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Written by Cornermanden. The author’s opinions and predictions are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of Unibet. Odds and details may change between the time of writing and when placing a bet – always check before betting.

There’s not many midweek rounds in the Premier League during a season. However, we have one now with Premier League round 15, so let’s get going right away with three decent betting picks.

Have We Overreached The Best Before Date?
Manchester United v Chelsea

The big question for a lot of Manchester United fans, and neutrals alike, is if Erik ten Hag has overreached his best before date as a United manager.

It’s so hard to blame a manager for a club and a team’s demise. Ten Hag did a good job last season, making United a good outfit who didn’t concede many goals at all. Trying to fix a problem that wasn’t there by bringing in Onana instead of De Gea, has surely been detrimental to their ambitions of developing and improving. It’s safe to say that they haven’t become any better. I think Onana has had good games, but a goalkeeper’s job is to be consistent and stable. He’s not been that at all.

I watched the 2nd half, plus parts of the 1st, against Newcastle United on Saturday, where I thought they were absolutely shocking. Players like Martial and Rashford didn’t contribute defensively, which exposed the midfield drastically. I felt sorry for McTominay, Maguire and Shaw, who all had decent enough games for a team that was utterly incoherent and wide open throughout. 

Now Chelsea are next up, who “scraped” a 3-2 win against Brighton on Sunday. I watched it, and it was made unnecessarily hard after Gallagher was sent off for a 2nd yellow card. All in all it was a good game from Pochettino’s boys.

Chelsea are currently favourites to win this game at 2.50. It’s tempting, but I think United’s strengths lay in counter attacks and turnovers. My bet here, however, is over 3 (asian) goals at 2.12. It means we have our stake refunded if it finishes with exactly three goals.

Brighton’s Injury Concerns
Brighton & Hove Albion v Brentford

In a season where the Seagulls compete at several fronts, the demands of playing in Europe has potentially been the reason why they have a lot of injuries right now. March, Estupinan, Ansu Fati, Dunk, Welbeck, Dahoud, Lamptey, Enciso and Webster are all ruled out for the clash against Brentford on Wednesday night.

Brentford have their own injuries to deal with. Collins, Nørgaard, Schade, Hickey and Henry are all definitely unavailable for this game, while Ajer and Jensen are also doubtful. Ajer pulled out of the warm-up against Luton, and was forced to throw the towel in.

The question that begs then is what kind of game we will get with so many players ruled out through injury for both sides. I think Brighton will dominate possession here, and be the biggest threat by some distance. The best and most significant argument in favour of Brentford, is that they are very well equipped to withstand continuous pressure, and pick up points at tricky away grounds. The Bees were actually the best team in the Premier League against the so-called big six last season.

My bet for this game is dead simple: Brighton to have over 16.5 shots at 1.97. I think the line is generous for the team who accumulated the most shots in the entire league last season. Yes, they do have injuries, but I still fancy them to create and be a threat here.

London Derby
Tottenham Hotspur v West Ham United

There are some Premier League London derbies this season. This is one of them, and Spurs are – probably understandably so – clear favourites for it.

After coming back from a 3-2 deficit against Manchester City, Spurs clawed back and eventually secured a point in difficult circumstances. It finished 3-3 in the end, and Dejan Kulusevski crowned a great performance with a great goal. Hosting a deep lying West Ham United team at their own ground will be a different kettle of fish, where the onus is on them to create chances and score goals.

I don’t think it will be as straightforward as that. But at the same time, I don’t think the odds are high enough to go against them. My bet here is that Spurs will have over 5.5 shots on target in the game, at 1.60. Hopefully they’ll struggle to break the Hammers down, and shoot a lot.

Conclusion

These are my bets for this Premier League round 15:

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