It's another busy weekend across Europe with just over a month of the domestic season to run and in England we have some huge matches to look at today. Chelsea welcome Man Utd to The Bridge for a hugely important league clash with Chelsea closing in on the title and United looking to secure a top 4 position at the least. I'm confused as to why the FA Cup Semi between Reading and Arsenal has been scheduled for the same time and it's a real shame that the FA's flagship competition is being undermined by having such a big PL clash on at the same time. Surely it would be better for the prestige of the competition to restrict these ties to different days or at the very least to a time when there isn't a huge match like Chelsea v United kicking off at the same time. The Championship is absolutely fascinating this year with so many teams still in with a chance of automatic promotion or the play-offs and I've had quite a lot of success in recent days by focusing on the goal markets in this league, and that will be my focus again today. I just could not find the time to write the usual previews but here are my predictions and best bets for the best of today's action in England with all bets studied and standing up to statistical analysis although I really think this is a hard coupon today. Premier League
16:00 Everton vs Burnley - Prediction 2.0 - Best Bet - No bet Everton should win but given Burnley's desire, I wouldn't be surprised if they stole a point so i think it's better to avoid this one. 16:00 Crystal Palace vs West Bromwich Albion - Prediction 2.1- Best Bet - Palace to win @ 19/20 BTTS @5/6 Palace are in great form and WBA are not. Check the stats. Home win and BTTS looks likely. 10 out of 12 home games for Palace resulted in BTTS and how about WBA'S last 8 away games. BTTS in 4 out of 8, in the following sequence; Yes, no, yes, no, yes, no, yes, no...so what's next? yes for BTTS @5/6 16:00 Leicester vs Swansea - Prediction 2.1- Best Bet - BTTS @8/11, Leicester to win @11/10 I expect a narrow home win with BTTS. It's more of a hunch bet than one that looks certain with stats however Leicester are playing well, have scored 2 or more in 3 successive games and absolutely need to win this one. In contrast, Swansea are safe and have little to play for. Swansea have scored in 9 of their last 10 away games in the league however, so I'm quite optimistic we will see BTTS with Leicester perhaps stealing a late win. 16:00 Stoke vs Southampton - Prediction 1.1- Best Bet - No bet 18:30 Chelsea vs Manchester United - Prediction 1.0- Best Bet - Chelsea to win @1/1 Man Utd are missing a host of key players and having initially fancied a draw and BTTS, I expect Chelsea to be too strong although with Diego Costa and Loic Remy missing and with Jose being so pragmatic, don't be surprised if this one finishes in a low scoring draw or a very narrow home win. Check team news. It could be vital. FA Cup 18:20 Reading vs Arsenal - Prediction 1.4- Best Bet - Arsenal -1 to win @8/11, Arsenal to score 3 or more @1/1, Arsenal to win and over 2.5 goals @4/6 Given the respective form of both teams, I can't see how Arsenal won't blow Reading away. Still, it's the cup and Reading will be pumped for this one but I expect Arsenal's desire to be just as strong, with their class showing over the 90 minutes. I expect goals. Championship 16:00 Watford vs Birmingham - Prediction 3.0- Best Bet - Watford -1 to win @1/1, Watford to score 2 or more @1/2 I like this Watford team and they should score some goals today against a Birmingham side with nothing to play for beyond their own pride. 16:00 Blackpool vs Fulham - Prediction 1.2- Best Bet - BTTS @8/13 Not a big banker for Bo but 5 of Blackpool's last 7 home games have seen BTTS. 16:00 Huddersfield vs Derby - Prediction 1.2- Best Bet = BTTS @8/11 Tough to call, unlikely to feature in my best bets. 16:00 Bournemouth vs Sheffield Wednesday - Prediction 2.0 - Best Bet - Bouremouth to score 2 or more @1/2 Bournemouth could win the title given their form and I can't see them blowing it in this fixture. 16:00 Cardiff vs Millwall - Prediction 1.0- Best Bet - No bet 16:00 Brentford vs Bolton - Prediction 2.1- Best Bet - Brentford to win @1/2, BTTS @8/11 I prefer BTTS here with 1/2 a little short for Brentford, although I do expect a home win as well as BTTS. 16:00 Wigan vs Brighton - Prediction 1.1- Best Bet - No bet 16:00 Blackburn vs Nottingham Forest - Prediction 2.1- Best Bet - over 2.5 goals @13/20 Goals are expected here but with both sides sitting in mid-table, it could go either way with neither sides motivation particularly highl. Not banking on this bet. 16:00 Charlton vs Leeds - Prediction 2.0- Best Bet - Charlton to win @10/11 Nothing to play for here but Charlton have done well this season and Leeds are struggling again with 4 defeats on the spin. I expect it will be 5 after today but it won't be in my best bets. Bo's Best Bets Palace to win @19/20 Palace v WBA - BTTS @ 5/6 Leicester v Swansea - BTTS @8/11 Arsenal -1 to win @8/11 Chelsea to win @1/1 Watford to score 2 or more @!/2 Leicester to beat Swansea @11/10 Comments are closed.
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