Soccer Betting Podcast

Billi (@SGPSoccer) breaks down the Serie A Matchday 30 slate, which will see Atalanta travel to Fiorentina and Napoli host AC Milan, both on Sunday, as the chasing pack try to keep up with leaders Inter Milan.Inter return after the international break with a three-point lead over Napoli at the head of Serie A and they should continue where they left off at home to Udinese. Simone Inzaghi’s side claimed a vital 2-0 victory at title rivals Atalanta in their final game before the two-week break.

Billi (@SGPSoccer) breaks down all 4 of this weekend’s Quarterfinal ties. This season’s competition has been full surprises, with Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea and Newcastle all sent packing. This leaves Manchester City as the +200 favourites to lift the trophy.Nobody at Manchester City will have envisaged that the club would be heading towards April with just the FA Cup to play for this season, but while a top-four spot in the Premier League is hardly considered great achievement for the champions, they can still progress to the semi-finals at Bournemouth’s expense.

Billi (@SGPSoccer) breaks down a handpicked selection of Nations League 2nd Legs and World Cup Qualifying matches, including France’s Nations League 2nd leg at home to Croatia. France were the favourites for this competition, but they have a habit of throwing in an occasional extremely poor performance under Didier Deschamps— and that’s exactly what we saw away to Croatia in the first leg on Thursday. As a consequence, Les Bleus were beaten 2-0 by their hosts and they now return to Paris looking to overturn that deficit and progress to the last four of this competition.

Billi (@SGPSoccer) delivers a bumper edition of The EPL, which deep delves into another horrible loss for the USMNT and what the implications may be. This is followed by an inquest into Liverpool’s horrible season ending week and some strong thoughts regarding the future of Mo Salah. The episode closes out by looking at a handful of European World Cup qualifiers, which includes looking at Tuchel’s first bow as the England manager, as they host Albania at Wembley tonight. A squad that had been settled under Gareth Southgate, until the former coach decided to go with youth at the Euros, has now seen several of the old guard return— as forgotten men Jordan Henderson, Reece James and Marcus Rashford are back in favour.

After United’s dominant UEL win over Real Sociedad, Ruben Amorim sat down with Melissa Reddy to discuss the future of Manchester United, and you can hear an extract on this show. That’s followed by Billi (@SGPSoccer) looking ahead to tomorrow’s trip to Leicester. Man United have already beaten Leicester three times this season and the Red Devils can add to that. having won four of five league encounters with the bottom three. The Foxes have lost 12 of their previous 13 Premier League games and they look set for another defeat, and ultimately relegation to the Championship.

Billi (@SGPSoccer) breaks down a selection of Serie A Matchday 29 matches, including the game of the week of Sunday— as leaders Inter Milan travel the 3rd placed Atalanta. Separated by fewer than 40 miles - and just three points in the Serie A standings - the two Nerazzurro sides will meet shortly after Napoli have the chance to seize top spot in Venice earlier on that day.

Billi (@SGPSoccer) breaks down the Matchday 29 EPL slate, with two clashes centred around the Champions League race, as Manchester City host Brighton on Saturday, while Arsenal host Chelsea in Sunday’s London Derby. The show then moves onto looking Sunday’s EFL Cup Final, as Liverpool take on Newcastle. The Reds were sent packing in the Champions League on Tuesday, losing to PSG on penalties after a grueling 120-minute second leg at Anfield. Meanwhile, Newcastle are looking to end a 70-year wait for a major domestic trophy, and recently lost in the 2023 EFL Cup Final against Manchester United.

BIlli (@SGPSoccer) analyses the blockbuster interview of the year so far, after Sir Jim Ratcliffe said this week that some Man Utd players were "not good enough and probably overpaid.” This was just one of a number of headlining making quotes from Ratcliffe. This episode also looks ahead to United’s must-win UEL Round of 16 2nd Leg against Real Sociedad at Old Trafford. Winning the Europa League is the only way Manchester United can somewhat salvage their season and they can take another big step forward in the competition by beating Real Sociedad tonight.

Billi (@SGPSoccer) breaks down all 8 of the Champions League Round of 16 2nd Leg matches, taking place today and tomorrow.The Madrid Derby was seen as one of the ties of the round, and it remains evenly balanced going into the 2nd Leg. Diego Simeone’s side are 2-1 down after the Bernabeu last week, but Real certainly don’t have their quarter-final place wrapped up. The visitors head to their cross-town rivals with a poor record in big games this term, despite last week’s win. Los Blancos are winless away to La Liga’s top eight so far this term, suffering two defeats in those five games.

Billi (@SGPSoccer) looks ahead to today’s match-up against Arsenal, at Old Trafford— before closing out with his Lock.Mikel Arteta’s side all but sealed passage through to the last eight of the Champions League with a 7-1 first-leg win over PSV, while Manchester United followed their FA Cup exit with a draw at Real Sociedad in the Europa League. United now have to all to do in their second leg to keep their season alive— making this a huge look-ahead sandwich spot for United.