There are 4 matches taking place in the English Premier league on Thursday night and we take a look at 3 of them from a betting angle.
A quick update on the Outright Betting where Manchester City are trading as 1/4 favourites with Liverpool at 28/10.
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NORWICH v CHELSEA
Norwich are bottom of the table and are coming off 4 successive defeats, most recently they went down 3-1 at home to Brentford. They have only won 2 of 14 home games this season. Norwich home games have averaged 2.6 goals each, but Norwich themselves have only managed 9 goals in 14 games.
Chelsea are up to 3rd on the table with an unbeaten run of 4 matches including winning their last 3 games. On the weekend they beat Burnley 4-0 on the road and they have the second best away record in the League with 9 wins and 3 draws in their 14 games. Chelsea away matches averaged 2.4 goals each and they have only conceded 8 goals in 14 road trips.
Chelsea hammered Norwich 7-0 in the reverse fixture and last season Chelsea won this fixture 3-2.
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Norwich 11/1
Draw 9/2
Chelsea 3/10
Suggested Bet: Handicap, Chelsea (-1.5) goals at 15/20
Chelsea should be far too strong for a Norwich side that is really battling and looks destined for relegation. For this bet to pay out they must win by at least 2 goals.
WOLVES v WATFORD
Wolves are currently 8th on the table, but they have suffered 3 successive defeats most recently a 2-0 loss to Crystal Palace at home. Overall at home this season they have won 5 and drawn 2 of their 13 games and a closer look at their goal scoring record at home shows that their matches only average 1.7 goals each with only 4 of the 13 games delivering profits had you backed over 2.5 goals.
Watford are in 19th on the log and in serious trouble only winning 1 of their last 10 games. Last time out they lost 3-2 at home to Arsenal, but their last away game was a 0-0 draw at Manchester United and Watford have actually taken 12 of their 19 points on the road this season.
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Wolves 17/20
Draw 12/5
Watford 15/4
Suggested Bet: The draw at 12/5
This match is screaming under 2.5 goals, but the bookies are on to us and that is priced at 8/15. I actually think that Watford have made improvement in recent weeks and could just be running into Wolves at the right time here and the draw offers some value.
LEEDS v ASTON VILLA
Leeds are 16th on the log and on a horrid run that has seen them lose 6 of their last 7 and their last 5 in a row. Their last game was a 1-0 loss to Leicester away and their last home game was a 4-0 drubbing by Tottenham. 8 of the 13 Leeds home games have reached the 3 goal mark this season.
Aston Villa are 11th on the table and have eased any relegation concerns with back-to-back victories at home to Southampton 4-0 and 2-0 away at Brighton. An interesting stat in Villa away matches is that they have yet to play to a draw with 5 wins and 8 defeats and those games have averaged 2.3 goals each.
These sides played out a thrilling 3-3 draw in the reverse fixture and last season it was the away team which won on each occasion.
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Leeds 17/10
Draw 26/10
Aston Villa 16/10
Suggested Bet: Aston Villa win at 16/10
Villa are playing some great football at the moment and I think they can beat a Leeds side that has looked out of sorts in recent weeks.
Note: All prices correct at the time of writing but are subject to change
