Making your predictions and placing bets on the Eredivisie can be a tricky business and it is, unsurprisingly, very simple for a predictor to fall into the trap of betting solely on fixtures involving the most successful team in the history of the division – Ajax.

The IFA Championship, contested in Northern Ireland, was founded in 2008 to succeed the IFA Intermediate League which folded as part of the reorganisation of top-level football in the region.

It is the second tier of league football, one level below the IFA Premiership (N. Ireland's national league) and Championship clubs each have what is known as 'intermediate' status.

The IFA Premiership in Northern Ireland is, after the English league, the second oldest league in the world and betting thereon has been a hugely popular pastime from the beginning in 1890, right through to the present internet age.

June 20th saw the announcement of the fixtures for the 2012-2013 season and odds-makers have been busy setting prices on behalf of online bookmakers everywhere.

Fans of football betting are in for a treat as the list of League Two opening-day fixtures has thrown up some real gems, however hard to call they may be for a confused predictor…

From the very first whistle we can look forward to fixtures such as