The Goalscorer Gamble: Remy to provide remedy for QPR

20Apr 2013

Betfair

Dan Fitch is putting his money on QPR's Loic Remy to continue his bright form against a Stoke side in free-fall.

Every week I start the column detailing the successes of last week's effort. If I don't, then you can assume that things went badly wrong...

We start our trail towards redemption in the Premier League. I'm in need a sure thing to get things back on track and right now things don't get much more sure than QPR's Loic Remy.

The French striker has four goals in his last six games and looks like he has a future in the Premier League, even if QPR don't.

It's unlikely that the team who snaps Remy up will prove to be Stoke. The Potters are nosediving towards relegation and are without a win in their last seven Premier League games.

When you consider that their last win against Reading counts as Stoke's only victory of 2013, then it's fair to describe Tony Pulis' side as the easiest pickings in the division. Remy can be backed at 2.52 to score against Stoke's once lauded defence.

Next we take a look at this evening's televised clash between Hartlepool and promotion chasing Brentford. The North East hosts are already relegated, so this presents a real opportunity for Brentford, who are just three points behind the league leaders Doncaster and one point behind second-placed Bournemouth.

Brentford will have to do without their suspended top scorer Clayton Donaldson, who has 22 goals in all competitions, but the Bees still have plenty of scoring power.

Remember when Bradley Wright-Phillips was considered one of the brightest young talents in the English game? His career never hit the same heights as his older brother, but he may well have found a level where he can flourish.

Wright-Phillips scored 22 goals for Charlton as they won promotion to the Championship and now finds himself back in League One, on-loan at Brentford. He has scored four goals in his last three games and we're going to back him at 5.6 to score the first goal.

There are few strikers in Europe right now who are in better form than Sevilla's Alvaro Negredo. The Spanish international has eight goals in his last six games.

Sevilla have a tough home fixture this weekend against a third-placed Atletico Madrid side that are trying to hang on to Real Madrid's coattails. While it's tough opposition, the good news is that it has only served to send Negredo's price northwards. He's available at 2.6 to find the net, which looks like good value.

Back to the Premier League now, as we look towards a side desperate for points. Newcastle's home defeat to Sunderland has put them back in danger and they will be hoping for a positive result away at a West Brom side that have precious little to play for.

The Baggies are without a win in three games. The player that Newcastle will be looking towards to do them damage is Papiss Cisse. The Senegalese striker has scored three goals in his last four games and has a penchant for late strikes.

Cisse has struck in the 90th minute in three of Newcastle's last eight games. With the Magpies fighting to the last, I like the odds of 7.0 that Cisse will score the last goal.

Finally, we go to Italy for Inter Milan's home clash with Parma. Inter are struggling down in seventh place, amid an injury crisis that sees them without such attacking talent as Rodrigo Palacio and Diego Milito.

The striker crisis has seen Inter's attacking midfielder Ricardo Alvarez pushed further forward and he's responded with three goals in Inter's last three games.

That makes the likely odds of around 4.33 for Alvarez to find the net, pretty attractive. Very often it takes the market a little while to catch up with changes in form and position. This is one such example and a good chance to take advantage.

Recommended Bets

Best Bet: Back Remy to score at 2.52

Back Wright-Phillips to score first at 5.6

Back Negredo to score at 2.6

Back Cisse to score last at 7.0

Back Alvarez to score at 4.33