Commodity Fetishism
Mistaking someone's labor
for something you'd want to buy..
IN KEEPING WITH THE LOGIC OF YESTERDAY'S THREAD, TODAY'S SCANDINAVIAN SOCCER SLATES HAVE DEVELOPED IN A VERY INTERESTING WAY..
WITH THE FOLLOWING SELECTION OF RESULTS AND STATS, THE PATIENT BETTOR WILL USE THIS INFORMATION TO TRY AND MAKE A FEW GOOD 'EUROPA LEAGUE-PICKS' FOR THE COMING THURSDAY.
SUNDAY, 27th of July 2014
3 COUNTRIES, 5 MATCHES AND 6 TEAMS WHO ARE ALL CONTESTING IN THE EUROPA LEAGUE QUALIFIERS ON THURSDAY. THOSE TEAMS ARE UNDERLINED.
SWEDEN
1. Åtvidaberg @ Brommapojkarna - final result: 2-2 / (1-2)
- 3rd round qualifier for EL, 1st leg: Brommapojkarna @ HOME vs. Torino (Italy)
BROMMAPOJKARNA :
5 latest matches - D-W-L-D-D / Goal difference: 11 - 8 .
TORINO :
2 latest matches (FRIENDLIES; 20/7 & 24/7) - W-L / Goal difference: 5 - 1 .
2. IFK Göteborg @ Mjällby - final result: 0-3 / (0-1)
- 3rd round qualifier for EL, 1st leg: IFK Göteborg @ HOME vs. Rio Ave (Portugal)
IFK GÖTEBORG :
5 latest matches -D-W-W-L-L / Goal difference: 8 - 7 .
RIO AVE :
4 latest matches - (FRIENDLIES; 5/7, 9/7, 19/7, 24/7) - W-L-W-L / Goal difference: 3 -3 .
3. Norrköping @ Elfsborg - final result: 0-3 / (0-1)
- 3rd round qualifier for EL, 1st leg: Elfsborg @ HOME vs. Hafnarfjordur (Iceland)
ELFSBORG :
5 latest matches - D-L-L-W-W / Goal difference: 9 (8) - 7 .
HAFNARFJORDUR :
5 latest matches - D-D-W-W-W / Goal difference: 11 - 5 .
NORWAY
4. Rosenborg @ Molde - final result: 1-3 / (0-1)
ROSENBORG - 3rd round qualifier for EL, 1st leg: AWAY vs. Karabukspor (Turkey)
KARABUKSPOR :
5 latest matches - (21/4-18/5) - D-W-D-L-W / Goal difference: 6 - 7 .
ROSENBORG :
5 latest matches - D-L-W-W-L / Goal difference: 8 - 8 .
MOLDE - 3rd round qualifier for EL, 1st leg: AWAY vs. Zorya (Ukraine)
ZOROYA :
5 latest matches - W-L-W-W-L / Goal difference: 9 - 6 .
MOLDE :
5 latest matches -W-W-W-D-W / Goal difference: 12 - 4 .
DENMARK
5. SønderjyskE @ Esbjerg FB - final result: 1-1 / (0-0)
- 3rd round qualifier for EL, 1st leg: Esbjerg FB AWAY vs. Ruch (Poland)
RUCH :
5 latest matches - D-W-L-D-L / Goal difference: 4 - 6 .
ESBJERG FB :
5 latest matches - L-D-L-W-D / Goal difference: 4 - 5 .
FOR MOST OF THE SCANDINAVIAN CLUBS PARTICIPATING IN THE EUROPEAN TOURNAMENTS, IT ALMOST ALWAYS SEEM LIKE TOO HIGH A MOUNTAIN TO CLIMB. THUS, IN MOST CASES, IT BECOMES AN ANNUAL HUMILIATION FOR THE CLUBS, AS WELL AS FOR THE DIFFERENT NATIONS THEY ARE REPRESENTING.
NORWEGIAN CLUB STRÖMGODSET'S EXIT FROM EUROPA LEAGUE'S 2nd QUALIFYING ROUND THIS WEEK, IS JUST ANOTHER EXAMPLE FROM THIS YEARS SCANDINAVIAN CAMPAIGN.
ON THE OTHER HAND, THERE'S ALMOST ALWAYS ONE OR TWO SCANDINAVIAN CLUBS WHO MANAGE TO QUALIFY FOR THE GROUP STAGE OF ONE OR BOTH TOURNAMENTS. THIS SEASON, EUROPA LEAGUE SEEMS TO BE THE MOST PROBABLE SPOT FOR THE CLUBS WHO ARE STILL IN THE QUALIFYING CONTESTS.
THERE'S ONLY 4 SCANDINAVIAN CLUBS LEFT IN THE QUALIFYING ROUNDS FOR CHAMPIONS LEAGUE THIS SEASON - 2 DANISH (FC COPENHAGEN & AAB), 1 SWEDISH (MALMÖ FF) AND 1 FINNISH (HJK). I WOULD BE SURPRISED IF EVEN ONE OF THESE MAKES IT TO THE GROUP STAGE. I ALSO HAVE MY DOUBTS ABOUT THEM EVEN BEING ABLE TO SURPASS THEIR 3rd QUALIFYING ROUND OPPONENTS.
KEEP IN MIND, THAT THIS WOULD ONLY QUALIFY THE CLUB FOR ONE MORE/LAST 'PLAY OFF' ROUND, WHERE THEY RISK TO BE PAIRED WITH CLUBS SUCH AS FC PORTO, ARSENAL, LEVERKUSEN, NAPOLI AND ATHLETIC BILBAO. THE DRAWS FOR THESE PLAY OFF MATCHES WILL TAKE PLACE ON AUGUST THE 8TH.
AS FOR THE SIX EUROPA LEAGUE MATCHES I ALREADY MENTIONED, I WILL SELECT TWO OR THREE FOR FURTHER ANALYSIS. FOR NOW: NO PICKS AS OF YET..
I WISH YOU ALL A PEACEFUL EVENING !