Interested in some football pools betting tips ahead of the weekend’s games? You’ve come to the right spot! But first, we feel it’s important to quickly clarify how this unique form of betting works, as we’ve done for other types such as first goalscorer betting.
To get right to it – football pools betting is a form of betting involving a pool of players (hence the name). Each prediction you enter into the pool comes with fixed costs, which vary based on your chosen platform. However, ‘score draws’ relate to games that end in a draw in which both teams find the back of the net.
Each successful pick earns points that lead to prizes in your chosen pool. Points are typically awarded as follows:
- Score draw: 3 points
- No-score draw (0-0): 2 points
- Home or away win: 1 point
With this system now explained, let’s shift the focus and get into our pools betting tips ahead of the weekend.
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Our expert football pools betting tips
After analysing plenty of options which to include in our weekend football pools tips, we’ve landed on the following games:
Bournemouth vs Chelsea
Bournemouth have made a better start to the 24/25 season than Chelsea. They are sitting eighth in the Premier League table right now, while Chelsea are still struggling to find their stride. Furthermore, the Vitality Stadium is never an easy place to get a result at, as displayed by Chelsea drawing at Bournemouth twice in their last three attempts.
One of these was a 2-2 draw, too, which is why we’ve included this game in our pools betting tips this week.
Bournemouth in action – Photo by Imago
Sheffield Wednesday vs Queens Park Rangers
After completing the ‘double’ over QPR last season, Sheffield Wednesday will certainly like their chances here. However, they’ve endured a bit of a nightmare start to the 24/25 season, hence they are in 20th place after four matches. Things aren’t looking much better for QPR, but their only loss came on the opening day of the Championship.
Therefore, there are clear signs of a cagey game that could easily result in a score draw.
Sheff Wednesday in action – Photo by Imago
Northampton Town vs Wycombe Wanderers (League One)
Here, we have two struggling sides in a mid-table position after four games. As for why we’ve picked this game for the football pools betting tips this weekend, it all comes down to scoring statistics. Northampton has averaged 1 goal per game so far, while Wycombe has scored eight in four matches.
This suggests that both teams will find the back of the net, but there isn’t a clear winner!
Northampton Town in action – Photo by Imago
Walsall vs Bradford City
These two promotion hopefuls are likely to cancel each other out in our opinion. Bradford City came out of the gates quickly in the 24/25 season, but this form has since cooled following a couple of draws and a recent loss to Grimsby Town lately. At the same time, Walsall has won both of their home games this season, indicating a tight match with strong chances of goals on both sides!
Bradford City in action – Photo by Imago
St. Mirren vs Kilmarnock
Last but not least, we believe this game deserves listing for our football pools betting tips this weekend. Kilmarnock is dead last right now in the Scottish Premiership, so they will be desperate to grab points here. As for St. Mirren, they are 7th, yet they’ve drawn one and lost two in their last three matches.
This shows they are vulnerable, and we believe this game could finish with a 1-1 draw if both teams perform as they have in recent times.
Kilmarnock in action – Photo by Imago
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