PREMIER LEAGUE SUNDAY: The Striker previews the three games on Sunday: Man U v Liverpool, Sheffield United v Chelsea and Tottenham v Forest – all with a recommended BETDAQ bet.
MANCHESTER UNITED V LIVERPOOL
3.30pm A massive Super Sunday from the Premier League on BETDAQ Betting Exchange awaits. It’s headlined by the biggest rivalry in English football, and what a way to start the day as Manchester United host Liverpool. It’s a sign of the times that Liverpool come here as the odds on favourites, United have been exceptionally poor this season and the gulf in class between the sides has grown over the last few years. Of course with Jurgen Klopp due to leave at the end of the season, things might swing back over the next few years but for the time being it’s Liverpool who are the title challengers. Liverpool are trading 1.67 with Manchester United 4.8 and the draw is 5.0 at the time of writing. When I checked the odds earlier in the week, Liverpool were trading in the high 1.7’s but United conceded another four goals midweek away to Chelsea – losing in dramatic fashion. Only Manchester United could be 2-0 down early, come back to 3-2 up and still be leading in the 100th minute only to lose 4-3. Superb viewing for the neutral; you’d be tearing your hair out if you were a United fan. After the midweek fixtures, Liverpool now have the highest attacking figure in the Premier League with an average xG created of 2.19; what are they going to do to United here?
United have been one of the worst sides at the back in the Premier League. They have been all over the place at times. Their average xG conceded is 1.71 which is the fourth worst defensive figure in the Premier League – only Sheffield United, West Ham and Luton have conceded more. As I mentioned in my preview of the Chelsea game; things could be much worse for United. Their actual goals conceded average is 1.47 which is much lower than 1.71. It will be interesting to see what United decided to do with the manager and players over the summer. A Liverpool fixture has cost a United manager his job in the past, and this is surely one of those fixtures that could get very embarrassing for United. We all remember the Ole Gunnar Solskjaer situation, and it will be interesting to see what Erik ten Hag decides to do. If he fights fire with fire, United will get totally outplayed but how negative can he afford to be given all the mistakes United have been making? I just can’t see how United get a result here, Liverpool are so good going forward and they face one of the worst defensive sides in the league – at 1.66 I’m happy with five points on Liverpool.
The Striker Says:
Five points win Liverpool to beat Manchester United at 1.66 with BETDAQ BETTING EXCHANGE.
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SHEFFIELD UNITED V CHELSEA
5.30pm We have some usually kick off times on Sunday; and Sheffield United host Chelsea at 5.30pm followed by Spurs v Nottingham Forest at 6pm! Chelsea came out the right side of the rollercoaster against Manchester United on Thursday night, and they’ll be fully expected to follow that win up here against the worst side in the Premier League. Sheffield United gave Liverpool half-a-scare midweek as it took Liverpool until the 76th minute to take the lead after it went 1-1, but Liverpool were always controlling the game. Sheffield United have an average xG created of only 0.81 and an average conceded of 1.96. Where do you even start to fix those issues? Not only are they the worst performing side in the Premier League, their overall performance figure is the worst in Europe too. Chelsea haven’t exactly been the most trustworthy side this season, but they should get the job done. They are trading as the red-hot favourites at 1.44 with Sheffield United 7.4 and the draw is 5.7 at the time of writing. It’s hard to find any positives with Sheffield United; I feel this will be a case of how many goals can Chelsea score rather than will they win.
The most interesting market is the Both Teams To Score market in my opinion. Yes is trading 1.61 with No at 2.47. Sheffield United have been so limited going forward, but they are at home here and Chelsea have been leaking goals all season. Chelsea’s average xG conceded is 1.48 which is reasonably high – basically midtable level which reflects where they are. Away from home that rises to 1.58 too, so it’s hardly screaming a clean sheet here. Chelsea will make mistakes at the back, it’s just a case of are Sheffield United good enough to take advantage. The market is also expecting goals; Over 2.5 goals is trading 1.42 – two ticks lower than the Chelsea win. I think I’d prefer the Chelsea win compared to that price to be honest. This is a game for small stakes in my opinion – I can see a very open game with plenty of mistakes from both sides. I’m going to go for something a little bigger in price, Any Other Away Win is trading 4.0 in the Correct Score market; Chelsea to score four or more goals and win which is worth a small bet.
The Striker Says:
One point win Any Other Away Win Correct Score at 4.0 with BETDAQ BETTING EXCHANGE.
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TOTTENHAM V NOTTINGHAM FOREST
6pm We finish Super Sunday with Spurs hosting Nottingham Forest. We’re at the stage of the season now where every game is huge for these two as Spurs fight for a Top Four spot and Forest are fighting to stay up. Things are looking a little better for Forest in that regard; they have took their chances and their win midweek against Fulham was huge. They now start this weekend with a three point advantage over Luton and they have a better goal difference too. Spurs have had plenty of chances to jump over Villa into fourth but they have fluffed their lines – after beating Villa 4-0 away from home, it was a case of classic Spurs losing to Fulham the weekend after. Villa lost midweek to Manchester City; not unexpected to be honest, but Spurs had to settle for a draw away to West Ham. All that means they start this weekend two points behind Villa, but they do have a game in hand which is against Chelsea. I’m sure there’s lot of drama to come in the Top Four race. From a Forest point of view, now they aren’t in the relegation zone they will be hoping for as little drama as possible!
As you would expect with home advantage, Spurs come into the game as the red-hot favourites. They are trading 1.42 at the time of writing with Nottingham Forest 8.0 and the draw is 5.7. It’s hard to see past a Spurs win here – Forest have one of the worst attacking figures in the Premier League. Their average xG created is 0.97, only Sheffield United are creating less chances. Drama is never far away with Spurs however; they will give Forest chances, it’s just a case of are they good enough to take them. The market is expecting goals; Over 2.5 goals is only five ticks bigger than the Spurs win at 1.47. While Forest are obviously limited going forward, they have managed to score in their last three games. They have got three results too, two draws and a win is their best run of the season. I like Both Teams To Score at 1.68 here – I see Spurs winning the game but Forest scoring at some stage. As I said above, Spurs will give them chances, mistakes are never far away with this Spurs side despite all their chances going forward. This should be an entertaining game, and BTTS is a nice position in my opinion.
The Striker Says:
Two points win Both Teams To Score at 1.68 with BETDAQ BETTING EXCHANGE.
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