Last stage wasn’t rich in goals, seven out of the ten played were with under 2.5 goals scored. Likewise, six matches ended undecided, so the ranking hasn’t suffered major changes. Today starts the 25th stage of Barclays Premier League , all the matches being played throughout two days.
Barclays Premier League – Bet365
Our tip suggestion
Arsenal – Leicester >>> over 1.5 goals Arsenal
After five consecutive victories throughout the entire competitions, Wenger’s team was defeated on White Hart Lane in the “North London derby”. Özil opened the score in the 11th minute, but after the break Kane succeeded the brace for Tottenham. The “Gunners” have an easier match on their own pitch against Leicester, the weakest team at this moment. Arsenal won the last five matches as hosts, scoring a total of 15 goals, so we believe the “foxes” from Leicester will receive at least two goals in this confrontation. Until now, Nigel Pearson’s team received 38 goals, having one of the weakest defense from Premier League.
Odds: 1.36
Stake: 10/10
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Hull – Aston Villa >>> Under 2.5 goals
We have now two of the “cheapest” teams from the first league when it comes to goals scored and received. They have this season averages of 2.29 and 1.83 goals scored, thus being at the bottom of a ranking like this. This is why in 24 stages they had 14 and 16 matches with maximum two goals scored. If you need more arguments to sustain the tip chosen by us, then you need to know that both teams are in a poor shape. The hosts come from a surprising result of 1-1 against Manchester City, but this score breaks a series of defeats without a single goal scored. The guests have four defeats in the last five matches, out of which three were without them scoring a single goal.
Odds: 1.55
Stake: 9/10
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Sunderland – Queens Park Rangers >>> Victory Sunderland
Any result but the victory of the “black cats” would come as a surprise. The guests come five consecutive defeats in which they scored two goals and received 11, but the problems is different. QPR were harmless in the matches played on away pitches this season, having a negative performance hard to equal, 11 defeats in 11 away matches. It is true that this series will end sooner or later. It is also true that Harry Redknap quit last week. At this moment the team has two manager that haven’t had enough time to bring important changes and we don’t think QPR’s game can improve until the match against Sunderland.
Odds: 1.91
Stake: 7/10
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Liverpool – Tottenham >>> Victory Liverpool
This stage we have an interesting match, the one between Liverpool and Tottenham. The two teams are four points apart in the ranking, the guests being better ranked at that moment. A victory of the hosts would be pretty important because this would bring them closer to the European Cups, but Spurs are in a good shape after the victory with 2-1 against Arsenal, last stage. On the other hand, Chiricheș’s team has gotten us used to this season with oscillating performances, while the “pools” had pretty good performances lately. The team coached by Brendan Rodgers are currently sat on the seventh place in the ranking because they had an hesitant start to the season, but lately their results were pretty good. The nil nil draw on Goodison Park against Everton represented the eight consecutive match without a defeat in the championship and the fourth without a goal received. Overall, the hosts seem more trustworthy and we believe they have the force to win at the end of the 90 minutes.
Odds: 1.80
Stake: 8/10
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Manchester United – Burnley >>> Over 1,5 goals Manchester United
Manchester United barely won a point last stage against West Ham. The opponents opened the score in the 49th minute, but Blind managed in the last minute to score for Louis van Gaal’s team. So, United remains with a single defeat in the all the official matches played since the beginning of November (11/5/1). Now comes a match against Burnley, a team who received many goals lately. They received at least two goals in each of the last four matches played and the opponents met weren’t at the highest level (Tottenham, Crystal Palace, Sunderland, West Brom). There are no reasons to believe that Sean Dyche’s team can win against the “red devils”.
Odds: 1.40
Stake: 10/10
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Southampton – West Ham >>> Victory Southampton
Southampton managed in the recently closed stage to leave with all the three points from the Loftus Road Stadium due to a goal scored by Mané in the third minute of the extra time, after the board had been unchanged since the beginning of the match. This way, the “Saints” taking advantage of the second leg Manchester United had, climbed the podium and they now continue to hope that they will end this season on a spot that might lead them to the Champions League groups. Manchester United had hard times against West Ham, the today’s opponent of Southampton. But considering that Gardoș’s team has the advantage of their own pitch and they are better, we believe that they have the necessary strength to obtain a new success. In the first leg, Southampton won with the score of 3-1, although they were lead.
Odds: 1.60
Stake: 9/10
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Chelsea – Everton >>> Chelsea win without receiving a goal
Chelsea won with the score of 2-1 on the pitch of Aston Villa in the last round and taking advantage of the wrong step made by the City champion they managed to get seven points above the second ranked. Everton posed some problems for Liverpool, but we don’t believe they stand a change against the actual leader. Mourinho’s team is strong when playing at home, having ten victories and a single tie (against the City) in front of their own fans. From the ten victories, eight were obtained without receiving a goal. This scenario can repeat itself in the Wednesday confrontation, especially that the guests scored once in the last three matches. In the first leg the two teams offered us a spectacular match, Chelsea winning with the score of 6-3.
Odds: 2.05
Stake: 7/10
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Stoke – Manchester City >>> Victory Manchester City
City only won three points in the last four stages and they drifted away from the leaders, Chelsea. On the other hand, Southampton are getting closer and they seem to threaten the second place in the ranking if the “citizens” continue to perform badly. Stoke had pretty good results lately, but most of the opponents met were mediocre (excepting a tie against United). When they played against stronger opponents they didn’t manage to obtain good results. In fact, their last four defeats in the championship came in matches against Liverpool, Manchester United, Chelsea and Arsenal (three of them came without even scoring once). So, despite the recent results, Pellegrini’s team should be able to win all the three points at stake here.
Odds: 1.55
Stake: 9/10
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Crystal Palace – Newcastle Utd >>> Crystal Palace (0)
Crystal Palace were one of the candidates that faced relegation, but after Alan Pardew came to coach, the results improved visibly. With him as a manager, the “Eagles” obtained five victories in the last six official matches, out of which three came in the championship. Now Crystal Palace are sat on the 13th place with seven points above the first relegation place. The match against Newcastle can be a new opportunity to win another three points for the club, especially that the opponents have had modest results lately. It is true that they won four points in the last two stages, but it is also true that before they were coming from seven defeats in nine matches. We bet on the victory of the hosts, but with a refundable stake in case of a tie.
Odds: 1.60
Stake: 8/10
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West Brom – Swansea >>> Tie
This seems to be the most balanced match of the stage. Both teams tied in the last round and we wouldn’t be surprised if the direct match would end undecided. Likewise, these are two teams who usually tie, having to now eight and seven ties. Still, this tip should be tried with a smaller sum because the match can be unpredictable. We don’t recommend playing low odds for this match.
Odds: 3.10
Stake: 6/10
