The Joker's Bet of the Day: Dark nights for Malta

Oostende came to a bad end last night. The Joker too.

2-2 draws are not the stuff of champions, even in the Belgian second flight.

Away from home, Malta have lost 23 World Cup qualifiers in a row. The last 12 have been lost by at least a couple of goals - and the margin's been three or more in 10/12.

Bulgaria are not the Germany beaters of '94, but they have a habit of putting weak teams to the sword, sticking six on Georgia and four past Montenegro in qualifiers for South Africa. This century, 9/16 home wins have come by margins of two goals or more. 

Recommended Bet: Back Bulgaria -2.0 @ 2.01/1 v Malta