As I will be at home over the Easter weekend with family my choices of predictions are all staying close to home with Premier League football, Aviva Premiership football and the second round of Rugby League's Superleague games over the weekend.
Last week again resulted in a £3 loss from 5 correct predictions taking overall profits down to £13 and continuing a losing run that started 3 months ago! Having said that I think many pundits have suffered similar fates as there has been a lot of unpredictability in English football and both rugby codes this season.
This week I'll start with the Barclay's Premier League football where none of the top teams have stood out for more than a few weeks at a time and has left Manchester United with the league to lose this season. They are my first prediction of the weekend and I'm forecasting they will beat Everton at Old Trafford. Second place Chelsea host West Ham who are fighting to avoid relegation and in this game I'm going for a draw. Arsenal travel to Bolton to try and get their title chase back on track and I think the Lancashire side will still be suffering from the hangover of their Wembley loss last weekend and so I'm predicting a win for Arsenal. Manchester City travel the short distance to Blackburn where I'm predicting a draw and finally the last of the teams chasing Champions League football next season are Spurs who host a rejuvenated West Brom following the arrival of Roy Hodgson as manager but I'm going for a win by the North Londoners.
The Aviva Premiership rugby has like it's football equivalent had no stand out team or teams this season, and it's unpredictability has been demonstrated by the 41 - 41 draw between Leicester and Gloucester last week as well as the mini resurgence by Leeds who looked all but relegated a few weeks ago. The most intriguing match of the weekend is between London Irish and Northampton and my prediction is for an away win. Wasps host Bath in what should be a close match and I'm going for an away win here. Finally, Harlequins still chasing a play-off spot travel to Leeds and in what should be another tight game I'm predicting the Londoners to triumph.
The Engage Superleague has already had a full round of fixtures this weekend and there will be more on Monday and Tuesday. The Catalans have been the most consistent team of the last few weeks and I'm predicting them to beat Bradford on Monday as I am Warrington who host Hull FC.
In summary the predictions are as follows:
Barclays Premier League Football
Manchester United to defeat Everton at 6/11
Chelsea to draw with West Ham at 31/5
Arsenal to win at Bolton at 4/5
Manchester City to draw at Blackburn at 12/5
Spurs to beat West Brom at 3/5
Aviva Premiership Rugby
Northampton to win at London Irish at Evens
Wasps to beat Bath at 6/4
Harlequins to defeat Leeds at 4/7
Engage Superleague
Catalans to beat Bradford at 4/1
Warrington to defeat Hull FC at 1/6
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