help with todays matches

**pronk** · 11-26-08, 02:02 PM

Both, Sporting and Barca are going to the next round and therefore draw will satisfy both clubs. 0-0 or 1-1.

**louisvillekid** · 11-26-08, 02:06 PM

thanks, i still ain't made up my mind what i'm going to do, times ticking....

**ZXCVBNM** · 11-26-08, 02:08 PM

Originally posted by louisvillekid

thanks, i still ain't made up my mind what i'm going to do, times ticking....

me neither, I'm mulling things over since there are a lot of close matches today..

**Wilforth** · 11-26-08, 02:09 PM

Lisbon +.5 makes sense since both teams have qualified and Barcelona is fielding what you might call a "weakened" side. But with Messi, Bojan and Henry playing, you can't underrate Barcelona. Lisbon owns a 50% home loss rate compared to Barcelona's 83.3% road win rate. That kid called Messi can create something out of nothing. Even though Barcelona don't need this game that much, the likes of Henry and Messi would cherish a chance to increase their goal tally for club and personal glory. I'm taking a chance with Barcelona as they're clearly the better side even with Puyol and Toure out.

Chelsea/Bordeaux: I've nothing to contribute on this game but I can't imagine Chelsea losing 2 CL road games in a row. So a Bordeaux win is clearly out of the picture. With Anelka's resurgence and Ballack's availability, Chelsea can win by 2 goals. Chelsea had a rare bad outing when they played Roma in Italy. Otherwise, Chelsea hardly concede on the road. They own a road scoring rate of 2.71 goals per game and concede a miniscule 0.14 goals per game. It won't surprise me if Chelsea score in each half and concede none. So Bordeau +1 may not be a good play. Chelsea have scorers all over the pitch - Anelka, Lampard, John Terry, Joe Cole, etc.

**louisvillekid** · 11-26-08, 02:33 PM

thanks wilforth, lisbon and chelsea it is.