Football betting: Uefa Cup - Crvena Zvedza vs Bolton

After holding Bayern Munich to a 2-2 draw and beating Manchester United 1-0 last month Crvena Zvedza should be a walk in the park for Bolton, who are priced at 2/1 with Stan James, in the Uefa Cup on Thursday, shouldn't it? Click here to get your £25 free bet from Stan James to bet on the Uefa Cup At first glance Bolton's prospects would seem to be better than their Serbian hosts. Bayern and Man Utd are two of the best sides in Europe, while the Trotters have accumulated three points in Uefa Cup Group F compared to Crvena's none. However, the United and Bayern results were anomalies; inexplicable twists of fate that make our national sport so beautiful and betting upon it so precarious. Crvena, meanwhile, aren't as bad as their results in Europe would suggest. They only narrowly lost 3-2 to Bayern and their other Uefa Cup defeat in Group F - a 3-0 humbling at Aris Thessaloniki - precipitated the loss of their coach Milorad Kosanovic. Since that loss results have improved under Aleksandar Jankovic, who has led his side to second place in the Serbian top flight. It's also worth bearing in mind that Crvena have played a match less than Gary Megson's men. A win in Belgrade and they will be level with Bolton on points in Group F. And readers unconvinced about the prospects of the side once known as Red Star Belgrade need only take a look at the players that won't feature for Bolton on Thursday night to understand where the clever money is. Nicolas Anelka, Kevin Davies, Kevin Nolan, Andy O'Brien, Ricardo Gardner and Jussi Jaaskelainen have all been left at home, while their only other decent player, Ivan Campo, was not registered in time. Do you get the feeling Bolton aren't too bothered about the Uefa Cup? Bolton have managed to draw their three group matches to date and another stalemate might even get them through to the next round, but Crvena Zvezda's will go through with wins against Megson's dogs of war, at 8/5 with Stan James, and Sporting Braga and that's not a bad bet either. Verdict: 2pts Crvena Zvezda @ 8/5 (Stan James); 2pts Crvena Zvezda to qualify @ 2/1 (Betfair)#1 Betfair Bonus £25 Free Bet.#2 Ladbrokes £25 Free Bet.#3 Paddypower Bonus £20 Free Bet.Click here to get your £25 free bet from Stan James to bet on the Uefa Cup