EPL Prediction League Match Weekend 26-27 December 2009

EPL33: SAT 26/12 Sunderland vs Everton at 11:00pm SIN/HKT

EPL34: SUN 27/12 Arsenal vs Aston Villa at 09:25pm SIN/HKT

GAME ON!

Scoring System
3-Points for a correct outcome (Win, Lose or Draw)
1-point each for correct score on each side.

Double Entry
Later submission shall override earlier submission.

Penalty
Submissions after kick-off will not be admissible. (Disqualification)

Blogger/Blogspot Blackout
This Prediction League will be played here but if in the event Blogger/Blogspot servers go down, we will automatically carry on the league over to the personal blog of Voxeros at http://jaywalk.blog-city.com. Please bookmark this or at the very least stay in touch with one of us as we will also be helping all stay in the loop via the various channels like MSN, Skype, email as well as SPUG Off-Topic Chat.

Results - Games 19 - 20 Dec 2009 EPL Prediction League 2008/2009

Congrats to edwinsng, ihawk98 and myself (Voxeros) for hitting 8 points this weekend.

edwinsng has finally gotten his break and is now only a point away from the next rung. Bad news for Siren who was making good progress to slowly close in.

ihawk98 now leads the Marksmen Board with 5 correct predictions.

As for myself, after a streak of bad guesses, it is good to leap frogged 4 places to 8th.

Let's hope for a good outcome next weekend!


Housekeeping Notes:

All of this season's tables will be kept in Flickr's photoset. Click Here.


EPL Prediction League "Perfect Score" Hall Of Fame
Perfect Score = 2 correct-score predictions in a single weekend and hence the award of the full 10 points.

1) ianrush (22 - 23 Aug 2009)
2) ihawk98 (22 - 23 Aug 2009)
3) edwinsng (22 - 23 Aug 2009)

Marksmen Board (Number of Exact Predictions)
5 Games - ihawk98
4 Games - ianrush, KingMeng, delay, Voxeros, Bedokian
3 Games - limyengchuan, Everton, edwinsng
2 Games - necroastr, Siren, redherring
1 Game - PMG, weimeng, cool402


Scoring System
3-Points for a correct outcome (Win, Lose or Draw)
1-point each for correct score on each side.

Double Entry
Later submission shall override earlier submission.

Penalty
No points for submission after kick-off. (Disqualification)

Blogspot Blackout
The EPL Prediction League will be played here but if in the event Blogger/Blogspot servers go down, we will automatically carry on the league over to my personal blog at http://jaywalk.blog-city.com. Please bookmark this or at the very least stay in touch with one of us as we will also be helping all stay in the loop via the various channels like MSN, Skype, email as well as SPUG Off-Topic Chat.

Prediction League Past Winners

Copa America 2004 - WeiMeng
EPL 2004/2005 - Friday13
EPL 2005/2006 - ianrush
World Cup 2006 - EdwinSng
EPL 2006/2007 - Voxeros
EPL 2007/2008 - Cool402
Euro 2008 - Voxeros
EPL 2008/2009 - Everton

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Fixture Focus - Spurs (19 Dec 2009)

Blackburn Rovers vs Tottenham Hotspur

The start of the famous "Christmas Crunch" is now on, where all the clubs would be having hectic days ahead in fixtures that will stretch all the way till the end of the year (and not to mention the holiday mood).

Within just 3 days of our convincing win against Manchester City at home, our boys would be travelling up to Lancashire for our match-up against one of the top 4 in the early days of the Premier League.

Ewood Park has been proven to be Blackburn's true blue stronghold this season, where they had only lost 1 out of 8 games there. But they have been without a win for the past 5 games - a ominous statistical sign for us, perhaps?

Spurs will be without Modric, who had ankle problems, and it is expected that most of the first team who defeated the blue half of Manchester would be up, and this may bring in the factor of exhaustion for our players.

And Paul Robinson, an ex-Yid, would be facing his ex-colleagues on the field.

So, let us march forth and claim back the 4th spot!

COYS!!!!!

Weekend Review - 19 Dec 2009

Fulham vs Manchester United

"David Beckham has his wishes granted to face his former team since moving to Real Madrid in 2003."

-Gary, 19 Dec 2009

Seriously if every manager were to be like Mick McCathy, it will defeat the purpose of having a handicap giving so high yet it so easily overcome, where he field 2nd team to face Man Utd.

I can see where Arsene Wenger is coming from as i feel that Mick McCathy is resigned to losing to Man Utd rather than putting a strong team to deny Man Utd the chance to defend their title.

Even the stats suggest that Thomasz Kuszczak have a quiet game where he didnt have to make a single save!!

Fulham is doing well since the appointment of Roy Hodgson. Last season was the first time they qualified for Europa League for finishing 7th, ahead of Tottenham. This season they have qualified for the last 32 where they will face Shaktar Donetsk, the last winner of the UEFA Cup. Not only that, Man Utd is also facing AC Milan where Man Utd last lost in the Champions League before going onto a 2 year winning run, and ended this season with a defeat to Besiktas. David Beckham has his wishes granted to face his former team since moving to Real Madrid in 2003.

Fulham Team News: Simon Davis, Diomansy Kamara and Andrew Johnson are out.

Man Utd Team News: Nani, Ryan Giggs, Gary Neville, Edwin van der Sar, Wes Brown, Jonny Evans, John O'Shea, Rio Ferdinand and Owen Hargreaves are out.

Odds and Analysis: Man Utd is giving 1 ball. I believe Fergie will be saving the best over the festive season, hence might be an odd goal winner. No punt.

Disclaimer: This review is entirely on my own views and opinion. I didn’t point a gun at you to ask you to follow. If you want to bet on this game, do so at your own risk. Pls bet within limits. Good luck.

Fixture Focus – Spurs (17 December 2009)

Tottenham Hotspur vs Manchester City

I’m looking forward and not back at the past weekend’s painful memory. 

A resurgent Manchester City this year with the spending power of wealthy owners have brought a team that has the lowest loss record in the league this season.  After a string of 8 draws, Sparky must be anxious to get going again and they will be bringing everything they got to White Hart Lane.  The only confirmed injury is to Shaun Wright-Phillips while Bellamy is out due to suspension.  De Jong and Adebayor are fit to face the Lilywhites.

For Spurs, the team must focus on getting 3 points at home.  Reports indicate that Modric will be on the bench, together with Bentley and Pavlyuchenko.  I hope that ‘arry starts Crouch and Defoe up front.  Keano seems to have lost a step this season.

I think the team should not stress themselves up with thoughts of Top 4 and Champions League qualification.  Just forget all that, concentrate on each game and the rest will take care of itself.

COYS!

Midweek Review - 16 Dec 2009

Manchester United vs Wolverhampton Wanderers

"But with a lazy striker and a injury-prone striker in the strikeforce, i wont take the chances."

-Gary, 16 Dec 2009

Aston Villa finally claimed the first win at Old Trafford since 1983. But we are unable to take advantage of Chelsea's slip up to level on points on the standings table.

The stats suggested that we were trying to get the goal to earn 1 point rather than losing 3 points, but it just not our day where the ball hit everywhere except at the back of the net.

Next to visit Old Trafford is Wolves. And they are buoyed by the win against Tottenham during the weekend. Another result that doesnt favour the pundits. Despite the win, i still see Wolves going down once again.

Now we are heading to the midway of the league, and the bottom half is taking shape where Portsmouth, Bolton, West Ham, Wolves, Hull City and surprisingly Everton is part of the relegation fight. Burnley had been the surprise package this season due to their home form where they have won 5 games including Man Utd. For midtable teams like Fulham, Birmingham and Sunderland, they seem to have a player like Damien Duff, Danny Murphy, Lee Bowyer and Darren Bent respectively to change the course of the game.

Man Utd Team News: Rafael, Fabio, Gary Neville, Edwin van der Sar, Owen Hargreaves, Wes Brown, John O'Shea, Rio Ferdinand and Jonny Evans are out.

Wolves Team News: Andrew Keogh, Michael Kightly and Ronald Zubar are out.

Odds and Analysis: Man Utd is giving 2 balls. Last meeting in Carling Cup, Man Utd give 1.75 and they won 1-0. If Man Utd is like Chelsea, then i will take Man Utd. But with a lazy striker and a injury-prone striker in the strikeforce, i wont take the chances. No punt.

Disclaimer: This review is entirely on my own views and opinion. I didn’t point a gun at you to ask you to follow. If you want to bet on this game, do so at your own risk. Pls bet within limits. Good luck.

EPL Prediction League Match Weekend 19-20 December 2009

EPL31: SAT 19/12 Manchester City vs Sunderland at 10:55pm SIN/HKT

EPL32: SUN 20/12 Everton vs Birmingham at 10:55pm SIN/HKT

GAME ON!

Scoring System
3-Points for a correct outcome (Win, Lose or Draw)
1-point each for correct score on each side.

Double Entry
Later submission shall override earlier submission.

Penalty
Submissions after kick-off will not be admissible. (Disqualification)

Blogger/Blogspot Blackout
This Prediction League will be played here but if in the event Blogger/Blogspot servers go down, we will automatically carry on the league over to the personal blog of Voxeros at http://jaywalk.blog-city.com. Please bookmark this or at the very least stay in touch with one of us as we will also be helping all stay in the loop via the various channels like MSN, Skype, email as well as SPUG Off-Topic Chat.