Stoke City vs. Manchester United - 01.01.2015

The early date of the first round for the year 2015 in the English Premier League sent Manchester United to a visit of the team of Stoke City. Both teams come into this match in good condition after Stoke reduced the problems at home, but United had no loss from nine consecutive rounds. The bad news, regarding both teams, is that there are many injured players in both of them. Therefore, the managers may have some problems.

Mark Hughes has achieved some consecutive wins for the first time that season after the last round just two days after he released a previous unchanged team. He probably wouldn't want to change anything in attempts of achieving any better results, but how will his guys handle the third game in less than a week? Surely, it will be stressful for them.

Boyan Krkic proved to be very influential for the condition of Stoke in the last time but his participation in the today’s game is still questionable. Odemvingi, Moses, Sidwell and Barsley remain injured, but there is no sure info about Stephen Ireland.

The situation for Manchester United is improving but looking at it overall, it doesn't seem good in terms of the injured footballers. Daley Blind, Jesse Lingard, Marwan Felaini and Markus Rojo are injured, and the participation of Antonio Valencia, Angel di Maria, Ander Herrera and Adnan is still questionable.

Van Gaal also did not change the structure of his team only 48 hours after a game played, and now it is expected for us to see some changes. Antonio Valencia was replaced by Rafael in both matches, as the Brazilian can now start the game, taking advantage of his trauma.

Stoke always puts ordeal when the team welcomes rivals at home in harsh weather conditions and last year this team beat the Red Devils here. Everything will be decided by the ability of the managers to use enough of the restored and fresh players in their teams.

Some useful stats and facts for you:

Last 5 played games:

Stoke City

6 December: Stoke City-Arsenal: 3:2 (Premier League)

13 December: Crystal Palace-Stoke City 1:1 (Premier League)

22 December: Stoke City-Chelsea: 0:2 (Premier League)

26 December: Everton-Stoke City 0:1 (Premier League)

28 December: Stoke City-West Bromwich: 2:0 (Premier League)

Manchester United

8 December: Southampton-Manchester United 1:2 (Premier League)

14 December: Manchester United-Liverpool 3:0 (Premier League)

20 December: Aston Villa-Manchester City: 1:1 (Premier League)

26 December: Manchester City-Newcastle: 3:1 (Premier League)

28 December: Tottenham-Manchester United: 0:0 (Premier League)

Previous matches

Stoke City-Manchester United

100 matches in total

26 wins for Stoke City

32 draws

42 wins for Manchester United

Goal difference: 155:117 for Manchester United

The football forecast of 24FootballTips for the event today is for a final result of 1:2 in favor of Manchester United.

Olympique Lyon vs. Reims

On Thursday night at "Stade de Gerland" we can watch the meeting between Lyon and Reims of the 16th round of Ligue 1 in France.

Lyon are in excellent shape and marked victory after victory. Here at "Stade de Gerland", they conceded only one loss for the past 7 games and six victories. “Lions” are motivated to fight hard to rank in the top three places in the league, which will send them directly to the Champions League. The bookmaker Bet365 offers a bet on the triumph of Lyon at odds of 1.50, which is quite normal. Lyon now takes the third place in the table with a total of 27 points, which is 8 points less than the first Marseille. With equal points behind them are Bordeaux, which means that they have no right of error. The last two rounds were not lucky for Lyon and after the draw with Bastia, they allowed to be beaten away from St Etienne 3-0. This defeat by interrupted their great series in which they had entered, namely 10 matches unbeaten. Clement Grenier is still injured and with punishment are Gurkuf, Gueyda Fofana and Milan Bishevats. However, Hubert Fournier has quite experienced players, but in good shape is his striker Alexander Lakazet on which is the main hope for goals in the door of Reims.

Reims occupies the ninth position, but not with so much less points then Lyon - only 5. Head coach Jean-Luc Vasseur comes in Lyon after defeating Bastia and with statistics for the past three visits with no one loss. The team have several problematic players in the face of Alexis Pyodzhe, Sasha Bashtayn, Ahlbeck and Anthony Webber. Also Nicholas Preval is questionable.

Last 5 direct meetings:

19.01.2014 Reims – Lyon 0:2

18.12.2013 Lyon – Reims 3:2

24.08.2013 Lyon – Reims 0:1

07.04.2013 Reims – Lyon 1:0

18.11.2012 Lyon – Reims 3:0

Soccer forecast by 24FootballTips: Olympique Lyon – Reims: 1

Security: 8/10

Odds: 1.50 at bet 365

Paris St Germain – Nantes

At the stadium "Parc des Princes" in Paris on Saturday, Paris St Germain welcomes the team of Nantes. The hosts had occupied the second position in the standings, but only point behind leaders Marseille, while the guests Nantes are eighth.

In the last 16th round of Ligue 1, Paris Saint Germain missed a golden chance to jump over Marseille after drew 1-1 with the 15th in the table Lille. Marseille also make equity and the one point difference between the two leaders was saved. Against Nantes, midfielders Marco Vera and Yohan Cabaye will be not available for the coach Laurent Blanc.

Last round was winless for Nantes again for the third time. "Canaries" still significantly improved their performance from the last season. Team occupies the eighth place with a total of 24 points and before their recently defeats were found among the teams in the top four of the league. Against the champions, Michel Der Zakaryan will be not able to use his defender Kofi Gigi.

Paris St Germain are an absolute favourites in this match. Parisians are not entitled to a second error and against Nantes here on "Parc des Princes" they have no loss from more than 10 years. Victory of  PSG will climb them on the top at least one day until Marseille play on Sunday against Metz.

Prediction: Paris St Germain - Nantes: 1
The security level, provided by 24FootballTips: 8/10 (80%)
Odds: 1.95 at bet365

Derby County vs. Chelsea - Expert Football Prediction

Derby County vs. Chelsea – that is a match from the1/4-finals of the League Cup in England that you cannot miss! And why not place some bets as well? They claim that it is one of those easily predictable matches, which in addition may bring you lots of money (in case you know how to bet responsibly, of course). You should first find a bookie, which offers the highest odds. Then you must decide whether to bet according to ready-made soccer tips (either yours or professional ones) or during the game. Live score betting is always the more thrilling option, compared to the usual ones.

Here is some info about the team of Chelsea – check it out:

Goalies: Czech, Schwarzer

Defenders: Philippe Louis, Terry Cahill, Zuma, Ivanovic, Aspilikueta, Christensen

Midfielders: Oscar, Jill, Salah, Azar, Ramirez, Šurle, Mikkel, Ma Titch, Fabregas, Loftus-Cheek

Strikers: Drogba, Remy, Diego Costa

Injured: A Ke, Courtois

Suspended: None

Undoubtedly, the guests are the absolute favorites in that match. Since the opponent is from the lower division and is significantly less classy than the Londoners, Mourinho will most likely give a chance to some of the young players in the team, who rarely get the chance.

The talented midfielder Loftus-Cheek is a candidate for a titular today, and Christensen also can start the match from the first minute on a protected term.

Most probably, Zuma, Ramirez, Surle, Mikkel and Remy will be the titulars in today's match, and the Special one will give rest most of his key players to preserve their powers for the busy cycle of matches. The guests will be without Ake and Courtois for today's event as they both suffer from injuries.

Derby County is one of the best teams in the English League Championship and has a serious intent to chase promotion in the English Premier League.

The team currently occupies the third place in the second division of English football with a total of 38 points and it is only a point away from the leaders in the table – AFC Bournemouth.

In their last 5 games from all tournaments, ‘the Rams’ have had 3 wins and 2 losses, but Chelsea has had the same number of matches but has had 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss.

The Blues have had 4 wins and 1 draw in their last 5 matches against that opponent from 2001 to the present, time. So our soccer forecast for today's match is a success with 0:2 for the Londoners.

Startup capital for soccer betting

If you are a true fan of soccer, then probably you are being tempted by plenty of gambling possibilities on the web space. Actually, being a fan of football is not the only requirement needed in order to be able to do reliable soccer tips. You have to be aware of some basics, first. The most important thing you have to know is how to spend your money in the best possible way. That question is the most frequently asked one but in fact, there is no definite answer. Surely, you will need a startup capital. Of course, it is not possible to start gambling with nothing ‘invested’ – just like that. Here are the useful pieces of advice on how to form your startup capital for soccer betting (specially provided by 24FootballTips) – look at them:

• Spend cash that you have for real – it is obviously the most important factor. You have to always comply with your budget. Many punters get into debt simply because they don’t know the real meaning of the phrase ‘responsible gambling’. You should not be stingy and not too generous as well;
• It is essential to have a good knowledge of soccer betting – there are some people who have never bet in their lives, and therefore have no idea about the rules and specifics, regarding sports betting. Those people, however, are willing to win much and think that it will happen when their stake is large. We don’t recommend bit stakes. We recommend you educate yourself a bit. That will facilitate you and your future game;
• Risk-taking extent – some fans are just afraid of betting in general and they do not want to risk and bet with more money. If you are such a person and you do not feel confident in your skills to draw good soccer tips, then you should start betting with less cash;
• How much time you have available for betting? People, who have really much time for it, usually are more successful than the others and therefore, need more cash. But these people are usually professionals – the so-called tipsters. If becoming such a professional is your aim, then you need to have a big enough startup capital;
• What profit you want – naturally, if your startup capital is larger, then you have the better chance to earn some more cash.

Setting your startup capital and budget limit is not so simple task, but think about that. Everything is up to you – especially how you evaluate yourself – are you a beginner or an expert in soccer betting? What is more, the online bookmakers usually have a minimum buy-in amount set. So, do you dare to spend more than it?

Football predictions – do them in the proper way

Whether you believe it or not, the truth is that you can become rich simply by sports betting. There are plenty of punters out there who have believed that, have tried it and have become rich for real. Even if they are not so rich, undoubtedly they have quite a good monthly profit, thanks to their successful football picks. There are two basic ways to earn money from such an activity. The first one is to do the predictions on your own. That is more time-consuming task. Fine, you have decided to use that method. You have to know that before proceeding to the next step, namely the preparation of the soccer tips; you have to make a deep research of both teams and their current condition. Another easy way to get rich, thanks to football betting, is buying reliable tips from professionals. These persons definitely know how to bet online. What is more, these people understand the football game and anything related to it far better than any of you. They have prepared themselves thoroughly. Those preparation and efforts are the actual secrets to their success. In order for you to gain such a success (or similar), 24FootballTips.com grants you a list of useful tips – take a look:

Avoid the highest odds offered on the web. You simply cannot expect gaining any huge profits just with one try. Of course, it is possible, but it happens rarely. You’d better gamble responsibly. You should concentrate on the real odds, which vary between 1.05 and 1.10;

Don’t believe all the tips you have found in the Internet. There are many websites that will claim they know the ‘ideal’ formula, strategy and so on. They will promise you 100% sure profit. Keep in mind that it is impossible. On the other hand, we think you may trust the experts who claim 70-80% confidence of their picks;

In case you want to ‘build’ your own betting strategy, then we advise you to do it, considering your purposes and current financial condition. The better decision for you is to play for longer. No one is going to win the big money just with one or two bets placed;

Choose the championship you will follow. There are very few people in the world who really know the soccer game in detail, including all tournaments, teams and so on. Don’t waste your energy and time; you are not going to become a pro. You’d better concentrate or one, two or maximum three upcoming events and find as much information about them as possible.

Last but not least – it doesn’t matter if your betting strategy is successful or not every time. You have to stick to it every time! And never try to chase your losses – that is the biggest possible mistake of gamblers ever!   

Asian Handicap – The Best Choice For You

Many people have not even heard about Asian handicap. Some of you may have heard about it but think that it is something very complicated. Actually, that is not exactly true. Asian handicap is a bit peculiar, but still is just a type of bet on a football match. You should learn how to use it when you do your soccer picks. The main and most important thing about the Asian handicap is the fact that tie is excluded as a possibility for betting. You can bet on one team only. On the other side, the ordinary handicaps (the so-called European handicap) offer an advantage for one of the teams. Equality participates as a possible choice, too.

24FootballTips.com will introduce you to the basic types of options that Asian Handicap offers. Take a look at them:

 • Without priority (0) – it is marked with zero. You may wager on a victory of one of the two teams. If the game ends in a draw, then your bet is returned. Example: Inter 0, Juventus 0;

 • Whole goal handicap (+/-1; +/-2; +/-3) – just like the European handicap, one of the two teams gets an imaginary head start, consisting of one or more goals. For example, the handicap says: 'Barcelona -1' against 'Valencia + 1'. If Barcelona wins with 1-0, then the stake will be returned. At 2-0, 3-0 and so on, you win. If there is a tie or Valencia wins, then you lose;

 • Half a goal handicap (+/-0.5; +/-1.5; +/-2.5) – again, there is a priority set for any of the teams, with the difference that the opportunity to possibly draw is completely eliminated. That simplifies your task to do well-grounded football predictions. So if you bet on one of the teams to win, then you win in two cases: if there is a tie and if your team walks away a winner for real;

 • Combined; a quarter goal handicap – that is sometimes noted as follows: +/-0.25; +/-0.75; +/-1.25, etc. As that type of the Asian handicap is a combination of a handicap with a goal priority and one with a half a goal priority, it is most commonly presented with the two handicaps. For example: 'Bayern Munich 0 &-0.5' or 'Bayern Munich 0.5 & 1'. They could also be presented as a 'Bayern-0.25' and 'Bayern-0.75'. What is special about this type of Asian Handicap? It is widely-used by punters, because the bet is actually divided into two parts.

For instance, if you bet $10 on 'Bayern Munich -0.25', then you actually bet $5 on 'Bayern Munich 0' and $5 on 'Bayern Munich -0.5'. If the team wins, then you win both bets. If it ends in a draw, then you lose the half amount but get back the other half. And if Bayern Munich loses, then you lose everything. Maybe you are wondering what '-' and '+' mean? To facilitate you even more, the bookmakers show you which team is a favourite and which is an outsider in a certain match. So '+' is for the outsiders and '-' is for the favourites. Now when you know the basics of the Asian handicap, next time you bet you’d better take advantage of that great option for you!

Tips for Football Bets

Just like any other kind of sports betting, football bets require knowledge, self-control, and discipline. There are football bets tips that you can learn and utilize intelligently. These tips will surely give you the edge in football betting. Without proper knowledge about the game and without any expertise in this kind of betting, you will be making bets without any reward. You may even end up losing all your money.

Some tips

We share some football bets tips that will help you in learning the game.

• You should be knowledgeable with the team lineups: The team lineups will provide you with information about the players. By learning about the lineups you will get the idea about the best players, how they play against their opponents, and their position.
• The injury news or reports should be followed carefully: This is the most crucial football betting guideline that can be given to someone. This is because a major injury can turn the fortunes of a football team. This will help you in making much more accurate predictions. You will get the clear picture about which team is likely to win the game. You may also know whether the team has good backup options or not.
• You can utilize the past history like a guide: A consistent history develops only when the two teams play a large number of times against each other. Before making the pick in football betting, always consider the past history of teams. The consecutive winning streak, the advantage of the home team, etc are some of the aspects that you need to consider. The past history is very important for football betting because it guides you in your decision process.
• Find out which team has the momentum: At times team records can be deceptive. A team might have lost all its earlier matches and be on the losing streak. On the other hand, a team with ordinary past record could be on the winning habit and playing great football. Therefore, it is advisable to look inside records for gaining more information prior to placing the football bets.

Some general betting tips

Apart from the above mentioned tips, there are some other betting tips that you can use while placing your bets.

• Don’t bet on leagues and teams you don’t know: Having information about different leagues and different teams is an important tool. You should always avoid betting on things about which you don’t have adequate information.
• Never get carried away in making the bets and bet more money: This is a very important rule in football betting. You should never be tempted in borrowing or betting extravagantly.
• Always avoid betting emotionally: You might wish to recover all your losses when losing a bet. The bettors have the tendency to go against the winning odds. The ideal thing to do in football betting is to place bets intelligently and don’t bet emotionally.

24footballtips.com provides these guidelines and tips to surely help you in minimizing your losses and having high success rate.