Sports Blog 07/06/2016: The Top 10 spread betting moments of the 2015-16 Premier League season

The football betting focus may be firmly on the Euros, but just before we get completely wrapped in the action from France, here’s a look back at the top 10 spread betting moments of the 2015-16 Premier League season…

10.
Match: Arsenal 2 Leicester 1
Date: 14/2/16
Market: Bookings
Spread: 39 – 43
Make-up: 105
Potential profit: 62 times stake
Danny Welbeck’s last-minute winner gave Arsenal hope in their bid to chase down the Foxes at the top of the table during this February clash.
Spread betters were more focused on the eight yellow cards and one red card during the match which meant Bookings (10 points awarded per yellow and 25 per red) settled at a whopping 105.

9.
Match: Everton 6 Sunderland 2
Date: 1/11/15
Market: Match Performance
Spread: 94 - 100
Make-up: 166
Potential profit: 66 times stake
Big Sam’s third match in charge of Sunderland did not result in the defensively-minded showing typical of most Allardyce teams.
Instead, the Black Cats’ shambolic showing contributed to an all-action game where Match Performance ended at a mammoth 166 for spread betters.

8.
Match: Man United 3 Arsenal 2
Date: 28/2/16
Market: Shirt Numbers
Spread: 38 – 42
Make-up: 133
Potential profit: 91 times stake
This was the game that made Man United fans believe Marcus Rashford could be the real deal as the teenager followed his brace against Midtjylland with a double against altogether stronger opposition.
Spread betters were delighted that Rashford was wearing number 39, helping Shirt Numbers make-up at a tasty 133.

7.
Match: Newcastle 0 Arsenal 1
Date: 29/8/15
Market: Santi Cazorla Performance
Spread: 115- 120
Make-up: 214
Potential profit: 96 times stake
Arsenal fans may argue that some key injuries didn’t help their title challenge with players such as Santi Cazorla, Theo Walcott, Alexis Sanchez and Francis Coquelin absent at key points of the season.
Cazorla certainly shone in the Gunners’ early season win at Newcastle when the Spaniard’s Player Performance made up at an impressive 214.

6.
Match: Tottenham 0 Leicester City 1
Date: 13/1/16
Market: Cross Corners
Spread: 22 - 25
Make-up: 128
Potential profit: 103 times stake
Many would point to this result as being one of the most important in Leicester’s incredible Premier League triumph.
For spread betters it was more about the 16 corners taken by Spurs and the eight taken by the Foxes that led to a whopping Cross-Corners make-up of 128.

5.
Match: Chelsea 1 Crystal Palace 2
Date: 29/8/15
Market: Headed Goal Minutes
Spread: 22 – 25
Make-up: 160
Potential profit: 135
Chelsea’s first home defeat of the season against Crystal Palace hinted at the problems that were due to surface more openly for Jose Mourinho in coming weeks.
On the spread betting front, late goals from Radamel Falcao and Joel Ward saw Headed Goal Minutes make-up at a tasty 160.

4.
Match: Aston Villa 2 Southampton 4
Date: 23/4/16
Market: Total Goal Minutes
Spread: 125 – 135
Make-up: 345
Potential profit: 210 times stake
Aston Villa’s final home defeat of the season (they suffered 12 losses at home in the league altogether) summed up the Villains’ horrible campaign.
Spread betters who bought Total Goal Minutes were in better mood than the Villa fans, however, as this market settled at a stonking 345.

3.
Match: Man City 6 Newcastle 1
Date: 3/10/15
Market: Sergio Aguero Super Mega Player Goal Minutes
Spread: 74 – 80
Make-up: 412
Potential profit: 332 times stake
This thrashing made it nine matches without a win at the start of the season for the Toon and left Geordie fans in no doubt that it would be a season of struggle under Steve McClaren.
For spread betting enthusiasts, Sergio Aguero’s five goals between the 42nd and 62nd minutes saw his Super Mega Player Goal Minutes settle at a galactic 412.

2.
Match: Norwich 1 Leicester 2 
Date: 2/10/15
Market: Corners Squared
Spread: 120 – 130
Make-up: 625
Potential profit: 495 times stake
This was the game that saw Leicester rediscover their winning early-season form after being thumped 5-2 at home to Arsenal the previous week.
For punters however it was memorable for 25 corners being taken during the match meaning Corners Squared made up at a huge 625.

1.
Match: Tottenham 2 Chelsea 2
Date: 2/5/16
Market: Total Card Minutes
Spread: 258 - 273
Make-up: 880
Potential profit: 607 times stake
This was the game where Tottenham lost the title – and their heads, as nine Spurs players were booked in an ill-disciplined display.
Added to the three Chelsea bookings, Total Card Minutes settled at a gargantuan 880.

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