Wednesday, September 27, 2006

Think it may take Chelsea a little time .......


... to break down Levski Sofia tonight.

Despite going a goal down early and losing 5-0 at Barcelona in their opener, they have yet to concede a goal after 7 starts in their domestic league. Last home defeat coming in April 2005.

Infact, they boast some very impressive scalps at home in Europe, including wins in the last year over Udinese, Marseille and Auxerre.

Levski have some problems up front and will be forced to field a defensive line up, their coach has promised to attack from the kick off, but that is for the benefit of the media. Surely they will be happy to contain the Londoners for as long as possible and try to "steal" a goal, especially give the heavy defeat at the Nou Camp.

Of course Chelsea are a class apart and not one of the Bulgarian champions, would even get on the bench of Jose Mourinho's side. But they have had problems on the road and have won only one of their last eight away games in the Champions League. Domestically they lost at Boro and took time to find a way past Blackburn and Fulham in their only outings away from Stamford Bridge.

See a little value in the half time draw, it is currently 2.62 on Betfair and is likely to be a little higher nearer to kick off. Alternatively, you may consider laying Chelsea at odds on for the opening 45 minutes, the choice is yours, it is the draw for me.

I will be back between 18.00-19.00 cet with my final selection of the day, for one of the remaining European ties.

3 points Levski Sofia-Chelsea half time draw 2.62 betfair.

Good Luck.

1 comment:

FromZero said...

I share your thoughts about Levski, beware of the huns... I think chelsea will not be playing at their level against this 0-10 defending team. IMO those odds for a chelsea victory seem too low. cheers!