Football Bet of the Day: All aboard the Trapani train for one last trip

We're finishing the week in Italy

Kevin Hatchard's dreams of a perfect week have gone up in smoke, but he's hoping to finish the year in style with one last wager on his old friends Trapani.

Pro Vercelli v Trapani
Sunday December 28, 14:00

Our winning run had to come to an end at some stage, but when it did, it was in agonising fashion. Our boys Maccabi Haifa were 1-0 up with just eight minutes to go against Beitar Jerusalem, but having been reduced to ten men, the home side couldn't hold on. They collapsed to a 3-1 defeat, and our dreams of a perfect week were dashed.

This is my final entry into this column for 2014, and it will determine whether I finish in the black or the red, so I hope you'll indulge me by letting me return yet again to the Italian goal kings Trapani. We backed Over 2.5 Goals in their game against Avellino earlier this week, and they rewarded us with a thumping 4-1 win against a team that had kept back-to-back clean sheets.

Trapani have now seen 18 of their 20 Serie B games feature at least three goals, and they have both the best attack (36 goals scored) and the worst defence (40 goals conceded). They are currently seventh in the standings, but could rise all the way to second if they win today and other results go their way.

Trapani's opponents today are Pro Vercelli, and they are leaking plenty of goals at present. They have shipped 14 goals in their last eight games, but they've only failed to score twice in that sequence. Six of their last nine league games have featured three goals or more.

Regular readers will know that I've been banging on about Trapani for ages, but the market is only now adjusting to the trend. Over 2.5 Goals has routinely been trading at above evens in Trapani games, but even though it has come down to 1.9420/21, it's still a great bet.

To all of you who have visited this column in 2014, I hope you've enjoyed reading it as much as I've enjoyed writing it, and I hope you've managed to make some money along the way. Forza Trapani!

Recommended Bet

Back Over 2.5 Goals at 1.9420/21

2014 P/L (1 pt per bet)

Points Staked: 76

Points Returned: 76.12

P/L: +0.12 points