English Premier League Week 1 Betting Tips and Predictions

The world’s No. 1 soccer league is back for another year of high-energy action as the English Premier League kicks off Friday night. Arsenal will host Leicester City in the league’s opening match before nine other matches take place over the weekend. Let’s take a look at the biggest English Premier League teams and their week 1 matches.

English Premier League week 1

Arsenal vs. Leicester

Arsenal go into the season opener at -200. The Gunners have had a good offseason signing goal scorer Alexandre Lacazette from French team Lyon. Arsenal has already won the FA Community Shield ...

New Soccer Season and Most Profitable Leagues

Are you ready for kickoff? The new English soccer season is set to start this weekend while Germany, Italy and Spain start their seasons the following week.

Yes, the top four leagues in Europe are back at it, and it is time to get excited for the soccer season and to look at the most profitable leagues. Of course, readers of our blog should have already wagered on their English Premier League futures winner, but what can we expect from the soccer season?

English Premier League

This season’s EPL won’t be wide open, but there are three to four ...

FA Community Shield: Arsenal vs. Chelsea Prediction

The FA Community Shield is the curtain raiser for the English Premier League soccer season. The match my have a preseason feel, but the teams take it very seriously with silverware at stake. This year’s edition of the Community Shield will pit rivals Arsenal versus Chelsea on Sunday August 6th.

Arsenal won last season’s FA Cup while Chelsea stormed to the Premier League title. Their triumphs at the end of last term have set up this match to kickoff the 2017-18 season. Arsenal has lifted the Community Shield 14 times to Chelsea’s four, but the Blues have been collecting ...

English Premier League 2017-18: Who will be the top scorer?

Friday August 11th will see the kickoff of the English Premier League 2017-18 season. Sportsbooks around the world have been releasing futures odds for upcoming season and there are plenty of great bets to wager on.

One of the most intriguing futures bets for the English Premier League 2017-18 season is the top scorer bet. The odds for players have been calculated on past performances, form and the teams they play for. There are some great odds for players that could top the league’s goals chart. So,who are the top players to look out for this season?

Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) ...

MLS: New York City FC vs Chicago Fire – Preview & Prediction

After a few weeks off for the CONCACAF Gold Cup, the Major League Soccer season has resumed with teams striving for the postseason. This weekend’s action is headlined by the Eastern Conference’s second place side battling its third place team, as Chicago Fire travel to the Big Apple to play New York City FC.

Chicago has been the story of the season in MLS as the club went from being one of the league’s worst teams over the last three years to being near the top.

New York City enters the fixture on the back of a midweek 2-2 draw ...

Liga MX Apertura Kicks Off Season With Huge Round of Matches

Liga MX returns Friday July 21st with the Torneo Apertura. Known as the opening tournament, the Apertura is the Mexican top-flight soccer league’s first half of the season; which crowns a champion in December.

Liga MX’s week 1 will be highlighted by reigning Apertura winners Tigres clashing with Puebla. Nine matches will be played during week 1, so let’s look at the key match ups that will go down south of the border.

Tijuana vs. Cruz Azul

Tijuana topped the Apertura table at the end of the regular season in 2016-17, but was unable to make it through the eight team ...

Sweden Soccer Saturday: Allsvenskan Preview and Predictions

Sweden is set for another great Saturday of action. The Sweden soccer league, the Allsvenskan, is considered by experts to be the top Nordic league and it rarely disappoints.

The top-flight of Sweden soccer is full of great players and well-round teams. This Saturday, the league will feature three matches all kicking off in the afternoon.

AFC Eskilstuna (6/4) vs. Kalmar FF (17/10)

The league’s two bottom clubs face off with both trying to kick start their seasons. Eskilstuna have given up the most goals (29) thus far and have tallied just four points from a possible 42. Eskilstuna is ...

Champions League Second Qualifying Round Prediction July 14

The major soccer leagues of Europe are a few weeks away from beginning, but that doesn’t mean great European soccer isn’t available to wager on. Friday will see Scottish powerhouse Celtic take on Northern Ireland’s Linfield in a Champions League second qualifying round fixture.

The match is already set to showcase an explosive atmosphere in the stands with a Northern Irish team taking on a team from Scotland that is highly revered in the predominantly Catholic Republic of Ireland. While it may be highly charged, it is definitely worth a punt, as Celtic head into this match as heavy favorites ...

CONCACAF Gold Cup 2017 Group Preview

The CONCACAF Gold Cup 2017 matchday 1 kicks off on Friday night July 7th at Red Bull Arena in Harrison, New Jersey and concludes on Sunday evening in San Diego, California. The tournament takes place every two years and brings the national teams of the North American and Caribbean regions together to determine just who is the best.

Twelve teams make up the 2017 Gold Cup and as always, the United States and Mexico are tipped as the two favorites. According to sportsbooks, Mexico is currently listed at 13/10 to lift the trophy, while the US clocks in at 6/4. ...

Finland Veikkausliiga Picks and Predictions

Last week, we looked at the Brazilian Serie A fixture between Palmeiras and Gremio. In our blog, we spoke about the total goals indicator and the line reversal. In the match, Palmeiras was shown as strong favorites in the line reversal, and the team won the match 1-0. Let’s use some of the great ZCode System tools to look at four Finland Veikkausliiga matches from Tuesday July 4th to Saturday July 8th.

Finland Veikkausliiga

Lahti vs. PS Kemi

Let’s look at the first game this week which takes place Tuesday night. Lahti are strong in the Zcode Power Rankings coming in at ...

Using the ZCode Toolbox for Soccer Betting

As we have profiled soccer matches, teams and leagues on the Zcode blog previously, we have mentioned some of the score predictor tools available from Zcode Systems. Today, we want to look at another tool in the Zcode bag of tricks for soccer betting. It is easy to forget, but soccer is the most widely bet on sport in the world. Finding an edge to wagering on soccer is important.

The match that we will be taking a look at today is from the Brazilian Serie A. The match will be played on Saturday July 1st. The game be ...

MLS Match Predictions Thursday June 29th to Sunday July 2nd

MLS Match Predictions June 29th to July 2nd Major League Soccer has passed the halfway mark as the league’s teams prepare for another weekend of high-octane soccer action. The league will be taking a break on July 8th through July 20th, allowing players to compete in the CONCACAF Gold Cup. With time off upcoming, teams are looking to put themselves in an excellent position for the final months of the regular season.

Let’s look at this weekend’s MLS match predictions.

New York City vs. Minnesota United

New York City host Minnesota United to kickoff the weekend’s action, and the ...

Confederations Cup 2017: A Preview of Next Summer’s World Cup

The summer of 2018 will see the FIFA World Cup kick-off in Russia, however, this summer isn’t devoid of top international soccer. The Confederations Cup is the dress rehearsal for next year’s big event as eight teams have converged on Russia to play matches to break in the country’s new or re-vamped soccer stadiums.

Saturday and Sunday will see the two groups of four teams play their third and final games in the group stage, as each team competes for a spot in the knockout round.

Group A

Group A is currently topped by North American powerhouse Mexico and last ...

MLS Midweek Match Predictions Wednesday June 21st

MLS Midweek Match Predictions Wednesday June 21st Major League Soccer is back with some midweek action to satisfy the hunger of hardcore soccer fans and bettors alike. Four matches will take place Wednesday night as teams hit the halfway mark on the season. Thus far, Toronto FC and Chicago Fire have been the best in MLS, but getting through the regular season in one piece is just part of the difficulties in winning the league’s title. DC United vs. Atlanta United DC United host expansion team Atlanta United, but by ...

Premier League Futures Released by Sportsbooks

The English Premier League has released the 2017-18 fixtures list despite the season not kicking off until Saturday August 12th. With the fixtures list out, sportsbooks have released Premier League futures for the season ahead.

The Favorites

Sports bookies have places Manchester City as the favorites to win the English Premier League. The Blues are 15/8 to lift the Premier League title according to futures odds. Manchester City finished third in the league last season, but the team has already been in the transfer market buying players. The club has ...

Chicago Fire is MLS Cup Longshots No More

The 2017 season has been a step in the right direction for the long suffering Chicago Fire. The Major League Soccer team hasn’t made the postseason since the 2012 season, but the team’s appearance was brief and unspectacular. This year, the Fire has already won more matches than all of last term, and the club has equalled its 2015 tally, after just 15 matches.

The 2017 MLS season is about to go into its second half, and the Fire currently hold the second best points total with 28 from a possible 45. But how has this team ...