Welcome to the Acca Scout, a new content series from oddschecker designed to find the best betting value for football punters - particularly those eyeing up their next accumulator!
Check back every day for the most relevant data and insight for your football bets. We'll bring you team news you might have missed, most backed selections through oddschecker, card and shot cheat sheets, betting tips and much more!
15:00 Monday
Watford vs Sheffield United Goalscorer Cheat Sheet
15:00 Monday
WhoScored's Edge of the Box: Premier League predictions
With the Premier League curtain-raiser just days away, WhoScored's Edge of the Box panel made their predictions for some of the key outright markets.
There's chat about the winners and losers of the transfer window before Dan, Josh and Raj run through the title race, top four, relegation, dark horses and underachievers, as well as their 1-20 table predictions for the season. It's well worth a watch if you're looking for a decent outright bet ahead of the weekend.
Compare odds on all Premier League outright markets here.
11:21 Monday
Will Watford's top goalscorer score first tonight?
Emmanuel Dennis was Watford's top goalscorer last year with 10 goals last year and averaged 1.8 shots per game.
The Nigerian international has had a lot of speculation about his future but with the possibility of him starting tonight against Sheffield United, he could open his Championship account. Dennis can still be found at 6/1 to be the first goalscorer tonight.
11:09 Monday
Stats say BTTS in Watford vs Sheff Utd is unlikely
Both teams have scored in only one of Watford v Sheffield Utd's previous seven meetings. Currently, odds-against (21/20) for both teams to score NO tonight.
10:45 Monday
Tom Cleverley the value play in the card market
At 6/1 with one bookmaker, Watford's Tom Cleverley looks good value for a card as Watford starts their Championship campaign against Sheffield United.
The former Manchester United player picked up six cards last time he was in the Championship in the 2020/21 season and is as short as 3/1 with two bookmakers to see a card tonight.
13:50 Friday
Smart Acca, Bet Builder & Sky Bet Boost
Have a watch of the Acca Scout's breakdown for this week's EFL fixtures, including a 12/1 Smart Acca, 40/1 Bet Builder and 7/1 Boost.
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10:24 Friday
Jonathan Hogg the value play in the card market
At 5/1 with one bookmaker, Huddersfield's Jonathan Hogg looks good value to pick up a card in the Championship curtain raiser this evening.
The 33-year-old is as short as 7/4 with several other bookmakers and despite only picking up four cards last season is no stranger to the book picking up nine and 12 cards in the 20/21 and 19/20 seasons respectively.
09:20 Friday
Who will outperform their odds in the Top Goalscorer market?
In 16 (80%) of the past 20 Premier League seasons a player at 50/1 or bigger has placed in the Top Goalscorer market.#antepostprep
— Mark O'Haire (@MarkOHaire) July 28, 2022
History suggests that longshots often do well in the Top Goalscorer market and can provide some ante-post value each way.
Newcastle's Callum Wilson currently sits at best odds of 50/1 despite being as short as 28/1 elsewhere. Meanwhile, Man City's Phil Foden is best odds of 125/1 at four places but as short as 50/1 with several other bookies.
See the full market here.
Double Chance on Dynamo Kyiv?
16:08 Wednesday
Fenerbache haven't beaten Dynamo Kyiv in six attempts (4D,2L). You can get generous looking Double Chance odds of Evens for Kyiv (Win/Draw).
Home form key to Olympiacos hopes
15:32 Wednesday
The Greek Super League champions boast impressive home form at the Karaiskakis Stadium, having lost only three of their last 28 competitive matches.
Tonight's opponents Maccabi Haifa, meanwhile, come into the second leg out of form, having lost their last four games in all competitions prior to the first leg draw in Israel. We expect the Greek side to prevail on the night at best odds of 5/6.
Germany most backed to set up England date
12:50 Wednesday
Since France qualified for tonight’s Euro 2022 Women's semi-final with a 1-0 win in extra time against the Netherlands last Saturday, 54% of supporters have backed Germany to beat them and reach the final against England at Wembley on Sunday.
You can get a best price of 8/5 for the Germans to progress against best priced odds at 21/10 for the French to reach the final, with a draw in 90 minutes at 9/4.
England vs Sweden Women's Goalscorer Cheat Sheet
17:20 Tuesday
Our football expert George Gamble is backing both teams to score in tonight's Euro 2022 semi-final between England and Sweden. The Acca Scout has collated the players with the most attempts in the tournament so far and their odds to get on the scoresheet this evening.
Compare odds on the goalscorer markets here.
Sporting Cristal the value bet in Peruvian Primera Division
13:15 Tuesday
Sporting Cristal have won three of the last six meetings with Cajamarca, including a 6-1 away win last September. Their sole defeat across the six came when they received three red cards in a 2-1 reverse back in February 2020. They could be a value bet for a Tuesday or midweek acca at a best price of 19/13 through oddschecker.
Buck the BTTS trend in England's semi-final with Sweden
10:30 Tuesday
As part of his match preview for tonight’s Euro 2022 Women's semi-final between England and Sweden, George Gamble explains why he's taking on the favoured selection in the BTTS market.
"Yes, it is a semi-final and it may be a tense occasion but looking at both of these sides and how their respective games have panned out, I quite like both sides to have plenty of opportunities to hit the back of the net.
"England have been pretty ferocious going forward and look like a threat with each attack. In fact, the Lionesses have already scored 16 goals in this competition which showcases how potent they have been going forward. Now Sarina Wiegman’s side faces a Swedish outfit who have been made to work for their place in the semi-final of this competition.
"The visitors have to overcome resolute defences in this competition but they’ve found a way through each time. This will be the first game ‘The Blue and Yellow’ come up against an opponent who will look to play on the front foot and hurt them, meaning we could be in for an end-to-end match."
Swedes still finding favour with the oddschecker community
10:23 Tuesday
England might be odds on pretty much across the board (best price Evens) to make Sunday's Euro 2022 Women's final, but the bets have been pretty mixed through oddschecker - might there be a sting in the tale? At the time of writing, England have been backed in 49.4% of the match bets, with Sweden only marginally behind with 42.70% support. The draw is the least popular selection.
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Wait and see on Burnley’s Championship chances
09:46 Tuesday
The ‘most backed’ data through oddschecker paints a slightly unclear picture as to the prospects of Vincent Kompany’s Burnley ahead of Friday’s Championship opener.
Since the start of July, the Clarets are the second most backed side for the Championship title after Norwich with 13.06% of the bets, but they have also taken 7.33% of the bets in the relegation market (fourth most after Friday’s opponents Huddersfield, Birmingham & Reading).
The Terriers, themselves, have received the ninth most backing in the title market, which all makes for an unpredictable season opener!
Don’t miss out on the Best of the Boosts
09:00 Tuesday
Only yesterday, we shared our excitement over the launch of 'Best of the Boosts' - a brand new oddschecker exclusive feature which enables punters to compare boosts from a wide range of bookies, all in one place.
Visit our new accumulator page to compare odds from 25+ bookmakers, build your accumulators at the best odds this season and find the pick of the boosts on offer in the Best of the Boosts tab. You’ll also be able to find a selection of featured boosts on our new and improved Football Homepage.
