SATURDAY IN EUROPE: The Ultra previews BAYERN MUNICH v BOCHUM, and BARCELONA v OSASUNA and both with a recommended BETDAQ bet.
BAYERN MUNICH V BOCHUM
2.30pm Another fantastic Saturday from Europe on BETDAQ BETTING EXCHANGE! We have action from the Bundesliga and La Liga to enjoy – we had a dramatic Wednesday night in the Champions League with Bayern Munich and Barcelona putting one foot in the Quarter-Finals, and I’m sure they will be a popular double here. They are both trading short anyway! We kick off the action in the Bundesliga with Bayern Munich host Bochum, and anything bar a comfortable home win would be the shock of the weekend in Europe. Bayern Munich come into the game as the red-hot favourites at 1.13 with Bochum 24.0 and the draw is 13.5 at the time of writing. This game is going to be about how many goals Bayern can score rather than will they win in my opinion – however with the home win as short as 1.13, it’s not even that big of an Acca booster! Bayern had a massive game midweek in the Champions League and they ran out 3-0 winners here against Leverkusen – not only are they dominating them in the Bundesliga this season, they are going to end Leverkusen’s hopes in Europe too, bar a miracle in the second leg of course.
Bochum have been struggling this season, and they come into this weekend sitting in the relegation playoff spot. The bottom three are becoming a little adrift now – it’s four points to St Pauli in 15th and Bochum will be looking over their shoulders rather than forward in my opinion. Heidenheim are only two points behind with Holstein one point. Bochum will say that they have been unlucky, but they have been massively under-performing. They actually have an attacking figure that’s a mid-table standard but they just haven’t been taking their chances – they are scoring less than a goal a game on average. They have the fifth worst defensive figure, but they are conceding two goals per game on average. Bayern are trading around 2.0 to cover a 2.5 goal handicap and that’s a very appealing bet – another nice option is Both Teams Not To Score at 1.82 with Bayern having the best defensive figure in Europe this season along with the fact that Bochum have been woeful in front of goal this season. The worry with that is how open Bayern get when they go two or three goals up, and I do feel the handicap is the best play here.
The Ultra Says:
Two points win Bayern Munich -2.5 goals to beat Bochum at 2.0 with BETDAQ BETTING EXCHANGE.
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BARCELONA V OSASUNA
8pm We move over to La Liga to finish Saturday as Barcelona host Osasuna. Barcelona had to work hard midweek to grind out a 1-0 win over Benfica, but given they were away from home that was a case of job done. Now attention turns back to La Liga, where the title race is definitely not a case of job done! It was a great weekend last week for Barcelona though; a loss for Real Madrid gives them a three points advantage over Los Blancos but Atletico Madrid kept in touch with another classic Diego Simeone win – they are only one point behind Barcelona coming into the weekend. There’s plenty of drama left in the La Liga title race yet – from a Barcelona point of view fixtures like this are absolutely must win games. They cannot afford to drop points at home to mid-table sides at the moment. Barcelona come into the game as the red-hot favourites at 1.24 with Osasuna 12.5 and the draw is 8.6 at the time of writing. Once again, similar to the above game I feel this is a case of how many goals Barcelona score rather than will they win.
This is going to be another game to focus on the side markets. It’s been hard to fault Barcelona this season looking at their overall figures. I know they had their crisis before Christmas – and the Christmas break along with the Spanish Super Cup definitely came at the right time for Hansi Flick. Over the course of the season, Barcelona have the best attacking figure and the best defensive figure. Osasuna have been your classic mid-table La Liga side for many years now, and that’s reflected in their figures. They have a mid-table attacking figure and they are conceding more than they create as well. They are in the bottom six on defensive figures this season, which has to be a worry for them. I feel Barcelona can cover the handicap here, and they are trading 1.62 -1.5 goals which looks a cracking bet in my opinion. Osasuna have been conceding quite a few chances this season, and with Barcelona finding their mojo again they are a confident bet to cover the handicap.
The Ultra Says:
Three points win Barcelona -1.5 goals to beat Osasuna at 1.62 with BETDAQ BETTING EXCHANGE.
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