This week, the EPL, Bundesliga, La Liga and Serie A picks will focus on 9 games, split into 3 parlays across Friday, Saturday and Sunday for our soccer picks today.
Soccer Picks and Parlay #1
Let’s focus on the Bundesliga on Friday and Saturday.
Bayer Leverkusen vs Stuttgart Prediction
These teams met in the Super Cup this season in the season kick-off and drew 2-2 with Leverkusen going on to win in PKs. Other scores between them last season were 1-1, 3-2 Bayer and 2-2.
This season Leverkusen games average 4.4 GPG and Stuttgart’s 4.1. Both are 7-1 to Over 2.5 totals.
Leverkusen are 2nd in GF, 2nd in xG, 2nd in shots on target.
Stuttgart are 3rd in GF, 4th in xG, 4th in shots on target.
In the Pokal this week Leverksuen won 3-0 over Elversberg and Stuttgart beat FCK 2-1.
In the Bundesliga Leverkusen has 0 clean sheets and the BTTS & Over 2.5 is 7-1.
Stuttgart also has 0 clean sheets and the BTTS & over 2.5 is 6-2.
Both have the UCL next week so there is always a concern there plus they
- Soccer Picks Today: Both Teams to Score
Holstein Kiel vs Heidenheim Prediction
Kiel are way down in 17th and have allowed the most goals, 23, in the league. They have at least scored 10 goals in 8 games but are still winless at 0-2-6.
8/8 Kiel games have seen 2+ goals. 6/8 Heideneim games have seen 2+, but not last week when they drew 0-0.
Heidenheim games see the 4th fewest goals, but still average 2.9, while Kiel’s overage the 3rd most at 4.1.
Heidenheim lost this week’s Pokal match 2-1 to Hertha, while Kiel also lost away to Koln 3-0.
- Soccer Picks Today: Over 1.5
Wolfsburg vs Augsburg Prediction
Wolfsburg drew 0-0 last weekend. They played in the Pokal vs Dortmund Tuesday and again drew 0-0 before Jonas Wind scored in extra-time for a 1-0 win.
Augsburg too won in the Pokal 3-0 and in all comps have won 3/4.
The 0-0 weekend draw with St. Pauli last week was a rare low-scoring game for Wolfsburg who had seen scorelines of 4-2, 3-1, 2-2, 4-3 and 2-1 in the games prior. Their games average 3.9 GPG and 6/8 have seen 3+ goals.
All 8 Augsburg games have seen 3+ goals and 6 have seen 4+, while their games also average 3.9 GPG.
Wolfsburg home Bundesliga games have seen them score in 14 straight and 23/24. The BTTS is also on a 12-2 run.
So BTTS could be a bet, but then Augsburg away from home is 0-0-3 and have been outscored 11-1 this season. Go back to last season and they’ve lost 7 straight road Bundesliga games and have only 4 road wins in 33.
- Soccer Picks Today: Wolfsburg to score
- Parlay Picks: BL vs STU btts / HK vs HEI over 1.5 / WOLF to score (+114)
Soccer Picks and Parlays #2
Here are 3 EPL games on Saturday.
Bournemouth vs Man City Prediction
It’s been 15 straight wins for City over Bournemouth and you’d expect that to continue here. But … City have the UCL next week and a slew of injury concerns including Rodri, Bobb, De Bruyne, Walker, Grealish, Doku, Savinho, Gvardiol, Akanji and Dias.
Man City obviously looks like the likely winners but they do go to Portugal to face Sporting in the UCL next week, they could only beat Southampton 1-0 last week and Bournemouth have shut out Arsenal at home and conceded just 1 to Villa on the road in recent games.
- Soccer Picks Today: Over 1.5
Ipswich vs Leicester Prediction
The 17 goals allowed by Leicester are the 4th-most. The 20 goals allowed by Ipswich are the 2nd-most. Ipswich is 20th in xGA and Leicester is 18th.
Ipswich have still yet to win in all comps in 10 games and have given up 4, 2, 4 and 2 goals in their last 4 games, On one hand they scored 3 away to Brentford last week. On the other hand they were shutout out home to Everton the game prior. They’ve conceded in 9/10.
Leicester had won 3/4 in all comps but are now off 3-1 and 5-2 losses to Forest and then Man U in the LEC this week. In the EPL Leicester has scored in 9/9 and conceded in 8/9.
Ipswich do have a lengthy injury report but it doesn’t include top scorers Delap and Szmodics.
These 2 promoted teams played to two 1-1 draws last year in the Championship and another BTTS looks possible here again.
- Soccer Picks Today: Both Teams to Score
Nottingham Forest vs West Ham United Prediction
The surprise team of the season so far is Forest who is 7th at 4-4-1, just 1 loss on the season and they’ve only allowed 7 goals, the 2nd-fewest behind Liverpool’s 5.
West Ham’s defense is the opposite, giving up 16 goals, the 6th most, while also giving up the 6th-highest xGA.
Last year both won at home, West Ham 3-2 and Forest 2-0. This year I’ll just ask Forest to score at least 1, something they’ve done in 10/11 games in all comps.
- Soccer Picks Today: Forest to score
- Parlay Picks: BOU vs MCI over 1.5 / IPS vs LEI btts / NF to score (+140)
Soccer Picks and Parlays #3
Here are 3 Sunday games in La Liga, Serie A and the Premier League
Barcelona vs Espanyol Prediction
Barca just routed their biggest rivals Real Madrid 4-0 last week and at the Bernabeu. They’ve now outscored their opponents 37-10 and have scored multiple goals in 13/14 overall matches.
Espanyol are the league’s worst road team at 0-1-4 and have been outscored 10-2.
On Thursday they played in the CDR vs San Tirso and won 4-0.
But Espanyol are sometimes a bogey team for Barca. Barca won at this venue 4-2 in the most recent meeting, but previous scores were 1-1, 2-2, 1-0 win, 1-0 win and 2-2.
- Soccer Picks Today: Barcelona to win and score over 1.5
Inter Milan vs Venezia Prediction
Both are coming off of midweek wins, Inter 3-0 over Empoli and Venezia 3-2 over Udinese. It’s the 2nd straight game where Venezia has scored 2+ afte drawing Monza 2-2 the game prior.
But they’re still 18th, have given up 18 goals in 10 games and on the road are 0-2-4 outscored 13-5.
Inter’s only loss was in the Milan Derby this season and in their past 55 in all comps they’ve lost only 4 times anly twice in regulation.
Inter just scored 4 on Juve last week and then 3 midweek, they can win and score 2 here too.
- Soccer Picks Today: Inter to win and score over 1.5
Man U vs Chelsea Prediction
Man U is not as leeky as they used to be defensively but still have only 1 clean sheet in 8 games and none in 4. They won 5-2 in the LEC the first game post-Eric ten Haag with interim Ruud van Nistelrooy on the sidelines before the likely new coach Ruben Amorim of Sporting takes over.
It’s a big project for anyone to take over with Man U currently a miserable 14th in the EPL.
Chelsea look to be further along their rebuilding process up in 5th at 5-2-2. They’re scoring for fun with the 2nd-most goals scored (19), behind City’s 20. In allowing 11, they’ve only kept 2 clean sheets in the prem and 0 in their last 4 games as well.
Chelsea beat Newcastle 2-1 last weekend, and then lost to Newcastle 2-0 midweek in the Cup. Look at all comps and they have scored in 13/15 but conceded in 11/15 and 7 straight.
The last meeting in April was 4-3 Chelsea win and the last 6 meetings have seen BTTS.
- Soccer Picks Today: Both Teams to Score
- Parlay Picks: BAR to win and score 2+ / Inter to win and score 2+ / MNU vs CHE btts (+104)
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