Punt a low-goals acca as the Premier League straps on its water wings and heads for the beach.
It’s common sense that the final-day vibes should make for goal-lite strolls, played to the soundtrack of the gentle clinking of the ice cube, and the gentle twanging of the budgie smuggler.
Except the data says the complete opposite.
Big goal-totals are MORE likely than usual.
But the bookies have put the squeeze on the goals-galore angles... and overdone it, creating the value on the flipside.
Four big-scoring ‘possibles’ – Chelsea , Liverpool , Tottenham and Arsenal – have European finals to ponder. Manchester City , with Wembley looming, only need a result, not a cricket score.
So take UNDER 3.5 goals at Spurs, Burnley, Leicester, Brighton and Liverpool – your goal-shy five-timer is 8/1 (Fred).
And punt the DRAW at Spurs (5/2) and Burnley (14/5) as singles, and in a double that pays over 12/1 (Hills, Fred).
Last chance this season for Paul Pogba to rise above the haters, lace his boots up and get right back out there and spaff my money up the wall again.
The Old Trafford giant put in another huge, but financially fruitless, display for us last week.
Hit the woodwork twice. They are not counted as ‘half a goal each’ for betting purposes, I checked.
For pity’s sake, surely Pog can come good against relegated Cardiff at Old Trafford? They shipped five in the reverse fixture. If he starts, take Pogba ‘scores two or more’ at 13/2 (Bet365).
Longshot ‘anytime scorer’ fans want Chelsea’s Marcos Alonso at 12/1 (Bet365) , and Virgil van Dijk to exploit Wolves’ set-piece holes at 13/2 (Bet365) for Liverpool.
In contrast to all the larking about in the Prem, you’ll be hard-pressed to find any sunny holiday vibes in Doncaster.
The League One play-off semi-final first leg (12.30pm) sees tight Charlton head to Donny with good prospects of getting a firm grip on this tie.
Take the DRAW at 21/10.
Joe Aribo is finishing the campaign on a sweet scoring run and could be ‘anytime scorer’ fun at 11/2 (Bet365).
