2% max recommended on football unless otherwise noted. 1% max recommended on soccer onless otherwise noted.
2% max recommended on football unless otherwise noted. 1% max recommended on soccer onless otherwise noted.
Some thoughts on this week's European football
I had been thinking of including these in some preview thoughts for this week's Champions League, Europa League and Conference League but I didn't get around to it. What I had been going around in my head is that there are certain qualitative factors that can influence whether or not you pull the trigger on a bet that has a sound statistical edge. I think this is more readily apparent in these cup competitions because experience and frame of mind start to have big impacts on how games play out. Here is what I thought of this week's games (and what I think of next weeks'):
Arsenal 0-1 PSG - this fixture is the battle of the bottlers, two teams who have been capable of looking very good on occasion but whom you can never rely on to finish the job. They are like the anti Real Madrid and anti Man City, as it were. I was reluctant to back Arsenal against Real last round (that was a mistake) but this time I thought Arsenal would put up a good fight ...