S.P.Read Esq: Chelsea v Maribor

Our daily columnist and pundit S.P. Read Esq. looks ahead to the 7.45pm kick-off in the Champions League on Tuesday between CHELSEA v MARIBOR and finds the best opportunities available on Star Spreads, the home of sports spread betting.

A nice profit last night with WBA and Man U finishing a 2-2 DRAW as predicted netting a profit of 23.75 points for the column with the buy of goals at 3.05.

Chelsea v NK Maribor
Champions League
7.45pm LIVE ON ITV

Champions League action is back on Tuesday evening and Chelsea are unlikely to find it as hard as Man City did earlier when only drawing away to CSKA Moscow.

Chelsea are long odds-on to see off Slovenian champions NK Maribor in what looks a mis-match and Jose Mourinho could be forgiven for keeping one eye on the Premier League visit to Manchester United on Sunday but he is adamant that this is not the case.

Mourinho said: “I don’t have Manchester United in mind, I have Maribor in mind. I don’t rest players. We must play with what we have, with the best we have.”

That pool of players doesn’t include Diego Costa who is still suffering with his hamstring injury.

Chelsea’s starting 11 is:

01 Cech
02 Ivanovic
05 Zouma
26 Terry
03 Filipe Luis
04 Fàbregas
21 Matic
22 Willian
08 Oscar
10 Hazard
18 Remy

As well as their superb start to the Premier League, Chelsea also lead Group G in the Champions League.

Maribor are likely to start with a 4-5-1 formation as their focus is very much on defence. They have drawn four of their last five Champions League ties and might not be the pushover that the market is suggesting. It’s seldom you see runaway wins in any Champions League game – no matter how one-sided it looks on paper.

I expect Chelsea though to strike early and a sell of the first match goal at 29 minutes is tonight’s recommendation on Star Spreads.

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SELL TIME OF FIRST MATCH GOAL for 10 points at around 29 with Star Spreads

(OCTOBER RETURN: -6.75 points)

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