Liverpool FC rolled over Bologna today in UEFA Champions League play, 2-0. Their next action comes at Crystal Palace on Saturday as English Premier League play enters Matchday 7.
The Reds lead Manchester City by a point atop the EPL table; with 5 wins and a loss, Liverpool have 15 points in six matches.
The Citizens have 14 points thanks to four wins and a pair of draws. Some other intriguing matchups this weekend include a visit by sixth-place Fulham to Manchester to take on the Citizens.
Fulham sit just three points back of City. Aston Villa, still in fifth place despite a Matchday 6 loss, welcome Manchester United.
The Red Devils have sunk to 13th in the table after two straight setbacks. Don’t lock in any online betting until you’ve read our predictions.
Soccer Odds & Betting Analysis: Premier League Betting Matchday 7, 2024/25 Season
After six matches, the Premier League table looks like this 👇 pic.twitter.com/b3Ora4jRqs
— Premier League (@premierleague) October 1, 2024
Crystal Palace +480 vs Liverpool -210
When: Saturday, October 5, 7:30 am ET
Premier League Odds for Draw +360
When these teams met at Anfield back in April, Crystal Palace came away with the 1-0 road shocker, making a 14th-minute tally from Eze stand the rest of the way. However, Crystal Palace have played six matches so far in this EPL season without a win. Liverpool has a pair of wins in their away EPL matches – and they’ve posted clean sheets in both of them. They are also unbeaten in 10 straight matches at Selhurst Park. So taking Liverpool not just to win but to win with a clean sheet (+250) is a smart value pick.
EPL Pick: Liverpool to win with a clean sheet.
^Manchester City -420 vs Fulham +920
When: Saturday, October 5, 10:00 am ET
Premier League Odds for Draw +510
Manchester City rolled to a 4-0 laugher over Slovan Bratislava, and that big win came with striker Erling Haaland sitting on the sidelines for the last half-hour; his 58th-minute tally made it 3-0, and then James McAtee took his spot, scoring his first goal for the Citizens and yielding the final score. Resting Haaland allowed the team to turn its focus back to EPL play.
Despite the daunting numbers on the odds sheet, Fulham are not that far off the form they need to push City hard. Fulham stopped Nottingham Forest, 1-0, thanks to a penalty converted by Raul Jimenez. Interestingly, Jimenez stepped to the spot ahead of Andreas Pereira, the designated taker, and his manager was not happy.
City have a 29-match unbeaten streak in EPL play (23 wins, six draws). If they can reach a 30-match streak, that will tie the longest run in their history in EPL, a 30-match span between April 2017 and January 2018. Even with the rumors swirling around Manchester about point deductions and possible title reversals thanks to hearings about manipulation of revenue numbers, City have kept dominating on the pitch. For Fulham, Pereira has created 20 chances, second in the league only to the 21 that Dwight McNeil has generated for Everton. Five of those chances have set up Rodrigo Muniz, who has put all of those chances on target – but still has yet to score. He leads the EPL in shots on target without a goal this season. Will City continue that frustration? We say yes.
EPL Pick: City to win.
^Aston Villa +123 vs Manchester United +183
When: Sunday, October 6, 9:00 am ET
Premier League Odds for Draw +260
Yes, it’s Aston Villa who made the Champions League last year, while the Red Devils are toiling in the Europa League. However, Manchester United swept Villa both home and away. The hosts’ defense is a bit leaky as they have only managed one clean sheet, but they have also found the back of the net in four of their five matches. An interesting prop for this game has Aston Villa scoring in both halves, available on several books at +200. In 10 halves of EPL football, they have notched goals in seven of them. Manchester United have two wins, a draw and two losses to open the season.
EPL Pick: Aston Villa to win
. ^Premier League Betting Mathday 7
- Arsenal -752 vs Southampton +1550–Saturday, October 5, 2024, 7:30 AM
- Brentford -103 vs Wolves +250–Saturday, October 5, 2024, 10:00 AM
- Leicester +208 vs Bournemouth +113–Saturday, October 5, 2024, 10:00 AM
- West Ham -126 vs Ipswich Town +300–Saturday, October 5, 2024, 10:00 AM
- Everton +210 vs Newcastle +113–Saturday, October 5, 2024, 12:30 PM
- Chelsea -216 vs Nottingham Forest +480–Sunday, October 6, 2024, 9:00 AM
- Brighton +177 vs Tottenham +118–Sunday, October 6, 2024, 11:30 AM
Premier League Betting, 2024/25 Odds to Win it All
- Manchester City +119
- Arsenal FC +133
- Liverpool FC +490
- Chelsea FC +2200
- Tottenham Hotspur +4500
- Manchester United +5800
- Aston Villa +5800
- Newcastle United +8500
- Brighton +13000
- West Ham United +44000
- Crystal Palace +44000
- Fulham FC +46000
- AFC Bournemouth +46000
- Brentford FC +65000
- Nottingham Forest +85000
- Everton FC +90000
- Leicester City +125000
- Ipswich Town +125000
- Wolverhampton Wanderers +125000
- Southampton FC +125000
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— Premier League (@premierleague) October 3, 2024
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