The Betfair Football £10 Bet of the Day
Day 32: We're backing over 2.5 goals in Rubin Kazan's clash with Barcelona at [2.16]
Over 2.5 goals is offered at [2.16] for tonight's Champions League match between Rubin Kazan and Barcelona, primarily because the Spanish champions were held to a goalless draw the last time they visited the Russian league winners.
There are far more trends that indicate that this will be a high-scoring affair however, including that Barcelona's last seven away games in all competitions have all featured three goals or more, as have three of their four in the Champions League since that stalemate in Kazan last November.
Barcelona are easily capable of scoring all of the required three goals themselves if on top form - and Pep Guardiola will be eager to see his side at their best against a team they took only one point from in the 2009-10 group stage - and have in fact done exactly that in eight of their last 12 fixtures.
They concede fairly regularly on their travels too, shutting out their hosts just once in seven away outings. If that statistic doesn't persuade you that Rubin are likely to score, perhaps the fact they have netted 13 times in their last six home encounters will.
Our bet: We're backing Rubin Kazan versus Barcelona to have over 2.5 goals at [2.16], meaning that - before factoring in commission - we stand to win £11.60. The same punt pays out just £8.33 with Coral. Sign up for a new account now and have losing bets up to a total of £30 refunded for a week.
Published: 29 Sep 2010
Leave a comment