Betfair Live Video: Vitesse to keep the heat on at the top

6Apr 2013

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Betfair Live Video brings you more top draw action from the world of football, this Saturday's lineup features matches from the Polish Ekstraklasa and the Dutch Eredevisie...

Sląsk Wroclaw vs Gornik Zabrze

Saturday 14:45

First up we've got action from the Polish Ekstraklasa, last years' champions Slask Wroclaw host Gornik Zabrze with both teams eyeing up a Europa League spot.

Last season ended in glory for Slask as they won the league by a point under manager Orest Lenczyk. His replacement this year Stanislav Levy looks unlikely to replicate that success as they currently sit in fifth position.

With Legia Warsaw out in front and in strong form it look odds on the title will be heading to the capital this year so the realistic goals for both Slask and Gornik is to claim the precious Europa League qualification places.

Slask or 'WSK' as they are more commonly known looked like real contenders until the start of March but since then they've only got one victory in five. Last weeks' loss to relegation bound Belchatow was a big blow and a real embarrassment for the reigning champs.

WSK play at the impressive Stadion Miejski; built for last years European Championships it's far bigger than the club needs and is usually only a third full but their home form has actually been pretty solid. They are unbeaten in five at home and if they win on Saturday would overtake their opposition by a point.

Manager Levy has this week called for his players to play at a higher tempo and show more aggression, he'll also be hoping to get more out of his strikers. The most regular supply of goals has come from the midfield where the trio of Waldemar Sobota, Piotr Cwielong and captain Sebastian Mila have been WKS's most consistent performers.

Gornik too are missing reliable strikers, since the sale of Arkadiusz Milik in January their form has been inconsistent. They lost three straight before a relieving win over Widzew Lodz last week.

Two factors in 'the Miners' favour are their sturdy defence which ranks second in the league and their notable away record; before last weeks' loss to table topping Legia they hadn't been defeated on their travels in eight matches.

They won in Zabrze 4-1 earlier in the season and will be hoping to replicate that performance on Saturday. Midfielder Grzegorz Bonin has come out in the press and said that a draw would not be good enough so it sounds Gornik will attack their hosts. WSK have keeper Marian Keleman suspended and expect Gornik to put his replacement to the test.

Recommended Bet:

Back the Draw @ 3.1

Vitesse vs Breda

Saturday 17:45

Second up on Saturday the camera's are in the Netherlands as Betfair Live Video brings you the chance to see one of the hottest strikers in Europe; high flying Vitesse Arnhem and their star man Wilfried Bony host struggling NAC Breda.

Vitesse are in scintillating form, they've won six in a row and are now level pegging with PSV, only Ajax have more points and the gap is only three. They've never really been recognised as genuine title contenders but this season the boys from Arnhem can't be ignored.

Merab Jordania, Vitesse's controversial wealthy Georgian owner has lofty ambitions. He recruited manager Fred Rutten from PSV in the summer and under his excellent stewardship the side have flourished. They have won more games then any other team in the division and have only been turned over once at home, by Ajax.

A lot of their success has been down to the clever use of the loan market and a fruitful relationship with Chelsea. Gael Kakuta, Tomas Kalas and Patrick Van Aanholt have all spent the season on loan at Vitesse and started most games. Another big performer has been the impressive Marco Van Ginkel, the elegant midfielder has been a regular scorer and has been rewarded with recognition from the national team.

However there is no doubting who the star of the show is. Wilfried Bony, the Iviorian striker has been unstoppable, he has crashed in 27 goals in 25 games so far this campaign. It's no wonder that there is always a host of scouts at the GelreDome watching his progression, numerous Premiership clubs have registered an interest already.

The visitors are NAC Breda who despite looking comfortable in mid table will still be looking over their shoulder at the relegation zone. They'll probably only need a few more points to guarantee survival and will be hoping to avoid defeat on Saturday.

Bosnian manager Nebojsa Gudelj has done enough and considering the limited budget he's had to work with the 'Rats' as they are affectionately known will be content for another year in the top flight with the potential to improve next year.

Their most influential player is known well to the manager, it's his son Nemanja, the midfielder has had a fine season, he's their leading scorer with five.

NAC have only lost one in seven on their travels and will be tricky opponents for Vitesse but considering the reverse fixture went the way of Vitesse by a three goal margin it's hard to see beyond a home win.

Recommended Bet:

Back Vitesse to win @ 1.48

Back over 3.5 Goals @ 2.72