Friday 30th August 2024

In Across the Leagues today:

• Super Sunday: Man Utd v Liverpool…
• Mo’s mad for it – and so’s Bruno…
• Our first Bet Builder of the season…

Weekend Preview – including a 20/1 Bet Builder…

The Premier League fixture computer has thrown us a big game, early in the new-season schedule…

Sky Sports’ Super Sunday headline match this weekend is Manchester United v Liverpool. Always a big one. And with plenty of historical form for us to work with…

Man Utd v Liverpool

Match odds:

Man Utd 27/10 (3.7) – Draw 16/5 (4.2) – Liverpool 17/20 (1.85)

Liverpool are odds-on to pull off an away win at Old Trafford, in new manager Arne Slot’s first taste of this north-west clash. The Reds have only won one of their last five games against United in all competitions, though – a bizarre 7-0 back in March 2023…

Mo Salah bagged a brace that mad afternoon, and the Egyptian forward – who is in the book as one of our Premier League Top Goalscorer picks this season – has an absolutely fantastic record in this fixture:

• Salah has landed Anytime Scorer bets in 8 of his last 9 appearances against Man Utd

That stat gets even better. Across those last nine meetings, Mo has racked up a total of 13 goals against the Red Devils.

We’ll take Even Money or better (2.0+) for Salah to score Anytime on Sunday. That’s a flagship bet for us here.

Here’s what else the stats can tell us…

• Liverpool have won the Most Corners in each of their last 6 meetings with United, including 3 visits to Old Trafford. Slot’s side have won the Most Corners in 2 out of 2 games so far this season. With 3 games played in all comps, Man Utd are yet to come out on top in the Corners Match Bet 

• Man Utd have got the Most Cards in 7 of the last 8 encounters with Liverpool

• Bruno Fernandes has been booked in 4 of his last 6 appearances v Liverpool, including 3 out of 4 at home. The Man Utd captain was their most-carded player in the league last season

Those are some very good trends…

We’ll take Mo Salah to Score, and also odds of 2/1+ for Bruno Fernandes to get a Card.

And for our first Bet Builder attempt of the season, we can get 20/1 for all four of those standout stats to come good:

BET BUILDER
Mo Salah to Score
Bruno Fernandes to get a Card
Liverpool to get the Most Corners
Man Utd to get the Most Cards

Here’s how that combo looks at Unibet:

BetUK, BetMGM, and LiveScoreBet all use the same sportsbook as Unibet.

Bet Builders are also offered by the likes of Bet365, Paddy Power, Betfair Sportsbook, Skybet (‘Build-A-Bet’), William Hill, BetVictor, Boylesports, Betway. Available markets and options may vary by bookmaker.

TODAY’S PICKS

See above for full details

Man Utd v Liverpool

• Anytime Scorer: Mo Salah @ 5/4 (2.25) Bet365, 6/5 (2.2) Skybet, Boylesports, 23/20 (2.15) or Evens+ (2.0+) in general 

• Player to be Carded: Bruno Fernandes @ 29/10 (3.9) Unibet, BetUK, BetMGM, LiveScoreBet, 13/5 (3.6) Paddy Power, Betfair Sportsbook, 12/5 (3.4) Bet365, Betfred, BetVictor, 23/10 (3.3) William Hill, 9/4 (3.25) Skybet, 2/1 (3.0) Spread Ex, Sporting Index

• Bet Builder: 4 legs as listed above @ 20/1 Unibet, BetUK, BetMGM, LiveScoreBet. See above for more bookies 

Time-saver: where possible, the bookie links above go directly to the matches/ markets in question.

Enjoy the football…

P.S
Want to get in touch? Email me at: oliver.upstone@oxonpress.co.uk

Best wishes,

Oliver Upstone

Across the Leagues