We reveal the 4 most backed teams in English football on Oddschecker this weekend.
Arsenal have been heavily backed by punters this Sunday against Newcastle. This comes as no surprise given the brilliant business done by the Gunners this transfer window. With David Luiz and Kieran Tierney being bought in to shore up the defence and the exciting Nicholas Pepe on the wing, it is no wonder so many people are getting their money down on the North London club. Newcastle on the other hand look like they have a bleak season ahead. Key men sold, very few signings, it seems like the same old story for Newcastle. Without Rafa at the helm, Emery must think Newcastle are there for the taking and will be keen to kick the season off with 3 points. Arsenal were poor away from home last season but they can put that behind them with a win here and punters seem to think they will. You can back them at a best price of 7/8.
This is rather surprising given Reading’s disappointing opening game loss to Sheffield Wednesday. They were poor in front of their home crowd but will look to bounce back here. They have some real young talent coming through the ranks and punters think this new blood will show what they are capable of against a Hull team that were not at their best in a 2-1 loss to Swansea last week. It is a tough ask for Reading, however, manager Jose Manuel Gomes did very well at the back end of last season and will be hoping to return to that form this weekend. You can back them at a tasty 54/19 best price.
Mansfield did very well last week after a horror start against Newport County to come back from 2-0 down to draw 2-2, including the sending off of their midfielder Jacob Mellis. They showed real determination there and will look to get back to winning ways here. They had a brilliant season last year and will want to better their play-off campaign and go and get promoted this year. Morecambe produced a dismal performance against Grimsby and if that is anything to go by, Mansfield should find this easy going. They are at home for the first time this season and should give the home fans something to cheer about. They are a best price of 17/25.
Plymouth are proving a very popular choice for punters this weekend. They thumped Crewe 3-0 away from home on the opening weekend and looked imperious. They were relegated from League 1 last season but they have managed to hit the ground running with life in league 2. Colchester are their opponents here and played out a scrappy draw last weekend to a Port Vale team they really should be beating. This week will be a tougher test for Plymouth but punters think they can continue their winning start here, and home advantage will be sure to help their case. They are a best price of 23/20.
