Sunday, August 28, 2005

English Premier League - Week 3 Results

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Chelsea continued its winning ways after overcoming 10-man Tottenham by two goals to nil. Also, Milan Baros announced his arrival at Villa with a match-winning-goal. Other games saw Manchester City comeback from a goal down to beat Portsmouth 2-1. Following are all the scores, and how the EPLPI did.

Match (Home team 1st)

Predicted

Actual

West Brom vs Birmingham

1-0

2-3

Aston Villa vs Blackburn

3-1

1-0

Fulham vs Everton

0-2

1-0

Man City vs Portsmouth

3-1

2-1

Tottenham vs Chelsea

1-2

0-2

West Ham vs Bolton

1-1

1-2

Wigan vs Sunderland

2-2

1-0

Middlesbrough vs Charlton

1-0

0-3

Newcastle vs Man Utd

2-0

0-2

The EPL Prediction Index (EPLPI) stands at 48 correct and 79 incorrect since March 19, 2005.

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Thursday, August 25, 2005

Champions League Group Stage Draw

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The draw for this year's group-stage of the Champions League was staged in Paris today. Some interesting match-ups resulted including Liverpool having to play Chelsea twice, and a Juventus Munich continuation of their rivlary. Following are the full results of the draw.
Group A

Bayern München

Juventus

Club Brugge

Rapid

Group B

Arsenal

Ajax

Sparta

Thun

Group C

FC Barcelona

Panathinaikos

Bremen

Udinese

Group D

Manchester United

Villarreal

Lille

Benfica

Group E

AC Milan

PSV

Schalke

Fenerbahçe

Group F

Real Madrid

Lyon

Olympiacos

Rosenborg

Group G

Liverpool

Chelsea

Anderlecht

Betis

Group H

FC Internazionale

Porto

Rangers

Artmedia

Tune in for more Champions League updates as the season unwinds!!

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Wednesday, August 24, 2005

English Premier League Predictions- Week 3

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Match (Home team 1st)

Predicted

Actual

West Brom vs Birmingham

1-0


Aston Villa vs Blackburn

3-1


Fulham vs Everton

0-2


Man City vs Portsmouth

3-1


Tottenham vs Chelsea

1-2


West Ham vs Bolton

1-1


Wigan vs Sunderland

2-2


Middlesbrough vs Charlton

1-0


Newcastle vs Man Utd

2-0




The EPL Prediction Index (EPLPI) stands at 45 correct and 73 incorrect since March 19, 2005.

// posted by LFC @ Wednesday, August 24, 2005 0 comments links to this post

Champions League 3rd Qualifying Round- 2nd Leg Results

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The final eight teams into Europe's elite Champions League competition are set after tonight's games. Rangers, Villarreal, Man Utd, Anderlecht, Ajax, Werder Bremen, and Inter Milan will feature in this year's group stage of the Champions League. Club Brugge needed penalty kicks to also join Europe's elite in the group stage. The draw for the group stage is set for Thursday at 16.00 Central European Time.
All 32 teams will wait to see how the draw turns out, as Liverpool have no country protection and could be grouped with Chelsea. On the European scene, Liverpool could be grouped with the likes of Ajax, Juventus, Rangers, or Werder Bremen. Due to Liverpool's 4th seed, it will avoid the likes of Real MAdrid, Barcelona, AC Milan, Intermilan, or Bayern Munich (in addition to Man Utd and Arsenal.) Results of the draw will be posted promptly once available.

Match (Home team 2nd)

Predicted

Actual

Anorthosis Famagusta vs Rangers

0-3

0-2

Valerenga vs Club Brugge

0-2

0-1

Everton vs Villarreal

0-3

1-2

Man Utd vs Debrecen

2-1

3-0

Anderlecht vs Slavia Prague

1-1

2-0

Brondby vs Ajax

1-2

1-3

Basle vs Werder Bremen

2-2

0-3

Shakhtar Donetsk vs Inter Milan

1-3

1-1

Tune in for more updates on the Champions League and the English Premier League. The Champions League Predictions Index (CLPI) stands at 31 correct and 28 incorrect predictions since February 22nd, 2005.

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English Premier League Predictions- Midweek Results

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Mid-week games did not witness any major upsets, as the big two managed to outplay opposition and record big wins. Following are the results of midweek games, and how the EPLPI fared.

Match (Home team 1st)

Predicted

Actual

Arsenal vs Fulham

3-0

4-1

Birmingham vs Middlesbrough

1-0

0-3

Portsmouth vs Aston Villa

2-2

1-1

Sunderland vs Man City

1-2

1-2

Bolton vs Newcastle

1-0

2-0

Chelsea vs West Brom

2-1

4-0

Blackburn vs Tottenham

0-3

0-0

The EPL Prediction Index (EPLPI) stands at 45 correct and 73 incorrect since March 19, 2005. Tune in Friday night for an update on week four of the EPL.

// posted by LFC @ Wednesday, August 24, 2005 0 comments links to this post

Tuesday, August 23, 2005

Champions League 3rd Qualifying Round- 2nd Leg Results

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Nine teams secured their places in this year's Champions League, including holders Liverpool. A couple of the matches needed overtime to be decided. Thun, Real Betis, Artmedia Bratislava, Panathinaikos, Rosenborg, Liverpool, Rapid Vienna, and Udinese will all feature in this year's group stages. Here are the results, and how the CLPI fared.

Match (Home team 2nd)

Predicted

Actual

Malmo FF vs FC Thun

0-1

0-3

Real Betis vs Monaco

3-2

2-2

Artmedia Bratislava vs Partizan Belgrade

1-1

0-0

Wisla Krakow vs Panathinaikos

1-3

1-4

Steaua Bucuresti vs Rosenborg

2-1

2-3

CSKA Sofia vs Liverpool

0-4

1-0

Rapid Vienna vs Lokomotiv Moscow

0-2

1-0

Sporting vs Udinese

0-2

2-3

Tune in Wednesday night for updates on the Champions League and the English Premier League. The Champions League Predictions Index (CLPI) stands at 26 correct and 25 incorrect predictions since February 22nd, 2005.

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Champions League 3rd Qualifying Round- 2nd Leg

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The 2nd-leg of the 3rd qualifying round continues Wednesday night to uncover the identity of the eight teams that will make it into the group stages of the Champions League. Following is a list of the matches for Wednesday night and predictions.

Match (Home team 2nd)

Predicted

Actual

Anorthosis Famagusta vs Rangers

0-3


Valerenga vs Club Brugge

0-2


Everton vs Villarreal

0-3


Man Utd vs Debrecen

2-1


Anderlecht vs Slavia Prague

1-1


Brondby vs Ajax

1-2


Basle vs Werder Bremen

2-2


Shakhtar Donetsk vs Inter Milan

1-3



Tune in for more updates on the Champions League and the English Premier League. The Champions League Predictions Index (CLPI) stands at 26 correct and 25 incorrect predictions since February 22nd, 2005. Tune in later on Wednesday night for the midweek games of the EPL and Champions League 3rd round results.

// posted by LFC @ Tuesday, August 23, 2005 0 comments links to this post

English Premier League Predictions- Week 3

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Week 3 (mid-week games) kicks-off tuesday night without Liverpool, Manchester United or Everton due to Champions League qualifying games. Here is a list of the remaining games, as Arsenal looks forward to winning again!

Match (Home team 1st)

Predicted

Actual

Arsenal vs Fulham

3-0


Birmingham vs Middlesbrough

1-0


Portsmouth vs Aston Villa

2-2


Sunderland vs Man City

1-2


Bolton vs Newcastle

1-0


Chelsea vs West Brom

2-1


Blackburn vs Tottenham

0-3



The EPL Prediction Index (EPLPI) stands at 40 correct and 71 incorrect since March 19, 2005.

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Monday, August 22, 2005

Champions League 3rd Qualifying Round- 2nd Leg

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The 2nd-leg matches in the 3rd round of the Champions League begin tonight with 8 games across the continent. Following is a list of tonight's matches, and predictions. Actual scores will be posted later.

Match (Home team 2nd)

Predicted

Actual

Malmo FF vs FC Thun

0-1


Real Betis vs Monaco

3-2


Artmedia Bratislava vs Partizan Belgrade

1-1


Wisla Krakow vs Panathinaikos

1-3


Steaua Bucuresti vs Rosenborg

2-1


CSKA Sofia vs Liverpool

0-4


Rapid Vienna vs Lokomotiv Moscow

0-2


Sporting vs Udinese

0-2



Tune in for more updates on the Champions League and the English Premier League. The Champions League Predictions Index (CLPI) stands at 22 correct and 21 incorrect predictions since February 22nd, 2005.

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English Premier League Predictions- Week 2 Results

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The second week of the EPL ended without the expected bang from the Arsenal Chelsea game, as both teams failed to put on a high performance that could be due to the season being in its second week only. The game ended with a lucky Drogba goal, to seal the points for holders Chelsea. Here are the rest of the predictions, and how the EPLPI did:

Match (Home team 1st)

Predicted

Actual

Man Utd vs Aston Villa

1-2

1-0

Blackburn vs Fulham

3-0

2-1

Bolton vs Everton

1-1

0-1

Charlton vs Wigan

2-2

1-0

Chelsea vs Arsenal

1-2

1-0

Liverpool vs Sunderland

4-0

1-0

Newcastle vs West Ham

1-1

0-0

Tottenham vs Middlesbrough

2-3

2-0

West Brom vs Portsmouth

0-0

2-1

Birmingham vs Man City

2-0

1-2

Remember, the EPL Prediction Index (EPLPI) stands at 40 correct and 71 incorrect since March 19, 2005. Tune in for Champions League predictions tonight!

// posted by LFC @ Monday, August 22, 2005 0 comments links to this post

Friday, August 19, 2005

English Premier League Predictions- Week 2

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Saturday marks the start of the 2nd week of the EPL. More excitement is in store with the following slate of matches, highlighted by Arsenal's visit to Stamford Bridge:

Match (Home team 1st)

Predicted

Actual

Man Utd vs Aston Villa

1-2


Blackburn vs Fulham

3-0