Not a great weekend on the predictions last time out mainly due to my rugby predictions all being wrong in both codes. This led to a £2 loss on the week and reduction in overall profits down to £33.
The highlights of this week's sporting action are the beginning of the Rugby Union autumn internationals and the penultimate race of the F1 season in Brazil. At Twickenham England's new look team host the All Blacks and whilst this is undoubtedly going to be a close game I think England may just sneak a win. At Cardiff Wales host Australia who triumphed over New Zealand in Hong Kong last week and with all the injury problems for the Welsh I can't see anything other than a Wallaby win. The final game is between Ireland and South Africa, two teams that have fallen from the standards they were setting only a couple of years ago, and so therefore I'm going for a home win in what should be another close game.
The F1 season has been gripping from the second race of the season, Bahrain was a bit of a damp squib let's not forget, and even now five drivers still have a chance of winning the championship. Realistically though I think Vettel of Red Bull and both British McLaren drivers are rank outsiders and with Red Bull not throwing their weight behind the Aussie Mark Webber it looks like Alonso of Ferrari could be handed the title enabling him to become champion for the third time. Having said that (and secretly having supported Webber for most of the season), I'm hoping the title isn't decided this weekend and that Webber wins and Hamilton podiums to potentially leave them both in the running for the final race in Abu Dhabi next weekend, so they are my predictions.
The Moto GP chapionship was settled a few weeks ago and they now have the final race of their season in Valencia at the weekend. After 4 championship wins in 7 years Valentino Rossi is leaving Yamaha after this race and takes the ride of another former World Champion, Casey Stoner at Ducatti who is moving to Honda. Both of these great riders will want to sign-off this phase of their careers with a win and as such I'm predicting a Rossi win and Stoner podium.
We are already a quarter of the way through the football season and the table, at least at the top is following a similar pattern to last year, which as a Spurs fan I'm quite happy about. Starting with Spurs who will have to come back down to earth after their superb mid-week win over current European Champions Inter Milan, I am predicting a draw for them at Bolton who were unlucky to lose in the closing minutes to Liverpool last weekend. Fulham appear revitalised over the last couple of weeks and with the lack of strikers available to Aston Villa I am forecasting a home win to the West Londoners. My final prediction sees premiership leaders visit Liverpool who have won their last three games and in what looks like a tight game I'm predicting a draw.
In summary my predictions for this week are:
Rugby Union Autumn Internationals
England to beat the All Blacks at 11/2
Australia to defeat Wales at 3/10
Ireland to beat South Africa at 8/11
Brazilian F1 Grand Prix
Webber to win at 13/5
Hamilton to podium at 10/11
Valencia MotoGP
Rossi to win at 7/2
Stoner to podium at 2/11
Barclays Premiership Football
Bolton to draw with Spurs at 12/5
Fulham to beat Aston Villa at 5/4
Liverpool to draw with Chelsea at 12/5
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