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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: The hallmarks of a low scoring encounter, Sport

iBet: The hallmarks of a low scoring encounter

Stoke’s 4-0 defeat at the hands of Sunderland was completely out of character and may have been down to tiredness following their European exertions.

By | Sport | Thursday, 29 September 2011 at 12:01 am

iBet: Shakhtar need to bounce back, Sport

iBet: Shakhtar need to bounce back

Shakhtar need to bounce back after losing 2-1 to Porto last time out in Group G, and I think they will win tonight.

By | Sport | Wednesday, 28 September 2011 at 12:14 pm

iBet: Teams in very different form, Sport

iBet: Teams in very different form

Napoli looked good when drawing at Manchester City in the first round of group matches and they have also got off to a good start in Serie A, with only one defeat in their first four matches.

By | Sport | Tuesday, 27 September 2011 at 12:01 am

iBet: Back New Zealand to overcome under-strength France, Sport

iBet: Back New Zealand to overcome under-strength France

France have shocked New Zealand a couple of times in the past, namely in 1997 and 2007, but that was when it was do or die.

By | Sport | Friday, 23 September 2011 at 12:01 am

iBet: Australia’s talent and flair will out, Sport

iBet: Australia’s talent and flair will out

The Wallabies are lacking in experience and that can be their downfall when it comes to tight clashes against top quality teams, but they have plenty of talent and flair and I expect them to shine against the USA.

By | Sport | Thursday, 22 September 2011 at 12:01 am

iBet: Racing Santander could feel the Real Madrid backlash, Sport

iBet: Racing Santander could feel the Real Madrid backlash

Spanish teams are catching up on their fixtures after the players’ early season strike, and there are five tasty games to choose from tonight with Barcelona, Real Madrid and early league leaders Valencia all in action.

By | Sport | Wednesday, 21 September 2011 at 12:01 am

iBet: Nottingham Forest are a mess, Sport

iBet: Nottingham Forest are a mess

The trick with second tier competitions like the Carling Cup is finding teams that are taking it seriously.

By | Sport | Tuesday, 20 September 2011 at 12:01 am

iBet: Clarke captured the hearts of the British public, Sport

iBet: Clarke captured the hearts of the British public

This is a bet I have previously advised but I’m suggesting going in again as I think it’s still very good value.

By | Sport | Monday, 19 September 2011 at 1:10 pm

iBet: Expect lots of corners at White Hart Lane, Sport

iBet: Expect lots of corners at White Hart Lane

Tottenham v Liverpool, Premier League, Sunday 1.30pm
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Harry Redknapp made a host of changes for Thursday’s Europa Cup tie in Greece and it’s clear and understandable that his priority is the Premier League and that his decision to rest several first choice players was [...]

By | Sport | Friday, 16 September 2011 at 12:01 am

iBet: That start of the Europa League, Sport

iBet: That start of the Europa League

I’m not a massive fan of betting on the Europa League but when we can be sure the managers are taking it seriously in terms of their team selection we can trade with more confidence.

By | Sport | Thursday, 15 September 2011 at 12:01 am

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