They say there can only be winners and losers in sport, but of course they’re wrong, there’s always the draw, and who doesn’t love a draw where everyone wins. Those winners include canny punters who look for value, and here to help is our Best of World Football Draws Tips for the week.
Each week during the football season our resident football draw expert Frankington Stanley runs his keen eye over the many football divisions around the world to find the best draws for you. He’s sort of like the John West of Football draws.
Frankington Stanley is not fussy, no country or continent is out of bounds, and the more obscure the better. And some of them are quite obscure. They don’t even feature on the Who Scored website.
So get yourself ready for another weekly serving of the finest Football Draw tips from all over the world, where The Gurgler and Frankington Stanley take the stale out of stalemate. It’s all you can eat draws.
Best of World Football Draws Tips of the Week Christmas Special
All odds courtesy of Sportsbet
DRAW OF THE WEEK
Here is the best of the best draw tips for the week.
League – Crystal Palace v Brighton
ODDS – DRAW $3.40
FORM / STATS –
50% of the 12 games played in the league since Brighton were promoted have ended in a draw. Better still, the last four games played at Crystal Palace have ended in a draw. And even better is that all four of those draws ended with the exact same result 1-1.
Brighton and Crystal Palace also hold the season high for drawn games with five. Four of Brighton’s draws have come in their last eight games. Crystal Palace may not have that late run of draws, but they have only won once at home this season. So wins are scarce and a draw it shall be.
Kenyan Premier League – Ulinzi Stars v Posta Rangers
ODDS – DRAW $2.80
FORM / STATS – Three of the last six matches between the sides have ended in a draw. If that’s not enough for you the Posta Rangers’ last three away games ended in a draw.
Egyptian Premier League – ZED FC vs El Dakhleya
ODDS – DRAW $TBA
FORM / STATS – ZED FC are unbeaten so far eight games into the season but have drawn four of their past six matches. The last two home games have been draws too. El Dakhleya drew their last away game, which is their only non-loss away from home this season. Overall though, it is four draws from their last five games home or away.
Liga Portugal – Vitoria de Guimaraes vs Rio Ave
ODDS – DRAW $3.60
FORM / STATS – Rio Ave have drawn four games in a row, so they are ready to draw again. The last time these teams met at Vitoria de Guimaraes it was a draw. Overall H2H shows three draws in the last five games.
UK DRAW SPECIAL OF THE WEEK
With so many divisions, there should be so many draws to choose from. Frankington Stanley chooses his draw from any and every division in the UK.
And it’s double your holiday fun this week.
National League North – Blyth Spartans v Chester
ODDS – DRAW $3.20
FORM / STATS – Anyone for a double Meatloaf? Two out of three ain’t bad, in fact it’s good. As good, if not better than Don. Two of the last three home games for Blyth Spartans have ended in a draw. Same for Chester’s last three away games.
National League Premier – Kidderminster v Southend
ODDS – DRAW $3.20
FORM / STATS – Southend’s last six away matches have seen four draws alongside a win and a draw. All of those have seen goals with three 1-1 and the other 2-2. Kidderminster did draw their second last game at home. But not many draws overall, the first ever match between these sides in 2000 is the only draw that has ever happened between these sides.
BIG FIVE LEAGUE DRAW SPECIAL OF THE WEEK
Some have accused us of picking easy leagues for our draws. First of all, how dare you, secondly we introduce of Big Five League draw of the week, where we scan the five biggest leagues in Europe for the finest draws. It could be Serie A, La Liga, Bundesliga, Ligue 1 or the Premier League, but what it will always be is a quality eye for a draw.
Serie A – Verona v Cagliari
ODDS – DRAW $3.20
FORM / STATS – The last two games between these sides where Verona was the home team ended in a draw. Similarly this season Verona have drawn their last two games at home too. For Cagliari two draws from eight away games is their best result for the season so far, so a draw might be something they settle for.
Premier League – West Ham v Man Utd
ODDS – DRAW $3.50
FORM / STATS – After Man Utd’s last start 0-0 draw at Liverpool a draw is more likely. Funny though, that draw was Man Utd’s first of the season. And we say many more to come.
