BTTS Tips: 11/2 four-fold for Sunday's football
We've got a full raft of UK football this weekend and we've got match previews on site for all the Premier League games. We've asked our BTTS statto @OddsTerrier to scour the formbook and he's picked out a tasty four-fold for your perusal.
Newcastle United v Aston Villa
First up we've got a huge game at St James' Park. Newcastle finally dragged themselves out of the relegation places with a massive win over Everton in midweek to follow up their previous victory at Elland Road back before the winter break. They'll now be eyeing the likes of Villa who sit comfortably in 11th place, yet are only nine points above the Geordies. Villa have five points from their last three games and will be hopeful of at least a point up on Tyneside.
Newcastle lead the league in home BTTS rank and Eddie Howe's men have seen a huge 41 combined goals scored in just 12 games at St James's. Of those 12 games, nine have seen both teams netting. Villa don't rank as highly for BTTS but it's hit in four of their last six including 2-2 and 3-3 draws.
Leicester City v West Ham United
We also like the look of one of the other Premier League games taking place on Sunday. Leicester City are dropping down the table like a stone and under pressure boss Brendan Rodgers now finds his charges down in 12th. They host a West Ham side sitting pretty in the top four, having won four of their last six in the league.
Leicester rank 3rd in the league in total BTTS rank with 67% of their games ending with no clean sheet for either team. The King Power has seen a combined 35 goals in just 11 games. The Hammers have been prolific on the road with 19 goals in 12 outings. They rank 5th in the league for BTTS.
Empoli v Cagliari
We move into Serie A for our next two selections and our first pick features a clash between 11th placed Empoli and Cagliari who are down in 17th. Empoli are winless since the 12th December and badly need three points here after a great start to the season. They have been on the receiving end of some heavy home defeats, losing 4-2 to both Milan and Roma and by 5-1 to Sassuolo. Cagliari on the other hand have won three of their last six so approach this game in form.
Empoli are 2nd in the league for home BTTS with 83% of their games at Carlo Castellani Stadium ending that way. A ridiculous 52 goals have been scored in just 12 games there. Cagliari rank in the top six in Serie A for overall BTTS with 63% of their games seeing it hit.
Sassuolo v Roma
Last up its our old pals Sassuolo who let us down last Sunday with a stunning 4-0 loss to Sampdoria. Now that doesn't quite tell the full story as Sassuolo had 26 shots with nine on target and laid a siege to the Sampa goal without luck. I'm happy to go for them again versus a Roma side that have been leaky on the road; letting in 18 in just 11 games. The Neroverdi lead Serie A in BTTS stats and 19 of their 24 games (79%) have seen both teams bagging at least one goal.
