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Plymouth at 2.95 you say? Are you sure sir? Aren't they in fantartantastic form under the management of my boyhood idol, Paul 'Luggy' Sturrock? Let's take a look... Uh huh... uh huh... yep... mmm... oooh lovely... yes.. yes... uh huh... Ok. I was right to an extent but they're stumbling a bit now with three defeats in six (one of which came at 2nd bottom Scunthorpe which doesn't fill me with confidence). They did bounce back from that though with a decent win at 2nd top Bristol City and a draw at home to 4th top Watford. Truth is, if they can win at Bristol City they can certainly win at a labouring Coventry (guess what? ANOTHER SIDE THAT CAN'T SCORE!!! Five goals in ten! That's disgusting!). You know, on paper, I'd actually have Plymouth favourites here so I'm definitely scribbling them down as another to look at.
Here's a classic if ever there was one: Leicester City v Scunthorpe Utd *droooool* 4th bottom meets 2nd bottom in the battle of the dire, dour and deeply troubled. Looking over the respective sides last six form, it is quite dire although they've both managed one impressive looking result each. Leicester defeat Cardiff 0-1 (not bad) and then go three games without scoring again (bad) until meeting the league's 2nd best home side in West Brom... who they promptly stuff 1-4 (albeit a ten man WBA but pretty impressive). And then they lose 0-2 to Hull. Failing to score in four of the last six IS NOT GOOD. Relatively tight at the back though - yay.
Scunny, Scunny, Scunny. What are we to do with you? They look like they need a miracle to stay up (just reading the manager isn't giving up yet). Six points behind Leicester and with a rather shocking goal difference. Sixty goals they've leaked so far and are joint bottom scorers on thirty eight along with...... Leicester (classic, told ya - oh and the previous meeting between these sides ended 0-0 - please somone record this game for me). Scunthorpe did manage to beat a flying Plymouth side in recent weeks (impressive) but have followed up with three consecutive defeats (bad).
On paper these two are as bad as each other with Leicester's tighter defence meaning they should shade it but who really wants to back them at 1.8-1.85? I'd be interested in the unders though as blummin' everything is saying if this game ends up with goals it'll be a miracle. And if something dramatic happens to inspire me I may consider the X2. I love an X2 I do.
Hull v Watford - Now THIS is more like it. Here's one I actually am drooling over a little. But they're so close. So terribly close. Hull have been winning alot (5 from last 6), Watford aren't losing (6 consectutive draws OMG!) - they're level on points (Watford played a game less), only two points off 2nd place, almost identical goal difference - great home record against a great away record - gee whizz. What a battle we have in store. Titanic struggle. And the victor could well be sitting in an automatic promotion place by the end. How do you pick a winner in this one though?
The odds reflect the overall tightness here with Hull slight favourites with most but I see a few 3.00's flying around for Watford. Hmmm. It's an X2 possibility obviously and I expect Watford will be all out not to lose but, but, but.... I don't think this is one I'll be betting on unless something dramatic happens with team news.
Great game in store here: Ipswich and their supertastic home record and decent form take on a QPR side in not so bad form themselves. Even a chance of the playoffs if they can keep clawing their way up. Woooo, QPR have managed to bang in three goals FOUR times in their last six. I gotta tell ya, that's pretty darn awesome. I'm almost willing to back them on that stat alone. Best odds I can see at the moment, 4.70 at Betsson. Hang about though. Ipswich have only lost once at home all season and will be all out to win this one themselves with a few sides snapping at their heels in a tight table (and looking to jump above Plymouth in 6th). It could be another decent X2 shout though. Boy, you'd think that's all I ever backed. It's not, I swear.
