Goal Rush Sunday

Goal Rush Sunday 8^th November

It did not start well yesterday with the realisation that one game had been moved to Sunday. We then had a disappointing 1-1 draw in Switzerland as FC Zurich and FC Vaduz fought out a scoring draw. Our trip to Belgium was also a let down as Kortrijk beat Mechelen 1-0 to ensre our very first wipe out day on the Goal Rush. Onward and upward as they say!

Updated stats are as below:

Over 0.5 goals 54-0

Over 1.5 goals 47-7

Over 2.5 goals 34-20

Over 3.5 goals 18-34

Yes on BTTS 36-18

Home wins 25 Draws 10 Away wins 19

Well yesterday we headed to Switzerland not once but twice! Well at least we tried to but then it appears that Biel-Bienne moved their game to Sunday! Today we go back to the well again for our first game which is in Switzerland but then we move to Biel-Bienne for this eagerly awaited clash. Well, eagerly awaited by us anyway!

Thun v St Gallen @ 3/4 Swiss Super League, 1245pm kick off UK Time

Both sides sit the lower half of the table and will want to pull away from the bottom spot as we head to the mid point of the Swiss season. There have been twenty two goals in the seven home matches this season at Thun and more seem to be in the offing here. The last five meetings of the teams in Thun have gone over 2.5 goals and the last four have hit an over 3.5 goals bet.  The price is possibly this short due to just sixteen goals being scored in St Gallen’s seven away games this season. I am happy to go with the over 2.5 goals in this match as from my experience the historical goal trends more often than not outweigh short term league performances.

Biel-Bienne v Wohlen @ 4/5 Swiss Challenge League, 2pm UK kick off time

Third placed Biel-Bienne welcome relegation threatened Wohlen to the Tissot Arena in a game they must win to keep within striking distance of league leaders Lausanne Sports. The home side are undefeated in seven games on home soil this season and those games have seen a total of twenty four goals. Wohlen are not that bad on their travels considering their lowly league position as they are 1-4-2 on the road with just a total of fifteen goals being scored in those seven matches. Since May 2013 the teams have met ten times with the over 2.5 goals hitting at a rate of 90% with the only loss being the last meeting, a 2-0 win for the home team in Wohlen, just six weeks ago. With the weaker side in the match up scoring twice just six weeks ago I will take them to find the net at least once in this game as well.

Sampdoria v Fiorentina @20/21 Italian Serie A, 745pm UK kick off time

Games at the Luigi Ferrari Stadium this season have seen twenty one goals when Sampdoria play hosts in Serie A action. The nine games for these sides this season when they play fellow top half opposition has seen twenty eight goals and Yes on BTTS going 8-1. The Yes on BTTS is 5-1 overall when Sampdoria play at home but it is hard to imagine the away team not scoring. Fiorentina have managed to find the back of the net in every single game this season and Sampdoria have netted in each of their six home games this campaign. There is strong potential for this game to get to a 1-1 scoreline at some point during the game and at this price point the over 2.5 goals looks a good play from a risk/reward perspective.

 

Good luck all

Jimmy