05.02. (Sat) 13:45 Stoke City - Sunderland
The loss of Darren Bent will not have helped Sunderland's cause for goals, as Steve Bruce only managed to bring in midfielders Muntari and Sessegnon in the January transfer window. With Danny Welbeck still injured, Asamoah Gyan is Sunderland's only fit main striker, so Sunderland tend to keep games tight.
Stoke have similar problems with goals, and seven out of their last eight league games have seen a return of less than three goals a game. Head to head and the last five Premier League meetings have all ended with less than three goals and Saturday's early kick off will likely return a similarly low goal tally.
Match Odds: Stoke 2.05, Draw 3.20, Sunderland 3.30
Tip: Under 2.5 goals @ 1.60
05.02. (Sat) 15:30 Koln - Bayern Munchen
Here we go again – Lukas Podolski is facing his former team. Last season Poldi was the joke of the whole Germany, with a miserable season that provided just two goals, and many critics argued that he shouldn’t even be in the World Cup squad. One of those goals, though, was versus the Bavarians, as the Prince definitely wants to prove his worth against them.
This time Bayern are visiting Koln when Podolski is on fire. He bagged seven Bundesliga goals already, three of them coming in 2011 – a lucky one versus Kaiserslautern and a neat double against Bremen. There is absolutely no doubt Koln will play for him to score, and the odds on that happening are good ans there is plenty of value to be found.
Match Odds: Koln 7.0, Draw, 4:20, 1:40 Bayern Munich
Tip: Lukas Podolski to score anytime @ 3.60
05.02. (Sat) 16:00 Leicester City - Barnsley
Leicester have not lost at home since the arrival of Sven Goran Eriksson and have a great record against Barnsley. In their last 10 recent meetings both home and away Leicester have won eight times, lost once while one game finished in a draw. Barnsley, three wins in 14 away games, find it hard to keep clean sheets on the road. Leicester should win by more than one goal.
Arsenal have a great record against Newcastle in recent years losing just once in their last 10 encounters. The Geordies will be missing Andy Carroll who upset the Gunners earlier this season. Newcastle have only kept three clean sheets at home so far and Arsenal have scored two or more goals in eight of their 12 away games. Using the Asian handicap again makes the price more attractive.
Match Odds: Leicester 1.45, Draw 3.80, Barnsley 7.0
Tips: Leicester - 1 @ 1.90 and Arsenal - 0.75 @ 1.90/ Double @ 3.60
05.02. (Sat) 16:00 Rotheram United - Crewe Alexandra
Rotherham versus Crewe in England's League Two is a match that looks a runner for the total goals market. Crewe, under long serving Dario Gradi, are a talented team that play in a stylish and expansive manner, but they have a soft underbelly and are vulnerable to more direct and physical teams in the division.
They got battered 6-2 at Northampton midweek and seven of their last eight away games have come in over 2.5 goals. The over 2.5 goals trend with Rotherham is apparent too with seven out of their last eight home games producing three or more goals.
Match Odds: Rotherham 2.10, Draw 3.25, Crewe 3.20
Tip: Over 2.5 goals @ 1.80
