Quote Originally Posted by bigd3143:
Maybe I'm an idiot but I don't understand what side your taking? Soccer betting is new to me.
Nobody is an idiot for asking ;).
"X2" means I expect either a draw or the guests to win - 1 = home team, X = tie , 2 = away team.
DNB means draw no bet, thus DNB 2 means I want the guests to win and if the game ties I get my cash back.
Reasoning for my plays:
Wolfsburg has really impressed me, they have shown some nice performances as of late, especially when they play away. Frankfurt still is a good team but they struggle a bit in the 2nd half of the season. Realistically speaking, a tie is enough for Frankfurt to ensure the 6th place, I think that is how the game ends.
Düsseldorf right now is in the worst shape of all teams. Of course this is a "must win" game for them and 96 has little to play for but I still believe Fortuna will lose. They are scared to play football, as became visible especially last week against a weak Nürnberg team who still managed to beat them. Give me Hannover at home, I will gladly take it.
Werder is a very strange team one could say. They have a lot of talent (although Arnautovic and Elia are suspended which doesn't harm the team as much as you would think) but they had no confidence whatsoever throughout the last week. Now legendary coach Schaaf is gone, however I believe the team (which consists of a lot of very intelligent players btw) will want to make him one last present. Now that the pressure is gone, I think they will play pure offense and everything will go "easier" for them. Nürnberg in turn has been awful the last couple of weeks, the win against a worse Fortuna team does not really count.
Braunschweig has reached their goal, to advance to League 1, a couple of weeks ago and the players seemed more busy with celebrating than actually trying to win games. 5-1 against St.Pauli, 0-0 against Cottbus. FSV Frankfurt has been somewhat of the surprise team in League 2, although their chances of advancing are gone I still believe they will want to underline their overall good season against a Braunschweig team who will be more busy with celebrating.
The estonian pick is largely based on stats. Every time these teams face off, it results in a very low-scoring game. In General, when Estonian top teams face off, those games seem to be low-scoring affaires. Additionally, this is the cup final which usually automatically stands for an "under game".
Servette still has some chances of avoiding direct relegation, a win against Young Boys is necessary for this to happen. At home Servette has shown some solid results, whereas YB is weak when playing away games. Last time these two faced off in Bern, Servette won 2-0. YB's season is pretty much over and I believe they will underestimate or atleast not take this game too serious, so I don't see them winning but instead I prefer Servette.
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GL to everybody, see you on the other side of the weekend!