Vaughany's Soccer Plays...

[onemoregoal]

No idea? 11?!

over 12.5 -135, under 12.5 ev..

[Vaughany]

Sevilla/Betis Over 2 goals @ -167 live (59 mins)...

[Vaughany]

Lyon scored 2 of course in second half...almost played over 3 at HT

[Vaughany]

Wow 2-0 betis! Hopefully sevilla at least pull it back to 2-1 to give themselves a chance in second leg. Made right decision not just playin Sevilla -0.5 or -0.75 at least

[Vaughany]

Shittty inconsistent sevilla. 19 shots on goal and nothing. Had scored 12 in last 3 games against betis

[Vaughany]

MLS plays:

Portland Timbers -0.75 A.H. @ -111 at home to Chicago Fire (to win 1 unit)...

MLS can be random, wouldnt be surprised if Fire get a point from this as Portland are still rusty and do tend to draw a lot of games at home, but I think there is some value. Fire may be without key striker Mike Magee as Frank Yallop has said he doesnt want to rush him back and may wait for Fire's first home game before starting him. Fellow striker Chris Rolfe and winger Billy Duka are also doubts. Fire in general have one of the weaker squads in the MLS this season in terms of star players and quality in depth - most sides have improved their rosters significantly during past few months but Chicago are one of the few who haven't. They have some solid young prospects like USA Under 19 International Benji Joya and Harrison Shipp, but they shouldnt be able to compete with Portland's quality.

Unlike Chicago, Portland made some big signings in off-season and improved an already solid side. Their only significant loss was Ryan Johnson, but they've added former River Plate and Monterrey attacking star Gaston Fernandez who scored the last minute equaliser against Philadelphia in opening game of season last wknd. Centre-back Norberto Paparatto and wingback Michael Harrington were other solid signings. They have a very strong central midfield with Will Johnson and Diego Chara (arguably best in MLS) which should be able to boss this game, supplemented by the quality of Nagbe, Valeri, Fernandez and Urruti in front of them. Chicago Fire conceded 3 second half goals against Chivas last week so I'd be shocked if Portland dont score at least 2 or 3 on Sunday. Expecting a 2-0, 3-1 type result.

A comment from Chicago Fire forum by a fan!...
"Took a little break due to traveling for work. Felt like throwing up at the thought of this team before I left.
I came back, and I still feel like throwing up."


Houston Dynamo -0.75 A.H. @ -106 at home to Montreal Impact (to win 1 unit)...

Houston off to a flying start thrashing New England Revs 4-0 at home - and this was all the more impressive as New England have been a bit of a bogey team in past for Houston at home - winning 5 out of 9 games in Houston. Montreal will still be without key player and top scorer from last season Marco Di Vaio due to suspension, and also Andres Romero is suspended so a lot of reliance on Andrew Wagner up front. Houston have won 3, drawn 1 lost 0 in 4 home games against Montreal, winning 3-0 last season in this fixture. 2-0 Houston me thinks!


Chivas/Vancouver Whitecaps Over 2.5 goals @ -104 (to win 1 unit);

Vancouver Whitecaps DNB @ -104 (to win 1.5 units)...

This should be an open game in theory, two sides that like to attack more than sit-back and defend - especially Vancouver with Carl Robinson in charge. They put 4 past Red Bulls in opening game last weekend, and new attacking signings Sebastian Fernandez and Pedro Morales looking very good at this level and combined should make up for the big off-season loss of top-scorer Camilo who left for Mexico. Also have experienced Kenny Miller up front who can finish, plenty of pace and directness with Jamaican International Mattocks and Gambian Kekuta Manneh, Uruguayan Mezquida, and further creativity with Russel Teibert. Not only are Whitecaps dangerous going forward, but they also signed one of the best defensive midfielders in Matthias Laba from Toronto who supports Nigel Reo-Coker in the pivot role in midfield. This was a massive coup as Toronto didnt want to sell Laba - he was one of the few bright sparks in an otherwise terrible season last year, and only reason he left was because they had too many "Designated Players" in squad after the big signings of Gilberto, Defoe, and Michael Bradley. Additionally, Whitecaps have also signed one of the best right-backs in the league in Beitashour from San Jose, a player that isnt bad going forward which along with Jordan Harvey at left back is encouraged by Carl Robinson who wants his full backs to bomb forward and join the attack. Their only weakness really is a lack of pace at the back, with former Premier League veterans O'Brien and Jay DeMerit who are in their mid-thirties.

Chivas were hopeless last season, but have been taken over by MLS and are rebuilding for the future. They've made a couple of shrewd signings in former River Plate and Ajax winger Mauro Rosales from Seattle Sounders, former Lanus defensive midfielder Pelletieri, however, they still lack depth and will be battling to avoid bottom sport in Western Conference again. In defence they have experience but like Vancouver a lack of youth and pace in Bocanegra (34), Lochhead (32) and Burling (29), and Fragoso (31), which I'm hoping will be exploited by Vancouver's flair, direct and pacey players Mattocks and Fernandez.

Overall, with each side being involved in 5 goal games in opening round, and last 4 meetings between these two yielding 3 or more goals, you'd expect a few goals in this one as well, although obviously doesnt always work-out like that! I'll go with 2-1 win to Vancouver though.


Seattle Sounders/Toronto FC Over 2 goals @ -176...

Could be a dumb play if Defoe doesnt start for Toronto due to the artificial turf, as Gilberto definitily isnt available. Last 3 between these two in Seattle has seen Seattle score 3 each time, and wouldnt be surprised if they do score 2 or 3 this time with Martins, Dempsey, Cooper, and Pappa in attack.

“You’ve gotta travel and it’s not just an artificial field, it’s a bad artificial field. It’s like playing 1 1/2, 1 3/4 games in terms of damage to your body. So again we’ve got guys who are healthy but don’t have the hardness of fitness under them, which is a concern.”

[addictedto]

V, our favorites Tours and Caen playing tonight. You think they will come back to scoring and conceding goals? Before they were goldmine, while recently being involved in some dodgy games and low scoring.

[Vaughany]

yeah hard to tell. Brest only scored 11 and conceded 11 at home. Might just look at live betting tonight, Caen/Nimes would be the one I'd expect goals from, although Nimes will without top scorer Benmeziane (23 apps, 9 goals).

[pellumb341]

Vaugh , any idea about Paderborn - Dresden ? Dresden is trash away , i recall your bet on FSV Vrankfurt - Dresden few weeks ago where FSV managed to come back from 0-1 to 3-2 with 1 man down since the 25th minute...Meanwhile , Paderborn is on fire...don't get why Paderborn is priced @ 2.00 ??

[Vaughany]

dunno very inconsisent league...PAderborn got wooped 4-0 at Karlsruhe last wknd. Dresden may have a few regulars out, waiting to see lineups. ...Schulz (17 apps, 1 goal) is suspended, Gueye (12 apps) and Menz (17 apps, 1 goal) both barely trained this week and are doubts, Aoudia (15 apps, 6 goals) is injured, Mravac (6 apps) is a doubt. ..

[pellumb341]

yeah ,maybe that 4-0 loss to Karlsruhe is the reason to explain these odds.But i think that loss is nothing big , Paderborn would lose eventually at one point since they were unbeaten in 8 last games ( 6 wins and 2 draws) , where they managed to win away to Koln and K'lautern.

[swordsandtequila]

MLS plays:

Portland Timbers -0.75 A.H. @ -111 at home to Chicago Fire (to win 1 unit)...

MLS can be random, wouldnt be surprised if Fire get a point from this as Portland are still rusty and do tend to draw a lot of games at home, but I think there is some value. Fire may be without key striker Mike Magee as Frank Yallop has said he doesnt want to rush him back and may wait for Fire's first home game before starting him. Fellow striker Chris Rolfe and winger Billy Duka are also doubts. Fire in general have one of the weaker squads in the MLS this season in terms of star players and quality in depth - most sides have improved their rosters significantly during past few months but Chicago are one of the few who haven't. They have some solid young prospects like USA Under 19 International Benji Joya and Harrison Shipp, but they shouldnt be able to compete with Portland's quality.

Unlike Chicago, Portland made some big signings in off-season and improved an already solid side. Their only significant loss was Ryan Johnson, but they've added former River Plate and Monterrey attacking star Gaston Fernandez who scored the last minute equaliser against Philadelphia in opening game of season last wknd. Centre-back Norberto Paparatto and wingback Michael Harrington were other solid signings. They have a very strong central midfield with Will Johnson and Diego Chara (arguably best in MLS) which should be able to boss this game, supplemented by the quality of Nagbe, Valeri, Fernandez and Urruti in front of them. Chicago Fire conceded 3 second half goals against Chivas last week so I'd be shocked if Portland dont score at least 2 or 3 on Sunday. Expecting a 2-0, 3-1 type result.

A comment from Chicago Fire forum by a fan!...
"Took a little break due to traveling for work. Felt like throwing up at the thought of this team before I left.
I came back, and I still feel like throwing up."


Houston Dynamo -0.75 A.H. @ -106 at home to Montreal Impact (to win 1 unit)...

Houston off to a flying start thrashing New England Revs 4-0 at home - and this was all the more impressive as New England have been a bit of a bogey team in past for Houston at home - winning 5 out of 9 games in Houston. Montreal will still be without key player and top scorer from last season Marco Di Vaio due to suspension, and also Andres Romero is suspended so a lot of reliance on Andrew Wagner up front. Houston have won 3, drawn 1 lost 0 in 4 home games against Montreal, winning 3-0 last season in this fixture. 2-0 Houston me thinks!


Chivas/Vancouver Whitecaps Over 2.5 goals @ -104 (to win 1 unit);

Vancouver Whitecaps DNB @ -104 (to win 1.5 units)...

This should be an open game in theory, two sides that like to attack more than sit-back and defend - especially Vancouver with Carl Robinson in charge. They put 4 past Red Bulls in opening game last weekend, and new attacking signings Sebastian Fernandez and Pedro Morales looking very good at this level and combined should make up for the big off-season loss of top-scorer Camilo who left for Mexico. Also have experienced Kenny Miller up front who can finish, plenty of pace and directness with Jamaican International Mattocks and Gambian Kekuta Manneh, Uruguayan Mezquida, and further creativity with Russel Teibert. Not only are Whitecaps dangerous going forward, but they also signed one of the best defensive midfielders in Matthias Laba from Toronto who supports Nigel Reo-Coker in the pivot role in midfield. This was a massive coup as Toronto didnt want to sell Laba - he was one of the few bright sparks in an otherwise terrible season last year, and only reason he left was because they had too many "Designated Players" in squad after the big signings of Gilberto, Defoe, and Michael Bradley. Additionally, Whitecaps have also signed one of the best right-backs in the league in Beitashour from San Jose, a player that isnt bad going forward which along with Jordan Harvey at left back is encouraged by Carl Robinson who wants his full backs to bomb forward and join the attack. Their only weakness really is a lack of pace at the back, with former Premier League veterans O'Brien and Jay DeMerit who are in their mid-thirties.

Chivas were hopeless last season, but have been taken over by MLS and are rebuilding for the future. They've made a couple of shrewd signings in former River Plate and Ajax winger Mauro Rosales from Seattle Sounders, former Lanus defensive midfielder Pelletieri, however, they still lack depth and will be battling to avoid bottom sport in Western Conference again. In defence they have experience but like Vancouver a lack of youth and pace in Bocanegra (34), Lochhead (32) and Burling (29), and Fragoso (31), which I'm hoping will be exploited by Vancouver's flair, direct and pacey players Mattocks and Fernandez.

Overall, with each side being involved in 5 goal games in opening round, and last 4 meetings between these two yielding 3 or more goals, you'd expect a few goals in this one as well, although obviously doesnt always work-out like that! I'll go with 2-1 win to Vancouver though.


Seattle Sounders/Toronto FC Over 2 goals @ -176...

Could be a dumb play if Defoe doesnt start for Toronto due to the artificial turf, as Gilberto definitily isnt available. Last 3 between these two in Seattle has seen Seattle score 3 each time, and wouldnt be surprised if they do score 2 or 3 this time with Martins, Dempsey, Cooper, and Pappa in attack.

“You’ve gotta travel and it’s not just an artificial field, it’s a bad artificial field. It’s like playing 1 1/2, 1 3/4 games in terms of damage to your body. So again we’ve got guys who are healthy but don’t have the hardness of fitness under them, which is a concern.”

Good info, cheers for that

[atofsu32111]

any insight on bochum aalen? line went from 2 now 2.5, why would it start at 2? aalen can score and home. Only pickem?

[Vaughany]

dunno, I guess because bochum dont score or concede many away (third fewest away in league), only 1 out of last 6 away games gone over, only 2 away games all season gone over 2.5

[Vaughany]

Paderborn playing 3 forwards including Saglik but key midfielder Meha isnt in squad...probably go over but staying away for now unless something appeals in play

[Vaughany]

Sonderjyske/Copenhagen Over 1 goal 1st half @ -108...

Whenever I bet on 1st half over in Copenhagen games they usually are 0-0 at HT and then Copenhagen go and score 2 or 3 in second half which could well happen in this one. On paper though it looks like home side have quite an attacking lineup with Bechmann, Absalonsen, Okotie, and Paulsen all starting. Copenhagen have Totouh, Vetoleke, and Gislason in attack with Claudemir creating behind. In theory should be goals

[Vaughany]

no early goal, not loookin good. Should of waited until 55 min mark and played over, gonna be standard Copenhagen game of keeping it tight then scoring in final 30

[Vaughany]

all the Austrian games going over except 1

[Vaughany]

and of course the Paderborn 1st half over hits which I was going to play initially

[pellumb341]

Paderbon 2-0 , could not explain those high odds...so stayed away Dresden is simply trash on away matches , at home much better due to huge support from the fans...Why is Meha not playing ? Dude is albanian and i like him very much , he has a terrific shot and has scored 9 goals in 15 matches (mainly from fee kick) ..too bad he was injured in the first part of the season.

[Vaughany]

Think hes just resting him. So annoyed i didnt play over first half. May play over 3 at 50 min mark

[Vaughany]

Played over 3 at 49 mins. Dresden pulled one back 55 mins, gonna be piissed if over doesnt hit now!

[Vaughany]

Fuuuck odds keep going down on bet365 but no goals! Blatantly gonna stay 2-1

[Vaughany]

Augsburg/Schalke Over 1 1st half @ -120...

[Vaughany]

Chester/Alfreton Over 1 1st half @ -109...

Welling/Halifax Over 1 1st half @ -116...

[malairen]

Man u are so screwed up... just cnt see them winning the home game on champion league

[Vaughany]

Degen play of the day...

Tom Tomsk/Krasnodar Over 0.75 goals 1st half @ -123...

[Vaughany]

Of course, easy chance wasted in opening few mins by home side

[edabramov]

Russian league won't have any decent offensive teams unless we import and make the teams 90% Brazilian .

[Vaughany]

Russian league won't have any decent offensive teams unless we import and make the teams 90% Brazilian .

Krasnodar have got 3 brazilians going forward tho!

Chalk this one off as a loss...different story if tomsk player hadnt kicked ball straight at keepers legs

[edabramov]

10 mins left!

And yea, too much racism though gotta have a cap on amount of foreigners you can have. At some point though it'll come to a point when there's not a single Russian on a team lmao.

[Vaughany]

Great double save by tomsk keeper

[Vaughany]

Lol linesman gives offside as tomsk are through, no way near offside, not meant to be i guess

[Vaughany]

played the over 1 live at HT...Krasnodar havent been involved in a 0-0 yet this season

edit: Tomsk scored with 30 mins left. surely one more in this

[Vaughany]

Krasnodar suck ballz..cant score to save their lives