PREMIER LEAGUE: The Striker previews MANCHESTER UNITED v BRIGHTON and IPSWICH v MANCHESTER CITY both with a recommended BETDAQ bet.
MANCHESTER UNITED V BRIGHTON
2pm Another Super Sunday from the Premier League arrives on BETDAQ Betting Exchange, and we have an fascinating day ahead. We have three fixtures kicking off at 2pm, and the pick of them is definitely Manchester United hosting Brighton. United have really struggled at Old Trafford since Ruben Amorim took over, and they made exceptionally hard work of beating Southampton here on Thursday night. Once again Amorim spoke well after the game – he comes across as the right man for the job, but it’s painfully obvious this United squad is lacking for what he wants to do. Brighton won too on Thursday night; their 2-0 win over Ipswich broke a run of eight games without a win. That would have been a nice confidence boost, and surely they’ll fancy getting a result here given how poor United have been at times this season. It’s been remarkable the difference between this United squad at Manchester City, Liverpool and Arsenal compared to the likes of Bournemouth, Wolves, Newcastle and Southampton. It’s not a surprise to see United come into the game as favourites with home advantage. The home win is trading 2.16 with Brighton 3.6 and the draw is 3.75 at the time of writing.
While it’s not a surprise to see United as the favourites, you wouldn’t exactly be rushing to back them! They went off at an XSP of 1.32 to beat Southampton before trading 20.0 in-running. Obviously they got the job done in the end, but that’s probably a reflection of how poor Southampton have been – they were all over the place against Bournemouth here and the Newcastle loss lacked spirit too. It’s hard to have a lot of confidence in Brighton because they have been on a pretty poor run, and of course it’s also difficult to read too much into the Ipswich win because their level has been low this season – they have the worst attacking figure in the Premier League for example. However, Brighton are marginally creating more than United this season, and they have been marginally better at the back too. I know both sides have been sloppy and lacked results – I just feel the 2.16 on United is too short here. I expect a closer game than those suggest, and I’m happy with the lay at 2.16.
The Striker Says:
Two points lay (liability) Manchester United to beat Brighton at 2.16 with BETDAQ BETTING EXCHANGE
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IPSWICH V MANCHESTER CITY
4.30pm We finish Super Sunday with Ipswich hosting Manchester City. This is a game that everyone will be fully expecting a comfortable City win, but they just haven’t been themselves this season. The title is gone, and we saw something midweek that we rarely see from Pep Guardiola’s side too – they threw away a two goal lead at Brentford in the last ten minutes. We not used to seeing this City side do things like that, and it’s fair to say that they have been all over the place at times this season. I have to say I felt they would get the job done comfortably midweek because Brentford have been exceptionally poor at the back this season, but City conceded an xG very close to 2.0. That’s probably more concerning than the collapse in the last ten minutes. It’s not the first time this season they’ve fallen apart at the end of a game too. Whether or not Ipswich will be able to take advantage of this troubled City side is another question – Ipswich have the worst attacking figure in the Premier League this season and they are in the bottom five on defensive figures too.
I know City are having a tough season, but anything bar a City win here would still be a big surprise. Manchester City come into the game as favourites at 1.4 with Ipswich 8.6 and the draw is 5.9 at the time of writing. That 1.4 on City is probably a sign of the times to be honest – they would usually be much shorter. The issue is it’s just been hard to trust City, and obviously there are plenty of willing layers. I’m happy to stay out of the match odds market here to be honest. I’d much rather back Over 2.5 goals at ten ticks bigger than the City win – City have been pretty sloppy at the back this season, and although Ipswich couldn’t score midweek and they have a poor attacking figure; there’s a chance they find the net at some stage. Ipswich have also been poor at the back, so we could easily see City cover the 2.5 goals on their own. From a value point of view, the goals option looks nice at 1.5 compared to the City win at 1.4.
The Striker Says:
Two points win Over 2.5 goals at 1.5 with BETDAQ BETTING EXCHANGE
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