EPL Round 18, all of the fixtures are congested
 

There are only five fixtures left this weekend and all are congested. Will all five be played? We'll see. If 5 fixtures had to be postponed due to COVID, is it really safe to play any of the other 5? Good question!

Ray Stefani

EPL Round 19, all fixtures are congested
 

Here are the Boxing Day matches, maybe, if COVID cooperates. These will be followed by more holiday fixtures.

All the best to you and your family. Have a very Merry Christmas!

Ray Stefani

Hi Ray

Question. Currently I’m having to click on the attachment link you provide each week/round that then gives your predictions. Is there any other way I can get the same information/predictions without having to manually click on the link, download the word doc, copy paste for me to run an automated script to single out which matches I should place a stake on?

Do you perhaps have a API I could call using Curl/PHP?

Hi Fatcat.

I have been providing my soccer and rugby predictions to Ozmium for several years because a friend established this website. I do not have time to create a master site to include my predictions, to include bookie offerings and to program my suggested betting rules. The info I provide is for all my Ozmium friends to use for fun, as each so desires.

Ray Stefani

EPL Round 20 (all fixtures are congested)
 

I am surprised that for the last four weeks of congested fixtures, my favourites have won 18 of 21 non-drawn matches. COVID has been so bad so far this season, that 16 matches have been postponed.

You may enjoy some Zoom talks I have recorded, covering my work on the amazing progress of Olympic champions in individual sports. You can go to YouTube and search for Ray Stefani. Click on my photo and you can watch 5 recorded conference Zoom talks.

Meanwhile, I wish everyone a Happy New Year.

Ray Stefani

EPL Round 21 (all fixtures are congested)
 

Even though we have been inundated with congested fixtures, which in past seasons have resulted in huge upsets; for the last 8 rounds, my favourites have won 80% of the matches that were not drawn. I think the teams cannot manage resources by holding out good players, considering that they are happy to just field a full team, considering COVID issues. They seem to be playing up to their abilities.

Speaking of COVID, the Leicester vs Norwich match has already been postponed.

Have a Happy New Year, football friends.

Ray Stefani

EPL Makeup Matches from round 18 (all are congested fixtures)
 

In Round 21, had you bet on all underdogs, you would have made a 46% profit, It looks like congested fixtures remain unpredictable in spite of recent weeks.

There will be three make-up matches in midweek before Round 22.

Happy New Year,

Ray Stefani

EPL Round 22
 

Because of makeup matches before and after Round 22 and becasue of a few cup matches, all round 22 fixtures are congested.

As we move forward, the EPL will be inserting midweek makeup matches which will continue to create congested fixtures.

Good luck, everyone,

Ray Stefani

EPL Round 17 (makeup) and 24 (early match)
 

It must be tough to be in the EPL these days. When they try to plan ahead, they don't know whom they will play, if they will play and who will be on the field. These four matches will be followed by weekend matches so all four are congested fixtures.

Be well,

Ray Stefani

EPL Round 23
 

There are four fixtures that are not congested:

Everton vs Aston Villa
Leeds vs Newcastle
Southampton vs Man City
Watford vs Norwich

Stay well,

Ray Stefani

EPL Rounds 17 and 24
 

One makeup match from Round 17 was added to the 9 remaining Round 24 matches, since one Round 24 match has already been played. Because of FA Cup matches just before these matches, all matches are congested.

Cheers,

Ray Stefani.

EPL Round 25
 

Here are the 9 weekend matches for Round 25 (one match is postponed). All are congested fixtures because of the mid-week matches just played.

Here is an interesting statistic: Australia and New Zealand each have a gold medal in the Beijing Olympics, better than 72 of the 91 nations entered which have no gold medals.

Cheers,

Ray Stefani

EPL Rounds 18 and 26
 

There is one midweek makeup match from Round 18 and the usual 10 weekend matches, this time from Round 26.

Two matches do not have congested fixtures:Southampton-Everton and West Ham-Newcastle.

Good luck,

Ray Stefani

EPL Rounds 13,18,19,20 makeup matches
 

Here are the four midweek makeup matches. The four fixtures are congested.

The weekend's congested matches were typical: had you bet on all underdogs, you woudl have had a 100% profit.

Cheers,

Ray Stefani

EPL Round 27
 

For Round 27, two matches are not congested fixtures: Brentford vs Newcastle and Brighton vs Aston Villa.

Good luck to all,

Ray Stefani

Ozmium Sports Friends
 

The Ozmium sports area used to be a vibrant and active area. I have been providing football and rugby predictions for more than 20 years. As of about 3 years ago, I had as many as 600 people download my predictions each week. Now, I notice that several of the areas in sports have not had a post in 2 years. My downloads dropped to about 100 per week last year. Now, only a handful are downloading my football predictions.

It takes a lot of my time to give you accurate and insightful predictions and commentary. Since viewers have gone elsewhere, it is not worth my time to continue.

All the best for you in the future,

Ray Stefani

Big thanks for your years of effort Ray. Did follow your EPL tips years ago, but not done EPL at all for past few years, getting more value other sports.

ditto