WEEKEND SOCCER HIGHLIGHTS: 03 - 05 Jan 2025
THREE BUMPER POOLS ON THE FIRST WEEKEND OF 2025 TAB is wasting no time in ...
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January 2025
THREE BUMPER POOLS ON THE FIRST WEEKEND OF 2025
TAB is wasting no time in promoting its great range of football bets in 2025 and two Soccer 10 bets kick off with R200,000 added this weekend, plus there’s a R200,000 carryover to the Soccer Any 13 Xtra. The pools are loaded with matches from the top leagues, including five PSL games and the 20th match week of the English Premier League. Here’s your chance of to get your bank balance in glowing health after the Festive Season.
VILLA LOOK THE TOP BANKER IN R200,000-ADDED SOCCER 10
Saturday’s cash-added Soccer 10 contains a fascinating combination of games and several may not prove as easy to predict as looks the case on the surface. Aston Villa, Manchester City and Bournemouth are all odds-on favourites to win at home and of the three Villa look the most certain to succeed against a Leicester team, who will be lucky to avoid relegation without some inspired signings during the current transfer window.
City are 1-3 to beat West Ham at the Etihad and the visitors’ chances have been blunted by recent injuries to key players Michail Antonio (car accident) and Jarrod Bowen (ankle/foot). Nevertheless, City were hardly convincing in beating Leicester recently and their current capacity for defensive blunders has to be a worry no matter the standard of opposition.
Bournemouth should have the edge over Everton and English Championship log-leaders Leeds United also rank a banker bet to win away at Hull City.
Two PSL matches are included and many will fancy TS Galaxy to win at home against Magesi, who have hit a brick wall since beating Sundowns in the Carling Knockout final and lost five in a row. But Magesi do have a new coach in Owen Da Gama after major issues between management and Clint Larsen and could improve.
Local outfits Sundowns, Pirates and Stellenbosch will all be in action in African club competitions this weekend. Pirates can take a big step towards the African Champions League quarter-finals by winning at home on Saturday against Stade Abidjan. And in the African Confederation Cup, Stellenbosch are home to Angola club Desportivo Lunda-Sul, who they beat in the reverse fixture.
They should both win, but Sundowns may be happy to settle for a draw in their away clash with Raja Casablanca in Morocco.
The match of the weekend has to be Liverpool at home to Manchester United on Sunday. This is always a bruising encounter between two old rivals, but the betting (1-3 Liverpool; 10-1 United) says it all and it will be a major shock if the hosts don’t come away with three points.
MATCH PREVIEWS OF R200,000-ADDED SOCCER 10 POOLS
Friday 3 January - S10 V2
SOCCER 10 V2 SUGGESTED BET:
| M1: Alanyaspor vs Konyaspor | TEAM A WINS | DRAW | TEAM B WINS |
| Here’s the first cash-added pool of 2025 with TAB kicking in R200,000 to get betting going. Alanyaspor are unbeaten in their last three games, while Konyaspor are unbeaten in their last six. Konyaspor won the previous meeting 2-0 in April, but Alanyaspor have won three of the last six clashes. Konyaspor are 11th with 20 points in Turkey’s Super Lig, two more than 15th-placed Alanyaspor. | |||
| M2: Caykur Rizespor vs Besiktas | TEAM A WINS | DRAW | TEAM B WINS |
| Rizespor have won six of their last 10 games, while Besiktas are winless in their last three. Besiktas won the previous meeting 3-2 and have won five of the last six encounters with one draw. Besiktas are sixth with 26 points, six more than 12th-placed Rizespor. | |||
| M3: Granada CF vs Getafe | TEAM A WINS | DRAW | TEAM B WINS |
| Granada have won five of their last nine games and Getafe have lost their last two. Getafe won their last meeting 2-0 last January, but the last seven clashes between them have yielded two wins apiece. | |||
| M4: Amiens vs Troyes | TEAM A WINS | DRAW | TEAM B WINS |
| Amiens are on a two-game losing streak, while Troyes have won seven of their last 10. The previous meeting ended 0-0. Amiens are eighth in France’s Ligue 2 with 23 points, five more than 13th-placed Troyes. | |||
| M5: Caen vs Clermont Foot | TEAM A WINS | DRAW | TEAM B WINS |
| Caen have lost their last three and Clermont are winless in their last three matches. Clermont are 15th in Ligue 2 with 17 points, two more than Caen. | |||
| M6: Juventus vs AC Milan | TEAM A WINS | DRAW | TEAM B WINS |
| Italian Super Cup semi. Juventus are unbeaten in their last 10 games and Milan are unbeaten in their last four. Their previous meeting ended 0-0 with two wins each in their last six encounters. | |||
| M7: Rodez vs Red Star | TEAM A WINS | DRAW | TEAM B WINS |
| Rodez have avoided defeat in nine of their last 10 games and are 11th in Ligue 2 with 20 points, two more than 14th-placed Red Star. | |||
| M8: Nice vs Rennes | TEAM A WINS | DRAW | TEAM B WINS |
| Nice have avoided defeat in seven of their last 10 games and Rennes have won their last two. Nice are sixth in Ligue 1 with 24 points, seven more than 12th-placed Rennes after 15 games. | |||
| M9: Valencia vs Real Madrid | TEAM A WINS | DRAW | TEAM B WINS |
| Valencia are winless in their last four and Real Madrid are unbeaten in their last five. Valencia are 28 points behind Madrid in Spain’s LaLiga. | |||
| M10: Vitoria Guimaraes vs Sporting Lisbon | TEAM A WINS | DRAW | TEAM B WINS |
| Guimaraes are unbeaten in their last five and Sporting in their last four. Sporting beat their rivals 3-0 in April and have won five of last six meetings between them. Sporting top Portugal’s Primeira Liga with 40 points, 16 more than Guimaraes. | |||
Suggested R72 perm: 1 x 1,2,3 x 1,2 x 1,2 x 1,2,3 x 1 x 1 x 1 x 3 x 3.
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Saturday 4 January - S10 V1
SOCCER 10 V1 SUGGESTED BET:
| M1: AmaZulu vs Golden Arrows | TEAM A WINS | DRAW | TEAM B WINS |
| With cracker games and TAB adding a R200,000 bonus, you can count on a bumper pool! AmaZulu have lost six of their last 10 games and Arrows five of their last nine. Arrows won their last meeting 3-1 last May and have won four of the last six clashes. They are eighth in the Betway Premiership with 14 points, two more than AmaZulu. | |||
| M2: TS Galaxy FC vs Magesi | TEAM A WINS | DRAW | TEAM B WINS |
| Galaxy are unbeaten in their last six PSL games, while Magesi are on a five-game losing streak. Galaxy are 10th on the log with 13 points, seven more than Magesi who may improve again with a new coach in Own Da Gama. | |||
| M3: Venezia vs Empoli | TEAM A WINS | DRAW | TEAM B WINS |
| Venezia have lost five of their last eight games, while Empoli are on a three-game losing streak. Empoli are 12th in Serie A with 19 points with Venezia 19th with 13 points. | |||
| M4: Aston Villa vs Leicester City | TEAM A WINS | DRAW | TEAM B WINS |
| Villa have won four of their last six games, while Leicester are on a four-game losing streak. Villa won 2-1 in their last meeting in August and have won four of the last seven clashes. Villa are 14 points ahead of Leicester in the EPL. | |||
| M5: Bournemouth vs Everton | TEAM A WINS | DRAW | TEAM B WINS |
| Bournemouth are unbeaten in their last seven, while Everton have managed three draws in a run of four tough fixtures. Bournemouth have won five of last seven clashes between them and are seventh in the EPL with 30 points, 13 more than Everton. | |||
| M6: Charlton Athletic vs Reading | TEAM A WINS | DRAW | TEAM B WINS |
| Charlton are on a three-game winning streak and Reading have won their last two in England’s League One. Reading won 2-0 in their last meeting in August. Reading are seven points ahead of Charlton in the table. | |||
| M7: Crystal Palace vs Chelsea | TEAM A WINS | DRAW | TEAM B WINS |
| Palace have avoided defeat in seven of their last nine games and Chelsea had won seven in a row before a draw and back-to-back defeats. Chelsea are fourth with 35 points and 15 ahead of Palace after 18 games. In the last seven clashes, Chelsea have won six with one draw. | |||
| M8: Hull City vs Leeds United | TEAM A WINS | DRAW | TEAM B WINS |
| Hull have won two of their last five games, while Leeds have three wins and two draws from their last five. Leeds won the previous meeting 2-0 and lead the Championship table, 29 points more than Hull after 24 games. | |||
| M9: Manchester City vs West Ham United | TEAM A WINS | DRAW | TEAM B WINS |
| City have won six of their last seven meetings with West Ham, who are eight points behind them in the EPL. City's last result was a 2-0 away win at Leicester, while West Ham were thumped 5-0 at home to Liverpool. | |||
| M10: Southampton vs Brentford | TEAM A WINS | DRAW | TEAM B WINS |
| Southampton winless in their last 10 games and Brentford have a draw and four defeats in their last five. Brentford are 12th with 24 points and Southampton remain bottom on six points. | |||
Suggested R96 perm: 1,2 x 1,2,3 x 1,2 x 1 x 1 x 1 x 2, 3 x 3 x 1,2 x 3.
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