The English Premier League season is entering the home stretch and we take a look at 3 of the matches taking place this weekend and suggest a bet in each of them.
There has been little change in the Outright Betting with Manchester City 1/4 favourites to defend their title with Liverpool priced at 28/10 their only realistic challenges and click here for all the Long Term Premier League markets including Relegation, to Finish Last and Top Goal Scorer.
SATURDAY
BRIGHTON v LIVERPOOL
Brighton are currently 13th on the log and have lost 4 matches in a row most recently going down 2-1 away to Newcastle. Their last two home games were a 2-0 defeat to Villa and a 3-0 defeat to Burnley.
Brighton have just won 3 matches in 13 attempts at home this season and those home games have averaged just 2 goals each with 10 of the 13 matches failing to reach the 3 goal mark.
Liverpool won their 7th successive League match to keep the pressure on Manchester City when they beat West Ham 1-0 at home last weekend. They had a rare defeat in midweek going down 1-0 at home to Inter, but still progressed to the quarter-finals of the Champions League on aggregate.
Liverpool have lost twice on the road this season and their away games have averaged 3.6 goals each with 10 of the 13 matches delivering profits for over 2.5 goal backers.
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Brighton 11/2
Draw 7/2
Liverpool 5/10
Suggested Bet: Both teams to score, YES, at 15/20
The sides played out a 2-2 draw at Anfield earlier in the season and both teams have scored in 4 of the last 5 League matches between the sides.
MANCHESTER UNITED v TOTTENHAM
Manchester United are 5th on the log, 2 points ahead of Tottenham in 7th, but having played 2 games more. Last time out they lost 4-1 away to neighbours Manchester City and that broke a run of 8 successive matches without a defeat in the League.
United have only won 50% of their home games this season with 4 losses in their 14 matches and the games at Old Trafford have been low scoring of late with the last 5 matches failing to breach the 2.5 goal line.
Tottenham haven’t had a draw in their last 10 League games and they are coming off back-to-back wins, 5-0 at home to Everton and 4-0 on the road to Leeds. Prior to that they had lost 4 out of 5 matches with the exception been a 3-2 away win at Manchester City. Tottenham away games have averaged 2.6 goals.
Manchester United beat Tottenham 3-0 on the road earlier this season and they have beaten Tottenham in their last 2 away matches, but last season Tottenham won this fixture 6-1.
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Manchester United 23/20
Draw 26/10
Tottenham 95/40
Suggested Bet: Tottenham win at 95/40
Tottenham have been on fire of late and I think they can take advantage of a Manchester United side that is still battling for consistency. With United forced to come forward at home, Tottenham should be devastating with a break.
SUNDAY
ARSENAL v LEICESTER
The Gunners are currently 4th on the table and are coming off 4 successive victories, most recently 3-2 away at Watford. Their last two home games were 2-1 victories over Wolves and Brentford. They have only lost twice in 13 starts at home this season and Arsenal’s home games have averaged 2.5 goals each with a fairly even split for over and under 2.5 goal backers.
Leicester are 12th on the table and climbing back up the log after back-to-back victories at home to Leeds and away at Burnley. That Burnley victory broke a run of 4 successive losses on the road. Leicester away games have been amongst the highest scoring in the Division averaging 3.6 goals each and 9 of the 12 matches have had 3 goals or more in them.
Arsenal won the reverse fixture 2-0 at Leicester and last season it was the away team that won on each occasion.
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Arsenal 5/10
Draw 16/5
Leicester 5/1
Suggested Bet: Over 3.5 goals at 15/10
Arsenal have been looking good on attack, but they do tend to let goals in and I think the goals could flow in this game.
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Note: All prices correct at the time of writing but are subject to change
