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ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE
12/20/2014

Queens Park Rangers vs W.B.A

Home - Queens Park Rangers
Last away matches - L-L-L-L-L-L

Queens Park Rangers were beaten handily on the road last weekend when they visited Goodison Park. After half an hour of optimistic play, the Hoops conceded 3 goals to the Toffees over the following 30 minutes, and despite a Bobby Zamora finish in the 80′, they fell to their 7th defeat in 7 tries away from Loftus Road. However, they will return to their mini-fortress this weekend where they have gone unconquered in their last 4 while accumulating all 14 of their points this term. With at least 2 goals on all 4 of those occasions, manager Harry Redknapp will be confident of securing some much-needed points this weekend against a beatable West Brom side. It is advised to take heed of the absences of Sandro and Taarabt, but with leading goalscorer Charlie Austin due back from suspension this week, it very well could be 4 wins in their last 5 at Loftus Road.

Away - W.B.A
Last away matches - D-L-W-L-L-W

West Bromwich Albion picked up a narrow 1:0 victory over their rivals last time out, using a second-half Craig Gardner goal and some stern defending to conquer Aston Villa. The result takes them up into 14th place and saw them earn their second consecutive clean sheet. However, they still dangle above the relegation zone at just 3 points off, and defeat this weekend would see QPR jump into a tie on points with the Baggies. Road form for the visitors has been solid though with 4 points in their last 3 trips, and Alan Irvine will know that a positive result this Saturday would go a long way towards their safety pursuit. With both Brown Ideye and Silvestre Varela drawing praise from their coach following their victory last weekend, it’ll be interesting to see whether the pair can continue to grow in stature and justify their summer moves. If Varela can impose himself down the flank on QPR right-back Isla, this result could go very well for the travelers. However, with just 3 goals in 7 Premier League road games this season, the draw appears to be the best-case scenario for them this weekend.

Asian Handicap
Home - (0.00)
Away - (0.00)
Pick - W.B.A (0.00)
Odds - 2.21
Stakes - 8/10
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ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE
12/20/2014

Southampton vs Everton

Home - Southampton
Last away matches - L-L-L-D-W-W

Southampton have been misfiring in front of net during their five game losing streak with only one goal in those five. The only goal in those five was scored by their Italian summer signing, Graziano Pelle. The Italian is the team’s top scorer, but after a red hot start to the season, the former Feyenoord striker has cooled down with only one goal in his last seven for the Saints. With Southampton missing their secind and third highest goalscorers in Morgan Schneiderlin and Victor Wanyama, Pelle will have to step up and return to the form he showed earlier in the season. With the team struggling for goals in this bad run of form, Ronald Koeman needs his out and out goalscorer to start scoring goals again or else Saints could continue their slide down the table.

Away - Everton
Last away matches - L-L-W-D-W-D

After signing a new three year deal at Everton earlier this week, Steven Naismith will be the key man for Everton in their match with Southampton. The Scotsman’s versatility makes him fit well in Roberto Martinez’s system. He usually gets in the number 10 hole, but he can switch with the wingers or the striker making him hard to track. After his goal on Monday, Naismith signed his new three year contract. The former Rangers man will hope to continue his good week with a good performance at St Mary’s.

Asian Handicap
Home - (0.00)
Away - (0.00)
Pick - Everton (0.00)
Odds - 2.26
Stakes - 9/10