Soccer Betting Podcast

Bayern Munich are favourites for Tuesday’s trip to Madrid but an in-form Atletico Madrid look good value to extend their unbeaten run, especially given Bayern's incredibly long list of injuries.
Los Colchoneros’ last defeat came in their mid-September trip to Anfield, with them winning eight of their nine games since then, while Bayern Munich were denied a chance to open a gap at the top of the Bundesliga after drawing with Borussia Dortmund on Saturday- their fourth failure to win in their last seven games.

Elsewhere, Aston Villa travel to the Nou Camp to take on Barcelona. Emery's side have won all three of their UCL, and if two years ago is anything to go by, they will relish the chance to face Europe's elite. Villa impressively qualified in the top eight in 24/25, beating Bayern Munich 1-0 at Villa Park in the league phase. In the quarter-finals they led PSG away from home before a stoppage-time goal saw them lose 3-1. They then roared back from 2-0 down to win the second leg 3-2 and missed a glut of chances in the final half-hour.

Ruben Amorim faces his first Milan derby under pressure, following two heavy defeats. The former Manchester United boss oversaw a 3-0 loss at Bournemouth before losing 4-2 at home to Bologna in midweek.It’s a tough time to face the champions, with Inter Milan hitting their stride following a 4-3 defeat at home to Club Brugge earlier this month. The Nerazzurri have won four straight games across all competitions, and they’ve moved top of the table.

Arsenal were on the receiving end of one of the biggest cup upsets in recent memory in midweek as Fleetwood Town dumped them out of the EFL Cup, and they may struggle to get back to winning ways against the in-form Liverpool, in the game of the weekend, on Sunday. The Reds knocked out Chelsea on penalties in their midweek cup tie to make it five games unbeaten, and they have scored 15 goals across this period.

After successive setbacks, Chelsea will look to get back on track when they welcome Manchester United to Stamford Bridge tomorrow. Xabi Alonso’s side lost 2-0 to rivals Tottenham last week in the league at home, in what was only their second defeat in a league game at Stamford Bridge against Spurs in 36 years. Chelsea will be desperate to rebuild some momentum, and they can do that against a struggling and hapless Manchester United side. Michael Carrick is hanging onto his job by thread after an eight-game winless run, with United winning just two of their 12 fixtures this season.

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.

All eyes will be on the game of the season on Sunday, when Manchester City return to action for the first time since their controversial guilty verdict, as Enzo Maresca’s side will look to put their future doubts to one side and claim victory at Anfield. The Citizens have won all seven games since their curtain-raising defeat to Arsenal in the Community Shield, scoring 20 goals in the process and establishing a three-point lead at the top of the Premier League. However, the schedule couldn’t have been scripted any better, with the dirty oil-money cheating scum finding themselves travelling to hostile territory, to take on the club who ultimately lost the most as a result of their SHAMELESS CHEATING. The entire world will be behind Liverpool this Sunday!

Lionel Messi will bring the curtain down on his glittering Argentina career with a farewell friendly against Benin that marks the dawn of a new era for the South American champions. After more than two decades of service to his country, the 39-year-old superstar will hand over the captain’s armband for good as he makes his final appearance in the Albiceleste jersey on Tuesday at the Estadio Monumental in Buenos Aires.

Messi will be joined for his international swansong by 85,000 spectators and several of the teammates with whom he reached the pinnacle of football at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, alongside members of Argentina’s emerging generation.

The episode also looks at a selection of UEFA Nations League matches, including Spain's trip to Croatia. The reigning World Champions have won their first three Nations League matches, and they can wrap up a perfect international break when they visit Croatia on Tuesday. The Spanish were 4-1 winners against Croatia in Seville last month, and they are heavily expected to make it 4 wins from 4 against Croatian side fresh from a 7-0 drubbing against England.

Billi breaks down the latest blockbuster developments surrounding Manchester City, after their SHAM commercials were publicly exposed by the Premier League.
The independent commission found Man City guilty of:
Man City arranged 'sham' contracts with a number of its commercial partners to artificially inflate the club's revenues and reduce its costs by more than £900m.
The club filed accounts that concealed the true state of its finances from auditors and football regulators.
Man City was significantly in breach of both the Premier League's and UEFA's spending limits.
During the Premier League's investigation, Man City failed to co-operate and act in good faith towards the league.

This episode also looks at a handful of selected UEFA Nations League matches, including France versus Italy, which will be Zidane's first home game in-charge of France, and England's trip to Croatia. Both Croatia and England have begun their campaigns with a win over Czech Republic and a defeat to world champions Spain, and now they meet in Rijeka hoping to get the upper hand in Group 3. A Lamine Yamal masterclass dealt Croatia a heavy defeat away to Spain and their 4-2 defeat to England in the World Cup will still be fresh in their memory

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.