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Chesterfield v Middlesbrough Odds: Carling Cup First Round Banana Skin for Boro

Middlesbrough boss Gordon Strachan and his assistant, Gary McAllister will be looking for a massive improvement from their players in this Carling Cup first round encounter at the B2net Stadium against Chesterfield, following their horrible 1-3 reverse against Ipswich on Saturday. This match however has got ‘banana skin’ written all over it and punters should not be afraid to take on the Bookmakers and get on the ‘Spireites’ to at least draw or indeed win the match. Bet365 Bookmakers, for instance are offering a best price of 3/1 on a Chesterfield home win and 5/2 the draw, which look very tempting, particularly as Middlesbrough are 10/11 odds on with the same Bookmaker.

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This match rekindles the memories of that epic and controversial FA Cup Semi Final of 1997 when ‘Boro’ won 2-1 by the ‘skin of their teeth’ and only after a Chesterfield equaliser was cruelly ruled out as not over the line. Chesterfield therefore will have plenty of motivation ahead of the match and will be further buoyed by an opening 2-1 League Two win on Saturday over Barnet.

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Chesterfield v Middlesbrough Goal Scoring Odds

Chesterfield boss, John Sheridan will be pleased with the start his team has made and will be particularly pleased with midfielder Dwayne Mattis who scored on his debut and by Jack Lester who added yet another goal to his 57 goal tally in only 103 games for the club. Both are excellent bets to score on the night in this match, but at around the 7/1 mark, Lester has to be the pick to open the scoring.

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Match Odds

Strachan will know that the Carling Cup is not his club’s priority this season, but he will certainly not want to lose to a side two divisions below them, particularly as he has invested plenty of money on players he used to manage at Celtic. Defeat for ‘Boro’ therefore is unthinkable but Strachan will know that his side are going to have to improve hugely from their poor display against Ipswich. Nonetheless we think the match might well go to a replay and would at this stage back a score draw using the following odds:

1-1 Draw @ 11/2
2-2 Draw @ 14/1
3-3 Draw @ 50/1

It would also be prudent to back an over 2.5 goals at Even Money. All these odds are available from bet365.

Posted: Monday, 9th August 2010
Author: Rodney Wise
Tags: carling cup, b2net stadium, chesterfield, middlesbrough, bet365,

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