Soccer Betting Podcast

Michael Carrick is favourite to be the next Premier League manager to depart after a chastening start to the season for Manchester United, which has seen them win just two of their 11 games in all competitions. Bruno Fernandes openly criticised the manager after that performance and it’s fair to say that Carrick is drinking in the last chance saloon as his team host Bournemouth at Old Trafford this weekend.

After racking up big Champions League wins in midweek, Napoli and Roma face off in the Serie A game of the weekend, with the hosts looking to find some consistency domestically. The Partenopei have lost three of their seven league games after their 1-0 defeat to Venezia last weekend and will be aiming to improve against an unbeaten Roma side.Gian Piero Gasperini’s men are two points off league leaders Inter after an impressive start to the season in which they have conceded just three times in seven games.

Billi breaks down the Premier League’s Matchday 8 slate.  Arsenal will be looking to maintain their momentum against Everton, while Chelsea host Tottenham in what's likely to be another heated London derby on Saturday. Tottenham picked up their first Premier League win of the season at home to Coventry last time out, but they are set for a tougher test when they visit fellow Londoners. Spurs’ only previous victory this season came in the League Cup against Charlton and they have been beaten by Aston Villa, Liverpool, Newcastle and Brentford already. They have lost their last six meetings with Chelsea and have not won at Stamford Bridge since 2018.
Thanks to European football, we get four games on Sunday. The game of the day sees Liverpool welcome an impressive Brighton side whose European commitments may add another dimension to their Anfield challenge. For all official plays, visit LockBetting.com.For all official plays, visit LockBetting.com, with 160 consecutive months of transparent, tracked profit and spreadsheets posted publicly on Instagram @LockBetting.

Paris St-Germain v Barcelona - a fixture that could prove to be the most exciting in this season's Champions League.

Matchday 3's game of the week, sees the two top teams in the market clash in Paris, as PSG host Barcelona. The free-scoring teams start match week three as the league phase's top two, with PSG ahead of Barcelona on goals scored and with no other sides having netted more this term. PSG were 2-1 winners when they met at this stage last season, with Luis Enrique's side going on to win a second successive Champions League title, having also beaten Barcelona over two legs in the quarter-finals three seasons.

Since the start of the 2025 Club World Cup, Barca and PSG rank second and third respectively for most goals scored per match by clubs in Europe's top five leagues.Barca have netted 192 times in 68 games at a rate of 2.82 per match, with PSG scoring 154 in 67 games at 2.3 per outing. Only Bayern Munich rank above both.

The early signs suggest the title fight in Serie A will be wide open once again this season and two Scudetto hopefuls meet in Sunday’s evening kick-off as Lazio head to Juventus.Defending champions Inter Milan lead the way with 16 points but Lazio are level with the pacesetters after an impressive start to the campaign under former Italy boss Gennaro Gattuso.

Billi breaks down Premier League Matchday Seven, with fierce rivalries taking centre stage as Manchester United visit Leeds (covered over on Bet MUFC) and Brighton face Crystal Palace. Liverpool travel to Brentford, Arsenal head to Nottingham Forest, and Chelsea face Everton, while Tottenham host Coventry with pressure mounting to deliver. From the title race to the teams desperate to kick-start their seasons, Billi examines the key matchups, potential upsets and standout betting opportunities across the weekend.

It has been another turbulent week for Manchester United and there will be plenty of scrutiny on Michael Carrick and his side when they visit Leeds in the Premier League on Sunday.United are winless in five across all competitions and followed up last Saturday’s 1-1 draw with ten-man Tottenham – a match they arguably deserved to lose – with a 2-0 Champions League humbling at Atletico Madrid.

An outspoken post-match interview from Lisandro Martinez after the defeat in Madrid did not help matters and a trip across the Pennines to face an in-form Leeds at Elland Road may only amplify things further. Billi deep dives into Martinez's scathing comments before moving on to breaking down Sunday's game.

Manchester City's Wednesday showdown with Paris Saint-Germain takes centre stage as the Champions League returns for Matchday 2. Elsewhere, Manchester United face a much tougher examination away to Atlético Madrid after their cruising to 4–0 win over Sabah in their opener, while Real Madrid travel to Roma and Barcelona visit Galatasaray. With heavyweight clashes and challenging away trips, this round offers an early test of the leading contenders’ European ambitions.

Serie A returns for Matchday 6 with Como hosting unbeaten Roma in one of the standout fixtures, while surprise package Cagliari welcome Juventus in a clash that could prove tighter than the odds suggest. We’ll break down the strongest betting angles across the round, including the goals potential in Sassuolo versus AC Milan, Frosinone’s chances of frustrating Napoli and whether struggling Bologna deserve to be favourites at Lecce. With Roma, Inter and Lazio level at the top, there’s plenty to unpack as the title race resumes after the international break.

The extended international break was a rough one for Manchester United and Tottenham, who were each left to stew on some awful results. Spurs spent the break bottom of the table, as they search for their first victory of the campaign. Manchester United are winless in three, a run which included their controversial home defeat to Manchester City.
The Premier League throwing the book at City was a let-off for both Michael Carrick and Roberto De Zerbi, as their respective futures would have been the focus of the last two-and-a-half weeks, had City’s charges not been announced.