PREMIER LEAGUE: The Striker previews TOTTENHAM v NEWCASTLE, CRYSTAL PALACE v CHELSEA and BRIGHTON v ARSENAL in the Premier League all with a recommended BETDAQ bet.
TOTTENHAM V NEWCASTLE
12.30pm It’s the first Premier League weekend of 2025 on BETDAQ Betting Exchange! We have a cracking day ahead on Saturday with some very interesting markets to go through. We start with Spurs hosting Newcastle, and this is the latest saga with Spurs this season! Ange Postecoglou continues to defend his football beliefs in the face of full scale criticism from the UK media! He’s not going to change his style now, and in fairness Spurs have been one of the most entertaining sides to watch this season. Spurs have the joint-third best attacking figure in the Premier League this season so in my opinion they just need to stay the course – the reality is something “Spursy” is always around the corner, but these things take time. Newcastle have been improving a lot recently and their average xG figures seem to be increasing every week. They’ve put four wins together and they haven’t conceded a goal too – obviously beating Manchester United isn’t a massive achievement these days but it was a very smooth 2-0 win at Old Trafford. This is an interesting game – Spurs are definitely low on confidence and Newcastle will feel that they are there for the taking.
It’s not a surprise that Newcastle come into the game as the favourites – they are trading 2.34 with Spurs 3.0 and the draw is 4.1 at the time of writing. With the amount of injuries they’ve had and the amount of mistakes they make at the back, it’s hard to have any faith in Spurs at the moment. Obviously their attacking figures have been very good, but they just hasn’t been translating into results. Even when they are in control of games – a classic case being the Manchester United game in the Carabao Cup – they make things so dramatic with unforced errors. This should be another very entertaining Spurs game, and the market is expecting goals – Over 2.5 goals is trading as short as 1.38. Overs backed have had plenty of success in Spurs games this season – it’s hard not to see goals here, but the prices don’t offer much value. Newcastle have some excellent momentum at the moment, and at 2.38 I feel they are the best value option to start the day. As I said, Spurs are there for the taking.
The Striker Says:
Two points win Newcastle to beat Tottenham at 2.38 with BETDAQ BETTING EXCHANGE
You can view all markets here -> https://betdaq.biz/TtmNew
CRYSTAL PALACE V CHELSEA
3pm We have a very busy afternoon with five games kicking off at 3pm. By far the most interesting game in my opinion is Crystal Palace hosting Chelsea. It’s been a terrible few weeks for Chelsea, and it must feel like the wheels are falling off at the moment. I have to say, not many Premier League fans had them in the title race at the start of the season. However, they ended up there almost by default with Manchester City and Arsenal dropping so many points – any hope they had of actually catching Liverpool is now gone though with losses to Fulham and Ipswich, along with a draw before Christmas at Everton. Those are fixtures you need to win to challenge for the title – even if you only had a small chance. At the start of the season a Top Four finish would have been deemed an excellent result for Chelsea, and now that they sit in fourth spot, they just need to steady the ship. That’s going to be tough against a decent Crystal Palace side who haven’t lost many games recently. We’ll no doubt have a lot of strong opinions on the Chelsea price here.
Chelsea are trading 2.0 with Crystal Palace 3.95 and the draw is 4.0 at the time of writing. In terms of performances, Chelsea will say they were unlucky against Ipswich – they finished with a higher xG figure – but that definitely wasn’t the case against Fulham. I wouldn’t be rushing to back them at 2.0 here. Palace have been struggling to score goals this season – their average xG figure is 1.41 which is a mid-table Premier League figure, but they haven’t been converting those chances – their actual goals scored average is close to one per game. That being said; they’ve only lost twice in eleven Premier League games and one of those was against Arsenal too. Given this little run that Chelsea are on, I do feel that the 2.0 is too short here – as I said, Palace have been tough to beat lately. I’m happy to keep stakes small given Palace have struggled to convert their chances, but I feel we’ll have a closer game than the odds suggest here.
The Striker Says:
One point lay (liability) Chelsea to beat Crystal Palace at 2.0 with BETDAQ BETTING EXCHANGE
You can view all markets here -> https://betdaq.biz/CryChl
BRIGHTON V ARSENAL
5.30pm We finish Saturday with another intriguing market as Brighton host Arsenal. Brighton seem to have lost their spark this season, and they come into the game off the back of seven Premier League games without a win. They haven’t had a tough fixture list either – Southampton, Fulham, Leicester, Crystal Palace, West Ham, Brentford and Aston Villa is hardly a fixture list that you could make excuses for. They’ve slipped down to mid-table, and it’s hard to see them getting Europa League football again this season. They have a high-mid-table attacking figure, but they’ve clearly been sloppy at the back. Their average xG conceded of 1.26 is a respectable figure, but they are conceding over that – roughly what they are creating. When you concede what you create, you usually end up in mid-table in most of the top leagues around Europe. Arsenal seem to have got their mojo back in recent weeks, and it’s almost become a two horse race for the title with Chelsea dropping out. That being said, Liverpool are so hard ahead you’d nearly call it a one horse race at this stage! Arteta’s men just can’t afford top drop any more points now, and then see what happens.
We have an interesting market here. Arsenal are the odds on favourites at 1.82 with Brighton 4.8 and the draw is 4.0 at the time of writing. I have to say, Arsenal look cracking value in my opinion. Arteta has faced a lot of criticism this season – you’d had headlines like Arsenal are boring and his style is turning into Jose Mourinho parking the bus. However, I feel that Arsenal conceded a lot of chances at the start of the season and he has worked on correcting that. It’s cost them a little going forward, but as I said it above it feels like they have their mojo back now. They now have the best defensive figure in the Premier League again, and their average xG created is improving at the moment too. I really like the Arsenal win here – Brighton just haven’t been playing that well lately and obviously they’ve faced some criticism off the pitch too with parties etc. I feel we’re getting enough value on the Arsenal win at 1.82 that it’s worth a Five Star NAP!
The Striker Says:
Five points win Arsenal to beat Brighton at 1.82 with BETDAQ BETTING EXCHANGE
You can view all markets here -> https://betdaq.biz/BhaArs
