Spurs host Young Boys of Switzerland in this second leg of the Champions League final qualifier, needing at the very least a 1-0 to go through to the Group stages for the first time. They of course take on the Swiss team 2-3 down from the first leg, but they will have learned their lessons from that match and will be on their game from the outset. Spurs has been made massive odds on favourites to win the game with a best price of 1/4 available via VC Bet, while Young Boys are out at 12/1 with the draw being a 5/1 option.
In fairness to Spurs they were handicapped quite badly last week in the first leg, having to play on an artificial pitch, which took considerable time to get used to. By the time they were comfortable with the surface they were 3-0 down and looking down and out.
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However a spirited fightback in the second half brought goals from Bassong and Pavlyuchenko, giving Spurs, if anything the advantage coming into the second leg. That said Pavlyuchenko is one of several Spurs strikers with injury problems, only Peter Crouch was fit to start the Premier League game against Stoke City last weekend, which means punters should note the team selection before making any bets on the goalscorer markets.
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The Bookmakers do not seem particularly concerned by the injury problems of the Spurs strikers, indeed, they have the main four Spurs strikers all topping the First Goalscorer markets, with vcbet.com offering the best prices of:
Jermaine Defoe @ 18/5
Roman Pavlyuchenko @ 17/4
Peter Crouch @ 19/4
Robbie Keane @ 11/2
Young Boys must have thought they had won this tie after 30 minutes in the first leg, but their defensive frailties allowed Spurs to make a remarkable comeback in the second half, which leads one to conclude that if Spurs can score twice away from home against a team who are expert on artificial pitches then they can score at least that against them on a normal pitch, especially if that pitch is White Hart Lane.
In fairness to the Swiss side, they won their last qualifying tie against Fenerbahce in Istanbul by a goal to nil with a goal scored by striker Henri Bienvenu, who also scored against Spurs in the first leg, last week. Although it will be hard for them, Bienvenu is certainly worth looking at as a potential good thing at 14/1 with Victor Chandler Bookmakers to score the opening goal of the match. He is perhaps an even better bet at 18/5 to score at anytime during the match.
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In conclusion, we think a Spurs win is almost certain in this match, particularly if they have at least one other striker available. They are more than capable of winning the match by a couple of goals, with 2-0 being the favoured outcome and the one we shall be backing with odds of 5/1, available from victor chandler.com. A selection of Correct Score betting Options are made below.
Gareth Bale, who has been nothing short of a revelation this last six months scored twice against Stoke City last weekend and we think he is well worth backing to score again in this, even though the Bookmakers have grown wise to his ability and only give odds of 2/1 to score at anytime during the match.
The following tips are offered up:
Selection 1: Spurs to win 2-0 @ 5/1
Selection 2: Peter Crouch to Score 1st Goal @ 19/4
Selection 3: Gareth Bale to Score during the game @ 2/1
Match Odds
*Spurs – 1/4
Draw – 5/1
*Young Boys – 12/1
First Goalscorer Odds
*18/5 Jermaine Defoe
*17/4 Roman Pavlyuchenko
19/4 Peter Crouch
*11/2 Robbie Keane
7/1 Dos Santos
15/2 Luca Modric
9/1 Nico Kranjar
9/1 Gareth Bale
10/1 Aaron Lennon
10/1 David Bentley
*14/1 Henri Bienvenu
Selected Correct Score Odds
2-0 Spurs win – 5/1
1-0 Spurs win – 5/1
3-0 Spurs win – 13/2
2-1 Spurs win – 17/2
3-1 Spurs win – 17/2
1-1 Draw – 10/1
* Denotes Best Industry Price
Odds Kind Courtesy of Victor Chandler Online Bookmakers
Posted: Tuesday, 24th August 2010
Author: Rodney Wise
Tags: champions league, white hart lane, tottenham hotspur, young boys fc, victor chandler,
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