PREMIER LEAGUE SATURDAY: The Striker previews two fantastic matches in the Premier League on Saturday starting with the Merseyside Derby from Anfield at 12.30pm and then MAN U v CHELSEA at tea-time. Both include a recommended BETDAQ bet.
LIVERPOOL V EVERTON
12.30pm It’s a blockbuster Saturday from the Premier League on Betdaq Betting Exchange! We had a superb week with the Champions League kicking off, but Saturday is right out of the top drawer with the Merseyside Derby and then Manchester United hosting Chelsea! We kick off the day with the Merseyside Derby at Anfield, and Liverpool will be looking to extend their 100% record in the Premier League this season. They already have a three point advantage over Arsenal, but the manner of their four wins has been exceptionally dramatic. They could have easily dropped points against Newcastle, Arsenal and Burnley! Everton actually have a good record against Liverpool recently; especially considering that the gulf in class between the sides is massive these days. Liverpool have been coming into a lot of recent games against Everton as the red-hot favourites, but Liverpool have only won five of their last eleven Premier League meetings between the sides. That’s not a great record considering Liverpool have been around 1.3 favourites at times too. As you would expect though, Liverpool come into this game as the odds on favourites. Arne Slot’s men are trading 1.48 with Everton 7.8 and the draw is 4.9 at the time of writing.
I have very similar thoughts to last season here in the sense that the Liverpool record against Everton would easily put you off backing them here. The 1.48 makes little appeal in my opinion – it’s hard to argue that they should be massively shorter given the history. Sides always up their level in a derby, and that is definitely the case for Everton. David Moyes and his side have done well this season too; three results from four games is a steady start but obviously on performance levels there’s a huge amount between the sides here. I’m happy to stay out of the match odds market. It’ll be interesting to see what tactics Everton adopt here; Liverpool have been very sloppy at times at the back so will they opt to fight fire-with-fire or play for a draw. We actually haven’t had many goals in the recent meetings between the sides – Under 2.5 goals has collected in six of the last seven Premier League meetings. That’s trading 2.48 here which looks a little too big to ignore in my opinion. Obviously the negative is how open Liverpool have been in some of their games this season – Bournemouth and Newcastle – but I do feel given the history of this fixture, Unders looks a nice bet for a small investment.
The Striker Says:
One point win Under 2.5 goals at 2.48 with BETDAQ BETTING EXCHANGE
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MANCHESTER UNITED V CHELSEA
5.30pm Next we have a fixture that will be one of the major talking points this weekend, and hopefully for the rest of the week! Manchester United host Chelsea, and if you believe the rumours Ruben Amorim only has three games to save his job at Old Trafford. When the fixtures were released this season, Opta calculated that United had the toughest start to the season – now Amorim faces Chelsea, Brentford and Sunderland in those three games – but after the International break they have Liverpool away! Ironically, United come into the weekend with the best attacking figure in the Premier League – they have an average xG created of 1.83 over their four games which is better than the likes of Liverpool, Arsenal and Manchester City. Similar to last season, United just haven’t been taking their chances. United finished last season with an xG of 1.43 but an actual average of 1.16 goals scored per game. They had a similar situation at the back too; conceding more goals than they should. This season their average xG conceded is 1.23 but their actual goals scored average is 1.75. We’ve covered a lot of old ground with this United side, but there’s only so much a manager can do.
All the talk is of the system, but the players are missing some golden chances and making some poor decisions. Roy Keane light the light on that at the weekend. It’ll be fascinating to see the atmosphere in the stadium; what percentage of the fans support the manager and how that works out. We have a pretty open market – Chelsea come into the game as the favourites at 2.56 with Manchester United 2.84 and the draw is 3.8 at the time of writing. Chelsea were put to the sword midweek in the Champions League away to Bayern Munich, but obviously they face an easier test here. United seem to crumble when they are put under any sort of pressure, and it’s hard not to see the likes of Cole Palmer breaking through at some point. Chelsea drew their opening game of the season 0-0 against Crystal Palace, but since then they’ve been in the goals. They will put pressure on United at some point here, and United just cannot handle pressure at the moment, the midfield is all over the place – I’m happy to take the 2.56 on the away win.
The Striker Says:
Two points win Chelsea to beat Manchester United at 2.56 with BETDAQ BETTING EXCHANGE
You can view all markets here -> https://betdaq.biz/PLMuCh
