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Betting & predictions

Champions League Predictions? Chelsea Vs Inter (1-2), Sevilla Vs CSKA Moscow (1-1)

March 16th, 2010

Champions League Predictions? Man Utd Vs AC Milan (3-2), Real Madrid Vs Lyon (0-1)

March 10th, 2010

Champions League Predictions: Arsenal Vs Porto, Fiorentina Vs Bayern Munich

March 9th, 2010
Inter vs Chelsea: Predictions?

Inter vs Chelsea: Predictions?

February 24th, 2010

The Chaaaaaaaampions…

Prem Picks: 16-17 January

Prem Picks: 16-17 January

January 15th, 2010

Our predictions for this weekend’s fixtures

Based on the group stage, which club do you think will win the Champions League?

Based on the group stage, which club do you think will win the Champions League?

December 10th, 2009

Time to get off that fence, readers…

Can you predict England’s World Cup group?

Can you predict England’s World Cup group?

December 3rd, 2009

England draw Australia, Cameroon and Slovakia in dress rehearsal

Predict the score: Liverpool v Birmingham City, Premier League

Predict the score: Liverpool v Birmingham City, Premier League

November 9th, 2009
Champions League predictions: Arsenal will stroll, Liverpool will struggle

Champions League predictions: Arsenal will stroll, Liverpool will struggle

November 4th, 2009

The Chaaaaaaaaaaaaaampions

Will a red beach ball make it onto Anfield’s pitch during Liverpool v Man Utd?

Will a red beach ball make it onto Anfield’s pitch during Liverpool v Man Utd?

October 20th, 2009

Bookmaker offers tempting odds about beach ball reappearing on Sunday

Pies v Lawro, Premier League predictions: 22-24 August, 2009

August 21st, 2009

Mark “Lawro” Lawrenson isn’t getting away lightly. Pies v Lawro is back! And it’s, er, the same as it ever was.
If you haven’t played Pies v Lawro before, here’s how it works. Lawro makes his predictions for the weekend’s games (mostly 2-0 to the big clubs), then I make mine, then you make yours. All [...]

Another expert tips Liverpool to win the Premier League title this season

August 10th, 2009

Terrible moustache, Ian. Not-terrible defending, Alan
Hot on the heels of the news that the Guardian “jinxed” Liverpool’s tilt at a 19th league title, Sky Sports pundit Jeff Stelling has added to the weight of the hex:
“Manchester United are unquestionably weaker than last year, while Chelsea are no stronger and they are all a year older. [...]

What is Barcelona’s best starting XI for the 09/10 season?

August 10th, 2009

This is where you get to pick Barca’s best starting line-up for this season. First up, I’ll reveal my selection (based on Barcelona’s squad at time of writing). No doubt Pep Guardiola will use several different formations this season but this is the default starting team I would go with:
My XI (in a 4-1-2-3 formation):
Victor [...]

The Guardian predicts Liverpool will win the league this season. Jinxed!

August 6th, 2009

Liverpool fans, superstitious? Yes, judging by the hundreds of comments left on the Guardian’s Liverpool FC pre-season profile, in which the newspaper’s football writers collectively predicted that Liverpool will win the league this season.
A sample of the reaction to this (brave) prediction:

Premier League fixtures released for the 2009/10 season: top 10 highlights

June 17th, 2009

The fixture list for next season’s Prem campaign were just released. For copyright reasons, Pies is not allowed to post them in full here (that’s ridiculous, btw), but we can highlight a few key dates for your diary:

1. Manchester United begin their defence of the title at home to Birmingham City on 15 August. A [...]