Friday, April 17, 2015

Monfils stopped again Grigor Dimitrov

Grigor Dimitrov was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the "Masters 1000" Monte Carlo tournament. The Bulgarian slid with 1:6, 3:6 to Gael Monfils, thereby already he has lost 3 of 4 matches with the black Frenchman.

The game on the central court lasted less than an hour and passed entirely under the control of Monfils. Grigor Dimitrov conceded too many unforced errors, which were welcome for the stably Monfils.

Thanks to the victory the Frenchman reached the semi-finals where he will compete with Tomas Berdych.
Grigor Dimitrov for the second time in his career (after 2013 season) played at the quarterfinals in Monte Carlo.

By reaching the quarterfinals Grigor Dimitrov ensure nearly 80,000 of the prize money and 180 ranking points, which will retain his 11th position.

Friday, April 10, 2015

Monaco vs Caen

Monaco is going to visit the team of Caen on Friday night in the first clash of the 32nd round of the French Ligue 1. These two teams have already stood against each other in this tournament, as it happened on 22nd November last year, when the meeting ended in a draw of 2:2. Whether that will happen again we are going to find out tonight. Before that, we think you have enough time to draw your soccer picks analyzed by 11livestream.com , don`t you think so?
Monaco currently occupies the fourth position in the ranking by asset of 55 points, lagging behind the third one - Olympique de Marseille, while Caen is on the 12th place with 17 points earned less than their opponent this round.
The team of Patrice Garand has a specific purpose this season as it is staying at the elite of France and the highest possible position in the final standings. At the end of February, the team of Caen surprised everyone as it outplayed the team of Olympique de Marseille and walked away with all three points from the velodrome. After this, however, the team has had two consecutive defeats, followed by a goalless draw against Metz. Less than a week ago Caen managed to reach the 10th victory this season, beating Nantes with 2:1.
Monaco is in a very good shape, which is in complete contrast to the way in which Monaco has started the season. The team`s last loss was at the beginning of February when Gingam visited them. In the last five rounds the team of Leonardo Jardim has had 3 wins and 2 losses. The successes were accordingly against Evian, Bastia and Reims, and the difficulties of Monaco were accordingly in the households of St. Etienne and Montpellier.
The only absentee for Caen in the upcoming meeting will be the central defender Urondu Musavu-King, who still continues to recover from his trauma. Thomas Lemar and Emialiano Sala will be hoping for the titular places after their excellent performance against Nantes this weekend.
Leonardo Jardim won`t be able to count on injured Bakajoko and Lasina Tiemoue Traore. Ricardo Carvalho will be included in the group matches after successfully recovering from his knee injury.
Here is some useful statistical information for you:
Last played matches

Caen:
27 February, Marseille vs. Caen - 2:3 (League 1)
07 March, Caen vs. Bordeaux - 1:2 (League 1)
14 March, Caen vs. Lorient - 2:1 (League 1)
21 March, Caen vs. Metz - 0:0 (League 1)
05 April, Nantes vs. Caen - 1:2 (League 1)

Monaco:
13 March, Monaco vs. Bastia - 3:0 (League 1)
17 March, Monaco vs. Arsenal - 0:2 (Champions League)
22 March, Monaco vs. Reims - 1:3 (League 1)
03 April, Monaco vs. St Etienne - 1:1 (League 1)
07 April, Monaco vs. Montpellier - 0:0 (League 1)

Previous meetings:
Caen vs. Monaco
29 meetings
7 wins for Caen
8 draws
14 victories for Monaco
Goal difference: 45:31 for Monaco
Our soccer prediction is 2.

Thursday, April 2, 2015

Van Gaal witnessed his interest in Depay, which is closer to the "Old Trafford"

The Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal has watched in live with a part of his team the control of the Netherlands with Spain on Tuesday, won with 2:0 of "tulips". According to the "Manchester Evening News," the main reason for the presence of the specialist of "Amsterdam Arena" is Memphis Depay, who was one of the strongest players of the home team.

The 21 years old wing of PSV Eindhoven, called in his homeland "the new Robben" was imposed under the "tulips" for the World Cup last summer precisely by Van Gaal, who then was leading the team. Now the specialist has designated Depay as one of his transfer targets for the next summer.

Thursday, March 26, 2015

PjaniƄ‡ can leave Roma, Liverpool rubs its hands

Pjanic is considering leaving the Italian football club Roma, if the "wolves" will not qualify for the Champions League and a prime candidate for his services the English giant Liverpool, saying various media reports. According to the "Corrie dell Sport" the 24 years old midfielder has wanted to leave Roma just a few months after he was signing a new contract expiring in the summer of 2018. This proved also the visit of Brendan Rodgers in Rome, where he probably held preliminary talks with the sporting director of the Italian club Walter Sabatini.

The British "Mirror" claims that Rogers sees in the face of Pjanic an ideal replacement for the outgoing in summer captain Steven Gerrard. The newspaper, however, recalls that the manager of Liverpool should be divided with over than 35 million pounds for the rights of Pjanic.

Thursday, March 19, 2015

Dynamo Kiev - Everton (Europa League)

Dynamo Kiev meets Everton in a controversial rematch of the 1/8 finals of the Europa League. Meeting at the stadium "Olympic" will be played on 19 March 2015. The odds for the game offered by the leading bookmaker bet365 are as follows: 2.05 for a home win, with a draw at 3.60 and 3.80 for the victory of the guests. In the first match in England, FC Dynamo Kiev lost with 2-1 after winning goal for Everton in the final minutes of the match by penalty kick. Interestingly, Everton`s chance to continue in the tournament is estimated at 1.50, while options for Dynamo move was evaluated with over 2.00 coefficient.

Everton reached this stage of the tournament without problems, but in the previous game was demonstrated that Dynamo Kiev should not be underestimated. The players of Roberto Martinez will have a difficult task in this visit, as in the first game failed to secure the lead enough.

For guests this game is not important, although "Caramels" has nothing to reach in the Premier League, so it is expected to concentrate and to try to solve the game with a second consecutive victory. Everton are in great shape, and proof of this is the last league match, in which easily beat Newcastle with 3-0. Roberto Martinez will not be able to rely on the injured Bryan Oviedo, Kevin Mirallas and Tony Hibbert, while Steven Pienaar will be in the group for the match, but his participation in the meeting will be decided on the spot.

The hosts have imposed a total domination in the Premier League of Ukraine. Dynamo Kiev has no single loss for the past 17 rounds, as only 3 from them finished in draws. Participation in the next stage of the Europa League is important to them and we are sure that they will do everything possible to move on. The coach Serhiy Rebrov could not count on the injured Yevhen Makarenko, Lukman and Celine and punished is Younes Belhanda.

Recommended bet: For Dynamo Kiev @ 2.05 at bet365

Thursday, March 12, 2015

Club Brugge - Besiktas (Europa League)

In the first match of the eighth finals of the Europa League, Belgian Club Brugge accepts Besiktas. The match will be played on Thursday at "Jan Breydel Stadium". The odds for the game offered by the leading bookmaker bet365 are as follows: 2.25 for a home win, with a draw at 3.40 and 3.50 for the victory of the guests.

The potential champion of Belgium - Club Brugge is in great shape and even surprising is defined as the favorite in the game. This is no accident, as "blue-blacks" are in great shape and perform particularly well in the Europa League in front of their own audience. The team is just a step away from the title in Belgium as a leader in the standings and remains only one last league match in which if Brugge wins occupies the first place. The hosts will try to win necessarily in that first game of the 1/8 finals.

Besiktas are dangerous and unpredictable team. As guests are not presented in their best light, but in their game against Liverpool at "Anfield" kept the score of 1-0 and took the victory in the second leg. With good defensive line and dangerous counterattacks, the players of Slaven Bilic will rely on equality in this first match or will seek surprising goal to leave everything to be decided on the mythical "Inonu" where are undisputed favorites for winning the match.

Recommended bet: Under 2.5 goals @ 1.70 at bet365

Wednesday, March 4, 2015

Investors from China and Qatar are interested in Nets

Foreign investors from China and Qatar are interested in buying of the Brooklyn Nets. It comes for the largest China`s investment company, as well as the state investment fund of the Arab country. Other of the candidates for the ownership of the Nets is the American mogul David Geffen, whose state is nearly $ 6 milliards.

Currently, the majority owner of the "nets" is Mikhail Prokhorov. The Russian Mogul holds 80% of the shares of the Nets and 45% of the ownership of the hall where the Brooklyn households - "Barclays Center."

The 49 years old billionaire bought the Nets in 2010, and before that has invested considerable sums in the football and the basketball CSKA (Moscow) at home.