The Hard Tackle takes a look at the best betting markets for the top fixtures ahead of the eighth game-week of the Premier League.
It is a game-week full of mouth-watering contests as Chelsea host Leicester City in an early Saturday kickoff. Manchester City host Everton in an enticing match-up while Tottenham travel to face one of their bogey teams in recent seasons, West Bromwich Albion. But, the match of the week is the Monday night fixture that feature in Liverpool and Manchester United, two of the most iconic clubs in the history of English football.
The Hard Tackle takes a look at the potentially profitable markets available in the top matches:
(Note that the odds mentioned here have been extracted from Bet365.com)
Favourable Bets result for Game-week 7 : 5/15
The Hard Tackle aggregate : 32/62 , 1 half-return
1. Chelsea vs Leicester City
A ginormous fixture for both the sides. Two highly-rated Italian managers with reputation to go along with it pit their wits against each other with each of them needing a win.
Chelsea will be without some of their key men including Willian, who has stayed in Brazil following the demise of his mother.
Leicester almost needed the international break after they somehow managed a 0-0 draw against Southampton. The Foxes are likely to make the most of their opportunity with Chelsea likely to be unsettled following rumours of Conte facing the sack.
Favourable Bets :
1. Team Corners Leicester Over 4.5 @ 1.83
2. Over 2.5 Match Goals @1.67
3. Leicester +1 Asian Handicap @ 1.925
Underdog Bets :
1. Leicester win @ 6.00
2. Correct Result : Chelsea 1 – 2 Leicester @ 19.00
3. Special : Goalscorer Match Bet : Jamie Vardy favoured against Diego Costa @ 5.00
4. Both Teams to Score – YES & Result – Leicester @ 9.50
2. Arsenal vs Swansea
A fixture that is more open than it looks. On paper and based on form, the result looks ominous for Swansea.
But, regardless of the form, Swansea have actually fared well against Arsenal in the recent past. The Welsh outfit have won 3 of the last 5 league encounters while drawing one of them.
New manager Bob Bradley has had a few days to make himself aware of the squad he has inherited and the American manager, who said in his interview that he finds himself to be cut from the same managerial cloth as Guardiola, Klopp and Mourinho, would not find a better way to announce himself on the big stage than against the Gunners, who appear to be in smoking hot form.
Favourable Bets :
1. Arsenal Clean Sheet – No @1.72
2. Swansea +1.5,+2.0 Asian Handicap @ 1.925
Underdog Bets :
1. Swansea Clean Sheet – YES @ 11.00
2. Correct Result – Arsenal 0 – 1 Swansea @ 34.00
3. Over 14 Match Corners @ 5.50
4. Swansea Draw No Bet @ 9.00
5. Swansea or Draw @ 3.75
3. Manchester city vs Everton
This is set to be the most intriguing fixture of the weekend. People would have their eyes glued to see how City and Guardiola, in particular, responds to his first defeat of his reign.
Everton have ran Manchester City close in almost all of their recent encounters.
But, Everton are also winless in 3 now if you count their loss to Norwich in the EFL Cup. Both the teams loaded up on quality but seem to be on the opposite side of the form table after a brilliant start.
This fixture could just set up the whole month and half in the lead up to January and momentum is something City need right now.
They are due to face Barcelona, Southampton and Manchester United in their next three matches and would love to go into the Champions League match against Guardiola’s side with a win over Everton.
Koeman, though, has also revamped the defence, to an extent, which looked to leak goals every game last season under Martinez.
In fact, Everton have conceded less than Manchester City as even though, both teams have been in crackling form on the attacking end, this seems likely to pan out as the battle of the two defences.
The forwards on either side are unlikely to let mistakes go unpunished and Everton could prove to be a real test for Guardiola after the Tottenham debacle.
Favourable Bets :
1. Team Corners Everton Over 3.5 @ 1.61
2. Everton +1.0,+1.5 Asian Handicap @ 1.80
Underdog Bets :
1. Manchester City 2 – 2 Everton @ 17.00
4. West Bromwich Albion vs Tottenham
Tottenham has become probably the best rounded team in the whole of Premier League after the appointment of Pochettino.
A prolific team with lots of goals as well as one of the most miser defences in the Premier League goes head-to-head against a team who, in Tony Pulis, has a manager well renowned for his defensive formations.
And, judging by their previous encounters, Tottenham are likely to struggle. Spurs have defeated West Brom only once in their last 6 encounters with the other side winning once while 4 of the matches ended as draws.
But, one thing is common, there have been no goalless matches in the last six encounters, something which could be a possibility this time around.
Tottenham have improved massively in defence while Spurs have had problems in the current campaign disposing off teams that either finished in the lower half of the table last season or just got promoted.
The youngsters at Tottenham are known to lose composure when things aren’t exactly going their way and could find themselves being booked as West Brom try to frustrate the North Londoners.
Favourable Bets :
1. Over 1.5 Team Cards Tottenham @ 1.83
Underdog Bets :
1. Correct Scoreline : West Brom 0 – 0 Tottenham @ 9.50
5. Liverpool vs Manchester United
The clash of two of the most iconic clubs in the history of not only England but the whole footballing world. And now, after a certain while, the fixture boasts of two of the best managers in the world too in Mourinho and Klopp.
Honestly, Liverpool are in menacing form and their results against other top sides should have Manchester United scared.
But, the new manager at Manchester United is not so new when it comes to rivalries. Mourinho’s big match record is a testament to his reputation as one of world’s best and he has the chance to prove it once again as he prepares for the biggest match yet of his Manchester United reign.
Favourable Bets :
1. Over 2.5 Match Goals @ 1.75
2. Manchester United Team Corners Over 4.5 @ 1.72
Underdog Bets :
1. Manchester United win @ 3.50
2. Absurd Correct Score Liverpool 2 – 4 Manchester United @ 67.00
3. Over 4.5 Match Goals @ 5.50
4. Both Teams to Score in First Half @ 4.00
