Sporting Life tipping record: How our recommended bets performed

Points system explained

We use a points system, ranging from 0.5 to 10, to help underline confidence in a selection and to help you weight your stakes. In other words, if your maximum bet is £100 and your normal bet is £10, you might have £10 on a 1pt win selection, £10 each-way for 1pt each-way, £20 for 2pts win, and so on.

Points staked also enable us to keep a fully transparent P&L, which you'll see below, but should be considered a guide only. Only bet what you can afford, and if you are concerned about your gambling please call the National Gambling Helpline on 0808 8020 133, or visit begambleaware.org.

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Profit since start of 2003 until start of current month (May 2020) is +3137.53pts

• May fixed-odds total = +7pts
• May ante-post total = +0pts
• May overall total = +7pts

Football:

Sunday's Bundesliga (May 31) - 1pt Sebastian Andersson to score anytime in Borussia Monchengladbach v Union Berlin at 11/4 (Betfair, Paddy Power), 1pt Borussia Dortmund (-2 handicap) to beat Paderborn at 23/10 (General). PROFIT=5.05pts

Saturday's Bundesliga (May 30) - 1pt Hertha Berlin to win and over 2.5 goals in the match at 2/1 (Sky Bet), 1pt Maximilian Arnold to score anytime in Wolfsburg v Eintracht Frankfurt at 5/1 (Betfair, Paddy Power), 1pt Leon Goretzka to score anytime in Bayern Munich v Fortuna Dusseldorf at 13/5 (Betfair, Paddy Power). LOSS=3pts

Friday's Bundesliga (May 29) - 1pt Robin Koch to score anytime at 18/1 (William Hill), 1pt Over 3.5 goals at 6/4 (General). LOSS=2pts

Wednesday's Bundesliga (May 27) - 1pt Over 2.5 second-half goals in RB Leipzig v Hertha Berlin at 2/1 (bet365), 1pt Erik Thommy to score anytime in Fortuna Dusseldorf v Schalke at 10/3 (bet365). LOSS=2pts

Borussia Dortmund v Bayern Munich (May 26) - 1pt Borussia Dortmund to win at 3/1 (General), 1pt Achraf Hakimi to have 3+ tackles at 7/4 (Sky Bet). PROFIT=0.75pts

Sunday's Bundesliga (May 24) - 1pt Yussuf Poulsen to have 2+ shots on target in Mainz v RB Leipzig at 13/5 (Betfair), 1pt Mark Uth to score anytime in Koln v Dusseldorf at 21/10 (Betfair, Paddy Power). LOSS=2pts

Saturday's Bundesliga (May 23) - 1pt Robin Koch to score anytime in Freiburg v Werder Bremen at 11/1 (Betfair, Paddy Power), 2pts Achraf Hakimi to have 1+ shots on target in Wolfsburg v Borussia Dortmund at 15/8 (Sky Bet), 1pt Over 12.5 corners in Bayern Munich v Eintracht Frankfurt at 2/1 (General). PROFIT=1.75pts.

Friday's Bundesliga (May 22) - 1pt Over 3.5 goals in the game at 5/2 (Bet Victor). PROFIT=2.5pts.

Monday's Bundesliga (May 18) - 2pts Bayer Leverkusen (-1 handicap) to beat Werder Bremen at 15/8 (General). PROFIT=3.75pts.

Sunday's Bundesliga (May 17) - 1pt FC Koln (-1 handicap) to beat Mainz at 12/5 (General), 1pt Sebastian Andersson to score anytime in Union Berlin v Bayern Munich at 7/2 (General). LOSS=2pts.

Saturday's Bundesliga (May 16) - 2pts Borussia Dortmund (-1 handicap) to beat Schalke at 7/5 (General), 1pt Jamilu Collins to be shown a card in Fortuna Dusseldorf v Paderborn at 13/5 (Sky Bet), 1pt Borussia Monchengladbach to win and over 2.5 goals in the match at 12/5 (BoyleSports). PROFIT=4.20pts

Record archive

• April 2020 record = +0.00pts
• March 2020 record = +124.78pts
• February 2020 record = -86.91pts
• January 2020 record = +50.89pts
• December 2019 record = -14.34pts
• November 2019 record = +125.40pts
• October 2019 record = -81.83pts
• September 2019 record = -65.48pts
• August 2019 record = +131.12pts
• July 2019 record = +63.68pts
• June 2019 record = +2.54pts
• May 2019 record = -104.78pts
• April 2019 record = +1.91pts
• March 2019 record = -19.69pts
• February 2019 record = -64.97pts
• January 2019 record = +63.92pts
• December 2018 record = +129.45pts
• November 2018 record = -81.82pts
• October 2018 record = -106.91pts
• September 2018 record = +7.01pts
• August 2018 record = -7.00pts
• July 2018 record = -142.67pts
• June 2018 record = -70.93pts
• May 2018 record = -81.08pts
• April 2018 record = +151.94pts
• March 2018 record = +1.86pts
• February 2018 record = +48.16pts
• January 2018 record = -101.13pts
• December 2017 record = -46.21pts
• November 2017 record = +135.15pts
• October 2017 record = -44.61pts
• September 2017 record = -58.83pts
• August 2017 record = +101.29pts
• July 2017 record = -16.51pts
• June 2017 record = +4.08pts
• May 2017 record = +78.17pts
• April 2017 record = +98.87pts
• March 2017 record = -56.28pts
• February 2017 record = -53.46pts
• January 2017 record = +7.18pts