24/25 Match Week 33 Preview

Wrexham, The Artic Circle & Shirtless

Happy Easter!

Europa League - the “NIT” of European Leagues - AMAZING DRAMA X2

Losing v Winning

Artic Circle in the Semi-Finals

In Today’s CleanSheet:

  • Headlines 📌

  • Current Situation📈📉

  • Hot Topic 🔥🔥🔥- Championship Check In

  • Off Island 🏝️ - Europe Semi-Finals

  • Best Bets 💰

Headlines 📌

  • CS Match of the Week. Aston Villa +135 v Newcastle +185 SAT 1130a - Two sides playing extremely well down the stretch and both looking for top 5 and CL for next year. 6 wins in a row for Newcastle, and Villa have lost just 1 in their last 10.

  • 5.4.1 Week. 5 Saturday, 4 Easter Sunday, 1 Monday.

  • All Newcastle. Newcastle took advantage of their game in hand taking it to Palace 5-0 and that moves them into 3rd in the table ahead of Forest.

    • Jacob Murphy hammers home a strike at 13’, the first of 4 before HT, then Alexander Isak scores at 58’ and it was all Newcastle. Watch all 5 goals.

  • EL DRAMA. Check out Off Island 🌴🌴for some crazy finishes in the Europa League as Spurs advance on the road, United advance in amazing fashion at Old Trafford and a club from the Artic Circle in Norway, Bodo-Glimt, became the first Norwegian team to make a Semi-Final in any Europe Competition by knocking off the 1 seed.

  • Wrexham. Check out Hot Topic 🔥🔥to see how Wrexham could be the first team in EFL history to be promoted in back-to-back-to-back seasons. It’s been the defense keeping Wrexham in the race.

What 2 Look 4 👀- Match Week 33

What teams are playing for - in order of when they play this weekend.

Home team on left.

Current Situation 📈📉

Hot Topic 🔥🔥🔥

4 MATCHES TO PLAY - CHAMPIONSHIP (LEVEL 2)

Top 2 are in PL next season

Next 4 have a play off for the final spot.

All teams play Friday and Monday, then the weekend of the 26th and then all teams play at the same time on May 3.

EVERY TEAM IN THE TABLE CAN BE EITHER IN THE PROMOTION SPOT OR BE RELEGATED, ALL 24

Here are the leaders’ schedules…..BIG MATCH MONDAY with Burnley hosting Sheffield United.

Leeds - @Oxford, Stoke, Bristol, @Plymouth

Burnley - @Watford, Sheffield United, @QPR, Millwall

Sheffield United - Cardiff, @Burnley, @Stoke, Blackburn

4 MATCHES TO PLAY - League 1 (LEVEL 3)

Top 2 are in Championship next season

Next 4 have a play off for the final spot.

All teams play Friday and Monday, then the weekend of the 26th and then all teams play at the same time on May 3.

Here are the leaders’ schedules…..

Birmingham City - Crawley, @ Burton Albioni, @Stevenage, Manfield Town, Blackpool, @Cambridge

Wrexham - Bristol Rovers, @Blackpool, Charlton, @Limcoln

Wycombe - @Bolton, Charlton, @Leyton Orient, Stockport

Still a tight race for relegation as well.

4 MATCHES TO PLAY - League 2 (LEVEL 4)

Top 3 are in League 1 next season

Next 4 have a play off for the final spot.

All teams play Friday and Monday, then the weekend of the 26th and then all teams play at the same time on May 3.

8 teams could still finish top 3.

Looks like relegation is set.

Off Island 🏝️

Champions League

This year saw a new format where all 36 teams were in 1 table with the top 8 getting a bye to the Sweet 16 and the next 16 having to play into it. The Semi-Finals include the 2, 3 and 4 place team in that table - Barcelona, Arsenal, and Inter Milan. PSG finished 15 in the Table. Liverpool finished 1.

Semi-Finals 4/29-30 and 5/6-7.

Finals in Munich 5/31.

Paramount+ 2pm cst.

  • Barcelona advance 5-3 over Dortmund

  • PSG advance 5-4 over Aston Villa

  • Arsenal advance 5-1 over Real Madrid

  • Inter Milan advance 4-3 over Bayern Munich

4 different countries represented in the Final Four - Spain, France, England, Italy.

Europa League

AMAZING DRAMA in OLD TRAFFORD

Man United and Lyon were tied 2-2 heading into Old Trafford. United had a great 1H taking a 2-0 lead, 4-2 aggregate. Yet gave it all back in the 2H and the match went to Extra Time tied at 2-2 (4-4).

That’s when it got crazy -

Lyon went down to 10 man at the end of regulation.

  • 104’ - Lyon take the lead 3-2 (5-4). Watch

  • 109’ - Lyon extend the lead to 4-2 on a Penalty (6-4)

  • 114’ - United get one back on a Bruno Fernandes PK 3-4 (5-6). Watch

  • 120’ - United tie it back up on Mainoo goal 4-4 (6-6)

  • 120+1’ - Second goal in a minute when Maguire headed home the winner 5-4 (7-6)

Amazing Drama in Rome

Bodo/Glimt were significant underdogs up against the 1 seed Lazio Rome. It’s the first ever European Semi-Finals for a team from Norway and they are up in the Artic Circle. Bodo took a 2-0 lead to Rome and found themselves headed to Extra Time after Lazio scored at 90+2’ (watch). In Extra Time Lazio score first but then at 108’ they tied (watch) it up and won the Penalty Shootout.

Semi-Finals

Semi-Finals 5/1 and 5/8.

Finals in Munich 5/31.

Paramount+ 2pm cst.

  • Athletic Bilbao advance 2-0 over Rangers

  • Man United advance 7-6 over Lyon

  • Tottenham Hotspur advance 2-1 over Eintracht Frankfurt

  • Bodo/Gllimt advance 3-3 (3-2 penalties) over Lazio (big upset)

Europa Conference League

Legia Warsa brings the fans to Stamford Bridge for their match against Chelsea.

Next Matches 4/17

Paramount+ 1145a, 2pm cst.

  • Chelsea take on Djurgarden.

  • Real Betis take on Fiorentina.

Best Bets 💰

Stretch Run Betting Results

  • MW30 - UP $138

  • MW31 - UP $69

  • MW32 - DOWN $246

Match Week 33

Brentford to Win v Bournemouth +142. $20

Bee’s continue to rack up points while Bournemouth have been struggling. Like the home side to get all three points.

Fulham to Win v Chelsea +178. $20

This West London Derby will be tight. Don’t let FFC’s latest results distract you as a FFC side that just lost has Chelsea right where they want them.

Wolves to Win at Man United +255. $20

Wolves are playing better than United and didn’t have the mid-week match. Old Trafford has been very welcoming of the away sides.

Aston Villa to Win v Newcastle +135. $20

Hi Ho Aston Villa. Expect Villa to slow down red-hot Newcastle and the home fans to pull them through late.

Everton to Win v City +280. $20

Taking Moyes team at Goodison to continue their run.

Longshots of the week

Palace, Everton to Win +851 $10.

Fulham, Villa to Win +553. $10

West Ham, Forest, Brentford +825. $10

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