Sunday’s Football Bet of the Day sees me head to the MLS, and I’ve highlighted one fixture in particular that appeals to me for goals.
⚽️ Portland Timbers vs Seattle Sounders
🇺🇸 MLS
⏰ Sunday 1 September, 03:30
Cascadian rivals the Portland Timbers and the Seattle Sounders face off at Providence Park in the early hours of Sunday morning in a fixture that appeals to me for goals.
Phil Neville’s hosts are the second-highest scorers in the MLS, slamming in 54 goals across their opening 26 matches in MLS this term, with 34 (63%) of them coming on home soil.
The Timbers have found the back of the net in all 13 (100%) of their league contests in front of their supporters – notching on multiple occasions in 11 (85%) of them, including in each of their last eight – and will look to maintain their impressive goal-scoring record against a Sounders defence that has kept just two clean sheets on their travels this term, shipping multiple goals in 8/13 (62%) of them.
Long-lasting Seattle head coach Brian Schmetzer has seen his side score 37 goals across their opening 26 MLS matches this term, with 18 (49%) of them coming on their travels.
The Sounders have made the net bulge in 10/13 (77%) of their MLS road trips, including in eight of their previous nine – striking on multiple occasions in five of their last eight – and will look to get on the scoresheet once again on their travels against a Timbers backline that has registered just four shutouts in the MLS this campaign, with just two (50%) of those coming at home.
Bet of the Day
Portland Timbers’ opening 26 MLS matches this term are averaging a league-high 3.85 goals per game, with Both Teams to Score & Over 2.5 Goals clicking in 20 (77%) of them.
Those numbers rise further when in front of their supporters, with their opening 13 MLS encounters on home soil averaging a staggering 4.31 goals per game, with Both Teams to Score & Over 2.5 Goals banking in 11 (85%) of them – and given the same has landed in seven of The Sounders last nine away and 9/13 (69%) overall on their travels – I’m happy to have a punt on there being a minimum of three strikes, with both of these sides contributing, a selection that also landed when the sides last faced each other here in May.
- Both Teams to Score & Over 2.5 Goals
- Pays 10/11 (Betway)
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Write ups top notch👍 just team performances aren’t going to plan which unfortunately you have no control over,I picked a couple of teams I fancied but didn’t bother betting as got sick of the unpredictability, 3 teams I chose for goal bets won but were last minute goals,didn’t care as wouldn’t have enjoyed it and don’t get the same buzz as I used too,personally I don’t need the money so realised it was habit rather than enjoyment,if I had a crystal ball then…..😉,