{"id":3972,"date":"2011-05-28T18:33:36","date_gmt":"2011-05-28T17:33:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.betangel.com\/blog_wp\/?p=3972"},"modified":"2012-03-02T17:03:29","modified_gmt":"2012-03-02T17:03:29","slug":"champions-league-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.betfairtradingblog.com\/blog_wp\/2011\/05\/28\/champions-league-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Champions League"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Everybody else will be posting about it so I thought I would add my two penneth worth.<\/p>\n<p>An intriguing clash, for once I think I will watch this than trade it.<\/p>\n<p>A neutral venue but Man Utd will practically be at home, so you would have to favour Barca but discount some of the neutrality. I think this is the weakest Man Utd team for a while. Other teams really should have put in a stronger challenge for the premier league this season, but we all know the stories behind that.<\/p>\n<p>These sort of matches are difficult to price, so I would suggest it&#8217;s the sort of match where you could find some value once a pattern develops in the match. It&#8217;s so delicately balanced and both teams have a huge incentive to win tactics will play an important role.<\/p>\n<p>The market is saying 2.40 goals, slightly above normal for this type of match, with a 0.40 advantage to Barcelona. This is effectively saying this is a very even match but Barcelona are at &#8216;at home&#8217;, they have the equivalent of home advantage. I think it&#8217;s more uneven than that, but a lot will depending on whether there is an early goal. That will really set the agenda. I&#8217;ve had a delve through my database for similar matches, but they are all a bit inconclusive to be honest.<\/p>\n<p>I would recommend seeing how the opening exchanges are playing out and getting involved from there. It&#8217;s difficult to make any firm judgements before the off, but I&#8217;m leaning on the side of Barcelona. I am hoping for an entertaining match!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/news.bbcimg.co.uk\/media\/images\/53048000\/jpg\/_53048258_012093236-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"464\" height=\"261\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"pvc_stats_3972\" class=\"pvc_stats all  \" data-element-id=\"3972\" style=\"\"><i class=\"pvc-stats-icon medium\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-prefix=\"far\" data-icon=\"chart-bar\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" class=\"svg-inline--fa fa-chart-bar fa-w-16 fa-2x\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M396.8 352h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V108.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v230.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm-192 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V140.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v198.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm96 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V204.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v134.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zM496 400H48V80c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16H16C7.16 64 0 71.16 0 80v336c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h464c8.84 0 16-7.16 16-16v-16c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16zm-387.2-48h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8v-70.4c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v70.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8z\" class=\"\"><\/path><\/svg><\/i> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Loading\" src=\"https:\/\/www.betfairtradingblog.com\/blog_wp\/wp-content\/plugins\/page-views-count\/ajax-loader-2x.gif\" border=0 \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"twitter-share\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?via=betangel\" class=\"twitter-share-button\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Everybody else will be posting about it so I thought I would add my two penneth worth. An intriguing clash, for once I think I will watch this than trade it. A neutral venue but Man Utd will practically be at home, so you would have to favour Barca but discount some of the neutrality. 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