The list of wounded and suspended is certainly one of the most important criteria in the eyes of bettors before placing money on a particular game. You want information about a particular team but you don't know where to find them? In this article, we will mention 2 websites on which you will be able to collect this kind of information. Then we'll explain why it's important to keep abreast of the wounded and suspended. Finally, we will give you a concrete example to better understand the importance of this list.
Which sites to find the list of wounded and suspended?
There are several interesting sites to get the list of injured/suspendus as well as news about the teams. But only two of them caught our attention...
Injuries and Suspensions
The name of the site announces the color. » Injuries and Suspensions » means » Injury and Suspensions »
On this site you will be able to find the list of wounded and suspended for the biggest European championships (First League, League 1, Bundesliga...) but also for the less media championships like the Veikkausliiga in Finland or the Super Lig in Turkey.
Simply select the championship you want and click on the list corresponding to the date of the matches you chose to bet on.
Besides, next to each player, you have numbers and a letter in general. The first number corresponds to the number of games played by the player. The 2nd is the number of goals scored. And finally, the letter refers to the player's position in the field (d = defender, m = middle, f = attacker and g = goaltender).
This site is really great because it is updated regularly (at least 24 hours before each day).
However, we noted some negative points:
- It's all in English, but don't worry, there's nothing very complicated.
- Sometimes you cannot get the injured/suspended for all games. To do this, you have to register but it's free
- The site only concerns football. For other major sports, you have to look elsewhere.
Betinf
This site is also dedicated to betters who want to get important information about the teams before placing their bets.
On Betinf.com, you will find substantially the same information as on Injuries and Suspensions within 2-3 details.
In the same way, you must first click on the championship that interests you then click on « Injuries » (top right) to get a list of all injured and suspended.
The teams are listed alphabetically. There is a player's injury/suspension date, position as a player, number of games played, number of goals and assists, and a symbol. This symbol will indicate uncertainty about whether or not a player will play (?+ = high odds for the player to play, ? = uncertain, ?- = high odds for the player not to play, – = will not play and s = suspended).
The little more Betinf is found in providing additional information about the teams. For example, there are reasons for the absences of some players, possible transfers of teams, etc.
In addition, it is possible to obtain the list of wounded and suspended for other sports and major competitions such as NBA, NFL, NHL, etc.
On the other hand, there are also negative points:
- It is entirely in English and you must have some notions
- For football, only the lists of the injured/suspendus of the 5 major championships (First League, League 1, Liga, Series A and Bundesliga) are accessible
Why do you always have to look at this list before you bet?
Placing money on a game without knowing any players who are absent, it's like playing blind and hoping the result is positive. Except in most cases, the result is not the expected result...
Before you bet on any meeting, make sure you checked the names of the injured and suspended. One or two absences can have a big influence on a team's game. So your bet will also be impacted.
For example, if a team's defence is almost decimated by injuries (3 out of 4 defenders are not there), there is a strong bet that this team will find it difficult not to get a goal. Similarly, if a team's lead striker is suspended, the same team may find it more difficult to find the way to the nets.
Let's move on to a more concrete example and you'll understand better?
A concrete example to better understand the impact of the injured and suspended
Take as an example the Nice – Troyes match that took place on Friday 11 August 2017 as part of the 2nd League Day 1.
LOGC Nice was widely preferred and it's quite logical since it's still the promoted Troyes who was moving. The Nice rating was also @1.45 on average on all bookmakers.
Final score: 1-2. It is therefore the Trojans who have imposed themselves on theAllianz Riviera.
Is there an explanation? « logic » To this defeat for Nice GOC? Let's take a look at the wounded.
The 2 terrain environments V. Esseyric and W. Cyprien and the 2 attackers Mr. Le Bihan and Mr. Balotelli were absent due to injury.
On balance, the eagles failed to beat the Troyan doorman more than a single time. With the presence of the 4 additional offensive assets mentioned above, the outcome of the match would certainly have been different.
Conclusion, the impact of absent players is not always obvious but it is in most cases very important. This is certainly one of the reasons for the bad performance of the Nice people against the Trojans. It should also be noted that Nice played against Naples the following week in the dams of the Champions League. This is also one of the other points to take into account when analyzing a football game.
If you want to bet without taking into account absences you can follow our method based only on statistics Here.
