PREMIER LEAGUE We preview all of Saturday’s games in the Premier League with a recommended BETDAQ bet. The weekend starts at Anfield with Liverpool v Swansea and Saturday’s games also include Man City v Spurs at 5.30pm.
LIVERPOOL V SWANSEA
12.30pm Liverpool got back to winning ways midweek in their FA Cup replay against Plymouth, ending a run of four games without a win. It’s hard to see anything but an easy Liverpool win to be honest against the struggling Swansea, but with them trading as short as 1.24 in the match market – obviously we’re going to look around the other markets for a bit of value! Of course Swansea currently sit bottom of the Premier League, however it has been the way they have been shipping goals that has to worry their fans, they seriously need to sort out their defense if they have any chance of staying up. They’ve conceded 17 goals in their last six games in all competitions – we feel an early Liverpool goal here will open the floodgate and we’re happy to take a chance on Any Other Home Win at 3.5 in the correct score market.
BETDAQ BEST BET:
Any Other Home Win (Liverpool to score 4 or more and win) at 3.5.
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BOURNEMOUTH V WATFORD
3pm This is a tough game to call, with both these sides struggling at the moment. Bournemouth have had a really poor January so far, throwing away a three goal lead against Arsenal, while then getting embarrassed by Millwall in the FA Cup losing 3-0, only to make matters worse with a 3-1 loss to the struggling Hull last weekend! The problem with opposing them is Watford aren’t in great form themselves, they’ve only managed one draw from their last five in the Premier League, and included in that was disappointing losses to Stoke and Sunderland. Like we said, this is a tough game to call, however with Bournemouth odds on – we feel that has to be a lay from a value point of view. We just feel that this one will be closer than the odds suggest and are happy to lay Bournemouth at odds on.
BETDAQ BEST BET:
Lay Bournemouth at 1.88.
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CRYSTAL PALACE V EVERTON
3pm Palace got a much needed win midweek in the FA Cup against Bolton, but for all that Bolton are a good side, you have to say that they are a few levels below the Premier League. There’s no getting away from the fact that Palace have been very poor this season, and you could say that Big Sam arguably has his toughest job to date keeping them up. Before the Bolton game, Palace had lost six of their last seven at Selhurst Park – meanwhile Everton have hit some form recently. They embarrassed Manchester City by beating them 4-0 last weekend, and beat Southampton 3-0 before that too, although did lose to Leicester in the FA Cup in between. Now is a good time to be with Everton we feel, and they can take advantage of Palace’s poor run and pile more pressure on them to stay up.
BETDAQ BEST BET:
Everton to beat Crystal Palace at 2.42.
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MIDDLESBROUGH V WEST HAM
3pm West Ham dealt with the Payet situation in the best way possible last weekend by tonking Crystal Palace 3-0, and will be hopeful of a follow up win here against Middlesbrough. They should have a tough time breaking down this Middlesbrough side though, who have proven to be solid at the back for most of the season. And while West Ham easily beat Palace, we expect Middlesbrough to defend much better than they did. This game just screams unders to us, as Middlesbrough don’t offer a whole lot going forward either, indeed they’ve only scored once in their last four Premier League games. Under 2.5 goals is trading 1.7 and we feel that is big enough to get involved.
BETDAQ BEST BET:
Under 2.5 goals at 1.7.
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STOKE V MANCHESTER UNITED
3pm Manchester United’s winning run came to an end last weekend when they were held to a 1-1 draw by Liverpool at Old Trafford. There’s no doubt that Jose Mourinho will be keen to get back on the winning trail here quickly, however the 1.63 on a United win does look to be a bit short. Stoke are having a fairly decent season, and are currently sitting in 9th position in the Premier League table – and we all know they are reasonably tough to beat at home. They’ve been beaten quite easily recently by the likes of Chelsea and Liverpool though, and with United at the same level at them, that would be a worry from a laying United point of view. So we’re going to look to the goals market here for a bit of value, and with over 2.5 trading 1.97 we’re happy to back that. Stoke have seen over 2.5 goals in four of their last six, with the other two had two goals. United have seen plenty of goals lately too, so we’re expecting plenty of chances at both ends in this one.
BETDAQ BEST BET:
Over 2.5 goals at 1.97.
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WEST BROM V SUNDERLAND
3pm Sunderland crashed out of the FA Cup midweek with a timid showing away to Burnley, and you could say they were embarrassed by losing 3-1 at home to Stoke last weekend in the league too. West Brom are looking to bounce back themselves though, having been hammered 4-0 by Spurs last weekend. You have to look at the sides who have beaten West Brom to see that they are having a really good season, but just coming up short against the top sides. There’s no shame in losing to the likes of Chelsea, Spurs, Arsenal and United – and they have handled the smaller sides very well this season. With this in mind, and Sunderland continuing to struggle, the 1.72 on West Brom looks a shade of value and we’re happy to back that.
BETDAQ BEST BET:
West Brom to beat Sunderland at 1.72.
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MANCHESTER CITY V TOTTENHAM
5.30pm Spurs will be buzzing for this game. Fresh off a confidence boosting 4-0 win against West Brom, with Pep Guardiola struggling to adjust his side to cope with the pressures of the Premier League. That seems a funny thing to say given the players experience, however for whatever reason, they have only won 33% of their tackles in the Premier League this season. With Guardiola saying that he “isn’t a coach for tackles,” maybe it has to do with the way he is setting up his side?
There’s no doubt that anything but a win here for City will pour the pressure on Guardiola, who hasn’t enjoyed the press conferences thus far this season. The odds the time of writing currently stand at Manchester City 2.2, Spurs 3.7 with the draw trading 3.55. We can’t get away from the City lay here at 2.2 which looks massively short based on how the teams have been playing. Spurs are in excellent form, and really have a huge chance to get the win here.
BETDAQ BEST BET:
Lay Manchester City at 2.2.
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