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After 12 rounds of action, the race to finish as the top goalscorer in Ligue 1 is shaping up to be a fiercely competitive one. With Kylian Mbappe no longer around to hoover up the prize on an annual basis, let’s take a look at who the current frontrunners are to finish as the leading marksman in the French top-flight […]
Perennial French champions Paris Saint-Germain are six points clear of the chasing pack at the top of Ligue 1, making them the overwhelming favourites to claim yet another title. Let’s take a look at the latest outright winner odds. Best Ligue 1 outright winner odds PSG – 1/10 This one is a foregone conclusion as far as the bookmakers are […]
Nottingham Forest will endeavour to make it four Premier League wins in succession when they face Newcastle United at the City Ground on Sunday afternoon. The Tricky Trees have made a tremendous start to the season, losing just one of their opening 10 top-flight contests of the campaign. Last time out, Nuno Espirito Santo’s side made it three wins on […]
London rivals Crystal Palace and Fulham face off at Selhurst Park in the Premier League on Saturday afternoon. Crystal Palace have so far failed to hit the heights of last season, though they have shown some signs of life in recent weeks. The Eagles earned their first win of the season against Tottenham two weeks ago before battling back to […]
‘Vini Jr’ had been installed as the overwhelming favourite to win the 2024 Ballon d’Or, after emerging from Karim Benzema’s shadow to become Real Madrid’s main man. However, there was a last-minute twist in store, as news broke on Monday afternoon that Real Madrid took no delegation to the French capital, all but confirming reports that Rodri was in fact […]
Brighton & Hove Albion will be bidding to make it three Premier League wins on the bounce when they welcome Wolverhampton Wanderers to the Amex Stadium on Saturday afternoon Following a four-game winless run ahead of the most recent international break, the Seagulls returned to winning ways with a stunning second-half comeback to topple Tottenham 3-2. Fabian Hurzeler followed up […]
Another international break is coming to an end, but the FA still don’t appear to be in any rush to find a permanent successor for Gareth Southgate. Southgate decided to call time on his eight-year spell in charge of the England national team shortly after the Three Lions’ heartbreaking 2-1 defeat to Spain in the final of Euro 2024. Here […]
One of the standout fixtures from the latest set of Nations League fixtures sees Germany face off with the Netherlands at the Allianz Arena on Monday night. The two European heavyweights are currently separated by one place and two points at the top of Group A3. Germany moved two points clear at the summit of the section with a 2-1 […]
Harry Kane will return to domestic duty this weekend when Bayern Munich face Holstein Kiel in the Bundesliga on Saturday evening. Kane celebrated his 100th cap for England by firing in two goals against Finland in the Nations League at Wembley on Tuesday night. The Three Lions captain will be looking to carry that form into Bayern Munich’s third Bundesliga […]
Brentford will be bidding to make it back-to-back home wins in the Premier League when they square off with Southampton at the Gtech Community Stadium on Saturday afternoon. Thomas Frank’s team kicked off their campaign with a hard-fought 2-1 win over Crystal Palace, in a game that brought up my Bet Builder. The Bees were then always going to be […]
West Ham United welcome AFC Bournemouth to the London Stadium for an EFL Cup second round tie on Wednesday night. Julen Lopetegui’s tenure as West Ham boss didn’t get off to an ideal start, with the Hammers being edged out 2-1 by Aston Villa on the opening weekend of the Premier League season. However, the capital club did manage to […]
Two teams who failed to pick up any points on the opening weekend of the Premier League season meet at Molineux on Sunday, as Wolves welcome Chelsea. Gary O’Neil’s side were always going to be up against the odds in their season opener away at Arsenal last weekend, and so it proved, with the Gunners running out 2-0 winners, bringing […]
JURGEN KLOPP brought the curtain down on his nine-year trophy-laden tenure at Liverpool at the end of the season and he won’t be short of offers now that he is up for grabs. However, it has been widely reported that the German plans to take a sabbatical over the next 12 months before considering any job proposals. The 57-year-old will […]
CRISTIANO RONALDO will be bursting to break his barren run at Euro 2024 when Portugal face France at the quarter-final stage on Friday night. Among the ante-post favourites to win the Golden Boot, Ronaldo is currently enduring his longest-ever scoring drought at a major tournament. The Portugal captain had to be consoled by his teammates after missing a penalty against […]
GOALS continued to be in short supply during the round of 16 at Euro 2024, with five of the opening eight knockout matches in the competition all producing under 2.5 goals. With the quarter-final stage fast approaching, let’s examine what fixtures could be fruitful for over 2.5 goals backers in the last eight. Which Euro 2024 games could be of […]
Handicap markets are priced up by the majority of bookmakers and it’s proving to be particularly popular in football matches where one team is heavily favoured over the other. Why the Euro 2024 Handicap market is worth exploring Having this market to make use of can enable bettors to squeeze more value out of any given game in comparison to […]
In-play betting has become increasingly popular over the last decade or so, and it can certainly have a number of advantages compared to a traditional pre-match punt. Here,we look at why Euro 2024 in-play betting can potentially offer so much that the quarter-final stage. The advantages of Euro 2024 in-play betting A lot of the ‘advantages’ to in-play betting are based […]
Argentina kicked-off their Copa America defence with a typically-efficient 2-0 win over Canada last weekend. Of course, all eyes were on Lionel Messi during that curtain-raising success. In the end though, it was Julian Alvarez and Lautaro Martinez who fired La Albiceleste to victory. It’s surely only a matter of time before Messi makes his mark at the Copa America, […]
KYLIAN MBAPPE could come back into the France starting XI for their final Group D game against Poland on Tuesday evening. The France captain suffered a broken nose late on in his side’s Matchday One victory over Austria. With France still in need of a victory to rubber-stamp qualification, this article will look to give you the ammunition required to […]
JUDE BELLINGHAM stole the show in England’s 1-0 win over Serbia and he will be looking to replicate that performance against Slovenia on Tuesday night. The Stourbridge boy wonder is fast becoming a talismanic figure for England, and this article will look to give you the ammunition required to attack all the key markets from a Bellingham-based perspective when the […]
SlipsTips takes a look at the Bet Builder market ahead of England’s opening match of Euro 2024 against Serbia on Sunday night. Serbia vs England (Sunday, 20:00) England begin their latest quest for continental glory when they take on Serbia at the Veltins-Arena on Sunday night. After suffering a penalty-shootout heartbreak in the final of Euro 2020, the Three Lions […]
Which Euro 2024 games will see both teams score? Germany vs Scotland The Euro 2024 curtain-raiser sees Germany square off with Scotland at the Allianz Arena. The host nation are red-hot favourites to hit the ground running at a general 2/7. However, it’s worth noting that Germany haven’t played a competitive fixture since the 2022 World Cup, so there could […]
ALL eyes are turning towards Euro 2024, but the Copa America is also just around the corner, and it promises to be just as thrilling a summer spectacle. Football’s longest-running continental competition is being held in the United States for just the second time in its history this year. Argentina are the current holders of the trophy, having overcome fierce […]
EXCITEMENT is starting to build towards Euro 2024, which will officially begin on Friday, 14 June. Three years ago, the tournament broke new ground, as Euro 2020 was played out across the continent. That was widely seen as a novelty that would equalise the playing field somewhat, but even with the Euros returning to a single-nation hosting, there is still […]
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