Google+

Image via WikipediaThe Google+ project is an attempt from Google to compete against Facebook. It is still in testing phase, but there is a page already that informs users about its features. The key differences between this and Facebook are

Brann v Odd Grenland - 30/06/2011

Suggestion	Odd	Bookmaker	Stake
Brann	1.95	bet-at-home.com	10

Tippeligaen

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Pts
5	Brann	13	6	2	5	20
12	Odd Grenland	12	4	4	4	16

Stromsgodset v Haugesund - 26/06/2011

Suggestion	Odd	Bookmaker	Stake
Stromsgodset	1.86	betfair	10

Tippeligaen

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Pts
4	Stromsgodset	11	6	1	4	19
6	Haugesund	12	5	2	5	17

Details on most recent

Viking v Rosenborg - 26/06/2011

Suggestion	Odd	Bookmaker	Stake
Rosenborg	2.36	betfair	5

League positions

Tippeligaen

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Pts
9	Rosenborg	11	4	3	4	15
15	Viking	12	3	3	6	12

Details on most recent

Atletico PR v Bahia - 25/06/2011

Suggestion	Odd	Bookmaker	Stake
Atletico PR	1.75	William Hill	10

Most recent meetings

21/04/2011	Atletico PR	5-0	Bahia
14/04/2011	Bahia	1-1	Atletico PR
23/11/2003	Bahia	0-2	Atletico PR

Sligo Rovers v Shamrock Rovers - 24/06/2011

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Suggestion	Odd	Bookmaker	Stake
Shamrock Rovers	2.48	betfair	5

Airtricity Premier Division

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Pts
1	Shamrock Rovers	19	11	6	2	39
4	Sligo Rovers	19	10	4	5	34

Even if there is a slight difference between those teams, the odds are really

Chelsea after Villas Boas

Image by καρλο [ AKA Gilyo] via FlickrAndre Villas Boas is the manager that brought F.C. Porto to the top of European football, only few years after Jose Murinho. The 33 year old Portuguese is...

Time to change - your suggestions

Image via WikipediaI have decided to make some changes in this blog, so as to make it popular. So, I would like to hear your suggestions for my next step. You can either vote on your right, or

Djurgardens v Syrianska FC - 20/06/2011

Suggestion	Odd	Bookmaker	Stake
Djurgardens	2	betfair	10

Malmo FF v Kalmar FF - 20/06/2011

Suggestion	Odd	Bookmaker	Stake
Malmo FF	1.96	betfair	10

GAIS v AIK - 19/06/2011

Suggestion	Odd	Bookmaker	Stake
GAIS	2.54	betfair	5

Norrkoping v Helsingborgs - 19/06/2011

Suggestion	Odd	Bookmaker	Stake
Helsingborgs	2.04	betfair	10

Trelleborgs v Hacken - 18/06/2011

Suggestion	Odd	Bookmaker	Stake
Trelleborgs	2.76	betfair	5

A really tough match to predict... Trelleborgs has no victory in its last 4 games. That's why I prefer a stake around 5. The odds are good though, that's why it is a value bet :). In the last season the home teams won in the games between those two.  I hope the same goes for tonight. Good luck!

Image via WikipediaP.S.: There was a question about my staking strategy. Well, I will come to this later in a separate page/post. But generally, the stakes are based on probabilities that come with the (machine learning) algorithms. However they are not automatic, like the suggestions. I put greater stakes to greater probabilites and vice versa. 

Gefle v Elfsborg - 18/06/2011

Suggestion	Odd	Bookmaker	Stake
Elfsborg	2.36	betfair	10

AIK v Malmo FF - 12/06/2011

Suggestion	Odd	Bookmaker	Stake
AIK	3	betfair	2

Being the outsider AIK Stockholm's victory can match really high odds (even 17 in some cases for a little time!!), which cannot be skipped so easily. I would suggest a really small stake (2 for example) and only if you like gambling. I would also suggest this match for in-play betting. You can find interesting betting techniques in Betfair secrets - Betfair Gambler Complete with Tips & Tricks or BETFAIR The Ultimate Guide with $5.74 on amazon.

St Patricks v Derry - 10/06/2011

Suggestion	Odd	Bookmaker	Stake
St Patricks	2.82	betfair	5

Poland v France - 09/06/2011

Suggestion	Odd	Bookmaker	Stake
France	2.24	betfair	5

I have some really cheap book suggestions like Le Foot: The Legends of French Football (used book price only $0.01, new from $4.74) and Soccer Empire: The World Cup and the Future of France (costing about $10 as e-book, or used hard-cover edition).


Note: If you don't like my book suggestions (or if you do :) I would appreciate any comments. Keep in mind that advertising is the only way I can profit from this site, since I want to keep suggestions free.

Benin v Ivory Coast - 05/06/2011

Suggestion	Odd	Bookmaker	Stake
Ivory Coast	1.90		10

The African Cup of Nations is here... Don't miss the chances that appear to make profit from this competition! Some of the best footballers of the world including Didier Drogba, Salomon Kalou and Yaya Toure will do their best to make Côte d'Ivoire the African leader.

You can find interesting stuff for this competition on Kings of Africa: Lyrical Recitals from the African Cup Of Nations - Angola 2010

After match: Many people cannot find the total score. It was Benin - Ivory Coast: 2 - 6 according to BBC.
THAT MEANS THE IVORY COAST HAVE QUALIFIED FOR THE 2012 AFRICA CUP OF NATIONS FINALS!

USA v Spain - 04/06/2011

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Suggestion	Odd	Bookmaker	Stake
Spain	1.95	betfair	5

Well that's only an international friendly match and also USA's national team has proved to be a really good team in the past years, but still Spain is Spain and Spanish Primera Division, (along with the English Premier League) is in my opinion the best thing to watch if you like this sport...

Zemanta, a new experience in Semantic Web

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Not a usual article for me, but since the layout of this blog has changed, I feel I should explain the reasons... So after the invited talk from Andraž Tori, the founder of Zemanta, at ESWC 2011 on Hersonissos,  Crete, (which I attended), I found a great blog tool, that enriches/links text with meaning (semantics). So all these links and images you can see here are suggested automatically, as I type this message. It will cost you nothing to pay this site a visit.

(I will make no profit if you do so, I just like the guy and this tool)

The only way that I (and you) could profit is if you bought any of these books.