Results for tag: group stage
Posted by:
evan_bartlett29
on Jan 18, 2013 at 11:01:27 PM
Following [b]Zambia's[/b] unlikely triumph over the [b]Ivory Coast[/b] in last year's final, this year's version of the [b]African Cup of Nations[/b] looks set to be perfect timing for revenge. The Elephants start as pre-tournament favourites, and with the likes of Didier Drogba and the Toure brothers making up the spine of the team it is easy to see why. But as last year showed, the [b]AFCON[/b] can be full of surprises with the group stages being the perfect hunting ground for some tasty looking odds.
[u]Group A[/u]
Group A sees host nation [b]South Africa[/b] kick-off the tournament against unlikely qualifiers Cape Verde who beat West African giants Cameroon on their way to the finals. Cape Verde start an unsurprising 3.8 to qualify for the quarter finals. [b]Angola[/b] look to...
Posted by:
evan_bartlett29
on Sep 16, 2012 at 04:48:02 PM
It’s that time of year again. The theme song blares out of stadium speakers, Gary Neville clears his throat for more mind-boggling goal-gasms and 32 of the best teams in Europe prepare for battle. This year’s Champions League promises to be as exciting as ever with both [b]Barcelona[/b] and [b]Real Madrid[/b] looking favourites to compete the final at [b]Wembley[/b] next May. Before the competition kicks-off on Tuesday evening take a look at this brief group by group analysis of the bets with best value and those big teams that may be worth betting against.
[u][b]Group A[/b][/u]
Carlo Ancelotti’s [b]Paris St. Germain[/b] are clear favourites for this group at 2.04 and could offer decent value at that price. Porto look very short odds to qualify at 1.43 and tough away games to ...