STATS ......

In looking into today's events, I have "collected" a number of statistics which may be of interest to some of you.

SCOTLAND ... Aberdeen-Hibernian 12 meetings without a draw, only 2 of last 26 finished all square, remenber these two meet at least 3 times per season, so most are recent games.

ITALY ... Hellas Verona-Genoa Home side are the division's low scorers, only 2 in 8, these fixtures are averaging under a goal per game. League leaders Genoa's 8 games have produced 27 goals, strangely enough they have conceded twice as many as their 17th placed hosts.

PORTUGAL .... Pacos de Ferreira-Boavista The visitors have dominated this match up in recent years , losing only one of ten meetings.

TURKEY .... Trabsonspor-Rizenspor Hosts have won this Black Sea derby 5 straight years and the last 8 home and away.

TENNIS... Seppi-Mathieu Seppi has won just 1 from 9 matches played since mid July. Mathieu won only previous meeting in Indian Wells, earlier this year, after losing the first set, he took the next two comfortably, creating double the number of break points of his opponent.

I like the Trabsonspor-Matthieu double especially, it is available around the 2.12 mark.

Back tomorrow.

Good Luck.