hamgrat

Big fan of most sports, particularly cricket, rugby, F1, and football. Author of three cricket books and one on hockey and was briefly a professional soccer tipster. I write regularly about football and some other sports and am currently using xG analysis and AI LLMs to forecast football results and correct scores with a few random horse racing/greyhound tips thrown in.

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hamgrat's Tips History

15 September 2024

01:30 Houston Dynamo v Real Salt Lake

Draw

50 WIN

@3.90

Lose

-50

01:30 St Louis City SC v Minnesota United

Draw

50 WIN

@3.80

Lose

-50

01:00 Botafogo v Corinthians

Botafogo #1-0

50 WIN

@5.50

Lose

-50

Botafogo are unbeaten in three and top the table some 25 points ahead of Corinthians, so this should be a win, yet not expecting them to win by that much given Corinthians beat fourth-placed Flamengo last time out.

00:30 FC Cincinnati v Columbus Crew

Draw

50 WIN

@3.90

Win

145

00:30 Inter Miami CF v Philadelphia Union

Draw

50 WIN

@4.75

Lose

-50

00:30 Toronto FC v Austin FC

Draw

50 WIN

@3.80

Lose

-50

Draw #1-1

50 WIN

@7.00

Lose

-50

Both sides lost last time out having won the game prior to that and neither are great scorers so a close battle is on the cards with perhaps both scorign once apiece.

14 September 2024

20:00 Atletico GO v Vitoria

Draw

50 WIN

@3.50

Lose

-50

Draw #0-0

50 WIN

@8.00

Lose

-50

It's a clash between the bottom two so it's hard to see goals raining in and in fact they've both been involved in a few low-scorers of late.

17:00 Molde v Fredrikstad

Molde #2-1

50 WIN

@8.50

Lose

-50

They're level on points but I give Molde the verdict as they're playing at home where their last game saw them win 3-0. Frederikstad don't always travel that well.

15:00 Viking FK v KFUM

Viking FK #2-1

50 WIN

@8.50

Lose

-50

Viking sit eight points ahead of KFUM and ought to have enough to beat them even though they've only won one of their last five games - xG says 2.1 v 1.4 so 2-1 fits.

14:00 Vasteras SK FK v GAIS

GAIS #1-0

50 WIN

@12.00

Lose

-50

GAIS to win this one for me as they're unbeaten in three including a good draw at Hammarby last time out and Vasteras lost at home in their last fixture. The odd goal should be enough.

13 September 2024

18:00 Bodo/Glimt v HamKam

Bodo/Glimt #2-0

50 WIN

@8.00

Lose

-50

Bodo/Glimt on a good unbeaten run with two straight victories without conceding so against mid-table HamKam I think it's a question of how many they'll score - xG says exactly two so I'll go 2-0.

11 September 2024

23:30 Internacional v Fortaleza

Draw #1-1

50 WIN

@6.50

Lose

-50

Both teams in decent form but Fortaleza losing last time out and now playing away could level the playing field; neither team involved in many high-scoring matches of late and xG says 1.4 v 1.0.

23:00 Internacional v Fortaleza

Draw

50 WIN

@3.40

Lose

-50

10 September 2024

19:45 Andorra v Malta

Draw

50 WIN

@2.88

Lose

-50

19:45 Czech Republic v Ukraine

Draw

50 WIN

@3.40

Lose

-50

17:00 Latvia v Faroe Islands

Draw

50 WIN

@3.10

Lose

-50

09 September 2024

19:45 France v Belgium

Draw

50 WIN

@3.80

Lose

-50

08 September 2024

19:45 Croatia v Poland

Draw

50 WIN

@4.00

Lose

-50

17:00 Bulgaria v Northern Ireland

Draw

50 WIN

@3.25

Lose

-50

03:30 Vancouver Whitecaps v FC Dallas

Vancouver Whitecaps #2-1

50 WIN

@9.00

Lose

-50

Whitecaps have won three of their last four games, the last two by a one-goal margin and they are eight points clear of Dallas, who lost last time out, so a 2-1 win is my choice.

01:30 Chicago Fire v DC United

Draw

50 WIN

@3.70

Lose

-50

01:30 Houston Dynamo v Los Angeles FC

Houston Dynamo #2-1

50 WIN

@8.50

Lose

-50

Houston have won three of their last four so could close the gap on LAFC here and with xG giving them the edge 1.7 to 1.3, I fancy a 2-1 win.

00:30 New England Revolution v St Louis City SC

New England Revolution #2-1

50 WIN

@9.50

Lose

-50

Revolutiona are just one point behind St Louis but a big recent win over Montreal should inspire confidence against a St Louis side that does tend to concede, so a 2-1 win appeals.

00:30 New York Red Bulls v Sporting Kansas City

Draw

50 WIN

@4.20

Win

160

07 September 2024

17:00 Armenia v Latvia

Draw

50 WIN

@3.70

Lose

-50

06 September 2024

00:00 Cuiaba v Juventude

Draw

50 WIN

@3.70

Win

135

Draw #1-1

50 WIN

@7.00

Lose

-50

Neither team in great form so could cancel each other out and as the xG is 1.4 v 1.1, that suggests a 1-1 draw could easily come to pass.

05 September 2024

19:45 Denmark v Switzerland

Draw

50 WIN

@3.25

Lose

-50

19:45 Scotland v Poland

Draw

50 WIN

@3.20

Lose

-50

01 September 2024

20:00 Corinthians v Flamengo

Draw #1-1

50 WINAThis tip was used on Football 4Fold Acca.

@6.00

Lose

-50

Corinthians have drawn three of their last four, two of them 1-1 and with Flamengo also drawing 1-1 recently against Palmeiras, a repeat could come up here.

18:15 SK Brann v Sarpsborg

SK Brann #2-1

50 WIN

@9.00

Lose

-50

Home win for me here as Brann have won two on the trot and Sarpsborg are winless in three and with a 13-point gap between them too.

16:00 HamKam v Sandefjord

Draw #1-1

50 WIN

@7.50

Win

325

Both sides have the same record across their last five games (W3, D1, L1) and just four points separate them in the table so this could be a close encounter.

15:45 PSV v Go Ahead Eagles

PSV #3-0

50 WINAThis tip was used on Football 4Fold Acca.

@8.50

Win

375

PSV have started brilliantly and are on a run of four straight wins, scoring at least three times in each and Go Ahead have failed to score in two of their last three. Should be comfortable for the hosts.

15:30 IFK Goteborg v Hammarby

Hammarby #2-1

50 WIN

@9.50

Lose

-50

Tipping an away win as Hammarby are 15 points ahead of Goteborg and haven't lost in five league games and Goteburg haven't won in five.

15:00 Gremio v Atletico Mineiro

Gremio #1-0

50 WINAThis tip was used on Football 4Fold Acca.

@7.00

Lose

-50

Gremio have won four of their last five and with two of them via a 1-0 scoreline and another via 2-0, a close win and a clean sheet would not surprise.

13:00 Malmo FF v Djurgarden

Malmo FF #2-1

50 WINAThis tip was used on Football 4Fold Acca.

@8.00

Lose

-50

Top two meet but Malmo are seven points clear and are unbeaten in three whereas Djurgarden seem to be losing ground at a vital time.

12 August 2024

18:00 Hammarby v Brommapojkarna

Draw #2-2

50 WIN

@12.00

Lose

-50

Both teams in fine form despite a gap in the standings of some seven points in Hammarby's favour so this could be an even game with plenty of goals in it too - both have scored 2+ in their last two games so a high-scoring draw is my choice.

11 August 2024

23:00 Fortaleza v Criciuma

Fortaleza #2-1

50 WIN

@8.50

Lose

-50

Third-placed Fortaleza are favoured to beat 11th-placed Criciuma here having won four of their last five with the last two of those by one-goal margins and xG says 2.0 v 1.1 so 2-1 is my tip.

23:00 Internacional v Athletico Paranaense

Draw #1-1

50 WIN

@6.50

Lose

-50

Neither of these two sides are in brilliant form and are stuck in mid table with the hosts seven points ahead. Little to choose between them in xG either so a scoring draw seems a possibility.

20:00 Bahia v Vitoria

Bahia #2-1

50 WINAThis tip was used on Football 4Fold Acca.

@8.50

Lose

-50

Bahia are 11 points ahead of Vitoria but not in great form but home comforts should help them get back to winning ways and I don't expect them to have things their own way - xG has them 0.2 ahead - so 2-1 is my pick.

20:00 Flamengo v Palmeiras

Draw #1-1

50 WIN

@6.50

Win

275

Just three points separate these two teams and as Flamengo lost last time out, I'm going for the draw which would keep things just about as they are in terms of the title race.

20:00 Sao Paulo v Atletico GO

Sao Paulo #2-1

50 WIN

@8.50

Lose

-50

Sao Paulo should be too strong for Atletico GO, who sit bottom of the table, but as both teams have been involved in several close games of late, I think both teams will score.

18:15 Lillestrom v Molde

Molde #2-1

50 WIN

@9.50

Win

425

Going for the favourites to win here despite losing their last two games as they're seven points ahead of Lillestrom who are also winless in their last two; xG gives Molde a 0.4 goal advantage.

16:00 KFUM v Rosenborg

Draw #2-2

50 WIN

@12.00

Lose

-50

Just one point separates these two sides so a draw is possible and even more so given KFUM have drawn their last two 0-0 and 1-1 and Rosenborg also recently drew 2-2 with Frederikstad.

16:00 Odd BK v Sarpsborg

Sarpsborg #2-1

50 WIN

@10.00

Lose

-50

Away win for me as Sarpsborg lead Odd by four points and six positions and are unbeaten in their last five. Odd won last time out to break a winless run but as xG gives Sarpsborg the edge 1.7 to 1.3 I'm going 2-1 to them.

15:00 AIK v Mjallby AIF

AIK #2-1

50 WINAThis tip was used on Football 4Fold Acca.

@8.50

Lose

-50

AIK won last time out, beating Vasteras 2-1 so another scoreline like that is my prediction against a Mjallby side that's lost by conceding three times twice in a row now.

15:00 Elfsborg v GAIS

Elfsborg #2-1

50 WINAThis tip was used on Football 4Fold Acca.

@8.50

Win

375

Elfsborg have won three of their last four and are at home so are given the verdict against a side three points ahead but in not great form themselves. xG says 2.1 v 0.9 so 2-1 is the bet.

15:00 Juventude v Botafogo

Botafogo #2-1

50 WIN

@9.00

Lose

-50

Away win the verdict here but not by much as Botafogo have won three of their last five, two of them by one-goal margins and they top the table some 19 points clear of Juventude.

15:00 Sirius v Kalmar FF

Sirius #2-1

50 WINAThis tip was used on Football 4Fold Acca.

@8.50

Lose

-50

Sirius to win as they're eight points clear of Kalmar and have won their last two (Kalmar lost their last two) but as both of those wins were close, I'm going for 2-1.

01:30 Corinthians v Bragantino

Draw #1-1

50 WIN

@6.50

Win

275

Corinthians have drawn two of their last three and Bragantino drew last time out also so I like the look of a draw with both scoring too.

01:30 Cruzeiro v Atletico Mineiro

Cruzeiro #2-1

50 WIN

@9.00

Lose

-50

Cruzeiro are seven points better off than Atletico so are favoured to win this one although both sides have won three of their last five. xG says 1.6 v 1.2 in Cruzeiro's favour so I'll take 2-1.

01:30 Vasco da Gama v Fluminense

Fluminense #2-1

50 WIN

@11.00

Lose

-50

Fluminense have won their last four matches so are the clear favourites here so I expect them to do the business against a Vasco side that hasn't won in three games, but they might not have things their own way given their position four points below Vasco.

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