Celtic v Rangers
Celtic
Injuries - Ki, Forrest
Available Squad - Forster, Cha, Matthews, Rogne, Mulgrew, Izaguirre, Loovens, K Wilson,
Kayal, Brown, Commons, Samaras, Wanyama, Ledley, Brozek, Hooper,
Zaluska, Stokes, Bangura, Blackman, Lustig, McCourt, Watt
Probable XI - Forster, Cha, Rogne, Mulgrew, Izaguirre, Commons, Brown, Wanyama, Ledley, Stokes, Hooper (4-4-2)
Rangers
Injuries - Naismith, Davies, Papac
Club Suspension - Lafferty - this mug has been suspended by the club for 2 weeks after a bust up with McCoist.
Available Squad - McGregor, Whittaker, Bocanegra, Wallace, Goian, Kerkar, Bartley,
McCulloch, Aluko, Perry, Edu, McCabe, Little, Mitchell, Hegarty,
Alexander, Bedoya, Healy, Broadfoot, Ness
Probable XI - McGregor, Whittaker, Bocanegra, Goian, Wallace, Aluko, Bartley, Edu, McCabe, McCulloch, Little (4-4-2)
Prediction : Celtic 2-1 Rangers
Some
people are saying that this Old Firm game does really matter , oh come on please! I reckon Celtic will be desperate to win this
match and show Rangers up even further. Lets face it Lennon and Celtic
have basically been left with egg on their face this season even with
everything that has gone on at Ibrox and the fact they have already won
the title. But truth is that it is easy for the Rangers half of Glasgow
to say that Celtic have only won a tainted title and blown the treble!
So I reckon little "Fanta Head" Lennon will have his troops well fired
up for this and will demand nothing but a win. Celtic's young lad, Watt,
bagged 2 goals on his debut last week and looked a decent prospect but
this is a game for experienced players and I reckon they will go with
Stokes & Hooper.
The best odds I can find on a Celtic win are
only 1.83 from Ladbrokes and I don't really see that as being value in
an Old Firm game where anything can happen and game changing red card
are more than a possibilty. I have this down as a Home Win so to add a
little bit for value I shall take Celtic HT/FT @ 2.9 (Ladbrokes) and trust that the 60,000 tims can gear Celtic up to an early lead.
I
am looking forward to the taunting of the Rangers fans and I imagine
the Celtic fans will have been busy making up a few funny banners to
hold up for this match.
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St Mirren v Hibs
St Mirren
Injuries - none
Available Squad - Samson, van Zanten, Tesselaar, Carey, Mair, McAusland, McLean, Murray,
Mooy, Thomson, Imrie, Hasselbaink, McGregor, McGowan, Thompson, Smith,
Mooy, Teale, Reilly, Barron
Probable XI - Samson, Van Zanten, Mair, McAusland, Tesselaar, McGown, Goodwin, McLean, Imrie, Hasselbaink, Thompson (4-3-3)
Hibs
Injuries - Stack, Galbraith
Doubtful - O'Connor
Available Squad - Brown, McPake, Kujabi, Hanlon, Doherty, Towell, Soares, Sproule,
Stevenson, Osbourne, Griffiths, O'Donovan, O'Connor, Doyle, Francomb,
Grant, Claros, O'Hanlon, Murray, Wotherspoon.
Probable XI - Brown, Doherty, McPake, Hanlon, Kujabi, Osbourne, Claros, Soares, Sproule, Griffiths, Doyle (4-4-2)
Prediction : St Mirren 1-1 Hibs
It's squeaky bum time for
the dirty Hibees tomorrow with Dunfermline getting the win against
Aberdeen, the gap is down to only 3pts for the relagation place. For me
though, and I have been saying it for a few weeks now, Hibs are
improving now under Fenlon and he has reshaped the team adding his
players and its starting to show and pay off. Obviously showing the good
form in the cup, but what I am starting to notice with Hibs they are
winning the games against the teams in the lower half of the league
which suggest they are in a bit of a false position (even though it
pains me to admit it)
St Mirren have actually only one once in
the league in 2012 and I notice a strange stat sticks out that they draw
the majority of their games played this year. Played 19, Draw 10, Won
3, Lost 6 (Cup & League)
On this basis and as I not convinced about either team managing to win this game, I shall do a rare thing for myself and take a DRAW @ 3.4 (BETVICTOR)
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