Drøbak/Frogn are currently 6th.They have won 7 games , drawn 4 and lost 4.Their goal difference is 39:26.At home they have won 4 games , drawn one and lost 2.They have scored 19 goals and conceded 10. Drøbak/Frogn have lost their last 2 games.
Notodden are currently 1st.They have won 12 games and drawn 3.They are in a very good form recently - they have won 6 games in a row.Their goal difference is 44:14 so they have the best defence and the 2nd best attack in this division.
Drøbak/Frogn last 6 games
17/06/06 Drobak/Frogn 4 1 Vaalerenga 2
25/06/06 Lorenskog 3 1 Drobak/Frogn
01/07/06 Drobak/Frogn 1 1 Ardal
08/07/06 Ørn-Horten 1 3 Drobak/Frogn
29/07/06 Drobak/Frogn 1 2 FK Tønsberg
07/08/06 Odd Grenland 2 2 1 Drobak/Frogn
Lyngen/Karnes are currently 3rd.They are 7 points behind the leaders Tromsø 2 but they have a game in hand.So if they win today they will narrow the gap to 4 points. Lyngen/Karnes have won 9 games , drawn 2 and lost one. Their goal difference is 34:18 so they have the best defence in this division.At home they have won 5 games and drawn one.They have scored 15 goals and conceded 6.
Nordreisa are currently last.They haven't won a game yet , they have drawn only one game and lost 11.Their goal difference is 6:46 so they have the worst attack in this division.Away from home they have drawn one game and lost 5.They have scored only 3 goals and conceded 25.
IMO the hosts will win to nill today.Although they haven't scored lots of goals this season they should be able to score at least 3 or 4 against Nordreisa.
Steinkjer have 11 Over 3.5 Goals in their 13 games.Only their first game of the season and their last game were unders and these are the only 2 games that Steinkjer didn't score.Steinkjer's home games were all overs and they scored in all of them.They are a very good home team.They have won 5 times at home and lost only once (that was in their last home game - 1:3 vs. Groruddalen).At home they have scored 25 goals and conceded 7.
Skeid are currently 1st.Although 4 of their 6 away games were unders now they have to face a very strong home team that scores a lot.Both teams will try to win and I expect a high-scoring game.Skeid have the best defence in this division but IMO Steinkjer will manage to score.
Heimer IF are currently last.They haven't won a game yet , they have drawn 5 and lost 6.Their goal difference is 14:27. At home they have drawn 2 games and lost 3.They have scored 4 goals and conceded 10.
Tenhults IF are currently 3rd and the gap between them and the leaders Skövde AIK is 8 points but Tenhults have played a game less.Tenhults have won 6 games , drawn 2 and lost 3. Their goal difference is 20:12.Away from home they have won 3 games , drawn one and lost one.They have scored 9 goals and conceded 6.Skövde AIK drew today against Ljungby IF so Tenhults have to take advantage of their mistake.IMO 1.73 is worth trying.
Today Levski's coach Stanimir Stoilov confirmed the starting 11.There are no surprises - Stoilov choose the same 11 that started most of the important games last year:
Georgi Petkov (GK) Stanislav Angelov(DR) Elin Topuzakov (DC) Igor Tomasic (DC) Lucio Wagner (DL) Richard Eromoigbe (DMC) Daniel Borimirov (MC) Dimitar Telkiyski (MR) Hristo Yovov (ML) Cedric Bardon (AMC) Emil Angelov(ST)
As you see Levski will use only one typical striker but he will have very powerful support from the wingers Telkiyski and Yovov.So their tactic can change very fast from 4-5-1 to 4-3-3.Stoilov said that Levski will put the pressure on Sioni from the start of the match and will try to score an early goal.
Here is my opinion about the match.First I want to say that I'm a CSKA fan and I can't be accused of talking like a fan.IMO Levski will dominate the match and as Stoilov said they'll try to score an early goal.The coach complained after the friendlies that his players missed lots of good goal chances.Emil Angelov is a good forward but he is not a typical powerful striker that scores a lot.He is a fast player that can also create goal opportunities for his teammates.The same can be said about the other forward Domovchiyski but tomorrow he'll be on the bench.So the only typical striker is Georgi Ivanov but he is ineligible to play.The good thing for Levski is that the most of their midfielders score very often.The truth is that midfielders scored the most goals last season.Yovov , Telkiyski and Bardon score very often and the veteran Borimirov does the same.
The only midfielder that I have never seen scoring is Richard but this is normal because he is doing the "dirty" job in the team.The central defenders often score after set pieces and the full backs make very good forward runs.The defence is pretty solid and IMO the goalkeeper Petkov is currently the best bulgarian goalkeeper.
I think that at the begining Levski players will be a little bit nervous because this is their 1st official game this season.This is their 1st attempt to qualify to the CL groups since 2002 when they were eliminated by Dinamo Kiev.Now all of their fans expect to qualify to the CL groups because Levski will be seeded in the draw for the 3rd qualifying round.
After the 1st goal the players will calm down and will try to score some more.IMO it'll be a one sided game tomorrow.If Levski scores during the 1st half the result might get bigger - 3:0 or 4:0.But if they miss their goal opportunities then it might get more difficult for them but sooner or later they'll score.If the 1st goal is scored in the 2nd half the match will finish something like 2:0 and that will be a good result too.
Levski kept the same squad for 2-3 years so the players know each other very well and last year they gained much experience in the UEFA CUP tournament.The new signings are not important ones and IMO they won't come in even as substitutes.
Both teams are from the Adeccoligaen.Sogndal are 4th while Follo are 15th.The home team have won 7 games , drawn 4 and lost 3.Their goal difference is 22:17.At home they have won 4 games , drawn 2 and lost one.They have scored 12 goals and conceded 7.
Follo have won 3 games , drawn 2 and lost 9.Their goal difference is 22:35 so they have the 2nd worst defence.Away from home they have won one game , drawn one and lost 5.
They have scored 9 goals and conceded 20.
IMO the home team is much better and they will advance to the next round
The class difference between these two teams is obvious. Although Villareal is without the players that participated in the World Cup they are still much better than Maribor.Villareal have signed some very good players (Pires , Nihat and Cani) and they will be able to play today.
Villareal will take very seriously the Intertoto tournament because if they pass this round they will play in the UEFA qualification round.
Maribor will be without two of their best strikers.One of them is suspended and the other one is injured.Villareal will surely try to keep a clean sheet at home and with these problems in Maribor's attack I just can't see the guys from Slovenia scoring.IMO Villareal will try to achieve a result that will make them sure that they will advance.If the Spanish do this the 2nd game will be just a nice trip to Slovenia.
Mandalskameratene are currently 1st.They have won 9 games , drawn one and lost one.They have scored 31 goals and conceded 8 so they have the best attack and the best defence in this division.At home they have won 4 games and lost one.They have scored 16 goals and conceded 4.On 5th July Mandalskameratene defeated Odd Grenland by 4:1 in a game for the Norwegian Cup.In the next round they will face Rosenborg away from home.IMO they know that they have no chance in that game so they won't rest any players. Although Rosenborg had problems in the previous round of the Cup tournament (they won by 2:1 after Extra time against Raufoss - they are the current leaders in Norway 2 div avd 4) IMO this time they will be more concentrated because the don't want to play extra time again.
Sandnes Ulf are currently 3rd.They have won 6 games , drawn 4 and lost one.They have scored 21 goals and conceded 11.But they are not performing well on the road.Away from home they have won one game , drawn 3 and lost one.They have scored 7 goals and conceded also 7.
Steinkjer are currently 5th.They have won 6 games , drawn one and lost 4.Their goal difference is 35:23 so they have the best attack in this division.Their last 10 games were with four or more goals.At home they have won all their five games.They have scored 24 goals and conceded 4.
Groruddalen are currently 2nd.They have won 7 games , drawn 3 and lost one.Their goal difference is 22:16.Six of their eleven games finished with four or more goals.Away from home they have won 2 games , drawn 2 and lost one.They have scored 10 goals and conceded 10 so that makes an average of 4 goals per game.
Spartak are currently 5th but if they win today they will narrow the gap to CSKA to only 2 points.Spartak have won 4 games , drawn 5 and lost one.Their goal difference is 19:12.At home they have won 3 games and drawn 3.They have scored 13 goals and conceded 7.Spartak have some very good players and they have the quality to fight for the title.They have very good strikers - Kavenagi , Pavljuchenko , Pjanovic , Bazenov.They also have a good midfield - the experienced captain Titov , Mozart and Kalinichenko.The ex-Arsenal player Qwinsey is also playing in Spartak.This young Dutch player made some very good performances in the 1st part of the season.
Shinnik are currently last.They have won one game , drawn 3 and lost 6.Their goal difference is 4:16 so they have the worst attack and the worst defence in the Russian Premier League.Away from home they haven't won a game yet , they have drawn 2 and lost 4.They have scored 3 goals and conceded 14.
IMO Shinnik doesn't have the quality to stop Spartak's strong attack so I expect a win for the home team by 2 or more goals.
Baltika are currently 12th.They have won 7 games , drawn 8 and lost 5.Their goal difference is 19:22.At home they have won 4 games , drawn 4 and lost one.They have scored 10 goals and conceded 6.
Metalurg are currently last.They have won only 7 points in 20 games so 99% they will be relegated.Their goal difference is 10:40 so they have the worst attack and the worst defence in Russian Division 1.Away from home they have won one game and lost 8.But their only win came against the 2nd worst team in this division Angusht and it was only 1:0.Away from home Metalurg have scored only 2 goals and conceded 17.On Wednesday they lost 2:0 away at Spartak Nizhniy Novgorod.Now Metalurg have to travel to Kaliningrad which is situated on the Baltic Sea near to the Polish border.IMO in the worst case Baltika will win by 2 goals and my stake will be returned.But the chances for a bigger win are good so 2.15 looks nice to me.
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