Soccer Betting Podcast

Manchester City have finally received the verdict from the Premier League on their alleged breaches of financial rules, with the club guilty on all but one of the 115 charges. Billi takes an extensive deep dive into the entire situation, before moving on to breaking a handpicked selection of UEFA Nations League matches- including England v Spain. 


Newly crowned world champions Spain have made it to each of the last three UEFA Nations League finals, and they will be looking to kick off the 2026/27 iteration with a win at Wembley. La Roja head to London unbeaten in 90 minutes since March 2024, but their defence faces a tough test against an England side that have scored in nine of their last ten games.

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.

The top two in Serie A meet at the Stadio Olimpico on Saturday and it could be the home side Roma who maintain their perfect start to the new campaign following the big showdown with champions Inter Milan. Inter’s only defeat so far was a 2-1 loss to Real Madrid in the Champions League, but their latest two league games have been stirring affairs, as they have been required to come back from two goals down against both Udinese and Napoli.

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.

An increased fixture list always looked like Manchester United’s biggest hurdle this season, and they followed up their Champions League return with a 0-1 home defeat to Manchester City. Despite United's poor performance against 10-men, it's the shocking VAR decision to award Erling Haaland's goal that has rightfully stolen the headlines. Billi gives his take on the situation, before moving onto the game against Brighton. 

It's fair to say that the momentum that Michael Carrick enjoyed as interim boss has deserted him, and now he has tough decisions to make in this Carabao Cup tie.While United will want to bounce back from their derby defeat, Carrick has to consider some rotation ahead of Sunday’s visit to Fulham. The Red Devils have won just one of their first four Premier League games so far, and any changes will make them look even more vulnerable against a strong Brighton side.

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.

Red Devils manager Michael Carrick became an instant hero when leading United to a 2-0 derby-day victory in his first game after taking over from Ruben Amorim last term but City’s bright start to the campaign suggests they may have to work harder for three points this time. Enzo Maresca faces a tougher task replacing his predecessor, the legendary Pep Guardiola, than Carrick did coming in for the much-maligned Amorim, but he has certainly made a strong start to that near-impossible mission, with the Citizens a perfect three wins from three in the Premier League.

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.

Lazio will look to make it four wins from four matches when they take on AC Milan at the Stadio Olimpico on Saturday evening.The White and Sky Blues are one of only three teams that have won their opening three games, but only two points separate the two sides, with AC Milan collecting seven points so far.Lazio are now under the stewardship of former AC Milan midfielder Gennaro Gattuso, and he has made his team difficult to beat as he continues to pride his team on their ability to fight and defend for 90 minutes.AC Milan are also now under new management, with Ruben Amorim replacing Massimiliano Allegri.

The Champions League is back - who will get their hands on the famous trophy in Madrid on 5 June next year? Paris St-Germain are the betting favourites are aiming to win the title for the third year running as the league phase begins on Tuesday.


The game of the week will see Jose Mourinho's Real Madrid hosting his former club Inter Milan. Inter Milan lost five of their final six Champions League matches last season, including a 2-1 defeat at Atletico Madrid and home and away losses to Bodo Glimt. They return to European action after a 3-2 win over Napoli on Saturday, but Cristian Chivu’s side had to come back from 2-0 down in that win.Real Madrid are fresh from their first defeat of the season, with Kylian Mbappe missing a penalty in a 1-0 loss at Real Betis on Friday night- so expect them to be desperate to bounceback in Tuesday's opener.