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Trading the unexpected

Trading the unexpected

Reading 5, Arsenal 7 – This was obvious the stand out football result from the last week. A most remarkable scoreline.

For so many goals to be scored in one match is rare, especially seven goals away from home; though Leeds fans may have more recent memories. But to win 7-5 from 4-0 down is remarkable. I’ve been scanning my records to see if I could find an example, but I can’t. 4-4 draw’s are rare, but I do …

03/11/2012 | By | Reply More
0-0 Continued…

0-0 Continued…

Well the two key matches I was looking at worked pretty well in the end but the other ‘deserved’ 0-0 at half time ended up 3-0 to the home team. This illustrates a key point.

With any in-play market you are hostage to what happens during the event. If you take a rigid approach to the underlying event you can’t really hope to out perform the statistics that can be modelled in the market.

In yesterdays match Joey O’Brian was …

12/12/2011 | By More
How to play the play offs

How to play the play offs

I was asked for an opinion recently on the championship play offs. I tipped a Reading vs Swansea final with Reading likely to edge it. So far so good, as both Swansea and Reading are through, so how did I get it right?

It’s quite simple really, “Form” is the answer. When you look at play off success over the years then form stands out as the key determinate. Form teams do well in the play offs on average and …

18/05/2011 | By More
Classic set up

Classic set up

A wonderful set up occurred in the FA Cup clash between Reading and Aston Villa this afternoon. Against the odds,  Reading took a 2-0 lead againsts premiership outfit Villa. The teams went off for half time in distinctly different moods. A break in play is the perfect opportunity for teams to turn things around and that Villa did. Rejuvenated from their half time talk it wasn’t look before Villa were suddenly 3-2 in the lead. You could have backed them …

07/03/2010 | By More
FA CUP fifth round

FA CUP fifth round

I like the later stages of knockout competitions. There is lots to play for and when a goal down and ten minutes are left , it’s all or nothing. These are the places you not only find value but plenty of opportunity and teams playing out of their skin, I love it! Wembley stadium is only a few games away today and anything can happen.

I’ve checked through the odds and nothing wierd has been thrown up. But consider the …

13/02/2010 | By More
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