Copa del Rey Football Betting 2011-2012
The Copa del Rey will be one of the few platforms where a lot of Spanish teams can shine without Barcelona or Real Madrid totally dominating proceedings. The Copa del Rey is one of the most special tournaments in Spanish football which means the supposedly lesser teams will always raise their game when playing one of the big boys.
Copa del Rey football betting 2011-2012 should follow the exact same patterns as many other domestic cup competitions. As the gaps in quality between the teams get smaller and smaller then the value on the betting market will increase. The Copa del Rey 2011-2012 tournament should be one of the most interesting to watch of the whole season.
Copa del Rey Favourites
There are only two teams that everyone will considered Copa del Rey favourites in a Sports Betting sense. These two teams are Barcelona and Real Madrid. These teams really do not like each other and will see the Copa del Rey in 2011-2012 as a chance to outdo each other on the pitch.
The reason these two teams are Copa del Rey favourites is because of their squads and their consistency. Both teams have been the biggest and best sides in Spain over the last two decades and both teams have squads which will allow them to rest key players through the early rounds of the tournament.
Copa del Rey Football Betting
Copa del Rey Football Betting is not going to have a lot of value through the first one or two rounds. There will be a lot of Spanish sides that will come into the competition and raise their game but ultimately they are going to be priced long against the bigger sides who will always be odds on.
The best approach with any cup competition in European Football Betting is to sit back and just enjoy the first couple of rounds. This will allow trends to form and it will become quickly noticeable if one of the Copa del Rey favourites fancies winning the tournament or whether they are going to use it as an excuse for squad rotation.
Underdogs in the Copa del Rey
All punters like a good underdog and Spanish football is no exception. Underdogs in the Copa del Rey can be popular because the magic of a cup competition will always cause a smaller team to raise their game and play above themselves.
Unless the odds are stacked so ridiculously in favour of one of the bigger sides then underdogs in the Copa del Rey for the 2011-2012 tournament could prove to be very popular. Underdogs will always have the better value odds and will always provide good betting value in the build up to a match and even during the game itself.
Copa del Rey
The Copa del Rey has taken on extra significance for a lot of Spanish teams considering the global domination that Barcelona are currently enjoying in football. The Copa del Rey has become less of a symbolic symbol in Spanish football and more a chance to upset the Barcelona monopoly.
This is a shame for all of the football purists in the world but it was always going to be the case with Barcelona winning pretty much everything in sight. The Real Madrid win of the 2010-2011 season showed that the competition is taken seriously by the big boys and will continue in the same way.