PREMIER LEAGUE PREVIEW: A depleted Premier League fixture list this weekend with the FA Cup Quarter Finals knocking out some of the matches but league leaders Leicester are in action against Newcastle on Monday. Will the Toon show improved form under new manager Rafael Benitez?
First up at 12.45pm on Saturday is Norwich v Man City which gives City every chance to get their title challenge back on track after a frustrating spell.
Norwich v Manchester City 12-45 Saturday
City come into this game searching for some away form in the Premiership; they have only managed two wins in their last 10 away from home. They will be pleased to play Norwich however; as they are unbeaten on their last five trips, winning four of those. They also have won away from home at Carrow Road already this season, winning 3-0 in the FA Cup. Still though, 1.6 on City doesn’t jump off the page given their recent away struggles, and there could be more value elsewhere. In the under/over 2.5 goals market, there is a strong trend on Man City games for over 2.5! 19 of their last 25 games in all competitions have had over 2.5 goals, and with their recent defensive issues, that could be the best bet at around the 1.9 mark. It’s also worth noting that in the last eight meetings between the sides in the Premiership, there have been 40 goals. So it could be a good start to the Premiership this weekend goals wise.
You can see all markets here -> http://bit.ly/BDQNorCity
Bournemouth v Swansea 3-00 Saturday
A hard game to have a strong opinion on here given Bournemouth’s average home form and Swansea’s poor away form in the league this season. Bournemouth have only won four of their 14 home games while Swansea have only managed three away wins in their last 15. Swansea have seen recent improvement though, only losing one away game in their last four. Maybe the draw is the percentage call here, currently trading around 3.5. On the correct score market, it could be worth having a small bet on 1-1 at FT, Swansea have kept just one clean sheet in those 15 away games.
You can see all markets here -> http://bit.ly/BDQBourSwan
Stoke v Southampton 3-00 Saturday
Again a tough game to call, in the last eight meetings between the sides, there have been two wins each and four draws. You’d imagine it will be a tight affair, however under 2.5 is trading around 1.6 at the moment and that looks priced correctly. Southampton have found the net only six times in their last ten away games in the league, while only winning two of the last eight away. The percentage call could be Stoke draw-no-bet at around the 1.9 mark. They’ve lost just one of their last six at home in the Premiership, but you’d want to have the draw on side. Laying Southampton around 2.9 is also an option.
You can see all markets here -> http://bit.ly/BDQStokeSouth
Aston Villa v Tottenham 4-00 Sunday
Spurs will want to bounce back from their thrashing midweek to Dortmund, and they will be pleased to face Villa. They are unbeaten on their last eight trips to Villa Park in the Premiership, winning six of those – they have been brilliant away from home in the league this season, however they will want to steady the ship here after a 1-0 defeat away to West Ham before going to Dortmund and losing there too, before the West Ham game however, they were unbeaten in the previous 12 away from home in the Premiership (W7 D5). Spurs are having their best season so far in the Premier league, and there’s no reason why they shouldn’t beat Aston Villa – they’re currently trading around 1.55.
You can see all markets here -> http://bit.ly/BDQVillaSpurs
Leicester v Newcastle 8-00 Monday
Leicester will be looking to extend their lead at the top of the table and there’s no reason why they shouldn’t. Newcastle have lost 17 of their last 21 away games in the Premiership, while Leicester have lost just one of their last 17 Premier league games at home. Their scoring record is also the best in the league (before this weekends games), finding the net in 26 games. Leicester are currently trading around 1.63 in the Match Odds market which seems a shade of value, however it could be worth backing them on some handicaps too. Newcastle have failed to score 12 times, while scoring just eight goals in 20 away games, it could be worth backing Leicester on the Asian handicaps -1 and -1/-1.5, you should get around 2.0 for the former and around 2.4 for the latter on BETDAQ.
You can see all markets here -> http://bit.ly/BDQLeicNewc
£25 IN FREE BETS
Did you know that as well as checking the realtime prices on BETDAQ below – you can also log into your account and place your bets directly into BETDAQ from BETDAQ TIPS.
