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Match Focus: The FA Cup Final - A Statistical Preview

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Match Focus: The FA Cup Final - A Statistical Preview The FA Cup Final has in recent years failed to bring together two teams that have been perfectly matched at the bookies in the run up to the game. The likes of Cardiff, Portsmouth and Stoke have made it to Wembley in the last few years and each time those underdogs have failed to cause an upset, wit...

League Focus: The Premier League Relegation Run-In

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League Focus: The Premier League Relegation Run-In We are now well and truly in the midst of the so-called 'run-in', a nervy time for all but the middle clump of teams in leagues across the world. The teams above the middle section chase European qualification or promotion, and while teams at the very top usually chase the title, this season, it is ...

WhoScored Tipster: Top Sunday Betting Tips

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WhoScored Tipster: Top Sunday Betting Tips Another weekend of action across Europe's top 5 leagues is upon us, and the WhoScored tipster is back with the top bets this coming Sunday. Every team that is still in the Champions League is in action on Saturday, so this provides an opportunity to take a look at some of the slightly less celebrate...

Zonal Marking Team Focus: Wigan

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Zonal Marking Team Focus: Wigan Wigan’s late ‘great escape’ is becoming such a regular feature of each Premier League season, that it’s difficult to work out how much Roberto Martinez’s change in formation has been a key factor in their recent run.But the facts speak for themselves – Wigan playe...

WhoScored Tipster: Top Tips this Weekend

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WhoScored Tipster: Top Tips this Weekend Wigan vs Newcastle - Match PreviewThis meeting sees two of the Premier League’s form sides lock horns with both having much to play for. Hosts Wigan are desperately fighting against relegation and despite looking doomed only a few weeks ago, four wins from five – including memorable vict...

Stats Analysis: Premier League Big Chance Conversion

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Stats Analysis: Premier League Big Chance Conversion There have been some glaring misses in the Premier League this season, with a Dirk Kuyt scoop straight out of the Mr Whippy masterclass against Aston Villa ending up in the stands from just a couple of yards out recently. Fernando Torres' head in hands moment against Manchester United also stands lo...

WhoScored Tipster: Premier League Watch List

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WhoScored Tipster: Premier League Watch List Bolton vs NewcastleThere are some interesting trends and betting opportunities in this game, as Owen Coyle attempts to continue his side's resurgence in form. Newcastle's excellent start has been somewhat let down by a dip in recent results, and this sees them priced 2.8 to win at the Reebok. One of...

Wigan vs Arsenal No Foregone Conclusion - Gameweek 14 Trends

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Wigan vs Arsenal No Foregone Conclusion - Gameweek 14 Trends WhoScored looks ahead to this weekend in the Premier League at some of the most eye-catching trends from fixtures gone by between the sides set to go head-to-head come Saturday. We look at why the game between Wigan and Arsenal may not be a foregone conclusion, why Villa's decent home record could c...

PSG & Barca Falter on the Road while Wolves Finally Win

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PSG & Barca Falter on the Road while Wolves Finally Win Our weekly round-up focusing on some of the significant streaks that have ground to a halt over the last few days sees WhoScored first turn our attentions to PSG. The Ligue 1 leaders were held at Bordeaux but, with none of the top six winning, results elsewhere went in their favour and they still le...

Failures in Front of Goal Costing Flailing Five

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Failures in Front of Goal Costing Flailing Five For every Manchester City, there’s a Wigan Athletic. For every Bayern Munich, an Augsburg. We’re talking about goalscoring here. As the leading lights steal the headlines while racking up the goals, further down the table an inability to find the net is proving costly. Some only have the...