12 Jun 2019
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With this in mind, we take a look at a possible football accumulator for this weekend’s Saturday 3pm Club games.
NEWCASTLE v FULHAM
Fulham have picked up just one point on their travels this season and that came at the start of September. They have also conceded 24 goals from their nine away games.
The Cottagers have lost their last three competitive meetings with Newcastle, but have not lost four on the spin to the Magpies since 1980-1982.
Four of the last five meetings ended 1-0 to the home side and nine of the last 14 clashes saw less than three total goals scored.
Wins against Watford, Bournemouth, Burnley and Huddersfield, plus a draw at Everton, appear to have eased the pressure somewhat, yet Newcastle face a tricky Festive period, with trips to Liverpool and Watford, followed by a home clash with Manchester United. They then have to face Chelsea and Manchester City in January, so Rafa Benitez’s side will be keen to get something from this clash.
We can expect rock bottom Fulham, who are three points adrift of 17th-placed Southampton, will be more organised under Claudio Ranieri than in their first half of the season, but the clock is ticking and you don’t need to be an expert to determine two wins from 17 matches is relegation form.
Fulham host Wolves on Boxing Day and Huddersfield next Saturday, and both appear winnable games. They are shipping too many goals, however, and desperately need to bring in a central defender in the January transfer window.
Newcastle have been in better form of late and at the Genting Football odds have the hosts at Evens to win. We can’t see Fulham taking all three points and the 4/9 for Newcastle to win (draw no bet) looks fair value. See all the markets for this game here.
BOURNEMOUTH v BRIGHTON
Neither of these sides will be involved in a Premier League relegation scrap this season, as both are well coached and, as we head to the second half of the season, both are secure in mid-table.
In fact, there is every chance that they will remain in the middle tier of about half a dozen clubs who will be looking to realistically reach the top six.
Brighton have suffered three defeats in their last six, but beat both Huddersfield and Crystal Palace, while holding Leicester to a draw.
They have had a few more days’ rest than Bournemouth, who were knocked out of the League Cup by Chelsea on Wednesday, having produced a dogged defensive display in a 1-0 reverse at Stamford Bridge. It was a third consecutive defeat for Eddie Howe’s side and a fifth loss in their last six outings. The Cherries have also failed to score in their last three games (against Liverpool, Wolves and Chelsea).
Brighton are in their worst run of form against their south coast neighbours, having failed to win any of the last nine competitive meetings (D4 L5), and have lost four of the last five meetings at Bournemouth.
Seven of the last 10 meetings saw both sides net and it is 3/4 that this will be the case again. With Bournemouth having failed to score at home just three times this season, and the Albion having netted at Newcastle, Huddersfield, Cardiff and Everton in four of their last five away games, the odds for both teams to score seem viable. See all the markets for this game here.
BRENTFORD v BOLTON
Sometimes it pays to go against the grain as a bettor. At 4/7, Brentford are the shortest-priced home favourite in the Championship this weekend to beat a Bolton side that is languishing in 23rd place in the table and scrapping for their lives.
Bolton face three teams in the bottom eight over the Festive period. They start with 19th-placed Brentford, who seek an unprecedented fourth straight win over the Trotters, who are 5/1 shots to win.
Saturday’s 1-0 home defeat by Leeds left Bolton without a win in their last 12 and they failed to register a shot on target, so they will welcome the return of Sammy Ameobi, who not only scored in a 3-2 last-gasp reverse at Norwich, he also created several chances.
Brentford are looking forward to moving from Griffin Park into their new 17,250-seater stadium on Lionel Road, but on the pitch, things have been less positive of late. A 2-0 defeat against Hull City made it one win in 10 games for Thomas Frank’s side, who had designs on a play-off push at the start of the campaign.
Bolton have played some in-form teams close in recent weeks and Phil Parkinson has done a good job of keeping the dressing room together in the wake of non-payment of players’ wages. While they seek a first win at Griffin Park in 23 years, they have picked up points at Ipswich, Millwall, Rotherham and Preston this season.
Bolton are 13/10 to either win or draw this Championship clash on the Double Chance market and with Brentford struggling themselves, that might be where the value lies. See all the markets for this game here.
PORTSMOUTH v SUNDERLAND
As League 1 clashes go, there is none bigger than this one. Portsmouth top the table with 48 points, while Sunderland lie third, five points behind, with two games in hand.
Sunderland have lost just once in their 20 games, while Pompey have lost twice in 22.
The Black Cats have not fared particularly well against Pompey in recent times. They have met 10 times since the turn of the century and Sunderland have managed just one win (D2 L7). Their record at Fratton Park also leaves something to be desired, for Sunderland have drawn two and lost four of their last six visits.
The hosts’ sole league defeat came in their last home match, falling 2-1 to Charlton, and they were also held 1-1 at Barnsley last weekend.
Sunderland’s sole league defeat came at League Cup semi-finalists Burton Albion in mid-September and Jack Ross’s side are currently 13/8 second favourites behind Portsmouth to win League 1.
Both teams scored in each of their last five meetings, and it is 3/4 that they do so again, yet Sunderland’s away form has been impressive. With the imminent arrival of Gillingham forward Tom Eaves, who has turned down a new deal with the Gills, there is plenty of hope that the Black Cats will rise to the Championship this season.
This has the makings of a tight game and neither side will give much away, so it is worth treading warily and we again look to the Double Chance market with Sunderland, who are 7/10 to win or draw. See all the markets for this game here.
CRAWLEY v CARLISLE
League 2 is the destination for the final Saturday 3pm Club suggestion, with 12th-placed Carlisle travelling 348 miles to face a Crawley Town side that are four places and four point below them.
Slumping Crawley have lost five of their last six league games, including a 5-1 drubbing at Tranmere and a 4-0 home defeat by MK Dons.
They failed to score in their last two games, defeats at home to Northampton and away at Macclesfield, which leaves Gabriele Cioffe’s side just six points off the relegation places, having won two of their last nine league games.
Carlisle have scored in nine of their 11 away games, and come here in better form, having won three of their last six, including a 4-0 thumping of Colchester last time.
Crawley have won just one of the last 10 meetings with the Imps, who have never suffered defeat at the Broadfield Stadium in five previous visits (W2 D3) and Carlisle are 11/8 to secure all three points.
That might be a little bit of value, given the hosts’ indifferent form of late. See all the markets for this game here.
Odds are subject to change and are correct at the time of writing.
Place a £10 accumulator on these selections at these above odds and, if successful, your return would be £160.38 – plus the Saturday 3pm Club offer means you’ll get a £5 free bet for Sunday’s football! Good luck.
