There’s never been a better weekend to bet your maximum on TAB’s range of soccer bets. The football menu is mouth-watering with a host of top-flight matches locally and in the UK Friday through Sunday - and there are mountains of cash to be won with five carryover pools and a guaranteed R57 million pool for those who get all 13 matches correct in Saturday’s Soccer 13.
That’s more money than most dream about and the great news is that there’s a pile of potential banker bets in Saturday’s Soccer 13, which comprises English Premier League and Championship matches plus the League One clash between Charlton and high-flying Wrexham, the Welsh club owned by famous actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney.
On the face of it newly-promoted Wrexham should win. They are doing far better than many expected so far this season and are currently full of confidence and lying second in the League One table, four points behind Birmingham who are aiming to go straight back on the Championship after surprisingly been relegated last season.
Charlton, however, will not be pushovers at home and beat Birmingham a few weeks back.
We see seven potential bankers in the other 12 games - all of Aston Villa, Brentford, Brighton and Manchester City look set for home victories in the EPL. And in the Championship Burnley, log-leaders Sunderland and West Brom all look tough to beat at home. Inevitably, given the nature of soccer, one or two of those may come unstuck with Sunderland perhaps the most likely candidate if they have a slightly off day.
Carryover Soccer 10s add excitement to the weekend many will opt to make Kaizer Chiefs a banker to win away against SuperSport United in tomorrow’s carryover pool that should total well over R1.5 million.
Green shoots of hope are starting to spring at Kaizer Chiefs with the goals flowing in Nasreddine Nabi's first few games as Amakhosi head coach. It remains to be seen if Chiefs can end a run of nine consecutive seasons without a single piece of Premier Soccer League silverware, but the early signs are promising. On Saturday, Chiefs will play SuperSport United for the second consecutive weekend, this time in the Premiership. Last Saturday, in the Carling Knockout Cup last-16, Chiefs battered SuperSport 4-0 at the Peter Mokaba Stadium.
SOCCER 10 V3 SUGGESTED BET:
| M1: Orlando Pirates vs AmaZulu | TEAM A WINS | DRAW | TEAM B WINS |
| A R100,000 carryover will generate plenty of interest in this bet with the pool likely to total close to R2 million. Pirates have won nine of their last 12 games, but suffered a shock 3-2 defeat to Magesi in the first round of the Carling Cup last weekend. AmaZulu are on a five-game losing streak and have not beaten Pirates in their last six encounters, losing four times. | |||
| M2: Mainz 05 vs Borussia M'gladbach | TEAM A WINS | DRAW | TEAM B WINS |
| Mainz have won eight of their last 15 games and Borussia 10 of their last 14. The teams drew 1-1 in their previous meeting in March. Borussia are 11th in the Bundesliga table with nine points, one more than Mainz. | |||
| M3: Galway United vs Sligo Rovers | TEAM A WINS | DRAW | TEAM B WINS |
| Galway are unbeaten in 10 of their last 14 games and Sligo are winless in their last four. The last seven clashes between these two teams have yielded two wins for Sligo and five draws. Galway are fifth in the Irish Premier Division with 50 points to Sligo’s 48. | |||
| M4: Kortrijk vs Beerschot | TEAM A WINS | DRAW | TEAM B WINS |
| Kortrijk have lost eight of their last 14 games, while Beerschot have lost 11 of their last 15. Kortrijk are 13th in Belgium’s First Division A with 11 points, six more than 16th-placed Beerschot. | |||
| M5: Rennes vs Le Havre | TEAM A WINS | DRAW | TEAM B WINS |
| Rennes are winless in their last four games and Le Havre are on a five-game losing streak. Rennes won the last meeting between the two 1-0 in February and are 13th in France’s Ligue 1 with eight points, two points more than 16th-placed Le Havre. | |||
| M6: St Patrick's Athletic vs Derry City | TEAM A WINS | DRAW | TEAM B WINS |
| St Patrick's are on a nine-game winning streak, while Derry are unbeaten in their last four. Derry won the previous meeting between them 3-0, but St Patrick's lead the head-to-head over the past year with five wins to Derry’s two. Derry are second in the table with 55 points, two more than fourth-placed St Patrick's. | |||
| M7: Torino vs Como | TEAM A WINS | DRAW | TEAM B WINS |
| Torino are on a four-game losing streak and Como have failed to win nine of their last 11. Torino are 9th in Italy’s Serie A with 11 points, two more than Como. | |||
| M8: Espanyol vs Sevilla | TEAM A WINS | DRAW | TEAM B WINS |
| Espanyol have lost seven of their last 11 games, while Sevilla have failed to win in eight of their last 11. Sevilla won the previous meeting between them 3-2 and have won four of the last six encounters with two draws. Sevilla are 13th in LaLiga with 12 points, two points more than Espanyol. | |||
| M9: Leicester City vs Nottingham Forest | TEAM A WINS | DRAW | TEAM B WINS |
| English Premier League clash. Leicester have won two in a row and Forest have avoided defeat in 12 of their last 15 games, beating Crystal Palace on Monday night. Forest are eighth in the table with 13 points, while 14th-placed Leicester have nine points. | |||
| M10: Portsmouth vs Sheffield Wednesday | TEAM A WINS | DRAW | TEAM B WINS |
| Portsmouth are winless in 12 of their last 13 games and Sheffield have won six of their last 13. Sheffield are 18th in the English Championship with Portsmouth second last on eight points. | |||
Suggested R162 perm: 1 x 1,2,3 x 1 x 1,2,3 x 1 x 1 x 1 x 1,2,3 x 1,2,3 x 1.
SOCCER 10 V1 SUGGESTED BET:
| M1: Marumo Gallants vs TS Galaxy FC | TEAM A WINS | DRAW | TEAM B WINS |
| This bet kicks off with a 100,000 carryover so expect a bumper pool. First match up is a PSL clash between two teams that both survived last weekend’s Carling Cup first round. Gallants have won seven of their last 11 games, whereas Galaxy have lost four of their last five. Gallants have won three of the last six clashes between the two with three draws. | |||
| M2: Richards Bay vs Stellenbosch | TEAM A WINS | DRAW | TEAM B WINS |
| Richards Bay have avoided defeat in 11 of their last 14 games, while Stellenbosch have won eight of their last 12. Richards Bay won the last clash between the two 2-1 at home, with three wins apiece in their last six encounters. | |||
| M3: Royal AM vs Sekhukhune United | TEAM A WINS | DRAW | TEAM B WINS |
| Royal AM are winless in their last five games, while Sekhukhune United have avoided defeat in 10 of their last 15. Sekhukhune won 1-0 in their previous meeting three months ago with three wins each from their last six clashes. | |||
| M4: Aston Villa vs Bournemouth | TEAM A WINS | DRAW | TEAM B WINS |
| Villa have won eight of their last 10 games with draws in the other two. Bournemouth have lost four of their last seven, but beat Arsenal (10 men for half the game) last weekend. Villa are flying high in fourth place in the English Premier League with 17 points, six more than Bournemouth. | |||
| M5: Brentford vs Ipswich Town | TEAM A WINS | DRAW | TEAM B WINS |
| Brentford are unbeaten in 10 of their last 15 games and Ipswich winless in their last nine. Brentford are 13th in the log with 10 points and Ipswich 17th with four points. | |||
| M6: Brighton vs Wolverhampton | TEAM A WINS | DRAW | TEAM B WINS |
| Brighton have won 10 of their last 14 games, while Wolves are on a six-game losing streak but only succumbed to Manchester City in the last minute a week ago. Brighton won the last meeting between them 3-2 and have won four of the last six encounters. Brighton are fifth with 15 points with Wolves last on just one point. | |||
| M7: Rayo Vallecano vs Deportivo Alaves | TEAM A WINS | DRAW | TEAM B WINS |
| Vallecano are winless in 11 of their last 15 games and Alaves are on four-game losing streak. Vallecano are ninth in LaLiga with 13 points, three more than Alaves. | |||
| M8: Angers vs Saint-Etienne | TEAM A WINS | DRAW | TEAM B WINS |
| Angers are winless in their last 11 games and Saint-Etienne have lost six of their last nine. Saint-Etienne beat Angers 3-0 in February and have won three of the last four meetings. They are three points ahead of Angers in the Ligue 1 table. | |||
| M9: SuperSport United vs Kaizer Chiefs | TEAM A WINS | DRAW | TEAM B WINS |
| These two clashed in the first round of the Carling Cup last weekend with Chiefs handing out a 4-0 drubbing to their rivals. In their last six clashes both teams have scored three victories. | |||
| M10: Bologna vs AC Milan | TEAM A WINS | DRAW | TEAM B WINS |
| Bologna are winless in their last five games, while Milan have won nine of their last 15. Milan are fourth in Italy’s Serie A with 14 points, five ahead of 13th-placed Bologna after eight games. | |||
Suggested R36 perm: 1,2,3 x 3 x 1,2,3 x 1 x 1 x 1 x 1 x 1 x 3 x 2,3.