Super Sunday (16/02/25) - Previews, Best Bets & H2H Records
- JN Value Betting
- Feb 15
- 3 min read
BEST BETS:
LIVERPOOL VS WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS:
MOHAMED SALAH - TO SCORE ANYTIME - 5/6 (BET365) - 2PTS
MATHEUS CUNHA - TO COMMIT 2+ FOULS - 15/8 (PADDY POWER) - 1PT
TOTTENHAM VS MANCHESTER UNITED:
KEVIN DANSO - TO COMMIT 2+ FOULS - 5/2 (BET365) - 1PT
KEVIN DANSO - TO BE CARDED - 19/5 (LIVESCORE BET) - 1PT
KEVIN DANSO - TO BE SENT-OFF - 50/1 (BET365) - 0.5PTS
LIVERPOOL VS WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS
Despite conceding a last gasp equaliser against Merseyside rivals Everton on Wednesday evening, Liverpool extended their lead at the top of the Premier League to seven points. That has since been reduced to four points following Arsenal's victory against Leicester City on Saturday lunchtime. However, Arne Slot's side will be confident of reestablishing that seven point buffer at home to a Wolves side who sit just two points above the Premier League drop zone. That being said, they did manage to haul themselves out of the relegation zone with a 2-0 victory over Midlands rival Aston Villa when they were last in Premier League action.
It was another goal on Wednesday evening for Premier League top scorer Mohamed Salah, taking his total to 22 in the league this season. I was surprised to see the 5/6 on offer for him to continue his goalscoring run here. The Egyptian has scored in 23 of his 35 appearances this season, including all of his last five. He has also managed eleven goals in his last twelve matches, and you'd fancy him adding to that total here. It's very rare that you'll get this price on Salah to score in a Liverpool home fixture against a side towards the bottom of the table, therefore, I am keen to get stuck in.
Following their victory against Aston Villa, Wolves were further boosted by the announcement that Matheus Cunha had extended his Molineux stay until 2029. I back the Brazilian to be involved once more again here. Cunha has committed at least two fouls in eight of his last ten starts, and is averaging 1.72 fouls committed per 90 this season. During his last trip to Anfield, he committed two fouls, and I feel that the 15/8 on offer for him to do so once again here is generous.
HEAD-TO-HEAD RECORD
LAST 5 MATCHES:
28/09/2024 - Wolves 1-2 LIVERPOOL (Premier League)
19/05/2024 - LIVERPOOL 2-0 Wolves (Premier League)
16/09/2023 - Wolves 1-3 LIVERPOOL (Premier League)
01/03/2023 - LIVERPOOL 2-0 Wolves (Premier League)
04/02/2023 - WOLVES 3-0 Liverpool (Premier League)
TOTTENHAM VS MANCHESTER UNITED
Given the performances of both sides in the Premier League so far this season, it's hard to see how they're fighting for anything other than pride on this occasion, with other competitions clearly the priority. Nevertheless, they should serve up another entertaining encounter, just two months on from playing out a seven-goal thriller in the Carabao Cup. Should either side lose here, they'll occupy 15th place in the table heading towards the end of February, a far cry from early season expectations. Hosts Tottenham are solely reliant on the Europa League in order to muster any success from this season, with them exiting the Carabao Cup and FA Cup in the space of three days last week. Man United are still active on two fronts in both the FA Cup and Europa League, with Ruben Amorim looking to deliver silverware in his first months in the job.
Ange Postecoglu couldn't offer any reassurance on timelines for Spurs' injury list as far as his centre backs are concerned, and that should see new signing Kevin Danso retain his place in the starting lineup. The Austrian has committed at least two fouls in eight of his last fourteen games - including his side's 2-1 defeat to Aston Villa last weekend. He has picked up thirteen cards across 4,726 minutes in the the last two seasons, and with him priced up just shy on 4/1, I am happy to get involved on him to make it fourteen cards. Danso has faced Man United on one occasion before, during a loan spell at Southampton, where he was dismissed for two bookable offences. He has picked up six red cards across his career, and with 50/1 on offer for him to be sent-off here, I am happy to take a small punt on him repeating the trick.
HEAD-TO-HEAD RECORD
LAST 5 MATCHES:
19/12/2024 - TOTTENHAM 4-3 Man United (EFL Cup)
29/09/2024 - Man United 0-3 TOTTENHAM (Premier League)
14/01/2024 - Man United 2-2 Tottenham (Premier League)
19/08/2023 - TOTTENHAM 2-0 Man United (Premier League)
27/04/2023 - Tottenham 2-2 Man United (Premier League)
