Europa League : Maritimo - Newcastle United

Match	Date	Selection	Bet	Odds	Bet now
Europa League : Maritimo - Newcastle United Europa League Uefa, International	20/09/2012 19:00	total goals	Under 2.5 Goals	1.67	Bet at 888 sport
Betting prediction was written by Anton

Maritimo have had a disappointing start to their Primeira Liga campaign, drawing their first 2 home games after an initial away win.  They have only scored 2 goals over those 3 games but have a solid defence and have conceded just 1.

Newcastle United started the season with an excellent win at home to Tottenham, albeit a draw was probably the fair result.  Since them they have lost form and have not won in their last 3 EPL games.  They have conceded at least a goal in each game and will be disappointed about the quality of their defence.

1x2 Bets

Maritimo are favourites at home for this game at 2.5 with Paddy Power.  The draw is 3.3 with Ladbrokes and a Newcastle win 3.36 with Pinnacle.

Newcastle are unlikely to take this game too seriously with an important home match with Norwich in the EPL on Sunday.  They are already struggling with injuries to important players like Krul, Coloccino and Tiote and it will be vital the rest of the team stay healthy.

Portuguese teams have a strong history in the Europa League with an all Portugal final in 2011 between Porto and Braga.  Maritimo are likely to work hard to progress from the group and go as far as they can in the competition.

Asian Handicap

Maritimo are given a small advantage by the Asian market and the handicap is set at Maritimo -0.25 @ 2.0 with 188bet and Newcastle +0.25 @ 1.91 with Pinnacle.

Maritimo had a tough tie against Sporting at the weekend where they came away with a 1-1 draw so they will confident they can build on that and take the win at home in this match, especially if Newcastle field a weakened side.

Total Goals

Not many goals are expected in this with Under 2.5 goals a big favourite at 1.67 with 888sport and the Over at 2.25 with Coral.

Both teams have struggled for goals this year with Newcastle scoring just 5 in 4 games and Maritimo managing just 2 in their 3 Primeira Liga games.

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