Episodes
Billi (@SGPSoccer) looks back at United’s disappointing draws against Crystal Palace and FC Twente, before moving on to previewing tomorrow’s clash against Tottenham at Old Trafford.
United’s under-lying numbers are showing signs of improvement, with 3 clean sheets from 5, less shots faced and more possession in each of their EPL outings so far. However, United ultimately enter tomorrow’s contest in 11th position, and need to turn stats into points before the season spirals into nothingness...
Published 09/29/24
Billi (@SGPSoccer) breaks down all of the weekend EPL action, which will be headlined by the opening game of the weekend, as Newcastle host Manchester City. Both teams have made decent starts to the campaign, but it’s City who currently occupy the top spot that they are so accustomed to finishing in.
Elsewhere, Arsenal will host Leicester, while Liverpool and Aston Villa will both be on the road— with both expected to win at Wolves and Ipswich, respectively, and to remain within touching...
Published 09/27/24
Billi (@SGPSoccer) breaks down the key selected matches from Matchday 6 Serie A slate. This Matchday will be headlined by Saturday’s clash between UCL participants Bologna and Atalanta, who will both be desperate to pick up the win, having both made poor starts to the season.
Both Milan outfits are also searching for points, with both only picking up 8 points from their opening 5 matches. Napoli have been the most impressive of all the possible title contenders thus far, having recovered...
Published 09/27/24
Billi (@SGPSoccer) breaks down this season’s newly formatted Europa League, looking at the outright winner and Top 8 markets, before specifically looking at Manchester United’s chances and previewing tonight’s clash against FC Twente.
It’s important for United to begin with 3 points, given that The Red Devils will travel to Fenerbahçe as one of their four away ties, after Mourinho's side were knocked out of Champions League qualifying at the second round stage. They will also have to...
Published 09/25/24
Billi (@SGPSoccer) looks back at United’s vital win over Southampton and looks ahead to tomorrow’s trip to Crystal Palace. The doubts about Ten Hag resurfaced when United were put to the sword 3-0 by fierce rivals Liverpool on their own patch before the international break, but the last week has given the team a big lift and they look capable of building upon two strong victories.
They won 3-0 at Southampton when many thought a trip to St Mary’s was a potential banana skin and while it would...
Published 09/21/24
Billi (@SGPSoccer) breaks down the key selected matches from Matchday 5 Serie A slate. This Matchday will be headlined by Sunday’s Milan Derby, as title favourites Inter host a woefully out of form AC Milan.
Saturday hosts a clash that would normally highlight a regular Matchday, as Conte’s Napoli travel to his former club Juventus. Napoli have recovered from an opening day defeat by winning 3 straight and begin Matchday 5 above the undefeated Juventus.
Published 09/20/24
Billi (@SGPSoccer) breaks down all of the weekend EPL action, which will be headlined by Sunday’s top of the table clash, as Arsenal travel to Manchester City. Both teams were held to 0-0 draws in midweek in the UCL, but Arsenal travelled to Italy and played 24 hours after City.
On Saturday, Liverpool and Aston Villa will both be at home and will both be expected to win and keep the pressure on the leaders. Last week, Liverpool were rocked by a home defeat against Nottingham Forest, which...
Published 09/20/24
The Champions League is back! Billi (@SGPSoccer) looks at the Futures market for the new-look Champions League (which is explained on the show) before moving onto to breaking down the selected key games from Matchday 1, which will be played from Tuesday to Thursday.
Some of marquee matches all covered include Liverpool’s trip to Milan on Tuesday and a rematch of the 2023 Champions Final— as Manchester City host Inter Milan on Wednesday night.
Published 09/17/24
Billi (@SGPSoccer) breaks down this weekend’s Serie A Matchday 4 slate, where teams like AC Milan and Roma will be looking to significantly improve and benefit from an international window reset.
Champions Inter Milan have been the most impressive starters in Italy thus far, with 7 points from 9, with six goals scored without reply across their last two games. They’ll be looking for 3 more points on Matchday 4 when they travel to Monza.
Published 09/14/24
Billi (@SGPSoccer) looks back at United’s humbling loss to Liverpool before moving on to looking ahead to tomorrow’s trip to Southampton.
Manchester United were dealt a damaging blow by Arne Slot’s Liverpool last time out, but Erik ten Hag will be hoping the international break has allowed his side to reset and they look set to bounce back at St Mary’s Stadium on Saturday. While the Red Devils were outclassed by their rivals, Southampton are a very different prospect and the visitors should...
Published 09/13/24
The EPL returns after a very much unwanted international break. Billi (@SGPSoccer) breaks down all of the weekend action, which will be headlined by Sunday’s NLD, as Arsenal travel to Tottenham— without Ødegaard and Rice.
On Saturday, Liverpool and Manchester City will both be at home and will both be keen to maintain their 100% starts to season. City found out this week they’ll be in court shortly to answer the 115 charges, however, the off-field issues are yet to cause any on-field...
Published 09/13/24
Billi (@SGPSoccer) breaks down a handpicked selection of UEFA Nations League and CONMEBOL World Cup Qualifiers. This episode looks at 5 matches, featuring the likes of Germany, England and Brazil.
England are yet to appoint a permanent successor to Gareth Southgate as former Under-21s boss Lee Carsley takes the reins on an interim basis. Carsley won his opening game against Ireland on Saturday and now comes home to take charge of his first game at Wembley, as England host Finland.
Published 09/10/24
Billi (@SGPSoccer) breaks down a handpicked selection of UEFA Nations League and CONMEBOL World Cup Qualifiers. This episode looks at 7 matches, featuring the likes of France, Germany, England and Argentina.
Ireland entertain England in Dublin on Saturday as these two neighbours begin life under new managers. Heimir Hallgrímsson is in charge of Ireland for the first time, having previously enjoyed memorable success over England previously, as he was Iceland manager when they famously dumped...
Published 09/05/24
Billi (@SGPSoccer) recaps United’s hugely unfortunate loss at Brighton before moving on to previewing tomorrow’s clash against rivals Liverpool at Old Trafford.
Liverpool have begun the post-Klopp era in positive fashion, with new boss Arne Slot guiding the Reds to successive 2-0 wins over Ipswich and Brentford. However, United represent a huge step up for Liverpool, who didn’t beat United in any of their 3 H2H’s last season.
Published 09/01/24
Billi (@SGPSoccer) breaks down this weekend’s Premier League Matchday 3 slate, which begins on Saturday morning, as Arsenal host Brighton in a game between two of the four sides who have started with maximum points.
The Champions Manchester City - who have also obtained maximum points - take to field on Saturday evening, when they travel to London to face West Ham— a side whom they have beaten in each of their last four H2H’s, while also winning 6 of their last 8 Premier League trips to the...
Published 08/30/24
Billi (@SGPSoccer) breaks down this weekend’s Serie A Matchday 3 slate, which begins on Friday night, as Champions Inter Milan host Atalanta in the game of the weekend.
Juventus have been the most impressive starters in Italy thus far, with 6 points from 6 and an even more impressive +6 goal differential. They take to field on Sunday night when they host Roma, who have been far from impressive— with just a single point from their first two outings.
Published 08/30/24
Billi (@SGPSoccer) breaks down a handpicked selection of matches from the second Matchday of the Serie A season, after an opening weekend that was loaded with shocks— as Inter, AC Milan, Napoli and Roma all failed to register Matchday 1 victories.
Matchday 2 sees, Inter and AC Milan in action as short favourites, while Napoli host Bologna on Sunday looking for their first win and goal under Antonio Conte.
Published 08/24/24
Billi (@SGPSoccer) breaks down the Matchday 2 EPL slate, which will see Arsenal travel to Aston Villa - who beat them twice last season- in the game of the weekend, in what’s likely to be a stern test for one of the title favourites.
Elsewhere, Tottenham host Everton on Saturday afternoon, while Champions Manchester City host new promoted Ipswich, in what’s predictably priced up as massive mismatch, with Ipswich being a +2000 underdog in a two-horse race.
Published 08/23/24
Billi (SGPSoccer) recaps Manchester United’s win over Fulham before previewing United’s upcoming trip to Brighton. The media narrative relating to last week, is clear— Brighton were incredible and Manchester United were extremely fortunate. However, this episode deep dives into why that certainly isn’t the case and why “experts” is a word you need take with a significant pinch of salt in 2024.
Published 08/23/24
Billi (@SGPSoccer) breaks down the futures markets for the upcoming Bündesliga season, including the outright winner, top 4, relegation and more. Bayern Munich are the favourites to wrestle back the title from Leverkusen - who finished unbeaten in 41 domestic matches in the last campaign- however, following their first trophyless season since 2012, Bayern are a bigger price than they have been for a long time, and there are still question marks. The acquisition of Vincent Kompany as coach is...
Published 08/23/24
Billi (@SGPSoccer) breaks down the Serie A futures markets for the outright winner, the winner without Inter Milan, the Top-4 and for Relegation. Inter Milan easily won the title by 19 points last season, and are the 8/11 favourites to go back-to-back.
This episode closes out by looking at some selected Matchday 1 matches (the season kicks off tomorrow evening), and concludes with a Futures Lock.
Published 08/17/24
Billi (@SGPSoccer) breaks down the betting lines for the opening weekend of the new 2024/25 Premier League season. The season begins on Friday, however, Manchester United vs. Fulham is covered exclusively over on Bet MUFC— so this episode opens up by covering the Saturday morning kick off, as Liverpool travel to newly promoted Ipswich.
The game of the weekend sees the Champions Manchester City travel to Chelsea on Sunday afternoon— who City have not lost to in any of their last nine...
Published 08/16/24
Billi (@SGPSoccer and @BetMUFC) looks ahead to Man United’s 24/25 Season. Expectations have been raised despite a poor league season year, following an FA Cup triumph over Man City and an excellent transfer window so far.
While there is no trophy for winning the transfer window, Man United’s business has been unanimously praised by most pundits and experts— while other clubs have been disadvantaged by the restrictions of FFP regulations.
This episode features a rare 2U Futures Lock, and...
Published 08/15/24
Billi (@SGPSoccer) delivers the second part of his EPL Futures preview, this time focusing on the top 6, relegation and top scorer markets. Erling Haaland has been a favourite in the top scorer market for the past two seasons and has obliged on both occasions, and with his odds now set at around -150, he’s the shortest price he’s ever been since his EPL arrival.
This episode closes out with an DOUBLE LOCK, and also lets you know how you can get involved in this season’s SGPN Fantasy league,...
Published 08/15/24
Billi (@SGPSoccer) previews tomorrow’s UEFA Super Cup and the upcoming La Liga Season. It will be no surprise to anyone that Real Madrid, the defending champions who have now added Kylian Mbappé to Carlo Ancelotti’s ranks, are the overwhelming favourites.
With Mbappé – who scored 44 goals for Paris Saint-Germain across all competitions last season, the joint-most of any player in Europe’s top five leagues (along with Harry Kane) – added to the likes of Vinícius Júnior and Jude Bellingham, is...
Published 08/14/24