rather take the shot at the -1 and push if they win by at least 1 goal. Allianssi opened up there season with a 0-0 draw against Inter. After a strong Cup run they seemed to have flatened out in there opening league game. As for RoPS they lost to league newcomers IFK Mariehamn 1-0 on a late goal but they were thoroughly dominated according to reports in that match. These two met in Cup play where Allianssi needed 2 late goals to overcome a quick strike by RoPS in the 7th minute. Allianssi went on to win that game 2-1. After opening up the season with a draw I expect Allianssi to jump back nicely against one of the weakest teams in the league. No reason why they shouldn't win here but I'm kind of afraid of the -281 line. I'd rather take my shot with the -1 handicap and hope they at least win to push and anything more for the win.

1* Tampere United/FC Lahti Under 2.5 (-120) - 12:00 PM

Well looking at the results so far between Cup play and the first game of the season the Over looks damn good. But I'm going the opposite way here based off Lahti's away performance of last season. Last year in there 18 away games 13 went Under with most of the games finishing in a 1-0 scoreline. In Tampere's opening game they managed a 3-0 thrashing of lowly Jarro in which they were hardly tested as there strong defense help up quite nicely. In Lahti's opener they were hammered by one of the best teams in the league MyPa 4-1. In Lahti's 4 road games in Cup play 2 of them went Under against two of the better teams in the league in Haka and HJK. For the most part this is two very solid teams who will try and give very little in this match. IMO this should be a low scoring affair here.


Good Luck to All!!!!

coreyschucky
05-04-2005, 10:47 PM
Finland Ykkönen League

Thursday, May 5th

1* FC Honka (-143) Over VG-62 - 12:00 PM

First league game of the year for both teams so there is a bit of caution here. Can't really tell you much about either team other then what's really expected of them. Last season Honka finished in 3rd place and just missed out on promotion. This season they are expected to be a Top 5 team again and have a legit shot at being promoted. As for VG-62 they finished in 11th place last season and the same is expected of them again. VG-62 did not participate in Cup play but Honka did producing some fine results. In there opening game they tied one of the stronger 1st Division teams Tampere 2-2. In the 2nd game they defeated 1st Division relegation candidate KuPS 2-1 and in there last game they got hammered against Haka 4-1 after taking the early lead. Last season Honka won 1-0 at home and 3-1 on the road between these two. First game of the season so there are always suprises. Honka is expected to have the much better season and I'm basically going on that. Beware of this one but I think Honka should win this one despite being on the road.


Good Luck to All!!!!

coreyschucky
05-05-2005, 10:42 AM
Finland Ykkönen League

Thursday, May 5th

1* VPS (+111) Over KPV - 12:00 PM

Sorry don't have time to do the write up on this one. VPS has more overall experience and will be one of the top teams in the league while KPV is expected to struggle this season.

Here are my Wagers for Thursday in Finnish Soccer:

Finland Veikkausliiga

KooTeePee/TP-47 Under 2.5
Allianssi (AH -1)
Tampere/Lahti Under 2.5

Finland Ykkönen League

Honka ML
VPS ML


Good Luck to All!!!!

coreyschucky
05-05-2005, 01:57 PM
Late goals ruin me:puke:

Final:

TP-47 3
KooTeePee 0 (Loss Under 2.5 - 90th minute goal)

Tampere United 3
FC Lahti 1 (Loss Under 2.5 - 4 2nd half goals)

AC Vantaan Allianssi 1 (Loss AH -1)
RoPS 1

FC Honka 3 (Win)
VG-62 0

VPS 1 (Win)
KPV 0

Recap:

Finland Veikkausliiga: 0-3 (-3.97 units)
Finland Ykkönen League: 2-0 (+2.11 units)

Finland Veikkausliiga YTD: 4-4 (-1.07 units)
Finland Ykkönen League: 2-0 (+2.11 units)


Good Luck to All!!!!