Soccer Betting Podcast

The early signs suggest the title fight in Serie A will be wide open once again this season and two Scudetto hopefuls meet in Sunday’s evening kick-off as Lazio head to Juventus.Defending champions Inter Milan lead the way with 16 points but Lazio are level with the pacesetters after an impressive start to the campaign under former Italy boss Gennaro Gattuso.

It has been another turbulent week for Manchester United and there will be plenty of scrutiny on Michael Carrick and his side when they visit Leeds in the Premier League on Sunday.United are winless in five across all competitions and followed up last Saturday’s 1-1 draw with ten-man Tottenham – a match they arguably deserved to lose – with a 2-0 Champions League humbling at Atletico Madrid.An outspoken post-match interview from Lisandro Martinez after the defeat in Madrid did not help matters and a trip across the Pennines to face an in-form Leeds at Elland Road may only amplify things further. Billi deep dives into Martinez's scathing comments before moving on to breaking down Sunday's game.

Serie A returns for Matchday 6 with Como hosting unbeaten Roma in one of the standout fixtures, while surprise package Cagliari welcome Juventus in a clash that could prove tighter than the odds suggest. We’ll break down the strongest betting angles across the round, including the goals potential in Sassuolo versus AC Milan, Frosinone’s chances of frustrating Napoli and whether struggling Bologna deserve to be favourites at Lecce. With Roma, Inter and Lazio level at the top, there’s plenty to unpack as the title race resumes after the international break.

All eyes will be on the game of the season on Sunday, when Manchester City return to action for the first time since their controversial guilty verdict, as Enzo Maresca’s side will look to put their future doubts to one side and claim victory at Anfield. The Citizens have won all seven games since their curtain-raising defeat to Arsenal in the Community Shield, scoring 20 goals in the process and establishing a three-point lead at the top of the Premier League. However, the schedule couldn’t have been scripted any better, with the dirty oil-money cheating scum finding themselves travelling to hostile territory, to take on the club who ultimately lost the most as a result of their SHAMELESS CHEATING. The entire world will be behind Liverpool this Sunday!

Billi breaks down the latest blockbuster developments surrounding Manchester City, after their SHAM commercials were publicly exposed by the Premier League.The independent commission found Man City guilty of:Man City arranged 'sham' contracts with a number of its commercial partners to artificially inflate the club's revenues and reduce its costs by more than £900m.The club filed accounts that concealed the true state of its finances from auditors and football regulators.Man City was significantly in breach of both the Premier League's and UEFA's spending limits.During the Premier League's investigation, Man City failed to co-operate and act in good faith towards the league.This episode also looks at a handful of selected UEFA Nations League matches, including France versus Italy, which will be Zidane's first home game in-charge of France, and England's trip to Croatia. Both Croatia and England have begun their campaigns with a win over Czech Republic and a defeat to world champions Spain, and now they meet in Rijeka hoping to get the upper hand in Group 3. A Lamine Yamal masterclass dealt Croatia a heavy defeat away to Spain and their 4-2 defeat to England in the World Cup will still be fresh in their memory

Fulham may never get a better opportunity to record a rare home win over Manchester United than on Sunday when a reeling Red Devils side head to Craven Cottage.The Whites, who have won just one of their last 20 Premier League games against United, will be feeling good after good performances against Liverpool and West Ham in the past week, whereas United’s campaign has taken a turn for the worse.Michael Carrick’s side let a two-goal lead slip against Brighton in the Carabao Cup on Wednesday and the manager’s post-match press conference was almost as unconvincing as his players’ defending at Old Trafford.

Arsenal and Manchester City will look to take their 100% starts into the international break. Arsenal certainly have the more difficult assignment, when they travel to Brighton on Saturday. The Seagulls are fifth ahead of matchday five, having claimed seven points from four games. Fabian Hurzeler has also guided his team to two wins in the Conference League and a 3-2 victory over Manchester United in the EFL Cup.Brighton have only fallen short against Chelsea after a 4-3 defeat, but that will give the Gunners plenty of confidence that they can punish them for their mistakes at the back. Arsenal are the best in the division, though, at suffocating teams and forcing them into errors and they have everything they need to make it eight wins in succession.The Gunners won both meetings between the two clubs last season and they look a level above the rest of the field at the moment.

After Tottenham and Aston Villa won the previous two Europa League finals, there were fears that the Premier League’s wealth would now dominate Europe’s second-tier competition.However, Bournemouth and Sunderland claimed the Premier League’s two Europa League berths last term, and they’ve been joined in the competition by Conference League winners Crystal Palace.With none of England’s traditional powers in the field, there’s an open feel to this season’s Europa League. There are 14 teams priced at 25/1 or shorter, and that makes for an interesting outright market, led by Italian giants Juventus.

The Premier League season is in full swing, and several intriguing storylines have already been created. Any question marks over if Arsenal could back up their title-winning campaign from last season, have been all but put to bed, by the dominance which the Gunners have exerted early doors. Mikel Arteta’s men have beaten Manchester City, Coventry, Aston Villa, Chelsea and Napoli by an aggregate score of 10-1. The Champions travel to Sunderland tomorrow, a side who have only won one of their last 29 Premier League meetings against them (a 1-0 win back in 2009). More recently, Arsenal have put 16 past the Black Cats in the last five meetings between the pair and they have won four of those.