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We keep hearing that betting during a football game is the thing of the future. While many of us tend to do our wagering before a match kicks off, an increasing number of punters instead like to wait until the action is under way before placing our bets. This could be because people want to experience the rush of In-Play betting or perhaps because they feel that watching the initial stages of a game will give them an informed opinion as to what’s going to happen. Either way, we ventured to bet365 on Sunday afternoon to see what the fuss was about.

bet365 are one of the best when it comes to live betting and it was no surprise to find around 30 In-Play markets on the Stoke v Portsmouth match as it approached half-time. Stoke started the match at 2.20, although a goalless first half at the Britannia Stadium saw their odds lengthen to 2.75. The draw began at odds of 3.40, although became favourite towards the end of the first half and was trading at 2.30. It had been a half of relatively few chances, although Kevin Prince Boateng had a penalty opportunity which was missed. Therefore, Pompey were on the drift to 3.60 to take the three points.

The In-Play console at bet365 presents information in a crisp clean fashion. There’s a nice graphic that features above the various City v Pompey markets, with a football pitch and the scoreline imposed over it. There’s a live videprinter which details the notable incidents that take place throughout the match. Goals are recorded, along with the player and time, while yellow cards, red cards, corners and substitutions are also mentioned.

All of this information is useful when it comes to placing your live bets and I go for Stoke to win at 2.75, with correct score bets of 1-0 at 4.00 and 10.00 that they land the game 2-0. There are also a stack of other betting opportunities, such as Player / Team to Score Next Goal, Race to 7 Corners, Total Goals and Method of Next Goal (will it be a shot, a header, a free-kick etc).

With twenty minutes left, I’m starting to get a little nervous. bet365 have moved the odds considerably since half-time, with the draw now available at 1.50. It’s a short price, although both teams are continuing to keep things tight and the crowd are baying for the introduction of Tuncay. Stoke are 4.33 to win the game, with bet365 offering them at 5.00 to score the next goal. Ricardo Fuller might have been around 7.00 to score first before the game started, although the Jamaican is 15.00 when he turns smartly and smashes the ball into the net for the opening goal.

At this stage, I realise that bet365 have audio coverage for the game and switch this on to see if I can get any more insight into what might happen. After the goal, nearly all the markets are suspended although quickly relaunched with a completely new set of odds. The corner count stands at four apiece and Portsmouth are 2.30 to have the most before the game is out. The draw is now available at 9.00 with the visitors 81.00 to turn the game round and win. However, Stoke hold on and I win my bets. The In-Play console brings up the Malaga v Real Zaragoza odds for the match about to start – this live betting craze could catch on you know!

We have compiled a brief list of this weekends more eye-catching matches. This will include some of the biggest teams from around Europe and some key clashes from some of Europe’s biggest leagues. We will highlight if we have found any possible TV Coverage for a specific game but, if not, you could always try using websites such as; IraqGoals & Atdhe. They have a wide array of games on show throughout the course of the weekend, although, the quality will obviously not be the same as if you were watching it on your very own TV.

Liverpool Vs Manchester United: Sky Sports 1 (14:00 GMT)

West Ham United Vs Arsenal: Sky Sports 1 (16:15 GMT)

Marseille Vs Paris Saint Germain: (20:00 GMT)

Hertha Berlin Vs Wolfsburg: (14:30 GMT)

VFL Bochum Vs Werder Bremen: bWin Video (16:30 GMT)

Schalke Vs Hamburg: bWin Video (16:30 GMT)

AS Roma Vs Livorno: Betfair Live Video (14:00 GMT)

Siena Vs Juventus: Betfair Live Video (14:00 GMT)

Chievo Verona Vs AC Milan: Betfair Live Video (19:45 GMT)

Barcelona Vs Real Zaragoza: Sky Sports 1 (20:00 GNT)

AZ Alkmaar Vs Ajax (Dutch): (13:30 GMT)

Fenerbahce Vs Galatasaray (Turkey): (18:00 GMT)

Must Watch:- Liverpool V Manchester United

It didn’t take us too long to decide that a clash between arguably the countries two most bitterest rivals, yet most successful in the county, as our highlight for Sunday. Although this isn’t quite a derby fixture it might as well be for the fans as a loss hurts just as much as a defeat by Everton for Liverpool or a loss to Man City for United.

All the pressure will be on the hosts, Liverpool, due to their disastrous run-in which has seen them lose four games on the trot in all competitions, their worst run for over 30 years. However, a win over the Red Devils would put their recent ’setbacks’ pretty much to bed as it would hand the Liverpool fans all the bragging rights in what has to be the most eagerly anticipated Premiership fixture of the season, for every season for that matter.

Manchester United won’t get a better opportunity to get one over on a side that completed the league double over them last season, with the 4-1 spanking at Old Trafford a game that will live long in the memory for the all the wrong reasons as far as the United camp is concerned. Sir Alex Ferguson will set his side out to return the favour in a clash shown live on Sky Sports and we simply cannot wait for this game to kick off in what should be an electric atmosphere at Anfield. The arrival of a former cult hero in Michael Owen will make for one very hostile atmosphere and this is a natch which shouldn’t be missed for a second, from the pre-match build up all the way to the after match analysis.

Latest Match Odds:

Liverpool – 3.0 Bet365

Draw – 3.3 Boylesports

Manchester United – 2.5 BetFred

We have compiled a brief list of this weekends more eye-catching matches. This will include some of the biggest teams from around Europe and some key clashes from some of Europe’s biggest leagues. We will highlight if we have found any possible TV Coverage for a specific game but, if not, you could always try using websites such as; IraqGoals & Atdhe. They have a wide array of games on show throughout the course of the weekend, although, the quality will obviously not be the same as if you were watching it on your very own TV.

Wolverhampton Wanderers Vs Aston Villa: Sky Sports 1 (12:45 GMT)

Chelsea Vs Blackburn Rovers: ESPN (17:30 GMT)

Derby County Vs Queens Park Rangers: BBC Two (17:30 GMT)

Sampdoria Vs Bologna: Betfair Live Video (17:00 GMT)

Inter Milan Vs Catania: Betfair Live Video (19:45 GMT)

Sporting Gijon Vs Real Madrid: Sky Sports 3 (19:00 GMT)

Sevilla Vs Espanyol: Sky Sports 3 (21:00 GNT)

Must Watch:- Derby County Vs Queens Park Rangers

The BBC have purchased 10 Championship games throughout the course of the calendar year and we advise you take full advantage of this rare terrestrial TV delight.

Derby will have high hopes of halting the QPR express that he seen the travellers record two successive wins in the league over two very good sides in Preston North End & Reading, scoring four in both encounters. Derby, however, have found wins extremely hard to come by and are without a victory and a goal in their last two outings in the league, failing to score at both Leicester (0-0) & Middlesborough (2-0).

The last football viewing on the BBC resulted in an entertaining affair when Newcastle trounced Ipswich Town at Portman Road, winning 4-0. We aren’t too confident in this fixture replicating the goal count in that game but the pair should still provide us with an entertaining affair nevertheless.

We have compiled a brief list of this weekends more eye-catching matches. This will include some of the biggest teams from around Europe and some key clashes from some of Europe’s biggest leagues. We will highlight if we have found any possible TV Coverage for a specific game but, if not, you could always try using websites such as; IraqGoals & Atdhe. They have a wide array of games on show throughout the course of the weekend, although, the quality will obviously not be the same as if you were watching it on your very own TV.

Blackburn Rovers V Burnley – 13:00 GMT SkySports 1 (English Premiership)

Wigan Athletic V Manchester City – 16:00 SkySports 1 (English Premiership)

Lazio V Sampdoria – 14:00 GMT Betfair Live Video (Italian Serie A)

AC Milan V AS Roma – 19:45 GMT Betfair Live Video (Italian Serie A)

Osasuna V Athletico Madrid – 20:00 SkySports 1 (Spanish La Liga)

Personal Highlight – AC Milan V AS Roma

Two of the more prestigious team in Italy do battle once again as Carlo Cudicini takes his Roma side to the San Siro to take on AC Milan with the Milan boss; Leonardo, a Brazilian great, under immense pressure to not only improve Milan’s results but also get the side playing attractive football. Roma made a terrible start to the season but they have shown signs of improved form and they will be aiming to keep their season firmly on track, albeit it a very tough venue.

AC Milan, despite their severe dip in form which has seen them fail to win any of their previous league fixrures, are the favourites to beat an old foe but they were thumped the last time a big side came a calling, in a 4-0 defeat at home to Inter Milan.

Roma, after defeats in their opening two fixtures, have remained unbeaten since, recording three wins and two draws since. They have earned draws in their previous two away outings, neither against noteworthy teams but they would take a draw here.

We have compiled a brief list of this weekends more eye-catching matches. This will include some of the biggest teams from around Europe and some key clashes from some of Europe’s biggest leagues. We will highlight if we have found any possible TV Coverage for a specific game but, if not, you could always try using websites such as; IraqGoals & Atdhe. They have a wide array of games on show throughout the course of the weekend, although, the quality will obviously not be the same as if you were watching it on your very own TV.

Saturday 17^th October

Aston Villa V Chelsea – 12:45 PM SkySports 1 (English Premiership)

Sunderland V Liverpool – 15:00 PM (English Premiership)

Nottingham Forest V Newcastle United – 17:20 SkySports 1 (English Championship)

St Johnstone V Rangers – 12:30 PM ESPN (Scottish Premiership)

VFB Stuttgart V Schalke – 14:30 PM (German Bundesliga)

Hamburg V Bayer Leverkusen – 17:30 PM ESPN (German Bundesliga)

Juventus V Fiorentina – 17:00 PM Betfair Live Video (Italian Serie A)

Genoa V Inter Milan – 19:45 Betfair Live Video (Italian Serie A)

Twente V AZ Alkmaar -18:45 PM (Dutch Eredivisie)

Deportivo La Coruna V Sevilla – 17:00 PM (Spanish La Liga)

Valencia V Barcelona – 21:00 PM SkySports 2 (Spanish La Liga)

Key: B365 = Bet365, LB = Ladbrokes, PP = PaddyPower, EX = Expekt, BF = Betfair, bW = bWin,

Saturday 10^th October

16:00 GMT: Russia V Germany – B365, LB, PP, EX, BF

17:15 GMT: Ukraine V England – B365

18:00 GMT: Cyprus V Bulgaria – bW, EX

19:30 GMT: Czech Republic V Poland – B365, LB, PP, EX, BF

19:30 GMT: Greece V Latvia – B365, LB, PP, EX, BF

19:45 GMT: Belgium V Turkey – B365, LB, PP, EX, BF

20:45 GMT: Portugal V Hungary – B365, LB, PP, bW, EX, BF

23:00 GMT: Argentina V Peru - B365, LB, PP, EX, BF

23: GMT: Colombia V Chile – B365, LB, PP, EX, BF

23:00 GMT: Ecuador V Uruguay - B365, LB, EX, BF

23:00 GMT: Venezuela V Paraguay – B365, LB, PP, BF

23:00 GMT: Mexico V El Salvador – B365, LB, BF

Sunday 11^th October

03:00 GMT: Costa Rica V Trinidad & Tobago – B365, BF

03:00 GMT: Honduras V USA – B365, BF

21:00 GMT: Bolivia V Brazil – B365, LB, EX, BF

Conditions – As the old saying goes ‘you don’t get anything for free in this world’. Well, that’s not completely true. Betfair are certainly an exception to this rule as they will allow you to watch every game they stream absolutely free, with no bet nor cash in your account needed to watch their streams.

However, there are always going to be a few Scrooges. As far as I’m aware, Bet365 & PaddyPower will let you watch their streams free, also, although i can honestly say i haven’t used their streams for a while now, so don’t quote me on that. Ladbrokes should also follow similar guidelines as I’ve watched a game recently on there, free of charge!

Expekt & bWin do require that you have some form of cash in your account before you can watch their streams, although, I’m pretty sure that is all you need, just some cash in your account and not that you actually have a punt on the match you wish to watch.

Recommendations: I personally prefer to use Betfair, mainly because the coverage is shown on a slightly bigger screen and you can interact with fellow Betfair ‘forumites’ whilst indulging in a spot of footie watching. You need nothing but an account to watch their streams so if you’re strapped for cash and struggling to make the hours tick by, why not log in or simply sign up and watch some football on the net, via Betfair!

Must Watch – Portugal V Hungary & Argentina V Peru

Two giants of the footballing world are on the verge of collapse as both Argentina & Portugal cling on for dear life in a bid yo scrape through their respective groups. Although, from an English perspective anyway, the absence of both Christiano Ronaldo & Lionel Messi will benefit other countries chances of winning the tournament next summer, from a purist point of view, a World Cup without the two stand out players of our current generation doesn’t bare thinking about. Make sure you tune into both and see how the pair get on, with Portugal kicking off on Saturday evening and Argentina playing later that night.

World Cup Qualifiers

You can watch all the streams listed below for FREE. However, some will need you to have some form of money in your betting account and you will, of course, need to have an account with the bookie. Some may require you have a bet before you can watch but they’re rare nowadays.

If you’re having a punt on this weekend’s Internationals then watching the game has to be a priority! Create account now with one of our highly recommended bookmakers now or simply log in if you’re already a loyal member and take full advantage of the action on offer.

Ukraine V Andorra – Saturday 5^th Sept, 15:00 GMT

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Azerbaijan V Finland – Saturday 5^th Sept, 16:00 GMT

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Russia V Liechtenstein – Saturday 5^th Sept, 16:00 GMT

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Armenia V Bosnia – Saturday 6^th Sept, 16:00 GMT

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Moldova V Luxembourg – Saturday 5^th Sept, 17:00 GMT

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Turkey V Estonia – Saturday 5^th Sept, 19:00 GMT

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Georgia V Italy – Saturday 5^th Sept, 19:00 GMT

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Slovakia V Czech Republic – Saturday 5^th Sept, 19:30 GMT

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Croatia V Belarus – Saturday 5^th Sept, 19:30 GMT

• Bet365, SkyBet, Betfair, Ladbrokes

France V Romania – Saturday 5^th Sept, 19:30 GMT

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Iceland V Norway – Saturday 5^th Sept, 19:45 GMT

• Bet365, SkyBet, Ladbrokes

   

Bahrain V Saudi Arabia – Saturday 5^th Sept, 20:00 GMT

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Colombia V Ecuador – Saturday 5^th Sept, 21:30 GMT

• Bet365, SkyBet, Betfair, Ladbrokes

   

Peru V Uruguay – Saturday 5^th Sept, 21:30 GMT

• Bet365, SkyBet, Betfair

   

Paraguay V Bolivia – Saturday 5^th Sept, 23:30 GMT

• Bet365, SkyBet, Ladbrokes