Bate could be well placed as favorites but the odds are not attracting me and instead I rather go for Sturm Graz. Bate might have more European experience but their current form is not at the top of the hill and a proof to that is the poor game on Friday when they lost to FC Minsk. Sturm Graz on the other hand is coming into this encounter on the back of a 1:0 win against Rapid Wien and that might be the morale boost they need for this 1st leg.
Bate will be missing suspended playmaker Renan Bressan and Evgeni Kuntsevich, Alexsandr Pavlov which are injured. Also 5 more other players are threatened to miss the second leg if they pick up a yellow card. Sturm Graz has also few missings but they also stand on a 6 player threat in case of yellow card.
The teams might try not to bruise each other too much and risk suspensions for the decisive leg in Austria and I expect a tight game with few chances for both sides. odds are tasty for asian handicap on Sturm so I'll go for that and hope they will be at least go home with a draw. Plus, even if they would lose by 1 goal difference I'll still recover half of my stake.
Selection: Sturm Graz +0.5,+1.0 @ 1,72 - 6/10
Also will take for higher stakes next ticket:
Lyon : Rubin - Home Win @ 1,65
Crewe : Rotherham - Rotherham to Score @ 1,30
Even tho' Lyon might not seem to be in their best shape at this start of the season drawing with a newly promoted team during weekend, I think when it comes to European competitions they will not take their opponents lightly. I agree the Russian side might have nicked some good results last year in CHL but their away form is not the best to back either. Tight game but I trust Lyon can win this in the end.
About the League 2 game, it's a massive price on Rotherham IMO considering their two openers so far in the new season. Crewe is coming after 2 defeats with goal difference -4 while Rotherham on the other hand is coming into this encounter after 2 wins scoring 5 and conceding 1. They both lost cup game but played against Championship teams. Crewe could miss again on defender Matt Tootle but overall the rest of the squad should be fit to play. Rotherham might make some changes with their formation and that could include another striker for tonight's game. All in all, I highly rate Rotherham to score tonight and could be a good pick for a double or triple.
Double Total Odds: 2,1
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