PREMIER LEAGUE: The Striker previews MANCHESTER UNITED v CRYSTAL PALACE and ARSENAL v MANCHESTER CITY both all with a recommended BETDAQ bet.
MANCHESTER UNITED V CRYSTAL PALACE
2pm It’s a fantastic Super Sunday from the Premier League on BETDAQ Betting Exchange! There’s no doubt all eyes will be on Arsenal hosting Manchester City in the prime time Sunday TV slot, but we kick off the day with another fascinating game as Manchester United host Crystal Palace. We actually have two very similar markets here – we have two home favourites both trading within two ticks of each other. We kick off the day at Old Trafford, and the Manchester United saga continues – what we get here is once again anyone’s guess. The Rashford situation continues to rumble on – it’s hard not to take Ruben Amorim’s side to be honest. The basic requirement for a football player on the kind of wages Rashford is on is to train properly. United won midweek in the Europa League, and that followed a win last weekend against Fulham. Two clean sheets away from home and grinding out wins; that’s progress for United at the moment! This market is interesting because they’ve actually struggled more in home games since Amorim took over. United come into the game as the favourites at 2.12 with Crystal Palace 3.9 and the draw is 3.6 at the time of writing.
Laying United at home has proven very profitable recently – not even laying them, but backing against them! Brighton, Newcastle Bournemouth and Nottingham Forest have all won within the last five Premier League fixtures here. The win for United was a 3-1 win over Southampton which they made very hard work too only scoring late. Crystal Palace have a better average xG figure by 0.01 compared to United and although they have conceded more chances than United this season, it’s hard to get away from the United lay here at 2.12 from a value point of view. There are signs of progress with United over the last few weeks, but they still look miles off – they aren’t delivering the system Amorim wants and I can just see Palace making this game a lot harder than odds of 2.12 suggest. I’m not going to go crazy with the stakes, but I’m very happy with a position against United here.
The Striker Says:
Two points lay (liability) Manchester United to beat Crystal Palace at 2.12 with BETDAQ BETTING EXCHANGE
You can view all markets here -> https://betdaq.biz/MunCrl
ARSENAL V MANCHESTER CITY
4.30pm We have the highlight of the Premier League weekend in the prime Super Sunday TV slot as Arsenal host Manchester City. It wasn’t so long ago that this was a massive top of the table clash – this season Liverpool are miles ahead of both sides. City have been through a nightmare run, and they paid the price on Friday for that lack of confidence spilling over into the Champions League – they have to play Real Madrid in the playoff to get into the Last 16. Their Premier League title bid is as good as over, exiting the Champions League early as well would be a disastrous season by City’s standards. It’s a sign of the times that Arsenal come into the game as strong favourites. Arsenal are trading 2.02 with Manchester City 4.1 and the draw is 3.65 at the time of writing. It wouldn’t be a total surprise to even see Arsenal go off as the odds on favourites here – that’s quite a turnaround considering that City have delivered in meetings with Arsenal when the pressure was on. Arsenal have had a good recent record – they picked up results in the last four meetings but it is hard to forget the City win on the run-in when Arsenal had a big points lead only to blow up on the run-in.
Obviously we’re going to have some big opinions on the Arsenal price on either side of the book. I am in the lay camp to be honest – I feel the 2.02 is too short based on their performance level this season. I know City have had a huge amount of issues so I’m going to keep stakes small, but it’s going to be hard to get away from the Arsenal lay from a value point of view in my opinion. Arsenal have the best defensive figure in the Premier League this season, but they haven’t been creating as much this season. They only have the sixth best attacking figure this season – City have had a lot of issues at the back of course, but their average xG created of 1.94 is very impressive. Only Liverpool have been creating more chances. It will be interesting to see how this game goes tactically – Arteta might set his side up a little cagey but to be honest given the situation in the title race, Arsenal need to win every game. I have to say if he is cagey here, that would be a huge negative for the mindset of Arsenal to be honest. That being said, I like the Arsenal lay at the odds.
The Striker Says:
One point lay (liability) Arsenal to beat Manchester City at 2.02 with BETDAQ BETTING EXCHANGE
You can view all markets here -> https://betdaq.biz/ArsMnc
