Tuesday, 17 February 2015

Eintracht - Borussia Dortmund


This Sunday at the "Commerzbank Arena" in Frankfurt, Eintracht takes Borussia Dortmund in a match of the 13th round of the German Bundesliga. The odds for the game offered by the bookmaker bet365 are as follows: 5.00 for a home win, 4.33 for a draw and 1.61 for the victory of the guests. The last meetings between the two teams were last year, were the advantage is for Borussia Dortmund. Jurgen Klopp`s boys won the both meetings without even to conceding a goal - 1:0 and 4:0.

Eintracht recorded an important victory in the last round against Borussia Monchengladbach with 3:1. Eagles made a significant turnaround in the second half after the break. With this victory, the team of Thomas Schaaf interrupted a series of five losses in all competitions and climbed to the 12th place in the standings. Now they have two important matches with Borussia Dortmund and Werder Bremen at home. Thomas Schaaf has problems with injured players and will not be able to rely on Kevin Trapp, Constant Djakpa, Nelson Haedo Valdez and Jan Rosenthal. In the central defence we will see Marco Russ and Alex Madlung next to the Brazilian Anderson.

Borussia lost during the week from Arsenal in the Champions League with 2:0. However, this match was irrelevant to the Germans, because they already had participation for the tournament in spring. In the Bundesliga, Dortmund performs quite disturbing. Jurgen Klopp`s boys are on the 16th place in the standings with only three wins from 12 matches. In the last round Borussia missed the victory in a visit to Paderborn, ended with a draw 2:2 after the break. Sokratis and Mats Hummels have injuries and again the young Matthias Ginter will be next to Neven Subotic in the central defence. Marco Reus again injures his ankle and will be out until the end of the year. On his place, at the left flank of the attack will be Kevin Grosskreutz.

In this duel, we will see two teams that make effective matches and our forecast analyzed by tennis-picks is over 3.0 goals in this match at odds of 1.675 at bet365.

Football prediction Eintracht - Borussia Dortmund: over 3.0 goals
Security: 7/10
Odds: 1.675 at bet365

Azarenka is back!

Victoria Azarenka officially is back among the best in the world! Former No1 was with various injuries and missed most of the last season and is out of the Top 30 rankings, but now she reminds for
herself with a victory. Azarenka won with 6:4, 6:2 over Caroline Wozniacki in the match of the second round of the Australian Open.

Early in the match, Azarenka pulled with 3:0 games after effecting two breaks. Wozniacki levelled after the eighth game for 4:4. There was another break for the champion of 2012 and 2013 years, which this time did not flinch and with serve from her side closed the set with 6:4.

In the second part, Victoria made an early break, then another one and the final success with 6:2. After the last point, Azarenka delighted the audience with dance on the court.

Curiously, Azarenka hasn`t win over a competitor of the top 10 more than a year. "I`m happy that I can play again at this level. I tried to be focused and to take advantage of my opportunities," said Victoria.

In the third round, Azarenka will compete with Barbora Zahlavova Strycova from the Czech Republic.

Nadal survived almost five hours battle

Rafael Nadal qualified for the third round of the Australian Open. The Spaniard made a tough turnaround after over four hours battle against qualifier Tim Smyczek (US) - 6:2, 3:6, 6:7, 6:3, 7:5.

In the next phase the former No. 1 will play against another player outside of the top 100 - Dudi Sela. They have no formal meeting.

Nadal looked tired from the third set. He failed to close part of its service at 5:4. Came to a tiebreak, which Smyczek convincing win. Then Rafa left the court and received medication by a physiotherapist on the court.

The fourth part of the decisive break for Nadal came to 4:2 and this brings the game to the full format. Finally, in the end of the fifth part Nadal break him. He saved three match points, but Nadal close the game with his service with 7:5.

"Very difficult evening. I do not know what happened, but I`m definitely not in optimum condition. I want to congratulate Tim. He is a true gentleman. There are not many people who will do what he did at 6:5 in the fifth set. After the first part I was very tired. The support I received from the crowd was fantastic and helped me a lot, "said the Spaniard after the game.

"I do not know what happened, I felt dizzy. I had cramps in the body. I was not in the best condition and this is not normal after one-hour play. I had to fight for every point and give myself a chance to win," said Nadal.

Petra Kvitova is the new champion of the tournament in Sydney

Petra Kvitova started the season with a title! She triumphed in the tournament in Sydney, after the final with Karolina Pliskova 7:6 (5), 7:6 (6).

The match between them continued nearly two hours and with this title Kvitova gets theoretical chances to lead the WTA rankings after the Australian Open.

Pliskova started the match by breaking in 5:4 served for the first set. Kvitova broke back and then pulled the first part in a tiebreak.

They exchanged a break in the second set, which was also solved by additional game. Kvitova showed better nerves in the tiebreak, which ensure her triumph.

Kvitova ended the match with 38 winner hits in her account and 30 unforced errors. Pliskova recorded 20 winner hits and 21 errors.

The expectations of Wilander for Australian Open

The "EuroSport" analyst Mats Wilander shared his expectations before the start of the Australian Open.

"This victory over Raonich in the finals of the tournament in Brisbane was very important for Federer. Roger needs to go in the first three or four rounds in three sets if he wants to have a chance in the match against Djokovic, Murray or Nadal. For me this is the key to success for him.

"I think Rafa can win any tournament in which he participates. If he participates - he is ready. He may not play in the best possible way, but he reminds Serena Williams - their confidence rises in the course of the tournament, match by match. Nadal in the first round of a Grand Slam tournament and in the semi-finals - we talk about different things.

"I am convinced that Andy Murray is in his best form. He was in this shape when he won the Olympic Games, US Open and Wimbledon. In that time he was more dangerous. On the other hand, he impressed me after the operation back. Incredible quickly bounced back. I am confident that he will make an excellent tournament and he waits for a several strong months of hard courts before the season on clay, "said Wilander.

Friday, 2 January 2015

How To Pick A Bookie

When you pick a betting website, also known as an online bookmaker, you have to consider several key factors. Of course, some of them are less or more important than the others. But there are some factors, which are mandatory. In case the particular website does not meet those criteria, you have to pick another one. After all, there are plenty of bookies on the web space and you have really wide variety of options. You must keep in mind that sports betting are a fully legitimate and regulated business nowadays, so there will not be anything to worry about, in terms of security and privacy.

You are looking forward to watching a particular tennis event on the TV? If yes, then we suppose that you have already done your own tennis picks. All you need to do now is find a website to gamble on. Check out what Tennis-Picks recommend you do:
  • Check the location of the particular betting website – understand more about the country, where the bookmaker is registered. Make sure that the gambling committees are stable enough and that the site is absolutely legal and licensed. Actually, many of the gambling websites are registered in either Malta or Gibraltar;
  • The website should have Customer Support Services, available 24/7. You should be able to contact the Support Team via the most convenient methods for you, such as phone, e-mail and live chat option. In case you must wait until Monday for an answer, then we advise you not to play on the particular site;
  • Look at the bonuses offered and our advice is to always read the Terms and conditions of each of them very carefully. Usually, the bonuses have certain wagering requirements; 
  • Find some information about the banking methods and the time, which is needed for processing payments. The trustworthy bookmakers offer widely-used payment options such as e-wallets (PayPal, Skrill and so on) and credit or debit cards. Everything is made to be maximum convenient for the users. Normally, the time for processing transactions is 48-72 hours;
  • It is essential for the betting website to have a wide range of sports events and championships, as well as enough betting options. If that goes for the site of your choice, then your gambling experience will be more exciting than ever.
Before you do your tennis tips and begin betting, you need to do some research about the tennis players, history, etc. Combine your knowledge with your intuition and everything is going to be just fine!


Monday, 29 December 2014

What You Should Know About Live Tennis Betting

What is live tennis betting? Just like the rest of the betting types, you start with putting a particular amount of cash in the section for sports betting on any gambling site you choose on the web. You must do your personal tennis prediction for different aspects of the certain match. If your conclusions turn out to be right, then you win back the money you have ‘invested’ altogether with the gain you win. The size of the profit actually depends on some numbers, named odds. If you are familiar with sports betting in general, then you must know what odds are. Those are numbers, which show the probability of a certain event to happen – if there will be a victory for any of the tennis players or the match will finish in a tie.

Normally, some statistical companies deal with the calculation of those odds we have talked about. Whether to include the particular odds on their website or not is a decision of the bookmaker. When the odds are lower, the chance for the particular event to occur is bigger. On the other hand, if the odds are higher, then the probability for the particular event to happen is smaller. And of course, if your tennis picks turn out to be wrong, then the bookie gets your stake money.

Most of the bettors do their tennis tips as regards with the final outcome of the event.
Surely, that is not the only betting option available. The best online bookies have a really wide range of bet types in store. Not surprisingly, those bookies have so many customers.

Once you are about to place a bet on a particular tennis match, our advice is to begin with comparison between the odds offered. That goes for all types of sports, not only for tennis. As the name itself suggests, live tennis betting is betting which is processed not before the match but during it! You must agree that it is much more exciting and dynamic before you may make your decision in accordance with everything you see at the exact moment and therefore consider important.


They remind you that that type of betting may be risky, probably riskier than the usual one. That is why it is recommended to know something for both players and the factors which may influence their game. Last but not least, you must have some good luck and gambling responsibility!