WEEKEND SOCCER HIGHLIGHTS: 13 - 15 Sep
TENS OF MILLIONS TO BE WON ON A MUST-PLAY WEEKEND
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April 2024
TAB SOCCER POOLS ARE LOADED WITH KEY MATCHES
TAB’s popular Soccer 13 gives football fans another great opportunity to win a mountain of money this Saturday with a guaranteed R26-million pool! That’s mind-blowing cash and all you have to do to get your chance of collecting is to pick a number from one to three 13 times. There are also five cash-added pools tonight and tomorrow and all are loaded with quality matches. What a weekend! () The final act of the 2023-2024 soccer season is now under way and there’s never been a better time to play TAB soccer pools. They are loaded with vital clashes as the pressure gauge climbs deep into the red and teams fight for titles, promotion and slots in continental competitions or to stave off relegation.
CARRYOVER SOCCER 10 POOL IS A GEM - HAVE A GO!
Saturday’s R100,000 carryover Soccer 10 is a cracker of a pool with an array of key matches from a variety of leagues and countries, plus the first of the weekend’s FA Cup semi-finals in which Chelsea and champions Manchester City cross swords. It’s been a week of vastly contrasting emotions for City that started with them back on top of the EPL table after shock defeats for Liverpool and Arsenal last Sunday, but that joy was swiftly followed by the bitter disappointment of losing a penalty shootout to Real Madrid in their own backyard.
Expect City to come out with all guns blazing tomorrow and no doubt they are technically superior to Chelsea, which is why UK betting companies make them 8-13 favourites. But that superiority will count for zero unless it converts into goals and City’s inability to sometimes capitalise on the lion’s share of the possession makes this semi-final no foregone conclusion.
The best banker bets in the pool look to be Pirates and Sekhukhune to win at home in PSL clashes and Brentford should post their second victory in a row when they make the trip north from London to play Luton.
Manchester United are 8-15 favourites to beat Championship side Coventry in the other semi-final on Sunday and they too have all the necessary skills to triumph. What’s never certain with them is whether they will deliver their A game.
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW THIS WEEKEND
SHORT: Lazio will not be full strength; good news for Chelsea as they square up to the champs; Cape Town City head to Polokwane minus their star centre-back; Anthony may miss FA Cup semi-final; no more Johannes for SSU this season.
* Lazio have injury woes ahead of tonight’s Serie A clash at Genoa with Ciro Immobile (knee), Mattia Zaccagni (ankle), Luca Pellegrini (ankle), Matteo Guendouzi (shin), Alessio Romagnoli (shin) and Ivan Provedel not expected to play as the visitors target their eighth away win of the season.
* Chelsea have struggled with injuries all season, but key players like Raheem Sterling, Axel Disasi, Enzo Fernandez and Levi Colwill all look set to return for the FA Cup semi-final clash against Manchester City tomorrow. Chelsea are riding high after destroying Everton, whereas City are licking Champions League wounds.
* Cape Town City coach Eric Tinkler has preferred three centre-backs this season, but must reshuffle his structure for Sunday’s away clash at Polokwane. City’s Keanu Cupido, who has developed into one of the best centre-backs in the DStv Premiership this season, misses the game because he begins a two-match ban for a red card in their last encounter against AmaZulu.
* Manchester United winger Antony is a doubt for Sunday’s FA Cup semi-final against Coventry City. The Brazilian missed the match against Bournemouth last Saturday through injury, details of which have not been confirmed. Antony did post an update on Instagram, showing him rehabilitating in an ice bath.
* Keegan Johannes will play no further part in this season’s DStv Premiership campaign after undergoing ankle surgery. The 23-year-old SuperSport United defender was hurt playing against AmaZulu in early March and has since undergone surgery, ruling him for the final six weeks of the campaign.
R100,000 CARRYOVER SOCCER 10 MATCH BY MATCH
Friday 19 April S10 V3
SOCCER 10 V3 SUGGESTED BET:
| M1: Genoa vs Lazio | TEAM A WINS | DRAW | TEAM B WINS |
| The carryover should generate a pool of nearly R2 million and with it the chance to win mega bucks! Genoa’s surprise away win over Lazio at the start of the Serie A season was their first success against the Romans in their last six clashes. | |||
| M2: Sturm Graz vs Rapid Vienna | TEAM A WINS | DRAW | TEAM B WINS |
| Sturm Graz share the lead with defending champions Salzburg in the Austrian Bundesliga. The last two games between these sides ended in 1-1 draws. | |||
| M3: Eintracht Frankfurt vs FC Augsburg | TEAM A WINS | DRAW | TEAM B WINS |
| German Bundesliga. Three of the last five clashes between these clubs have been drawn with a win apiece in the other two. | |||
| M4: Palermo vs Parma | TEAM A WINS | DRAW | TEAM B WINS |
| Palermo are chasing promotion to Italy’s Serie A, but have drawn their last two Serie B games. Parma top the table with a five-point advantage. | |||
| M5: Reggiana vs Cosenza | TEAM A WINS | DRAW | TEAM B WINS |
| Reggiana have lost their last two outings, but are still four points above Cosenza in the Serie B log. | |||
| M6: Cagliari vs Juventus | TEAM A WINS | DRAW | TEAM B WINS |
| Serie A clash. Juventus have won five in a row over Cagliari, including their last two visits to Sardinia. | |||
| M7: St. Patricks Athletic vs Waterford | TEAM A WINS | DRAW | TEAM B WINS |
| Waterford have won the last two meetings between the two clubs, but St Pats are two points above them in the Irish Premier Division standings. | |||
| M8: Athletic Bilbao vs Granada | TEAM A WINS | DRAW | TEAM B WINS |
| Granada are three wins from safety in LaLiga and on the cusp of relegation, while Bilbao are chasing a top-four finish and a berth in next season’s Champions League. | |||
| M9: Oxford United vs Stevenage | TEAM A WINS | DRAW | TEAM B WINS |
| English League One. Oxford have won seven of 17 past clashes against Stevenage with seven draws and three defeats. | |||
| M10: Rio Ave vs Arouca | TEAM A WINS | DRAW | TEAM B WINS |
| The hosts have drawn six of their last seven matches and won the other, while Arouca have been victorious in their previous three Primeira Liga fixtures in Portugal. | |||
Suggested R288 perm: 1,2,3 x 1,2 x 1 x 1,2 x 1 x 3 x 1,2 x 1 x 1,2 x 1,2,3.
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Saturday 20 April S10 V1
SOCCER 10 V1 SUGGESTED BET:
| M1: Leicester City vs West Bromwich Albion | TEAM A WINS | DRAW | TEAM B WINS |
| Here’s a carryover pool loaded with key matches and all set to yield a bonanza payout. Leicester ceded leadership of the English Championship last Friday when they lost for the second time running. West Brom are fifth, but also have stage fright and also suffered a surprise defeat last weekend. | |||
| M2: Celta Vigo vs Las Palmas | TEAM A WINS | DRAW | TEAM B WINS |
| Celta Vigo are one place and three points above the LaLiga relegation zone. Las Palmas have lost their last four games in a row. | |||
| M3: Lamontville Golden Arrows vs Royal AM | TEAM A WINS | DRAW | TEAM B WINS |
| Arrows’ first game since a 7-1 drubbing from Pirates two weeks ago. Royal AM have lost their last three away matches. | |||
| M4: University of Pretoria vs Magesi | TEAM A WINS | DRAW | TEAM B WINS |
| Top-of-the-table clash in the NFD, in which only the league winner is automatically promoted to the DStv Premiership. AmaTuks beat Magesi 2-0 away in their last meeting in December. | |||
| M5: Luton Town vs Brentford | TEAM A WINS | DRAW | TEAM B WINS |
| Luton have a single success in their last 13 matches and could be heading back to the Championship. Brentford’s win over Sheffield United last weekend ended a run of nine matches without a victory. | |||
| M6: Sheffield United vs Burnley | TEAM A WINS | DRAW | TEAM B WINS |
| Clash of the bottom two in the EPL with both clubs on track to be relegated. Burnley have 20 points to the 16 of their hosts. | |||
| M7: Rayo Vallecano vs Osasuna | TEAM A WINS | DRAW | TEAM B WINS |
| Rayo’s last two LaLiga fixtures both ended goalless. Osasuna won 3-0 at Almeria in their last away match. | |||
| M8: Orlando Pirates vs AmaZulu | TEAM A WINS | DRAW | TEAM B WINS |
| A second successive meeting between the two clubs after Pirates won 4-2 at away last Saturday in the quarter-final of the Nedbank Cup. | |||
| M9: Sekhukhune United vs Cape Town Spurs | TEAM A WINS | DRAW | TEAM B WINS |
| Sekhukhune are chasing second place in the DStv Premiership, while bottom-placed Spurs are in search of their fifth win of the season. | |||
| M10: Manchester City vs Chelsea | TEAM A WINS | DRAW | TEAM B WINS |
| FA Cup semi-final as City look to defend the trophy they won last season in landing the league-cup double. They meet at Wembley after the two league fixtures between them this season were drawn. | |||
Suggested R64 perm: 1,2 x 1 x 1,2 x 1,2 x 3 x 1,2 x 1,2 x 1 x 1 x 1.
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