Bayern Munich v Chelsea Prediction (19.5)

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• Bayern Munich head into the Champions League final knowing it's their only chance of silverware this season.
• The Germans have home advantage and this is the 4th time a team will play the final of the European Cup/Champions League in their own stadium after Real Madrid in 1956/57 (2-0 win against Fiorentina at the Bernabeu), Inter in 1964/65 (1-0 win against Benfica at the San Siro) & Roma in 1983/84 (losing in a penalty shootout against Liverpool at the Olimpico).
• Overall against English sides, Bayern hold a W13-D12-L10 record, but they have only ever lost once at home against an English team.
• The Germans have won all of their CL matches at home this season, while in the Bundesliga, they lost only twice and remarkably, conceded only 6 goals all season.
• Mario Gomez has scored 20 goals in his last 17 Champions League appearances.
• The hosts will be without the suspended Holger Badstuber, David Alaba and Luiz Gustavo.

• Chelsea have won 4 of their last 5 Champions League games, drawing the last one 2-2 at Barcelona, but they have only won once away from home in this season’s tournament - 1-0 in Portugal against Benfica.
• The Blues have faced German opponents 13 times before, winning 7 and losing 4, but they have only won on one of 6 trips to Germany.
• In addition to the suspensions of midfielders Raul Meireles and Ramires, defensive pairing John Terry and Branislav Ivanovic are also banned, leaving Chelsea with a severely depleted backline.

Posted on 17 May 2012, 16:20 GMT

Bayern Munich v Chelsea Prediction (19.5)

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On 19th May, heavyweights Bayern Munich and Chelsea compete for the biggest prize in European club Soccer as they contest the Final at the Fusball Arena in Munich.

Both sides will go into the game full of confidence after producing memorable performances to overcome Spanish giants Barcelona and Real Madrid in the last four.

After suffering the agony of losing out on penalties to Manchester United in a dramatic 2008 Final, Chelsea will be looking to achieve their first ever Champions League triumph.

Bayern Munich also suffered recent heartbreak after losing out to Inter Milan in the 2010 Final and will be hoping that they can make the most of home advantage and become European champions for a fifth time.

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Posted on 16 May 2012, 17:55 GMT

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West Ham v Blackpool Betting Preview (19.5)

Pre-season favourites to win the Championship, West Ham will enter Saturday’s playoff final as 2.05 favourites with Ladbrokes to beat Blackpool in 90 minutes.

A third place finish was adjudged an underachievement for Sam Allardyce’s men by many, so their need to gain promotion by any means takes on further precedence this weekend.

The Hammers have met Blackpool only four times in the past 30 years, and have emerged victorious on three of those occasions, whilst also avoiding defeat in all four ties.

Allardyce’s charges also enter the playoffs in terrific form, unbeaten in their last eight matches, and winning six of those games in the process.

However, their opponents will head to Wembley in similarly sparkling form.

Although Blackpool’s last nine matches have featured four draws, they have avoided defeat across this stretch of matches, and may fancy their chances of a second playoff success in three years.

Ian Holloway’s men will play with the bravery and attacking edge that defined their Premier League season last term, and could see support at 3.60 to win in normal time.

A tremendous playoff record could also tempt punters to get behind the Seasiders, as their 2-2 draw away to Birmingham last week represented the first time Blackpool failed to win a game of this format in ten outings.

Another draw is 3.40 on Saturday, though the last time that outcome resulted in a meeting of these sides, the match was a Premier League fixture.

The aforementioned attacking nature of Blackpool’s play could prove their downfall at the weekend though, with West Ham primed to capitalise via a renewed brand of counter attacking football.

Such a playing style led to two of the Hammers’ three goals in their Upton Park playoff win over Cardiff, and having hit four goals in both league meetings with Blackpool this season, the Iron will fancy their chances of racking up another impressive haul.

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Posted on 16 May 2012, 14:50 GMT

West Ham v Blackpool Betting Preview (19.5)