Football Tips 05/04/2014

A place in the final of the Welsh Cup is at stake today and hosts TNS look poised to make it having seen off very strong competition to get here. They are top of the Premier League, clear by 9 points and have a game in hand over their closest rivals Airbus, a full strength squad is set to be fielded here as they attempt to reach the final for the 2nd time in 3 years. Last time these met TNS dominated the game only to draw thanks to the help of poor referee decisions. A look at Bala's recent form shows they have been winning fairly regularly but look deeper and you find they now battle in the relegation phase of the league competition and only play the poor teams within the division.

With just 6 rounds remaining in the league every game is a must win for an Alfreton side teetering on the play-off spots. Home form has been a keystone up to this point, on the road Alfreton are fairly poor but 13 wins from 19 played at the The Impact Arena has kept them well in contention. Welling come into this game with just 1 win from the last 5 played, they are safe from relegation at this point and also have slim to no chance of reaching the play-offs, their season is pretty much over now and we expect this to show in their game against a determined host. The reverse fixture ended in a 2-1 win for travelling Alfreton, if they cannot pick up something at home we don't fancy Welling's chances on the road.

This fixture really should be a walk in the park for in-form Steaua, they are top of the league and clear by 8 points, they come into this game riding a streak of 6 straight wins, undefeated since the 1st February. The opponent however are not having it so well, 1 win in 5 is very poor considering even their win came against relegation placed Viitorul. The two meetings between these ended in wins for Steaua, 2-0 and 3-0 and only a major upset with see them leave with less than 3 points today.