Sunday, 1 January 2012

SPL - 2nd Jan Team News & Thoughts

Hibs v Hearts


Hibs

Injuries :Osbourne
Doubtful : O'Connor
Available Squad : Stack, Towell, Palsson, O'Hanlon, Stephens, Booth, Sproule, Murray, Wotherspoon, Stevenson, Galbraith, O'Connor, Griffiths, Scott, Brown, Sodje, Welsh, Stanton, Doyle

Probable XI : Stack, Towell, Hanlon, O'Hanlon, Stephens, Murray, Wotherspoon, Stevenson, Sproule, O'Connor, Griffiths (4-4-2)


Hearts

Injuries :Grainger, Kyle, Glen, Santana
Doubtful : Black, Hamill
Available Squad: Kello, Barr, Hamill, Webster, Zaliukas, Mrowiec, Driver, Taouil, Templeton, Robinson, Skacel, Novikovas, Elliott, MacDonald, Obua, MacDonald, McGowan, Black, Sutto

Probable XI: Kello, McGowan, Webster, Zaliukas, Hamill, Robinson, Taouil, Mrowiec, Black, Skacel, Elliott (4-4-1-1)


Prediction : Hibs 1-1 Hearts


Hearts are the better team, have the better players and morally better than the dirty Hibees but I am worried about the Jambo's horrific away goal scoring record this season. Hibs have not beaten Hearts in the league for 8 games and Hearts have won 5 of the last 6 derbys. Hibernian have won only one of their last 15 SPL games at Easter Road. I would love to confidently say Hearts are going to win this match with ease and everything in my heart and head says they will but when I look at the stats I just get a biy worried. One thing I noticed is that there have been 7 red cards in the last 10 derbies so odds of 3.1 for a sending off might appeal. NO BET





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Inverness CT v St Johnstone


Inverness CT

Injuries :Chippendale, Proctor, Tudur Jones
Suspended - Foran
Available Squad : Esson, Gillet, Tokely, Golobart, G Shinnie, Cox, Hayes, Davis, Tansey, A Shinnie, Tade, McKay, Sutherland, Tuffey, Piermayr, Ross, Morrison, Doran

Probable XI : Esson, G. Shinnie, Tokeley, Golobart, Piermayr, Tansey, Hayes, Davies, Foran, Tade, McKay (4-4-2)


St Johnstone

Injuries : Wright, Sheridan

Available Squad: Enckelman, Maybury, Mackay, C Davidson, Anderson, McCracken, Morris, M Davidson, Craig, Moon, Millar, Sandaza, Finnigan, Haber, Parkin, Durnan, McIntosh, Mannus, Gray

Probable XI: Enckleman, C Davidson, Anderson, McCraken, Maybury, Morris, Millar, Davidson, Craig, Sandaza, Haber (4-4-2)


Prediction : Inverness CT 1-1 St Johnstone

Both to Score @1.8 ( Victor Chandler) in this game looks a real good prospect as they have both being showing good form. Inverness have looked a real threat in their last couple of games and for St Johnstone the Sand Man (Sandaza) simply cant stop scoring.



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Dundee Utd v Aberdeen


Dundee Utd

Injuries : Swanson, Severin

Available Squad : Pernis, Douglas, Dixon, Dillon, Neilson, Watson, Kenneth, Gunning, Smith, Allan, Flood, Rankin, Armstrong, Robertson, Mackay-Steven, Hilson, Dow, Russell, Daly, Dalla Valle, Banks

Probable XI : Pernis, Neilson, Dillon, Dixon, Gunning, Robertson, Rankin, Flood, Mackay-Steven, Russell, Daly (4-3-3)


Aberdeen

Injuries : None

Available Squad: Brown, Jack, Mawene, Considine, Foster, Mackie, Pawlett, Clark, Arnason, Osbourne, Milsom, Vernon, Fallon, Magennis, Gonzalez, McArdle, Robertson, Megginson, Grimmer, Fyvie, Chalali

Probable XI: Brown, Jack, Considine, Mawene, Foster, Pawlett, Milsom, Arnason, Fyvie, Fallon, Vernon (4-4-2)


Prediction : Dundee Utd 2-1 Aberdeen

Dundee Utd for me have been the biggest disappointment of 2011. I just simply don't know what has happened to them. All that they lost from last year's squad was Goodwillie (who is a below average striker) but yet they are just not the same team this season as they were last term. Utd have though been finding the net in their last matches so for some reason I'm going against the grain as I think goals might come in this match. Over 2.5 @ 2.12 (188BET)



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Dunfermline v Celtic


Dunfermline

Injuries : Easton, Rutkiewicz, Gallacher, McCann, Phinn, Bell, McDougall

Available Squad : Smith, Boyle, Keddie, Dowie, Potter, Graham, Burns, Cardle, R Thomson, Kirk, Willis, Buchanan, Barrowman, Mason, Hardie, Byrne, Young, Goodfellow

Probable XI : Smith, Boyle, Dowie, Keddie, Potter, Cardle, Hardie, Burns, Willis, Barrowman, Graham (4-4-2)


Celtic

Injuries : Kayal, Lustig (new signing but it is confirmed he wont play in this game) Majstorovic

Available Squad: Forster, Matthews, Rogne, Mulgrew, Ledley, Brown, Ki, Wanyama, Forrest, Samaras, Hooper, Stokes, Zaluska, Kelvin Wilson, Cha, Bangura, McCourt, McGeouch

Probable XI: Forster, Matthews, Rogne, Mulgrew, Izaguirre, Brown, Ki, Forrest, Wanyama,  Stokes, Hooper (4-4-2)


Prediction : Dunfermline 0-3 Celtic

Dunfermline are shipping goals at an alarming rate both home and away, in fact they have lost more goals at home than away. I simply think Celtic are going to smash them here to make up for their old firm showing. I reckon they will cover the -2 handicap @ 2.3 (bet365)



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Kilmarnock v St Mirren


Kilmarnock

Injuries : Buijs, O'Leary
 
Available Squad : Bell, Fowler, Pascali, Sissoko, Hay, Kennedy, Shiels, Racchi, Kelly, McKeown, Dayton, Heffernan, Harkins, Jaakkola, Kroca, Pursehouse, Silva, Fisher

Probable XI : Bell, Fowler, Hay, McKeown, Sissoko, Kelly, Dayton, Harkins, Shiels, Pascali, Heffernan (4-4-2)

St Mirren

Injuries : None

Available Squad: Samson, Mair, van Zanten, McAusland, Barron, Tesselaar, McGowan, Carey, Teale, Mooy, Hasselbaink, McLean, Thompson, McShane, Thomson, Smith, Murray, McKee

Probable XI: Samson, Van Zanten, Barron, McAusland, Tesselaar, McGowan, Mooy, McLean, Carey, Thompson (4-5-1)


Prediction : Kilmarnock 1-1 St Mirren


Really tricky call here I reckon. Could go either way - One to avoid me thinks. NO BET



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Rangers v Motherwell


Rangers

Injuries : Whittaker

Available Squad : McGregor, Papac, Bocanegra, Wallace, Healy, Broadfoot, Bartley, Davis, McCulloch, Edu, Aluko, Wylde, Lafferty, Jelavic, Weir, Bendiksen, Alexander, Fleck, Goian

Probable XI : McGregor, Papac, Bocanegra, Goian, Wallace, Davis, Aluko, Edu, Wylde, Lafferty, Jelavic (4-4-2)


Motherwell

Injuries : Saunders
Suspended - Jennings
Available Squad: Randolph, Hateley, Hammell, Craigan, Hutchinson, Hughes, Lasley, Law, Daley, Murphy, Higdon, Humphrey, Forbes, Carswell, Page, McHugh, Clancy, Bradley

Probable XI : Randolph, Hateley, Craigan, Hutchinson, Hammell, Daley, Lasley, Law, Humphrey, Higdon, Murphy (4-4-2)


Prediction : Rangers 2-0 Motherwell

Motherwell normally fall well shot of what they are capable of when the come up against Rangers. They have been absolutely pumped the last 5 league matches against Rangers games and unfortunately for them I reckon they have come up against them at the wrong time and are going to suffer a serious olf firm backlash! I'm taking Rangers HT/FT @2.0 (Paddy Power)



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