Soccer Betting Podcast

Manchester City will contest the FA Cup final for the fourth year in a row tomorrow, as they face Chelsea at Wembley. City have lost the last two finals and will be desperate to avoid a third consecutive defeat in the final of the world’s oldest cup competition. Only one team has lost three successive FA Cup finals before and that happens to be Chelsea, losing in 2020, 2021 and 2022 – and this is...

AC Milan are locked in a five-way battle for Champions League qualification, and they can give their chances a boost when they host the European-chasing Atalanta on Sunday. The Rossoneri have put in some poor performances lately, but they have only lost three home games all season and face a visiting side winless in their last five.

Manchester United’s revival under Michael Carrick was further enhanced by last weekend’s victory over bitter rivals Liverpool, a result that guaranteed the club’s return to the Champions League next season. That 3-2 success at Old Trafford also made it three wins on the bounce for United and 10 victories in 14 since Carrick returned to the club in January, form that makes a more permanent stay for...

Manchester City will need to beat Brentford on Saturday and will be desperately hoping for a favour from West Ham, who host Arsenal on Sunday afternoon. Arsenal secured a spot in their first Champions League final in two decades in midweek, but their Premier League title hopes may take a hit when they visit a West Ham side battling relegation. The Hammers sit a point adrift of safety after last we...

Billi breaks down the betting lines for all six semifinal 2nd Legs from the Champions League, Europa League and Europa Conference League. All eyes will be on Munich on Wednesday as Bayern host PSG in their Semifinal 2nd Leg. PSG clinched a crucial first-leg lead in one of the games of the season in Paris last week, and another thriller is expected between two of the best attacking sides in Europe...

Manchester United sit third in the Premier League table and victory over bitter rivals Liverpool on Sunday would guarantee Champions League football for next season. The visitors sit fourth in the standings and are on course for a place in Europe’s top competition themselves, and if they win in Manchester they will draw level on points with United. United have claimed 29 points in 13 games since M...

Inter could win the Serie A title before a ball is kicked this weekend, with Napoli and Milan needing positive results to keep up the pressure on the champions elect. However even if their chasers don’t do them a favour Cristian Chivu’s men should be able to secure the Scudetto with a win over Parma on Sunday, landing us over 6.5 Units from Futures payouts. 

Billi (@LockBettingSS) breaks down all of the Matchday 35 Premier League betting lines. This Bank Holiday weekend slate will have a massive impact at both ends of the table, as Arsenal could potentially put some significant pressure on Manchester City ahead of their Monday night trip to Everton, if they can open up a 6 point gap at the top of the table by winning at home to Fulham on Saturday. How...

Defending champions PSG play host to Champions League outright favourites Bayern Munich on Tuesday night, in a tie that most feel will decide the destination of the Champions League trophy. Vincent Kompany’s side won a seven-goal thriller away to Mainz on Saturday, and with the Bundesliga trophy secured, they have been able to rest their main stars over the past 3-4 weeks-- which could be a key co...

Only an almighty collapse will see Manchester United not featuring in the Champions League later this year. Some bookmakers go as short as 1/500 on the top five finish required for qualification. A shock Monday night defeat to Leeds ended a run of five consecutive wins at Old Trafford, however the victory over the Chelsea got them right back on track. As impressive as Brentford have been this seas...

Milan have fallen to three defeats in their last five Serie A matches and have allowed their rivals Inter to get away despite beating them in the derby at the beginning of last month. They beat struggling Hellas Verona last week when a Adrien Rabiot goal did the damage, but the 3-0 home defeat they suffered to Udinese the week before was particularly deflating and that reverse does not bode well f...

Billi breaks down the Matchday 34 EPL and both of the weekend's FA Cup semifinals. Arsenal’s title hopes are in the balance after defeat at Manchester City last weekend and they desperately need all three points when Newcastle visit on Saturday. Arsenal were knocked off the top of the table on Wednesday for the first time since early October, however, a win would see them move back to the summit,...

Seven points separate Chelsea and Manchester United as both sides vie for a top-five spot in the Premier League, and the Red Devils could take a step closer to Champions League qualification at Stamford Bridge on Saturday. Michael Carrick’s side lost 2-1 at home to Leeds on Monday, but their performances since the former England midfielder took the reins have been a world apart from their early se...

Billi (@SGPSoccer) breaks down this weekend's EPL slate, which will be headlined by a potential title decider on Sunday. Manchester City are hoping to extend their winning streak when they host Arsenal on Sunday, and the Etihad Stadium could witness a huge shift in momentum in the Premier League title race. Pep Guardiola’s side come into this tie six points adrift of the Gunners, but they are on a...

Liverpool host Paris Saint-Germain in the second leg of their Champions League quarter-final tie on Tuesday with a two-goal deficit to recover after defeat in the French capital last week. The Anfield side have staged some outrageous European comebacks over the years but aside from that history it is hard to make any kind of case for them to fight back against PSG. Elsewhere, Real Madrid must over...

Manchester United face their first fixture in 25 days tonight, having been given a watching brief since the opening match of the last round of league action. With no European or FA Cup fixtures, the Red Devils have had plenty of time to prepare for the visit of Leeds. The visitors have played twice since United’s last game, including a penalty shoot-out win at West Ham in last weekend’s FA Cup qua...

A three-game winless run, one which began with a 1-0 defeat to rivals AC Milan, will have had Inter fans worrying their title charge was set to unravel but Cristian Chivu’s side alleviated those fears in emphatic fashion last weekend. The Nerazzurri proved why they are sitting pretty at the Serie A summit by routing Roma 5-2 and they can overcome another tricky test when making the short trip to C...

Billi (@LockBetting on IG) breaks the Matchday 32 EPL slate. With eight games to go, City will be keen to put the pressure on leaders Arsenal but a nine-point gap at the start of this weekend means any slip up could be fatal. Arsenal host Bournemouth in Saturday's early kick-off, while City travel to Chelsea on Sunday night. If Arsenal win on Saturday, City will be 12 points behind the Gunners goi...

Billi breaks down all of the Champions League Quarterfinals 1st Leg ties, including the renewal of the Real Madrid and Bayern Munich rivalry, and a rematch between PSG and Liverpool. Manchester City dealt Liverpool’s hopes of laying their hands on silverware a hammer blow on Saturday as the Citizens thrashed Arne Slot’s side 4-0 to dump them out of the FA Cup. PSG knocked Liverpool out of this com...

AC Milan’s 1-0 win over rivals Inter last month kick-off a winless month in the league for the Nerazzurri, opening the door to a potential title race in the final stretch of the season. Ahead of this weekend’s action, Milan are six points shy of Inter, while defending champions Napoli are seven shy of top spot. With Inter facing a test against Roma on Sunday, both sides will be desperate to keep t...

Bayern Munich look home and hosed in the race for the Bundesliga title, but Borussia Dortmund and Stuttgart, who occupy the next two spots, should serve up a treat when they meet as the league resumes after the international break on Saturday.

Billi breaks down all 4 of this weekend's FA Cup Quarterfinals, before closing out with a Lock. The game of the round sees Liverpool travel to Manchester City. Manchester City and Liverpool have spent much of the last decade battling it out for the Premier League title but they may have to watch on as Arsenal lift the crown this season. Out of the Champions League and adrift in the Premier League,...

Billi (@LockBettingSS) breaks down the final 4 World Cup qualifiers before closing out by looking at the friendlies between England and Japan, and USA and Portugal.  The USA’s World Cup preparations took a hit last week, as they fell to a 5-2 defeat to Belgium. The 2026 co-hosts have arranged four big friendlies ahead of the tournament, and they face the second of those on Tuesday when they host P...

This episode primarily focuses on a selection of tonight's European World Cup qualifiers, before moving on to some of the more glamorous friendlies that will be taking place across the next few days, including Brazil v France and USA v Belgium. The United States did not have to come through World Cup qualification due to being hosts but they have lined up a number of high-profile friendlies to war...

In a game Igor Tudor described as like a "World Cup Final" for his players, Tottenham v Nottingham Forest on Sunday is the absolute epitome of a six-pointer. Despite their first-leg defeat making qualification almost impossible,  Tottenham players will have drawn a lot of confidence from their 3-2 win over Atletico Madrid in midweek - a victory that ended a run of eight winless games for Igor Tudo...