Source: DSG
Champions League Predictions 2nd - 3rd October 2012
Manchester United V CFR ClujA win for United in their last Champions League match will give them confidence but it will be a tough test on the road away at CRF Cluj. The two sides have not previously met but United will take comfort from their perfect record in Romania. Beating Dinamo Bucharest and Otelul Galati.Match Verdict: A Manchester United win, by two goals to nil with goals from Rooney and Kagawa. United have kept a clean sheet in seven of their last nine away games in the competition.Betway odds:Manchester United to win – 7/10CRF Cluj to win – 15/4Draw – 53/20Bet now on Champions League Chelsea V Nordsjaelland FC Nordsjælland are excited about hosting their first UEFA Champions League group stage game, with coach Kasper Hjulmand eager for his side to show European champions Chelsea FC what they are made of in Group E, while visiting manager Roberto Di Matteo is looking to get three points on the board.Match Verdict: Chelsea should come through this match unscathed against the Dutch new comers. A 3-0 scoreline is what I'm predicting with goals from Hazard, Oscar and Torres.Betway odds:Chelsea to win – 7/20Nordsjaelland to win – 29/4Draw – 15/4Bet now on Champions League Arsenal V OlympiacosArsenal and Olympiacos FC will hold few surprises when the teams meet in the UEFA Champions League group stage for the third time in four seasons. While Arsenal opened Group B by coming from behind to win 2-1 at Montpellier Hérault SC, Olympiacos went down at home to FC Schalke 04 by the same scoreline.Match Verdict: Arsenal look likely to be the winners of this tie, although both teams are equal on the head to head front with two wins each. I'll go for a 2-1 win to Arsenal with Podolski getting on the score sheet Betway odds: Arsenal to win – 7/20Olympiacos to win – 8/1Draw – 7/2Bet now on Champions League Manchester City V Borussia DortmundManchester City FC are undefeated in 17 matches in UEFA competition at the Etihad Stadium and will look to maintain that run when they host Group D rivals Borussia Dortmund. The teams experienced differing fortunes on match day one, City conceding two late goals to lose 3-2 at Real Madrid CF while Dortmund saw off AFC Ajax 1-0.Match Verdict: Manchester City should be to strong for the German champions at the Etihad Stadium. Although Dortmund will prove to be a tough test after beating group rivals Ajax 1-0 in the previous fixture. I'm going with a 1-0 win for City with Aguero being the only scorer.Betway odds:Manchester City to win – 17/20Borussia Dortmund to win – 13/4Draw – 12/5Bet now on Champions League Other Matches:Tuesday 2nd October 2012Spartak Moskva V CelticJuventus V Shakhtar DonetskValencia V LOSCBATE V Bayern MunichGalatasaray V BragaBenfica V BarcelonaWednesday 3rd October 2012Ajax V Real MadridZenit V MilanSchalke V MontpellierAnderlecht V MalagaDynamo Kyiv V Dinamo ZagrebPorto V PSG