Sports Blog 13/01/2016: Premier League spread betting previews, including Liverpool v Arsenal, Tottenham v Leicester and Man City v Everton

There have been some seriously entertaining Liverpool v Arsenal games in recent seasons, with 54 goals scored in total in the last 12 meetings between the sides at Anfield at an average of 4.5 goals per game.

So will there be goals galore tonight as Jurgen Klopp’s men host Arsene Wenger’s title pretenders in the Premier League?



Spreadex clients seem to think so with a steady flow of buyers on our Total Goal quote at 2.7 (meaning these customers need at least three goals to be scored in total to start turning a profit) and on our Total Goal Minutes (aggregate of all the minutes of the goals scored in the game) and Shirt Numbers (aggregate of the shirt numbers of goalscorers in the game) markets.

Liverpool, however, have found goals relatively hard to come by in recent weeks with just five scored in their last seven Premier League games and Christian Benteke continuing to look a shadow of the player he was at Aston Villa.

Arsenal, on the other hand, have only failed to score in one of their last 14 outings in all competitions and boast seven wins from their last eight.

The Spreadex traders can’t pick a winner from tonight’s clash with our Goal Supremacy price at ‘choice’ -0.1 – 0.1 indicating they think a draw the most likely outcome.

However, customers have been putting their money firmly with the Gunners, buying on Arsenal’s price at 0.1 in the expectation of Wenger adding to the ever-growing frustrations of Klopp and perhaps helping us to see yet more bizarre post-match gestures and utterances from the jocular German.

Elsewhere tonight, it’s second v third as Spurs host Leicester just four days after the sides met at White Hart Lane to contest a 2-2 third round FA Cup draw.

Victory for Tottenham would move them to within a point of the Foxes, strengthening their fight to secure a top four finish (and even an outside push for the title) and proving right all the pub bores who have long been predicting Leicester to fall away.

The Spreadex traders certainly think this is the more likely outcome with a Goal Supremacy price of Tottenham/Leicester 0.6 – 0.8 and our punters have been all putting their money one way so far – buying Spurs at 0.8 in anticipation of a Lillywhites victory.

Everton and Man City also renew recent acquaintances as they meet again just a week after their Capital One Cup semi-final first leg.

The Toffees came out on top 2-1 at Goodison Park last week, but at the Etihad our traders have City the strong favourites at Man City/Everton 1.1 – 1.3.

Spreadex customers seem to be anticipating the Citizens to avenge that defeat with a victory by at least two goals tonight and we’ve had some reasonably chunky buys of Manuel Pellegrini’s side at the 1.3 level.

Other matches tonight include a key relegation battle as Sunderland journey to Swansea (Swansea/Sunderland 0.55 – 0.75), a perhaps more minor relegation battle as Chelsea face West Brom at Stamford Bridge (Chelsea/West Brom 1.2 – 1.4), a “let’s hope we don’t both end up getting involved in a relegation battle” battle with Southampton v Watford (Southampton/Watford 0.45 – 0.65) and a “more of a relegation battle for Norwich than Stoke” battle as, erm, Norwich travel to play Stoke (Stoke/Norwich 0.4 – 0.6).

Of these last four matches, Spreadex clients have been more confidently backing Chelsea to continue their recent resurgence against the Baggies and have also been getting with Stoke in expectation of the Potters clipping the Canaries’ wings.