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Gareth Purnell

Gareth Purnell is our sports betting analyst, specialising in identifying opportunities for making money from sports 'exchange betting'. He writes the daily 'IBet' column for the 'i'.

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iBet: Barcelona at the Camp Nou they have been virtually faultless, Sport

iBet: Barcelona at the Camp Nou they have been virtually faultless

Barcelona may be the best team in the world, but they are not the most consistent in Spain at the moment and despite them having the Indian sign over Real Madrid in head-to-head matches, they have slipped seven points behind them in the race for La Liga’s Primera Division.

By | Sport | Thursday, 2 February 2012 at 12:01 am

iBet: There should be goals at The Reebok Stadium as Gunners visit, Sport

iBet: There should be goals at The Reebok Stadium as Gunners visit

If stats so far this season mean anything, there really should be a couple of goals at least in this clash.

By | Sport | Wednesday, 1 February 2012 at 10:00 am

iBet: Tottenham to win the FA Cup, Sport

iBet: Tottenham to win the FA Cup

With such a strong squad nowadays, Tottenham should simply be too powerful for Stevenage and frankly with Manchester City out, they have no-one to fear.

By | Sport | Tuesday, 31 January 2012 at 12:01 am

The Independent Angler: A catch for The Independent’s blogs, Sport

The Independent Angler: A catch for The Independent’s blogs

Kicking off a new weekly blog for anglers of all kind here on The Independent.

By | Sport | Friday, 27 January 2012 at 4:41 pm

iBet: Gung-ho Peterborough, Sport

iBet: Gung-ho Peterborough

The tally of goals in Peterborough games has dropped lately, but they have had a number of fixtures against teams with notably strong defences and I fancy there will be goals in this game.

By | Sport | Friday, 27 January 2012 at 12:01 am

iBet: Valencia are the better side, Sport

iBet: Valencia are the better side

Normally I’m a little bit nervous betting on ‘unders’ in a second leg of a two-legged cup tie, but there are reasons to think that Valencia will be able to keep this one tight tonight.

By | Sport | Thursday, 26 January 2012 at 1:34 pm

iBet: Real Madrid cannot afford to sit back against Barcelona, Sport

iBet: Real Madrid cannot afford to sit back against Barcelona

We made money on the first leg by laying Real Madrid at a very tasty 1.88 to one, but for the same bet this time around we would have to take on 5-1 and there is probably a less risky bet to be had.

By | Sport | Wednesday, 25 January 2012 at 12:01 am

iBet: Cardiff’s excellent home record could be the telling factor, Sport

iBet: Cardiff’s excellent home record could be the telling factor

OPTA tells us that of 14 teams to have taken a 1-0 home victory into the second leg of a League Cup semi final, half have gone through and half have gone out.

By | Sport | Tuesday, 24 January 2012 at 12:01 am

iBet: Southampton can return to the summit, Sport

iBet: Southampton can return to the summit

This is probably not one for maximum stakes as Southampton are on what’s probably their worst run of the season, having on only four of their last ten games.

By | Sport | Monday, 23 January 2012 at 2:10 pm

iBet: The Real Madrid backlash, Sport

iBet: The Real Madrid backlash

Atletico Bilbao may feel the backlash of Real Madrid’s midweek home loss to Barcelona in the King’s Cup when they meet them at the Bernabeo on Sunday night.

By | Sport | Friday, 20 January 2012 at 12:01 am

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