Two ain't my lucky number

I have never had a run like this. I've lost a reasonable amount of money over the years, but my losses have always been punctuated by the odd decent win. Or at least the odd bit of luck.

In the paper this morning, the Aston Villa manager was lamenting the number of chances his side had missed the previous evening. I know how he feels.

At least my lunchbreak was more enjoyable than the previous day, as I made £45.
It was a Champions League evening, with a few games in a tin-pot domestic trophy. I had a small total goals bet on the tin-pot matches. It was almost a bet for the sake of it, I'm embarrassed to admit. I backed five matches to have more than two goals. All five had fewer than three goals.

As far as the Champions League was concerned, I had a corners bet on the Liverpool v Atletico Madrid. The decisive corner came in the 93rd minute. A win, at last. Unfortunately, I'd only had a token bet because I hadn't really fancied it. So instead of wiping out my corners losses, I reduced them by £10.

I also backed 'more than two goals' in the same match. I started with a small stake and kept putting more on throughout the game. I even had £2 on at 25.0, when the score was 1-0 with 10 minutes to go. I reasoned that it was the only way to wipe out my debts without investing a small fortune (I would have made a profit of £110 for a £23 stake). The game finished with a total goals figure somewhere between one and three - just for a change.

To top it all I had £20 on Barcelona to beat Basle, to make £2.50 profit. Barcelona had won their previous three matches 4-1, 5-0 and 5-0 (the latter was an away win against their Swiss opponents). Basle had failed to win a point in their Champions League matches. The result was 1-1

I am now £230 down on total goals and £50 down on corners. So if I have £220 on 'more than two goals' and £35 on 'more than 12 corners' in the Celtic v Manchester United game tonight, I will be level if both eventualities come right. Of course, if they don't, I will be £535 down.

Am I brave enough? What do you think?

Running total: the cupboard is bare