Middlesbrough v Aston Villa Match Preview
By Betting Zone
April 13 2007
Both these sides come into the game on 39 points and, with some of the sides beneath them putting on a sprint, both will be anxious to bag at least one more win.
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Boro gained a morale-boosting 4-1 win over Watford last time while Villa have steadied the ship with a win and three draws from their last four games.
This fixture has been a good one for Villa in recent years and they've claimed a couple of startling results at the Riverside - 4-0 last year and 5-2 in 2003.
This current Villa side haven't scored more than two in any Premiership game this season so another big win looks extremely unlikely and the safe bet and probably the wise one is the draw.
The two played out a 1-1 at Villa Park earlier in the season and Martin O'Neill's men have drawn 15 of their 33 Premiership fixtures this season.
A point apiece would creep both onto 40 points and psychologically that's always an important barrier to reach.
Verdict: Middlesbrough 1 Aston Villa 1
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THE BEST BOOKIES FOR THE 2007 GRAND NATIONAL
We've always endeavoured to bring you the best betting advice on these pages and just as we did last year, we have reviewed all of the online bookies and chosen the best for the 2007 Grand National.
We placed real bets with our own money when we did the reviews and took into account special offers, odds competitiveness, how user-friendly the website was, security and many other aspects. Five bookies came out of the trials with top marks in every category and they hvae now been nominated as our recommended bookies for the 2007 Grand National.
The first thing to note is that almost every online bookie has a free bet offer running almost permanently. With the exception of the second week of April when most firms drop their free bet offer altogether, specially for Grand National week.
It's no secret that free bet offers exist as an incentive to customers to stay with one company and it's even less of a secret that there are a multitude of punters out there who bet on one race a year and therefore will almost certainly never use their account again. These two factors form the basic reasoning of the firms who have suspended their free bet offers for this week.
So the first thing that we considered when selecting our chosen bookies was whether they are keeping their special offers running for the National and of course, our five selections are. So if you are going to bet on this race and this race only, you can effectively get yourself two bets for the price of one by using one of our recommended bookies.
Here's the rundown of our five chosen bookies for the 2007 Grand National:
PREMIER BET
This bonus can really rack up your winnings and for those who only place one bet a year - on the National -
TOTESPORT
Totesport
Totesport
If you do take up this offer from Totesport
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BETFRED
Fred Done is known as the Bonus King and not without good reason. This is the site to watch in the run up to Saturday's big race as we are expecting the unexpected in regard to special offers.
If you do take up this offer from
UNIBET
You will almost certainly have seen
Open a new
So the bonus money can be placed straight away and you can choose whether to double up on your original bet or place a new one and get yourself two bets for the price of one. Or four different £5 bets, if you prefer...
BETFAIR
Exchange betting is different to normal wagering because you are not betting against the bookie, You are betting against other punters. Also, you can back a selection to lose, instead of trying to pick out winners. Just select the pink LAY box if you want to bet against a horse.
Betfair
You will also receive a £25 cashback when you open a new Betfair
You can't withdraw the cashback straight away - it has to be wagered once - but we can show you how to turn it into cash, risk-free. If you want us to do this, just drop us an email and we'll come back to you with the info.
Whatever your selection, the very best of British luck in what is Briain's biggest race and we hope that your selection romps home and pays for your Saturday night out. Please remember that any odds quoted here are valid at the time of publishing but are subject to change. You should double check before placing your bets.
If you require any help or advice with Grand National betting, we are on hand to help you all the way through. Please feel free to drop us an email. We'll be back to you straight away.