BTTS Tips: 15/1 fourfold for Saturday's UK coupon
Saturday afternoon features a bumper list of UK action with all the English and Scottish leagues in play. Our man @OddsTerrier has had his beak in the form book and has selected a tasty looking Both Teams To Score four-fold which has been boosted up to 15/1 using bet365's famous Accumulator Bonus. As always please remember to gamble responsibly.
AFC Bournemouth vs Blackburn Rovers
Our first selection is in the ultra competitive Championship where fourth place Blackburn travel to second place Bournemouth. Rovers are in terrific form - winning four of their last five and have kept clean sheets in the last three.
Strange pick for a BTTS selection then? Not against free scoring Bournemouth who have hit BTTS in their last four games and are the second top scorers in the division. I can't see Rovers keeping them out here with the likes of Dominic Solanke on fire.
If we look at the long-term BTTS stats the Cherries have hit BTTS at home 70% of the time this season and Blackburn have an identical record of 7/10 on the road. At almost evens money it looks a good option to land again.
Derby County vs Blackpool
Pride Park sees rock bottom Derby County host mid table Blackpool in another Championship clash. Blackpool are in the huge pack of clubs from 8th down to 18th where a couple of wins will see you threatening the playoffs and a couple of negative results will see you looking over your shoulder.
County on the other hand look utterly doomed. Despite showing some fighting spirit with wins over Bournemouth and a draw versus top of the table Fulham, they are unable to recover from the two huge points deductions and remain on a solitary point - 20 points from safety.
If we move onto the nuts and bolts of our BTTS punt we can see that both teams rank really highly in this ranking. The Rams have seen 70% of their games at home end without a clean sheet for either team and the Seasiders are even higher on this metric - eight of their ten away games in the Championship this year have ended with BTTS.
St Johnstone vs Aberdeen
We move north of the border and into the Scottish Premiership for our 3rd pick. Relegation threatened St. Johnstone see mid table Aberdeen visit McDiarmid Park.
The Saints are second bottom in the league and not in good form, winning only one of their last seven. The Dons are the epitome of inconsistency, winning three of their last six and losing the others. Callum Davidson's men have conceded 11 goals at home and Stephen Glass's charges have faired even worse, letting in 14 goals away from home. It all adds up to a interesting and goals bound tie.
St Johnstone rank 3rd in the league for home BTTS(63%) and Aberdeen are top overall for away BTTS(75%). I fancy this one to land here.
Exeter vs Tranmere
Our last selection is all the way down to the south-west of England in a League Two clash. Promotion chasing Exeter City host mid-table Tranmere Rovers in an intriguing clash. City are on a bit of a mini-slump which has seen them drop out of the automatic promotion places and will be looking to pick up a much needed win here against Rovers.
Tranmere have had a couple of good wins on the bounce vs Bradford and Oldham which has seen them move up the table towards the fringes of the playoff picture. Manager Micky Mellon will see this as a game they can get something out of, as Exeter have been porous at the back at St James Park.
Believe it or not, The Grecians have seen a staggering run of 17 games with BTTS landing in all competitions including their last 12 games in League Two action. Over the course of the season they are averaging 70% of their games ending in BTTS. Tranmere rank rock bottom in this metric, but in a competitive game like this one I still expect it to land here.
