The English Premier League is set to return after an eight-week break, and we’re absolutely delighted. Aren’t you? After winning the treble last season, Manchester City are unsurprisingly early favorites to win a fourth consecutive PL crown. The rest of England’s big clubs like Arsenal, Liverpool, Manchester United and now Newcastle will be determined to either cause an upset or make it as hard as possible for the champs, however. The newly promoted teams – Burnley, Luton Town and Sheffield United will also make things intriguing, and there are several other juicy sub-plots to look forward to in the new campaign. Most importantly, Betking, the best online sports betting platform in Nigeria, has provided the perfect platform for you to win millions of naira by betting on the Premier League this season. As the season returns, Betking is committed to giving you the best betting tips to help you win as much money as possible while enjoying the best league in the world. That being said, let us take a look at the top 5 betting trends to capitalize on in the new season
**Betting trends to help you win this season** 1 . **Man City over 2.5 goals / Erling Haaland to score over 1.5 goals at the Etihad** Haaland scoring at home at the Etihad Stadium was about as sure a thing as you could find last season. However, to increase your returns, we are going for the Norwegian to score at least two goals in home games this time around. Haaland finished the last campaign with 36 league goals, surpassing the likes of Alan Shearer and Andy Cole by becoming the player with the most goals in a single PL season. More importantly, the Norwegian Viking was lethal in front of City’s home support as he equalled Thierry Henry’s record of most home goals scored in a single season in less games played. The former Arsenal captain scored 22 goals in 19 home games, while Haaland scored 22 from 17 home appearances. To put that into context, the 23-year-old scored hat-tricks against Crystal Palace, Nottingham Forest and Manchester United, becoming the first player in Premier League history to score a hat-trick in three consecutive home appearances. Overall, he scored four hat-tricks at the Etihad Stadium, the joint-most at home by a player in a single season in Premier League history. Manchester City are absolutely ruthless at the Etihad. Pep Guardiola’s men lost only once at home last season, and that was to a well-drilled Brentford side. Otherwise, they were near-flawless with a home record of 17 wins, 1 draw, 1 loss in 19 games. They also scored 60 goals at home and conceded just 17 goals. The perfect game to see this kind of result is against teams they’re better than but will not just not lie down and accept a pasting. An example of such a game is against Newcastle in Man City’s 2nd game in the EPL this season.
**Wolves Under 2.5 goals** Wolves were particularly goal-shy in the Premier League last season, scoring just 31 goals in 38 games. Despite investing in attacking reinforcements, bringing in the likes of Goncalo Guedes for €40m from Valencia and Matheus Cunha for €50m from Atletico Madrid, the club finished the season with Ruben Neves as top scorer (6 goals). Wolves were particularly dreadful away from home, scoring just 12 goals in 19 away games and fared little better back home at the Molineux, averaging a goal a game in front of their home fans. Last season’s top scorer Ruben Neves has now departed, joining Saudi Pro League side Al Hilal and former talisman Raul Jimenez has left to join Fulham. With their financial situation worsening, little has been done to address the club’s lack of goals, so it is safe to expect another low scoring season from Julen Lopetegui’s men. Finally, Wolves have won just one of their last 11 away games and have scored just once in their last five matches away from home. They begin their season with a trip to Manchester United and you can cash out big on Betking by betting on the following options.
**Back Liverpool games to produce over 1.5 goals** Liverpool had an inconsistent season last time out with some good performances, some great ones, and some awful ones. Jurgen Klopp’s men finished 5th, missing out on Champions League football for the coming season. However, one thing consistent with Liverpool games was goals. In 38 Liverpool games last season, 122 goals were scored (an average of 3.21 goals/game), with the Reds scoring 75 and conceding 47. Jurgen Klopp’s men also had the [second most shots in the Premier League](https://www.premierleague.com/stats/top/clubs/total_scoring_att?se=489), with 605 shots in 38 games while finishing inside the top 3 for shots on target with 212, just 7 behind Manchester City (219). Mohamed Salah remains a supreme goal scorer, finishing the last campaign with 19 league goals, despite a rough start. The Egyptian had 125 shots, the second most in the league and is almost a guarantee to bother the goalkeeper in every game. There are goals elsewhere in the attack too. Luis Diaz is back from injury and Diogo Jota should return to his 2021/22 form when he bagged 21 goals. Darwin Nunez has also looked sharp in preseason, scoring 4 goals in 5 games while Cody Gakpo will also look to fight for a place in Liverpool’s star-studded attack. Finally, 28 of Liverpool’s 38 games last season produced over 1.5 goals and is a trend we strongly expect to continue in the new season.
**Back Arsenal Under 1.5 Yellow cards per game & Manchester United second half goal** The Gunners were 18th in the Premier League for cautions last season, picking up just 52 yellow cards in 38 games and were bottom of the table for red cards with a grand total of zero. The Premier League runners up only received over 1.5 yellows in 7 out of 38 games last season, and as far as fouls, Mikel Arteta’s men ranked 17th in the divisions for fouls committed with just 9.8 fouls per game. The sole Arsenal player who had an (admittedly unfair) reputation with Premier League referees was Granit Xhaka, who has since joined Xabi Alonso’s Bayer Leverkusen side. His absence further reduces the likelihood of the Gunners picking up bookings. Elsewhere, Manchester United are good value for a second half goal with 32 of their 56 Premier League goals last season coming in the second period. Ten Hag’s men tend to start slow but really get going in the 2nd half of games. The Red Devils also registered a total of 109 shots on target in the second half of games last season, an [average of 2.98 shots on target](https://corner-stats.com/man-utd/england/team/5). With new signing Rasmus Højlund coming in, they should see a boost in goals scored. The 20-year-old scored 6 of his 9 goals for Atalanta last season, in the second half of games and he will be relied on to spearhead United’s new look attack alongside main man, Marcus Rashford.
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